Helen Guo's guest appearances

Helen Guo

Nat Chat

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel 

Pick Her Brain Podcast

Thomas Frank

David Meltzer

Robert Greene

Matt Black

Keltie Knight

Isaac Morehouse

Eric Johnson

Charlie Hoehn

Nassim Taleb

Max Baumann

Sterling Jones

Taylor Pearson

Bailey Stanworth

Jim Lamancusa

William Deresiewicz

OwlTail

After graduating university Helen and her partner launched their first startup. They realized it was a flop and pivoted to a new business, again and again. It wasn't until their fourth business, Schoolyard Snacks, low-carb, low-sugar cereals, that Helen was able to become successful.  Helen and her partner now run their business from all over the world, have scaled to 8-figures, and are both Forbes 30 Under 30 winners.  In this episode we talk about how she's been able to persevere, when she knew Schoolyard Snacks was 'the one', whether or not you need corporate experience to be an entrepreneur, how she balances work and life with her partner, and her hybrid of "digital nomad" life.

After graduating university Helen and her partner launched their first startup. They realized it was a flop and pivoted to a new business, again and again. It wasn't until their fourth business, Schoolyard Snacks, low-carb, low-sugar cereals, that Helen was able to become successful.  Helen and her partner now run their business from all over the world, have scaled to 8-figures, and are both Forbes 30 Under 30 winners.  In this episode we talk about how she's been able to persevere, when she knew Schoolyard Snacks was 'the one', whether or not you need corporate experience to be an entrepreneur, how she balances work and life with her partner, and her hybrid of "digital nomad" life.

A series of failed startups to 8-figures and Forbes 30 Under 30 with Helen Guo, co-founder and CMO of Schoolyard Snacks

Mark Samuel

Jenna Gorham

We talk low sugar snacks, consumer fit, failures leading to success, and health focused food consulting.

We talk low sugar snacks, consumer fit, failures leading to success, and health focused food consulting.

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel, Episode 42 with Helen Guo from Schoolyard Snacks and Jenna Gorham from Gorham Consulting Group 

“Just because you fail once, doesn’t mean you’re always going to fail.” - Helen Guo In this episode of Nat Chat we have Helen Guo. Helen attended Georgetown University and was on a pretty typical path until the last minute. She’d interned with and accepted a full time offer from the investment bank Morgan Stanley, and then right before she would have started working with them, she reneged on her offer and decided to work for herself instead. Since then, she started a company providing on the go phone charging around NYC, doing healthy food delivery, and now most recently, designing and selling a low calorie low carb pasta. I know that sounds like a contradiction, but she explains how she’s been able to make that work in the interview. We covered a lot in this episode, including:  Helen’s experience during and after college working for herself How she started pursuing these kinds of projects How she’s been able to systematically meet accomplished people in her field How she’s maintained a good relationship with her parents who were against this career shift And the emotional challenges that come from this kind of work and how to handle them  Please enjoy, and reach out to Helen on Instagram or  LinkedIn! Find Helen Online:  Helen’s Instagram Balloon Foods Instagram Helen’s LinkedIn  Mentioned in the show:  Morgan Stanley Georgetown University LinkedIn Base Camp Tuft and Needle Casper  The Lean Startup (book)  1:48 - Introduction to Helen and Helen speaking about traveling cheaply. 5:00 - Helen speaking about creating Balloon Foods and her gluten free, low-calorie, low-carb pasta. 9:43 - Helen speaking about her former food delivery company and a background on her passion for food. 12:09 - Helen on turning down a job at Morgan Stanley, to pursue her passions in the food industry. 15:11 - Her introduction to entrepreneurship with starting up a portable charger idea after college. 17:31 - Helen on dealing with her parent’s negative reactions in regards to her turning down a job at Morgan Stanley to become an entrepreneur. 21:17 - How Helen funded her entrepreneurial projects after graduation. 22:50 - Helen on how beneficial networking in her entrepreneurship class and reaching out to people was. 25:07 - Helen’s template for reaching out to founders and other marketing figures successfully. She also speaks on the important connections she’s made doing that. 30:20 - How Helen spent her free time during college. 32:36 - Her speaking about not really having a passion for her studies during college and how important the networking aspect of college was for her.  35:49 - Helen on learning Arabic in high school and throughout college. She also speaks about her passion for language.  37:38 - Helen’s experience with depression during college and with starting companies. 39:12 - How Helen handles her depression, her advice for others, and on the importance of including healthy habits into your routine.  45:21 - Helen’s hobbies and things she does when not working. 46:25 - Her speaking on learning from failure and her advice for starting up a company. 49:27 - Helen on the insights that failing can give someone and the power of perseverance. 50:53 - Helen’s one book recommendation for freshmen going into Georgetown. 52:21 - Helen’s advice for people going after non-traditional career paths and what she wished she would someone would have told her as a student. 53:52 - Wrap up and where to find Helen online. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to subscribe at https://nateliason.com/podcast

“Just because you fail once, doesn’t mean you’re always going to fail.” - Helen Guo In this episode of Nat Chat we have Helen Guo. Helen attended Georgetown University and was on a pretty typical path until the last minute. She’d interned with and accepted a full time offer from the investment bank Morgan Stanley, and then right before she would have started working with them, she reneged on her offer and decided to work for herself instead. Since then, she started a company providing on the go phone charging around NYC, doing healthy food delivery, and now most recently, designing and selling a low calorie low carb pasta. I know that sounds like a contradiction, but she explains how she’s been able to make that work in the interview. We covered a lot in this episode, including: <ul> <li>Helen’s experience during and after college working for herself</li> <li>How she started pursuing these kinds of projects</li> <li>How she’s been able to systematically meet accomplished people in her field</li> <li>How she’s maintained a good relationship with her parents who were against this career shift</li> <li>And the emotional challenges that come from this kind of work and how to handle them</li> </ul> Please enjoy, and reach out to Helen on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/guohelen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-guo-06674523/?ppe=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> LinkedIn</a>! Find Helen Online: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/guohelen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Helen’s Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/balloonfoods/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Balloon Foods Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-guo-06674523/?ppe=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Helen’s LinkedIn</a></li> </ul> Mentioned in the show: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.morganstanley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Morgan Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.georgetown.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Georgetown University</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://basecamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Base Camp</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tuftandneedle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tuft and Needle</a></li> <li><a href="https://casper.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Casper</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898/?tag=natsite-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Lean Startup</a> (book)</li> </ul> 1:48 - Introduction to Helen and Helen speaking about traveling cheaply. 5:00 - Helen speaking about creating Balloon Foods and her gluten free, low-calorie, low-carb pasta. 9:43 - Helen speaking about her former food delivery company and a background on her passion for food. 12:09 - Helen on turning down a job at Morgan Stanley, to pursue her passions in the food industry. 15:11 - Her introduction to entrepreneurship with starting up a portable charger idea after college. 17:31 - Helen on dealing with her parent’s negative reactions in regards to her turning down a job at Morgan Stanley to become an entrepreneur. 21:17 - How Helen funded her entrepreneurial projects after graduation. 22:50 - Helen on how beneficial networking in her entrepreneurship class and reaching out to people was. 25:07 - Helen’s template for reaching out to founders and other marketing figures successfully. She also speaks on the important connections she’s made doing that. 30:20 - How Helen spent her free time during college. 32:36 - Her speaking about not really having a passion for her studies during college and how important the networking aspect of college was for her.  35:49 - Helen on learning Arabic in high school and throughout college. She also speaks about her passion for language.  37:38 - Helen’s experience with depression during college and with starting companies. 39:12 - How Helen handles her depression, her advice for others, and on the importance of including healthy habits into your routine.  45:21 - Helen’s hobbies and things she does when not working. 46:25 - Her speaking on learning from failure and her advice for starting up a company. 49:27 - Helen on the insights that failing can give someone and the power of perseverance. 50:53 - Helen’s one book recommendation for freshmen going into Georgetown. 52:21 - Helen’s advice for people going after non-traditional career paths and what she wished she would someone would have told her as a student. 53:52 - Wrap up and where to find Helen online. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to subscribe at <a href="https://nateliason.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nateliason.com/podcast</a>

6. Ditching Wall Street to Change How We Eat with Helen Guo