Great Women. Great Businesses.

Through WomenVenture's ScaleUp program, I have the great pleasure of working with these smart, driven women who are upping the game in their respective industries. It is an honor to feature their businesses below. 

Ann Sample
Owner, Navigate Forward
Navigate Forward provides highly customized support to senior executives who are currently in transition, planning change in the future or seeking board service, helping them find their passion, their path and their place in the business community. Since their inception in 2008, they’ve worked with more than 1,500 clients and 400 companies across the country and around the world. 

Anissa Keyes
Founder, Arubah Emotional Health
Arubah works to partner with agencies that are in need of mental health services for their clientele.  They also seek to provide integrative services.  Their professionals dedicate and invest time and energy into the holistic care of the client.  They collaborate with other professionals and providers to ensure that their client’s needs are met.  They also build a personalized treatment plan designed specifically for individual needs and then take them through the process at their own pace. 

Joy McBrien
Founder, Fair Anita
Cute + ethical + affordable gifts and accessories, sustainably made by talented fair trade artisan partners around the globe. They’re on a mission to create a world where women feel safe, valued, and respected by investing in women and creating pieces you can be proud to wear.

Stacy Thielman-Jost
President, Gateway Music Festivals & Tours,
Gateway World Tours and POMP! 
For over 35 years, Gateway Music Festivals & Tours has led the music tour industry with seamless performance tours and special event management by providing customized group tours, offering excellence in arrangements, sightseeing, and safe, comfortable worldwide travel. 

POMP!, the latest addition, provides creative services and merchandise to our clients.

Michaelene Colestock
Owner, Spence Specialties ANEW
ANEW provides sober housing for women AND children, as well as outpatient treatment for women with substance use disorders.

Nancy Fontana
President, CEO & Dog Lover, Elevator Technical Consulting, Inc.
Elevator TCI is a fierce advocate for their client’s safety and code compliance in the Elevator Industry, providing effective results for any vertical transportation challenge. They have built a culture that ensures they do what is right, not what is easy.