Young Female Entrepreneur Profiles

Young Female Entrepreneurs is thrilled to officially introduce you to our Seattle City Coordinators, Kristina Krug and Tessa Rowe. Get to know them below in our YFE Q&A and click to tweet them a quick welcome or hello (especially if you are in Seattle).

Reserve your spot at their first IRL Meetup event to meet them in person on Saturday, January 19th at 5pm in Seattle (click for more).

Kristina Krug, Artistickey

Website: www.artistickey.com
Twitter: @KristinaKrug
Facebook: facebook.com/artistickey

YFE: What is your business all about?

K: I freelance in photography, videography, social marketing and event planning. My current projects include producing digital content for a company called ChefSteps.com, and producing legacy pieces for families so that they can document memories before they are forgotten or lost. A sampling of my work can be found on Artistickey.com.

YFE: What does your background look like? What did you do prior to starting your business? What did you education look like, etc.

K: I graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Communications and a minor in being awesome. Along the way I worked in sales, marketing and events at places like JunebugWeddings.com and the Seattle Art Museum.
I’ve always tried to let the famous quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” guide my career decisions. If one were to track my footsteps, they would travel to locations such as Israel, Germany, South Africa, France, England, Spain, The Netherlands, Canada, Mexico, and oh!, a little road trip from the Miami, FL to Seattle, WA

I really appreciate the international flavor and incredible edge this intercultural exposure has given me. It has broadened my perspective on life and complemented my wholesome Midwestern upbringing (raised in Oklahoma), giving me the best of both worlds.

YFE: Why did you start your business, launch your first product, or build that community in the first place? What was your motivation?

K: I wish I could give just one special ingredient that motivates me to continue working on my own business. I think its a variety of things that keep me motivated, and even these continue to evolve and change. I can say that to feel independent, to stand back and see your own passions, ideas, and hard work come to life, are the reasons that the entrepreneurial blood runs through my veins!

YFE: What are your favorite things about being young, female and entrepreneurial?

K: My favorite thing is to soak up knowledge from women that have been down the same path that I’m on. Being young, I continue to learn and gain insight into the business world, entrepreneurship, and figuring out ways to market myself as a professional, strong, and confident woman.

YFE: Do you have mentors or people you admire that you think of when making business decisions?

K: My mentors are both female and male. I have looked up to friends my own age, professors, as well as bosses. They have been extremely helpful during critical points in my career and I always know they are there for me when I need them.

YFE: What have been the advantages of being young and female while building your business?

K: There are some disadvantages being a woman and young – especially when you’re first starting out. I often times am very hard on myself with my work, though I sometimes think such self-criticism is healthy in doses. My biggest advantage is knowing my strengths. I worked for a company that made us take test to identify our greatest strengths, they then placed us with certain colleagues that would help build on those. I would recommend the book Discover your Strengths to women looking for their own path in business or women that are looking to hire certain strengths in a person.

http://www.amazon.com/Discover-Your-Strengths-Marcus-Buckingham/dp/0743201140
(Make sure you buy a new book, as you only receive one code to take the test)

YFE: What is your advice for a young, female entrepreneur just starting out or in the research stage?

K: I’m just starting out on my own. I’d say the best thing is to find mentors and connect with like minded people. If you love what you do, the work won’t feel like work!

What is your drink of choice?

K: I started a cocktail contest a while working for TASTE at the Seattle Art Museum and the winner of one of our competitions had created the most amazing drink. Check out the recipe here: http://tastesamblog.com/2012/01/19/we-have-a-winner-for-the/

What can we find you doing when you are not working on and in your business?

K: Working out and eating amazing food. Thankfully I’m glad I like to do both!

Tessa Rowe, Tessa Lee Events

Twitter: @TessaLeeRowe

What is your business all about?

T: I am an event planner that has done everything from local non-profit auction to large corporate annual parties. My job is to take the stress away from you and plan the big event from the knitty gritty logistics to the coordination of the day of. My biggest strength is the ability to relate and understand people, so when they want an event, I pair their hopes with my ideas to bring it to life.

What does your background look like? What did you do prior to starting your business?

T: I found my passion for event planning while attending the University of Washington. I knew I wanted to be a part of something, but couldn’t figure out what that something was. When I started doing communication and event internships, I found a deep desire to create experiences. I craved the ability to evolve an event from scratch by pairing the needs from a client with the ideas in my brain. I started planning auctions, networking nights, Bat Mitzvah’s, festivals, PTA events and large corporate annual parties. It’s incredibly gratifying to see all the hard work and planning come together for everyone to experience.

Why did you start your business, launch your first product, or build that community in the first place? What was your motivation?

T: In college, I started building a network and community around events. For the first year and a half, I juggled my job, school and volunteering to plan everything and anything I could. Senior year, I landed my first paid client where all responsibility and planning was up to me. Now, a year out of school, I’m learning everything there is to know about the event world. I want to gain the fundamentals of a successful event planner, so in a couple years, I will be ready to jump full board into my own business.

What are your favorite things about being young, female and entrepreneurial?

T: There are so many things I love about being a young female entrepreneur. I have always been a person to reach for the stars and have big ideas, but I didn’t know what I could do with these ideas or frankly, if I could do anything with them. I finally saw women doing just that; putting their ideas to the test no matter the fear or skepticism. This age is a perfect time to start growing my ideas. I understand my generation and their needs and fortunately, I have so many tools to communicate those. Finally, being a female gives me a burning desire to change the status quo. Women are incredibly strong and it’s about time to highlight our strengths.

Do you have mentors or people you admire that you think of when making business decisions?

T: I have met an incredible amount of people who have helped me and I look up to. First off, my family has been a huge part in my decisions. My father taught me hard work, my mother taught me compassion and my sister taught me that there are no limits. At the same time, in college, I met an incredible community of other women willing to help, give advice and lend a hand just because.

What are the disadvantages you’ve faced, if any?

T: I have found that sometimes it can be hard to be taken seriously. I have run into people changing their view about me or my business because of my age. I think people can confuse experience with a good idea and an entrepreneurial soul. You don’t always have to have the past experience to be successful. With a good idea and entrepreneurial soul, you make the experiences.

What is your advice for a young, female entrepreneur just starting out or in the research stage?

T: As I am still in my research stage, I would say the biggest thing is to find a way to keep your motivation. It’s easy to lose sight or become too busy, especially when you are working full time. But find something or someone who pushes you to keep going and make it happen.

What is your drink of choice?

T: I am a wino at heart, so a glass of red wine will almost always win.

What can we find you doing when you are not working on and in your business?

T: My husband and I love the outdoors and traveling. When we can, we like to get out and do something whether it’s a good hike, camping, being on the water or taking a needed vacation.

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Young Female Entrepreneurs recently partnered with the women behind Kickstart Kitchen in directing our community to their Bootstrap Book Club to connect over shared values while learning from one another’s past experiences. The format for discussion they’ve created within the private Facebook Group is phenomenal and the opportunity to meet women that may open your mind to new ideas or ways of doing business is priceless. 

YFE knows many of you are already enjoying the book club, but are left wondering, who exactly is Kickstart Kitchen. Well you’re in luck! Read on to find out more about Jules and Krystina. When you’re done, be sure to follow them online…

Website: www.KickstartKitchen.com
Twitter: @kickstartkitchn
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kickstartkitchen

Krystina Feucht

Twitter: @krystinafeucht
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kickstartkitchen

YFE: What is your business all about? What problem do you solve, service do you offer, etc.

K: We help women entrepreneurs confidently take the leap into profitable entrepreneurship with less stress, more clarity and a strong support community. Kickstart Kitchen offers online courses, downloadable tools, and personal coaching that help early entrepreneurs rock their business to the next level.

YFE: What does your background look like? What did you do prior to starting your business? What did you education look like, etc.

K: I seek adventure in everything I do from surfing to business. That beautiful place of coming to the edge of your fear and leaping – or pushing yourself – forward is where I love to be and where I absolutely love helping others thrive.

I have BA in Marketing and over 12 years of hands-on experience working with and marketing to solopreneurs. I’m also certified professional business coach with a voracious appetite for personal and business development.

YFE: Why did you start your business, launch your first product, or build that community in the first place? What was your motivation?

K: When I started my first business coaching women entrepreneurs while working full-time, I found myself hitting the wall in trading time for money…and no extra time.

My partner Jules and I were both in similar positions and looking for programs that supported women entrepreneurs like us. There weren’t any that fit our need and those of others we knew so we created Kickstart Kitchen to fill that need and offer the kind of community we wanted.

YFE: What are your favorite things about being young, female and entrepreneurial?

K: The communities of amazing women that want to support each other and collaborate. It’s damn exciting and motivating! Knowing that I’ll control my future and have so many opportunities is gratifying feeling.

YFE: Do you have mentors or people you admire that you think of when making business decisions?

K: We have a mastermind group called the “Litmus Ladies” that we can get feedback from and bound ideas off of. Its so valuable.

Many of the business books I’ve read have each given me lessons and ah-ha’s that have stuck with me and pop up during decision time…so I guess I have a library of mentors. That is why Jules and I started Bootstrap Book Club – we’re both learning and book junkies. You can check it out here www.kickstartkitchen.com/book-club.

YFE: What have been the advantages of being young and female while building your business?

K: All the new and growing communities of young, female entrepreneurs that are banding together have created spaces to share, get and give support. These communities are really driving business and ideas!

YFE: What is your advice for a young, female entrepreneur just starting out or in the research stage?

K: 1. Get a mentor more experienced than you early on.

2. Join communities of your peeps and audience and start building relationships from day one.

3. Ask lots of questions, don’t try to do it alone and without help.

4. Focus on the benefits you provide, not the features. People will buy you and what you can do for them.

YFE: What is your drink of choice?

K: Toss up between pinot noir and green apple woodchuck

YFE: What can we find you doing when you are not working on and in your business?

K: Surfing, running, yoga, taking dogs to beach, adventure traveling and anything that gets me outdoor with my hubby and active.

Jules Taggart

Twitter: @julestaggart
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kickstartkitchen

YFE: What is your business all about? What problem do you solve, service do you offer, etc.

J: We help women entrepreneurs confidently take the leap into profitable entrepreneurship with less stress, more clarity and a strong support community. Kickstart Kitchen offers online courses, downloadable tools, and personal coaching that help early entrepreneurs rock their business to the next level.

YFE: What does your background look like? What did you do prior to starting your business? What did you education look like, etc.

J: I am a list-making, inspiration-seeking, wine-loving girl from the Midwest. Thankfully my husband agrees with me that sunshine and ocean breezes are two of the best things about life, so we’ve been San Diegans for a few years now.

I have a B.A. in Communication and a Masters in Business Administration. My professional background includes over a decade of traditional marketing and seven years of working with emerging media.

YFE: Why did you start your business, launch your first product, or build that community in the first place? What was your motivation?

J: In addition to Kickstart Kitchen, I also own a social media consulting business that focuses on rapid growth for small to medium-sized businesses.

When I was launching my first business I was still working full-time in a corporate role. There were courses out there that I could take to help me grow my business but they were either so expensive or so time consuming that I wasn’t able to participate.

The courses I did find were impersonal — it was like building my business in a bubble. I wanted an affordable course that would teach me how to grow my business, but I needed it to be accessible when I was available…and I didn’t want to do it without a community. Is that really so much to ask?

My business partner Krystina Feucht was having the same challenge with her first business. When we couldn’t find what we needed, we got together and we created it through Kickstart Kitchen.

YFE: What are your favorite things about being young, female and entrepreneurial?

J: Embracing entrepreneurship at a young age has given me so many more choices and opportunities. I get to determine the way I make a living. The best part is that I get to help other women find the same freedom. That’s such an amazing feeling.

YFE: Do you have mentors or people you admire that you think of when making business decisions?

J: We work very closely with a small group of women that we’ve dubbed ‘The Litmus Ladies’. This is a mini mastermind group and we serve as partners to one another for accountability and growth. The Litmus Ladies are always my very first call when I have a challenge to overcome or an idea that needs to be talked out.

YFE: What is your advice for a young, female entrepreneur just starting out or in the research stage?

J: Find a mentor — and I’m not talking about your BFF! Find someone who can show you how to take it to the next level and can push you to challenge yourself. This was a game-changer for my businesses.

YFE: What is your drink of choice?

J: Vino. Oh, and grapefruit Perrier. Love that stuff.

YFE: What can we find you doing when you are not working on and in your business?

J: I love to run, but that’s mostly because I’ve never met a cupcake I didn’t like.

I also love to read and I co-facilitiate Bootstrap Book Club with my business partner Krystina. You can check out the book club here: www.kickstartkitchen.com/book-club

Are you into books, young, female & entrepreneurial? Request to join the private Bootstrap Book Club.

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Young Female Entrepreneurs has featured Erica Zidel on the live stream and shared about her many accomplishments on the blog in the past. This week YFE is excited to share that she will be leading up YFE Boston (#YFEbos). Erica owns SittingAround, founded in 2010 and is an incredible resource for young women in the city who are interested in meeting their peers. Read on to find out more about Erica…

Website: http://sittingaround.com
Twitter: @ericabz, @sittingaroundco
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zidel

YFE: What is your business all about? What problem do you solve, service do you offer, etc.

E: SittingAround makes it easy for parents to find and coordinate babysitting.

We have the world’s leading software for managing babysitting coops — groups of families who swap care — and the only babysitter search engine.

YFE: What does your background look like? What did you do prior to starting your business? What did you education look like, etc.

E: I have a BA from Harvard. Prior to starting SittingAround, I worked in NYC and Seattle as a management consultant, advising other people how to run their businesses.

YFE: Why did you start your business, launch your first product, or build that community in the first place? What was your motivation?

E: A problem I experienced in my own life! By the time my son was three, I’d grown incredibly frustrated with how inefficient it was to find great sitters. I wanted a better solution — so I built it.

YFE: What are your favorite things about being young, female and entrepreneurial?

E: The flexibility and creativity that comes with building a business.

YFE: Do you have mentors or people you admire that you think of when making business decisions?

E: I have a number of people I consider mentors who I look to when making big decisions. A network of mentors is an invaluable resource to have, especially when you are just starting out.

YFE: What have been the advantages of being young and female while building your business?

E: Women experience different problems than men. We see the world differently and have unique insights. This allows us to solve problems that other entrepreneurs may never consider – like childcare!

YFE: What is your advice for a young, female entrepreneur just starting out or in the research stage?

E: Be confident. Confidence will get you very, very far.

YFE: What is your drink of choice?

E: Diet coke and red wine (not together, of course…)

YFE: What can we find you doing when you are not working on and in your business?

E: Running! It clears my head and keeps me energetic.

I also love to cook and make dinner most nights. It’s a nice way to transition from the work day into the night.

Are you in Boston, young, female & entrepreneurial? Request to join Erica’s private YFE Boston Facebook Group.

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Young Female Entrepreneurs is thrilled to welcome Marissa Vicario on as the YFE NYC City Coordinator. She owns Marissa’s Well-being and Health (MWAH!), founded in 2009 and is an incredible resource for young women in the city who are interested in meeting their peers.

Website: www.mwahonline.com
Twitter: @MarissaVicario
Facebook: facebook.com/MarissasWellbeingandHealth

YFE: What’s your business all about?

M: I help women transition their love/hate relationship with food into one based on joy and nourishment. I’ve created the Total Reset Plan, a completely virtual 4-week program designed to get women back on track with healthy eating and stay there. I believe that having the body you want and creating a fulfilling life you love comes first from feeding yourself well with nourishing food.

YFE: What does your background look like?

M: Before starting my business, I worked in Corporate Communications for 10 years most recently as a PR Manager for a Silicon Valley-based Fortune 500 company. I studied journalism undergrad at Northwestern University and completed my graduate degree in marketing and consumer behavior at NYU, which brought me to New York City eight years ago.

YFE: Why did you start your business, launch your first product, or build that community in the first place? What was your motivation?

M: I’ve always wanted to help people. One day in my mid-twenties, I woke up and realized that my corporate job left a huge void inside of me and that I couldn’t truly feel fully alive until I was fully aligned with my purpose. I have always been passionate about health and wellness and wanted to inspire people to take care of themselves from the inside out.

YFE: What are your favorite things about being young, female and entrepreneurial?

M: I’m going to be honest and say that because I started my business in my 30s, one of my limiting beliefs has been that I’m too old to be an entrepreneur and that I’m “running out of time.” I’ve worked hard to overcome that fear and what I love most about being young, female and entrepreneur is the bright, inspiring women I connect with on a daily basis and the support system we offer each other.

YFE: Do you have mentors or people you admire that you think of when making business decisions?

M: Yes, many. The ones that stand out at the moment are Marie Forleo, Kris Carr and Tory Burch.

YFE: What have been the advantages of being young and female while building your business?

M: Right now, I’m noticing an explosion in businesses owned by young women. I think that now is the best time to be young, female and an entrepreneur because of the plethora of resources available. There will always be big business, but times are changing and more people are leaving their jobs to pursue their dreams. There’s a lot of support out there to make it happen!

YFE: What are the disadvantages you’ve faced, if any?

M: Thankfully, I haven’t experienced any disadvantages, rather there were more disadvantages to being young and female in my corporate job.

YFE: What is your advice for a young, female entrepreneur just starting out or in the research stage?

M: Get out of your own way and just start doing something! Don’t wait for everything to be perfect because it never will be and don’t worry about what others think, just believe in you!

YFE: What is your drink of choice?

M: Green juice!

YFE: What can we find you doing when you are not working on and in your business?

M: Training for triathlons and working out at my favorite fitness studio, Chaise23, or volunteering with the New York Junior League. I also love to cook, read, travel and spend time with my boyfriend, David.

Are you in New York City, young, female & entrepreneurial? Request to join Marissa’s private YFE NYC Facebook Group.

PS. Marissa is going to be on #YFEchat
this Friday night as a moderator. So, game up east coast YFEs! If she can do the 11pm Twitter Mixer with CNN International so can you ;)

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Find out what it means to be a young, female entrepreneur who is also employed, engaged and cares about taking care of herself… more from Erin Haslag of WELL in L.A.

Watch Erin’s profile to find out…

• how having a blog made starting her own business a natural process
• what she chooses to keep private online
• how she uses her background and extensive education in her business

Watch the live stream to find out…

• what made Erin say, “Oh. Hell. NO!“
• how she collaborates with others in her industry
• what the downfall of starting with a blog is

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Anyone that has met Erin Haslag of WELL in L.A. online will agree with me in that her personality mirrors what you see on her website, how she interacts on Twitter, and what she shares on Facebook. Erin is a health coach that encourages people to “live well” through her writing as well as through services that help them cleanse, cook and workout. At the same time she also helps other small business owners in the health and wellness field build their brands online.

Erin’s background is in public health and counseling psychology with a Masters in Counseling Psychology, a Masters in Public Health, and a Bachelors in Health Science and Psychology. Her motto is all about preventative care, and she is one small business owner that definitely “walks her talk.”

Watch a short clip of her video profile to learn more about how she came to be Erin of Well in L.A.

WELL in L.A. began as a blog that slowly evolved into a business. Visit her blog today and you will find inspiration for growing your business, living out your dreams, and getting healthy. During the video profile interview Erin briefly shared what her blog has done for her business: setting her up with an expert status early on, helping her audience get comfortable around her, good SEO for her site, and a way to build a community around her mission.

“We have room for multiple careers.”

After the YFE Profile interview had ended Erin shared that her mother has worked in the same job for most of her life and would often comment to Erin that she has had so many different employers already at such a young age. The reality is that most young women and men today are job hoppers. We rarely stay in one place for more than three years and she reminds us in the profile that this can be true even in entrepreneurship. Your business today does not have to be your life plan. Erin has a passion for helping people get healthy and that she can take in many directions as her future unfolds.

Show up to tonight’s #YFEtv at 6p/9e for a live Facebook Chat  and live stream with Erin. By showing up to the Facebook chat and live stream, as a young female entrepreneur you will meet others who are just like you. Looking for support, inspiration, community, or guidance?

Be sure to show up here, tonight at 6p/9e!

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Tonight at 6p/9e Live Stream on Facebook

What does it mean to have a new company, but be a seasoned entrepreneur? Jenny Dibble is the guest tonight on our weekly YFE live stream over on.fb.me/yfetv at 6p/9e. You will walk away from hearing her story understanding more about what it means to have an exit strategy as you build your business. She will also be sharing how that not only does life go on after your first business, but it gets better!

YFE has been profiling women with businesses that are in the first two years of formation. Nailah Blades, YFE’s first video profile has a similar story to Jenny’s in that she created a successful business and is now on to her second business. While Nailah still owns her first, Jenny’s experience outlines what it looks like to sell your first business, what to watch out for, and what the possibilities for your future hold.

Along with having the experience of selling her first business, Jenny is now starting fresh, building a new business with a partner. YFE is excited to hear what lessons she learned from her first business that she is now applying in her second!

Apart from the business side of being a YFE, Jenny is also a mom to an active toddler so we’ll be discussing what flexibility means in entrepreneurship.

Watch & participate in the chat tonight at 6p/9e LIVE on live stream via http://on.fb.me/yfetv.

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YFE featured the YEC’s #FixYoungAmerica campaign this week along with the featured profile of Lea Khayata and Elettra Fiumi. Both were featured on the YFE live stream, answering questions from our Facebook chat. Watch the live stream and featured profile of Granny Cart below.

Watch the full profile here:

Watch the live stream recording here:

Add next week’s YFE live stream and Facebook chat to your calendar.

Thursday, March 22nd at 6p/9e LIVE on on.fb.me/yfetv

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Lea Khayata and Elettra Fiumi met while attending the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. One year later, a masters was earned and a company was born. Lea is French Lebanese and Elettra is Italian; they have varied life experiences with similar skills, are good friends, and both love telling stories. Starting a company together, centered around digital journalism as they explain it, was an organic experience. With preparation and luck they were able to find each other and mentors, and while leveraging their passion for film, Granny Cart Productions was created.

“When looking for jobs nothing stood out to us…” While in school, one of their professors suggested they create their own company, so they did.

In France, it’s not common to be young and an entrepreneur, as Lea explains, but she never thought that being a woman would make as big of an impact on others’ impressions of their venture as it has. People are often surprised that two young women are out on their own, creating without guidance, a reliable income, or guaranteed benefits primarily because it’s not common place, not because they don’t think they are capable of it.

Coming from a film background and an entrepreneurial one at that, Elettra knew how difficult starting their own company would be. She also always valued and understood the importance of women pursing their dreams thanks to an all girls school undergrad experience. “Seeing people surprised by [a young female entrepreneur] is strange.” She doesn’t think it feels “strange or exceptional” stating that “every young woman should be an entrepreneur if that is her dream,” and that is true regardless of gender or age.

“With this economy every young person is scared of what their career will be like, especially in journalism,” Elettra reminds us. “What makes sense today is to start your own project… to venture out and have the courage to do that.” Listening to Lea and Elettra, who recently founded Granny Cart (in September of 2011), you can’t help but be inspired by their optimism and excitement for the possibilities that are open to them. Eletra believes that “if you are doing something you are passionate about, success will follow.” These women are perfect examples of this.

Both women credit Columbia University as a strong influence in building their company. After a two year masters program in Paris, Lea transfered to Columbia to finish and discovered digital media. Elettra’s father, mother, brother and sister has been in the film industry for many years. Her family founded a film festival in Italy and her father is responsible for a subtitling system, so she has grown up surrounded by translators and in and around film festivals. Even with her background, she had never thought about making films until she enrolled in Columbia. The decision to continue her education came after getting tired of her previous job and the opportunities that may or may not be available for her to advance within it. The poor economy was the final deal breaker that gave her the motivation to leave and look for something new.

“Granny Cart Productions tells stories about heritage: the lost, the preserved, the rediscovered and the sacrificed. We make short and long-form documentaries, corporate videos and craft unique online branding campaigns. Our equipment? We are one-woman bands shooting with Canon HDSLR cameras. When we have extra equipment, we use our granny cart.”

While their education may be in journalism and documentary film making at the end of the day they are “good shooters” and they know how to “write well and make a point quickly,” which benefits the branding piece of their business. They are storytellers.

View the trailer below for Khayata and Fiumi’s digital master’s project at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Being Interfaith.

Along with their commercial video work, they are also working on raising funds for another project that follows “a man on a quest to preserve an endangered Afro-Caribe language and culture called Garifuna that originates in the Caribbean island of St. Vincent.” Find out more about their documentaries and branding work at grannycartproductions.com.

“It is really stressful to have your own business.” Having a partner helps you manage that stress.

The positive energy that comes with their friendship and working relationship keeps their spirits and creativity up. They aren’t sure of how it came to be, but Granny Cart has launched in a strong way since September and they already have a name for themselves.

Similar skill sets due to the Columbia Journalism program and their passion for journalism and filmmaking are what Lea and Elettra credit their success in partnering with another young woman. While they have many similarities, they also have different backgrounds, strengths and weaknesses that can make working together difficult at times. When it comes down to what is important, “the reason why it works so well, even if we disagree sometimes, is because there is no pride” in the relationship. Like the Pageant Professors profile, the two women have common goals and passions that make for a beneficial partnership.

Hear their full story, ask them questions and meet other young, female entrepreneurs on Thursday night, March 15th at 6p/9e at http://on.fb.me/yfetv. YFE is hosting a one hour live stream and chat with guests, Elettra and Lea of Granny Cart Productions. Along with the profiled women, YFE is honored to have Ryan Paugh of The Young Entrepreneurs Council on to speak about their campaign, #FixYoungAmerica.

Looking for support, inspiration, community, or guidance? Be sure show up Thursday night at 6p/9e!

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