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International Women’s Day 2025 – Featuring inspiring female entrepreneurs

We’re aiming on featuring at least 50 inspiring female entrepreneurs in honour of International Women’s Day 2025! To feature in this special campaign, and to enable us to process submissions as quickly as possible, please follow the below instructions carefully and complete the following interview Q&A, and email to [email protected]. We are not charging for this – but do hope you will share a link to your piece when published on our website on your media platforms to help encourage other women to share their stories.

Submission Deadline:

Strictly before 5 PM on March 2nd. (any received after this date will not be able to be published for IWD – although we may be able to use at a later date as a general ‘Female Founder Spotlight’ piece.)

Note for PR Agencies: A maximum of 2 clients per agency may be submitted.


Q&A Guidelines

Please write your answers as if you were being interviewed in person. If any question is not applicable, feel free to skip it. Keep the questions in your submission. (to maintain a consistent format)

Founder Introduction (Written in Third Person)

Provide a brief introduction to yourself, including your full name, title, and a short summary of your business. (Max one paragraph.). Include your Instagram, LinkedIn and ‘X’ profile link.


Main Interview (Written in First Person)

  1. Can you tell us a little about your background and your company?
  2. What inspired you to start your business?
  3. How did you create awareness for your brand?
  4. What strategies helped you secure funding and scale your business?
  5. What have been your biggest successes so far?
  6. What challenges have you faced, and how did you overcome them?
  7. What are your plans for the future?
  8. What advice would you give to aspiring female entrepreneurs?
  9. What are your top three tips for entrepreneurial success?
  10. Who are five people who inspire you the most, and why?
  11. What are your favourite inspirational or motivational quotes?
  12. Where can our readers connect with you? (Please provide direct links to your Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and website.)
  13. (Optional) Would you like to receive TSF updates via email? (For internal use only – your email will not be published.)

Submission Instructions

Deadline: Strictly before March 2nd 2025 by 5 PM.

Submission Method:

  • Attach your Q&A as a Word document (do not paste answers in the email body).
  • Include ONE high-quality headshot (JPEG format, between 700KB–1MB).
  • Ensure your image is clearly captioned with your full name.
  • DO NOT send images via WeTransfer, Google Drive, or similar platforms.

Email your submission to: [email protected]

  • Subject line: “IWD Submission – [Your Name]”

Important Notes:

Sales-focused submissions will not be accepted – this initiative is about celebrating you, not promoting a product or service.
✅ We will begin publishing interviews from March 4th on www.thesuccessfulfounder.com and social media.
📌 Some features may also be selected for our quarterly magazine (please allow up to 4 months for publication). This is at the editor’s discretion. Please do not chase for this.

Thank you for being part of this inspiring celebration of female entrepreneurship!

Best wishes
Lisa, Gemma & Karl
The Successful Founder Team