Jennifer Cheon Garcia was born in Vancouver, Canada and is of Mexican, Korean heritage.  Her love for the spotlight was instilled at quite an early age, as she was skilled with a myriad of artistic talents including dance, theatre, music, visual arts, motion capture and acting. She currently stars as Ivory in the hit Syfy series “Van Helsing” returning September 27th for its fourth season.

Colleen Broomall is the Co-Founder of YSBnow, a celebrity-driven digital platform that empowers and inspires young women with one resounding theme: You're So Beautiful Now. Not when they reach a certain number of Instagram followers, not when they get their braces off – but right now. From there, Colleen moved to the top spot, Editor-in-Chief, at Popstar, where she witnessed firsthand how social media and digitally-altered images were damaging girls’ self-esteem. 

I sat down with one of business’s youngest SVP’s Arielle Patrick to discuss PR and expectation management in the digital age. Arielle and I met when I was living in NY and interning at Guest of a Guest, and our careers have since blossomed! Let's talk about purpose, getting uncomfortable to be comfortable and landing your dream job.

Your Teen developed out of personal passion but grew out of universal need. Friends Stephanie Silverman and Susan Borison saw that their own parenting concerns and fears resonated with most everyone they polled. As they were wondering whether their teens’ struggles were normal, or whether their parenting woes were typical, other parents were dealing with the same insecurities. Unfortunately, the books and magazines they had relied on when their children were younger didn’t much help with teenagers. And so, Your Teen Media was born.

Wow! Hi! There's so much going on in my life and I've had guests on every week and every week coming up (some badass guests if I say so myself!) so I wanted to take a minute and sit down with you guys to talk about what's going on and my advice for dealing with more difficult times as an entrepreneur. Follow along on social media at @tilupodcast and @alexa_curtis.

With more than a decade in the entertainment business Jen Proctor has CULTIVATED the experience and relationships to produce exceptional results. There is no one with the depth of knowledge, contacts and relationships that Jen and her team have. They are experts in all types of talent from A-list actors, musicians, influencers, tastemakers, athletes, chefs, lifestyle experts, journalists and more. We sat down with Jen in LA to talk about what it takes to make a star!

Eating too much cake or spending too much time at the gym can lead to health issues. Vaping can lead to death. If you have kids who vape or you personally vape, you should be aware of the detrimental side effects of vaping with CBD or THC. I'm investigating what vaping truly is this week on This is Life Unfiltered with professor/doctor Irfan Rahman from the University of Rochester. 

Brother/ sister duo Sophie and Jeremy worked at hedge funds and investment companies for many years before going on to launch their own startups. With one successful startup down, they've embarked on another venture called Fable that sells luxury accessories for pets! 

Sara Happ starting making lip balm in her kitchen when she was 25. While working at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut, Sara flew out to LA to try and sell her lip balm at 5 boutiques. Each boutique eagerly bout Sara Happ products in bulk, and Sara instantly knew she was on to something. Now loved by Goop and Allure, Sara Happ has a cult following. Her bubbly and energetic personality has us knowing why she's grown such a cult following too.