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Sit down with Janice Tam, Founder and CEO of TrueToForm – an AI startup that helps shoppers find clothes that fit using a personal 3D avatar.    

• Discover how TrueToForm tackles fashion industry waste uniquely.
• Explore how AI technology helps TrueToForm address high-volume return problems for brands.
• Learn how Janice Tam fused her tech knowledge with fashion to create a one-of-a-kind product.

Connect with Janice and The TrueToForm Team:

• Visit TrueToForm's website: TrueToForm Website
• Connect with Janice Tam on LinkedIn: Janice Tam's LinkedIn

Sit down with Jana Bobosikova, Co-founder of KiKiWorld. With a background in the beauty industry, Jana has a track record in fast-growing brands in the consumer space. KIKI is backed by leading tech and consumer investors, including A16z Crypto Startup School. 

In this episode, we get into: 

1. How KiKiWorld is redefining how beauty products are being created - “with you” not “for you.”
2. Building the first-ever blockchain-enabled beauty brand 
3. The problems with the beauty industry today and how KiKi sets out to solve them. 

Connect with Jana and learn more about KiKiWorld here:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/janabobosikova/
• https://www.kiki.world/
• https://www.instagram.com/kikiworld___/

In this episode, we sit down with Elan Mosbacher, a seasoned entrepreneur who specializes in partnering with visionary individuals to cultivate venture capital-funded startups. Today, Elan is the co-founder of a new venture called Pinch, the new concierge med spa startup that is making med spa services such as Tox and Filler available at home available on demand. Previously, Elan has scaled 4 starups one of which was SpotHero where he was instrumental in the company's mission to enhance parking solutions for people across the nation. 

In this episode, we get into: 

• Elan's remarkable journey in building SpotHero and his extensive expertise in creating double-sided marketplace businesses.
• Exploring how Pinch is far more than a convenient at-home Botox service; it's a platform that opens up exciting opportunities for nurse practitioners to participate in the gig economy.
• Discovering what to expect from the "Pinch" experience.

Connect with Elan and learn more about Pinch here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elanmosbacher/

https://www.bookpinch.com/

Sit down with Emma Bates - By trade, Emma is a marketer and community builder. Her entry into marketing was somewhat untraditional—she started out by growing a blog to 100k+ readers at age 19 and then transitioned into marketing roles at some of the fastest-growing consumer brands in NYC and the UK. Today Emma is the founder of Diem,the application that aims to bring the energy of a woman’s bathroom at a bar at 1 am. 

Diem is building a social search engine. It’s a dedicated place for people to search, collect, discover, and share information, inspired by the way women have been passing knowledge to each other for centuries. Think of it like the best and biggest group chat you’ve ever been a part of, where all the important, silly, quick, private, and frenetic knowledge you share is organized and stored for everyone to benefit from.

In this episode, we get into: 

1. What’s missing in social media today 
2. The masculinity of text-based apps 
3. What you can expect when you get into Diem - the questions, the vibes, the people. 

Connect with Emma and the Diem team! 

• https://www.askdiem.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-bates-288a89a0/

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In this episode, we sit down with Kevin Martin, Forbes 30 under 30 honoree and the Co-Founder of Unspun, an innovative venture-backed robotics and digital apparel company that is not just making jeans but actively transforming the way we think about fashion. Unspun is on a remarkable mission to revolutionize the industry by reducing global human carbon emissions by a staggering 1%. They achieve this through automated, localized, and intentional manufacturing for apparel.

Here's what you can expect in this conversation:

• Discover why Unspun is not your typical jeans company, but a visionary force driving global change through sustainable fashion.
• Dive deep into the critical issues plaguing the fashion industry at large and understand why it is ripe for disruption.
• Get valuable advice from Kevin on navigating your own journey into the future. Learn why it's not merely about choosing a major or becoming an expert in a specific field, but about cultivating essential skills like sending a cold email and having the ability to navigate the path toward solving significant global challenges.

Join us as we explore how Unspun's groundbreaking 3D weaving technology and their commitment to sustainability are providing the much-needed solution to fashion's waste problem. If you're passionate about fashion, sustainability, and the future of our planet, this episode is a must-listen.

Connect with Kevin and the Unspun team:

• Unspun Website
• Kevin Martin on LinkedIn

Sit down with Olivia Sheehan & Rachel Richman, Co-Founders of Sweedies, a nostalgic ode to the snack pack days of our youth, Mood Rings are fruit snacks for adults with a cannabis-infused bonus. Which was started with a simple goal–to create exactly what they saw was missing in the cannabis industry – a cannabis-infused fruit snack–meant to be enjoyed and snacked on. A sweet, weedy treat on par with the healthy snacks we pick up at Erewhon. 

In this episode, we get into: 

1. The thing no one is talking about when it comes to cannabis gummies
2. How stinking hard it is to formulate clean + cannabis
3. Why people are obsessing over snackable cannabis 

Connect with Oliva, Rachel and the Sweedies fam! 

• https://getsweedies.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviarosesmith/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-richman-a63b276a/

Sit down with Harry Gestetner from FanFix which he co-founded alongside Simon Pompan, and influencer Cameron Dallas in 2021, and was acquired by SuperOrdinary — a platform that connects brands, creators, and buyers — in 2022 for $65m. 

Fanfix is an exclusive content platform empowering creators to do what they love while earning from it. Their goal is to foster a safe and brand-friendly environment for creators and fans to engage together – Fanfix is akin to Patreon or OnlyFans, except it targets fans 18-24, so there’s absolutely no nudity allowed and moderators review DMs. 

Fanfix strives to improve creator & fan experiences by pioneering a new medium for fan and creator interactions and even though they are just a few years old, they are already the home of over 10 million fans worldwide who interact daily with their favorite creators via engaging with their posts, messaging them directly, tipping, and more… 

In this episode, we get into: 

1. How Fanfix has attracted more than 10 million users, including 3,000 creators, and claims an average annual income of $70,000 for active creators
2. The platform's role out of additional features + revenue streams for creators, including "Tip-to-DM" and one-time purchases features
3. How they overcame struggling to raise capital as first-time founders still in college
4. The web3 values that are built into Fafix’s thesis 

Keep up with Fanfix & Harry:

• Fanfix - https://www.fanfix.io/
• Harry - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-gestetner-802041a1/
• Simon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-pompan-a09a966b/

Sit down with Ryan Kurt, Co-Founder at The AI Lab - a consulting firm providing exceptional services in generative AI to help business leaders navigate the future with Generative AI which just launched their own podcast by the same name.  Prior to co-founding The AI Lab, Ryan spent more than a decade in generative AI technology, most recently at Narrative Science which was co-founded at Northwestern University in 2011 and acquired by Salesforce in 2021. While at Narrative Science, Ryan led sales & channel, single-handedly onboarded some of the world’s largest and most prestigious companies to their first AI use cases.  In this episode, we get into the following: 

1. The different types of AI and how they work (for dummies)
2. The good, bad, and ugly of AI now and in the future
3. Things you should consider if you are using Chat GPT and other generative AI tools 

Connect with Ryan and The AI Lab! 

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankurt/
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/theailab/
• https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ai-lab

Sit down with Lisa Hurwitz, President and Co-Founder at Happi, Michigan’s first-to-market cannabis-infused sparkling water and one of the world’s first DTC cannabis beverage brands - available online with shipping to most states. With all-natural ingredients and a range of doses from 2.5-10mg THC, Happi is redefining the functional beverage space showing that there is truly a Happi for any occasion.  In this episode, we get into the following: 

In this episode, we get into: 

1. How your body metabolizes cannabis beverages (and how that’s different from other cannabis formats)
2. The three most common reasons people use cannabis and the products Happi delivers to support those in need-states 
3. How you can get involved with Happi’s journey 

Connect with Lisa and the Happi fam, or find your Happi today! 

• https://happihourdrink.com
• https://wefunder.com/happi
• https://www.instagram.com/happihourdrink
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-hurwitz-3318571

Sit down with Dorothy Munholland, Co-Founder of Studio Null, which makes lux, non-alcoholic wines, made in partnership with award-winning makers. In this episode, we talk:

1. How younger generations are buying less wine and ½ of Americans say they are trying to drink less
2. The different schools of thought and approaches to creating non-alc wines
3. How Studio Null’s non-alc wines pay homage to their varietals, their provenance, their growers and their makers
4. Why Somms are making Null Wines the perfect pair for dinner plates at award-winning restaurants

All this and so much more… Tune in now!

Stef & Lauren

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