Just Keep Swimming
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago -A series of intimate, honest conversations between Andie CEO and founder Melanie Travis and female entrepreneurs about the sink-or-swim moments that made their brands what they are today — and made the women more resilient than ever.
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Episodes
The Sill: Going Solo & Making Plants a Thing
June 26, 2019 07:56 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBAfter college, Eliza Blank longed for a greener life — the concrete jungle wasn’t cutting it. She went to the basement (yes, basement) of Home Depot to look for plants and thought, There must be a better way. She developed her idea for The Sill in a pre-Instagram era, and she’s pretty much responsible for turning you into a plant parent. But it wasn’t all easy growth — her co-founder left after a few months, leaving Eliza to make her plant dreams happen on her own. Spoiler alert: She did it....
The Culinistas: Double Down to Scale Up
June 26, 2019 07:56 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBBurnt out after 10 years of running her private chef business and ready to move to Malibu to open a restaurant, Jill Donenfeld met Tiana Tenet — and decided to take her business in a totally new direction: Bigger. Melanie talked to them about redefining their business, growing the team, getting important feedback and how they’ve helped one another — and the Culinistas brand— grow in new and unexpected ways. theculinistas.com @theculinistas
EBY: Undies That Do Good
June 26, 2019 07:55 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBRenata Black studied under one of the preeminent microfinance scholars. While living in India, she realized the power of small sums of money. She rejected the idea of underwear as a sex symbol and flipped it on its head, turning it into an empowering tool for women to help women every day. Her subscription service — co-founded with Sofia Vergara — supplies women with new underwear so they can make a difference every time they get dressed. @joinEBY join-eby.com
Bark & Co: Doing It For the Dogs
June 26, 2019 07:55 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBSince 2011, Bark & Co has been cranking out quirky toys and treats for dogs all over America. When a product recall almost jeopardizes everything, the Bark team came together to make good on their promise to make dogs happy. Co-founder & COO Carly Strife tells all. bark.co @barkbox
Margaux: Finding the Missing Piece
June 26, 2019 07:55 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBWith a factory mishap, direct-to-consumer shoe company Margaux discovers the ingredient it didn’t know it was missing. Co-founder Alexa Buckley tells all. margauxny.com @margauxny
Worn NYC: Teaming Up to Help Women
June 26, 2019 07:55 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBWorn is a Brooklyn-based agency that started as a DC-based magazine. A government grant, cold email and lot of hustle later, it’s a booming, mission-driven business helping brands like Bumble, Let’s Move (yeah, Michelle Obama) and Andie(!) grow and reach new audiences. Nicole Corbett and Carolyn Rush have grown Worn to 14 people through a contagious blend of adventurousness, positivity and resilience — because agency life isn’t easy, and you have to deal with rejection every damn day.