Archive for March 2021

April A. Ward Co-Owner & Founder Creative Content OnDemand What inspired you to join/start your business? My husband and I were inspired to start our company because we wanted to create a legacy for our family. Creative Content OnDemand is co-owned by my husband James and I in Clayton, NJ. Creative Content OnDemand is a…

Mary Ann Boccolini President/CEO, Samaritan What inspired you to join/start your business? Having lost my mother due to cancer when I was a young teenager, I was inspired to make a difference in the lives of people who are vulnerable and suffering. Since I joined Samaritan, I have always been grateful for the honor to…

Nicole Rollender CEO and Chief Storyteller STRAND Writing Services What inspired you to join/start your business? After being downsized from a publishing executive job in 2017, I decided to start my own writing services firm drawing on the years of editorial, content marketing and media experience I’d gained. I wanted the freedom to be creative…

Tajma Kotoric CEO, New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons What inspired you to join/start your business? Healthcare became so politicized these last two decades but nothing compared to this last decade. Caps created on residency programs, health insurance premiums rising while care is denied, America NOT getting any healthier but rather more obese…

Keshia Butler-Thomas Owner & CEO Purposeful Life Solution Focused Life Coaching, LLC What inspired you to join/start your business? I was inspired to begin my business after my father suddenly went onto Glory and I began to think about my legacy and what impact I wanted to leave on the world. I serve Womenpreneurs and…

Hope Horwitz Vice President/Partner Feldscher Horwitz Public Relations What inspired you to join/start your business? My mother, Sharla Feldscher, started the business back in 1984. I joined her 7 years ago. We’re both passionate about the creative parts of Public Relations. We love building community relationships, finding the newsworthy story and pitching it to the…

Janet Santoro Managing Principal, Campana & Associates LLC What inspired you to join/start your business? I have an entrepreneurial spirit, and wanted to develop a portfolio of streamlined products & services that are valuable. What challenges have you faced as a woman entrepreneur and how did you overcome them? Determining my own worth as a…

Valerie Camillo President of Business Operations Philadelphia Flyers & Wells Fargo Center       What inspired you to join/start your business? I started my career in management consulting, but after more than 15 years working in that field, I decided to take a shot at a lifelong dream of working in the sports and entertainment…

Toni Pergolin President & Chief Executive Officer Bancroft What inspired you to join/start your business? After many years working at a leadership level in a large healthcare system, I saw an opportunity to take all I had learned in my career and bring it to a small organization that was doing such meaningful work. The…

Karen Primak President & Chief Executive Officer IPAK, Inc What inspired you to join/start your business? After nearly a decade working in NYC advertising helping big name brands with their marketing strategies, I recognized a shift in the B2B landscape and identified a niche business. Large entities in highly regulated industries needed suppliers with an…