About
Hilary Rowland: La mujer detrás de Urbanette®
En un mundo digital bidimensional, haré todo lo posible para darte una idea de quién soy.
¡Hola! Soy Hilary Rowland, la persona detrás de toda esta fabulosa feminidad (jk).
Como activista por la igualdad de derechos, mi propósito es ayudar a educar e inspirar a las mujeres sobre los temas críticos de la autoestima y el liderazgo femenino. De acuerdo con estos objetivos, decidí usar las ganancias de Urbanette® paraayudar a las mujeres de los países en desarrollo a convertirse en empresarias.
En un mundo digital bidimensional, haré todo lo posible para darte una idea de quién soy.
- lancé el primera "revista" en línea back during my summer holidays in 1994. Yup, you’re looking at it 😉 Here’s a bit of la historia de la revista (y la mía). A year later I also launched New Faces, the first ever online portfolio and job casting website.
- Soymuy happily married to my soul mate (they exist!) We got engaged in a month and married in four months. I guess when you know, you know!
- Yes, I know a lot of Hollywood movie stars and heartthrobs (Ryan Gosling, Gerard Butler, Jim Carrey, etc.)… You’ll be able to read about that in my memoir, coming out in 2025.
- Mi madre es una artista, empresaria y dadora de consejos inteligente y muy testaruda.Mi padre fue periodista de investigación y ahora es autor y profesor de ética empresarial y pensamiento filosófico. Ambos me transmitieron sus fortalezas activistas y artísticas (obsesiones).
- Odio perder el tiempo en los salones, así que me corto y teñir mi propio cabello. ¡Es mucho más fácil de lo que parece!

In Provence, photo taken by Michael Rowland
- Richard Branson has been a mentor and a constant source of inspiration. Follow su blog aquí.
- Yo era un geek en la escuela secundaria (un poco todavía), y me costó mucho adaptarme.
- Ojalá el mundo fuera asíHal poco profundo, y que las representaciones externas de las personas reflejaban cuánto amor y empatía tenían en ellas.
- Tengo ojos verdes con un anillo de ámbar, y me encantaría usar ese producto para realzar las pestañas, pero me temo que mis ojos se volverán completamente marrones (y recientemente me di cuenta de que aceite de castor ¡hace lo mismo sin los efectos secundarios!).
- Me encantan los animales (por eso soy vegano) y sé que mi vida no hubiera sido la misma sin my cat. (¡Rescate, no compre!)
- Aunque tengo demasiada ropa Lo compré casi todo en eBay (¡mi estrategia me permitió obtener prendas de diseñador con un 90 % de descuento!) Me encanta una ganga!
- He sido empresario desde que era un adolescente, por lo que nunca he tenido un trabajo 'real'.
- Mi cerebro siempre está funcionando y si no estuviera súper ocupado, probablemente estaría aburrido.

In Greece, photo taken by my hubby, Michael Rowland
Verificar los artículos más recientes que he escrito, comenta abajo con tus pensamientos, o volver a la página de inicio para ver lo último.
Algunos artículos personales para empezar:
- Consejos para mi yo de 20 y tantos
- 5 cosas que aprendí de tener cáncer
- Cómo me enamoré en México
- Consejos de Hilary: 10 maneras en las que hice mi boda más fácil
- 5 razones por las que me encanta ser vegano
- Por qué no vamos a tener hijos

En Provenza, con mi esposo, verano de 2017
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Sarah
Can 100% confirm she was indeed a geek, or more of a nerd, rather.
On lunch hour, you could find her working on one of the only two computers with internet in the entire school. Most people had no idea how to navigate anything at this time. She taught herself a lot.
miron esteban
I dig your style so you got a follow out of me. “Soul Mate” is it a real thing? Jury still out for me on that one. You’re a vegan? I love animals too but think a lot of our life experience comes from the foods we eat, then again I’m Italian so it’s in my blood to feel that way. Anyways… I fell into your trap for better or worse ?
Honestly, while reading several of your articles what caught my attention wasn’t your writing style, trendy topics or even your subject matter. For me, I appreciated the way you approach life and the way you see things. For instance with subjects such as feminism or the empowerment of women. Many times writers take important subjects like these to the extreme. When someone is trying to prove a point, they tend to overindulge their readers in hopes to provoke a response whether be good or bad. You seem to approach things differently by choosing to put out a positive message while still holding true to the values underneath that message. I guess one could say you stay down to earth while still being provocative enough to make people think. To pull that off you need not only life experience but that life experience must be coupled with true humility. Sadly for many those two things rarely go hand in hand. When these two qualities exist in a person it allows them to see the bigger picture and that’s a refreshing quality.
I realize your content is geared towards women but it may be good to pepper in a male point of view on occasion. Not in a controversial way but maybe from one or two men that have a balanced and realistic view of these types of topics.
So that’s my two cents.. take it for what it’s worth after all I’m just some guy that eats meat. ?
ron d
I agree about the male point of view. Hilary, I realize you’ve built your brand around a strong commitment to women. Showing women they can be self-sufficient, self-confident whether in business or in life is a great message It may be true that women can do anything a man can do, but they can’t have a man’s perspective without having a man available to give it. The last industry I was involved in, they fell in love with me. The reason they loved me wasn’t because of my charming personality ? but was because I came from outside of that industry. The industry had gotten stale because every idea, every new thought and every new change came from the same industry people. I brought a new perspective forcing many of them to go outside of their comfort zone and look at things differently than once used to. It made them re-think what they thought they already knew.
I do think it would be interesting if women could ask a man for his honest point of view about particular current hot topics for women. Getting a completely honest and candid male perspective on these matters. Of course it would have to be the right “guy”. Someone that women could respect his opinion even if they disagreed. I would imagine just the right topics /questions, just the right guy, (probably hard to find) could definitely make for some interesting reading. Just thinking out loud……
frederica pellman
Beautiful inside and out. Or as the Romans used to say, mens sana in corpore sano!! Keep on trucking beautiful lady..
Fumi Rita Ariba
Vaya bastante inspirador. Estoy animado.
Hilary Rowland
Thanks so much! I’m really happy to hear that. ❤
miki allen
"Desearía que el mundo fuera como Shallow Hal, y que las representaciones externas de las personas reflejaran cuánto amor y empatía tienen". ¡Santa vaca! He encontrado a mi hermana del alma. Gracias, gracias, gracias. ¡Estoy tan feliz de haberte encontrado a ti y a tu increíble 'zine!
Hilary Rowland
❤❤❤❤❤
anila william
Si no estás ocupado, ¿estás aburrido? ¡DIOS MÍO! Me gusta la forma en que piensas. Es muy competitivo y apasionado. ¡¡No me extraña que tengas tanto éxito!!
Hilary Rowland
Thank you! ❤
Jurik Smith
Mi padre también es escritor, pero su talento nunca me lo transmitió. Me encanta escribir, pero escribir no me gusta. ¡Decir ah!
Hilary Rowland
Everyone has their thing… I hope you’ve found something you’re passionate about too!
cristina joseff
I always wait for your articles weekly. My friends introduced your magazine to me, and after reading a few articles, I got hooked on it 🙂
Hilary Rowland
Great to hear!
pablo daiz
Tu vida es muy inspiradora. Trabajaste duro por tus sueños y hoy te mereces todos tus logros.
Hilary Rowland
Thank you! I certainly do work really hard, but it’s enjoyable work, so I don’t mind!
Ángela
¡Guau! ¿Su esposo también es colaborador de Forbes? ¡Vamos! Eres una mujer muy afortunada aquí. ¡Tu vida es casi perfecta!
Hilary Rowland
Ha! Nobody’s life is perfect… I’ve had a lot to deal with (like cancer, for one), but I think a positive outlook makes all the difference. ❤