If opportunity doesn’t knock… just walk right in
What are you waiting for? If opportunity doesn’t knock, barge right in. Nine Helix is out there finding opportunities for girls wherever they are… and where they aren’t.
Are Beyonce and the Golden Globe awards “overly feminist”?
Can you believe we are still talking about this in 2014? I want to comment on the Golden Globes awards, because there’s something striking about feminism today. It’s finally feminine. In some ways, growing up, many of us were trained to be man-like, in order to compete in a man’s world. That wave of feminism…
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Creating Nine
Some people have implied that Nine looks suspiciously like our CEO, but that’s, of course, ridiculous. She acts a bit like Rebecca, in that she’s somewhat oblivious to what other people think of her behavior, but I didn’t write the scripts, so that has absolutely nothing to do with me. With Nine, we wanted to…
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Creating Purple
When we created Purple, obviously, we wanted to create a person of color, but we didn’t want to pin her down ethnically as to whether she was of Asian, African or maybe even South American descent. I spent a lot of time studying different ethnic facial structures, and I think we’ve come up with a…
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Who are Purple and Nine
Purple and Nine™ is an upcoming 3D animated series that will get girls interested in science and technology (STEM fields for women). Today’s video interviews the actresses about the characters Purple and Nine. Who are Purple and Nine™? Hi. I’m Rebecca Rachmany, co-founder and CEO of Gangly Sister. We’ll be coming out with a pilot…
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2014: The Year of the Girl
We asked girls what they want for 2014 and they answered. Just take a look! Thanks to everyone who participated in this project!
Inspirational Interview: Fiona Disegni, CEO, Rentez-Vous
Rebecca Rachmany, CEO, Gangly Sister Productions: Hi I’m Rebecca Rachmany from Gangly sister Productions and I’m here with Fiona so why don’t you introduce yourself. Fiona Disegni, CEO, Rentez-Vous: Okay , hello I’m Fiona Disegni , I’m the founder of Rentez-Vous which is a peer- to -peer and designer fashion rental market place. We operate…
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Inspirational Interview: Gerlinde Gniewosz, CEO of Ko-Su
(Apologies for the video camera which had a mind of its own and a wild auto-focus throughout the interview.) Thanks to Microsoft Ventures and Central Working for hosting us! Rebecca Rachmany, CEO of Gangly Sister: Hi, I’m Rebecca Rachmany. I’m the CEO of Gangly Sister. I’m here in London, and I’m here with Gerlinde, whose…
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Inspirational Interviews: Miriam Schwab, CEO of Illuminea
Miriam Lottner, COO Gangly Sister: Hi, I’m Miriam Lottner, I’m COO and cofounder gain sister.com and I am thrilled to be today with Miriam Schwab, CEO and founder Illuminea and I let her introduce herself. Miriam Schwab, CEO, Illuminea: Hi, I’m Miriam Schwab and I’m CO and founder of Illuminea. We are press development and…
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GoldieBlox makes the Beastie Boys look classy.
We love and admire GoldieBlox, and today we are sending them wishes of humility and wisdom, both of which the Beastie Boys displayed, despite having their copyright clearly violated. We loved the recent video parody by GoldieBlox. But, oops, it turns out they didn’t get the rights to use the musical score. While the whole…
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