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Welcome to this week’s ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world’s top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox.
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Welcome to this week’s ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world’s top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox.
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Ritu Narayan founded Zum after struggling to find reliable school transportation for her children. Today, her $1.7 billion company is bringing 21st century technology to a stodgy workhorse.

“Transportation is not just a logistics problem; it’s basically an on-ramp for students to learn,’’ says Narayan.

Read the full story about how this entrepreneur built Uber for the yellow school bus: forbes.com/sites/maggiemc…

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“We are feeding kids who would not have access to the level of nutrition that Once Upon a Farm offers.” Jennifer Garner says of the company's mission “It's been our north star.”

The actress and cofounder of Once Upon a Farm shares what she’s learned in the first six months of leading a publicly traded company. Read the full story: forbes.com/sites/chloesor…

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There’s no expiration date on ambition.

The 2026 Forbes 50 Over 50 features 200 women with stories of reinvention, persistence and professional impact across investment, innovation, impact and lifestyle.

Meet this year’s class: forbes.com/sites/maggiemc…

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Meet the women of the 2026 Forbes 50 Over 50: Impact list.

Jennifer Garner and 49 other mission-minded entrepreneurs and leaders are tackling the world’s most pressing problems with empathy, expertise and experience.

See the full list: forbes.com/sites/maggiemc…

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In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the potential impact of Trump’s executive order on vaccines, the healthcare dynamos on Forbes 50 Over 50, a Swiss startup focused on a rare bleeding disorder, and more.
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Meet the women of the 2026 Forbes 50 Over 50: Investment list.

Tracy Palandjian and 49 other financial leaders are making money and putting it to work—building wealth, backing bold ideas and investing for the future.

See the full list: forbes.com/sites/maggiemc…

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Ritu Narayan left eBay after struggling to find reliable transportation for her children.

Now, her school transportation startup Zum is valued at $1.7 billion, serves 5,000 schools nationwide and uses AI to make bus routes more efficient.

How she built “Uber for school buses”: forbes.com/sites/maggiemc…

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Meet the women of the 2026 Forbes 50 Over 50: Lifestyle list.

@TraceeEllisRoss, @cecewinans and 48 other women are proving age is an advantage as they shape how we sing, eat, dress and experience culture.

See the full list: forbes.com/sites/maggiemc…

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Meet the women of the 2026 Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation list.

Zum founder Ritu Narayan and 49 other science and technology standouts are advancing how we use AI, fight osteoporosis and deploy clean energy.

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Ritu Narayan founded Zum after struggling to find reliable school transportation for her children. Today, her $1.7 billion company is bringing 21st century technology to a stodgy workhorse.

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What if we stopped treating 50 as a finish line and started treating it as a starting point?

The individuals highlighted in the Know Your Value and #ForbesOver50 list have been proving what we've believed for a long time: Age is not an impediment to doing the most meaningful, ambitious and impactful work of your career. In many cases, it is an advantage.

Read Mika Brzezinski's perspective of this year's list: forbes.com/sites/knowyour…
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Jennifer Garner has admitted that she doesn't regularly check her company's, Once Upon a Farm's, stock value. But that hasn't kept her from making major money moves.

“I'm wholly focused on us executing against our mission,” she says. “And if we do that, the stock will follow.”

Garner, who grew up middle-class in West Virginia, had never taken an economics or business course, and says she “didn’t know how to read a spreadsheet.” But she figured it out, and now is a key driver of the $288 million business.

Read more: forbes.com/sites/chloesor…
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There has never been a better time to grow older, or to dream bigger.

The 2026 Forbes 50 Over 50 highlights 200 women doing some of their most ambitious, influential and powerful work after 50. Explore the list: forbes.com/50over50/?utm_…

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These 50 mission-minded innovators on this list are using their insights and influence to leave the world better than they found it.
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Meet the doers shaping the way we eat, shop and play.
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Meet women building a fairer, more equitable financial system.
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