A podcast for entrepreneurial women: founders, builders, changemakers shaping the world we live in.
Female founders, investors and startup ecosystem enablers share their stories, knowledge, fears and failures, moments of growth and pieces of advice.
With these conversations, we want to inspire more women to build their own businesses.
#15: The music industry, selling the company to SoundCloud, and the unflashy side of the CEO role - Hazel Savage
The way we listen to and create music has been undergoing massive change with the rise of technology. To discuss this change and what it feels like to build and sell a business, we invited Hazel Savage. A music industry veteran, she co-founded Musiio, a music technology company, in 2018. In spring 2022, after receiving many offers, Hazel and her co-founder Aron Pettersson sold Musiio to SoundCloud. Prior to that, Hazel was an early Shazam employee and worked at major music companies like Pandora and HMV (British music retailer). With 15 years experience in the music industry, Hazel is a true music-tech lifer.
#14: Dresses for real women, fast and slow fashion, Turkish bazaars - Ani Bagdasaryan
Building a fashion brand that serves women’s needs, while being environmentally friendly, in a time of fast-fashion, is a big challenge. In this episode, we are joined by Ani Bagdasaryan, as she shares her journey to building an ethical fashion brand.
#13: Investing in African women, detrimental copy-and-paste approach, curl classification - Lelemba Phiri
The backbone of the African economy, African women are the most entrepreneurial in the world. It’s statistically proven! In this episode, I am speaking with Lelemba Phiri, gender-lens angel investor and operating partner for Enygma Ventures Fund, based in Cape Town, South Africa. Lelemba shares her unconventional path to the venture capital world as well as her thoughts on how best to fuel the potential of African women.
#12: Equity, portfolio careers, quotas for VCs - Naïma Camara
Equity is often part and parcel of employees’ compensation packages. Particularly for start-ups, that cannot afford to offer new hires exorbitant salaries. In this episode we sat down with Naïma Camara, CEO & Founder of Ownership to discuss the evolving role of equity. She tells us why we need to view equity as more than merely an incentive.
#11: AI tackling sexual harassment in the workplace - Eleanor Manley
Despite the advancements of the #MeToo movement, it seems we still have a long way to go when it comes to eradicating sexual harassment. In this episode, we speak to Eleanor Manley, co-founder of Metta Space, a B2B tech solution for workplace misconduct reporting and resolution.
#10: Remote work, employees’ happiness and forsaking a venture round - Sarah Hawley
CEO and Founder of Growmotely Sarah Hawley, talks to us about the connection between remote work and conscious leadership, and the challenges of raising funds for a recruitment platform specialising in remote work.
#9: Fighting misinformation and quitting jobs in the pandemic to build a company - Jenny Romano
Jenny Romano, co-founder and CEO of The Newsroom, elaborates how artificial intelligence can help to fight misinformation, promote plurality and bring people with polar views to a common ground.
#8: Steaks derived from wood, competition with the petrochemical industry, CEO turned CTO - Florence Gschwend
Together with Florence Gschwend, co-founder and CTO of Lixea, we look at how biochemistry may help solve problems of food scarcity or accelerate transition of our civilisation to zero waste.
#7: Wastewater, climate change and funding the unfundable - Orianna Bretschger
Orianna Bretschger, the CEO and Co-Founder of Aquacycl, talks to us about what it takes to build a wastewater treatment company and her journey as an accidental entrepreneur.
#6: Not just a hobby: Podcasting as a business - Jillian Beytin & Julia Joubert
With more than a million podcasts and over 30 million episodes, podcasts have boomed in the last years. We speak to the founders of Bear Radio on the podcasting ecosystem in Europe and how to turn a hobby into a business.
#5: Social entrepreneurship, self-discovery, and measuring impact – Alexandra Pastollnigg
The story of Alexandra Pastollnigg sounds like a movie plot. An established banking and wealth management professional, she went on holiday to Africa to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and write a book. This trip marked the beginning of her journey to social entrepreneurship.
#4: Vulnerability, online learning and building an EdTech company – Rotem Carmely
Rotem Carmely tells us why successful online learning needs to be as social as possible and how her EdTech startup does things differently. She sheds light on the challenges of scaling an impact-driven business.
#3: Debunking the elitist image of startup investment – Svenja Lassen
The world of start-up investment may look mysterious and impenetrable, accessible only to the ultra-wealthy individuals seeking x10 returns. Or is it? Svenja Lassen helps demystify this asset class and provides practical first steps to start-up investment.
#2: AI in the coffee industry, fears, and emotional amplitude – Darina Onoprienko
Have you ever thought about where your coffee comes from? Darina Onoprienko, talks to us about how her AI-enabled solution, provides data-driven quality control and traceability management for producers, traders and roasters along the green coffee supply chain.
#1: Money, founder's superpower and first steps to investing – Leitha Matz
Money equals power, and with that power comes greater opportunity and choice. We speak to Leitha Matz, about how women can secure their financial independence by moving beyond saving into investment.