FemCity

FemCity Founder Violette de Ayala and President Cheyenne Palma Dominguez interviewed Becky Herrington and Hillarie Thole of BH Marketing Firm. They shared the following golden nuggets:

-How they met

-When they started to think of expanding their business

-What led them to think of forming a partnership

-What conversations and guidelines they set in place

-What they do when there is a disagreement or difference in opinion. 

-Other business collaborative inspiration

We love to hear stories of women growing business in total balance. We chatted with Co-Founder Marissa Evans Alden on how they came up with the idea and got into launching mode

What was her inspiration in launching the business

What challenges came up and how did she surpass the challenges

She shared action steps for women looking to launch a business

Motivation, tips and inspiration

About Sawyer: 

Sawyer is an online platform that provides a convenient, all-in-one booking service, the Sawyer Marketplace, for parents looking to discover and schedule activities for their children outside the classroom. Created by Marissa Evans Alden and Stephanie Choi -- who connected during their time at Rent The Runway -- the two Brooklyn moms were overwhelmed with the task of finding activities for their children. Providing a solution, Sawyer was born as a way to connect parents to an array of providers through their user-friendly booking tool, ensuring every child is given the opportunity to discover their own love of learning and adventure - right in their own neighborhood. Sawyer’s diverse range of providers gives parents ease of mind when booking anything from a last-minute infant playgroups, to a semester-long French class, to a three-month summer camp and more. Sawyer is equally committed to helping providers who offer the best enriching childhood experiences through Sawyer Tools, a payment, scheduling, and business management SaaS product that streamlines the online registration and booking process. The platform is currently active in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago neighborhoods, with plans to further expand in 2019.

FemCity Podcast with Violette de Ayala and Cheyenne Palma Dominguez with featured guest Nisa Amoils. 

Topics covered: 

How women can leverage their business for investment

What investors look for in businesses

Inspiration and action steps

Nisa Amoils is the Author of WTF is Happening [Women Tech Founders]

Nisa was named one of Business Insider’s 30 Women in Venture Capital to Watch in 2018, and Top 100 women in Fintech in 2019 by LATTICE80. Nisa Amoils is a tech investor and has been a venture capitalist at Scout Ventures, an active Board Member and former entrepreneur. Her investment focus has largely been on frontier tech, i.e. AR/VR, robotics, drones, AI, autonomous mobility, cybersecurity, blockchain and other disruptive technologies (of which she frequently writes about for Forbes).

FemCity Founder, Violette de Ayala and guest speaker Alison Bernstein, Founder of Suburban Jungle chatted about launching a business in multiple locations and the challenges along the way.

We covered:

How she started

Her passion

What she did when she encountered challenges

Our featured guest is Lea Tran / Journey to the TedX Stage and beyond 

During this podcast we covered the following : 

When/how did you decide you wanted to tell your story on stage?

You estimated you’ve presented your story onstage over 70 times, to a variety of different audiences. Do you still feel uncomfortable?

What have you learned throughout this journey of becoming a speaker (on the Tedx stage!).

What advice do you have for FEMS want to speak onstage but feel overcome with fear?  

Dominique Penn owns several business including being store owner of Strollers & More (In addition to an online store she also has a Brick & Mortar location in Los Angeles), Author of The Many Adventures of Donald, Discreezips (Launching Soon) and a few other businesses soon to come to life.

A Social and Serial Entrepreneur we covered:

what was her inspiration to be an entrepreneur

what was the process on launching multiple businesses

finding the balance of being a mama and entrepreneur

and tips for FEMs looking to be an entrepreneur and juggling motherhood

FemCity Podcast, Business for Your Soul with Violette de Ayala and Cheyenne Dominguez with Guest Tracey Ohlhausen

TOPICS COVERED:

Successful businesses while traveling How to overcome challenges  Specific tools/resources that have been helpful  Business relationships and how traveling supports networking Advice for FEMS who want to run their businesses while traveling or on the go

Featured Podcast Guest Lauren Marty Golden, Founder of The Free Mama:

Finding and living your purpose…

-connecting to the clarity of purpose

-finding the way to make it a reality

-struggles and challenges

-how do you stay connected when you get a negative email or post

-final inspiration

Giselle Mascarenhas Villarreal joined the FemCity podcast as a guest. The episode covers :

-finding clarity

-how to make the shift

-what were some of the struggles

-how do you stay on task

-final inspiration

In The Conscious Path to Love with Global FEM Sarah Sparks and FemCity president Cheyenne Dominguez, Sarah describes what the conscious path means and how it can benefit FEMS in their businesses and relationships. In 5 steps, to be performed in order, she invites listeners to explore their highest, purest energy vibration, especially for those who want to "rise up" or "level up" in their businesses. She also reads a "love letter"  to listeners who feel they're carrying anger and aren't sure how to be rid of it. Sarah is the founder of Create the Spark. Connect with Sarah at www.sarahsparks.love.