Au Revoir, Female Founders: Friday, August 14th, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses various business and celebrity news, including the end of Alex Cooper's beverage business and Shay Mitchell's company sale.

1. Alex Cooper’s Unwell Beverage Business Is Coming to an End: Report (People) (28:14) 2. The punishment Bill Gates’s daughter Phoebe is most likely to face over Phia’s ‘cookie stuffing’ controversy (New York Post) (36:46) 3. Shay Mitchell's Company BÉIS Sells in $210 Million Deal (E News) (43:05) 4. Taylor Swift has solo night out in London as Travis Kelce returns to Chiefs practice post-wedding (Page Six) (46:28) 5. Instagram introduces a redesigned wordmark (Tech Crunch) (54:50) Queenie and Weenie of The Week (1:00:02) The Toast with Jackie (@JackieOshry) and Claudia Oshry (@girlwithnojob) ⁠⁠The Toast Patreon ⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠Toast Merch⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Girl With No Job by Claudia Oshry⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠The Camper & The Counselor⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Lean In⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jackie Oshry, Claudia Oshry

Topics covered

• business news
• celebrity gossip
• social media updates
• female founders
• company acquisitions

Keywords

• Alex Cooper
• Bill Gates
• Shay Mitchell
• Taylor Swift
• Instagram
• female founders
• business news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Unwell Beverage, Phia, BÉIS, Instagram, Tech Crunch, People, New York Post, E News, Page Six

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