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Yvonne Bajela is an early-stage startup investor at the UK based VC firm, Impact X Capital. Yvonne has invested over $200 million in various startups across the world, and is an advocate for increased diversity in both entrepreneurship and leadership. In our episode, Yvonne shares how networking helped her become a VC, a key element for her when evaluating a potential startup to invest in, how she splits her time on her investments and looking for new ones, and so much more. Enjoy! 

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Sandy Lin is a content creator, entrepreneur, investor, and advisor. She started her first e-commerce business called WROOOF at 19 years old, selling pet accessories based on her love for dogs. Today, she is the founder of Small Business Tips (SBT), the go-to hub and community for young entrepreneurs to build thriving and lasting businesses. In this week’s episode, Sandy shares how to teach TikTok’s algorithm who to show your content to, why she consistently shows up and delivers value even when views are not as high, her 3-part formula to creating a fulfilling business, and much more. Enjoy!

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Neha Govindraj is the president and co-founder of Glowbar! Glowbar is a spa-like experience that offers 30-minute facials tailored to your skin from expert estheticians. Prior to co-founding Glow Bar, Neha worked for the top management consulting firm, Bain & Company, and as an extern at Glossier. In our episode, Neha shares how she first met her co-founder Rachel, her experience with early investors, the importance of trusting your gut, pitching experience with Gary Vee, and what she has learned about the skincare industry, and much more. Enjoy!

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Cat Lantigua is a Dominican-American community architect and the host of Chats with Cat podcast. She founded the online community, Goddess Council, where women from all walks of life unite to discover and honor their inner goddess. Cat talks about making a drastic life change and the loneliness that followed, how Goddess Council is more than what you do but who you are, and trusting in her decision to find a Community Manager best suited for her business.

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Nancy Bosnoian is a 21-year-old sleep activist and a Columbia University student originally from Syria. She founded the nonprofit, End No Sleep, to raise awareness on the importance of a good night’s sleep and how sleep should be a necessity, not a luxury. Nastassia and Nancy talk about sleep deprivation in vulnerable communities, how pessimism and a plan B can hinder success, the future of End No Sleep chapters in high schools and colleges, and much more. Enjoy!

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So wonderful to have community leader, Cassandra Lam! She is a first-generation Vietnamese American, spiritual teacher, and the co-founder of The Cosmos. The Cosmos is a community with over 10,000 Asian womxn to meet and flourish on every level together. Cassandra and Nastassia talk about entrepreneurship loneliness, Crazy Rich Asians + Asian representation in the media, who we are vs. what we do, how we show up sets the tone of how others should too, and much more. Enjoy!

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Jonathan Javier is the CEO and Founder of Wonsulting on the mission to turn “underdogs into winners"! He has worked in the Strategy and Operations team at Snapchat, Google, and Cisco coming from a non-traditional background. Nastassia and Jonathan talk about how he swiftly and successfully landed his job at Snapchat, 3 unique ways to land your next interview, giving without expecting, starting his coaching business, and much more. Enjoy!

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Who’s an extraordinary self-care storyteller, poet, and narrative writer? Alex Elle! You can get a dose of her uplifting words on her popular IG, @Alex_Elle, or read one of her empowering books such as “After The Rain”. Around 18 years old, Alex discovered writing as therapy and now it’s her mission to ‘build community and self-love practices through literature language’. Nastassia and Alex talk about validating ourselves, taking action, flying and failing, traditional vs. self-publishing, Alex’s writing process, and being a girl mom. Enjoy!

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Jade Darmawangsa is a 19-year-old entrepreneur with over 300k YouTube subscribers talking about all things business for our generation. With the YouTube username, KittyFilms8, she started creating videos with dolls at 9 years old. Today, she is the owner of the marketing agency, X8 Media, and the influencer app, Personal Brand Journey (PBJ). Nastassia and Jade talk about their very first channels, building her first app at 16 years old, the reality of self-funding, the entrepreneurial bubble, cringe business moments, why connections are more powerful than “views”, and much more. Jade is so genuine and doesn’t hold back. Enjoy!

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You must meet health and wellness activist, Haile Thomas! When her dad was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, she and her family went on a journey to learn how to nourish themselves with plant-based foods. She loved what she was learning, and at 12 years old, started the HAPPY organization. Today at 19 years old, her non-profit is teaching kids all around the world how to nurture their “physical health, mental health, and soul development.” Nastassia and Haile talk about making her own business blueprint, the influence of her Jamaican parents, how to handle information overload, and so much more. Enjoy!

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