When the pandemic hit in early 2020, Mill Valley resident Brit Morin, the founder of lifestyle and education platform Brit + Co, found that her business immediately felt the impact. She wasn’t alone. “When Covid-19 hit, I noticed that 5 million women were displaced from the workforce pretty much instantaneously,” Morin says. This “She-cession” inspired […]
Since 1987, Jennifer Maxwell has been powering the fitness world with energy bars. Maxwell, who founded PowerBar with her late husband, Brian Maxwell, sold the company in 2000 to Nestle. When her husband passed away suddenly in 2004, she took some time to heal and to raise her six children, but soon set about crafting an […]
Side by Side, the San Anselmo-based nonprofit that serves vulnerable youth in four Bay Area counties, has announced the appointment of Dr. Christine Isana Garcia as CEO. She succeeds Mary Denton, who recently retired after over 20 years of service. Her appointment is the result of a six-month national search led by a board-appointed search […]
Brit Morin has already forged a path to success through her women’s lifestyle and education platform Brit + Co, her iHeartRadio Podcast, Teach Me Something New, and as cofounder of the $100 million VC fund Offline Ventures. But the 35-year-old Mill Valley resident’s latest venture speaks to her values and passion: to help women reach […]
Brit Morin has already forged a path to success through her women’s lifestyle and education platform Brit + Co, her iHeartRadio Podcast, Teach Me Something New, and as cofounder of the $100 million VC fund Offline Ventures. But the 35-year-old Mill Valley resident’s latest venture speaks to her values and passion: to help women reach […]
By now most residents of Marin County have heard the name of the legendary Miwok leader “Chief Marin,” for whom the county was named. But Marin was neither his Miwok name, nor the one that the Spanish missionaries gave him. His original name was Huicmuse (pronounced hwik-moose), and the Spanish gave him the name Marino […]
Who says boys can’t wear skirts, and girls should only wear pink? Not Elizabeth Brunner, the San Francisco-based designer and founder of fashion-forward children’s clothing company StereoType, which launched late last year. StereoType’s “blended fashion” clothing is intended to celebrate kids’ individuality and freedom of expression by blending traditional ideas of boys’ and girls’ wear. The […]
The last 18 months took a heavy toll on small businesses around the country — and here in Marin County — but finally, the worst of the pandemic appears to be behind us, and it’s time to celebrate just how far we’ve come. As we recognize our 2021 Best of County winners, we thought we’d […]
Now more than ever, businesses, nonprofits and government agencies rely on strong, energetic leadership to thrive during challenging times. At Better, we think it’s important to recognize the leaders who are building businesses, serving as public servants, and leading nonprofits, all of which inspire positive change in the world — whatever the arena. The women […]
For most kids, the future is a blank canvas. All blue skies, with the most pressing questions of life being, “who am I inviting to my birthday?” and, “what do I want to be when I grow up?” In recent years, the answer to the latter of those has changed from “astronaut,” to “YouTube star,” […]
