SHARON HADARY: I struggle with identifying my entrepreneurial role model, because over the years I have had the privilege of working with and learning from many highly successful women and men entrepreneurs.
After much thought, I winnowed my list down to two social entrepreneurs.
Barbara Kasoff is co-founder and president of Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates on behalf of women and minority businesses in the legislative process. Before starting WIPP Barbara owned a highly successful for-profit business.
Monica Smiley is owner and publisher of Enterprising Woman Magazine, an international publication focused on showcasing, celebrating, and knowledge sharing for highly successful entrepreneurial women. She purchased Enterprising Women when it was a small, struggling publication and built it into a global enterprise including an annual conference that attracts women from around the world.
Both organizations are highly successful by all traditional business measures—financial, fulfilling their missions, sustainability, and growth. They are “doing well by doing good.”
Here is why they inspire me and what we can learn from them:
- Be values-based and act consistently based on your values — both internally and externally;
- Lead from your head and your heart;
- Take charge of your destiny;
- Bring out the best in others — both employees and constituencies — by creating shared values, vision, and goals;
- Embrace financial and performance metrics — remember no margin; no mission;
- Play well with others; and
- Make a difference to our world.
From Wall Street Journal
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