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Recently, I\u2019ve observed a growing trend: Young female entrepreneurs launching ventures, creating social impact that matters, winning awards, and starting families \u2014 all at the same time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That hasn\u2019t always been the case, and it\u2019s a powerful shift.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Between 1997 and 2015, the number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. grew by a whopping 74 percent<\/a> \u2014 that\u2019s 1.5 times the national average. If this statistic is any indication, many female entrepreneurs are not only reaching their goals, but they\u2019re also doing so without compromising their values or purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I\u2019m lucky enough to mentor four of these amazing women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jane Mitchell is co-founder and CEO of The Reset Foundation<\/a>, which provides alternative living and education to young, low-income individuals who would otherwise be incarcerated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Christine Souffrant is the founder and CEO of Vendedy<\/a>, a networked app focused on connecting travelers to desirable street markets worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And Tanyella Evans and Rebecca McDonald are the co-founders of Library For All<\/a>, a digital library filled with locally relevant e-books curated for different regions in the developing world. It was established with a mission of making literacy a reality and knowledge accessible to every person on the planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[Read More: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time<\/a>]
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\nTalk about empowering: Each of these women has also either just had or is planning to have her first child while launching a business in parallel. What\u2019s more, they\u2019ve all been named Forbes 30 Under 30 winners in the past year (out of untold thousands who were considered).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I talked with them about this trend and how women can learn to have it all, and here\u2019s what they said:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Use skills from family life to find balance and boost ventures.
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\nTurns out, the skills it takes to be a mother aren\u2019t mutually exclusive from those a businesswoman needs. \u201cWomen are constantly asked how they balance family planning with scaling a business, as if one can\u2019t go hand-in-hand. I\u2019ve realized that the transition to motherhood makes you 10 times more focused and driven to get to market more effectively,\u201d Souffrant says. \u201cYour bandwidth is limited because you want to spend time with family, so you\u2019ve got to make the hours away count.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The key is learning how to blend both worlds. For Mitchell, that meant realizing that her personal and professional life fed off of each other. \u201cI don\u2019t see my life as a series of trade-offs, either this career or that family, but as a single, integrated experience,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ve been amazed over the years to see that if a career opportunity is right for me professionally, it\u2019s also right for me personally, and vice versa.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Find a strategy that works best for your season of life.
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\nBalance is essential, but there is also a time and place for everything.\u201dThere are only 24 hours in a day, and saying \u2018yes\u2019 to one thing inevitably means saying no to something else,\u201d Mitchell says. \u201cCertainly, there are seasons of life more focused on family and others more focused on work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You must develop a strategy that works for you, your partner, your kids, and your business, which can be a difficult task. For McDonald, it comes down to scheduling. \u201cWe have two boys, and we are able to make it work because my husband is an incredible stay-at-home dad,\u201d she says. \u201cI am home by 6 p.m. most nights to spend time with the boys before bedtime. I stay on top of my work when the kids are in bed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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