Welcome to She Pivots

Amanda's Childhood in East Hampton

From Junior Lifeguard to National Champion

The Challenges of Periods in Sports

Amanda's Journey to Product Design

The Birth of Sequel and the Spiral Tampon

Overcoming Obstacles and Securing Funding

The Evolution of Tampon Design

The Power of Self-Awareness in Team Building

Navigating the Challenges of Fundraising

The Rise of Women's Sports and Sequel's Timing

The Future of Sequel and Period Care

Low Point to Launch

Closing Thoughts

Podcast Credits

Amanda Calabrese was a middle schooler at a swim meet when she got her period for the first time. Her team captain told her to figure it out in thirty minutes or she was off the relay. That moment stuck with her all the way to Stanford, where she met her future co-founder Greta Meyer and started sketching what would become Sequel, the first tampon redesign in nearly a hundred years. On this episode of She Pivots, Amanda talks about the four-year fight to get a tiny piece of cotton past the FDA, why she treats the tampon as game-day equipment rather than something to whisper about, and how Sequel landed in locker rooms from middle schools to Audi Field, Yankees Stadium, and the Indiana Fever. Now a nine-time champion turned product design engineer, Amanda is on a mission to change how period care is talked about in sports and in every space where women show up to compete.

 

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to She Pivots

01:46 Amanda's Childhood in East Hampton

05:43 From Junior Lifeguard to National Champion

12:14 The Challenges of Periods in Sports

16:09 Amanda's Journey to Product Design

21:01 The Birth of Sequel and the Spiral Tampon

27:02 Overcoming Obstacles and Securing Funding

29:37 The Evolution of Tampon Design

35:44 The Power of Self-Awareness in Team Building

38:13 Navigating the Challenges of Fundraising

42:16 The Rise of Women's Sports and Sequel's Timing

48:12 The Future of Sequel and Period Care

49:46 Low Point to Launch

50:52 Closing Thoughts

51:44 Podcast Credits

 

You can keep up with Amanda’s work with sequel at www.trysequel.com

 

Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a pivot story, leave us a rating (it really helps!), and share this episode with a woman in your life who you think needs a little inspiration.

 

She Pivots is a podcast created by host Emily Tisch Sussman to highlight influential women voices, share stories of bold career moves, and inspire women with interviews about career reinvention and how personal pivots can redefine professional success.

 

Join our Substack community! Subscribe here for exclusive content and to connect with other pivoters: shepivots.substack.com

 

Learn more about the inspiring women in our pivoter community by following us on instagram @ShePivotsThePodcast, and check out our website shepivotspod.com for resources and updates. 

 

She Pivots is proud to be an iHeart podcast.

Amanda Calabrese was a middle schooler at a swim meet when she got her period for the first time. Her team captain told her to figure it out in thirty minutes or she was off the relay. That moment stuck with her all the way to Stanford, where she met her future co-founder Greta Meyer and started sketching what would become Sequel, the first tampon redesign in nearly a hundred years. On this episode of She Pivots, Amanda talks about the four-year fight to get a tiny piece of cotton past the FDA, why she treats the tampon as game-day equipment rather than something to whisper about, and how Sequel landed in locker rooms from middle schools to Audi Field, Yankees Stadium, and the Indiana Fever. Now a nine-time champion turned product design engineer, Amanda is on a mission to change how period care is talked about in sports and in every space where women show up to compete.
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Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to She Pivots
01:46 Amanda's Childhood in East Hampton
05:43 From Junior Lifeguard to National Champion
12:14 The Challenges of Periods in Sports
16:09 Amanda's Journey to Product Design
21:01 The Birth of Sequel and the Spiral Tampon
27:02 Overcoming Obstacles and Securing Funding
29:37 The Evolution of Tampon Design
35:44 The Power of Self-Awareness in Team Building
38:13 Navigating the Challenges of Fundraising
42:16 The Rise of Women's Sports and Sequel's Timing
48:12 The Future of Sequel and Period Care
49:46 Low Point to Launch
50:52 Closing Thoughts
51:44 Podcast Credits
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You can keep up with Amanda&rsquo;s work with sequel at <a href="http://www.trysequel.com">www.trysequel.com</a>
&nbsp;
Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a pivot story, leave us a rating (it really helps!), and share this episode with a woman in your life who you think needs a little inspiration.
&nbsp;
She Pivots is a podcast created by host Emily Tisch Sussman to highlight influential women voices, share stories of bold career moves, and inspire women with interviews about career reinvention and how personal pivots can redefine professional success.
&nbsp;
Join our Substack community! Subscribe here for exclusive content and to connect with other pivoters: <a href="https://shepivots.substack.com/">shepivots.substack.com</a>
&nbsp;
Learn more about the inspiring women in our pivoter community by following us on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shepivotsthepodcast/">@ShePivotsThePodcast</a>, and check out our website <a href="http://www.shepivotspod.com">shepivotspod.com</a> for resources and updates.&nbsp;
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She Pivots is proud to be an iHeart podcast.

Join Emily Tisch Sussman as she sits down with a diverse group of women to explore how their personal experiences led to their pivot and eventually their success. She Pivots challenges the typical definitions of success and explores the role our personal stories play in our professional journeys. The series will celebrate those who have made bold moves with a view towards inspiring others to pursue their own non-linear paths. Be sure to subscribe and follow us on Instagram @ShePivotsThePodcast.

Join Emily Tisch Sussman as she sits down with a diverse group of women to explore how their personal experiences led to their pivot and eventually their success. She Pivots challenges the typical definitions of success and explores the role our personal stories play in our professional journeys. The series will celebrate those who have made bold moves with a view towards inspiring others to pursue their own non-linear paths. Be sure to subscribe and follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shepivotsthepodcast/">@ShePivotsThePodcast</a>.

She Pivots

Amanda Calabrese was a middle schooler at a swim meet when she got her period for the first time. Her team captain told her to figure it out in thirty minutes or she was off the relay. That moment stuck with her all the way to Stanford, where she met her future co-founder Greta Meyer and started sketching what would become Sequel, the first tampon redesign in nearly a hundred years. On this episode of She Pivots, Amanda talks about the four-year fight to get a tiny piece of cotton past the FDA, why she treats the tampon as game-day equipment rather than something to whisper about, and how Sequel landed in locker rooms from middle schools to Audi Field, Yankees Stadium, and the Indiana Fever. Now a nine-time champion turned product design engineer, Amanda is on a mission to change how period care is talked about in sports and in every space where women show up to compete.

Amanda Calabrese: Redesigning the Tampon for Athletes

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