Startups in Stilettos

“I just kept finding that everything that would come up. I had a woman in my life who was an expert in it and was willing to take their own time to hold my hand and walk me through it.“  – Jamie Banks  Jamie Banks, the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Change of Scenery, a woman’s…Read More

“Be the person that you want to be, now. That applies for your business too. If you want to see a million-dollar year next year, or maybe you only want to see $100,000 year next year, you’re only going to get that by making sure that you understand where you are now and where you…Read More

 “I understand the numbers, I understand how they can help you have the impact that you want. And I want to use that to get you further faster.” – Staci Millard Staci is a mom of two and a multi-passionate entrepreneur. She grew and sold her first seven-figure business before she was 35, all while raising…Read More

  “Just just do it, get your LLC created, get your website created, do all the pieces.” – Kara Venus  In today’s episode of Startups in Stilettos, Carlyn flies solo while sitting down with Kara Venus, an author and the owner of Stella’s Way Marketing, a full-service small business consulting firm that helps small travel businesses launch…Read More

“ You don’t just step out into the business world and say, I’m the best. I’m the smartest, I’m the nicest, I’m a good person, and everyone believes you overnight. No, you have to prove yourself, you have to consistently put in the work to show your true colors. And over time you build that…Read More

“If you’ve created something, get it out there, get it prototyped. Get it patented if it makes sense to patent because not every product needs to have a patent, but just get going on something.”  – Libra Riley  In today’s episode, we are joined by Libra Riley, the Founder and CEO of SWOOP™ Hanger, a patented…Read More

“You want to do everything you want to be everything to everyone. You want to be the perfect founder, but the perfect founder doesn’t exist you need to be authentic and true to yourself and the type of leader you are.” – Emily Cisek Named the 2021 Women Who Mean Business Honoree by the Houston Business…Read More

“Life is a serie“I really realized that we need to take this very integrative holistic approach to wellbeing. So often we are focused on productivity and being busy. And we forget about listening to what we’re actually going through.”  – Dr. Cindy Tsai Dr. Cindy Tsai is an award-winning board-certified physician, TEDx speaker, best-selling author,…Read More

“Life is a series of fresh starts, and everybody is worthy of the support. We are about meeting people where they are and celebrating them.”  – Olivia Dreizen Howell After her own divorce and watching her sister call off her engagement the following year, Olivia was left with two significant questions: Why do we only…Read More

“I really didn’t want to start my own brand. I just wanted products that worked…So it’s just solving this puzzle, which is great as an entrepreneur, because that’s what it is every day – solving a new mystery.” Adria is another prime example of how necessity breeds innovation. As she was searching for the best…Read More