Kanya King, Creator of the MOBO Awards
Arianna Huffington, Chairman of the Huffington Post
Arianna Huffington is the chair, president, and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of fourteen books.
In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and blog site that quickly became one of the most widely-read, linked to, and frequently-cited media brands on the Internet. In 2012, the site won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting.
She has been named to Time Magazine's list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list, and has now been added to the BossLady Power List.
Her advice to entrepreneurs: “Think differently from other entrepreneurs by accepting failure and learning from it. “There are a lot of failures along the way.”
Kanya King MBE is living proof of the old adage that a genuine leader molds, rather than seeks consensus. As an internationally renowned entrepreneur, Kanya, through her role as CEO and founder of MOBO – displayed the drive and vision needed to help take urban music from the margins of British popular culture to the very heart of the UK mainstream.
Founded in 1996, Many thought there was no audience that would be interested in a celebration of the diverse genre’s ranging from Reggae, RnB, Hip Hop, Gospel.
Eightteen years later the awards show holds the distinction of being one of the most televised urban music awards shows in the world today, reaching in excess of 400 million viewers across over 200 countries.
Her advice to women in business: “Don’t really let negative perceptions affect you that much. Think about becoming better and building a positive profile.”
Mary Barra was named the first female Chief Executive Officer of General Motors effective January 15, 2014. Under her leadership, GM is driving to become the global industry leader in automotive design and technology, product quality, customer care and business results. She is also a member of the GM Board of Directors.
Prior to her current position, Barra served as Executive Vice President, Global Product Development, and Purchasing & Supply Chain since August 2013. In these roles, she was responsible for the design, engineering, program management and quality of GM vehicles around the world. She previously served as GM Vice President. She then grew and became the first female CEO of General Motors.
Her advice to women in leadership: You get to a new position, you work really hard and you earn people who are willing to support you”
In 2002, Atlanta attorneys Dan and Claire Jason decided to diversify their investment portfolio and invested in a small denim line for juniors. It was around the same time that premium denim jeans priced above $100 was taking over the market.
After a brief period, the Jasons thought they should find a new niche and begin a new venture. .“There wasn’t any denim for women with curve appeal”.
Hence, the new “Curve Appeal” niche was born...motivated in part, by Claire Jason’s struggle to find jeans that fit.
Today, the PZI JEANS collections are carried in specialty boutiques through- out the United States including Virgin Islands, Hawaii and Canada.
Her advice to entrepreneurs: “Staying hungry forces you to push yourself to continue to survive, grow, and evolve.”
Mary Barra,
CEO of
General Motors
Claire Jason,
Co-Founder of
PZI Jeans
The BOSSLADY 5
This power list consists of 5 extrordinary women that are thriving in their fields of expertise. These ladies are business moguls, entrepreneurs, visionaries, CEOs, and executives that are innovative businesswomen. They all embody the term "BossLady" in every essence of the word.
Cristina Ducu,
International
Actress/Director
Originally born in Bucharest, Romania, Cristina Ducu is an actress, known for Kimchi Warrior 2D Feast of Fury (2011). Cristina currently travels filming acting roles between Seoul, Korea and LA.
She also has trained at the prestigious 'EcArt Acting School' in which she had established top mentors at the institution who groomed her and taught her techniques on how to hone her natural flair for acting.
Cristina's inspiration is to tell stories through her acting. She wants the viewer to feel and connect with the characters she plays. Her desire is to live life courageously and vulnerably as an actress.
Cristina is currently training very hard at martial arts to prepare for an action movie that she will shoot next year in Indonesia.
Her advice to aspiring actresses: “Go to as many auditions as you can. If you don't get a part in a play, then volunteer to help on the stage, costume, set design or lighting crews to gain experience in how the performing business works. But if you truly love acting and you can take the ups and downs that go along with an acting career in your stride, then you should put in your best to make a success of it.
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