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To close out season five, Anu is joined by Jessica Sibley, the innovative CEO of TIME, and a leading figure in the dynamic world of media. They dive into Jess’s remarkable impact at TIME one year into the role – including transformative digital strategies, and the brand's expansion into new territories, including live events, branded content, and more!
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Anu is joined by Christina Tosi, the James Beard award-winning pastry chef and founder of Milk Bar, the iconic bakery and dessert brand with a cult-like following. Christina shares insights into her unique approach to innovation, team culture, building a brand that resonates deeply with consumers, and the strategic decisions behind Milk Bar’s expansion into the online sphere and supermarkets.
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Anu sits down with Nancy Twine, the founder and CEO of Briogeo, an award-winning clean hair care line. They discuss the journey that took Nancy from the finance industry to becoming the youngest black woman to launch a product line at Sephora, as well as the biggest lessons she learned along the way. Nancy shares her experience navigating the acquisition process, a framework for defining and creating clean beauty products, and the strategy behind her newest venture – nancytwine.com, focused on sharing content and resources to support female entrepreneurs throughout their journey.
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In this episode of The Two Percent, Anu is joined by Allison Conrad, founder of Arey – the ‘wrinkle cream of haircare’. Allison shares the personal journey that led her to found Arey, the science behind graying hair, the challenges in pioneering a new category in the haircare industry, and her strategy in delivering a science-backed product that not only works but provides an exceptional customer experience.
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This episode of The Two Percent podcast features Adrianne Nickerson and Elaine Purcell, who are on a mission to revolutionize maternity care as the co-founders of Oula. Their discussion delves into the problems with the current maternity care system in the U.S, the role of technology in maternity care, the importance of a personalized patient experience, and their vision for Oula's future. This episode is a must-listen for healthcare professionals, expecting mothers, and anyone interested in the advances of maternity care.
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In this season premiere of The Two Percent, Anu engages in a captivating conversation with Fidji Simo, CEO and Chair of Instacart. Born in France to a family of fishermen, Fidji shares the journey that led her to Silicon Valley, where she started her career at eBay and Facebook before joining Instacart to lead the company in 2021. The episode delves into Fidji’s people leadership philosophy, her experience taking Instacart public, role as a co-founder of Metrodora Institute, and more.
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To close out Season 4 Anu sits down with Michelle Cordeiro Grant, founder of Lively, a community and ‘leisurée’ brand inspiring women to live passionately, purposefully, and confidently. In this episode Michelle shares insights from her experiences building an empire by breaking all the rules, putting community before company, and successfully navigating the acquisition process as a three year old start up.
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Today’s guest is Olamide Olowe, Co-Founder & CEO of Topicals – the Gen-Z brand reimagining the ointment aisle with effective science-backed products and mental health advocacy – and the youngest Black woman to raise over $2M in funding. Olamide shares how she built a go-to-market strategy around her own experiences with chronic skin conditions, why storytelling is the greatest growth hack, and her best community building lessons for consumer brands.
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Anu chats with FFF portfolio founder Babba Rivera of Ceremonia, the clean hair care brand rooted in Latinx heritage. Babba opens up about her experiences navigating identity and representation, innovating as an industry outsider, and takes us through her unique product and brand development thought process.
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In our first ever two-guest episode, Anu sits down with portfolio founder Lisa Mayer of Boss Beauties, a women-led global NFT initiative with huge momentum, alongside fellow Boss Beauties strategic investor Randi Zuckerberg. Lisa and Randi give listeners a crash course in the world of NFTs, discuss their shared passion for mentorship in the metaverse, and share onboarding advice for founders, investors, and newcomers who feel overwhelmed with where to start in their Web3 education.
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Anu is joined by Female Founders Fund portfolio founder and Parisian makeup artist Violette, of VIOLETTE_FR – a cosmetics line made ‘avec amour’ for people and the planet, and designed with the purpose of helping people celebrate their natural beauty. Violette walks us through the behind-the-scenes of building her personal and company brand with a loyal digital following – from discovering her passion for beauty, to creating a brand bible, fundraising while 8 months pregnant, last-minute launch day ideas, product development, an increased commitment to sustainability and transparency, and more.
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Anu is joined by physicist Lisa Dyson, who is the founder and CEO of Air Protein, the company crafting the world’s first carbon negative air-based meat alternatives. They discuss the NASA-inspired science, mission, and go-to-market strategy behind Air Protein, plus Lisa’s thoughts on the broader macro environment surrounding sustainability.
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Today’s guest is Sarah Jones Simmer, who is currently the CEO of Found, a company focused on making evidence-based sustainable weight care for all, and previously was COO at Bumble, the female-first social networking app – where she helped build the company and then spearhead Bumble’s IPO while battling a stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis. In this episode Sarah goes deep on scaling a business, gets personal on how her own health journey inspired her to build again, shares how she is approaching the most critical problem in public health, and advice for stepping into the CEO role.
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To kick off Season 4, Anu chats with Female Founders Fund portfolio founder and branding expert Georgina Gooley of Billie, the leading shave and body brand putting women first. Georgina shares her experience leading Billie through two acquisition processes, including Billie’s recent sale to Edgewell for $310M, and how she is thinking about Billie’s first foray into retail.
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In honor of the retirement of the GOAT, tennis champion Serena Williams – we are thrilled to re-release our most popular episode to date. In this conversation Anu sits down with Serena to discuss her inspiration behind the next chapter of her career at Serena Ventures, an early-stage venture fund investing in diverse leadership and individual empowerment. Enjoy and stay tuned for Season 4, launching next Monday, September 12th!
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Anu is joined by Krystle Mobayeni, co-Founder and CEO of Bentobox, the platform empowering restaurants to create and manage their own digital storefronts. In this conversation Krystle and Anu dive into Bentobox’s recent sale to Fiserv, the importance of early relationship building, her experience innovating to keep restaurants alive throughout the pandemic, and the importance of anchoring your team in a shared mission.
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Today’s guest is Christie Horvath, Co-Founder and CEO of Wagmo, the company reinventing pet insurance for a new generation of pet parents. In this episode, Christie shares the personal story that inspired her founding journey, how she approached building a product catered to millennials, and her advice for founders looking to connect with younger customers. Anu and Christie discuss accelerated pet adoption numbers throughout the pandemic, the impact on Wagmo and the insurance industry as a whole, plus PetTech industry predictions for the future. Use code GIFT21 for $20 off a wellness plan at Wagmo.io.
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In today’s episode Anu sits down with Amanda Hesser, co-founder and CEO of Food52, the company on a mission to inspire people to eat thoughtfully and live joyfully. They discuss her background in food journalism, the platform's evolution from content to commerce, thoughtfully responding to customer feedback, and lessons around building a constructive community. Amanda shares how she has seen the food industry continue to evolve throughout the pandemic as well on her thoughts on the future of food, her long term vision for the Food52, plus her favorite restaurant in New York.
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In this episode Anu sits down with Anjali Sud, CEO of Vimeo, the world's leading all-in-one video software solution. They discuss Anjali’s non-traditional path from Director of Marketing to CEO in 3 years, the opportunity she saw to internally champion and pivot Vimeo’s business model, biggest lessons learned leading the company through two acquisitions, a pandemic, and an IPO, and the skills she is most focused on developing as a leader. Anjali shares advice around thoughtfully designing culture, becoming a more self-aware leader, and playing to your strengths during periods of extreme change.
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Anu is joined by serial entrepreneur Julia Collins, founder and CEO of Moonshot Snacks and Planet FWD, the startup tackling climate change through the power of our food system. Julia explores how her background in both the food and tech worlds inspired her to innovate at the intersection of these industries, the pandemic’s impact on the future of sustainability, the trends and opportunities she is most excited about in the space, and more. Julia shares advice for brands, investors, and individuals looking to reduce and understand their carbon footprint, and provides tips for founders around fundraising, building a diverse cap table, and creating a leadership community. Use code "MOONSHOTVIP" at moonshotsnacks.com for 15% off your first purchase.
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