Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg are the co-Founders and co-CEOs of theSkimm, a digital media company dedicated to succinctly giving women the information they need to make confident decisions. Founded in 2012, theSkimm began as a daily newsletter that broke down the news, policies, and trends so that women could live smarter. Now, the company’s ecosystem has grown to include the Daily Skimm, the Daily Skimm: Weekend, Skimm Money and Skimm Your Life newsletters, The SKM Report, the “9 to 5ish with theSkimm” podcast, and theSkimm mobile app, and currently has an dedicated audience of over seven million users. In this episode, we talk about how Danielle and Carly first met, where the idea for theSkimm came from, and the importance of supporting women in the workforce.

Don’t miss this interview where we discuss:

• How Carly and Danielle first thought of the idea for theSkimm, and the signs that encouraged them to go for it
• theSkimm’s early years and Carly and Danielle’s efforts in getting the company to its first reader milestones
• Becoming CEOs, creating a team, and how to be effective leaders
• How to have confidence in your product or idea even when it feels like you’re only hearing “no”
• theSkimm’s State of Women report and #ShowUsYourChildcare initiative, and how it’s up to companies to create policies that help support women and families

Find Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin:www.theskimm.comIG: @theskimm; @carlyanddanielleLinkedIn: Danielle Wiesberg; Carly ZakinFollow Lydia:www.lydiafenet.comIG: @lydiafenetLinkedIn: Lydia Fenet

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Recorded at The Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center.

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