Cassey Ho is the founder of POPFLEX and Blogilates, two eight-figure activewear brands with over twenty million followers and a presence in every Target in America. In this episode of Fifteenish, I talk about how her parents immigrated from Vietnam with nothing, how her dad told her at sixteen she would fail, and what she built after choosing the option he warned her against.

Dorothy Henke is the founder of Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, the seasoned pretzel brand she built from a borrowed kitchen in Velva, North Dakota and sold to Hershey in 2021 for $1.2 billion. In this episode of Fifteenish, I talk about how she started making pretzels in retirement with no business background, grew entirely at her own pace without a single outside investor, and what her story has to say about the pressure we all feel to move faster than we actually need to.

Jen Rubio is the co-founder of Away, the luggage brand that hit a $1.4 billion valuation and became one of the highest-funded female-backed startups in history. In this episode of Fifteenish, I talk about what it cost her to grow up as a Filipina immigrant in a New Jersey classroom where nobody looked like her — and what she built when she finally stopped hiding.

Jen Atkin is the founder of OUAI, the haircare brand acquired by Procter and Gamble in 2022. In this episode of Fifteenish, I talk about how she left a conservative Mormon community in Utah at nineteen with $300, spent a year in LA with no callbacks, worked her way from salon receptionist to the most influential hairstylist in the world, and built a nine-figure brand from a simple belief that women deserved better.

Emily Tout is the co-founder and CEO of Mighty Slice, a high protein dessert brand launched in 2021 and now stocked in Asda, Sainsbury's and Ocado across the UK. In this episode of Fifteenish, I talk about how she left a law career at the London School of Economics, started making protein cheesecakes in her kitchen with no food background, grew revenue by 1,900% in a single year, and built one of the most disruptive brands in the UK dessert market.

Allison Ellsworth is the co-founder of Poppi, the prebiotic soda brand acquired by PepsiCo in May 2025 for $1.95 billion. In this episode of Fifteenish, I talk about how she spent a decade in oil and gas, developed serious health problems nobody could solve, fixed it herself with apple cider vinegar, and turned a kitchen experiment into one of the fastest growing beverage brands in America.

Alice Bugeja is the founder of mileoff, a women's running brand launched in March 2025. In this episode of Fifteenish, I talk about Alice leaving Dyson, building a business completely self-funded and solo, and why the running industry has failed women for decades.

Ellen Latham is the founder of Orangetheory Fitness, a billion-dollar fitness franchise with over 1,300 studios in 23 countries. In this episode of Fifteenish, I talked about Ellan being fired at forty, starting over from a spare bedroom, and the "momentum shifts up" philosophy that changed everything.

Tiffany Masterson is the founder of Drunk Elephant, the skincare brand she launched at forty with no industry experience and sold to Shiseido in 2019 for $845 million. In this episode of Fifteenish, I talk about the one-star review that started everything, the Suspicious Six, and what it looks like to build expertise before you build a brand.

Koreen Odiney is the founder of We're Not Really Strangers, the card game and brand followed by millions worldwide. In this episode of Fifteenish, I talk about the heartbreak that started it all at age sixteen, four years of self-doubt before launch, and what intentional vulnerability actually means in business.