Takin' Care of Lady Business®

Jackie Fast

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 023: Aligning Your Brand: The Future of Collaboration

Jackie Fast is Managing Partner of LA-based venture fund Sandbox Studios which funds celebrity driven and owned consumer brands a la Beats, Kylie Cosmetics, Casamigos). Sandbox Studios Ventures invests $200k-$500k at seed-stage in talent-led consumer startups and helps accelerate their growth by providing her prior agency expertise in partnering celebrity with brands. 

 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about branding and venture capital.

 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

What Sandbox Studios does, and how Jackie came to be a managing partner

Why a lack of experience shouldn’t deter you from dipping your toes in the career field that you want

The circumstances that led Jackie to realize she needed a partner

Why product, engagement, authenticity and idea are more important than celebrity and reach, even in the world of celebrity-owned brand venture capital

Tips on presenting authentically when vying for venture capital

Great marketing opportunities that you may be sitting on without even realizing it

 

Connect with Jackie:

WEBSITE: https://sandboxstudios.ventures/

LINKEDIN: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jackiefast

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jackiefast

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Janna Meyrowitz Turner

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 022: You Can Do This: Angel Investing 101

Janna Meyrowitz Turner is a business strategist, marketing and communications expert, and an angel investor and advisor to women and BIPOC-led companies addressing motherhood, wellness, social justice, cannabis and more. In 2006 at 23 years old, Janna founded Style House PR which over the past 15 years became an award-winning strategic communications and business development consultancy specializing in female-forward brands on a mission. Client work spanned small and indie businesses, globally traded companies (Estee Lauder, Deckers Corp., Global Brands Group), venture-backed startups and legacy turnarounds including the WNBA. Today Janna consults and advises businesses, and works directly with entrepreneurs and executives through her Personal Brand Alignment program to build personal and professional narratives and platforms that maximize happiness, impact and revenue.

 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about investing in a better future.

 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

What Style House does, and what it means to be a “business strategist”

What it means to have “relationship capital”

How Janna helps her clients with their personal brand alignment

Why relationship building is critically important to building the matriarchy

Unpacking investing terms like “SPV” and “garden society”

Tips on investing money in what you think the world will need in the near future

 

Connect with Janna:

WEBSITE: https://www.jannamturner.com/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jannamturner/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannameyrowitz/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JannaMTurner

 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 021: You Can Do This: Get Outside Your Comfort Zone

Helen has had a successful career as a senior executive of both large and startup companies. She was CEO of LexisNexis UK, SVP of Gartner, and co-founder and COO of a VC-backed startup that she sold to Gartner. 12 years ago she founded an executive coaching company that provides coaches to clients all over the US and Europe. As well as being a Neuro-Linguistic Programming Master Practitioner, a hypnotist, a Reiki Master/Instructor and a Macrobiotic chef and counsellor, Helen also taught Happiness at the New School. Helen coaches in the C-suite and the Boardroom and is committed to supporting women to succeed at the highest levels.

 

 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about getting past the insecurities that may be holding you back.

 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

How a feeling of being trapped in someone else’s dream led Helen to a wake-up call that drove her out of the start-up space and into coaching

The difference between a coach and a therapist, and how female entrepreneurs can utilize a coach’s wisdom toward higher financial heights

Why it isn’t just C-Suite women who can benefit from coaching wisdom

Different types of confidence and insecurities that Jennifer and Helen have seen from professionals of both genders

Tips on breaking out of whatever lack of confidence might be holding you back from reaching the heights you were meant to

How failures are not a fixed thing, and how to put your failures out of mind to focus on the success that lies in front of you

 

Connect with Helen:

WEBSITE: http://www.mumfordsole.com/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helenmumfordsole

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-mumford-sole-16b1a964/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/helenmumford

 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 020: Build Your Own Table: When to Delegate, and When to Do It All

Michal Mor was born in Palo Alto California, and relocated to Israel at age 2 where she and her twin sister Merav grew up. After serving in the Israeli army, she and her sister both studied at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Michal holds a BSc in Medical Laboratory Sciences, an MSc in Physiology, and a PhD in Physiology, Cardiac Science. Michal also taught biology and physiology during her studies. In the final year of her PhD, she relocated to Tel Aviv, along with her sister.

In 2014, Michal and her twin sister teamed up with 3 long-time friends and entrepreneurs to found Lumen, a company focused on bringing metabolic health to the general public. They spent 4 years on research and development to create a product that measures metabolism through the breath. In 2016, beta trials for the Lumen device began, and in 2018, Lumen was officially launched on Indiegogo.

Michal is an Ironman athlete and trained for many years. In her spare time, she does competitive pole acrobatics. Michal lives with her husband and three children in Tel Aviv.

Michal and Merav have lived together their entire lives, and even today live only 50 meters away from each other. They are both passionate about empowering the world with information about how their metabolism works. 

 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about building your own table, and showing up to it with everything you’ve got.

 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

How Michal and her twin sister Merav used the combined experience of finishing their PhDs and training as competitive athletes to get the idea to found Lumen

Ways of inspiring confidence in yourself when competing in a male-dominated industry

Why it’s important to resist the socially imbued impulse to “do it all” as a professional woman, and surround yourself with experts in unique areas that you may not have the time or energy to become an expert in

Why no one, men or women, ought to feel like they need to hide the fact that they have children in a professional environment, especially in the age of increased expectation of working from home

How Michal and Merav compliment each other’s strengths as scientists, co-founders, mothers, and athletes

An explanation on how Lumen’s fascinating technology works

 

Connect with Michal:

WEBSITE: https://www.lumen.me/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lumen.me/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Lumen.me/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michal-mor-309b0426

PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/MyLumen

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/LumenMetabolism

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3XkEyGUMXfRhZcB0Ve_fQQ

 

 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Farissa Knox

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 019: Build Your Own Table: Learn the Rules and Play the Game Better

Farissa Knox is a successful marketing entrepreneur and speaker. She is founder and CEO of RLM Media, an integrated marketing and communications advertising agency, that is skilled in understanding how platforms like digital and video solutions, Search Engines, Social Media, Lifestyle, Music and News platforms integrate into consumers’ 24 hour cycles. Farissa’s insights have been features across a variety of news and podcast platforms and her content and on-air appearances span NBC to Amazon Prime.

 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about building your own table, and showing up to it with everything you’ve got.

 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

How Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election of 2008 gave Farissa the idea to start RLM Media, plus, information about all her other businesses

Why, even though women may be statistically more risk-averse than men, you need to follow your gut, risk something, and reach your goals

How Farissa learned the rules to the game and learned how to play it better than any of her male competition

Why it’s better to ask for money when you have it, not when you need it

Farissa’s advice on how to grow a Black-owned business, female-owned business, or both

Moving past imposter syndrome, and why experience is the best teacher

 

Connect with Farissa:

WEBSITE: https://farissaknox.com/about

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/farissaknox/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/1farissaknox/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farissa-knox-5b05a711/

 

 

 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Binta Brown

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 018: Lawyer Up: Business, Music, and the Law

Binta Niambi Brown is a music executive at Keep Cool/RCA Records and founder of omalilly projects, an artist management, production and advisory company. Previously, she led Chance the Rapper's recorded music & publishing operations. On Chance’s behalf, Binta successfully released three Billboard charting albums. She was an executive producer on Tank & the Bangas EP “Friend Goals” and is a co-producer of the forthcoming Mandela Musical. She is a producer of the documentary film "Fly Like A Girl". Binta manages GRAMMY Award winning producer and artist Peter CottonTale and VanJess. She is Co-Founder of the Black Music Action Coalition.

 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about Binta’s journey from corporate lawyer to music executive, and what you can learn from it.

 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

What made Binta want to found omalilly projects, and how it got its name

How Binta went from being a Wall Street M&A attorney to a music executive, a job in which only 14% of executives are female

What to expect when making big shifts in industry

Why understanding nuances in both sides of any deal is important on Wall Street, as an attorney, or as a music industry executive

Why you ought to sharpen your negotiation skills now

 

Connect with Binta:

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/batnib

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/binta-niambi-brown-07a303/

 

 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Johnson

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 017: Lawyer Up: What Your Lawyer Can Do For You

Rachel Johnson is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of J&O Law, a collective of attorneys focused on representing high-growth companies as they scale. Since founding J&O in 2014 with her Co-Founder, Christina, this woman-owned firm now has a team of 18 and continues to recruit attorneys from some of the nation's top firms. J&O is built on a model of sustainable excellence through flexibility and autonomy in meaningful work. Rachel also has a passion for realistic healthy living, and founded the health/wellness company ah.mi. 

 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about the services that lawyers can provide to business owners.

 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

How Rachel got her start in law, and what made her want to leave big law and start her own firm

Unpacking various hurdles to clear

What a lawyer can do for a business owner, from helping choosing an entity to setting up an equity incentive plan

Defining “vesting” and “restricted stock,” and exploring how those options can help your business

Why a good lawyer ought to help educate their clients about legal situations that business owners may have never learned in the start-up, venture sphere

 

Connect with Rachel:

WEBSITE: https://www.jolaw.co/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JO-407519389396532/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JOlaw_

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-johnson-15887572/

 

 

 

 

 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rochelle Stewart

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 016: Invest in Women: Closing the Investment Gap

Rochelle Stewart currently leads the New & Strategic Channels team at Silicon Valley Bank where she is focused on building key partnerships across SVB's core and emerging tech markets. Externally, she partners with investor and founder communities, corporate partners, accelerators, and angel investors to reach and engage investors and founders at all stages of their journey. Internally, she is a cross-functional client advocate, partnering across the bank to enhance the client experience for SVB's emerging manager and early-stage startup banking clients and identifying opportunities to increase their chances of success.

 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about how investing in female-owned businesses can create a more just and equitable future.

 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

How following her passion led Rochelle through some career twists and turns, ultimately landing at Silicon Valley Bank

Why you don’t owe any job your loyalty, especially if it gets in the way of your ambition

Ways to resist the patriarchy through your purchasing power, from investing in female-owned companies to choosing not to buy products made by men for women

How Rochelle is building a supportive network of female investors and companies

How you may have been raised to believe that money is “too icky” for women, and how to start overcoming that persistent and false belief

 

Connect with Rochelle:

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ronicole_s

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/rochelle_nicole2/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rochellenstewart/

 

 

 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Divya Gugnani

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 015: Invest in Women: Building a Supportive Ecosystem

Divya Gugnani, CEO and Co-Founder of Wander Beauty, spent nearly 20 years searching for beauty essentials that could keep up with her on-the-go lifestyle. A self-proclaimed ‘accidental entrepreneur,’ she later left the finance world after selling her first business, and, bitten by the startup bug, went on to become a serial entrepreneur. After co-founding multiple companies and having children, she found her former beauty rituals tossed to the wayside as she became more time-starved than ever. Balancing a thriving career and motherhood left Divya applying concealer during her morning subway commute and touching up her lipstick in between meetings in the backseat of a cab. She soon realized that her beauty products and routine weren’t made for beauty in motion: Thus, Wander Beauty was born. Launched in 2015, Wander Beauty creates clean beauty essentials you reach for every day, wherever you wander.

 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about business ownership, investing, and resisting the patriarchy through supporting female-owned businesses.

 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

How Divya went from investment banking at Goldman Sachs to co-founding four businesses, and what circumstances made her realize the need for a company like Wander Beauty

Ways in which female-owned businesses can create an ecosystem of support among likeminded, female entrepreneurs and investors

How building a large number of trusty referrals and networking allowed Divya to found 4 companies, and invest in 74

The importance of knowing your entrepreneurial toolkit, and being a “learn-it-all” instead of a “know-it-all”

What Divya looks for when investing in female-owned businesses

Ways to retain control of your company when scaling your business through equity financing

 

Connect with Divya and Wander Beauty:

WEBSITE: https://www.wanderbeauty.com/

TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@wander_beauty

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/wanderbeautybrand

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wander_beauty/

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/wanderbeauty

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/divya-gugnani-6ba98/

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsey Taylor Wood

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 014: Invest in Women: Working Towards a Feminist Future

Lindsey brings over 15 years of experience as a leader in the gender equality movement to The Helm, a venture capital firm funding women founders.

An expert in the empowerment of girls and women, Lindsey was the Founder & President of LTW, an impact studio with an emphasis on contemporary feminism. Clients include actor Matt McGorry, MAKERS, The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet, The Harnisch Foundation, Women Moving Millions, and filmmakers Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus and Rashida Jones, among others. Her ability to use philanthropy and culture symbiotically, and with a gender lens, made her a sought-after strategist in the women’s rights movement.

Prior to consulting, Lindsey was on the founding team of Catapult, a crowdfunding platform for girls and women. Catapult was designed to establish and maintain a sustained, long-term funding infrastructure capable of scaling to many thousands of projects and delivering millions of dollars in funds to benefit girls and women.

 

 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about how investing in female-owned businesses can create a more just and equitable future.

 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

How the Helm invests in women through both venture capital funds and angel investing networks

Demystifying some of the venture capital lexicon, such as “LP,” “B2B,” and “seed”

Differences in expectations between male and female investors in the venture capital world

Unpacking and working past the ways that society conditions women to ask for and expect less

Imagining the ways a capitalist economy could change the world for the better with women at the helm

How the Helm differentiates itself among similar firms, and more about their generalist investment thesis

 

Connect with Lindsey and the Helm:

WEBSITE: https://thehelm.co/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thehelmco

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/thehelmco

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thehelmco/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehelmco/

 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices