MEET ANDE
“It’s the possibility that keeps me going, not the guarantee.” ~ Nicholas Sparks
Yoo Hoo Startup Founder and Entrepreneurial Adventurer – I am so thrilled to meet you!
How much fun are you having raising a business… most days are delicious, yes?!
I’ve been having entrepreneurial adventures for over 30 years.
After earning my MBA, I went to work at a large international bank for three years as a corporate lender. This was not a culture I could ever thrive in … it’s a risk-averse environment, after all… but I wanted to perform financial analyses on businesses of all sizes in every industry… and learn how bankers think… so I did some fancy footwork and got hired.
After leaving the banking industry I began my entrepreneurial career… and what a ride it’s been! From a boot-strapped consulting business to an $8 million venture-backed dot com business, to a food manufacturing business funded by angel investors, to a highly interactive online business fueled by a charming personality and a strong sense of humor… it’s been a wild and exciting journey.
Along the way, I honed an abundance of startup business-building skills, tools, and resources – framed them in joy and enthusiasm, aka Andelicious Advice… and shared them with startup founders around the world via the Startup Life LIVE Show!
These archived conversations will add value to your startup adventure.
BTW: I’m now focused on shattering ageism and helping folks thrive after 65 via the Don’t Be Caged By Your Age podcast here.
Happy Trails!
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An enthusiastic and experienced entrepreneur with four businesses to her credit, Ande is the host of the Startup Life LIVE Show, where she conducted lively, engaging interviews with founders at all stages and industries, and provided advice, tools, and resources to first-time founders launching, branding and building their businesses.
Her earlier companies include dot com, venture-backed College Broadcast, a broadband media portal with over 50,000 viewers per day; Goddess Granola, a gourmet food product Ande took from recipe to manufacturing, branding, and national distribution in less than two years; and Bring Back Desire, a website devoted to sharing tips, tools, and resources with couples seeking more love and intimacy in their relationship.
Ande is now focused on shattering ageism and dissolving internalized ageist beliefs to help folks thrive after 65 via the Don’t Be Caged By Your Age podcast here. Ande is also the co-host of the New England Podcasters Group – a community of podcasters and wanna be podcasters gathering monthly for support, networking and hugs. Check us out on LinkedIn here.