Former Corporate Founders

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Founder Guidance

Why this former corporate ‘intrepreneur’ decided to finally start her own company

Nicole Semeraro left healthcare leadership to build Karias Health—and rethink how consumers navigate one of the country’s most confusing industries.

Jamila Huxtable
Headshot of Karen Wickre, a light-skinned woman with short feathered grey hair wearing a black V-neck shirt and hoop earrings, smiling at the camera.
Founder Guidance

An older founder explains why retirement age could be the best time to start a business

More Americans are launching later in life. Veteran communications executive Karen Wickre shares what she learned leaving the corporate world to build a solo consulting practice—and why experience can be an entrepreneur's greatest advantage.

Jamila Huxtable
Photo of Christine Escribano of Cherry Home Designs, a woman with short spiky salt-and-pepper hair wearing red lipstick and a black houndstooth blazer, smiling enthusiastically at the camera.
Founder Guidance

From media maven to small business owner

“I fear waking up and saying to myself, 'I coulda, shoulda, woulda, but I didn’t.' That is a greater fear than the fear of trying.”

Josh Sternberg

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