By Erica Wenger
The Dear Twentysomething podcast started because we wanted to create a space for ambitious and curious twentysomethings to connect with the successful changemakers they most look up to.
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This week we chat with Andrew Gazdecki!
Andrew is a 4x founder with 3x exits, former CRO, and founder of Acquire.com. Gazdecki has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, and Entrepreneur Magazine, as well as prominent industry blogs such as Mashable, TechCrunch and VentureBeat.
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Andrew Gazdecki: @agazdecki
Acquire.com: @acquiredotcom
Erica Wenger: @erica_wenger
Dear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething
This week we chat with Sara Mauskopf!
Sara Mauskopf is the CEO and Co-founder of Winnie, a leading marketplace for daycare and preschool helping millions of parents across the United States. Parents use Winnie to discover high-quality local daycares and preschools and learn all about their programs including detailed descriptions, photos, tuition information, licensing status, availability data and more.
Child care providers use Winnie to get the tools and support to grow their business. Sara has a background in consumer technology and product management and is also a mom of 3 young children
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Sara Mauskopf: @sm
Winnie: @winnie
Erica Wenger: @erica_wenger
Dear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething
This week we chat with Steve Schlafman!
Steve is a Professional Transition Coach based in New York. He helps high performers navigate transitions with clarity and intention. He is the founder of Downshift, the world’s first decelerator for high performers in transition.
He is also the creator of Where the Road Bends, a newsletter exploring personal evolutions and life transitions. In addition to being a girl dad, this is my life’s work.
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Steve Schlafman: @schlaf
Downshift: downshift.me
Erica Wenger: @erica_wenger
Dear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething
This week we chat with Rachael Horwitz!
Prior to joining Haun Ventures as the Chief Marketing Officer, Rachael served as an Operating Partner at a16z crypto, where she led marketing and communications.
Previously, Rachael served as Vice President of Communications at Coinbase. Rachael has served as Communications Director at Google, Facebook, and Twitter, and as a Marketing & Communications Partner at Spark Capital.
Rachael began her career at Greer, Margolis, Mitchell, Burns & Associates, a communications firm that provides political consulting and issues management services.
Rachael holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington.
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Rachael Horwitz: @RachelRad
Haun: @HaunVentures
Erica Wenger: @erica_wenger
Dear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething
This week, our host, Erica Wenger, welcomes us to the 4th season of Dear Twentysomething!
In this season opener, Erica sets the stage for what's to come—real conversations, inspiring stories, and the honest reflections that every twentysomething needs.
Get ready to dive into another season filled with wisdom, growth, and the occasional laugh as we navigate the ups and downs of this transformative decade together.
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Erica Wenger: @erica_wenger
Dear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething
Welcome to Season 4 of Dear Twentysomething! The Dear Twentysomething podcast started because we wanted to create a space for ambitious and curious twentysomethings to connect with the successful changemakers they most look up to.
A bit about me (your host!)... I'm Erica Wenger, a twentysomething entrepreneur and investor, and I'm so grateful for this badass community of twentysomethings who are here to get knowledge and be inspired!
While the twenties can be a time full of questions and doubts, we’re here to humanize the whole thing. You’ll hear from successful trailblazers who come on to share the highs and lows of their 20s and on occasion, it’ll just be me on the mic hosting an episode where I share a recent reflection or story from my own life as I too am navigating this wild decade. Thank you for being here!
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This week our host, Erica Wenger, recaps Dear Twentysomething Season 3!
On this 100th episode of Dear Twentysomething, we look back on the 3 most popular solo and guest episodes of this season!
Stay tuned for Dear Twentysomething Season 4!
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Erica Wenger: @erica_wenger
Dear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething
This week we chat with Annie Reardon!
Annie Reardon is co-founder and co-CEO of Ludo and leads marketing and sales for the company. Annie is a front-end engineer and has been building in the infrastructure and big data space for three years. Fascinated by technological infrastructure and future applications of blockchain, Annie is also passionate about making emerging technology more accessible, particularly for women and underrepresented communities.
Before founding Ludo, Annie worked as a front-end software engineer with JP Morgan Chase, and previously worked at Influenster. To date, Ludo has raised millions to further the development and expansion of its software. Annie has also been recognized on Crain's 20 in Their Twenties list and Forbes 30 Under 30.
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Annie Reardon: @annielouuuu
Ludo: @ludo
Erica Wenger: @erica_wenger
Dear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething
This week our host, Erica Wenger, chats about her most recent essay: Elephant DNA!
On this episode Erica dives into the formula to know if your company has "elephant DNA". She goes through the concept of Elephant startups characterized by their transformation of customers into members and the cultivation of communities, examining the primary drivers of these companies, particularly their community-driven nature.
Read the essay here: ELEPHANT DNA
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Erica Wenger: @erica_wenger
Dear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething
Tara Bosch made Canadian history by scaling her company to be the fastest growing CPG brand founded by a solo female founder...ever.
When a love affair with candy devolved into an unhealthy relationship with food, Tara became inspired by a conversation with her grandmother about the detrimental effects of sugar. She soon dropped out of college to fulfill her dream: to create the future of candy.
SmartSweets can now be found in 160,000 stores across the USA & Canada, with partners including Target, Kroger, and Costco. Scaling SmartSweets to be the fastest growing CPG brand founded by a solo female founder in Canadian history, she landed a $360M majority acquisition by TPG capital 4 years after launching the company from her basement.
As a leader, Tara is wildly passionate about empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs and believes their big impact-driven visions are needed more than ever before in the world, leading her to create a first-of-its-kind initiative- Bold Beginnings. In addition to fostering connection and tailored support to entrepreneurs with big visions, Tara is working to normalize the feelings of self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and insecurities that all entrepreneurs face, while putting funds back into the ecosystem supporting women entrepreneurs to bring their visions and companies to scale.
Publicly, Tara has been recognized for how she beat the statistics of women in entrepreneurship not only by being a solo founder, but maintaining ownership of her brand, keeping gender parity on her board and scaling a team that has always been 80% female-identifying.
She is the recipient of several entrepreneurial awards, including being named Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 Award, Forbes 30 under 30, Peter Thiel Fellow, and EY Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year.
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Tara Bosch: @tarabosch
Smart Sweets: @SmartSweets
Erica Wenger: @erica_wenger
Dear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething
The podcast currently has 106 episodes available.