After reading Forbes‘ list of 100 Most Innovative People in Business and finding one woman—one out of 100, that’s right, ONE— we found ourselves thinking of all the women we work with every day who should’ve made the list 100 times over.
We read a list on Linkedin of the other 99 women who should have made the list and we thought we’d make one too…since there’s plenty of innovative women to go around. In addition to Linkedin’s 99 Innovative Women in Business, we present 99 More Innovative Women in Business.
- Tan Le- Creator and Founder of EMOTIV, a non-intrusive headset allowing control of objects with the mind
- Barb Stegemann- Creating clean beauty products that support the rebuilding of war-torn countries
- Robyn Benincasa- Uplifts women (and sometimes men) who have had medical or traumatic setbacks by completing adventure expeditions with Project Athena
- Nancy Giordano- Futurist, predicting technology trends that will change businesses
- Jane Chen- Created portable, incubator sleeping bags, saving infant lives in developing countries
- Jade Simmons- Created a new genre of music through the process of self-acceptance
- Nancy Frates- Brought light to ASL through viral Ice Bucket Challenge
- Carmen Simon- Uses cognitive neuroscience to help companies market better
- Julie Zhuo- Bestselling author of Making a Manager, guiding you to the next step in your career
- Lizzo- Flipping all societal norms on their head and promoting empowerment for all women
- Megan Rapinoe- Started the equal pay movement for women’s soccer
- Oprah Winfrey- This year alone she planned and prepared for her 2020 Wellness Tour
- Sheena Allen- Helping people without bank accounts enter financial system and go cashless through her company CapWay
- Jameela Jamil- Promoting radical self-love and acceptance
- Sophia Amoruso- Giving women an online community in business and redefining success
- Patty McCord- Made company culture a thing
- Sheila Heen- Promoting open communication in business and guiding candid conversations
- Natalie Nixon- Uses the art of jazz music to help companies organize better
- Lisa Bodell- Teaching us how to simplify in business to be more efficient
- Brene Brown- Redefining the characteristics we should value and promote
- Vernice Flygirl Amour- First female, black, and openly gay fighter pilot
- Sheryl Sandberg- Author of Lean In, working to uplift women in the workplace
- Steph Speirs- Making solar energy affordable for everyone with her company Solstice
- Nicky Goulimis- Allowing you to live abroad without shredding your credit
- Jackie Huba- Using drag as a tool for being a bolder you
- Janelle Shane- Artificial Intelligence expert, promoting business implementations to innovate
- Mel Robbins- Breaks down efficient habits to help you grow
- Rachel Hollis- Bestselling author of Girl Wash Your Face, empowering women to live their own lives
- Erica Orange – Female futurist, predicting industry trends
- Kimberly Bryant- Founder of Black Girls Code, empowering women of color in tech
- Kim Scott- Popularized radical candor, shifting the way we give and receive feedback in the workplace
- Risha Grant- promoting diversity in business and explaining inclusivity in terms everyone can grasp
- Polly LaBarre- Founding Member of Fast Company Magazine, inspiring reactive marketing
- Celeste Headlee- Bring back the much needed art of conversation to company culture
- Sallie Krawcheck- Founder of Ellevest, creating woman-focused investing
- Greta Thunberg- Environmental climate change activist doing more than any of us
- Cynthia Johnson- Shifting the idea of marketing through a focus on personal branding
- Alice Zhang- Founder of Verge Genomics, finding drugs for complex diseases
- Rebecca Kanter- Changing standardized tests to measure intelligence differently
- Alyssa Ravasio- Founder of Hipcamp, reinventing camping
- Zim Ugochukwu- Making travel more diverse and inclusive
- Lilly Singh- Dominating YouTube and changing the way people consume media
- Alisyn Maylek- Bringing more self-driving cars to the streets
- Afton Vechery- Giving women the truth about their bodies by co-founding Modern Fertility
- Carly Leahy- Giving women the truth about their bodies by co-founding Modern Fertility
- Bethenny Frankel- Extending her lifestyle brand to every branch of business
- Prerna Gupta- Adjusting reading to the modern era and attention span
- Jessica Matthews- Giving energy to developing worlds through soccer
- Sabrina Mutukisna- Providing job opportunities for formerly incarcerated youths and fostered children
- Molly Bloom- Infiltrated men’s club to create most sought-after poker game, lost all, then rebuilt
- Chelsea Handler- Setting an example by assessing her own white privilege
- Amal Clooney- International Lawyer and Human Rights activist
- Arianna Huffington- leading truthful media in a time of fake-news
- Janet Mock- Using her voice in the media to support transgender activism
- Chrissy Teegan- Using social media branding to launch businesses and speak truths
- Tiffani Bova- Harnesses and shares the hypergrowth lessons of Salesforce
- Anna Boden- Director of Captain Marvel, the first female superhero movie
- Gabriella Rodriguez- Producer of Roma, bringing hispanic-centric film to the forefront
- Mo’Nique- first black, female comedian to have a Las Vegas residency
- Mindy Kaling- Leading the way for Indian-Americans in television and media
- Rachel Cargle- providing the public with intellectual tools to explore race and gender
- Amy Cuddy- hacking the psychology of power through power posing
- Shonda Rhimes- Creative mind behind hit TV shows that put diversity in television
- Tarana Burke- Founder of the Me Too movement, creating a wave of social justice
- Tracee Ellis Ross- Diversifying television, hair care, and the media
- Whitney Wolfe Herd- Founder of Bumble, putting dating power into the hands of women
- Rihanna- First woman to create a fashion house with LVMH, Fenty
- Serena Williams- Uses her tennis winnings to fund female CEOs
- Lisa Gelobter- Created software to report workplace bias
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez- Bringing next generation social media to politics
- Amy Nelson- Created The Riveter, an inclusive co-working space
- Leanne Pittsford- Founded Lesbians Who Tech, a community on a mission to diversify tech
- Lisa Dyson- Creator of Kiverdi, edible protein made from thin air
- Eileen Fisher- Shrank the carbon footprint of a $500 million brand
- Maxeme Tuchman- Founded Caribu, allowing you to read to your kids online for when you can’t be there
- Ishveen Anand- Created OpenSponsorship, revolutionizing sports marketing
- Nia Batts- Founded Detroit Blows, a salon that doesn’t upcharge women of color for having textured hair
- Catherine Mahugu- Founded Soko, putting African artists in mainstream media
- Melanie Stricklan- Created software to better analyze and predict natural disasters
- Andrea Thomaz- Building technology freeing nurses to focus on patient care
- Najla Austin- Founder of Ethles’ Club, an intimate club custom made for people of color
- Christine Moseley- Created Full Harvest, an online place to buy edible but unwanted produce
- Eileen Gordon- Founded Barnraiser, an online platform empowering small-batch, artisanal food makers to access a marketplace and consumer base
- Melanie Elturk- Making hijabs a fashion piece to love with Haute Hijab
- Melissa Hanna- Revolutionizing maternal care with Mahmee
- Ju Rhyu- Bringing Korean-inspired beauty and self-care to the world
- Nicole Carter- Bringing diversity to stock-photos
- Julia Hartz- Took her tech company, Eventbrite, public
- Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins- Helping non-violent offenders keep track of court dates
- Abby Wambach- Gender equality and gay rights activist, spreading her message on stages across the country
- Carey Lohrenz- First female F-14 Tomcat Pilot in the U.S. Navy, speaking on her experiences
- Talia Frenkel- Used a buy-one-give-one model to provide period products for women in need
- Reema Zaman- Gender equality activist and immigrant empowerment speaker
- Shan-Lyn Ma- Created Zola, the largest wedding planning site
- Juliette Kayyem- Making ridesharing safer through monitoring inside the car
- Kim Perell- Outlines how anyone can execute on their biggest goals
- Holly Whitaker- Bringing inclusivity to addiction treatment
- Sevetri Wilson- Sharing online-consulting with nonprofits across the country
- Nadia Boujarwah- Created Dia&Co, a fashion brand that supports plus-sized women
This article originally appeared on BigSpeak on Sep 30, 2019