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Hosted by The Female Founders Project · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 15 episodes
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My Great Pivot features candid conversations with women who've launched their own businesses, often trading stability for the uncertainty that comes with following a dream. These aren't polished success stories - they're honest accounts of the messy middle: the fears before the leap, the financial realities, the moments of doubt, and the unexpected victories. Each episode, our guests share the practical tools and resources that have helped them build their businesses, from navigating career transitions and securing funding to weathering industry upheavals. Whether you're contemplating your own pivot or building something new, these conversations will leave you inspired, informed, and ready to take the next step. Perfect for aspiring entrepreneurs, career changers, and anyone who's ever wondered, "What if I just... went for it?" My Great Pivot is hosted by Carrie Regan, an MBA and veteran media industry executive. The p
The Female Founders Project hosts My Great Pivot, a business show with 15 episodes published.
Before wrapping season one, we’ll count down the five most common ways our founders landed on their big idea — pulled from this season’s conversations with women who left traditional careers to build something of their o
After twenty years of working in corporate customer success, Emily DeSousa was feeling overworked, burnt out, and desperate for a change. Then, she randomly came across a "for sale" listing for a run-down laundromat in h
Andia Winslow is an award-winning voice artist, actor, and storyteller who’s appeared in campaigns for the world’s biggest brands, in series like the TV adaptation of A League of Their Own, bestselling video games like C
Gayle Jones shares how a 25-year career in sports television — producing for NBA on TNT, multiple Olympic Games, the NFL, and more — gave her an insider’s view into how professional athletes fuel their performance. When
Sabina Gendler, CEO and co-founder of Friendly , traces the idea for her startup to a job relocation. The marketing exec was eager to make new friends locally – especially during her maternity leave – but found no easy w
For Stephanie, a Peabody Award-winning media executive, producer, and writer, the inspiration behind her startup was deeply personal. When she was told that her son — who has profound autism — would never independently m
Nicole Lipkin, an organizational and clinical psychologist, shares her journey as the founder of Hey Kiddo, a parenting partner app for caregivers of children from birth through age twelve. She traces the app's inspirati
Breanna Hoepner shares how she left a 24-year career in unscripted television to launch her own custom cake business, Once Upon a Cake Studio . She details how an assumption nearly kept her from pursuing this dream, and
Carrie DeMartini shares her journey from copywriter to end-of-life doula and owner of the Wishing Well Center, a business focused on end-of-life planning and grief support. She discusses the multifaceted nature of her ro
In this episode of the My Great Pivot podcast, Erica Tuggle shares her journey from corporate marketing director to founder of Livin, a platform that connects busy families and professionals to affordable home chefs in t
In this episode of the My Great Pivot podcast, Lindsay Scherr Burgess shares her journey scaling an Etsy side hustle into a successful business, Green Wallscapes, which creates stunning preserved moss walls for clients.
Kacie Darden shares her inspiring pivot from middle school science teacher to owner of her own thriving travel agency, Blue Pineapple Travel. Less than two years after setting a cycling world record, Kacie landed in the
In this episode, Naama Nicotra, the co-founder of NakedPak, shares her inspiring journey developing edible food packaging NakedPak, which aims to reduce plastic waste. Naama discusses the journey from the initial concept
In this episode of 'My Great Pivot,' we speak with Alice Park, an inspiring entrepreneur who left a secure engineering job to launch Park Studios, a thriving photography business in Atlanta, Georgia. Alice shares some of
A sneak preview of the first season of the My Great Pivot podcast, where we interview female founders at all stages of the entrepreneurial journey. Catch a glimpse of some of the founders we speak to this season, includi
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My Great Pivot is hosted by The Female Founders Project. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 15 episodes.
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