Episodes

  • Episode 1: Who Is Michele Romanow?

    Episode 1: Who Is Michele Romanow?
    Mar 22 2023
    Michele used to be obsessed with perfection. In the series opener, she reveals where that came from for her and why it was crucial to let it go - especially as an entrepreneur.
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    25 mins
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  • Episode 2: Not Knowing Everything Before Opening

    Episode 2: Not Knowing Everything Before Opening
    Mar 22 2023
    Michele Romanow started her first business, The Tea Room, as an engineering student - with no experience. So did Zach Oschin, CEO of Elenas. They’ll share how they discovered the only way to learn is by doing, even if you’re not 100% ready.
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    21 mins
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  • Episode 3: Failure Is Part of the Game

    Episode 3: Failure Is Part of the Game
    Mar 22 2023
    Michele Romanow knows what it’s like to have a business fail. Christopher Payne also thought he had a million-dollar idea. But waiting for 100% just gets you into trouble. It’s all in the art of the pivot when everything’s falling apart - and it inevitably will.
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    29 mins
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  • Episode 4: Waiting Too Long Is Risky

    Episode 4: Waiting Too Long Is Risky
    Mar 22 2023
    Michele Romanow fought through imposter syndrome and naysayers to launch a new venture she felt underqualified to begin - but knew the greatest sin of all was being late to market. Michael McNaught knows what it’s like to forge new paths in an industry when many tell you it can’t be done. In entrepreneurship, waiting too long is never in your favour.
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    28 mins
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  • Episode 5: Your Personal Brand Is a Work in Progress

    Episode 5: Your Personal Brand Is a Work in Progress
    Mar 22 2023
    Michele Romanow is working out what it means to give yourself permission to be “good enough” as a public person. Reality TV star Jillian Harris knows what that’s like and reveals how she’s building her brand while trying to avoid the burnout that comes with striving for perfection.
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    22 mins
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  • Episode 6: Love and Business Can Mix

    Episode 6: Love and Business Can Mix
    Mar 22 2023
    Michele Romanow and Andrew D’Souza ignored warnings to never mix business and pleasure. As romantic partners, they launched Clearco, a fintech start-up, and grew it into a billion-dollar company. Then they broke up. Can you dissolve a personal relationship and still successfully run a big company together?
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    21 mins
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  • Episode 7: A Good Guide

    Episode 7: A Good Guide
    Mar 22 2023
    When their intro phone call morphed into a three-hour conversation, investor Ruma Bose and Michele Romanow understood they had both met someone special. Michele and Ruma reflect on the importance of mentorship and how Ruma reminds Michele to take her own advice: you’ll never be perfectly ready, so you just gotta leap.
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    23 mins
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