Some may think the earth is flat , but we don’t need a rocket to know that it’s always spinning. As a fempreneur you are hustling to keep up with the countless opportunities ahead of you. This blog outlines some keys we have for keeping up the hustle every day. [Read more…] about Hustle Hard, the Earth is Not Flat: Two ways to keep hustling every day.
PODCAST
EP48: Running an online fitness business — An interview with Charlene Dipaola founder of Hip Shake Fitness
This week we talked with fempreneur Charlene Dipaola founder of Hip Shake Fitness about how she started and runs her online fitness business. Charlene shares why she decided to take the leap into entrepreneurship even though she was very successful in a corporate career. She also talks about her own health journey including a Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis. Charlene also shares how she started an online dance workout studio even though she considers herself to be an awkward dancer. In the conversation, we dive deep into how analytics can drive business decisions and help increase conversion rates, how Hip Shake Fitness uses Facebook and YouTube to grow community and drive sales and how to maximize content creation.
5 Things to Look for In a Solid Accountability Partners as a Fempreneur
Embodying the full fempreneur spirit means that you are going against the grain and that isn’t easy. By surrounding yourself with the right accountability partners you have the power to make the difference you want in your own life.
Accountability and discipline are the two hardest parts of being a fempreneur. As soon as you launch out on your own, it is up to you to keep yourself motivated towards your goals. Strong accountability partners will take you further toward those goals than you can ever imagine.
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Episode 47: Launching a Women’s Health Tech Startup — Julia Rose, founder of VaGenie talks pelvic floor health
In this episode we talk with Julia Rose, founder of VaGenie, her women’s health tech startup. After the birth of her first child in France, Julia realized the importance of good vagina and pelvic floor health and how it affects our lives. After moving back to the United States and having her second child, she realized that women in the U.S. are exposed much less to the idea of needing to keep their pelvic floor’s healthy and all the areas of their lives it could affect.
This realization led Julia to start developing the VaGenie, a tool women can use to exercise their pelvic floor and build up their strength. Today, Julia is working on the manufacturing of the product, building the software, which is a video game type tool to go with the physical product, and developing a community that supports positive discussions of vaginal health and support for all women. Julia shares her process for how she has developed and funded the VaGenie and what she has in store for her business moving forward.
Episode 46: Growing a Brewery – An interview with Nicole Carrier, founder of Throwback Brewery
In this episode we talked with Nicole Carrier, co-founder of Throwback Brewery, New Hampshire’s only 100% women-owned brewery about growing a brewery. Nicole shares with us how she and her co-founder started the brewery, how they funded the venture and their expansion from a nano-brewery to full brewhouse located on an historic farm property. Nicole talks about what it takes to run a craft brewing operation and full restaurant on an historic farm. Nicole also shares her experiences being a female brewery owner in a male dominated industry.
What fempire do you want to build?
As a fempreneur it is natural for you to dream about your future and all the potential businesses or projects you can create. It can also be easy to follow all the new shiny objects that come your way. Shit, you’re an entrepreneur, you love building and creating new things. However, jumping from place to place without an ultimate goal in mind can be detrimental to your future fempire.
Keeping your future in mind, whether it’s a specific life you want to live or an amount of money you want to make or maybe a change you want to make in the world, will guide the decisions you make today and what specific businesses you will be build or partnerships in which you want to participate.