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Melanie Wolff & Darien Williams | Brella and the Future of Child Care
Manage episode 259326594 series 2453615
For our first-ever virtual episode of The Founder Hour (thanks, Coronavirus!), we sat down with Melanie Wolff and Darien Williams, co-founders and co-CEOs of Brella, an on-demand and high-quality center-based child care.
A little over 3 years ago, Darien met Melanie on a blind friend date. Darien was an architect living in New York, who brought up the idea of an on-demand childcare space with Melanie, a marketing executive. Both women were working mothers who had not found a good solution to childcare.
Darien and Melanie moved to Los Angeles with their families and set out to solve a painful problem in their lives (and the lives of all other working moms). Brella was born.
We spoke with Darien and Melanie about how they got the business going, raising $3 million, how Brella is different than other daycare solutions and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their business and its trajectory, as well as the impact it could have on developing children at a young age.
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Manage episode 259326594 series 2453615
For our first-ever virtual episode of The Founder Hour (thanks, Coronavirus!), we sat down with Melanie Wolff and Darien Williams, co-founders and co-CEOs of Brella, an on-demand and high-quality center-based child care.
A little over 3 years ago, Darien met Melanie on a blind friend date. Darien was an architect living in New York, who brought up the idea of an on-demand childcare space with Melanie, a marketing executive. Both women were working mothers who had not found a good solution to childcare.
Darien and Melanie moved to Los Angeles with their families and set out to solve a painful problem in their lives (and the lives of all other working moms). Brella was born.
We spoke with Darien and Melanie about how they got the business going, raising $3 million, how Brella is different than other daycare solutions and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their business and its trajectory, as well as the impact it could have on developing children at a young age.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER & STAY UPDATED > http://bit.ly/tfh-newsletter
FOLLOW TFH ON INSTAGRAM > http://www.instagram.com/thefounderhour
FOLLOW TFH ON TWITTER > http://www.twitter.com/thefounderhour
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A SPONSOR? EMAIL US > partnerships@thefounderhour.com
Follow The Founder Hour on:
Instagram | www.instagram.com/thefounderhour
Twitter/X | www.twitter.com/thefounderhour
LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/thefounderhour
YouTube | www.youtube.com/@thefounderhour
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