Podcasts by COOL MOMS
COOL MOMS is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Elise Peterson featuring mothers who prioritize their passions. "We're not like regular moms; we're cool moms."
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EP 43 - Experimenting With Life with Céline Semaan from 2023-10-03T17:45:20
"I didn't have role models of mothers who pursued their dreams..." shares Céline Semaan in our latest episode of COOL MOMS. The mother and founder of non-profit Slow Factory is no ...
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EP 42- Work Doesn't Come First with Ryan Norville from 2023-06-19T15:44:22
"If I could daydream it, I could make it happen," shares Ryan Norville on our zoom call that felt like two old friends reconnecting. The artist and owner of floral design studio, Oat C...
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EP 41 - A Meaningful Pivot with Samantha Duenas from 2023-05-23T13:54:18
Samantha Duenas aka SOSUPERSAM can easily be described as limitless. The LA based, multi-hyphenate started her entertainment career as a professional dancer supporting artists like Miley Cyrus, ...
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EP 40 - If You Can't Get It, Make It with Alejandra LaPilusa from 2023-05-02T04:54:06
If you don't know Alejandra LaPilusa, then you absolutely know her work. Her aesthetic genius and talent as a wardrobe stylist and designer has been the driving force behind many famous face...
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EP 39 - We Are Our Own Liberators with Evelynn Escobar from 2023-04-04T12:46:35
Some people you just know you will connect with. That has always been my inclination about Founder and Executive Director of Hike Clerb, Evelynn Escobar. In our LIVE recording, Evelynn and I div...
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EP 38 - It's All About Hours with Brooke DeVard Ozaydinli from 2023-03-15T15:15:02
We are back at Soho Warehouse in Los Angeles for an exciting LIVE recording with the magnetic Brooke DeVard Ozaydinli. Not only does Brooke innovate marketing at Instagram, she has created and h...
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EP 37 - Always A Student with Laura Stylez from 2023-03-07T15:22:41
Laura Stylez always knew from a young age she wanted to work in hip hop, however she never desired to be a mother. It was always about her career. Tune in as Laura shares the iconic story of lea...
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EP 36 - My Whole Life Is Creativity with Jillian Hervey from 2022-11-28T01:00:50
We are back in New York and LIVE from Soho House! The multi-talented, Jillian Hervey, one half of the musical duo Lion Babe, joins us in person for a conversation full of laughs, synergy, and refre...
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EP 35- It Takes A Village To Raise A Mother with Imani Cohen from 2022-10-26T15:33:39
A woman of many names - The Hood Healer, Astrobae, and even Carrie Cripshaw - Imani Cohen is always one of the most fascinating people in the room. The psychic clairvoyant has built a devoted commu...
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EP 34 - What Happens When You F*ck Around & Find Out with Rachael Finley from 2022-09-06T02:30:52
This week we are tuned in with the spirited Rachael Finley best known as Steak to her legion of supporters. In this hilarious, beautifully raw, and unequivocally inspiring episode, the multi-hyphen...
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EP 33 - To Be Intuitive You Can Not Be Colonized with Synmia Rosine from 2022-08-19T09:24:18
Season 3 of Cool Moms LIVE at Soho House kicks off in Los Angeles with the radiant Synmia Rosine. Originally from LA, Synmia is an herbalist, doula and self-described farmsteader in addition to bei...
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EP 32 - I Validate Myself & That's All I Need with Shari Siadat from 2021-12-15T14:35:19
Excited to be rounding out the year with the innovative, multi-hyphenate Founder of TooD Beauty and single mother of three, Shari Siadat. After a pandemic, a baby, a divorce, and blooming into s...
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EP 32 - I Validate Myself & That's All I Need from 2021-12-15T14:35:19
Excited to be rounding out the year with the innovative, multi-hyphenate Founder of TooD Beauty and single mother of three, Shari Siadat. After a pandemic, a baby, a divorce, and blooming into s...
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EP 31 - I'm A Free Spirit, I Always Have Been from 2021-11-23T17:06:52
We are kicking off Season 3 with the visionary Beth Birkett. Beth is what many would call your fave's fave. As the Co-Owner of the lauded Union Los Angeles and Founder of Bephie Beauty Supply, s...
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EP 31 - I'm A Free Spirit, I Always Have Been with Beth Birkett from 2021-11-23T17:06:52
We are kicking off Season 3 with the visionary Beth Birkett. Beth is what many would call your fave's fave. As the Co-Owner of the lauded Union Los Angeles and Founder of Bephie Beauty Supply, s...
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EP 30 - It Was Always About Innovation with Mia Funt from 2021-07-05T14:59:48
I'm excited to be partnering with ByHeart on this episode where I speak with President and Co- Founder, Mia Funt, on her professional trajectory, process of building an innovative formula brand, an...
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Ep 30 - It Was Always About Innovation from 2021-07-05T14:59:48
I'm excited to be partnering with ByHeart on this episode where I speak with President and Co- Founder, Mia Funt, on her professional trajectory, process of building an innovative formula brand,...
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EP 29 - Knowing Your Brand & Your Vision from 2021-04-27T05:48:20
We are kicking things off with our first episode of 2021 featuring the Co-Founder and CEO of Circumference, Jina Kim. Circumference is the future forward sustainable skincare line that utilizes ...
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EP 29 - Knowing Your Brand & Your Vision with Jina Kim from 2021-04-27T05:48:20
We are kicking things off with our first episode of 2021 featuring the Co-Founder and CEO of Circumference, Jina Kim. Circumference is the future forward sustainable skincare line that utilizes ...
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EP 28 - Taking This Time To Experiment from 2020-12-03T18:35:18
There's so much to love about Carla Lalli Music. The mother of two, published cookbook author, chef, and Food Editor at Large of Bon Appétit has brought tremendous joy cooking on the screens of ...
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EP 28 - Taking This Time To Experiment with Carla Lalli Music from 2020-12-03T18:35:18
There's so much to love about Carla Lalli Music. The mother of two, published cookbook author, chef, and Food Editor at Large of Bon Appétit has brought tremendous joy cooking on the screens of ...
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EP 27 - Spirit Has An Agenda For You from 2020-11-18T16:25:49
Tatianna Tarot is magnetic. Previously a professional dancer, the now Diviner, Iyanifa, educator and mama has deeply rooted herself in her spiritual practice. I came across her years ago on inst...
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EP 27 - Spirit Has An Agenda For You with Tatianna Tarot from 2020-11-18T16:25:49
Tatianna Tarot is magnetic. Previously a professional dancer, the now Diviner, Iyanifa, educator and mama has deeply rooted herself in her spiritual practice. I came across her years ago on inst...
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EP 26 - To Ensure Everybody's Child Is Well Taken Care Of from 2020-10-20T05:09:10
We welcomed US Congresswoman, Katherine Clark, for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district to COOL MOMS. Join in as Congresswoman Clark and I get honest about the lack accessibility to afford...
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EP 26 - To Ensure Everybody's Child Is Well Taken Care Of with Congresswoman Katherine Clark from 2020-10-20T05:09:10
We welcomed US Congresswoman, Katherine Clark, for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district to COOL MOMS. Join in as Congresswoman Clark and I get honest about the lack accessibility to afford...
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EP 25 - Every Shift Has Been Organic from 2020-09-23T14:35:39
Jenné Claiborne is even more than meets the eye. The lauded vegan chef, mother, and author of Sweet Potato Soul Cookbook is a self made entrepreneur with an affinity for her southern roots. Jenn...
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EP 25 - Every Shift Has Been Organic with Jenné Claiborne from 2020-09-23T14:35:39
Jenné Claiborne is even more than meets the eye. The lauded vegan chef, mother, and author of Sweet Potato Soul Cookbook is a self made entrepreneur with an affinity for her southern roots. Jenn...
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EP 24 - Resistance Is An Everyday, Every Moment Act from 2020-09-02T02:55:43
LaTonya Yvette is a trailblazer. The writer, published author, mother of two, and advocate was one of the first Black women to make waves in the world of lifestyle blogging. Her passion for writ...
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EP 24 - Resistance Is An Everyday, Every Moment Act with LaTonya Yvette from 2020-09-02T02:55:43
LaTonya Yvette is a trailblazer. The writer, published author, mother of two, and advocate was one of the first Black women to make waves in the world of lifestyle blogging. Her passion for writ...
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EP 23 - It Was Never About A Brand from 2020-08-20T12:30:34
Hope Smith is enigmatic. Departing from a very successful modeling career, the beauty entrepreneur led a fairly private life before wedding her husband, billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith. ...
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EP 23 - It Was Never About A Brand with Hope Smith from 2020-08-20T12:30:34
Hope Smith is enigmatic. Departing from a very successful modeling career, the beauty entrepreneur led a fairly private life before wedding her husband, billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith. ...
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EP 22 - How Flexible Can We Be Around Life? from 2020-07-29T13:51:14
Jodie Patterson is an anomaly. The mother of five has co-owned New York's iconic, Joe's Pub; served as PR director for fashion designer Zac Posen; founded her own PR agency, and has launched two...
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EP 22 - How Flexible Can We Be Around Life with Jodie Patterson from 2020-07-29T13:51:14
Jodie Patterson is an anomaly. The mother of five has co-owned New York's iconic, Joe's Pub; served as PR director for fashion designer Zac Posen; founded her own PR agency, and has launched two...
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EP 21 - Submit & Be Still, So The Ideas Come from 2020-07-02T14:51:21
Atlanta native and multidisciplinary artist, BOSCO, is constantly evolving. From being a signed artist to starting her own record label and creative agency, SLUG GLOBAL, the multi-hyphenate util...
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EP 21 - Submit & Be Still, So The Ideas Come with BOSCO from 2020-07-02T14:51:21
Atlanta native and multidisciplinary artist, BOSCO, is constantly evolving. From being a signed artist to starting her own record label and creative agency, SLUG GLOBAL, the multi-hyphenate util...
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Ep 20 - I Had Those Voices, So I Listened from 2020-05-22T02:39:07
At thirty, make-up mogul, Sasha Plavsic, found herself working retail and living back at home with her parents in Vancouver. Between then and now, she learned invaluable lessons in starting simp...
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EP 20 - I Had Those Voices, So I Listened with Sasha Plavsic from 2020-05-22T02:39:07
At thirty, make-up mogul, Sasha Plavsic, found herself working retail and living back at home with her parents in Vancouver. Between then and now, she learned invaluable lessons in starting simple,...
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Ep 19 - This Is My Chance To Make An Impact from 2020-05-07T14:52:27
Co-Founder and Creative Director of the publishing and creative studio Maroon World, Cynthia Cervantes Gumbs, has lived many lives. As a fixture in New York's creative class, she's produced fash...
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EP 19 - This Is My Chance To Make An Impact with Cynthia Cervantes Gumbs from 2020-05-07T14:52:27
Co-Founder and Creative Director of the publishing and creative studio Maroon World, Cynthia Cervantes Gumbs, has lived many lives. As a fixture in New York's creative class, she's produced fashion...
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Ep 18 - There Were No Limits from 2020-03-04T15:45:01
At nine months pregnant, curator Essence Harden sits down to talk having no limits, the importance of archiving family, and how she fell into curating.
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EP 18 - There Were No Limits with Essence Harden from 2020-03-04T15:45:01
At nine months pregnant, curator Essence Harden sits down to talk having no limits, the importance of archiving family, and how she fell into curating.
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Ep 17 - What Am I Willing To Give & Receive? from 2020-02-13T15:11:54
Season 2 kicks off with artist & DJ Jack Davey. We take a dive into her days as front woman of the iconic duo J*Davey, approaching love as a dating mom, and her endless drive for making &...
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EP 17 - What Am I Willing To Give & Receive with Jack Davey from 2020-02-13T15:11:54
Season 2 kicks off with artist & DJ Jack Davey. We take a dive into her days as front woman of the iconic duo J*Davey, approaching love as a dating mom, and her endless drive for making & supportin...
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LIVE At The Wing: Moms The Word from 2019-05-20T12:00
We're back with a special live recording from The Wing SOHO in partnership with our friends at TUMI! Actor, Alysia Reiner, and Journalist, Collier Meyerson, join us to discuss the evolution of m...
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Ep 15 - By Letting Things Go, We're Freeing Ourselves from 2019-03-18T12:00
Listen in as we get incredibly intimate with the innovative womenswear designer, Mara Hoffman of Mara Hoffman. We dig in to the ways in which we cope with transitions, the evolution of friendshi...
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Ep 14 - Let's Make A Baby & A Perfume Brand from 2019-03-04T12:00
Listen in as we get to know the power behind Atelier Cologne, Sylvie Ganter. Sylvie, entrepreneur and mother of five, discusses the intricacies of raising five children between two continents, p...
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Ep 13 - I Just Wanna Be Able To Support Myself & Have Financial Freedom from 2019-02-20T12:00
Tune in as we get personal with model, artist and entrepreneur Jaycina Almond. Jaycina candidly discusses some of her most difficult moments as a single mom, the complexities of being the younge...
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LIVE At The Wing: Motherhood, A Revolutionary Act from 2019-02-04T12:00
We are kicking off the new year with a special edition episode - Motherhood: A Revolutionary Act recorded live at The Wing. For the first time, we bridged the gap between moms and women without ...
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Ep 11- The Universe Rewarded the Courage from 2018-12-24T12:00
Doula, healer, Founder of Mama Glow and published author, Latham Thomas, brings all the good vibes to the year’s last episode! Latham graciously opens up about dating as a single mom, her call t...
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Ep 10 - If You're Learning There Is No Failure from 2018-12-10T12:00
Join us as we get personal and professional with skincare mogul Tata Harper of Tata Harper Skincare. Tata shares how growing up in Colombia impacts her approach to life and starting a business whil...
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Ep 9 - To Claim Your Truth You Have To Write It Down from 2018-11-26T12:00
Listen up and take notes as we dive deep into conversation with guest, Georgie Greville, all around creative and Co-Founder of Milk Makeup. Georgie drops major gems discussing the microaggressions ...
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Ep 8 - If You Ever Come To Nepal, Let Me Know from 2018-11-12T12:00
Join us as we get personal with artist ,activist and Director of Wide Rainbow, Maia Ruth Lee. Maia details the intricacies of growing up in Nepal, finding love and purpose through art advocacy work...
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Ep 7 - We'll Just Have Sex When It's Green from 2018-10-29T12:00
Leah Chernikoff, Digital Director of ELLE, chats how getting dressed for work reignited her style identity, going from IUD to pregnancy within months and how she uses her platform at ELLE to increa...
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Ep 6 - Being Pregnant Gives You An Excuse Not To Do Anything from 2018-10-11T12:00
Volume up as we get personal with Assistant Curator at The Whitney Museum Rujeko Hockley. Ru gets personal discussing conceiving while on birth control, how her female relationships have changed si...
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Ep 5 - Imagine Having Contractions And Someone Is Listening To Dubstep from 2018-10-01T12:00
Listen in as we chat with Singer and DJ Nicole Albino along with her wife Designer Erin Magee. Nicole and Erin share the ways in which motherhood has impacted their creative outlets, challenges bei...
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Ep 4 - Put Them Ribs Down You Could Be Like Me from 2018-09-17T12:00
Tune in and take notes this week as we sit down with vegan Chef Lauren Von Der Pool. She shares her infectious humor, knowledge of plant based healing, and inspiring story behind her rise from teen...
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Ep 3 - I Want To Serve As A Guide from 2018-09-03T12:00
Tune in as we speak with entrepreneur and owner of Bed-Stuy's concept store Sincerely, Tommy, Kai Avent-deLeon. She candidly discusses navigating the complexities of pregnancy and loss.
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Ep 2 -How Much Lesbian Porn Does It Take To Conceive? from 2018-08-19T12:00
Tune in as we speak with Fashion Director of Teen Vogue & Allure, Rajni Jacques, about preserving her Haitian culture, social media, and how much lesbian porn it took to conceive.
Ep 1 -The Golden Raisin from 2018-05-19T12:00
Cool Moms pilot episode with hosts Elise Peterson & Lizzy Okpo featuring special guest, artist Zoe Buckman. We talk divorce, taking shots of breastmilk, and erecting public uterus art on Sunset Blv...
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