Four of a Kind Podcast

In this week's Mini-Sode, we answer the question "What is your Myers-Briggs type?". 

We all took the test in advance, so the question was not quite off the cuff this week, but there is still so much to discuss with Myers-Briggs (MB) tests, and personality tests generally.  Tell us your Myers-Briggs type by sending an email to [email protected]!

Given this mini-sode is a little longer than the others, we have some time markers below if you want to jump to a particular part of the episode!

• If you already know what all about MB personality types and you're just dying to learn about our results, feel free to skip through our introduction straight to 6:15.
• If you're really in a rush today and want to skip to the discussion, including how we think MB and other personality tests can impact women in leadership individually and holistically head to 18:25.

Here are links to the Myers-Briggs test and the 16 Personalities test result descriptions - which both use the same E/I N/S T/F J/P format.  Note you have to pay to take the official Myers-Briggs test, but we found the 16 Personalities test to be very similar (and it is free!).

• Myers Briggs Foundation
• MBTI Basics
• MBTI Online Test - We suggest checking with your employer or if your career center if you are a student to see if they have an access code or other discount for the test
• 16 Personalities 
• 16 Personalities Free Test
• 16 Personalities Type Descriptions

Other facts we mentioned:

• Approx 2% is ENTJ (https://www.truity.com/personality-type/ENTJ)
• Approx 1% is INTJ (https://introvertdear.com/news/infj-secrets/)

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. 

Also, don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Instagram for updates! 

In this week's Mini-Sode, we answer the question "What is your Myers-Briggs type?". 

We all took the test in advance, so the question was not quite off the cuff this week, but there is still so much to discuss with Myers-Briggs (MB) tests, and personality tests generally.  Tell us your Myers-Briggs type by sending an email to [email protected]!

Given this mini-sode is a little longer than the others, we have some time markers below if you want to jump to a particular part of the episode!

• If you already know what all about MB personality types and you're just dying to learn about our results, feel free to skip through our introduction straight to 6:15.
• If you're really in a rush today and want to skip to the discussion, including how we think MB and other personality tests can impact women in leadership individually and holistically head to 18:25.

Here are links to the Myers-Briggs test and the 16 Personalities test result descriptions - which both use the same E/I N/S T/F J/P format.  Note you have to pay to take the official Myers-Briggs test, but we found the 16 Personalities test to be very similar (and it is free!).

• Myers Briggs Foundation
• MBTI Basics
• MBTI Online Test - We suggest checking with your employer or if your career center if you are a student to see if they have an access code or other discount for the test
• 16 Personalities 
• 16 Personalities Free Test
• 16 Personalities Type Descriptions

Other facts we mentioned:

• Approx 2% is ENTJ (https://www.truity.com/personality-type/ENTJ)
• Approx 1% is INTJ (https://introvertdear.com/news/infj-secrets/)

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. 

Also, don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Instagram for updates! 

This week’s episode features an interview with Mike Annunziata, Co-Founder and CEO of Farther Farms.

In this episode, we talk with Mike Annunziata about all things investing and startups.  Mike is the Co-Founder and CEO of Farther Farms, and they are building technologies to improve the way food is made. Before Farther Farms, Mike spent his career on the investing "side of the table".  Mike also continues to do his own investing as well, as he says, paying it forward, and talks about one of the female-founded companies he has invested in, Atolla. 

Tune in to this week's episode to listen to our discussion with Mike and his unique perspective as both a Founder pitching his business, as well as an investor looking to bet on the right business partners. 

Here is the Lines, not Dots article Mike referenced during the episode, as well as some other useful links:

• "Invest in Lines, Not Dots" by Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures 
• Dorm Room Fund
• First Round Fast Track Mentor Program

Here’s how you can get in touch with Mike and learn more about his company:

• [email protected]
• Farther Farms

Here’s how you can get in touch with Meg and Sid and learn more about Atolla (Atolla is a female-founded company that Mike is an investor in).

• @atollaskinlab on Instagram
• Atolla - Meg and Sid create personalized serum based on a proprietary skin evaluation

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. 

Also, don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Instagram for updates! 

This week’s episode features an interview with Mike Annunziata, Co-Founder and CEO of Farther Farms.

In this episode, we talk with Mike Annunziata about all things investing and startups.  Mike is the Co-Founder and CEO of Farther Farms, and they are building technologies to improve the way food is made. Before Farther Farms, Mike spent his career on the investing "side of the table".  Mike also continues to do his own investing as well, as he says, paying it forward, and talks about one of the female-founded companies he has invested in, Atolla. 

Tune in to this week's episode to listen to our discussion with Mike and his unique perspective as both a Founder pitching his business, as well as an investor looking to bet on the right business partners. 

Here is the Lines, not Dots article Mike referenced during the episode, as well as some other useful links:

• "Invest in Lines, Not Dots" by Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures 
• Dorm Room Fund
• First Round Fast Track Mentor Program

Here’s how you can get in touch with Mike and learn more about his company:

• [email protected]
• Farther Farms

Here’s how you can get in touch with Meg and Sid and learn more about Atolla (Atolla is a female-founded company that Mike is an investor in).

• @atollaskinlab on Instagram
• Atolla - Meg and Sid create personalized serum based on a proprietary skin evaluation

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. 

Also, don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Instagram for updates! 

This week’s episode features an interview with Erin Papworth, Founder and CEO of fintech startup Nav.it.

In this episode, Erin shares the genesis of Nav.it as she follows her passion to solve for the huge gap in women's financial wealth as a result of the infrastructure we inherited, including the impact of career pauses. She talks about the importance of financial stability, getting into investing early in your career, and being patient. She also talks about her experience fundraising as a female founder of a female-forward fintech startup, which has proven to be extra challenging. 
  
Here’s how you can get in touch with Erin and learn more about her company:

• [email protected]
• Nav.it

You can also check out the crunchbase article that Grace mentioned here, which discusses the amount and level of venture capital funding being poured into startups with at least one female founder as well as female-only founded startups.

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. 

Also, don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Instagram for updates! 

This week’s episode features an interview with Erin Papworth, Founder and CEO of fintech startup Nav.it.

In this episode, Erin shares the genesis of Nav.it as she follows her passion to solve for the huge gap in women's financial wealth as a result of the infrastructure we inherited, including the impact of career pauses. She talks about the importance of financial stability, getting into investing early in your career, and being patient. She also talks about her experience fundraising as a female founder of a female-forward fintech startup, which has proven to be extra challenging. 
  
Here’s how you can get in touch with Erin and learn more about her company:

• [email protected]
• Nav.it

You can also check out the crunchbase article that Grace mentioned here, which discusses the amount and level of venture capital funding being poured into startups with at least one female founder as well as female-only founded startups.

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. 

Also, don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Instagram for updates! 

In this Mini-Sode, we answer the question “What was your first job and what did you learn from it?”

We all learned valuable lessons from our first jobs before college that we took with us and continue to apply in our current "grown-up" jobs.

Grace was unable to join our recording so we asked her to share it below. We tried to guess it, but we were only half-right. 

"Great guesses from my co-hosts! While I did coach basketball in the Winnipeg Minor Basketball league, it wasn't my first job so you guys are wrong! My first job was at an internet pharmacy company filling prescriptions for patients and filing physical files (tons of paper cuts!). What I learned? Well, I learned that physicians have the worst handwriting. More importantly, I learned early on a couple of things: 1) attention to detail and 2) coping with a fast-paced environment. Sometimes, the volume of orders we get was overwhelming. But because patients rely on you to get them their prescriptions on time, being able to work efficiently and under time-pressure was key."

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. 

Also, don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Instagram for updates! 

In this Mini-Sode, we answer the question “What was your first job and what did you learn from it?”

We all learned valuable lessons from our first jobs before college that we took with us and continue to apply in our current "grown-up" jobs.

Grace was unable to join our recording so we asked her to share it below. We tried to guess it, but we were only half-right. 

"Great guesses from my co-hosts! While I did coach basketball in the Winnipeg Minor Basketball league, it wasn't my first job so you guys are wrong! My first job was at an internet pharmacy company filling prescriptions for patients and filing physical files (tons of paper cuts!). What I learned? Well, I learned that physicians have the worst handwriting. More importantly, I learned early on a couple of things: 1) attention to detail and 2) coping with a fast-paced environment. Sometimes, the volume of orders we get was overwhelming. But because patients rely on you to get them their prescriptions on time, being able to work efficiently and under time-pressure was key."

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. 

Also, don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Instagram for updates! 

This week’s episode features Rachel Stern DeJong who co-owns Academic Tutoring Centers in Highland Park, IL.  

In this episode, Rachel shares her journey and discusses how she transitioned from teaching in Manhattan to becoming a business owner.  Through the introduction by family members and the support of a mentor Patsy Prince, Rachel and her husband embody Patsy's philosophy of helping students translate their hard work into confidence and success. Rachel explores how following her passion allows her and her husband to achieve success in their careers and balance life and family pursuits. 

To get in touch with Rachel or to find out more about ATC visit the website here:

https://academictutoringcenters.com/

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. 

Also, don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Instagram for updates! 

This week’s episode features Rachel Stern DeJong who co-owns Academic Tutoring Centers in Highland Park, IL.  

In this episode, Rachel shares her journey and discusses how she transitioned from teaching in Manhattan to becoming a business owner.  Through the introduction by family members and the support of a mentor Patsy Prince, Rachel and her husband embody Patsy's philosophy of helping students translate their hard work into confidence and success. Rachel explores how following her passion allows her and her husband to achieve success in their careers and balance life and family pursuits. 

To get in touch with Rachel or to find out more about ATC visit the website here:

https://academictutoringcenters.com/

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. 

Also, don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Instagram for updates!