Join powerhouse hosts Taryell Simmons (RISE Urban Nation) and Rylie Jennings (Baddies Mean Business) as they dive deep with five groundbreaking San Diego founders who are revolutionizing social innovation in 2024.
Recorded live during San Diego Startup Week, this special collaboration brings you intimate conversations with leaders who are tackling society's most pressing challenges head-on.
Whether you're a founder, innovator, or change-maker, this episode delivers actionable insights from those in the trenches of social entrepreneurship. Don't miss these powerful stories of transformation and impact right here in America's Finest City.
Featured Founders:
🌱 Dissaya T. (Shroomeats) - Disrupting the CPG industry with sustainable solutionsLearn more about Shroomeats: https://www.shroomeats.co/
💡 Alex Waters (The Program Labs) - Transforming the early-stage startup experience Learn more about The Program Labs: https://www.theprogramlabs.org/
🎯 Keely Antonio (FeelSwell Experiences) - Reimagining event planning in Southern CaliforniaLearn more about Feelswell Experiences: https://feelswellexperiences.com/
⚡ TJ Harris (BLAC - Black Leadership Alliance Coalition) - Building bridges for community empowermentLearn more about BLAC: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tj-harris-8092b5173/
👶 Olivia Rutman, CTP (Kids Care Finder) - Revolutionizing childcare accessibilityLearn more about Kids Care Finder: https://www.kidscarefinder.com/
Chapters:
00:00 | Introduction
03:20 | Keely Antonio (FeelSwell Experiences)
21:11 | TJ Harris (BLAC - Black Leadership Alliance Coalition)
37:17 | Dissaya T. (Shroomeats) 55:54 | Olivia Rutman, CTP (Kids Care Finder)
01:12:31| Alex Waters (The Program Labs)
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Welcome back, baddies! It's been a whirlwind of travel, reflection, and embracing change. What do you really want in life? As we hit milestones and navigate transitions, it's natural to ponder our path. From career shifts to personal growth, when do we truly realize what we want in life? I share about what I've been thinking about lately rounding the corner of my 3-month mark for my new job, friends moving away, and surrounding yourself by those who make you better not look better. Chapter: 00:00 Welcome Baddies! 01:36 Life Updates 09:00 GenZ Professional Slang 10:45 Figuring out what you want in life Follow Baddies Mean Business Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/baddiesmeanbusiness/ Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/company/baddiesmeanbusiness/
Welcome Baddies! Swimsuit USA in the house. Meet my friend Tiffany GIl. We met in college and she's now the founder of TIktok viral CPG brand, Shezza.
She developed the idea to save us from the pain of Doc Martin heel crushers. She's spent the last few years traveling the world and taking advantage of new friendships across the world.
Also share about her experience participating in Swimsuit USA by Sports Illustrated.
Baddies Mean Business shares a waterfall of wisdom from women for women. We're for the girlies.
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Chapters:
00:00 Welcome Baddies
07:56 Introducing Shezza
27:00 TIktok virality and strategies
44:00 Nomadic Life
1:20:00 Swimsuit USA
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Welcome Baddies. This episode is putting the car in reverse and take a 3-point turn. Starting off the episode with five things that are pissing me off. Yes, you read it right. I'll also share a bit about how I feel about ego. This is your episode if you have an egotistical nuisance in your life and need a safe place to let out steam. Agressive? No. Effective. Baddies Mean Business is the podcast sharing a waterfall of wisdom for women by women. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome back Baddies! 1:50: It's My Travel Year 5;18 What's Pissing Me Off Right Now 14:30 Body Image As An Adult After Playing D1 Sports / https://www.instagram.com/morgankline... Follow Baddies Mean Business Instagram | / baddiesmeanbusiness Youtube | / @baddiesmeanbusiness
Welcome Baddies! We're bringing the girl chat to the mic and unleashing our thoughts on managing friendship in your late-20's. Why? They are so confusing! Who's getting married this year? Who's in a relationship now? Who's moving away to another city? Who's moving back home to YAKIMA?? My cousin, Morgan Kline, is like a sister to me and tonight we share our transparent thoughts on real-life experiences Baddies Mean Business is the podcast sharing a waterfall of wisdom for women by women. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome back Baddies! 1:50 Baddies Briefing 8:33 Cousins Growing Up Like Sisters 23:00 Body Image As An Adult After Playing D1 Sports 30:00 Managing Frienships in Adulthood Follow Morgan Instagram | / https://www.instagram.com/morgankline__/?hl=en Follow Baddies Mean Business Instagram | / baddiesmeanbusiness Youtube | / @baddiesmeanbusiness
Welcome back Baddies! You read the title correctly. Introducing the woman who raised me, Slay Lia J. She's all the spice with sugar on the side. Many of the themes I believe in and the skills I learned came from her hard work and drive while I was growing up. Together, we share stories from my childhood as well as this year's new segment, Unpopular Opinions! Chapters: 00:00 Welcome back Baddies! 1:50 Baddies Briefing 5:40 Unpopular Opinions with Mama Jennings Follow Slay Lia J Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/slay_lia_j/ Follow Baddies Mean Business Instagram | / baddiesmeanbusiness Youtube | / @baddiesmeanbusiness
Welcome back Baddies! Introducing a brand new segment in this episode titled, "Unpopular Opinions". Is small talk a sign of low intelligence? What's more important in life, book-smart, street-smart or a healthy balance of both? Introducing Shivi Singh to the pod, Founder of Legacy. She's a software engineer turned entrepreneur on a mission. With a solid foundation in technology, a passion for innovation, and proven leadership skills, she's forging a path to use technology to create tools that promote ease, equity, and break down barriers. Join her on this podcast journey where she dives deep into the world of tech, entrepreneurship, and making a positive impact...this time - it's around death 💀 Chapters: 00:00 Welcome back Baddies! 1:00 Baddies Briefing 7:00 Shivi Singh, Founder of Legacy 32:00 Segment: Unpopular Opinions Follow Shivi + Legacy Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/singhshivanjali/ Website | https://www.legacytheapp.com/ Follow Baddies Mean Business Instagram | / baddiesmeanbusiness Youtube | / @baddiesmeanbusiness
Let us say it again for the back row. You are MORE than just a cheerleader. Today Lori and I talk about embracing the sides of us suppressed by others who don't understand. This is about more than your career. This is about your life's purpose.
Lori Wallace is the founder of Career Ecology which empowers human connection at the front door of recruiting and the back door of layoffs. She cultivates a state of emotional and social safety which opens the way to authentic engagement and trust.
Rylie Jennings is a GenZ woman with an endless curiosity about the human experience, innovation, and creativity. Through her work in venture capital, start-ups and non-profits, she's on the pursuit of defining what makes life meaningful.
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From vegan cookies fit for that 9 pm sweet tooth to sustainable surfboards doubling as functional pieces of art, Baddies Mean Business and Rise Urban Nation are back again with another live podcast at San Diego Startup Week 2023!
Watch and listen as San Diego start-up founders share the WHY, WHAT, and HOW behind their company's genesis and what their vision of the future looks like from their unique perspective.
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to San Diego Startup Week 2023
5:07 Maya's Cookies with Maya Madsen
26:13 Earth Fan Surf Co with Anh Pham
43:43 Greenish Vibes with Danicka Brown-Frazier
54:48 We Are Ina with Uma Ivaturi
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*cue the Jay-Z voice*
Allow me to reintroduce myself...🎶
In this episode, I'm riding solo and re-telling my story of the moment that changed my life forever. I've been meeting a lot of new faces and so today I share about my thoughts visiting Samoa for the very first time (where my family came from). Also, why hearing different perspectives and promoting free-thinking is so important to me.
Creating positive media for free-thinkers. Baddies Mean Business shares the real stories of entrepreneurs and investors pursuing their greatest passions and willing to share the motivations behind them. We're here to humanize media and generate new ideas of how you can create your personal legacy.
Rylie Jennings is a GenZ woman with an endless curiosity about the human experience, innovation, and creativity. Through her work in venture capital, start-ups and non-profits, she's on the pursuit of defining what makes life meaningful.
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From breast milk, to adaptive surfing, to how one founder went from homeless to winning her very first pitch competition sharing her latest invention. This week's SPECIAL EPISODE we're teaming up with Village Up San Diego and Rise Urban Nation to share the stories of founders creating change in the world in their own unique way.
Leaving a legacy in society doesn't have one single definition, so we're hitting the Innovation Day streets to find out just what each founder's legacy looks like. Here are their stories...
It's My Leche
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Access Trax
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Black Royalty
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Neet Sheets
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Today's about new beginnings. Give a warm welcome to Liz Trower, the Chief of Staff at Olipop and frequent tiktoker expressing her witty satirical videos about corporate life.
Liz shares about her next chapter leaving Olipop after 5 years and appreciating the confidence she's built along the way.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:42 Baddie Briefing
10:42 Doja Cats biggests hits
17:07 Growing Up
27:36 Moving on from Norstroms
31:06 Employee #3 at Olipop
45:22 Never too old to dream
🤍Baddie Briefing:
Doja Cat | https://youtu.be/m4_9TFeMfJE?si=M0L7AKVDg9svI1F3
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Tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@itsmelizziet
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Yes, baddies. We're splitting up. In this episode, we talk about what comes next for Baddies Mean Business and the details behind our separation. Regardless of what comes next, we want to thank the OG Baddies for always being there for us and our little community. 👋🏼Welcome to Baddies Mean Business: Creating positive media for ambitious people. Baddies Mean Business shares the real stories of entrepreneurs and investors pursuing their greatest passions and is willing to share the motivations and methodologies behind them. 🤍Baddie Briefing: Egyptian Magic Kimade La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer, Daily Moisturizer Face Cream 🤍Follow Us on Socials: Instagram Tik Tok Watch our Episodes on YouTube
Baddies! Knowing when to make major decisions in your life doesn't necessarily come with a handbook. For Quynh Vu, Founder of Secureland Co and Our San Diego Home, it was the matter of whether she gets to spend holidays with her family or not. Proper motivation? We think so too.
Quynh is a full-time real estate investor and in this episode, she shares her story of what motivated her to take risks in her career and pursue a full time career as a real estate entrepreneur. She invests across 9 different states and Airbnbs across San Diego and other parts of the west coast.
Baddies Mean Business is a perspective-driven podcast sharing the stories of what brings meaning to your career and personal life. We share the experiences of those pursuing their greatest passions and figuring out solutions to their daily problems in creative ways.
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Welcoming Jordan Loufas to the podcast. Jordan is a full time content creator and wedding photographer who has built a community around her genuine love for life as a 27 year old live in southern CA.
Very early on, she knew college wasn't for her, and decided to create a career in creativity. Earlier in her content creation career, she courageously shared her eating disorder recovery journey and has built a circle of supporters she is so grateful for today. List to the full episode to learn more about Jordan!
Baddies Mean Business is the podcast for creative entrepreneurs as they pursue their greatest passions with the GenZ spice.
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We all know green flags, red flags, but have you heard of "beige" flags? We share some of ours and the crazy finds from Tiktok. We also chat about some of our latest pop culture obsessions including Vanderpump Rules, "It Ends With Us" starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni and "The Summer I Turned Pretty". Are you team Jeremiah or Conrad?
Baddies Mean Business is a perspective-driven podcast, that tells the impactful stories of ambitious individuals and unveils the process behind their passions!
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Yes, you read that correctly. We were laid off on the very same day from our jobs. It's an uncomfortable and scary experience for most, so let's talk about it. LET'S GET VULNERABLE with a positive spin to how we felt in the first 48 hours, what steps did we take to find our next opportunities, and setting standards for ourselves. Baddies Mean Business is a perspective-driven podcast, that tells the impactful stories of ambitious individuals and unveils the process behind their passions! 🤍Baddie Briefing Skiplagged |https://skiplagged.com/ Yuka | https://yuka.io/en/ 🤍 Follow Us on Socials: Baddies Mean Business Website | https://www.baddiesmeanbusiness.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/baddiesmeanbusiness LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/baddiesmeanbusiness/ Tik Tok | https://www.tiktok.com/@baddiesmeanbusiness?_t=8UrOf75PZNe&_r=1 Watch our Episodes on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNZ6HSaSAgI0gASlvT2FKlg
The day has finally come and today officially marks our 50th episode of Baddies Mean Business! Today we are answering 50 questions for 50 episodes from anything to coffee orders, to how we would title our memoirs! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you Baddies for being apart of our podcast journey this far. We are so thankful you are here and can’t wait for all more years of episodes to come!
Baddies Mean Business is a perspective-driven podcast, that tells the impactful stories of ambitious individuals and unveils the process behind their passions!
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Welcome back Baddies! Today's special guest was an early employee at Hulu, and previously worked at firms such at Canaan Partners and Kleiner Perkins. Her wisdom is rooted in experiences focused on collaboration and tapping into the topics that people care about most. We talk about her early days working for one of the biggest streaming services today and how her career has evolved based on the incredible people that surrounded her.
Baddies Mean Business is a perspective-driven podcast, that tells the impactful stories of ambitious individuals and unveils the process behind their passions!
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