Lindsay Kaplan is the Co-Founder of Chief (https://chief.com/), the most powerful network of executive women in the world. What began as an idea to drive more women into power and keep them there is now a $1.1 billion unicorn with a network of 20,000 executive women who collectively manage $800 billion of the economy. Today, over 77% of Fortune 100 companies have Chief members in their ranks. Prior to founding Chief, Lindsay spent the majority of her career leading marketing for high-growth startups, including Casper, which transitioned from a mattress product company to a beloved global sleep brand under her leadership. Lindsay has been named a New York Times DealBook Groundbreaker, one of Business Insider's Most Innovative CMOs in the World, and one of Ad Age’s Leading Women.

Lesley Thornton is the founder of Klur - a holistic, purpose-driven, eco-inclusive, botanical skincare line. Before founding Klur, Lesley made her way across the beauty industry spectrum, beginning at Estee’ Lauder as a beauty trainer. She then transitioned to working as a freelance makeup artist specializing in editorial and advertising. From there Thornton was cast as an on-air beauty expert for the TLC network. After a decade in the beauty industry, she realized that there was little to no representation for people of color in the clean beauty space.    In 2010 she obtained her esthetician’s license and started her own private practice. After years in the industry, she was equally frustrated by the harmful but hard-working conventional beauty products, but also the lack of rigorous R&D and science to back up green beauty products.   She realized that the real issue lay in the lack of consideration for science and data, prioritization of Eurocentric beauty, and absence of education available to most consumers. So, she quietly built Klur, from top to bottom, with no team or funding, relying on her own relentless desire to build responsible products that deliver consistent results through elegant and luxurious formulations.  Klur is a skin wellness brand cultivated to reflect the values of clean, ethical, and inclusive beauty. Based in Los Angeles Klur integrates the principles of high-performance technology and botanical sciences to create the most efficient, effective and eco-conscious line possible.  Klur formulas are made by implementing low impact practices, advanced green chemistry, and are comprised of 100% biodegradable ingredients; as well as bio-identical and lab-derived materials when necessary to advocate for the preservation of the natural environment. Klur passionately and sustainably manufactures their entire range of goods in the United States, carefully choosing every component of their product offerings with significant consideration toward post-consumer recycled, and biodegradable materials which resonates greatly with their eco-conscious customers.

Happy Friday our Woman Inc. listeners! Our guest this week is Elizabeth Pearson, Performance Coach & Trainer. Elizabeth Pearson is a nationally recognized performance coach and trainer, international motivational speaker, and forthcoming author who helps Sr. Director to C-Suite level clients overcome subconscious blocks so they can get clarity around what will bring lasting peace and fulfillment.  During Elizabeth's career, she created and executed multiple sales and marketing plans for brands with little to no brand awareness or budget. She solicited and secured national distribution for those brands in: Whole Foods, Target, Costco, Walmart, Kroger, CVS, Walgreens, Hudson News, as well as various other chain retailers.  Elizabeth spends her time inspiring others to ask questions, examine their values, and ensure they're in purposeful alignment with their highest potential. A contributor to Forbes magazine, she regularly appears in the media both in business and spiritual publications.  We hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, come back to IG to let us know your favorite part!

Happy Friday our Woman Inc. listeners! Our guests this week are Jo Ann Corkran & Loretta McCarthy, Co-CEOs and Managing Partner of Golden Seeds. Golden Seeds, the leading US angel network backing women-led businesses, evaluates over 1000 entrepreneurs annually with a rigorous due diligence process. Their investments exceed $175 million across 240 companies like Little Passports and Brandwatch. As pioneers in the women funding women movement, they've transformed a landscape where just 5% of angel investors were women and 3% of funded startups were led by women in 2004, to today's 40% female angel investors and 31% women-led angel-funded firms. Accomplished finance executives like Loretta, former Chief Marketing Officer at OppenheimerFunds, and Jo Ann, former Managing Director at Credit Suisse, are actively seeking promising women-led companies and investors who want to join them in this work. Drawing on their experience, they empower women to realize their aspirations of becoming successful leaders. We hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, come go to Instagram to let us know your favorite part!

Ariela Safira is the Founder + CEO of Real, a mental health care company building a new therapy model. Ariela has been passionate about improving mental healthcare for years. Starting her career at IDEO, she studied, researched and developed new concepts to approach mental healthcare and mental wellbeing. Ariela earned a BS in Mathematics and Computational Science from Stanford University, where the impetus for her work began. Later, she joined Columbia’s Clinical Psychology program to train as a therapist and left the program in 2019 to launch Real. She's biked across multiple countries to fundraise for suicide prevention, is the recipient of the 2019 American Psychiatric Association’s Innovation Award, and was recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Impact.

Allison Ellsworth is the Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of poppi, a modern, fun(ctional) prebiotic soda designed for the next generation. Poppi was born from Allison’s relentless pursuit to build the perfect healthy soda — one with full flavor, real digestive health functionality, and clean ingredients that are good for you. In 2015, she started having a variety of health problems and discovered that Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) could reset and naturally detox her body, improving everything from her gut health and immunity to refining her complexion. She started drinking ACV every day, and within two weeks, all of her symptoms subsided. Since drinking ACV alone had a less appealing taste, Allison went to her kitchen and began experimenting, working around the clock to create a better tasting ACV beverage made with real fruit juice. The result was poppi, which first launched in 2017 and was later re-branded in Spring 2020. Allison is widely recognized as a pioneer in beverage product development, and she is the recipient of the prestigious “Best New Beverage” Award from the publishers of BevNet (2016). After gaining early traction at local Farmer’s Market, Allison and her husband Stephen took their vision to the next level and pitched their beverage on ABC’s Shark Tank. The pair secured a 6-figure investment from Rohan Oza and have since received additional investment and guidance from Rohan’s CAVU Venture Partners.   I was blown away by the success of Poppi after hearing their numbers and have so much respect for how Allison started this company. I hope you find the inspiration you need in this chat; now let’s get on over to my conversation with Allison.

Happy Wednesday our Woman Inc. listeners! Our guest this week is Katie Sands, founder of lifestyle blog, HonestlyKate. As a blogger and an Amazon Live Style host on the rise known for her trendsetting and product reviews in fashion, beauty, and health + wellness. Named the “Do Good Influencer of Our Time” by Guest of a Guest, she has made it her goal to partner with brands that give back to honorable causes. So far, her collaborations with David Yurman for BCRF, Coors for Change the Coarse, Kenneth Cole for the Mental Health Coalition, and Phat Buddha for JED have helped to fuel cancer research, clean-up America’s rivers, and combat the stigma surrounding Mental Health while supplying young adults with the skills and support they need.  Despite her 24/7 hectic hustle lifestyle, Katie believes ‘to feel good, you must do good’, so in her spare time, she gives back to those in need and uses her platform to inspire others to do the same. She is the youngest Make-A-Wish Board Member in the NY Chapter, has donated $40K to Northwell Health COVID-19 Emergency Fund and live-streamed her personal therapy sessions to raise Mental Health Awareness. Katie’s thoughtful use of her influence has earned her widespread admiration across the globe, and ultimately, her goal is to inspire everyone to curate the lives of their dreams.

Hello my beautiful Woman Inc. listeners! Katerina Schneider is Founder and CEO of Ritual, a personal health brand bringing a new level of transparency to the health and wellness industry. While pregnant and in search of a prenatal she could trust, Katerina took matters into her own hands and pioneered a new standard of high-quality multivitamins and supplements that are backed by science and Made Traceable, openly sharing the science and sourcing. Now as one of the most trusted brands in the category and one of few supplement companies to be a Certified B Corporation, Ritual has had more than a million customers and has the top selling online prenatal multivitamin. Katerina has been honored on Forbes 30 Under 30, EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Inc 100 Female Founders and Marie Claire’s New Guard 50. Prior to founding Ritual, Katerina was a venture partner, managing a portfolio of over 70 tech investments including Spotify, Uber, Dropbox, and Warby Parker. She previously served as Head of Global Innovation at Atom Factory and as Global Lead of Digital Innovation at Universal Music Group. This is the book we reference: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Happiness-Handbook-Living/dp/1573227544

Caroline Winnett, Executive Director | Berkeley SkyDeck (https://skydeck.berkeley.edu/) As Executive Director of Berkeley SkyDeck, UC Berkeley’s startup accelerator, Caroline leads a program that hosts over 200 companies per year and is partnered with the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, a VC fund investing in SkyDeck startups that shares half of fund carry with UC Berkeley. Prior to SkyDeck, Caroline was a serial entrepreneur. Caroline co-founded the pioneer company in the neuromarketing industry, NeuroFocus, which was acquired by Nielsen in 2011. Before her career in startups, Caroline was a professional concert violinist. Caroline is a recognized speaker on startups, accelerators, and neuromarketing. She is an angel investor and an Advisor and Board member for technology startups. Caroline received her MBA from the Haas School. Her undergraduate studies were at Brown University and she earned her Violin Performance degree at the Indiana University School of Music.

Bio - Siffat Haider is an entrepreneur, host of Dear Media’s The Dream Bigger Podcast and Co-Founder + CEO of Arrae, a holistic wellness brand that features 100% Naturopathic Doctor-formulated Bloat + Calm Alchemy Capsules, designed to supercharge your digestion and relax your mind. Prior to launching Arrae in March 2020, Siffat spent time in the publishing industry working for ELLE Canada, and then moved on to launch a successful blog titled Icing & Glitter, which she launched in 2016. Siffat founded Arrae after struggling with many different health issues for years and found that natural remedies were able to cure many of her day-to-day issues. With that intention of bridging the gap between finding natural, organic, high-quality supplements that solved targeted problems while being beautiful, Siffat created and expertly-formulated Arrae Bloat + Calm capsules that have now reached a total of over $5 million in sales. Originally from Bangladesh, but grew up in Toronto and Dhaka, Siffat graduated from the University of Toronto in 2013 and Conde Nast College in 2014. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and Arrae co-founder Nish Samantray, where they spend their free time cooking, reading, and traveling the globe together.