Weekly show where my featured guests and I explore the financial and business challenges women face on the entrepreneurial journey to success. You'll hear them talk about the money side of their businesses in ways you've always wanted to know about, but wouldn't dare ask. They openly share their disappointments, failures, successes, and everything in-between as they grew sales ranging from 6 to 9 figures. Knowing where your business stands financially helps you make critical decisions with confidence. It's simply the best way to be sure you grow a business that fuels the life you want to live.
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episode 79: Grow Your Skills and Your Company With a Strong Advisory Board - The Journey of The Fourth Floor’s Founders (Level-Up)
Founding a company might be a solo mission, but running a company isn’t.
Successful founders know they need help to thrive.
And good help goes beyond employees—it extends all the way to company leadership.
That’s the philosophy that compelled Breen Sullivan, Sarah Feingold, and Kat de Haën to start their organization, The Fourth Floor.
In my conversation with The Fourth Floor founders, we discuss just how critical it is to build a strong advisory board for your company. You’ll learn about The Fourth Floor’s mission to put more women in board positions; how getting legal advice can help your company scale; and how change starts in your own network.
About my guests:
Breen Sullivan—an entrepreneur and general counsel—is the founder of The Fourth Floor, a membership community uniting female founders and professionals with the goal of increasing the number of women on advisory boards. Co-founder Kat de Haën is an inventor and entrepreneur who patented a popular consumer beauty product. Co-founder Sarah Feingold was the first lawyer hired at Etsy and the first general counsel at Vroom. All three women work together to host events, provide training, and facilitate networking opportunities for members of The Fourth Floor.
In this episode we talk about:
➤ How the founders of The Fourth Floor came together (5:03)
➤ The two main problems the founders wanted to solve (6:39)
➤ Who’s welcome to join The Fourth Floor (10:24)
➤ How the founders funded The Fourth Floor (16:53)
➤ Why a good advisory board is so valuable (17:51)
➤ Rethinking what it means to be a board member (21:40)
➤ When startup founders should start seeking legal counsel (24:34)
➤ The founders’ best advice for women entrepreneurs (28:50)
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