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  1. Jill Zarin in tie-dye hoodie from Jill & Ally collection.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Jill Zarin ’85 Grows Fashion Brand from Handmade Masks

    The former "Real Housewives of New York City" star reminisces about her entrepreneurial endeavors from her college dorm room and launching a business with her daughter in response to the pandemic.

  2. Headshot of Vanessa Bruce
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Equalizing the Market: Bringing Power to Women-Owned Businesses with Vanessa Bruce '09

    Start-up founder, Vanessa Bruce '09, is driving money directly to women-owned businesses with her online marketplace, Dough. Now a community of over 30,000 users, Dough is shaking up how women-led businesses are funded and tackling economic equity.

  3. Nicole Baas
    Student Story

    A New Career in a Familiar Town

    Entrepreneur Nicole Baas shares her career experience before the School of Library and Information Science. Can you tell us a little bit about your educational and professional background? I have a BS in Business Administration from Ohio State University. I...

  4. Headshot of June Scott
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Inspiring Positive Change with June Scott '87

    June Scott '87 tells us about what inspired her to create her company, Visual Vitality Consulting. Tell us about Visual Vitality Consulting Inc. I'm currently the President/CEO and Co-Founder of Visual Vitality Consulting Inc. which is owned and operated by...

  5. Headshot of Anuja KC
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Anuja KC '12 on Saying Yes to Opportunities

    We caught up with Anuja, Digital Business Systems Analyst at JP Morgan, and learned how Simmons encourages leadership and entrepreneurship. Tell us a little bit about your background. When I was in high school, I had already made up my...

  6. Headshot of Christina Paris
    Student Story

    Empowering Young Entrepreneurs with Christina Paris '19MBA

    Christina tells us what inspired her to create her company, Be Coached. On starting her business I always knew that I wanted to start my own business, but I felt that I wasn't ready or that it was too risky...

  7. Headshot of Erica Feldmann Click to play the video|
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Work Your Magic: Erica Feldmann '12MA Makes Witches Her Business

    Erica tells us how she turned her passion for witchcraft and feminism into HausWitch Home + Healing. Erica Feldmann ‘12MA is many things: an entrepreneur, a historian, a radical feminist — and a witch. Although the witch figure has been...

  8. Headshot of Emma Willman Click to play the video|
    Alumnae/i Feature

    From Simmons to Standup: Emma Willmann '08 Arrives on Netflix

    We joined Emma Willman during Boston's Women in Comedy Festival and learned about her journey into comedy. Hours before headlining a show for the Women in Comedy Festival, we sat down with Emma Willmann '08 to discuss her journey from...

  9. Professor Teresa Nelson, Elizabeth Eddy ‘18, Tristen Howell ‘18, Ana Maher '20 and Charlotte Dyer ‘19
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Entrepreneurship Class Wins Business Feasibility Competition

    Professor Teresa Nelson's entrepreneurship class seeks to build unity on campus with their company, SimScenes Stickers. Simmons students won the Colleges of the Fenway (COF) Entrepreneurship Competition in the first COF "Feasibility Faceoff." Eight teams from Emmanuel, Wentworth, MassArt and...

  10. Headshot of Juliette Mayers
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Juliette Mayers '01MBA Wins Gwen Ifill Trailblazer Award

    Today, Juliette is being honored with the Gwen Ifill Trailblazer Award at the Black Alumnae/i Symposium! On winning the Gwen Ifill Trailblazer Award I'm deeply moved, joyous, humbled and grateful to have been selected for this prestigious award named after...