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Well with Arielle Lorre

34: POLLY RODRIGUEZ - Sexual Wellness, Gender Bias & The Power of an Orgasm

Well with Arielle Lorre

Dear Media, Arielle Lorre

Personal Journals, Arts, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.84.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode I talk to Polly Rodriguez, CEO and cofounder of Unbound , about how a cancer diagnosis, subsequent menopause at age 21 and unpleasant experience at an adult store in St. Louis would later inspire her to start a sexual wellness company -- with detours working in healthcare reform and Wall Street along the way. We discuss the health benefits of orgasms of course, but we also delve into what it was like raising capital for something that is so stigmatized, the rampant gender bias and sexism in the industry (and in our government) and   what happened when she sent Mitch McConnell vibrators. 

 

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0:00.0

My guest today is Polly Rodriguez.

0:05.0

Polly is the founder and CEO of Unbound, a sexual wellness brand that is changing the sex tech industry for women.

0:13.9

So think sex toys and more.

0:17.4

She talks about how a cancer diagnosis at 21

0:21.2

and subsequently going through menopause eventually led her to be

0:26.4

inspired to go into this business and this is a fascinating conversation. I will admit it is a world that I know nothing about and

0:36.0

sex is part of wellness that is just very rarely talked about especially like

0:41.5

self-pleasure no way that is dirty, you know, there's this stigma around it.

0:48.4

But it's part of life, right? So Polly and Unbounds products are working to change that stigma.

0:55.0

So it's fascinating to hear what it was like trying to raise capital for the business,

1:01.1

to hear how men and women reacted. You might be surprised to learn who was more

1:09.7

conservative, we'll say. And also to hear her talk about the discrepancy between men's

1:15.1

sexual wellness products and women's like for example nobody blinks when

1:19.6

there is when there are Viagra ads everywhere, right?

1:22.6

But Unbound can't advertise on like the New York subway system,

1:26.9

for example.

1:27.6

So just really interesting to hear kind of the ins and outs.

1:31.9

And Pauli also talks about sending Mitch McConnell vibrators

1:36.9

as part of Vibes for Congress, which she'll talk about.

1:39.5

So that just makes me love her.

1:42.5

So I think you guys will be fascinated by this conversation as well,

1:46.4

and I hope you enjoy.

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