Jesse Genet, Co-Founder and CEO of Lumi
LHI's latest Industry podcast features Jesse Genet, CEO and Co-Founder of LA-based packaging start-up Lumi. Jesse Genet supplies the packaging for some of the top e-commerce companies that have launched with direct-to-consumer businesses. If you’ve ever received a box from FabFitFun, BarkBox, MeUndies or Parachute Home, then you’ve touched some of Genet’s products. Genet has been an entrepreneur since 16 when she started her first company, printing t-shirts, in her parents Michigan basement. She studied Product Design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and lives and works out of downtown Los Angeles. Featured Quotes: "I feel pretty bullish that a great business-minded person can start almost any type of business. There are businesses that are super contacts-dependent or others where you just need to jump in because it’s really about the actual experience. The beginner’s mindset can be very helpful in this case. I think that having lived through the problem, we had powerful insight because we weren't guessing at some of the pain points. We then jumped into the world of heavy pack packaging and manufacturing and tried to learn about what success looks like. We learned it, we hired for it, and we figured out the rest of the stuff out as we went.""We know that simple things like getting your worries down on paper can help download them from your mind. We know that focusing on why you should succeed rather than why you should fail works as well. Talking to someone who can help you talk through these things can be really important too. Our thoughts can get the best of us and instead of worrying, we can actually harness them in a way that can be productive." "I’d say prepare less and do more – this will serve you well." Check out the interview on the LHI publication here.
Sian Beilock, President of Barnard College and Cognitive Scientist
LHI's #HearHerStory podcast features Sian Beilock, President of Barnard College, renown cognitive scientist, and author of "Choke." Sian became the 8th President of Barnard College in July, 2017. A cognitive scientist by training, she is focused on further developing Barnard as a singular institution. She is raising the College’s eminence in math, science, and technology to parallel its renown in the arts and humanities. Building on our unique relationship with Columbia University, President Beilock is increasing options for students to transition directly from Barnard into a range of master’s programs at Columbia, including international relations, public health, and engineering. In this interview, Sian talks pursuing a career in academia and equipping young female students with tools and resources to overcome self-doubt. She details her experiences as well as techniques in tackling anxiety and performing up to one's utmost potential. Featured Quotes: "I think whenever we're in a...
Carly Leahy, Co-Founder and CCO of Modern Fertility
LHI's #HearHerStory features Carly Leahy, Co-Founder and CCO of Modern Fertility. Carly is the co-founder and CCO of Modern Fertility and a brand builder through and through. She has held brand and marketing roles at Google– leading creative for a grassroots initiative to help small businesses succeed online–and Uber, running content and creative strategy for new Uber products like UberEATS and UberHEALTH. At Modern Fertility, she’s focused on making the science of fertility more human and helpful for women everywhere. Modern Fertility is one of a growing number of female-founded tech brands putting design at the center of their proposition. In this episode, Carly Leahy talks about democratizing fertility and reproductive health information for women and empowering female creative leaders. Featured Quotes "People always ask, “well how did you do it? How do you build a company?” And I have the most boring answer in the world — a list. We literally had a document where every day...