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FEMALE + FUNDED: £176k from just ONE LinkedIn post! Olivia Parkes, Founder & CEO of Persi

from Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia · host stephaniemelodia

Olivia Parkes is the Founder & CEO of Persi, making fashion personalisation actually personal! With Persi, retailers can deliver highly personalised product recommendations based on what each customer owns, loves, and actually wears.In this interview, you'll hear about...👗 The £176K post: How Olivia raised almost £200k from a single LinkedIn post for her female-first cap table👗 Resilience amidst a triple pivot to SEIS disaster recovery👗 Scrappy MVPs and non-technical founder success (before meeting her perfect co-founder match!)👗 Balancing motherhood & startup life (including pitching while pregnant and breastfeeding in the boardroom - normalising what it really takes to make it work as a working mother)👗 And so, so much more inspirational wisdom and practical tips...Discover more about Persi here: https://www.yourpersi.com/Get involved in the conversation:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmelodia-keynotespeaker/🎬 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

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