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American businesswoman
Kathryn Minshew is an American entrepreneur, the CEO and co-founder of
The Muse , a career-development platform.
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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.
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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. .
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In January 2020, she launched the podcast The New Rules of Work .
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Recognition and awards
2011,
[14] 2012:
[15]
Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media list
2012:
Inc. list of 15 Women to Watch in Tech.
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2012,
[17] 2015:
[18] Silicon Alley 100
2016: New York Future 50 Award winner by SmartCEO magazine
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2016: Workforce Magazine Game Changer
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2016: EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in 2016
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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
References
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b Wang, Jennifer.
"How 5 Successful Entrepreneurs Bounced Back After Failure" . entrepreneur.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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"Kathryn Minshew" . Forbes . Retrieved September 5, 2023 .
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"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 .
^ Lebowitz, Shana (June 18, 2018).
"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 . Retrieved May 31, 2021 .
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"The Muse – Career advice and better job search" . themuse.com . Retrieved August 13, 2016 .
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"Kathryn Minshew and Alex Cavoulacos – The Muse – YC Female Founder Stories" . YC Female Founder Stories . Retrieved August 13, 2016 .
^ Lebowitz, Shana (July 18, 2017).
"A startup founder who was rejected 148 times before raising almost $30 million made 2 small changes to get investors excited" . Business Insider . Retrieved May 31, 2021 .
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"WSJ Startup of the Year' Finalists Make Their Case" . The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved October 30, 2013 .
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"Never Say No to Networking" . hbr.org . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
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"How I've Made Smart Hires as My Company Quadupled in 10 Months" . Fast Company . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
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"4 Interview Questions Smart Leaders Ask to Create Great Culture" . inc.com . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
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"Duke alum Kathryn Minshew launches podcast about 'The New Rules of Work' " . The Chronicle . Retrieved May 31, 2021 .
^ 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.
^ Shontell, Alyson (October 25, 2012).
"2012 Silicon Alley 100: 1–100" . Retrieved August 13, 2016 .
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"SILICON ALLEY 100: Meet the most inspiring and influential people in New York tech right now" .
Business Insider . Retrieved August 13, 2016 .
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"2016 New York Future 50: The Muse" . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
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"The Muse CEO Kathryn Minshew Recognized as a Workforce Magazine 2016 Game Changer" . Retrieved August 13, 2016 .
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"EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Finalists" . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
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"One Young World Announces 2019 Winners of Entrepreneur of the Year Award" . One Young World . June 19, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
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