Trailblazers by Erica Wenger

This week we chat with Dr. Shereene Idriss !  Shereene is unlike her peers. In a time when top-name dermatologists have signed on as corporate-brand figureheads, joining in on false marketing hype to appear relevant, Dr. Idriss has become a household name for doing just the opposite. She rose to organic fame through her #PillowtalkDerm series on Instagram, Tiktok, and YouTube for candidly speaking...

This week we’re talking  sobriety  with the incredible  Brooke LeBlanc .  Brooke is the Founder & CEO of Edge, a consumer health tech startup on a mission to help you cut back or quit drinking. Through her experience in tech sales and 2+ year sobriety journey, she's helped coach dozens of people to abstain from drinking. Now she's building a team to productize her learnings and using t...

This week we chat all things Broadway, with our host, Erica Wenger! While we hear Broadway praise all the time, what exactly is it all about? Broadway is a boulevard of famous theaters where people from all over the world travel to experience the 'pinnacle of theatrical artistry'. It is a luxury of an experience and our host is here to share all about it! On this episode Erica offers an in...

This week we chat with childhood best friend, Lindsay Feder. Lindsay is the childhood best friend of our host, Erica! We're bringing you a special and heartfelt episode this week as the two talk all about 'female friendships.' Conversations of overcoming obstacles, sustainability, and shared memories are just the beginning. Twentysomethings, listen now for an hour of friendship and tip...

This week we chat with the innovative, Katharine Lau! Katharine is the CEO and Co-Founder of Stuf , one of 'Fast Company’s' World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2022. She was named to 'Inc. Magazine’s' Female Founders 100 list in the same year. Katharine is passionate about reinventing consumer experiences in the physical world and leads the company’s strategic vision and overall s...

This week we chat with the innovative and creative, Margaret Wishingrad ! Margaret is the Co-founder and CEO of Three Wishes , a "healthy-while-delicious" cereal. Margaret has grown Three Wishes from an idea to a national brand, with retailers including: Whole Foods, Sprouts, Erewhon and many more. Before founding Three Wishes , Margaret was Chief of Staff at BigEyedWish, an ad-agency wher...

This week we chat with the ambitious Maika Isagowa !  Maika is the founder and CEO of Webacy, a platform for securing digital assets for the unexpected. Webacy began by exploring ways to protect blockchain-based assets with smart contracts. The team created infrastructure that could securely move assets in the event of an emergency, like death, all without the use of keys. With this foundation, We...

This week we chat with “36 Questions Later” Podcast host, Mady Maio . Mady is the co-founder of Camber, co-host of Okay Sis Podcast, and the host of the new video podcast series, 36 Questions Later . The series features four blind dates, where strangers ask each other the “36 questions that lead to love.” The questions date back to a 1997 study and went viral in a New York Times article. In this n...

This week we chat with the successful serial entrepreneur, Christina Wallace! A self-described "human Venn diagram," Christina Wallace has crafted a career at the intersection of business, technology, and the arts. After a decade as a serial entrepreneur, she joined the faculty of Harvard Business School where she is the course head of the first-year entrepreneurship class and runs the HBS...

This week we’re talking all about Bootstrapping vs. Raising VC Money for a start-up with our host, Erica Wenger!  Having established three successful start-up businesses of her own and now entering the world of venture capital, Erica offers an inside scoop into the world of raising money for start-up businesses. While there are several different routes concerning this topic, Erica is here to share...

This week we chat with the ambitious, Yasmin Moaven ! Yasmin is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Pipe, one of the fastest growing fintech's in history. Leading all marketing, communications, partnerships, and investor-relation efforts, Yasmin builds and establishes recurring revenue as a new asset class. In this episode, Yas shares her decade of experience managing and running marketing, c...

This week we’re talking all about Angel & Limited Partnership (LP) Investments with our host, Erica Wenger!  Having worked on several successful start-up businesses of her own and now entering the world of venture capital, Erica has experienced both sides of the coin and is here to talk all about it. If you’re curious about investing your money in any capacity, this is the episode for you!  In...

This week we chat with the ambitious, Siff Haider! Siff is an entrepreneur, host of Dear Media's The Dream Bigger Podcast and Co-Founder + CEO of Arrae, a holistic wellness brand that features 100% Naturopathic Doctor-formulated Bloat + Calm Alchemy Capsules, designed to supercharge your digestion and relax your mind. Prior to launching Arrae in March 2020, Siff spent her time in the publishin...

Twentysomethings, we are so excited to have you back for a third season and what better way to get started than with a solo episode with our host, Erica Wenger! In this episode, Erica reflects back throughout the seasons and touches on bits of progress and the personal growth that has been achieved since then. There is a lot of hard work going on behind the scenes, and the countdown for Erica'...

This week we’re wrapping up season 2 of your favorite podcast; bringing you a finale of reflection and excitement with our host, Erica Wenger!  Highlighting some of the best moments of season 2, Erica reflects on explained episodes, special guest interviews, and her own personal growth looking back on this season! Listen in for a sneak peek on what's to come as she ventures into season 3... Tw...

This week we chat with the remarkable Ashley Sumner. Ashley is the CEO & Founder of Quilt, a social platform for meaningful friendships. Ashley’s startup career started 12 years ago in NYC at a matchmaking company. With an intuitive ability to bring people together, she turned her passion into a career as a community developer for brands such as Wanderlust and Breakout, which ultimately led to...

This week, we're stating the new year off right with an episode from our host, Erica Wenger! Let's take an hour to reflect back on this last year together... Erica recalls her personal and professional accomplishments along with the lessons learned along the way. How can we use last years' experiences as a foundation for the goals we want to set and achieve this year? Erica is here to...

This week we chat with Shivana Siroya! Shivani Siroya is the founder and CEO of Tala, the leading financial technology company in emerging markets. Prior to founding Tala, Shivani held a variety of positions in global health and micro-finance and investment banking. Millions of people have borrowed through Tala's smartphone app, which provides instant personalized credit to under-served custom...

This week we chat with the expert on all things Personal Finance , Maia Monell .  Founder, Maia Monell, is shaking up the financial technology space (industry defined as fintech) through Nav.it . Founded in 2018, Nav.it provides personalized financial coaching to create lasting behavioral change around financial habits. Through daily check-ins, insights, and community conversations empower users t...

This week we chat with finance mogul, Alexa Von Tobel. Alexa von Tobel, CFP® is the founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital and the New York Times-Bestselling Author of Financially Fearless and Financially Forward. Founded in 2019, Inspired Capital is a $500M early-stage venture capital firm that invests across categories of innovation. Prior to Inspired Capital, Alexa founded LearnVest i...

This week we’re covering the secret hustle to success with our host, Erica Wenger!  Erica built and sold her first business, gathered speakers for a womens’ summit, established a podcast, and invested in real estate all using the method of cold outreach. What is cold outreach? How does this method work in practicality? What are the secrets behind this gem of success? This week, she’s here to uncov...

This week we chat with renowned celebrity divorce attorney, Laura Wasser. Laura is a family law expert, author, entrepreneur, and Chief of Divorce Evolution at Divorce.com. Laura has made it her driving purpose to help people divorce through less combative, more affordable modern solutions—in large part by founding online divorce service It’s Over Easy, which was folded into Divorce.com’s expansiv...

This week we chat with the expert on “ Enneagrams” , Leah Elias .  Leah studied Chinese at the University of Michigan as a means to challenge herself and spent her first five years post-grad in Beijing, cultivating the skills that landed her a Chief of Staff position. While achieving success and strides on paper, she found herself struggling with burnouts in her twenties. Leah was introduced to th...

This week we chat with the young and ambitious model-turned-writer and producer, Emily Ruhl .  Emily is the founder of Public School Pictures, a full-service creative studio currently producing her first TV series, 13th Stepping. Before venturing into the world of film and production, Emily was the face of our favorite magazine prints and makeup lines for nearly a decade, starting at only age thir...

This week we’re talking all about finances with our host, Erica Wenger!  Everything from making money, to spending, saving, and investing… Erica covers it all this week taking us back to the beginning of her personal finance journey. Establishing her perspective and relationship with money throughout the way, we see her personal evolution with finances and the role it plays in her career in social...