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Female Founders WeeklyShark Tank Success with Kaitlin Mogentale of Pulp PantryIt's our final episode of Season One, and to celebrate we've got a brilliant guest. Her name is Kaitlin Mogentale, and she's the founder and CEO of Pulp Pantry. Pulp Pantry works with large juicers to turn organic vegetable scraps into delicious convenient snacks through their pulp chips. She has been a trailblazer for sustainability and has been hugely successful. Kaitlin was recently on Shark Tank, and that's what we got to discuss in this episode. Kaitlin shares her juicy secrets about the show and whether she took the money or not, plus tips for fundraising and accelerator programs...2024-02-0533 min
Female Founders WeeklyGetting your first 100 sales with Lucy WoolfendenOn this episode, we get an amazing masterclass from Lucy Woolfenden on how to get your first 100 sales. Lucy has spent 20 years' launching brands, growing their audiences and making them profitable, with her portfolio including tech start-ups such as Skype for Mobile, Starling Bank, and Yolt. Today, she talks to us about those really early stages of your business, and shares invaluable tips and tricks to getting your first 100 sales, and keeping those customers. About Female Founders Weekly:Welcome to the show that celebrates and supports women entrepreneurs and leaders in...2023-08-1144 min
Female Founders WeeklyCaroline Boardman and Joanna Newell explain accountingOn this episode, we speak to Caroline Boardman and Joanna Newell. Both Caroline and Joanna have been chartered accountants for more than a decade and have experienced working with larger companies before setting up their own accountancy businesses themselves. They now both work with a huge range of business sizes, but we're speaking to them today because they have expertise in that beginning stage of starting your company. Learn everything from how to get yourself incorporated to getting yourself going with accounting. Both Caroline and Joanna are personally passionate about making the accounting side of your b...2023-07-1232 min
Female Founders WeeklyMelissa Kwan of eWebinarOn this week's episode of female founders weekly, we interview Melissa Kwan of Ewebinar. Melissa is super impressive. She's a three-time bootstrapped founder and her previous company was acquired in 2019. While starting her previous companies, Ewebinar was the product she'd always dreamed about because she was drowning in customer webinars every day for five years. Now she's on a mission to give people their time back so that they can do something much more fun, because that's what life's really about. Ewebinar automates the webinar process by taking a video and delivering it like a webinar, m...2023-07-0647 min
Female Founders WeeklyHow To Take Action with Sarah Arnold HallSarah Arnold Hall is a high-performance coach, who has helped thousands of people get what they want to get done. Anyone can have a business idea, but to run your own business really comes down to execution. Sarah talks through her approach to taking action and provides some brilliant insight along the way that will help you actually start your business. Whilst we may all think we know what needs to be done, Sarah's episode will leave you feeling inspired to start your to-do list!About Female Founders Weekly:Welcome to...2023-06-2822 min
Female Founders WeeklySiddhi Mittal of yhangryThis week we interview the awesome Siddhi Mittal of yhangry. yhangry is a platform where you can book a private chef for anything from a dinner party, hen do, holiday home, meal prep or more across the UK! Siddhi and her co-founder, Heinin, won investment on Dragon’s Den, were a part of the world's most prestigious accelerator, YCombinator, in 2022 and have raised $3m so far.Siddhi is an inspiring entrepreneur who opens up about the challenges she faced while building and scaling her business, including finding the right team members and expanding their services to me...2023-04-191h 02
Female Founders WeeklyBabs Neilan's Legal Crash CourseIn this episode of Female Founders Weekly, we sit down with Babs Neilan (nee Jamieson), a startup legal expert, to get a crash course on all things legal, from the requirements of setting up a business to securing investment. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who is currently navigating the complex legal landscape of structuring their business, and especially if you are seeking funding! Do your business a favour and tune in to make sure you have all of your legal ducks in a row!About Female Founders Weekly:Welcome to the show...2023-04-1231 min
Female Founders WeeklyGeorgiana Grudinschi of ANSWRIn this podcast episode, we hear from Georgiana Grudinschi, the founder and CEO of ANSWR, a home salon beauty brand on a mission to simplify beauty by empowering women to be their own beauty experts.Georgiana begins by sharing her story of starting ANSWR and the challenges she faced in developing and launching her product line. She talks about everything from the importance of researching and understanding your suppliers to sharing her insights into building a brand and getting media coverage for your business. She explains how ANSWR was featured in publications like the Daily Mail...2023-04-0542 min
Female Founders WeeklyGabriela Hersham of HuckletreeIn this podcast episode, we hear from Gabriela Hersham, the founder and CEO of Huckletree, a co-working space and business accelerator for entrepreneurs and startups.Gabriela begins by sharing her journey of starting Huckletree and the challenges she faced in the early days, including the struggle to raise funds and find the right team. She talks about the importance of networking and building relationships, and how this helped her to secure early investment and partnerships.Gabriela also shares her experience of running a business while raising children, and the strategies she uses to balance...2023-03-2930 min
Female Founders WeeklyLet's talk fundraising with Joanna GraiverIn this podcast episode, we hear from Joanna Graiver, an investor at Fuel Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage tech companies.Joanna begins by sharing her insights into the world of venture capital funding, including what investors are looking for in potential investment opportunities. She discusses the importance of having a clear and compelling business model, a strong team with relevant experience, and a scalable product or service that addresses a genuine market need.As the conversation turns to pitching to investors, Joanna shares her tips for building an attractive...2023-03-2938 min
Female Founders WeeklyTrailerAre you thinking about starting a business and don't know where to begin?We're Sarah (founder of HostelPass) and Alex (founder of Freedom Underwear) and this podcast breaks down all of the key elements of getting started so you can feel less lost and more focused. We've chatted to other founders, investors, lawyers, accountants, and business coaches to create the ultimate 10-week startup guide. Basically, everyone you wish you could speak to when you're starting a business. Right now, female-founded businesses get just over 1% of VC funding. So we've chosen to amplify women's voices and stories, gi...2023-03-0601 min