Courtney Gerring

Founder of C.Marie Productions

Courtney is the Founder of C.Marie Productions, a PR and Digital Marketing firm that specializes in creating the right strategy and story for entrepreneurs. Courtney is passionate about connecting people and bringing brands to life organically. She has worked with entrepreneurs (mainly women) all over the world to help build businesses with them and create exposure for them. 

Read more

From Camden Council to MBE: Dr Shabnam Ahmed on Building School of Shabs, Pioneering Anti-Racism in Social Work, and Why Safety Isn't Universal

From Camden Council to MBE: Dr Shabnam Ahmed on Building School of Shabs, Pioneering Anti-Racism in Social Work, and Why Safety Isn't Universal

After 26 years shaping social work practice at Camden Council, Dr Shabnam Ahmed didn't just leave to start a business. She crystallized decades of frontline expertise, doctoral research, and anti-racist advocacy into School of Shabs, a training company reshaping how practitioners across England approach supervision, equity, and professional

From São Paulo to Tampa to Founding Controller Works: Mariana Alvarez on Growing Up in a Family Business, Healing from Divorce While Building a Virtual Accounting Firm, and Why "I Understand When They Say 'I Barely Have Money to Make Payroll This Week'"

From São Paulo to Tampa to Founding Controller Works: Mariana Alvarez on Growing Up in a Family Business, Healing from Divorce While Building a Virtual Accounting Firm, and Why "I Understand When They Say 'I Barely Have Money to Make Payroll This Week'"

Mariana Alvarez, MSA, EA is the founder and CEO of Controller Works, a virtual outsourced accounting firm serving small to mid-size family-owned businesses in Tampa and beyond. But her path to building Controller Works came after enduring a challenging divorce that dismantled her family and forced her to rebuild her

From Condé Nast to LoveReading and brave&bold: Deborah Maclaren on Building Two Purpose-Driven Businesses, Donating £100K+ in Books to UK Schools, and Why Purpose Is Your Competitive Advantage

From Condé Nast to LoveReading and brave&bold: Deborah Maclaren on Building Two Purpose-Driven Businesses, Donating £100K+ in Books to UK Schools, and Why Purpose Is Your Competitive Advantage

Deborah Maclaren is Chief Executive of LoveReading and LoveReading4Kids, and Co-Founder of brave&bold, a female-focused consultancy providing fractional expertise to organizations. But her path to building two purpose-driven businesses came after nearly three decades in media and publishing, where she started at Condé Nast, and climbed the corporate