Meghan Markle revealed the trailer for her new podcast today, saying it will give the ‘kind of advice that turns small ideas into billion-dollar businesses’.
The Duchess of Sussex adds in the preview for Confessions of a Female Founder, her new production with Lemonada Media: ‘We’re going to get some girl talk!’
Meghan also giggles about whether one of her business guests is single, in the one-minute preview ahead of the first of eight weekly episodes out on April 8.
The preview, which was first revealed by People magazine, comes after the new podcast was announced on March 13.
Meghan says: ‘I’m Meghan, and this is Confessions of a Female Founder, a show where I chat with female entrepreneurs and friends about the sleepless nights, the lessons learned and the laser focus that got them to where they are today.
‘We’re diving into the highs — and the lows – and the kind of advice that turns small ideas into billion-dollar businesses. And of course, we’re going to get some girl talk!’
The preview also included audio from the show, in which guests speak about their own business ventures.
One says: ‘It just started climbing and climbing, and there was 5,000, 10,000 people on our website. I’m broke, and no one is calling me.’
The Duchess of Sussex is launching a new podcast called ‘Confessions Of A Female Founder’
Another states: ‘I knew in that moment that I’d rather stand for something than sell a whole ton of product and stand for nothing.’
The Duchess also asks one guest about their relationship status, saying: ‘Are you saying you’re not single now? Have I missed something in the past couple weeks? What’s happening?’
She also says in the preview: ‘And through it all, I’m building a business of my own, and getting all sorts of practical advice along the way that I’m very excited to share with you.
‘So join me for Confessions of a Female Founder from Lemonada Media, which by the way, is also female-founded. Launching April 8, wherever you get your podcasts.’
Meghan concludes, ‘This is not Shark Tank, think of this as ‘dolphin tank.’ These are very friendly waters, it’s all going to be good.’
In a statement given to People to accompany the trailer’s release, Meghan spoke about the inspiration she has found from other female founders.
She told the magazine: ‘What’s been meaningful is being able to talk about my own entrepreneurial journey with other female founders who are either on their own trajectory of growth or have IPO’d, sold, or created high impact brands and gone through all of the learning curves that we all do at the start.
‘You’re just trying to figure out how to walk, then you want to learn how to run, and then you want to learn how to fly. All of those things take time.
‘There’s also something very exciting and energizing about learning something new as we get older. The entrepreneurial journey, for anyone, is a lot, and I’m also really, really lucky that so many of my close friends are female founders that I can glean advice from.’
The new podcast was first announced on March 13, with Meghan describing the venture at the time as ‘candid conversations’ with ‘amazing women’ about the success and struggles of their businesses.
She wrote on her Instagram account that she was ‘so excited’ to share the news, describing recording the series as ‘absolutely eye-opening, inspiring…and fun!’
The former Suits actress added: ‘Because what’s the point if we can’t have some fun on this wild adventure?’
She said the women had shared their ‘tips, tricks (and tumbles)’ as well as ‘letting me pick their brains as I build out my own business, As ever’.
The announcement came a week after her lifestyle show, With Love, Meghan, which has already filmed a second season, faced savage criticism in reviews after premiering on Netflix.
The duchess’ Archetypes podcast about female stereotypes in 2022 ran for just one series, and was part of the Sussexes’ previous £20million deal with Spotify, which ended the year after.
The podcast was created as part of a deal Meghan signed last year with Lemonada Media, which said listeners would hear ‘unfiltered stories behind the successes of notable female founders’.
It also said the series would also be ‘sneaking a peek behind the curtain of Meghan’s own entrepreneurial journey launching As ever’.
The duchess launched her lifestyle brand As Ever in tandem with her With Love, Meghan show. Her first products are a small selection of jams, herbal tea, ready-mix baking mixes and flower sprinkles.
Lemonada added: ‘As Meghan herself navigates the world of entrepreneurship with the upcoming launch of her brand As ever, be inspired by the real, unfiltered stories and lessons learned from notable female founders—from knowing your worth, to trusting your gut, securing investors, and investing in yourself.’
Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Lemonada’s chief creative officer and co-founder, said: ‘Listeners can expect conversations that are way more break room than boardroom.’
The US podcast firm’s chief executive and and co-founder, Jessica Cordova Kramer, described the series as ‘the exact podcast we needed when we started Lemonada’.
She added: ‘Meghan is such a warm and welcoming person, and you feel that in her interviews.
‘She creates a comfortable space for her guests to bring fascinating personal stories to the table and open up in a way they likely haven’t before publicly.’
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