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'''Kathryn Minshew''' is the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and co-founder of [[The Muse (website)|The Muse]], a career-development platform.<ref name="Wang">Wang, Jennifer. [http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225204 "How 5 Successful Entrepreneurs Bounced Back After Failure"]. entrepreneur.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.</ref> |
'''Kathryn Minshew''' is the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and co-founder of [[The Muse (website)|The Muse]], a career-development platform.<ref name="Wang">Wang, Jennifer. [http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225204 "How 5 Successful Entrepreneurs Bounced Back After Failure"]. entrepreneur.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.</ref> |
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A former management consultant at McKinsey, she now runs The Muse, a career development platform used by over 2 million professionals. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeji45eegdf/kathryn-minshew-27-founder-ceo-the-daily-muse/#59bd46a62099|title=Kathryn Minshew, Founder & CEO, The Daily Muse - pg.21|last=Bercovici|first=Jeff|website=Forbes|access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Kathryn Minshew | |
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Born | New Jersey | October 30, 1985
Occupation | Entrepreneur Author Writer Public Speaker |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Duke University Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
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Kathryn Minshew is the CEO and co-founder of The Muse, a career-development platform.[1]
A former management consultant at McKinsey, she now runs The Muse, a career development platform used by over 2 million professionals. [2]
Career
Minshew was a management consultant at McKinsey.[3] She worked for the Clinton Health Access Initiative until 2010, when she co-founded Pretty Young Professionals,[4] a networking site for young professional women.[5]
In 2011, Minshew co-founded The Muse (originally called The Daily Muse),[1] a "career platform and job discovery tool serving more than 5 million professionals worldwide,"[6] with Alexandra Cavoulacos and Melissa McCreery. Minshew is the CEO of The Muse and Cavoulacos is the COO.[7] The Muse has raised $28.7 million in total funding from 22 Investors.[8] The Muse was accepted into tech accelerator YCombinator for the Winter 2012 class.[9]
Recognition and awards
She was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media list in 2011 [10] and 2012.[11] Minshew and her co-founders were also on the Inc. (magazine) 2012 list of 15 Women to Watch in Tech.[12] She has been featured in publications including Wired,[13] Forbes,[14] Inc.,[15] Huffington Post,[16] Teen Vogue,[17] and Stylecaster.[18]
Minshew represented The Daily Muse in the Wall Street Journal Startup of the Year competition in Fall 2013, where she made the finals.[19]
In 2016, Minshew was named a New York Future 50 Award winner by SmartCEO magazine[20] and a Workforce Magazine 2016 Game Changer.[21] Minshew was also an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in 2016.[22] Minshew and her co-founder were named to the Silicon Alley 100 in 2012[23] and 2015.[24]
Minshew was also featured in the "Global Citizen" campaign by Tumi in 2014[25] and the "Women of Substance" campaign by Anthropologie[26] in 2015.
Writing and speaking
Minshew has contributed to publications including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Inc..[27][28][29] She has been featured as a career expert on programs including The Today Show, Bloomberg Television, FOX, MSNBC.[30][31][32][33] In addition, Minshew is a frequent speaker at Technology, Media and Human Capital events, in 2016 appearing at the Tribeca Film Festival: Tribeca Talks Daring Women Summit, The Next Web Europe, Y Combinator's Female Founders Conference, Employer Branding Strategies Conference, NCHRA's Recruiting & Selection Conference and numerous others.[34][35][36][37][38]
Values and inspirations
For Anthropologie's Women of Character feature, Minshew shared some of her values and inspirations. These included:
My favourite virtue would have to be courage. I'm always so impressed and amazed with people [who] can stand up for what they believe, and can go against the grain.[39]
My heroes, in real life, tend to be people who either broke through barriers or overcame tremendous obstacles — not only individually, but people who opened up pathways.[39]
Books
2017: The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career (co-authored with Alexandra Cavoulacos), Crown Business, 336 pages. ISBN 9780451495679
References
- ^ a b Wang, Jennifer. "How 5 Successful Entrepreneurs Bounced Back After Failure". entrepreneur.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Bercovici, Jeff. "Kathryn Minshew, Founder & CEO, The Daily Muse - pg.21". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "Kathryn Minshew". forbes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ davis, noah (2013-09-26). "What Makes You So Smart, Kathryn Minshew? — Pacific Standard". Medium. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Pretty Young Professional | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Kathryn Minshew - Founder & CEO @ The Muse | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "The Muse - Career advice and better job search". www.themuse.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "The Muse | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Kathryn Minshew and Alex Cavoulacos - The Muse - YC Female Founder Stories". YC Female Founder Stories. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ 30 Under 30 2011 "Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media". forbes.com. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ 30 Under 30 2012 "Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media". forbes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ 15 Women to Watch in Tech "Inc: 15 Women to Watch in Tech". inc.com. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ "Woman-Led VC Firms Are on the Rise—And Raising Lots of Cash". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ Forbes, Moira. "Why You Always Need A 'Ride Or Die' Investor And Other Top Advice On Getting Funded". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Kathryn Minshew: How to Get the Most Out of Every Interview". 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ Journalist, Nusha Balyan Multimedia; Exchange, The Story (2013-07-18). "Kathryn Minshew: Helping Women Find Their Muse". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ Dwyer, Kate. "You Need to Read This Advice For Landing Your First Job". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Career Advice From a CEO Whose Job Is to Dole It Out". 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "WSJ Startup of the Year' Finalists Make Their Case". wsj.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ "2016 New York Future 50: The Muse". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
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- ^ "EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Finalists". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
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- ^ "SILICON ALLEY 100: Meet the most inspiring and influential people in New York tech right now". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Tumi North America Site | Kathryn Minshew US". Kathryn Minshew US. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ Anthropologie (2015-09-25). "In Her Own Words: Kathryn Minshew - Anthropologie Blog". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Never Say No to Networking". hbr.org. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "How I've Made Smart Hires as My Company Quadupled in 10 Months". fastcompany.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "4 Interview Questions Smart Leaders Ask to Create Great Culture". inc.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "How to land the perfect job". today.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Millennial Job Seekers Shaped by Recession: Minshew". bloomberg.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "On the Job Hunt? Tweet Your Resume". foxbusiness.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Four Tips for Successfully Interviewing Prospective Employees". americanexpress.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Tribeca Talks Daring Women Summit". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "TNW Conference Europe Speakers 2016". thenextweb.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Female Founders Conference Speakers". femalefoundersconference.org. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Employer Branding Strategies Conference: Kathryn Minshew". employerbrandingstrategies.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "NCHRA Recruiting & Selection Conference Details". nchra.org. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Minshew on her values and inspirations".