Sevetri Wilson: A Single Mom’s Daughter Who Built Two Companies, the First With Zero Capital
Raised near Baton Rouge by a single mom, Sevetri Wilson built a seven-figure firm with zero capital, then raised $35 million for her tech company.
Stories of Success
Ursula Burns: Raised by a Single Mom on $4,400 a Year, She Ran a Fortune 500 Company
Ursula Burns is not a solo mom. Her mother was. On $4,400 a year, Olga Burns raised the first Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company.
Anne Wojcicki: The Single Mom by Choice Who Bought Her Company Back
Anne Wojcicki chose a third child on her own in 2019, then bought 23andMe back out of bankruptcy in 2025. A story about betting on yourself twice.
Ronda Jackson: The Single Mom Whose Side Job Paid Double Her Salary, So She Built the Firm
One decorating check was twice her monthly salary. Single mom of two Ronda Jackson turned that math into a design firm with Fortune 500 clients.
Jessica Alba: The Founder Who Took Honest to a $1.4 Billion IPO and Now Parents Solo
Jessica Alba built The Honest Company from a kitchen-table idea to a $1.4 billion IPO. Her divorce finalized in 2026, and the next chapter is hers.
Cathie Wood: The Divorced Mom of Three Who Founded ARK Invest in Her Late Fifties
Divorced mom of three Cathie Wood left a five-billion-dollar Wall Street role in her late fifties to found ARK Invest with her own capital.
Bozoma Saint John: The Widowed Single Mom Who Ran Marketing at Apple, Uber, and Netflix
Widowed in 2013, Bozoma Saint John raised her daughter on her own while leading marketing at PepsiCo, Apple, Uber, Endeavor, and Netflix.
Emma Johnson: From Broke and Pregnant to “the Largest Single-Mom Platform in the World”
Broke and pregnant when her marriage ended in 2009, Emma Johnson built Wealthysinglemommy.com into what she calls the largest single-mom platform in the world.
