Startup Hacks

Who Needs Code - Fernanda Dobal

Fernanda Dobal is a Brazilian born ed-tech entrepreneur focused on helping women during menopause make educational and wholistic choices during this important stage in a woman’s life. A firm believer in bringing different fields of design together as a tool and methodology, Fernanda shares how she bootstrapped her tech during the prototype phase to save time and money.

Just GoogleIt Free - Ada Chen

Ada Chen’s young journey took many turns from investment banking to Silicon Valley as a marketing executive at several tech startups. Reassessing her career, Ada realized many small business owners had no idea how to market their services and products in the new digital age. Hence, the Cultivate Method was born. While bootstrapping, she discovered Google is the best cost-saving resource. “Google the word “free” in front of any service that you need to buy, and you just extended runway.

DIY Scales - Jasmine Foroutan

Jasmine Foroutan knows the inside track. She worked for hand in hand with Angel investors for several years and saw first-hand what drove them to respond positively to a pitch deck and startup. Jasmine launched Pitch Genius to leverage that knowledge and now helps founders craft those killer decks and their stories! Learn how she bootstrapped and then scaled her business to meet the needs of some of the hottest founders in Silicon Beach and Valley.

Leverage Your Strengths - Erin Halpler

In this episode, Erin Halper shares her journey from private equity to consulting and launching her now consulting accelerator to help others scale their consultancies. Erin discovered that many consultants lacked the tools and resources to scale their businesses and services. A strong believer in leveraging your strengths and investing in areas where you are weakest, Erin’s honest assessment of herself fueled her successful launch strategy.

The Well Traveled Go Places - Samantha Patil

Sam is the CEO/Co-Founder of Well Traveled, the first members-only social platform for travelers. Before starting Well-Traveled, Sam built her career in consumer tech and marketing. Her previous roles include leadership positions at Pandora, Snap, and most recently, Dollar Shave Club. Sam's been featured in multiple podcasts and covered in various publications such as AdWeek and Business Insider. She was also featured in Travel Massive's Top 100 Inspiring Women Travel Founders for 2020.
Samantha Patil, the co-founder of Well Traveled, the first members-only social platform designed for travelers, chose to leave her successful career in consumer tech to launch her new business with her partner during a global pandemic. Faced with the economic challenges brought on by Covid and travel restrictions, they adapted quickly and maximized their time and financial runway but adopting time management hacks and key strategies that successfully drove their launch.

Doing Moreby Doing Less - Ronda Fraley

Ronda Fraley is the Founder & Sommelier at The Wine Party Co, making organic, boutique wines accessible and learning about wine approachable. She is shaking things up with a virtual wine class for beginners, personalized recommendations, and thoughtfully curated selections of organic wines from small producers worldwide.

9 Figure Hacks - Janét Aizenstros

Dr. Janét Aizenstros is the Chairwoman and CEO of Ahava Group Global (AGG) — a women-led modern media parent company that serves Fortune and multinational media companies in fifteen locations globally. This year, she reached a new height in her career when she scaled Ahava Group Global to nine figures. She is an internationally recognized leader and is the creator of the first impact fund in Canada led by an Afro-Canadian woman who focuses on creating social impact through technology.

Just Me - Fernanda Carapinha

Fernanda Carapinha, the founder of WE Global Studios, shares her journey as an entrepreneur and professional that led her to find the first global innovation studio and 360 startup platform for female founders worldwide. She shares her persona hacks and secret strategies that have aided her along her serial entrepreneurship path: team building, networking, and the power of collaboration to accelerate growth.