Have you ever had a dream or a belief that fueled your entire life? This year’s annual list of influencers acted on those phantasms, worked through the bumps, the competition and the naysaying to come through unscathed and on the other side. These women are shaking up their fields and while making our world better, they are also laying the foundation for the next generation of movers and shakers. Click their name or image to read their full story.
Lizzie Velasquez, motivational and anti-bullying speaker
Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, founders of theSkimm
Yael Cohen Braun and Julie Greenbaum, co-founders of FuckCancer
Shiza Shahid, Malala Fund CEO and cofounder
Kara Walker, contemporary artist
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos
Ai-jen Poo, director of National Domestic Workers Alliance
Erin Teague, Yahoo’s director of product management
On The Rise Influencers
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Click here to read the full article in the February/March issue.
