Hacking It

Steph Shep started her career working with The Kardashians as the COO of Kardadshian West Brands then transitioned into her building her own brands such as Future Earth, a digital platform educating Gen Z and Millennials on all things climate change. She joins Yola to chat about how Future Earth is educating people through social media on climate change, how this pandemic has exposed environmental racism while giving us the opportunity to reflect on the way we consume. Yola and Steph also get into the ups and downs of quarantine, the importance of voting in the upcoming election, and why working for Kim K is better than going to business school.

Stephanie Shepherd is an entrepreneur, activist and luxury tastemaker who educates her millions of fans on how to blend luxury lifestyle and conscious consumerism. Her style, beauty secrets and work as a humanitarian have cultivated a global community. Formerly the Chief Operating Officer of Kardashian West Brands, Steph has since established her own platform and partnered with American Express, Google, Shiseido and J Brand among other prominent lifestyle brands. Most recently, Steph has lent her beauty and fashion expertise to Elle magazine and Kourtney Kardashian’s website Poosh as a monthly contributor. In 2018, Steph co-founded the climate education digital platform Future Earth. She is also an ambassador for Days For Girls International, a strategic advisor for Khana and an ambassador for The Climate Reality Project, spearheaded by former Vice President Al Gore. 

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Cyndi Ramirez Fulton, founder and CEO of Chillhouse, opens up about being pregnant during a pandemic, pivoting her business and taking care of her mother who got infected with COVID-19. While it can be hard to think creatively during this time, businesses and brands have to pivot and innovate towards the future. Cyndi shares what Chillhouse is doing along with concrete tips for other entrepreneurs that are adjusting during this time + all the things that help her de-stress in self-isolation!    Connect with Yola Robert: @yolarobert Find the pod: @isuckatlifepodcast   Produced by Dear Media

Tired of reading contradictory facts about Covid-19? Same! Thankfully, Harvard Medical School's own, Dr. Abraar Karan, is here to breakdown the scientific facts about the virus. If you are curious about how coronavirus spreads, how long it lasts on surfaces or in the air, why some people asymptomatic, the current treatments being used, and why we are just now being recommended to wear masks- this is a MUST listen.

Dr. Abraar Karaan is an internal medicine doctor at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical Schoo along with his involvement with the Doris and Howard Hiatt Residency in Global Health Equity. He earned his MD from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, an MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; and his undergraduate degree w/ distinction from Yale. Over the past two years, Dr. Karan has been studying epidemic response as a more specific example of these themes. His previous work over the past 13 years has included projects working on combatting infectious diseases in Latin America (Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic), Asia (India, Thailand), and Sub-Saharan Africa (Rwanda, Uganda, Mozambique). His writings and medical journals have been featured in the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, The BMJ, Academic Medicine, Health Affairs, NPR, Vox, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, Huffpost, the Boston Globe, and other major publications. His book, "Protecting the Health of the Poor", was released in December 2015 and is available on Amazon.

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Coronavirus has taken a toll on more than just physical health, but also our mental health as a society. Self-isolation and the ambiguity of what's to come has brought on anxiety and depression to so many even those who have never experienced it. But it's okay to NOT be okay! Yola shares her first corona panic attack that mimicked some of the virus's symptoms (many people are experiencing this!) along with her new lifestyle habits which includes not shaving her legs. The I Suck At Life community chimes in on how they navigate their anxiety during this time. Plus, Yola and Carole Baskin from The Tiger King are Facebook Friends so God Bless America!

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Tara Schuster's new book Buy Yourself The F*cking Lillies is exactly the kind of self-help/deprecating read we need right now to get us through self-isolation.Yola and her hash out their childhood trauma with laughter, f-bombs while drinking white claws and learning Tara's favorite rituals from her new book. Tara is also the boss serving as the VP of talent and development at Comedy Central -- currently the Executive in Charge of Lights Out with David Spade. She was the executive in charge of the Emmy & Peabody award winning Key & Peele, helping to launch the careers of Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key, among others. She kicked off her career at Comedy Central as an intern at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. She seemingly had it all together -- but underneath her veneer of success, she had to overcome being a chronically anxious, self-medicating mess -- owing in large part to her minimally parented upbringing. After drunk dialing her therapist on her 25th birthday, she knew she needed a wake-up call. Tara’s book tells the story on her path to “re-parenting” herself and becoming a “ninja of self-love.” Through simple daily rituals, Tara transformed her mind, body, and relationships and hopes to help readers do the same. Her aim for the book is to help people create a life they truly, totally f*cking LOVE.   Connect with Yola: @yolarobert Find the pod: @isuckatlifepodcast   Produced by Dear Media. 

Tina Craig is a true pioneer in the digital space - she launched one of the first-ever fashion blogs in 2005, BagSnob - in Texas just after having a newborn baby. An early adopter of professional blogging, Tina helped define the art of content creation and organic messaging, while revolutionizing the business of brand partnerships. She’s stayed relevant since BagSnob’s conception and is a true staple in the industry as a fashion and beauty authority.    In 2019, after a decade of successful beauty-brand coups, Tina launched U Beauty, which is currently exclusively sold on Net-A-Porter.com. Founded to deliver advanced simplicity, U Beauty economizes skincare with staggering effectiveness and endurance. To top it off, Tina is also a co-founder of a growing influencer marketing agency – Estate Five.      Connect with Yola Robert: @yolarobert   Find the pod: @isuckatlifepodcast   Produced By Dear Media

Pia Baroncini, LPA's Creative Director, is so much more than just a designer. If you follow her on Instagram you may learn a new pasta dish, buy her latest designs and learn a thing or two about your health all in the same day. Pia opens up with Yola about her thyroid and hormone journey, married life, loss of her father and getting through her miscarriage. Equally important Pia shares her number one pasta hack and why cancel culture needs to be well....canceled. Plus, Yola and Pia reminisce on the adventures of Catholic school and their love for nuns Bottom line- life is always going to throw curveballs at you, but you can get through it with love, wine and pasta!      Connect with Yola Robert: @yolarobert   Find the pod: @isuckatlifepodcast

Deepica Mutyala is a South-Asian founder and CEO of Live Tinted, a multicultural community about beauty and culture. She is best known for a viral YouTube video in which she covered her dark under-eye circles with red lipstick. Within days, Mutyala was featured on The Today Show and The Dr. Oz Show. Fast forward to today, Deepica Live Tinted is now a beauty brand best known for its hue sticks. Deepica and Yola discuss growing up as first-generation immigrants in the middle of America, how Deepica broke traditional beauty standards with her community on Live Tinted, work-life balance and the challenges that come with being a South-Asian female entrepreneur. Live Tinted's newest hue stick shade "Free" is out now!       Connect with Yola Robert: @yolarobert   Find the pod: @isuckatlifepodcast   Produced By Dear Media

Patrick Ta has become one of Hollywood's top makeup artists working on everyone from Shay Mitchell, Gigi and Bella Hadid to Chrissy Teigen. His signature looks have been seen all over the world and now he has his own line, Patrick Ta Beauty. But it wasn't always so glamorous. Patrick opens with Yola about his experience with bullying growing up as a gay first-generation Asian American, going bankrupt with his first business and not being accepted in the makeup community when he first moved to LA. All of the struggles and lessons he has learned, have fueled him to reach the success he has today.   Connect with Yola Robert: @yolarobert   Find the pod: @isuckatlifepodcast   Produced By Dear Media

Goop's Chief Content Officer sits down with Yola to break down The Goop Lab on Netflix. The one of a kind docuseries explored controversial topics such as using drugs for mental health, understanding the vagina and a reiki experience that seems more like an exorcism. Elise shares why Goop decided to create The Goop Lab for the masses to see and how the public has been responding to the series. As the star of The Goop Lab alongside Gwenyth Paltrow, Elise opens up about her personal experience with being on the show. Plus, if you ever wanted to find out where Gwenyth Paltrow's Vagina Candle came from- we've got you covered! 

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