From a Basement to a Billion Dollar Brand: The Greatest Founder Story You Never Heard

From a Basement to a Billion Dollar Brand: The Greatest Founder Story You Never Heard

Monique Rodriguez built Mielle Organics from her basement into a billion-dollar brand and did it without a blueprint.

In this episode of Aspire, Monique shares the real story behind building one of the fastest-growing beauty brands in the world–from bootstrapping with her husband’s paycheck to risking their home, navigating criticism, and ultimately selling to Procter & Gamble while remaining CEO.

But this isn't just a business story. It started with loss, a leap of faith, and a decision to bet on herself before she felt ready.

This is a conversation about what it really takes to build something meaningful… and what happens when you finally reach the other side.

In this episode, Monique shares:

  • Why you don’t need to feel ready before making a life-changing decision

  • How personal adversity can reshape your ambition and clarity

  • What founders get wrong about scaling too early

  • How to know when it’s time to bring in experienced operators

  • Why building with the end in mind changes how you run your company

  • The real risks founders take behind the scenes

  • How to navigate criticism as your company grows

  • What it actually means to lead after a major acquisition

  • How to protect your vision while growing at scale

  • Why success doesn’t always eliminate the feeling of having something to prove

Monique Rodriguez’s story is proof that you don’t have to be ready to start, you just have to be willing.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(82)

Everything I Know About Money—and Why We Won’t Talk About It

Everything I Know About Money—and Why We Won’t Talk About It

In this solo episode, Emma shares how she thinks about money, from the lessons she learned growing up in East London to the principles she uses today. She gets into her personal financial priorities, ...

18 Aug 41min

Can You Turn What You Love Into a Real Business? (Krissy Cela, founder of Oner Active)

Can You Turn What You Love Into a Real Business? (Krissy Cela, founder of Oner Active)

Emma sits down with Krissy Cela, founder and creative director of Oner Active, for an honest conversation about building a bootstrapped business on track to generate close to $300 million this year. B...

11 Aug 1h 2min

How to Create What People Actually Want with Erin and Sara Foster

How to Create What People Actually Want with Erin and Sara Foster

Erin and Sara Foster have spent more than 15 years working across television, fashion, media and investing. Today, they are behind the hit Netflix series Nobody Wants This, the fashion brand Favorite ...

4 Aug 1h 23min

What a Divorce Lawyer Wishes Every Woman Knew About Money and Marriage

What a Divorce Lawyer Wishes Every Woman Knew About Money and Marriage

Every woman should understand the partnership she's entering before a crisis forces her to. This episode is that conversation.Laura Wasser has spent 32 years as one of the country's most sought-after ...

28 Jul 1h

Emma Chamberlain On Building Chamberlain Coffee, Burnout & Walking Away From YouTube

Emma Chamberlain On Building Chamberlain Coffee, Burnout & Walking Away From YouTube

Emma Chamberlain started posting videos at 16, before anyone fully understood what the creator economy would become. Within a couple of years she’d become one of the most watched people on YouTube wit...

21 Jul 1h 1min

The Culture War Against Women (Reshma Saujani)

The Culture War Against Women (Reshma Saujani)

Reshma Saujani a leading advocate for women’s economic power, the founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, and the force behind the new documentary No Country for Mothers. After helping change the cu...

14 Jul 1h 3min

Kristin Cavallari on the Business That Set Her Free

Kristin Cavallari on the Business That Set Her Free

Kristin Cavallari became a household name before she'd even graduated high school, and spent the next two decades building a life, a business, and a family under constant public scrutiny. But this con...

7 Jul 1h

Ask Me Anything: Pivoting in Your 40s, Plastic Surgery, and Starting a Business With No Money

Ask Me Anything: Pivoting in Your 40s, Plastic Surgery, and Starting a Business With No Money

In today’s solo episode, Emma dives into real listener questions: the actual mechanics of building from nothing, starting a business with no capital, why having no money can be an advantage, plus more...

30 Jun 42min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
dine-penger-pengeradet
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
e24-podden
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
rss-skravla-gar
utbytte
lederpodden
rss-pa-konto
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
rss-orjasater
finansredaksjonen
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
pengepodden-2
stormkast-med-valebrokk-stordalen
liberal-halvtime
rss-markedspuls-2
rss-kron-podden