Disrupting the wedding industry, with Zola’s Shan-Lyn Ma

Masters of Scale

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Reid Hoffman, Mindset, Diversity & Inclusion, Jeff Berman, Bob Safian, Startups

4.6 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Shan-Lyn Ma, co-founder and co-CEO of Zola, joins host Jeff Berman to share how intrapreneurship prepared her to build a business that’s transformed the wedding industry with online tools. From weathering the Covid pandemic to scaling a better experience for millions of couples, including a focus on underserved markets, Shan’s resilience and leadership have fueled Zola’s remarkable growth to a $600 million valuation, with more plans ahead.

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0:00.0	Money influences so much of what we do and how we live.
0:03.6	That's why it's essential to understand how the economy works.
0:07.4	Hi everyone, Bob Safian here, host of Rapid Response.
0:11.2	If you want to keep up with business news and trends, check out the Marketplace
0:15.2	podcast. Each weekday host Kai Rizdahl delivers smart, trustworthy business reporting
0:21.4	on everything from inflation and student loans to the future of AI, explaining
0:26.5	what it all means for you.
0:28.8	Listen to Marketplace wherever you get your podcasts.
0:32.1	Hi listeners, I want to tell you about another podcast.
0:35.0	It's called Planet Money.
0:37.0	The Planet Money Podcast helps you understand the economy.
0:40.0	They find the people at the heart of every story to show you how money affects our world.
0:45.0	Planet Money explains every economic concept imaginable, from inflation and disinflation
0:51.0	to how manatees get addicted to fossil fuel.
0:54.0	Listen to Planet Money from NPR wherever you're listening to us.
1:00.0	Two of my very good friends met each other and fell in love at the French Laundry, working for Thomas Keller.
1:08.0	The French Laundry is a world-renowned restaurant in California's Napa Valley, operated by Chef Thomas Keller.
1:14.5	And that's Shan Lynn Ma, who,
1:16.6	as founder of the wedding business, Zola,
1:19.0	may know more stories about romantic couples
1:21.5	than anyone you know.
1:23.0	So of course when it came time to decide where to have the wedding,
	...

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