http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ en-us Breaking Barriers https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f364522101717f38de67a0dd19a20876?s=400&d=mm&r=g Breaking Barriers http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ Breaking Barriers' stories. Copyright 2024 Forbes Media LLC http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/05/15/sports-ai-can-be-a-game-changing-partner-for-coaches/ Sports AI Can Be A Game-Changing Partner For Coaches Identifying opponent weaknesses and finding hidden talent requires lots of data that AI can analyze quickly, giving coaches insights they may have missed and saving time. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_66420311d0fc940f8e609c6e Wed, 15 May 2024 06:30:14 -0400 2024-05-15T12:00:01-04:00 Identifying opponent weaknesses and finding hidden talent requires lots of data that AI can analyze quickly, giving coaches insights they may have missed and saving time. getty ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Business /business SportsMoney /sportsmoney leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/05/08/how-an-sba-eidl-loan-grew-destination-sitters-during-the-pandemic/ How An SBA EIDL Loan Grew Destination Sitters During The Pandemic Destination Sitters' growth during and after Covid-19 highlights the adaptability and agility of women-owned businesses when they have access to capital. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_66397f7356acd938ba055806 Wed, 08 May 2024 06:30:00 -0400 2024-05-08T06:30:00-04:00 Destination Sitters' growth during and after Covid-19 highlights the adaptability and agility of women-owned businesses when they have access to capital. Destination Sitters provides childcare for traveling families and event planners. ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/05/01/healthybaby-shazi-visram-built-her-business-on-resilience-and-support/ HealthyBaby: Shazi Visram Built Her Business On Resilience And Support Shazi Visram son's autism diagnosis drove her to create HealthyBaby, providing non-toxic products to keep babies and toddlers safe. Being resilient is part of her DNA. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_662fd6ad0df0701d31e98b9d Wed, 01 May 2024 06:30:00 -0400 2024-05-07T00:01:03-04:00 Shazi Visram son's autism diagnosis drove her to create HealthyBaby, providing non-toxic products to keep babies and toddlers safe. Being resilient is part of her DNA. HealthBaby, high-performing baby products made from natural ingredients. ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Small Business /small-business Entrepreneurs /entrepreneurs leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/04/24/eeoc-and-investors-support-hello-alices-grants-for-black-entrepreneurs/ EEOC And Investors Support Hello Alice’s Grants For Black Entrepreneurs Despite a lawsuit challenging grants for black-owned businesses, Hello Alice closed a Series C funding round and continues to give grants to small businesses. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_66255167e515b42d9826bfbe Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0400 2024-05-02T06:19:10-04:00 Despite a lawsuit challenging grants for black-owned businesses, Hello Alice closed a Series C funding round and continues to give grants to small businesses. getty ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/04/17/how-she-did-it-female-founder-overcomes-bias-to-treat-loneliness/ Lesbian Founder Beats Self-Doubt To Treat Loneliness With Healthtech Despite self-doubt, a lesbian founder overcame VC bias to found a high-growth healthtech startup to treat loneliness. Health plan companies are impressed with her results. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_661d5ec98cc60a3f24d9cac8 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0400 2024-04-17T17:58:34-04:00 Despite self-doubt, a lesbian founder overcame VC bias to found a high-growth healthtech startup to treat loneliness. Health plan companies are impressed with her results. Pyx Health, a healthtech company focused on supporting people dealing with loneliness through engagement and screening tools ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/04/10/women-vcs-revolutionize-funding-for-enterprise-ai-software/ Women VCs Revolutionize Funding For Enterprise AI Software Women VCs—Sheila Gulati and Stacey Giard of Tola Capital—promote diversity among LPs and fuel innovation through early-stage investments in AI enterprise software. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_661448b44788ae6a27bc20b8 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0400 2024-05-09T12:24:23-04:00 Women VCs—Sheila Gulati and Stacey Giard of Tola Capital—promote diversity among LPs and fuel innovation through early-stage investments in AI enterprise software. Total Capital, a women-led VC that recently raised $230 million to invest in AI-enterprise software. ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/04/03/via-and-justworks-merge-a-match-made-in-values-heaven/ Via And Justworks Merge: A Match Made In Values Heaven The aligned values of two human capital management companies, will help the acquisition of Via by Justworks succeed, and their small-business customers thrive. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_660b0d688085fe372a5c629f Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0400 2024-04-06T07:48:47-04:00 The aligned values of two human capital management companies, will help the acquisition of Via by Justworks succeed, and their small-business customers thrive. Via ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/03/27/edtech-founder-set-to-transform-education-with-school-board-candidacy/ Edtech Founder’s Next Chapter: School Board Candidacy Maxeme Tuchman's desire to apply her entrepreneurial and edtech skills to public school education guided her to become a candidate for a seat on a school board. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_6602574a8a4bad4857d7184c Wed, 27 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0400 2024-03-28T03:42:20-04:00 Maxeme Tuchman's desire to apply her entrepreneurial and edtech skills to public school education guided her to become a candidate for a seat on a school board. MichelleCitrinStudio ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/03/20/helping-kids-cope-latina-founder-takes-on-a-growing-mental-health-crisis/ Helping Kids Cope: Latina Founder Takes On A Growing Mental Health Crisis With Clayful, an on-demand, chat-based platform, schools can provide students with coaches to work through everyday emotional challenges and manage their mental health. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_65f8ad787350663e6b05a0ca Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0400 2024-03-22T09:32:27-04:00 With Clayful, an on-demand, chat-based platform, schools can provide students with coaches to work through everyday emotional challenges and manage their mental health. Clayful ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/03/13/ai-for-justice-how-a-female-founder-builds-the-case-for-lawyers/ AI For Justice: How A Female Founder Builds The Case For Lawyers Darrow, an AI justice intelligence platform, automates research to help find class action lawsuits and build cases more quickly. Meet the woman CTO and cofounder. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_65efe0c44037373c70ec2a1c Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0400 2024-05-09T12:24:49-04:00 Darrow, an AI justice intelligence platform, automates research to help find class action lawsuits and build cases more quickly. Meet the woman CTO and cofounder. Darrow, the AI justice intelligence platform ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Innovation /innovation AI /ai leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/03/06/woman-founder-keeps-ukrainian-diamond-factory-open-despite-war/ Female Founder Keeps Ukrainian Diamond Factory Open Despite War Despite wartime challenges, SOLO for Diamonds and Alkor-D continue operation, producing lab-grown diamonds and fine jewelry in the Ukraine. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_65e55e85358d43581fb86212 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0500 2024-03-07T07:16:54-05:00 Despite wartime challenges, SOLO for Diamonds and Alkor-D continue operation, producing lab-grown diamonds and fine jewelry in the Ukraine. Solo for Diamonds, ethical lab-grown diamonds and jewelry ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Small Business /small-business Entrepreneurs /entrepreneurs leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/02/28/raising-vc-against-the-odds-the-journey-of-a-black-female-founder/ Raising VC Against The Odds: The Journey Of A Black Female Founder In 2 years, Melanie Samba, a Black female founder, created a conference intelligence platform raising over $1 million with a waitlist of over a thousand prospects. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_65db721f80d5926564fd968e Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0500 2024-05-09T12:24:24-04:00 In 2 years, Melanie Samba, a Black female founder, created a conference intelligence platform raising over $1 million with a waitlist of over a thousand prospects. Sportsfile via Getty Images ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Small Business /small-business Entrepreneurs /entrepreneurs leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/02/21/diversity-and-partnerships-drive-artemis-real-estate-to-10-billion-under-management/ Diversity And Partnerships Drive Artemis Real Estate To $10 Billion Under Management A women-owned real estate private equity firm outperforms and passes $10 billion assets under management.. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_65d3f64016b4f40015e9b77f Wed, 21 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0500 2024-02-22T03:08:35-05:00 A women-owned real estate private equity firm outperforms and passes $10 billion assets under management.. Artemis Real Estate Partners makes equity and debt investments in real estate across the United States, focusing on multifamily, industrial, office, retail, hospitality, self-storage, senior housing, and medical office. ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Real Estate /real-estate Commercial Real Estate /commercial-real-estate leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/02/14/financial-advice-made-affordable-by-a-black-female-fintech-founder/ Financial Advice Made Affordable By A Black Female Fintech Founder The not-yet-wealthy need financial advice to build wealth, which was costly, until now. A Black woman has built a business that makes wealth management affordable. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_65cac59a3ac0d36caf2e2987 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0500 2024-02-24T15:03:47-05:00 The not-yet-wealthy need financial advice to build wealth, which was costly, until now. A Black woman has built a business that makes wealth management affordable. WealthMore ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Money /money Investing /investing leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2024/02/07/overcoming-equity-and-grant-fundraising-challenges-in-a-tough-market/ Overcoming Equity And Grant Fundraising Challenges In A Tough Market Whether it’s grants or venture capital, funding technology for progressive causes requires dedication and patience, but New Media Ventures is determined. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_65c1bf955680810c10454f67 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0500 2024-02-19T01:45:25-05:00 Whether it’s grants or venture capital, funding technology for progressive causes requires dedication and patience, but New Media Ventures is determined. New Media Ventures ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Small Business /small-business Entrepreneurs /entrepreneurs leadership forbeswoman standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/2023/11/29/female-founder-pioneers-low-dose-thc-cannabis-and-hemp-gummies/ Female Founder Pioneers Low-Dose THC Cannabis And Hemp Gummies By creating microdoses of THC—the active ingredient in cannabis and hemp, The High Confectionary gives people more control over achieving the desired experience. Geri Stengel, Contributor Geri Stengel, Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/geristengel/ content_65657d4697de5b00bd32782e Wed, 29 Nov 2023 07:00:00 -0500 2024-02-20T12:13:30-05:00 By creating microdoses of THC—the active ingredient in cannabis and hemp, The High Confectionary gives people more control over achieving the desired experience. The High Confectionary ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Small Business /small-business Entrepreneurs /entrepreneurs leadership forbeswoman standard