Female Founders Rise

From 9K to £1.4M a month 🔥 PerfectTed, a clean energy drink brand, was founded in 2021 by Marisa Poster and brothers Teddie and Levi Levenfiche. Marisa suffered from ADHD and anxiety and found that traditional energy drinks and coffee worsened her symptoms. She discovered that matcha gave her a more sustained energy boost without the jitters or crashes. PerfectTed positions itself as a healthier alternative to traditional energy drinks. Their drinks use matcha, a green tea known for its long-lasting energy and health benefits. PerfectTed quickly gained traction in the UK, securing listings in major retailers like Tesco, Holland & Barrett, and Selfridges. They've also expanded into several other countries, including Ireland, Singapore, and the UAE. In 2023, Marisa and Teddie appeared on Dragons' Den, pitched their business, and secured £50K of investment. Like many startups, they have faced challenges, including a factory fire. However, Marisa's experience with matcha and her vision for a healthier energy drink have driven the company's success. She's an example of an entrepreneur who identified a need in the market and created a solution that resonates with consumers 🙌 ♻️ Repost if you enjoyed the story ➕ Follow for more from Emmie Faust Interview from Podcast 'What It Takes with Olly Fawcett'

From Refugee to Tech Pioneer: Dame Stephanie's Inspiring Journey Dame Stephanie Shirley, a champion for women in tech, built a £2BN business after arriving in England as a child refugee. ✅ She challenged gender pay gaps, pioneered flexible working, and shared profits with employees, ultimately creating 70 millionaires. Her advice? "Find something you care about, focus on that and the money will come." 🎧 One of our favourite podcast stories and defo worth a listen > The Danielle Newnham Podcast >> https://lnkd.in/dXJNzKYZ ♻️ Follow Female Founders Rise for more

→ It is, if we're honest, easier to start a business and grow a business as a man.  → A 98% funding gap is quite frankly embarrassing. → It's shocking, frankly - and actually it's pretty scandalous. → Why would we not reach out to our incredibly talented, brilliant women from all over the UK? → It is more often than not the case… where I'm pitching to a room which is exclusively male. → Most of the money is controlled by men who aren’t used to seeing a female founder or co-founder. → It won't solve itself on its own. History has shown that. → There's a general recognition that enough is enough and now is the time. → We need to change up those dynamics. And we do that by putting more money in the hands of female investors. → Female founders will change the world. These are the words that we hear in the latest video from Invest in Women Taskforce spearheaded by Debbie Wosskow, OBE and Hannah Bernard OBE Thanks to Grace Beverley Mark Esiri (Venrex) Rt Hon Rachel Reeves Poppy Gustafsson Louis Taylor Alex Seddon and Ayaan Mohamed Ali for sharing your words and thoughts on this important matter. Our founder, Emmie Faust, is looking forward to attending the Invest in Women Taskforce event on Monday and hearing the plans to support female founders in the UK. "The Invest in Women Taskforce aims to make the UK the best place in the world to be a female entrepreneur.  We will deliver one of the world’s largest dedicated investment funding pots of £250m for female-powered businesses." We can't wait to see this come to life and look forward to sharing with the community as it starts to come together. Follow Female Founders Rise for more on female entrepreneurship ♻️ Repost to share this video and get the conversation started

📣 Will you join us? We are hosting the ULTIMATE festive charity connection event🎄 >> https://lu.ma/d9hy7zpt Women leaders and entrepreneurs in the business and startup ecosystem, get involved! >>>> Over 3 days in December, we're holding a special matchmaking event for 500 female entrepreneurs and leaders, all in aid of The Girls' Network You will be matched 1:1 with another female founder or leader, and you will have an opportunity to celebrate this past year, look forward to 2025, and identify opportunities to collaborate and support each other. ⚡️Our goal? To raise £5,000 for The Girls Network and get 500 women connected. Our Female Founders Directory members have been matching 1:1 for 2 months and have loved it so we decided to open it up to all women in business in December to celebrate the festivities and the end of 2024 >>>> How to get involved & how it works: 1. Register before 4th December & choose your availability. 2. Receive your match on 5th December. 3. Meet on 11th, 13th or 16th December. >>>> 🫵 Who can join: Female & Non-Binary Founders Female & Non-Binary Leaders > Be working in the startup and business ecosystem > Champion women in business > Be ready to bring your most collaborative self to the match call We're excited to have nearly 50 women register in less than 24 hours - come and join us here > https://lu.ma/d9hy7zpt Caroline Marshall Anastasia Marshall Hils Crisp Rebekah Clark FRSA Catherine Ann Reid Sam Brown Emily Button-Lynham Hannah Spicer and Gopika Shah are just a few of the wonderful women who will be celebrating with us!

What a fantastic evening at Female Founders Rise celebrating their 2nd birthday! 🎉 This was my first time attending, and I was blown away by the incredible community of women—so welcoming, open, and honest about the challenges and successes of running your own business. The highlight of the evening was an inspiring panel discussion featuring Clare Benson-Geddes, Eva Thorne, Rebekah Clark FRSA, and Annie Bartley, who shared insights from the FFR "You've Got What It Takes" campaign. These events are so important because of stats like this: 📉 81% of 11–18-year-olds can’t name a female founder. 💡 And in the creative industry, women make up about half of the workforce but hold just 12.6% of creative director positions. A fact I know far too well🥲 Change starts with conversations like these—and with communities like FFR leading the charge. 💪 A special shout-out to Clare Benson-Geddes, Rachel Barber - Content Marketing, Eva Thorne Louise Duncum, Kemi Saliu, and Kate Hamer—it was wonderful meeting you all! 🙌 #femalefoundersrise #womenInbusiness #creativeleadership #networking

Fabulous to see everyone at last night's Female Founders Rise Campaign Celebration & Community Meetup @ Kindred. Everyone was so friendly and I got to speak to so many new people: Nonie M C White ACC PPGDip FRSA, Sarah Ellis Davies, Jaskiran Mangat, Magnolia A. Pretell, Natalie De Luca. Tes Macpherson, Anna Heneback & Anna Youngson to name just a few. You can learn so much just by listening to other founders, to their work and their journey. It is so important to be part of a community and to find out about all the different projects that people are working on. Thank you to the panellists who spoke about the You've Got What it Takes Campaign and their own businesses. Rebekah Clark FRSA, Clare Benson-Geddes, Eva Thorne, Annie Bartley Thanks to Emmie Faust for bringing it all together.

A great night at Female Founders Rise's 2nd Birthday Party last night. So much energy in the room and fab to be surrounded by so many inspiring women and hear stories of such interesting businesses. To name a few..... ✨ Kemi Saliu who's pioneering a wellness drink for perimenopause - check out Umri ladies! ✨ Nonie M C White ACC PPGDip FRSA and Yvonne Biggins bringing positive psychology to female entrepreneurs ✨ Sara Gerard who has created Pary Moppins a start up designed to get parents out on date nights! ✨ Cassie Wilkinson who is luxury fashion brand business consultant. ✨ Kim Stokes helping over stretched working mums shift from having IT all to having THEIR all. Whoop Woo to all these and the many more in the room at beautiful the Kindred London in Hammersmith. And hats of to Emmie Faust for convening such a powerful community of female entrepreneurs.

🎉 About last night’s Female Founders Rise celebration 🎉 Last night I had the privilege of being one of 150 female founders who gathered to celebrate: ✨ 2 years of Female Founders Rise ✨ The completion of FFR’s latest Personal Branding challenge ✨ The incredible “You’ve Got What It Takes” campaign What a night it was! I think these photos sum up the event and energy in the room pretty perfectly (thanks Yolanda for taking and sharing the amazing group shot 📷💖). Some highlights for me were: 🎉 Hearing from the amazing Emmie Faust who opened the night. FFR has reached 8k members now – wow! 🎉 Insights from the incredible panel of female founders: Eva Thorne, Annie Bartley, Clare Benson-Geddes & Rebekah Clark FRSA. Eva’s words (which went something like this) “every 3rd or 4th week I feel like quitting but I’m not going to get to 85 and be bitter that I didn’t give it a try!”, were powerful - I think so many of us could relate to them! 🎉 Meeting lots of fabulous women in real life - Thea Brook, CMA, Lizzie Darby, Yolanda Sissing, Adanna Bankole, MSc., Amanda FitzGerald PR, hatice ugurel, Lin Loke - to name a few! 🎉 Celebrating at the beautiful Kindred London which, as I discovered last night, is only a few metres away from the Disney building where I worked for 10 years! Nonie, Vanessa & Catherine Ann – so lovely to see you again too ❤️. Were you there as well? If you were and we didn’t get a chance to meet, let’s connect on LinkedIn 😊 ...

"You can't be what you cannot see." I heard this powerful quote last night at the second birthday celebration of Female Founders Rise, and it struck me deeply. It’s a reminder that as leaders, founders, and visionaries, we not only need to see our potential but also make it visible for others to believe in it too. Whether you’re a founder scaling your business or a leader stepping into the C-suite, here’s the truth: You need a clear vision for yourself and your mission—and the ability to share it in a way that others can visualize and get behind. Two critical components to make this happen: *Establish the Vision:* ✨ This isn’t just about dreaming big—it’s about putting in the work to define what you want to achieve. ✨ Take time to reflect and journal about your "why." ✨ Map out your goals and align them with the values that guide your leadership. ✨ Test your vision by sharing it with a few trusted people to get feedback and refine it. *Share the Vision:* ✨ Once you’re clear, it’s time to communicate. Your team, stakeholders, and the world need to see the mission you’re leading. ✨ Use storytelling to connect emotionally. Why does this vision matter to you? To others? ✨ Create visual representations—like roadmaps, diagrams, or even a bold strategy deck. ✨ Communicate regularly, reinforcing how your actions align with the vision and why their contributions are essential. Inspiration fuels action. When people can see your vision, they’re more likely to trust it, support it, and help you build it. And this starts with you making that vision tangible—first for yourself and then for everyone else. As someone who’s walked this path—building businesses, guiding founders, and scaling visions—I’ve learned that clarity and communication are game-changers. It’s why I’m passionate about helping leaders define and deliver their visions. What’s your vision for yourself or your business? How are you working to bring it to life and share it with others? Let’s connect or DM—I’d love to hear how you’re making your mission visible to the world. Emmie Faust - thanks for a brilliant event! Eva Thorne Clare Benson-Geddes Rebekah Clark FRSA @anniebartley #Leadership #Vision #Inspiration #ScalingBusiness #BusinessGrowth #FounderJourney #CourageToLead #FractionalLeadership #Mindset #Storytelling #COO #FractionalCOO #BusinessCoach #WomeninBusiness