Francesca Aiello never knew she’d be running a million-dollar company when she first started. Fast forward to now, 26-year-old Francesca is the Founder and Creative Director of Frankies Bikinis, a premium swimwear and lifestyle brand. Francesca opens up to me about what it was like being exposed to social media at a young age and how she leveraged it to launch her own business. She also shares her personal and professional struggles she overcame throughout the process. Make sure to listen to the full episode to hear Francesca’s tips for starting a new business, the ins-and-outs of the Frankies Bikinis design process, and the importance of confidence and listening to your gut.     Follow Marianna Instagram: instagram.com/marianna_hewitt   This week’s episode is sponsored by:   DAILY HARVEST: promo code lifewithm to get $25 off your first box DailyHarvest.com BETTER HELP: 10% off your first month betterhelp.com/marianna PVOLVE: 20% off all equipment kits with code MARIANNA20 on pvolve.com Produced by Dear Media

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Rea Ann Silva is the founder and CEO of Beautyblender, a multi-million dollar company that shook the world with a pink egg shaped sponge. As a professional makeup artist, Rea Ann realized the need to upgrade makeup tools as technology—especially the quality of HD cameras—evolved. Listen to hear how Rea Ann was initially inspired for the concept, how she took risks along the way to make her dreams a reality, and most importantly, the lessons she’s learned in her journey. This episode is all about starting from the bottom, the importance of perseverance when being your own boss, and Rea Ann's firm belief that in the entrepreneurial world, there is no such thing as no.

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Emma Grede does it all - and very well! She is the co-founder and CEO of Good American with Khloe Kardashian, founding partner of Skims with Kim Kardashian and recently launched Safely with Chrissy Teigen and Kris Jenner. Emma is also on the board of The RealReal and the 15 Percent Pledge. In this episode we are learning how she started working with the Kardashians and what business advice she’s learned from Kris Jenner, what it takes to get a job at her one of her companies and how Black owned brands can get assistance from the 15% pledge.

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In this episode I am joined by fellow influencer and Entrepreneur, Tezza. She is the founder of Tezza App for filtering your instagram photos, By Tezza Collage Kits and Lello Eyewear. Tezza has 1.3 million Instagram followers, 15 million app downloads, and 3 million monthly app users - and because she has amassed such a large following and grown her business so quickly, we talk about what her special sauce is when it comes to creating content, tips for taking pictures with an iPhone and how she trusted her gut to make some big life moves and changes.

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Working out shouldn’t stress your body or feel painful and that’s why P.volve was born. I’m joined by Rachel Katzman, co-founder + CEO and President, Julie Cartwright to share their journey of growing their on-demand fitness platform. The method is high intensity and low impact so you can make fitness a part of your lifestyle, with less pain.

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Trinity Mouzon Wofford is the co-founder and CEO of Golde, a Brooklyn-born health and beauty brand, powered by superfoods. They are on a mission to make wellness easy and fun. Golde creates products—ranging from latte blends to superfood masks—that look good, taste good, and help you feel like your best self. Trinity shares how they started their business self-funded, eventually raising money in a thoughtful way, and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Jaci Marie Smith is a blogger with nearly 400k instagram followers, podcast host with 7M+ downloads and a digital entrepreneur. After starting her career as a photographer, she pivoted her career to becoming a full time influencer and has since found various ways to diversify her income stream from social media, podcast, e-course and more. Jaci shares her advice for how to grow your following and how she deals with comparison on instagram.

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Jane Hertzmark Hudis is first female Executive Group President at The Estée Lauder Companies. She is a powerhouse brand-building expert – particularly in skin care. Her portfolio includes iconic brands such as Estée Lauder, La Mer, Origins, Bobbi Brown, Dr. Jart+, as well as AVEDA and Bumble and bumble. In this episode, Jane shares her advice from her inspiring career in beauty, how to build a company with longevity and what excites her about indie brands.

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Do you have a new business and you are looking to raise money or interested in getting an investor? Learn about the process, what to have in order and what investors are looking for with Kelly Dill. Kelly is a Principal at Imaginary - their portfolio of investments include Glossier, Good American, Kosas, Mejuri, SKIMS and more brands that you know and love. But what does it take to secure an investment? What do you need to have before reaching out? Learn more in this episode.

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Ann McFerran started her innovative lash brand Glamnetic from her one-bedroom apartment and grew it from 0 to $50 million in sales in its first year and on track to do $100 million in 2021. She self-funded her business with no previous experience, was persistent on her quest to develop magnetic lashes, and was recently named Forbes 30 Under 30.

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