What if the only thing standing between you and a successful brand isn’t your idea—but your fear of failing?

If you're navigating startup challenges, afraid of launching before it's perfect, or secretly Googling “how to get bootstrap better,” this one is for you!

Emily Kenison—lawyer-turned-inventor, founder of Robe Curls and Straplets, and viral sensation—gets radically honest about overcoming fear of failure in business. She shares how she bootstrapped two inventions while working full-time, taught herself manufacturing and marketing from scratch, and made the kind of female founders pivot most people only talk about after they’ve “made it.”

This isn’t a glossy success story. This is the real behind-the-scenes—where ideas get knocked off and you’re forced to trust your instincts louder than your fear.

In this podcast episode:

• Launching Before Perfect – Why waiting for the perfect product is just another form of fear, and how momentum builds businesses.
  
  
• Scaling Under Pressure – How Emily handled copycats, viral demand, and burnout while holding her vision
  
  
• Funding & Freedom – The honest truth about investor conversations, bootstrapping, and staying in control as a female founder.
  
  
• Pivots That Pay Off – How to make a strategic female founders pivot when your first plan stops working.
  
  
  

Listen because you won’t just feel inspired—you’ll understand exactly how small brave moves can turn one idea into a powerful business!

🔗 Connect with Emily Kenison
Robe Curls Website | IG: @robecurls

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