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In This Episode You’ll Hear About:

• [02:58] Scout's current home in LA and her early years on the East Coast.
• [08:08] Taking to leadership from a young age and Scout's path to discovering her entrepreneurial spirit.
• [15:37] Unpacking the pressure that Scout felt during her college years and the decision that she made to stop pursuing medicine.
• [20:34] Scout's excitement about working at M13 after McKinsey.
• [23:17] Advice from Scout about building a founding team at a startup!
• [25:55] Her biggest strengths and weaknesses; problem-solving, organization, and more.
• [29:05] Scout's next career steps after M13.
• [31:58] Tracing the birth of De Soi and how Scout connected with the founders.
• [35:17] Stepping into the role of CEO at De Soi and the conversations around this time.
• [41:10] Working with Katy Perry; Scout talks about the star's amazing energy and the values she brings to the table.
• [43:17] The future of De Soi and plans for the next year.
• [45:05] Scout explains exactly what apéritif means, and talks about some of their flavors and ingredients. 
• [49:02] Fundraising and investor conversations; Scout's experiences recently.
• [51:58] Scout's final advice for aspiring CEOs about self-belief.

To Find Out More:

De Soi

Scout Brisson

Lee Greene 

Quotes:

“I wanted to be a dog breeder; that should be my fun fact.” [0:11:58]

“I really liked science, I loved my classes that I took in high school; biology, and chemistry. I wasn't exactly sure how that would come together for me.”  [0:12:26]

“You've got to drop the perfectionism, and the over-precision.” [0:18:15]

“I am an extroverted problem-solver.”  [0:26:00]

“It was all just a whirlwind of learning something new for the first time, every day.”  [0:30:59]

“We were able to get scrappy solutions in place and launch the business, and we were off to the races after that.”  [0:34:30]

“That's the beauty and challenge of startups, you look back two weeks and you think how much has changed in that period of time.” [0:35:35]

“It's me and the board, and we are figuring out the strategy alongside the management team, and working with the team every day to execute on that.”  [0:38:39]

“We are all working really hard, so how do we make sure people aren't getting burnt out?”  [0:39:14]

“I had managed people before, but not a team at this size.” [0:39:35]