Paige Finn Doherty joins the show with Scott Kitun. Paige is a founding partner of Behind Genius Ventures and author of a children’s book – for adults! – about investing called Seed to Harvest. Paige talks about her journey into venture and her realization that you don’t need to come from generational wealth to invest…
Sara Mauskopf, founder and CEO of Winnie, joins the show to talk with Scott about finding access to childcare and the challenges millennial parents face. Sara goes into her origin story how she never intended to be a founder, but after experiencing difficulties finding childcare solutions for her own child, she decided to create Winnie,…
Shayna Harris from Supply Change Capital, a fund focused on the future of food, culture and sustainability, joins the show. Shayna shares how by 2045 when the “minority” becomes the “majority”, food choices will change and the founders that serve minority communities in the food industry today will be incredibly successful then. She also talks…
Frankly Apparel’s appeal is as straightforward as it gets: stylish, comfortable clothing for women to wear without the need for a bra. CEO Heather Eaton and her co-founder Jane Dong bonded over discussing their very different body types (Heather large-chested, Jane- tall, small-chested) and lack of clothing options that truly fit them. The idea of…
Most childcare providers only offer care for relatively long chunks of time — think four hours or more. For parents, it’s hard to find affordable options for an hour or two to take a break or run errands. Nannies and stay-at-home parents who want to earn extra money looking after other people’s children struggle…
There’s a lot of work to do before we see gender equity in business and entrepreneurship. That vast majority of venture capital funding is given to startups led by men — only 2.2 percent of VC money raised in 2018 went to female founders. While the number of Fortune 500 CEOs hit an all-time high…
“Move fast and break things” is a good approach for some. But there is something to be said for taking the time to do your homework. Kim Marsh and Ale Breuer took the latter route for ezza nails. And perhaps that’s no surprise — the cofounders are both products of Teach for America and the…
It’s a twist on the classic origin story: in 2014, Georgene Huang was two months pregnant when she was unexpectedly fired from her executive-level finance job in a management shakeup at a Fortune 50 firm. It was then when she had an “a-ha” moment, says Georgene. Despite her Stanford and Cornell education, plus 10…
Equity crowdfunding can help bridge the funding gap for underrepresented founders. It’s no secret that starting and investing in businesses has long been reserved for wealthy white men. In 2017, the funding given to female founders in the United States was higher than in years past, but accounted for only 2.2 percent of total funding given.…
Fara Cardelli presents ReturnRunners, a service that helps people on the go return shopping items rather than spending all day waiting in lines!