Oversubscribed
The people behind companies - both big and small - have numerous life lessons to teach us. Join Sara Foster, Erin Foster, and Phil Schwarz in their engaging, insightful, and even humorous conversations with entrepreneurs as they demystify their processes. This is a business podcast for anyone and everyone who is curious about stories of success, failure, recovering from rejection, pivoting, and more. Most importantly, we’ll learn how lessons around relationships, vision, and perseverance can be applied outside the entrepreneurial world.
Episodes
You Have to Stay Curious (with Rachel Katzman)
This week, Pvolve founder Rachel Katzman joins Sara, Erin, and Phil on Oversubscribed. She shares her story and they discuss the importance of connecting with the right people, the benefits of staying behind-the-scenes, taking a leap of faith, and more.Use promo code FOSTER15 at pvolve.com
You Have to Be Willing to Risk It (with Lisa Odenweller)
This week, Kroma Wellness founder Lisa Odenweller joins Sara, Erin, and Phil on Oversubscribed. She shares her story and they discuss the necessity of taking risks, how to build a brand, the importance of good partnerships, and much more.Use code OVERSUBSCRIBED for 20% off at kromawellness.com
Our Relationship Is Our Superpower (with Jan Seale and Coabi Kastan)
This week, Out of Office co-founders Jan Seale and Coabi Kastan join Sara and Phil on Oversubscribed. They share their story and discuss the importance of having different skillsets, bringing more women into fundraising, failure, and much more.
Making the Decision to Take the Risk (with Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler)
This week, SoulCycle and Peoplehood founders, Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler, join Sara, Erin, and Phil on Oversubscribed. They share their story and discuss what makes a good co-founder relationship, when to take the leap, how to scale a human experience, and much more.
You Can Take an Entrepreneurial Approach to Everything (with Harley Finkelstein)
This week, Harley Finkelstein, the president of Shopify, joins Sara, Erin, and Phil on Oversubscribed. He shares his story and they discuss what makes a good entrepreneur, why starting a business is not for everyone, the cost of failure, and much more.
The Favorite Daughter Story (with Suzy Biszantz & Jennifer Stender Hawkins)
On the first official episode of Oversubscribed, Sara, Erin, and Phil sit down with Suzy Biszantz and Jennifer Stender Hawkins to share the story of how Favorite Daughter came to be. They discuss the initial DM that went unanswered, the importance of authenticity, dealing with self doubt, and much more.
Introducing Oversubscribed
What is Oversubscribed and how did it come to be? Erin and Sara sit down with their partner in Oversubscribed Ventures, Phil Schwarz from Corazon Capital. They discuss what it takes to create a fund, why they chose the name, and the process of raising money. They also cover why they want to talk to founders who are in the thick of it.(This was recorded in 2023)
