*TW: Discussion Around Eating Disorders*

Ali is the Co-Founder and CEO of Oat Haus, the first-ever spreadable granola. Think the texture of nut butter, but the warm, familiar taste of granola.

She founded Oat Haus back in 2018 as it was part of her recovery journey from disordered eating. She searched high and low for a nut-free spread that resonated with her, but couldn't find one. She came up with the idea to create one out of oats, and Granola Butter was born!

Now, Oat Haus is sold at over 5000 retailers across the country, including Whole Foods Market, Publix, Amazon, and Target.

All of this earned her a much deserved 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Prior to Oat Haus, she thought she would be a doctor. She studied pre-med at the University of California Berkeley, earning a bachelors degree in nutritional sciences. While she ultimately decided not to become a doctor, she did continue in digital health for a few years, working in marketing at Doximity - the largest medical network.

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In Today's Episode with Ali Bonar We Discuss:
1. Early Childhood Passions + A Love for Food
2. Forgoing A Medical Career at Berkeley
3. Choosing a Career Path + Trusting Your Inner Voice
4. Struggling with Eating Disorders + Journey to Recovery
5. Founding Story of Oat Haus
6. Choosing a Co-Founder
7. The Power of Delusion and Grit in Entrepreneurship
8. Early Mistakes: Pressed Juice Story
9. Branding + Naming Lessons
10. Power of Content Creation + Building Community
11. Empathy and Intuition are Superpowers

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Camilla is the Chief Operating Officer of Brex, a financial technology company that provides a range of financial services tailored to startups and other businesses. Camilla started at Brex as the Head and VP of Finance before transitioning into the operations side as the SVP of Global Operations before becoming the COO.

Prior to Brex, Camilla worked at Kraft Heinz, one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world - starting as a Finance Analyst to becoming the Director of Finance in just under 3 years and she also worked in private equity and portfolio management in Brazil.

Camilla earned her Bachelors degree in Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA, one of the most respected and top universities based in Brazil specializing in aerospace science and engineering. She was one of only 6 women in her graduating class of 120 people.

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Past guests include Margaret Wishingrad, Kara Goldin, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Ann Miura Ko, Linda Avey, Sarah Leary, Becky Sauerbrunn and many more.

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In Today's Episode with Camilla Matias We Discuss:
1. Growing Up in Brazil + Studying Mechanical Engineering in a Male-Dominated, Military University
2. Embracing Challenges Throughout Life
3. Optimizing for Financial Independence in Early Career
4. Navigating Early Career: Focus on Learning + People + Cold-Emailing
5. Transitioning from Finance to Management at Kraft Heinz
6. Self-Advocacy in Career Growth - Rising Up the Ladder in 3 years
7. Standing Out To Your Advantage
8. The Value of Plan A, Plan B, Plan C in Operations
9. Operations at Brex
10. Find Your Superpower and Invest In It

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Lauren is is the Founder and CEO of Love and Chew Brands, a company that manufactures and distributes tasty protein cookies that are clean-label and guilt-free - with a mission to be the leader in the plant-based dessert category and to inspire ppl to enjoy healthier and more sustainable treats.

Love + Chew products are on the shelves of over 2,000 stores including Sprouts, Costco, Whole Foods Market, and Amazon, reaching millions of consumers across the US.

Before founding Love+Chew, Lauren worked in the sustainable energy technology space – in an energy storage startup called Stem and at Tesla, in business development, operations and sales roles.

Lauren earned her Bachelors degree in Sociology, International Studies and Mandarin from the University of California San Diego.

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Past guests include Margaret Wishingrad, Kara Goldin, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Ann Miura Ko, Linda Avey, Sarah Leary, Becky Sauerbrunn and many more.

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Show Notes:
1. Intro of She Leads + Lauren Chew
2. Lauren's early influences + growing up
3. Navigating the Corporate World and Discovering Passion for Sustainability
4. Transition from Side-Hustle to Full-Time Business
5. Bootsrapping
6. Running a Consumer-Packaged Goods Co Do's and Don't's
7. The Process of Rebranding
8. Balancing Work and Family Life
9. Challenges of Entrepreneurship
10. Overcoming Self-doubt as a Solo Female Founder

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