As the Chief Customer Officer at BILL, the writer shares her insights and lessons learned from successful women entrepreneurs whom she has the opportunity to work with. The writer appreciates the creativity, resilience, and innovative drive these entrepreneurs possess, which inspire her in her role.
One of the successful women entrepreneurs highlighted is Bee Nance, who demonstrates the power of aligning professional expertise with personal passions. With a background in accounting and financial management, Bee combined her skills with her passion for education and community impact to focus on nonprofit accounting. As the Chief Operating Officer at Generation Teach, Bee led the organization to achieve six consecutive years of clean financial audits and significantly increase its budget, all while focusing on its mission of creating educational opportunities. She also serves as the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for The Better Angels Society and authored a children’s book on financial literacy. The writer suggests that Bee’s success illustrates the importance of aligning one’s expertise with a sense of purpose, a lesson other business leaders can learn from.
The writer also shares her encounter with Courtney Spritzer and Stephanie Cartin, co-founders of Socialfly and Entreprenista. These women entrepreneurs faced unique obstacles but managed to transform these challenges into opportunities. Details about their journey, however, were not