Ep 65: Find Your North: Connect with Female Entrepreneurs to Build your Empire

Ali Koplar Wyatt is a veteran of the start-up world, having worked in a leadership capacity at iconic lifestyle and culture-shifting companies like Goop, Refinery29, and most recently, launching Female Founder Collective with Rebecca Minkoff. She is a business builder, advisor to start-ups, and an investor in female-funded businesses. Ali was one of the first employees at Refinery29 and was tasked with building an ad and brand partnership business from scratch, subsequently assembling a world-class team that integrated custom collaboration with brands on editorial, product, design, and consumer marketing. Under Wyatt’s leadership, the sales team grew from a few hundred thousand in advertising revenue to well into the tens of millions of dollars in just four years, securing a spot for Refinery29 on the Inc500 for three consecutive years. She left Refinery29 to become the first CRO at Goop, where she architected and launched the business in the US, introducing brand advertising that included a mix of native content, immersive experiences, and integrated media alongside beautifully constructed content. Staying true to her entrepreneurial spirit, she then turned to starting a company from scratch, joining forces with Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso to launch a female-focused media business called Girlboss, which hosts thousands of women at cross-country rallies and galvanizes the voices of women in key life transition points in countries throughout the world. Through her journey, she has become passionate about not only supporting start-ups through advising but also through investing in female-led companies as an angel investor. Past and current investments include Tia Women's Health Clinic, Humanified, Caribu, The Wonder, Good Mylk, Forward Space, Summersalt, Hatch Collection, Refinery29, Sunscoop, Girlboss, The Wing, Goop, Golde, iFundWomen, and Heymama Co. She is proud to invest in women to build a better future for themselves and their families.   Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode with Ali Wyatt about her new venture, THE NORTH, that's making a big impact in the entrepreneurial world by connecting women with other women who can provide guidance and support as they build their businesses. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: -    Ali’s journey in building and scaling portfolios of female founders -    What to do if you don’t want your boss’ job -    The power of putting money into the hands of women -    Why money should go into communities and not philanthropy -    The necessity of having more than just confidence in your abilities and ideas when you pitch for funding -    What it means to have transactional value & adding monetary value to your time -    How THE NORTH empowers women entrepreneurs by providing them with access to a network of successful businesswomen who can offer advice and support -    Why women need to support each other in order to succeed in the male-dominated business world -    The importance of having a diverse, tight knit group of women in your corner Connect with Ali: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-koplar-wyatt-14a8031 Website: https://femalefoundercollective.com Instagram: @alikwyatt7 @findyournorth_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices