Brand F*UPS

The brilliant Farah Kabir, Co-founder of Hanx, joins us from across the pond on this week’s episode of Brand F* Ups. 

On a mission to revolutionize the sexual wellness industry after an uncomfortable experience buying condoms, Farah is a courageous disrupter in her category. With a smart idea and a healthy dose of intelligent naiveté, Farah shares her journey from asset manager to champion for women’s sexual wellness. This is an extra saucy episode you don’t want to miss! 

https://www.hanxofficial.com/
https://www.instagram.com/hanxofficial/

On this week's episode we chat with Katya Libin, Co-founder of HeyMama.

For Katya, a hard work ethic has always been her driving force. From immigrating to the United States with her family at 3 years old to leaving her cushy tech job to pursue her own business - all while being a full time Mom. Tune in to marvel at Katya's work ethic, and how she knew it was ultimately the right time to walk away. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katyalibin/
https://www.heymama.co/

On this week’s episode of Brand F* Ups, Co-founder and President of Tiny Organics, Carolyn O'Hare talks about the early days of entrepreneurship, relying on your vision, the importance of educating customers through brand messaging (yes!), launching a company nationwide just weeks before the global pandemic and preparing for the worst while planning for the best. 

https://www.tinyorganics.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynmohare/
https://www.instagram.com/car0hare/

This week we sit down with our first ever “Chief Tea Magician”, Sashee Chandran.

Of course, Sashee is the CEO and Founder of the brilliantly creative company, Tea Drops. A true entrepreneur through and through, Sashee was manning her mom’s swap meet booth at age eight, selling beaded bracelets at an 80% profit margin by grade school, and running multiple side hustles by the time she landed her day job at Ebay. All of which ultimately led to her revolutionary invention: bagless, dissolvable tea drops. Listen in as her and Robyn chat about borrowing from outside your industry, packaging fiascos, and the metaverse. (Yes, you read that right)! 

https://www.myteadrop.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tea-drops/
https://www.instagram.com/myteadrop/

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This week we’re joined by not one, but two mindful founders - Danielle Lumetta and Natasha Wong of Before Noon. 

Their self-care company was a unique response to the common traumas we all experience - workaholism, addiction, heartache, and so much more. The pair transparently walks us through the biggest brand challenge they faced (and cleverly pivoted from): aligning their brand visions as a multi-founder company.

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https://www.beforenoon.co/
https://www.instagram.com/before__noon/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/before-noon/

This week Robyn Young catches up with an old friend, Laurel Mintz, CEO and Founder of Elevate My Brand. 

In this refreshingly honest interview, Laurel recounts the unexpected turn of events that led to her first gig as a twenty-six year old CEO, tuning out familial expectations, and how facing hard truths allowed her to take her company to the next level. The familiarity between these two creates a comfortable environment where barriers come down and insightful reflections are made.

https://www.elevatemybrand.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurel-mintz/
https://www.instagram.com/elevatemybrandla/

“To be an entrepreneur, you have to be resilient.” This week we’re joined by founder and CEO of House of Puff, Kristina Lopez. 

Kristina speaks to the necessity of resilience as a successful entrepreneur - something she inherited from her mother and her proud Puerto Rican heritage. House of Puff was Kristina’s resilient reaction to her struggle with anxiety. An inspiring conversation from start to finish, listen as Kristina and Robyn chat about destigmatizing female cannabis use and the power of taking risks.

https://houseofpuff.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kristinaadduci/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-adduci/

In this week’s episode, Robyn Young sits down with Melissa Bamberg, Founder and CEO of Nodpod. 

Surrounded by the entrepreneurial lifestyle from an early age, Melissa talks about her experience growing up in a family business, her first solo business venture, and a brief stint living in a van - all of which ultimately led to the creation of her revolutionary product. An inspiring entrepreneurial evolution full of ups, downs, and of course, lessons learned. 

https://nodpod.com/
https://www.instagram.com/nodpodofficial/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nodpod

Deeannah Seymour of pH-D Feminine Health joins Robyn Young to talk about how she became an 'accidental entrepreneur'.  Spending her entire career at one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world helped her to create a product that became an instant Amazon bestseller, despite the Fail Ups along the way! Hear all about her journey in this episode.

https://www.phdfemininehealth.com/

In this episode, Natalie Kathleen of footwear brand Jibs is in the hot seat! Listen in for her inspiring entrepreneurial journey, from starting her first bootstrapped handbag company at 21 in New York City to closing up shop after 8 years.  Plus, how a chance meeting at home in Vancouver (and her foot size) inspired the idea for Jibs.  Join us for more startup insight, inspiring business advice, and lessons for managing your brand identity.

Join us for more startup insight, inspiring business advice, and of course, plenty of lessons learned.

https://wearejibs.com/
https://www.instagram.com/wearejibs/
https://www.facebook.com/wearejibs