This week on the Lady Leadership I caught up with Shannon Gillieland. Shannon is the Founder of Pronto Bottle. Pronto bottle is the world's first self sanitising baby bottle. When Shannon became a first-time mum she experienced the issues around having sterilised and ready to go bottles for her daughter and found this to be a big hassle, particularly when travelling with her daughter. She decided to see if she could come up with some better solutions to this issue and pronto bottle was born!
I talked to Shannon about coming up with an idea right through to execution, how her background led to this, and how she went about this. Shannon didn’t just dive headfirst into this - she spent a lot of time surveying other parents and seeing what their pain points are, she then spent a lot time researching various technologies including UV light sterilisation, then she realised that she needed to build a support team around her and also bring in some experts.
We discussed how Shannon went from having an idea to building a product, to building a business and building a team and all the steps and stages of that. When she faced overwhelm and a feeling of there is so much to do. She knew that she needed to create a framework of support around her to support not only building a product but building the knowledge that she needed to build a company. Tune into this episode as Shannon shares her journey plus her path to investment and hiring abroad.
About me: My name is Samantha McIntyre and after 30 years in business and technology - from starting out on the helpdesk to the C suite, being on Executive boards, and being a mother and entrepreneur! I am passionate about helping women in their careers and business. What I have enjoyed the most in my roles is helping those around me succeed - particularly women! I have lead technology teams for some of the biggest businesses and brands in Australia and the world such as Tesco, Loreal, Coles, Woolworths, and Sportsgirl. So if you're looking for someone who knows what it is like to be a woman in business and technology plus being a mother and an entrepreneur then you've come to the right place. Contact: Website: https://www.lady-leadership.com/ LinkedIn: Samantha McIntyre Twitter: sjmcintyre1 Facebook: @Samantha McIntyre Instagram: @sammijmac and @lady.leadership