http://www.businessweek.com "Making the Leap" features women who gave up a shot at the CEO suite in a big company to become entrepreneurs. Women who left the corporate fast track to become entrepreneurs tell listeners what they've learned BusinessWeek careers, entrepreneur, women, female, venture, independence, corporation, new company, founder no "Making the Leap" features women who gave up a shot at the CEO suite in a big company to become entrepreneurs. They talk about how their corporate experience prepared them - or did not - for entrepreneurship, their experiences getting funding for their new companies, and the challenges of trying to create a new corporate culture in a business world that is still predominantly run in accordance with stereotypically 'male' values. en-us Jaime Beauchamp #bw_online_media@businessweek.com Thu, 4 Apr 2007 00:17:15 EDT bwwebmaster@businessweek.com 1000 Co-founder of Chapman Development Group Myrtle Potter http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/making_the_leap/making_the_leap_04_05_07.htm Myrtle Potter talks about leaving a high-powered job at biotech Genentech to launch a company, Chapman Development Group, that builds affordable housing Thu, 4 Apr 2007 00:17:15 EDT 18:45 Myrtle Potter, Genentech, Chapman Development Group, entrepreneurs, women entrepreneurs, affordable housing, social entrepreneurship http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts//making_the_leap/making_the_leap_04_05_07.mp3 Owner of Inman Family Wines Kathleen Inman http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/making_the_leap/making_the_leap_03_29_07.htm Kathleen Inman talks about why she left a career in recruiting for that most uncertain of businesses: wine making. She tells us how she knew it was time for a new life, what sort of balance she has in her life now, and how her background in finance makes the wine business more manageable Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:22:00 EDT 9:47 Kathleen Inman, Inman Family Wines, recruiting, finance, London, California, work/life balance, family, Kimberly Weisul, entrepreneur, women, wine, wine making, vineyard http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts//making_the_leap/making_the_leap_03_29_07.mp3 CEO of T3 advertising agency Gay Gaddis http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/making_the_leap/making_the_leap_03_22_07.htm Gay Gaddis talks about anger as a path to entrepreneurship, how she tries to keep her company family-friendly as it grows, and the challenges of becoming a CEO while remaining an entrepreneur Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:17:00 EDT 11:34 Gay Gaddis, Gay Warren Gaddis, T-3, Kimberly Weisul, advertising, marketing, technology, women, entrepreneurship, management, family-friendly, growth http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts//making_the_leap/making_the_leap_03_22_07.mp3 CEO of travel company Olivia Amy Errett http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/making_the_leap/making_the_leap_03_15_07.htm BusinessWeek SmallBiz speaks with Amy Errett, who launched the asset-based business at E*Trade and now is the CEO of Olivia, a travel and lifestyle company catering to lesbians. Errett discusses the advantages of being a two-time entrepreneur, the importance of developing a work life with personal meaning, and the challenges of running a for-profit company that nonetheless has a strong social mission Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:17:00 EDT 11:30 Amy Errett, small business, entrepreneur, women, E*Trade, Olivia, travel, gay, lesbian, social entrepreneurship, affinity marketing, advice, Kimberly Weisul, SmallBiz, work/life balance http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts//making_the_leap/making_the_leap_03_15_07.mp3 Founder and CEO of Nina McLemore LLC Nina McLemore http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/making_the_leap/making_the_leap_03_08_07.htm Nina McLemore talks about her decision to leave Liz Claiborne Accessories, a business she founded and built, to start her own clothing company. Along the way, she got an MBA in finance and founded and ran a small private equity company, which inspired her to embrace a new business model for the apparel business Thu, 8 Mar 2007 00:17:00 EDT 10:20 , Nina McLemore, Liz Claiborne, small business, entrepreneur, women, finance, direct sales, clothing, apparel entrepreneur, startup, software, technology, fundraising, venture capital, management, work/life balance, Kimberly Weisul, SmallBiz http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts//making_the_leap/making_the_leap_03_08_07.mp3 Solidware Technologies Susan Kunz http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/making_the_leap/making_the_leap_03_01_07.htm Sue Kunz talks with SmallBiz editor Kimberly Weisul about the challenges of running a startup, including fundraising, helping employees maintain some sort of work/life balance, and managing a team Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT 9:19 Solidware Technologies, Sun Microsystems, Susan Marie Kunz. Sue Kunz, women, entrepreneur, startup, small business, software, technology, fundraising, venture capital, management, work/life balance, Kimberly Weisul, SmallBiz http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts//making_the_leap/making_the_leap_03_01_07.mp3 Adrienne Choma, co-founder and president of Saladax Biomedical Adrienne Choma http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/making_the_leap/making_the_leap_02_22_07.htm BusinessWeek SmallBiz speaks with Adrienne Choma, a former Hoffmann-LaRoche executive and a lawyer by training, who co-founded and now runs Saladax Biomedical. Saladax is developing a test to better monitor the level of drugs in chemotherapy patients. Choma talks about why she became an entrepreneur, the challenges of fundraising, and the particular challenges of being a woman entrepreneur in her field Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EDT 11:22 Adrienne Choma small business entrepreneur women Saladax Hoffman LaRoche startup fundraising venture capital discrimination advice Kimberly Weisul SmallBiz http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts//making_the_leap/making_the_leap_02_22_07.mp3 Co-founder of Artemis Woman Ann Buivid http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/making_the_leap/making_the_leap_02_15_07.htm Ann Buivid was president of Remington's personal care division until 2003, when she left to start Artemis Woman spa products. In this interview she covers fundraising, corporate culture, and advice for others who are considering leaving Corporate America for entrepreneurship Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EDT 10:51 Remington Products Artemis Woman spa venture capital careers entrepreneur women female venture independence corporation new company founder independence http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts//making_the_leap/making_the_leap_02_15_07.mp3