Biz Women Rock

You've never seen fire like drive like Ashley Drake! The founder of The Natural Grip willed her company into existence when she simply saw the market for a problem she was having. The Natural Grip is a grip you can use to protect yourself from tearing up your hands while lifting, doing cross training or cycling. Ashely appeared on Shark Tank in November 2014 and is one of the most confident and driven entrepreneurs that's ever been on the show (and it will be evident when you listen to our interview!). In this incredible interview, she shares about how they sold product in the early days without a website and by leveraging social media, how she handled being in the Shark Tank and what the aftermath REALLY looks like! http://BizWomenRock.com/shark-weekshark-tank-the-natural-grip-with-ashley-drake

Okay, I was a skeptic, but Lena Phoenix has made a believer out of me! Her company Xero Shoes are lightweight performance sandals that people wear for running (yes, running!), hiking, walking, yoga and just about everything else you can imagine. It's for the person who hates wearing shoes, the athlete who isn't happy with their bulky and ill-fitting normal shoe wear and everyone in between. In this inspiring interview, Lena talks about how the company got started, how they drive traffic to their website (the majority of their sales happen online!), what she does when sh*% hits the fan and all about her experience going on Shark Tank! http://BizWomenRock.com/shark-weekshark-tank-xero-shoes-with-lena-phoenix

I couldn't be more excited to kick off SHARK WEEK on the Biz Women Rock podcast with Kate Steadman and Sharon Bui, Founders of Frill! Frill provides affordable fashion solutions for sororities during rush week, when they demand dresses/styles that follow a certain theme. Within their first 3 years of business, these ladies generated $400,000 in revenue, proving that their is a huge market! They went onto Shark Tank (show aired on March 6, 2015) and secured a deal with Barbara Corcoran and Kevin O'Leary for $100,000 for 30% equity in their business. In this incredible interview, Kate and Sharon share how the back office process of their business is run, why they decided to go on the show, how they prepared for it (in the most creative way I've ever heard of!), and what has really happened after they made their deal! http://BizWomenRock.com/shark-weekshark-tank-kate-steadman-and-sharon-bui-of-frill

Shark Week Preview Show With Katie! We're kicking off Shark Week with a special Preview show! I go into a few fun stories from Greece, how Shark Week on the Biz Women Podcast got started and how YOU can be a part of it this week! And some cool special things that are happening this year! :) Make sure you go to BizWomenRock.com/SharkWeek to see this week's guest schedule as well as all the graphics available for you and your Shark Selfie! http://BizWomenRock.com/shark-week-shark-tank-preview-show-with-katie

Janice Clark started her entrepreneur career by being a personal assistant for a few clients here and there. Since then, her business has evolved immensely into the powerhouse it is today! BizMSolutions provides social media services and Virtual Assistant services to small and medium sized business around the world! In this fantastic interview, Janice goes deep into her belief that RELATIONSHIP drive everything! She shares how she manages clients' expectations (I share my favorite at the end!), how she leverages current client relationships and how she focuses on building new relationships that will eventually feed her. Amazing conversation!! She also discusses what truly stresses her out and how she handles it! http://BizWomenRock.com/183

Sabina Hitchen jumped into the pool of entrepreneurialism with her very first Public Relations company. After years of experience, she then launched Tin Shingle, an online community where she provides continuous, relevant and actionable content to her members who are craving knowledge on how to use PR, Marketing and Social Media to create buzz for their business! In this incredible interview, Sabina dives into the toughest moment she's had, going up against Entrepreneur Magazine in a year-long fight to use the word for their brand and how she grew from such a painful experience; what it's like managing an online community, how she attracts new members and what her biggest carrot is that she's going after! http://BizWomenRock.com/182

How do you become a Biz woman who ROCKS? Listen to our Interview with Katrina McKay of Ohhh Canada to find out! Katrina McKay is a Sexy CEO and Entrepreneur. She started Ohhh Canada when she realized she needed to get out of her corporate job and doing her own thing. So, she simultaneously started the Ohhh Canada, an online store for all things sexy, like lingerie and toys, as well as a consultancy practice. In this awesome interview, Katrina talks about what it's like being a typical "serial entrepreneur" who constantly has her hands in many buckets, how she drives traffic to Ohhh Canada (which also has a physical retail store in Toronto), and some of her darkest moments in business! http://BizWomenRock.com/181

How do you become a Biz woman who ROCKS? Listen to our Interview with Felena Hanson with Hera Hub to find out! Felena Hanson started Hera Hub because, as an entrepreneur working from home, she couldn't find co-working space that felt right to her. So she opened her first Hera Hub, a spa-inspired workspace and business education and community for business women! She now has 3 locations in San Diego and has opened her first franchise in Washington DC! In this amazing interview, Felena talks about how much she had to invest to lease out her original space, how she helps raise member retention and how she "follows her gut" when choosing franchisees! http://BizWomenRock.com/180

How do you become a Biz woman who ROCKS? Listen to our Interview with Servane Mouazan with Ogunte to find out! Servane Mouazan is a one woman revolution! She’s the founder of Ogunte, an organization that provides education, collaboration and incubation opportunities for socially-minded women entrepreneurs. In this interview, she talks about how she “rallies the troops” and gets others to take on the mission of Ogunte, how she ensures her company is always providing value for its members and how storytelling has been her most impactful version of testimonials. http://BizWomenRock.com/179

How do you become a Biz woman who ROCKS? Listen to our Interview with Ann-Maree Morrison of Labels4Kids Ltd to find out! Ann-Maree Morrison created Labels4Kids when she got sick of her kids losing their clothes and shoes all the time! Rather than take the basic approach of writing names on their clothes with marker (that was my mom's solution!), she decided to do some research to see if nice, fun, professional labels that stuck had a market. In 2004, she started her company as an online business and has since built it into a $1/2 million business! In this interview, she talks about how she's built out her business into multiple languages as her clientele expands into many other countries, the benefits she's experienced when she finally moved her business out of her house and how she manages her company's financials! http://BizWomenRock.com/178