“This is what I actually fight constantly…and it is where the fear comes from or the confusion or the what is the next thing because I’m in between the limbo of leadership, power, CEO, male energy and caretaking, nurturing, being compassionate, and being the mother.”
In this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks to Madeline Fraser, 3x serial entrepreneur who in 2021 Business Insider named one of the Top Women Entrepreneurs Under 30 to Watch. Today, Madeline is the founder and CEO Gemist, a digital platform that allows consumers to customize and try on their jewelry before purchasing it. Gemist has been called the Warby Parker of the jewelry industry and has raised $4M with De Beers Group Ventures as one of its main funders. De Beers Groups portfolio of brands, include De Beers Jewellers and Forevermark.
Highlights:
- Madeline starts the conversation by recounting her mother’s 17 year fight with cancer and how seeing her mother fundraise for cancer research encouraged her to be audacious.
- Madeline then shares the first time she stepped into audacity by taking a job in India at the age of 18 and later in life, her experiences in therapy and doing the inner work.
- Madeline candidly shares her internal conflict with becoming a mother and with modern day ideas about motherhood.
- Lastly, Madeline discusses her audacious vision for the world— that women can step into their power through entrepreneurship.