WITH LOVE - MEGHAN : EDUCATING HONOURS

Family, kindness and media scrutiny. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, debuts a podcast series on entrepreneurs.

It started with a few sunny posts on Instagram from Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. 

Then came '' With Love, Meghan,'' a Netflix cooking and lifestyle show. Soon after, viewers could buy the edible flowers she sprinkles on cookies and the fruit preserves she loves to talk about in the series, while also browsing a curated selection of her wardrobe staples.

One recent Tuesday, Meghan continued the rollout of her revamped lifestyle brand, As Ever, with a podcast, '' Confessions of a Female Founder. ''

On it, she intends to speak with entrepreneurs about '' the sleepless nights and the lessons learned,'' and she says she will offer listeners a sense of her own thoughts and anxieties along the way.

'' I hope ' Confessions of a Female Founder ' reminds listeners they're not alone,'' Meghan said by email when asked what her ambitions were for the project.

'' These are honest conversations with women who've built from the ground up, faced challenges and kept going. Whether you're building a business or building self-belief, I hope these stories serve as a tool for growth - and feel like you've pulled up a seat with us to learn, laugh and rethink what success can look like.''

In the first episode, Meghan, 43, interviewed her friend Whitney Wolfe Herd at Bumble, the female-focused dating and networking platform. Ms. Herd stepped down as chief executive of Bumble in 2023 and returned to the role this year.

Meghan called Ms. Herd '' the kind of friend who just always seems to know the exact right thing to say when I need a perspective.''

In the conversation later, which took place before the premiere of '' With Love, Meghan '' and the release of As Ever goods. Ms. Herd encouraged her friend to keep leaning into entertaining as she built her brand.

'' You're such an amazing hostess, and when you go to your home, you're, like, engulfed in love and coziness,'' Ms. Herd said, '' just carry -you- through, and the rest writes itself. ''

The World Students Society thanks Katie Van Syckle.