Founder Stories
We're inspired by founders who are changing the way the world buys, sells, and thinks. Below, we cover the ups and downs of those who’ve built something from the ground up in hopes that through their challenges and victories, you can find purpose and inspiration for whatever idea you’ve been thinking about.
They’re Making Fair Trade Coffee a Bit Fairer
These Creators Are Adding a Twist to Tradition—in Kyoto, and Nowhere Else
Her LGBTQ+ Lifestyle Brand was Inspired by a Dog
Overdraft: A Last Resort for the Founder of Green Glass
Introducing: And Nowhere Else
Paradise Found: After the Storm in Key West
She Built a Local Economy in the Tibetan Plateau—with Yak Wool
Meet the Entrepreneurial Women of Social Change
Join Shay Mitchell on Her Speed Dates with Three Female Founders
Mary Young Gets Women to Bare (Almost) All
Success Stories from Founders Who Aren’t About Business as Usual
Ashley Nell Tipton is Shaping Our Perception of Plus Fashion
Carnivores: Meet Your Meatless Butchers
Introducing Overdraft: Deeply Personal Stories About Financial Struggle
Overdraft: How AnaOno’s Founder Got Back to Black
How World Travel Inspired a Small-Town Motorcycle Café
Every Woman Needs Access to Feminine Hygiene. Period
Breast Cancer Before 40: How Founders Are Supporting Survivors
From Fitness Fanatic to Business Founder
Meet the Superwomen Breaking Barriers in the Comic Book Industry
What to Read in 2018: 23 Books for Entrepreneurs, Written by Women
Launching a Successful Brand: How Panacea Made Over $16,000 in 30 Days
Why (and How to) Support Small Businesses this Holiday Season
Get Inspired: 8 Great Small Business Stories from Shopify Workroom
Life Lessons from 9 Inspiring Entrepreneurs Over 50
What It Actually Takes to Become a Full-Time YouTuber: The “Yes Theory”
How to Start a Business Before You Graduate (10 Kidpreneurs to Inspire You)
What Raising Kids Taught 9 Entrepreneur Dads About Work-Life Balance
9 Businesses Run by Badass Multitasking Super-Moms
What's Your Plan B? How a Pro Athlete Built a Winter Coat Brand in the Off-Season
Listen Up: 18 Podcasts for Entrepreneurs, Hosted by Women
Where Good Ideas Come From (And How to Have More of Them)
10 Tactics for Sticking to Your Small Business Resolutions
Christmas Crazes: How a Few Unlikely Ideas Changed the Toy Industry Forever
This Rancher Found Retirement Happiness in Entrepreneurship (and You Can Too)
7 Book Recommendations from Tim Ferriss's Tools of Titans [Giveaway]
Building a Beautiful Online Store: 15 Design Experts Share Their Tips and Advice
15 Bragworthy Gift Ideas for the Entrepreneur in Your Life
Proceed to Checkout: The Unexpected Story of How Ecommerce Started
9 Lessons from a 6-Figure Beauty Brand That Launched in a Dorm Room
Paper Isn’t Dead: How Two Merchants Found a Niche in a Waning Industry
Watch 4 Famous Entrepreneurs Give Crucial Advice to New Business Owners
Blog to Business: How Black Girls RUN! Began a Community-Powered Movement
How This 17 Year Old Turned a Love of Watches Into a $13,500 a Month Business
13 Entrepreneurial Women and the Women Who Inspire Them [Giveaway]
The Surprising Day Jobs That Set Up These 10 Entrepreneurs for Success
A Day in the Life of Sophia Pierro, Entrepreneur
How Can We Help You? What Shopify Gurus Can Teach Us About Customer Service
