This week we chat with Dr. Shereene Idriss ! Shereene is unlike her peers. In a time when top-name dermatologists have signed on as corporate-brand figureheads, joining in on false marketing hype to appear relevant, Dr. Idriss has become a household name for doing just the opposite. She rose to organic fame through her #PillowtalkDerm series on Instagram, Tiktok, and YouTube for candidly speaking about skincare, sharing the science-based truth behind it all. In doing so, she amassed a following ...
Jun 14, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 74
This week we’re talking sobriety with the incredible Brooke LeBlanc . Brooke is the Founder & CEO of Edge, a consumer health tech startup on a mission to help you cut back or quit drinking. Through her experience in tech sales and 2+ year sobriety journey, she's helped coach dozens of people to abstain from drinking. Now she's building a team to productize her learnings and using technology to allow you to track your Blood Alcohol Content in realtime to tell a fuller picture of your drinking...
Jun 06, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 73
This week we chat all things Broadway, with our host, Erica Wenger! While we hear Broadway praise all the time, what exactly is it all about? Broadway is a boulevard of famous theaters where people from all over the world travel to experience the 'pinnacle of theatrical artistry'. It is a luxury of an experience and our host is here to share all about it! On this episode Erica offers an inside scoop into her recent Broadway experience, sharing favorite moments, reflections, and suggestions. Twen...
May 30, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 72
This week we chat with childhood best friend, Lindsay Feder. Lindsay is the childhood best friend of our host, Erica! We're bringing you a special and heartfelt episode this week as the two talk all about 'female friendships.' Conversations of overcoming obstacles, sustainability, and shared memories are just the beginning. Twentysomethings, listen now for an hour of friendship and tips for women in their twenties who are aiming to maintain friendships for a lifetime with our host, Erica Wenger,...
May 24, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 71
This week we chat with the innovative, Katharine Lau! Katharine is the CEO and Co-Founder of Stuf , one of 'Fast Company’s' World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2022. She was named to 'Inc. Magazine’s' Female Founders 100 list in the same year. Katharine is passionate about reinventing consumer experiences in the physical world and leads the company’s strategic vision and overall strategy in transforming the self-storage industry. From 2015-2020, Katharine led supply growth at Industrious, the n...
May 16, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 70
This week we chat with the innovative and creative, Margaret Wishingrad ! Margaret is the Co-founder and CEO of Three Wishes , a "healthy-while-delicious" cereal. Margaret has grown Three Wishes from an idea to a national brand, with retailers including: Whole Foods, Sprouts, Erewhon and many more. Before founding Three Wishes , Margaret was Chief of Staff at BigEyedWish, an ad-agency where she worked with Fortune 100 to seed-round startup businesses. After welcoming her first son, Ellis, Margar...
May 09, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 69
This week we chat with the ambitious Maika Isagowa ! Maika is the founder and CEO of Webacy, a platform for securing digital assets for the unexpected. Webacy began by exploring ways to protect blockchain-based assets with smart contracts. The team created infrastructure that could securely move assets in the event of an emergency, like death, all without the use of keys. With this foundation, Webacy began to expand into wallet safety, conditional-trigger products, and more. In this episode, the...
May 02, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 68
This week we chat with “36 Questions Later” Podcast host, Mady Maio . Mady is the co-founder of Camber, co-host of Okay Sis Podcast, and the host of the new video podcast series, 36 Questions Later . The series features four blind dates, where strangers ask each other the “36 questions that lead to love.” The questions date back to a 1997 study and went viral in a New York Times article. In this new series, Mady finds out how the experiment holds up today; you can follow along by checking out 36...
Apr 25, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 67
This week we chat with the successful serial entrepreneur, Christina Wallace! A self-described "human Venn diagram," Christina Wallace has crafted a career at the intersection of business, technology, and the arts. After a decade as a serial entrepreneur, she joined the faculty of Harvard Business School where she is the course head of the first-year entrepreneurship class and runs the HBS Startup Bootcamp. Her latest book is The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, an...
Apr 18, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 66
This week we’re talking all about Bootstrapping vs. Raising VC Money for a start-up with our host, Erica Wenger! Having established three successful start-up businesses of her own and now entering the world of venture capital, Erica offers an inside scoop into the world of raising money for start-up businesses. While there are several different routes concerning this topic, Erica is here to share her tips, tricks, advice, and solutions with us this week! In this episode, Erica shares her experie...
Apr 11, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 65
This week we chat with the ambitious, Yasmin Moaven ! Yasmin is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Pipe, one of the fastest growing fintech's in history. Leading all marketing, communications, partnerships, and investor-relation efforts, Yasmin builds and establishes recurring revenue as a new asset class. In this episode, Yas shares her decade of experience managing and running marketing, communications and investor relations for both publicly traded and emerging private technology companies....
Apr 04, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 61
This week we’re talking all about Angel & Limited Partnership (LP) Investments with our host, Erica Wenger! Having worked on several successful start-up businesses of her own and now entering the world of venture capital, Erica has experienced both sides of the coin and is here to talk all about it. If you’re curious about investing your money in any capacity, this is the episode for you! In this episode, Erica breaks down the similarities and the differences between Angel (start-up business...
Mar 29, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 63
This week we chat with the ambitious, Siff Haider! Siff is an entrepreneur, host of Dear Media's The Dream Bigger Podcast and Co-Founder + CEO of Arrae, a holistic wellness brand that features 100% Naturopathic Doctor-formulated Bloat + Calm Alchemy Capsules, designed to supercharge your digestion and relax your mind. Prior to launching Arrae in March 2020, Siff spent her time in the publishing industry working for ELLE Canada , and then moved on to launch a successful blog titled Icing & Gl...
Mar 21, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 62
Twentysomethings, we are so excited to have you back for a third season and what better way to get started than with a solo episode with our host, Erica Wenger! In this episode, Erica reflects back throughout the seasons and touches on bits of progress and the personal growth that has been achieved since then. There is a lot of hard work going on behind the scenes, and the countdown for Erica's big announcement regarding her next business venture has begun... Dear Twentysomething is an experienc...
Mar 14, 2023•10 min•Season 3Ep. 61
This week we’re wrapping up season 2 of your favorite podcast; bringing you a finale of reflection and excitement with our host, Erica Wenger! Highlighting some of the best moments of season 2, Erica reflects on explained episodes, special guest interviews, and her own personal growth looking back on this season! Listen in for a sneak peek on what's to come as she ventures into season 3... Twentysomethings, it's been quite the season! Be sure to follow us on Instagram for updates as we count dow...
Jan 17, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 60
This week we chat with the remarkable Ashley Sumner. Ashley is the CEO & Founder of Quilt, a social platform for meaningful friendships. Ashley’s startup career started 12 years ago in NYC at a matchmaking company. With an intuitive ability to bring people together, she turned her passion into a career as a community developer for brands such as Wanderlust and Breakout, which ultimately led to the creation of Quilt.Quilt is not your typical wellness company... but rather a social network for...
Jan 10, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 59
This week, we're stating the new year off right with an episode from our host, Erica Wenger! Let's take an hour to reflect back on this last year together... Erica recalls her personal and professional accomplishments along with the lessons learned along the way. How can we use last years' experiences as a foundation for the goals we want to set and achieve this year? Erica is here to break this down and covers it all in this weeks episode. Twentysomethings, we're so happy to have you here for t...
Jan 03, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 58
This week we chat with Shivana Siroya! Shivani Siroya is the founder and CEO of Tala, the leading financial technology company in emerging markets. Prior to founding Tala, Shivani held a variety of positions in global health and micro-finance and investment banking. Millions of people have borrowed through Tala's smartphone app, which provides instant personalized credit to under-served customers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Tala is backed by leading venture and impact investors, includin...
Dec 27, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 57
This week we chat with the expert on all things Personal Finance , Maia Monell . Founder, Maia Monell, is shaking up the financial technology space (industry defined as fintech) through Nav.it . Founded in 2018, Nav.it provides personalized financial coaching to create lasting behavioral change around financial habits. Through daily check-ins, insights, and community conversations empower users to live financially well. Maia is devoted to closing wealth gaps perpetuated by a system not built for...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 56
This week we chat with finance mogul, Alexa Von Tobel. Alexa von Tobel, CFP® is the founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital and the New York Times-Bestselling Author of Financially Fearless and Financially Forward. Founded in 2019, Inspired Capital is a $500M early-stage venture capital firm that invests across categories of innovation. Prior to Inspired Capital, Alexa founded LearnVest in 2008 with the goal of helping people make progress on their money. After raising nearly $75 millio...
Dec 13, 2022•44 min•Season 2Ep. 55
This week we’re covering the secret hustle to success with our host, Erica Wenger! Erica built and sold her first business, gathered speakers for a womens’ summit, established a podcast, and invested in real estate all using the method of cold outreach. What is cold outreach? How does this method work in practicality? What are the secrets behind this gem of success? This week, she’s here to uncover it all! In this episode, Erica recalls one of her first jobs at a call center where she was introd...
Dec 06, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 54
This week we chat with renowned celebrity divorce attorney, Laura Wasser. Laura is a family law expert, author, entrepreneur, and Chief of Divorce Evolution at Divorce.com. Laura has made it her driving purpose to help people divorce through less combative, more affordable modern solutions—in large part by founding online divorce service It’s Over Easy, which was folded into Divorce.com’s expansive platform in 2022. Finding common cause with Divorce.com, Laura also joined as Chief of Divorce Evo...
Nov 29, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 53
This week we chat with the expert on “ Enneagrams” , Leah Elias . Leah studied Chinese at the University of Michigan as a means to challenge herself and spent her first five years post-grad in Beijing, cultivating the skills that landed her a Chief of Staff position. While achieving success and strides on paper, she found herself struggling with burnouts in her twenties. Leah was introduced to the Enneagram when she was looking to free herself from her lifelong struggle with perfectionism. This ...
Nov 22, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 52
This week we chat with the young and ambitious model-turned-writer and producer, Emily Ruhl . Emily is the founder of Public School Pictures, a full-service creative studio currently producing her first TV series, 13th Stepping. Before venturing into the world of film and production, Emily was the face of our favorite magazine prints and makeup lines for nearly a decade, starting at only age thirteen! Transitioning from the spotlight of the fashion and beauty industry to her role behind the scen...
Nov 15, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 51
This week we’re talking all about finances with our host, Erica Wenger! Everything from making money, to spending, saving, and investing… Erica covers it all this week taking us back to the beginning of her personal finance journey. Establishing her perspective and relationship with money throughout the way, we see her personal evolution with finances and the role it plays in her career in social entrepreneurship. In this episode, Erica takes us through her personal practices for money managemen...
Nov 08, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 50
This week we chat with culinary and business genius, Melissa Ben-Ishay . Melissa Ben-Ishay is the founder of Baked by Melissa, the New York City-based dessert brand famous for its handcrafted, bite-size cupcakes in a wide variety of ever-changing flavors. The company ships nationwide, operates 14 stores and has sold over 150 million cupcakes. Every bite-size treat is still made by hand using only the most delicious ingredients. Melissa has been profiled in People, Forbes, Inc., Business Insider,...
Nov 01, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 49
This week we chat with the woman on all things "DEI", Mariah Driver. DEI, or "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" is entering the workspace at rapid speed, and thankfully so! Mariah Driver was formerly the Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Webflow, where she worked to design systems and experiences that enabled everyone to show up authentically and grow to their full potential. In this explained episode, the pair uncover Mariah's background in training and research in social scientific m...
Oct 25, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 48
This week we chat with the queen of the holistic beauty approach, Carolyn Yachanin . Carolyn is the founder and CEO of Copina Co. , a plant-based boost blend line formulated by herbalists supporting the body’s natural collagen production and shifting the beauty industry from the inside out. Years of harsh acne medications left her skin dry and depleted with her gut health in shambles; here was the start of Carolyn’s journey to Copina Co. as she grew to believe that the new focus of beauty needs ...
Oct 18, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 47
This week we’re bringing you the episode you’ve all been waiting for with our host, Erica Wenger! The host of our favorite podcast is here to breakdown every element of the networking platform of our generation. Why podcasts? How do I start one? What are your favorites? This week Erica covers it all… In this episode, Erica goes step by step into launching a podcast of your own and offers various inside-scoop tips for a successful venture into this new space. Taking us from an idea to execution, ...
Oct 11, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 46
This week we chat with the businesswoman of all things cannabis, Helene Servillon . Helene Servillon is the Founding Partner of JourneyOne Ventures, a 100% woman and minority owned early stage cannabis fund that invests in founders with prior executive-level management experience in cannabis or tangential industries. She is also a Senior Advisor to Bowen's cannabis practice, a Boston based investment bank. In this episode, the pair reveal how Helene combines her niche for problem-solving with he...
Oct 04, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 45
