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Financial Feminism with Alli McCartney Jan 25, 2021

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Alli McCartney has spent her career climbing the corporate ladder in the male-dominated field of financial advising. She has held positions at both Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan Private Bank. Today, she’s the managing director at UBS. She devotes herself largely to destroying the taboo around talking about money, particularly the power dynamics it creates.

Alli joins us today to give a female perspective on finance. She speaks about her past experiences, talks about the need for a safe space to discuss investing, and discusses the gender discrepancy in financial education. She calls for open talk about money and lists the changes she’d like to see in the education system that would help bring this about. She gives her take on work-life balance and talks about being a self-taught extrovert. She gives her take on financial feminism and explains the need for diversity in the financial field.

“If you got hit by a bus tomorrow, what would you want to happen to your money?”

This week on SocialFly’s Entreprenista Podcast:

A female perspective on financeThe importance of a safe space for financial talkFinancial feminismThe role and importance of women in financial advisingGiving yourself a framework in which to make decisions

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Financial Feminism with Alli McCartney Jan 25, 2021

Show notes

Alli McCartney has spent her career climbing the corporate ladder in the male-dominated field of financial advising. She has held positions at both Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan Private Bank. Today, sheâs the managing director at UBS. She devotes herself largely to destroying the taboo around talking about money, particularly the power dynamics it creates.

Alli joins us today to give a female perspective on finance. She speaks about her past experiences, talks about the need for a safe space to discuss investing, and discusses the gender discrepancy in financial education. She calls for an open talk about money and lists the changes sheâd like to see in the education system that would help bring this about. She gives her take on work-life balance and talks about being a self-taught extrovert. She gives her take on financial feminism and explains the need for diversity in the financial field.

âIf you got hit by a bus tomorrow, what would you want to happen to your money?â

This week on SocialFlyâs Entreprenista Podcast:

A female perspective on finance
The importance of a safe space for financial talk
Financial feminism
The role and importance of women in financial advising
Giving yourself a framework in which to make decisions

Connect with Alli

Say âHello!â To DigiCardsâ¢

Are you ready to take your virtual team meetings to the next level? Are you tired of yelling âYouâre on mute!â at your computer screen and letting the important points you were trying to make get lost?

If youâre tired of leading unproductive, distraction-filled team meetings, then itâs time for you to say âHello!â to DigiCards. Each pack of virtual meeting cards includes 20 color-coded professional cards designed to streamline your meeting communications while allowing each meeting to create an opportunity for collaboration and fun.

Say âGoodbye!â to waving your arms, being ignored, and frantically typing in the chat.

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To grab your deck of DigiCards and bring fun, engagement, and collaboration back into your team meetings, visit www.hellodigicards.com. Use the coupon code: Entreprenista15 to receive 15% off your first order.

Become An Entreprenista!

Thanks for tuning into this weekâs episode of The Entreprenista Podcast - the most fun business meeting for female founders, by female founders. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.

Be sure to share your favorite episodes across social media to help us reach more amazing female founders, like you.

Donât forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn and for more exclusive content, tips, and insight, join the Entreprenistas Facebook group and visit the SocialFly website.

The Will to Win with Michelle Shigemasa Jan 18, 2021

Show notes

Michelle Shigemasa has been in the beauty industry for a long time, working for brands such as Smashbox and Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Today, she’s the CEO of Murad, where she dedicates herself to promoting the wellbeing and confidence of women everywhere. Her latest victory has been the successful transition of the company from largely brick-and-mortar to largely online.

In this episode Michelle joins us to talk about her journey to CEO. She talks about coping with changing dreams, what to look for in a potential employee (and employer), and how to tell when it’s time to move onto something new. She discusses the shift to virtual, the beauty industry, how to get promoted, and the importance of strong will as well as gratitude. She includes bonuses such as her personal skincare routine, how she spends her off-time, and the company’s plans for the coming year.

“You shouldn’t wait to be recognized for the work that you do. You should ask for what you want.”

“Making mistakes makes you smarter, makes you stronger.”

This week on SocialFly’s Entreprenista Podcast:

How to recharge when you’re not workingFinding what you’re passionate aboutThe importance of continuous learningThe importance of hiring nice peopleWeathering changes in company cultureSocial media tipsBeing where the consumer is

Resources Mentioned

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Connect with Michelle

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The Will to Win with Michelle Shigemasa Jan 18, 2021

Show notes

Michelle Shigemasa has been in the beauty industry for a long time, working for brands such as Smashbox and Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Today, sheâs the CEO of Murad, where she dedicates herself to promoting the wellbeing and confidence of women everywhere. Her latest victory has been the successful transition of the company from largely brick-and-mortar to largely online.

In this episode Michelle joins us to talk about her journey to CEO. She talks about coping with changing dreams, what to look for in a potential employee (and employer), and how to tell when itâs time to move onto something new. She discusses the shift to virtual, the beauty industry, how to get promoted, and the importance of strong will as well as gratitude. She includes bonuses such as her personal skincare routine, how she spends her off-time, and the companyâs plans for the coming year.

âYou shouldnât wait to be recognized for the work that you do. You should ask for what you want.â

âMaking mistakes makes you smarter, makes you stronger.â

This week on SocialFlyâs Entreprenista Podcast:

How to recharge when youâre not working
Finding what youâre passionate about
The importance of continuous learning
The importance of hiring nice people
Weathering changes in company culture
Social media tips
Being where the consumer is

Resources Mentioned

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Connect with Michelle

Say âHello!â To DigiCardsâ¢

If youâre tired of leading unproductive, distraction-filled team meetings, then itâs time for you to say âHello!â to DigiCards. Each pack of virtual meeting cards include 20 color-coded professional cards designed to streamline your meeting communications while allowing each meeting to create an opportunity for collaboration and fun.

Say âGoodbye!â to waving your arms, being ignored, and frantically typing in the chat.

Start your next virtual meeting with DigiCards - the virtual meeting cards for entreprenistas.

Become An Entreprenista!

Be sure to share your favorite episodes across social media to help us reach more amazing female founders, like you.

Donât forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn and for more exclusive content, tips, and insight, join the Entreprenistas Facebook group and visit the SocialFly website.

Solving Problems with Leslie Voorhees Means Jan 11, 2021

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When Leslie Voorhees Means was looking for a wedding dress, she was disappointed to find outrageous prices and a relative lack of customization options. At the time, she worked in engineering and manufacturing. She wasn’t an entrepreneur, but she knew the problem needed a solution, so she stepped up to provide it. Today, Leslie and her husband are co-founders of Anomalie, an online wedding dress experience that allows brides to customize their wedding dresses at a fraction of the price of brick and mortar equivalents.

This week Leslie joins us to talk about the experience and what it has taught her. She covers her thought process in starting the business, what she considered the biggest risks to be, what she’s learned about entrepreneurship, the impact of COVID-19 on her business, and what she considers to be most important. She offers her thoughts on the importance of trust, working with your significant other, company culture, work-life balance, being aware of your blind spots, and the role of perseverance and resilience. She also notes the key importance of direct communication both with customers and with other business founders.

“Great companies don’t launch. They just start.”

This week on The Entreprenista Podcast:

How to bring the personal experience onlineWorking with your significant otherThe importance of being able to test an idea in a fast and easy wayFocusing on the core productAwareness of blind spotsThe importance of optimism

Connect with Leslie

Anomalie websiteAnomalie Instagram

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Say “Goodbye!” to waving your arms, being ignored, and frantically typing in the chat.

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Solving Problems with Leslie Voorhees Means Jan 11, 2021

Show notes

When Leslie Voorhees Means was looking for a wedding dress, she was disappointed to find outrageous prices and a relative lack of customization options. At the time, she worked in engineering and manufacturing. She wasnât an entrepreneur, but she knew the problem needed a solution, so she stepped up to provide it. Today, Leslie and her husband are co-owners of Anomalie, an online wedding dress experience that allows brides to customize their wedding dresses at a fraction of the price of brick-and-mortar equivalents.

This week Leslie joins me to talk about the experience and what itâs taught her. She covers her thought process in starting the business, what she considered the biggest risks to be, what sheâs learned about entrepreneurship, COVIDâs impact on her business, and what she considers to be most important. She offers her thoughts on the importance of trust, working with your significant other, company culture, work-life balance, being aware of your blind spots, and the role of perseverance and resilience. She also notes the key importance of direct communication both with customers and with other business founders.

âGreat companies donât launch. They just start.â

- Leslie Voorhees Means

This week on the Entreprenista Podcast:

How to bring personal experience online
Working with your significant other
The importance of being able to test an idea in a fast and easy way
Focusing on the core product
Awareness of blind spots
The importance of optimism

Connect with Leslie

Say âHello!â To DigiCardsâ¢

Say âGoodbye!â to waving your arms, being ignored, and frantically typing in the chat.

Start your next virtual meeting with DigiCards - the virtual meeting cards for entreprenistas.

Become an Entreprenista!

Be sure to share your favorite episodes across social media to help us reach more amazing female founders, like you.

Donât forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn and for more exclusive content, tips, and insight, join the Entreprenistas Facebook group and visit the SocialFly website.

Flexibility and Resilience with Sashee Chandran Jan 04, 2021

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Sashee Chandran didn’t start out as an entrepreneur. She started out as the daughter of Chinese and Sri Lankan immigrants and grew up steeped in tea culture. She went on to work for Ebay, but when her side hustle of selling loose leaf tea began to take off she made the decision to leave her job and pursue it full time. She had no experience in entrepreneurship, but, like the other obstacles that came her way, this didn’t stop her from pioneering Tea Drops, a company specializing in teabag-free, delicious loose leaf tea.

Today, she tells me about her journey. She speaks about the need to pursue what you love and to know what you need to delegate. She talks about resilience and preparation for failure, and how it’s okay to figure things out as you go. She shares lessons she’s learned from experience rather than from the books, such as the idea that sometimes band-aid solutions are okay. She notes the importance of self-care and the fact that we’re not machines. She tops the episode off with some tea flavor recommendations and her favorite mantra.

“There is a solution out there if you just keep going.”

This week on SocialFly’s Entreprenista Podcast:

Figuring it out as you goResilience Focusing on the things you loveThe role of band-aid solutionsSelf-care and communityTrusting your gut

Connect with Sashee

Personal InstagramPersonal TwitterCompany InstagramCompany TwitterWebsite (Use coupon code Entreprenista20 for 20% off)

Say “Hello!” To DigiCards™

Say “Goodbye!” to waving your arms, being ignored, and frantically typing in the chat.

Start your next virtual meeting with DigiCards - the virtual meeting cards for entreprenistas.

Become An Entreprenista!

Flexibility and Resilience with Sashee Chandran Jan 04, 2021

Show notes

Sashee Chandran didnât start out as an entrepreneur. She started out as the daughter of Chinese and Sri Lankan immigrants and grew up steeped in tea culture. She went on to work for eBay, but when her side hustle of selling loose leaf tea began to take off, she made the decision to leave her job and pursue it full time. She had no experience in entrepreneurship, but, like the other obstacles that came her way, this didnât stop her from pioneering Tea Drops, a company specializing in teabag-free, delicious loose-leaf tea.

Today, Sashee Chandran tells me about her journey. She speaks about the need to pursue what you love and to know what you need to delegate. She talks about resilience and preparation for failure, and how itâs okay to figure things out as you go. She shares lessons sheâs learned from experience rather than from the books, such as the idea that sometimes band-aid solutions are okay. She notes the importance of self-care and the fact that weâre not machines. She tops the episode off with some tea flavor recommendations and her favorite mantra.

âThere is a solution out there if you just keep going.â

This week on the Entreprenista Podcast:

Figuring it out as you go
Resilience
Focusing on the things you love
The role of band-aid solutions
Self-care and community
Trusting your gut

Connect with Sashee

Personal Instagram
Personal Twitter
Company Instagram
Company Twitter
Website (Use coupon code Entreprenista20 for 20% off)

Say âHello!â To DigiCardsâ¢

Say âGoodbye!â to waving your arms, being ignored, and frantically typing in the chat.

Start your next virtual meeting with DigiCards - the virtual meeting cards for entreprenistas.

Become An Entreprenista!

Be sure to share your favorite episodes across social media to help us reach more amazing female founders, like you.

Donât forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn and for more exclusive content, tips, and insight, join the Entreprenistas Facebook group and visit the SocialFly website.

A Hopeful Note to End On Dec 28, 2020

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The year has held a lot of surprises, some good and some bad. But one thing’s for sure: it was a year we’ll never forget. Today we reflect on 2020 and look forward towards 2021. We discuss the importance of staying positive in adversity and present tips for dealing with the unwanted and unexpected. We note how much entrepreneurship prepares you for surprises. We talk about our upcoming business ventures and everything else we’re excited for in 2021. We talk about what’s important, and we wish you a merry Christmas.

“I’m alive, I’m breathing, Tomorrow is a new day.”

This week on SocialFly’s Entreprenista Podcast:

Finding something to be grateful forTips for staying positiveHow entrepreneurship prepares you for the unexpectedTaking time to recognize the winsThe important thingsOur new venturesWhat are we excited for in 2021

Resources Mentioned

Markid

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Steph’s email: steph@socialflyny.comAdele’s email: adele@entreprenista.com

Say “Hello!” To DigiCards™

Say “Goodbye!” to waving your arms, being ignored, and frantically typing in the chat.

Start your next virtual meeting with DigiCards - the virtual meeting cards for entreprenistas.

To grab your deck of DigiCards and bring fun, engagement, and collaboration back into your team meetings, visit www.hellodigicards.com. Use the coupon code: Entreprenista10 to receive 10% off your first order.

Become An Entreprenista!

A Hopeful Note to End On Dec 28, 2020

Show notes

The year has held a lot of surprises, some good and some bad. But one thingâs for sure: it was a year weâll never forget. Today we reflect on 2020 and look forward towards 2021. We discuss the importance of staying positive in adversity and present tips for dealing with the unwanted and unexpected. We note how much entrepreneurship prepares you for surprises. We talk about our upcoming business ventures and everything else weâre excited for in 2021. We talk about whatâs important, and we wish you a merry Christmas.

âIâm alive, Iâm breathing, Tomorrow is a new day.â

This week on SocialFlyâs Entreprenista Podcast: