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Episode #65: Divya Gugnani

 
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Divya Gugnani brings 20 years of investment and entrepreneurial experience to her role as CEO and Co-founder of Wander Beauty, a company focused on multitasking beauty essentials created with global inspiration. Launched in 2015 Wander Beauty has proven to be one of the fastest emerging brands in the country, with over 14 highly prestigious beauty awards under their belt, plus a loyal following of A-list celebrities, top journalists and notable beauty and style influencers. Prior to that, Divya co-founded Send the Trend, an e-commerce site focused on personalized fashion and beauty, and sold it to QVC, where she focused on digital innovation. She is a serial entrepreneur and has co-founded multiple companies.

Divya started her business career in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs and then moved on to private equity and venture capital at Investcorp International and FirstMark Capital. Divya is a self- proclaimed startup junkie, a food and fashion lover, as well as a beauty experimenter. She has appeared regularly on several shows on CNBC, NBC and MSNBC. She has also been featured in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, BusinessWeek, TIME Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Deal, and Crain’s, among several other publications.

Divya has contributed to The Huffington Post, TODAYshow.com, Daily Beast, The Nest Magazine and Woman’s World. She is the author of the book ​Sexy Women Eat: Secrets to Eating What You Want and Still Looking Fabulous,​ published by HarperCollins. In addition to a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, Divya attended the French Culinary Institute.

In this episode, Kate & Kelsey chat with Divya about being a brand purist, having a singular focus to create something unique and special, and creating a brand community. 

 

In this Episode: 

  • The importance of only creating a brand if the brand is genuinely meeting needs today

  • Focusing on one thing and doing that one thing well

  • Creating a community-focused brand

  • Celebrating your imperfect-ness

Words of Wisdom: 

-- “All great things begin in the living room” 

-- “I want to be something to someone, not everything to everybody”

-- “Being real is more important than being perfect” 

-- “Be genuine and be you”

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Episode #64: Michelle Cordeiro Grant

 
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LIVELY is inspired by what we believe makes women sexy today; smart, healthy, active and outgoing. We are delivering bras and undies that blur the aesthetic lines of lingerie, active, and swim, taking the best elements of high-style and comfort from each category. We are establishing an entirely new category and POV of lingerie, a movement that we call Leisurée.


In this episode, Kate & Kelsey chat with Michelle about learning the power of a brand, leaving behind an impact and legacy, and pivoting business as social media and digital marketing expand. 


In this Episode: 

  • Learning the power of a brand 

  • Leaving an impact and legacy 

  • Growing a brand through building a community first

  • Pivoting business as social media and digital marketing expand 

Words of Wisdom: 

-- “We should build something for our daughters that embraces the positive side of what social media can be instead of the negatives”

-- “I want her to enter this world knowing that her human uniqueness is her superpower and if she can embrace that from day one she is going to have a beyond fulfilling life” 

-- “Building a community takes a relentless degree of discipline and commitment”

-- “When they support us and we support them the impressions are explosive”

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Episode #63: Kelly Barker

 
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Kelly Barker is the founder of PREP Your Skin, a beauty company that uses clean ingredients to make perfectly giftable beauty products at a modest price. 

 Kelly left her big corporate job at JP Morgan Chase nearly 6 years ago to become an entrepreneur...and little did she know how much of a journey entrepreneurship would be and all that she would learn. Kelly is the mom to 2 kiddos, and she's nearly an expert on how to compartmentalize and focus on the audience and/or task at hand. She has zero tolerance for mom guilt as she does not allow it to enter her mind!

 PREP's clean beauty collection can be found in Target stores nationwide (next to the loofahs in the bath section!). 

In this episode, Kate & Kelsey chat with Kelly about taking the leap into entrepreneurship and the challenges of starting a brand from scratch, taking advantage of the opportunities presented at the time, making sacrifices to chase after your dreams and tips for tackling mom guilt. 


In this Episode: 

  • Feel trapped in her corporate job and taking the leap into entrepreneurship

  • The journey from having a corporate job to opening a store-front shop in the mall

  • Taking advantage of the opportunities presented 

  • Using your corporate job to fund your dream

  • Balancing motherhood while building a business

Words of Wisdom: 

-- “The very worst thing that could happen was having to go back to my corporate job if my idea failed” 

-- “If you are given an opportunity you have to execute to the plan” 

-- “Lose the mom guilt”

-- “Choose your best yes! Time is our one limited resource”

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Episode #62: Ann Crady Weiss

 
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Ann Crady Weiss, CEO of Hatch, previously founded Maya’s Mom, a social networking site for mothers. After Maya’s Mom was acquired by Johnson & Johnson, she served as the SVP of Consumer Experience for BabyCenter. She met her husband and Hatch co-founder, Dave Weiss, at BabyCenter where the two of them ran the product, engineering, editorial, design, community and marketing teams. Now Ann and Dave Weiss lead Hatch headquartered in Menlo Park, working alongside a team of experts to develop products and services that help families get the sleep they need. Recently, Hatch turned their attention to helping adults sleep more soundly with the launch of their new product Restore. This sleep aid device is filling a gap within the adult sleep industry and features proven techniques that help the user get a full night of restorative sleep and wake up more naturally. 

In this episode, Kate & Kelsey chat with Ann about the driving force behind the products of Hatch, the importance of sleep for the whole family, and Ann’s top mindset and marketing tip. 

In this Episode: 

  • Using her personal needs as a mother to create products that meet the needs of other new moms and babies

  • Using a device to help create good habits associated with sleep 

  • Believing in yourself in order to be the best CEO possible

  • Focusing on the value of your product or service and how what you offer is different from others

Words of Wisdom: 

-- “Sleep problems are taught by bad habits”

-- “We are truly helping more families to get healthier sleep”

-- “I have the skills I need to make the call” 

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Episode #61: Ahyiana Angel

 
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Ahyiana Angel is the Founder of Mayzie Media, a podcast network with content curated for women, and host of the personal growth podcast Switch, Pivot or Quit. A traditionally published author, Ahyiana is a seasoned executor who eventually blocked out the world’s ideas of success, quit her highly coveted position at the NBA, moved to London and traveled the world for a stint, then followed her passion in writing to find her purpose in encouragement through podcasting. Her new book Quit Playing Small is a highly buzzed about must-have for morning routines. Ahyiana and her work have been featured by Forbes, Black Enterprise, The Muse, Career Contessa, Create & Cultivate and more. The Switch, Pivot or Quit Podcast is listed among Apple’s podcasts “Bold Women” and “Inspiring Women” collections and has also been featured by girlboss.com, “The 6 Best Podcasts To Listen To For Career Advice” as well as entrepreneur.com, “12 Women-Run Podcasts You Should Be Listening To.” 

In today’s episode, Kate & Kelsey chat with Ahyiana about pivoting in business, building an audience and serving them authentically by setting healthy boundaries.

In this Episode: 

  • When transitioning from one endeavor to another make a list of your skill sets as a person and executor

  • The importance of lesson learned in corporate jobs

  • Advice on where to start when wanting to write a book

  • Set boundaries. You don’t owe anyone anything

Words of Wisdom: 

-- “Build an audience that will actually want to hear what you have to say” 

-- “Don’t do something before you are ready just to say that you did it”

-- “It is okay to require someone to pay for your time or require someone to respect your time”

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Episode #60: Luscious Hustle

 
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Betsy Milne & Laura Milne, are transformational business and branding coaches on a mission to empower women with the tools and motivation needed to turn a spark of an idea into full-fledged businesses and sought-after brands.

Born from the ashes of burnout, Luscious Hustle was created to redefine what it means to "hustle" as an online entrepreneur. In less than a year, they harnessed their passion to build a six-figure business that supported the lifestyle and time- freedom they craved.

Through their signature courses and high-touch coaching programs, Betsy & Laura teach women how to monetize and manifest their dream business and luscious life through proven business strategies and spiritual support.


In today’s episode, Kate & Kelsey chat with Betsy & Laura about redefining the masculine energy in business & finding your divine feminine, redefining the language of online business, and using the phases of the moon in business. 

In this Episode: 

  • Redefining the masculine energy in business & finding your divine feminine

  • Redefining words in the online space to become more feminine

  • Using the phases of the moon to have structure in business

Words of Wisdom: 

-- “You can sell from the feminine but it’s from the divine feminine”

-- “Lean into the thing that is uncomfortable. Lean into the pain in the moment”

-- “You have to be open about where you are at and what you are doing”

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Episode #59: Amber Lilyestrom

 
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Amber Lilyestrom is a branding strategist, business performance coach and speaker to empower women to position themselves as sought-after experts and thought leaders in their niche through social media, engagement marketing and the creation of an online brand presence. She’s worked with thousands of women, building a multiple six-figure business from home while being present for her daughter every day and recently retiring her husband from his 11-year police career to welcome him to the business.

Amber has been featured in countless podcasts, articles and interviews sharing her soul inspired approach to life and business. She is the host of The Amber Lilyestrom Show Podcast and founder of the Brand + Biz Academy.

In this episode, Kate & Kelsey chat with Amber about finding your way on this journey of life and getting into alignment in your business. Join us in the conversation because you are not alone. 

In this Episode: 

  • Finding your way in business

  • Getting into alignment

Words of Wisdom: 

-- “The problem you think you have is not actually the problem you have”

-- “Stop making yourself wrong in the desire to want more and create differently”

-- “Let’s fully commit to living our lives in the most aligned way possible”


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Episode #58: Arielle Estoria

 
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Arielle ​Estoria is Spoken Word Poet, Author, Speaker, Dance Party Event Emcee, Model and Actress. Her motto of "Words not for the ears but for the soul" stems from her dedication to remind her audience that words are meant to be felt and not just heard. Arielle’s first EP, a collection of music and poetry called Symphony of a Lioness is now available on iTunes or Apple Music. She is Co-author of two self published collections of poetry: Vagabonds and Zealots (2014) and Write Bloody Spill Pretty (2017) which can both be found on Amazon.com. She is made of sass and good intentions, has a deep love for car karaoke, brunch and flowers. 

In the episode, Kate & Kelsey talk with Arielle about finding her way in her career, what rejection teaches you and building your confidence. Join us in the conversation because you are not alone. 

In this Episode: 

  • Paving the way to create a career that worked for her

  • What rejection teaches you

  • And building your confidence

Words of Wisdom: 

-- "You have to be willing to look a little crazy, you have to be willing to take the risk that no one will understand and you have to know that you are made for nothing else"

-- “Rejection teaches you that you have somewhere else to grow”

-- “You have to be willing to let those doors close in order to see what else can open”

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