AmberMac Archive: women

#TheFeed: Unpacking FemTech Opportunities & Challenges in 2023

TF335: It can take 500-800 years for a regular sanitary pad to degrade! We talk to to Rashmi Prakash, Co-founder of Aruna Revolution Health, about their compostable menstrual pad. We also have Rachel Bartholomew, Founder and CEO of Hyivy, sharing how their smart pelvic rehab system can help the one-in-three women… Read More

#TheFeed: Back-to-School; Work-from-Anywhere; & Women’s Online Safety

TF316: Our tech go-to, Marc Saltzman, shares his last-minute back-to-school tech picks. Plus, we talk to Samsung’s Andrew Nichols about potential threats and better security with the rise of work-from-anywhere jobs. Also, we explore the disturbing trend of online attacks towards women in the media, in politics, and beyond with… Read More

BlogHer 2018: Women Inspiring Women

“Women inspiring women” is the mission of the BlogHer Creators Summit and its founders. The word inspiring really doesn’t even really cover what I walked away with after attending the 2018 summit in New York City. Sitting in a room with over 2000 women (along with a few good men)… Read More

YMC Live: How to Quit Jobs, People, Habits

I wanted to share this fun video I did for the Yummy Mummy Club’s “Moms in the Morning” series in late June. I talk about what it takes to say goodbye to a full-time job and start your own small business, and I share five tools that can help. We’ve embedded… Read More

#TheFeed: GeniCan’s Rob Griffin on smart trash

TF097: We chat with Rob Griffin about a new device that lets you throw away your trash to automate your shopping lists. We also speak with Rafi Haladjian from Sen.se about how an affordable sleep tracker called Sleep Peanut will help you wake up feeling great. Plus, we learn how… Read More

Facebook LIVE: Mother’s Day Giveaway 2017

Women are big spenders. In fact, by 2018, Catalyst estimates that women will control $40 trillion of consumer spending worldwide. Moms make up a large percentage of this buying. When it comes to technology, this group also drives many of the electronics purchases in the home (from fitness trackers to… Read More

#TheFeed: “On Second Thought” Creator on Text Regret

TF086: If you’re impulsive then you’ll be happy to know that it’s now possible to take back a text you sent before it gets to the recipient. We chat with On Second Thought app creator Maci Peterson about getting control of your messages. Plus, @Brittlestar joins us to talk about his… Read More

International Women’s Day At My House

If you haven’t heard of International Women’s Day, it’s an annual event that celebrates women and our accomplishments. It’s also just one important day in Women’s History Month, which is a month-long event to remind us to tell stories about the most influential women in history. To participate in this… Read More

Amber’s Fireside Discussion with Katie Telford

On Feb 28th, I hosted a fireside discussion with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Chief of Staff, Katie Telford, at the Art Gallery of Ontario. If you missed the event, check out a short Facebook Live broadcast I did with Katie before the event kicked off. P.S. The book… Read More

The Feed: Savvy Sexy Social, Kids’ Debit Cards, Sleep Tech, and AI

We chat with Savvy Sexy Social video blogger Amy Schmittauer about how to vlog Like a Boss. CBO Johnson Cook joins us to talk about Greenlight, a new and innovative debit card that’s built just for kids. Plus the President of Sleepace, Howard Borenstein, shares how his company’s devices… Read More