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- 0:00Welcome back. Here are the six quick questions. Question number one is, what's your why? Why do you do what you do?
- 0:17There's so many communities of people that have been underestimated and underrepresented and underfunded that I think if Partake has success, it will change the landscape of that and hopefully open the door a little bit wider for other people of color and other women that are coming along behind me on this entrepreneurial journey. Love it. Question number two is what do you think has been the number one marketing moment that made your business pop?
- 0:43Whenever we announced the $1 million investment from Marcy Venture Partners into our business, that was definitely a game changer for our business. Was that in terms of, you know, press or was it in terms of partnerships, new opportunities coming your way? What was that impact?
- 1:00It was there was a lot of press. It also, I think, with retailers that we'd been talking to for quite a while, gave us more credibility because they were like, oh, you actually have the funding. Oh, you actually have this new brand awareness that's come along with the celebrity partnership. And so I think it did both. It helped from a brand awareness perspective, but then gave us some business credibility with retail partners. That definitely packs a punch, I'm sure.
- 1:25Question number three is where do you hang out to get smarter? What have you been reading or listening to? My favorite podcast is one by VMG. Well, I'm going to start listening to your podcast too, but one that I've been listening to on my journey was VMG Partners has a podcast called Unfinished Biz and they interview so many of my favorite consumer package goods CEOs.
- 1:49Cool. I'm going to link it in the show notes for anyone who wants to check that out. Question number four is how do you win the day? And that's around your AM or your PM rituals that keep you feeling happy and motivated and successful.
- 2:01I start the day with meditation every single day. And I just started that since COVID and it has been a game changer for my mental health. And similarly, like during the day, if I'm feeling overwhelmed, I pull up a meditation app and just like take 15 minutes to myself, whether it's just like a guided meditation or walking or something, but like a way to just reset mentally when with all the things that are going on.
- 2:23Yeah, it's so key. I really want to become the person that can meditate, but I'm just not that person right now. Wish I was. Question number five is if you only had $1,000 left in your business bank account, where would you spend it? I would spend it on an email and text promotion to drive e-commerce sales.
- 2:48Nice. Love it. And last question, question number six is how do you deal with failure? What's your mindset and approach? I just view it as a part of the journey and an opportunity to learn. I think inevitably we're all going to face multiple failures on this journey and all of them are an opportunity to get stronger and to learn more and to change what you do in the future.
- 3:11Denise, thank you so much for taking the time to be on Female Startup Club today and share your incredible journey. I've loved chatting with you. Same. Thank you so much for having me.
- 3:25Hey, it's June here. Thanks for listening to this amazing episode of the Female Startup Club podcast. If you're a fan of the show and want even more of the good stuff, I'd recommend checking out femalestartupclub.com where you can subscribe to our free newsletter. We send it out weekly covering female founder business news, insights and learnings in D2C, and interesting business resources.
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- 4:12As always, please do subscribe, rate and review the show and post your favorite episodes to Instagram stories. I am beyond grateful when you do that.
- 4:27Hey, it's June here. Thanks for listening to this amazing episode of the Female Startup Club podcast. If you're a fan of the show and want even more of the good stuff, I'd recommend checking out femalestartupclub.com where you can subscribe to our free newsletter. We send it out weekly covering female founder business news, insights and learnings in D2C, and interesting business resources.
- 4:52And if you're a founder building an e-commerce brand, you can join our private network of entrepreneurs called Hype Club at femalestartupclub.com forward slash Hype Club. We have guests from the show joining us for intimate Ask Me Anythings, expert workshops, and a group of totally amazing, like-minded women building the future of D2C brands.
- 5:14As always, please do subscribe, rate and review the show and post your favorite episodes to Instagram stories. I am beyond grateful when you do that.