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She took the same tech and field-strategy skills she had used to organize statewide political campaigns and rerouted them into care delivery—deploying mobile teams, tightening feedback loops, and cutting readmissions in her caseload by about 30%. That’s when Coordinista stopped being an idea and became a mandate.

Lucy Guo, Co-founder of Scale AI, Founder & CEO of Passes, and Founder & General Partner at Backend Capital Why Lionesses Build Equity, Not Just Income: The Lucy Guo Playbook Introduction Most headlines about   Lucy Guo   stop at the flex:   “youngest self-made woman billionaire dethrones Taylor Swift.”   Cute, but shallow. The real story is a textbook in lioness strategy:   equity first, GTM second. Here’s the clean truth: In 2016, Lucy  co-founded Scale AI , stayed only two

Today’s spotlight is on Reshma Kewalramani, CEO and President of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a Boston-based biotech giant valued at over $110 billion. Recently named to Fortune’s 2025 100 Most Powerful People in Business, she’s breaking barriers and rewriting what executive leadership looks like.

When most professionals talk about career progression, they’re thinking titles, promotions, and perks. But not Lea Milovich. She walked away from corporate comfort to lead a med-tech revolution — building a company that fires medicine through the skin without a single needle. Her startup, FlowBeams, is redefining how injections work by using laser-powered micro-jets that replace pain with precision.

For generations, women have been told to “lean in.” But Lionesses don’t lean — they lead. Shattering the glass ceiling isn’t rebellion; it’s revolution. It’s not about proving our worth — it’s about living it. The Lioness doesn’t wait for permission to roar. She leads with purpose, builds with power, and brings her pride with her.

Access to capital is still the biggest wall holding women back from scaling their businesses. Despite women launching companies at record speed, they receive less than 3% of total venture capital dollars. The myth that women-led startups are “higher risk” couldn’t be further from the truth — studies show they generate higher revenue per dollar invested. The real issue? Systemic bias, pattern-matching, and outdated funding models built for men, by men. It’s time to break the c

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