Founding Fearless

May 16 2024 1
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Founding Fearless is a podcast to inspire, empower, and support college-aged women on their entrepreneurial and leadership journeys. We created this podcast to uplift female voices through conversations with fellow entrepreneurial students, innovative professors, and other leading pioneers to learn the raw and vulnerable stories behind these trailblazing women. This podcast is brought to you by the Student Board of the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute.

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