Side Hustle Pro: Women Entrepreneurs | Black Women Business Owners | Solopreneurs

This week we’re back for a very exciting update episode with Denise Woodard is the Founder and CEO of Partake Foods, the allergy-friendly packaged food company inspired by her daughter’s experience with food allergies. Created in 2016, Denise started the business by self-distributing cookies around NYC, eventually becoming a Certified B Corporation and raising millions of dollars in investment capital. In this episode she shares:Her strategies to getting investors interested, including big names like HER and RihannaHow she became the first Black woman to raise more than $1 Million publicly for a CPG food startup, accumulating more than $20MHow she is continuing to inspire other entrepreneurs while growing her own businessHighlights include:00:00 Intro03:30 Partake’s rise to success07:15 Raising capital with huge companies14:50 Partnerships and rapid expansion23:40 Managing personal finances in the start-up phase29:06 Aligning with your true passions38:21 Work-life balance44:45 Tips for entrepreneursCheck