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Skim from the couch. This podcast is where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it.

From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team.

To the rough stuff like negotiating your salary and giving or getting hard feedback.

We started the skim from a couch,

so what better place to talk it all out

than where it began on a couch? Jen Rubio is the co-founder of A Way. The suitcases and brand that you see absolutely everywhere. We love them, we use them, we have tried them in every

single travel situation and they do not disappoint. Jen and her co-founder Stephanie Corey started

away in 2015, raising 31 million in seed financing,

making away one of the highest funded female-backed startups.

They performed the amazing feat of securing 1,200 orders before they even had a prototype

in hand.

In the three short years since then, they have scaled their business to a travel empire that is currently valued at

over 1.4 billion. It's no wonder that with stats like this they've been

recognized by Fast Company as one of the top most innovative companies and have been featured on the Forbes 30 under 30 list.

Jen we are so excited to have you here and have this conversation.

Thank you. I'm so happy to be here.

So, Jen, welcome to the couch and let's get into it.

Let's do it.

All right, just skim your resume for us.

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