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Esther Strauss

Esther Strauss

Esther Strauss

Expertise

Business management, Business strategy, Personal finance, Human resources management, Media planning

Currently

Co-founder

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Mannheim Business School, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

Esther Strauss is the co-founder of Step By Step Business, as well as an accomplished author and speaker.

Education

Esther attended the University of Pennsylvania, during which time she studied abroad at Oxford University. While at Penn, she was involved in an entrepreneurship program and won the Best Business Idea award twice. She earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She was also an assistant professor at Babson College and taught entrepreneurial leadership courses.

Experience

Esther is a business strategist with over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, executive, educator, and management advisor. She has founded companies in technology and media, both of which had successful exits within 5 years. The companies now employ over 200 people. She has several impressive accomplishments in the media field.

Esther was named a “Corporate Champion” in Folio Magazine’s 2019 Top Women in Media Awards. She also appears in print, broadcast and streaming media as a personal finance and careers commentator and expert.

She served as the Director of Client Services at SET Media, a video ad technology company. She started her career in media planning at Universal McCann in San Francisco working with brands such as Microsoft and Sony.

Her work has achieved award-winning results including EPPY, OMMA and W3 awards in UI/UX. Visual Aesthetics, and Website Design.

Currently, as a co-founder of Step-By-Step Business, a company focused on educating aspiring entrepreneurs, her role is to strategically drive the growth of the company, and to make sure that the information provided to entrepreneurs provides the greatest possible value. The company’s long-term goal is to inspire the formation of thousands of new businesses by creating awareness of opportunities and providing comprehensive guidance to entrepreneurs around the world.

 

 

Recent articles

Sequoya Cross Leads the Way in Renewable Energy and Gender Equality

Sequoya Cross Leads the Way in Renewable Energy and Gender Equality

Esther Strauss

Published on March 5, 2024

For over 20 years, Sequoya Cross has been a groundbreaking business leader, thriving in a male-dominated field. From solar power companies tobattery ...

Building an E-commerce in Ethical Fashion with Cashmere Clothes

Building an E-commerce in Ethical Fashion with Cashmere Clothes

Esther Strauss

Published on February 29, 2024

In this interview, we sit down with Badamtsetseg “Badam” Altantsogt, the CEO of Mongolian Gallery. A trailblazer in the world ofsustaina ...

Innovating Outdoor Connections with Nature’s Playbook

Innovating Outdoor Connections with Nature’s Playbook

Esther Strauss

Published on February 28, 2024

In this interview, we connect with Gen and PJ, the entrepreneurial spirits behind Nature’s Playbook. Their innovative app merges a love forthe ...

Knife Flight’s Success in the Mail-In Knife Sharpening Market

Knife Flight’s Success in the Mail-In Knife Sharpening Market

Esther Strauss

Published on February 27, 2024

In this interview, we delve into the entrepreneurial journey of Jess Miller, the owner and operator of Knife Flight, a unique mail-in knifesharpenin ...

How Locale.ai is Redefining Operational Efficiency

How Locale.ai is Redefining Operational Efficiency

Esther Strauss

Published on February 27, 2024

In this interview, Aditi Sinha, co-founder of Locale.ai, discusses how her platform revolutionizes operations management by offering acomprehensive, ...

How Martal Group Transforms B2B Lead Generation

How Martal Group Transforms B2B Lead Generation

Esther Strauss

Published on February 27, 2024

In this interview, we delve into the entrepreneurial journey of Vito Vishnepolsky, the founding director of Martal Group, a lead generation company. ...

Jacob Tannenbaum on Sustainable Farming and Cannabis Innovation

Jacob Tannenbaum on Sustainable Farming and Cannabis Innovation

Esther Strauss

Published on February 27, 2024

Welcome to our conversation with Jacob Tannenbaum, co-founder and managing partner at Fresh Alternative Farms. With a unique blend of expertise inla ...

How to Start a Photography Website: Manthan Gajjar’s Insights

How to Start a Photography Website: Manthan Gajjar’s Insights

Esther Strauss

Published on February 27, 2024

In this interview, we delve into the journey of Manthan Gajjar, the creative force behind the website Photographywith.com. As a passionatephotograph ...

Lewis Smith’s Blueprint for E-Commerce Success

Lewis Smith’s Blueprint for E-Commerce Success

Esther Strauss

Published on February 27, 2024

The e-commerce market in the UK continues to trend upward, with over 80% of the UK regularly purchasing products online. Behind this growth,there’ ...