Kathryn Minshew is an American entrepreneur, the CEO and co-founder of The Muse, a career-development platform.[1][2]
Kathryn Minshew | |
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 Minshew in 2014 | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur author writer public speaker |
| Alma mater | Duke University |
| Website | |
| themuse | |
Career
editMinshew 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 disagreement with the cofounders of the company led to the dissolution of the Pretty Young Professionals.[5]
In 2011, Minshew co-founded The Muse (originally called The Daily Muse)[1] with Alexandra Cavoulacos and Melissa McCreery. Minshew is the CEO of The Muse and Cavoulacos is the COO.[6] The Muse was accepted into tech accelerator YCombinator for the Winter 2012 class.[7] Kathryn Minshew admitted she was rejected 148 times when pitching investors for seed money.[8]
Minshew represented The Daily Muse in The Wall Street Journal Startup of the Year competition in Fall 2013, where she made the finals.[9] Minshew has contributed to publications including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Inc..[10][11][12]
In January 2020, she launched the podcast The New Rules of Work.[13]
Recognition and awards
edit- 2011,[14] 2012:[15] Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media list
- 2012: Inc. list of 15 Women to Watch in Tech.[16]
- 2012,[17] 2015:[18] Silicon Alley 100
- 2016: New York Future 50 Award winner by SmartCEO magazine[19]
- 2016: Workforce Magazine Game Changer[20]
- 2016: EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in 2016[21]
- 2019: One of the winners of the inaugural One Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award[22]
Books
edit- The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career (co-authored with Alexandra Cavoulacos), Crown Business, 2017, 336 pages. ISBN 9780451495679
References
edit- ^ a b Wang, Jennifer. "How 5 Successful Entrepreneurs Bounced Back After Failure". entrepreneur.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Kathryn Minshew". Forbes. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Kathryn Minshew". Forbes. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ davis, noah (September 26, 2013). "What Makes You So Smart, Kathryn Minshew? – Pacific Standard". Medium. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ Lebowitz, Shana (June 18, 2018). "A 32-year-old startup CEO threw up the first time she tried to negotiate a raise — and it inspired her to launch her own company". Business Insider. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "The Muse – Career advice and better job search". themuse.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ "Kathryn Minshew and Alex Cavoulacos – The Muse – YC Female Founder Stories". YC Female Founder Stories. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ Lebowitz, Shana (July 18, 2017). "A startup founder who was rejected 148 times before raising almost $30 million made 2 small changes to get investors excited". Business Insider. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "WSJ Startup of the Year' Finalists Make Their Case". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ Minshew, Kathryn (October 18, 2012). "Never Say No to Networking". hbr.org. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "How I've Made Smart Hires as My Company Quadupled in 10 Months". Fast Company. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "4 Interview Questions Smart Leaders Ask to Create Great Culture". inc.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Duke alum Kathryn Minshew launches podcast about 'The New Rules of Work'". The Chronicle. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ 30 Under 30 2011 "Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ 30 Under 30 2012 "Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ 15 Women to Watch in Tech "Inc: 15 Women to Watch in Tech". inc.com. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ Shontell, Alyson (October 25, 2012). "2012 Silicon Alley 100: 1–100". Business Insider. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ "SILICON ALLEY 100: Meet the most inspiring and influential people in New York tech right now". Business Insider. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ "2016 New York Future 50: The Muse". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "The Muse CEO Kathryn Minshew Recognized as a Workforce Magazine 2016 Game Changer". July 28, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ "EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Finalists". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "One Young World Announces 2019 Winners of Entrepreneur of the Year Award". One Young World. June 19, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.