Growth & Failure

In this episode - we cover:

• Helaine's professional journey from tech & marketing to founding CITYROW
• When she got bit by the rowing bug
• How she built the company from one studio in NYC into a national fitness brand with over 65 franchises
• Her exit and selling the business to WaterRower
• From her thrilling memoir, Making Waves, we discuss how "the beauty is, always has been, and always will be, not in the preparation or the dreaming but in the rebuild, the pivots, and the rising from the ashes".

Please enjoy this episode with the incredible Helaine. To learn more, you can visit:

https://www.helaineknapp.com/

In this episode - we cover:

• Amy's journey from a career in tech and product marketing to building a cookie kingdom.
• How her cookie crumbled...why she left her 9am-5pm only to work 6am-3am
• Changing lives one oatmeal raisin cookie at a time
• What happens when she follows (and feeds) her gut

Please enjoy this episode with the fantastic Amy Wong. To learn more, you can visit:

https://batch22bakery.com/

In this episode - we cover:

• Jeanna's journey from MIT alum to Wall St Banker to Entrepreneur
• How she came up with the idea to create a self-watering technology and focus on taking the stress out of plant care
• Where she came up with the name Cowbell (Hi Will Ferrell!)
• What happens when you put aside the "should" mindset and pursue what you're curious about

Pleaes enjoy this episode with Jeanna and a fun dose of Cowbell. To learn more about Jeanna and Cowbell Plant Co. you can visit:

https://cowbellplant.com/

In this episode, we cover:

• Sonia's failed attempt at MatLab
• How seeing an Operation Smile flyer changed her life
• Why she takes one mission a year
• Becoming an entrepreneur and founding AlohaBrite
• How much sugar we really should consume

Please enjoy this dose of pure Aloha!

To learn more about Sonia and AlohaBrite, you can visit:

https://alohabrite.com

In this episode, we cover:

• How a dream with purple pants changed her life
• Creating the Born This Way Foundation with Lady Gaga
• Building a kinder, braver world for young people
• Ways to strengthen your kindness muscle

Please enjoy this conversation with the kind, the brave, the incomparable - Maya Enista Smith.

To learn more about Maya, you can visit:

twitter.com/MEnista

https://bornthisway.foundation/author/maya/

In this episode, we cover:

- Growing up in the south side of Chicago

- Early lessons in economic mobility

- Working at Teach for America for 13+ years

- Founding Braven

- Wage gaps in high vs low income graduates

- How preparation leads to confidence

Please enjoy this conversation with the incredible, Aimée Eubanks Davis

To learn more about Braven, please visit: https://braven.org/

This is the story of Anne Nguyen Oliver, Founder of House of M Beauty.

In this episode, we cover:

- Anne's journey from Vietnam to California

- Losing her parents at a young age and being left homeless

- How she discovered the magical properties of medicinal saffron

- Building House of M into a successful business in a highly competitive industry

- Luck and miracles

Please enjoy this interview with the inspiring, Anne Nguyen Oliver.

For more information on Anne and her House of M Beauty products, please visit:

https://houseofmbeauty.com/

In this episode, we cover:

- Goonies Never Say Die!...how the movie changed her life

- How being a bartender got her a job at Nick Jr

- Producing the award-winning Peg+Cat on PBS Kids

- What it was like winning her first Emmy

- Her unwavering commitment to think creatively and collaboratively

Please enjoy this conversation with the delightful Jaclynn Demas.

This is the story of Rachel Klein, CEO of Fire Starter Studios, a video production company producing a wide range of content from animation to award winning documentaries.

In this episode - we cover Rachel's journey:

- Producing content at HBO, UFC Prime Time, Showtime and Xbox Studios

- The hiccups in starting her own company, Fire Starter Studios

- A mission to create unique content in documentary films and animation

- What it's like to be the only independent studio to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy in the documentary category (twice)

- Why she doesn't make cheap shit!

Please enjoy this interview with the vibrant, Rachel Klein.

To learn more about Rachel and Fire Starter Studios, please visit:

https://firestarter-studios.com/

This is the story of Laurie Wayburn, Co-Founder and President of Pacific Forest Trust.

In this episode, we discuss:

- Laurie's journey to Africa and back to California

- The origins and her passion for forestry management

- Beyond the Trees, a beautiful documentary showcasing why forests are critical to the planet's survival

- The overstory and beyond

Please enjoy this conversation with the inspiring, Laurie Wayburn.

Want to read more about Laurie and her work? Please visit:

Pacific Forest Trust: https://www.pacificforest.org/

Beyond the Trees: https://www.beyondthetrees.org/