Penelope Finnie – From Tech and Chocolate to Menstrual Equity: Building Businesses at the Frontier

In this episode, Matt and Pat talk with entrepreneur Penelope Finnie, CEO of Egal, a company making period pads on a roll. Penny shares her unconventional path from studying art in college to building businesses at the frontier of new industries — from early days at AskJeeves to opening Bittersweet Cafe, a chocolate shop with locations in the Bay Area, to ventures in cannabis and respiratory health during COVID. She reflects on why she's drawn to creating new categories, the creative act of building businesses, balancing ambition with life as a mom and artist, and her current work tackling menstrual equity.