Female Founder World

Cass Dimicco Turned $20,000 Into $1,000,000 in 1 Year (replay!)

Female Founder World

Show Notes

AUREUM founder Cass Dimicco is on Female Founder World with Jasmine Garnsworthy. Cass saw a white space for more accessible high end jewelry and accessories, pulled together $20,000 in savings and launched the brand she wished existed. They hit $1M in their first year in business and continued to grow.

In this episode Cass talks about growing AUREUM with paid ads, organic content, Pinterest and press, how she recommends founders think about new category launches, plus her real take on work-life balances.

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