Podcast Episode
Lauren Wang: Selling 185M Menstrual Discs and Reaching 30,000+ Stores

About this episode
Lauren Wang is the founder and CEO of The Flex Company, a sustainable period-care brand built around its signature Flex Disc.
Expect to hear about:– The Reluctant CEO: How she pitched others to be CEO, before realizing she had to step into the role.– Inside Y Combinator: Interviewing with Sam Altman and the Demo Day investor frenzy.– Surviving the SVB Collapse: How she got through the Silicon Valley Bank collapse by covering payroll from her savings.– The Retail Bet: Why she pushed into Target against her investors' advice, and how it paid off.– Working With Her Husband: How her husband became CFO and how they prevent business from creeping into their personal lives.Find Lauren on:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenschulte/