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Gail Schenbaum – How a Phone Call in The Middle of The Night Led Her to Create The Umergency App For College Students and Their Parents

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“Mom it’s me. I’m calling from the ambulance. I’m fine. But it’s really bad.”

After Gail Schenbaum took a frightening phone call in the middle of the night from her daughter who was in college several thousand miles away, she knew she had to use her entrepreneurial spirit to do something.

Previously an award-winning producer for companies like Warner Brothers, Columbia, Universal, Walt Disney, and Paramount, Gail has always been an incredible creator who sees problems as opportunities.

With that, Gail took her frightening situation and committed to founding the Umergency app- the all-in-one emergency health and safety solution for millions of college students and their families.

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Focus on the solution, not the problem. When you start thinking creatively you begin to see other possibilities, and that may lead you to create something even better than you have right now.” – Gail Schenbaum

Show Notes:

  • HOW a phone call in the middle of the night charged her up to create the UMERGENCY App
  • Her BEST Action Steps to creating a powerful, helpful App
  • Her AHA moment
  • The SMART SHIFT she makes when feeling overwhelmed
  • Her Biggest Challenge
  • Her GENIUS Productivity Tip, “Beat the Clock.” This is Pure Gold
  • How Gail uses HUMOR to market her App
  • Her Superpower
  • The valuable lesson she learned from her father
  • And much much more

Find a support system. Don’t go it alone. Because when the chips are down, you really need support from those who believe in you and who will help you see it through with some love and kindness.” – Gail Schenbaum

Connect with Gail Schenbaum:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Umergency

You can’t delegate unless you feel comfortable and you know you’ve got the right people.” – Gail Schenbaum

Angela Sutherland & Evelyn Rusli – From Healthy Baby Food to a Healthy Business Partnership with the Co-Founders of Yumi

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Angela Sutherland and Evelyn Rusli on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

When Angela Sutherland was pregnant with her first child, she discovered that the options for healthy, tasty, nutrient and dense baby food didn’t exist. Initially, it was a scary thought, but she saw opportunity which led to her partnering with good friend Evelyn Rusli and launching Yumi.

Yumi is a nutrition & wellness based company providing quality meals for the first 1,000 days of your child’s life. Yumi meals are fresh, organic, packed with nutrition and delivered RIGHT TO YOUR FRONT DOOR.

Both Co-Founders of Yumi are a force to be reckoned with. Angela Sutherland, the CEO and Co-Founder of Yumi, was formerly an investment banker at Goldman Sacks and is skilled at businesses and operations. Evelyn Rusli, the President and Co-Founder of Yumi, previously was a journalist at the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times covering startups and innovation.

On today’s show, Angela and Evelyn talk about the best action step they’ve taken so far in their company and it is spot on. They talk about how to scale accurately as they move across the country, and what they hold onto in their tough days. Also, Angela and Evelyn share their biggest challenges in business and a whole lot more.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

Basically from in utero to the age two, the nutrition that your baby consumes is more important than any other period of their life.” – Angela Sutherland

We got angry! We got inspired! We quit respectable jobs. AND founded Yumi” – Angela Sutherland & Evelyn Rusli

Show Notes:

  • Why the first 1,000 DAYS of an infant’s life is so important.
  • Angela and Evelyn’s best ACTION STEPS to getting Yumi off the ground which was GENIUS.
  • Why Yumi chose a subscription business model for their infant meal service.
  • How BETA TESTING helped Yumi grow.
  • How Angela and Evelyn STREAMLINE decision making processes…
  • And much, much more!

Things that make you more productive in the hours that you actually work – we try to focus on things like that.” – Angela Sutherland

Connect with
Angela Sutherland & Evelyn Rusli:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Yumi

If you’re wondering if you should do this…if you CAN do this…JUST DO IT!” – Evelyn Rusli

It’s My Birthday and YOU Get a BONUS!

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One of the greatest gifts is the gift of friendship. AND, as smart women, we need to surround ourselves with other smart women.

In fact, I’m so convinced that this is vital to the success of ALL women, that I want to make sure you’re at my MOXIE Retreat in February. I promise this is not a boring business event and in the spirit of celebrating, I want to share a little more about what you can expect (then we’ll get to your birthday BONUS).

  • You’ll get proven strategies and ideas to build your business, streamline your systems and strengthen your business friendships (some of the best friends I’ve made have been from attending business events like this)
  • We’ll laugh and play (because if you don’t love what you do, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it…)
  • We’ll celebrate the birthday of my business at the 10 Year Smart Women Smart Solutions Birthday Soiree (this means we’ll dance and celebrate in style)

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Do You Have a Trusted Mentor?

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Do You Have a Trusted Mentor?Remember Lucy Van Pelt in the comic strip Charlie Brown? I woke this morning thinking about one of her famous lines, “I told you so, you blockhead!” Lucy was known for setting up a psychiatric booth in the neighborhood offering advice to her friends for five cents per person. Clearly she caught the entrepreneurial bug early but I’m not sure I’d want to get my business direction from her. : -) This got me thinking about how women entrepreneurs need to be cautious when seeking advice, coaching and mentoring on their road to success.

When I first had the idea to birth Smart Women Smart Solutions®, something happened that nearly convinced me to hang up my coaching hat before I got started. I was attending a party with my husband and shortly after we arrived, I ran into an old acquaintance. I could hardly contain my excitement about my new business idea. After our initial conversation, I blurted out my new big idea and guess what happened? I’ll never forget it. She had this loud, high-pitched laugh that carried across the room and with a flip of the hand, she said as loudly as she could, “Ha! That will never work! Women will never pay for that. That’s why we have coffee meetings and girls night out!” She turned on her heel and waltzed away leaving me there with my glass of red wine and a broken spirit. : -(

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