Ep 07: To Co-Found, or Not to Co-Found: Divide and Conquer

11/03/21 • 36 min

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Amy Parker & Gina Pell, Co-Founders of The What Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice Episode 007: To Co-found, or Not to Co-found: Divide and Conquer Veteran entrepreneurs Amy Parker and Gina Pell have been in the business of building communities for women, both online and offline, for years before social networks were created. They are the founders of The What, a weekly newsletter with exceptional recommendations and a private community of over 100,000 women. Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about what to consider when deciding to co-found a business with a partner and how to use your lady network for good. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: The story of Amy and Gina’s 21 year partnership that includes three different ventures The guiding philosophy behind The What, and why cofounding a business is a lot like falling in love How to divide up responsibilities and roles when cofounding, and how to compromise when cofounders disagree Ways that Amy and Gina manage their personal lives with their professional lives Connect with Amy and Gina: WEBSITE: https://www.thewhatlist.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thewhatwomen/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thewhathq/ AMY’S LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-parker-634b9a3/ GINA’S LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-pell-54664/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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