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#16, Billion-dollar outcomes: Sarah Chen-Spellings on the value of investing in women founders

#16, Billion-dollar outcomes: Sarah Chen-Spellings on the value of investing in women founders

Sarah Chen-Spellings knows venture capital — and she’s helped redefine where it flows. As the driving force behind the former Beyond the Billion, the world’s first and largest consortium of VC funds committed to investing in women-founded companies, she played a pivotal role in closing one of the industry’s biggest gaps. In under nine months: $1B pledged, $1B+ deployed, 1,300+ companies funded, and 16 unicorns created, including Canva, Oura Ring and Poppi.

But Sarah’s not stopping there. In this episode, she breaks down why investing in women isn’t philanthropy — it’s performance — and how diverse teams consistently outperform. It’s a must-listen.

Subscribe and listen here or watch the full episode on YouTube.

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Introducing The Canal Murders – Season 6 of American Nightmares COMING SOON

Introducing The Canal Murders – Season 6 of American Nightmares COMING SOON

Coming soon to the American Nightmares award winning podcast feed.

In the early 1990s, a serial killer hunted the canals of Phoenix, Arizona. A violent psychopath. Two grisly homicides. Methods so disturbing they drew comparisons to Jack the Ripper himself.

For decades, the killer hid in plain sight — evading justice, living in a twisted world of fantasy, while Arizona’s most infamous cold case grew cold. Investigators searched for answers. Families searched for closure. Neither found what they were looking for.

Until now.

Host Brian Peter Falk gets you closer to this chilling investigation Unraveling the threads of a case that shook a city, Brian goes beyond the headlines to uncover the dark truths that have remained buried for over thirty years. But as the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear — solving two murders is only the beginning.

How deep does this story really go? The truth lies below the surface.

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You Might Also Like: Deep Cover: The Family Man from Pushkin

You Might Also Like: Deep Cover: The Family Man from Pushkin

Deep Cover is a true crime show about double lives, from our friends at Pushkin Industries.

Their new season, The Family Man, is a story about how families can deceive each other and the lengths we’ll go to to protect our loved ones. Elise and Marissa grew up in a seemingly normal house in the suburbs of St. Louis, but it was a house built on secrets. There were things their father never told them—like how he really made his money. One night, the police showed up, raided their house, and seized boxes of evidence. Hours later, the sisters turned on the TV and saw something surreal: their father in the middle of a police chase. The local news identified him as “The Boonie Hat Bandit”. The girls were stunned. They struggled to accept the truth: Dad had been living a double life. How long had he been lying to them?  What had he done?  And who, exactly, was their father?

Find Deep Cover: The Family Man wherever you get podcasts. If you want to know how the story ends right now, binge the full season by signing up for a Pushkin+ subscriptions on the Deep Cover show page on Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus.

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#15, Shizu Okusa on scaling wellness brand Apothékary to $40M, gaining TikTok halo effect and avoiding founder blind spots

#15, Shizu Okusa on scaling wellness brand Apothékary to $40M, gaining TikTok halo effect and avoiding founder blind spots

Apothékary sells one tincture every 90 seconds on TikTok. That’s not luck — it’s nine months of disciplined investment before a single dollar came back.

Shizu Okusa is the founder of Apothékary, a nature-based wellness brand she built from zero to $40 million in revenue and into 1,800 retail doors in six years. But her origin story is not what you’d expect. She walked away from a Wall Street trading desk to work on a banana farm in Mozambique for $30 a day.

Dan and Shizu dig into why, how Shizu stays immune to praise and criticism, the cost of blind spots and what second-time founders still get wrong.

This is a conversation about believing in yourself before anyone else does — and what it looks like to build a company rooted in both numbers and humanity.

If you’re a founder, entrepreneur or business leader looking for lessons on leadership, resilience, scaling and building something that matters, this is the conversation for you. Subscribe and listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts 

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CLOSER LOOK, E3 – Understanding The Why and How

CLOSER LOOK, E3 – Understanding The Why and How

Following the story of Zion, survivors share the moments, memories, and manipulation that couldn’t be fully captured the first time. Jackie and Ron reflect on the turning point that led them to leave, as Arvin Shreve’s behavior grew increasingly disturbing.

Through deeply personal accounts, survivors reveal how fear, control, and religious rhetoric were used to strip away identity and maintain power within the group. Andrea and Amber speak to the lasting emotional impact—from the trauma inflicted on children to the psychological scars that linger into adulthood.

Centered on survivor voices, A Closer Look continues to add depth and perspective to the story of Zion—offering validation, understanding, and resources for those navigating similar experiences.

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