Female Startup Club

Today we’re learning from Lily Dempster, the founder of One Small Step app. One Small Step is a social enterprise that uses technology and behavioural science to make it easy and rewarding for people to successfully adopt greener habits and reduce their carbon emissions. Their vision is to harness the best aspects of humanity to help avert the climate crisis and secure an environmentally-healthy f...

Today we’re learning from Zara Saleem, the founder of Delhicious. A 100% natural Ayurvedic-inspired skincare brand that started in her kitchen while on mat leave. And this has many important insights packed in here; for Zara it was a veryyyy slow start but at some point, the TikTok gods kicked in and changed the game. We also talk about how hard the challenges of building a business are, especiall...

Today we’re learning from Zara Saleem, the founder of Delhicious. A 100% natural Ayurvedic-inspired skincare brand that started in her kitchen while on mat leave. And this has many important insights packed in here; for Zara it was a veryyyy slow start but at some point, the TikTok gods kicked in and changed the game. We also talk about how hard the challenges of building a business are, especiall...

Today we’re chatting to Meha Agrawal, the founder of Silk + Sonder! Silk + Sonder is a guided self care and mental wellness platform and community, generating millions of dollars in recurring revenue and serving tens of thousands of women across the US. I thought this episode was so cool because Meha is a pro at blending DTC with tech and community. We talk through her start and how she got her fi...

Today we’re chatting to Meha Agrawal, the founder of Silk + Sonder! Silk + Sonder is a guided self care and mental wellness platform and community, generating millions of dollars in recurring revenue and serving tens of thousands of women across the US. I thought this episode was so cool because Meha is a pro at blending DTC with tech and community. We talk through her start and how she got her fi...

Today we’re chatting to Rebecca Veksler, the founder of SoL Cups! After going through a chronic health issue, Rebecca started this reusable cups business alongside her mum while she was back living with her during rehabilitation and since then it’s become one of the top 4 reusable cup companies globally. We talk through her journey of building this business from the ground up but losing everything...

Today we’re chatting to Rebecca Veksler, the founder of SoL Cups! After going through a chronic health issue, Rebecca started this reusable cups business alongside her mum while she was back living with her during rehabilitation and since then it’s become one of the top 4 reusable cup companies globally. We talk through her journey of building this business from the ground up but losing everything...

Today we’re learning from Ellie Webb who is the founder of a non alc company called Caleño. She is the only solo female founder in the No & Low drinks category in the UK, having launched her tropical non-alcoholic spirits brand, 3 and a half years ago. This is a really inspiring story. Ellie’s launch plan totally flipped on its head when she got an unexpected call from Sainbury’s - which is the bi...

Today we’re learning from Ellie Webb who is the founder of a non alc company called Caleño. She is the only solo female founder in the No & Low drinks category in the UK, having launched her tropical non-alcoholic spirits brand, 3 and a half years ago. This is a really inspiring story. Ellie’s launch plan totally flipped on its head when she got an unexpected call from Sainbury’s - which is the bi...

I’m really excited to be sharing this episode today, It’s with Aasiyah Abdulsalam and she’s the founder of a company called The Renatural and the inventor of her first patented product - The Wig Fix. It’s a product that’s used by anyone who wears wigs and it’s been a total game changer for so many women (and men!) around the world. 77,000 to be precise. Aasiyah talks through her scrappy approach t...

I’m really excited to be sharing this episode today, It’s with Aasiyah Abdulsalam and she’s the founder of a company called The Renatural and the inventor of her first patented product - The Wig Fix. It’s a product that’s used by anyone who wears wigs and it’s been a total game changer for so many women (and men!) around the world. 77,000 to be precise. Aasiyah talks through her scrappy approach t...

I’m excited to be talking with Julie Schechter the founder of Small Packages today. Small Packages helps you stay close to the people you care about, with curated gifts for every occasion. Their boxes are created with values-based sourcing, highlighting women- and BIPOC-owned small businesses, and come with a handwritten note. We talk about her transition from attorney to entrepreneur, her pivots...

I’m excited to be talking with Julie Schechter the founder of Small Packages today. Small Packages helps you stay close to the people you care about, with curated gifts for every occasion. Their boxes are created with values-based sourcing, highlighting women- and BIPOC-owned small businesses, and come with a handwritten note. We talk about her transition from attorney to entrepreneur, her pivots...

Hi everyone! Doone here - your host and hype girl. Thank you for tuning in to my solo episode this week.  This week, I’m digging through the archives all the way back to the early days of Female Startup Club to unearth the lessons shared by female pioneers in the controversial, exciting and ever-evolving CBD industry. Since cannabis is progessively legalising across countries and it’s demand has i...

Welcome back to the Female Startup Club podcast! It’s Doone here, your host and hype girl. Today we’re learning from Ali Clarke, the woman behind Bondi Blades - Australia’s first at home derma razor company. Bondi Blades launched as a pandemic baby with just a few hundred bucks and quickly turned into more than just a side hustle. Last year she did 1 million in revenue and is now stocked in more t...

Welcome back to the Female Startup Club podcast! It’s Doone here, your host and hype girl. Today we’re learning from Ali Clarke, the woman behind Bondi Blades - Australia’s first at home derma razor company. Bondi Blades launched as a pandemic baby with just a few hundred bucks and quickly turned into more than just a side hustle. Last year she did 1 million in revenue and is now stocked in more t...

Hi everyone! Doone here - your host and hype girl. Thank you for tuning into my mini solo episode this week.  Whether you’ve been listening to the show for a while, or if you’ve been listening to the show just recently, you’ll know for a fact that I’m all. About. Tiktok. I feel like we’re in this magic time right now, similar to where we saw Instagram popping off circa 2015/2016, where we can stil...

Today on the show we’re learning from Amy Voloshin, the founder of Printfresh. A longtime lover of patterns and textiles, Amy founded Printfresh with her husband in 2016 as a way to combine a few of her greatest passions—quality fabrics, bold prints, and sustainable practices. What started as a tiny operation of Amy packing and shipping orders out of her house has since grown into a nationally rec...

Today on the show we’re learning from Amy Voloshin, the founder of Printfresh. A longtime lover of patterns and textiles, Amy founded Printfresh with her husband in 2016 as a way to combine a few of her greatest passions—quality fabrics, bold prints, and sustainable practices. What started as a tiny operation of Amy packing and shipping orders out of her house has since grown into a nationally rec...

Hi everyone! Doone here - your host and hype girl. Thank you for tuning in to my solo episode this week.  Today, I want to dive into the blueprint of what it means to build a truly sustainable brand in 2022. To do this we’re learning from 7 guests we’ve had on the show who are putting the planet first. These are the brands leading the charge into a future where sustainability will be the rule over...

Today on the show we’re learning from Sam Safer Valentine, one of the co-founders of tech startup Norby. You might have heard us talking about Norby recently in one of our ads or across social media, and that’s because they’re one of our sponsors this month which is just so damn exciting. In this episode, you’ll hear about Sam’s non-traditional pathway to the world of tech, what she learned from h...

Today on the show we’re learning from Sam Safer Valentine, one of the co-founders of tech startup Norby. You might have heard us talking about Norby recently in one of our ads or across social media, and that’s because they’re one of our sponsors this month which is just so damn exciting. In this episode, you’ll hear about Sam’s non-traditional pathway to the world of tech, what she learned from h...

Today on the show we have Miki Agrawal, the serial founder behind some of the coolest companies you’ll definitely know; the first being WILD a gluten-free pizza restaurant concept she launched 18 years ago, Thinx, the period underwear company that totally disrupted how we think about our period care and Tushy, the modern day bidet. This episode was so damn cool, and I know you’re going to get so m...

Today on the show we have Miki Agrawal, the serial founder behind some of the coolest companies you’ll definitely know; the first being WILD a gluten-free pizza restaurant concept she launched 18 years ago, Thinx, the period underwear company that totally disrupted how we think about our period care and Tushy, the modern day bidet. This episode was so damn cool, and I know you’re going to get so m...

Today we’re learning from Karen Danudjaja, the founder of Blume. Blume is what happens when you pair the benefits of the wellness aisle and the experience of a cafe. They’ve bootstrapped the company to 10M in sales making your favorite cafe lattes with the magic of superfoods from Vancouver Canada. We’re talking through that first year of business and how she approached getting her first 1000 cust...