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The stuff you wished entrepreneurs really talked about. Drybar founder Alli Webb joins forces with her executive coach (and boyfriend) Adrian Koehler to pull back the curtain on the entrepreneurial life—the good, the bad, and the messy. Together, they tackle the conversations people in leadership rarely have in public, interviewing other entrepreneurs and founders along the way to find out what it takes to overcome the obstacles that make most people quit. This is a study on perseverance. So, whether you're just starting out or weighed down by the stress of success, tune in. You might not be as alone as you think.

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Final Episode! What’s Alli doing next? with Dan Tocchini and Mark Edwards from Take New Ground. from 2021-10-29T10:30

With heavy and full hearts Alli and Adrian are doing their final sign off at Raising the Bar. The heart of this conversation has always been from the beginning to meet and serve founders and s...

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Squeeze: your next franchise opportunity with CEO Brittany Driscoll from 2021-10-22T10:30

Brittany Driscoll moved from an impressive career in marketing world class brands to being the CEO of Squeeze, the only place you’ll want to get a massage in the future. We know Brittany well an...

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We all scream for Jeni’s! from 2021-10-15T10:30

Jeni Britton is a genius creator and the kindest of humans. We loved this candid conversation with our dear friend. Grab a pint of your favorite Jeni’s and enjoy the inspiration

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News Not Noise with Jessica Yellin from 2021-10-08T10:30

Yellin is a Peabody, Gracie and Emmy award-winning political journalist. She is the past Chief White House Correspondent for CNN. During recent years she has made her mark by starting News Not N...

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Dan Ilani. A new dating app for high performers from 2021-10-01T10:30

Dan Ilani is a solid human who has found a hole in the online dating world...how do I filter a space for the driven and healthy? His answer: Ateam, an online community for people who are focused...

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John Demsey: the creative executive at Estee Lauder. from 2021-09-24T10:30

John has been the bridge between beauty founders and the corporate world for decades. As the Executive Group President at Estee Lauder Companies he has increased the reach with equal parts creat...

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Claire Byrne:The Heart Break Coach from 2021-09-17T10:30

Claire has gone through her own journey to heal and thrive after relational heartbreak. She found that journey so vital that she spends all her time now helping women own their own process. If...

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Greg Scheinman: Busting the myths of the mid-life male from 2021-09-10T10:30

Greg Scheinman has built a business around what he’s committed to for himself: Optimizing the midlife male experience via wholistic life engagement. You’ll love hearing how he landed here and hi...

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Meridith Rojas: an entrepreneur making new waves in the corporate world from 2021-09-03T10:30

Meridith Rojas is a firecracker who took her passion to help online creators generate a lifestyle of connection to their audience and is crafting new vision with Logitech as they share this sa...

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Eating Purely, Living purely with Purely Elizabeth’s Elizabeth Stein. from 2021-08-27T10:30

Elizabeth Stein pulled off what most can’t do and almost everyone won't even try. Her boyfriend sparked her interest in healthy food and like most great entrepreneurial stories she just “tried...

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Jennifer Cohen: Brand Bulder | Habit Hacker | Fitness Fanatic from 2021-08-20T10:30

 Jennifer Cohen is not messing around. Listen in to hear how she takes on this best selling author and educator from the fitness community takes on change, adversity, and ordering the chaos in...

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Two Brothers, Two industries, Killer Sauerkraut. from 2021-08-13T10:30

We loved the story of how Drew and Mac Anderson leveraged their individual skill-sets and partnered together to connect to their roots and become a presence in a growing category. This honest co...

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Lisa Bilyeu: the power of breaking free from societal expectations from 2021-08-06T10:30

Lisa Bilyeu is a force of nature. After playing the role of optimized housewife for 8 years while her husband, Tom Bilyeu, started a tech company, she owned her deepest desires to be a major pla...

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Local women leaders solving local community problems with Ms Foundation CEO Teresa Younger from 2021-07-30T10:30

 The Ms Foundation has been generating local community solutions by empowering, educating, and funding women for almost 50 years. The stories are inspiring and the courage provoking. 

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Alula: Making Cancer Less Lonely from 2021-07-23T10:30

Liya Shuster-Bier went from being neck deep at Wharton to being immersed in the chaos of her mother’s cancer journey. Little did she know that she herself would be diagnosed just years later. Sh...

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Rea Ann Silva of Beautyblender: What it takes to create a whole new category in a crowded market. from 2021-07-16T10:30

Rea Ann Silva shares her down to earth and honest story of her journey to first become a prime make up artist in hollywood. Necessity and commitment to operational excellence led her to invent a...

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You are a Pattern. The mystery and predictably of the human experience with Lisa Donovan, inventor of your next essential app The Pattern. from 2021-07-09T10:30

Lisa Donovan is a breakthrough success with The Pattern: an app that mirrors your experience through life by melding psychology, astrology, and unending wonder. This conversation about the impac...

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Inspiring America’s youth to be curious, exercise their voice, and be of service with 4-H President&CEO, Jennifer Sirangelo. from 2021-07-02T10:30

What’s the most impactful non-profit you’ve never heard of? 4-H. 
Jennifer Sirangelo, who heads “America’s largest youth development organization" shares how self-confidence in toda...

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Facing Death, Finding Life with Rabbi Steve Leder from 2021-06-25T10:30

How do we make sense of death? How are we to face grief as it comes? How does facing our mortality generate a better life right now? We discuss these topics in this powerful conversation with Ra...

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Triumph via Tragedy with Francesco Clark, Founder of Clark’s Botanicals from 2021-06-18T10:30

 Heart lifting episode hearing how a tragic accident lead a tenacious man to build to a vibrant beauty business. 

 

 

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A calling to BE yourself with Jessica Zweig from 2021-06-11T10:30

Best selling author and branding expert Jessica Zweig joins us this week for a no very inspiring and no BS convo about how to unapologetically build your personal brand by being rigorously hones...

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Looking to simplify your diet…Fast This Way with Dave Asprey from 2021-06-04T10:30

The ever-brilliant and inegmatic Dave Asprey is on Raising the Bar this week to share about his new book that’s full of ways to make your approach to your own nutrition simpler and smarter.

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Jesse Merrill at Good Culture is here to heal your gut. from 2021-05-28T10:30

Join us this week to hear how Jesse Merrill of Good Culture disrupted the boring cottage cheese market, healed his own gut and is reinventing the dairy industry. 

 

 

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Bree Jacoby, Why execs can’t resist her.. from 2021-05-21T10:30

In this episode we get to catch up with a rising star in the realm of men’s and women styling, Bree Jacoby. She gives us the behind the scenes and personal view of why 10 new outfits will change...

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Hilary Coles, the Her behind Hims and Hers from 2021-05-14T10:30

From start up to IPO within 4 years, Hilary and her co-founder generated a much needed modern approach to a previously stigmatized industry. ...

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Gary Vee’s Unfinished Business from 2021-05-07T09:00

We get behind the scenes with genius digital marketing guru, Gary Vaynerchuk, to learn about how he leverages his vulnerability and still has new ground to take. 

 

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44. Feeding America's Youth with FoodCorps Founder Curt Ellis from 2021-02-24T11:00

FoodCorps has spent the past decade fighting our fast food nation by connecting kids to healthy food in schools. Today the organization’s founder, Curt Ellis, lif...

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43. Shit We Love - Recovering a Relationship from 2021-02-22T11:00

Today we’re tackling what it means to create and maintain a great relationship with the one-and-only Dan Tocchini. As a seasoned business coach and dedicated husb...

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42. Communication, Commitment,&Challenges in Relationships&Business with Lori&Chris Harder from 2021-02-19T11:00

Lori and Chris Harder are the ultimate power couple goals. Their intentional approach has helped them manifest a successful romantic Listen

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41. Becoming a Good City Mentor with Brian Larrabee from 2021-02-17T11:00

Today we’re joined by Brian Larrabee, the founder of Good City Mentors, a Los Angeles-based non-profit that partners high-achieving professionals and creatives wi...

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40. Shit that Bugs Us: Covid Diets from 2021-02-15T11:00

Today we’re weighing in on diets, and the new meal routine we’re currently trying out of size: Listen

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39. Curating a Dating App That’s Meant to Be Deleted with Justin McLeod from 2021-02-12T11:00

Hinge has boldly positioned itself as a different kind of dating app, which replaces engagement metrics and retainment stats for real connection and authenticity....

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38. Why Alli Put a Ring on Boutique Jewelry Brand, Becket + Quill | with Meredith Quill from 2021-02-10T11:00

It’s high time you all met Alli’s new business partner, Meredith Quill. It’s her first time on this podcast, but most certainly won’t be the last. 

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37. Shit We Love: Generating Love from 2021-02-08T11:00

Love’s in the air! We’re approaching our 16th month together, and February has us all in amor Listen

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36. Three Day Rule: Relationship Roundtable with Founder Talia Goldstein&Matchmaker Rebecca Macias from 2021-02-05T11:00

It’s no secret that Adrian and Alli met through Three Day Rule, the matchmaking service for those who are ready to date more intentionally. And today, we’re going...

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35. How Parachute Took off | with Founder and CEO Ariel Kaye. from 2021-01-29T11:00

Ariel Kaye joins us today to discuss how she turned a creative hobby into Parachute – a multi-million dollar blissful bedding brand. 

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34. Why Investing in Female Leadership Makes the World a Better Place | with Amira Diamond and Melinda Kramer. from 2021-01-27T11:00

Mother Nature takes on a whole new meaning with this week’s inspiring guests, Amira Diamond and Melinda Kramer, co-founders and co-directors of Women’s Earth Alli...

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33. Shit We Have: Covid Coping vs. Covid Thriving from 2021-01-25T11:00

Today we’re talking about how to extract the silver linings from the good, the bad, and the ugly days that we all experience during times of uncertainty. <...

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32. Curating Luxury Brands with an Attainable Mindset with Katherine Power from 2021-01-22T11:00

Power by name, powerhouse by nature, Katherine Power, is a female-entrepreneur with a knack for spotting trends and building beautiful brands that are accessible ...

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31. Creating Community with Nature at Serenbe with Garnie Nygren from 2021-01-20T11:00

Adrian and I love to learn about people who live iconically, which is why we’re super excited to talk to Garnie Nygren, co-founder of Serenbe, a wellness communit...

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30. Shit That Bugs Us: Good Days. Bad Days from 2021-01-18T11:00

Today, we ponder the questions we can all ask ourselves in moments of crisis, so we can crawl out of the pity mindset and reframe the situation. It’s easier said ...

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29. Baseball, Business and Blowing It with Alex Rodriguez from 2021-01-15T11:00

Baseball legend and all-around great guy Alex Rodriguez, aka A-Rod, joins the table today to talk about how he approaches the two professional pillars in life—bus...

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28. Behind the Camera with Entrepreneur and Bachelorette star, Dale Moss. from 2021-01-13T11:00

You probably remember Dale Moss’s face—and shocking storyline—from last year’s “The Bachelorette,” but how much do you know about Dale’s off-camera credentials?  ...

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27. Shit That Bugs Us: COVID Coupling from 2021-01-11T11:00

Today we’re discussing how to spend quality time with your lockdown lover during the pandemic. From puzzles to inquisitive games, we’re trying everything out for ...

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25. Fighting for Equity | with Teresa C. Younger from 2021-01-06T11:00

This week’s impact episode features Teresa C. Younger, president and CEO of the Ms.Foundation for Women.

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24. Shit We Love: Honesty from 2021-01-04T11:00

We recorded this conversation right after our interview with Steve Madden, which you’ll be able to hear on Friday (1/8/21), because we were just so taken aback by...

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23. Shit we Have: Blending Families from 2020-12-21T11:00

In a modern family set up, it’s all too easy to spiral over the traditional expectations of what a perfect holiday should look like.’ Today, we’re tackling this i...

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22. Responsible Skin Care, Not Disease Care | with Dr. Harold Lancer from 2020-12-18T11:00

When Dr. Harold Lancer was around eight years old, he fell backwards into a vat of boiling water. And if comic books have taught us anything, he had two choices: ...

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21. Aligning Corporate Money with Social Good at Children's Hospital Los Angeles | with Dawn Wilcox from 2020-12-16T11:00

Dawn Wilcox is the Vice President of Corporate Partnerships for Children's Hospital Los Angeles — and she is just as remarkable, beautiful, important, and amazing...

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20. Shit That Bugs Us: You're Late from 2020-12-14T11:00

You don’t have to work with Adrian for very long before you find out how important being on time is when you’ve made the agreement to meet with him — because it’s...

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19. mindbodygreen: Creating a Platform to Connect Soul&Science | with Colleen Wachob&Jason Wachob from 2020-12-11T11:00

Colleen and Jason Wachob were both killing it in their careers, but their high-stress careers were also slowly killing them. So, they decided to create the compan...

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18. How a Reformed Criminal is Reforming Criminals (for Free) at The Other Side Academy | with David Duroche from 2020-12-09T11:29:29

David Duroche is one of the most fascinating people we’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking to, on or off the podcast. He is currently the Executive Director of T...

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17. Shit We Love (That Bugs Us): Working Together at Home from 2020-12-07T11:00

Most of us spent a lot of 2020 working from home… with everyone else we live with also working or going to school from home. It’s great to be able to spend more t...

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16. Get Better, Be Better, Do Better: The SmartyPants Transformation | with Courtney Nichols-Gould from 2020-12-04T11:00

Courtney Nichols-Gould is the Co-Founder & Co-CEO SmartyPants, a leading preventative healthcare brand that values family, authenticity, and a core commitment to ...

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15. Bringing Clean Water to the World: From Club Owner to Impact Maker | with Scott Harrison of charity:water from 2020-12-02T11:16:03

We were sitting in our kitchen a couple weeks ago when Adrian pulled up Listen

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14. Shit That Bugs Us: Text Fighting from 2020-11-30T11:00

Scuffles, kerfuffles, bickering: this is just a short list of things that should be left out of all of your text messages and emails. Whether this is in your pers...

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13. One Potato: The Family That Cooks Together Thrives Together | with Catherine McCord from 2020-11-27T11:00

A lot of us see cooking as something that we have to get out of the way (or outsource to someone else); it’s a utilitarian action that we need to get over with so...

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12. Gen Next: Creating the Best Possible Future | with Michael P. Davidson from 2020-11-25T11:31:22

Michael P. Davidson is one of the most fascinating people on earth, and no matter how cynical you are, we don’t think it’s even possible to hear him talk and not ...

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11. Shit We Love: Connection with the Customer (or, Smokin’ What You’re Sellin’) from 2020-11-23T11:00

We recently enjoyed a little staycation in Malibu to celebrate our first anniversary and we had a surprising experience that we want to share with everyone. We st...

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10. GT’s Living Foods: The Spiritually Aligned Kombucha Company (with a 27-Year-Old SCOBY) | with GT Dave from 2020-11-20T11:00

A Himalayan Mother SCOBY entered GT Dave’s home back in 1993, about 20 years before kombucha started to grow as a wellness trend in the Western world. They starte...

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9. Rich Orosco: EVP, Brand&Community at LAFC from 2020-11-18T11:00

Rich Orosco is a natural visionary and impact leader with a commitment to service, and as part of serving his community, he became an integral part of creating Ad...

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8. Shit That Bugs Us: First Impressions from 2020-11-16T11:00

We recently had an experience at a restaurant we went to for the first time that was… less than ideal. So, we’re going to share what went down, where it went wron...

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7. How to Break Free of Negative Beliefs&Become a Super Attractor: Manifestation for Left-Brain Thinkers | with Gabby Bernstein from 2020-11-13T11:00

Gabby Bernstein changed Alli’s life... and that’s really not hyperbole at all. Her book Listen

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6. TreePeople&Climate Justice: Prescriptions to Heal Communities | with Cindy Montanez from 2020-11-11T11:00

Cindy Montanez is the CEO of TreePeople and a record-breaking change-maker: at 25, she was elected as the youngest mayor and councilmember of her hometown of San ...

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5. Shit That Bugs Us: “Sorry You Feel That Way” from 2020-11-09T11:00

“I’m sorry you feel that way.”

Has anyone ever said that to you? Have you ever said that to someone else? Business, ...

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4. How to Pitch to a Shark, Hustle Porn,&Investing in Entrepreneurs of Color | with Mark Cuban from 2020-11-06T11:00

You probably all know who Mark Cuban is — a star of “Shark Tank,” a billionaire entrepreneur, and a rockstar investor — but we wanted to uncover a side of Mark th...

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3. Supporting Community&Feeding the Family Next Door | with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot from 2020-11-04T11:00

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot is one of the most impactful leaders in the country—and you’ve probably never heard of her. Now the CEO of Feeding America, she was a to...

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2. Shit That Bugs Us: Bait N’ Switch from 2020-11-02T11:00

As business leaders and mentors, Alli and Adrian have seen just about every strategy for launching, scaling, marketing, selling, and leading a business. Some of i...

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1. Guy Raz: Curiosity, Telling Human Stories,&The Lost Episodes of “How I Built This” from 2020-10-30T16:04:24

You probably know Guy Raz from hosting one of the most popular podcasts ever, NPR’s Listen

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Trailer from 2020-10-29T10:00

The stuff you wished entrepreneurs really talked about. Drybar founder Alli Webb joins forces with her executive coach (and boyfriend) Adrian Koehler to pull back the curtain on the entrepreneur...

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Baby2Baby: Hollywood's Favorite Philanthropy from 2020-05-01T07:30

Michael and Alli sit down with Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein, presidents of Baby2Baby, a group that provides low-income children with diapers, clothing, a...

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Emily and Meritt: Fashion's Favorite Friendship from 2020-04-24T07:30

You can thank Emily Current and Meritt Elliott for the boyfriend jeans in your closet. After making the jump from styling to designing, they started Current/Elliott a...

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Anine Bing: Influencer-Turned-Designer from 2020-04-10T07:00

Anine Bing has become the go-to designer for models and actresses off-duty since leveraging her social media platform into a namesake label. Like all great founder stories, the Danish-born mod...

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Chriselle Lim: Fashion's Busiest Superinfluencer from 2020-03-27T07:30

Chriselle Lim is one of those OG influencers who joined YouTube in 2010 and now counts 3.2 million followers across social media with a staff of 13 people in her down...

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Laura Wasser: Hollywood Divorce Attorney Turned Entrepreneur from 2020-03-20T07:30

Dubbed "the disso queen" by TMZ, Hollywood divorce attorney Laura Wasser has represented everyone from Ashton Kutcher to Kim Kardashian to Stevie Wonder. In her 20+ y...

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Ritual: Disrupting The Vitamin Industry with Katerina Schneider from 2020-03-13T07:00

Katerina Schneider was four-months pregnant when she set out to raise money for her subscription-based vitamin company aimed at delivering clean, science-backed, vegan-certified multivitamins ma...

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Midland Shop: Staying Authentic As A Small Business In L.A. with Co-Owner Paige Appel from 2020-03-06T08:00

Midland Shop is known for its curations of ethically-made, artisan, quality goods. With two locations in Los Angeles, Midland now has its eye on ramping up its e-commerce division and ex...

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LIVELY: How A Former Victoria's Secret Exec Disrupted the $13B Lingerie World from 2020-02-28T08:00

In just 48 months, founder and CEO Michelle Cordeiro Grant flipped her “leisurée” (lingerie and leisure) startup and sold the fledgling company for $85 million. As a former Victoria's Secret exe...

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Ramy Brook: Day-To-Night Fashion From a Self-Trained Designer from 2020-02-21T08:00

Though Ramy Brook Sharp's high school wasn't too happy about her shortening her skirts and restyling her jeans, this was the beginning of Ramy's s...

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Take New Ground: The Secret Weapon of the Leaders You Admire Most with Adrian Koehler from 2020-02-07T08:00

Executive coaching is at the forefront of business culture today. From founders in the startup stage to senior executives at multinational corporations, more people in leadership positions are...

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Gabby Reece: The Former Model and Pro Volleyball Player Dispels the Myth of the Personal Brand from 2020-01-31T08:00

Though it's been decades since Gabby Reece first started out as a pro-beach volleyball star and Nike's first female spokesperson, the 6' 3” powerhouse hasn't slowed down. As a wife, mother, auth...

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Private Equity: Learn How to Raise Capital with Drybar’s Largest Investor from 2020-01-24T08:00

In 2012, two years after its first store opened, Drybar announced that it had closed $16 million in financing with private equity firm Castanea Pa...

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Argent: The Pantsuit Startup Outfitting Hillary Clinton&Kamala Harris from 2020-01-17T08:00

Sali Christeson spent a decade in the Bay Area's fin-tech scene where she struggled to find clothes that were bold, practical, and professional. In 2016 she founded Argent, a workwear company fo...

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Brittany Driscoll: What It's Really Like To Leap Into Entrepreneurship from 2020-01-10T08:00

It's been 10 months since Squeeze opened their books to usher in the next generation of affordable massage studios and begin #TheFeelGoodRevolution. But it all hasn't been oohs and aahs. Co-fo...

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Kelly Leveque: Nutritionist To The Stars (Re-Release) from 2019-12-27T08:00

Kelly Leveque is the woman who Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba, and Busy Phillips turn to when they need help balancing blood sugar and demanding schedules. Kelly unveils to Alli and Michael the i...

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Tappan: Reinventing the Art Scene For a Digital Generation from 2019-12-20T08:00

Founded in 2012 by painter Chelsea Neman Na...

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Nekter Juice Bar: Creating The Starbucks of Juice from 2019-12-13T08:00

After a successful career in the infomercial industry, founder and CEO Steve Schulze turned his attention to the nascent juicing trend and opened the first Nekter Juice Bar in 2010. Today, the...

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Belly Bandit: Supporting Moms With Stylish Shapewear from 2019-12-06T08:00

Moms all over the world have the Caden sisters to thank for normalizing post-pregnancy shapewear. It all started in 2008 when Lori Caden's sisters were sick of hearing complaints about the new m...

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Emily Schuman: Cupcakes and Cashmere (re-release) from 2019-11-29T05:00

Emily Schuman has built a thriving lifestyle company on the coattails of Cupcakes and Cashmere, a website she created just 10 years ago. As an OG fashion blogger, she walks Alli and Michael th...

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Kentucky Straight Ice: Converting Ice Cubes Into Cash from 2019-11-22T08:00

Entrepreneur Rich Finck could sell ice to an Eskimo, literally. That's because his company Kentucky Straight Ice specializes in handcrafted, stunningly clear, luxury beverage-ice. A family-owned...

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Supergoop!: Turning SPF Into $40 Million from 2019-11-15T22:11:51

Supergoop! founder Holly Thaggard is the queen of sunscreen. She never intended to build a $40-million company sold in Sephora, Nordstrom, and Bluemercury until a close friend of hers was diagno...

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The Giving Keys: Unlocking A Social Impact Company from 2019-11-08T07:00

The Giving Keys are repurposed key necklaces stamped with inspirational words like FEARLESS, HOPE, STRENGTH, and COURAGE. When the wearer of the key encounters someone else who...

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Sugar Paper: On Becoming The Best Stationery Company In The World from 2019-11-01T21:37:26

Sugar Paper, Los Angeles's premier goods shop and custom letterpress stationery company, was born in 2003 when college pals Chelsea Shukov and Jamie Grobecker started designing custo...

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The Clear Cut: Selling Diamonds In Your DMs from 2019-10-25T07:00

Engagement ring company the Clear Cut has sold millions of dollars in diamonds over Instagram's direct messages since launching in 2018. By creating tailor-made jewelry and demystifying the buyi...

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Maya Brenner: Spinning Success Out of 14k Gold from 2019-10-18T20:57:25

Maya Brenner’s eponymous jewelry line first caught the public’s attention more than 20 years ago, while the jeweler was still creating pieces out of her studio apartment and working full-time as...

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Afterpay: The Millennial's Answer to Buy Now, Pay Later from 2019-10-11T07:00

Five years ago, Nick Molnar had a theory that recession-scarred Millennials would prefer to spend their own money and spread their purchases across a series of payments rather than use a loan or...

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Three Day Rule: Modern Day Matchmaking from 2019-10-04T07:00

Talia Goldstein officially started her matchmaking company Three Day Rule in 2010, but she’s been setting people up since she was in high school. Today, Three Day Rule emplo...

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S2 Ep. 26 Grow Marketing: Two Ex-Rivals Make Peace&PR from 2019-09-27T07:00

For years, Cassie Hughes and Gabrey Means were rivals in the cutthroat world of corporate publicity campaigns, trying to outdo each other with store launches, press events, and...

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S2 Ep. 25 Sweet Laurel Bakery: Why Instagram Came First For This Bakeshop from 2019-09-20T07:00

As a lifelong amateur baker, Laurel Gallucci had to remove gluten, dairy, and refined sugar from her diet when she was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Hashimoto's. She had to re-learn how ...

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S2 Ep. 24 Inner Glow Circle: Money-Making Life Coaching from 2019-09-13T05:00

Death, disease, and...spray tanning? All of these things led Katie DePaola to leave her 9-to-5 job and grow her company Inner Glow Circle into a globally recognized training program for coaches ...

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S2 Ep. 23 Jen Gotch: Ban.do, Mental Health, Authenticity from 2019-09-06T05:00

Don't ask Jen Gotch how to describe her 11-year-old business Ban.do. What began as a hair accessories company has evolved into a lifestyle brand that can be found at more than 3,000 department s...

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S2 Ep. 22 Zookies Cookies: A Shark Tank Success Story from 2019-08-30T05:30

When Justin Miller and Tom Simon pitched their bake-at-home cookie mix on Shark Tank, they may have tricked Alli into eating their dog treats (made from human-grade ingredients) but that didn't ...

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S2 Ep. 21 Year&Day: Direct-To-Consumer Tableware from 2019-08-23T06:00

Year & Day is changing the way people shop for tableware. With its modern, minimalist dishes, flatware, and glassware at attainable prices, the year-old, direct-to-consumer startup has already m...

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S2 Ep. 20 Toni Ko: Banking On Beauty With NYX Cosmetics from 2019-08-16T05:30

Toni Ko was just 25 when she founded the affordable beauty brand NYX Cosmetics. With $250,000 in seed money from her parents, the Korean-born entrepreneur started out small, with makeup pencils,...

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S2 Ep. 19 Jamie Kern Lima: How To Negotiate a $1.2 Billion Aquisition from 2019-08-09T04:30

It Cosmetics has been a true disruptor in the cosmetics industry since its launch in 2008. After years of hustling on QVC and landing shelf space in Sephora and Ulta, fou...

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S2 Ep. 18 Rachel Pally: A Biz For All Body Types from 2019-08-02T13:11:42

Rachel Pally's Cali-cool maxi dresses have been photographed on everyone from SJP and Beyoncé to Jennifer Aniston and Katy Perry, but it was a stint at a university costume department and a chan...

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S2 Ep. 17 Sophia Rossi: How To Go From Assistant to CEO from 2019-07-26T06:00

Sophia Rossi has been a babysitter, an assistant, a TV producer, a founder, a CEO, and now...city councilwoman? But that's for the future. As a former producer on MTV'...

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S2 Ep. 16 Clare V.: The LA Based Brand With Global Appeal from 2019-07-19T06:30

The made-in-LA success of Clare Vivier's handbags and accessories company is going international. Since starting Clare V. in 2008, Clare has translated buzz into business growth and cornered the...

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S2 Ep. 15 Shower Toga: Alli Webb and Mark Cuban's Big Bet from 2019-07-12T06:00

When "Shark Tank" investors Alli Webb and Mark Cuban made an $80,000 gamble on national television, they were not only buying into Shower Toga but also its feisty and fearless founder, Kressa Pe...

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S2 Ep. 14 Sara Happ: The Lip Expert from 2019-07-05T06:00

The original Lip Scrub—loved by early supporters Gwyneth Paltrow and Reese Witherspoon—was never meant to kickstart Sara Happ's beauty career. She just whipped up a product in her kitchen one co...

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S2 Ep. 13 U-Nify: Building and Branding a Mental Health Gym from 2019-06-28T13:03:13

A fitness studio, but for your mental health. This is the idea behind U-Nify, an early-stage company offering affordable workshops led by therapists, life coaches, spiritual leaders, and wellnes...

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S2 Ep. 12 Lunya: Elevating Luxury Sleepwear with Founder Ashley Merrill from 2019-06-21T06:30

Ashley Merrill launched Lunya in 2014 with a conviction that women's sleepwear was overdue for a fresh, modern perspective. As an MBA student wearing her husband's old clothes like pajamas, Ashl...

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S2 Ep. 11 Karen Fairchild: Country Music Icon and Trailblazer from 2019-06-14T06:30

Alli lives out her country girl fantasy and visits Nashville to interview Karen Fairchild, one-fourth of the Grammy Award-winning band, Little Big Town. Together, Alli and Kare...

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S2 Ep. 10 Jaime Schmidt: Turning Natural Deoderant into Gold from 2019-06-07T06:30

Jaime Schmidt, founder of Schmidt’s Naturals, created her award-winning natural deodorant when she was pregnant and concerned...

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S2 Ep. 09 Emily and Meritt: Fashion's Favorite Friendship from 2019-05-31T07:00

You can thank Emily Current and Meritt Elliott for bringing boyfriend jeans into your closet. After making the jump from styling to designing, the two started Current/Elliott and became denim da...

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S2 Ep. 08 Baby2Baby: Hollywood's Favorite Philanthropy from 2019-05-24T07:00

Michael and Alli sit down with Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein, co-presidents of Baby2Baby, a non-profit organization that provides low-income children ages 0-12 with diape...

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S2 Ep.7 Alexa von Tobel: Becoming Financially Fearless from 2019-05-17T07:00

Alexa von Tobel dropped out of Harvard Business School in 2008 to start LearnVest, the online financia...

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S2 Ep. 6 Sarah Gibson Tuttle: Upending The Manicure Industry from 2019-05-10T07:30

Inspired by a lightbulb moment to create "the Drybar for nails," Sarah Gibson Tuttle ditched her NYC finance career to take a risk and open Olive & June, the Instagram-perfect nail salon. Now, a...

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S2 Ep. 6 Anine Bing: Influencer-Turned-Designer from 2019-05-03T04:30

Anine Bing has become the go-to designer for models and actresses off-duty since leveraging her social media platform into a namesake label in 2012. Like all great founder stor...

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S2 Ep. 5 Brooklyn Decker: Rethinking Retail, Tech, and Your Closet from 2019-04-26T04:30

Brooklyn Decker has made a name for herself on the pages of Sports Illustrated and Netflix's "Grace and Frankie," but now her mission as a tech co-founder is to help women digitize and simplify ...

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S2 Ep. 4 How Pocket.watch Is Changing Kids' Content with Chris Williams from 2019-04-19T04:30

Chris Williams is the founder and CEO of Pocket.watch, a digital-first studio that creates global franchises from the YouTube stars and characters loved by Generation Alpha (kids born in 2011-...

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S2 Ep. 3 Kelly Leveque: Nutritionist To The Stars from 2019-04-12T04:30

Kelly Leveque is the woman who Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba, and Busy Phillips turn to when they need help balancing blood sugar and demanding schedules. Kelly unveils to Alli and Michael the i...

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S2 Ep. 2 Brittany Driscoll: From Drybar Exec to Squeeze CEO from 2019-04-05T04:30

For years, Alli and Michael sat on their million-dollar idea to create the Goldilocks massage experience—not too pricey, not too cheap—while they were busy building Drybar. But when their VP of ...

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S2 Ep.1 Emily Schuman: Cupcakes and Cashmere from 2019-03-29T16:48:42

Emily Schuman has built a thriving lifestyle company on the coattails of Cupcakes and Cashmere, a website she created just 10 years ago. As an OG fashion blogger, she walks Alli and Michael th...

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Raising The Bar Season 2 Trailer from 2019-03-15T04:30

Alli and Michael are back and better than ever with a brand new group of entrepreneurs you will not want to miss! Season 2 begins March 29th!

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Elmo Lovano: Build a Band from 2018-10-03T07:05

Before Jammcard, a job platform for musicians didn’t really exist. So after working as a drummer for years and recognizing the need for it, Elmo decided to build it himself, and he told us all a...

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Rachael Blumberg and Yuval Chiprut: What's On Your Plate? from 2018-09-26T07:05

This episode features Platefit founders Rachael Blumberg and Yuval Chiprut.

Platefit is a boutique exercise company that provides classes designed around the use of Power Plates. The plat...

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Ellen Bennett: Apron Queen from 2018-09-19T07:05

This episode features Hedley & Bennett founder and CEO Ellen Bennett.

When Ellen was working as a chef in restaurants, she couldn’t believe bad the aprons were. They were ill-fitting, poo...

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Patrice Banks: Lady Mechanics from 2018-09-12T07:05

This episode features Girls Auto Clinic founder Patrice Banks.

Patrice had a great job as an engineer when she decided give it all up to become a mechanic and open a female-run shop. Her ...

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Jaclyn Johnson: Creating and Cultivating from 2018-09-05T07:05

This episodes features Create & Cultivate’s Jaclyn Johnson! Jaclyn noticed women entrepreneurs needed a space to gather to create their dream careers and her business was born! She’s seen it all...

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Joey Gonzalez: From Client to CEO from 2018-08-29T07:05

This episode features Barry’s Bootcamp CEO Joey Gonzalez. Joey first fell in love with the high-intensity fitness studio as a customer. He worked his way up the Barry’s ladder, going from instru...

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Itika Oldwine and Talmadge Lowe: A Flower Shop and a Liquor Store from 2018-08-22T07:05

This episode features two guests. First, we talked to Itika Oldwine, founder of Oldvine Florals, a high end flower shop in Los Angeles. She talked to us about the decision to go out on her own, ...

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Joy Cho: Jump for Joy from 2018-08-15T07:05

This episode features designer Joy Cho. Her lifestyle brand, Oh Joy, grew from a tiny blog into a successful business with a h...

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Johnny Ray Zone: Do One Thing Well from 2018-08-08T07:05

This episode features celebrity chef Johnny Ray Zone, the founder and operator of Howlin’ Rays, a Nashville-style hot chic...

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Hillary Kerr: Who What Wear, Why Not? from 2018-08-01T07:05

On today's episode, Hillary Kerr is joining us. She’s the cofounder of Clique Brands, which has three brands - Who What Wea...

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Curtis Stone: Cooking with Gas from 2018-07-25T07:15

This episode features celebrity chef Curtis Stone. He’s had a ton of success, including television shows, cookbooks, and famed LA restaurants, Maude and Gwen. He talked about Anthony Bourdain, h...

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Phil Landau: The First Entrepreneur in Our Lives from 2018-07-25T07:10

It’s our dad! They may have raised us, but for years Alli and Michael's parents ran a chain of clothing stores in South Florida, Flip’s. It was a family business, and they grew up watching this ...

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Sarah Michelle Gellar: From Vampires to Empires from 2018-07-25T07:05

When Alli Webb and Michael Landau started Drybar 8 years ago, they had no idea what would happen, but that’s the life of every entrepreneur. Risk everything and you could gain… or lose… everythi...

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Introducing Raising The Bar from 2018-07-10T15:12:04

Premieres July 25th

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