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Forbes
11-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
The Original Birkin Bag Just Set An Auction Record. Plus: How Being Too Helpful Hurts Your Career
This is this week's ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world's top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox. Click here to get on the newsletter list! L inda Yaccarino announced Wednesday she will resign as chief executive of Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) following a two-year tenure, a day after Musk's AI chatbot made a series of antisemitic comments on the social media platform and appeared to praise Adolf Hitler. As Forbes senior contributor Kim Elsesser notes in a new piece about Yaccarino's departure, many observers called her initial appointment in 2023 an example of a 'glass cliff' hire (the phenomenon wherein women are more likely to be appointed as chief executives of struggling companies). X was certainly struggling when Yaccarino took over, but as Elsesser argues, it's not entirely accurate to use her tenure as proof that the glass cliff exists—because there's evidence that the entire concept of glass cliffs lacks a sturdy foundation. What do I mean by this? Consider the following: 'Researchers examined all CEO appointments (over 10,000 of them) from 1998 to 2022 in publicly held companies in the U.S. Women were no more likely to be appointed CEO of a company with financial problems than a profitable one,' Elsesser explains. 'In fact, the study revealed the opposite: As a company's finances improved, the chances that a woman would be appointed to CEO also increased.' Cheers! Maggie McGrath Exclusive Forbes Profile: Korean Internet Giant Kakao Teams With OpenAI To Jumpstart Growth kakao corp Striding purposefully across the stage at a packed media briefing held in Seoul in early February, Shina Chung, CEO of Korean internet giant Kakao, leaned in to greet OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman. After six months of negotiations, the two companies had just sealed a partnership that would give Kakao (market cap: $20 billion) access to the American AI titan's powerful technology. As Chung declared on stage, it could potentially turn 'all imaginable AI-era services into reality'—and give Kakao a fighting chance to leapfrog the competition. ICYMI: News Of The Week PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 10: PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 10: Auctioneer Aurélie Vandevoorde is pictured during the sale of the Jane Birkin's bag for 7 million euros at Sotheby's on July 10, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by) Getty Images Until Thursday, the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction was a White Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Diamond Returnee Kelly 28, which fetched $513,040 in 2021—but fashion history was made in Paris this afternoon when the original Birkin prototype, owned by Jane Birkin herself, was sold at auction for €8,582,500 ($10,023,630) reflecting a growing trend in the sale of secondhand luxury items. For the first time in 65 years, there is a Barbie to represent the millions of girls living with Type 1 Diabetes. Mattel recently debuted a doll that is dressed in a playful blue polka-dot outfit, sporting a matching pastel purse and, most notably, wearing a continuous glucose monitor on her arm and an insulin pump clipped to her waist. Legendary Afroworld fusion artist Angélique Kidjo has been named to the 2026 class of Hollywood Walk of Fame inductees, making Kidjo the first African artist to receive a star on the acclaimed California cement. A federal judge temporarily blocked the government from enforcing a provision of President Donald Trump's megabill that would have prevented Medicaid from reimbursing Planned Parenthood—a move the reproductive health group said would amount to 'defunding.' Avengers and dinosaurs, that'll do it. In the wake of the box office devouring of Jurassic World: Rebirth , its lead, Scarlett Johansson, has just broken a Hollywood record. Totaling up the movies that Johansson has starred in, she is now the highest-grossing actor (not just actress) in Hollywood, surpassing fellow Marvel co-stars Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson and Zoe Saldana. The movies she's appeared in have made $14.8 billion at the box office. The Checklist 1. Don't be too helpful. Pitching in to be helpful at work—welcoming new employees, pitching in on others' projects, organizing social events—is important, but sometimes it can hold you back. Here's what you need to know. 2. Give 'em a break to keep 'em awake. Everyone has a limited attention span. People can take in only so much information before they need a break either from the sound of your voice, the influx of new ideas, or the uncomfortable chair they're sitting in. Read this before your next team offsite. 3. Outsmart overwhelm before it starts. Let's say you've scheduled some recovery time to stave off burnout. Now what? 'Recharging takes intention,' Minneapolis-based burnout coach Rochelle Younan-Montgomery says, so having structure helps. It can be as simple as making sure you do at least one thing that really matters to you. Liked what you read? Click here to get on the newsletter list!
Cision Canada
11-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Melissa Barnes Launches The RISE Method™ to Help Women Reignite Relationships, Reclaim Identity, and Align Success with Soul
After Two Decades in End-of-Life Care, Melissa Barnes Introduces The RISE Method™: Legacy Builder Edition, Bringing Legacy-Building Insight to Female Entrepreneurs Experiencing Burnout, Disconnection, and Emotional Exhaustion WHITBY, ON, July 11, 2025 /CNW/ -- After 20 years of supporting families through life's most emotional transitions, Melissa Barnes (Barnes Coaching & Consulting) is launching The RISE Method™: Legacy Builder Edition —a transformational 12-week 1:1 coaching experience for high-achieving female entrepreneurs. The program is designed for women who are outwardly successful but inwardly overwhelmed, disconnected from their true selves, and emotionally exhausted. This elite mentorship meets women at a pivotal crossroads—where business achievements mask strained relationships, burnout, and a diminished sense of self. The RISE Method™ combines mindset mastery, trauma release, traditional coaching, and quantum healing to help women reignite their marriages, reconnect with children, reclaim their identity, and align personal fulfillment with professional success. "After witnessing life's most profound endings for over two decades, I realized the greatest tragedy isn't death—it's an unlived life," says Melissa Barnes, founder of Barnes Coaching & Consulting. "Too many women are surviving their success, missing out on joy, intimacy, and meaning. I created The RISE Method™ to help them reclaim it all—before it's too late." The need is urgent. According to ForbesWomen (2023), 70% of high-achieving women report feeling emotionally disconnected despite external success. Burnout among female entrepreneurs has surged by 35% in the past five years. Eight in ten women admit to feeling guilty for wanting 'more', even after reaching significant milestones. The RISE Method™ addresses this emotional gap directly. Over 90% of Melissa's clients report radical clarity and emotional reconnection within the first 30 days. This mentorship is built for women who appear to have it all—thriving businesses, full schedules, and beautiful lives—but privately feel unfulfilled, disconnected, and overwhelmed. Through this intimate and transformational journey, clients gain clarity, confidence, and the emotional reconnection they've been missing. Women ready to explore this high-touch experience can apply at Barnes Coaching & Consulting was founded by Melissa Barnes, a former funeral director with 20 years of end-of-life care experience. The practice guides high-achieving women through The RISE Method™, helping them restore emotional connection, realign with purpose, and rise into the legacy they are meant to lead.
Forbes
16-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Why Selena Gomez Is Not A Billionaire. Plus: Stop Overthinking
This is this week's ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world's top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox. Click here to get on the newsletter list! Late last week, the FDA granted approval to something that could change the paradigm for cervical cancer screening in the U.S.: It greenlit the Teal Wand, an at-home HPV screening device from Teal Health. Following the announcement, I spoke with Kara Egan, the cofounder and CEO of Teal Health, about what exactly this means for how women get screened for cervical cancer—and when her device will be available commercially. 'The clinical study results show we have the same accuracy as the doctor-collected samples,' Egan explained. Plus, she said, '94% of women in our clinical trial said they prefer this to the standard of care.' (AKA, the invasive and often painful pap smear.) Egan said that she and her team at Teal are getting ready to launch commercially in June, starting in California, and she hopes other states quickly follow. Gallup data shows that some 72 million women have skipped or delayed a preventative healthcare test, and Egan's own research through Teal had similar findings. 'While there are definitely populations that are less likely to be screened—uninsured are near 40% less likely to be on top of their screenings—what we found was it was near-universal: One in four women are behind on their screenings.' Egan and I also talked a bit about the entrepreneurial inspiration behind Teal, and how her background in healthcare investing helped her build the company with her cofounder. You can check out the full conversation here! Cheers! Maggie BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 2: Selena Gomez attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar After Party Arrivals ... More on March 3, 2025 at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Robert Smith/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) In September 2024, Bloomberg reported Selena Gomez' net worth to be $1.3 billion thanks to her makeup line, Rare Beauty, which was founded in 2019 and launched in 2020. Multiple media outlets have since called the 32-year-old Gomez a billionaire as well. Based on Forbes' reporting, Gomez is very wealthy, but estimated to be worth roughly $700 million. This figure still ranks the former Disney Star among the wealthiest self-made female entrepreneurs in the country—and one of the richest celebrities—but the breakdown of her fortune helps explain why she may be somewhat limited in how much money she can or is willing to sink into Wondermind, the mental health startup that in recent weeks has missed payroll and laid off two-thirds of its staff. American tennis player Coco Gauff during the Italian Open of tennis at Foro Italico. Rome (Italy), ... More May 14th, 2025 (Photo by Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images) Forbes released its annual list of the world's highest paid athletes on Thursday, and for the second consecutive year, no woman lands among the world's top 50. Serena Williams was the last to do it, in 2023—her sixth appearance on the list in nine years—but she has settled into retirement and is no longer eligible. Here's why not even Coco Gauff made this year's final cut. Touchland, a buzzy hand sanitizer and body spray brand founded by Andrea Lisbona and launched in 2018, announced Monday that it has been acquired for up to $880 million by personal care conglomerate Church & Dwight. The deal includes $700 million at closing and another $180 million contingent on Touchland's 2025 net sales. (Trailing twelve month sales as of March 31 hit $130 million, the company says.) 'Everything would be better if we blew open the model of what good leadership looks like,' says founder and executive Amanda Litman, whose new book, When We're in Charge: The Next Generation's Guide to Leadership, came out this week. Litman spoke to ForbesWomen contributor Marianne Schnall about the book's launch and how the next generation of leaders can transform outdated leadership models and workplace cultures to lead in new ways. A last-minute proposal on the sale of public land from House Republicans during budget negotiations could have negative ramifications for the communities nearest the parcels that could be privatized, says Jennifer Novak, an environmental lawyer. Novak spoke to ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath on "Forbes Newsroom" about the proposal and what it could mean for communities near public land in the long term. 1. Break free from over-thinking. Opportunities to overthink are endless. The good news is that there are some strategies we can all use to break the cycle of over-thinking. One that sounds particularly intriguing? Schedule your 'worry time.' 2. Own the power of your own brand. Melissa Ben-Ishay, cofounder and CEO of cupcake chain Baked by Melissa, didn't initially want to be the CEO of her own company. She spoke to ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath about how she tapped into her inner confidence and built the skills she needed to become not just founder and creative, but chief executive. 3. Make friends in your 40s. Some 53% of American adults report having between one and four close friends, and 8% say they have no close friends. If you want to build a stronger inner circle, here are some proven strategies that work. More than a decade of air traffic control staffing issues have been coming to a head recently, particularly at Newark Liberty International Airport where hundreds of flights were disrupted following multiple communications outages between air traffic control and pilots. Which major U.S. airport also reported communications issues this week? Check your answer.
Forbes
09-05-2025
- Health
- Forbes
A New Probiotic Could Help Pregnant Women Safely Eat Fish. Plus: Should You Actually Wake Up At 4am?
This is this week's ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world's top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox. Click here to get on the newsletter list! With Mother's Day fast approaching, motherhood is at the forefront of our brains here at ForbesWomen. We recognize this holiday can provoke a range of emotions for people, depending on your life circumstances; for some, it is celebratory, while for others, the day can feel complicated, melancholy, and even frustrating. For those who might be grieving the loss of a mother, mother-like figure, or child, I'd like to share this article about navigating grief. ForbesWomen contributor Cheryl Robinson spoke to sources about what people can do to honor the memories of those we've lost—and also how we can support those in our lives who might be grieving right now. For those who are not yet mothers, ambivalent about motherhood or otherwise curious about the healthcare technology enabling parenthood later in life, I'll refer you to today's Morning Joe segment on the growth of egg freezing in the U.S. As Mika Brzezinski, Huma Abedin and I discussed in the segment, more women than ever before are freezing their eggs, but access to this technology remains a challenge, and it's also important that every person educate herself about what 'fertility preservation' means as it relates to her own body and potential outcomes. And finally, for those who might be marking the day as a single mother, you are not alone! Roughly 21% of all moms are solo parents. This article from ForbesWomen contributor Michelle Stansbury has good advice on how you can celebrate yourself—or, conversely, skip the celebration entirely, which is entirely okay! Take care of yourselves, Maggie P.S.: Don't forget that nominations for the 2025 U.S. 50 Over 50 list are open! Head to this link here to tell us about a woman you think should be on this year's list. Full nominations criteria are on that page but the two most important bits to remember: We're looking for people who were born in 1974 or earlier, and we're looking for women who have never been on the list before, because we don't allow repeats! NEW YORK - CIRCA 1930: Blues singer and pianist Gladys Bentley poses for a portrait circa 1930 in ... More New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael) This week marked the annual Met Gala, a star-studded and fashion-forward fundraiser that draws the attention of millions (and attendance of some of the world's most famous people). This year's Gala theme was 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' which paid homage to the art of fine tailoring and the enduring style of Black men—from the 18th century through the Harlem Renaissance of the Roaring Twenties to present day. While the Met Gala primarily highlighted this tradition through a lens of masculinity, it's important to recognize the often-overlooked contributions of women, particularly masculine-presenting lesbians, who were also pioneers of this style. Dr. Joyce F. Brown speaks onstage at FIT's Annual Gala (Photo byfor ... More Fashion Institute of Technology) Speaking of powerful Black women in fashion: For more than 26 years, Dr. Joyce F. Brown has been a transformative leader at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), shaping the future of fashion education and the industry itself. As the first Black woman to become FIT's president, she broke ground and redefined the institution's role in a rapidly changing world. Dr. Brown recently sat down with ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath to talk about her work and legacy. A newly-engineered probiotic can help reduce levels of mercury and make it safer for pregnant women and children to eat fish, according to new research from UCLA and UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It's been nearly three years since the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson ruling overturned Roe v. Wade and upended abortion access in the U.S., and new research from the Institute for Women's Policy Research finds that Americans wish companies were doing more on behalf of women's healthcare access. In fact, more than half of employed adults wish corporate America would do more to speak up for reproductive healthcare access. When Stephanie Liu set out to build Nourish with cofounders Sam Perkins and Aidan Dewar, the business model was clear: Hire licensed dietitians, connect them with patients through a virtual platform, and bill insurance companies directly. Customers and investors agree: Since launching in 2021, Liu says Nourish has helped hundreds of thousands of patients across all 50 states and built a network of more than 3,000 dietitians. Last week, the company announced it raised $70 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $115 million. It may be 2025, but old-fashioned views about who should be the higher earner in a male-female marriage are still firmly entrenched. New research reveals that romantic relationships often suffer when women outearn their male partners. Even outsiders view these partnerships as less stable, less satisfying, and more likely to end in divorce. 1. Make it easier for your employees to 'fess up to AI shortcuts. Recent research shows that nearly one-third of employees using AI tools at work keep it a secret from their employers. This occurs for a variety of reasons, but could ultimately result in a security risk for your company—so here's what you need to know about fostering a culture of transparency around AI tools. 2. Build a personal brand that boosts your small business. Whether you're running a boutique fitness studio, a digital marketing agency, or a family-run bakery, customers want a human connection. They want to know your "why." Sharing your journey, how you got started, the values that drive you and the lessons you've learned not only builds authenticity but creates a relationship. 3. Consider whether you should *actually* wake up at 4am. We hear a lot about hard-charging founders and CEOs who get up well before the sun. But do those pre-sunrise alarms lead to peak productivity? Here's what you need to consider as you set your morning alarm.
Forbes
02-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
This Founder Wants To Help Alzheimer's Patients Restore Memory. Plus: Stop Spinning Your Wheels
This is this week's ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world's top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox. Click here to get on the newsletter list! When was the last time you really embraced imperfection? This newsletter talks pretty regularly about how perfectionism can be bad for our wellbeing and even our workplace culture, but it can feel far easier to read and write about the power of imperfection and failure than it can be to actually live it. I was reminded of this during an event for Ms. President US Wednesday night. The organization is one that prepares young girls (fourth through eighth grade) for civic leadership, and the New York City Ms. President chapter leader and founder, high school junior Sofia Sahai, had invited me to interview entrepreneur Reshma Saujani about her career and the ways she's taken action even after significant career setbacks. In recounting the political losses that preceded her founding of Girls Who Code, Moms First, and PaidLeave AI, Saujani talked about how publicly losing two Congressional races liberated her to fight even harder for women's equality without fear of messing up or looking stupid. For Sahai—and I think for a lot of us, which is why I'm writing about it here—it's an important reminder that a setback isn't necessarily the end of a story. In many cases, it's the beginning. 'I think a lot of times, with girls, once a girl faces rejection—I'm speaking from personal experience—it's really hard to keep going, because you feel like one shutdown can be the end of the world,' Sahai told afterwards. 'But really, a no is just opening so many doors to other yeses.' Cheers to that! Maggie P.S.: Last week, we reported on President Trump's comment that a $5,000 'baby bonus' to encourage more people to have children could be a 'good idea.' Today for a Know Your Value segment on 'Morning Joe,' Mika Brzezinski, Huma Abedin and I analyzed whether such a policy is actually smart—and I also gave an update about 50 Over 50 nominations. Tune in here to see our discussion! Stella Sarraf founded drug discovery company Spinogenix in 2016 with a goal of finding a better way to treat neurodegenerative disorders—particularly Alzheimer's Disease. Her approach looks at the brain's synapses, which are the structures that allow our neurons to, effectively, talk to each other. 'We have a small molecule drug in clinical development working at restoring those synapses, those connections that can stop working,' Sarraf told ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath in a recent interview. 'When you restore those connections, you can regain function. So our hope is that we can restore memory.' Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty ... More Images) Since 2013, the Malala Fund has distributed $65 million through more than 400 grants across 27 countries. Now, as gender equality and girls' rights backslide around the world, the fund has announced that it is accelerating its impact and committing to distribute another $50 million over the next five years. For the third year in a row, Forbes scoured the country to determine the richest person in every state across the country. In Wisconsin, ABC Supply cofounder Diane Hendricks (net worth: $21.9 billion) is one of 10 women who are the richest residents of their respective states, up from nine last year. Last year, women's health startup Midi Health became one of the fastest-growing companies in its space by reaching some $100 million in funding, earning a spot on Forbes' Next Billion Dollar Startup list. ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath recently caught up with Midi cofounder and CEO, Joanna Strober, to hear about why she's hiring 'an army of nurse practitioners' and how she plans to increase Midi's reach. We're not monkeying around with this one: Two new studies, one focused on bonobos, the other on professional women, underscore that female alliances can be game-changers. In the wild, researchers found that female bonobos form coalitions to suppress male aggression and maintain social power. Women in the workplace are doing something remarkably similar: By building supportive networks, they're pushing back against gender discrimination. The lesson from both studies is that when females back each other, they gain power. 1. Move beyond a period of stagnation. Working nonstop but feeling like you're going nowhere? In order to stop spinning your wheels, it might be time to reevaluate your priorities—and put deeper, more creative work on your to-do list. 2. Figure out when you're being gaslit. Gaslighting is a form of emotional and psychological manipulation, and it can occur in personal, professional, political, and medical situations. Not sure whether you're being gaslit by someone? Here are seven warning signs to consider. 3. Understand your employees' empathy expectations. A recent Deloitte study finds that Gen Z workers consider empathy one of the top two most important qualities in a boss. But what does this mean practically? Here's everything you need to know. In the latest online discourse about men and animals, social media users this week began debating which side would 'win' in a fight between 100 men and one gorilla. The last time a similar debate arose, women debated whether it's safer to encounter a man in the wild or a… A. Snake B. Lion C. Bear D. Tarantula Check your answer.
