661: Donna’s Corporate Career Ended Overnight — So She Built A $51K Brand In 2 Months

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan · May 13, 2026 · 48m

A 20-year career in high-level finance ended in a single day when Donna Gilbertson was made redundant with one day's notice. No plan B, two kids at home, and a household now running on one income — she could have played it safe and taken the next accounting role that came along. She went to the interviews. Every single time, she didn't want to be there. So instead, she pulled $7,000 from her home loan offset account and bet it on a hair towel. Two months after launching Junie, she'd done $51,000 in sales.

In this episode, Donna walks us through the full journey — from product validation…