Biz Women Rock

Racheal Cook's entrepreneurial story starts with corporate burnout. Like serious, she had to take medical leave kind of burnout! Three months into her healing, which included daily yoga classes, her yoga teacher asked her for help with her business. Her background in business and finance ensured she was wonderfully successful at this first attempt to be a coach and her business started from there! She now has a thriving online business with the Yogipreneur, offering online coaching and educational programs to yogis (yoga teachers) to help them grow their businesses. In this inspiring interview, Racheal tells her evolution story and about all the different phases she's gone through in her company. She gives some great insider tips on how to structure online education programs and shares the new direction her business is now taking! http://BizWomenRock.com/199

Lisa Delorme had over a decade of corporate experience under her belt when she began looking for something that would be more fulfilling. She found her answer in a dress rental company...a service that she herself was searching for but was not offered in Canada! So she and her partner started Rent Frock Repeat as an eCommerce business in 2011. In this incredible 2 part interview (I didn't want to stop, there is soooo much great info here!), Lisa reveals why they transitioned from an online-only business to opening showrooms around the country, why they decided to bring on investors a few years into their growth and how they've strategically used data to discover who their market really is (rather than going with who they "think" it is) and let that data lead their business decisions! She is amazingly brilliant and even discusses her biggest lesson as an entrepreneur (listen for it in the last 2 minutes of the interview!). http://BizWomenRock.com/198

Lisa Delorme had over a decade of corporate experience under her belt when she began looking for something that would be more fulfilling. She found her answer in a dress rental company...a service that she herself was searching for but was not offered in Canada! So she and her partner started Rent Frock Repeat as an eCommerce business in 2011. In this incredible 2 part interview (I didn't want to stop, there is soooo much great info here!), Lisa reveals why they transitioned from an online-only business to opening showrooms around the country, why they decided to bring on investors a few years into their growth and how they've strategically used data to discover who their market really is (rather than going with who they "think" it is) and let that data lead their business decisions! She is amazingly brilliant and even discusses her biggest lesson as an entrepreneur (listen for it in the last 2 minutes of the interview!). http://BizWomenRock.com/198

Sandra Yancey started eWomen Network in 2000 when she wasn't satisfied by any of the women's networking groups out there. She found out very early on that she had to learn to adjust according to what her potential clients actually wanted. So, she shifted from being an online-only community of business women to a very active off-line women's network. To date, eWomen Network is a multi-million dollar global business with over 118 chapters in 6 countries! In this inspiring interview, Sandra talks about her personal journey as an entrepreneur, how she successfully delegates, how she organizes her day and makes sure to do prioritize the important things (this is a GREAT tip!) and how she's handled her evolution. http://BizWomenRock.com/197

Kathy Mormino became The Chicken Chick because she loved her chickens, wanted to share the abundance of eggs her chickens had produced and wanted to create custom egg carton labels. When she couldn't find any, she made her own. Kathy is a social media super brand...with almost 1/2 million likes on her Facebook page, 28,000 followers on Pinterest, 750,000 views on her YouTube videos and hundreds of regular comments on her blog posts, she knows a thing or two about building her brand online. Listen to this incredibly intimate interview with Kathy about her journey as the "accidental entrepreneur," what strategies she employs to get engagement on her social media platforms and the biggest challenge she's having in her business! http://BizWomenRock.com/196

Hannah Lavon is a creative. As a kid, she saw her mom sell creative things online and realized she wanted to do the same. So after college, she and her good friend started Hooray Hoopla, the parent company to Vs. Mittens and Vs. Socks (that's "versus"). These are adorable mis-matched pairs of fun mittens and socks that can eat each other. ;) In this interview, Hannah talks about how she builds relationships with wholesale buyers, how she structures her day for success and how she researches her market before she launches a product! http://BizWomenRock.com/195

With three completely different businesses, two daughters and chickens in her backyard, Courtney Feider (pronounced "Fighter") may seem like she's all over the place. But the exact opposite is true: she knows exactly who she is, what she wants and how she's getting there. Her first business was Adrian + Sabine, an agency that helped companies with their brands and plan events. Out of that evolved her main business, The REN Method, a consulting firm where she focuses on helping companies engage with women, millennials and creatives from the ground up. Her third company Fig & Honey is a product of her love of natural products. In this inspiring interview, Courtney shares why she scaled down her Adrian + Sabine business (why bigger isn't always better!), her best methods of branding and how she manages to stay in line with what she wants her life to be! http://BizWomenRock.com/193

Brittany Hodak and Kim Kaupe had already grown quite a successful business by the time they entered the Shark Tank! Zine Pak (zeen-pack) is set to hit $4-$5 million by the end of 2015! Their massive growth since 2011 has come from their very unique and FUN product! They create customized packages for superfans, like a package that holds a music artists' CD but also has a special booklet that goes with it that has exclusive photos and information about the band! Their client list reads like the who's who of music: George Straight, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Selina Gomez, Katy Perry...the list goes on! In this incredible interview, Brittany and Kim talk about the intricacies of how their very customized product is made, how they came up with pricing, how they got WALMART as their major distributor for their Zine Paks and we definitely delve into their experience on Shark Tank! While they got a killer deal with Robert and Lori, you'll never guess what happened after the show ended. http://BizWomenRock.com/shark-weekshark-tank-zinepak-with-brittany-hodak-and-kim-kaupe

Emily Doubilet and her partner were featured on Shark Tank in May 2014. Their company Susty Party sells earth-friendly, dispensable party ware that actually looks cute! You can find their products online as well as some of the biggest stores like Whole Foods, Target and King Supers (division of Kroeger). When they aired, they were experiencing sales of over $1.2 million! Though they did not end up getting a deal, Emily talks a lot about the impact that being on Shark Tank had on their business. Not only did it allow them to look internally to create more efficiencies, it also helped them land a non-Shark Tank investor who gave them more money and took less percentage of the company! Emily's interview also reveals how she manages the tough times and how much passion she really has for growing the business! http://BizWomenRock.com/shark-weekshark-tank-susty-party-with-emily-doubilet

Daisy Cakes. If you haven't heard of them yet, then you are in for a BIG surprise! Kim Nelson and her company Daisy Cakes were featured on Season 2 of Shark Tank. Her fresh, made-from-scratch cakes were happily eaten by every Shark, but it turned out that Barbara Corcoran was the only one who gave her a deal. And a great deal it was! In this fantastic interview, Kim shares the fascinating story about her Shark Tank experience, her toughest moment of growth after the show and her super positive philosophy that keeps her moving forward and growing BIG!! Listen to how this amazing woman turned a $50,000 investment into a $3 million dollar business!! http://BizWomenRock.com/shark-weekshark-tank-daisy-cakes-with-kim-nelson