412: Jessica Herrin, Founder of Stella & Dot

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2016

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today's guest is the founder of Stella & Dot, Jessica Herrin. She's out with a new book, that came out yesterday. It's called "Find Your Extraordinary: Dream Bigger, Live Happier, and Achieve Success on Your Own Terms." In the book, she discusses cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit, how she was able to do so and how you can, too. A little bit more about Jessica... after joining two successful tech startups out of college, she went to the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where at just 24 years old she co-founded the website WeddingChannel.com, which is now one of the leading websites for brides-to-be. Jessicahas also been recognized for her business savvy by outlets including Oprah, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times among countless others. Jessica was also honored by Ernst & Young and Inc. 500 as a Top Entrepreneur. She is actively involved in the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) in the San Fran area. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So Money episode 412, Jessica Heron.
0:03.2	You're listening to So Money
0:06.8	with award-winning money guru Farnu Shkorabi.
0:09.5	Each day get a 30 minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds,
0:15.0	authors, influencers, and from Farnus herself.
0:19.3	Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?
0:23.0	Sorry, you're in the wrong place.
0:25.0	Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.
0:28.0	Welcome to So Money.
0:30.0	Welcome back to So Money everyone. I'm your host, Farnoosh Terabi.
0:37.0	It's Wednesday, May 4th, which means another fresh episode of Follow The Leader on
0:41.4	C NBC. How are you liking this show? We're really excited to see to follow the leader on the leader on see and be see so many of you tuning in
0:46.6	whether you deviart it watched it live watched it online you can go to
0:50.6	follow the leader dot cnbec prime and catch all the full episodes and today
0:56.0	we've got believe it or not the rock star entrepreneurs behind Warby
1:00.9	Parker anyone here wear Warby Parker glasses or sunglasses?
1:04.5	They're a billion dollar company estimated at a billion dollars, a company that was
1:09.1	started out of grad school over at U Penn. Co CEOs, we have Nick Blumenthal, Dave Gilboa.
1:15.0	They are just killing it with their vertically integrated company.
1:19.0	They make trendy high quality eyewear
1:21.0	for a fraction of the price because they don't spend money on licensing deals.
1:25.2	They go straight from manufacturer to consumer and as a result they're able to save a lot of money
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