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Jenny Stojkovic

Venture capitalist. Entrepreneur. Author. Rescue Diver. 3 Dogs.

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has your dad seen your face?

Dec 10, 2025

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10 min read

has your dad seen your face?

No, it's not a trick question.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

Women Founder Stories

Shanea Leven: Rejected By Google Four Times To Building The Future of AI

Dec 9, 2025

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Shanea Leven: Rejected By Google Four Times To Building The Future of AI

This CEO went from being rejected by Google four times to building one of the most advanced AI platforms in the world.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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was Black Friday a flop?

Dec 3, 2025

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was Black Friday a flop?

What consumer spend looked like this season.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

Women Founder Stories

Roz Brewer: The Only Black Woman to Lead Two Major American Corporations

Dec 2, 2025

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Roz Brewer: The Only Black Woman to Lead Two Major American Corporations

This 62 year old CEO went back to school at 40, then became only the second Black woman in history to lead a Fortune 500 company.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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are teen jobs dead?

Nov 26, 2025

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are teen jobs dead?

the kids aren't alright.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

Women Founder Stories

Janice Bryant Howroyd: The Trailblazer Who Turned $900 Into America’s First Black Woman Billion-Dollar Business

Nov 25, 2025

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Janice Bryant Howroyd: The Trailblazer Who Turned $900 Into America’s First Black Woman Billion-Dollar Business

This 71 year old founder was born during segregation, then became the first Black woman in America to build a billion-dollar business.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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POP... goes the AI bubble?

Nov 19, 2025

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9 min read

POP... goes the AI bubble?

so, how big is this bubble, really?

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

Women Founder Stories

Kendra Scott: The Single Mom Who Turned $500 Into a Billion-Dollar Jewelry Empire

Nov 18, 2025

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Kendra Scott: The Single Mom Who Turned $500 Into a Billion-Dollar Jewelry Empire

This 50 year old CEO started her company with just $500 as a newly single mom — then built it into a billion-dollar American fashion empire.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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are 50 year mortgages good?

Nov 12, 2025

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10 min read

are 50 year mortgages good?

How I think about debt.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

Women Founder Stories

Toni Ko: The Immigrant Founder Who Built a $500 Million Beauty Empire

Nov 12, 2025

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Toni Ko: The Immigrant Founder Who Built a $500 Million Beauty Empire

This 41 year old CEO made history as one of the first immigrant women in America to sell her company for $500 million.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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stuck in the middle

Nov 5, 2025

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12 min read

stuck in the middle

Let's talk Sandwich Generation.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

Women Founder Stories

Christina Cacioppo: From Beanie Babies to Building a Tech Unicorn

Nov 5, 2025

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6 min read

Christina Cacioppo: From Beanie Babies to Building a Tech Unicorn

This 38-year-old CEO started her first business selling Beanie Babies as a kid and went on to build one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies in the world.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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So, you got laid off...

Oct 29, 2025

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So, you got laid off...

An HR exec shares what to do if you lose your job

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

Women Founder Stories

Jessica Alba: The Founder Who Turned Childhood Illness Into a Billion-Dollar Mission

Oct 28, 2025

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Jessica Alba: The Founder Who Turned Childhood Illness Into a Billion-Dollar Mission

This 43-year-old actress-turned-entrepreneur founded a company born from her own health struggles and went on to help create one of the first woman-led consumer brands to reach a billion-dollar valuation.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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The She-cession is Near!

Oct 22, 2025

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13 min read

The She-cession is Near!

Let's talk about making babies.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

Women Founder Stories

Julia Hartz: The Founder Who Took Her Husband's CEO Job

Oct 21, 2025

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Julia Hartz: The Founder Who Took Her Husband's CEO Job

This 43-year-old CEO co-founded a company with her husband, then took his job as CEO, and became one of the first women in the world to lead a tech company valued at over a billion dollars through an IPO.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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what happened to quality?

Oct 15, 2025

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what happened to quality?

was it COVID, tariffs, inflation, or something else?

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

Women Founder Stories

Anne Boden: The Banker Who Built a Billion-Dollar Bank at 54

Oct 15, 2025

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Anne Boden: The Banker Who Built a Billion-Dollar Bank at 54

This 64-year-old CEO was told to retire because she was too “old.” Instead, she became the first woman in history to found a bank in the United Kingdom — and turned it into a multibillion-dollar fintech success story.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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a personal update

Oct 8, 2025

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a personal update

big update time.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

Women Founder Stories

Rea Ann Silva: The Makeup Artist Who Built a Billion-Dollar Brand from a Sponge

Oct 7, 2025

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7 min read

Rea Ann Silva: The Makeup Artist Who Built a Billion-Dollar Brand from a Sponge

This 63-year-old CEO went from a working-class Latina family in Los Angeles to creating one of the most iconic beauty products in history. Here’s how.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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let AI find you a partner.

Sep 24, 2025

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8 min read

let AI find you a partner.

or just date a robot, instead?

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

Women Founder Stories

Whitney Wolfe Herd: Turning Harassment and Humiliation into a $13 Billion IPO

Sep 23, 2025

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Whitney Wolfe Herd: Turning Harassment and Humiliation into a $13 Billion IPO

This young entrepreneur went from startup exile to ringing the Nasdaq bell with her infant son. Here’s how.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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never stop learning

Sep 17, 2025

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8 min read

never stop learning

I'm always hungry to be and do better.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic

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the circle of control.

Sep 10, 2025

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the circle of control.

when everything's upside down, let's see what the Romans said.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic
Bridgit Mendler: The Disney star who became CEO of a $1B space startup

Sep 10, 2025

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5 min read

Bridgit Mendler: The Disney star who became CEO of a $1B space startup

Most people know her as a Disney actress. Few know she’s also the CEO of a billion-dollar space company.

Jenny Stojkovic
Jenny Stojkovic
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