S2E5: On building a business in the midst of a global pandemic - Pory
I loved Pory the first time I came across it. As a non-technical person, I have had ideas that I wanted to validate but didn’t have the resources. No-code tools like Pory help build MVPs in days instead of months.
S2E4: On vulnerability and integrity during challenging times - talentTrust
Tess and Sunita are on the show because I love how they are not your usual chief best friends. Instead of being co-founders or colleagues, theirs is about mentorship.
S2E3: On helping female founders gain access to capital - IFundWomen
IFundWomen believes that crowdfunding should be the first step in every entrepreneur’s journey. It’s a great place to begin in order to prove demand for your product or service before you even invest more of your time and energy into a business idea.
S2E2: On what it takes to build global brands - Supernova
From their beginnings curating existing beauty products with smaller margins to now having their fingerprints throughout the entire process of product creation down to distribution. Supernova has put the building and launching of global brands down to a science.
S2E1: On why it’s normal to have friendship strife - Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow
Both Ann and Aminatou have had moments of charming bliss and deep frustration in their decade-long friendship. From meeting at a Gossip Girl viewing party to starting a podcast and business together and doing “couples” therapy in order to save their friendship.
S1E9: On diversity and shifting the balance of power - SoGal Ventures
If you believe in the power of our wallets, SoGal ventures see VC funding as a way to shift that power to women and minorities. These ladies are definitely putting their money exactly where their mouth is.
S1E8: On embracing heritage through fashion - East Meets Dress
Jenn and Vivian teach us the art of balancing friendship and business, learning to say no, and how to turn a lofty idea into something more tangible.
S1E7: On breaking the bamboo ceiling - Rock The Boat
Lucia and Lynne are transforming stories around the Asian identity and how we should always aim to rock the boat.
S1E6 : On finding your person wherever they may be - Heart of Home
About this episode Heart of Home Workshop is run by Clare Barker and Yasmina Cowan. Heart of Home is all about at-home indoor photography. It’s a very specific niche if you ask me, but I love the way they see the home as an extension of ourselves. The thing
S1E5: On working with each other's quirks - Sam & Soph
For most of our episodes we’ve had women co-founders who run their own business together. It’s a little bit different for Sam and Soph because they’re two artists with distinct styles. They earn their living through art commissions, travelling to places, like India recently, to paint walls.
