Leticia Ramos-Pollock, the Co-Founder of Panther Coffee. This legendary specialty coffee shop is central to the Miami Wynwood scene and a masterpiece in social entrepreneurship and community living. Leticia shares her stories as a young founder, her thoughts on being a mom and a professional, her future hopes to contribute more to moms who want to work, and more!

Show notes:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leticia-pollock-0b5693138/

https://www.panthercoffee.com/

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Renée Douthat, the CEO & Founder of Hatch Compliance. A specialist in the behavioral health industry. Following her experiences at other companies, she ventured on her own to start Hatch, which is a cloud-based solution designed to simplify compliance and streamline operations for Behavioral Healthcare Facilities by providing a multitude of tools and forms integrated on one same platform. She shares her successes and failures with us and gives some powerful life advice in this very honest and down-to-earth interview! 

Show notes:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneedouthat/

https://hatchcompliance.com/

References Mentioned:

Podcast: How I Built This with Guy Raz

NAADAC: National Association for Addiction Counselors: https://www.naadac.org/

Foundations: https://www.foundationsrecoverynetwork.com/

Tara Brach, Ph.D, psychologist, author and teacher of meditation, emotional healing and spiritual awakening.

Books:

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan.

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

Simon Sinek, Author

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business is a book by Charles Duhigg

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

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Adi Soozin, Founder & Fast-Growth Executive at MD9 shares her insights on this episode. She is a growth hacker and the master behind the success of many early-stage companies. Adi joins us to discuss her journey from being brought up in an entrepreneurial household, to finding her calling and making that her career. She also shares general advice and given that she reads a book per week, we sure are writing down her recommendations! Check out her website for guides on marketing, branding, SEO, and more.

Show notes:

https://md9.co/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adipineapple/

References mentioned:

The Confidence Gap (book)

Algorithms to Live By (book)

Noah Kagan: https://okdork.com/

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Adriana Machado, Founder of Briyah Institute, which focuses on the impact economy, and former President and CEO of GE Brazil, joins us for this episode. She highlights thought leaders around the green economy, the importance of digital literacy, of adopting a systemic approach to problem-solving, collaborating, and embracing an entrepreneurial mindset! We discuss the power of networks, and how everyone can and should be a leader! Tune in to minute 16:30 for her thread of advice!

Show notes:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianalmachado/

https://www.briyah.institute/

References mentioned:

Grameen Bank (microfinance): http://www.grameen.com/introduction/

Muhammad Yunus (founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh + The Nobel Peace Prize 2006

Winner): https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2006/yunus/biographical/

The Legatum Institute: The Prosperity Index: https://www.prosperity.com/globe

Clayton Magleby Christensen of Harvard, Author of The Innovator’s Dilemma, and a co-author of The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty: https://hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you-measure-your-life

Ruth Cardoso: Philanthropist and wife of an ex-President of Brazil

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorraine-bolsinger/

Dorothea Werneck, former Minister of Trade and of Labor in Brazil

John Elkington: creator of the phrase “Triple Bottom Line”

John Mackey and Raj Sisodia: “Conscious Capitalism”

Paul Polman ex-CEO of Unilever: Paul Polman, a 'Crucial Voice' for Corporate Responsibility: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/business/unilever-ceo-paul-polman.html and now founder of https://imagine.one/.

Getting certified as a B-Corp. Certified B Corporations are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment. This is a community of leaders, driving a global movement of people using business as a force for good. https://bcorporation.net/

Bob Hacker from StartUP FIU

Jocelyn Cortez Young from the Minerva Capital Group

Pedro Suarez from Dow Chemical

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Chelsie Cooper, CEO & Founder of Approvely, a payment system business focused on providing safe payment solutions to eliminate fraud and chargebacks for their clients who range from brick-and-mortar stores to e-commence, joins us to talk through her journey in the payments business. Great advice on having initiative, learning what is necessary through a hands-on approach, having a collaborative mindset. She walks us through the importance of having a team, of accepting when things go right, and of knowing what your needle moving goals are for daily focus!

Show notes:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsiemcooper/

https://www.approvely.io/

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Hello and welcome to my version of Female Founder Fridays! I am your host, Alessia Tacchella, a finance professional by background and an entrepreneur by choice.

At age 16 I graduated high school, and at age 20 I was a portfolio manager and trader at BlackRock. Now, I am on a newfound road with the purpose of contributing to gender equality.

This podcast grew out of my personal frustration of not seeing enough women showcased at the forefront of innovation and of success.

My goal, through conversations with Female Founders, is to add to the narrative of inclusivity in entrepreneurship and business. Each week I speak with an awesome woman and ask her about her entrepreneurial journey with all the glory and the struggle. We discuss best and worst advice and hopefully shed more light on ourselves as leaders who are out there making progress. These women are my inspiration and I hope they can be yours too!

Come by every Friday for a new episode and grow your network with us!