Transparent VC Podcast · Founder Focus
Founder Focus Ep 12: Lucy Wark of Sexual Wellness Co. Normal, Career Skills Co. FuzzyHQ & Safety & Respect Advocacy Co. Grapevine
15 April 2024 · 1:18:53
In this episode of Founder Focus, we are joined by <a title="Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-wark-1a614837/" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-wark-1a614837/" target="_self" data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-url_text="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-wark-1a614837/" data-url_type="default" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-wark-1a614837/">Lucy Wark. Lucy is the co-founder of a number of for-profit and not-for-profit entities including:
🤝 Career-accelerating skills @ <a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-url_text="https://www.fuzzyhq.com/" data-url_type="default" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fuzzyhq.com/" href="https://www.fuzzyhq.com/" target="_self" title="Link: https://www.fuzzyhq.com/" class="opt-link-color">fuzzyhq.com
🥰 Sexual wellness for all @ <a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-url_text="https://itsnormal.com/" data-url_type="default" data-cke-saved-href="https://itsnormal.com/" href="https://itsnormal.com/" target="_self" title="Link: https://itsnormal.com/" class="opt-link-color">itsnormal.com
🍇 Making startups safer @ <a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-url_text="https://www.askthegrapevine.com/" data-url_type="default" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.askthegrapevine.com/" href="https://www.askthegrapevine.com/" target="_self" title="Link: https://www.askthegrapevine.com/" class="opt-link-color">askthegrapevine.com
- Entrepreneurial Journey: Lucy shares her personal journey to entrepreneurship, which includes moving overseas for education and her involvement in startups, highlighting the diverse paths that can lead to founding a company.
- Empowering Negotiation Skills: Lucy discusses the importance of negotiation skills, an essential tool for founders who need to navigate deals and partnerships effectively in all fields. A link to Fuzzy HQ's negotiation course <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fuzzyhq.com/negotiation-founders-operators-investors" href="https://www.fuzzyhq.com/negotiation-founders-operators-investors" target="_self" title="Link: https://www.fuzzyhq.com/negotiation-founders-operators-investors" data-file_name="" data-page_select="" data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-url_text="https://www.fuzzyhq.com/negotiation-founders-operators-investors" data-url_type="default" data-hash="" data-html="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" class="opt-link-color">Negotiation for Leaders & Operators can be found<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fuzzyhq.com/negotiation-founders-operators-investors" href="https://www.fuzzyhq.com/negotiation-founders-operators-investors" target="_self" title="Link: https://www.fuzzyhq.com/negotiation-founders-operators-investors" data-file_name="" data-page_select="" data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-url_text="https://www.fuzzyhq.com/negotiation-founders-operators-investors" data-url_type="default" data-hash="" data-html="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" class="opt-link-color"> here.
- Insights into Consumer and Social Dynamics: With Lucy's background in social sciences, she shares various "mental models" that help her in her company building journey.
- Social Impact and Business Models: A theme of Lucy's entrepreneurial focus is combining profit with purpose, by pairing products with educational content.
- Investment into female founders: Lucy's shares her belief that at least 50/50 investment representation is possible and why.
- Grapevine: Why this initiative is so important and what it is seeking to achieve.
And much more!
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