Female entrepreneurs, leaders, founders and savvy in the business world
- Abigail Johnson, American chairperson and CEO of Fidelity Investments.
- Anita Roddick, British founder of The Body Shop.
- Anne Boden MBE, British founder and CEO of Starling Bank
- Arianna Huffington, Greek-American, Co-founder of The Huffington Post.
- Chieko Aoki, Japanese-Brazilian founder of Blue Tree Hotels
- Coco Chanel, French fashion designer and founder of Chanel
- Divya Gokulnath, Indian co-founder of BYJU
- Elizabeth Arden, Canadian-American, founder of the Elizabeth Arden cosmetics company.
- Emily Weiss, American founder of Glossier
- Estée Lauder, American founder of the Estée Lauder Companies.
- Falguni Nayar, Indian founder and CEO of Nykaa
- Gail K. Boudreaux, American CEO of Elevance Health
- Ginni Rometty American, former CEO of IBM.
- Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American, cosmetics and beauty industry pioneer.
- Hetty Green, American, known as the "Witch of Wall Street" for her successful investments.
- Indra Nooyi, Indian-American, former CEO of PepsiCo
- Jacqueline Gold CBE, British founder and CEO of Ann Summers
- Jessica Alba, American founder of The Honest Company
- Joanne Lesley Malone CBE, British founder of Jo Malone London
- Karen S. Lynch, American CEO of CVS Health
- Katrina Lake, American Founder of Stitch Fix
- Leila Janah, American Founder and CEO of Sama and LXMI
- Luiza Helena Trajano, Brazilian chairperson of Magazine Luiza
- Lydia Pinkham, American creator of a popular herbal remedy for women.
- Madam C.J. Walker, African American founder of the Walker Company
- Margaret Rudkin, American founder of Pepperidge Farm.
- Martha Lane Fox, British co-founder of Lastminute.com
- Mary Barra, American CEO of General Motors
- Mary Kay Ash, American founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics.
- Meg Whitman, American former CEO of eBay and Hewlett Packard.
- Melinda Gates, American philanthropist, co-chair and founder Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Miki Agrawal, Indian-American founder of Thinx
- Olive Ann Beech, American co-founder and leader of Beech Aircraft Corporation.
- Oprah Winfrey, American media mogul and television host.
- Reshma Saujani, Indian-American founder of Girls Who Code.
- Richa Kar, Indian founder and CEO of Zivame
- Rosalind Brewer, American CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance.
- Ruth Handler, American creator of the Barbie doll and co-founder of Mattel.
- Safra Catz , Israeli-American CEO of Oracle Corporation.
- Sara Blakely American founder of Spanx.
- Sarah London, American CEO of Centene Corporation.
- Sheryl Sandberg American COO of Facebook and author.
- Sophia Amoruso American founder of Nasty Gal
- Susan Wojcicki, American former CEO of YouTube
- Tamara Mellon, British founder of Jimmy Choo
- Tory Burch, American founder of Tory Burch
- Ursula Burns, American former CEO of Xerox.
- Whitney Wolfe Herd, American founder of Bumble.
- Zica Assis, Brazilian founder of the Instituto Beleza Natural