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Jessica Principe – From Dreading Her Shower Shave to Founder & CEO of All Girl Shave Club
Great ideas come to many people in the shower, and that was absolutely true for the Founder & CEO of All Girl Shave Club, Jessica Principe.
All Girl Shave Club is a subscription service and online store started in 2016. In the first 12 months, the company had blockbuster growth (surpassing the six-figure mark in sales) and now serves customers in all 50 states and Canada.
What started out as a passion project to transform the chore of shaving into a treat, has become a female-focused shaving and grooming business. Ladies who join the club receive high quality, premium razors, coupled with unique, specialty shaving and body products in the mail every other month.
On today’s show, Jessica talks about her company’s rapid growth, secrets to cash flow, and her best tips for women entrepreneurs while juggling a family.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
I’m really realistic about the time that it takes to accomplish things, and that helps me stay motivated.” – Jessica Principe
Show Notes:
- The FIRST Step Jessica took BEFORE launching All Girl Shave Club – Genius!
- The moment she knew she was on to something
- Her Biggest Challenge (she’s learned that every new level of growth brings a new challenge)
- Why it’s ok to start SLOW
- How she managed cash flow during an intense time of growth (simple, doable strategies!)
- The time she went into what felt like a three-day coma over a difficult business dilemma
- Jessica shares some wise words from a mentor during a very dark time
- Why focusing on a specific niche is the key to dramatic growth
- Her BEST advice for women who want to just Go For It (you may be surprised here)
- Her favorite app for productivity
- And much, much more!
There’s nothing wrong with starting your business while your working full-time, and you don’t want to quit your job too early when you’re not generating enough income.” – Jessica Principe
Connect with Jessica Principe:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | All Girl Shave Club
It is ok not to get everything done overnight. It is ok to take your time, to make strategic decisions and give yourself time to think through things.” – Jessica Principe
Sheryl Palmer – Rising to the TOP -The Only Woman CEO Rated in the Top 20 Home Building Industry
Home building is long known for being a very male-dominated industry, but my guest today, Sheryl Palmer is the only female CEO in the Top 20 home builders rated by Glassdoor.
Sheryl is the chairman and CEO of Taylor Morrison, a leading national home builder and developer based in Scottsdale, Arizona. With more than 30 years of building experience, she has led Taylor Morrison into the top ranks of America’s largest public home builders. Under Sheryl’s leadership, Taylor Morrison recently became the first home builder to appoint a majority female board of directors.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
It is hard to be your best when you’re pretending or trying to be somebody different.” – Sheryl Palmer
Show Notes:
- WHY it’s critical to hone your unique leadership style for business success
- Her BEST Action Steps on how to succeed as a woman in a male-dominated industry
- Sheryl's “shoe-off” style of leadership and why it works so well for her
- Why the customer ‘experience’ is essential in business today
- How to create the best customer experience – it’s about “aligning” everything
- What Sheryl does with her one “selfish hour” each day and how it makes her more productive
- The #1 thing that holds many women back
- What she always relies on when it’s decision-making time
- Her A-List
- Her Superpower
- The Choice She Makes Every Day and how it helps her in business
As a leader, it really is OK to be humble and vulnerable if that is who you are.” – Sheryl Palmer
Connect with Sheryl Palmer:
Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Taylor Morrison
I’ve never been the smartest person in the room, but I'm the most passionate, hardworking, and I have the ability to bring out good stuff in great team members.” – Sheryl Palmer
Edith Dorsen – Founder of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund – Getting Funding Into The Hands of More Women Entrepreneurs
FACT: 95% of venture capital is granted to companies where senior leadership does not include any women.
My guest today, Edith Dorsen, along with her partner, got mad and then they got busy taking action to change this statistic.
On today’s show, Edith talks about how she started this business, tips for the best pitch, the most challenging moment in her career so far, and more.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
The singular most important thing to execute on a good idea is having a core team around you because no successful company is built on the back of a single individual.” – Edith Dorsen
Show Notes:
- How many “pitches” VC’s hear before choosing ONE
- HOW to make your entrepreneurial idea more “Venture Worth”
- The MOST important ingredient for a successful pitch (HINT: it’s not the Big Idea)
- The UPS & DOWNS of dealing with partnerships and GREAT advice for those seeking partners
- The most CHALLENGING MOMENT in her career thus far
- Typical advice that a lot of startups are given that she doesn’t agree with
- What type of entrepreneurs work with the Women’s Venture Capital Fund
- Her BEST Book Recommendation
- And much, much more
When you build companies that include a diverse senior leadership, you’re building stronger companies that perform better.” – Edith Dorsen
Connect with Edith Dorsen:
The decisions need to be weighed properly and probably made more slowly before you make a commitment that takes a long time to unwind if it's not the right one.” – Edith Dorsen
Are You Chasing The Wrong Goal?
Holly Dowling – From Stay-at-Home Mom to Inspirational Thought Leader for Fortune 500 Companies
I recently became fast friends with my guest, Holly Dowling, and you’ll totally understand why when you listen in to today’s show. Holly has an infectious energy and insightful pearls of wisdom.
As a dynamic award-winning keynote speaker and inspirational thought-leader, Holly has addressed over 250,000 people in Fortune 500 companies around the world. Not to mention, she has impacted the hearts and minds of millions with her “A Celebration of You” podcast (I was a guest a few months ago, so I hope you listen in!).
On today’s show, Holly talks about how she started her entrepreneurial journey by following a news article she saw in the paper when she was a stay-at-home mom, how she became an inspirational thought leader, and much more.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
In the balance of being there with my children, I can tell you that I don’t know that they were getting the best of me if I wasn’t feeling the best of Holly.” – Holly Dowling
Show Notes:
- Holly’s moment of DIVINE INSPIRATION while she was a stay-at-home mom
- How she created an event-planning business without any experience in event planning
- How Holly juggled childcare while kicking off a brand new business
- The journey of becoming a well-known speaker and thought leader
- What happened when she walked away from her high-paying broker career
- The ONE THING she doesn’t travel without
- Why “should” is an absolute buzz-kill for women entrepreneurs
- The amazing and exciting things that Holly has in her future
- And much, much more
If you follow the nudge, it is amazing what you can do.” – Holly Dowling
Connect with Holly Dowling:
Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Holly Dowling
Tell me ‘no’, watch me go. I don’t wait for the world to tell me or give me permission to do it.” – Holly Dowling
Janice Bryant Howroyd – How a Visit to Her Sister in LA and a $900 Loan Changed the Course of Her Life Forever
I’ve been secretly ‘stalking’ Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder & CEO of The Act One Group, for nearly 30 years. Back in the early days of my first business, I wanted to make an extra $500 per month in order to ask my roommate to move out of the loft (true story), so I went on a search for success stories of entrepreneurial women. Janice Bryant Howroyd’s name kept coming up everywhere I looked. Janice took $900 from her mom and turned what is now known as The Act One Group into a billion-dollar company.
“JBH” as she likes to be called, is #39 on the Forbes list of “America’s Richest Self-Made Women,” and in 2014 she was recognized by Black Enterprise as the first black woman to own and operate a billion-dollar company.
Along with several other incredible accolades, JBH received a special invitation from President Barack Obama to be a member of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
Never compromise yourself personally for who you wish to be professionally.” – Janice Bryant Howroyd
Show Notes:
- What happened when Janice “looked after the office” for her brother-in-law while he was away
- Her creative strategy when she first started out (hear how operating her business in a rug shop was a GENIUS idea)
- The moment she recognized she was on to something (oh the joys of a phone and fax machine!)
- How just one conversation with a mentor truly EXPANDED her vision and a life-long seed was planted (that one conversation lead to millions in growth over the years)
- How being 1 of 11 children shaped her life and business
- Her BEST Productivity Tip
- What she considers to be her SUPERPOWER
- What it was like to receive an honored invitation from Barack Obama
- The CLASSIC Mistake she sees Women Entrepreneurs making today
- The SECRET to a long, healthy, marriage
- and much, much more!
I learned more from my mom and dad, growing up in their home, than I did from any institutions, and I’ve had the advantage of some really incredible opportunities academically.” – Janice Bryant Howroyd
Connect with Janice Bryant Howroyd:
Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn| ActOne Group | Janice Bryant Howroyd
When I started my business, I had no visions of where I wanted my business. I knew where I DIDN’T want to be.” – Janice Bryant Howroyd
Retreat With Me in The Mountains This Summer?
There’s a ‘theme’ happening right now among a lot of business owners I talk with and I’m wondering if you might have this ‘theme’ playing out in your business?
June marks the halfway point in the year, which means you’re either celebrating the success of reaching all your goals in the first 180 days or you’re running your fingers through your hair wondering what went wrong AND you may be wondering what you can do to make sure the next 180 days produce the results you want (& deserve).
You are not alone.
Many entrepreneurs find themselves in this position at this time of year but, the ones that work smarter know they need to reach out and get help – – bring on a thinking partner to help them clear the clutter and focus in on exactly what they need to do next in order to accomplish the goals they’ve set for themselves.
That’s why I’m opening up my calendar during July, while I’m in the beautiful, peaceful, mountains of Park City, Utah, to meet with a few women entrepreneurs who understand the importance of getting out of the day-to-day of running their business and retreating in a calm, serene environment that gives them the opportunity to think bigger, more expansive, more strategic about their next moves and desire a ‘thinking' partner to help them along the way.
Julie Deane (Part 1 of 2) – She Took Less Than $1000 and Turned it Into Millions (in 5 years) With the Idea for What Would Become The Cambridge Satchel Company
Grab your earbuds and get ready for one of the most transparent, refreshingly honest (and humorous) interviews you’ll ever listen to. Julie Deane, Founder & CEO of Cambridge Satchel, is funny, witty, clever and clearly quite brilliant.
This is Part One of Two episodes with this dynamo – truly an ALL ACCESS pass into the quick mind and interesting life of this amazing woman.
Julie shows up incredibly raw and transparent as she shares with us how she started her company on less than $1000 and since then, has created the Cambridge Satchel Company with 100 employees and sells her unique handbags in over 120 countries.
Starting as a simple business that would help to make enough money to send her children to private school to avoid her daughter being bullied, Cambridge Satchel Designs are now spotted in the front rows at international fashion weeks and runways. ‘A-list’ stars like Taylor Swift, Alexa Chung, and Lady Gaga love them. Because of her incredible success, Julie was the first woman to win Entrepreneur of the Year for all of Europe, and she has collected the Queen’s Award for Enterprise from Queen Elizabeth herself!
Today’s interview (Part 1) will be about the first seven years of founding and growing The Cambridge Satchel Company from scratch, and evolving it into a $65 million company! Stay tuned for next week’s episode to learn more about Julie’s growth, discoveries, and personal development as an entrepreneur.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
When you are the founder, even if you don’t know how things can be done, you still know more about your business than anyone else on the planet.” – Julie Deane
Show Notes:
- How Julie went from selling 1 bag to 100 – surprisingly simple ‘roll up your sleeves’ advice
- Why not knowing **the rules** in marketing actually doubled her business and brought more profit to the bottom line
- What Julie wrote in the 300 EMAILS she sent out DAILY to gain awareness for the business
- She thought her bags were geared to the children’s market – until Vogue came calling!
- How Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Zoey Deschanel came to love Cambridge Satchel Bags
- What happened when the Cambridge Satchel Bag took a trip to fashion week
- What Julie did next after firing her unethical manufacturer (at the time she had a back order of 16,000 bags with this guy)
- Julie’s reaction when a man called her “a stupid woman”
- Her open & honest share about how her Biggest Challenge also turned out to be her Biggest Mistake
- The ONE ingredient you need in your business in the early days
- and much, much more
You can go through money so quickly if you fall into that whole thing that goes with having a big ego.” – Julie Deane
Connect with Julie Deane:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | The Cambridge Satchel Company
You can kill yourself by trying to be perfect.” – Julie Deane
Laura Wasser – High Profile Celebrity Lawyer AND Fast Becoming The Complete Divorce Solution With Her New Online Divorce Platform
Laura Wasser gets up close and personal with celebs like Kim Kardashian, Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Garner (just to name a few!). Wasser is a celebrity divorce attorney and the founder of the NEW online divorce platform itsovereasy.com.
Laura created ‘it's over easy' to change the way people feel about divorce. It’s a platform that makes a challenging process accessible and affordable to everyone.
As the author of the 2013 bestseller, It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way, Laura really believes that by simplifying the divorce process, couples are empowered to take control of their own destiny without having to rely on expensive attorneys.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
You have to be open to the idea that you can’t do everything yourself, and that when you are giving help to others then that will come back to you. Take it! Take the help.” – Laura Wasser
Show Notes:
- WHY Laura is a Big advocate for working moms
- Why it’s important for a woman to get a prenup if she’s the major breadwinner in the relationship
- Her Biggest Challenge in representing celebrities
- The time Laura had a STILETTO thrown at her
- How she juggles being a single mom with a busy career and two boys
- The one idea that women MUST adopt
- Her Daily Routine
- Her Superpower
- Her BEST Advice for Women Entrepreneurs
- And much, much more
Unless you are strong and healthy and feeling good, you cannot do what you need to do for your household, for your family or for your kids. I think it is so good for my boys to see a strong working parent.” – Laura Wasser
Connect with Laura Wasser:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | it's over easy | LinkedIn
As women we are not looked at the same way as men are. For better or for worse, we’re not. So we just have to realize that.” – Laura Wasser
