Each month, Built in Los Angeles features some of the key players in Los Angeles' burgeoning tech space and the women who are making it all happen. We'll ask these founders, strategists, developers and innovators what drives them forward, their secrets to success, and what advice they have for the next generation of female entrepreneurs. Read about each of the women featured in the very first installment, below:
Amanda MacNaughton
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I am the Co-Founder and CMO of PromoJam Social Marketing Platform - a groundbreaking social dashboard for building and tracking campaigns and promotions across Facebook, Twitter Instagram and Pinterest. I oversee the company's operations, marketing and sales teams, and work with the dev team to build a top notch social marketing product.
WHAT'S THE BEST ADVICE YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED?
Everything is negotiable, so don't take no for an answer. Where there is will, there is usually a way.
Katherine Hanson
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I am the founder of SheTrusts.com, the first website dedicated to providing fashion quality and durability reviews based on the lives of real women, or more commonly referred to as the “Angie’s List” for women’s fashion and lifestyle products. We’re out to disrupt “fast fashion” by insert the conversation about quality and durability back into the fashion dialogue for female consumers.
My biggest challenge on a daily basis is reminding myself to be present. I’m consistently thinking ahead to the next thing or reflecting on the events of the day that I often forget to stop and be present in what it is I’m doing in that moment. That, and time - there just simply aren’t enough hours in the day.
Hilary Novelle Hahn
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I'm a founder/CEO of The Style Club.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE INDULGENCE?
Shopping. I have a problem but my solution was to start a fashion company now I'm surrounded by clothes. See that part about love what you're building.
Sarah Penna
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WHAT DO YOU DO?
I am the co-founder of a company called Big Frame. Big Frame is a media company and YouTube MCN (Multi Channel Network). My day-to-day consists of taking meetings with talent, speaking on panels, working with our sales team to execute brand deals and managing my rapidly growing team.
WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE FOR YOUNGER WOMEN?
Take advantage of all the things that are available to you because you're a woman. I have so many wonderful women networking events and speaking engagements that I wouldn't have access to otherwise.
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