Bellweather Magazine. Top 10 Remarkable Books in 2024
This book shares the wisdom of one entrepreneur who successfully disrupted an entire industry but felt as if she was never prepared for what…
20 Books To Inspire Your Happiest Life At Work by Rhett Power, Forbes
When I’m coaching entrepreneurs who are working to get their companies off the ground, I always remind them that hurdles and challenges will inevitably…
The Retail X Series Podcast
“Panic doesn’t help.” This can’t-miss episode (recorded on 3/24/20 in the midst of New York’s lockdown) features Mona Bijoor, ( / monabijoor ) entrepreneur, investor, best-selling author and startup advisor, talking about what startups should be doing right now in the current uncertain environment to make their businesses stronger, as well as fundraising advice and more.
School 16 Podcast
Mona Bijoor: How I Built My Company as a Mother of 2
Entrepreneur, leader, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and an Amazon best seller author. Mona Bijoor is a partner at Kings Circle Capital, an investment firm. She is also the founder of JOOR, the premier online global B2B…
The VentureFizz Podcast: Mona Bijoor - Entrepreneur, Advisor, Author, and Investor
For the 154th episode of our podcast, I interviewed Mona Bijoor, Entrepreneur, Advisor, Author, and Investor.
As her intro suggests, Mona has accomplished a lot throughout her career. She always knew that someday she wanted to start a company and it was her experience working in the fashion industry which led her to start JOOR.
Wharton Magazine
THEN: Bijoor, who was 38, was working on Joor, her B2B platform that helps fashion brands manage and sell inventory. (Harrods, Neiman Marcus, and Shopbop are only a few clients.)
NOW: Since stepping away from Joor in 2017, Bijoor has become a partner at Kings Circle Capital investment firm; is a board advisor to many organizations and institutions; […]
Real Hedoines | Interviews With Hedoines | Mona Bijoor
A Vision is Better Than a Plan: Tech Entrepreneur Mona Bijoor on Digitising Fashion Buying To Digitising Faith
Meet Mona. Entrepreneur, investor, advisor and author, as the founder of Joor she took fashion buying online. Now she’s launched a community platform for spiritual connection.
Mona Bijoor on Momentum
Mona Bijoor C98, WG05, is a partner at King Circle Capital LLC, an investment and advisory firm, where she has holdings in real estate, franchises, start-ups, and online businesses.
Mona is also the founder of JOOR, the premier online global B2B marketplace for wholesale buying that directly connects brands and retailers. […]
You’re Writing Your Own Story
Mona Bijoor and Tsai CITY executive director Clare Leinweber speak during a fireside chat.
Earlier this month, Mona Bijoor visited Yale for a series of conversations with students, from a breakfast talk as part of the Yale Women Innovators Series to a fireside chat at the School of Management. […]
How to Fix How We See Self-Care
Not so long ago, the idea of self-care was simple: It was about the things you did for yourself to stay mentally and physically healthy. But because of Goop and other commerce-driven pseudo self-care brands that operate under the guise of well-being, the concept of self-care has been bastardized. […]
Columbia Business School
What do you get when you put 120 brilliant women in a room to talk about how to make their mark? You get an inspiring morning with the motivation to make an impact. Thank you to Columbia Women in Business for inviting me as their Keynote Speaker to discuss the value of professional networks and never forgetting that we all have are blessed with the ultimate superpower: Resourcefulness.
MIT Sloan School of Management
As A Founder Who Stepped Down – My Advice to WeWork
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For a long time, most conversations about Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, or Jeff Bezos were about how smart, amazing, and innovative they were as company founders. But cut to 2019, and the talk has shifted to
Mona Bijoor, a Sounding Board for First Time Founders
By Lisa Buyer
Joining the group of Female Disruptors today is Mona Bijoor. Simply put, she’s a force. Her deliberate balance of drive and compassion yields a passionate leader and mindful mentor for today’s entrepreneur. She knows that success is never one person’s job, decides to channel any fear of failure into positive energy […]
Startups and Downs: The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs
As the founder of Joor, the fashion B2B e-commerce giant, Bijoor has advised hundreds of entrepreneurs and realized they share a common set of challenges. Her book offers advice for overcoming those critical obstacles and presents seven principles to help any business owner—from novices to CEOs —develop the mind-set to persevere and succeed. […]
Lessons Learned | Happening in the Hills
On Our Radar, with Mona Bijoor
In her new book Start-Ups and Downs, local part-time resident Mona Bijoor explores the highs and lows of entrepreneurship and shares the success stories of 10 start-up founders. In a newly released book titled Start-Ups and Downs, the author Mona Bijoor shares the wisdom, failures, downfalls, and exits of 10 entrepreneurs. […]
Markets Business Insider
Founder, Investor, Startup Advisor Mona Bijoor Releases Startups & Downs: The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Available today, Startups & Downs: The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs, by Mona Bijoor, Partner at Kings Circle Capital and Founder of JOOR, takes readers through Mona’s own entrepreneurial journey. […]
An Interview With Chaya Weiner
Startups and Downs: The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs, with Mona Bijoor
The biggest lesson I want readers to learn is that with the right frame of mind anything is really possible. Life seems to be less about developing the right tactical skills to succeed — it’s really about training your mind to work through any type of situation life or business throws at you.
Mona Bijoor on Business Rockstars
Mona Bijoor in Thrive Global
Why Mentors (and Role Models, and Life Coaches) Matter, by Mona Bijoor
Like so many of us, I grew up thinking that with enough passion and persistence, I could be successful on my own—that I had it in me to have it all and to do it all. We tell ourselves this a lot, whether we’re setting our sights on a career goal or a personal goal. […]
Mona Bijoor on Cheddar TV
Top Tips for Budding Entrepreneurs on Cheddar, with Mona Bijoor
Mona Bijoor Partner at Kings Circle Capital and Founder of JOOR, an online global fashion marketplace, joined to discuss top tips for surviving the volatile ups and downs of the entrepreneurial journey. Her new book, “Startups & Downs: The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs,” is available today.
Mona Bijoor Fireside Chat with C.C. Gong
It was great to be back at launch house meeting with so many amazing founders. I sat down with C.C. Gong for a fireside chat to discuss my book Startups and Downs. We chatted about founder mindset, worst slides in a pitch deck (spoiler alert: GTM slide), and how to create vision for yourself and your business.
UCLA
Inspiring founder discussion last week at @UCLA Anderson School of Management! So much candor, good stories and amazing tips and tricks on how to deal with challenges.
Babson
Last week at the Babson Entrepreneurship Forum, I was lucky to meet so many smart, inspiring, & international entrepreneurs. Great discussion with so many global-minded founders at the Forum where we discussed the secrets of resilient entrepreneurs.
Dreamers & Doers
This week at WeWork 205 Hudson, I met some stellar women at Dreamers & Doers where we talked about willpower, drive and creation vs. consumption. With 26,000 members and counting, its mission is to increase the number of successful ventures started by women. If you are searching for community and inspiration, then start here!
TechStars
Great talking with Techstars about resiliency in entrepreneurship last night. Thank you Amol Sarva, Austin Evarts, Nathaniel McNamara, and Caroline Strzalka for sharing your stories!
NYU Stern
Great meeting so many passionate and smart New York University Stern students yesterday to discuss learnings from from #starupsanddowns. Especially loved the discussions on applying mindfulness to entrepreneurship!
Betaworks Studio
I had the opportunity to speak at Betaworks Studios about developing clear and meaningful Go To Market strategies (the most neglected slide in investor decks & also the topic of Ch. 4 in my book). Thank you to Julie Zhang, Kit Irwin, and Benjamin Scheim for getting a fantastic group of Founders in the room. I had the chance to connect with so many old and new friends!
TechDay Founders Summit
I’m excited to speak at TechDay HQ Founders Summit! On August 14th, connect with fellow founders from the safety of your home & get mentorship from 25 top tech leaders (including me) on how to grow all aspects of your business!
Keynote at Modern Meadow
Andras Forgacs, Founder/CEO and visionary behind Modern Meadow invited me to speak at his Company’s Winter gala. We talked about how true transformation requires inspired action, resilience, and, most of all, fearlessness.
Fireside Chat at Tribeca Venture Partners
Raquel (Rocky) Lachman, Head of Marketing at Tribeca Venture Partners, recently interviewed Mona Bijoor, Founder of JOOR and Partner at Kings Circle Capital, to discuss her new book Startups and Downs: The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs. This was a special fireside chat for female founders to discuss Entrepreneurship and Resilience. Here are some key takeaways from Rocky’s conversation with Mona.
The Hundred Books You Should Read To Stay Up the Curve
