Jodi Bondi Norgaard on Fighting Gender Stereotypes with Go! Go! Sports Girls

Welcome to another edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we speak with entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, and activist Jodi Bondi Norgaard. She’s the visionary founder of Dream Big Toy Company and creator of the groundbreaking Go! Go! Sports Girls dolls — a line designed to promote healthy, active play while breaking down gender stereotypes in the toy industry.Her powerful new book, More Than a Doll: How Creating a Sports Doll Turned into a Fight to End Gender Stereotypes (Post Hill Press, 2025), chronicles her incredible journey from launching her first doll in 2009 — amid intense industry resistance — to becoming a national advocate for gender equality and social change in business.We discuss: The origin and mission of Go! Go! Sports Girls Why gender stereotypes in toys matter Turning a small idea into a movement Resilience in entrepreneurship Her new book and what’s next 📚 Learn more about Jodi: https://www.jodibondinorgaard.com/For More Famous Interviews:Subscribe via Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgi6GpDDDrc_PgOzaERGbLQ Subscribe via iTunes/Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/famous-interviews-with-joe-dimino/id1660256991Subscribe via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7j92QDS13LXgajPt80X2dhThe Home of Famous Interviews:http://famousinterviewswithjoedimino.blogspot.com/Contribute to Famous Interviews via PayPal:                https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ER Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.