LEE GREENE
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storyteller at heart, Lee Greene built her own story by betting on herself, again and again. After founding and scaling her first company, WearAway, a fashion-tech
startup that digitized the $6B B2B wardrobe rental industry, Lee realized what she loved most about being a founder wasn’t just the building—it was the people. The conversations with other entrepreneurs. The messy, brave, in-between moments no one talked about publicly. The stories that happen before the press release and the funding round.
That realization became Stairway to CEO—a podcast dedicated to telling the real stories behind today’s most compelling consumer brand leaders. Since launching, Lee has interviewed over 200 founders and CEOs, digging into the pivotal moments that shaped their journey—from early struggles and bold risks to the breakthrough decisions that changed everything. With her background as a founder, operator, and advisor, Lee brings a rare mix of empathy and insight to every interview—creating space for honest, thoughtful conversations that go beyond surface-level success.
Stairway to CEO is not a podcast about how to become a CEO—it’s about what it takes to keep going when things get hard, and why people choose to build in the first place. Through each episode, Lee brings listeners closer to the truth of entrepreneurship: that behind every big moment is a quieter one—a moment of doubt, persistence, or belief—that made it possible.
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founding and scaling her first company, WearAway, a fashion-tech startup that digitized the $6B B2B wardrobe rental industry, Lee realized what she loved most about being a founder wasn’t just the building—it was the people. The conversations with other entrepreneurs. The messy, brave, in-between moments no one talked about publicly. The stories that happen before the press release and the funding round.
That realization became Stairway to CEO—a podcast dedicated to telling the real stories behind today’s most compelling consumer brand leaders. Since launching, Lee has interviewed over 200 founders and CEOs, digging into the pivotal moments that shaped their journey—from early struggles and bold risks to the breakthrough decisions that changed everything. With her background as a founder, operator, and advisor, Lee brings a rare mix of empathy and insight to every interview—creating space for honest, thoughtful conversations that go beyond surface-level success.
Stairway to CEO is not a podcast about how to become a CEO—it’s about what it takes to keep going when things get hard, and why people choose to build in the first place. Through each episode, Lee brings listeners closer to the truth of entrepreneurship: that behind every big moment is a quieter one—a moment of doubt, persistence, or belief—that made it possible.
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storyteller at heart, Lee Greene built her own story by betting on herself, again and again. After
