Michelle Asp's diverse career path has led her from bartender to comic book colorist to reality TV producer. While these stops may seem varied, she'll be the first to tell you that the diversity prepared her well for her current role as director of creative technology with United Future, a digital agency specializing in experiential-media…
Leading Ladies
Grace Bonney
When Brooklyn-based writer Grace Bonney clicked “publish” on her blog seven years ago, it was meant solely as a passion project; a way to express her love of design and decorating. Or, as Grace explains, an outlet to help “feel less like the crazy girl in the room who’s always going on about cool wallpaper.”…
Read More
Leading Ladies
Jennifer Talbot
You could say that Jenny was born to be an entrepenuer. From a young age she spent hours in her room setting up pretend businesses and developing their branding. She always had an interest in both art and the technical side of computers, which made Web design a perfect fit. In 2007, she took the…
Read More
Leading Ladies
Nicole Antoinette
A perk of co-owning your own company? Giving oneself a ridiculously awesome job title. Nicole Antoinette is “Princess of Particulars” at Shatterboxx, Inc., a job she says is “more or less equivalent to business operations manager, only with 10 percent more tiaras.” Nicole handles the web design company’s client relations and daily business operations, while co-owner…
Read More
Leading Ladies
Katie Behnke
Katie Behnke once was a teenager in Iowa dreaming of a life working as a clothing designer in New York City running her own line. Now, she's living her dream as the founder and creative director of Elegantees, an affordable line for the "everyday woman" who wants to dress fashionably. What makes the line extra…
Read More
Leading Ladies
Alessandra Lariu
Alessandra Lariu, a former creative director from various advertising agencies decided to take her talents elsewhere in March of this year when she left her 'big agency' job at McCann Erickson in New York to focus her time exclusively on SheSays, an organization that exists to further women's careers in digital. Chosen as "One of…
Read More
Leading Ladies
Kinsey Remien
Kinsey Remien gets to dream in color, and shape and font and … well, you name it … all day long. As a graphic designer at ParternersCreative in Missoula, Mont., for the past five years, Kinsey has worked her way from an intern to a woman who receives anywhere from one to 20 creative assignments…
Read More
Leading Ladies
Kristina Kurcinka
Kristina Kurcinka has the kind of job that would make just about any woman — and man — stop and listen. And even cooler, she gets to get up and go to work every day in Taiwan! A footwear developer for Nike’s basketball division, Kristina helps make those very shoes seen on your feet come to life…
Read More
Leading Ladies
Tahra Cerutti
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to create your own cocktails and infusions … for a living? That’s exactly what Tahra Cerutti, the bar program manager at Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco, gets to do every day. In her picture she’s seen carrying a bucket of anise hyssop and lemon basil, which…