Kathryn Minshew

Kathryn Minshew
Minshew in 2014
Occupation	Entrepreneur author writer public speaker
Alma mater	Duke University
Website
themuse.com

Kathryn Minshew is an American entrepreneur, the CEO and co-founder of The Muse, a career-development platform. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Minshew 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

• 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

• 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

1. Wang, Jennifer. "How 5 Successful Entrepreneurs Bounced Back After Failure". entrepreneur.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. "Kathryn Minshew". Forbes. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
3. "Kathryn Minshew". Forbes. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
4. davis, noah (September 26, 2013). "What Makes You So Smart, Kathryn Minshew? – Pacific Standard". Medium. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
5. 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.
6. "The Muse – Career advice and better job search". themuse.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
7. "Kathryn Minshew and Alex Cavoulacos – The Muse – YC Female Founder Stories". YC Female Founder Stories. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
8. 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.
9. "WSJ Startup of the Year' Finalists Make Their Case". The Wall Street Journal. October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
10. Minshew, Kathryn (October 18, 2012). "Never Say No to Networking". hbr.org. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
11. "How I've Made Smart Hires as My Company Quadupled in 10 Months". Fast Company. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
12. "4 Interview Questions Smart Leaders Ask to Create Great Culture". inc.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
13. "Duke alum Kathryn Minshew launches podcast about 'The New Rules of Work'". The Chronicle. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
14. 30 Under 30 2011 "Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
15. 30 Under 30 2012 "Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
16. 15 Women to Watch in Tech "Inc: 15 Women to Watch in Tech". inc.com. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
17. Shontell, Alyson (October 25, 2012). "2012 Silicon Alley 100: 1–100". Business Insider . Retrieved August 13, 2016.
18. "SILICON ALLEY 100: Meet the most inspiring and influential people in New York tech right now". Business Insider . Retrieved August 13, 2016.
19. "2016 New York Future 50: The Muse" . Retrieved June 30, 2016.
20. "The Muse CEO Kathryn Minshew Recognized as a Workforce Magazine 2016 Game Changer". July 28, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
21. "EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Finalists" . Retrieved June 30, 2016.
22. "One Young World Announces 2019 Winners of Entrepreneur of the Year Award". One Young World. June 19, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

External links

• An Inspiring CEO Shares the Mantra That Could Change Your Career