Your DMs Are A Goldmine: Gab Waller on Building A Fashion Tech Biz
Sourced By founder Gab Waller is on the Female Founder World podcast with Jasmine Garnsworthy! Gab started sourcing hard-to-find designer and high end pieces through Instagram. When she landed a gig 6 months in sourcing a Celine piece for Rosie Huntington Whitley, everything changed.
Gab’s created a huge market with such a unique business model, has worked with every major celeb under the sun, built a team of 10, and is scaling the magic with a new tech product, too! She’s been organically featured in every dream publication, from Vogue to Forbes.
In this episode Gab talks about how she organically has grown the business from 1,000 followers sourcing for friends on Instagram, to being the global go-to for fashion sourcing, her growth mindset, and how she’s thinking about scaling the business.
LINKS
Get 25% OFF your first VistaPrint order using the code FFW25 at checkout: https://www.vistaprint.com
Get the Female Founder World resource roundup https://femalefounderworld.beehiiv.com
Become a Business Bestie subscriber: bestie.femalefounderworld.com
Check out Gab’s business: https://www.instagram.com/gabwallerdotcom/
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Cass Dimicco Turned $20,000 Into $1,000,000 in 1 Year
AUREUM founder Cass Dimicco is on Female Founder World with Jasmine Garnsworthy. Cass saw a white space for more accessible high end jewelry and accessories, pulled together $20,000 in savings and launched the brand she wished existed. They hit $1M in their first year in business and continued to grow.
In this episode Cass talks about growing AUREUM with paid ads, organic content, Pinterest and press, how she recommends founders think about new category launches, plus her real take on work-life balances.
LINKS
Get 25% OFF your first VistaPrint order using the code FFW25 at checkout: https://www.vistaprint.com
Get the Female Founder World resource roundup https://femalefounderworld.beehiiv.com
Become a Business Bestie subscriber: bestie.femalefounderworld.com
Check out Cass’ business: https://aureumcollective.com
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Julia Haber's Helping You Tap College Students to Grow Your Business
Home From College founder Julia Haber is on the Female Founder World show with Jasmine Garnsworthy.
During COVID Julia launched the career platform for college students—now she’s built a platform loved by hundreds of thousands of college students, and brands like Poppi, Etsy, and Nivea, and has $7M+ in funding from investors like Google.
Julia shares the methods she used to gain instant virality, the ways every consumer brand should be thinking about campus marketing, and the fundraising mindset tips you need to hear.
LINKS
Get 25% OFF your first VistaPrint order using the code FFW25 at checkout: https://www.vistaprint.com
Get the Female Founder World resource roundup https://femalefounderworld.beehiiv.com
Become a Business Bestie subscriber: bestie.femalefounderworld.com
Check out Julia’s business: https://homefromcollege.com/
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She Built Gen Z's Favorite Fine Jewelry Brand
Real Fine Studio founder Eliza O’Connor is on the Female Founder World podcast with Jasmine Garnsworthy! Eliza started selling custom jewelry in 2021 through Instagram DM, and now has built her heirloom jewelry company, Real Fine Studio, to be a favorite of celebs like Sydney Sweeney and Scarlett Johansson, has collaborated with brands like Goop and Heaven Mayhem, and is bringing in millions of dollars in revenue. Eliza shares the way her brand has been able to find virality and product-market-fit, on both TikTok and Instagram, how her team has helped her scale, and the BTS on some of her amazing collaborations.
LINKS
Get 25% OFF your first VistaPrint order using the code FFW25 at checkout: https://www.vistaprint.com
Get the Female Founder World resource roundup https://femalefounderworld.beehiiv.com
Become a Business Bestie subscriber: bestie.femalefounderworld.com
Check out Eliza’s business: https://realfinestudio.com
Jasmine’s business coach recommendation: http://beboldgroup.co
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Tezza Barton Started An App to Pay Her Rent And Now It Makes $26.5 Million A Year
Tezza founder Tezza Barton is on the Female Founder World podcast with Jasmine Garnsworthy. Tezza and her husband were struggling in NYC and started a ton of different side hustles to make rent. They’ve tried a bunch of different things—from a collage company to writing books—until one stuck. Her photography app, Tezza, now brings in $26.5M a year. Tezza shares her journey in finding product-market-fit, the marketing mix that has landed them millions of followers, how she stays creative, and what the future of marketing looks like.
LINKS
Get 25% OFF your first VistaPrint order using the code FFW25 at checkout: https://www.vistaprint.com
Get the Female Founder World resource roundup https://femalefounderworld.beehiiv.com
Become a Business Bestie subscriber: www.femalefounderworld.com/business-bestie
Check out Tezza’s business: https://www.shoptezza.com/pages/tezza-app
Learn how to start and scale-up a business directly from real-world entrepreneurs as host Jasmine Garnsworthy draws out the most actionable and helpful advice and stories. Through solo episodes and interviews, you'll walk away with resources and actionable steps to implement in your own business today.