Beginner Women

The Value of Storytelling by Women Entrepreneurs with Susan Richards

Episode Summary

As the daughter of business-owner parents, Susan Richards was exposed to entrepreneurship early. Before the end of high school, she started a lemonade stand, a dance studio, and a car care business. Today, she is using lessons learned as the founder of gift delivery service Givopoly and financial management startup Numbercrunch, and as co-chair of economic development agency Invest Ottawa, to support women as they start, finance and scale companies.

Episode Notes

In this episode of Beginner Women, Susan joins host Katharine Cornfield to talk about financial literacy for female founders, diversity and inclusion within organizations, and the value of real-life role models and storytelling when it comes to piquing interest in a career path.

Episode Highlights:

Recognize that girls and young women aren’t behind when it comes to understanding money – they already have what they need to succeed.
Discover the link between business models and capital streams, and why these building blocks matter.
Learn what it takes to drive organizations forward through diversity and inclusion and what it means for building the workforce of the future

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