Location: New York, US

Most recently Health in Her Hue was awarded a grant by Serena Williams through her campaign with Stuart Weitzman and Vital Voices. Health in Her Hue has also been featured in publication like Forbes, Vogue and more…

Location: New York, US

Karen Rios is Lifesaver’s Co-founder and CEO. Prior to founding Lifesaver, Karen served as Chief Compliance Officer for Seminole Management Company. Karen was the first Latina and youngest C-level officer in the firm’s history. Prior to that role, she worked for an education technology startup. In another life, she worked as a beat writer in Paris while studying abroad at the Sorbonne, and would later return to the U.S. to work for the Obama Campaign. She holds a B.A. from Columbia University.

The Lifesaver app turns legacy financial institutions into cutting-edge digital players so users can open, fund, track, and transfer between accounts simply and instantly. We prompt our users to tap into new financial products from the Lifesaver Marketplace by intelligently recognizing individual need. We continuously improve user behavior with gamification, clarity and realization of financial possibility. Customer relationships are created in and grown through Lifesaver. No white-labeling. No integrations. No staff training. No maintenance.

At the end of the episode, you will have a better idea about: 

We hope you enjoy this episode. We'd love to hear from you - so do drop us a line at [email protected]

In this episode, we spoke to Jennifer Yeh, Jennifer Tsay and Kat Tchernavskikh the executive founding team at Shoott.com, a female-run startup that celebrates diversity and seeks to provide accessible and quality photography to everybody. 

Shoott was launched in the summer of 2018 in NYC and has since held thousands of sessions.  Shoott’s elite team of talented photographers have shot for some of the world's biggest brands, including Forbes, Elle, GQ, The Cut, Buzzfeed and more. 

How it works:

1. Book your free 30 min session

2. Enjoy a customized photo shoot

3. Pay only for the pics you love

Shoott selects only the top 5% of applicants and screen for amazing technical and creative skills as well as a winning personality.

Google Reviews:

“Dawit was fantastic! I love how simple and straightforward this whole process was. The 30min session was the perfect amount of time to convince the camera shy to try it out. Such a great concept to get exactly what kind of photos you are looking for, well done!” Savannah Taylor

“I had a maternity shoot with my best friend who is due 2 weeks after me. We had a really lovey time and the location we chose was gorgeous! We got some beautiful shots that will last us a lifetime of memories! Glad we discovered shoott and will most definitely be using this service again when my baby is born!” Kristina Olmedo

At the end of this episode, you learn more about: 

- How the idea came into being 

- How the team validated a need 

- About their leadership styles and what they've had to teach themselves 

- How they balance their side hustles along with a start-up and more... 

We hope you enjoy this episode. We'd love to hear from you - so do drop us a line at [email protected]!

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Host: Naimeesha Murthy | Editor: Stephan Cho

Neeti Mehta Shukla is the Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Brand and Culture at Automation Anywhere - A robotic process automation (RPA) company based out of San Jose, California.

Neeti is an avid strategist with more than 20 years of business management, technology marketing, and entrepreneurial experience. A visionary and advocate of bot ethics, she's one of only five women globally who've founded companies worth more than USD $2 billion.

Automation Anywhere recently raised $290 million in series B funding at a post-money valuation of $6.8 billion. Salesforce Ventures led the round, with additional contributions from existing investors, including SoftBank Investment Advisers and Goldman Sachs. This brings Automation Anywhere’s total raised to date to $840 million.

In this episode, Neeti talks to us about:

- How Automation Anywhere came into being

- How the core founding team went about defining and validating the MVP

- Personality traits one should look for in co-founders

- Neeti’s thoughts on obtaining VC funding

- D&I and it’s is importance in building inclusive products

- And more…

We hope you enjoy this episode. We'd love to hear from you - so do drop us a line at [email protected]!

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Founder and Host of Products by Women: Naimeesha Murthy

Editor: Stephan Cho

The cereal industry is mainly dominated by four large companies making the barrier to entry high and allowing minimal innovation in the space.

Margaret Wishingrad is changing that with Three Wishes Cereal: a high protein, low sugar, grain free breakfast cereal, that tastes like the cereals of your childhood, made with modern day clean ingredients.

In this episode Margaret talks about how she came up with the idea, developed the product by validating a need and brought it to market successfully by securing shelf space in large retail stores like Wegmans and Wholefoods. She also talks about some challenges she faced along the way being a women entrepreneur and more…

We hope you enjoy this episode. We'd love to hear from you - so do drop us a line at [email protected]! 

Products by Women is a podcast series that features the women behind innovative, sustainable, ethical and cutting-edge brands and products across industries from fashion to tech and everything else in between. We’ll be talking to women leaders and innovators around the world about how they built and scaled their products and what motivates them and keeps them going!

Julie Clark is the founder of Province Apothecary – a best selling and an award winning Canadian organic skincare brand. 

After struggling with allergies and eczema all her life, Julie Clark began crafting natural, organic beauty products out of her kitchen. Despite her busy schedule as a costume designer and stylist, Julie found herself drawn to holistic skincare, using her time off to experiment with oils, waxes and herbs- all in pursuit of the perfect skin care regime. In 2010 Julie began studying Aromatherapy, Holistic Health and Esthetics in Toronto. Here she formed the foundation of her skincare expertise, experimenting with raw materials and natural ingredients.

For Julie, natural beauty goes beyond simply organic ingredients; natural beauty means a pledge to helping clients feel good in their own skin. “I gather so much inspiration from my clients, the weather, and the seasons,” says Julie, of her individually-tailored approach to skin care. Her facial treatments often include hand-blended masks using local produce and seasonally appropriate, farmer-friendly ingredients. While PA has long outgrown the kitchen, Julie’s devotion to fresh, seasonal, and organic beauty continues. Now a certified holistic esthetician and aromatherapist, Julie remains committed to innovation, sustainability, and small-batch skin care of the highest quality.

“Our shopping patterns are changing; our spending habits are changing and they will be very different for the next few years. So, if you really want to really start a company, make sure there is a market for it." – Julie Clark

We hope you enjoy this episode. We'd love to hear from you - so do drop us a line at [email protected]!

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The Products by Women podcast is a series that features the women behind innovative, sustainable, ethical and cutting-edge brands and products across industries from fashion to tech and everything else in between. 

We’ll be talking to women leaders and innovators around the world about how they built and scaled their products and what motivates them and keeps them going!

Michelle Kennedy is a lawyer, former board member of Bumble and CEO of Peanut - a social networking app to meet, chat and learn from like-minded moms and women.

For Michelle, Peanut is more than an app to connect mothers. It’s about recognizing a pain point that millions of women encounter and finding a solution. Motherhood can be challenging, and Michelle’s focus is to reduce these feelings and empower women to unite, all over the world.

So far, Peanut has raised $9.8 million in VC funding, and the app has over 1 million users.

At the end of this episode you will learn the importance of iteratively building products, narrowing your target audience, importance of having topnotch UI/UX and most importantly a strong mission behind your product.

We hope you enjoy this episode. We'd love to hear from you - so do drop us a line at [email protected]!

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The Products by Women podcast is a series that features the women behind innovative, sustainable, ethical and cutting-edge brands and products across industries from fashion to tech and everything else in between. We’ll be talking to women leaders and innovators around the world about how they built and scaled their products and what motivates them and keeps them going!

Roopa Pemmaraju is the Founder of a modern, sustainable and ethical luxury fashion brand. Roopa’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Cosmopolitan  and various other mainstream publications - Her beautiful work has also been featured in prestigious fashion shows in Australia, Paris, Dubai and India.

“I love day dreaming, but at the same time to make it real, a lot of hard work is involved” - Roopa Pemmaraju

In this episode you will get a glimpse into what really go behind all the glamour and how luxury sustainable fashion products are made from start to finish. You will also learn more about what sustainability truly means and why sustainable garments are expensive and more...

We'd love to hear from you - so do drop us a line at [email protected]!

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Products by Women Podcast is a series dedicated to featuring the women behind innovative, sustainable, ethical and cutting-edge brands and products. We’ll be talking to product innovators, change makers and leaders about how they built and scaled their companies and what motivates them and keeps them going!

Sources:

·  https://cdn.businessoffashion.com/reports/The_State_of_Fashion_2018_v2.pdf

·  Earth Prelude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100247 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

·  Chris Haugen, Old Blue, YouTube Audio Library

·  Dhaka by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400003 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

·  Big Mojo - Vadodara by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100306 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

·  Kul Riddim, Konrad OldMoney, YouTube Audio Library

Products by Women Podcast is a series dedicated to featuring the women behind innovative, sustainable, ethical and cutting-edge brands and products. 

In this podcast, we’ll be talking to product innovators, change makers and leaders about how they built and scaled their companies and what motivates them and keeps them going!