52 Founders

In this episode, you’ll hear about: -Rebecca’s time spent living in Lima, Peru working with female entrepreneurs, and why she left to go to Kellogg School of Management -How Rebecca’s friends’ experiences with “mom guilt” inspired the idea for Wise Apple -Why Wise Apple chose to go after the consumer segment of the problem rather than the B2B side (i.e. school supplied lunches) -Rebecca’s take on why Chicago is a great place to disrupt older industries, and her views on overall startup community (as a Chicago native) -How Rebecca fought her way into her elementary school’s gifted program herself after she was initially passed over (as an 8 year old!) -The importance of learning great from a young age, and how you can continue to grow even as you get older Check out Rebecca’s pick for her favorite Chicago startup and the top people she would want to interview if given the chance (hint: one has already been interviewed on this show).