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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

The power of collaboration Collaboration among women in various roles—entrepreneurs, influencers and corporate and community leaders—is a powerful force for change. This organization collaborates with women in corporate America who seek support as they transition from corporations to entrepreneurship.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

The Market Development Group the company launched to identify sales and support opportunities tied to women- and minority-owned businesses resulted in $300 million in new revenue in 2001. This article appears in the October 2015 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

Success

In 2001 Mary Parry was homeless and living in a tent in Pennsylvania when she began befriending hikers along the roughly 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail. During “Kare Bag Day,” she—and the organizations and churches she collaborates with—deliver enough essentials to last two to three months in colorful, handmade totes called Kare Bags.

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