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She Leads
A weekly series with powerful leaders from all industries! Learn what it takes to rise to the top. We chat about everything from childhood to where they are today – and all the messiness in between.
She Leads
128: Jessica Holton | Founder & CEO, Ours
Jessica is the CEO and Founder of Ours, a virtual couples therapy and premarital counseling platform with a mission to make couples therapy more accessible, destigmatized and designed for young, modern couples.
Beyond Ours, Jessica also founded Access Distributed to help students at non-target recruiting schools land internships in finance and she also founded BLAZE Skincare, a personalized skincare brand.
However, Jessica’s career started in finance. She received her Bachelors in accounting and finance from Georgetown University, and then started her professional career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley and The Carlyle Group before receiving her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of business.
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Past guests include Margaret Wishingrad, Kara Goldin, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Ann Miura Ko, Linda Avey, Sarah Leary, Becky Sauerbrunn and many more.
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1. Welcome to She Leads
2. Growing Up & Jessica's Upbringing
3. Odd Jobs
4. Choosing a Major in Finance and Business + Lessons Learned
5. Power of Mentorship and Selecting the Right Ones
6. Going to Business School and Having No Regrets
7. Starting Access Distributed
8. Founding Ours
9. Breaking Down the Stigma of Couples Therapy
10. Choosing a Cofounder: Kindness + Communication + Trust
11. Lessons in Fundraising: Fake Excitement