Nicole Pearl, who graduated from the University of Michigan and earned a Master’s from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, has made her mark as beauty, lifestyle, and fashion expert.

You may have seen her as a beauty and style expert on TV or mentioned in The New York Times. She’s been on national shows such as NBC’s TODAY, Today with Kathie Lee & Hoda, and Access Hollywood Live; she’s the resident beauty expert for Chicago’s Windy City Live, and she appears on morning news programs throughout the U.S. Nicole has been the moderator for Celebrity book tours and also played herself in an episode of The Style network’s reality show, Chicagolicious.

Nicole started out working in New York as a staff beauty editor and freelance beauty writer for national magazines. She’s covered backstage at New York and LA Fashion Week and was featured in Bill Cunningham’s iconic Street Style Sunday Styles section.

She’s written for magazines and websites including US Weekly, the beloved Shop Etc. (R.I.P.), Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Health, Self, Shape, In Style, Seventeen, Working Mother, Golf for Women, Star, Family Fun, Chicago Social, Michigan Avenue, Gotham, totalbeauty.com, prevention.com, makeup.com, theeverygirl.com, orbitz and more.

:58 What made you get into media and was journalism always a thing you wanted to do?


2:42 Can you name a time you overcame adversity and what did you do to help it make your professional career stand out?

7:40 What was the biggest piece of feedback Nicole got in her development journey?

8:55 The importance of getting featured, some seem to want to take the shortcut route, what are the best ways to get featured in media instead of using the shortcut route?

21:09 Nicole did a post called 1 Yes Is Worth 1,000 and why we need that state of mind when it comes to anything related to business and more importantly opportunities?