Amy Gannon and Heather Wentler 2018 Year in Review 2018 was a big year for Doyenne. In our sixth year as an organization, we launched our Evergreen Fund, made key strategic decisions to support our growth, and held our first events in our first expans... Dec 10, 2018
Olivia Barrow To build an equitable ecosystem, start with “the diversity problem” There is a phrase I hear ALL THE TIME that makes my brain want to explode: “Women and people of color are welcome here.” Sounds nice and inclusive on the surface, right? But, in reality, it exemplifie... Nov 20, 2018
Heather Wentler How Doyenne is starting a national movement to level the playing field for all entrepreneurs Every month, the Doyenne Group equips more women entrepreneurs with the skills and resources to create sustainable businesses that can scale. After six years of growth, hiccups, experimentation, self-... Nov 2, 2018
Olivia Barrow How a pivot can turn your ‘failure’ into success It’s time to bust another myth about entrepreneurship. MYTH: You only get one shot to succeed as an entrepreneur, and if you can’t hack it on your first try, you’re not cut out to be an entrepreneur. ... Oct 18, 2018
Heather Wentler The 3 Responses you always get when you try to change an ecosystem There are several definitions of the word ‘audacious’, but one of my favorites is “taking risks and offending people by defying convention, propriety or law.” That one pretty much encapsulates what it... Oct 7, 2018
Amy Gannon Let’s Stop Blaming Women for their Fear of Failure (And help them overcome it instead) By Amy Gannon I had an entrepreneur walk into a coaching session with me recently, and the first thing she told me was that she just spent $1,000 on fabric for curtains for her house. I wasn’t sure wh... Sep 24, 2018
Heather Wentler Let’s Talk about Depression and Entrepreneurship Kate Spade’s death was a heavy blow for me. Here was a woman — an extremely successful entrepreneur who I looked up to — who looked like she had it all. From what we know, her suicide was a surprise e... Aug 30, 2018
Amy Gannon Working 80-hour weeks makes you a bad CEO: How to set and keep boundaries as an entrepreneur We’re not a big fan of conventional wisdom about entrepreneurship at Doyenne. That’s because most of the conventional “wisdom” is built on the assumption that an entrepreneur is a man who has a stay-a... Aug 14, 2018
Amy Gannon An Invitation to Men in Madison’s Entrepreneurial ecosystem Checking your privilege is an inherently uncomfortable process for all of us . To build inclusive and equitable communities, those of us with privilege MUST learn to recognize the benefits we gain and... Jul 12, 2018
