Inside Out with Jane Z. Podcast

Inside Out with Jane Z.

Jane Zhang
How to build a thriving business without losing your mind. In 2015, Jane Z. was living her best life as an entrepreneur. She co-founded the first classroom design platform, which was on its way to become a successful design consultancy with a steady stream of press coverage and clients. But three years later, the company lost its biggest client and Jane was completely burned out. So, she set out to figure out how to build a thriving business — without losing your mind. In this podcast, she’s here to help you do just that! Join Jane as shares the practical tips and inspirational stories from entrepreneurs who are already building their dream businesses.
#41 - Tackling the Great PPE Shortage of 2020 with Dr. Alex Ding and Shobhit Singhal
Dr. Alex Ding and Shobhit Singhal are two members of The First Wave, a community effort started by a group of MBA students at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, to help provide PPE to frontline healthcare workers in the United States. The First Wave is the inspiration behind Tickle Trouble, a children’s book published by Ladderworks, a publishing startup that aims to empower kids to become social entrepreneurs.Get your copy of Tickle Trouble: https://www.ladderworks.co/products/tickle-troubleDr. Alex Ding is a board-certified radiologist, currently serving as executive-in-residence at Humana and medical director of the Office of Health Affairs and Advocacy. He also provides clinical care as faculty at the University of Louisville. He was previously a managing partner at California Advanced Imaging, and also served as the Chief of Radiology and Medical Director of Imaging at Sutter Health. Alex is a former trustee of the American Medical Association, serving during the early implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and currently serves as the Chair of the AMA's Council on Science and Public Health. Alex completed a BA in Economics and MS in Public Health at UC Berkeley, his MD from UCSF, and holds an MBA in finance from UPenn's Wharton School. He is a US Navy veteran, finishing his service at the rank of Lieutenant Commander.Shobhit Singhal is a tech professional with almost 15 years of experience in consulting, managing datacenter operations, building retail supply chain systems, running product incubators, and most recently managing social media trust and safety operations. Shobhit is passionate about building and operating products that help users gain access to infrastructure, information and employment. Outside of work Shobhit enjoys playing tennis, hiking, and helping startups bootstrap their operations. Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjaneWebsite: www.insideoutwithjane.com   Email: [email protected] 
Oct 19, 2021
37 min
Putting Music into Words with Billboard Magazine's Managing Editor, Christine Werthman
Christine Werthman is the managing editor at Billboard. She has been an editor since 2006 and previously worked for Complex, XXL and CMJ. She has a B.S. in magazine journalism from Syracuse University, an M.A. in music, media and cultural studies from New York University and knows the best spot for a good sightline at most concert venues in New York City.Connect with ChristineTwitter: @cwerthman Portfolio site: christinewerthman.comConnect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjaneWebsite: www.insideoutwithjane.com   Email: [email protected] 
Oct 12, 2021
38 min
The Ultimate Jiu-Jitsu Road Trip with Erica Zendell, Writer and BJJ Practitioner
Erica Zendell is a full-time traveler, writer, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioner. This past April, Erica left a comfortable life of 9 years in Boston on an indefinite road trip to train, compete, and learn from the best in BJJ across the United States. In July, she quit her career in the tech industry to fully dedicate herself to living a story worth writing about for her first book. Erica holds a BA in Comparative Literature from Princeton University and a MBA from MIT, but her hardest-earned "degree" to date is her Purple Belt in BJJ under John Clarke. She's competed in nearly 40 grappling tournaments since 2017, and her proudest titles are a Bronze Medal at the 2020 IBJJF Pan American Championship and a Gold Medal at the 2020 IBJJF World Masters Championship. Her cross-country travel companions include her Subaru Forester, her significant other, and their miniature dachshund, Snickers. Connect with EricaInstagram (writing): www.instagram.com/zenintheartoffightingInstagram (personal): www.instagram.com/zendelleNewsletter: http://erica-zendell.ck.page/92bf8b841f Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zendelleWriting: https://www.erica-zendell.com and zendelle.medium.comLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/ericamzendellConnect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjaneWebsite: www.insideoutwithjane.com   Email: [email protected] 
Oct 5, 2021
43 min
#38 - Building a Smoothie Store in a Box with Smoodi Founders Pascal Kriesche & Morgan Abraham
Pascal Kriesche and Morgan Abraham are two engineers who took their love for smoothies and created Smoodi, the “Keurig for smoothies.” Pascal is a Mechanical Engineer from Germany who came to the U.S. for his MBA at Harvard Business School. Previously, he worked as a Strategy Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and as Project leader for a Joint Venture in Mexico. Morgan is an inventor at heart. Having studied electrical engineering at McGill University and then Manufacturing engineering at MIT, he has a knack for new innovative technology from concept to reality. Hear about how Jane Z. (yours truly!) brought Pascal and Morgan together and how they then built their proprietary smoothie system, why they source their own frozen fruits from Mexico, and their pivot from serving smoothies in corporate offices to convenience stores.Connect with SmoodiWebsite: https://www.getsmoodi.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getsmoodi/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smoodi/Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjaneWebsite: www.insideoutwithjane.com   Email: [email protected] 
Sep 28, 2021
46 min
#37 - Personalizing Your Skincare Routine with Data with Meghan Maupin, Co-Founder of Atolla (acq. Function of Beauty)
Meghhan Maupin is the VP of Consumer Insights at Function of Beauty. She was the CEO and Co-Founder of Atolla, which was acquired by Function in August 2021. Atolla is a data-based skincare system that does the heavy lifting of picking out your ideal ingredients and routine, so you don’t have to.In this episode, we chat all things skincare - from acne and Accutane to SPF and outdoor sports. Meg takes us behind the scenes of building Atolla with multiple co-founders before ultimately going through with the acquisition solo. Her mental health routine involves rock climbing and feeding baby cows - as she now lives on a farm in the Adirondacks! Connect with MegAtolla: atolla.com / @atollaskinlabFunction of Beauty: functionofbeauty.com, @functionofbeautyConnect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjaneWebsite: www.insideoutwithjane.com   Email: [email protected] 
Sep 21, 2021
51 min
#36 - The Chef Without Restaurants with Chris Spear, Owner of Perfect Little Bites
Chris Spear is the chef and owner of Perfect Little Bites, an in-home personal chef business, and the host of the Chefs Without Restaurants podcast. He graduated from Johnson & Wales University with a B.S. in culinary arts, and has been working in the foodservice industry for almost 30 years.⁣In this episode, we chat about how Chris cooked his way from Burger King to high-end retirement homes and now upscale dining experiences in people’s homes. We discuss cultural appropriation in cooking, what IKEA offers besides furniture and meatballs, and how physical and mental health are really one and the same.⁣Chefs Without RestaurantsPodcast https://www.podpage.com/chefs-without-restaurants/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/chefswithoutrestaurantsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefswithoutrestaurants/ Website: https://chefswithoutrestaurants.com/Perfect Little BitesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/perfectlittlebites/Website: https://perfectlittlebites.com/Email Chris: [email protected] Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjaneWebsite: www.insideoutwithjane.com   Email: [email protected] 
Sep 14, 2021
50 min
#35 - Making Coffee for Space (and Food Security on Earth) with Peter Lee, Founder of Coba Coffee
Peter Lee is the founder of COBA Coffee (@coba.coffee), the makers of the coffee chocolate bar. His coffee experience started from building his own coffee roaster with a tripper and a pot to sourcing coffee in Latin American countries, and to date COBA has raised over $75,000 from crowdfunding campaigns. Prior to his coffee journey, Peter dropped out of high school as a straight-A student because a fire burned down his parents’ toy store. Peter has since been rebuilding his identity through various side hustles and experimenting towards the future of food. Connect with COBAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coba.coffee/Website: www.coba.coffeeConnect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjaneWebsite: www.insideoutwithjane.com   Email: [email protected] 
Sep 7, 2021
48 min
#34 - The Ordinary Joe who Ran 6 Marathons in 6 Days across 6 Continents
Joe Gagnon is a seasoned CXO executive and endurance athlete. He's consulted for companies in over 45 countries and, as a turnaround CEO, Joe has taken over from the founder on three occasions to restructure businesses and put them on a path to growth. As an athlete, Joe completed six Ironman Triathlons and over 80 marathon+ distance races — all after the age of 40. In 2017, he ran Six Marathons across Six Consecutive Days on Six Continents. He recently published his book Living the High Performance Life and co-hosts the podcast Chasing Tomorrow.  In this episode, Joe takes us from his humble beginnings of being bullied in the Bronx to traveling the world as a consultant, to building the strong mind and body required of a company leader and endurance athlete.  Connect with JoeWebsite: http://www.thehighperformancelife.net/Book: https://amzn.to/3sG6ze0Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehighperformancelife/Email: [email protected] with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjaneWebsite: www.insideoutwithjane.com   Email: [email protected] 
Aug 31, 2021
1 hr
#33 - How Shang of "Save My Cents" Reached Financial Independence at 31 Years Old
Shang is a personal finance influencer on Instagram @savemycents. She  reached millionaire status in her 30s through frugal living, raising her income, and investing her savings, and is work optional today. She has a passion for teaching everyone to get financially fit and save for a retirement, no matter what background.In this episode, Shang shares her experience of hustling and saving in her 20s - as a management consultant by day and as a wedding photographer on nights and weekends. As much as she worked, the real toll on her mental health came with cutting back on spend to meet an almost 50% savings rate. Shang shares advice on redirecting your triggers for spending, owning your self-worth and definition of success, and shifting from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance.Connect with ShangBlog: https://savemycents.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savemycents/Retirement Masterclass Wait List: https://savemycents.com/save-my-retirement-masterclass Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjaneWebsite: www.insideoutwithjane.com   Email: [email protected] 
Aug 24, 2021
54 min
#32 - Accidentally Wes Anderson: From Travel Photos to New York Times Bestseller with Founder Wally Koval
Wally Koval is the Founder of and content curator behind @AccidentallyWesAnderson (AWA) - a global Community of Adventurers - lovers of design, architecture, aesthetics, and history. Over the past 3 years the AWA community has grown to include more than 1.5 million members, a New York Times Best Selling book has been published in 9 languages, and there have been countless write-ups from some of the most prestigious media organizations. In this episode, Jane sits down with Wally to talk AWA's origin story, Wally and Amanda's painstaking efforts in curating the Instagram page and book, his experience reaching out to Wes Anderson himself, and advice for content creators on how to keep showing up for your community.Connect with AWAWebsite: www.accidentallywesanderson.comGet the book: www.awa-book.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentallywesanderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/accidentallywesanderson/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@accidentallywesanderson Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/accidentallywesanderson Twitter: https://twitter.com/AccidentallyWA Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjaneWebsite: www.insideoutwithjane.com   Email: [email protected] 
Aug 17, 2021
56 min
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