Episode 4
Episode 04: Overcoming stigma, loneliness and uncertainty with Olivia Cotes-James of LUÜNA
January 11, 202346m 26s
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Show Notes
Have you struggled with your period? Olivia Cotes-James, through her own experiences and extensive community research, decided to create LUUNA, a period care company. She shares about her journey thus far; community building, the loneliness of entrepreneurship, fundraising as a female founder and of course overcoming stigma. Listen to this episode of the Good Business podcast now.
In this conversation, we learnt...
- How Olivia built LUUNA in her mid-20s, first as a product company and then an educational platform by listening to the needs of the community and society (02:49- 13:58)
- How she faced the loneliness in entrepreneurship and created a support system and team that energise and champion her (19:37 - 23:36)
- The myths around fundraising and how for LUUNA, it wasn’t just about the vanity metrics but finding people who bring more than just the money (26:14 - 31:40)
- About capitalising on uncertainty and how it can be a source of opportunity (32:01 - 34:53)
- How community is her superpower (36:29 - 38:28)
- Why Olivia finds fulfilment in building a company and team she’d want to work for (40:13- 42:22)
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