Kathryn Minshew

Kathryn Minshew
Born (1985-10-30) October 30, 1985
Occupation Entrepreneur
Nationality American
Alma mater Duke University, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Website
www.themuse.com

Kathryn Minshew is the CEO and co-founder of The Muse, a career-development platform.[1]

Career

Minshew was a management consultant at McKinsey.[2] She worked for the Clinton Health Access Initiative until 2010, when she co-founded Pretty Young Professionals,[3] a networking site for young professional women.[4]

In 2011, Minshew co-founded The Muse (originally called The Daily Muse),[1] a "career platform and job discovery tool serving more than 5 million professionals worldwide,"[5] with Alexandra Cavoulacos and Melissa McCreery. Minshew is the CEO of The Muse and Cavoulacos is the COO.[6] The Muse has raised $28.7 million in total funding from 22 Investors.[7] The Muse was accepted into tech accelerator YCombinator for the Winter 2012 class.[8]

Recognition and awards

She was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media list in 2011 [9] and 2012.[10] Minshew and her co-founders were also on the Inc. (magazine) 2012 list of 15 Women to Watch in Tech.[11] She has been featured in publications including Wired,[12] Forbes,[13] Inc.,[14] Huffington Post,[15] Teen Vogue,[16] and Stylecaster.[17]

Minshew represented The Daily Muse in the Wall Street Journal Startup of the Year competition in Fall 2013, where she made the finals.[18]

In 2016, Minshew was named a New York Future 50 Award winner by SmartCEO magazine[19] and a Workforce Magazine 2016 Game Changer.[20] Minshew was also an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in 2016.[21] Minshew and her co-founder were named to the Silicon Alley 100 in 2012[22] and 2015.[23]

Minshew was also featured in the "Global Citizen" campaign by Tumi in 2014[24] and the "Women of Substance" campaign by Anthropologie[25] in 2015.

Writing and speaking

Minshew has contributed to publications including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Inc..[26][27][28] She has been featured as a career expert on programs including The Today Show, Bloomberg Television, FOX, MSNBC.[29][30][31][32] In addition, Minshew is a frequent speaker at Technology, Media and Human Capital events, in 2016 appearing at the Tribeca Film Festival: Tribeca Talks Daring Women Summit, The Next Web Europe, Y Combinator's Female Founders Conference, Employer Branding Strategies Conference, NCHRA's Recruiting & Selection Conference and numerous others.[33][34][35][36][37]

References

  1. 1 2 Wang, Jennifer. "How 5 Successful Entrepreneurs Bounced Back After Failure". entrepreneur.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Kathryn Minshew". forbes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ davis, noah (2013-09-26). "What Makes You So Smart, Kathryn Minshew? — Pacific Standard". Medium. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  4. ↑ "Pretty Young Professional | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  5. ↑ "Kathryn Minshew - Founder & CEO @ The Muse | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  6. ↑ "The Muse - Career advice and better job search". www.themuse.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  7. ↑ "The Muse | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  8. ↑ "Kathryn Minshew and Alex Cavoulacos - The Muse - YC Female Founder Stories". YC Female Founder Stories. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  9. ↑ 30 Under 30 2011 "Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media". forbes.com. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  10. ↑ 30 Under 30 2012 "Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media". forbes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  11. ↑ 15 Women to Watch in Tech "Inc: 15 Women to Watch in Tech". inc.com. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Woman-Led VC Firms Are on the Rise—And Raising Lots of Cash". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  13. ↑ Forbes, Moira. "Why You Always Need A 'Ride Or Die' Investor And Other Top Advice On Getting Funded". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  14. ↑ "Kathryn Minshew: How to Get the Most Out of Every Interview". 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  15. ↑ Journalist, Nusha Balyan Multimedia; Exchange, The Story (2013-07-18). "Kathryn Minshew: Helping Women Find Their Muse". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  16. ↑ Dwyer, Kate. "You Need to Read This Advice For Landing Your First Job". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  17. ↑ "Career Advice From a CEO Whose Job Is to Dole It Out". 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  18. ↑ "WSJ Startup of the Year' Finalists Make Their Case". wsj.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  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". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  21. ↑ "EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Finalists". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  22. ↑ Shontell, Alyson (2012-10-25). "2012 Silicon Alley 100: 1-100". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  23. ↑ "SILICON ALLEY 100: Meet the most inspiring and influential people in New York tech right now". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  24. ↑ "Tumi North America Site | Kathryn Minshew US". Kathryn Minshew US. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  25. ↑ Anthropologie (2015-09-25). "In Her Own Words: Kathryn Minshew - Anthropologie Blog". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  26. ↑ "Never Say No to Networking". hbr.org. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  27. ↑ "How I've Made Smart Hires as My Company Quadupled in 10 Months". fastcompany.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  28. ↑ "4 Interview Questions Smart Leaders Ask to Create Great Culture". inc.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  29. ↑ "How to land the perfect job". today.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Millennial Job Seekers Shaped by Recession: Minshew". bloomberg.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  31. ↑ "On the Job Hunt? Tweet Your Resume". foxbusiness.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Four Tips for Successfully Interviewing Prospective Employees". americanexpress.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Tribeca Talks Daring Women Summit". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  34. ↑ "TNW Conference Europe Speakers 2016". thenextweb.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Female Founders Conference Speakers". femalefoundersconference.org. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Employer Branding Strategies Conference: Kathryn Minshew". employerbrandingstrategies.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  37. ↑ "NCHRA Recruiting & Selection Conference Details". nchra.org. Retrieved June 30, 2016.

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