The Female Founders Network

Today we’re speaking with Virgie Tovar, an author, activist and one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on weight-based discrimination and body image. In this episode, Virgie shares how relentless bullying became the catalyst for her to become an esteemed author, advocate and public speaker on fat phobia and ways we can combat weight discrimination in the workplace. We hope you enjoy this episode and if you do, please leave us a review wherever you listen to this podcast.

In today’s episode we’re speaking with Ruth Rau, an architect turned founder of Mouse Loves Pig. After having her own children, Ruth began to see toys as a design challenge and began to design toys for her kids that would have a positive impact on them, and the environment. Ruth tells us her process for designing the toys, finding a manufacturer and the one piece of advice she’d give herself or other founders starting their businesses. We hope you enjoy this episode! Make sure to join our Facebook group The Female Founders Network if you want to meet and learn from more like-minded female business owners from around the world.

In today’s episode we’re speaking with international marketer and start-up consultant Marielle Reussink - who moved from South Africa to Singapore and set up her marketing agency The EMMS. Focusing on start-up and small businesses, Marielle shares her advice on marketing for start-ups and what to include in your marketing plan as a small business. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Today we’re speaking with Jenn LeBlanc - a scientist turned tech marketer and the founder of Think Results Marketing and Changing Tides Movement. Jenn shares her unique and inspiring story on how she founded her businesses as well as some unmissable advice on how to have a successful campaign or product launch. Please leave us a review on iTunes or Spotify if you’re enjoying the podcast so far! We’d love to hear from you. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Today we’re speaking with Sarah Cummings, the founder of Teach Ted - a digital health startup, which uses storytelling and “learning-through-play” techniques to take the fear out of new experiences for kids and families. Sarah tells us how she went from a full time job and chronic state of stress, to following her passion and why serendipity is her favourite word. We hope you enjoy this episode,

Today we’re going to talk about diversity and inclusion with Manpreet Dhillon, a consultant who works with cities, companies and organisations to create more equitable environments and operations at every level. In this episode, we’ll chat about the current state of inclusion, strategies to create more equitable workplaces, culture “adding” instead of culture “fitting,” and the evolution of workplace conditions for women. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Today we’re speaking with Yen Japney, a serial entrepreneur and founder of two successful e-commerce businesses; billionairebeauties.com and Curve Sculpting. Yen share’s the story of her family’s financial and personal struggles and how the work ethic her mom instilled in her from a young age, led to her motivation and ambition to grow her online businesses. We also discuss how Yen was able to systemise her businesses so that she could hire and train staff in order to scale them successfully.

We hope you had a great International Women's Month! We get a lot of questions about glass ceilings – how they came to exist and why society puts up barriers for women in the first place. For those of you who weren't gender studies majors, we've put together this easy overview of the history of patriarchy in society, as well as what other options might look like, and things we can all do to create a more equal society for all genders.

Today we’re speaking with Jessica Koncz, the founder and CEO of Eatsee - a QR code digital menu and guest register used by over 800 restaurants and counting. In this jam-packed episode, Jessica talks about overcoming imposter syndrome, redefining what it means to fail and why you should dream bigger for your business. We hope you enjoy this episode! Make sure to join our Facebook group The Female Founders Network if you want to meet and learn from more like-minded female business owners from around the world.

Hi guys! Today we’re speaking with Mugdha Hedaoo, an engineer-turned cosmetics entrepreneur who launched her unique line after quitting her “day job” to spend time with her children. In this episode, Mugdha will talk about why it’s important to sell yourself and validate your problem statements, as well as offer advice on how to overcome postpartum depression and build a new business all-in-one. If you want to connect with Mudgdha and other entrepreneurs like her, please open your Facebook app and search for “The Female Founders Network” to find our group — it’s an incredible place with all kinds of resources and inspiration for women. We hope you enjoy the episode.