Where did your time actually go?
That's the one question. I put it to ambitious humans and let them answer honestly, which is where the real story usually is: what they built, what it cost, what they'd never do again.
We get into entrepreneurship that buys your hours back. Health as non-negotiable. Relationships that survive the build. Community as the antidote to doing it alone.
I'm Ella Molony Cook. 4x founder, one exit. I coach founders and business owners on using AI to grow revenue and keep more of the profit. Investor in Anthropic.
timerich.ai | timerichclub.com
Breaking Into the Boys' Club of Private Capital - Female Founder
This one is from the archive. It first went out in January 2025 on my previous podcast, and I'm bringing my favourite episodes across so the whole journey lives in one place.
What does it actually take to become a female founder in fintech with no degree, no finance background and no network handed to you?
In this episode I share the full story. Dropping out of high school at 15 to study fashion. Buying my first property at 19. Building and selling my first fitness company. Launching a podcast about investing. Moving across the world to the US. And eventually pitching myself into a co-founder role in private capital, an industry I had no business being in on paper.
I get real about the failures too. A retreat business wiped out by COVID. A partnership that fell apart. Getting burned by the smoke and mirrors of the capital raising world. And the mindset that changed everything for me: shoot your shot, ask for what you want, then prove it.
I also talk about what it feels like to be the only woman in the room. When we ran Founders AI Lab, the room was 98% male. That number is not an accident, and it is exactly why I keep talking about this.
In this episode:
Why I never doubted I would be an entrepreneur, and how an unconventional upbringing shaped that
Buying my first investment property at 19 with my grandfather as a mentor
Building, pivoting and selling my first company, Activate U
What real estate, crypto and my first podcast taught me about money and risk
The side of capital raising nobody warns you about
How I pitched myself for a co-founder role and got it
Being 2% of the room, and why women belong in finance and tech
I've teamed up with Aj Yadav to launch The Agent Labs, home of The Content Stack: a 40 day challenge where he hands over the agents behind his 400K-follower content machine.
Join us: theagentlabs.ai (http://theagentlabs.ai)
Reshaping how women flourish in the age of AI: focused on growing revenue, rewiring self-doubt, and becoming visible alongside a badass ambitious community. 💸
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Time Rich Club (https://timerich.ai/) for Ambitious women + queer entrepreneurs, leaders and business owners.. Free to join - Applications vetted for down to earth humans with good vibes only.
LinkedIn: Ella Molony Cook (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellamolonycook/)
15 Feb 2024
Pillow Talk: Life Update, Relationships & Reflection
Welcome back to the podcast, it's been too long! Today, I'm thrilled to embark on a deeply personal journey with you. Join me as I delve into the whirlwind of the past 12 months: relocating to the vibrant landscape of the US, bravely closing a chapter in a relationship, all while fervently pursuing my entrepreneurial dreams. Get ready for a raw and heartfelt conversation that's bound to inspire and resonate with every passionate soul out there.
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Business email: hello@growth-haus.com
14 Dec 2022
Shock surgery 😱 injections 💉 finding your aligned humans 🌈 with Jack & Hayley
Season finale is where all the tea is spilt...
This is the first time I've interviewed two guests live and let me tell you...
THE BEST EPISODE YET 🚩 UNCENSORED & UNCUT 🚩
🌈 The journey of moving abroad
🌈 Toxic relationships that don't understand the vision
🌈 I reveal a surgery I had not once... but TWICE!
🌈 The unspoken truths about living in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney
🌈 We speak to an advanced aesthetic practitioner RN for inside knowledge about the industry
Follow Hayley's journey: @hayleyjunelloyd (//instagram.com/hayleyjunelloyd/)
Follow Jack's journey: @aestheticsbyjw (https://www.instagram.com/aestheticsbyjw/)
To stay up to date with the podcast:
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