<description>Reshma Sohoni is the co-founder of Seedcamp.

As one of the most important women in Europe's startup and technology ecosystem, Reshma Sohoni works with founders of 300 portfolio companies and interacts with around 3000 startup founders every single year.

Reshma founded Seedcamp in 2007, creating a diverse team of founders, makers, operators, executors, investors and tech-enthusiasts who actively promote early-stage tech. In the 11 years since founding, Seedcamp has amassed 300 portfolio companies and works with over 3000 companies a year, representing some of the best investments in early-stage tech companies across Europe and playing a pivotal role in getting the European tech ecosystem to the place it is today.

Reshma is an energetic, engaging and eternally optimistic. Throughout this conversation, Isa, David and Reshma delve deep into these core characteristics and explore how they’ve helped Reshma leverage every opportunity afforded to her, and she now helps others to do the same. Our conversation includes tips on:
- Reshma’s key life skills of optimism, people pleasing and pragmatism - and why they’re so important for leveraging opportunity:
- What she looks for in successful founders: “grit, perseverance and hustle!” and patterns she sees in successful founders
- How to network your time effectively within different people power dynamics

Find out more about Reshma and Seedcamp: http://www.seedcamp.com
This conversation was recorded with a live audience in Berlin. 

If you want to listen to more women making waves in the tech world then check out episode #28 with Ann Miura-Ko - often hailed as the “most powerful woman in startups”: https://www.rolemodels.co/podcast/28-how-venture-capitalist-ann-miura-ko-became-the-most-powerful-woman-in-startups/

And you should also check out our Medium site where we post articles featuring all the best insights from our podcast guests. To find us head to: https://medium.com/@rolemodels

Thanks to Samsung NEXT for supporting this episode. Find out more about their mission to support entrepreneurs: http://samsungnext.com/berlin

Thanks to our event sponsors Samsung NEXT, She’s Mercedes and location sponsor Spielfeld for supporting our live recording in Berlin:

http://samsungnext.com/berlin
https://newsletter.shesmercedes.de
http://www.spielfeld.com/

And please follow Role Models!
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rolemodels/ 
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/rolemodels 

Don't miss future events or podcast episodes! Sign up for our newsletter on https://rolemodels.co</description>

Reshma Sohoni is the co-founder of Seedcamp.

As …

Reshma Sohoni is the co-founder of Seedcamp.

As one of the most important women in Europe's startup and technology ecosystem, Reshma Sohoni works with founders of 300 portfolio companies and interacts with around 3000 startup founders every single year.

Reshma founded Seedcamp in 2007, creating a diverse team of founders, makers, operators, executors, investors and tech-enthusiasts who actively promote early-stage tech. In the 11 years since founding, Seedcamp has amassed 300 portfolio companies and works with over 3000 companies a year, representing some of the best investments in early-stage tech companies across Europe and playing a pivotal role in getting the European tech ecosystem to the place it is today.

Reshma is an energetic, engaging and eternally optimistic. Throughout this conversation, Isa, David and Reshma delve deep into these core characteristics and explore how they’ve helped Reshma leverage every opportunity afforded to her, and she now helps others to do the same. Our conversation includes tips on:
- Reshma’s key life skills of optimism, people pleasing and pragmatism - and why they’re so important for leveraging opportunity:
- What she looks for in successful founders: “grit, perseverance and hustle!” and patterns she sees in successful founders
- How to network your time effectively within different people power dynamics

Find out more about Reshma and Seedcamp: http://www.seedcamp.com
This conversation was recorded with a live audience in Berlin. 

If you want to listen to more women making waves in the tech world then check out episode #28 with Ann Miura-Ko - often hailed as the “most powerful woman in startups”: https://www.rolemodels.co/podcast/28-how-venture-capitalist-ann-miura-ko-became-the-most-powerful-woman-in-startups/

And you should also check out our Medium site where we post articles featuring all the best insights from our podcast guests. To find us head to: https://medium.com/@rolemodels

Thanks to Samsung NEXT for supporting this episode. Find out more about their mission to support entrepreneurs: http://samsungnext.com/berlin

Thanks to our event sponsors Samsung NEXT, She’s Mercedes and location sponsor Spielfeld for supporting our live recording in Berlin:

http://samsungnext.com/berlin
https://newsletter.shesmercedes.de
http://www.spielfeld.com/

And please follow Role Models!
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rolemodels/ 
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/rolemodels 

Don't miss future events or podcast episodes! Sign up for our newsletter on https://rolemodels.co

#46 How Seedcamp co-founder Reshma Sohoni’s unwavering optimism helped her succeed

<description>Robin Chase is the co-founder of Zipcar and the author of Peers Inc.

Robin is a serial entrepreneur within the mobility and transportation sectors with a special focus on sustainability. Her mantra is to “everyday, create the world you want to live in”, meaning she’s helping to create cities that are livable, environmentally sound, and full of joy for all who pass through them.

Working closely at the intersectionality of transportation and climate change, Robin is a passionate advocate of our environmental impact. Since 2000, Zipcar has lowered CO2 emissions by 1.6 billion lbs per year and taken away the need for more than 415,000 privately owned cars. Her new initiative, The New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) continues to further the aim of creating cities where the new normal is both sustainable and livable.

In this far-reaching conversation Robin had a lot to say on how she manages her personal commitment to creating more sustainable futures whilst recognising the immensity of the task at hand and our chat with Robin is full of advice on:

Ways to be impactful within a very complex global problem 
Why diversity and thinking of your “single and best use” are the most powerful tools
Adapting and continuing to learn over time
Why we’re all role models to each other and so need to hold ourselves accountable

It’s a great episode for anyone interested in effecting a positive global change and if you’re interested in platform companies such as Zipcar, or how to go about building them, check out Robin’s new book, Peers Inc.

If you enjoy our conversation with Robin you can:
Follow Robin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmchase
Learn more about Robin on her website: http://www.robinchase.org/
Check out her new book, Peers Inc: http://www.robinchase.org/#peers-inc
Read more about Zipcar: https://www.zipcar.com/
Read about the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO): https://www.numo.global/
And check out the Shared Mobility Principles for living: https://www.sharedmobilityprinciples.org/

If you want to listen to more women who are following their passions to create better futures then check out episode #40 of the podcast where we spoke to seed.com founder Ara Kratz about how she’s redesigning microbiome science: https://www.rolemodels.co/podcast/40-seed-com-founder-ara-kratz-on-finding-your-path-without-following-the-recipe/

And you should also check out our Medium site where we post articles featuring all the best insights from our podcast guests. To find us head to: https://medium.com/@rolemodels

Thanks to Samsung NEXT for supporting this episode. Find out more about their mission to support entrepreneurs: http://samsungnext.com/berlin

A big thanks also to our Patreon patrons who support this podcast: 
Megan Quinn, General Partner at Spark Capital who supports the organization: http://www.code2040.org/
Anna Caroline, a leadership coach based out of Berlin that you can find on truthcircles.com 
Emma Harris

And please follow Role Models!
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rolemodels/ 
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/rolemodels</description>

Robin Chase is the co-founder of Zipcar and the a…

Robin Chase is the co-founder of Zipcar and the author of Peers Inc.

Robin is a serial entrepreneur within the mobility and transportation sectors with a special focus on sustainability. Her mantra is to “everyday, create the world you want to live in”, meaning she’s helping to create cities that are livable, environmentally sound, and full of joy for all who pass through them.

Working closely at the intersectionality of transportation and climate change, Robin is a passionate advocate of our environmental impact. Since 2000, Zipcar has lowered CO2 emissions by 1.6 billion lbs per year and taken away the need for more than 415,000 privately owned cars. Her new initiative, The New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) continues to further the aim of creating cities where the new normal is both sustainable and livable.

In this far-reaching conversation Robin had a lot to say on how she manages her personal commitment to creating more sustainable futures whilst recognising the immensity of the task at hand and our chat with Robin is full of advice on:

Ways to be impactful within a very complex global problem 
Why diversity and thinking of your “single and best use” are the most powerful tools
Adapting and continuing to learn over time
Why we’re all role models to each other and so need to hold ourselves accountable

It’s a great episode for anyone interested in effecting a positive global change and if you’re interested in platform companies such as Zipcar, or how to go about building them, check out Robin’s new book, Peers Inc.

If you enjoy our conversation with Robin you can:
Follow Robin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmchase
Learn more about Robin on her website: http://www.robinchase.org/
Check out her new book, Peers Inc: http://www.robinchase.org/#peers-inc
Read more about Zipcar: https://www.zipcar.com/
Read about the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO): https://www.numo.global/
And check out the Shared Mobility Principles for living: https://www.sharedmobilityprinciples.org/

If you want to listen to more women who are following their passions to create better futures then check out episode #40 of the podcast where we spoke to seed.com founder Ara Kratz about how she’s redesigning microbiome science: https://www.rolemodels.co/podcast/40-seed-com-founder-ara-kratz-on-finding-your-path-without-following-the-recipe/

And you should also check out our Medium site where we post articles featuring all the best insights from our podcast guests. To find us head to: https://medium.com/@rolemodels

Thanks to Samsung NEXT for supporting this episode. Find out more about their mission to support entrepreneurs: http://samsungnext.com/berlin

A big thanks also to our Patreon patrons who support this podcast: 
Megan Quinn, General Partner at Spark Capital who supports the organization: http://www.code2040.org/
Anna Caroline, a leadership coach based out of Berlin that you can find on truthcircles.com 
Emma Harris

And please follow Role Models!
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rolemodels/ 
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/rolemodels

#45 – How Zipcar co-founder Robin Chase is creating a world she wants to live in

<description>Soraya is the founder of Trailmix Ventures, a venture investment firm focused on the future of living well.

About Soraya:
Soraya began her career as manager of Digital Partnerships and Social Media at The New York Times, where she positioned the global news leader on social networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, partnered with startups large and small, and established award winning campaigns. She went on to co-found the application Foodspotting, named by Apple and Wired Magazine as an “App of the Year” (acquired by OpenTable) and later Zady, a mission-driven brand described often as "The Whole Foods of fashion”.

Today, Soraya is a General Partner and founder of Trailmix Ventures, an early-stage investment firm focused on the future of living well. TMV invests in services and products that elevate our physical, mental, and financial well-being, next-generation marketplaces, in design-driven technologies and brands born online.

In this episode, we speak with Soraya about the future of wellbeing as she introduces some of the companies she works with such as The Wing or Parsley Health who are actively creating that future.

We also talk about:

- The highs and lows of being a founder, what she looks for in future investments and why we need to rethink the startup work culture to make more time for self care.
- Soraya’s personal story (which she hasn’t told before) about how she learned to become a great listener and conversationalist.
- And finally, how Soraya makes time to practice self care.

Learn more about Soraya and Trailmix Ventures at:

https://twitter.com/sorayadarabi
http://www.trailmix.vc/
https://www.instagram.com/soraya

If the future of our health and wellbeing is something you want to find out more about, check out episode #19 of the podcast where we spoke to Robin Berzin about redesigning healthcare: https://www.rolemodels.co/podcast/19-robin-berzin-how-would-you-redesign-medical-care/

And you should also check out our Medium site where we post articles featuring all the best insights from our guests. To find us head to: https://medium.com/@rolemodels

Thanks to Samsung NEXT for supporting this episode. Find out more about their mission to support entrepreneurs:

http://samsungnext.com/berlin

A big thanks also to our Patreon patrons who support this podcast:

- Megan Quinn, General Partner at Spark Capital who supports the organization: http://www.code2040.org/
- Anna Caroline, a leadership coach based out of Berlin that you can find on https://truthcircles.com
- Emma Harris

And please follow Role Models!

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rolemodels/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/rolemodels</description>

Soraya is the founder of Trailmix Ventures, a ven…

Soraya is the founder of Trailmix Ventures, a venture investment firm focused on the future of living well.

About Soraya:
Soraya began her career as manager of Digital Partnerships and Social Media at The New York Times, where she positioned the global news leader on social networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, partnered with startups large and small, and established award winning campaigns. She went on to co-found the application Foodspotting, named by Apple and Wired Magazine as an “App of the Year” (acquired by OpenTable) and later Zady, a mission-driven brand described often as "The Whole Foods of fashion”.

Today, Soraya is a General Partner and founder of Trailmix Ventures, an early-stage investment firm focused on the future of living well. TMV invests in services and products that elevate our physical, mental, and financial well-being, next-generation marketplaces, in design-driven technologies and brands born online.

In this episode, we speak with Soraya about the future of wellbeing as she introduces some of the companies she works with such as The Wing or Parsley Health who are actively creating that future.

We also talk about:

- The highs and lows of being a founder, what she looks for in future investments and why we need to rethink the startup work culture to make more time for self care.
- Soraya’s personal story (which she hasn’t told before) about how she learned to become a great listener and conversationalist.
- And finally, how Soraya makes time to practice self care.

Learn more about Soraya and Trailmix Ventures at:

https://twitter.com/sorayadarabi
http://www.trailmix.vc/
https://www.instagram.com/soraya

If the future of our health and wellbeing is something you want to find out more about, check out episode #19 of the podcast where we spoke to Robin Berzin about redesigning healthcare: https://www.rolemodels.co/podcast/19-robin-berzin-how-would-you-redesign-medical-care/

And you should also check out our Medium site where we post articles featuring all the best insights from our guests. To find us head to: https://medium.com/@rolemodels

Thanks to Samsung NEXT for supporting this episode. Find out more about their mission to support entrepreneurs:

http://samsungnext.com/berlin

A big thanks also to our Patreon patrons who support this podcast:

- Megan Quinn, General Partner at Spark Capital who supports the organization: http://www.code2040.org/
- Anna Caroline, a leadership coach based out of Berlin that you can find on https://truthcircles.com
- Emma Harris

And please follow Role Models!

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rolemodels/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/rolemodels

#44 – How founder turned investor Soraya Darabi started investing in the future of living well

<description>Sophia Bush is an actress and activist.

After debuting on-screen in the 2002 comedy Van Wilder, Sophia went on to have major roles in the television series One Tree Hill as well as films including John Tucker Must Die, The Hitcher and The Narrows. From 2014 to 2017, she starred in the NBC police series Chicago P.D.

Alongside her acting roles, Sophia effectively leverages her Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and blog platforms to raise awareness of world events, causes and political campaigns – encouraging millions of people to participate in the ongoing activism opportunities all over the world.

To this end, Sophia has been part of fundraisers such as Fuck Cancer, Run For the Gulf and I Am that Girl whilst also being a founding member of the female resistance movement TIME’s UP. In 2016, Sophia’s selfless activism was named in Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 list of visionaries and influential leaders.

Our episode with Sophia is recorded during a self-confessed “huge stage of transition” at the end of what she describes as an incredibly toxic period in her career. Sophia shares the ins and outs of this recent journey of radical self-enquiry with us and generously unpacks her inner landscape in beautifully articulate ways. The challenges she’s recently undergone are themes many of us can identify with and Sophia gives meaning to, and tangible advice about, topics including:

- Recognizing your triggers and learning how to look after yourself when they arise
- Managing fear and terror in a toxic work relationship and learning to build a personal support system
- Figuring out where your boundaries are and following them by listening to the “gut of your gut”

Later on in this episode Sophia also talks to us about her galvanizing work as an political activist – advising us all to “own our wins” and play the long game for the greatest advocacy fulfillment.

Keep up-to-date with Sophia’s fantastic work by following her:

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/SophiaBush
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophiabush
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiabush

And check out her website: http://www.sophiabush.com
If you’d like to hear more from women advocating for social change then make sure you check out previous episodes of The Role Models Podcast: https://www.rolemodels.co/podcast/language:english-only/category:feminism

Thanks to Samsung NEXT for supporting this episode. Find out more about their mission to support entrepreneurs: http://samsungnext.com/berlin

A big thanks also to our Patreon patrons who support this podcast:

- Megan Quinn, General Partner at Spark Capital who supports http://www.code2040.org/
- Anna Caroline, a leadership coach based out of Berlin that you can find on https://truthcircles.com
- Emma Harris

And please follow Role Models!
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rolemodels/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/rolemodels</description>

Sophia Bush is an actress and activist.

After de…

Sophia Bush is an actress and activist.

After debuting on-screen in the 2002 comedy Van Wilder, Sophia went on to have major roles in the television series One Tree Hill as well as films including John Tucker Must Die, The Hitcher and The Narrows. From 2014 to 2017, she starred in the NBC police series Chicago P.D.

Alongside her acting roles, Sophia effectively leverages her Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and blog platforms to raise awareness of world events, causes and political campaigns – encouraging millions of people to participate in the ongoing activism opportunities all over the world.

To this end, Sophia has been part of fundraisers such as Fuck Cancer, Run For the Gulf and I Am that Girl whilst also being a founding member of the female resistance movement TIME’s UP. In 2016, Sophia’s selfless activism was named in Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 list of visionaries and influential leaders.

Our episode with Sophia is recorded during a self-confessed “huge stage of transition” at the end of what she describes as an incredibly toxic period in her career. Sophia shares the ins and outs of this recent journey of radical self-enquiry with us and generously unpacks her inner landscape in beautifully articulate ways. The challenges she’s recently undergone are themes many of us can identify with and Sophia gives meaning to, and tangible advice about, topics including:

- Recognizing your triggers and learning how to look after yourself when they arise
- Managing fear and terror in a toxic work relationship and learning to build a personal support system
- Figuring out where your boundaries are and following them by listening to the “gut of your gut”

Later on in this episode Sophia also talks to us about her galvanizing work as an political activist – advising us all to “own our wins” and play the long game for the greatest advocacy fulfillment.

Keep up-to-date with Sophia’s fantastic work by following her:

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/SophiaBush
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophiabush
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiabush

And check out her website: http://www.sophiabush.com
If you’d like to hear more from women advocating for social change then make sure you check out previous episodes of The Role Models Podcast: https://www.rolemodels.co/podcast/language:english-only/category:feminism

Thanks to Samsung NEXT for supporting this episode. Find out more about their mission to support entrepreneurs: http://samsungnext.com/berlin

A big thanks also to our Patreon patrons who support this podcast:

- Megan Quinn, General Partner at Spark Capital who supports http://www.code2040.org/
- Anna Caroline, a leadership coach based out of Berlin that you can find on https://truthcircles.com
- Emma Harris

And please follow Role Models!
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rolemodels/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/rolemodels

#43 - Activist & actress Sophia Bush on owning your wins and how to listen to the “gut of the gut”

<description>Anna Winger is the creator and screenwriter of hit television dramas 'Deutschland 83’ and ‘Deutschland 86’.

For 15 years, Anna worked as a freelance photographer before switching to write her first novel, ‘This Must Be the Place’ as well as personal essays for The New York Times Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. She then went on to create and write the screenplay for the hugely successful Deutschland ‘83 and ‘86 trilogy series which broke international barriers with their widespread international popularity in Germany, the US, and all over the world.

In this episode Anna shares her experience of creating a hit television drama from scratch with lots of advice for budding screenwriters including:

- The different roles at play in the writer’s room and how it all works
- Tips for becoming a great screenwriter (including staying committed to an idea and having the tenacity to respond well to edits).
- The importance of surrounding yourself with people who know your voice and will help you push through when struggling.

Alongside these tips, Anna is also a passionate advocate for following opportunities wherever they might take you and not sticking to a set career path. This episode is full of welcoming and practical advice for people following a creative career direction as well as anyone looking to diversify their professional endeavors.

Check out the Deutschland ‘83 &amp; ‘86 series on Amazon Prime:
https://www.amazon.de/Deutschland-83-Staffel-1/dp/B018J45ERC

And you can follow Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/annawinger

If you’d like to hear more from the women such as Anna who are behind some of the world’s most well known television shows then make sure you check out previous episodes of the Role Models Podcast: https://www.rolemodels.co/podcast/language:english-only/category:tv-music-fashion-film/

Thanks to Samsung NEXT for supporting this episode. Find out more about their mission to support entrepreneurs: http://samsungnext.com/berlin

A big thanks also to our Patreon patrons who support this podcast:

- Megan Quinn, General Partner at Spark Capital who supports the organization: http://www.code2040.org/
- Anna Caroline, a leadership coach based out of Berlin that you can find on https://truthcircles.com
- Emma Harris

And please follow Role Models!
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rolemodels/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/rolemodels</description>

Anna Winger is the creator and screenwriter of hi…

Anna Winger is the creator and screenwriter of hit television dramas 'Deutschland 83’ and ‘Deutschland 86’.

For 15 years, Anna worked as a freelance photographer before switching to write her first novel, ‘This Must Be the Place’ as well as personal essays for The New York Times Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. She then went on to create and write the screenplay for the hugely successful Deutschland ‘83 and ‘86 trilogy series which broke international barriers with their widespread international popularity in Germany, the US, and all over the world.

In this episode Anna shares her experience of creating a hit television drama from scratch with lots of advice for budding screenwriters including:

- The different roles at play in the writer’s room and how it all works
- Tips for becoming a great screenwriter (including staying committed to an idea and having the tenacity to respond well to edits).
- The importance of surrounding yourself with people who know your voice and will help you push through when struggling.

Alongside these tips, Anna is also a passionate advocate for following opportunities wherever they might take you and not sticking to a set career path. This episode is full of welcoming and practical advice for people following a creative career direction as well as anyone looking to diversify their professional endeavors.

Check out the Deutschland ‘83 & ‘86 series on Amazon Prime:
https://www.amazon.de/Deutschland-83-Staffel-1/dp/B018J45ERC

And you can follow Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/annawinger

If you’d like to hear more from the women such as Anna who are behind some of the world’s most well known television shows then make sure you check out previous episodes of the Role Models Podcast: https://www.rolemodels.co/podcast/language:english-only/category:tv-music-fashion-film/

Thanks to Samsung NEXT for supporting this episode. Find out more about their mission to support entrepreneurs: http://samsungnext.com/berlin

A big thanks also to our Patreon patrons who support this podcast:

- Megan Quinn, General Partner at Spark Capital who supports the organization: http://www.code2040.org/
- Anna Caroline, a leadership coach based out of Berlin that you can find on https://truthcircles.com
- Emma Harris

And please follow Role Models!
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rolemodels/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/rolemodels

#42 - Deutschland ‘83 & ‘86’s creator & writer Anna Winger on how to create a hit TV drama

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