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Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

From Side Hustle to Full-Time Founder: Quitting Her Job, Pregnancy Surprises, and Start-Up Stardom with Kristyn Rose Berland, Founder

Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

Rebecca Minkoff

Society & Culture

4.8543 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

It has been a whirlwind year for Kristyn Rose Berland, Founder of Crate Away. Just two days after quitting her full-time job to go all in on her start-up, Kristyn found out she was pregnant. Two days later, her entrepreneurial reality show Side Hustlers premiered. Things have really taken off since then.  For the past few years, Kristyn has been working her butt off to get her pet crate business Crate Away off of the ground. In addition to selling her car for seed money, Kristyn worked her corporate job full time and spent nights and weekends working on her startup. Kristyn’s hard work finally paid off when she received a starring role on Roku's Side Hustlers, a show that provides mentorship and investment opportunities for female founders. Landing an investment of $100,000, Kristyn finally made the emotional decision to quit her job. She is now all in on founder life, and her innovative pet crate will be available for pet lovers everywhere by the end of summer. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Do you ever see a successful woman on your feed or in a magazine and think, wow, it must be

0:05.6

nice to have it so easy. Well, think again. Behind that glossy cover or smiling face is a ton of hard

0:12.2

work, countless failures, and endless learning experiences. I'm Rebecca Minkoff, and I'm here to tell

0:17.7

you that success isn't a walk in the park. It takes grit, resilience,

0:22.4

and a willingness to take risks. That's why I created Superwoman, a podcast that peels back the

0:27.9

varnish and gets into the nitty gritty of what it takes to make it as a woman in today's world.

0:32.6

From luminaries and game changers to women you've never heard of but should, this podcast is here to inspire you to take your next leap, no matter how daunting it may seem.

0:42.3

We'll explore the sacrifices these women have made, the highs and loaves they've experienced, and the lessons they've learned along the way.

0:49.3

So if you're ready to be inspired and learn from some of the most successful women out there, join me on

0:54.6

Superwomen. Together, we'll uncover the stories behind the successes and prove that with hard

0:59.9

work, determination, and a little bit of luck, anything is possible.

1:06.5

Hey, everyone, you're listening to Superwomen. Today's guest is Kristen Rose. I had the pleasure of meeting Kristen at a female founder collective event when she came to me, told me her brilliant idea for a portable pet crate, but was also working a full-time job and wanted to start a family. And I told her, sis, pick two. You can't do all three and survive. I heard from her a couple months later. She is full

1:28.3

time on Craidaway and she's pregnant, which I'm so excited that she is launching not one,

1:33.7

but two babies. We talk about what inspired her to launch this company, how she's changing and

1:38.8

innovating in a very competitive market, and how she's going to approach doing many things at once.

1:45.7

Take a listen.

1:47.1

Welcome to the podcast, Kristen.

1:48.6

I'm so excited to chat about crate away.

1:52.8

Thank you, Rebecca.

1:54.1

I'm so glad to be here.

1:55.5

So we met in L.A. at one of our female founder collective events and you shared with

1:59.8

me your story.

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