Sara Sparhawk's guest appearances

Sara Sparhawk

Lifehacks with Shelly Boucher

Forward Thinking Founders

Local to Legend

Lyn Johnson

Zach Coelius

Chris Edwards

Michael Parker

Andrew Parker

Jack Altman

Austen Allred

Immad Akhund

Leo Polovets

Jason Calacanis

Daniel Gross

Gaurav Jain

Isaac Morehouse

Kathryn Finney

Julie Lyle

OwlTail

In this week’s podcast episode, Emily chats with Lyn Johnson &amp; Sara Sparhawk, the co-founders and creators of West Tenth, a venture capital backed app and movement to support more women-owned, home-based businesses in local communities all across the country. By simply downloading the app, you can shop the talents of women in your neighborhood like to find a homemade pie for your thanksgiving dinner or a tutor for your middle schooler.Sara &amp; Lyn got their start in finance together in New York City but went their separate ways, Sara to the tech startup world in Silicon Valley and then on to Amazon while Lyn stayed on the East Coast and worked her way up to CFO of a financial advisory firm. After Lyn made the decision to go back to graduate school, she started considering the idea of starting her own business and reached out to Sara to partner up. They both were passionate about closing the gender wealth gap and putting more money into women-owned businesses so they ideated until they landed on the idea for West Tenth: a marketplace that would allow women to monetize their talents and the average person to put more dollars into women-owned businesses in their community.Lyn &amp; Sara offer up an honest look at their story on the podcast today, chatting about what it was like to build an MVP (minimum viable product), raise capital from friends and family before finding a VC that they aligned with, and a recent holiday campaign they did to put more dollars into women-owned businesses (‘tis her season).Tune in for topics like:Gender wealth gap - what it is and how it’s different from the gender pay gapHow to use West Tenth as a customer and a sellerThe growing pains that come with scaling your businessWhy the standards for women today are impossibly highHow West Tenth allows women to turn domestic skills into profitThe unexpected connection that led to the right Venture Capital firmWhat’s next for West TenthLinks from the episode:West Tenth websiteWest Tenth InstagramWest Tenth iPhone AppWest Tenth Andoid AppUse code LEGEND to get 10% off all House of Wise productsFollow me (Emily Steele) (Love Local) on Instagram for a little business + a little life, and a whole lot of positive energy!

In this week’s podcast episode, Emily chats with Lyn Johnson &amp; Sara Sparhawk, the co-founders and creators of West Tenth, a venture capital backed app and movement to support more women-owned, home-based businesses in local communities all across the country. By simply downloading the app, you can shop the talents of women in your neighborhood like to find a homemade pie for your thanksgiving dinner or a tutor for your middle schooler.Sara &amp; Lyn got their start in finance together in New York City but went their separate ways, Sara to the tech startup world in Silicon Valley and then on to Amazon while Lyn stayed on the East Coast and worked her way up to CFO of a financial advisory firm. After Lyn made the decision to go back to graduate school, she started considering the idea of starting her own business and reached out to Sara to partner up. They both were passionate about closing the gender wealth gap and putting more money into women-owned businesses so they ideated until they landed on the idea for West Tenth: a marketplace that would allow women to monetize their talents and the average person to put more dollars into women-owned businesses in their community.Lyn &amp; Sara offer up an honest look at their story on the podcast today, chatting about what it was like to build an MVP (minimum viable product), raise capital from friends and family before finding a VC that they aligned with, and a recent holiday campaign they did to put more dollars into women-owned businesses (‘tis her season).Tune in for topics like:<ul><li>Gender wealth gap - what it is and how it’s different from the gender pay gap</li><li>How to use West Tenth as a customer and a seller</li><li>The growing pains that come with scaling your business</li><li>Why the standards for women today are impossibly high</li><li>How West Tenth allows women to turn domestic skills into profit</li><li>The unexpected connection that led to the right Venture Capital firm</li><li>What’s next for West Tenth</li></ul>Links from the episode:<ul><li>West Tenth <a href="https://www.westtenth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a></li><li>West Tenth <a href="https://www.instagram.com/w10th/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li>West Tenth <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/west-tenth/id1478134804#?platform=iphone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iPhone App</a></li><li>West Tenth <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wtenth.w10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andoid App</a></li></ul>Use code LEGEND to get 10% off all <a href="https://houseofwise.co/?ref=emilysteele3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">House of Wise</a> productsFollow me (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/emily.steele/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Steele)</a> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/love.local/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Love Local</a>) on Instagram for a little business + a little life, and a whole lot of positive energy!

48 - Building a Marketplace for Women-Owned, Home-Based Businesses with Sara Sparhawk & Lyn Johnson

On today’s episode, Shelly talks with the founders of the West Tenth app, Sara Sparhawk and Lyn Johnson. They created West Tenth as a place to find artisans, crafters, artists and other service providers in your area. Of course, if you’re an artisan, crafter, artist, or a service provider, it’s the perfect place to market yourself and what you do. The concept feels like a blend of NextDoor and Etsy. Join Shelly as she learns more from Lyn and Sara about their exciting app! About Sara and Lyn Lyn Johnson is the co-founder and CEO of West Tenth, a digital marketplace where you can discover women in your local community who have turned their household talents into home-based businesses. As an advocate for female entrepreneurs and economic equality, her goals for West Tenth are to create a company that generates positive change for our society, that is profitably sustainable, and that provides an economic resource for women all over the world. Before founding West Tenth, Lyn worked in the financial world at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City and then as a CFO for a private financial advisory firm in Santa Monica. She is a mom to three young boys and in her spare time Lyn loves to pursue her passion for travel, and for exploring small towns across America. Sara Sparhawk is the co-founder and COO of West Tenth. Passionate about career coaching and development, Sara wants to grow West Tenth globally and enable women to pursue their career passions with the flexibility they need. She wants to make all women-led, home-based businesses visible to their communities. Formerly, Sara began her career in New York City where she worked at PwC and Guggenheim Partners in various finance and accounting roles. In 2011, she pivoted her career to focus on Talent Acquisition and Talent Management, and successfully helped build recruiting teams at Amazon, PwC, and Apttus. She has been featured in various publications including Inc., CNBC and Fox Business. Since 2004, she has volunteered as a camp counselor or fundraising volunteer for Okizu, an organization supporting families affected by childhood cancer. Sara is also an avid world-traveler and has visited over 40 countries across 6 continents. Links Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Website

On today’s episode, Shelly talks with the founders of the West Tenth app, Sara Sparhawk and Lyn Johnson. They created West Tenth as a place to find artisans, crafters, artists and other service providers in your area. Of course, if you’re an artisan, crafter, artist, or a service provider, it’s the perfect place to market yourself and what you do. The concept feels like a blend of NextDoor and Etsy. Join Shelly as she learns more from Lyn and Sara about their exciting app! <h3>About Sara and Lyn</h3> Lyn Johnson is the co-founder and CEO of West Tenth, a digital marketplace where you can discover women in your local community who have turned their household talents into home-based businesses. As an advocate for female entrepreneurs and economic equality, her goals for West Tenth are to create a company that generates positive change for our society, that is profitably sustainable, and that provides an economic resource for women all over the world. Before founding West Tenth, Lyn worked in the financial world at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City and then as a CFO for a private financial advisory firm in Santa Monica. She is a mom to three young boys and in her spare time Lyn loves to pursue her passion for travel, and for exploring small towns across America. Sara Sparhawk is the co-founder and COO of West Tenth. Passionate about career coaching and development, Sara wants to grow West Tenth globally and enable women to pursue their career passions with the flexibility they need. She wants to make all women-led, home-based businesses visible to their communities. Formerly, Sara began her career in New York City where she worked at PwC and Guggenheim Partners in various finance and accounting roles. In 2011, she pivoted her career to focus on Talent Acquisition and Talent Management, and successfully helped build recruiting teams at Amazon, PwC, and Apttus. She has been featured in various publications including Inc., CNBC and Fox Business. Since 2004, she has volunteered as a camp counselor or fundraising volunteer for Okizu, an organization supporting families affected by childhood cancer. Sara is also an avid world-traveler and has visited over 40 countries across 6 continents. <h3>Links</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/W10th/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/w10th/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/w10th/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/West_10th" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://westtenth.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li></ul>

Finding Awesome Local Goods and Services with West Tenth’s Sara Sparhawk and Lyn Johnson

Lyn Johnson &amp; Sara Sparhawk are the cofounders of West Tenth. West Tenth connects you to the home-based businesses in your town.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Lyn Johnson &amp; Sara Sparhawk are the cofounders of <a href="https://www.westtenth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">West Tenth</a>. West Tenth connects you to the home-based businesses in your town. <a href="https://forwardthinking.substack.com/" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast ★</a>

609 - Lyn Johnson & Sara Sparhawk (West Tenth) On Evangelizing Local Businesses