Hi everyone, it's your host of Dear Founder Lindsay Pinchuk.

If your May is Mayhem too, you'll understand that this week I'm taking a brief hiatus from airing new episodes

and I'm sharing some of my favorite episodes from the first few months of Dear Founder.

Earlier this week, I shared the story of Gloss Lab from founder Rachel Atful Glass,

an episode that I aired within the first month of starting this podcast.

And in the last 18 months, Rachel went from two locations of her hygiene first membership

based nail salon to over 26 nationwide.

And today we're sharing another story of a brand that continues to grow and a story that I just love so much from a founder who I love even more.

Sally Miller is the co-founder of womaness, a brand that is changing the

conversation surrounding menopause. Sally's background is incredibly impressive. When I describe

Sally to others, I like to tell them, Sally was on the team that made Target cool again. Remember

Masonia at Target? She was part of that collaboration and getting it off the ground.

And if you remember, like I remember, the lines were out the door at Target and around the corner

and everything was gone by 9.15 a.m. Local time. But since Sally and I had our first conversation,

Womenis has been picked up nationwide by Alta.

They went on tour to spread their message, and they continue to do so through their

community-focused efforts.

And in addition to changing the conversation around menopause, according to a recent article

on Women's Wear Daily, Women's founders Sally Miller, who you'll hear from in a few minutes,

and Michelle Jacobs set out to start their brand's third fundraise a little bit differently.

They're working with three LA-based investors, Carol Chang, Annie Bellinger, and Ellen Chen to

form a special purpose vehicle. By doing this, women of all ages and investor experience have been able to come to the

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