Kathryn Minshew
Kathryn Minshew is an American entrepreneur, as well as the CEO and co-founder of The Muse, a career-development platform.[1]
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Born | New Jersey | October 30, 1985
Occupation | Entrepreneur author writer public speaker |
Alma mater | Duke University Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Website | |
themuse |
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. 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.
In 2019, Minshew was named as one of the winners of the inaugural One Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[26]
Writing and speaking
Minshew has contributed to publications including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Inc..[27][28][29] She has been featured as a career expert on programs including The Today Show, Bloomberg Television, FOX, MSNBC.[30][31][32][33] 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.[34][35][36][37][38]
Values and inspirations
For Anthropologie's Women of Character feature, Minshew shared some of her values and inspirations. These included:
My favourite virtue would have to be courage. I'm always so impressed and amazed with people [who] can stand up for what they believe, and can go against the grain.[39]
My heroes, in real life, tend to be people who either broke through barriers or overcame tremendous obstacles – not only individually, but people who opened up pathways.[39]
Books
2017: The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career (co-authored with Alexandra Cavoulacos), Crown Business, 336 pages. ISBN 9780451495679
References
- Wang, Jennifer. "How 5 Successful Entrepreneurs Bounced Back After Failure". entrepreneur.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- "Kathryn Minshew". Forbes. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- davis, noah (September 26, 2013). "What Makes You So Smart, Kathryn Minshew? – Pacific Standard". Medium. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "Pretty Young Professional | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "Kathryn Minshew – Founder & CEO @ The Muse | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "The Muse – Career advice and better job search". themuse.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "The Muse | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "Kathryn Minshew and Alex Cavoulacos – The Muse – YC Female Founder Stories". YC Female Founder Stories. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- 30 Under 30 2011 "Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- 30 Under 30 2012 "Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- 15 Women to Watch in Tech "Inc: 15 Women to Watch in Tech". inc.com. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- "Woman-Led VC Firms Are on the Rise—And Raising Lots of Cash". Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- Forbes, Moira. "Why You Always Need A 'Ride Or Die' Investor And Other Top Advice on Getting Funded". Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "Kathryn Minshew: How to Get the Most Out of Every Interview". August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- Journalist, Nusha Balyan Multimedia; Exchange, The Story (July 18, 2013). "Kathryn Minshew: Helping Women Find Their Muse". HuffPost. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- Dwyer, Kate. "You Need to Read This Advice For Landing Your First Job". Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "Career Advice From a CEO Whose Job Is to Dole It Out". September 16, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "WSJ Startup of the Year' Finalists Make Their Case". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- "2016 New York Future 50: The Muse". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "The Muse CEO Kathryn Minshew Recognized as a Workforce Magazine 2016 Game Changer". Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Finalists". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- Shontell, Alyson (October 25, 2012). "2012 Silicon Alley 100: 1–100". Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "SILICON ALLEY 100: Meet the most inspiring and influential people in New York tech right now". Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "Tumi North America Site | Kathryn Minshew US". Kathryn Minshew US. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- Anthropologie (September 25, 2015). "In Her Own Words: Kathryn Minshew – Anthropologie Blog". Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "One Young World Announces 2019 Winners of Entrepreneur of the Year Award". One Young World. June 19, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "Never Say No to Networking". hbr.org. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "How I've Made Smart Hires as My Company Quadupled in 10 Months". Fast Company. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "4 Interview Questions Smart Leaders Ask to Create Great Culture". inc.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "How to land the perfect job". today.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "Millennial Job Seekers Shaped by Recession: Minshew". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "On the Job Hunt? Tweet Your Resume". foxbusiness.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "Four Tips for Successfully Interviewing Prospective Employees". americanexpress.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "Tribeca Talks Daring Women Summit". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "TNW Conference Europe Speakers 2016". thenextweb.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "Female Founders Conference Speakers". femalefoundersconference.org. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "Employer Branding Strategies Conference: Kathryn Minshew". employerbrandingstrategies.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "NCHRA Recruiting & Selection Conference Details". nchra.org. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "Minshew on her values and inspirations".