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Meet the Female Founders Who Are Making a Huge Impact in 2020

As part of our second annual 100 Powerful Women list — led by our cover star, actress and entrepreneur Taraji P. Henson — the following female leaders from 47 brands and businesses are finding success by innovating across industries, fighting for change, and staying one step ahead of the competition. 

31 INFLUENTIAL BLACK WOMEN WHO ACCOMPLISHED FAMOUS FIRSTS TO MAKE HISTORY

Women’s History Month is all about uplifting generations of hard-working women who are becoming pioneers in their own right every single day. This year, AfroTech is amplifying the famous firsts of Black women today who have defied the odds to open doors and break glass ceilings for us all.

HOW TO FIGHT MISOGYNY IN THE WORKPLACE

In 2016, after 10 years of working with the same group of attorneys at two separate firms, Star Carter found out she did not make partner because she had taken two maternity leaves. "At that point, it was very clear to me that I was being penalized for taking advantage of a benefit--without any kind of warning that doing so would penalize me in the future," she says.

JUST A YEAR AFTER LAUNCHING, KANARYS HAS BECOME A BLACK-OWNED TECH COMPANY TO WATCH

Raising $3 million in seed funding would be a phenomenal feat for any tech startup, but it was particularly meaningful for Mandy Price and Star Carter, two cofounders and best friends behind Dallas-based Kanarys. As Black female entrepreneurs, the duo is acutely aware that their fund raising experience doesn’t happen often.

BLACK-FOUNDED KANARYS, SHEARSHARE BREAK OUT OF THE PACK DURING PANDEMIC WITH BOOST FROM GOOGLE

When Tye and Courtney Caldwell, co-founders of McKinney-based startup ShearShare, pitched investors in Silicon Valley on their app that connects hairstylists with empty salon space, the first reaction they got had nothing to do with the technology.

How Will 2020 Ultimately Reshape Society? Dallas’ Social Impact Leaders Weigh In

Dallas Startup Week’s Social Impact Track tackled the question of how this year’s events could lead to meaningful and lasting change. DFW leaders came together to discuss how the extended lockdown caused by the novel coronavirus—which seems to have no end in sight—will have detrimental effects on the economy and society. 

AFROTECH SILENCES THE RUMORS OF ‘NOT-ENOUGH’ DIVERSE TALENT AVAILABLE IN TECH

Blavity, Inc. is a media company and home to the largest network of platforms and lifestyle brands specifically serving black millennials through original content, video and unique experience. Since 2014, the company has grown into a market leader for black media, reaching 30 million millennials per month through it growing brand portfolio.

USING TECH TO DRIVE DEI

Achieving diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace requires more than memos and an updated employee handbook. Kanarys, a technology platform that takes a holistic approach to solving DEI challenges, is enabling companies to take immediate action toward systemic change. Middle Market Growth recently interviewed Star Carter, co-founder, chief operating officer and general counsel for Kanarys about the Dallas-based company’s platform and approach.

4 WAYS TECH CAN HELP YOU RETAIN WOMEN

International Women’s Day is usually a time for the celebration of advancements toward gender equity and an opportunity to redouble such efforts. This year, its message is taking on more urgency than ever.

Celebrating Women's Equality Day

August 26th is Women's Equality Day, a day that celebrates the adoption of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Across the country, events, discussions, workshops and more are held to recognize women's progress toward equality and highlight the continued efforts towards it. Star Carter, Co-founder, COO and General Counsel of Kanarys, a technology company that measures diversity and inclusion efforts using hard data, talks about the challenges women, particularly women of color, face when starting their own business.

Kanarys on Good Morning America

Company Leaders Seek Professional Training on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Star Carter is the chief operating officer of Kanarys – founded in 2018 to help companies build more inclusive work cultures.

She said it’s time for companies to dig deeper into diversity, equity and inclusion.

To do that, management must take a hard look at company culture and ecosystems and ask whether policies and procedures apply equally and fairly among all their employees. Carter said many companies are finding their policies are not as inclusive or equitable as they’d thought.

She said the death of George Floyd and subsequent summer 2020 protests were turning points for her company.

Solving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Challenges

In this episode of GrowthTV, Star Carter, co-founder, COO and general counsel for Kanarys, a technology solution provider that takes a holistic approach to solving diversity, equity and inclusion challenges.

Reevaluate Your DEI w/ Star Carter

Think your company has an inclusive work culture? Might be time to reevaluate. Maybe. The boys sit down for a chat with Kanarys cofounder and COO Star Carter in hopes of getting to the heart of the matter.

The Data Doesn’t Lie: How One Tech Firm Is Changing The DEI Space

In this episode, Rianka speaks with Star Carter, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Kanarys, a technology startup focused on increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, with its work rooted in data and analytics.