Female Startup Club

Female Startup Club
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Female Startup Club is a top-ranked business podcast for women hosted by Doone Roisin. With 700+ episodes and 160K+ smart chicks worldwide, we sit down with the world's most successful female founders, CEOs, billionaires, athletes, leaders and creators to get into the real story behind building something big beyond the polished version. The decisions, hard seasons, frameworks and the questions that everyone's curious about. Past guests include Allison Ellsworth, Jo Malone CBE & Mimi Ikonn. New episodes every week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Youngest Female Pilot to Fly Solo Around Australia at 17: $82K Raised, a World Record & the hidden anxiety with success - Rose Donald

    8h ago

    Youngest Female Pilot to Fly Solo Around Australia at 17: $82K Raised, a World Record & the hidden anxiety with success - Rose Donald

    Rose Donald just broke the Guinness World Record as the youngest female pilot to fly solo around Australia. She started the trip at 17, turned 18 mid-route, and raised over $82,000 for Little Wings, a children's charity that flies seriously ill kids from rural Australia to specialist hospitals in the cities. But the part she really opened up about, what it actually cost her to get there, is the message she most wants other young women to hear. In this conversation with Female Startup Club, Rose gets refreshingly honest about chasing big goals at a young age. We get into how she planned a year-long solo flight around Australia from her bedroom in Melbourne, the patchwork of sponsorship and charity money that made a $40k+ flight possible at 17, and the anxiety and self-sacrifice that nobody saw behind the headlines. Her message at the end of this one (about why she doesn't want young women comparing themselves to her) genuinely stopped me in my tracks. I wanted to know: how she funded a $40k+ solo flight around Australia at 17what's actually going through your head 8 hours alone in a cockpitwhy she doesn't want young women comparing themselves to her ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 01:35 - Why she flew solo around Australia at 17 02:45 - The 17 year old boy who sparked the idea at 14 03:30 - Finding Little Wings and raising $80,000+ 05:07 - Funding a $40k flight at 17 06:26 - Three months without sleep planning the trip 07:44 - Tapping the Australian Women's Pilots Association 09:49 - Five Melbourne charity rejections before Little Wings 13:20 - How the Guinness World Record application works 15:24 - What you actually think about up in the clouds 18:36 - Calling dad as a last resort during scary moments 19:24 - Horn Island and the two hour weather window 22:48 - Perspective from above on school stress 25:10 - The aviation community she didn't know she needed 27:43 - Anxiety, fear of failure and a permanently injured knee 30:48 - Please don't compare yourself to me 32:28 - The $100k donation goal for Little Wings 🔗 LINKS → Rose Donald on Instagram: www.instagram.com/pilotrose.au → Donate to Pilot Rose x Little Wings campaign: https://www.givenow.com.au/girls-can-fly #FemaleStartupClub #WomenInAviation #GuinnessWorldRecord #LittleWings #RoseDonald 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Apply to join our inner circle: https://apply.femalestartupclub.com/apply → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin → Get opportunities delivered to your inbox here: https://female-startup-club.beehiiv.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  2. How To Get Paid in the Creator Economy 2026, with Gen-Z Media Founder Lauren Meisner (Centennial World)

    May 28

    How To Get Paid in the Creator Economy 2026, with Gen-Z Media Founder Lauren Meisner (Centennial World)

    Lauren Meisner built Centennial World, a Gen-Z media business covering internet culture, from just $5,000. It launched in 2019 as a beauty publication and today it's an independent podcast network running a daily show plus weekly deep dives, with most of its audience on YouTube. She's also just launched Spon Studio, a marketplace built to connect independent podcasters with brands. But the part she really opened up about... the actual numbers behind creator brand deals and how to monetise in the creator economy for 2026. In this juicy episode Lauren gets properly honest about the money side of the creator economy. We get into what brands are actually paying right now, the mini series she sold for $20k before finding out it was worth five times that (ouch), payment terms that somehow stretch to nine months, and how on earth you price yourself when the whole industry still feels like the Wild West. If you've ever stared at a brand's email with no clue what number to send back, this one is for you. I wanted to know: what brands are actually paying podcasters and creators in 2026how she went from a $9k first deal to multi six-figure partnershipshow to set your payment terms and stop chasing late invoices This one is for the woman who is building something in the creator economy (or wants to) and is done leaving money on the table. ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - The creator economy is still the Wild West 04:00 - Building Centennial World from $5,000 07:30 - From beauty publisher to internet culture 11:00 - Why they killed the website and went all in on podcasting 15:00 - Going solo after her co-founder exited 19:00 - Scaling too fast and burning out 24:00 - Building shows that don't rely on her face 28:00 - The first brand deal: $9,000 from MAC 33:00 - The mini series she undercharged by 5x 38:00 - Building a real sales process and cold outreach 44:00 - The 2026 wildcard opportunity for creators 49:00 - What brands actually want now 54:00 - The dark side of being chronically online 58:00 - Term sheet red flags and saying no to free work 01:03:00 - Payment terms and getting paid up front 01:08:00 - Why she built Spon Studio 01:14:00 - Advice for starting a podcast in 2026 🔗 LINKS → Lauren Meisner on Instagram: @laurenmeisner_ → Centennial World on TikTok: @centennialworld → Spon Studio: www.sponstudio.com #FemaleStartupClub #CreatorEconomy #Podcasting #BrandDeals #CentennialWorld 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Apply to join our inner circle: https://apply.femalestartupclub.com/apply → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin → Get opportunities delivered to your inbox here: https://female-startup-club.beehiiv.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 6m
  3. ADHD in Women: I Made My Husband A Brain Manual (And It Changed Everything!)

    May 21

    ADHD in Women: I Made My Husband A Brain Manual (And It Changed Everything!)

    This episode is for women who have a busy brain, feel misunderstood, or want to understand themselves better! I've invited my husband, P-A, back on the show (you heard from him a few episodes ago!) to walk through something I sent him recently that genuinely felt like a breakthrough. I called it 'My Brain Operating Manual'. Quick context.. I've been on this big journey of understanding my ADHD. Why some things feel impossibly hard for me and others come so easily, and what is actually happening inside my brain when I spiral (which is daily, lol). So I sat in the bath one night, went down a massive rabbit hole, and put together a document explaining exactly how my brain works, so PA could finally understand me properly. This episode is the two of us going through it together. No structure, no script, just talking it out: → why an ADHD brain never has a true "off" mode → why I'm completely depleted by the end of every week (and why it's not normal tiredness) → the masking thing that nobody else can see → why a tiny "can you pass me a pen" interruption is genuinely painful → why empty, unscheduled days are a neurological requirement, not a luxury → why new ideas land as extra weight instead of swaps → the book that completely changed how we communicate (The Course of Love by Alain de Botton, read it!) It's a conversation about understanding yourself, being a good partner to someone whose brain works differently, and why depth beats width every single time. If you've got a busy brain, whether you have ADHD or you're just burnt out and stretched and running on empty, this one is for you. We're also kicking off a listener series on busy brains, so if you want to email in your questions, all the details are below. ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 – Introduction 02:00 – Why I made a Brain Operating Manual for my husband 06:30 – The daily spiral (and why it gets worse by Friday) 12:00 – The book that changed how we communicate 17:30 – Bucket 1: an ADHD brain is always running 24:00 – Masking, and why it's invisible exhaustion 30:00 – Why high inbound volume drains the tank 36:00 – Scheduled plans cost energy before they happen 42:00 – Unscheduled time is a neurological requirement 48:30 – Too many roles fragment focus and output 55:00 – Why new suggestions land as additions, not swaps 1:02:00 – The practical fixes that actually changed our lives 1:08:30 – Advice for partners of neurodivergent people 1:13:00 – Depth over width, and our new listener series 🔗 LINKS #FemaleStartupClub #ADHD #Neurodivergent #ADHDinWomen #BurnoutRecovery 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Apply to join our inner circle: https://apply.femalestartupclub.com/apply → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin → Get opportunities delivered to your inbox here: https://female-startup-club.beehiiv.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min
  4. Steal this $100,000 Framework to Build $1M+ Net Worth [Queenie Tan Interview]

    May 6

    Steal this $100,000 Framework to Build $1M+ Net Worth [Queenie Tan Interview]

    Queenie Tan went from working at McDonald's at 14, to earning $400 a week renting a share house at 19, to buying her first home at 23, to a $1 million net worth before 30. She's now one of Australia's most followed personal finance creators, the founder of a budgeting app with a 50% conversion rate, and the author of The Fun Finance Formula. But what she really wants you to know about how she actually got here might surprise you... In this conversation with Female Startup Club, Queenie gets refreshingly honest about why her parents divorced over money, the embarrassing teenage near-death moment that completely flipped her relationship with cash, and the exact framework she used to go from $0 to $100,000 (which took her 40 months) and then from $900,000 to $1 million (which took just 3 months). We dig into investing, pre-nups, divorce, property... There's a lot packed in here! I wanted to know: * Is buying your first home at 23 still possible in 2026? * The exact percentage of every paycheck Queenie automates into investments * And what she did when her budgeting app made just $50 in its first month of revenue This one is for the woman who is tired of feeling stressed about money and ready to actually do something about it. ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 – Introduction 01:30 – The teenage near-death moment that changed everything 05:45 – Why her parents divorced over money (and what it taught her) 11:20 – Working at McDonald's at 14 & finally understanding her dad 16:40 – Moving out at 19 on $400 a week & dropping out of law school 22:15 – The $100,000 milestone framework: 40 months vs 3 months 28:30 – Is buying a house at 23 still possible in 2026? 34:00 – Why you need more than one source of income 38:45 – What's the salary you actually need to live a good life? 44:20 – Pay yourself first: the 20% rule that changed her finances 49:50 – Queenie's full breakdown: investments, Bitcoin, property, emergency fund 55:15 – Living below your means & the trap most content creators fall into 1:00:30 – The annual CFO meeting every couple should run 1:06:00 – The $40,000 takeaway bill one user discovered using her app 1:11:20 – Bootstrapping a budgeting app & making $50 in month one 1:17:45 – From 1% to 50% conversion rate: how Queenie fixed the funnel 1:23:00 – The crypto mistake she made in 2017 (& what she does now) 1:28:15 – Money lenses: which one are you? 1:34:00 – The financial red flags & green flags in a relationship 1:40:30 – Why you should consider a prenup (& what they actually cost) 1:46:00 – University, weddings, credit cards: the cons that keep us broke 1:52:15 – Investing for her daughter & the $1k-a-year compound effect 1:57:30 – The best way to become a millionaire in 2026 🔗 LINKS → Queenie Tan's Instagram: www.instagram.com/investwithqueenie → The Fun Finance Formula book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fun-Finance-Formula-Unlock-Growing/dp/1394346107 → Queenie's app: https://billroo.com/ #FemaleStartupClub #QueenieTan #PersonalFinance #MoneyMindset #FinancialFreedom 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Apply to join Doone’s inner circle: join.femalestartupclub.com/apply → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Apply to join our inner circle: https://apply.femalestartupclub.com/apply → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin → Get opportunities delivered to your inbox here: https://female-startup-club.beehiiv.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 21m
  5. Asking an Olympian: Periods, Mindset & Raising Champion Kids [Bronte Campbell Interview]

    Apr 25

    Asking an Olympian: Periods, Mindset & Raising Champion Kids [Bronte Campbell Interview]

    Use code 'FSC50' to get $50 off Bronte's sportswear brand Earthletica Bronte Campbell competed at 4x Olympic Games before the age of 30, won 3x gold medals, 1x bronze, set a world record, and became world champion in both the 50m and 100m freestyle. She's now the co-founder of athletic sportswear brand Earthletica and just closed a crowdsourced raise of $1.2M. But what she really wants you to know about elite performance and what it actually takes to win surprised me... In this conversation with Female Startup Club, Bronte gets refreshingly honest about why she's "not the most talented swimmer", what it's like training every single day next to your older sister who is faster than you, and the inner dialogue she had to learn to perform when it mattered. I wanted to know: * How Olympians actually make money (and why her first sponsorship deal was $500 A YEAR!) * The 3 traits every Olympic athlete has in common * And what really happened with the brother who went into life-saving surgery during her first Olympics This one is for the woman who has ever felt like the underdog in her own life or industry and wants the real playbook for showing up anyway. ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 – Introduction 02:30 – Growing up barefoot in Malawi & deciding at 7 to be an Olympic swimmer 08:15 – The grade-3 weirdo who timed herself running laps around the school 13:40 – "98% luck": the coach, the pool at the end of the street, the genetic gift 19:20 – The 3 traits every Olympic athlete has (it's not what you think) 24:50 – Hip surgery, glandular fever & nearly losing it all at 14 30:15 – Competing against your own sister every single training session 36:00 – "I'm not the most talented swimmer in my squad. Not one time." 41:30 – The inner dialogue: positive self-talk, karaoke delusion & crying into goggles 47:10 – London 2012: qualifying at 17 & not knowing how to "look like an Olympian" 52:45 – The phone call about her brother during the closing ceremony 58:00 – Rio 2016: getting injured 4 months out & how she rebuilt her race 1:04:20 – Pain meditation & the 5-year-old left behind on a hike 1:11:00 – Periods, vomiting after races & the pill at 14 1:16:30 – The first ever pregnancy policy for Australian swimming 1:22:00 – How Olympians actually make money (& the $500 sponsorship deal) 1:29:15 – Signing your image rights to the IOC & the 6-week blackout 1:35:00 – The Raygun moment & what it was like in the village 1:41:30 – Retiring, building Earthletica & the $800k raise 1:48:00 – Sport vs business: which is actually harder 1:54:20 – Her husband Benfield refusing to weigh in on Paris 1:58:00 – Advice to young women who want to dream big 🔗 LINKS → Bronte Campbell's Instagram: www.instagram.com/brontecampbell → Earthletica: www.instagram.com/earthletica 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin #FemaleStartupClub #BronteCampbell #Olympics #WomenInBusiness #Earthletica 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Apply to join our inner circle: https://apply.femalestartupclub.com/apply → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin → Get opportunities delivered to your inbox here: https://female-startup-club.beehiiv.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 42m
  6. 100M+ Downloads & a Netflix Deal at 26.. Why Money Makes Friendships Weird — Jemma Sbeg

    Apr 13

    100M+ Downloads & a Netflix Deal at 26.. Why Money Makes Friendships Weird — Jemma Sbeg

    Jemma Sbeg built one of the world's most recognisable psychology podcasts at 21, hit 100 million downloads, and landed a Netflix deal by 26. But what she really wants you to know about your 20s and what happens when you find success surprised me... In this conversation with Female Startup Club, Jemma gets radically honest about the loneliness that comes with rapid success, why high-achieving women are the least likely to talk about it, and what she actually did when the numbers stopped feeling like enough. I wanted to know:  The real psychology of high-achieving brainsThe exact decision-making frameworks Jemma uses to stop spiralling And what exactly happened with the Netflix deal This one is for women who are building something real and wondering why it feels lonelier at the top. This one is for the woman who is building something real and wondering why it feels lonelier the further she climbs. ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 – Introduction 02:15 – From heartbreak & corporate job to 100M+ downloads 07:40 – The loneliness of success no one talks about 13:20 – What happened after the Netflix deal 19:05 – The worst case scenario decision framework 26:30 – Hard work as emotional avoidance 33:10 – The comparison circle reframe 39:45 – The 5 whys technique 46:00 – Building a Gen Z company culture 52:20 – How the Netflix deal was negotiated 58:30 – Why strangers celebrate you louder than people who know you 1:04:00 – Journaling, voice notes & managing anxiety 1:10:15 – The psychology of your 20s 🔗 LINKS → Jemma Sbeg's Instagram: www.instagram.com/jemmasbeg → Jemma's podcast: www.instagram.com/thatpsychologypodcast/ #FemaleStartupClub #JemmaSbeg #WomenInBusiness #PsychologyPodcast #NetflixDeal 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Apply to join our inner circle: https://apply.femalestartupclub.com/apply → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin → Get opportunities delivered to your inbox here: https://female-startup-club.beehiiv.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min
  7. Why I Disappeared Last Year, And How I Still Get Everything Done with FSC Founder Doone Roisin

    Jan 21

    Why I Disappeared Last Year, And How I Still Get Everything Done with FSC Founder Doone Roisin

    Apply to join our inner circle: https://apply.femalestartupclub.com/apply In this episode, Doone is in the hot seat. Interviewed by her husband, this is a fast, slightly chaotic, very honest conversation about why she barely posted last year, what was actually going on behind the scenes, and how she still manages to build, lead, and follow through on what she sets her mind to. We talk ambition, energy, focus, pressure, and the parts of success that don’t show up online. No hype. No polished narrative. Just the real mechanics of how she thinks, decides, and moves. Subscribe to get new episodes and join our community of 160,000+ women below. This is Female Startup Club. 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Apply to join our inner circle: https://apply.femalestartupclub.com/apply → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin → Get opportunities delivered to your inbox here: https://female-startup-club.beehiiv.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  8. I just interviewed one of my dream guests, Jo Malone!

    02/24/2025

    I just interviewed one of my dream guests, Jo Malone!

    Our guest today is a true icon in every sense of the word - not only in the world of fragrance and creativity but also in business and entrepreneurship. Jo founded and sold Jo Malone London, leaving the brand in 2006 and is no longer associated with the Jo Malone brand or its products. And now 20 years later - she's done it again - creating Jo Loves into another much-loved brand that reflects her passion for innovation and storytelling.  Subscribe to get our new episodes and join our community of 120,000+ women below. This is Jo Malone for Female Startup Club. Links we mention: Jo Malone CBE Instagram Jo Loves Instagram Jo Malone CBE BBC Maestro Course Join thousands of business owners reading our newsletter every Monday right here Join the FSC CLUB & Ask Your Questions: www.facebook.com/groups/femalestartupclub Female Startup Club - Ecommerce Fundamentals Female Startup Club's Instagram Doone's Instagram Doone's TikTok 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe → Apply to join our inner circle: https://apply.femalestartupclub.com/apply → Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub → Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin → Get opportunities delivered to your inbox here: https://female-startup-club.beehiiv.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min
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Female Startup Club is a top-ranked business podcast for women hosted by Doone Roisin. With 700+ episodes and 160K+ smart chicks worldwide, we sit down with the world's most successful female founders, CEOs, billionaires, athletes, leaders and creators to get into the real story behind building something big beyond the polished version. The decisions, hard seasons, frameworks and the questions that everyone's curious about. Past guests include Allison Ellsworth, Jo Malone CBE & Mimi Ikonn. New episodes every week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Female Startup Club
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    734
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