Woman Inc.

Hello my beautiful Woman Inc. Listeners!

My guest this week is Rachel Katzman, Co-Founder of P.volve

Rachel Katzman is the Co-Founder of P.volve and Co-Founder and former CEO of Cuvée Beauty, a hair care line she sold in 2019. Katzman co-founded P.volve in 2017 after experiencing her own personal evolution through movement. After years of breaking down her body from high impact fitness methods while living with scoliosis, she was looking for a type of movement that not only gave her physical results she desired but would help her feel good too. Through functional movement, she learned the importance of understanding her body and how movement can both strengthen and heal. An entrepreneur at heart, Katzman turned the P.volve Method into a global brand, establishing it as a new science-backed standard in women’s health and fitness with a fierce determination to help women all over the world feel powerful in their minds and bodies throughout their entire life. A rapidly growing start-up, P.volve is a 100% female omnichannel lifestyle brand with a global on-demand movement platform, a patented equipment line, 3 studio locations in LA, NY and Chicago, a celebrity fan base including Oliva Culpo, Padma Lakshmi, Shay Mitchell, Stacey London, Kate Bosworth, Molly Sims and more, and franchise opportunities worldwide.

Now, let's get over to my conversation with Rachel!

Hello my beautiful Woman Inc. listeners! I have the best gift to share with you this week. She is the queen of the Metaverse, Harry Potter loving, Dreamer who also just happens to be the founder who is leading top brands into Metaverse through her company Illumix. I have the brilliant Kirin Sinha with us this week and I fan girl(ed) pretty hard. 

Kirin created Illumix when she was only 25 years old and is one of Silicon Valley’s few minority leaders with a technical background. In 2021, she was named one of Variety's “10 Innovators to Watch,” and beyond pushing boundaries on technological innovation, she’s also guiding Illumix to lead by example in the gaming industry on topics like gender parity by selecting a leadership team evenly split between men and women. 

Kirin received a degree in electrical engineering, computer science and mathematics from MIT and holds advanced degrees in mathematics, statistics and business from the University of Cambridge, LSE and Stanford. With a passion to support girls in STEM, she founded the nonprofit SHINE for Girls, which empowers girls to learn math by building their confidence through dance. llumix is taking the Metaverse to a different level by working with major brands to create virtual try ons and partnering with a multitude of industries to create their Metaverse. 

I hope you are as blown away by Kirin as I am. She is a wealth of knowledge and has such beautiful, humble energy. Now, let’s get over to my conversation with Kirin. 

Hello my beautiful Woman Inc. listeners! My guest this week is Cheryl Burke, an emmy-nominated, professional dancer with twenty-five years of dancing experience and several championship titles under her belt. You may know her through the hit ABC tv show, Dancing with the Stars.

What I loved about my conversation with Cheryl is how open she is about her story. We chat about being in the public eye, morning routines, mental health, and more. I hope you listen to this episode and leave knowing that everyone has a story to tell and many people we encounter in our day or our week are going through something or have gone through something that we know nothing of. It’s so important to be gentle on people and to extend as much kindness as possible. We are all a work in progress— even people on tv or on Instagram. I am so grateful to Cheryl for her vulnerability in this episode and for keeping it so real. 

Now, let’s get over to my conversation with Cheryl. 

On this week’s episode of Woman Inc., I sat down with Tala Akhavan, COO of Pietra, a platform that makes it possible to launch the brand you've always dreamt of. Tala, a former Uber executive, joined the creator economy platform with the mission to democratize access for female entrepreneurship via the platform’s capabilities.  

As a first time mother, Tala talked about the struggle of wanting to give her all to motherhood as well as her professional trajectory. While giving birth in the height of the pandemic, she made the uncharacteristic choice to not return to her secure job at Uber when her maternity leave ended. Leaving to become a full-time, stay-at-home mom, Tala experienced first hand that current workplace models and policies are not structured to support women who seek fulfillment in both areas. 

There has been a spike in female entrepreneurship coming out of the pandemic, but at present, there is little transparency across markets to launch a product in a financially feasible and time efficient manner. Tala discusses her role as a COO who followers a value-first philosophy and how she thinks through major decisions. 

After the recording stopped, Tala told me something that I believe is incredibly powerful. She told me that when she was offered the role at Pietra, she was actually offered the same role at a different company for double the salary. She turned it down because they weren’t as accommodating to her musts of being able to be a present mom. I share this, with her blessing, because I believe that is the definition of being in your worth, and as Tala mentions, holding the line.

Make sure to tune in to hear the full story and subscribe to Woman Inc. so that you never miss an episode. Now, let's get over to my conversation with Tala.

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Jenna Todey, Host of Woman Inc.

Hello beautiful Woman Inc. listeners! My guest this week is Prerna Gupta, the Founder & CEO of Hooked, the #1 storytelling platform in the world with short form content available via text, audio, and video. You'd probably recognize them for their viral stories told via text message. If you don't recognize the Hooked name right off the bat, just know that they are obsessed over by more than 100 million consumers, with their largest audiences being Millennials and Gen Z. Some call her the "teen whisperer" and the "queen of viral apps."

She got this nickname because as a serial entrepreneur she has reached over 1 billion people with her mobile apps -- it's an incredible accomplishment which not many (esp. female founders of color) have accomplished. She is an open book, has so much wisdom to share, and is such an inspiration for young women everywhere.

Hooked’s investors include Ashton Kutcher, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Joe Montana, and more. She is a woman who I am so proud to have on the show and who’s story I believe will absolutely inspire you to bet on yourself.

Now, let’s get over to my conversation with Prerna. 

Hello my beautiful Woman Inc. listeners! How are we doing? I am so beyond excited that I finally was able to announce our Inc. Magazine partnership with you guys. It has been in the works for a while now and I truly can’t think of a better company to partner with to continue to expanding Woman Inc. and making this the most powerful network of women that exists. I will share way more about this partnership and how it came about in my solo episode that is coming up very soon. It’s a really good story. Ok, let’s jump in to this amazing conversation. 

My guest this week is Evelyn Rusli , Co-Founder and President of Yumi, the leading childhood nutrition company focused on intelligently designed, science-backed meals, snacks and vitamins for every stage of development. To ensure peak nutrition and flavor in every bite, Yumi employs a team of experts that includes nutritionists, pediatricians, metabolic health experts and James Beard Award-winning chefs. With over 100 organic ingredients across its menu, Yumi's extensive line-up includes blends, finger foods, snacks and a Multivitamin (that they they have coined, Biteamin™), delivered right to your doorstep. All Yumi products are organic, vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, and kosher, and the brand is certified by the Clean Label Project. They are beloved by families all over the country and celebrity parents including Mindy Kaling, Jenna Dewan, Shay Mitchell, Molly Sims, Jessica Alba, Gabrielle Union, Emma Roberts, and many more.

Evelyn has spent more than a decade as a journalist, previously on staff at the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times covering startups and innovation. She was also formerly an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Social Capital Partnership, a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm. Evelyn graduated from Princeton University with a degree in English. I absolutely loved this chat and hearing about Evelyn’s journey into entrepreneurship. Make sure to follow their journey on Instagram @yumi. Now, let’s get over to my conversation with Evelyn. 

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Welcome to the Woman Inc. Podcast.™ This is the place for the new generation of women looking to lead the life of their absolute dreams. I’m your host, Jenna Todey. Entrepreneur, life coach, and strategist for modern businesswoman and entrepreneurs. I am a city girl, Sriracha lover, and that friend who will hype you up when you forget how powerful you truly are. I am on a mission to make Woman Inc. the most powerful network of women who are leveling up, owning what they want, and becoming who they’ve always wanted to be. 

Every Friday, we will be here to cover all things business, confidence, entrepreneurship, self-worth, money, mindset, goals, productivity, and more. 

Make sure to subscribe so that you never miss an episode. Follow us on Instagram to get a behind-the-scenes look and video clips inside the episodes. https://www.instagram.com/womanincpodcast/ Join our Woman Inc. Insiders group on Facebook to connect with our incredible network of businesswomen and female entrepreneurs. Let’s. get. started!

Hello beautiful woman inc listeners! It’s been a minute. I’ve missed you guys. I’ve been on holiday break from the podcast and am coming back so incredibly inspired and excited to share the stories of such amazing women with you guys. As always, please message us on instagram the guests who you would love to hear on woman inc. 

Ok let’s get right into it since I know my people are busy! My guest this week is wellness guru and New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Kellyann Petrucci, Dr. Kellyann is a naturopathic physician and certified nutrition consultant with over 20 years of clinical experience. She has been a concierge doctor for celebrities in New York and Los Angeles and is an expert in gut-health and natural anti-aging. Hailed for the creation of the bone broth revolution, Dr. Kellyann’s innovative programs have brought intermittent fasting (or mini-fasting as she calls it) to the masses by incorporating the secret weapon of bone broth to a balanced diet. The brilliance of using bone broth, along with its bounty of benefits, when fasting has made it an accessible health and weight loss tool for countless people. 

Dr. Kellyann came to realize the ancient power of collagen and bone broth to heal the gut and slow aging while studying biological medicine at the Marion Institute's Paracelsus Clinic in Switzerland. By focusing her practice on a lifestyle that reverses inflammation, Dr. Kellyann has helped thousands of individuals reduce belly fat and improve gut health to look and feel their best.

This was such a powerful conversation of how Dr. Kellyann built her own personal wellness business and how she became a leading voice in her space. I am obsessed with her go-getter energy and left this interview with so much motivation. Make sure to follow her on instagram @drkellyannepetruci for some great wellness tips. Now, let’s get over to my conversation with Dr. Kellyann. 

Hello beautiful Woman Inc. listeners! My guest this week is Julie Resnick, co-founder of The Feedfeed, a food & lifestyle media company.

Julie started Feedfeed on Instagram, where she began posting pictures of her own food which her Co-Founder and husband, Dan, photographed. She then asked others to also share what they were making by tagging their images with #feedfeed. Since then, the company has become the largest crowd sourced food publication, community, and the source for what to cook, bake, eat and drink in today’s world across social media and the web. Feedfeed comes to life for its community through experiences it hosts all over the world, and in particular out of its Brooklyn and Los Angeles test kitchens, as well as virtual events and Instagram lives.

Feedfeed has a monthly reach of over 30M food and drink lovers (with over 3.5M followers across 6 Instagram accounts and over 1.2M followers on TikTok) eagerly consuming it's entertaining, fun & educational content. Feedfeed works with brands such as American Express Gold, GE Appliances, General Mills, and many more who lean on Feedfeed to help market their brands and products with content, media, social, and influencer programs as well as virtual and IRL experiences. 

I loved chatting with Julie about how she started this empire of a food community. She gives so many practical pieces of advice that translate to any industry. I am also obsessed with the Feedfeed Instagram—if you don’t follow already, I highly recommend it; their content is excellent.

Now, let’s get over to my conversation with Julie.

Hello beautiful Woman Inc. Listeners! My guest this week is Beth Porter, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Sweet Nothings, a plant-based, organic, no sugar added delicious snack. As a busy entrepreneur and parent, Beth was always looking for convenient snacks that were healthy, yet still delicious. Fruit and nuts are the obvious choice for health and convenience, but they get boring day after day. I can attest— I have bags in my kitchen that I haven’t opened for a little longer than I’m willing to admit in this moment. Smoothies were a tasty and popular option with her family, but the prep, mess and cleanup were far from convenient. There might be nothing I hate more than cleaning a blender. I will buy a $20 smoothie before I clean I blender, but that might be a bigger problem for another time. 

She started experimenting with how to make fruits, nuts, and seeds in a new format— a smoothie-like blend, frozen in a cup for later, while maintaining a texture that felt indulgent like ice cream. After mastering the product at home, she brought the product to her community and knew then that she needed to share it with the world. Her passion and care for the product she has created is so evident in this episode which is generally a theme amongst the most successful entrepreneurs I interview. 

If you haven’t tried Sweet Nothings I am completely obsessed. Beth brings so much knowledge and inspiration to this episode and I can’t wait for you guys to hear. 

Now, let’s get over to my conversation with Beth.