Aliza Sherman, Founder and Owner of Cybergrrl, Inc. and Webgrrls International

Mothers Work Presenter

Aliza Sherman is a Web pioneer with a mission to empower women through technology. She is also a digital marketing strategist who has been online since 1987 and consulting clients about the Internet since 1992. She speaks around the world and writes about online, social media, and mobile marketing, as well as tech and business issues specific to women.

In 1995, Newsweek named her one of the “Top People Who Matter Most on the Internet” after she founded the first woman-owned, full-service Internet company, Cybergrrl, Inc. and the first global Internet networking organization for women, Webgrrls International.

In 2009, Fast Company named her one of the Most Powerful Women in Technology. Aliza and her daughter produced an iOS app called “Girls Can Be Anything Paperdolls” to provide age-appropriate, family-friendly games for young children who are already smartphone savvy.

Aliza is the author of nine books including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Crowdsourcing , and Mom, Incorporated. Her next book will be Social Media Engagement for Dummies.