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Nicci Levy, founder and CEO of Alchemy 43, busts some Botox myths and tells us everything we need to know about injectables before getting work done. She also talks about how Dry Bar inspired her to make getting injectables more of a comfortable experience.

This week, we talk to Wende Zomnir, the founder and chief creative officer of Urban Decay. She tells us how she created a makeup brand specializing in bold colors in an age where nudes dominated. Plus, she gives us an inside scoop on the beauty industry and talks us through where she sees it going next. 

In this special episode, Valerie reads an essay titled The Worst 13 Days written by a listener about the burden of mental health and struggling to find her place in her family. Plus, Valerie talks to the writer about how the story ended.

Sandra Dewey, President of Business Operations at WarnerMedia, talks about the highly anticipated HBO Max and how they’re keeping up with other top streaming services. She also walks us through the challenges of balancing overseeing a traditional TV network with launching a streaming service. 

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Sali Christeson, founder and CEO of women’s workwear brand Argent talks about the sexism she faced as a woman in finance and how that led her to starting her brand (Spoiler, she gives us this insane stat: a woman’s appearance affects her career 20-40% of the time.) She also gives advice on what to wear to an interview and tells us the impact appearance has on a woman’s career. 

The pantsuit article we talked about: https://www.fastcompany.com/90393935/the-outrageous-deeply-sexist-history-of-the-pantsuit

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Sarah Kunst, the founder of the venture capital fund Cleo Capital talks us through the basics of venture capital and what she looks for when investing. Plus, hear her advice for people looking to start their own company. 

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In this special episode, Valerie launches the She Will Overcome essay challenge by sharing a very personal love story she wrote about something that happened to her when she was just 26 years old. Listen in to hear the unexpected ending and how she overcame this crazy snag. Plus, learn how you can get your essay read on the show! If you enjoy Modern Love you will LOVE this story.

The She Will Overcome Essay Challenge is Valerie's way of sharing other women's personal stories while showing off their incredible writing skills, and inspiring others to overcome. 

Submission guidelines:

• Submit your essay to [email protected]

Brittany Driscoll, founder and CEO of Squeeze Massage, talks to us about creating the ultimate massage experience. Listen to learn how her background at Drybar led to her starting her own company and how she has taken what she learned there to create the Drybar of massages.

Alix Peabody, founder and CEO of Bev Rosé, shares her incredible journey that led to her founding a female-focused company in a male-dominated industry. Hear how she overcame a challenging diagnosis that required six surgeries and ultimately paved the way for her to start Bev.