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9 to 5ish with theSkimm

Summersalt's Co-Founders on the Secrets to Growing a Business

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.71.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Lori Coulter and Reshma Chattaram Chamberlin are the co-founders of Summersalt, the clothing brand that launched in 2017 with perfect-fit swimsuits. Now, Summersalt has expanded to offer activewear, apparel, and loungewear, and has raised over $25 million dollars. In today’s episode, Lori and Reshma walk us through how they built the brand, why they decided to partner with each other, and what people don’t tell you about being an entrepreneur. In this episode, Lori and Reshma share: How they created a brand that’s unapologetically for women Their advice for future entrepreneurs How the fundraising landscape has changed for brands Why connecting to your customer is critical

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For your team you have to be a shock absorber you have to take in the shock from whatever is happening across the board whether that's on a micro level or a macro level and then filter that in a thoughtful way to those around you and make sure you are consistent for everyone else.

0:16.0

I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle Weisberg.

0:20.0

Welcome to 9-to-5-ish with the skin.

0:22.0

We've run into so many questions. Welcome to 9 to 5-ish with the skin.

0:22.8

We've run into so many questions over the years

0:25.7

and had so many moments where we needed advice

0:29.0

and we got it from women who'd been there. And that's what we're bringing you at this show.

0:34.0

Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career

0:38.0

by talking to the smartest leaders we know.

0:40.0

Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9 to 5.

0:44.7

All right, let's get into it.

0:48.8

Today, our guests are Reshma, Chateron, Chamberlain, and Lori Coulter. They are the co-founder of the

0:56.1

clothing brand, Somersault. Somersault launched in 2017 with their data-packed

1:01.8

perfect-to-fit swimsuit, which I can testify, works wonders,

1:06.0

and they've since expanded into apparel lounge wear and active wear.

1:10.6

Somersault has also done notable collaborations

1:14.1

with brands like Diane von Furstenberg

1:16.8

and they've opened retail stores in select cities.

1:20.2

Rushma and Lori, welcome to 9-to-5-ish.

1:24.0

Thank you for having us.

1:25.6

Thanks for being here. So before we get into the conversation, we like to warm up with a lightning round.

1:30.6

Quick questions, quick answers, so we can get into it.

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