Motherly co-founders Liz Tenety and Jill Koziol on modern motherhood & launching Motherly

By Motherly June 6, 2019

Surprise! We’re bringing you a special bonus episode in anticipation of the launch of season two, featuring Motherly co-founders Liz Tenety and Jill Koziol. Listen as they describe their ambitious journey of starting Motherly as new moms themselves and the struggles of launching a startup in the motherhood space.

In this episode, Liz and Jill give advice for other women looking to launch their own startup, chat with their respective husbands on what they observed during the birth of Motherly, and Liz reveals the list of business names that Motherly could have been.

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