SheVentures
159 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsSheventures is about women who pivot careers, take risks, and get it done.
Each interview-style episode will feature a woman who tells her story and provides actionable career and life tips. No mansplaining!
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Get Paid to Save. For Real. With Leigh Phillips
April 17, 2020 12:52 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBBefore COVID-19 forced everyone to take a microscopic look at their finances — Leigh Phillips was helping Americans save. As unemployment claims skyrocket, it’s clear just how fragile Americans’ personal finances are. Roughly 40 percent of Americans don’t have an emergency fund of even $400. So how can anyone think of retirement savings when the day-to-day budget is already a struggle? Enter Leigh Phillips and her nonprofit SaverLife. Starting in local government, Phillips served as ...
From Sex Worker to Trans Activist With Cecilia Gentili
April 10, 2020 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBOppressive dictator regime. Sexual abuse. Drugs. Sex work. Incarceration. Transitioning. Actress. Trans rights and sex worker rights advocate. Positivity embodied. Fighter. Cecilia Gentili grew up in an oppressive dictatorship in Argentina and fled to the United States in her 20s for a better quality of life. She’s battled drug addiction, imprisonment, and ICE; now Gentili is fighting another battle: trans and sex worker rights nationwide. Gentili founded Transgender Equity Consulting in...
Nixing Work-Life Anxiety for Good With MaryAnn Jones
April 03, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBEleven million women or 28 percent of all caregivers provide unpaid help to an aging adult as well as to children, according to the National Alliance on Caregiving. MaryAnn Jones — a 20-year-veteran magazine art director — lived this struggle: balancing a high-powered career, a daughter with type 1 diabetes, and a mother with an ovarian cancer diagnosis. All this while grasping for the precious moments of self-care her life afforded her. It took a layoff in 2008 to provide a full-fledged...
Win Your Pitch & Fund Your Niche with Roshawnna Novellus, Ph.D.
March 27, 2020 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBNever tell Roshawnna Novellus, Ph.D. she can’t do something. At age 15, she raised $600,000 in scholarships to fund her education. And after being told by an educator she “couldn’t do math,” Novellus earned a doctorate in engineering with a minor in finance. So it’s no surprise that Novellus keeps breaking barriers today. Though she got her start in corporate America, Novellus realized her skills could be better utilized with underserved communities in Atlanta — ...
HR Tech Making Benefits Simple With Amanda Lannert
March 20, 2020 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBAmanda Lannert raised $20 million in venture capital for Jellyvision, a SaaS (Software as a Service) platform that helps employees make financially sound choices about their benefits. Lannert gives smart tips for other women trying to make headway. Lannert managed global brands for global advertising giant Leo Burnett before becoming CEO of Jellyvision. She completely changed the direction of Jellyvision with her sharp instinct and talented team. Lannert’s pivots come from reading the mark...
Hamilton’s Anthony Ramos’ Career Catalyst Sara Steinweiss
March 13, 2020 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBShe’s a former Brooklyn high school English and theater teacher who transitioned to founding a conflict resolution business. Who is this incredible woman? Sara Steinweiss takes center stage when she talks to SheVentures about how she coped with her father’s death, her debilitating anxiety disorder, bullying — and the importance of getting help. Steinweiss provides wisdom for meeting one’s teen where she or he is and discusses how the arts saves lives.
The System is Broken: Make Your Own With Vicki Saunders
January 10, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBWhat if you could receive a 0 percent small business loan from a group of SheEOs? It’s called #radicalgenerosity, created to focus on time-sensitive world issues through entrepreneurship. That’s what today’s guest, Vicki Saunders, has dedicated her life to by founding the transgressive SheEO. With a society more focused on the financial return of an investment than on its environmental or social return, Saunders has vowed to blow up the system and press the reset button. SheEO has rejected...
Be a #SalesBoss With Linda Wittich
January 03, 2020 18:51 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBThis woman won more than $100 million in sales for Broadridge — a company that offers financial advisors a platform to connect with their clients — so when it comes to the industry, Linda Wittich knows a thing or two. With her pivot to industry giant IBM, Wittich embraced AI — and advised fintech startups that brought this technology to the forefront of financial services, a major pivot for the industry as well. Today, Wittich, founder of Top Line Focus, acts as both a consultant and an ...
Winning the Weed Hustle With Victoria Flores
December 20, 2019 16:44 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBAnyone who creates a product knows how important a supply chain is, especially if you lose control of it. That’s what happened to Flores in her first entrepreneurial venture. Starting with creating hair extensions — after a long stint in financial services — Flores and her partner found that importing hair first from China and later India provided challenges in quality and logistics. Her “come to Jesus” moment involved a business pivot to an entirely new product for the customers she al...
Female Disruptor Takes on the “System” with Sally Outlaw
December 13, 2019 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBSally Outlaw created something remarkable. She took on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to be able to create a bond that yields a 5 percent return, can be bought in $10 increments, and her company, Worthy Peer Capital, reinvests that money as a loan to small U.S. businesses. What happens if a company defaults? Outlaw invests only in asset-backed/inventory-based companies, so Worthy would theoretically recoup any losses. Making bonds understandable and accessible, as well as pro...
When God Spoke, She Pivoted With Sara Thurman
December 06, 2019 06:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBWhat would you do if divine intervention careened your career in a wildly different direction? In the midst of retirement after a 24-year stint in teaching, school administration, and graduate and doctorate studies, that’s exactly what happened to Sara Thurman. Thurman never picked up a paintbrush or easel, or took an art class before her faith spoke to her and she became an artist. Since 2014, she has sold more than 750 paintings and written a book about her experience. The proceeds from ...
Into the Weed With Genifer Murray
November 22, 2019 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBThe U.S. cannabis industry is on fire — last year it grew to $11.3B. Genifer Murray has played a key role in the weed world since cannabis was legalized in Colorado, and now boasts more than nine years of experience in the business. She is also a staunch advocate for women in the hemp and cannabis industries. As a lobbyist, scientist, speaker, entrepreneur, and influencer, Murray helped found one of the first analytical cannabis testing labs in the U.S. She was ranked one of the...
FemTech Connect With Nicole Dahlstrom
November 22, 2019 06:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBA pioneer in her field who started in her early 20s, Nicole Dahlstrom is leveling the playing field for female-health related startups across the U.S. and beyond. Dahlstrom is the founder of FemTech Collective, a 500 female-founder strong network that connects innovators in female-focused health tech through events, media, and an online platform. It’s a place for women to join forces and strive to solve bias and barriers to entry in the tech industry. Listen as Dahlstrom ...
The Invisible Career Pivot With Aileen Kelly and Felicia Kashevaroff
November 08, 2019 06:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBThese two women hope to change the stigma at-home caregivers routinely face through their app and platform. Lifelong friends Aileen Kelly and Felicia Kashevaroff were able to stay home after their children were born. Like many stay-at-home caregivers, they felt their work was invisible, undervalued, and unappreciated. Kelly and Kashevaroff created Persistiny, a web platform to address the inherent inequality of at-home caregivers. Check out the hundreds of articles encouraging women to ...
Building a Holistic Day Spa, with Daniella Stromberg
November 01, 2019 05:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBNew York is the backdrop of Daniella Stromberg’s tale, pushing her toward peace in a chaotic world. She saw beauty in the streets, admired the elegance of prostitutes and transvestites, seen through the eyes of a young girl through the window shades of her mother’s Greenwich Village studio apartment. Stromberg sought out her own luxurious bubble in a city of grit. From working with the one percent to opening her own holistic day spa in the heart of Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, Strom...
Cashing In on Colors With Jen Thoden
October 25, 2019 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBImagine losing a 9-year-old daughter to cancer, facing a divorce, and dealing with mounting financial struggles. Jen Thoden’s world was gray — and in need of a transformation. A chance upload of an ebook for window dressing helped Thoden identify a gap in the market. Novices wanted instructions on how to create window dressings. She delved into her first successful ebook entrepreneurial venture from her garage while raising three children. One day after her divorce, Thoden caught a glimp...
From Teacher to Edtech Entrepreneur With Shayna Pond
October 11, 2019 05:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBKnowing firsthand what teachers are up against, Shayna Pond is taking her knowledge of teaching and applying it to helping educators in the classroom. She started with a side tutoring business, which was an unintentional pilot for the two nationwide businesses she runs today, Model Teaching and Action Potential Learning. In this episode of SheVentures, Pond delves into many issues entrepreneurs face when they scale in their niche. Today, her businesses help with professional development f...
Know When to Walk Away and Know When to Run With Kate Walling
October 04, 2019 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBKate Walling knew entrepreneurship was in her blood. At 24, she cooked up a digital recipe startup long before Nailed It became a family pastime. Then 2008 happened. Enough said. Originally from the deep South, Walling moved to rainy Seattle to build a boutique consulting agency, Scrappy Face. The company thrived, but her personal life got complicated as she faced divorce. And did we mention the rain? Walling had her “screw it” moment and left both her business and Seattle to experience ...
Prisoner’s Wife Turned Digital Entrepreneur With Reesy Floyd-Thompson
September 20, 2019 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBFind out how Reesy Floyd-Thompson handled the stigma and financial challenges that came with her husband’s prison sentence. Today, she helps other prison spouses acclimate, provides tips on how to survive financial hardship, and reveals her top marketing tips for free. Find out how she balanced her life while building a superstar marketing career on this episode of SheVentures.
Changing the Face of Nigerian Health Care With Dr. Lola Adeyemi
September 13, 2019 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBGrowing up in Nigeria’s male-dominated society was tough for a feminist with a strong ambition to further herself and her education, but Dr. Lola Adeyemi never stopped. She came to the U.S. to study public health at John Hopkins University and sustainability and environmental management at Harvard University. Now she seeks to revolutionize the health-care industry in her home country with Magna Carta Health, a company she founded to focus on preventive care. She found that changing people’...
Veteran-Owned Business Success With Valerie Lavin
September 06, 2019 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBImagine commanding 83 soldiers and $35 million of intelligence equipment, vehicles, and weapons dispersed over six locations in a war zone — that’s the experience Valerie Lavin stores in her professional arsenal. A retired Army sergeant who spent 21 years in the military, Lavin is drawing on her background and skills for her new venture Luminary Global, and is eager to share her tips and tricks. Luminary Global provides emergency medical service, fire, law enforcement, and military personn...
Community-Minded Corporate Catering With Deepti Sharma
August 23, 2019 10:30 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBDeepti Sharma, named on the esteemed Forbes’ 30 under 30 list, embodies “the pivot,” whether through volunteer work or her own startup. Community is her passion. She served on the board of directors for the Business Center for New Americans, a microlender that creates a pathway to self-sufficiency for immigrants, refugees, and women. Today, as founder and CEO of corporate catering concierge service FoodtoEat in NYC, Sharma continues to empower immigrant women and minorities specifically,...
Co-Founder Betrayal Leads to Success With Bonnie Coberly
August 16, 2019 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBImagine being diagnosed with a crippling digestive disorder in your early 20s, and as a result, identifying a gap in the market: healthy food made and delivered to busy professionals years before the food-delivery craze caught on. Bonnie Coberly created a recipe for success in the D.C. area out of her desire to help herself and others. Fast forward three years, and Coberly was stunned to discover that her co-founder embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars, leaving her in debt and in an ...
Angel and Venture Capital Basics With Renata George
August 09, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBA med-school dropout turned entrepreneur, author, angel investor, and venture capitalist, Renata George is doing her damnedest to pave the way for women in the VC industry. Born in Poland, George spent most of her life in Russia and studied in the U.K. She launched a media business in the former USSR and had a successful exit, making it possible for her to become an angel investor and venture capitalist herself. On a “short trip” to the U.S. in 2012, George woke to a Twitter message inform...
Remote Internship Tech? The Future of 9 to 5 With Nikita Gupta
August 02, 2019 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBFrom a cooking blog to the future of the gig economy and a contingent workforce, what Nikita Gupta has accomplished in 23 years is remarkable. She first realized her love for computer science when her dad fostered her entrepreneurial spirit by helping her set up her own cooking site. Now, with a bachelor’s in computer science from Cornell University, and a coveted internship at Apple under her belt, Gupta co-founded, and is currently CTO of, Symba — an online platform for virtual interns...
Free Data Analytics Tools With Andrea Amaraggi
July 26, 2019 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBData and analytics matter for a company to succeed, and Andrea Amaraggi is a ninja with data analytics. Her career pivots are based on where she has used them, from financial auditor to technical trainer, business consultant, kosher caterer, analytics consultant, and cannabis consultant. Amaraggi has done it all and has the wisdom to prove it. Now, with her consulting firm Cohere Insights, Amaraggi uses her 20 years’ experience to help businesses get data and analytics right whether they’r...
Dancing Queen Founder Charlene DiPaola
July 19, 2019 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBAfter being diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome — a hormonal condition rendering her prediabetic and making it difficult to conceive, Charlene DiPaola hit a wall. Dissatisfied with her career in digital marketing, DiPaola knew she needed to pivot — both in her career and lifestyle. The answer for DiPaola laid in the joy of dance, so she created Hip Shake Fitness: an online, on-demand dance studio with workouts tailored to your taste and fitness level. Whether your thang is Tone N...
The Fifth Trimester With Lauren Brody
July 12, 2019 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBHow do you handle the demands of the real world while also coping with the tiny human you just birthed? From executive editor at Glamour magazine to author of The Fifth Trimester — all about the birth of the working mom — and mentor for working mothers everywhere, Lauren Brody has learned her worth, and can help you find yours. On this episode of SheVentures, learn how U.S. maternity leave sucks, how you as a new mom can navigate the working world, and how as a business owner you can mak...
Get Financially Naked With Shannon McLay
July 05, 2019 05:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBAfter spending years as a financial advisor for Merrill, Shannon McLay grew tired of working solely with the wealthy — the majority of whom didn’t need her help in the first place. Realizing that 78 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, McLay found her true calling: helping the everyday person get financially fit. And so the Financial Gym was born. McLay sought to provide a service that didn’t prioritize selling products over people. Money is emotional, and the brick-and-mo...
Dog Sitters Who Feign Death With Jenny Thompson
June 28, 2019 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBImagine leaving your dogs in the care of someone you trust, only to return to find her feigning death just to avoid paying you back your $150. No, really. This actually happened. Shocked at the level to which this dog sitter went to evade her, Jenny Thompson was left to ponder how she could’ve been more careful. Leaving a 20-year career in the health supplement industry behind, Thompson ventured out into the world of detailed background checks. Find out more about her product, SafetyPIN,...
From Oprah to Soap-rah With Danielle Vincent
June 21, 2019 05:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBUnhappy with her senior management positions at ABC and The Oprah Network, Danielle Vincent had a “fuck it” moment that couldn’t have come sooner. Leaving the big bucks and job security behind, Vincent went out on a limb and opened her own handmade soap company, Outlaw Soaps. Imagine a lone cowboy or cowgirl wandering into a new town with a fistful of dollars and the accompanying swagger to boot. That’s what Vincent is selling — and to date, she has 20,000 customers to show for...
Date Brazenly With Lily Womble
June 14, 2019 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBTired of going on crappy dates, deleting one dating app after the next in the quest to find ”the one”? Lily Womble, former matchmaker turned dating coach has been there. Despite being a top matchmaker at a large firm in the U.S., Womble was disappointed with her clients’ level of success — and grappling with her own toxic romance. By speaking to hundreds of women and getting personal, Womble discovered techniques and tools that led her to create Date Brazen — a date-coaching community. On ...
Get Your Sexual Mojo Back With Irene Fehr
June 07, 2019 05:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBFrustrated with her 13-year career in corporate marketing, Irene Fehr longed for something more fulfilling. When she left her sexless marriage feeling there was something wrong with her, Fehr found herself on a journey of self-discovery. Since then, she has worked as a sex and intimacy coach, helping hundreds of couples get their sexual mojo back by working on their intimacy issues. On this episode of SheVentures, listen as Fehr discusses the plethora of ways women are affected by all the ...
How to Succeed in Business With Marisa Ricciardi
May 31, 2019 05:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBIf you look up “pivot” in the dictionary, Marisa Ricciardi’s picture should be front and center. From an intern at a white-shoe financial services firm to a business development and marketing executive, Ricciardi climbed the ladder one hard-earned step at a time. Now, as founder and CEO of the Ricciardi Group in New York, she discusses company acquisitions, being competitive with yourself, and the ways in which the marketing world has changed in the post-digital era.
How to Have a Badass Pitch With Precious L. Williams
May 24, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBDo you want to be a bad bitch with a power pitch? That’s what Precious L. Williams is selling — helping women (and only women!) have the confidence to pitch and build their businesses. Williams pivots include: from attorney to founder and CEO of Curvy Girlz Lingerie to a killer pitch master and professional speaker with 13 pitch competition wins under her belt — including an enviable appearance on Shark Tank. Despite her battles with alcoholism, mental disorders, and homelessness, Willia...
Shaping the Future #GirlBoss With Laura Rebell Gross
May 17, 2019 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBLaura Rebell Gross’s parents instilled female empowerment in her from a young age. Now she is shaping the lives of countless underserved, low-income young women as the Managing Director of Girls’ Education at Student Leadership Network, overseeing five all-girls public schools (The Young Women’s Leadership Schools) in NYC and 15 affiliate schools nationally. Listen as she talks about female-focused events, Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama, and what she has learned from her students.
What’s on Your Vagenda? With Tara Langdale-Schmidt
May 10, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBTara Langdale-Schmidt is no stranger to pain. When sex became impossible for her and her then-fiancé, and doctors were flummoxed, Langdale-Schmidt knew she had to take matters into her own hands. Find out how she created, tested and brought her sexual therapy product to market on this episode of SheVentures.
Grammys, Entrepreneurship, and All That Jazz With Lydia Liebman
May 03, 2019 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBImagine representing not one, but two consecutive Grammy-nominated (including one Grammy winner) clients before you even hit 30? For Lydia Liebman, that became a reality this year when she saw herself at the Grammys for the second year in a row. Born to two successful musicians, Liebman was immersed in the jazz scene from the get-go. She took jazz vocal lessons at age 10, but quickly realized that a life working her magic behind the scenes was more up her alley. Liebman began her PR career...
The Scent of Success With D’Shawn Russell
April 26, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBGrowing up in Durham, North Carolina, D’Shawn Russell was no stranger to racial tensions and prejudices. Her great-grandmother and grandmother were huge influences on her life, and she still applies their values to her business today. After a 22-year stint as a math teacher, Russell realized it wasn’t the path she was meant to embrace. So she did what many of us wish we could do: She turned her hobby into her full-time job. Russell founded Southern Elegance Candle Company — where candles t...
Financial Literacy: Breaking Barriers in High Schools With Talitha Oliveri
April 19, 2019 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBIt’s Financial Literacy Month, and national student loan debt has reached a menacing $1.6 trillion. Yep. Trillion. Talitha Oliveri, businesswoman turned high school teacher, is seeking to combat the debt culture that is so prevalent in the U.S. today. How? By providing stellar financial literacy education at her school in Hopedale, Massachusetts. With 20 years of experience under her belt, Oliveri has seen it all, and realizes that sharing her personal experience with finance growing up is...
Invest for College in 5 Minutes Flat, With Ksenia Yudina
April 12, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBLet’s face it. With a $1.6 trillion national student loan debt issue, it’s no wonder parents want to know how to save for their kids’ education. Enter Ksenia Yudina, who has created an app called U-Nest, which simplifies the college savings process. Originally from Russia, Yudina is a certified financial planner with an MBA from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) and a mom of three. Her mission is to raise financial literacy by making saving for college as easy as downloadi...
Girls Who STEM, With Sarita Menon, Ph.D.
April 05, 2019 05:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBTired of the lack of female role models in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) field, Sarita Menon, Ph.D. in cancer biology, decided to take matters into her own hands. With a multitude of amazing women in the sciences, Menon is featuring them on a platform where science doesn’t normally shine — glossy magazines. Smore, a bimonthly glossy for girls aged 7-12, features promising female scientists on the cover and throughout. Her inspiration? After arriving in the U.S. fr...
The Cost of Being Queer With Cait Howerton
March 29, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBFinance often has a way of controlling our lives, whether we want it to or not. But what if you were already two steps behind before the financial race began? Cait Howerton, financial coach and CFP candidate, turned her “mess” into her “message,” and is speaking openly about the pitfalls that the LGBTQ+ community faces in the financial sphere. Howerton, who talks in detail of her difficulties coming out to her family, is channeling her experiences into knowledge and leadership for the LG...
Beating Cancer One Step at a Time With Sally Kalksma
March 22, 2019 05:00 - 59 minutes - 41.3 MBAfter losing her husband to cancer around the same time she herself was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, you might think a woman left to raise three teenagers on her own would crumble. But Sally Kalksma took her anger out on, well, stairs. She channeled her emotions into stair-climbing competitions, racing up some of the world’s most notable buildings like the Empire State and the Eiffel Tower. She is also writing a book called Life Gets in the Way about her tria...
Don’t Ask for Permission With Karmel Larson
March 15, 2019 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBOnly 2 percent of women secure venture capital, but this mother of eight recently raised a cool $1.75 million. What gives? Larson takes a seat at the head of the table when pitching her business, knowing that no one knows it better than her. She is passionate, business-minded, and a great reminder that women do not have to ask for permission. Larson’s app, Momni — the Airbnb and Uber for child care — is empowering women all over the globe.
From Sex Trafficking to Entrepreneurship — Crushing Gender Inequality With Pamela Nathenson
March 08, 2019 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBWhat better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than with an in-depth look at a woman who is tirelessly working to improve women’s lives globally? Pamela Nathanson and her dedication to helping women and girls across the globe is an inspiration. As executive director of World Connect, Nathanson and her team focus on issues ranging from sex trafficking to entrepreneurship. Each project has the goal of making these communities self-sustaining. One of World Connect’s projects in Rwan...
Bake Off Has Nothing on Erin Chase
March 01, 2019 06:00 - 52 minutes - 36.5 MBWhat started as a personal, fun side blog for math and science teacher Erin Chase skyrocketed to a multifaceted digital brand that garnered 2 million users after it went viral. $5 Dinners, Chase’s brainchild, started in 2008 and stemmed from the overwhelming urge to coupon everything after she returned from living in the Dominican Republic for many years doing missionary work. The blog’s popularity took off in response to the world financial crisis at the time, and Chase has been working...
Former Miss NY Shatters Stereotype That Beauty and Brains Can’t Coexist - Iman Oubou
February 22, 2019 06:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBAfter immigrating to the U.S. from Morocco as a teenager, Iman Oubou had to learn not only a new language, but also a new culture. She quickly adapted and went on to earn degrees in biochemistry and biomedical engineering, as well as to become Miss New York. When a pageant judge asked her if she’d rather have beauty or brains, it spurred Oubou’s entrepreneurial spirit. Fast forward to today, and Oubou is cultivating an online community, Swaay, for women to celebrate prowess in business a...
13 Careers and Counting — How Did Dr. Dallas Do It All?
February 15, 2019 06:00 - 53 minutes - 37.2 MBRunning up the hills by her grandparents’ place in Alabama started an illustrious if almost unbelievable career for Renette Dallas, N.D. She’s a naturopath who has earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering, competed in bodybuilding competitions, joined the U.S. Air Force, become a certified fitness trainer, earned a doctorate in naturopathy, studied raw food preparation, and become a motivational speaker and author. It’s hard to believe one woman managed to fit this all into one li...
Teenage Beauty Maven Zandra & Momager Tamara Cunningham on Building a Business
February 08, 2019 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBWhen her dad said “no” to buying her lip balm, 9-year-old Zandra Cunningham said “yes.” She decided to make her own lip balm instead, and eight years later at the age of 17, she was named 2017’s Small Business Award Young Entrepreneur of the Year for her company Zandra Beauty. Zandra is now 19, and her beauty brand is a leading plant-based social good company that inspires young women around the globe and earned over $1million in revenue in 2018. None of this would have been possible witho...