Moxy Magazine

Three years ago, Rachel Marshall and Leah Foster found they were uninterested and completely unfulfilled at their desk jobs. Although they had both studied in Florence, Italy at the same time, they didn’t meet each other until they landed desk jobs on the same day in Boston, Mass. During shared lunches, ideas began to stir [...]

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Carla Thompson always knew she wanted to explore the unknown.  Growing up, she wanted to become an astronaut. Today, she doesn’t do her exploring in deep space; she’s pushing boundaries as an entrepreneur instead. In May of 2010 she launched Sharp Skirts, a network for female business owners that’s focused on the exchange of knowledge [...]

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I met Nicole Logan owner and designer of the Cowgirl Covenant–a line of cowgirl inspired clothing–at a town bar, not for a drink, which anyone might suspect, but for hot chocolate. The line’s signature crosses symbolize a cowgirl’s backbone. Talking with Nicole, I discovered that a true cowgirl is a combination of empowerment and strength. [...]

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I’ve never been one for traditional work environments. In high school, when my peers were working as waitresses and cashiers, I started my foray into self-employment as a private flute instructor. My father is a band director at a local middle school and when he referred a few of his young flute students to me [...]

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