Jaclyn Robinson

What do the art of practicing Aikido and launching a startup have in common? Well, they both require a great amount of focus and determination, they’re rooted in energy and spirit, they teach you how to deal with difficult situations while quickly adapting to gain a competitive advantage, and they happen to be things I take pride in.

While it was important that businesses paused and thought about what the market needed to hear and what actions companies needed to take, now is the time to plot a new heading for growth in the new abnormal world. Navigating this new normal was a key point of discussion at the recent Stop the Sales Drop Virtual Summit, where 54-plus advisers, experts, CMOs and sales VPs came together to talk about the path forward.

Yelitsa Jean-Charles, founder of Healthy Roots Dolls, is on the entrepreneurial journey of a lifetime. But her success story started long before her now famous tweet--including a side-by-side picture of herself and her company’s product--offered joy to so many amid tumultuous times.

Companies who can figure out how to tap into non-traditional talent pools will have a strategic advantage in long-term sustainable growth. Here's why.

Elizabeth Gulliver, Co-Founder of Kunik, is building a community of support for working parents. When she became a mother, Elizabeth saw a need to help families struggling to integrate their careers and family.

SDRDefenders co-founder Nikki Ivey has a clear picture of why there is so much turnover in sales--especially within entry-level sales--and the deep-rooted issues within the profession as a whole. That’s why Ivey and her co-founders started SDRDefenders: To advocate for SDRs and meaningfully impact the sales community. By democratizing access to skills and information SDRs need to advance their careers, SDRDefenders seeks to attract and support a more diverse and inclusive generation of future sales leaders.

Resilient and determined are two words that describe Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon. Her story is an example of how to turn relentless drive into impact.

Female entrepreneurs in New York City have fought to overcome sexism and underfunding to create millions of jobs. In San Francisco alone, despite all of the headwinds, LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs have brought in billions in startup funding. In fact, entrepreneurs across the United States–LGBTQ+, women, Black, Latine, Refugees, and more–have contributed enormous numbers of jobs, patents, and dollars to their cities.

Tara Zedayko, Co-Founder and CEO of DIG Labs, is creating revolutionary new technology to assess pet health in real time. A scientist turned general manager, Tara spent over 14 years at the forefront of cross-functional healthcare, building disruptive innovations in everything from biomedical nanotechnology to consumer packaged goods. She started DIG Labs in 2019 to take the guesswork out of pet healthcare through patent-pending tech-enabled insights and personalized solutions.