Fridays with Flea Style

Charlie Price makes women beautiful for a living as a celeb hair stylist with over two decades in the business. But his Pittsburg childhood and 20s were far from perfect dropping out of school and battling drug and alcohol addiction between hair gigs. We sit down with the inspiring entrepreneur to learn about his blue collar roots, stumbling into the hair styling world, road to sobriety, life-changing decision to move to Dallas (where he didn’t know a soul!) and building the business of his dreams.

After years in the restaurant consulting business, Travis Austin followed his passion for one-of-a-kind style and started a rock-inspired fashion line. After his hand-painted clothing and accessory pieces landed on some influential musicians and deejays, his business took off and he decided to take his side hustle full time. Today he owns Travis Austin Customs, a fashion company known for its bespoke hats, leather jackets and vintage tees that he paints, embellishes and distresses by hand. We sit down with the entrepreneur to talk about his humble roots, startup journey, expansion plans and business advice for people looking to pivot into their dream job.

Over the past two decades, Jenny Grumbles has owned a retail store, painted furniture business and custom art company. During that time, she even squeezed in a buyer gig on A&E’s hit series Storage Wars Texas for 36 episodes. After giving birth in 2014, she slowly closed her brick and mortar to focus primarily on her painting. We sit down with the working mom to learn about shifting with the seasons of life while staying fulfilled creatively and professionally.

Catherine Lowe stole our hearts on Season 17 of The Bachelor. But now she’s doing so with her cheeky greeting card company LoweCo. inspired by the love notes she penned to her now-husband during filming of the ABC reality show. We sit down with the working mom to discuss her childhood, days as a graphic designer at Amazon, ditching her career to find love and what her life looks like today building a business from scratch at home while raising two young boys.

Sarah and Natalie Knowlton were born in Louisiana but spent their childhood living all over the world — Singapore, Australia, France — thanks to their father’s oil and gas gig. After completing college, they both eventually settled in Dallas and founded We The Birds as a side hustle to fulfill their creative spirits. Today the company is a growing lifestyle brand and full time job for the sisters that spans for content creation for social media and websites to a specialty macaron bakery. From the early side hustle days to current struggles and successes, we sit down with the Knowltons to learn all about their inspiring small business journey.

Flea Style Founder Brittany Cobb: Building a Business with No Funding and Lots of Heart by Flea Style

Cary Deuber may be best known for her no non-sense personality on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Dallas, but she’s also a decorated medical professional and accomplished businesswoman. Along with her husband, she runs Lemmon Avenue Plastic Surgery and handles everything from hiring new talent to managing back stock and her long client roster. We sit down with the working mom to talk about how she handles juggling two careers, growing pains, personality conflicts and her hectic personal life.

Kylee Kimosh has a pretty dreamy gig: She books musicians and talent for Dallas-based FreeRange Concepts that has 10+ venues across Texas. Recent musical acts she’s worked with include Lukas Nelson (yes, as in Willie’s son and A Star is Born phenom) and Margot Price. When not scheduling stars, she’s tracking down agents, planning brand activations and brainstorming set designs — all while being a mom to a 7-year old boy. Listen to this 30-something talk about stumbling into her career and constantly connecting with others to make her dreams come true.

Since 1998, this dynamic sister duo has built a cult-following business — in a town of 90 people, no less! — on a whole lotta heart and hard work that today includes a television series, book deals, major brand partnerships, giant retail store, online operation and so much more. Listen to these fearless women as they tell their startup story that includes a major fail out of the gate. From celebrity collabs to their current challenges, tune into this candid episode that dishes all the small biz details you really want to know.

Rachel Lindsay is best known for her Bachelor and Bachelorette screen time, but the 33-year old attorney has a wildly impressive resume under her belt, too. We sit down with the Dallas-based girlboss to discuss her time on the ABC series as well as life after the final rose and how she’s pivoting from the courtroom to locker room. Tune in to learn her feelings about the show, inspiring career path and career advice for people seeking out their passion — plus tons of Bachelorette scoop!