What does it take to build a company from nothing when the odds are literally stacked against you?

• 0.8% children who have spent time in foster care earn a grad level
• 15% of people who attempt to quit drinking make it through their first year
• 1.9% women founders ever exceed a million dollars in revenue

The chances of one person doing it all is 0.002% and April is one of them. April Hicke, co-founder and CEO of Toast, grew up in foster care, aged out of the system at 18 with no degree, no safety net and a baby — and still built one of the most impactful talent communities for women in tech today. In this episode, we get into the real story behind Toast, the mindset shifts that changed everything, and what April has learned about resilience, boundaries, allyship and showing up fully as yourself in a world tha ...