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Heidi Roizen Made a Venture Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) appointed Heidi Roizen a Venture Partner of the firm. Heidi, who holds an MBA from Stanford, co-founded and was CEO of T/Maker Company (acquired by Deluxe Corporation), was Vice President of World Wide Developer Relations for Apple Computer, and was a Managing Director of Mobius Venture Capital, where she served on the boards of over twenty private and public companies. More in the Business Wire press release.

Artspace.com, co-founded by Catherine Levene, Raised $2.5 million in Series A Financing.

Artspace.com, the online marketplace for contemporary art co-founded by Catherine Levene, raised $2.5 million in Series A financing. "I am thrilled with the progress Artspace has made in such a short period of time," says Catherine, who is also the company's CEO. Before Artsapce, Catherine was COO and General Manager of DailyCandy. Read more about the deal in the prnewswire press release.

Robyn Peters Made Group Vice President at Walgreens

Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) appointed Robyn L. Peters Group Vice President of managed market sales. Robyn had been Vice President of U.S. payers and national accounts, corporate and government customers for Pfizer, Inc. More in Business Wire press release.

Sramana Mitra takes on the Issues: What's Wrong with Mentoring Today and Why do Most Entrepreneurs Get Little Attention from Big Venture Capital Firms?

Sramana Mitra, experienced entrepreneur and Founder of 1M/1M, the program One Million by One Million (1M/1M) that "aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs to reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs", takes on the tough questions about Mentoring and Entrepreneurship. Why is it that many Mentoring programs don't seem to offer the kind of help entrepreneurs need, and why is it that 99% of entrepreneurs don't get funded by big VC firms?

Sramana sees two kinds of mentors, volunteer mentors who offer advice when they have time and are often not available when entrepreneurs need them, and investor mentors, who mentor entrepreneurs as a source of deal flow which makes these investor mentors only available to the top entrepreneurs. Listen to what Sramana says about the state of mentoring today. Sramana is also concerned about what happens to the many entrepreneurs who are not successful in raising venture capital and don't get the attention from the investor mentors. The group of entrepreneurs not funded Sramana calls "the other 99%". Sramana sees too much emphasis on raising capital and wants companies to focus more on "building value". Read more...

I have had so many women tell me that they just don't learn enough at the mentoring events which they attend. This is why I ran the education session with Chase Bank in New York in early January where we discussed using bank products to help grow a company. Women not only made new contacts with other entrepreneurs, but they also learned about what a bank looks for when making a loan, issues regarding collateral and guarantees, and other topics important for entrepreneurs to understand.

Better mentoring and more financial education for "the other 99%" is essential and Sramana Mitra's efforts with 1M/1M will go a long way in helping these entrepreneurs get the support they need!

Glooko, co-founded by Anita Mathew, Raised $3.5 million in Series A Funding

Glooko, co-founded by Anita Mathew who is also the company's Vice President of Marketing, raised $3.5 million in Series A Funding led by The Social+Capital Partnership. Glooko uses smartphones to allow people to collect and view their blood glucose levels. Anita, who holds an MBA from Wharton and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue, previously spent several years at Johnson & Johnson. Read more about the deal in Krystal Peak's article on vatornews.

Heather Paquette Made Managing Partner for the Detroit office of KPMG

KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm, appointed Heather Paquette Managing Partner of  their Detroit office. Heather, a veteran who served in the United States Air Force, had previouslybeen the KPMG Midwest leader for "IT professionals who assess risk and controls related to financial statement audits". More in the Business Wire press release.

Dr. Malissa Wood Talks About Symptoms of Heart Disease for Women in Her New Book, "Smart at Heart"

Dr. Malissa J. Wood, the Co-Director of the Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, has written a new book, "Smart at Heart", which is featured in Betsy Levinson's article on bostonglobe.com. In her article, Betsy discusses Dr. Wood's "whole heart" approach to health. Dr. Wood specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women. Listen to her disucss the difference in symptoms between men and women:

Luxury Goods Site "Modewalk", co-founded by CEO Beatrice Pang, Raised $1.8 million in venture capital funding

Modewalk,  the luxury goods shopping site co-founded by Beatrice Pang who is also the company's CEO, raised $1.8 million in venture capital funding led by Merus Capital. Beatrice spent several years acquiring companies and developing partnerships at Microsoft. While attending business school at Stanford, Beatrice worked at Nokia Growth Partners. Read more

Kathleen Camilli Joins Unifirst Board of Directors. Other Women Named to Boards.

Unifirst Corporation (Nasdaq: UNF) appointed Kathleen Camilli (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Kathleen is the Founder of Camilli Economics. Before founding Camilli Economics, Kathleen was the U.S. Economist at Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) in New York. Read more...

Array BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY) appointed Gwen A. Fyfe, M.D., to its Board of Directors.

Oversee.net appointed Debra Domeyer Co-Chief Executive Officer of the company and appointesd her to the Oversee’s Board of Directors.

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) appointed Dr. Stephanie A. Burns, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Dow Corning Corporation, to Corning’s Board of Directors.

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIBK) appointed Teresa A. Taylor to its Board of Directors.

Margaret Smyth Joins Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Board of Directors.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) appointed Margaret M. Smyth to its Board of Directors. Margaret most recently was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hamilton Sundstrand, which is part of United Technologies Corp. More in the prnewswire press release.

Sara Morgan Talks about why she Co-Founded "Tailored", the New Personalized Shopping Site for Brides

Sara Morgan co-founded "Tailored", the new personalized bridal shopping site which is scheduled to launch this week. Tailored allows brides to find products for their wedding that reflect their personal style, create lists of their favorite products, and share these lists with friends. Sara is a wedding industry veteran and had previously been the Director of Marketing at Weddzilla. "As a bridesmaid in more weddings than I can count, I saw my best friends scour magazines, shopping sites and blogs to find inspiration, only to feel lost as to where to buy the items they found and loved," says Sara. "They were sending out lengthy email chains to solicit feedback from friends, and joining blog forums to ask other brides for advice. It was unbelievable how time consuming this process seemed! We created "Tailored" to make shopping and finding inspiration for your wedding easy. Now brides can find and collect inspiration, browse wedding products selected just for them, create lists of their favorite finds, and share their picks with friends and family, all in one place!"

Martha King Made Managing Director of the Financial Advisor Services Division at Vanguard

Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment management companies, appointed Martha King Managing Director of the Financial Advisor Services division. Read more...

Paula Boggs Retires as General Counsel of Starbucks and Joins Obama Reelection Campaign

Paula Boggs, General Counsel of Starbucks, is retiring in April, 2012. But Paula will remain committed to helping others and will join President Obama’s reelection campaign. Based in Seattle and Santa Fe, she will be volunteering for the campaign in communities across the country. Paula was appointed by President Obama in 2010 to the White House Council for Community Solutions whose work is focused on identifying and enabling innovative community solutions to youth unemployment. More in the company press release.

Lois Martin Made Chief Financial Officer at Ceridian Corp

Ceridian Corporation, the provider of global human resources, payroll, and workforce management software, appointed Lois M. Martin Chief Financial Officer. Lois had been Chief Financial Officer for Capella Education Company. More in the Business Wire press release.

Kiwi Crate, Founded by Sandra Oh Lin, Raises $5 million in Series A Funding

Kiwi Crate, subscription based arts activities for kids founded by Sandra Oh Lin, raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Comcast Ventures. Sandra, who holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, had been the GM for eBay Fashion before starting Kiwi Crate. Read more about the funding in the press release.

Shannon Cullins Made Vice President of Product Management at HomeFinder.com

HomeFinder.com, the real estate website, appointed Shannon Cullins Vice President of Product Management. Shannon had been Vice President of Product Management at Viewpoints.com. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Karen Walker Made Vice President and Controller at Virgin America

Virgin America appointed Karen S. Walker Vice President and Controller. Karen had been VP, Controller at CNET Networks. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Polyvore, Co-founded by Jess Lee who was appointed CEO, Raises $14 Million in Series C Funding

Polyvore, the fashion site co-founded by Jess Lee who has been appointed their CEO, raised $14 million in Series C financing, led by DAG Ventures and with participation from new investors Goldman Sachs and Vivi Nevo (NV Investments). Jess, who hoilds a degree in Computer Science from Stanford, had been with Google prior to Polyvore. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Leslie Kilgore Joins Netflix Board of Directors, Jessie Becker appointed interim Chief Marketing Officer

Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) announced that Leslie Kilgore (pictured), its Chief Marketing Officer for the last 12 years, will join the Netflix board as a non-executive director and that it had appointed Jessie Becker, interim Chief Marketing Officer. Jessie, who holds an MBA from Stanford University, had been their Vice President, Marketing, in charge of a variety of acquisition channels. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Google Exec Lorraine Twohill and Circle Financial Partner Mary Ann Casati Join Williams-Sonoma Board of Directors.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) appointed Lorraine Twohill (pictured) and Mary Ann Casati to its Board of Directors. Lorraine is Head of Global Marketing for Google. Mary Ann is a a co-founding Partner of Circle Financial Group and a former Partner and Managing Director of The Goldman Sachs Group. Read more in the Business Wire press release.