This episode was particularly fun for me, because I got to sit down with a few good friends, talk about music and one of them even brought cookies!

My first guest is a longtime friend, a fellow music enthusiast and author of the lexicon of grunge, Megan Jasper. As the receptionist at an emerging and struggling young Sub Pop Records, Megan got a front-row seat as Nirvana changed the world of music forever. Now as the CEO, she has helped hundreds of new artists find their place in the industry.

What you’re about to hear is not your typical CEO journey. Megan grew up dreading her assumed future of becoming either a stay-at-home mom, a schoolteacher or a nun, which didn’t exactly fit well with her free-spirited, punk rock lifestyle. By age 14, she was already on the radio pumping out anti-authoritarian tunes and donning a shaved head and wardrobe that made her teachers concerned for their safety. It wasn’t long before Megan started hitching rides with touring bands, doing whatever odd job they had available. But no matter how deeply she embedded herself into the music scene, she always felt a haunting inevitability to settle for a "normal job". Megan’s story is inspiring, chaotic and filled with some of the greatest artists on the planet, but more than that, it gives hope to all the misunderstood oddballs out there waiting for their dreams to be validated.

After my conversation with Megan, I sit down with Robin Wehl Martin, founder of Hello Robin Cookies, as she shares some incredible stories about her two sons and their relationship with one of our best stylists, Keaton Taitingfong. I’m super proud of Keaton and the example he’s setting. It’s exactly the type of atmosphere we hope to achieve here at Nordstrom.

Thanks for joining us for episode 3. We hope you enjoy it!

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