The Two Percent

To kick off Season 4, Anu chats with Female Founders Fund portfolio founder and branding expert Georgina Gooley of Billie, the leading shave and body brand putting women first. Georgina shares her experience leading Billie through two acquisition processes, including Billie’s recent sale to Edgewell for $310M, and how she is thinking about Billie’s first foray into retail.

In honor of the retirement of the GOAT, tennis champion Serena Williams – we are thrilled to re-release our most popular episode to date. In this conversation Anu sits down with Serena to discuss her inspiration behind the next chapter of her career at Serena Ventures, an early-stage venture fund investing in diverse leadership and individual empowerment. Enjoy and stay tuned for Season 4, launching next Monday, September 12th!

Anu is joined by Krystle Mobayeni, co-Founder and CEO of Bentobox, the platform empowering restaurants to create and manage their own digital storefronts. In this conversation Krystle and Anu dive into Bentobox’s recent sale to Fiserv, the importance of early relationship building, her experience innovating to keep restaurants alive throughout the pandemic, and the importance of anchoring your team in a shared mission.

Today’s guest is Christie Horvath, Co-Founder and CEO of Wagmo, the company reinventing pet insurance for a new generation of pet parents. In this episode, Christie shares the personal story that inspired her founding journey, how she approached building a product catered to millennials, and her advice for founders looking to connect with younger customers. Anu and Christie discuss accelerated pet adoption numbers throughout the pandemic, the impact on Wagmo and the insurance industry as a whole, plus PetTech industry predictions for the future. Use code GIFT21 for $20 off a wellness plan at Wagmo.io.

In today’s episode Anu sits down with Amanda Hesser, co-founder and CEO of Food52, the company on a mission to inspire people to eat thoughtfully and live joyfully. They discuss her background in food journalism, the platform's evolution from content to commerce, thoughtfully responding to customer feedback, and lessons around building a constructive community. Amanda shares how she has seen the food industry continue to evolve throughout the pandemic as well on her thoughts on the future of food, her long term vision for the Food52, plus her favorite restaurant in New York.

In this episode Anu sits down with Anjali Sud, CEO of Vimeo, the world's leading all-in-one video software solution. They discuss Anjali’s non-traditional path from Director of Marketing to CEO in 3 years, the opportunity she saw to internally champion and pivot Vimeo’s business model, biggest lessons learned leading the company through two acquisitions, a pandemic, and an IPO, and the skills she is most focused on developing as a leader. Anjali shares advice around thoughtfully designing culture, becoming a more self-aware leader, and playing to your strengths during periods of extreme change.

Anu is joined by serial entrepreneur Julia Collins, founder and CEO of Moonshot Snacks and Planet FWD, the startup tackling climate change through the power of our food system. Julia explores how her background in both the food and tech worlds inspired her to innovate at the intersection of these industries, the pandemic’s impact on the future of sustainability, the trends and opportunities she is most excited about in the space, and more. Julia shares advice for brands, investors, and individuals looking to reduce and understand their carbon footprint, and provides tips for founders around fundraising, building a diverse cap table, and creating a leadership community. Use code "MOONSHOTVIP" at moonshotsnacks.com for 15% off your first purchase.

Today’s guest is Female Founders Fund portfolio founder, Ariela Safira of Real, the platform redesigning the mental health care experience. Ariela dives into her experience pivoting Real’s long-term strategy and offerings throughout the pandemic, the trials and tribulations of leading a remote team, the nuances of building in consumer healthcare, and her thoughts on the future of mental wellness. She shares her advice for founders making their first key hires, purposefully choosing investors, and responding to user feedback. For 50% off an annual membership with Real, use the code FFFISREAL at www.join-real.com (offer eligible until 12/1).

Anu sits down with Sheila Marcelo, Founder and former CEO of Care.com, and current Venture Partner at NEA and Executive Chairwoman for The Wing. Sheila shares how her experiences growing up in a matriarchal society in the Philippines and as a young mother in the business world sparked her passion and lifelong commitment to ensuring women have the resources they need to level the playing field and succeed. Sheila and Anu discuss what it will take to break down the biggest barriers to equality in the workplace, the three main factors that differentiate the best businesses, the most important question founders should ask themselves before going public, and advice for founders thinking about their next career move.

Today’s guest is technology leader Stacy Brown-Philpot, a founding member of Softbank’s Opportunity Fund and the former CEO of TaskRabbit. In this episode Stacy dives into her experience pioneering the shared economy, her advice for navigating critical career transition points, thoughts on the future of work, why community is at the core of everything she does, her commitment to changing the face of wealth creation, and more.