The Female Founders Network

Today we’re speaking with Sabrina Scholkowski, a Mexican-German world traveller and branding student turned podcast queen. For those of you who’ve asked questions about what it takes to launch a podcast, Sabrina will detail everything she used to build the Pretty Sure Podcast from the ground up. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Today we’re speaking with Ari Palmer, a self-defined “tax nerd” turned co-founder and CEO of the exciting start-up, TaxTaker. In this episode, Ari’s going to tell us about moving interstate to start her company and shares her unmissable advice on the do’s and dont's of joining start-up accelerator programs. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Today we’re speaking with Stephanie Reuss and Victoria Stuart, the co-founders of Beam. Steph and Vic have not only created a marketplace for highly skilled and experienced professionals to find part-time work, but are also shaping the way companies can adjust to providing a flexible working culture. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Firstly, in the spirit of Thanksgiving (mostly for American Nat) we want to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude for all of you. Since launching The Female Founders Network Podcast and Facebook Group in August, we have been so incredibly overwhelmed with your love, support and sisterhood. Today we’re speaking with Joke Le Poole. After the devastating loss of her son Max, Joke and her husband started their non-profit organization Max Foundation, in memory of him and to prevent child mortality in the world’s most poverty stricken places. Joke shares her founders’ journey, along with some practical tips and advice on how to start a non-profit. We hope you enjoy this truly inspiring episode.

Today we’re speaking with Verity Tuck and Hannah Spilva, the co-founders of online flower and gifting company, LVLY. In this episode, Verity and Hannah share their founders’ story and how they started off bootstrapping the growth of LVLY, hand delivering orders themselves to scaling their business into a national success story. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Today we’re talking to Linda, a Scottish time management and productivity coach who is also a mother of five. (Yes, we said five!) Linda will tell us about her journey from the corporate world to having children, to starting her own coaching business. She’ll also give you helpful take-away tips on how you can get better at time management right now. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Today we’re speaking with Merida Miller, an innovation designer from the US who moved to Amsterdam and started her amazing non-profit building the next generation of super women, Project Fearless. In this episode, Merida will discuss how a career in design led her to a new country and what her inspirations and learnings were when starting her non-profit. Project Fearless is a truly awesome foundation and we’re so excited to share this interview with you. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Today we’re speaking with Kaajal Agnani, founder and CEO of Boundless Blooms. Her company is on a mission to provide kids with fun and interactive tools that will help them bloom into confident, kind, and global-minded individuals. Kaajal shares her journey and how focusing on excellent customer service has helped her to get word of mouth that’s spreading her mission and products like wildfire. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Hi guys! Today we’re speaking with a topic that is near and dear to my heart as an American and as a mother. This year, America not only suffered the relentless wrath of COVID-19, but also an overpowering wave of civil unrest sparked by the deaths of black citizens like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. In this episode, we talk with women business owners and consultants, Hawwa Muhammad and Dori Cook, on their experience coping with the unrest all around them as a black woman. We discuss how they have protected their own mental health, practised self-care and supported their communities during this time. We also get Hawwa and Dori’s advice on how we can best support the black community right now as women and citizens of the world. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Today we’re speaking with Emma Issacs, CEO of Business Chicks and author of the best-selling biographical guide to business, Winging It. Emma shares her personal journey and how a trip to Richard Branson’s Necker Island became the catalyst for a move across the world, which made Business Chicks the global powerhouse it is today. We hope you enjoy the episode.