Just Keep Swimming

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A series of intimate, honest conversations between Andie CEO and founder Melanie Travis and female entrepreneurs about the sink-or-swim moments that made their brands what they are today — and made the women more resilient than ever.

Episodes

  1. 06/26/2019

    The Sill: Going Solo & Making Plants a Thing

    After college, Eliza Blank longed for a greener life — the concrete jungle wasn’t cutting it. She went to the basement (yes, basement) of Home Depot to look for plants and thought, There must be a better way. She developed her idea for The Sill in a pre-Instagram era, and she’s pretty much responsible for turning you into a plant parent. But it wasn’t all easy growth — her co-founder left after a few months, leaving Eliza to make her plant dreams happen on her own. Spoiler alert: She did it. thesill.com @thesill

    31 min

  2. 06/26/2019

    The Culinistas: Double Down to Scale Up

    Burnt out after 10 years of running her private chef business and ready to move to Malibu to open a restaurant, Jill Donenfeld met Tiana Tenet — and decided to take her business in a totally new direction: Bigger. Melanie talked to them about redefining their business, growing the team, getting important feedback and how they’ve helped one another — and the Culinistas brand— grow in new and unexpected ways. theculinistas.com @theculinistas

    35 min

  3. 06/26/2019

    EBY: Undies That Do Good

    Renata Black studied under one of the preeminent microfinance scholars. While living in India, she realized the power of small sums of money. She rejected the idea of underwear as a sex symbol and flipped it on its head, turning it into an empowering tool for women to help women every day. Her subscription service — co-founded with Sofia Vergara — supplies women with new underwear so they can make a difference every time they get dressed. @joinEBY join-eby.com

    29 min

  4. 06/26/2019

    Bark & Co: Doing It For the Dogs

    Since 2011, Bark & Co has been cranking out quirky toys and treats for dogs all over America. When a product recall almost jeopardizes everything, the Bark team came together to make good on their promise to make dogs happy. Co-founder & COO Carly Strife tells all. bark.co @barkbox

    27 min

  5. 06/26/2019

    Margaux: Finding the Missing Piece

    With a factory mishap, direct-to-consumer shoe company Margaux discovers the ingredient it didn’t know it was missing. Co-founder Alexa Buckley tells all. margauxny.com @margauxny

    26 min

  6. 06/26/2019

    Worn NYC: Teaming Up to Help Women

    Worn is a Brooklyn-based agency that started as a DC-based magazine. A government grant, cold email and lot of hustle later, it’s a booming, mission-driven business helping brands like Bumble, Let’s Move (yeah, Michelle Obama) and Andie(!) grow and reach new audiences. Nicole Corbett and Carolyn Rush have grown Worn to 14 people through a contagious blend of adventurousness, positivity and resilience — because agency life isn’t easy, and you have to deal with rejection every damn day.

    24 min
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About

A series of intimate, honest conversations between Andie CEO and founder Melanie Travis and female entrepreneurs about the sink-or-swim moments that made their brands what they are today — and made the women more resilient than ever.

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  • Creator
    Andie Swim
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2019 Andie Swim
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    Just Keep Swimming