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Financial Advice for Your 30s
Remembering the Girlboss era & growing a design tool company
Empower Pods
September 10, 2023
Your weekly roundup of podcast recommendations featuring female visionaries in business and tech.
This Week’s Playlist
The Money with Katie Show: Financial advice for your 30s
Due Diligence: Sophia Amoruso and life after Girlboss
Lenny’s Podcast: Claire Butler talks growing Figma
(27 minutes)
The Money with Katie Show from Morning Brew Podcasts was an excellent find. Katie Gatti breaks down real-deal spending habits, offers solid investment tips, and sheds light on those tricky tax strategies.
While there’s a ton of advice floating around for those just getting started in their careers, what about those stepping into their transformative 30s? This is the decade where life starts getting super real, like buying your first home or starting a family.
On this week’s segment of “Rich Girl Roundup,” Katie and her exec producer, Hena, spill some invaluable insights on finance strategies for these life-changing years.
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Overcast
(39 minutes)
Due Diligence is hosted by the ever-insightful TikTok business commentator, Dulma Altan. She takes listeners on an insightful journey by unpacking everything from DTC, the creator economy, and tech startups.
This particular episode features Sophia Amoruso. You might remember her as the mastermind behind Nasty Gal and the cultural phenomenon, Girlboss. Her memoir of the same name spurred a Netflix series, and became a buzzword among entrepreneurs. Well, she’s back at it. She chats about her new online course, Business Class, and guiding her VC fund, Trust Fund.
Sophia's narrative is refreshingly candid, speaking on the highs and lows of her career trajectory and celebrating moments that humble her. And Dulma, our interviewer? She’s eloquent, genuinely inquisitive, and sharp. It’s a good listen - both insightful and grounded.
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Overcast
(1 hr 31 min)
Lenny Rachitksy chats with some of the best brains in the product and growth game on his podcast. Lenny’s Podcast serves up wisdom on building, launching, and scaling your product.
In this episode, Lenny sits down with Claire Butler, Figma’s 10th hire. She was the brains behind its GTM (go-to-market) strategy, pushing for unique bottom-up growth tactics.
She highlights targeting individual contributors, the power of “designer advocates,” and Figma’s effective freemium approach. A great listen for those considering a dive into the startup ecosystem.
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Overcast
Sophia Amoruso
Website | Instagram | Business Class | Trust Fund
Claire Butler
LinkedIn
Good morning. ✌🏼
— Money with Katie (@moneywithkatie)
3:51 PM • Mar 7, 2022
I started posting on TikTok less than a year ago and I'm now a full-time creator getting paid by startups and billion dollar companies alike to do what I love, and it all started because I was willing to throw things at the wall and be seen as "cringe" without overthinking it
— Dulma 🦋 (@iamdulma)
7:42 PM • Aug 24, 2022
So long as you're honest about your experience, people are often more interested to hear about your losses than they are your wins.
— Sophia Amoruso (@sophiaamoruso)
6:00 PM • Aug 14, 2023
This past 7 year ride at @figma has easily been one of the best experiences of my life. So much love & gratitude for @zoink, figmates past & present, and our community.
& now I really think things are just getting started.
theverge.com/2022/9/15/2335…
— Claire Butler (@clairetbutler)
4:43 PM • Sep 15, 2022
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