Meghan Markle has been lying awake at night fretting over boxes. Specifically the packaging for the rollout of her new brand, As Ever. For months, she’s been mentally rehearsing the unboxing videos that are now all over social media, anxiously thinking about tissue paper and sticker placement and biodegradable packing peanuts. She’s a female founder now, and sweating the small stuff is a right of passage.
With her new podcast venture, Confessions of a Female Founder with Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex is revealing these insights such as this in an eight-episode series. In each one, she interviews another wealthy business woman about their journey to making it big. I am not a female founder, nor do I aspire to be one. But I do have nightmares about boxes sometimes. I once interned for some female founders who started a wellness box subscription service (remember when those were all the rage?). It was my job to make up thousands of cardboard boxes, stuff them with eco-friendly paper strands and chia seed packets, label them up and ship them out.
