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5 female entrepreneurs to inspire you during this quarantine

Now that we are locked down, it is a perfect time to learn about any success story that inspires you. For now, I am listing 5 great entrepreneurial women so that you can start what you imagine. If you lack motivation or imagination, realize that there are no excuses. Do you know empowered and hard-working women who have managed to create transformative businesses based on their passions?

Meet 5 female entrepreneurs who will inspire you because they have managed to create transformative businesses based on their passions.

1.- Ruth Handler

The story of the creator of the doll Barbie It is as interesting as it is motivating. Ruth Handler was one of the few women who led a large company in the mid-twentieth century. It all started when her husband's partner sold her his shares in the Mattel company. From that moment on, Handler began to make important decisions in the company. In fact, it was she who designed and launched the Barbie doll in 1959, named after her daughter Barbara, despite the opposition of the other Mattel executives.

2.- Jimena Florez

Jimena Flórez is one of the most recognized entrepreneurial women in Latin America, since her company haak Healthy Snacks, earned her recognition from then-President Barack Obama for transforming the eating habits of 90,000 American children

3.- Lupina Iturriaga

Lupita Iturriaga has managed to build a business with more than 760,000 registered accounts in Spain, Chile and Mexico, and has plans to expand throughout Latin America. Her work has been so successful that in 2015, Fintonic received the Google Mobile Innovation Award in the Finance category.

That we have managed to develop a business model that does not place products to the user, but it also manages to generate a wow effect, because it is able to detect behaviors and interests that, when transferred to the marketplace, allow the user to choose products and services in a personalized way.

Lupina Iturriaga

4.- Linda Franco

A Mexican #chingona, this entrepreneurial woman is the co-founder of the startup Machine, a pioneer company in the sector wearable or wearable technology. Leading Machina, Franco has become one of the winners of the MIT Technology Review Spanish-language Innovators Under 35 Latin America 2017 list.

Machina integrates technology into clothing in a functional way. The MIDI Jacket allows you to create music using sensors that capture body movements.

5.- Dolores Dancausa

The CEO of Bankinter, who was the first woman to reach the top of Spanish insurance companies when she took the reins of Línea Directa. She is recognised for her work in the financial sector throughout her career, with awards such as the 2010 award for best female executive of the year, and, above all, the 2013 award from Forbes magazine. The prestigious financial publication named her the best CEO of the Ibex 35, a feat that was repeated in 2015 when she was the only woman on the Forbes list of the best CEOs in the world.

CONCLUSIONS

Today's female manager or businesswoman, You have to keep in mind that having visibility is very important. Generating business starts with visibility. If you are visible, you will be credible and then profitable.

It is not easy, but times of crisis must be filled with optimism and projects, social values, innovation, creativity, drive and courage.