Living The Authentic Life

Join us for Episode 59 with the darling Margret Rojas of Style the Girl! From loving fashion as a little girl to slaying the retail world, Margret is a true girl boss. Join us to hear Margret's journey to starting the Style The Girl blog in Houston and creating a fashion, travel and lifestyle haven for people to gather inspiration and relate to 💕

Join us for Episode 58 with our guest Julie Comiskey, Chief Development Officer of the Women’s Home. Julie has a passion for helping others and we first bonded years ago over a shared calling to give back to our community. Tune in to hear about the incredible work the Women's Home is doing to help support women in Houston struggling with different forms of abuse.

Our special guest Ali Katz — a certified meditation teacher,

animal communicator and author of the best-selling "Hot Mess to Mindful Mom" trilogy. Known for her authenticity and relatability, tune in as Ali shares personal stories and anecdotes to show us how to really put her suggestions to use!

Join us for Episode 56 with guests Lauren Sparks and Laquita Cyprian of Houston’s first primarily women - owned and led commercial community bank – Agility Bank (in organization). As female leaders in our community, we value women and minority empowerment and Agility’s mission of “profit with purpose”. Tech-focused and primarily owned by women, Agility Bank brings diverse voices and big-bank resources to Houston with an all new breed of community banking. Join us to hear how Agility Bank is changing the game to provide more avenues to women – and minority – owned businesses in our community.

We are so excited to kick off our new “How do I know it’s real?” series on Living The Authentic Life podcast! Check out Episode #55 with the Contessa and Rob Chramosta to hear about the first watch Rob purchased, the most expensive watch he’s bought and tips on how to spot a fake. We’ll be coming to you monthly to give insider secrets on the luxury and watch industries. If you know Rob, you know he likes to spill the tea And he’s spilling all the scoop from how he got into the watch industry to the scarcity & increased values of luxury watches today.

Our special guest is Steve Cela, Steve is what many call an inspirational leader. For over two decades, he has dedicated his life to building and nurturing businesses, impacting lives, and motivating others to be better versions of themselves.

Paola Contreras Katz’s passion for fashion lead her from a post undergraduate business degree right back to Houston’s Art Institute. Subsequent to her degree, in the Fall 2013 Paola launched her first women’s ready-to-wear clothing label, Inclán Studio. Each season she creates a luxuriously comfortable yet incredibly stylish linen varying fabrics, textures and colors. Her authentic love of life and family coupled with her unique perspective of international travel expanded her creativity to a place she is able to make unique, easy to wear, stylish pieces that are both timeless and on trend. Her personal touch added to fabrics range from including her dogs image to an oyster to a peony. Even the colors featured are inspired from unique images from her travels!

Thao Costis and Monica Fulton of SEARCH Homeless Services. Only ten years ago, Houston had one of the largest homeless populations in the country. Today, we have been so successful in reducing our homeless population that Houston is becoming a model for the rest of the nation in how to address this challenging societal issue. Join us as we dive in on what Houston is doing to make a difference in helping people break free from the cycle of poverty and homelessness in our community

Our fabulous guest Kairy-Tate Barkley who is the lovely owner of French Cuff Boutique, a chic yet innovative women’s boutique. Native Houstonian, Kairy-Tate realized her dream of owning her own boutique…now times three. Join us as we share stories of our passion for fashion from styling tips for fall and travel packing hacks to tips on building a timeless wardrobe that is on trend. We dive into the blessings and struggles of balancing motherhood with friendships, our businesses and giving back to the community!

Being captivated by old pieces with stories to tell and spending hours browsing for interesting vintage options is one of my favorite things to do. And today’s Living The Authentic Life podcast guest Natalie Ariz of @theimpeccablefind is a true master. Tune into this week’s episode to hear how Natalie turned her passion as a fabulous vintage collector into curating her own home décor collection at Houston’s Memorial Antiques & Interiors.