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Kathryn Minshew

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

External links

References

  1. Wang, Jennifer. "How 5 Successful Entrepreneurs Bounced Back After Failure". entrepreneur.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.^
  2. Kathryn Minshew Forbes, retrieved 2023-09-05^
  3. "Kathryn Minshew". Forbes. Retrieved January 25, 2013.^
  4. noah davis. What Makes You So Smart, Kathryn Minshew? – Pacific Standard Medium, September 26, 2013, retrieved 13 August 2016^
  5. Shana Lebowitz. 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, 2018-06-18, retrieved 2021-05-31^
  6. The Muse – Career advice and better job search themuse.com, retrieved 13 August 2016^
  7. Kathryn Minshew and Alex Cavoulacos – The Muse – YC Female Founder Stories YC Female Founder Stories, retrieved 13 August 2016^
  8. Shana Lebowitz. A startup founder who was rejected 148 times before raising almost $30 million made 2 small changes to get investors excited Business Insider, 2017-07-18, retrieved 2021-05-31^
  9. WSJ Startup of the Year' Finalists Make Their Case The Wall Street Journal, October 30, 2013, retrieved October 30, 2013^
  10. Kathryn Minshew. Never Say No to Networking hbr.org, October 18, 2012, 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 2021-05-31^
  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. Alyson Shontell. 2012 Silicon Alley 100: 1–100 Business Insider, October 25, 2012, retrieved 13 August 2016^
  18. SILICON ALLEY 100: Meet the most inspiring and influential people in New York tech right now Business Insider, retrieved 13 August 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 13 August 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, 2019-06-19, retrieved 2019-11-26^