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Growing up with two entrepreneurial parents, Coral Chung was born to be an entrepreneur, she just didn’t know it yet. If you are dreaming of starting your own company but can’t quit your day job quite yet, this is the episode for you. Coral worked on Senreve as more of a nights and weekends type of pursuit to validate that there was a market and refine her idea. Inspired by the women who do it all, Senreve is derived from the French words for “sense” and “dream.” Coral created the perfect luxury handbag for professional females, who need a bag to multi-task and look beautiful, just like they do.
In this alternative milk craze, entrepreneur Brooke Harris created GoodMylkCo. She, like many of us have been told that plant-based milk is better for us. But when Brooke stopped to look at the ingredients, it turns out the product was filled with gums, oils, and ingredients she couldn’t pronounce. This led her to create GoodMylkCo., a game-changing, industry-disrupting plant-based milk product for the masses. Tune in to learn how Brooke Harris launched GoodMylk as a B2B and B2C product, delivering frozen home-made plant-based milk to local cafes, grocery stores, and directly to your home.
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