Business Casual

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Join Morning Brew to hear about the business topics shaping your life right now. Host Nora Ali peels back the professional sheen to bring you convos with people you know, and some you may not know yet. Because money talks... but it does not have to be dull. Episodes drop every Monday and Thursday.

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How Vita Coco Out-Hustled t...

06.30.2022

Scott shares some big news! Then, Nora and Scott chat with Mike Kirban, co-founder and executive chairman of Vita Coco, the world’s largest coconut water company. Mike reveals how Vita Coco won the coconut water wars, and shares marketing strategies ...

Business Casual episodes:

06.30.2022 How Vita Coco Out-Hustled the Competition Scott shares some big news! Then, Nora and Scott chat with Mike Kirban, co-founder and executive chairman of Vita Coco, the world’s largest coconut water company. Mike reveals how Vita Coco won the coconut water wars, and shares marketing strategies ...
06.27.2022 How Freshly Stands Out in the Crowded Meal Service Marketplace Nora and Scott chat with Anna Fabrega who was recently appointed CEO of Freshly, the leading fresh, chef-prepared meal delivery service in the U.S. She offers insight into brand/marketing strategies, distribution, e-commerce, physical retail and tech. For more info on ...
06.23.2022 Higher Ed in the U.S. Is Broken, Guild Wants to Fix It Nora and Scott chat with Rachel Carlson, the founder & CEO of Guild Education, a company that partners with employers including Target, Walmart, Disney and Chipotle, to provide debt-free college degrees to employees. According to a profile in Forbes published ...
06.20.2022 How Businesses Can Actually Support LGBTQ+ Employees Nora and Scott speak with Sarah Kate Ellis, the CEO of GLAAD, about how the non-profit is working to shape the media narrative around LGBTQ issues. Then, Ellie Parsons, director of mobile engineering at Ovia Health, shares her personal transition ...
06.16.2022 The Biz Behind Live Music & Festivals with Concert Promoter Peter Shapiro Nora and Scott chat with independent concert promoter and music entrepreneur Peter Shapiro. He talks about his career as the founder and operator of several historic venues including Brooklyn Bowl, The Capitol Theatre, Garcia’s and Wetlands Preserve. Peter’s new book ...
06.13.2022 The Secret Sauce to Cult Favorite Foods with Sprinkles Cupcakes Founder Nora and Scott chat with entrepreneur and angel investor Candace Nelson, the founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes, which launched in 2005 as the world's first cupcake-only bakery. Candace parlayed Sprinkles' success into becoming a television personality, serving as a judge on ...
06.09.2022 The Business Behind UNICEF & Solving Humanitarian Crises Nora and Scott chat with Oscar-winning director Ben Proudfoot about his new documentary "If You Have: The Untold Story of UNICEF" along with executive producer, UNICEF ambassador, actor and singer Sofia Carson. They dive into the 75-year history and business ...
06.06.2022 Meet the Creator of Deux, the Vegan Cookie Dough that Celebs Love Nora and Scott chat with Sabeena Ladha, the founder and CEO of Deux, a vegan and gluten-free cookie dough that can be eaten raw or baked. Sabeena talks about her upbringing as a first-generation immigrant of Pakistani and Indian descent, ...
06.02.2022 A Look at the First Black-Owned NFT Marketplace Nora and Scott chat with Rob Richardson, the founder of Disrupt Art, a curated NFT marketplace that aims to curate an interactive space for artists, collectors, and activists to create NFTs of their work. Disrupt Art is the first black-owned ...
05.30.2022 Redefining Career Success for Asian Americans Nora chats with Jerry Won, founder of Just Like Media and host of the "Dear Asian Americans" podcast, along with Simi Shah, founder and host of the "South Asian Trailblazers" podcast and Chief of Staff to the former CEO and ...
05.26.2022 Playboy’s Pivot to a ‘Pleasure and Leisure’ Brand Nora and Scott speak with Ben Kohn, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at PLBY Group, Inc, about the future of Playboy, where the brand is headed and its current development into spaces like NFTs, and an offering called Centerfold ...
05.23.2022 1-Up Your Career with Nintendo’s Retired President & COO Reggie Fils-Aimé Nora and Scott chat with Reggie Fils-Aimé, who served as President & COO of Nintendo for 16 years. During his tenure, Reggie helped bring the Nintendo DS, the Wii, and the Nintendo Switch to the global marketplace. He discusses why ...
05.19.2022 What Impact Entrepreneurship Really Means with Gold House President Bing Chen Nora and Scott chat with Bing Chen, an impact founder, investor, and entrepreneur. Bing is the President and Co-Founder of Gold House, a non profit collective of 1K of the top API leaders that aims to enhance the successes of ...
05.16.2022 The Making of a Meme King with Tank Sinatra Nora and Scott chat with George Resch, better known as Tank Sinatra. He started one of the earliest major meme accounts, TankSinatra, and since then has launched two additional accounts, Influencers in the Wild and Tanks Good News. He discusses ...
05.12.2022 How Quinn’s Audio Erotica is Reimagining Porn Nora and Scott chat with Caroline Spiegel, founder and CEO of Quinn, audio erotica for women, and host of the podcast The Quinn Show, about building an audio erotica app, finding community on TikTok and recruiting the best creators and ...
05.09.2022 Rethinking Travel, Tourism and a $10 Trillion Industry Travel is back! Nora and Scott sit down with industry expert and entrepreneur Bruce Poon Tip, best known for founding the travel company, G Adventures and author of the bestselling book Looptail: How One Company Changed the World by Reinventing ...
05.05.2022 How a Celebrity Money Manager Can Help You Avoid Overspending Nora and Scott chat with Hollywood business manager Kristin Lee, founder of the accounting firm KLBM, who manages the finances for high-level celebrities with personal net worths in the millions. She details how she built her career, manages relationships with ...
05.02.2022 Peloton Star Tunde Oyeneyin on Finding Possibility in Uncertainty Nora and Scott take a ride with Peloton star and Nike athlete Tunde Oyeneyin, who instructs up to 20,000 riders through her motivational and community oriented classes. She reveals how she grew her team following, built a brand and talks ...
04.28.2022 Convincing Investors and Thriving in a Changing Media Industry Nora and Scott sit down with Kit Gray, president and co-founder of PodcastOne, the nation’s largest advertiser-supported podcast network and home to more than 200 celebrities, athletes, and podcast stars. He talks about building a successful media company, how to ...
04.25.2022 Boring Retail is Dead with Stew Leonard Jr. What does it take to create the “Disneyland” of supermarkets? Scott and Nora sit down with Stew Leonard Jr., President and CEO of Stew Leonard’s, and find out what it takes to execute a vision, grow a brand and sustain ...
04.21.2022 One Weird Trick to Prevent Cyber Attacks with 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner Nora and Scott are covering all things cybersecurity and password management. Jeff Shiner, CEO of 1Password, details the ins and outs of running a cybersecurity business today. Then, Patrick Austin, IT Brew Editor, on why people are reluctant to use ...
04.18.2022 How Regulating Meta, Amazon Could Impact Startups Scott and Nora are talkin’ tech with CNBC’s Lauren Feiner, who has been reporting on antitrust legislation against companies like Meta, Apple and Microsoft, and details how they might adversely affect startups and smaller companies that rely on big tech's ...
04.14.2022 Who’s Actually Calling the Shots in the Beauty Industry Nora and Scott discuss diversity and leadership in the beauty industry with Priyanka Ganjoo, founder and CEO of Kulfi Beauty, about why she created Kulfi Beauty, and how the brand is leading a wave of change in the industry. Then, ...
04.11.2022 Celebrities & Crypto: Why Stars Go Bananas for Bored Apes Nora and Scott explore the weird and wild world of celebrity NFTs, and find out why it seems like more stars are getting into the crypto business. Elizabeth Lopatto, Deputy Editor at The Verge, guides us through the murky behind-the-scenes ...
04.07.2022 Nguyen Coffee Supply is Transforming the Coffee Industry Scott and Nora take a coffee break with entrepreneur and activist Sahra Nguyen, the founder of Nguyen Coffee Supply, the first specialty Vietnamese coffee company importing directly from the source and roasting in Brooklyn. Sahra talks about her experiences as ...
04.04.2022 What Victoria’s Secret Can Learn from Abercrombie Nora and Scott take a trip to the mall and visit two millennial teen staples, Abercrombie & Fitch and Victoria Secret. Journalist Jessica Goldstein tells us how Abercrombie made a comeback with the help of TikTok. Then, go behind the ...
03.31.2022 What’s Behind Low Housing Inventory and the Wild Real Estate Market? Spring is usually peak season for home buying, but there’s a chance that low housing inventories and rising mortgage rates will cool down the market. So what does this mean for housing prices? Nora and Scott chat with Annie Lowrey, ...
03.28.2022 Disrupting Blood Testing Tech Post-Theranos Nora and Scott take a look at innovation and breakthroughs in the blood testing industry in the wake of the Theranos scandal with Washington Post reporter Rachel Lerman. Her recent article is titled: "Theranos failed, but other blood-tech companies are ...
03.27.2022 Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on Succeeding as an 'Outsider' In a special bonus interview, Nora sits down with Indra Nooyi, the trailblazing executive who served as chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo for 12 years, and became the first South Asian woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. You can ...
03.24.2022 The Oscars: Betting on the Elite Glamor Nora and Scott chat with Kyle Buchanan, also known as The Projectionist, the awards season columnist at The New York Times. They break down all things showbiz ahead of the Oscars on Sunday, including the Academy’s response to declining viewership, ...
03.21.2022 Banking for Everyone with Fintech CEO Sheena Allen Nora and Scott speak with Sheena Allen, the founder and CEO of fintech company and neobank CapWay, which provides bank services and financial education via a mobile app. They discuss bootstrapping vs VC funding, what it means to be financially ...
03.17.2022 The Billion-Dollar Psychedelic Drug Business Psychedelic drugs are a billion dollar business. But there are currently a number of key people and for-profit organizations looking to control and profit from it. Nora and Scott speak with VICE senior staff writer Shayla Love, who reports on ...
03.14.2022 GoPuff and the Cost of Instant Delivery Nora and Scott take a closer look at how instant delivery services like GoPuff operate with reporter Tom Dotan, who covers Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, and the gig economy for Business Insider. Tom has been reporting on GoPuff for several months, ...
03.11.2022 "Navigating the U.S. Healthcare System Without Getting Financially Fucked" from The Money With Katie Show Hey BC listeners, we are so excited to share the latest episode from a new member of the Morning Brew family: The Money with Katie Show! Give it a listen, and if you want more great personal finance advice, follow ...
03.10.2022 Monetizing Your Social Media: What It Takes to Be A Creator Nora and Scott are getting down to the nitty gritty of social media monetization and the business behind influencers…specifically, how creators monetize their content, especially when they first begin to build an audience. Rebecca Jennings, a senior correspondent for Vox, ...
03.07.2022 Hitting the Road with Embark Self-Driving Trucks Nora and Scott get the lowdown on the latest autonomous vehicle tech news with Morning Brew Emerging Tech reporter Hayden Field. Then, we’ll take a look at how that technology is currently being used in the long-haul trucking industry with ...
03.03.2022 How Revel is Changing the Rideshare Game Nora and Scott are talking about the world of EVs. We’ll find out about sourcing materials that make a key component of EVs—batteries—and how the lithium shortage could affect the EV market with Emerging Tech Brew reporter Grace Donnelly. Then, ...
02.28.2022 Trapital’s Dan Runcie on the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Hip-Hop Nora and Scott chat with Dan Runcie, founder of Trapital, a weekly newsletter about the hip-hop industry, and look at how trends and strategies that start in hip-hop influence the rest of the business world. Hosts: Nora Ali & Scott ...
02.24.2022 Why Spotify Chose Joe Rogan Over Neil Young Streaming now accounts for 84% of music revenue, according to a report from RIAA. Scott and Nora dive into the business of audio streaming with George Howard, associate professor of music business/management at Berklee College of Music, who details how ...
02.21.2022 The Biggest Players Dominating the $200B Gaming Industry The global video game industry is almost a $200 billion market, exceeding the revenue of the global movie industry and North American sports industry combined. Nora unpacks the latest gaming business news with Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, author of Press ...
02.17.2022 Turns Out NFTs are Not Just for Bros Nora and Scott chat with Amanda Hoover, a reporter covering tech at Morning Brew, who stopped by to talk about her feature story titled: “Just like supporting a bro,” about the women NFT artists who are looking to bring equity ...
02.15.2022 Bonus: "How Twitch Co-founder Justin Kan Got Sober" from Imposters Welcome to the first episode of Morning Brew's new podcast Imposters! Drinking and alcohol are well-documented in the world of tech/startup culture, and for Twitch cofounder Justin Kan it was no different. Justin tells host Alex Liberman about his unhealthy ...
02.14.2022 Why Legalizing Cannabis Strengthened the Illegal Market Nora and Scott find out why the legal marijuana market in California is on the verge of collapse with Vice News correspondent Keegan Hamilton. He talks about his piece, How Legal Weed Sparked a Boom for Outlaw Growers in California. ...
02.10.2022 How to Fix the Childcare Business Nora and Scott sit down with Bloomberg senior writer Claire Suddath who explains why childcare in the U.S. is the "rare example of an almost entirely private market in which the service offered is too expensive for both consumers and ...
02.07.2022 How Away Is Preparing for the Travel Boom Nora and Scott speak with Away CMO Melissa Weiss about her strategy for the future of the travel brand and how the company is thinking about growth in the new year. Hosts: Nora Ali & Scott Rogowsky Producer: Bella Hutchins ...
02.03.2022 Unseen Labor in the Restaurant Business with Priya Krishna Ever had a sandwich the Ocky Way? Nora and Scott chat with New York Times food reporter and author Priya Krishna about her new YouTube series "On the Job" which takes us behind the scenes to meet the people in ...
01.31.2022 Gary Vaynerchuk Won’t Bet Against Technology Nora and Scott sit down with the one and only Gary Vaynerchuk, serial entrepreneur, investor and friend of the pod. Topics include: The Great Resignation, NFTs and the gift of self-awareness. He also has a new book called Twelve and ...
01.27.2022 Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown on Navigating the Plant-Based Meat Biz Nora and Scott chat with Ethan Brown, the founder and CEO of Beyond Meat, one of the leading companies in the plant-based meat industry, about the cultural shift around eating meat, and how to navigate the growing plant-based meat industry. ...
01.24.2022 The Whistleblower Movement Shaking Up the Tech Industry Nora and Scott are talking about whistleblowing in the tech biz with Shirin Ghaffary, a tech reporter for Recode/Vox, who published an investigation titled, Big Tech’s employees are one of the biggest checks on its power. She covers the growing ...
01.20.2022 Bringing the Human Back to Leadership What it means to be a manager at work has fundamentally changed. Nora and Scott chat with Morning Brew’s own GM of Education Karen Hebert-Maccaro about how leadership is changing post-pandemic, in the midst of The Great Resignation. Hosts: Nora ...

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Business Casual episodes:

How Vita Coco Out-Hustled the Competition

How Freshly Stands Out in the Crowded Meal Service Marketplace

Higher Ed in the U.S. Is Broken, Guild Wants to Fix It

How Businesses Can Actually Support LGBTQ+ Employees

The Biz Behind Live Music & Festivals with Concert Promoter Peter Shapiro

The Secret Sauce to Cult Favorite Foods with Sprinkles Cupcakes Founder

The Business Behind UNICEF & Solving Humanitarian Crises

Meet the Creator of Deux, the Vegan Cookie Dough that Celebs Love

A Look at the First Black-Owned NFT Marketplace

Redefining Career Success for Asian Americans

Playboy’s Pivot to a ‘Pleasure and Leisure’ Brand

1-Up Your Career with Nintendo’s Retired President & COO Reggie Fils-Aimé

What Impact Entrepreneurship Really Means with Gold House President Bing Chen

The Making of a Meme King with Tank Sinatra

How Quinn’s Audio Erotica is Reimagining Porn

Rethinking Travel, Tourism and a $10 Trillion Industry

How a Celebrity Money Manager Can Help You Avoid Overspending

Peloton Star Tunde Oyeneyin on Finding Possibility in Uncertainty

Convincing Investors and Thriving in a Changing Media Industry

Boring Retail is Dead with Stew Leonard Jr.

One Weird Trick to Prevent Cyber Attacks with 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner

How Regulating Meta, Amazon Could Impact Startups

Who’s Actually Calling the Shots in the Beauty Industry

Celebrities & Crypto: Why Stars Go Bananas for Bored Apes

Nguyen Coffee Supply is Transforming the Coffee Industry

What Victoria’s Secret Can Learn from Abercrombie

What’s Behind Low Housing Inventory and the Wild Real Estate Market?

Disrupting Blood Testing Tech Post-Theranos

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on Succeeding as an 'Outsider'

The Oscars: Betting on the Elite Glamor

Banking for Everyone with Fintech CEO Sheena Allen

The Billion-Dollar Psychedelic Drug Business

GoPuff and the Cost of Instant Delivery

"Navigating the U.S. Healthcare System Without Getting Financially Fucked" from The Money With Katie Show

Monetizing Your Social Media: What It Takes to Be A Creator

Hitting the Road with Embark Self-Driving Trucks

How Revel is Changing the Rideshare Game

Trapital’s Dan Runcie on the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Hip-Hop

Why Spotify Chose Joe Rogan Over Neil Young

The Biggest Players Dominating the $200B Gaming Industry

Turns Out NFTs are Not Just for Bros

Bonus: "How Twitch Co-founder Justin Kan Got Sober" from Imposters

Why Legalizing Cannabis Strengthened the Illegal Market

How to Fix the Childcare Business

How Away Is Preparing for the Travel Boom

Unseen Labor in the Restaurant Business with Priya Krishna

Gary Vaynerchuk Won’t Bet Against Technology

Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown on Navigating the Plant-Based Meat Biz

The Whistleblower Movement Shaking Up the Tech Industry

Bringing the Human Back to Leadership