She Built It® Podcast

Sarah K Peck is the founder and CEO of Startup Parent and the host of The Startup Parent Podcast, an award-winning podcast featuring women in entrepreneurship, business, and parenting. She writes about work, culture, and parenting, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Inc, Fast Company, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and more.

Rosabel Tao is a vision strategist, a master narrative builder, a solver of audacious challenges, and an ambassador of curiosity. She is the founder of Fire & Bridge, an advisory firm that specializes in vision strategy, brand transformation, corporate positioning, and reputation management. She works with change-makers - fire starters and bridge builders - who are purpose-driven leaders with bold ideas to transform their organizations, industries, or our society.

Dr. Simran Sethi has two decades of experience treating patients on a clinical and aesthetic level. Dr. Sethi has cultivated her skincare line by focusing on both how the skin is impacted from the inside and out.

In today’s inspiring episode, we dive into the captivating journey of a visionary entrepreneur who transformed her passion for hair care into a thriving business empire. Carolyn Aronson, CEO & Founder of It's a 10 haircare shares her idea, highlights the challenges she overcame from product formulation to brand creation. She shares the importance of understanding customer needs, the role of social media in building a community around her brand, and how she navigated the competitive landscape of the beauty industry.

You will gain invaluable insights into the entrepreneur's approach to product development, focusing on what sets her brand apart in a crowded market. She also shares her experiences with scaling the business, securing funding, and expanding her product line to meet diverse consumer needs.

This episode is a must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs, offering practical advice, motivational stories, and behind-the-scenes looks at building a successful brand. Subscribe to learn how determination, innovation, and a customer-centric approach can turn a dream into a multi-million dollar business.

After years of experience as a salon owner and stylist, Carolyn Aronson built a global hair company with a passionate celebrity and consumer following and is now able to tout, it is a multi-hundred-million-dollar brand and growing – all while still 100% owned by Carolyn herself. While Carolyn was no overnight success, creating failed brands and products before striking gold, she is now able to tout that her brand is sold in more than 25,000 professional salons, thousands of retail locations like Sally Beauty, Ulta, Cosmoprof, SalonCentric, and now in more and over 88 countries around the world. Carolyn has been featured in Fortune, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Inc, Ad Age, Forbes 50 Over 50, CNBC, Good Morning America, Business Insider, TODAY, People, CNBC, and many more.

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Whether it's a power suit, a comfy tee, or that perfect pair of jeans, the clothes we choose can really make or break our day. But have you ever stopped to think about the role of clothing in shaping our confidence, especially when it comes to items like shapewear? Today on the She Built It® Podcast, we talk with Ratchel Pinlac, the visionary Founder and Chief Brand Officer behind Pinsy Shapewear, a trailblazing brand reshaping the fashion industry.

As business leaders, we often seek insights from those who disrupt conventional norms and pave the way for innovation. Join us as Ratchel shares her remarkable journey from concept to creation, navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship in the competitive world of fashion. Gain firsthand insights into the evolving landscape of the shapewear industry and the role of female leadership in driving meaningful change.

Whether you're an established entrepreneur seeking fresh perspectives or a business leader eager to embrace innovation, this episode offers inspiration and actionable takeaways to shape your approach to leadership and redefine confidence in the modern world. Tune in as we uncover the transformative power of entrepreneurship.

Ratchel was raised in Hawaii, then moved to Seattle for Business School where she spent most of her adult life and career. Spent over 10 years in ecommerce, specifically Amazon Corporate, growing consumer brands digitally on the platform- From Fashion, Home, Kitchen, etc. Her background is rooted in Business, Fashion and Ecommerce. She currently resides in Orange County, CA as she moved to grow Pinsy further.

“I started the business to give shapewear a new life and change the conversation around shapewear. I was inspired by my childhood trauma of wearing ugly shapewear as a child and being fat shamed. Its time shapewear was beautiful and wearable as an outer garment!”

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