Girlboss Radio

Girlboss Radio is back with a new host and a renewed mission to help women achieve success on their own terms. Meet our host, Avery Francis! Francis is a veteran HR thought leader who specializes in implementing diversity, equity and inclusion practices in as many workplaces as possible through her consultancy, Bloom. Francis has been featured in Forbes and named a Top 40 Woman in Tech by Betakit. Her ethos? Work should work for all of us. The podcast features weekly chats with inspiring executives, founders and A-listers including filmmaker Domee Shi, mega-influencer Matilda Djerf, Knix founder Joanna Griffiths, and Netflix star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, among others. Girlboss Radio is your destination for no-BS career advice—each episode, you'll walk away with tangible takeaways and success stories that'll help you level-up in your career *and* your life.

Careers
Entrepreneurship
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Roya Rastegar, Director of Programming Los Ange...
Sometimes our careers take us places we never thought they could. That's certainly true for Roya Rastegar, who began her career on Wall Street and realized shortly after, she needed a radical change.
48 min
277
Girlboss Radio: What We Learned From Our Parents
On this special episode of Girlboss Radio, Sophia invites the original momboss to the podcast: her mother Dena.
27 min
278
Jessica Williams, Comedian and Former The Daily...
A very dope queen joins us on this week's podcast: Jessica Williams.
40 min
279
Suzy Batiz, Founder & CEO Poo~Pourri
On this week's episode, Suzy discusses how her childhood fostered a maker mentality, how she survived two bankruptcies, and the viral video that put Poo~Pourri on the map.
31 min
280
Sara Christensen, Angel Investor & Advisor
On this week's episode, Sophia and Sara discuss walking away from Liquiteria, why investing in female-founded companies is important, and Sara's tips for pitching venture capitalists.
46 min
281
Julie Greenbaum, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue O...
At just 19-years old, Julie created Fuck Cancer with the goal of creating an organization to honor her mother’s legacy who lost her battle with ovarian cancer.
38 min
282
Alyssa Mastromonaco, COO Vice Media & Former De...
Sophia and Alyssa discuss Alyssa’s early days interning for Bernie Sanders, what good leadership means, and Alyssa’s hilarious misadventures in Buckingham Palace and on Marine One.
40 min
283
Claire Wineland, Founder Claire's Place Foundation
At 19 years old, Claire Wineland is by far our youngest guest on Girlboss Radio, but she may be the wisest.
45 min
284
Payal Kadakia, Co-founder and CEO ClassPass
Payal Kadakia is an artist in the C-suite and on the dance floor.
45 min
285
GloZell Green, Youtube Star and Author
GloZell Green is a Youtube sensation who has reached up to 48 million views for a single video.
51 min
286
Melissa Ben-Ishay, Founder and Chief Product Of...
After being fired from her advertising job in 2008, Melissa Ben-Ishay founded Baked By Melissa.
44 min
287
Kathryn Minshew, Co-founder & CEO The Muse
Kathryn Minshew co-founded the wildly popular career development platform, The Muse.
45 min
288
Emily Weiss, Founder & CEO Glossier Inc.
Emily Weiss is your go-to lady for all things beauty related
45 min
289
Whitney Wolfe, Founder & CEO Bumble
Whitney Wolfe always makes the first move in her life.
42 min
290
Rachel Shechtman, Founder & CEO, Story
Rachel Schechtman talks Story - her retail space that has the point of view of a magazine, changes like a gallery, and sells things like a store
51 min
291
Beth Comstock, Vice Chair, GE
From failed weather girl to co-founder of Hulu.
49 min
292
Miki Agrawal, Co-founder & CEO, THINX
For social entrepreneur Miki Agrawal, no business idea is taboo.
51 min
293
Jenne Lombardo, Co-founder MADE Fashion Week, F...
From Mr. Big to MADE.
45 min
294
Ai-jen Poo, Director National Domestic Workers ...
Ai-jen Poo isn't just a #girlboss, she's a legit Genius.
52 min
295
Jenn Hyman, Co-founder & CEO Rent the Runway
Meet one of Fortune Magazine’s “Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs.”
46 min
296
Alexa von Tobel, Founder & CEO, LearnVest
A Harvard Business School dropout launches a $75 million financial planning company.
43 min
297
Julia Landauer, NASCAR Racer
This trailblazing racecar driver is truly a high-speed #Girlboss.
35 min
298
Alexi Wasser, Actor-Writer-Comedian
Success, sex, and crashing Will Smith's wedding.
42 min
299
Hannah Bronfman, DJ & Founder of HBFit.com
A corporate DJ with her own health and beauty brand.
47 min
300
Sallie Krawcheck, Co-founder & CEO Ellevest, Fo...
Wall Street superstar Sallie Krawcheck
48 min