
When a founder begins raising money for their business, they will often start with a “friends and family round” before seeking out loans or venture capital. While this is a viable option for some, not everyone has access to a network of deep-pocketed friends and family. Enter: Friends & Family with Aurora James. We may not all have access to a “friends & family” round when launching a new venture,... more
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 15 | Founded | 2 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Categories | BusinessEntrepreneurship | ||||

This episode of Friends & Family hosted by Aurora James, explores the inspiring journey of Maya Smith, the multi-hyphenate CEO and Co-Founder of the popular haircare brand, The Doux. Maya shares her earliest experiences working in her mother’s salon ... more
This episode of Friends & Family hosted by Aurora James, delves into the inspiring journey of interior designer Brigette Romanek. Brigette shares the childhood design experiences that helped spark her passion for design. Brigette shares the colorful ... more
In this episode of Friends & Family, host Aurora James and Danessa Myricks of Danessa Myricks Beauty sit down to catch up in front of a live audience. Danessa shares how she began her entrepreneurial journey as a 30 year old single mom of two after l... more
In this episode of Friends & Family, host Aurora James invites Brandon Blackwood, one of American fashion’s pre-eminent designers, into her world to discuss the decade of hard work he put into his brand before his big break, when he was labeled an “o... more
People also subscribe to these shows.





Love this podcast! I’ve learned so much from the all the guests Aurora has had on. Can’t wait for more eps!
Highly recommend this podcast for entrepreneurs of color! So many gems shared and the show format feels fresh and approachable ✨✨
Honestly I can’t wait for more episodes of this podcast.
This is the information most people pay for!
Thank you Aurora for not gate-keeping this stuff.
I really like the pod, Aurora James and her drive and Fifteen Percent Pledge even more! Great lineup of guest speakers - dope Black folks in their respective lanes. Super helpful for product-based businesses. The segment with Alisa Carmichael was the most informative. Appreciate Jon Gray’s realness. Excited to hear/learn more!
If you are an entrepreneur looking to learn this podcast is for you! It goes beyond just hearing someone’s individual store to giving practical useful information on how to navigate retail, raising capital and more!
How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.
Apple Podcasts | #220 | |
Apple Podcasts | #241 |
Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.
| Gender Skew | Location | Interests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professions | Age Range | Household Income | |||
| Social Media Reach | |||||
Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for Friends & Family. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to Friends & Family and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.
Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for three million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for Friends & Family, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.
Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for Friends & Family, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.
To see how many followers or subscribers Friends & Family has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.
These podcasts share a similar audience with Friends & Family:
1. Aspire with Emma Grede
2. What Now? with Trevor Noah
3. Vibe Check
4. The Stacks
5. Keep It!
Friends & Family launched 2 years ago and published 15 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.
Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for Friends & Family from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.
View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.
Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of Friends & Family. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.