Joanna Parker – Co-founder of Yumble

When my guest today, Joanna Parker, was a stay-at-home-mom, she struggled to get healthy food on the table every single day for her kids. Joanna and her husband, David, realized that if she was struggling with this problem, then other people probably were too. They decided to start Yumble—a healthy prepared kids’ meal subscription service that turns meal time into something easy and fun for both kids and busy parents. On this episode, Joanna talks about what it was like to be on *Shark Tank*. She also gives us the details behind how Yumble works and why a subscription model was key for her business, what it’s like to work with her husband, Yumble’s plans for the future, and more.

Tessa Horovitz – Co-founder and CEO of Ametti

While Tessa was regularly traveling for business with her previous job, she realized that her life would be easier if she had the perfect travel-wear. Tessa teamed up with Ametti’s co-founder, who has a background in fashion, and together they created practical, durable, and fashionable travel accessories. On today’s show, Tessa talks about how she created Ametti and the amazing accessories that Ametti has created for women who travel often. She also talks about her experience fundraising, tips to growing and scaling, and much more.

Sehreen Noor Ali – Co-founder of Visible Health

My guest Sehreen Noor Ali is the co-founder of Visible Health, a VC-backed startup that crowdsources expertise to help parents better navigate their child’s developmental health path. She is an award-winning growth strategist working at the intersection of technology, business, and inclusion. Sehreen started her career as a public servant and diplomat, helping execute President Obama’s initiatives in entrepreneurship, education, and innovation in the Middle East and South Asia. Later, she led business development for Noodle.com and built out the sales functions for three start-up teams at Kaplan. Sehreen is a startup advisor, founder of EdTechWomen, and on the Advisory Board for SXSWedu. On today’s show, Sehreen shares the personal story behind what inspired her to start Visible Health, and she talks about how she raised capital for the startup, the importance of asking for help, and much more.

Amy Errett – Founder and CEO of Madison Reed

My guest Amy Errett is disrupting the $15 billion dollar hair-coloring industry with her company, Madison Reed. She is the Founder and CEO of the non-toxic hair color company and is also a Partner at True Ventures, focusing on investments in consumer and ecommerce startups. The San Francisco Business Times has dubbed her “Bay Area’s Most Influential Women in Business” and I am so excited to have her on Unstoppable.

On this episode, Amy talks about how she disrupted beauty industry titans with Madison Reed, why she decided to come back to entrepreneurship after becoming a Venture Capitalist, how her business has done during the COVID-19 pandemic, and much more.

Sara Rodell – CEO & Founder of Loop & Tie Digital Gift Giving Platform

When my guest, Sara Rodell, volunteered to handle the holiday gifts for clients at her corporate job, she couldn’t believe how inefficient the process was. She knew that there had to be a way to streamline the process and give people gifts that were appropriate for them, so she started Loop & Tie – a digital gift giving platform that makes it easy to send gifts to corporate clients. On this episode, Sara talks about her first steps to starting Loop & Tie, and we talk about her experience pitching (Sara is the Salesforce 2017 Dreampitch winner!). She shares her tips to pitching effectively, how she disrupted the $90 billion gift industry, the future of branding, and much more.

Shiza Shahid – Founder of NOW Ventures, Founding CEO of the Malala Fund, and Co-founder of Our Place

My guest, Shiza Shahid, started volunteering in women’s prisons in Pakistan when she was just 13 years old. Little did she know, this experience would turn into several more decades of women’s empowerment work and becoming the founding CEO of the Malala Fund. Shiza has received many awards including Times 30 under 30 World Changer, Forbes 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneur, WEF Global Agenda Council, and the Tribeca Institute Disruptive Innovator award. She has been featured in multiple publications including *Forbes*, *Fast Company*, *Elle*, *Glamour*, *Town and Country*, *The Edit*, *CNN*, *ABC*, *Al Jazeera*, *MSNBC* and others. Shiza is an incredible entrepreneur, and she has also done amazing work in social entrpeneurship, non-profits, and social impact movements. On today’s show, Shiza talks about her entrepreneurial journey and why she decided to co-found her new business, *Our Place*, which is a mission-driven kitchenware brand that celebrates home cooking traditions from around the world. She also talks about the difference between building non-profits and businesses, the best way to build a brand, and much more.

Meredith Fineman – Media Expert, Entrepreneur, and Author of Brag Better

My guest Meredith Fineman is the CEO and Founder of FinePoint and author of the new book, *Brag Better*. Her company, FinePoint, is a leadership and communications company that utilizes public relations tactics to help founders, CEOs, and visible people hone their message and get into the public eye. Meredith’s new book, Brag Better, is a guide to the kind of self promotion that will enhance your career. Meredith has written for *Harvard Business Review*, *Forbes*, *Fast Company* and *Elle*. She is also the host of the podcast *It Never Gets Old* about the second-hand economy. On this show, Meredith talks about her new book and she gives some great tips on how you can brag better and rise above the noise. She talks about how to show up online, why women need to get more comfortable talking about themselves, how to get people to listen, and much more.

Helen Russell – Co-founder & CEO of Equator Coffee

Helen Russell, CEO and co-founder of Equator Coffee, joins me on today’s episode of Unstoppable. Equator Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster in Marin County. Over the past 25 years, the business has grown from a small roaster and wholesome supplier into a national brand known for its amazing coffee and its impactful action around social issues. Helen has led Equator to become an award-winning business. For the last 15 years, Equator has been on the San Francisco Business Times list of the *Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses*. In 2016, Equator became the first LGBT-certified business to win the *Small Business Award* of the year. On this show, Helen talks about how she and her co-founder Brooke have built Equator Coffee over the last 25 years. She talks about how having retail locations has influenced their wholesale business, the changes that Equator has made during COVID-19 pandemic, how Equator is thinking of creative ways to do business during this time, and more.

Mark Mastrandrea – Co-Founder of Ikonick Inspirational Canvas Art

My guest Mark Mastrandrea, co-founder of Ikonick Art, has been a serial entrepreneur for most of his life and he currently has an 8-figure business selling canvas art with his company Ikonick. What started as a passion project for Mark is now one of the fastest growing digital art companies in the world. Ikonick is putting a new spin on the business of inspiring others through art and they’ve partnered up with entrepreneurial icons like Gary Vaynerchuk and Justin Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun.

On today’s show, Mark talks about how he has educated himself about digital marketing and selling art online, the moment he realized that his potential was so much greater than he realized, his secrets to problem-solving and growing his business, and much more.

Sarah Friar – CEO of Nextdoor and Co-founder of Ladies Who Launch

My guest today, Sarah Friar, is a tech business executive, and she’s currently the CEO of Nextdoor.

Sarah previously was the CFO for Square, and she’s held executive roles at Goldman and Salesforce. Currently, Sarah serves on the board of directors for Walmart and Slack and as the co-founder of Ladies Who Launch, she’s created a network of women that mentors and inspires women entrepreneurs and business owners.

On this episode of Unstoppable with Kara Goldin, Sarah talks about the importance of hiring for your weakness to avoid burnout, why joy is important to a long-term career, why taking risks is key in business, and much more.