As an entrepreneur, you’ve heard about the importance of networking. But how do you actually do it?
The goal of any good elevator pitch is to get the next conversation. There are five components to an unforgettable personal pitch, all of which come t...
Takia McClendon's built an incredibly engaged fitness community and business with City Fit Girls. Read how she created an impressive social media and ...
Teresa Densmore is a Team Brazen Member and the director of Art Restart, a social enterprise which provides opportunities for women experiencing pover...
As an entrepreneur, you’ve heard about the importance of networking. But how do you actually do it?
A woman-owned business certification is a great support for your business, but only if you leverage it smartly.
What’s your superpower? What’s the magic that you bring to the table that makes your customers come back again and again? It turns out that your b...
SMART marketing strategies allow you to gain more time, freedom, leads and clients without having to do extra work.
When running your own business and representing your own brand, it’s important to tell an origin story.
Tamara Keefe once thought she would open a single ice cream shop, but today her innovations are changing the ice cream game at Clementine’s Naughty ...
LinkedIn offers the opportunity for you to make the most of your personal network and take advantage of your connections for the benefit of your busin...
Women only represent 20% of the manufacturing workforce, but many entrepreneurs face manufacturing, supply chain and distribution challenges. The late...
Tech CEO, Joy Kirven, tells us how the decision to attend one event changed her career path and kickstarted her entrepreneurial journey.
Looking for tools to help your business run more efficiently and successfully scale? These options could help.
At an inspiring and engaging Roundtable, we heard relatable struggles AND success stories from two powerful and influential women entrepreneurs in the...
Tenacity and daring to do things differently. KT Speetzen, of Mother Cluckers Comedy, LLC, tells us how she used these two “superpowers” to go fro...
The business plan is a living thing open for adjustment.
The entire competition process kept me on the edge with just the right amount of stress (the healthy kind that kicks you into action) and humbleness.
Marketing expert, Sarah Abboreno Corbin, tells us what every business owner needs to know about data collection.
Nearly 100 women gathered on a rainy Chicago weekend in May to learn to “Be Brazen,” and learn they did. Brazen Chicago launched at the FinFoundHe...
Two weeks ago Brazen officially kicked off our programming in Philadelphia with a party. Nearly 100 people came out to meet other women entrepreneurs,...
Ask the hard questions. And then listen to the answers…we guarantee you will feel more confident taking the next steps to pursue that market in earn...
A strength of mine is "Ideation" (or, as I sometimes self-deprecatingly refer to it, "Daydreaming"). I'm energized by developing and pursuing new idea...
There comes a point…when success is truly calling your name and you’re ready to take your company to the next level. You need more than inspiratio...
It’s a big day at Brazen. After growing in St Louis for four years, the time has come to expand our programs and services into six new...
Don’t get too caught up with the launch of your business that important financial details are overlooked. Here are 5 tips for early stage businesses...
You may have convinced yourself that you don’t need to complete market research for a variety of reasons, and we’re here today to debunk them all ...
We checked in with a few bad ass boss ladies to find out the inspiration behind their business ideas.
Entrepreneurs can get stuck in an “I can do it all” mentality, but we all need outside opinions to help us grow, and this goes double for entrepre...
I am self-driven. You have to be able to push yourself to get things done because no one is coming around to make sure you get them done.
Today, so many connections were made between women of varying nationalities, ethnicities, color, and creed. But most importantly, black and brown wome...
Daylight Savings Time starts this weekend, which means we lose an extra hour of our day on Sunday. But what if we could all be given an extra hour in ...
Knowing your pitch and setting goals for the interaction will make you more comfortable and confident as you engage people in your idea.
Katy Thomas is the founder of GiG{a}BiT Rocks, a tour planning platform for independent artists. It can be utilized for a "power weekend", national, a...
Why listen to feedback from others? They might know something you don’t. Never stop seeking feedback on your business.
Brazen St. Louis hosted a member roundtable to discuss best practices for managing finances in the new year to meet financial and business goals.
Maybe you already follow some of these pieces of advice, maybe you’ve heard some of them before, or maybe some are brand new, but we think learning ...
Just as there is a difference between an idea and a product, there is a difference between an innovation and a scalable business. Something might be ...
Entrepreneurs often have so many ideas that it’s difficult to pick one and get started. But the upside of that entrepreneurial spirit is that you a...
Perfectly Placed provides professional organizing services that eliminate clutter and find the perfect place for everything in your home so you can fo...
From the start, I am going to be more mindful of cash flow. I also am utilizing real metric systems to capture data - instead of just assuming things ...
What Brazen provides is so important -- it helps you figure out the nuts and bolts of running your business, so you can get back to building your comp...
Brazen was exactly what I needed when I first launched, when I started to plateau, when I wanted to grow, and when I needed to scale.
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I have been treated differently because I am a Black woman....It was hard at first to ignore, but now I use it as my power to move forward and be a ro...
Accounting expert Lynnae Robinson weighs in with some habits to adapt and tips to remembers that make your end of year accounting (and tax season!) so...
I have spent my entire career either directly or tangentially working for gender equity, which simply won’t happen without the economic empowerment ...
Sometimes we’re just too busy to digest more than tweet-sized news! Who are 10 women entrepreneurs we love to follow?
If a new candidate can communicate with me with confidence and vulnerability at the same time, that's a great sign. This is more important to me than ...
This is the only way to do business and build a business that is sustainable. If we cannot create a win-win-win, then we are not interested.
The reality is that you might go and see ten potential investors and nine of them might not like your idea at all, but all you need is one. I believe ...
So you think you're not "tech?" Think again! Brazen Members has the opportunity to meet and speak with Lisa Nichols of Technology Partners, who debunk...
Jessica Bennett, author of Feminist Fight Club, and New York Times contributing writer, was recently in St. Louis for the Women’s FoundationR...
It felt scary at the time, but looking back I am excited to think about it because I was actually living my dream.
It didn’t feel like work. I was building a brand and an organization exactly how I envisioned it. I took the best of the three organizations I had w...
The culture at Helper Helper is unique. Our team is dynamic so when we hire someone it's important for the team to feel that his/her values align with...
Mamakea provides in-home assembly of flat-pack (ready to assemble) furniture such as IKEA, Wayfair, Pottery Barn, and Target.
It's more important to hire people who are culture fits even over skill set. There are a lot of people out there with every skill set, but not as many...
Last week’s Brazen Immersion event included so much great insider info, that we are filling this recap with tons of tips and advice from the spe...
My coach had called my baby ugly and I didn’t like it but I needed it.
Brazen Global is excited to introduce Monica Wheat, the new Director of Brazen Detroit! I sit and type this from my hotel room in Istanbul, Tur...
My vision for Chicago is a healthy, self-perpetuating ecosystem where education brings funders and founders together.
I thought we would license Pacidose to a larger company. But then the sales and accolades started adding up, and I realized the potential for a whole ...
I am confident that I am raising two independent girls that have learned to solve problems on their own and that see the sky as the limit when it come...
I’m a restless entrepreneur. I’ve never settled. I want to keep pushing and keep innovating and keep doing stuff.
Our first Brazen St. Louis Member event was last night and we think it couldn’t have been more Brazen! We were pumped to see so many women entre...
We closely watch where the industry is heading. Innovation is key – if you aren’t evolving, you are dying.
Taking on this project both scared and excited me. I had never done this type of work before and to me failure was not an option
An entrepreneur must always seek knowledge and expertise from others. Mentors, fellow business owners, books, blogs, etc. provide necessary wisdom in ...
It is that very bold, unapologetic energy that we hope to instill in growth-seeking women entrepreneurs around the world through our programs and serv...
Being the boss has a lot of responsibility…creating a vision that people can follow is an honor I don’t take lightly.
Leaning on experts and being transparent with your issues gets you where you need to be faster.
It was pretty brazen to think that I could challenge the established conservative hierarchy at the hospital and win.
I really wanted to be a positive influencer in whatever path I chose in life. Bringing a mindful mission to fashion allowed me to partake in an indust...
Success is building a profitable, sustainable business that does good things for all of its stakeholders.
Good business is like a good marriage; you want to hold onto and remember the first feelings of falling in love so that when hard times come, those fe...
I live by The Golden Rule or law of reciprocity is the principle of treating others as one would wish to be treated.
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