Julia Pimsleur

Julia Pimsleur
Residence New York City, New York
Education B.A, M.F.A.
Occupation Founder of Little Pim, Entrepreneurial coach
Known for Language education for children, author and coach for entrepreneurs

Julia Pimsleur is the founder and CEO of the Little Pim language education system, author of the book Million Dollar Women and is a former documentary filmmaker.[1] She is the daughter of Paul Pimsleur, who was a scholar of applied linguistics.

Biography

Julia Pimsleur is the daughter of Paul Pimsleur, the creator of the Pimsleur Language Aptitude Battery and the Pimsleur Method. She is also the author of Million Dollar Women: The Essential Guide for Female Entrepreneurs Who Want to Go Big (Simon & Schuster) and the founder of the Million Dollar Women Academy to help more women get to $1M in revenues. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University,[2] Master of Fine Arts degree from the French National Film School in Paris, and attended Harvard’s Executive Education Program. Prior to founding Little Pim, Julia was the co-founder and CEO of a film production company which produced independent documentaries sold to HBO, Cinemax Reellife and PBS. She produced several films in association with the Arts Engine film organization and was featured on This American Life.[3][4] Her films Nuyorican Dream and Innocent Until Proven Guilty were shown on Cinemax Reellife and HBO and at festivals around the world.[5][6] Her film Boola Boola... Yale Goes Coed was awarded the Sudler Award for the Arts at Yale University.[7]

She used to be a fundraiser for human rights organizations, including Echoing Green, CPJ and Witness. She serves on the Advisory Board of Global Language Project, a nonprofit organization which brings free foreign language instruction to children in disadvantaged public schools, and as Accelerator Chair of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

Pimsleur speaks French, Italian, some Spanish and lives in New York City with her two sons.[8]

Career

Julia Pimsleur is the Founder of Little Pim,[9][10] a system for introducing young children to a second language using a proprietary strategy branded as the "Entertainment Immersion Method." The company has raised $5.9 million in Angel and Venture funding and $20 million in philanthropic dollars.[11][12][13]

Pimsleur coaches women business owners on fundraising and entrepreneurship through her Million Dollar Women Fundraising Workshops,[14][15][16] and her blog on Forbes.com.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Julia Pimsleur - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. IMDb. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Yale Bulletin and Calendar". Yale.edu. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brother Born Again". Internet Movie Database. IMDb. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Episode 166: Nobody's Family is Going to Change". ThisAmericanLife.org. This American Life. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "'Dream' Shows Strength of Family's Love". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Goodale, Gloria. "HBO's role evolves with 'Innocent'". csmonitor.com. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Campus Life: Yale; 20 Years Later, 'Coeds' Recall Breaking a Barrier". NYTimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Weddings/Celebrations; Julia Pimsleur, Darren Levine". New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Language Learning for Kids". LittlePim.com. Little Pim. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Julia Pimsleur: The Language Leader". CEO Mojo. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Little Pim". CrunchBase. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Julia Pimsleur, Founder and CEO of Little Pim". Yale.edu. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Client Case Study: Julia Pimsleur". SmartTalk. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Venture Capital, Meet Women: The Double Digit Academy Changes The Ratio". Vitamin W. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Double Digit Academy". Double Digit Academy. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  16. ↑ Stengel, Geri. "6 Secrets Of Women Entrepreneurs Who Built $10 Million Companies". Forbes. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  17. ↑ Pimsleur, Julia. "Julia Pimsleur - Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

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