Women Who SWAAY Podcast - Weekly Conversations With Women Challenging The Status Quo

Being gluen-free is a trend for those trying to lose weight or eat healthy - but is also a necessity for those with celiac diesease or digestive sensitivities. Enter accidental entrepreneur Amanda Orso, who made a low-glycemic, high-protein healthy bread that actually tastes good. Armed with determination, passion, and an unwillingness to say no, Amanda doesn’t let anything stand in her way in bringing her bread to the masses. Yum!

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Tressa left her teaching job in 2003 to finally kick-start her entrepreneurial dream, but met a road block when she was put on bedrest for her pregnancy. Not to be hindered, Tressa used the time to write her first book, and after garnering over 40k in profits within the first two months she went on to establish the Life Changing Books publishing house. Fast forward to 2017: Tressa has 7 businesses! Her newest venture,a film production house called MegaMind Media, is a flurry of productivity. Opening up to Iman about her secrets for success, Tressa wants you  to study your craft above all else. 

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From Fox to CNBC, Kate Rogers really has a track record to envy! Kate is a bombshell reporter that covers entrepreneurship and small business, where she speaks to vouyers and companies all over the country. In E En Vogue’s first interview with a journalist, Kate brings her expertise on time management, business insights, and passion for reporting. Iman and Kate talk trends, the future of media, and how to tell an entrepreneur’s story. Join Kate this Wednesday in LA for Ink Iconic conference.

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SoGal Ventures is the first female-led millennial venture capital firm. Founded by Elizabeth Galbut and Pocket Sun, SoGal aims to invest in diverse, inclusive, and female-led businesses. This disruptive VC firm is making an impact for female led companies (including SWAAY!), and the company values human-centered design and globally oriented business. Listen in to this episode to hear Elizabeth discuss what makes SoGal especially revolutionary and why now more than ever entrepreneurs have more control and power over who invests in their company. In SoGal's own words: Live, Work and Stay Healthy!

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Julixa Newman started her career as a hotel housecleaner, and ended up the founder of her own company. While pregnant with "multiples," Julixa saw that nothing on the market was designed for parents with twins or triplets (or more!). Inspired to make these parents' lives easier, Julixa started her own line of humorous t-shirts with only 150 dollars, eventually inventing the TwinTrexx baby carrier and launching her company, Stuff 4 Multiples. Now, it​'​s the web’s one-stop shop for anything that families with multiples need, producing and selling over 1,800 products. Absolutely inspiring, Julixa is a testament that your destiny isn’t written in stone, and no matter what you can always get back up!

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Secret Service members have to be fast, smart, and strong – and are usually stereotypically men. But not today’s guest, Evy Poumpouras , one of the few women agents, and who served under three different administrations. Evy joins Iman to talk about her journey from police woman to pushing herself to the limit under the President’s Secret Service, and that’s it’s about being present and in the right mindset. From her exciting days traveling around the world with the US government to a life-changing day on 9/11 to her current work in journalism, Evy doesn’t let anything stop her from accomplishing her goals, and gives us tips on how you can change your attitude and your ego to be a better person.

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With so many meal subscriptions out there, how do you stay competitive? By switching it up and then proving that it works by finding your demographic. Rachel Drori created Daily Harvest forzen smoothies, changing people’s ideas about nutrition and frozen food, and starting her business while also starting a family. Rachel joins Iman to share her creative insights, finance strategies, and secrets to keeping a healthy mind and body.

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What if your idea is ahead of its time? Iman is joined this week by our 100th guest, Vivian Rosenthal, founder of Snaps – not to be confused with SnapChat, this is a social media messaging for brands. After trying out an augemented reality company before it was thought as viable, Vivian found a different approach to using technology. She approached brands with an innovative way to stay in touch with their customers and send the right message to the right people at the right time. Vivian shares her story, her hardfalls and good luck, and reminds listeners to believe in yourself and your ideas. And check out Vivian’s extended interview in person, on our FaceBook Live!

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Jennie Baik is the CEO of Orchard Mile, a luxury digital mall that aims to revamp the e-commerce experience by giving customers full access to their favorite designer’s collections, along with a profile that remembers your size and tastes to​make online shopping a pleasure and a breeze.​

Jennie walks us through the unbelievable story of how Orchard Mile came to be, including the fact that it was launched when the cofounders didn't even know each other! Listen in to learn more about why Jennie thinks that now is the best time to invent something, and how entrepreneurship today is truly “en vogue”, and check out Facebook for the LIVE video recording of this podcast!

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In this rebroadcast of a classic episode, Iman sits down with Tiffany Pham, a "power-house." With accomplishments like being named in Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Media, Tiffany Pham is connecting women to trending content including stories, products, and jobs that are personalized to their interests on her website MOGUL. She has co-authored the book, From Business Strategy to Information Technology Roadmap: A Practical Guide for Executives and Board Members and produced documentaries such as Gotham Award-winning feature film GIRLFRIEND. Tiffany talks to us about her personal story as well as reveals her main driving force behind all her hard work and her successes. 

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