Case Studies
Case studies on female founder.
7 founders tagged female founder.
Real Estate / Proptech 1970s-2000s United States
Barbara Corcoran
The Corcoran Group
Turned a $1,000 loan into a New York real-estate firm sold for $66 million
Beauty & Wellness 1940s United States
Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder Companies
Built a global cosmetics empire from a kitchen and invented gift-with-purchase
E-commerce / Retail 2010s India
Falguni Nayar
Nykaa
Banker who quit at 50 to build Nykaa into India's top beauty retailer
Beauty & Wellness 1900s-1910s United States
Madam C.J. Walker
Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Co.
Built one of America's first great Black-owned enterprises from a homemade hair remedy
Professional Services 2000s United States
Nina Vaca
Pinnacle Group
Ecuadorian immigrant who built a billion-dollar IT staffing company
Media / Content 1980s United States
Oprah Winfrey
Harpo Productions
Turned a talk show into Harpo and became America's first Black woman billionaire
E-commerce / Retail 2000s United States
Sara Blakely
Spanx
Bootstrapped Spanx from $5,000 in savings to a self-made billion-dollar brand