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Hacking It

Welcome to the Hacking It Podcast hosted by journalist and venture strategist, Yola Robert.
Every week Yola sits down with entrepreneurs, experts, celebrities, and influencers and even shares her very own personal anecdotes to uncover the best career, wellness, financial, beauty and relationship hacks- basically anything to help make your life better. Make sure to tune in every Tuesday and don’t forget to subscribe so you can stay up to date don’t on the latest life hacks. Have a life back you think everyone should know? follow and DM @hackingitpodcast and @yolarobert to share!

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3 Ways To Stay Motivated When You Feel Like Giving Up from 2022-11-02T04:04:19

It has been a hard month! I haven't had the easiest time staying motivated especially when my body feels like it's crumbling. If you have been feeling similarly I quickly share 3 hacks that help...

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Meet Hummingway: Ashley Greene&Olivia Khoury On The Humming Way Period Patch + First Period Stories, Birth Control&Cramp Remedies from 2022-10-11T07:00

Ashley Greene and Olivia Khoury join Yola to discuss the world of periods. The pair founded Hummingway, most known for its...

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Why I Took A Mental Health Break + Rebranded The Show from 2022-10-06T05:05

After a year off from podcasting, I am finally back! This hiatus turned into more of a mental health/ health break. I wanted to share a quick episode on what happened over the past year, the rea...

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Welcome to the Hacking It Podcast with Yola Robert from 2022-09-21T19:48:21

Welcome to the Hacking It Podcast hosted by journalist and venture strategist, Listen

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Morgan DeBaun On Creating Blavity: The Leading Media Site For Black Culture&Millennials, Paving Your Own Lane + Why She Left Silicon Valley from 2021-10-06T01:28:05

Yola sits down with Morgan DeBaun to discuss why she left Silicon Valley to start Blavity, the leading medi...

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Jess Hunt On Creating Refy Beauty + Manifesting Anything You Want from 2021-09-23T18:49:49

Co-founder of Refy Beauty and influencer, Jess Hunt, joins Yola to discuss her viral beauty brand- Listen
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How Women Can Get Into Private Equity and Venture Capital with Founder of Cebile Capital, Sunaina Sinha Haldea from 2021-09-16T21:56:47

Sunaina Sinha Haldea shattered several glass ceilings in creating her own lane in the private capital space. After garnering...

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How Women Can Get Into Private Equity and Venture Capital with Founder of Cebile Capital, Sunaina Sinha Haldea from 2021-09-16T21:56:47

Sunaina Sinha Haldea shattered several glass ceilings in creating her own lane in the private capital space. After garnering...

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How Nudestix Took Multi-Use Sticks Global With Co-Founder Taylor Frankel from 2021-09-02T07:00

Co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of ...

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The Biggest Lie I Told Myself About Love + Can Being In A Relationship Hurt or Help Your Career? from 2021-08-26T18:16:41

Why do we tell ourselves lies about love and relationships? I dig deeper after self-reflecting on the biggest lie I have told myself about love and questioning whether relationships help or hu...

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Creating Diverse Stories In Hollywood Through AI with Hooked App Founder, Prerna Gupta from 2021-07-29T19:25:57

Viral app and serial entrepreneur, Listen
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The Thing About Birthdays + Social Anxiety from 2021-07-08T06:00

Why do some of us not care about our birthdays? Yola takes a look at why birthday's can be uncomfortable and how we can stop the negative associations tied to them. 
 
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Lindsey Carter On What's Next For SET Active from 2021-06-03T07:00

Lindsey Carter, Ceo and founder of SET Active, joins Yola to share why she started the cult favorite athleisure line, how their process makes the collection ...

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Medicinal Mushrooms Are Way More Beneficial Than We Think With Ashley Southard, CEO of Mushroom Design from 2021-05-27T07:16:27

Medicinal and functional mushrooms have been on the rise over the past few years but what do they actually do? Ashley Southard, the Co-Founder and CEO of Listen

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Everything You Need To Know About Veneers With Dr. Pasha&Dr. Ben of Apa Aesthetics from 2021-05-20T07:30

Yola finally shares her entire veneer ...

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Tezza On The Success Of Tezza App, Creating The Art Of Life&Why She Goes By Tezza from 2021-05-13T20:48:40

Tezza joins Yola to discuss how she's ...

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Arian Simone Behind The Mission Of The Fearless Fund from 2021-05-06T07:00

Yola sits down with Listen

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My Father Planned My Wedding Before I was Even Engaged from 2021-04-15T06:00

I am not engaged but half of my wedding is already planned thanks to my father. I share all the details so far and why we are talking an untraditional yet traditional approach to the wedding! Listen

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Nazanin Mandi on her new line Elle Reve, Finding Yourself In your 20's and Daily Routines from 2021-04-01T07:14:39

Nazanin Mandi joins Yola to share the details behind her new lingerie line, Listen

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How To Invest In Companies, Become An Advisor&Sit On Board Seats from 2021-03-25T07:00

Ever wondered how you could become an investor for early-stage startups, become an advisor or sit on boards? Venture Capitalist, Listen
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Traveling During Covid&Natural Hair Hacks With Francesca Murray Of One Girl One World from 2021-03-11T08:00

Francesca Murray of One Girl One World joins Yola to chat about traveling during Covid, natural hair...

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Connecting With You Customers As A Fashion Brand With The Range from 2021-02-18T08:00

Mia and Brittany Rothweiler, sisters a...

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How To Manifest Anything Into Your Life With Candice Nikea from 2021-02-04T21:24:06

Candice Nikea joins Yola for a deeper dive into how to manifest anything into your life. Candice discovered...

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Why Australian Doctor, Dr. Ginni, Started Her Own Line Of Evidence Based Skincare from 2021-01-28T07:07:59

Another skincare episode with Dr. Ginni, founder of Listen

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How The 26 Year Heritage Skincare Brand Sparked a New Dialog with Gen Z with CMO of Paula’s Choice Erika Kussmann from 2021-01-21T06:00

Legacy brand, Paula's Choice, has had a resurgence with Gen-Z and millennials most known for their 2% BHA Exfoliant and Clinical Boosters. CMO, Erika Kussmann, joins Yola to discuss how the bran...

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Goodbye Dry January, Virtual Diner Parties&Crazy Nights With Having A Night Podcast from 2021-01-14T07:30

BFF's, actresses and hosts of Having A Night podcast, Sophie Van Hasselberg and Ari Venturi, join Yola for a night in! The girls reminisce on ...

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Finding Calm Within The Chaos + Manifesting With Action In Times Of Uncertainty from 2021-01-10T22:22:37

This episode is a must-listen if you are feeling overwhelmed by the events in the world and/or in your personal life. I really try to share tools and tips in this episode to help you find calm w...

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Whitney Cummings Wants You To Just Say Vagina from 2020-12-17T07:31:14

Whitney Cummings joins Yola to share why women should just say VAGINA. Plus Whitney keeps us updated...

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Rocky Barnes On Her New Unisex Clothing Line, The Bright Side + How Motherhood Has Changed her Perspective from 2020-12-10T08:30

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Zuri Hall On Her New Show Hot Happy Mess, Growing Up In Ohio, Going After Her Television Dreams&Career Lessons from 2020-12-03T08:00

Emmy-winning TV host, producer, and actress Zuri Hall joins Yola this week to talk about...

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How To Build Your Brand In 2020 With Social Strategist Audrie Segura and Publicist Anita Chatterjee from 2020-11-19T18:00:01

Want to how to grow your digital presence on social media and in the press? This episode is for you! Social strategist, Listen

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Sophia Amoruso Shares What She Learned From Nasty Gal&Girlboss + Why She Started The Business Class from 2020-11-05T08:00

Sophia Amoruso, NYT Bestselling Author, and former founder of Nasty Gal and Girlboss launched a new v...

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Meena Harris on Ambition, Creating Inclusive Narratives For Children&The Importance Of Voting from 2020-10-29T04:21:10

Lawyer, Activist, Entrepreneur, and NYT Bestselling Author, Meena Harris,  joins Yola to share her inspiration...

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Love In The Time Of Corona Presented By Bumble from 2020-10-22T07:00

Is the pandemic getting in the way of your love life? Same. Thankfully, Bumble and dating ...

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Lo Bosworth On The Importance Of The Microbiome, Supplements vs Vitamins&Love Wellness's Mission To Make Women's Wellness Accessible from 2020-10-08T05:00

Lo Bosworth joins Yola to reminisce on eating ribs and drinking wine at SxSW while talking about all thi...

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How To Overcome Suicidal Ideation With Scout Sobel From Okay Sis Podcast from 2020-10-01T06:40:16

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we talk about suicidal ideation and experiences. Yola and Scout from ...

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Susan Griffin-Black, EO Products Co-Founder, On Why 2020 Is The Year Of The Hand Sanitizer + Benefits Of Aromatherapy&Navigating Love and Entrepreneurship from 2020-09-17T07:00

Co-founder of EO Products/Everyone joins Yola to discuss the neurological benefits of aromatherapy and essential oils, the year of the hand sanitizer, keeping up with demand during the pandemic,...

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LA Gyno , Listening To Your Body, Stocks Vs. Designer Bags&Nothing Last Forever from 2020-09-10T06:45

Haven't done a solo in a while so wanted to hop on and say hiii!  After having a really rough period last week, I realized I hadn't gotten women wellness check yearsss so I finally got my first ...

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Fashion Editor Turned Swim Designer With Jade Swim Founder Brittany Kozerski from 2020-08-13T07:00

Brittany Kozerski hustled her way to the top of the fashion industry as a fashion editor at Marie Claire. Having also worked at Elle, Vogue and GQ, Brittany saw a gap in the swimwear market that...

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HUM Nutrition: Creating Beauty From Within With CEO&Founder Walter Faulstroh from 2020-07-30T07:00

If you have been listening to show you know that I have been obsessed with HUM Nutrition for quite some time now! Today we final...

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Julie Smolyansky CEO Of Lifeway Foods: The Benefits Of Kefir, Mind-Gut Connection, Scaling Companies, Social Good&Sexual Assault Advocacy from 2020-07-23T07:00

Julie Smolyansky is a mother, author, activist, humanitarian, and is the youngest female CEO of a pu...

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Therapy Session with Psychotherapist Elizabeth Winkler: 7 Steps To Move Through Anxiety and Fear from 2020-07-16T07:00

The pandemic has been rough! We have cried...a lot. Thankfully, Psychotherapist Elizabeth Winkler is here to give ...

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Brittany Xavier On The Business of Influencing, Motherhood, Antiracism&TikTok Fame from 2020-06-18T07:00

Brittany Xavier joins Yola to share how she went from marketing executive to global style influencer ...

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Diversifying Venture Capital&The Boardroom With Abyah Wynn and Denise Hewett from 2020-06-08T17:01:39

One of the most actionable ways to actually diversity the economy is to hire or wire. As in, the venture capital industry needs to equitably spread venture dollars amongst black founders, non-...

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Can Sisters Be Friends? Yola And Mora On Repairing Their Relationship As Sisters, Cringeworthy Quarantine DM's + Call Her Daddy Drama Recap from 2020-05-21T07:00

Quarantining together has made Yola and her sister, Mora, realize they have lost their relationship as sisters — and may have never had a solid friendship to begin with. Which begs the questio...

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@WeWoreWhat's, Danielle Bernstein, Reveals The Inspiration Behind Her Tell-All Book from 2020-05-18T07:00

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Why Is Everyone Talking About The Microbiome? Co-founder of Seed, Ara Katz, Explains from 2020-05-14T07:00

If you feel like you keeping seeing or hearing everyone talk about the microbiome, you're not wrong. Ara Katz, Co...

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Managing Self-Isolation With Scout&Mady Of Okay Sis + Carole Baskin's Rejection Letter from 2020-05-07T07:00

Fellow podcasters Scout and Mady of Okay Sis join Yola for a glass or three of wine to discuss life in isolation, fighting with your sis, curly hair problems, keeping your love life alive duri...

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Will The Fashion Industry Change Forever? Marta Pozzan On Creating Content From Home, The Importance Of Therapy,&Dating During Quarantine from 2020-04-30T07:00

Marta Pozzan joins Yola to catch up on the new normal of doing everything at home. Plus, Marta gives her perspe...

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Harvard Medical School Doctor, Abraar Karan, Explains Everything You Need To Know About Covid-19, Why We Are Just Now Wearing Masks and What The Future Looks Like After Stay-At-Home Orders Are Lifted from 2020-04-09T21:02:48

Tired of reading contradictory facts about Covid-19? Same! Thankfully, Harvard Medical School's own, Dr. Abraar Karan, is here to breakdown the scientific facts about the virus. If you are cur...

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Anxiety In The Time Of Coronavirus, Navigating Your Emotions, and America's Obsession With The Tiger King from 2020-04-02T07:00

Coronavirus has taken a toll on more than just physical health, but also our mental health as a society. Self-isolation and the ambiguity of what's to come has brought on anxiety and depression ...

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VP of Talent at Comedy Central, Tara Schuster, On Interning For Jon Stewart, Using Humor To Combat Trauma and The Stories Behind Her Self-Help Rituals In Her New Book: Buy Yourself The F*cking Lillies. from 2020-03-26T07:00

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The @bagsnob, Tina Craig, On Coronavirus Xenophobia, How She Turned Her Blog Into A Business&The Science Behind Her New Skincare Line, U Beauty. from 2020-03-19T12:27:20

Tina Craig is a true pioneer in the digital space - she launched one of the first-ever fashion blogs in 2005, Bag...

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The Goop Lab: Breaking Down The Healing "Exorcism", Psychedelics&Sex Therapy With Goop's Chief Content Officer, Elise Loehnen. from 2020-02-20T08:30

Goop's Chief Content Officer sits down with Yola to break down The Goop Lab on Netflix. The one of a kind docuseries explored controversial...

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Erin&Sara Foster On Their New Investment In Bev, Relationships, Flip Cup and Hustling In LA. from 2020-02-13T08:39:08

Sister duo Erin & Sara foster join Yola for a hilarious game of flip cup with Bev-their newest investment. The Creative Heads at Bumble also open up about their careers merging together, navig...

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What Is I Suck At Life&Who Is Yola Robert? from 2020-02-06T09:14:57

You may be wondering what in the world is I Suck At life and who in the world is Yola? It's literally the number one question the show gets an...

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Be Well By Kelly: Celebrity nutritionist Kelly Leveque on why oat milk is bad for you, the Fab Four diet and balancing your hormones through nutrition and supplements. from 2020-01-23T08:30

Celebrity nutritionist Kelly Leveque (aka Be Well By Kelly) has worked with everyone from  Listen

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Anastasia Beverly Hills: Anastasia Soare and her daughter Norvina on how they built a billion-dollar global brand, revolutionizing brows and pioneering the way people consumed makeup through social media. from 2020-01-16T08:35:39

Anastasia Soare came to America from Romania without speaking a word of English, but she had a vision of what the makeup and brow industry needed and now is widely referred to as one of makeup's...

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Cassie Randolph On Life After The Bachelor, What It’s Really Like To Be On The Show And Her Latest Collab With Amuse from 2020-01-09T08:44:13

What’s life like after The Bachelor? Cassie Randolph sits down with Yola to chat on adjusting to life with Colton after the show ended. The future speech pathologist als...

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The BEST way to stick to your New Year's resolutions with BossBabe co-founder Natalie Ellis from 2020-01-02T12:54:42

Do you ever feel like New Year's resolutions don't work so why bother making them? You are not alone! Most of us fail at keeping our resolutions before the month of January is even over. But wha...

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Bootstrapped To Billions With StyleSeat Founder Melody McCloskey from 2019-12-26T11:15:34

One too many bad hair cuts led Melody McCloskey to start an online booking platform for individuals to efficiently book services with beauty professionals in their area. But Style Seat wasn't an...

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Using Instagram to make self love viral with the female Warhol from 2019-12-19T07:30

The Female Warhol has grown to be an incognito figure on Instagram known for using social media to create viral art that empowers people to love themselves. Her work provokes and sheds light on ...

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The UGLY truth about the health food industry: How Daily Harvest is on a mission to bring healthy, quick and delicious options to homes across America with founder Rachel Drori. from 2019-12-12T17:57:43

The health food industry has been deceiving consumers for years claiming certain pre-packaged foods are "healthy." Even foods that are labeled "natural" or "organic" often times aren't. Rachel D...

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The art of friends as business partners and turning gifts into memories with Forbes 30 Under 30 nominee and CEO of BOXFOX, Chelsea Moore. from 2019-12-05T09:17:50

Right out of college Chelsea and her two friends found an opportunity to make the gifting space more meaningful and curated. The trio founded BOXFOX out of their living rooms and grew it into a ...

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Everything you need to know about launching celebrity brands, producing the most coveted experiences and building global strategies with the co-founder of Walker Drawas, Jennifer Walker. from 2019-11-28T12:40:24

Ever wondered how certain brands instantly have that "it" factor? Well, meet the woman that makes "it" happen. Jennifer Walker. Jennifer brought the coveted celeb-fave ALLSAINTS from the UK to t...

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Body positivity, cyberbullying, feeling confident in your own skin and the secret to preventing chaffing with body-positive model, influencer and founder of Love Anybody, Loey Lane. from 2019-11-21T11:29:58

Don't have the confidence to show off your body on social media? You aren't alone. Loey Lane started Youtubing hauls and makeup tutorials when she was a military wife in Kansas, but would only f...

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Cock Socks, Clit Rings and WHAT?! Everything that goes down to get sugared and bronzed with CEO of Sugared + Bronzed, Courtney Claghorn. from 2019-11-14T09:12:29

Everyone has had nightmare waxing or spray tanning experiences, right?! Well, Yola definitely has looked like an Oompa Loompa and has gotten 3rd-degree burns where burns shouldn't happen. Courtn...

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Jon&Vinny’s for baby food? Digging into the gourmet baby food industry with Yumi’s CEO&President, Evelyn Rusli. from 2019-11-07T08:30

Evelyn Rusli went from being a NYT journalist to the CEO of a gourmet baby food service, Yumi. Since it’s inception, celebrities like Jessica Alba, Molly Sims and Whitney Port, have been big fan...

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Jon&Vinny’s for baby food? Digging into the gourmet baby food industry with Yumi’s CMO&President, Evelyn Rusli. from 2019-11-07T08:30

Evelyn Rusli went from being a NYT journalist to the CMO of a gourmet baby food service, Yumi. Since it’s inception, celebrities like Jessica Alba, Molly Sims and Whitney Port, have been big fan...

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Nicole Williams-English: Demented Dolls, how to break into the modeling industry&the highs and lows of reality tv. from 2019-10-31T07:30

Influencer, designer and reality tv star, Nicole Williams-English, gets spooky on her love for horror films, Halloween and her childhood demented dolls. The WAGS star and alumn open's up about w...

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Lilliana Vazquez shares her story on how she was able to build her brand as first gen Latina in fashion and television. from 2019-10-24T07:30

Lilliana Vazquez is one of the most sought after personalities in the industry — acting as host, tastemaker, style expert and content creator for some of the biggest names in the fashion and bea...

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Media Personality Turned Beauty Entrepreneur: Allison McNamara went from interning at E! to being Who What Wear's first fashion show host to being on big screen with Pop Sugar, FYI and Today Show before founding skincare line, Mara Beauty. from 2019-10-17T07:53:41

Influencer and entrepreneur, Allison McNamara, is a seasoned TV host, fashion and beauty influencer and founder of the new clean algae-based skincare line,  Listen

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Health-Ade's CEO, Daina Trout, on combatting competition in the Kombucha space, building Health-Ade with her husband and balancing motherhood. from 2019-10-10T07:30

Daina Trout co-founded Health-Ade with her now-husband and former colleague. The fan-favorite kombucha started as a weekend farmers market hobby that turned into a multi-million dollar band. Bei...

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Annie Lawless shares lessons she learned from founding Suja Juice, why she started Lawless Beauty and how she maintains work-life balance. from 2019-10-10T07:30

Influencer and entrepreneur, Annie Lawless, found herself with an autoimmune disease during law school, but found a way to self-heal through juicing. Her juicing soon became a flow blown busines...

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I Suck At Life Is Back! Brand New Episode October 10th! from 2019-10-03T08:39:42

I Suck At Life is here to help you navigate the roller coaster ride to success. Forbes contributor, Yola Robert, interviews entrepreneurs, brands, executives, influencers and celebrities on how ...

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Cindy Crawford: Supermodel and Entrepreneur from 2019-04-26T15:00

Supermodel, Cindy Crawford, shares with us how she began her entrepreneurial career, how her children are following in her footsteps and gives us the latest on her new company with Lebron James,...

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Bumble and Bloggers Who Brunch Present Cara Santana: Actress, Influencer and Global Engagement Officer at Glamsquad from 2019-04-10T16:41:35

Bumble and Bloggers Who Brunch Present their Women In Entertainment Series with Cara Santana. Cara is an actress, influencer and business women. She currently stars on Vida and is the Global Eng...

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Catt Sadler: Entertainment Host, Entrepreneur and Founder of The Catt Walk from 2019-04-05T02:39:25

On this episode, Catt Sadler gets real on why she left E! entertainment, how she...

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Raina Penchansky: CEO of Digital Brand Architects (DBA) from 2019-03-18T07:36:59

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Jaclyn Johnson, CEO&Founder of Create&Cultivate from 2019-03-05T08:01:13

Jaclyn Johnson took her side hustle and turned it into a full blown media empire- Create & Cultivate. Since launching C&C, Jaclyn has written her own book and launched her podcast, Work Party. J...

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Lo (Lauren) Bosworth: CEO&Founder of Love Wellness from 2019-02-20T00:09:04

Lo Bosworth has innovated the feminine self care industry with her company, Love Wellness. After Laguna Beach and The Hills, Lo pivoted to become a best selling aut...

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