Hacking It

Right out of college Chelsea and her two friends found an opportunity to make the gifting space more meaningful and curated. The trio founded BOXFOX out of their living rooms and grew it into a 7 figure business then later became Forbes 30 Under 30 Nominees. Chelsea shares her strategies on how to run a business with friends and knowing when to find new opportunities in age-old industries. But sacrificing your twenties to grow a business isn't always easy, but Chelsea shares how she has made it work.

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Ever wondered how certain brands instantly have that "it" factor? Well, meet the woman that makes "it" happen. Jennifer Walker. Jennifer brought the coveted celeb-fave ALLSAINTS from the UK to the states prior to working with Quicksilver, Roxy and DC which then led her to form Walker Drawas with her co-founder Adam Drawas. Jennifer has led brand strategy for REVOLVE, Universal Dreamworks, Hudson Jeans, PacSun, Kylie Cosmetics, Kate Somerville, The Glam App, and Ray-Ban. She dishes on her party planning secrets behind Coachella and her strategies to get brands backed by the hottest celebs.

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Connect with Jennifer Walker: @_jennifer_walker_

Find Walker Drawas: @walkerdrawas

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Don't have the confidence to show off your body on social media? You aren't alone. Loey Lane started Youtubing hauls and makeup tutorials when she was a military wife in Kansas, but would only film from the waist up because she wasn't confident showing her body size. Five years later she is one of the leading body-positive influencers turned model and entrepreneur empowering women of all shapes and sizes. Loey's brand Love Anybody focuses on body positive products that are available at Target nationwide. Through all of her obstacles, Loey was able to push through and become the woman she knew she could and helping other women do the same.

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Connect with Loey Lane: @loeybug

Find Love Anybody: @loveanybody

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Everyone has had nightmare waxing or spray tanning experiences, right?! Well, Yola definitely has looked like an Oompa Loompa and has gotten 3rd-degree burns where burns shouldn't happen. Courtney Claghorn, on the other hand, found a better way to get people tanned and smooth through sugaring and beet + sugar cane airbrushing. Her at-home hobby turned into a multi-million dollar business. But the sh*t that Courtney has had to deal will as her business grew is hilarious and none the less entertaining.

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Connect with Courtney Claghorn: @courtneyclaghorn

Find Sugared + Bronzed: @sugaredandbronzed

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Evelyn Rusli went from being a NYT journalist to the CEO of a gourmet baby food service, Yumi. Since it’s inception, celebrities like Jessica Alba, Molly Sims and Whitney Port, have been big fans of the service. Yumi focuses on the first 1,000 days of a child’s life through real, nutritious food that also tastes good. Yumi has done collaborations with Michelin star chefs and cult favorites such as John and Vinny’s. Even adults love to indulge in Yumi’s offerings.

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Influencer, designer and reality tv star, Nicole Williams-English, gets spooky on her love for horror films, Halloween and her childhood demented dolls. The WAGS star and alumn open's up about why she decided to do reality television, her passion for designing and her evolving modeling career. Nicole currently has a capsule collection with INSPR NY, a swimwear line Nia Lynn and is the current face of Bebe.

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Lilliana Vazquez is one of the most sought after personalities in the industry — acting as host, tastemaker, style expert and content creator for some of the biggest names in the fashion and beauty world. You can catch her on NBC's TODAY, sharing her experiences and expertise with millions of viewers each week and on Access Hollywood, where Lilliana covers the biggest names in entertainment along with the hottest Hollywood headlines. Lilliana is also a philanthropist, influencer and entrepreneur. She has a collaboration with Kohl’s for the outfit bar and her line Tesoro collection can be found online and in the Hamptons.

Influencer and entrepreneur, Allison McNamara, is a seasoned TV host, fashion and beauty influencer and founder of the new clean algae-based skincare line, MARA.  Allison started her career at Who What Wear as the host of ‘Real Girls Real Style,” and then landed as the lead talent at POPSUGAR where she wrote, hosted and produced the digital media giant's fashion and entertainment content for six years. Allison quickly expanded her network by co-hosting ABC’s Emmy® Award-winning Oscar red carpet pre-show, “Backstage Pass, co-hosting Dick Clark’s live red carpet shows and appearing regularly on the Today show, as well co-anchoring POPSUGAR Now on TV Guide Network–a daily entertainment cable news show–and hosting her own show Midnight Style on the fyi Network. Allison then took her experience to Refinery29 and ET Online where she created, hosted and produced beauty videos and developed marquee shows. Currently, she still lends her decades of writing expertise as the Editorial Director of Mane Addicts and her on camera experience anchoring the ULTA Beauty General Manager’s Conferences in 2016-2017, Play! by Sephora and moderating panels. A life long beauty and wellness enthusiast, Allison has always had a passion for beauty and drummed up the idea for her clean algae-based skincare line MARA on a trip to Istanbul, Turkey which launched with one hero product — MARA Algae + Moringa Universal Face Oil. Growing up with her father working in skincare and color cosmetics, Allison has had a robust knowledge of ingredients dating back to middle school and spent weekends on commercial sets learning about brand marketing and formulation. 

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Influencer and entrepreneur, Annie Lawless, found herself with an autoimmune disease during law school, but found a way to self-heal through juicing. Her juicing soon became a flow blown business better known as Suja Juice. After she sold her portion of Suja to Coca-Cola, Lawless started her second business Lawless Beauty. As a makeup junkie, Lawless was unable to find high pigmented products that were clean. Lawless Beauty is now in Sephora stores nationwide and online. Entrepreneurship isn't always glamorous though. Lawless shares on this episode of I Suck At Life everything she has learned from being a two-time entrepreneur and how she still finds work-life balance with her busy schedule.

Daina Trout co-founded Health-Ade with her now-husband and former colleague. The fan-favorite kombucha started as a weekend farmers market hobby that turned into a multi-million dollar band. Being CEO of a multi-million dollar brand isn't easy especially when you have fierce competitors, work with your husband and are raising a family, buy Trout has grown into a top female leader in and outside of the kombucha world.