Colette Courtion has founded three venture-backed consumer health and beauty related startups. During this episode, Colette takes us through her journey from a quiet child to a leader and innovator. She shares the lessons she learned while working at Starbucks for eight years, how she started Calidora Skin Clinics, and what ultimately made her decide to sell it. In the midst of growing her second company, JeNu Biosciences, Colette’s decision to get pregnant and the information her girlfriends shared with her ended up birthing the idea for her current company, Joylux. Founded in 2014, Joylux is a leading global femtech company that has developed a portfolio of light-based medical devices and products that help solve women’s intimate health issues such as stress urinary incontinence, vaginal dryness and sexual function concerns. In addition to sharing how she leads, measuring success through customer feedback and Joylux’s partnership with leading e-tailers, such as Goop, Colette gets personal; she opens up to discuss her miracle pregnancy through intrauterine insemination to help destigmatize women’s health issues and decisions. She shares how she struggles to find balance and how she’s driven to help empower women to gain the confidence they deserve.

<p>Colette Courtion has founded three venture-backed consumer health and beauty related startups. During this episode, Colette takes us through her journey from a quiet child to a leader and innovator. She shares the lessons she learned while working at Starbucks for eight years, how she started Calidora Skin Clinics, and what ultimately made her decide to sell it. In the midst of growing her second company, JeNu Biosciences, Colette&rsquo;s decision to get pregnant and the information her girlfriends shared with her ended up birthing the idea for her current company, Joylux. Founded in 2014, Joylux is a leading global femtech company that has developed a portfolio of light-based medical devices and products that help solve women&rsquo;s intimate health issues such as stress urinary incontinence, vaginal dryness and sexual function concerns. In addition to sharing how she leads, measuring success through customer feedback and Joylux&rsquo;s partnership with leading e-tailers, such as Goop, Colette gets personal; she opens up to discuss her miracle pregnancy through intrauterine insemination to help destigmatize women&rsquo;s health issues and decisions. She shares how she struggles to find balance and how she&rsquo;s driven to help empower women to gain the confidence they deserve.</p>

Shauna Swerland, CEO of Fuel Talent, launches the What Fuels You podcast, where she sits down with influential, interesting and successful leaders to learn from them. She digs into the stories and choices that made them who they are today, with the goal of sharing the inspiration, perseverance and stories of resilience that are normally only shared within an inner circle. You'll walk away feeling fueled by each episode as Shauna uncovers things like personal hardships and failures, what it’s like to become an entrepreneur and tips on building a successful career.

What Fuels You

Shauna Swerland, CEO of Fuel Talent, hosts the What Fuels You podcast, where she sits down with influential, interesting, and successful leaders from all areas of business. She digs into the stories and choices that made them who they are today, with the goal of sharing the inspiration, perseverance, and stories of resilience that are normally only shared within an inner circle. You'll walk away feeling fueled by each episode as Shauna uncovers things like personal hardships and failures, what it’s like to become an entrepreneur, and tips on building a successful career. 

<p>Shauna Swerland, CEO of Fuel Talent, hosts the What Fuels You podcast, where she sits down with influential, interesting, and successful leaders from all areas of business. She digs into the stories and choices that made them who they are today, with the goal of sharing the inspiration, perseverance, and stories of resilience that are normally only shared within an inner circle. You'll walk away feeling fueled by each episode as Shauna uncovers things like personal hardships and failures, what it’s like to become an entrepreneur, and tips on building a successful career. </p>