Meghan Markle opened the challenges she faced to give life to her brand.
Only a few days after having officially launched its lifestyle brand, Like never before, The Duchess of Sussex published the first episode of her new Podcast, Confessions of a founding woman.
Meghan invited her friend and Buzz The founder Whitney Wolfe Herd to talk about the ups and downs of the creation of a business in the first episode.
Presenting Whitney, Meghan said that she was “the kind of friend who always seems to know the right thing to say when I need a prospect”.
The Duchess of Sussex admitted to having lost sleep on small details, in particular the packaging. “Box. That’s all I could think of. I would be sitting there unpacking in my head: is there tissue paper? What about packaging peanuts, but they are biodegradable? Where is the sticker and what size the box will be?” Said Meghan.
Meghan said launch was a great learning experience. She also revealed that some customers were accidentally able to buy jars of honey online online.
However, Meghan responded by promising these buyers a free replacement by post.
During the conversation, Whitney revealed that “the only thing you can never recover is time”. She added: “Time, Meg, that I lost to be stressed, to be miserable, to be overwhelmed, to be paranoid at what the shoe was going to fall. I actually think that I would have been more successful if I had not been like that.”
“But can you turn it off? I say that because last night, I was – you know when your brain goes in a loop? These 3 -hour loops, and you can’t stop thinking about the thing,” Meghan Markle replied to what Whitney suggested the “Five rule”.
“Will it count in five minutes? Five hours? Five days? Yes or no? If it does not matter in five years, throw it out the window,” noted Whitney Wolfe Herd.
Meghan Markle, who officially launched Like never April 4, 2025, announced Confessions of a founding woman On March 13, which will include “frank conversations with incredible women who have transformed dreams into realities and have evolved small ideas into massively prosperous businesses”.
