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The She Leads® Podcast - Wealth Building & Business Growth

The She Leads® Podcast - Wealth Building & Business Growth

著者： Adrienne Garland | Business Growth & Wealth Advisor
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The She Leads Podcast is where women entrepreneurs and business leaders get the real strategies behind scaling a business to one million dollars and beyond. Each week, host Adrienne Garland, CEO of She Leads Media, professor at NYU and Rice University, and business growth advisor, speaks with women who have actually built it: founders who broke past the revenue ceiling, executives leading thousands, and strategists rethinking how women build wealth, lead teams, and grow companies. Episodes cover business growth strategies for women, from pricing and hiring to leadership communication, AI and the future of work, networking and social capital, and the founder to CEO transition. If you're a woman entrepreneur building toward your first million or your next one, this is the show that meets you where you actually are: past the motivational fluff, deep in the work, and ready to scale.© She Leads Media マネジメント・リーダーシップ マーケティング マーケティング・セールス リーダーシップ 経済学
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  • How The Most Actionable Customer Insight Happens Before You Sell a Single Unit with Debbie and Troy Sutton

    How The Most Actionable Customer Insight Happens Before You Sell a Single Unit with Debbie and Troy Sutton
    2026/07/24
    A miserable mammogram turned into a patented product, and the customer validation process behind it is a masterclass for any founder building a physical product from scratch. Debbie and Troy Sutton, the mother and son co-founders behind The Healing Bras, bootstrapped warming and cooling therapy pads for women's breast pain at every stage of life, from first cycles to breastfeeding to menopause.It started with one cranky drive home from a painful mammogram, when Troy asked his mom how it went and then did something most people never do: he went looking for a better solution, found only clunky, outdated ice packs, and invented one himself. What followed is a product development story every entrepreneur should hear.A biomedical engineer and former college catcher ended up designing an intimate product for women he could never use himself, and the approach was simple: ask, listen, and stay humble. Debbie and Troy donated over 500 pads to partner organizations to get real feedback on shape, size, and fit before selling a single unit. They brought a two-time breast cancer survivor onto their board to guide the design, partnered with an FDA-regulated manufacturer in New Jersey, and built the entire company self-funded from their garage.We also talk about the harder side of co-founding with family: how a mother and son learn when to be business partners and when to be family, why the relationship sometimes matters more than being right, and how they pivoted their original product based entirely on what their customers told them. They are now scaling toward hospitals, universities, female college athletes, and insurance approval.If you are building a product from a problem no one else has bothered to fix, this one is worth your time.Chapters:🎙️ 00:00 Meet the mother-son founders behind The Healing Bras💡 02:41 The painful mammogram that sparked a patented product❤️ 04:42 How a male founder designed an intimate product for women by listening first📋 07:52 Donating 500 products to validate the design before selling one💰 11:31 Why the market only rewards value, not effort👥 12:19 Co-founding with family: when to be business partners and when to be mother and son🔄 25:22 Why pivoting from bras to insertable pads changed the whole business⚙️ 27:20 Building systems that scale the business beyond two people🏥 29:39 Hospitals, universities, and 200,000 female college athletes🌸 32:57 Why the size of a room matters less than who is in itLinks:Website: thehealingbras.com Instagram: @thehealingbrasVisit thehealingbras.com to shop the healing pads and see testimonials from women across every stage, from first cycles to breastfeeding to menopause. She Leads listeners get a special discount: use code SHELEADS10 at thehealingbras.com/discount/Sheleads10 at checkout.We're always seeking aligned sponsors.⭐️ If you're interested in supporting our podcast - one episode or a season, reach out to Adrienne at Adrienne@sheleadsmedia.com.⭐️Reach out to Adrienne: hello@sheleadsmedia.com Visit our website: www.sheleadsmedia.com to learn about upcoming events or to work with me directly and get the clarity you’re seeking.As a gesture of support for this podcast and sharing women's voices everywhere - I would greatly appreciate if you would take a moment and give our podcast a 5 Star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. By you taking this simple action, you are making a difference in sharing women's voices, thoughts and opinions. One last thing - if you haven’t done so already, please hit the plus sign + to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode. Thank you so much!!XOAdrienne (00:00) - 🎙️ Meet Debbie and Troy Sutton, the mother and son behind The Healing Bras (02:41) - 💡 The miserable mammogram and the aha moment that started a company (04:42) - ❤️ A son's empathy, and designing for women he could never speak for himself (07:52) - 📋 From a survivor-guided design to 500 donated pads and real feedback (11:31) - 💰 The market only cares about the value you create, not how hard you work (12:19) - 👥 Mother and son, business partners: when to switch which hat you wear (25:22) - 🔄 Why pivoting from full bras to insertable pads was the smart move (27:20) - ⚙️ Building the systems that build the business, not just the product (29:39) - 🏥 Where the business is headed: hospitals, universities, and student athletes (32:57) - 🌸 Why the size of a room matters less than who is in it
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    37 分
  • Why a Student's Zip Code Should Not Decide Their Future: Building a Global Online School in 70 Countries with Penelope Barton

    Why a Student's Zip Code Should Not Decide Their Future: Building a Global Online School in 70 Countries with Penelope Barton
    2026/07/17

    A student's zip code should not decide their future. Penelope Barton built a school in 70 countries to prove it.

    Penelope is the CEO of Crimson Global Academy and co-founder of Crimson Academies, a group of five schools serving students from age five through eighteen, online and in person. Last year her team ran 144,000 classes. Some of her students learn from boats, connected by satellite internet.

    She grew up in rural New Zealand before the internet, where one teacher covered English, math, and science, and you got whoever you got. That is the problem she has spent six years dismantling.

    We talk about how she scaled it: starting with two years of high school and one curriculum, then adding learning modes, ages, and countries as students asked for them. She places kids by ability, not age. Seven-year-olds are building apps. A venture capital firm is funding five of her seniors to launch real businesses before graduation. And she just opened a tuition-free school funded directly by the New Zealand government, which took three years of proving results first.

    She also says something most founders will recognize: the hardest thing she manages is not scale or regulation. It is her own impatience.

    Chapters:
    🌏 03:11 Penelope Barton on growing up in rural New Zealand before the internet

    🗺️ 05:22 A student's zip code should not dictate their outcome

    🧩 10:45 Full-time, part-time, group class, or one to one

    🪜 15:22 Scaling in very small steps toward something that looks huge

    🧒 20:46 Seven-year-olds building apps and learning to pitch them

    🔁 23:03 The hardest thing she manages is her own impatience

    🏛️ 29:53 Three years of proven results before a government funded a free school

    👂 42:09 You are never too big to run discovery calls

    Links:
    Website: https://www.crimsonglobalacademy.school/
    Social: @crimsonglobalacademy

    Reach out to Penelope Barton if you have a teacher in the family looking for something different, or if you run a school or a government trying to widen access to great teaching.

    We're always seeking aligned sponsors.
    ⭐️ If you're interested in supporting our podcast - one episode or a season, reach out to Adrienne at     Adrienne@sheleadsmedia.com.⭐️

    Reach out to Adrienne: hello@sheleadsmedia.com

    Visit our website: www.sheleadsmedia.com to learn about upcoming events or to work with me directly and get the clarity you’re seeking.

    As a gesture of support for this podcast and sharing women's voices everywhere - I would greatly appreciate if you would take a moment and give our podcast a 5 Star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

    By you taking this simple action, you are making a difference in sharing women's voices, thoughts and opinions.

    One last thing - if you haven’t done so already, please hit the plus sign + to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
    Thank you so much!!

    XO
    Adrienne


    • (03:11) - 🌏 Penelope Barton on growing up in rural New Zealand before the internet
    • (05:22) - 🗺️ A student's zip code should not dictate their outcome
    • (10:45) - 🧩 Full-time, part-time, group class, or one to one
    • (15:22) - 🪜 Scaling in very small steps toward something that looks huge
    • (20:46) - 🧒 Seven-year-olds building apps and learning to pitch them
    • (23:03) - 🔁 The hardest thing she manages is her own impatience
    • (29:53) - 🏛️ Three years of proven results before a government funded a free school
    • (42:09) - 👂 You are never too big to run discovery calls
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    47 分
  • Why Being Your Industry's Best Kept Secret Is Killing Your Revenue with Diane Strand

    Why Being Your Industry's Best Kept Secret Is Killing Your Revenue with Diane Strand
    2026/07/10

    You are great at what you do. Your clients love you. And almost nobody knows you exist. That gap between your skill and your visibility is where revenue disappears. Diane Strand of JDS Productions, has spent 23 years building businesses in one of the most competitive industries in the world: entertainment production. She has worked on sets for General Hospital, Friends, and Walt Disney. She built JDS Productions into a seven-figure media company, launched over 100 actors and producers through her studio, and wrote the book on turning creative passion into profit (literally, it is called Creative Preneur).

    In this episode, Diane breaks down why creativity is not a soft skill but a growth strategy, why action always comes before confidence, and how the same tools performers use on stage (improv, rehearsal, storytelling, stepping into the spotlight before you feel ready) are the exact tools that scale a business past the million dollar mark. She also challenges the money mindset that keeps women entrepreneurs stuck: stop building cash flow and start building wealth.

    Chapters:
    🎬 00:53 Meet Diane Strand: from General Hospital and Disney to a seven-figure media company

    🎨 04:15 Why your creative passion is a real business asset

    💡 08:40 The mindset shift most creatives never make about money

    📣 13:02 Marketing you can actually learn, even if you think you're not a "marketer"

    🌱 16:22 The DREAM framework for getting unstuck and moving forward

    💪 21:47 Building through fear, self-doubt, and dyslexia

    🤝 27:30 Lifting other creatives as you rise

    ✨ 34:10 One thing you can do today to move your business forward

    Links:
    Website: dianestrand.com
    Social: @dianestrand

    Reach out to Diane Strand to learn more about turning your creative passion into a profitable business and using the tools of the arts to leverage, market, and scale.


    We're always seeking aligned sponsors.
    ⭐️ If you're interested in supporting our podcast - one episode or a season, reach out to Adrienne at     Adrienne@sheleadsmedia.com.⭐️

    Reach out to Adrienne: hello@sheleadsmedia.com

    Visit our website: www.sheleadsmedia.com to learn about upcoming events or to work with me directly and get the clarity you’re seeking.

    As a gesture of support for this podcast and sharing women's voices everywhere - I would greatly appreciate if you would take a moment and give our podcast a 5 Star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

    By you taking this simple action, you are making a difference in sharing women's voices, thoughts and opinions.

    One last thing - if you haven’t done so already, please hit the plus sign + to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
    Thank you so much!!

    XO
    Adrienne

    • (00:53) - 🎬 Meet Diane Strand: from General Hospital and Disney to a seven-figure media company
    • (04:15) - 🎨 Why your creative passion is a real business asset
    • (08:40) - 💡 The mindset shift most creatives never make about money
    • (13:02) - 📣 Marketing you can actually learn, even if you think you're not a "marketer"
    • (16:22) - 🌱 The DREAM framework for getting unstuck and moving forward
    • (21:47) - 💪 Building through fear, self-doubt, and dyslexia
    • (27:30) - 🤝 Lifting other creatives as you rise
    • (34:10) - ✨ One thing you can do today to move your business forward
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    40 分
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