Lillian Vernon - “Bootstrapping”

As a teenager, Estée Lauder gained valuable business experience working in her father's hardware store and learned important business principles of dedication, determination, and discipline. Inspired by her uncle, a chemist who created beauty products and fragrances, Lauder reali ...  Show more

She’s one of the most powerful women in modern business. Current Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi’s design thinking, calculated risks, and clever strategy brought PepsiCo into the 21st century. We examine how Indra balances motherhood and a high-powe ...  Show more

Pernilla Nyrensten made history when she became the first female founding CEO to float a company on the Stockholm stock exchange since the its inception 160 years ago. She started her retail business, RevolutionRace in 2013 just less than $30,000 today the firm was recently value ...  Show more

23 years old and running a booming online business... How do you go from zero business knowledge to manufacturing a garment to marketing with zero $s to converting into sales on Amazon.com? Bosslady Tatiana Buree started her business, Luxx Health, at the age of 20. She iterated h ...  Show more

Rose Blumkin didn’t just build a business. She revolutionized retail. After fleeing Russia with $66 in her purse, she opened a basement furniture store in Omaha at 43 years old—with no English, no education, and no connections. Her formula? Sell cheap, tell the truth, don't cheat ...  Show more

Ep. 171: Joining us on today's Female Founder episode is Ann Williams of Yearly Co. She's sharing her product journey from the beginning of creating jewelry in her garage to running a brick & mortar! Connect and support Ann here: Yearly Co. website Yearly Co. Instagram -- Brought ...  Show more