#5. In this episode we are interviewing entrepreneur Alexa Curtis. In 2011, at just 12 years old, Alexa started a fashion blog, called A Life in the Fashion Lane. It became a platform for her to express her feelings around everything relating to teens, body image and mental health. As Curtis evolved as a person,  A Life in the Fashion Lane was changed to Life Unfiltered with Alexa Curtis and became a lifestyle website and podcast for teens and parents discussing topics such as social media and mental health. And through cold-pitching, she managed to get sponsored by brands like British Airways, T-Mobile, and Lands End.  In 2018, Alexa founded the Be Fearless Summit, which is a pop-up summit that first appeared at Drexel University in 2020. Curtis has spoken at numerous colleges, and spoke alongside Amal Clooney and Serena Williams at Penn Women. She added ‘host to her arsenal when she launched her own radio show on Radio Disney called “Fearless Every Day” with Alexa Curtis.  When Curtis is not hard at work, she meditates frequently and makes time for hobbies like cooking and exercising to keep herself grounded.

We hope you enjoy! 

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@alexa_curtis

@befearlesssummit

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"Empowering women to lead and encouraging the world to follow while increasing the number of women-owned and women-led businesses"

This podcast is empowered by the Student Board of the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.

Co-hosts: Kamryn Crossley & Ingrid Villarreal

#4. On this episode we are interviewing Vaishali Jadhav. Vaishali has spent over 20 years building purpose-driven leaders for purpose-driven companies. She started her career as a Consultant with the Gallup Organization where she used its powerful Q12™ and StrengthsFinder™ assessments to help clients cultivate engaged leaders and cultures. After receiving her M.B.A., and a successful career in Washington, D.C., she accepted a role at Whole Foods Market where she supported Whole Food Market’s Academy for Conscious Leadership.

Since leaving Whole Foods Market, she has been working at the intersection of leadership and tech. She has scaled programs and facilitated global senior leadership development programs at Indeed and Procore Technologies. She is currently the Leadership Development Instructor for the Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute where she works with an amazing team to build the next generation of future leaders. 

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Vaishali Jadhav

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kswelinstitute.utexas.edu

"Empowering women to lead and encouraging the world to follow while increasing the number of women-owned and women-led businesses"

This podcast is empowered by the Student Board of the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.

Co-hosts: Kamryn Crossley & Ingrid Villarreal

#3. On this episode we are interviewing Jen Shultz, Founder of The Non-Nine-to-Five.  For over 8 years Jen has been educating and coaching High-Level  Women who are willing to do whatever it takes so they can successfully quit their  job, stand on their own two feet, and pursue their Non-Nine-to Five purpose faster. Jen is a highly intuitive educator and coach as well as a national speaker on a mission to  empower as many women as she can to stop feeling stuck in the 9-5 grind and strongly step into purposeful, successful, self-employed work!

In this episode, we dive into all things entrepreneurial. We discuss the biggest lessons learned in entrepreneurship, important traits for entrepreneurs to have, tangible tips for college students to start their entrepreneurial journeys, and much more! 

We hope you enjoy!

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"Empowering women to lead and encouraging the world to follow while increasing the number of women-owned and women-led businesses"

This podcast is empowered by the Student Board of the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.

Co-hosts: Kamryn Crossley & Ingrid Villarreal

#2. On this episode, we are joined by Jan Ryan. Serial entrepreneur and tech executive, Jan Ryan has focused on building expansion stage companies for 30 years, resulting in four successful acquisitions and one IPO.  With a passion for tomorrow's change leaders, Jan served as Executive Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Texas in the College of Fine Arts.  She was an early architect of the campus-wide Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute, now housed in COFA, to advance female entrepreneurs and leaders at UT, and has been teaching a class she designed in 2018 called Women in Entrepreneurship, now held off-site at Kendra Scott Headquarters with Kendra Scott co-teaching.

Today, besides her charter at the University of Texas, Jan serves as Advisor and Board member for some of Austin’s most innovative young companies, is a Capital Factory Partner, and a mentor at Tech Stars international accelerator.  In 2018 Jan was listed in Texas Monthly's Power Issue of most influential Texans, won the “Breaking Barriers” award at the Texas Women’s Summit, has been featured on the cover of Austin Woman magazine, received the “Woman of Distinction” award in 2016 by Texas Girls Scouts, and is an active contributor in the media for entrepreneurship and women in business.

In this episode, we dive into all things entrepreneurial, with a focus on the college journey. We discuss how to build a team, change your mindset around funding, and balance your entrepreneurial dream while still in college.

We hope you enjoy!

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@janryan

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janryan.com

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@kswelinstitute

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kswelinstitute.utexas.edu

"Empowering women to lead and encouraging the world to follow while increasing the number of women-owned and women-led businesses"

This podcast is empowered by the Student Board of the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.

Co-hosts: Kamryn Crossley & Ingrid Villarreal

#1. Welcome to the Founding Fearless Podcast! This is a podcast to inspire, empower, and support college-aged women on their entrepreneurial and leadership journeys. Our conversations focus on the entrepreneurial lifestyle with topics ranging from wellness to academics to embracing failures to networking.

We created this podcast to uplift female voices through conversations with fellow entrepreneurial students, innovative professors, and other leading pioneers to learn the raw and vulnerable stories behind these trailblazing women.

We hope you enjoy!

CONNECT WITH THE KS WELI

@kswelinstitute

[email protected]

kswelinstitute.utexas.edu

"Empowering women to lead and encouraging the world to follow while increasing the number of women-owned and women-led businesses"

This podcast is empowered by the Student Board of the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.

Co-hosts: Kamryn Crossley & Ingrid Villarreal