Female Startup Club

In this new mini series within the FSC podcast, I’m taking you on the journey while I develop my non alc wine brand and build it in public. Everything from money stuff, to how you divide the company, learnings as we go and the ups & downs of building a CPG brand. LINKS WE MENTION: If you have something you want me to cover, reach out on Twitter or Instagram. Female Startup Club's YouTube Female St...

In this episode I’m chatting with the founder of Type A, Allison Moss.  By making safer, high-performance personal care, Type A are on a mission to help people lead healthier lives by making it easy to switch to better-for-you products. They’re mostly known from their hero deodorant which is patented and unlike anything else on the market. We’re covering how you actually do that, the costs involve...

On today’s episode I’m chatting with Julissa Prado, the founder of Rizos Curls.  Founded in October 2017, Rizos Curls is a clean hair care brand creating products that embrace and celebrate the beauty of curls, coils & waves everywhere. In just under three years, Rizos Curls has amassed a global following of more than 300,000 followers on social media and ships to over 57 countries. We chat about...

Today I’m chatting with Ali Kriegsman, Co-Founder of the YC backed tech startup, Bulletin. Bulletin is a premium, B2B wholesale marketplace where retailers and buyers go to discover, shop and support the best brands on the planet. So this episode is highly relevant to anyone listening in who has a product based business and wants to work with cool retailers to sell their products and reach new aud...

Joining me on the show today is Lindsey Martin, Founder of Kiramoon.  Kiramoon is challenging the way effective skincare can be delivered. Inspired by the fun and whimsy of Y2K pink aesthetics, they create holy-grail, science backed formulas and deliver them in a cute and user-friendly package.  In this episode Lindsey steps me through how she started her brand from finding the manufacturer, throu...

Today’s episode is brought to you by Klaviyo and today I’m joined by Connie Lo, Co-Founder of Three Ships.  Three Ships is an all-natural, vegan skincare brand on a mission to make clean beauty accessible for all women. The products are 100% plant-derived, certified cruelty-free, and, best of all, forever under $40. Founded in 2017, Three Ships was founded by chemical engineer Laura and business g...

Joining me on today's show are the two co-founders of Goverre, Regan Kelaher and Shannon Zappala.  Shannon and Regan, began collaborating on all things ‘wine’ in 2015. Their passion for great wine, dislike of plastic glasses and a love for Southern California’s outdoor lifestyle led to the birth of GOVERRE. GOVERRE is a portable wine glass tumbler with silicone sleeve and a drink-through lid.  In...

On today’s episode we’re learning from Jules Miller. She’s the Founder of The Nue Co and - she’s so awesome. I really love this episode. We talk about her path to starting this business with her grandpa, a chemist slash formulator slash professor at Cambridge. We chat about learnings that come from raising circa 36m dollars, and her approach to launching this business. It’s a real cracker. You’re...

On today’s episode we’re learning from Allison Ellsworth, the founder of Poppi.  There’s some seriously cool insights in this episode... We talk through her approach to raising money in the early days and why you shouldn’t take stupid money. Her recent moment of partnering with jlo. Mind blowing stuff. And her explosive growth after going on shark tank plus everything in between. This is an episod...

Joining me is Jing Gao, the founder of Fly by Jing.  Where highly charged flavors meet 100% real ingredients. Fly By Jing is the first premium Chinese food company that brings thoughtfully-crafted pantry staples to the modern kitchen.  We’re chatting about her successful kickstarter campaign that lead to over 3000 customers at launch, the key moments of growth that have lead to an 8 figure revenue...

Today on the show we’re chatting to Cara Oppenheimer about her new venture, goodbuy. And this episode is a little different to our usual ecomm founder stories. I came across a post on LinkedIn by Cara announcing her new brand and realised straight away that we have a lot of synergies in the missions that we have between goodbuy and Female Startup Club. We both strive to empower small business owne...

Today we’re learning from Michelle Ranavat, she’s the founder of RANAVAT, a skincare line inspired by Indian beauty rituals.  With a background in science, 4 years of work at a prestigious finance firm on Wall Street and after 6 years of pharmaceutical sourcing, Michelle fused her expertise with a love and appreciation for artisanal Indian tradition.  Since the launch in 2017, RAVAVAT is now sold...

In this new mini series within the FSC podcast, I’m taking you on the journey while I develop my non alc wine brand and build it in public. Everything from money stuff, to how you divide the company, learnings as we go and the ups & downs of building a CPG brand. LINKS WE MENTION: If you have something you want me to cover, reach out on Twitter or Instagram. Female Startup Club's YouTube Female St...

Today I’m joined by a very special friend of mine today, Lana Hopkins. Another Aussie! Lana has spent the last 10 years building consumer facing brands that blend tech and products. She started her first venture, Mon Purse, in 2014 when we were just getting used to this new and exciting world of social media platforms like Facebook, after exiting in 2018 she’s now launching her latest venture, Som...

Today we’re learning from Rachael Tyers, one of the women behind Aussie brand tbh Skincare. Tbh is an Australian skincare range built specifically for the acne prone customer. The brand launched in March 2020 by Rachael and her mum with a novel treatment for acne, developed with a patented formula that targets biofilm in the skin. It’s pretty remarkable stuff that’s gaining crazy momentum because...

Today we are learning from Lezlie Karls, Co-Founder of Mid-Day Squares. What are Mid-Day Squares I hear you ask: They’re vegan protein bars that are also known as little pieces of heaven perfectly designed to stop your hunger or cravings in between meals. And they’re on a Mission To Take Over The World Of Healthy Snacks. In this episode we’re talking about a solid 10/10 sampling program they launc...

Today on the show we are learning from Ariel Kaye, the founder of PARACHUTE. PARACHUTE is a modern lifestyle brand committed to making you feel at home. Founded in 2014, it began as an online-only, direct-to-consumer brand with a curated assortment of impeccable bedding products. They've since expanded their product offerings into many areas of the home - including bath essentials, baby, rugs, eve...

Today we’re learning from Madeline Fraser, the founder behind a brand called Gemist. Madeline came up with the idea for the brand when she tried to design herself a custom ring and that experience showed her that the custom jewelry process is manual, antiquated, and in need of a big refresh. Her background is in growing tech start-ups that solve big problems, so she decided to set out to solve thi...

Today we are learning from Dee Charlemagne who is the co-founder of AVEC Drinks.  Made with real fruit juice, low or no sugar, and natural botanicals, Avec’s drinks are the better-tasting — and better for you — mixers you deserve. Now before we get into it - there are so many pieces of gold in this episode, we chat through the money stuff, selling through 100,000 units in the first year in busines...

Today on the show we have Alexandra Fine. One of the women behind Dame. Dame is leading a sexual wellness revolution as a women-powered resource for game-changing products for pleasure and supportive content. Through in-depth research, smart design, community input, and plenty of empathy, the Dame team has designed a line of exceptional tools to enhance sexual wellness for vulva-havers and their p...

LINK TO SURVEY HERE In this new mini series within the FSC podcast, I’m taking you on the journey while I develop my non alc wine brand and build it in public. Everything from money stuff, to how you divide the company, learnings as we go and the ups & downs of building a CPG brand. Links we mention: Spark Tank Pitch Application Hype Club If you have something you want me to cover, reach out on Tw...

Today on the show we’re learning from Erin Carpenter - the dancer turned entrepreneur behind Nude Barre. She bootstrapped this business for a good 10 years before things really started get veryyy interesting. We talk about that 10 year grind to overnight success. The investment she got from Serena Williams and 1 thing to remember about affiliates. Nude Barre is a high-performing bodywear brand red...

Today we’re chatting with Farah Jesani, founder of One Stripe Chai, we’re chatting through the B2B side of the biz and what happened when she need to pivot last march, and her advice to entrepreneurs in the beverage space coming into 2022. One Stripe Chai is a woman-owned South Asian beverage brand that offers authentic, small batch masala chai concentrates and blends, crafted to be enjoyed from t...

FIND THE SURVEY HERE In this new mini series within the FSC podcast, I’m taking you on the journey while I develop my non alc wine brand and build it in public. Everything from money stuff, to how you divide the company, learnings as we go and the ups & downs of building a CPG brand. If you have something you want me to cover, reach out on Twitter or Instagram. In partnership with Klaviyo, the bes...

Today on the show we have Lulu Liang. Girlboss CEO, Entrepreneur and all round legend. We cover so many good things in this episode, like how she joined a business at 23 and became the ultimate operator within it, taking the brand through an exit to become CEO. Her thoughts on taking a brand from 0-1 vs 1 and up and her new gig as CEO of Girlboss. Cool stuff. LINKS WE MENTION: Girlboss Website Gir...