Takin' Care of Lady Business®

What do you do when the room laughs at your idea? If you're Suneera Madhani, you build the company anyway. She built a billion-dollar fintech company because she refused to confuse someone else’s limitation with her own. Takin' Care of Lady Business Episode 160 On this episode of Takin' Care of Lady Business , Jennifer Justice talks with Suneera, founder of Stax Payments, Worth AI, and...

Women are taught that being selfless is a virtue. Work harder. Ask for less. Keep everyone else happy. But what happens when that version of success costs you your voice? But too often, selflessness is just another word for disappearing. Takin' Care of Lady Business Episode 159 On this episode of Takin' Care of Lady Business , Jennifer Justice sits down with Kerry Docherty, co-founder of F...

For nearly three decades, Victoria Hagan has been designing homes for some of the most discerning clients in the world. She launched her business straight out of design school, turned a staff bathroom at a Southampton show house into a New York Magazine cover, and built a firm that became synonymous with timeless, personal, and deeply considered living. But what most people miss when they hear &qu...

For 22 years, Carrie Waible built opportunities for everyone else. She launched campaigns, produced celebrity events, built brands, opened doors, and helped clients get the visibility they deserved. But after decades of advocating for other people, she realized she'd never learned how to do the same for herself. Takin' Care of Lady Business Episode 157 In this episode, Jennifer sits down w...

Most people spend decades chasing a title. Kerri Walsh Jennings had to figure out who she was after she'd already achieved the highest one possible. Takin' Care of Lady Business Episode 156 In this episode, Jennifer sits down with Kerri Walsh Jennings , three-time Olympic gold medalist, founder of p1440 , co-owner of the Major League Volleyball (MLV) Northern California franchise, and crea...

Less than 2% of venture capital goes to women founders. Women were only allowed to have credit cards in their own name in 1974. These are not accidents. This is what a system designed to keep women out of wealth looks like, and Marcia Dawood has spent her career challenging it. Takin' Care of Lady Business Episode 155 In this episode, Jennifer sits down with Marcia Dawood, angel investor, auth...

Most founders build their network the wrong way. They walk into rooms thinking about what they can get, and they treat payroll, hiring, and compliance like problems they'll deal with later. Susan McPherson spent decades doing the opposite, and when her company started growing, finding the right partner in Justworks became a critical part of building a business her team actually wanted to stay at....

One thing I see constantly with founders: they treat HR, payroll, and compliance like things they’ll figure out later. Cate Luzio learned while scaling her business that partnering with Justworks wasn’t just operational support — it was business protection. Because most founders are so busy doing everything themselves that they don’t notice the cracks underneath the business until they’ve already...

Waiting doesn’t work. Women are often taught to wait until they’re qualified, polished, certain, and approved before putting themselves forward. Meanwhile, the people getting opportunities are usually the ones willing to move first. Takin’ Care of Lady Business Episode 152 In this episode, Jennifer sits down with Aliza Licht — brand strategist, author, and the original voice behind DKNY PR Girl —...

The financial system wasn’t designed to fail women. It was designed to exclude them. Takin' Care of Lady Business Episode 151 The wealth gap isn’t an accident. It’s the result of decades of women being told to leave the money to the men. To stay in their lane. To be grateful, not ambitious. And we internalized it. The hesitation, the over-saving, the flinching when someone asks what you make. That...

Most women are flushing their supplements down the toilet. Literally.  Poorly absorbed pills mean your body can't use what you're taking — you're just making expensive pee. And that's before you factor in the 18 different bottles, the pill fatigue, and the fact that none of it was designed around your body to begin with. Takin' Care of Lady Business Episode 150 In this episode,...

Most women aren't lacking persistence. They're missing the map — who to ask, who to trust, and who actually has the power to move things. Motorsport doesn't hand you that map. You build it, race by race, setback by setback, until you figure out which rooms matter and which people in those rooms are worth your ask. Takin' Care of Lady Business Episode 149 In this episode, Susie Wolf...

For decades, women have been told their symptoms are “normal” like sleep disruption, brain fog, anxiety. What that really means? The system was never built to help them. Instead of answers, they’re dismissed or misdiagnosed and left on their own to figure it out. It’s a system failure costing women time, money, and agency. Takin’ Care of Lady Business Episode 148 In this episode, Anne Fulenwider ,...

Breaking away from traditional rules and defining your own success can lead to extraordinary outcomes. Kari Chaudhry has built a trusted network for wealth creators centered on real relationships, shared insight, and a more thoughtful approach to investing. Takin’ Care of Lady Business Episode 146 In this episode of Taking Care of Lady Business , host Jennifer Justice sits down with Kari Chaudhry...

When you stop following someone else’s playbook and create your own path to success, amazing things happen. Today’s guest built a thriving wellness business by focusing on authenticity, simplicity, and balance, ignoring the noise of fleeting trends and extreme advice. Takin’ Care of Lady Business Episode 145 In this episode of Taking Care of Lady Business , host Jennifer Justice chats with Dria Mu...

The quickest way to lose confidence with money is to ignore the fundamentals. Today’s guest explains how to take control of your financial future, build wealth, and stay aligned with your values. Takin’ Care of Lady Business Episode 144 In this episode of Taking Care of Lady Business , host Jennifer Justice chats with Catherine Valega , founder of Green Bee Advisory , to dive into the importance o...

Takin’ Care of Lady Business Episode 143  What happens when you stop asking whether the odds are in your favor and start moving forward anyway? Today’s guest built her life and leadership philosophy on that exact move, turning adversity, uncertainty, and other people’s limitations into fuel for power, growth, and scale.  In this episode of Taking Care of Lady Business, host Jennifer Justice sits d...

Takin’ Care of Lady Business Episode 142  The fastest way to lose your edge is to stop sweating the details. Today’s guest built a category-defining cafe brand by doing the opposite, then scaled it without letting the soul get stripped out. In this episode of Taking Care of Lady Business, host Jennifer Justice sits down with Elisa Marshall , Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Maman , to talk about...

Takin’ Care of Lady Business Episode 141 The rules of work were written by the people who benefited from them — so why are we still playing along? Today’s guest says it’s time to redesign the system with empathy, leadership, and collective power. In this episode of Takin’ Care of Lady Business, host Jennifer Justice sits down with Shelley Zalis , CEO of The Female Quotient , widely known as the “C...

At some point, every ambitious woman faces a moment that tests who she really is. When the title disappears, the safety net falls away, and all that’s left is her own voice. For Andy McNicol, that moment came after 22 years inside one of the most powerful talent agencies in the world. Laid off in the middle of a pandemic and preparing to become a single mom by choice, she had to decide whether to...

There’s a moment every woman hits, that quiet breaking point between what the world expects of us and what we know we deserve. For Lisa Myers, that moment came somewhere between court filings, breast pumps, and 3 A.M. feedings. The world had innovated for everyone else except working moms. Lisa didn’t have an engineering degree, a trust fund, or an army of advisors. What she had was an idea and th...

Erin Gallagher spent fifteen years doing everything right. Working hard, staying grateful, keeping her head down. But “doing everything right” almost cost her everything. When she became a mother, the illusion of safety in corporate America shattered. She realized she had been abandoning herself in service to everyone else. Her job, her bosses, her expectations. So she walked away. What started as...

Before anyone was swiping right, Fran Maier was already rewriting the rules. As the co-founder of Match.com, she didn’t just help people find love online. She helped women feel safe doing it. And when her company was sold for a fraction of what it’s worth today, she didn’t quit. She started again. Fran’s story isn’t just about startups. It’s about stamina. It’s about the quiet power of women who s...

There comes a moment for every ambitious woman when the grind no longer feels like growth. When the late nights, the accolades, and the endless “yeses” stop feeling like success and start feeling like survival. For Sehreen Noor Ali, that moment became a turning point. A venture-backed founder who had built her reputation in the fast-moving world of AI and startups, Sehreen had done everything “rig...

For too long, women have been told to “just deal with it” when it comes to menopause. Symptoms dismissed, pain minimized, hormones ignored. Joanna Strober wasn’t willing to accept that, and she’s making sure the rest of us don’t have to either. As the co-founder and CEO of Midi Health, Joanna is rewriting the rules for women’s healthcare. Menopause isn’t a niche issue. It’s a universal experience...