The Vermont Women's Fund issued the following announcement.
Carina built her career on the drive that she developed as an athlete. When she retired from ski racing, she was concerned that she wouldn’t have anything to work towards. “When I started my own company [a footwear development company], I found an outlet for my competitive drive. While often stressful, I love constantly being challenged to learn new skills and do things I didn't know I was capable of.”
That first company was built on Carina’s experience in international business at footwear companies. She explains in her company blog that she was often the only woman in the room and asked if that intimidated her, she explains that it didn’t, “When I was part of ski teams, the men and women had many workouts that were done together and I always looked at myself as part of the team, not just the women’s team. This mindset certainly helped as a woman in business and I am grateful for that!”
Inspiration for Carina’s newest company came from her experience as a mother and an athlete. “When I first started feeding our daughter out of a bottle, I was looking for alternatives to plastic. My husband and I were discussing this while out for a ski and realized any time we exercise, we drink out of plastic. We looked around for performance metal water bottles, and found there wasn't a good solution. When we discovered this hole in the market, we knew we had to create a solution.”
And so, @DrinkBivo was born! Carina co-founded Bivo during the pandemic while also moving across the country to Vermont, having a second child, and running her other business. We congratulate Bivo on also being selected for the LaunchVT 2022 cohort!
Read more about Carina’s background as an entrepreneur on the Bivo blog: https://drinkbivo.com/.../meet-our-co-founder-carina-hamel
Find Bivo’s performance products, including their signature metal water bottle at: drinkbivo.com.
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