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.  If you have something you want me to cover, reach out on Twitter or Instagram. In partnership with Klaviyo, the best email marketing to...

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...

Today I’m learning from Helen Yin. She’s one of those small businesses you’ve seen absolutely blow up through the magic that is TikTok. I’m part of a paid community and saw her partner posting about it and immediately wanted to know more. So this is the more. We’re talking about what happened to her small business with TikTok, what capital she’s invested so far and what the future looks like.  Ino...

Today we’re learning from Amy Liu of Tower 28. We’re covering how to make your pitch count when it comes to getting stocked into retailers like Sephora + how to be a best seller at Sephora, and how she stands out in a saturated market.  Tower 28 is an Insta-favorite clean beauty brand designed for sensitive skin and made for all. Created with a hint of nostalgia (hello Juicy Tubes!), Tower 28’s pr...

In today’s episode we’re learning from Leila Hormozi. Her businesses have collectively done 100M in revenue all before turning 28. we’re talking about her story to this point, the magic to scaling these businesses and some really key tactical advice.  Leila is an American entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and consultant. She is the Co-CEO of Gym Launch, Prestige Labs, ALAN, and Acquisition.com. Lei...

In this episode I’m chatting with Lin Chen, the founder of Pink Moon. She’s got a great blueprint for success > she first launched her beauty consultancy which gave her positive cash flow to launch a curated ecomm store and then used the data and insights from that to launch her own line - all the while growing a loyal community. Genius. We also go through what she’s seen in the industry and what...

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. Female Startup Club's Instagram In partnership with Klavi...

Today I’m chatting with the founder of Canadian skincare brand Indeed Labs. Founded in 2010 Indeed labs has grown into an 8 figure business under the helm of Dimitra Davidson. We chat through the importance of finding your unique value proposition and why it’s critical to find a point of difference in today’s saturated market, current trends and opportunities in the beauty industry and how to crea...

In this episode we’re learning from Lauren Gropper, co-founder of Repurpose.  We’re talking through how you actually get to the point of having 15,000 stockists, what she paid for her one word URL, getting to 8 figures in revenue and what it feels like 11 years into building this thing. Repurpose is creating green alternatives to disposable plastic since 2010. Designed by a mom, Repurpose's plant-...

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 Female Startup Club's Instagram In partnership with Klaviy...

In this episode you’ll hear my convo with Lindsay Holden, one of the 3 co-founders behind Odele. I learned so much in this episode when it comes to tips on launching into the likes of Target. How she pitched her manufacturer to get them to fund the entire development process which blew my mind, why she chose a sampling program and shipped circa 5000 samples out over performance marketing in the be...

In today’s episode I get to learn from two brilliant women; Coco Meers and Marcy Capron-Vermillion. They’re both serial entrepreneurs, they’ve both exited businesses and we’re going through the ins and outs of their latest venture Equilibria. We talk about what was wrong with Coco’s first business model, vaginas and the key lessons you need to know when building your own biz.  Equilibria is a Chic...

Today I’m chatting with Alexandra, the Founder of Kasama Rum.  As the daughter of the Belvedere and Chopin vodka co-founder, Alexandra brings the same level of quality and experience her family company was built on to her first solo venture. Kasama is distilled in the Philippines, bottled at her family's distillery in Poland, and enjoyed around the world. Leaving behind the typical tropes associat...

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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...

Today I’m chatting with Lauren Montgomery about her company, Monty’s. We talk about her career pivot from fashion to vegan cheeses, what happened when she set out to be the best at something and the serendipity of changing direction from bootstrapping the business to bringing on a new business partner that grew the brand exponentially.  Monty’s makes plant-based cream cheeses and butters using onl...

This episode is with Stephanie Lee from SELFMADE. SELFMADE is a culmination of Stephanie’s lived experiences and spurred from healing from her own mental health crisis. She began her journey as a field organizer on the Obama presidential campaign, and quickly moved to the White House where she worked for the First Lady Michelle Obama. She then changed direction from politics into the prestige of t...

Joining me today is Amanda Niu, Co-Founder of Eva. We’re chatting about her startup story with mattresses, the power of performance marketing and why your network is so important.  Eva is accelerating towards becoming Australia's leading digital furniture company. What started with an award-winning mattress-in-a-box has grown into a range of high-quality homewares and furniture, thoughtfully desig...

Today I’m chatting to one of the women behind Swoon, Cristina Ros Blankfein. If you’re building a brand in the beverage space - this is an episode for you! This is a chat about the industry overall, the role that Amazon plays in a CPG brand and how a rebrand led to the biggest step change in the business. Swoon is modernizing classic drinks, starting with lemonade and iced tea that hits a sweet sp...

Today I’m chatting with Taran Ghatrora, co-founder of Blume. We’re talking through the decision she made early on to completely pivot the brand into a new direction, how to finance your company using an angel syndicate, what happens to 60% of girls when they go through puberty and who their first hire was.  If you haven’t heard of Blume before, it’s the outspoken skin, body and period collective f...

Today I’m joined by Margaret Wishingrad, Founder of Three Wishes Cereal.  In the 12 months since launching, Margaret and her husband slash business partner Ian have built a multi-million dollar business through thoughtful retail expansion, unique guerrilla marketing moments and a tasty better-for-you product that people want to keep buying. We’re going through the blueprint to launch and why it’s...

Today I’m chatting to Sally Mueller, the founder of Womaness, about how to launch your brand directly into a retailer like Target and how to market to a completely different demographic. So many gems in here, you’re going to get so much value learning from Sally. Womaness is a collection of modern, innovative menopause products developed for women, by women that offer solutions from head to toe (a...

Today I’m chatting to Priyanka Ganjoo, the Founder behind Kulfi Beauty.  Kulfi Beauty is a premium beauty brand and digital platform celebrating South Asian beauty with fun and approachable beauty products created with our community. Founded by Priyanka Ganjoo, Kulfi Beauty was started with the mission of creating products that meet the unique needs of South Asian skin tones and undertones and cha...

Today I’m joined by Debbie Mullin, the founder of Copper Cow Coffee.  Equal parts Vietnam and equal parts California, Copper Cow Coffee is the brainchild of Vietnamese American Debbie Mullin, who blended her love for Vietnamese coffee and culture with her background in sustainability. It brings an authentic, yet modernized, pour-over barista quality coffee experience to homes across the nation. De...

Today I’m joined by Krystal Duhaney, the Founder of Milky Mama.  After having her second child and returning to work, Krystal struggled with her milk supply and realized that there were very few resources for breastfeeding mothers in the same predicament. Using her knowledge as a Registered Nurse and love for baking, Krystal developed a milk-making cookie recipe and fell in love with the results....