Podcast
Every episode of Chief Best Friends features women who are friends both in business and in life. -- On a creative hiatus --
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.
S1E4: On changing gears - Red Shoe Stories
Naomi and Frances shared with us what Red Shoe Stories are actually about, their Kickstarter success story, and so many lessons they learned during the campaign.
S1E3: On not having failure as an option - WeBarre
WeBarre co-founders show us how sharing the same passion and working together to achieve higher goals can improve your life. They show us the power of support, mutual respect, encouragement and trust in each other’s strengths are recipes in achieving success.
S1E2: On trusting each other - Sarah and Schooling
This was definitely one of my most fun interviews, with the energy and buzz of their friendship almost oozing out of the computer. As co-founders and ardent supporters of Singapore’s literary scene, they actively design books and publications across multiple genres.
S1E1: On how to do more with less - ADAY
We’re so delighted to have Meg and Nina talk to us about how they got together from their meet-cute moment a Goldman Sachs and how that experience gave them a glimpse of each other’s integrity and work ethic, eventually leading them to start a business together.
