Highlighting Women Led Startups
In celebration of Woman’s History Month, we are highlighting some of the strong female entrepreneurs and female led startups we work with!
Anne Palermo + Brittany Chibe - Aqua Cultured Foods
Co-Founders of Aqua Cultured Foods, they are leading the future of food in the alternative protein space. They are focused on using Aqua’s tech to bring nutritionally superior, hyper-realistic, whole cuts of seafood alternatives to the market!
Founder & CEO of Bramble, Amanda is providing plant-based dog food, that is not only healthier for your dog, but the planet too! She is on a mission to provide first of it’s kind fresh, plant based, dog food delivered to your door in a healthier, kinder, more sustainable manner.
CEO & Founder of Giftpocket, Brooke created the company when she was only 12 years old! She is transforming the gift card space through her mobile FinTech app, and changing the way people and brands use gift cards.
Lauren Athey Dellinger - Headbands of Hope
President of Headbands of Hope, since Lauren began working there, they have donated over 1,000,000 headbands to children’s hospitals here in the U.S. and 19 countries worldwide. For every headband purchased on their online shop, one is given to a child with cancer.
Jill Vaské is the owner of MoTow, a company that makes hitches and carries for motorcycles, ebikes, and scooters. She is passionate about the environment and wants to reduce waste and create sustainable solutions for the planet!
Lori Morrell - Priority One Canine & Priority One Dietetics
Owner of both Priority One Canine and Priority One Dietetics, Lori is also a certified professional dog trainer with the state of Ohio! Through her company Priority One Canine, they are helping to keep homes safe and sound with their highly trained protection dogs. Her company Priority One Dietetics is building a nutrition guided dog food channel that emphasize the use of nutrition to supplement the day to day food your favorite pets eat!
President, CMO, and Co-Founder of Psych 360, Nicole is a visionary leader within the long term care industry. She has a passion for evidence-based mental health care, patient experience, and improved quality of life for those populations that are underserved.
CEO & Founder of RxLightning, Julia has worked to create a single solution for providers to get their patients started on the specialty therapies they need, at RxLightning speed! Through RxLightning, she is improving the speed of access for patients to their speciality medications and treatments.
Melanie Shultz - Specialized Speech Technologies
President & Owner of Specialized Speech Technologies, Melanie is dedicated to providing quality speech, occupational, and physical, therapy services to patients in the Columbus area. She opened Specialized Speech in 2001, and ever since has been proud to serve the members and families of her community!
Vicki Bowen Hewes - Social Ventures
Vicki is the Chief Empowerment Officer at Social Ventures, a civic organization helping to advocate and fund the businesses addressing social problems in the community. She is dedicated to being an advocate for the underserved and underrepresented in her community, as well as empowering all women!
Natalie Bishop + Lauren VanCleave - Story Louisville
Natalie is the CEO & Founder of Story Louisville, a company that looks to provide enriching spaces that foster meaningful relationships and inspire innovative work that prioritizes personal values. Lauren VanCleave is the COO, and has worked to create a great company culture, pushed for strategic growth, and fostered talent development within her own team.
Stephanie Downs - Uncaged Innovations
CEO & Co-Founder of Uncaged Innovations, Stephanie is a serial entrepreneur, who’s latest venture is looking to shake up the leather industry, through the use of biotechnology. She is passionate about animal welfare, human rights, and the environment!
Elizabeth Bean Smith - Wardrobe Therapy
Founder, Owner, and Stylist at Wardrobe Therapy, Elizabeth helps clients through providing style and wardrobe services for them. She is passionate about all things fashion and lives by the motto “When you look good, you feel good!”
Stephanie is the CEO & Founder of Winks Inc, a plant-based dairy alternative for kids coming to a lunchbox near you! She is looking to provide children with nutrient filled, plant based foods and dairy, that she struggled to find herself as a child when she stopped eating animal products.
Michelle Murcia + Ann Martin - Book+Street
This list wouldn’t be complete without our very own Michelle and Annie! Michelle is our CEO + Founder, and you would be hard pressed to find anyone more involved and in love with the startup space! Ann Martin is our COO/CFO as well as recently made Partner, if anyone could rival Michelle’s love for startups it would be Annie!
We are proud of all the women listed above, and all other female entrepreneurs out there that are changing the status quo!
