Womansplain

Womansplain
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Womansplain is a podcast and community championing female founders who are building the future: across every industry. From consumer and healthcare to tech, finance, and beyond, we spotlight the women disrupting their spaces, sharing the stories, strategies, and hard-won lessons behind their ventures. With 200K+ downloads and a growing community of 5,000+ founders, investors, and operators, we're here to amplify the voices shaping what's next. New episodes drop weekly on Tuesdays. Follow us on Instagram: @womansplainpod Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WomansplainPod

  1. She Left BCG to Hand-Sticker Cottage Cheese | Kendall Kransdorf, Founder & CEO of Cotto

    4D AGO

    She Left BCG to Hand-Sticker Cottage Cheese | Kendall Kransdorf, Founder & CEO of Cotto

    Kendall Kransdorf left her strategy career at Boston Consulting Group, detoured through the startup world, and bet everything on a hunch that cottage cheese deserved a glow-up. Now she's the founder and CEO of Cotto, a high-protein whipped cottage cheese dip brand she's building from the ground up in New York City — and we mean from the ground up. She's making every batch, hand-stickering every container, and meeting customers in parks after dark. In this episode, Kendall gets into why she always had the "end in mind" but still wasn't fully prepared for the reality of solo founding, how her disordered eating journey led her to create food that's joyful again, the strategy behind launching with nostalgic flavors instead of trendy ones, and what building in public actually feels like when you don't have a product to sell yet. If you've ever dreamed of turning your kitchen experiments into a real brand — or just need a reminder that you don't have it all figured out to start — this one's for you. 🎁 A gift from us + Cotto: Use code WOMANSPLAIN at checkout on getcotto.com for a special treat from the Womansplain community. Find Cotto:🔗 getcotto.com📲 @getcotto Find Womansplain:📲 @womansplainpod✉️ ⁠hello@womansplainpod.com⁠

    39 min
  2. She DM'd Her Way to the C-Suite | Samantha Mashaal, COO of Soto Method

    MAR 3

    She DM'd Her Way to the C-Suite | Samantha Mashaal, COO of Soto Method

    Season 5 is here, and we're kicking off our health & wellness season with a bang! Samantha Mashaal went from McKinsey to Arianna Huffington's Chief of Staff to an existential career crisis to sliding into a fitness founder's Instagram DMs. Two and a half years later, she's the COO of Soto Method, the Tribeca-born workout brand expanding to Dallas this fall. In this episode, Sam gets real about what it actually feels like to not know what's next, why she treats her career like dating, the art of giving feedback on all-women teams, and how she learned to separate a founder's personal voice from a scalable brand. Whether you're navigating a career pivot, building something from scratch, or just need a reminder that your excitement can outweigh your fear — this one's for you. 🎁 A gift from us + Soto Method: We've partnered with Soto to give the Womansplain community a free 1-month full-access subscription to their on-demand platform. Use code WOMANSPLAIN at checkout at sotomethod.com — unlimited classes, no expiration. Consider it your sign to start. Find Soto Method:🔗 sotomethod.com📲 @sotomethod Find Womansplain:📲 @womansplainpod✉️ hello@womansplainpod.com

    1h 1m
  3. Inside Sailor & Siren: From Investor to Lobster Rolls with Natalie Borowski

    JAN 27

    Inside Sailor & Siren: From Investor to Lobster Rolls with Natalie Borowski

    Natalie Borowski is the founder and chef behind Sailor & Siren, a Brooklyn-based seafood brand bringing fresh Maine lobster to NYC. She is also the founder of OGC, a community for women in the venture ecosystem, and serves on the board of Naturally New York and the junior board of the Bronx Letters Foundation.Unable to find a lobster roll in NYC that met her standards after a decade of searching, Natalie launched Sailor & Siren in the summer of 2025. Her passion for food and community fuel the brand's soul, virality, and loyal following.Previously, Natalie worked as an investor at Coefficient Capital, deploying $3-50M+ checks across Series A to pre-IPO consumer companies. She launched Coefficient’s Consumer Trends series in partnership with The New Consumer, ran the firm’s data-driven sourcing strategy, and invested in brands such as Oatly, Magic Spoon, Lemme, and others. Natalie was recognized as a Business Insider Venture Capital Rising Star in 2023. Prior to her career in venture capital, Natalie worked at La Mer, the luxury skincare brand owned by Estee Lauder, and at McKinsey & Company. She received her Bachelor of Science in Economics with concentrations in finance and management from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

    50 min
  4. Inside Rooted: Simplicity, Transparency, and the Modern Restaurant with Lily Rivkin Friend

    JAN 20

    Inside Rooted: Simplicity, Transparency, and the Modern Restaurant with Lily Rivkin Friend

    From Finance to Food, Lily Rivkin Friend founded Rooted, a fast-casual NYC-based restaurant, ‘rooted’ in the values of simplicity and transparency. With every item on the menu crafted with 7 ingredients or less, Rooted instills confidence and trust in their consumers through ingredient transparency. Lily has gained over 40k+ followers on social by through filming BTS style content, giving consumers an inside look to the making of Rooted and what it's really like owning and operating a restaurant. Prior to Rooted, she worked at Citigroup in the sales and trading division and as in New Verticals/Products at Via, a transit tech company that IPO'd in 2025.

    49 min
  5. Inside Harridan Vodka: Challenging Vodka’s Reputation with Bridgette Taylor

    JAN 13

    Inside Harridan Vodka: Challenging Vodka’s Reputation with Bridgette Taylor

    Bridgette Taylor is the Founder and CEO of Harridan Vodka. A whiskey and mezcal enthusiast, Bridgette sought to buck vodka's reputation as "neutral and flavorless", and instead create a spirit that captured the sweet and smoky tasting notes so celebrated in other categories. Since launching in 2020, Harridan has garnered accolades including "Best Vodka" honors from Rolling Stone, Robb Report, and Esquire, while also broadening the industry’s perception of both vodka and women-owned spirits.Before founding Harridan, Bridgette spent nearly a decade in the fashion, retail, and luxury goods industries, holding roles at Valentino and Stuart Weitzman. She began her career in equity research at Barclays and Goldman Sachs. Bridgette holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (graduated with distinction) and a BA from Dartmouth College (magna cum laude).

    46 min
  6. Inside Beli: Rethinking Restaurant Discovery with Co-Founder Judy Thelen

    JAN 6

    Inside Beli: Rethinking Restaurant Discovery with Co-Founder Judy Thelen

    Judy Thelen is the co-founder and CEO of Beli, a restaurant discovery app built around the joy of remembering where you’ve eaten and sharing it with others. What started as a personal habit of ranking restaurants with friends during business school at Harvard has grown into a beloved platform used by millions, especially among Gen Z diners. Drawing on her background in investment analysis at McKinsey & Company, Judy has built Beli around a simple idea: food is better when it’s social, and the best recommendations come from people you trust.

    36 min
  7. Inside Bazaar Supper Club: Intimate Dining and Radical Connection with Nirupa Konijeti

    12/16/2025

    Inside Bazaar Supper Club: Intimate Dining and Radical Connection with Nirupa Konijeti

    Nirupa is the founder and chef behind Bazaar Supper Club, a monthly dinner series she runs out of her Brooklyn apartment. What began as a tiny communal dinner party in her studio apartment has turned into a sold-out supper club creating third spaces in New York. She has hosted 28 dinners to date, all built around a simple truth - food tastes better when it brings people together.

    44 min
  8. Inside Doce Mezcal: The Soul and Strategy Behind the Spirit with Gabriela Lawrence

    12/09/2025

    Inside Doce Mezcal: The Soul and Strategy Behind the Spirit with Gabriela Lawrence

    Gabriela Lawrence is the Cofounder and Chief Brand Officer at Doce Mezcal. Before launching the brand she ran a boutique public relations & talent consultancy in New York City working with companies across CPG, fashion, beauty, fitness & hospitality. As a self-identifying strategic and creative connector of the dots, Gabriela's range of PR experience has allowed her to create strategies for lifestyle brands providing them with a 360- approach of media relations, brand positioning, events, partnerships, sales, influencer relations and more. Gabriela leads with connection, creativity, and curiosity bringing forth innovative and on-the-pulse methods needed to grow a dynamic brand in the spirits space.

    44 min
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About

Womansplain is a podcast and community championing female founders who are building the future: across every industry. From consumer and healthcare to tech, finance, and beyond, we spotlight the women disrupting their spaces, sharing the stories, strategies, and hard-won lessons behind their ventures. With 200K+ downloads and a growing community of 5,000+ founders, investors, and operators, we're here to amplify the voices shaping what's next. New episodes drop weekly on Tuesdays. Follow us on Instagram: @womansplainpod Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WomansplainPod

Information

  • Creator
    Womansplain
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Womansplain
  • Provider
    Nomosalads LLC

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