Female Startup Club

Joining me on the show today is Alex Taylor, Co-Founder of Perelel.  Perelel is on a mission to create a world with healthier babies and moms by offering women’s pre and postnatal vitamins and supplements designed to adapt to each unique phase of motherhood, along with educational content and an intimately supportive community.  A first of it’s kind to be Co-Founded by an OB/GYN, Perelel vitamins...

Joining me on the show today is Maeva Heim, founder of Bread Beauty Supply. Or Bread for short.  Now, I Actually met Maeva by chance last year when I was in Melbourne visiting a friend and I recognised her voice from a podcast I’d listened to her speak on before and the rest is history - now she’s here with us sharing her story.  But, back to the episode - Bread is the best shampoo alternative and...

Joining me on today’s episode of the show is the founder behind a company called La Luer. Nicole invented a skin tech product called the Mira device - and my goodness - you’ll never need to pay for a facial again.  La Luer was born out of Nicole’s need to develop a solution to maintain healthy skin while working long hours. She struggled with dullness, blemishes and uneven skin tone.  From thousan...

Joining me on the show today is Alison Cayne, the founder of New York based biz Haven’s Kitchen.  Originally a cooking school that started out in 2012, Haven’s Kitchen is now helping cooks of all kinds in the kitchen with their ridiculously yummy looking, vibrant squeeze sauces. I highly recommend jumping on the website to get a taste for what these delicious pouches look like. As soon as you see...

Joining me on the show today is Dianna Cohen, the founder of haircare essentials startup, Crown Affair. Crown Affair is a company that’s reimagining hair rituals and taking a considered approach for the top of your noggin.  And this story all starts from an unassuming google doc. When Dianna decided to share her hair care routine with some women in her life - and that document suddenly went all ov...

Joining me on the show today is Hilary Quartner, co-founder of Hilma.  Hilma launched January 2020 by 3 remarkable women; Hilary Quartner, Nina Mullen and Lily Galef, and makes natural alternatives to your medicine cabinet staples that are backed by scientific research. They offer clean label and clinically researched herbal-based alternatives for upset stomach relief, head tension and allergy and...

Joining me on the show today is Isabel Aagaard, one of the co-founders behind sustainable startup LastObject.  LastObject is creating sustainable reusable alternatives to replace single use items in your bathroom like the Q tip, tissues and cotton pads with many more to come.  A big part of this episode is talking about the incredible kickstarter campaign that put them on the map, reaching their g...

Joining me in today’s episode is Melanie Bender, Founding General Manager of Versed Skincare.  Versed launched as the first community-driven mass beauty brand and the first clean skincare line to debut in over 1,850 stores as part of Katherine Power’s lineup of super impressive brands including Who What Wear and Avaline. Driven by a team of skin experts and a community of 16 million people, Versed...

Joining me on the show is the CEO of Malala Fund, Suzanne Ehlers. For our 80th episode, I wanted to do something a little different to our usual founder stories. But let’s rewind a year. Female Startup Club was born so we could empower women to launch startups and solve global problems, primarily through ecommerce. On May 27th when we launched our very first program for women we also knew we wante...

Joining me in this episode is Beth Fynbo - the Founder of Busy Baby!  Busy Baby is the company behind a nifty thing called the Busy Baby Mat and was born out of seeing first hand how difficult it can be when your baby is old enough to start grabbing at things on a table. Beth was a new mum at 40 and looking for products to help her and her friends as new mums, but struggled to find exactly what sh...

Joining me on the show today is the fairy boob mother, Annette Azan. Founder of Nuudii System. Nuudii system is a radical innovation for women’s boobs, it’s something in between going braless and wearing a bra and is an invention all women can benefit from.  It’s been a decade long journey so far for Annette and in this episode we cover everything from the very beginning when she would lock her pr...

Joining me on today’s episode is Aishwarya Iyer, the founder behind the most instagrammable olive oil company you’ll ever come across, Brightland.  Brightland was founded when Aish was going through an elimination diet to figure out what was causing her stomach issues, and she discovered a frightening fact that 80% of the olive oil we consume is actually rotten. I know, so gross. She decided it wa...

Joining me on the show today is CEO and Founder of Kinfield, Nichole Powell.  Launched in 2019, Kinfield makes Great Essentials for the Great Outdoors—effective, plant-powered skincare and body products made from ingredients that are safe for both people and planet. They believe in a happier, healthier tomorrow through more time in the great outdoors, and are creating products you actually need to...

Joining me on today’s show is Polly Rodriguez, the founder behind the sexual wellness company Unbound.  Since its start, Unbound has gone from being a labor of love operating out of a tiny NYC apartment to a leader in changing how people explore and enjoy their sex lives. Their mission is to make sexual wellness products that are body safe, affordable and elevated in design. Polly shares the harsh...

Everyone hates it when the dentist tells you to floss. It’s like that thing that you know you need to do - that will prevent most of the issues with your teeth and gums yet you don’t do it. And you certainly don’t meet many people who say they LOVE flossing. Right? Well, Chrystle and Catherine are changing that and the way we think about flossing.  Founded by a dentist and her self confessed lazy...

Joining me on today’s show is Sophie Baron, the woman behind London’s cutest meal delivery startup for babies, Mamamade.  In March 2019, Mamamade came to life when Sophie struggled to find healthy and fresh options for her baby. She set out to develop a product that would provide some support for other parents going through the same struggle. Mamamade delivers unprocessed, unrefined combinations o...

Joining me on the show today are two total boss women in business, Rebecca Minkoff and Ali Wyatt.  Rebecca and Ali teamed up a few years ago to create the Female Founder Collective. It’s a network of businesses led by women, supporting women with a mission to enable and empower female-owned and led businesses to positively impact communities, both socially and economically.  We’re talking about th...

Joining me on the show today is Tai Adaya, Founder of Habit Skin. The company that’s telling you the anti-aging truth around sunscreen. Habit is solving the annoying problems we have with sunscreen by innovating with SPF formulas and changing consumer behaviour.  Launched during the pandemic, Tai shares exactly what it takes to get a small business off the ground, how long it took to develop her p...

Joining me on the show today is Ann McFerran, the LA based founder behind Glamnetic - the go-to magnetic lash company. Glamnetic is committed to providing the highest quality products and experience to customers and finding ways to continually make your beauty routine easier!  Ann launched her brand a year ago from her bedroom and within no time at all was doing 7 figures a month in sales! In this...

Joining me on the show today is the founder behind Sweet Reason. Sweet Reason is a hemp and cannabis beverage company that exists to calm your mind. The company is focused on bringing the health and calming benefits of CBD into the mainstream by offering consumers clean beverages that are truly healthy and taste great. Think of Sweet Reason as your guide to present mornings, productive afternoons,...

Joining me on the show today is Beatrice Dixon, Co-Founder of The Honey Pot, a plant based feminine care brand that cares about the health of our vaginas.  The Honey Pot has grown from being made in her kitchen for herself and her friends to being stocked in every Target and Walmart around America. What started as something that came to her in a dream changed the course of her life and millions of...

Joining me on the show today are two of the co-founders behind the luxury pet accessories brand Wild One. Wild One is a one stop shop for everything you need for your cute pooch and they’ve got the kind of job we all dream about - well, I dream about - puppies in the office, puppy photoshoots and hanging out at dog parks seeing what owners are into and talking about.  These two women and their thi...

Joining me on the show today is Alaina Moulton, founder of Baby’s Brew. The world's first portable bottle warmer. The Baby's Brew was created to solve a very LARGE need for parents who don't want to be tied down by a plug.  And while Alaina only launched a short year ago in July 2019 the brand has been growing exponentially ever since! This year they’ve surpassed 1.3m dollars in revenue and are qu...

Joining me on the show today is Coral Chung, Co-Founder and CEO of Senreve, the luxury San Fran based fashion startup.  Coral and her Co-Founder Wendy teamed up to redefine what it meant to build a luxury brand in today’s fashion landscape. They’ve been on a major journey in just 3 short years raising more than $23 million dollars in funding, expanding internationally at a rapid rate and being spo...

Joining me on the show today is Jennifer chow! One of the co-founders behind Nurture Life. A company that’s creating pre-ready healthy, nutritious meals for babies, toddlers and kids. Growing up learning about healthy food, and watching her mum build her own entrepreneurial pursuits, Jennifer saw a gap in the market for pre prepared, fresh meals delivered to your door that busy mums and dads could...