As her intro suggests, Mona has accomplished a lot throughout her career. She always knew that someday she wanted to start a company and it was her experience working in the fashion industry which led her to start JOOR. She recognized an opportunity to start a company that brought the antiquated wholesale buying process between brands and buyers into the digital era with an online marketplace.

In addition, Mona recently authored a book titled Startups and Downs: The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs which was published back in September.

In this episode of our podcast, we cover:

* What its like writing and getting a book published.

* Mona’s background story and what led her down the path of starting a company.

* All of the details on JOOR and how they modernized and disrupted the fashion industry.

* Her current role as a Partner with her investment firm, Kings Circle Capital.

* Hiring advice for first-time founders.

* When is the right time to raise venture capital funding.

* And more!

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