SAYge Real Stories

We are not alone. There is another woman who has been there, has walked the same path. Through the Real Stories podcast, you can hear the inspiring stories of real women who faced real life issues and gained real wisdom and you can connect with them for a chat! We are all the same and we can connect deeply through these shared human experiences.

SAYge Real Stories is a education podcast hosted by Linda Nedell, with 47 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Linda Nedell hosts SAYge Real Stories, a education show with 47 episodes published.

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  Female Founder Series: Emily Greenberg turns post partum struggles into a rapidly growing support platform for moms.

  Sep 15, 202547 minS0

  <p>Emily Greenberg, co-founder of Joy Parenting Club, turned one of the hardest chapters of her life into a business serving 50,000 families. After a traumatic birth and postpartum challenges, she saw how isolating parenthood can be without real-time support. That experience became the spark for Joy, a platform offering 24/7 access to parent coaches and experts that just closed its Series A. Emily shares how the “lows” shaped her journey and why perspective is essential. </p><p>Use discount code JOYFREE30 at www.joy.co to check out Emily's amazing platfom.</p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for SAYge Link's new pr...

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  Female Founder Series: Kat Weaver Fails, Learns, Shares, Repeat

  Jul 18, 202533 minS0

  <p>Kat Weaver prefaces her founder story by informing us that she's made every mistake you can make. Those failures paved a path to scaling a wrist‑wallet startup from her college dorm all the way to acquisition—and winning 22 of 23 pitch competitions to fund her second venture, Power to Pitch. Kat Weaver built Power to Pitch to use her learnings to flip the fundraising game for early‑stage founders. Her virtual programs have already unlocked more than $50 million in grants and venture capital for founders.</p><p>In this episode, Kat unpacks the repeatable system behind those wins and the many bumps she...

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  Female Founder Series: Lizzie Brown Builds an App on the Road Less Traveled

  Jun 18, 202535 minS0

  <p>Despite all of the playbooks, every founder journey is unique like a snowflake. Sometimes you are cruising along and hit a sign: Road Work Ahead. It’s not a caution — it’s a truth. Things shift. You reroute. And sometimes, what looks like a delay is actually the work that makes everything stronger. </p><p>In this episode, we talk with Lizzie Brown, co-founder of Yoga Wake Up, about what it means to build a business on your own terms, in sync with your life, your timing, and your gut. From launching her app without venture capital, to pausing for an MB...

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  Female Founder Series: There's More to the Story - Beth Rudden on Building Better AI with Wisdom

  May 26, 202531 minS0

  <p>After two decades at IBM leading global AI strategy, Beth Rudden made a bold shift—founding Bast.ai to build context-aware, human-centered AI for healthcare. In this episode, she shares what it took to leave a high-profile role, unlearn old systems, and trust her instincts as a founder. Beth offers hard-earned wisdom on raising capital, shutting out unhelpful feedback, and remembering what you bring to the table—especially when the world tells you it’s not enough. Her message is clear: the context of our stories is one of the most powerful things we have. </p><p><br /></p><p>Shar...

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  Female Founder Series: Melissa Bernstein on What Can Lie Behind the Curtain of Success

  May 10, 202540 minS0

  <p>Melissa Bernstein is the cofounder of Melissa & Doug, the billion-dollar toy company she built from her parents’ garage. But behind the bright products was a hidden darkness. Melissa spent decades battling existential despair—until she finally came out as her true self. She then built her newest venture Lifelines to help others do the same. In this episode, she shares how creativity, purpose, and radical self-acceptance changed everything.</p><p><br></p><p>Our new story sharing platform SAYge Link is now live in beta! Join using special invite code: FEMALEFOUNDER</p>

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