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Today, we're bringing you a conversation TechCrunch senior reporter Dominic Madori-Davis had with Sara and Erin Foster along with their advisor at Oversubscribed Ventures, Phil Schwarz. Across their careers, the Foster sisters have co-founded the clothing line Favorite Daughter, co-led creative for Bumble Bizz and Bumble BFF, and currently co-host their own podcast Listen to the full episode to hear: How the Foster sisters made their pivot to VC. Which investments excites Oversubscribed Ventures the most. How they balance all of the different facets of their careers. Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes here. Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

On this episode of Found, Dom is joined by Sara and Erin Foster along with their advisor at Oversubscribed Ventures, Phil Schwarz. Across their careers, the Foster sisters have co-founded the clothing line Favorite Daughter, co-led creative for Bumble Bizz and Bumble BFF, and currently co-host a podcast together. Erin Foster even created the top Netflix show “Nobody Wants This,” starring Kristen Bell. But in this conversation we get into how they made the pivot to VC, the type of investments that excite them the most, and how they balance all of the different facets of their careers. 00:00 - Introduction 02:27 - Empathy in VC 04:41 - The Influence of Whitney Wolfe Herd and Kim Kardashian 09:45 - Working with Family 12:27 - Prioritizing Mental Health and Work-Life Balance 15:24 - Media Perception of Female Founders

Ruoyun Xu Killian is on a mission to put the human experience back into marketing and business. For the last 15+ years, Ruoyun has advised brands to get out of the marketing fluff and back into building relationships and impact in their communities. She believes that by humanizing the way we do business, in turn, society can lean into humanity.  Her passion for empowering the humans behind the brand to be the human being that they are has given Ruoyun a platform to speak at a variety of organizations and events including Bumble Bizz, St Edward's University, University of Texas Austin, Concordia University, ACC Fashion Incubator, Texas Women in Business Conference, to name a few. Find out more about Ruoyun at RXUConsulting.com. Host Erin Prather Stafford launched Girls That Create in 2019. The site supports the parents and caregivers of creative girls while encouraging greater female representation across the arts. To support the parents and caregivers of creative girls while encouraging greater female representation across the arts, go to girlsthatcreate.com and follow and connect on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube.  Every month Girls That Create sends out a newsletter with a post round-up, bonus tidbits, and other things worth sharing. Click here to subscribe today. WordofMomRadio.com   

„Als Startup haben wir die 2.000 bis 3.000€ für Stepstone nicht und müssen uns halt kreativ überlegen, wie kommen wir dann an potenzielle Kandidat:innen?”, sagt Johanna.Und kreatives Recruiting hat Johanna definitiv drauf:Du siehst in Bumble eine Dating-App? Johanna sieht eine „super gute, kostenlose Landingpage”.Deine Sprachnachrichten sind deinen Freund:innen vorbehalten? Johanna lässt sich die Chance auf einen 30-sekündigen Elevator Pitch bei potenziellen Bewerber:innen nicht entgehen.Du interessierst dich für diese oder jene Station im Lebenslauf deiner Kandidat:innen? Johanna sagt lieber: „Tell us a joke.”Host und Workwise-Gründer Martin hat schon viele Gespräche über Recruiting-Channels und Bewerbungsprozesse geführt. Aber Johannas Antworten hat er „so noch nie gehört.”Johannas Recruiting ist anders, digital, ultimativ persönlich. Und: erfolgreich.Martin ist inspiriert: „Das nehme ich auf jeden Fall mit für unser eigenes Recruiting”, sagt er.Du auch? Höre jetzt Recruiting Talk mit Johanna Geisler: 00:00 – 01:56 Johanna steht auf Persönlichkeit. Aber nicht um jeden Preis. 01:57 – 03:17 Im Startup läuft alles über Active Sourcing. 03:18 – 06:54 Bumble + Recruiting? A match made in heaven! 06:55 – 08:34 Das Beste an der Karrieremesse: Die Aftershowparty. 08:35 – 12:56 Retention ist nicht nur ein HR-Thema – auch im Recruiting ist die Bindung wichtig. 12:57 – 14:26 Bei den ganzen Neueinstellungen bleibt keine Zeit fürs Reporting. 14:27 – 21:16 Cultural Fit und Beziehungsmanagement > Masse an Bewerbungen 21:17 – 26:49 Was macht Johannas Recruiting schneller, persönlicher, unkomplizierter und besonders? Richtig, WhatsApp. 26:50 – 28:05 Halte dich an Johannas Spezial-Tipp. „Die Kandidat:innen finden es megacool.”Wie geht Johanna beim Active Sourcing vor? Lies alle Schritte im Transkript nach.Johanna stellt sicher, dass der Marketingagentur YOYABA nie die kreativen Köpfe ausgehen. Du kannst sie bei den Netzwerk-Events ihres After Work Social Clubs oder auf LinkedIn antreffen: Jetzt vernetzen!Die Extra-Dosis Recruiting-Wissen: Von A wie Active Sourcing bis Z wie Zusage Social Recruiting: Auf Bumble sourcen und Employer Branding über TikTok Gen Z Recruiting: Nicht nur mobile first, sondern mobile onlineBesuche die Website von YOYABA: yoyaba.comJohannas After Work Social Club auf LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/after-work-social-clubLege dir einen Account bei Bumble Bizz an: bumble.com/de/bizzMit Workwise Mitarbeiter:innen finden: hire.workwise.io

When you work for Bumble, you know all the dating trends. Lucille McCart chats to Liz and Tom about what to expect in the dating world in 2023. Spoiler alert: a LOT has changed since 2020.https://bumble.comhttps://bumble.com/en/the-buzz/Lucille McCart is the APAC Communications Director at Bumble.Having spent nearly a decade in public relations agencies working with global and local brands spanning across consumer tech, lifestyle, luxury, beauty, fashion and retail, Lucille began working with Bumble in 2017 agency-side as part of the early launch phase of the platform where women make the first move.Since joining Bumble full-time in 2019, Lucille has been a driving force behind the brand's partnership and marketing strategy. Starting out as a Senior Marketing Manager before being promoted to Australia and New Zealand Country Lead, Lucille is presently in the role of APAC Communications Director. In this role she has led the communications strategy for the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore and the Philippines, and has been responsible for building out the regional communications team.Lucille is fiercely smart, strategic and has a reputation for her invaluable leadership style. She is passionate about creating meaningful and innovative work centred around Bumble's goal to create healthier and more equitable relationships. +++About BumbleBumble, the women-first dating and social networking app, was founded by CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014. Bumble connects people across dating (Bumble Date), friendship (Bumble BFF) and professional networking (Bumble Bizz). Bumble is built on the importance of equitable relationships and how crucial they are to a healthy, happy life. They've built their platform around kindness, respect, and equality – and their community plays an important part in that. Bumble holds its users accountable for their actions and strives to provide them with an experience free from hate, aggression, or bullying. Bumble is free and widely available in the Apple App Store, Google Play Store and the web. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I am joined by LA + Portland-based podcaster/influencer/social agency owner https://www.kristinamcinnis.com/ (Kristina McInnis)! She is one of my FAVE follows on Instagram and I'm continuously inspired by her creativity and drive. We talk all about the importance of prioritizing your mental health before pursuing career goals, navigating and embracing big changes, and so much more! Enjoy!! Disclaimer: ep was recorded months ago—this means things have evolved COVIDwise :) Kristina's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinacatherinemcinnis/ (https://www.instagram.com/kristinacatherinemcinnis/) Kristina's Website: https://www.kristinamcinnis.com/ (https://www.kristinamcinnis.com/) Bottled Blonde Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bottled-blonde/id1481621796 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bottled-blonde/id1481621796) KCM Connect: https://www.kristinamcinnis.com/kcmconnect-social-media-agency/ (https://www.kristinamcinnis.com/kcmconnect-social-media-agency/) Kristina & I dive into the following topics... + Embracing change in your life + navigating big moves + Staying connected and pursuing your goals during a pandemic + Trusting and following your intuition + Being intentional with networking and social media + The Daily 9: Kristina's goal setting technique and how she implements it in her life + Breaking into the social media world as an influencer and social media manager  + Avoiding burnout and keeping balance in your life + Prioritizing your wellness and taking a proactive approach to your health + so much more! Mentioned in this week's episode... + https://www.okaysispodcast.com/ (Okay Sis) + https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scout-sobel-on-her-experience-bipolar-okay-sis-healthy/id1463051730?i=1000479767511 (Scout Sobel on She persisted)  + https://bumble.com/bizz (Bumble Bizz)  + https://trello.com/en-US (Trello) + Follow Recommendations: @heatherkmcmahan, @delaneychilds, @laurynbosstick, @katieaustin, @justmands, @heyamberrae Episode Sponsors

My guest today is Chelsea Maclin. Chelsea is the Chief Marketing Officer at Lunchclub where she leads the company marketing initiatives that drive brand awareness and user growth. Prior to joining Lunchclub, Chelsea served as Vice President of Marketing at dating and social networking app Bumble. During her time there, Chelsea led Bumble's global marketing initiatives, focusing on brand and cultural strategy, international brand campaigns, always-on marketing, and integrated partnerships. Her cross-functional team worked to test, develop, and implement innovative marketing strategies to grow the brand internationally. She helped the company launch its newest vertical, Bumble Bizz, and developed go-to-market strategies for regions including Canada and Mexico. In her four years at Bumble, Chelsea helped the business scale from 10M to 100M registered users. Chelsea has spent her marketing career honing her expertise in scaling technology-based B2C and B2B businesses. She's passionate about driving exponential, high-quality growth, and believes marketing is a vehicle to build impactful relationships with customers, create digital and physical communities, and ultimately solve societal problems. Both professionally and personally, Chelsea has a passion for social impact and supporting women-led businesses, and is deeply interested in the socioeconomic and cultural forces that shape and form human relationships. In her spare time, you'll find Chelsea behind her favorite book, listening to podcasts, traveling, and on occasion, painting. In 2019, Chelsea was named Business Insider's 20 CMOs to Watch. When she's off the clock, Chelsea retires to Chief Mom Officer to her 2-year-old, Quinn. Our chat had many HIGHLIGHTS, but here are just a few teasers for what's coming up: We start off talking about how her first job at Bub's burgers gave her an (unexpected) early business foundation as well as how her passion for art taught her to express emotion. I really resonated with how Chelsea described her non-linear career path and how she thought she would be an art curator. After graduating, she realized her path would look different to what she expected as she started working in affiliate marketing at a startup. After this, Chelsea proactively reached out to Whitney Wolfe through social media and joined Bumble in 2016 for a wild and amazing ride. We talk about what it was like building up the foundation and culture of Bumble and the importance of mission driven decision making. She also discusses the things they practiced in her teams while rapidly scaling, such as ‘'radical candor with radical kindness'' and ‘'scrappy not crappy''. We then move on to Maclin's new role at LunchClub, where they're breaking down barriers and offering people unique opportunities to connect with people outside of their network. Chelsea explains how she defined her purpose and curated her core values over a decade, helping her to make decisions every day. Stay tuned to the end to hear some of the success stories she's experienced in her new role! I am a huge fan of Chelsea's (to say the least) and walked away feeling not only inspired but empowered. I think you will to! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ann-hiatt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ann-hiatt/support

For anyone who’s ever Googled a symptom, this episode goes out to you. Crystal Evuleocha, founder and CEO of Kiira, is a kindred spirit, but her self-diagnoses landed her in surgery after she didn’t know when to get help. Her experience led her to develop an app that connects college-age women with doctors they can trust. In a year where telemedicine took another leap forward, Kiira and Crystal were on the cutting edge. In this week’s episode, we talk to Crystal about her experiences as a woman of color in the funding world—Kiira has counts Bumble Bizz and Serena Capital as investors—and her journey through pitch competitions, client acquisition, and how COVID changed (and supercharged) her business: “Our entire corporate strategy is to increase access for underrepresented people.” We also hear from Cybil Zhang of Bumble Bizz about their work funding Black and Latinx female entrepreneurs. Join the conversation on Facebook in our #imakealiving group, where you can chat about challenges, find resources for success, and stay connected with other entrepreneurs!

We know you’re awesome—what entrepreneur isn’t?—but do you know how to transform your awesome skills into a viable business? Danny Kerr is the co-founder of Breakthrough Academy, where he teaches tradespeople to scale up their business. They offer lessons on financial management, setting goals, recruiting and managing staff—all the beautiful administrative work you don’t see during a construction project. A former “lost university child,” Danny got started as a College Pro franchisee, where he learned the basics of small business ownership, and then worked for the company directly. He eventually oversaw a corps of over 400 painters while still in his 20s. He co-founded Breakthrough Academy in 2015 to help contractors bridge the gap between “grassroots” level entrepreneurship and more enterprise-level business management. We talk to Danny about what makes a business partnership like a marriage, how to balance active and passive marketing strategies, why we shouldn’t be afraid to delegate, and the one skill every entrepreneur should be developing in 2021. Check out Breakthrough Academy’s Business in a Box webinars for ideas for growth and sustainability in the new year. Join the conversation on Facebook in our #imakealiving group, where you can chat about challenges, find resources for success, and stay connected with other entrepreneurs!Join us next week for our Season Finale in a special collaboration with Bumble Bizz.--

What platforms of social media do you use for your brand? I talk about using Bumble Bizz as an networking opportunity. What do you use? @bumble Follow is on Instagram @BAESUP --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/badassentrepreneurstartup/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/badassentrepreneurstartup/support

Is the pandemic getting in the way of your love life? Same. Thankfully, Bumble and dating coach, Carla Romo, and all of our friends at Coven join me to answer all the dating and relationship questions you can imagine! Such as how to take your relationship from messaging to video chat to IRL, should you get tested before a date?, how to ask if they are social distancing, pick up lines to make the most impressionable first move and of course the best ideas for social distanced/virtual dates. Plus, Georiga Mavrookas, VP of Community at Bumble, updates us on all the new features Bumble has added such as video chat, phone calls, games, voting badges and social distance badges.  Download Bumble for Bumble Date, BFF and Biz (we need it now more than ever!): https://bit.ly/2SIpG5 About Bumble: Bumble, the women-first social networking app, was founded by CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014. Bumble connects people across dating (Bumble Date), friendship (Bumble BFF) and professional networking (Bumble Bizz). No matter the type of relationship, women make the first move on Bumble. Bumble recognizes the importance of relationships and how crucial they are to a healthy, happy life. They’ve built their platform around kindness, respect, and equality – and their community plays an important part in that. Bumble holds its users accountable for their actions and has zero-tolerance for hate, aggression, or bullying. Bumble is free and available worldwide in the App Store and Google Play. Join ISAL Insiders here. Connect with Yola: @yolarobert Connect with the pod: @isuckatlifepodcast

It's time to shake sh*t up, friends! Today's episode we are getting real with our guest, Lillian Charles! We are talking about how to ignore the haters, the trolls, and whomever else tries to put us in a box.  Lillian shares her tips on how she shows up as her full, authentic self and doesn't allow anyone to tell her otherwise! One of my favorite episodes to date and I'm sure you will love it too! Lillian established STYLE THERAPY in 2011 as a way to help women remove physical, emotional and mental barriers that keep them from living fully expressed lives. From wardrobe editing, personal shopping and public speaking to energy healing sessions and self-inquiry workshops, Lillian is on earth to help you #expressyourself. She holds a B.A. in Women's Studies and French from Agnes Scott College, is a lululemon ambassador, a Master Reiki healer and a full-time cheerleader of bad ass women stepping into their power. She has been featured in CNN’s Making It In America, Forbes@Women, The Sun News, Jezebel Magazine, VOYAGE ATL and more. Previous audiences include Delta Airlines, General Electric, Knoll Inc, Junior League of Atlanta, Bumble Bizz, Office Images and Mothers of Preschoolers Atlanta Chapter. Brand partnerships include VINCE, Kit & Ace, Lululemon, Diane von Furstenberg, Madewell, WeWork, ZENTS and more.  E  heygirl@lilliancharles.com  W  www.lilliancharles.com

Join Mike & McD with our guest, Lillian Gray Charles. Lillian established STYLE THERAPY in 2011 as a way to help women remove physical, emotional and mental barriers that keep them from living fully expressed lives. From wardrobe editing, personal shopping and public speaking to energy healing sessions and self-inquiry workshops, Lillian is on earth to help people express themselves. She holds a B.A. in Women's Studies and French from Agnes Scott College, is a lululemon ambassador, a Master Reiki healer and a full-time cheerleader of bad ass women stepping into their power. She has been featured in CNN's Making It In America, Forbes@Women, The Sun News, Jezebel Magazine, VOYAGE ATL and more. Previous audiences include Delta Airlines, General Electric, Knoll Inc, Junior League of Atlanta, Bumble Bizz, Office Images and Mothers of Preschoolers Atlanta Chapter. Brand partnerships include VINCE, Kit & Ace, lululemon, Diane von Furstenberg, Madewell, WeWork, ZENTS and more. 

Laura Hutfless is a Co-Founder of FlyteVu, a Nashville-based full-service entertainment marketing agency founded in 2015 that connects brands to consumers through compelling storytelling, unparalleled experiences, and the power of pop culture. In only four years under Laura’s leadership, FlyteVu has experienced 2230% revenue growth and was named to Adweek’s 2019 Top 100 Fastest Growing Agencies List with an impressive roster of clients including Bumble, Enterprise, Jack Daniel’s, Anheuser Busch, Victoria’s Secret PINK, Converse, Norwegian Cruise Line, Drybar, Spotify, and many others. FlyteVu is known for creating first-of-its kind campaigns that give back to the community and/or change culture. Hutfless led Bumble’s very first Super Bowl commercial and campaign titled “The Ball is in Her Court” featuring Serena Williams with music by Rita Ora. The campaign was the first majority female-led creative team in Super Bowl history. Other notable campaigns include Enterprise’s “Share the Code. Hit the Road” with OneRepublic, Bumble’s “Play x Play” with Tiffany Haddish, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple launch hosted by Kesha, Bumble’s ‘Empowered by Bumble Bizz’ with Kacey Musgraves, Bebe Rexha, and Hayley Kiyoko, and a multi-year partnership between Norwegian Cruise Line and Kelly Clarkson. FlyteVu’s campaigns have collectively earned multiple awards including three Gold and two Bronze Clio Awards, an Emmy Award, a GRAMMY Award, and Davey Awards. In 2018 and 2019, Laura was named to Billboard’s Branding Power Player List, and to Billboard’s Country Power Player List in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She was also named to Billboard’s "40 under 40" power player list in 2012 and 2013 and the "30 under 30" list in 2010. Additionally, Laura has been a featured speaker at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women’s Summit and NextGen Summit, Advertising Week, Billboard Touring Conference, Biz Bash, Who Knew: Women Who Rock, and has been covered in Ad Age, Adweek, Billboard, Forbes, and more. Laura serves on Boards of the Country Music Association and The Onsite Foundation. After experiencing the unexpected loss of a loved one due to substance abuse as a result of trauma, Laura’s philanthropic efforts have focused on mental health, substance abuse disorder, addiction, and trauma. Laura is currently leading efforts with The Onsite Foundation, as a Board Member, to develop a first-of-its-kind trauma-informed therapeutic program called “Triumph Over Tragedy” that will provide tools, support, and a safe community for survivors of mass shootings to find hope and healing. The first program is set to launch in March and will provide services, funded by full scholarships, to survivors across the nation regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status. To stay connected with your host, follow @thomas.ma7 on Instagram

A Stanford study came out in August 2019 that said 1 in 3 people are finding relationships online and staying in relationships from the ones they found online. And, 80% of people on Bumble are on there to find meaningful relationships. Times have really changed! But how do we maintain human connection, learn to communicate effectively, and love intently in this algorithm-driven world? I realized how important relationships were when I became aware of how my lack of knowledge about what healthy relationships look like was impacting me in every area of my life- romantic relationships, family, friendships, and business. That’s why I’m so passionate about empowering others to have healthy relationships and to love and live intently! And I am SO excited to introduce our next guest, Chelsea Cain Maclin, Vice President of Marketing at Bumble. In this episode of the Love Intently Podcast, we talk about how Chelsea ended up working for Bumble, how she met and fell in love with her husband (and no- it wasn’t through Bumble, it didn’t exist yet!). She shares with us some tips for creating your profile based on analysis of their users, and tells us what she wishes she knew sooner in regards to relationships and marriage. She shares more about Bumble’s other services such as BumbleBFF and BumbleBizz and how women can use these services to advance their careers and make meaningful friendships. Bumble has lots of exciting initiatives and events aimed at empowering women and encouraging more diversity and inclusion in the workplace, so tune in to hear more! For full show notes and links: https://www.loveintently.com/blog/how-to-use-bumble-for-relationships-and-business Find and support Chelsea Cain Maclin: You can find Chelsea on the Bumble Bizz app, or on her personal Instagram: @chelseacainmaclin Chelsea on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-cain-maclin-61976521/ Or any of the Bumble Instagram accounts: @bumble, @bumbleBFF, or @bumbleBIZZ Connect with Sophie and Love Intently https://loveintently.com Follow @love.intently on Instagram Follow @sophkwok on Instagram

Meredith chats with her first successful Bumble Bizz match: ALEX Di MARCO - a filmmaker, director, producer and creator of HUSTLECAKE, a music video production company that has brought to life some of the most watched music videos from artists like Khalid, Lauv and Wiz Khalifa. Join them as they discuss the Pittsburgh music scene and how video games inspired his creativity, your circle of influence and when others believe in your talent & potential, how to handle public opinion on social media and navigating when to cut ties with people to prevent a negative impact to your own mental health.   To keep up with Alex: @alex_dimarco / website / Hustlecake Follow the Super Relatable podcast: @iamsuperrelatable / Facebook Page Topic or guest ideas for the show? meredith@superrelatable.com Download Bumble Bizz

Meredith chats with her first successful Bumble Bizz match: ALEX Di MARCO - a filmmaker, director, producer and creator of HUSTLECAKE, a music video production company that has brought to life some of the most watched music videos from artists like Khalid, Lauv and Wiz Khalifa. Join them as they discuss the Pittsburgh music scene and how video games inspired his creativity, your circle of influence and when others believe in your talent & potential, how to handle public opinion on social media and navigating when to cut ties with people to prevent a negative impact to your own mental health.   To keep up with Alex: @alex_dimarco / website / Hustlecake Follow the Super Relatable podcast: @iamsuperrelatable / Facebook Page Topic or guest ideas for the show? meredith@superrelatable.com Download Bumble Bizz

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In this bonus episode, hear Scarlett chat about the Industry Minds Awards! We would like to thank our amazing sponsors, Apollo Artist Management, BASE Dance Studios, Theataccounts, Bumble Bizz, Still Point Space and of course the wonderful Piano Works West End and their Creative Director, Drew Baker. We will be taking a short break before we're back with Series 4 and have some really exciting interviews lined up for you! If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast for Series 5 please email info@industryminds.co.uk

Brynne Tillman is a top sales expert, keynote speaker, and the author of the Amazon bestseller, The LinkedIn Sales Playbook: A Tactical Guide to Social Selling. She is a career sales professional and the CEO of Social Sales Link, an online resource for business professionals to learn the art and craft of social selling through training, workshops, and programs. Brynne is a networking extraordinaire with over a decade of experience as a sales trainer and personal producer. She is frequently referred to as the LinkedIn Whisperer for her unique and effective approach to building meaningful connections on LinkedIn. Brynn joins me today to discuss how small business owners can bridge the gap between traditional sales, networking, and social media by leveraging their network to gain warm leads. We discuss the difference between online and offline networking and how to leverage technology to build your network. She explains what social selling really is and what business owners should focus on to achieve success. She also shares her advice for leveraging networking events and social media to expand your professional network and build trust with new connections. “It really is about the relationship that you are building.” - Brynne Tillman This week on the SmallBizChat Podcast: Resources Mentioned: Connect with Brynne Tillman: This episode is sponsored by… Bumble Bizz Bumble Bizz is a new extension of the popular Bumble dating app focused on helping business owners and professionals to build their network and improve their professional lives. Make life-changing connections, grow your professional network, or find your next job, side hustle, or business investor. Choose Bumble Bizz - the easiest, most rewarding way to enhance your professional life. For more information or to download the app, visit the Bumble Bizz website. Enter for Your Chance to WIN! Do you love winning amazing prices? In celebration of launching the SmallBizChat Podcast, for the next 30 days, I'm giving away some amazing prizes! Enter for your chance to win! To enter: Each week, one lucky winner will win one of the following prizes: What are you waiting for? Enter for your chance to win today! Fix Your Business! Are you ready to run your business with intention? Ready to create a business that allows you to live your dream life and take those dream vacations you deserve? Then you need a copy of my latest book: Fix Your Business: A 90-Day Plan to Get Back Your Life and Remove Chaos From Your Business. Fix Your Business gives you concrete advice on the problem areas many small business owners face as well as the step-by-step process to find solutions so you can live the life of your dreams. It's time to take back control of your business and change how your business is run. Order your copy of Fix Your Business and design your business - and life - with intention. Let's End Small Business Failure - Together! Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of the SmallBizChat Podcast - the show on a mission to improve small business success. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review. Help us spread the word and end small business failure by sharing your favorite episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media. Visit our website or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, or YouTube for more great content, tips, and strategies to improve your small business. SmallBizChat Podcast is produced by Auxbus. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Auxbus.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S03 Episode 16: To end the series, we bring you a very important episode with Suzie Aries. Suzie is an actress who is currently battling a rare and aggressive form of Ovarian Cancer and after 3 rounds of surgery, 6 cycles of chemotherapy, a drugs trial and currently daily radiotherapy, she has been told her last hope is an immunotherapy drug. This treatment is only available privately at the cost of £114,000 a year. Hear Suzie chat in this podcast about her life in the performing arts, her diagnosis and the perspective it's given her on life. If you can spare anything, please donate to Suzie's page. If you cannot donate, please share. https://www.gofundme.com/f/suzie-aries-immunotherapy-fund The Industry Minds Awards in association with Apollo Artist Management will be held on Sunday 22nd September at Piano Works West End. Other sponsors include, Theataccounts, Bumble Bizz, BASE Dance Studios and Still Point Space. You can get your tickets here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-industry-minds-awards-tickets-65369470847 Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

S03 Episode 15: Director Kate Golledge shares her views on mental health. Hear Kate chat about her work with NYMT, how she creates a healthy working environment in the rehearsal room and being a Mum in the industry. The Industry Minds Awards in association with Apollo Artist Management will be held on Sunday 22nd September at Piano Works West End. Other sponsors include, Theataccounts, Bumble Bizz, BASE Dance Studios and Still Point Space. You can get your tickets here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-industry-minds-awards-tickets-65369470847 Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

S03 Episode 14: Casting Director for Sell-a-Door Sarah-Jane Price shares her views on mental health. Hear Sarah-Jane chat about her experiences as an actor and casting director, the importance of body positivity and her marathon journey. The Industry Minds Awards in association with Apollo Artist Management will be held on Sunday 22nd September at Piano Works West End. Other sponsors include, Theataccounts, Bumble Bizz, BASE Dance Studios and Still Point Space. You can get your tickets here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-industry-minds-awards-tickets-65369470847 Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

S03 Episode 13: Director Jordan Murphy shares his views on mental health. Hear Jordan chat about his path into the industry, why drama school isn't the route for everyone and the importance of being your own cheerleader. The Industry Minds Awards in association with Apollo Artist Management will be held on Sunday 22nd September at Piano Works West End. Other sponsors include, Theataccounts, Bumble Bizz, BASE Dance Studios and Still Point Space. You can get your tickets here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-industry-minds-awards-tickets-65369470847 Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

Sara Foster is an actress, producer and Co-head of Creative at Bumble Biz, along side her sister Erin. You may remember her from her acting days as Jen Clark on the 90210 reboot, or from her and her sister Erin's show Barely Famous. This mom of 2 now helps women network and connect on the Bumble Biz App.Sara bares it all with Hilaria and Daphne, and together they discuss the intricacies of husband and wife relationships before and after children, and dating life vs married life. Plus, the physical effects on every mother's body after giving birth and the importance of a positive body image, post childbirth. Sara is big on accepting that you’re body is not going to be the same as before childbirth. Let's not forget boob jobs, sisterhood and the work Sara is doing at Bumble Bizz to help empower women.Favorite Things:Sara: Augustine Bader Moisturizer, Supergoop Suntan Lotion and BeBe CreamDaphne: Bunch O Balloons Water Balloons, MagnatilesHilaria: Kalamata's Kitchen Book SeriesEmail us with your questions at mombrainpod@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram, just search for @MomBrain. We answer a lot of your questions on there! Check out videos of our episodes on our new YouTube channel!We would love and appreciate it if you could support our sponsors for this episode:Old Navy Onward!Boudreaux's Buttpaste

Caroline Issa is CEO of London-based TANK Group, and fashion director for TANK Magazine. Also known for being a fixture on the international fashion week circuit (and being a street style photographer's favourite), the Montreal native describes herself as “a businesswoman who loves fashion”. Caroline is a former management consultant who has lived around the world; she eventually left her position to join the magazine startup that was TANK around 17 years ago… and she has not looked back since. She has definitely left her mark on the fashion industry, from collabs with the world's leading brands including a collection designed with retail giant Nordstrom… to work done through TANK's creative agency, where her team and her have worked on advertising campaigns for a number of major brands, from Mulberry to DeBeers and Monica Vinader. They also create digital content for several retail and fashion clients, including Hugo Boss and Lane Crawford. In 2007 Caroline launched Becauselondon.com — a digital magazine of which she is editor-in-chief.Caroline's motto “Feel the fear and do it anyway” has always inspired her life decisions — find how why and how. In just a few days Caroline will be launching a brand new fashion collaboration (hint: her love of prints will be leveraged in this one) so make sure to follow us on Instagram as well as @carolineissa to get the scoop!Support for this episode of The Brand is Female comes from Bumble Bizz, where you can network at your own pace, on your own terms. You'll find Bumble in the Apple app store and Android market!

D6IX Podcast, Episode 59: Make The First Move 
Hosted by: Dany & Neesh featuring Emily Ramshaw of Bumble Emily Ramshaw is the Country Lead for Bumble in Canada, meaning she oversees the Marketing and Strategy execution for Bumble across the country. She started her career as a fashion intern at Flare Magazine, and then worked as a senior Editor at Coveteur, then eventually branched off into working as a freelance writer/editor/and consultant for a variety of clients. Bumble was one of those clients and the role grew organically from there!   When she's off the clock, she loves podcasts, reading, eating out, seeing shows, and travelling. Listen as we chat about: 1) Bumble 101 - What is Bumble used for? What's the difference between Bumble BFF, Bumble for Dating, and Bumble Bizz? 2) Women making the first move in growing their professional networks - How can we leverage tools like Bumble Bizz to grow our networks? How do we craft our profiles? How do we ask someone to have a coffee chat? What are the do-nots of e-networking? 3) Making adult friendships in a digital age - How do we go about this? What are tips to make meeting a potential new friend in real life that you met online? 4) Career path navigation - We'll hear from tips from Emily about how she got to where she is today, and she'll share insights on what she believes leaves a lasting impression on potential future connections. + Much more! This is an episode you don't want to miss. Keep in touch with us: 
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Michèle and Véronik Bastien are the co-founders of PEPPERMINT Cycling Co., a Quebec-based company launched 4 years ago which has disrupted the cycling apparel industry by offering a line that targets women specifically. Today the company sells its designs across Canada, both in stores and through e-commerce, and is on the way to capture new markets internationally.Being avid cyclists themselves, the sister duo was motivated by the strong desire to create a brand that is an expression of style, leadership, inclusion and freedom. Find out how the Peppermint co-founders took on a traditionally made-dominated industry and came out ahead.Support for this episode of The Brand is Female comes from Bumble Bizz, where you can network at your own pace, on your own terms. You'll find Bumble in the Apple app store and Android market!

Craft Brew News – 6/14/19Heineken Purchases Minority Stake in OedipusHeineken N.V. has acquired a minority stake in 7-year-old Amsterdam craft outfit Oedipus Brewing, according to a letter posted on the company’s website this week.Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Heineken’s deal with Oedipus follows minority investments in Belize Brewing Company and London’s Brixton Brewery and Beavertown Brewery. The company also owns California’s Lagunitas Brewing, which produced more than 1 million barrels in 2018, according to U.S. trade group the Brewers Association.In a letter to Oedipus’ fans, the company’s founders said the investment from Heineken would help make their “creative dreams a reality.” Those aspirations include opening a food and beer bar, launching a music and cultural venue, and building a sustainable farmhouse brewery near Amsterdam.“It has been confidence-inspiring to see, despite our obvious differences, the extent to which we speak the same language,” Oedipus’ founders wrote. “And it has been great to see mutual trust and understanding grow with each conversation.”Pascal Gilet, Heineken CEO of the Netherlands, said in a release that the world’s second largest beer manufacturer “can learn a lot from how Oedipus has developed and will develop in the future.”Bumble to Open Brick-And-Mortar Bar in NYCDating app Bumble plans to open Bumble Brew — a coffee and wine bar — in New York’s SoHo neighborhood this fall, according to Bloomberg. The brick-and-mortar location will operate as a 70-seat coffee shop during the day and a wine bar with small plates during the evening, the outlet reported.According to Bloomberg, the space will host “female chef demos, BFF parties, networking events, and date nights” in an effort to grow its networking site, Bumble Bizz.In news that should please Brewers Association CEO Bob Pease and National Beer Wholesalers Association CEO Craig Purser, Bumble Brew will also serve beer. Last year, both executives suggested that smartphones and dating apps were stripping away on-premise drinking occasions.“They don’t have to go to the club to meet a date, they just swipe right,” Purser said during the NBWA’s annual convention last Fall. “And if emerging LDAs are spending that kind of time on dating platforms and social media, beer’s got to be there too.”For his part, Pease also told Beverage Daily that the iPhone is “a bigger threat” to beer than cannabis.SEC Loosens Restrictions on Alcohol SalesThe 14 universities within the Southeastern Conference can decide whether to serve beer and wine during sporting events this fall, according to CBS.For the last 30 years, alcoholic beverage were only available to SEC fans in premium seating areas, such as luxury boxes. However, starting August 1, those universities can begin offering alcoholic beverages in general seating areas.Nevertheless, there are limits. Alcoholic beverages can only be sold at concession stands. Also, universities must end service:following the third quarter of football games;halfway through the second half of men’s basketball games;after the third quarter of women’s basketball games;and during the middle of the seventh inning of baseball games.Despite having the option to sell alcoholic beverages as of August 1, four top football schools — Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and Mississippi State — won’t offer alcohol sales this year, 247Sportsreported.Anheuser-Busch Makes Renewable Electricity DealAnheuser-Busch InBev struck a “power purchase agreement” this week with San Francisco-based Recurrent Energy to buy renewable electricity credits from a 2,000 acre solar facility being built in Pecos County, Texas. Once the facility is completed in 2021, A-B said it would brew its top brands — Bud Light, Michelob Ultra and others — with 100 percent renewable electricity from wind and solar powerSubscribe to Craft Beer Storm Podcast iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/craft-beer-storm/id1438117278?mt=2*** A Top 20 Podcast in Food on iTunes ***Michael Potorti is the Host of Craft Beer Storm and Founder/Brewer at Beara Brewing Co. in Portsmouth, NHMichael PotortiFounder/BrewerHost of "Craft Beer Storm" Podcastmichael@craftbeerstorm.commichael@bearairishbrew.com*** Come visit our brewery for some delicious local craft brew! ***Beara Brewing Co.2800 Lafayette RoadPortsmouth, NH 03801Tel. 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In this episode, Mike talks about the usual. A couple of the topics are: Tiktok - the app the youngins are all over right now The Blues vs. Bruins in the Stanley Cup #NHL # Hockey Bumble, Bumble BFF and Bumble BIZZ Kenan Thompson staying at SNL Ramp Capital LLC Keanu Reeves how my girlfriend gets excited when I'm not around Enjoy the episode, you freakin putz!  

Alex Williamson is Chief Brand Officer and a founding team member at Bumble. Alex majored in Cinema-Television at Southern Methodist University. She was hired by Bumble Founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd as a three-month contract employee to help Bumble launch in Dallas, Texas. Within three weeks into the contract role, Alex was managing Bumble’s social media and produced all of the brand content. Today, Alex oversees Bumble's brand and mission globally. We talk about making yourself indispensable as an employee, combatting misogyny through technology and AI, and bringing a brand to life in a variety of innovative ways. You can follow along on Instagram by following Chief Brand Officer Alex Williamson, CEO Whitney Wolfe Heard, Bumble, Bumble Bizz and Bumble BFF. Stay up to date with Witty through our website, LinkedIn or email us at podcastwitty@gmail.com. Support the show (http://wittypod.com)

Super excited to announce that I have teamed with the good people at Bumble Bizz to host the very first Trusting The Process LIVE event this Wednesday 6th March. In honour of International Women’s Day, on Wednesday 6th March I’ll be joined for an intimate conversation and Q&A with fellow believer & founder of Pepper Your Talk and TheJuniorNetwork (https://www.pepperyourtalk.co.uk/thejuniornetwork/), Dior Bediako. Featured in notable publications and spaces such as Refinery 29 and Stylist Live, Dior is a force to be reckoned with. From landing a role with the high-end luxury brand Burberry, as a black woman in an unfamiliar space Dior was soon launched into a new world where she was required to learn skills such as negotiation, networking and navigating the workplace, fast. She quickly saw that the issues she faced were widespread and sought to fix that. Quitting her job at Burberry, Dior stepped out in faith launching Pepper Your Talk; the unique platform created to help others find their feet within the industry. Members' club, #TheJuniorNetwork, soon followed. By maximising her network and identifying a solution to a problem, Dior has built her own table where women can navigate their careers with creativity and confidence. On the night, we’ll be unpacking the gems in her career journey from fashion grad to biz owner. From financial challenges to FOMO, we’re sharing the real tea on entrepreneurship. Come and learn from topics such as networking effectively and how to build a business that serves others as we ask “what happens when we pivot from asking for a seat at the table, and instead build our own?” LIMITED TICKETS available NOW: http://bit.ly/TTPlive

Watermark Women's Conference Keynote Speaker's Recap: Wisdom from Brené Brown, Serena Williams and Whitney Wolfe Herd from Host Jill Fleming Tune in to hear host Jill Fleming's takeaways from the Watermark Conference for Women held in Silicon Valley last week.  Click for 2019 & 2018 Conference Session Audios Keynote Speaker Bio's: DR. BRENÉ BROWN is a research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of four number one New York Times best-sellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, and Braving the Wilderness. Her new book, Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts., is scheduled for publication in October 2018. Brown’s TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 35 million views. She lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, Steve, and their children, Ellen and Charlie. @brenebrown SERENA WILLIAMS exemplifies courage, beauty, power, and style, and has overcome insurmountable odds to win a record-breaking 23 career Grand Slams singles titles, and 14 Grand Slam double titles. Her remarkable tennis achievements combined with her off-court success in fashion and philanthropy, as well as her status as a strategic partner and investor, make her one of the most recognizable global icons in the world. Williams’ most recent Grand Slam win came at the 2017 Australian Open, while pregnant. In the summer of 2016, she won the Wimbledon Championship in both singles and doubles alongside her sister, Venus. In 2015, she won four grand slams including, Wimbledon, the French Open, the Australian Open, and the 2014 US Open, a feat affectionately known as the “Serena Slam,” and ended the year on the cover of Sports Illustrated as the magazine’s Sportsperson of the Year. She’s won 783 Professional singles matches, 185 doubles professional matches, 72 WTA singles titles, 23 WTA doubles titles, Gold Medal in Doubles in 2000 (Sydney), 2008 (Beijing), 2012    WHITNEY WOLFE HERD is the founder and CEO of Bumble, one of the fastest growing social networking apps in the world. She launched Bumble in 2014 as the only dating platform where women make the first move. As the company has grown, Wolfe Herd has executed upon her vision of making Bumble a female-first social network for creating empowered connections with people you don’t know yet. Bumble launched Bumble BFF in 2016 as a friend-finding feature and launched Bumble Bizz for professional networking in 2017. In four years, her vision has led to Bumble’s growth to nearly 50 million users worldwide in 150 countries. Wolfe Herd was named to Forbes 30 Under 300 and TIME 100 lists and was recently on the cover of Fast Company, Forbes and WIRED magazines. @whitwolfeherd @bumble @whitney(IG)   Sponsored by: Jill Fleming’s Best Selling Book – Freedom to Fly: The Visionary Leader’s Guide to Unlocking Your Unique Freedom Code to Confidently Create More Impact, Influence & Income – Get Your Copy today at http://bit.ly/freedomtoflybook Music courtesy of Daniel Hoshor - AwakenedYouth.co

The first intrapreneur of the year literally landed her dream job two years ago and hasn't looked back. Michelle Battersby is an amazing example of how you can leave corporate but not necessarily to start your own business (although, technically as you'll hear, she did kind of start from scratch). Michelle started out as a competitive rower with her heart set on the Olympics but ended up studying Arts and then a Masters in HR once she realised how much she was sacrificing for her training. She entered the workforce with Citibank and spent several years climbing the corporate ladder in banking getting a job at UBS, returning to Citi and then even ending up at PWC. But, it's her latest role as Country Lead and Marketing Director of Bumble Australia that changed her life completely when the opportunity landed in her lop just over two years ago. With no former experience but an intuitive belief that this was her opportunity of a lifetime, she quit her job that day and has been building Bumble Australia into the wonderful community it is today. It's not just a dating app, there's also Bumble BFF and Bumble Bizz, all based on the premise that the woman makes the first move which is ground breaking in the industry. She's an absolute HOOT and I'm so happy to have her here on the show to show that dream jobs really do exist! + Full show notes here + Announcements on Insta at @spoonful_of_sarah + Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of YAY!

The first intrapreneur of the year literally landed her dream job two years ago and hasn’t looked back. Michelle Battersby is an amazing example of how you can leave corporate but not necessarily to start your own business (although, technically as you’ll hear, she did kind of start from scratch). Michelle started out as a competitive rower with her heart set on the Olympics but ended up studying Arts and then a Masters in HR once she realised how much she was sacrificing for her training. She entered the workforce with Citibank and spent several years climbing the corporate ladder in banking getting a job at UBS, returning to Citi and then even ending up at PWC.But, it’s her latest role as Country Lead and Marketing Director of Bumble Australia that changed her life completely when the opportunity landed in her lop just over two years ago. With no former experience but an intuitive belief that this was her opportunity of a lifetime, she quit her job that day and has been building Bumble Australia into the wonderful community it is today. It’s not just a dating app, there’s also Bumble BFF and Bumble Bizz, all based on the premise that the woman makes the first move which is ground breaking in the industry. She’s an absolute HOOT and I’m so happy to have her here on the show to show that dream jobs really do exist!+ Full show notes here+ Announcements on Insta at @spoonful_of_sarah+ Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of YAY!

We speak with Black Girl Ventures founder Shelly Bell about the lack of diversity and inclusion within the venture capital space and the ways we can work to combat the issue.Find out more about Black Girl Ventures: https://www.blackgirlventures.org/Learn about Bumble Bizz here: https://bumble.com/bizzConnect with us: https://linktr.ee/livingcorporateTRANSCRIPTAde: "The fact that African-American founders have limited access to investment has been well-documented, but you might not know that that problem is replicated in the venture capital world too. In recent years, several black-owned or directed VC funds and firms have opened their doors with a focus on minority and women-owned businesses, but as it turns out, many VCs are hitting the same obstacles as the founders they're trying to invest in - access to capital. According to PitchBook, American VC funds raised approximately $40.6 billion in 2016, with this year on course to make 2017 the fourth consecutive year with more than $40 billion raised. But with less than 3% of VC funds employing black [inaudible] investment professionals, only a small fraction of that sum will find its way to businesses owned or run by people of color." This excerpt is from Barry A. Williams' article "One Reason Black Founders Don't Get Enough Funding - Black VCs Don't Either." It explains the methods that entrepreneurs of color employ to support their startups, none of them nearly as effective as their white counterparts. The data doesn't lie. Less than 3% of all VC funding goes to entrepreneurs of color. In a world that is more empowered now than ever before to pursue entrepreneurial ventures, what can people of color do to garner the financial support they need? My name is Ade, and this is Living Corporate.Zach: [singing] Money, money, money... money! Ade: Child, what? [laughs] What are you talking about?Zach: [laughing] What? Listen, today is all about the lack of diversity in venture capital, specifically the reality that there's a huge disparity in the distribution of funds between white and brown and black entrepreneurs. So it comes down to...Ade: Oh, right. Money. Okay, all right. Capital. I'm with you now. Well, you're right. I mean, we live in a capitalistic society. We need money to do anything, so money is the life of startups.Zach: Yep, and you know what? I have an excerpt from an article I want to share. This is from Megan Rose Dickey of TechCrunch called "Venture Capital's Diversity Disaster." Here we go. Quote, "Just 1% of venture capitalists are Latinx. Only 3% are black. White people, unsurprisingly, make up 70% of the venture capital industry, according to a recent analysis by Richard Kerby, a partner at Equal Ventures. Compared to Kerby's 2016 analysis, women now make up 18% of the VC industry versus just 11% back then. At an intersectional level, black and Latinx women make zero percent of the venture capital industry," end quote. So this is talking about the industry, whereas your initial commentary was about VC recipients. But I would contend that the lack of diversity within the industry supports the disparate funding between white and ethnic minorities, especially women of color. Ade: Right. And to be clear, minorities are out here. Like, we are out here pursuing entrepreneurship, and we do seek funding for our startups. I know we've been sharing articles throughout the show, but I have another one. This excerpt is from a Forbes article written by Daniel Applewhite called "Founders in Venture Capital: Racism Is Costing Us Billions." So it says, "In 2016, the Center for Global Policy Solutions reported that, due to discriminatory financing practices and a bias towards companies primarily operated by white males, America is losing out on over 1.1 million minority-owned businesses, and as a result forgoing over 9 million potential jobs and $300 billion in collective national income. Less than 1% of American venture capital-backed founders are black, and the percentage of blacks in decision-making roles within venture capital isn't much better. Pattern recognition has enabled VCs to mitigate risks, but has also limited their profit potential and created an inherent funding bias. This bias stems from barriers to early stage capital, a lack of representation in the investing space, and is perpetuated by systems of racism that destroy opportunities within communities of color." So having read all that, wouldn't it be great if we could get someone, maybe a person of color--a woman of color, even, who has created a non-profit organization specifically built to acquire VC for ethnic minority-owned businesses? That's very, very specific, but, I mean, if we can get J Prince on here, if we can get DeRay Mckesson on here, I feel like, you know, big things poppin'. We can be a little picky. What you feel?Zach: I feel you, and I think you mean our guest, owner of Black Girl Ventures, Shelly Bell. Ade and Zach: Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?Zach: [imitating air horns] Sound Man, come on. Drop 'em on in there. Let's go.[Sound Man complies]Ade: [laughing] All right, all right. Still extra. Next up, we're gonna get into our interview with our guest Shelly Bell. Hope y'all enjoy.Zach: And we're back. And as we said before the break, we have Shelly Bell, founder of Black Girl Ventures. Shelly, welcome to the show. How are you?Shelly: Hi, thank you. I'm good. How are you?Zach: I'm doing really good. So look, I feel as if you have one of the most straight-forward organization names out there, but talk to us about how Black Girl Ventures came about and what was the inspiration behind it.Shelly: So with Black Girl Ventures, we work to create access to capital for black and brown women entrepreneurs. It started because I'm an entrepreneur myself. I have a couple of my own ventures. My mom invested in me, and I really hit the ground running in building my t-shirt line called Made By A Black Woman, which fed into me actually starting my own print shop called Misprint USA, and I was grinding so hard at that, but I realized that during the process of me being on my grind I didn't have a community. And so I'm an artist. I've done performance poetry, and so through that I had done a lot of community building. So I'm like, "Hey, you know what? I know how to build community. I know how to bring people together. Why don't we just throw everybody together and give the money away?" 'Cause at this time, a lot of the news was coming out about women not having access to capital. And I'm like, "All right. This is a simple solution." So when I started it, it was really just a matter of bringing people together, everybody throwing some money into the pot, and then us creating, you know, some capital for women entrepreneurs. The first one, I barely even marketed it. We had about 30 women in a house in southeast D.C. We got together. I cooked all the food myself, which I will never do again. [laughs] Yeah, we had about four women pitch. We voted with, like, marbles and coffee cups. Like, I put each person's, like, name in a coffee cup, and then after they did their pitch, we had everybody in the audience ask questions and then vote by using their marble. So we just gave the money right back out in cash at that time. Like, I wasn't even thinking that it would be as huge as it's become. Now here we are two years later, over 20,000 people in our audience. We're in three states - D.C., Philly, and Balt--I'm sorry, in three--in three--yeah, three states, but three cities - D.C., Baltimore, and Philly. We're about to do--in the fall we have Chicago, Atlanta, and then another D.C., and we're in conversation with a lot of the small- to mid-sized cities about coming there next year. We're talking to people in Kansas City. We're talking to people in Durham, in Memphis, New Orleans, Albuquerque, Salt Lake City, because the larger cities we found are some really great, like, validators to say, "Oh, we did New York, we did Chicago, we did D.C., we did Atlanta," but really we're looking at, like, where do people have the most need with the least, like, activity that is culturally censored for them?Zach: That's amazing, and again, I'm just so excited that you're here. You know, I'm curious, what are some of the common misconceptions about venture capital that Black Girl Ventures seeks to clarify?Shelly: Yeah. So common misconceptions about venture capital. Huh. I'm not--like, I'm not exactly sure that I would say there's common misconceptions about venture capital per se. Maybe that it's, like--venture capital has become very sexy, and I think that people just don't understand who should get it, why they give it. Like, venture capitalists want to make money. Like, that's it. Like, the center of the day, the center of the round, how can your thing bring return? And if you are not so hardcore about that on your business, then you're gonna have a long road to go with venture capital. It's not grant capital. It's not a loan. Well, I mean, there's different kinds of deals that can be what you call a convertible note, which is basically a loan and [inaudible] and some other investment jargon, but ultimately you should just know that it's about the returns. Like, can you give return on investment? And fairly quick, you know? But quick in this sense means, you know, five years, three to five years. Like, it's a long game too, but the people want to see that the potential for returns are there. Zach: So in building out Black Girl Ventures, at what point did you realize, like, "Wow, this is a--this is really significant." Like, "This has some serious traction to it?"Shelly: Probably I would say at the beginning of 2017. I had a volunteer team of seven people where we decided to do it quarterly, and the first one we did, it was in March of 2017, and we started getting in applications at that time, and so we got a nice amount of applications with a low amount of marketing. 'Cause again, like, I'm just kind of throwing it out there, my network and the word of mouth being spread. Over the course of the year, just seeing it move and grow and grow and grow and then winning Entrepreneur of the Year for 2017 for [inaudible] D.C. and the people who voted for that. I mean, just like, I think the reaction from the women we serve is really what was caused me to be like, "Wow." Like, "We're really doing something." Like, our Baltimore winner from October of 2017, when she won, she cried. We did South by Southwest, and the girl who won, she cried for, like, 5 minutes, and they're--and the things that they're saying to me is that sometimes this is maybe their first win, is coming into a place where a group of people are supporting you, and, like, a group of people are just there to support you, a space that is created [inaudible] and then an audience of people who are there to support you. So I think, like, as the--as the audience has grown and as our traction has grown and the feedback that we're getting back, I'm just like, "Wow, okay. So we're not stopping this." Like, we're gonna keep going. Yeah, just seeing the reaction from the audience, seeing the reaction from the people that are pitching has been the thing.Zach: So how important--how important would you say resilience is for those who are seeking venture capital and really seeking to engage that space? People who are seeking to gain capital.Shelly: It's everything. I mean, resilience is it. Like, there's nothing else. [laughs] Because you've got to keep pushing. You want to keep refining your idea or your business to get to know where those returns are coming back, and venture capital is not for everybody. So, you know, you could be the person that needs to crowdfund. You could be the person who needs a loan. You could be the person that needs to focus on customer acquisition. Venture capital may or may not be the thing for you. I think it's--again, it's become sexy now because you can get a large amount of money at once, but at the same time, you know, you're building a relationship where you have to--you have to make sure that you're getting ret--that the returns are coming back. So, I mean, the resilience comes when you get a no, you know? Like, a "No, that's not gonna work for me," or a "No, I don't think that idea is gonna bring returns, or "No--" Nos are kind of hard to get when you're in need. So when you're, like, really wanting, needing the money to get to a certain place and you feel like you just can't get it, when you're focused on venture capital in particular, it can be hard, and especially because, like, there's a lot of translation work that needs to be done. There's a lot of cultural misunderstanding between, like, VCs and entrepreneurs. There's still a lot of work to be done on, like, you know, women getting invested in and women of color getting invested in and, like, diversity and inclusion when it comes to people's portfolios, because the pattern that has been consistently matched is white male who can sleep on couches for months and, you know, not eat to build a business, and so people, you know, venture capitalists have traditionally said, "Okay, this is the model for who builds successful companies." I think we're seeing that shift a little bit with the rise in investment in the beauty industry for black women in particular. I think we're gonna see a shift more as more people start pushing out that, like, "Hey, these industries," and even black and brown folks that own tech companies can also be invested in and show returns and that, like, the only pattern--I think we're gonna start seeing or showcasing a new pattern to match. This is one of the things that we at Black Girl Ventures are passionate about, is saying like, "Hey, yes, the white guy that sleeps on couches for months, goes home and just doesn't eat and builds a major tech company, yes, that's one pattern and that has worked, but also it's the, you know, black woman straight out of college who has been working on her idea the entire time. Also it's the, you know, woman of color in general who has, you know, pulled together as much money as she can from her family and her community to put into her idea and is now seeing, you know, 3X, 5X, 10X returns. Like, also it's the beauty business--the beauty industry, also it's the feminine care industry, also--you know, also it's the hair industry. Also it's the child care ind--you know, I think that as we--the health care industry. You know, I think that as we--as many people as we can push out into the open that are doing different kinds of businesses that also can show returns, that also can match up to what VCs are looking for, we can start to create a new pattern for people to match.Zach: So, you know, I wanted to ask this a little bit earlier, but I don't want to end this interview without asking now. So I--what really caught my eye about making sure that we wanted to have you on this show was a blog post that you wrote on Medium where someone reached out to you and said, "Okay, yeah. Black Girl Ventures. How would you feel if it was White Male Ventures?" Would you mind talking about the blog that you wrote in response to that? And I believe it got a ton of traction. Would you mind just talking a little bit more about that particular piece?Shelly: Yeah. So I was on Bumble, the dating app, looking for dates, and I swiped this white guy right, he swipes me right. On Bumble, you know, women have to do the initial greeting, so I greet him, and then he comes back and says, "Oh, well, if I started a company called White Male Ventures, you would go ape[shit?]," and my response to him was, "No, that would be venture capital. Have you seen who's getting it?" And he said some other rude things, but not before I could get it--he deleted the thread, but not before I could get a screenshot of the message. And so I was just--something was just, like, [inaudible] about it, so I did. I went to Medium, wrote the article, posted [inaudible], and then instead of having, like, an emotional response towards him or, like, racism or, you know, all of these kind of discrimination, diversity and inclusion type stuff, I decided to just use it to talk about what we are doing and the work that we do want to see in the world and the work that all of these amazing women's organizations are doing, and I listed the women's organizations in the article. And so I just--I pushed it to Twitter, you know, like any other Medium post that you write, and I didn't--I didn't think twice about it. So I noticed that people--you know, I was getting some traction on it, and Bumble actually tweeted me back, you know? But I'm thinking, "Oh, okay." You know how sometimes if you tweet things, people will say, like, "Oh, thank you," or, you know, "Thank you for your mention," or "We're sorry you went through that," or something like that, so I'm just thinking it's just a regular post. I didn't even look at it at first, and then something was just telling me to look at the post, so I looked at the post, and it is one of the content editors, and she's just like, "Oh, my gosh. I'm sorry you went through this, but we love what you're doing, you know? Send me an inbox message." So I DM'd her my email. We end up--she emails me and says, you know, "We don't stand for this kind of thing on our platform. We're sorry that you had to go through this. We're a woman-owned company, and we see that you're a woman-owned company, and we love what you're doing. We want to figure out how we can get involved with what you're doing. Can we sponsor a pitch competition? Can we see if we can offer mentors? Whatever you want. The ball is in your court." So from there, I'm just--I see the email and I'm almost in tears because I'm just like, "Oh, my God." Like, one, my journey as building this movement, like, I'm constantly figuring out and pressing for corporate sponsors, and, like, now I'm looking at engaging, like, employee resource groups as well because we learned that, through Black Girl Ventures being on internal calendars and being shared internally, that it's actually activating black and brown employees to be able to, like, feel like they can be a part of the community and what other community work they can do. So then I'm just like, "Oh, my God." Like, I've been really saying, like, if we could just start with one really great corporate sponsor, we could push into some different directions to improve some of the cases that we want. So we've been in conversation with them ever since then, and that was about three months ago. So now Bumble is actually--and this will be my first announcement of it, Bumble is our--one of our official sponsors right now for three pitch competitions. They're sponsoring us for the Chicago, Atlanta, and the next D.C. competition, which are all coming up in October. Atlanta is October 12th, Chicago is October 19th, and D.C. will be October 26th. Bumble has a Bumble Bizz side, so on Bumble you can look for people you want to date, you can look for people just for friends, and then you can look for professionals. And so we're being sponsored by Bumble Bizz, which is the professional side, and the awesome thing about it is we're gonna make it so that people can find each other at the event by using their proximity. So they can register for the Bumble Bizz app, and then you'll be able to actually connect with people in the room. It will be the official app for the [inaudible] pitch competitions and hopefully beyond because it's such a great tool, and you can find people that you want to hire, you can find people to mentor you, you can find people who are doing the work that you're doing just to ask questions of. So it's a powerful business, actual professional app on that side.Zach: That's incredible, and definitely shout out to Bumble Bizz. Air horns for that, and you know what? Also, Shelly, what's really incredible is that--what I'm hearing is the fact that you took the time to speak truth to power and not kind of shrink away from one, a frustrating and insulting moment, and you used it for a platform to speak to what you actually, to your point, are doing, so that's amazing. Where can people learn more about Black Girl Ventures?Shelly: Yeah. You can find us at BlackGirlVentures.org. You can also follow us on Instagram @BlackGirlVentures, you can follow us on Twitter @BGirlVentures, and on Facebook it's Facebook.com/BlackGirlVentures.Zach: Okay, that's great. So we're gonna make sure that we have all of that in the show notes as well as the Medium link to that amazing post, and we'll make sure to have the Bumble Bizz info in there as well. Before we let you go, do you have any shout outs? Any parting words?Shelly: Yeah. I wanted to just--I wanted to just mention a couple of our BGV alum who are killing it right now. We have Brittany Young, who has--the name of her company is B-360 Baltimore. B-360 works with kids who ride dirt bikes, 'cause dirt bikes are typically illegal to ride on the street, and she transforms them into engineers by helping them learn how to actually fix their dirt bikes and, like, actually, like, create 3D helmets and some really cool things. She is now an Echoing Green fellow and was just featured on the Afropunk stage for their solution session. We have Miracle Olatunji, who just--the name of her app is OpportuniME, and she's 18 years old. She placed third in our competition. Her web app helps students find opportunities for scholarships and internships, and she just made it into the Y Combinator virtual startup school, which is major. Y Combinator puts out--their incubator, that's where Twitter came from and a couple of others, like Airbnb. Like, your huge apps that are out right now. So I just wanted to mention them 'cause they are, like, doing such great work. And, I mean, there is a ton of other women that we work with and serve that I'm super proud of and rallying for, so shout out to all the BGV alum, and check us out. We'll be coming to a city near you soon.Zach: Shelly, this has been amazing. I just want to thank you again for taking the time to be on the show. We definitely consider you a friend of the pod, and we can't wait to have you back.Shelly: Thank you. This was great. Thank you so much for having me.Zach: No problem. I'll talk to you soon. Peace.Ade: And we're back. Wow, so shout out to Shelly and Black Girl Ventures. They're addressing such a need.Zach: Yeah, and she has so much going on. We really appreciated her being on the show. Like, make sure y'all check out the show notes to learn more about Shelly and everything happening over at Black Girl Ventures.Ade: Exactly. Well, look, up next we're gonna get into our Favorite Things. Join us.Zach: So my favorite thing right now has to be Jamaican food. Sheesh. Let me tell y'all, so good. Rice and beans. Like, just rice and beans. [laughing] Why is it so good? I did not know something so straight-forward could taste so delicious, but it does.Ade: So I have this theory. Stick with me here.Zach: Okay. All right.Ade: That, hands down, pound for pound, dollar for dollar, taste bud for taste bud, the Diaspora has the most flavorful food in the world. Like, the entire African Diaspora put together just, like, will punch you in your taste buds every single time.Zach: I just--I really agree with that, right? I mean, 'cause my two other favorite dishes are Thai food and Indian food. Now, I don't know where they land in the Diaspora, but I know they're brown, right? Ade: Bloop.Zach: Yeah, no, it's delicious, and so shout out to all my real Jamaicans. That's right, shout out to my Jamaicans. [laughs]Ade: [laughing] As opposed to fake ones? Zach: [laughing] As opposed to fake Jamaicans. Shout out to my real Jamaicans out there. Would it be offensive to add some air horns right here?Ade: I do not know. Let's, like, move on from the Rachel Dolezal section. [laughing] But I'm gonna go ahead and oblige your need for your air horns.Zach: Thank you. Sound Man, go ahead and drop some air horns specifically for jerked chicken, rice and beans, beef patties, salt fish. You know what? I'm 'bout to name the whole menu. Sound Man! Just drop the air horns.[Sound Man complies]Ade: [laughing] All right, okay. Just don't run off to Jamaica on me, because I will join you and never leave the beach. All right, so my favorite thing right now actually is a book called So Long A Letter by Mariama Ba. It is one of the very first novels written by a Senegalese woman in French, and it is a seminal work in African literature, particularly written by a woman. It is an account of one woman writing to another--they're both widows--written within the context of Muslim women in mourning, one writing to the other and trying to kind of talk her through this extremely patriarchal process of grief and trauma, and it is--it is a story of sisterhood, it is a story of anxiety, of motherhood, of grief, of independence, of women sustaining each other, and obviously this is something--maybe not obviously, but it's something that appeals to me as a feminist and as a woman who one day hopes to raise strong women and who hopes to, you know, hold my sisters up in the same way. So I'm gonna use the term woes, as much as I dislike the originator there, but I'm certainly gonna get a hard copy of So Long A Letter for all my woes. It is very much a book that lends itself to having a conversation about what it means to have a sisterhood. So that's my favorite thing. [laughing] You went from this high of "Let's eat, I'm 'bout it," and I was like, "Let me tell you about how solid we need to be right now."Zach: [laughing] No, but the juxtaposition is what makes us great. We're like the PB and jelly sandwich of podcasting. I don't want to say of all podcasts.Ade: Okay, but first--but first, I need to know - what kind of jelly are you? This will make or break our relationship. I want you to know this right now.Zach: #JellyBandit. I love jelly, but let's figure it out.Ade: Wow. You think you know someone. Goodness.Zach: [laughs] I love jelly. Jelly is great. Actually in Houston, there's a jalapeno jelly, jalapeno strawberry jelly, and it is amazing.Ade: [air horns going off] #StrawberryJelly. #StrawberryPreserves. #--you are just not [inaudible]. Like, I don't--I don't--Zach: So that is my--that is my favorite jelly though. Like, what is your favorite?Ade: I feel like I'm about to get kicked out the gang for this, but I like fig preserves. Now, hear me out.Zach: Fig preserves are good. I like fig preserves.Ade: Okay, and just like that, you saved our friendship. Okay.Zach: [laughs] That's very funny. Fig preserves are great.Ade: Fig preserves. I have--I made a cornbread once with goat cheese, rosemary and fig preserves, and I know somebody is going to say something along the lines of, "Die, you monster," and I want you to know that it was delicious and I'm willing to take that. I'm going to die on that particular hill. Great. Preserves are great.Zach: So anyway, I do feel as if--again, I feel as if it's this type of repertoire, right? This tit-for-tat, as it were, that makes us special, so I appreciate you.Ade: Oh, okay. [inaudible]. Appreciate you too.Zach: Anyway, [laughs] thank y'all for joining us on the Living Corporate podcast. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @LivingCorporate, Twitter @LivingCorp_Pod, and subscribe to our newsletter through living-corporate.com. If you have a question you'd like for us to answer and read on the show, make sure you email us at livingcorporatepodcast@gmail.com. Check us out--Ade: You're--Zach: [laughing] All right. Make sure to check us out on Patreon as well. Again, we're Living Corporate, so just pull us up anywhere and you'll find us. That does it for us on this show. This has been Zach.Ade: And I'm Ade.Zach and Ade: Peace.Kiara: Living Corporate is a podcast by Living Corporate, LLC. Our logo was designed by David Dawkins. Our theme music was produced by Ken Brown. Additional music production by Antoine Franklin from Musical Elevation. Post-production is handled by Jeremy Jackson. Got a topic suggestion? Email us at livingcorporatepodcast@gmail.com. You can find us online on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and living-corporate.com. Thanks for listening. Stay tuned.

Society is stressed and you need ways to feel better and own your mood. In this episode, I share 7 ways to feel better for FREE. Use the hashtag #OwnOctober on social media to tell me which of the 7 activities you're trying today. In episode 67, we discuss: Preparing for the last 90 days of 2018 Why October is like Friday 7 free ways to feel better now and instantly change your mood Giving yourself permission to breathe and relax   This week's Wordspiration (#wordspiration) is brought you to by Bumble Bizz (www.instagram.com/bumblebizz). Be sure to give them a follow and tell them @youwannadowhat sent ya! **Love the show? Leave a review! Visit the YOU WANNA DO WHAT?! online: www.youwannadowhat.com Let's Connect! Have a question? Want to recommend a topic or guest? Email me: monica@youwannadowhat.com Follow me on Instagram and Facebook NEW: www.twitter.com/youwannadowhat1 Subscribe to YOU WANNA DO WHAT??! on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast app.

MEET THE OWNER PODCAST: Today on the podcast, I have the Creator of Spiked Spin, Briana Owens! I had the pleasure of sitting down with the Founder of this amazing health and wellness brand who has literally put a SPIN on SPINNING! We talk about how she started her company and how important health and wellness is in the black community. Briana is truly a gem and filled with so many including the importance of keeping your word in business, focusing on yourself, the highs and lows of business and most importantly her mission to educate the black community on the importance of living a healthy lifestyle! Briana’s positively charged energy has attracted her to many who are interested in her story including Essence, XoNecole, Bumble Bizz and more! Warning: Be prepared for EXTREME laughter on this episode! Enjoy XO

We TV's Bossip TV hosts Danielle 'Dani' Canada & Alana Danielle Gatling hit the headlines with Damona including the Tinder social experiment that swept NYC, Bumble Bizz & Bumble BFF, and the engagement of Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas (which Dates & Mates predicted back in episode 220.) Questions from listeners include how to Facebook sleuth on your man and how much makeup a woman should wear to a date.  Try FabFitFun.com and get $10 off your first box with the code DatesandMates Visit DatesandMates.com for your free dating or relationship e-course. Pick the one that fits your relationship status! Follow Dani on IG Follow Alana on IG  Follow Damona on IG Catch Bossip TV Thursdays on We TV at 10 p.m. ET. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emotion holds huge value for modern business, says VP of international marketing and communications for Bumble, Louise Troen, on the latest episode of TheCurrent Innovators podcast. Speaking to Rachel Arthur on-site at the British Fashion Council's annual Fashion Forum in London, Troen says that while there is no shortage of entrepreneurs and incredible ideas, Bumble's success is based on a very simple premise. "Often people turn around and say 'what is the magic?' And really it's the fact that we built a business based on kindness," she notes. "We really think that there is a value in a company that bases itself on fundamental values." Bumble launched in 2012 as the antithesis to successful yet problematic dating apps that had been crowding the market with their models of placing men in charge of making the first move. From the get-go, founder Whitney Wolfe Herd wanted to create a platform where women could feel both empowered and protected. This, paired with the notion of kindness, is particularly resonating at a time when movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp are taking hold. As a society there's a shift in behaviour happening, Troen notes, which the business has always been focused on. What's been critical, she explains however, has been to do this with authenticity. Her advice to every other business in the space is to think about it in the same way – to question whether it is authentic to the brand to be taking a standpoint that is affecting the social agenda, or placing messages that are politically charged. For Bumble, it's working. Since launch, it has evolved into two new verticals – Bumble BFF and Bumble Bizz – which similarly take the startup's motto into other areas of their female users' lives, in this case friendships and careers respectively. It now has a reported 22 million users across all services. But this has only been made possible because users have helped the platform evolve, Troen explains. Her second piece of advice to brands is to give the product to real people and have them tell the story. "We do our focus groups and we can understand what they want from protection services, what they need feature-wise in the product, what they can see, and manage the algorithm based on feedback, as opposed to drafting a marketing plan set in stone 12 months in advance, which obviously will change within a month." Through this approach, the business is able to be nimble with its responses, evolving in time with its community and the broader societal conversations alongside. Tune into the interview for a further deep dive with Troen on the importance of giving female users a voice, how the company's consumer-facing values seep into its own office culture, and how Bumble is dreaming of global domination with its steady country-by-country rollout.

Whitney Wolfe Herd (@whitwolfeherd) is the founder and CEO of Bumble, one of the fastest-growing social networking apps in the world. She launched Bumble in 2014 as the only dating platform where women make the first move, and in three years, her vision has led to Bumble's growth to more than 28 million users worldwide in 144 countries.Bumble launched Bumble BFF in 2016 as a friend-finding feature and Bumble Bizz for professional networking in 2017. Whitney was named to Forbes' "30 Under 30" list and has recently been on the covers of not just Fast Company, but also Forbes and Wired.Please enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by Soothe.com, the world's largest on-demand massage service. Because I've been broken so many times, I have body work done at least twice a week — so I have a high bar for this stuff. I do not accept mediocrity, and I wouldn't expect you to, either.After much personal testing, I can affirm that Soothe delivers a hand-selected, licensed, and experienced massage therapist to you in the comfort of your own home, hotel, or office in as little as an hour. I was amazed at the quality of service and convenience. Think of it as Uber for massages, available in fifty cities worldwide. Download the app at Soothe.com and use code TIM25 to get $25 off your first massage.This podcast is also brought to you by FreshBooks. FreshBooks is the #1 cloud bookkeeping software, which is used by a ton of the start-ups I advise and many of the contractors I work with. It is the easiest way to send invoices, get paid, track your time, and track your clients.FreshBooks tells you when your clients have viewed your invoices, helps you customize your invoices, track your hours, automatically organize your receipts, have late payment reminders sent automatically and much more.Right now you can get a free month of complete and unrestricted use. You do not need a credit card for the trial. To claim your free month and see how the brand new FreshBooks can change your business, go to FreshBooks.com/Tim and enter "Tim Ferriss" in the "how did you hear about us" section.Bonus: People constantly ask me "How can I get a four-hour workweek with a service business?" I tell them to download and read Breaking the Time Barrier by FreshBooks — it's free.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form at tim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss

For the very first episode, Carly and Danielle sit down with Whitney Wolfe Herd. She's the founder and CEO of Bumble – the dating app that lets women make the first move. The company has since expanded into Bumble BFF and Bumble Bizz. Today, Whitney talks to us about the fallout after leaving Tinder, why it's good to fail, and what inspired her to build something of her own. 

The three of us talk Bumble Bizz, Mike Pence’s NFL walkout, b.o.b.’s flat earth GoFundMe, & bad t-shirts on this very long teaser episode. Listen to new episodes every Wednesday!