As the Across Women's Lives team reports on women making career moves in Kenya this week, we'll also highlight female business owners from around the world.
Our week-long She Made It project will feature a different woman each day. And they're some badass entrepreneurs.
The women we spoke to include artists, a leather worker and an environmentalist. Their backgrounds are different — our spotlight will touch down in Burma, Ethiopia, Los Angeles, Prague and New York City. But their advice for young women with similar dreams of becoming self-employed has a common theme — just keep going.
If you know a female maker selling her wares online, let us know! Just message us on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook using the hashtag #SheMadeIt — or leave a comment below—and we'll amplify your pick. By the end of the week, we hope to create a crowdsourced database of women worth giving your business to.
Below are the women we're talking to. Check back often to see each interview:
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu: Founder & CEO, soleRebels
"The most crucial lesson I have learned as an entrepreneur is that you must have a never-say-die attitude. There will be many times every single day while you are creating or running your business where it will be easy to stop rather than continue. But do just that — continue." READ OUR FULL INTERVIEW WITH BETHLEHEM HERE.
Mia Anter: Metal worker & owner, Plutonia Blue
Courtesy Plutonia Blue
Ei Ei Khin: Founder & Seed ball builder, Seedles
Courtesy Seedles
Faye Orlove*: Artist, FayeOrlove.com
Courtesy Faye Orlove
Andrea Janoudova: Founder & artisan, SOJKA
Courtesy SOJKA
*Full disclosure: We've hired Faye Orlove to do the branding artwork for this and a couple of past series. She's a breeze to work with and we love her work.