Challenges. Risks. Aha moments. Founders share it all on Making it Happen – a new podcast co-created with Klaviyo and co-founders of Brass Clothing, Katie Demo and Jenny Rudin.
On each episode of Making it Happen, Katie and Jenny talk with fellow founders about big wins, devastating fails, moments of weakness, moments of pride, and more to give the audience fly-on-the-wall access to intimate discussions about what it’s really like to build, market, and grow a business.
Episode One: The Importance of Grit
Leaving a stable career to start your own company takes grit. When Erica launched gr8nola, she quickly learned how to run a business and how to show up for herself as a solo founder.
Erica shares with hosts Katie and Jenny:
- How she went all in on gr8nola and held herself accountable
- How she motivates herself during difficult times
- Where she turns for support when self-doubt creeps in
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Episode Two: Risk Taking
Being a founder is all about taking risks. You may risk your financial stability, your lifestyle, or your career. Either way, you can’t build a business without taking risks. After moving to Venice Beach, Chelsea Moore and Jenni Olivero spotted a gap in the lifestyle and service space for elevated and effortless gifting, which led them to co-founding BOXFOX, an online personalized gift box service.
Chelsea talks with Katie and Jenny about:
- The audacity it takes to veer from a traditional career path
- A moment that felt like an enormous risk
- A decision she made that didn’t pan out as she expected
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Episode Three: The Personal Price an Entrepreneur Pays
While Beya Made is shaking up the children’s clothing space, starting her own business meant Laurel Thompson had to make certain sacrifices.
While becoming an entrepreneur gave Laurel a certain amount of flexibility that most climbing the corporate ladder never gain, she quickly realized that carving your own path can also come at a personal cost.
Laurel talks with Katie and Jenny about:
- Adjusting to founder life when you have a family
- How to know when you need to take a step back from your work
- The legacy she wants to leave with Beya Made
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