Female Startup Club

After losing her first business through a relationship breakdown, Vivian got straight back in the game working on her second and most cherished jewellery brand Joie de Viv. After learning about the jewellery industry and the dark side of gold and diamonds, she set her intentions to create a brand full of transparency, being completely ethical and sustainable.  Viv invested 1 million dollars of her...

Joining me on the show today is Emma Rose Cohen, the founder of Final - the company who advocates for sucking responsibly.  In 2018 Emma set out to create the world’s first collapsable straw and make an impact on our oceans and the planet. She launched her idea on Kickstarter with the goal to raise around $12,000 and instead it went absolutely bonkers, raising 2 million dollars in total with aroun...

The Sheet Society is in the business of creating cosy sweet dreams and disrupting the global sleep industry, growing over a staggering 300% in just twelve months.  Born out of a desire to make purchasing bed linen uncomplicated and accessible, while also giving customer’s an extension of their personal style, and making sheet shopping sexy, Hayley & her husband Andy started The Sheet Society in 20...

On the show today is Catie O’Neill and Liv Burrows, the Australian founders behind the brand that’s gone completely viral on TikTok recently, My Glow 2.  My Glow 2 is an Australian skincare company that’s inspired by ancient beauty rituals, they’re based in country Victoria and in this episode we cover why they started My Glow 2, and everything you need to know about winning at TikTok. Because the...

Say hello to a company that’s changing the world through scent, Vitruvi. Founded by Sara Panton, Vitruvi sells sophisticated essential oils and diffusers to scent your day to day.  Sara’s sharing her journey of growing up in a rural town, going through med school and making a change in her life that lead her to launching this business with her brother and co-founder Sean. We’re covering the hustle...

Joining me on the show today is Mera McGrew, the founder of Soapply. Soapply is a purpose driven business that’s doing good in the world both on a local level and a global level. Mera started Soapply to make the best soap for your skin and our planet, and they use every sale to help improve and save lives around the world. Every ounce of Soapply is tied to a direct donation that funds water, sanit...

Gigi Goldman launched Kopari as a DTC brand in 2015 with a collection of beauty, body and skin products all made from their hero ingredient - coconut. In 5 short years they’ve gone into 2000 retailers worldwide, raised 20 million+ dollars in funding including profile celebrities like Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher and Karlie Kloss, and have expanded their product range into sexual wellness and CBD.  I...

Susan is the founder of a company called EO, which stands for essential oils. They produce body, skin and hair products made from active botanicals that are scented with essential oils. They also have a sister company called Everyone, which is the more accessible line that’s affordable and for everyone.  Susan’s been in business for a very long time, 25 years to be precise. She launched EO as a 4...

Sahara Lotti is the total badass inventor and founder behind the award winning DIY lash extensions company, Lashify. And when I say that this is a must-listen episode - I truly mean it. It’s real and it’s raw and Sahara shares so much of her journey and the challenges she’s faced along the way; if there’s only one podcast you listen to this week - please make it this one.  We talk about the absolu...

A disruptive bridal tech startup that has more than 4 billion options to customise a wedding dress, for a fraction of the cost of regular gowns. Genius!  In this episode we're talking about the lightbulb moment that lead to Leslie starting the business with her now husband, how her background in product development at companies like Nike and Apple became one of their biggest strengths, key advice...

Tune in to this episode to hear from the founders of Favour chewing gum. This dynamic combo of 3 women across multi generations have come together to create a CBD product that helps ease stress and anxiety — and in the current climate, it's something we need more than ever.  As passionate supporters and users of holistic and natural remedies, the three found CBD to be their saviours. The life-chan...

Today I’m joined by serial entrepreneur Christiane Lumieux. She sold her first company to Wayfair in 2013, going onto being their Creative Director and now owns The Inside, a home decor tech company that creates stunning, customised furniture at an affordable price - all for the modern consumer.  Christiane shares her journey of selling her first bootstrapped company, through to launching a VC bac...

Imagine not being able to go to school or work because you don’t have the products you need during your period. Imagine having to use dirty rags instead of tampons or pads and being forced to drop out of school in elementary - all because of your period. For millions of women and girls around the world - this is a reality. Enter Cora.  Cora is a purpose driven fem-care brand that’s on a mission to...

In this episode with Kerry Benjamin we’re chatting about her journey to where she is today growing the business from the ground up completely self-funded, what’s working for her now and her top advice for women. This is the story of a woman who went through a major career change in the pursuit of happiness, found her focus and became an expert the second time around. LINKS WE MENTION: StackedSkinc...

While running a day spa together Courtney Dunlop and Michelle Feldman had a lightbulb moment to launch their own natural wine brand that wouldn’t leave you feeling hungover the next day, or with any blemishes on your skin. Enter Good Clean Wine!  In this episode we cover their move to differentiate themselves on the shelf through branding, and doubling down to make their price point highly attract...

Gossamer’s a magazine for stylish people who smoke weed, but it's more than just a business trying to turn a profit. They’re a company that’s built on the promise of having a positive social impact on the world, shift perceptions and make a real difference to the people they touch.   We’re talking about the journey in creating this out of the box idea with her co-founder David Weiner, and how they...

From Vogue to Forbes 30 under 30, Great Jones is the modern day cookware brand that everyone’s hot for. Lifelong friends Sierra Tishgart and Maddy Moelis, had the idea over dinner a few years ago and set out to create a luxury cookware company that’s more accessible and affordable for young folk. And these are the kind of pots you want in your kitchen. They’re pastel themed and designed with small...

Joining me in this episode is Sarah Mcdevitt, founder of Core. A mental wellness company who have developed a device for meditation that uses grounding vibration patterns, light and clarifying breathing exercises to bring your mind back to focus.  After suffering from anxiety and burnout in her career, Sarah changed direction and took her background in program engineering at Microsoft to set about...

You might have come across this brand in one of your Instagram trawl sessions. It’s pink, it’s sequins, it’s sparkly and, I liken it to what happens inside my brain most days. I’m talking about the cult favourite brand called Dyspnea founded by two cute women, Jameen and Rachel.  We get real talking about the good moments and when things can be quite low, what happens when someone hacks your Insta...

In today's episode I'm joined by Helen Reavey. Helen’s a woman that knows a thing or two about hair, and something we often don't think about - our scalp. After spending her career working on fashion week's around the world and editorial shoots with mega brands like Fendi, she started to see the negative effects of heat and products on our head, and set out to create a modern hair care business de...

On today’s show I’m joined by Alyssa Atkins, the founder of a fertility startup called Lilia.  Lilia is your egg fertility concierge; a company that helps women to understand their options when it comes to children and fertility by helping you create a personal fertility profile, matching you up to the right doctor and doing all the research for you when it comes to egg freezing and insurance. We’...

Joining me today on Female Startup Club is Trinity Mouzon Wofford, the founder of superfood wellness company, Golde. They produce approachable, effective wellness essentials for inner and outer radiance that are powered by single origin turmeric.  Trinity’s a young powerhouse with a great story to share, she was the youngest black founder to have a brand stocked in Sephora at just 23 years old, an...

Did you know that female-founded companies make up 6.8% of funded startups and receive less than 3% of global venture capital funding?? Let that sink in for a second.  Joining me today on the show is Tanya Rolfe and Gail Wong from Her Capital. A venture capital firm for women. Her Capital focuses on the strength, drive and potential of female entrepreneurs across Southeast Asia and invests from pr...

Lauren Armes is an entrepreneur, speaker and the UK’s leading business coach for entrepreneurs and experts in the wellness industry. She founded Well To Do Global in 2014 as a personal project and had no clue she would grow it exponentially into a globally recognised - and profitable - platform.  We’re digging into how she built the business through multiple revenue streams and how she cuts throug...

Lauren (Silvers) Warwick and Lisa Maree are the founders behind the on-demand beauty startup, Glamazon, that launched from Lauren’s bedroom floor more than 7 years ago. Together they built Australia’s first and leading tech platform that provides real-time bookings for freelance hair and makeup artists, and connects them to clients through an app.  From a merger in 2016 to raising capital, a succe...