Meagan Hooper babysat and took acting jobs until she became the COO of a hedge fund. Here’s how she committed to the role and finally landed her big break.

Emily Oster, a professor of economics at Brown University, took a closer look at the data behind conventional parenting wisdom — and found some surprising things.

Priya Parker turned her fieldwork in conflict resolution into a new manifesto on the power of meaningful gatherings.

Manisha Thakor on money, ambition, and learning that she had bipolar disorder at age 47.

Naz Vahid narrowly missed being packed off to secretarial school. Today, she’s the head of Citibank’s law firm group. Here’s how she proved her naysayers wrong.

She’s the First co-founders Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt on fundraising, paying themselves, and harnessing the internet to create an award-winning non-profit.

Liberian-born novelist Wayétu Moore has defied expectations her whole life, including what it means to “look like a writer.”

The actress and activist is often the only Native American in the room—which makes her voice all the more important.

Psychologist Emma Seppälä is an authority on the science of happiness. Here are some life-changing lessons she’s learned in her work at Stanford and Yale.

Alex Capano is a nurse practitioner with a doctorate in medical cannabis science. Here, she talks about breaking new ground in healthcare, pushing through career blues, and finding an outlet for her entrepreneurial spirit.

Why the former banker walked away from her 17-year career to create Luminary, a new space for women to work, connect, and invest in themselves.

The author of “No One Tells You This” and co-founder of TheLi.st talks about friendship, age, shame, and why more women should share stories about all of the above.

The Texas-based nephrologist and West Point grad lived over six decades as a man. Then she had an awakening that left her with no choice but to transition — and educate others about her process.

How Jenny Kaplan and Shira Atkins turned a close friendship into a thriving business partnership.

Ruth Zukerman, Co-founder of SoulCycle and Flywheel, on How Therapy Made Her a Better Leader

Dr. Alexandra Sacks shines a light on the taboo topics of motherhood: issues with body image, sex, guilt, and shame. Here, she talks about discovering what women weren’t talking about — and bringing it out in the open.

You’re distracted and stressed all the time? Alexis Pokorny built her career on helping people to deal with it.

Melanie Elturk became a human rights lawyer at 23. Now she’s the CEO of Haute Hijab, a leading brand of hijabs for Muslim women.

Kimberly Churches, the CEO of the American Association of University Women (committed to empowering women since 1881!), believes in the power of short to-do lists and daily three-word mantras.

The managing director of Cleo Capital on building her network and how she got her start in the VC world.

The professor of Japanese literature and culture talks anime, fashion, and what it was like to be the only woman in her department.