Donna Fenn

Donna Fenn is a prolific writer and public speaker with over twenty-five years of expertise in entrepreneurship and small business trends. She studied Journalism and Political Science at The George Washington University before receiving her Bachelor's degree in Journalism/English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Fenn is the author of two books: Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs Are Rocking the World of Business and Alpha Dogs: How Your Small Business Can Become a Leader of the Pack, which have been translated into several languages. Her work has also been featured in prominent media outlets such as The New York Times, Newsweek, Inc. Magazine, Glamour, and Reader's Digest. Fenn has given keynote presentations at national and international business conferences in various countries, including the US, Canada, South America, and Europe. As a former correspondent for The Associated Press and stringer for Newsweek, Fenn lived in Saudi Arabia from 1988-1992. Her specialties include entrepreneurship, innovation, start-ups, young entrepreneurs, generational trends, social media, content marketing, workplace innovation, employee engagement, branding, and women entrepreneurs. Fenn is currently a Senior Content Editor at The Community Company and has previously worked as a Content Creator/Speaker/Consultant with Alpha Dogs Media Group, a Columnist at AmEx Open Forum, a Blogger at BNET/CBSi, and a Contributing Editor at Inc. Magazine, among others.