Jul 27, 2022

When Beauty Independent Editor-in-Chief Rachel Brown went looking for an answer to which beauty segments win and lose in a recession, she found an answer that might surprise our founder fam. 

We dive into Rachel's reporting on the downturn, and how it impacts consumer brands, in this mini episode of the Female...

Jul 25, 2022

Andrea Hernández is the trend forecaster Forbes, the New York Times, Bon Appetit, and more mastheads turn to when they want to know what's coming next in the food and beverage industry. 

She's the creator of Snaxshot, an irreverent and smart newsletter and community that predicts grocery trends and brings...

Jul 19, 2022

We have Kayla Castañeda on Female Founder World!

She’s the founder of Agua Bonita, a better-for-you agua fresca business that launched in 2020 and sold 10,000 units in the first month.

Kayla has never lost a pitch competition. In fact, she’s raised nearly half a million dollars for her business this way. We get...

Jul 15, 2022

Suze Dowling has helped launch more than 50 consumer brands as General Manager and Partner at agency Gin Lane, including Harry’s, Hims, Smile Direct Club and Quip. She’s now scaling home startups as cofounder at Pattern Brands where she’s launched and acquired businesses like Open Spaces, Letterfolk, GIR and Equal...

Jul 11, 2022

Brightland is best known for its slick white bottles of olive oil and punchy, modern branding. Founder Aishwarya Iyer was among the first entrepreneurs to spot an opportunity to modernise olive oil back in 2018, and in the years since has built a thriving DTC food business.

Partnerships have been the backbone of...