The Story Exchange

The Story Exchange is a nonprofit media organization focused on sharing the stories of women entrepreneurs, highlighting their personal journeys and professional achievements. We aim to shed light on how entrepreneurship can help women achieve financial independence. Through engaging videos, insightful articles, and a podcast, we feature the often-unrecognized female business owners from around the globe who are making significant contributions to their communities and the global economy. As an independent 501(c)(3) digital platform, our goal is to inspire and empower women who are chasing their entrepreneurial aspirations. Founded in 2011, The Story Exchange is spearheaded by an award-winning documentary filmmaker and a former banking executive. Our team combines extensive backgrounds in both journalism and business, ensuring that we uphold high journalistic standards while maintaining our editorial independence.

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New Study Finds Link Between Global Warming and Rising Cancer Rates Among Women

1 week ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

A new study reveals another way that climate change could disproportionately harm women. The research effort, published this week in the journal Frontiers, revealed a spike in cancer rates over the past 20 years among women living in several Middle Eastern and North African countries – a region that is particularly susceptible to the effects of climate change. The increase in diagnoses occurred in tandem with rising temperatures.
New VT Law Makes Adoption Easier for State’s LGBTQ Families

1 week ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

As the LGBTQ community continues to struggle amid a troubling national landscape under President Donald Trump, one state-level adoption win serves as a beacon of hope. Rep. Barbara Rachelson of Vermont sponsored a new law that will streamline the process for parents whose children were born through some form of assisted reproduction, such as surrogacy, and are seeking an official adoption decree.
Shame on Women Who Abandon Fellow Women. We Need Each Other

1 week ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

Over Memorial Day weekend, swimmer Riley Gaines made headlines by taking on a new adversary: Kermit the Frog. His offense was serving as a commencement speaker at the University of Maryland last week, where Muppets creator Jim Henson earned his degree decades earlier.
U.S. Education Is Under Attack, a New Battle in a Long War. But Women Are Resisting

1 week ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

The Trump administration is going after the Department of Education, a political tetherball for decades. Women educators, founders and more are fighting back. Since re-assuming the presidency in January, Donald Trump has been on the offensive against the U.S. Department of Education. Here’s a breakdown of what we know – good, bad and ugly. In late March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education.
Report: Over 28,000 Women, Girls Killed in Gaza Since October 2023

2 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

Gaza, a Middle-Eastern city turned war zone, has become a place where Palestinian women and girls have died by the tens of thousands over the past few years. That’s according to a new report from UN Women. The agency says that over 28,000 girls and women have died there since the Israel-Hamas War began in October 2023.
Meet Adrienne Bitar and Jenny Han, Co-Founders of Seen Nutrition

2 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Victoria Flexner

Adrienne Bitar and Jenny Han are the co-founders of Seen Nutrition, an all-natural calcium chew for women. Adrienne Bitar, a food studies lecturer at Cornell University, and Dr. Jenny Han, a clinical pharmacist, believe that women’s poor bone health has been accepted as an inherent part of aging for too long. Dr. Han herself was diagnosed with osteoporosis at age 29, while Bitar’s mother has suffered from osteoporosis and fractures since she was in her 40s.
Meet Christina Spaulding, Founder of Manzanita Marketing

2 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Victoria Flexner

Christina Spaulding started Manzanita Marketing to make the web more accessible for non-English speakers. “Over 50% of the web is in English, but only 20% of the world’s population speaks English,” entrepreneur Christina Spaulding recently told The Story Exchange.
Her Native Edible Native Gardens Help Local Ecosystems Thrive

2 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Victoria Flexner

Kris Scheufele of Garden Harvest helps homeowners and schools install custom kitchen gardens with native herbs and vegetables. Kris Scheufele believes that the positive impact a native plant garden can have on a local environment is exponential. In 2024, Scheufele, who has spent most of her professional life working in sales and business development, decided to take her passion for gardening and plants and turn it into a business, Garden Harvest.
She Wants to Helps You to Get Over Your Financial Trauma

2 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Victoria Flexner

Heidi Clemons of Managed Expectations is a money coach helping clients understand their financial behaviors, habits and pain points. Heidi Clemons has worked in finance for years. But it wasn’t until colleagues and friends suggested that her “superpower” was helping others understand their spending habits that she began to realize could advise people in a non-traditional way.
Sitting on The Sideline at Your Kiddos' Sports Games Just Got a Lot More Comfortable

2 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Victoria Flexner

Danielle Peplinski’s Chillin Sports Mom apparel line creates stylish waterproof sideline jackets for moms who spend their weekends at the game. There are tons of warm-up outfits and cool-down clothes for student athletes, but does anyone think of the moms? A frustrated (and cold) Danielle Peplinski was prompted to start up her business after spending hours in the wind and the rain, watching her children’s sports games.