SheSez with Linda Grasso

As a talent agent, Rebecca Williamson represented big stars like Naomi Watts and Simon Baker. But her career took a back burner when she fell in love with and married actor Dominic Purcell and had four children in just four years. For a decade Rebecca was immersed in motherhood. But once the kids were older, she realized she needed a new path. Learn how the Australian native got her mojo back by partnering with a friend to develop an innovative, micro-fiber face cleaning pad, Face Halo. Rebecca shares about how the duo made strategic move—joining forces with popular YouTube make-up artist Chloe Morello — which, almost overnight, put Face Halo on the map.

As a digital marketing strategist, Cricket Wardein worked hard and moved up the ladder quickly. But giving birth to her daughter changed everything. Hear the story of how Cricket walked away from her job at one of the most prestigious PR firms in the world to found the Mighty Pilates chain. Today she spends a lot of time shuttling between pilates studios and keeping things running—but point of fact: nothing stands in the way of her being a mom.

Deborah Keane, Founder and CEO of California Caviar, never would have dreamed back when she was a neo-natal nurse that she would become the first woman owner of a caviar company in the world and a pioneer in the business. Learn how she moved from nursing into high-end publishing and how she took experience and knowledge from both those careers to launch a cutting edge company that produces caviar by aqua farming sturgeon. Today California Caviar is a multi-million dollar business with clients that some of the country's most elite chefs, 5-star restaurants and gourmet stores. In this interview the so-called "Queen of Caviar" shows Linda her favorite way to eat caviar with champagne (it's called a "bump"). Is Deborah's job hard work? Yes. Is it fun? Hell, yeah.

As a top executive at a scrappy tech start-up, Sharon Graves learned how to make tough decisions, manage a twenty-something staff and multi-task. She transitioned into full-time motherhood after the company was sold and was surprised to discover she loved it. But as her kids got older, Sharon realized it was time to make a move. Learn how Sharon's love of baking sparked her idea for a community hub—an industrial space for caterers, parties and cooking classes—and how she turned that idea into the bustling BLVD Kitchen in Sherman Oaks, California.

Lizanne Falsetto launched her Think Thin empire in the mid 90s—based on a hunch: people wanted a high protein, low sugar energy bar that tasted great. Listen in on the story of how the former model and mom of two crafted a winning recipe in her own kitchen, learned to trust her instinct, and launched the company with her own money. And with the 2016 sale of Think Thin — for a reported 217 million dollars — hear how Lizanne is pivoting, once again.

Hear the story of how former producer Lisa Olin decided it was time to get out of showbiz and, with zero baking experience, made the bold move to open Cake Monkey Bakery. It may seem a bit radical, but Lisa saw a white space in the market: no one was selling mini-layer cakes. The line quickly expanded to gourmet Yodels and Pop Tarts—among other throwback treats—as well as gluten-free products. Lisa and her partner now sell their goods on-line through Williams-Sonoma as well as their brick and mortar shop in Los Angeles. Cake Monkey's treats have been featured in Bon Appetit and Food & Wine, and fans include celebrities like Will Smith and Tom Cruise.

Pediatrician JJ Levenstein was so popular that she had a wait-list for new patients. But personal fulfillment—that feeling of waking up each day and loving what you are doing—was missing. Plus, JJ was taking care of everyone but herself and feeling stressed out and run down. Learn how JJ turned her life around, closing her medical practice, going to culinary school and kicking off a career as a chef with her Kid Doc brand of healthy fare which is sold out of The BLVD Kitchen. Eating healthier than she ever has and having become a spin cycle addict, JJ debuts in an ad campaign as a Not Your Daughter's Jeans model in the spring of 2018.

As an top executive at NBC, Tal Rabinowitz was responsible for developing comedies like The Mindy Project and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. But after nearly 20 years in the business, she was burned out. Learn how Tal got the guts walk away from it all—how she adopted a daughter, took some time off to recharge, and ultimately launched The DEN Meditation—a drop-in studio for guided meditation with three Los Angeles locations.

Lynne Lear has accomplished something that very few people have done—aside from Oprah. She co-founded a school. Hear how the mom of two saw a need in her community, rallied a well-connected, capable group of peers, and raised 8 million dollars to build the private, non-denominational Vistamar High School in El Segundo, California. Once that was checked off her list, this dynamo made yet another pivot, launching a career as a top residential realtor, who is now dipping her toes into flipping spec homes.