Kathryn Minshew is an American entrepreneur, the CEO and co-founder of The Muse, a career-development platform.Wang, Jennifer
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Career

Minshew was a

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McKinsey McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm founded in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey, that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. McKinsey is the oldest and ...

. She worked for the

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until 2010, when she co-founded Pretty Young Professionals. A disagreement with the cofounders of the company led to the dissolution of the Pretty Young Professionals. In 2011, Minshew co-founded The Muse (originally called

The Daily Muse ''The Muse'' (formerly known as ''The Daily Muse'') is a New York City-based online career platform founded in 2011 by Kathryn Minshew, Alexandra Cavoulacos, and Melissa McCreery. History The site was conceived after getting feedback from ...

) with Alexandra Cavoulacos and Melissa McCreery. Minshew is the CEO of The Muse and Cavoulacos is the COO. The Muse was accepted into tech accelerator YCombinator for the Winter 2012 class. Kathryn Minshew admitted she was rejected 148 times when pitching investors for seed money. Minshew represented

in the

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Startup of the Year competition in Fall 2013, where she made the finals. Minshew has contributed to publications including ''

Harvard Business Review ''Harvard Business Review'' (''HBR'') is a general management magazine published by Harvard Business Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University. ''HBR'' is published six times a year and is headquartered in Brighton, Massach ...

'', ''

Fast Company ''Fast Company'' is a monthly American business magazine published in print and online that focuses on technology, business, and design. It publishes six print issues per year. History ''Fast Company'' was launched in November 1995 by Alan Web ...

'', and '' Inc.''. In January 2020, she launched the podcast ''The New Rules of Work''.

Recognition and awards

* 2011,30 Under 30 201
"Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media"
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"Forbes: 30 Under 30: Media"
''Forbes''. Retrieved January 25, 2013.

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in Media list * 2012: Inc. list of 15 Women to Watch in Tech.15 Women to Watch in Tec
"Inc: 15 Women to Watch in Tech"
inc.com. Retrieved March 11, 2013. *2012, 2015: Silicon Alley 100 * 2016: New York Future 50 Award winner by SmartCEO magazine * 2016: Workforce Magazine Game Changer * 2016: EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in 2016 * 2019: One of the winners of the inaugural One Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Books

* ''The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career'' (co-authored with Alexandra Cavoulacos), ''Crown Business'', 2017, 336 pages.

References

External links

An Inspiring CEO Shares the Mantra That Could Change Your Career
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