Elizabeth Holmes and Villainizing Female Ambition

<p>There’s a thin line between ambition and crime.</p><p><br></p><p>But, is that line the same for everyone?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Case in point</strong>: men get to be ambitious, driven, even <em>criminal</em> in their pursuit of success and get praised for it. Movies and books that criticize them still have a hint of hero worship (<em>Wolf of Wall Street</em>, anyone?)</p><p><br></p><p>But when women dare to do the same? They instantly become the villains of the story. </p><p><br></p><p>And when their ambition crosses over to criminal territory, the fall from grace is much harder. </p><p><br></p><p>In today’s episode, we discuss Elizabeth Holmes, Anna Sorokin, and The Bad Vegan, and break down how society views women who ‘flew too close to the sun’. </p><p><br></p><p>While we don’t have all of the answers just yet, we try to make sense of the double standards in entrepreneurship, the complex relationship we have with women who just want to be successful, and if this kind of public humiliation is the reason we don’t see more openly ambitious female entrepreneurs. </p><p><br></p><p>This isn’t a conversation that should be limited to just the two of us! Once you listen to the episode, find us on Instagram (@heymarvelous) and tell us what you think about women in business and why the world is obsessed with making spectacles of their downfalls!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Here’s what else you can expect in the episode: </strong></p><p><br></p><ul> <li>Why we’re especially invested in the Elizabeth Holmes’ case</li> <li>The difference between WeWork and Holmes</li> <li>The connection between success and needing to feel loved and understood</li> <li>The relationship between beauty and success</li> <li>Men’s reaction to Elizabeth Holmes (and what it tells us)</li> </ul><p><br></p><p>And more!</p><p>RESOURCES:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dropout/id1449500734">The Dropout</a> (Podcast that covers the Elizabeth Holmes case from A to Z)</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/