Women entrepreneurs share the secret of their success Published on: 21 October 2019 Up and coming businesswomen are sharing the secrets of their business success, as part of Women’s Entrepreneurship Week. Celebrating women entrepreneurs Many of them are graduates of Â鶹´«Ã½ Business School and have taken part in a series of produced by the school especially for Women’s Entrepreneurship Week. Each podcast focuses on the women’s entrepreneurial experiences, inspiration and achievements. The series of discussions cover topics as diverse as harnessing passion and creativity, adapting to different cultures, developing personal resilience and hints for retaining a healthy work-life balance. In the podcasts, the women also talk about what inspires them, their biggest achievements and share the best piece of advice they have received. The podcast series has been put together by the Leadership Development and Organisations Futures team at Â鶹´«Ã½ Business School to mark the sixth annual Women Entrepreneurship Week, an AACSB International global movement to celebrate and inspire women founders. Running from 19-26 October 2019, more than 200 institutions across 32 countries are participating. Professor Sharon Mavin, Director, Â鶹´«Ã½ Business School said: “As part of this year’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Week, we wanted to celebrate the amazing women we collaborate with in an inclusive way to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit with others inside and outside the University. “Each of these women have shown determination, purpose and creativity in setting up their business and we’re very grateful to them for sharing their experiences with us.” Â鶹´«Ã½ Business School Sharing lessons learned Among those taking part in the podcast series are Claire Rolston, owner of , which specialises in employment and HR law. Clare talks about her experience of setting up a business during a recession and the lessons she has learned in the ten years it has been running. Also taking part are Sarah Zong, founder of CatPawCino, and Melisa Martinez Cortes, founder of Mexicatessen – both Â鶹´«Ã½ Business School graduates. Sarah was inspired to bring the novel concept of the cat café to Â鶹´«Ã½ after visiting a similar café while on holiday in China, while Melisa set up Mexicatessen to share the real taste of Mexico. From starting initially with supper clubs in friends’ houses, Melisa has built the business to now offer pop up events and home experiences. The other women sharing their experiences are Sheri-Leigh Miles, of NET Positive Futures, Louisa Rogers, Founder of Trendlistr, Weiting Huang and Shiyu Liu, co-founders of Busy Backpack and Gretel Ferat Dixon, a Start Up Advisor at Â鶹´«Ã½. Each of the seven free podcasts are available on channel. Addressing grand challenges The Leadership Development and Organisation Futures Team work in partnership with businesses of all types across sectors to enable leaders to foster an environment for innovation and sustained growth. They work with business leaders to understand how they can address grand challenges such as sustainability, big data, the increasing pace of technological change, and an ageing and diverse workforce. To find out more email external.engagement@ncl.ac.uk Share: Latest News Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Student leader drives misogyny law change A Â鶹´«Ã½ student leader has helped change the law after creating a petition to make misogyny a hate crime, which gathered over 114,000 signatures, prompting action in Parliament. published on: 12 June 2026 Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ see construction of new Castle Leazes The Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ and other key stakeholders have become an indelible part of new student accommodation at Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Castle Leazes. published on: 12 June 2026 Facts and figures
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