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On this episode of Money Moves we have special guest Dr. Roshawnna Novellus, Founder and CEO of EnrichHER, a FinTech lending platform that's making it easy for retail and institutional funders to deploy capital to  businesses led by women and people of color. A nationally recognized financial inclusion advocate and champion of mindfulness, Dr. Novellus is dedicated to deploying working capital to women and people of color to help them grow their businesses. She’s also one of the few Black women ever to have raised over $1M in venture capital. EnrichHER has Deployed $14M in capital to diverse-owned businesses from 47 states. EnrichHER fuels the fastest-growing demographics of business owners -- Black women and diverse-led companies -- by providing capital, coaching, and connections. Today we’re talking about all things fundraising—from overcoming the gender funding gap to securing the bag and finding the right funds for your business.   Sponsors: • Mastercard | When women-owned small businesses thrive, we all thrive. Learn more about the tools and resources Mastercard is offering, from moving your biz online to best practices on digital security, at mastercard.com/smallbiz. Together, let’s Start Something Priceless.   Resources:• To join the WorkParty click HERE • To connect with Dr. Roshawnna Novellus click HERE • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE • To follow along with EnrichHER click HERE • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media Join Us for 2026 World’s Largest Festival for Women in Business here: https://www.createcultivate.com/festivalTo follow along with Create & Cultivate:https://www.instagram.com/createcultivatewww.createcultivate.comTo connect with Jaclyn Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynrjohnsonTo connect with Marina Middleton: https://www.instagram.com/marinaamiddleton

As founder, CEO, and tech lead of Illumix, an AR technology and media platform, Kirin Sinha is turning her company into a portal to the metaverse—connecting brands and consumers in the new world. Started in 2017 to push boundaries and elevate the quality of augmented reality in the fields of fashion, game design and film, Illumix is currently beating some of the world’s most popular mobile games—now she’s building the meta verse for disney. As one of Silicon Valley’s few minority female founders and CEOs with a technical background, Kirin and Illumix are redefining the landscape for AR technology. We’re going to talk about her love of math as a kid,  building and maintaining confidence, the boundaries of storytelling, and of course, the metaverse. We have SO much to cover, so let’s get started!   Sponsors: • Shopify | Go to shopify.com/party for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. Grow your business with Shopify today.   Resources:• To join the WorkParty click HERE • To connect with Kirin Sinha click HERE • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE • To follow along with Illumix click HERE • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media Join Us for 2026 World’s Largest Festival for Women in Business here: https://www.createcultivate.com/festivalTo follow along with Create & Cultivate:https://www.instagram.com/createcultivatewww.createcultivate.comTo connect with Jaclyn Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynrjohnsonTo connect with Marina Middleton: https://www.instagram.com/marinaamiddleton

Over the course of a career, women may earn as much as $1 million less than their male peers. Building a business, a common path to build long-term wealth, is more difficult for women for a few reasons. Access to funding and the confidence gap are two of them. As the creator of social commerce platform LTK (formerly RewardStyle and LikeToKnowIt), Amber Venz Box is at the helm of the creator economy. She was recently named one of America’s richest-self made women after her company’s latest round of funding and remains one of the most successful entrepreneurs to date. But her success didn’t come without her fair share of hard work and determination. Today I’m chatting with Amber about how she overcame systems and dynamics that contributed to the gender wealth gap. She’s also sharing advice on how to gain and maintain confidence, support the future of female entrepreneurship, and how she’s working to empower businesses of all sizes.   Sponsors: • Mastercard | When women-owned small businesses thrive, we all thrive. Learn more about the tools and resources Mastercard is offering, from moving your biz online to best practices on digital security, at mastercard.com/smallbiz. Together, let’s Start Something Priceless.   Resources:• To join the WorkParty click HERE • To connect with Amber Venz Box click HERE • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE • To follow along with LTK click HERE • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media Join Us for 2026 World’s Largest Festival for Women in Business here: https://www.createcultivate.com/festivalTo follow along with Create & Cultivate:https://www.instagram.com/createcultivatewww.createcultivate.comTo connect with Jaclyn Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynrjohnsonTo connect with Marina Middleton: https://www.instagram.com/marinaamiddleton

Owning one of the most well-known and celebrity-obsessed fine jewelry brands was never part of Jennifer Meyer’s plan. But if you ask us, becoming a designer was definitely part of her destiny.  After graduating with a degree in psychology, Jennifer landed an editorial job at Glamour magazine, eventually becoming a PR powerhouse for brands like Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren. However, after years of success something shifted. She unearthed a greater connection to her roots and decided it was time to achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a jewelry designer—a secret wish Jennifer had fostered at age 6 when her artist grandmother taught her to make jewelry. Jennifer leaned into her creative vision and launched a namesake jewelry brand—one that would make Jennifer Meyer a household name. On this episode of WorkParty, I talk to Jennifer about her non-linear career path, pushing aside fear, and giving yourself permission to go for it—whatever it may be.     Sponsors:• MasterClass | Get unlimited access to EVERY MasterClass, and as a WorkParty listener, you get 15% off an annual membership! Go to masterclass.com/PARTY now. • Athletic Greens |  Visit athleticgreens.com/party to get a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D and 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase.   Resources:• To join the WorkParty click HERE • To connect with Jennifer Meyer click HERE • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE • To check out Jennifer Meyer Jewelry click HERE • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media Join Us for 2026 World’s Largest Festival for Women in Business here: https://www.createcultivate.com/festivalTo follow along with Create & Cultivate:https://www.instagram.com/createcultivatewww.createcultivate.comTo connect with Jaclyn Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynrjohnsonTo connect with Marina Middleton: https://www.instagram.com/marinaamiddleton

We’re kicking off this season of Money Moves with a financial literacy trailblazer who’s on a mission to make wealth attainable for anyone. Dominique Broadway is an award-winning personal finance expert, speaker, and founder of Finances Demystified—a platform that's demystifying money and making financial literacy accessible to everyone. After years of learning, practicing and implementing her own personal finance tactics, Dominique earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in business and finance, which led her to landing roles at major corporate brokerage firms like UBS and Edelman. But after witnessing first hand the high barrier of entry for investing, Dominique walked away from clients investing 10 million dollars and set out to spread financial literacy. Since founding Finances Demystified, Dominique has been named one of the Top Financial Advisors in the United States for Millennials and continues to work passionately with young professionals, entrepreneurs and families, helping them bring their Dreams2Reality. Dominique is here today sharing her advice on investing in yourself and owning your worth, so that you can finally take control of your financial future!   Sponsors:• Mastercard | When women-owned small businesses thrive, we all thrive. Learn more about the tools and resources Mastercard is offering, from moving your biz online to best practices on digital security, at mastercard.com/smallbiz. Together, let’s Start Something Priceless.   Resources:• To join the WorkParty click HERE • To connect with Dominique Broadway click HERE • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE • To follow along with Finances Demystified click HERE • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media Join Us for 2026 World’s Largest Festival for Women in Business here: https://www.createcultivate.com/festivalTo follow along with Create & Cultivate:https://www.instagram.com/createcultivatewww.createcultivate.comTo connect with Jaclyn Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynrjohnsonTo connect with Marina Middleton: https://www.instagram.com/marinaamiddleton

After several successful years leading teams at popular retail brands like Nautica and Victoria’s Secret, Michelle Grant found herself looking for a new challenge. Not only that, the underlying messages of the exclusive lingerie industry were wearing on her mind. Instead of attempting to work through burnout, Michelle listened to her gut. She quit her 9-to-5 job, learned the ins and outs of building a business, and ended up launching Lively—a lingerie brand built on a mission to empower and innovate, all while providing ultimate comfort. 7 years later Michelle isn’t just leading a brand—she’s leading and inspiring a community of women to live passionately and confidently. But Michelle’s approach to business has been a little unconventional—she didn’t just launch with a product, she launched with an idea. On this episode of WorkParty, Michelle is giving us the low down on her pivot away from traditional business plans, how she continues to innovate in the Lingerie industry, and what it means to live, work, and play in Beta. Sponsors: • Printfresh | Head to printfresh.com/workparty or use code PARTY for 15% off your first order! • Bliss |  Get 25% off your purchase of Block Star Daily Mineral Sunscreen on Blissworld.com and use code PARTY at checkout. • Shopify |  Go to shopify.com/party for a FREE 14-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features.   Resources: • To join the WorkParty click HERE • To connect with Michelle Grant click HERE • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE • To follow along with LIVELY click HERE • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media Join Us for 2026 World’s Largest Festival for Women in Business here: https://www.createcultivate.com/festivalTo follow along with Create & Cultivate:https://www.instagram.com/createcultivatewww.createcultivate.comTo connect with Jaclyn Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynrjohnsonTo connect with Marina Middleton: https://www.instagram.com/marinaamiddleton

Designer and entrepreneur Liz Lange pioneered "maternity chic" by creating stylish, body conscious clothes for pregnant women—something that surprisingly didn’t exist in the 1990s. Working alone out of a one-room office, she created Liz Lange Maternity, a brand that changed the face of maternity fashions and disrupted the industry before anyone else had the chance to. Fast forward to today and she's forged huge partnerships with Nike and Target and has dressed most major pregnant celebrities, from Cindy Crawford to Reese Witherspoon. After selling her namesake brand, the industry innovator made a major return with the purchase of Figue, a popular ready-to-wear dress brand. While she’s been hard at work as Creative Director, she’s also jumped right into the role of CEO, strategizing the brand’s fresh perspective on direct-to-consumer growth. I’m so excited to talk to this industry icon about everything from how she built her maternity empire from the ground up to the importance of having a strong POV in the fashion industry.    Sponsors: • Printfresh | Head to printfresh.com/workparty or use code PARTY for 15% off your first order! • Bliss |  Get 25% off your purchase of Block Star Daily Mineral Sunscreen on Blissworld.com and use code PARTY at checkout. • Athletic Greens |  Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/party.   Resources: • To join the WorkParty click HERE • To connect with Liz Lange click HERE • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE • To follow along with Figue click HERE • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media Join Us for 2026 World’s Largest Festival for Women in Business here: https://www.createcultivate.com/festivalTo follow along with Create & Cultivate:https://www.instagram.com/createcultivatewww.createcultivate.comTo connect with Jaclyn Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynrjohnsonTo connect with Marina Middleton: https://www.instagram.com/marinaamiddleton

When I founded Create & Cultivate back in 2010, my goal was to create an intentional space for the next generation of creatives, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and leaders to spark conversation, collaborate on their passions, and enhance their businesses. What started as a networking event to connect like-minded women, soon grew into a multi-platform media and events company providing modern working women with content, community, and tools to create & cultivate the career of their dreams. And as our community grows, we grow with them. Which is why I'm so excited to introduce our new CEO Kate Spies. She’s a powerhouse media executive with a track-record for growing brands, connecting audiences, and has found a niche for stepping in when female founders are ready to take their businesses to the next level. She’s bringing her incredible expertise to further Create & Cultivate’s impact on the workplace, and what it means to be the brand. So without further ado, welcome to the WorkParty Kate!   In this episode we talk about:• Her path from fashion, to digital media, to women's lifestyle, and more! • The best way to keep growing and learning on your way to the top • Her leadership must-haves: transparency, collaboration, and innovation • How businesses can and should evolve and shift over time • Why moving from Sydney to NY was the most rewarding risk she ever took • How to find an impactful mentor you trust and look up to • Table stakes of being a CEO in 2022 • What attracted her to Create & Cultivate • Why she will only work at a mission-driven company • Her plans for the future of Create & Cultivate   Sponsors: • Zencastr |  Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Go to zen.ai/party and fill out the contact information so Zencastr can help you, bring your business story to life. • Printfresh | Head to printfresh.com/workparty or use code PARTY for 15% off your first order! • Visit Shopify.com/party for a free 14 day trial and get full access to Shopify's entire suite of features.   Resources: • To join the WorkParty click HERE • To connect with Kate Spies click HERE • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE • To follow along with CreatJoin Us for 2026 World’s Largest Festival for Women in Business here: https://www.createcultivate.com/festivalTo follow along with Create & Cultivate:https://www.instagram.com/createcultivatewww.createcultivate.comTo connect with Jaclyn Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynrjohnsonTo connect with Marina Middleton: https://www.instagram.com/marinaamiddleton

Before becoming the COO at Pietra, Tala Akhavan was an executive at Uber for five years, coinciding with some of the app's most transformative years. As a first time mother, she struggled to balance work and motherhood, so she made the decision to extend her maternity leave and instead focus on being the mom she always dreamed of. She utilized this down time to search for a fulfilling career that would allow her to tend to both motherhood and entrepreneurship, and ultimately landed her current role at Pietra. Pietra continues to trailblaze and power the creator economy. As Pietra's COO, she's been spearheading the initiatives that make it possible for anyone to launch the brand of their dreams, and she's finally found her true passion which is democratizing access to female entrepreneurship. Her mission is to lower the barrier to entry for all creators alike. Welcome to WorkParty, Tala!   In this episode we talk about: • How she landed the job at Uber • What attracted her to the creator space • Advice for balancing work and motherhood • How Pietra can help you launch in under 90 days • Lowering the barrier to entry for female founders • Integrating innovation into your brand roadmap   Sponsors: • Vinovest | Go to zen.ai/workparty and be sure to mention WorkParty to start investing in wine today. • Bliss | Get 25% off your purchase of Block Star Daily Mineral Sunscreen on Blissworld.com and use code PARTY at checkout. • Printfresh | Head to printfresh.com/workparty or use code PARTY for 15% off your first order!   Resources: • To join the WorkParty click HERE • To connect with Tala Akhavan click HERE • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE • To learn more about Pietra click HERE • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media Join Us for 2026 World’s Largest Festival for Women in Business here: https://www.createcultivate.com/festivalTo follow along with Create & Cultivate:https://www.instagram.com/createcultivatewww.createcultivate.comTo connect with Jaclyn Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynrjohnsonTo connect with Marina Middleton: https://www.instagram.com/marinaamiddleton

Have you ever felt uncomfortable speaking up at work? If the answer is yes, then you’re not alone. In 2021, over 68.9 million people joined The Great Resignation—with many attributing it to the feeling of being unable to voice their concerns or make meaningful change in their workplace. Claire Schmidt identified the root of this problem—ineffective feedback and reporting systems that lacked a modern and welcoming approach—and developed a way to fix it.  Using her unique background of problem solving through technology Claire founded AllVoices, an employee feedback platform that’s driving change. AllVoices provides employees with a way to speak up, provide feedback, ask questions, share positive input, report harassment, identify bias, or speak to broader culture issues directly to their company’s leadership. I’m so excited to spend time with Claire today and talk about her incredible career in Tech, how she’s paired it with her mission to make the world a better place—from her work with Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore to stop child sex trafficking, to her impact at Thrive market to increase the availability of healthy foods, she is clearly a thought leader in trying to champion new and innovative solutions. To join the WorkParty click HERE To connect with Claire Schmidt click HERE To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE To learn more about AllVoices click HERE To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Get up to 40% off on Mushroom Coffee bundles when you go to Foursigmatic.com/WORKPARTY. Get 15% off an annual membership at Masterclass.com/PARTY Start investing with Vinovest today by going to zen.ai/workparty and be sure to mention WorkParty sent you to start investing in wine today. Produced by Dear Media Join Us for 2026 World’s Largest Festival for Women in Business here: https://www.createcultivate.com/festivalTo follow along with Create & Cultivate:https://www.instagram.com/createcultivatewww.createcultivate.comTo connect with Jaclyn Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynrjohnsonTo connect with Marina Middleton: https://www.instagram.com/marinaamiddleton