Episodes

  • 065: From Corporate Burnout to Boutique Pet Brand with Chavarne Wright of Le Paws

    065: From Corporate Burnout to Boutique Pet Brand with Chavarne Wright of Le Paws
    Jun 10 2022
    After a decade of grinding in the corporate world, Chavarne Wright finally hit burnout. So, she decided to combine her passion for animals with a dream of starting an ecommerce business. In less than 6 months, she launched Le Paws, a proud Australian eco-boutique pet brand. The brand’s best-seller is an ethical, functional, and stylish feeding mat inspired by Chavarne’s Chief Meow Officer–Daisy. Le Paws was featured in British Vogue this spring, and this summer plans to expand its product line and distribute to wholesalers.    Listen to Mollie and Chavarne discuss:  Quitting her corporate career and going all-in on Le Paws The challenges of breaking into the pet industry  How the Start and Scale course helped her create a brand identity  The importance of naming conventions for a brand Understanding cultural and communication differences with suppliers Making the Le Paws dining mats reversible and durable  Shifting her launch date 6 times Why entrepreneurs need to be flexible Getting featured in British Vogue  And much more pet industry advice…       Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.   Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Zero to Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs.    For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform:  Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine
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    31 mins
  • 064: From Pain to Purpose with Tish Fletcher of Fletcher + Reese

    064: From Pain to Purpose with Tish Fletcher of Fletcher + Reese
    Jun 3 2022
    Three years ago, Tish Fletcher’s health plummeted. She took meds to deal with chronic pain but didn’t feel like she had control of her body. After trying CBD products, Tish was finally pain-free and living a healthy lifestyle. Immediately, Tish started making her own CBD products and selling them to friends and family. So, she launched Fletcher + Reese, a wellness brand specializing in CBD-infused bath and body products.   Listen to Mollie and Tish discuss:  Making bath products inspired by her grandmother  Transitioning from homemade to manufacturing her products The red tape around producing and selling CDB  Finding a payment processor for CBD products  Building a personal brand as a certified CBD advisor and coach  How the Instagram Domination course helped her go from 9K to 40K followers Her plans to open up a storefront called Thrive Wellness Lounge And much more CBD and startup business advice...       Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.   Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Zero to Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs.    For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform:  Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine
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    46 mins
  • 063: From Zero to 6 Figures in 1 Month with Samantha Brett of Naked Sundays

    063: From Zero to 6 Figures in 1 Month with Samantha Brett of Naked Sundays
    May 27 2022
    Samantha Brett surveyed 2,000 millennials asking what they don’t like about traditional sunscreen. There were 3 universal answers–white, sticky, and bad for the skin. So Samantha reversed engineered to create the first SPF 50+ mist for over makeup. Alongside her partner, Samantha launched Naked Sundays in January of 2022 and and 6 figures in 4 weeks. And within 3 months, Nake Sundays became Australia’s #1 SPF skincare brand.    Listen to Mollie and Samantha discuss:  How her background working at Vogue and Marie Claire inspired her research  The 9 months manufacturing process Spending over a year building her Instagram presence  Creating vegan collagen from scratch  Obsessively listening to Nathan Chan and Gretta van Riel  How she manages her full-time job as a journalist and mother Creating a logo that would fit the bottling and packaging How lilac became the color icon of Naked Sundays  Winning the 2022 Mecca Beauty Innovation Award  Susutaining their growth and future products And much more skincare business advice…       Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.   Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Zero to Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs.    For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform:  Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine
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    54 mins
  • 062: Manifesting a Side Hustle with Leah Toth of Destiny Drive

    062: Manifesting a Side Hustle with Leah Toth of Destiny Drive
    May 20 2022
    Destiny Drive offers a 26-day manifestation journal that provides life assessment tools, encouragement, and accountability to reach your dreams. Founder Leah Toth describes it as “the soft 26,” the opposite of 75 Hard. Leah’s drive for her business came after the second COVID lockdown in Melbourne. She didn’t want to fall into the same negative patterns and started collecting her manifestations in a journal. One of the manifestations was starting a side hustle, which ironically became the custom journal she created.    How she created her manifestation journal  Why she feels like Hannah Montana  How she found a designer in the Start and Scale community  Selling out of every product order in her first year Creating journal challenges for her community  Why she’s taking the Start and Scale course again The backward bucket list  And much more side hustle advice…       Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.   Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Zero to Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs.    For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform:  Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine
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    38 mins
  • 061: Starting a Social Agency from Scratch with Maddison Danforth of Boho Social

    061: Starting a Social Agency from Scratch with Maddison Danforth of Boho Social
    May 13 2022
    After 10 years of experience in digital and social marketing, Maddison Danforth decided that she wanted to help small businesses that didn’t have budgets for large agencies. So, on a Friday afternoon, she left her full-time job. The following day she started her agency called Boho Social.    In the past 3 years, Boho Social has helped small businesses use organic social media to see results like growing from $2.5K to $20K in 6 months. In addition, Maddison was named one of the "Top 10 Female CEOs to Watch" by Yahoo Finance and conducts regular workshops on the power of organic social.    Listen to Mollie and Maddison discuss: The value of organic vs. paid social media How she launched her social media agency Why she chose a Boho-style brand How to balance client load and consulting packages   Why she hired a business coach to help with her pricing  Why you should hire before you’re ready Anxiety surrounding raising her prices and the surprising response  And much more organic social media advice…       Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.   Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Zero to Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs.    For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform:  Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine
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    46 mins
  • 060: Breaking Through Fear with Allie Evans of Tama Swim

    060: Breaking Through Fear with Allie Evans of Tama Swim
    May 6 2022
    Allie Evans fell into a successful career in real estate, but when COVID-19 hit, she wondered if she could do more. Through her passion for beach lifestyle and sustainability, she started Tama Swim, a consciously-curated women’s swimwear label. The swimwear is made from recycled yarn from ghost fishing nets in an entirely closed-loop system. After a successful launch, Allie is building Tama Swim, a brand synonymous with an ethically-conscious mission to preserve the beaches and oceans where swimwear thrives.    Listen to Mollie and Allie discuss:  How the Start and Scale course helped her find an ethical manufacturer How her real estate experience transitioned to ecommerce  Creating a pre-launch giveaway to build newsletter subscribers Choosing to be 1% of the Planet company    How a product launch can validate an idea  Juggling a 9 to 5 role with a side hustle  How to set a schedule and goals  And much more product launch advice…     Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.   Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Zero to Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs.    For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform:  Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine
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    31 mins
  • 059: Making Plant-Based Milk Convenient and Sustainable with Alicia Long of Nutr

    059: Making Plant-Based Milk Convenient and Sustainable with Alicia Long of Nutr
    Apr 29 2022
    Alicia Long was working at Google when she started feeling that a piece of her life was missing–entrepreneurship. While on maternity leave, she took the foundr Start and Scale course and learned that she needed to create a solution, not a product. Alicia is lactose-intolerant and found that buying nut milk can be expensive, full of preservatives, and create packaging waste.    With help from her husband, a mechanical engineer, they created a nut milk maker that is convenient, compact, versatile, and sustainable. Nutr has exploded since its launch in 2021, hitting $1 million in sales in 6 months, and signed deals with retailers Sur La Table and Anthropology.    Listen to Mollie and Alicia discuss: Why they chose to make a single-serving sustainable machine The importance of the aesthetics and convenience  How Nutr customers came up with recipe applications for the product  Why do they plant a tree for every device purchased  Reaching out to 100 influencers per week How to take advantage of "nanoinfluencers" when starting out The importance of finding a direct source manufacturer  Creating their second-generation product  Their goal to hit $10 million in sales  And much more product solution advice…       Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.   Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Zero to Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs.    For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform:  Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine
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    33 mins
  • 058: Starting a Luxury Brand from Scratch with April Scott of The Villa

    058: Starting a Luxury Brand from Scratch with April Scott of The Villa
    Apr 22 2022
    6 years ago, April Scott started a clothing business and shut it down because she could barely make a sale. But after taking the foundr Start and Scale course this past year, she launched The Villa and sold $12K of products in 2 months. The Villa is a luxury sleepwear brand for women that will make them feel feminine, fun, fierce, and comfortable. April's mission is to make sleepwear for those special moments (weddings, maternity photoshoots, and girls' trips) while creating a community of women with the same self-confidence she's gained by starting a business.    Listen to Mollie and April discuss:  How her day job in mining helped build her business How she used Fiverr to find a graphic designer  Tips for organizing a successful product photoshoot  The importance of building relationships with models  How 85% of The Villa's referrals come from Instagram Being in the top 5% of Shopify stores in her launch week How to use trending music to help boost TikTok videos And much more luxury good ecommerce advice…       Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.   Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Zero to Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs.    For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform:  Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine
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    39 mins