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1023. How To Break Through Barriers As A Female Entrepreneur With Rebecca Minkoff & Ali Wyatt

Multi-passionate entrepreneurs Rebecca Minkoff and Ali Wyatt are co-founders of The Female Founder Collective, an amazing community of like-minded women who crave education on how to develop their business ideas. Members have access to events, programs, and workshops specifically designed to fill in the information gap that so many female entrepreneurs experience. 

In our conversation, they explain why it’s harder for women to raise capital and share stories of how they continue to work through those financial challenges. They also give advice for female founders at all different stages of business and chat about what they’re most looking forward to at the upcoming Female Founders Day event.  

CONNECT WITH REBECCA & ALI

Follow Rebecca: @rebeccaminkoff 

Follow Ali: @alikwyatt7 

Follow The Female Founder Collective: @thefemalefoundercollective 

Learn more about Female Founder Collective: femalefoundercollective.com 

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Episode Timeline & Discussion Questions

(0:27) Welcome back to Earn Your Happy. Today, Lori is joined by Rebecca Minkoff and Ali Wyatt, co-founders of the Female Founder Collective. 

(2:53) Lori asks Rebecca, “I would love to hear about The Female Founder Collective and what you guys have coming up.”

(6:37) Lori asks Ali, “Female fundraising is down compared to what it was. Why do you guys think that is?”

(7:53) Lori asks Rebecca, “What sort of tools do you offer for Female Founder Collective members?”

(9:37) Lori asks Rebecca, “What has been different for you in business that has stood out as a woman compared to what men are maybe challenged with?”

(10:49) Lori asks Rebecca, “Do you find that women need to work on their confidence and pitching themselves?”

(14:36) Lori asks Ali, “What are some of the things that you’ve seen happen in your groups?”

(16:40) Lori asks Rebecca, “Tell me about Female Founders Day.”

(19:35) Lori asks Ali, “What are you most looking forward to about this event?”

(21:30) Lori asks Rebecca, “What would you say to the beginner female founder?”

(22:49) Lori asks Ali, “What would you say to a woman who’s kind of at a spot where she feels a little bit stuck and wants to scale but doesn’t know if she has it in her?”

(24:25) Lori asks Rebecca, “What permission have you had to give yourself to show up really big in business?”

(28:05) Lori asks Rebecca and Ali, “What’s the most exciting thing in your life right now?” 

(30:09) Lori asks Ali, “How do we get tickets for Female Founders Day?”

1022. Is It OK To Be Aspirational?

We love to surround ourselves with living proof that our aspirations are possible, whether it’s the cars we want to drive, the decor we want for our homes, or the lifestyles we want to live. Our goal is to inspire others to reach a new level, but there’s always one or two negative comments that pop up when we share our achievements on social media. 

Let this be a reminder that you should always demonstrate that it’s possible to achieve your dreams and turn down the volume on people who try to tell you otherwise!

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Visit Chris’ Website: https://chrisharder.me 

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Episode Timeline & Discussion Questions

(0:30) Welcome back to another He Said She Said episode of Earn Your Happy. Today, Chris and Lori are talking about sharing an aspirational lifestyle online. 

(2:01) Chris talks about some of the backlash he received for sharing a photo of his car on Instagram.  

(3:26) Lori highlights the importance of curating your social media feed and muting people if necessary. 

(6:34) Lori and Chris say that instead of asking why someone has something you want, ask them how they got it.  

(7:55) Chris shares why he’s grateful for men his age and older who share how they’ve maintained their aspirational bodies.  

(9:07) Lori explains how she changed her diet and relationship to exercise when she starting buying fitness magazines as a teenager.  

1021. Kaitlyn Bristowe On How To Handle Comparison

Reality TV star and entrepreneur Kaitlyn Bristowe and I go deep on topics like healing your inner child, navigating female friendships, and embracing getting older in a world that’s obsessed with youth.

In our conversation, Kaitlyn opens up about her journey leading up to her time on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, including the devastating heartbreak that changed her life. We talk about the power of forgiveness and how to develop a more resilient mindset. Plus, Kaitlyn shares how she cultivates self-love and continues to prioritize her relationship with herself.

CONNECT WITH KAITLYN

Follow Kaitlyn: @kaitlynbristowe 

Shop Dew Edit: dewedit.com 

Follow Dew Edit: @dewedit 

Shop Spade & Sparrows: spadeandsparrows.com  

Follow Spade & Sparrows: @spadeandsparrows 

Listen to Off The Vine  

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Listen to Girlfriends & Business

EPISODE TIMELINE

(0:24 ) Welcome back to Earn Your Happy. Today, Lori is joined by Kaitlyn Bristowe. 

(3:15) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “Where did the idea for Off The Vine come from? And did you always know that you wanted to do this?”

(6:23) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “What were you like when you were a little girl?”

(8:53) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “How did you put yourself into those reality TV situations? And did you have moments where you just got completely caught up and out of your mind? And how did you come back to a place of feeling centered?”

(13:14) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “When you decided to do therapy, what is something that you came out the other side with that you’re like, wow, I am so so proud of myself for this and I love this about me?”

(14:24) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “What was the relationship with yourself like before therapy?” 

(17:04) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “What is a lesson around romantic relationships that you wish other people knew before they get into it?”

(25:05) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “I would love to hear kind of how you’ve navigated like female relationships. Have you ever struggled with it? Or is it always something that’s been easy for you?”

(23:10) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “Where did you learn how to set boundaries?”

(27:45) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “When you were doing inner-child work, what was it that the younger you needed to hear? What was she missing? And who did she need to hear it from?”

(31:04) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “How do you handle comparison?”

(33:05) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “You had talked about aging not being scary, no coincidences, and forgiveness. Let’s see if we can touch on them.”

(37:10) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “Let’s talk about no coincidences.”

(40:22) Lori asks Kaitlyn, “Where can people find and follow you?”