Clare O'Connor, Forbes

Clare O'Connor

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  • NBC10 Philadelphia

Past articles by Clare:

With $20M Backing, App Creator Bets Coloring Is Future Of iPhone Gaming For Women

"People are searching for anti-anxiety apps. It's partly anti-stress. I don't know how obvious the connections to the political climate here in America are. People are trying to find apps to calm them down rather than wind them up." → Read More

Forbes Top Influencers: How 10 Cooks, Bakers And Foodies Are Growing Empires Online

Rosanna Pansino is one of the highest-paid women on YouTube per Forbes' estimates, making seven figures annually thanks mostly to ads and partnerships on her hugely popular channel, Nerdy Nummies, a 'geeky cooking show.' Meet the other nine list members. → Read More

Forbes Top Influencers: These 10 Tech And Business Experts Rule Social Media

Gary Vaynerchuk, 42, is #1 on Forbes' first list of Top Tech/Business Influencers, alongside such big-name digital stars as Justine 'iJustine' Ezarik and YouTube sensation Marques Brownlee. → Read More

Forbes Top Influencers: Meet The Kids Making Millions Reviewing Toys, Rapping And More

For the members of Forbes' first list of Top Kid Influencers, it's apparent that a social media star needn't be able to read, write, or cross the street on their own. → Read More

Meet The Standout Women Of The 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 List

For the 2018 30 Under 30 list of game-changing young entrepreneurs, Forbes highlighted 600 rising stars across 20 different industries. Many of the standouts this year -- across categories as varied as venture capital and Hollywood -- happen to be women. → Read More

In New York VC, Two Women Make History As First Female General Partners

Hayley Barna will take the role of general partner at First Round Capital, while Rebecca Kaden has moved from the west coast back to New York as the first female partner at Union Square Ventures. → Read More

Forbes Top Influencers: Grumpy Cat, The Internet's Original Pet Superstar, Reigns Supreme

Grumpy Cat tops Forbes' ranking of Top Pet Influencers, joining a list that includes such web luminaries as Pomeranian stars Jiff and Boo and precious cats Nala and Lil Bub. → Read More

Bangle Billionaire: How Alex And Ani Founder Carolyn Rafaelian Built An American Jewelry Empire

Carolyn Rafaelian has grown bangle brand Alex and Ani into a billion-dollar company – and become one of only 18 self-made women billionaires in the U.S. Now America's richest jeweler is working on world domination -- and maybe an IPO. → Read More

Forbes Top Influencers: How Grace Bonney Took Design*Sponge From Interiors Blog To Big Business

“The blog was consistently the best-performing,” Bonney said. “It was this 'a-ha' moment. I realized the blog was the stable thing.” → Read More

Forbes Top Influencers: How Zoe 'Zoella' Sugg Makes Millions From YouTube Beauty Tutorials

Sugg tops the Beauty category of Forbes’ first ever Top Influencers list, with Ipsy subscription box founder Michelle Phan at #2 and Dubai-based Instagram sensation Huda Kattan at #3. → Read More

Forbes Top Influencers: Inside The Rise Of Kayla Itsines, The Internet's Workout Queen

The 25-year-old Adelaide native oversees an empire that now includes paid ebooks, a stadium tour, hardcover bestsellers, and a hugely popular app. → Read More

Forbes Top Influencers: Meet The 30 Power Players Making A Fortune On Social Media

Meet the inaugural members of Forbes’ Top Influencers list, featuring power players from around the world who've turned platforms on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook into fortunes and empires. → Read More

Earning Power: Here's How Much Top Influencers Can Make On Instagram And YouTube

For now, YouTube reigns supreme, with the most-followed folks -- 7 million subscribers or more -- able to command $300,000 for a video partnership. → Read More

Money Talks: How Much Cash Can Top Influencers Command Per Post?

Some influencers command top dollar for sponsored content. Others have turned an online following into big bucks thanks to their own brands and product lines. → Read More

Women's Club The Wing Raises $8 Million Series A, Adds 3 Locations

The all-women social and networking club in New York has closed an $8 million Series A round as it gets set to open new outposts in Brooklyn, Manhattan's Soho, and Washington, D.C. → Read More

On Equal Pay Day, Sheryl Sandberg Unveils Latest Lean In Mission: Closing Gender Gap

Starting on April 4th, hundreds of companies from coast to coast, from local coffee shops to international conglomerates, will be offering 20% discounts to draw attention to the impact of wage disparity. → Read More

New 'VC In Residence' Program Brings Investors Directly To Black And Hispanic Founders

This week, Hatcher launched her latest venture in support of black and Latinx entrepreneurs: a first-of-its-kind 'VC in Residence' program funded with $1.2 million and a three-year commitment from the Knight Foundation. → Read More

This Refugee Developed Smart Jewelry To Protect Women From Assault

"Since the election, there've been a lot of Muslim women, and people who are LGBT, and people of color, who've been reaching out to try to get the device as soon as possible out of concern from street harassment," said Yasmine Mustafa, CEO of Roar for Good. → Read More

Millennial Job Search Platform WayUp Raises $18.5 Million Series B

WayUp, a job marketplace for recent college graduates, has closed an $18.5 million dollar Series B round -- one of the biggest for a woman-led company so far this year. → Read More

A Wearable To Keep Humans Safe

Yasmine Mustafa, refugee and founder of Roar For Good, sat down with us at SXSW to tell her unbelievable story as an undocumented resident in the US, and how her wearable, Athena, can help save the lives of people in danger. → Read More