The Final Edit

Welcome back to The Final Edit, the podcast for high-level founders rewriting what success, legacy, and leadership actually look like.

In this raw and revelatory episode, we sat down with Samantha Sloane, multi-passionate founder, builder of ecosystems, and advocate for educational sovereignty, for a conversation that's equal parts origin story and operating system.

From growing up with a single mother who taught her that everything is possible to building multiple seven-figure businesses with one unifying mission, Samantha's journey is a masterclass in creating your own leverage. She's the founder behind Hired, Saslow House, and a tech startup with her husband, and the through line? Putting power back in the hands of the people.

We talked about managing multiple businesses without burning out, the art of co-creating with your audience, and why vulnerability isn't a weakness, it's a strategy. But more than that? We talked about what it means to move from hustle to harmony, and why the best personal brands don't post at you, they move with you.

This episode is for the multi-passionate, the builders, and the women who know that sovereignty isn't given, it's created. 🌙✨

🎧 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 🎧

[00:00:55] Samantha's origin story—creating leverage when you didn't have it

[00:02:04] The through line behind her ecosystem of businesses

[00:03:17] How growing up without power sparked her mission for sovereignty

[00:04:18] From 32 years of hustling to learning how to receive

[00:05:28] Building a personal brand through co-creation, not curation

[00:06:13] Conscious vulnerability: Why sharing your story matters

[00:08:03] The biggest advice for founders evolving their personal brands

[00:09:46] What's in the drafts: In-person events and integration

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Maison Network: https://joinmaison.com/

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Follow Samantha: @hiredplaybook 

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Welcome back to The Final Edit, the podcast for high-level founders rewriting what success, legacy, and leadership actually look like.

In this powerful and intimate episode, we sat down with Ashley Jappe, marketing director, wine connoisseur, and movement maker for a conversation that is both a masterclass in brand building and a lesson in authentic leadership.

Recorded live from our wellness and longevity retreat in Maine, this conversation explores the profound connection between internal identity work and external brand success. From challenging the traditions of heritage industries to pioneering the non-alcoholic wine movement, 

Ashley’s story is a testament to leading with vulnerability, passion, and a deep commitment to human connection. We talked about building culturally relevant brands from the inside out, managing up with emotion, and the courage it takes to create change when no one in the room understands your vision.

This episode is for the leaders, the innovators, and the women who know that the most powerful brands are built on a foundation of truth. 🥂✨

🎧 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 🎧

[00:00:00] Ashley’s origin story: The search for self and its impact on her career.

[00:07:15] Why true brand culture starts with your internal team.

[00:13:30] The power of vulnerability and emotion in managing up.

[00:18:45] How to break through resistance and find allies for your vision.

[00:24:00] Honoring heritage while building a culturally relevant brand.

[00:38:10] The art and science behind the non-alcoholic wine movement.

[00:49:00] Ashley’s final edit: Creating a new, connection-based business model.

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📚 RESOURCES 📚

Maison Network: 

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Try Luminara: https://www.luminarawines.com/

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Welcome back to The Final Edit, the podcast for high-level founders rewriting what success, legacy, and leadership actually look like.

In this real and raw episode, Hannah and Maritza crack open one of the most honest convos yet: building billion-dollar visions while raising babies.

From toddler meltdowns and sleepless nights to teenage driving lessons and identity resets, this episode dives deep into the stages of motherhood and how they evolve alongside your ambition, your business, and your sense of self.

They talk burnout, guilt, boundaries, discipline (with a rebrand), and why doing both isn’t about balance. It’s about alignment.

If you’ve ever felt like you had to choose between being present and being powerful, this episode is your permission to stop choosing. You get to be both.

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🎧 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

[00:00:00] Why sourdough culture isn’t the only model of motherhood

[00:02:52] Ambition, identity shifts, and rediscovering purpose post-baby

[00:08:56] Navigating seasons: toddlers vs. teens

[00:10:07] Building billion-dollar visions while physically and emotionally tapped

[00:12:33] The guilt trap of modern motherhood

[00:15:05] Community, support, and rewriting the motherhood narrative

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📚 RESOURCES 📚

Maison Network: joinmaison.com

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Upcoming Events: joinmaison.com/all-events

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Follow Maritza: @_maritzatobon

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Follow Maison: @joinmaison

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Subscribe for more conversations that pull back the curtain on building something real.

Welcome back to The Final Edit, the podcast for high-level founders rewriting what success, legacy, and leadership actually look like.

In this wildly energizing episode, we sat down with Lyrik Fryer, serial entrepreneur, systems queen, and visual brand disruptor, for a convo that’s equal parts business blueprint and creative liberation.

Lyrik’s story is anything but traditional. From homeschooling herself in high school to scaling four businesses with her mom (yes, her mom), she’s built a full-blown ecosystem of brands rooted in innovation, ease, and aesthetic. Workplay Branding. Gloss Up. A million ideas in the vault. She’s proof you don’t need a 5-year plan to build something powerful—you just need vision, flow, and the guts to go first.

We talked building brands that don’t burn you out, how to launch multiple ventures without losing your mind, and why “discipline” might just need a rebrand. This one’s for the founders who feel too big for one box and are ready to own that.

If you’ve ever wanted to scale without the pressure, embrace creative chaos, and make your brand feel like you, this episode is your permission slip.

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🎧 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 🎧
[00:00:00] Lyrik’s self-taught path from blogs to billion-dollar rooms
[00:08:32] Building multiple brands (and doing it with her mom)
[00:14:33] Systems, scaling, and lazy marketing
[00:22:35] Creating pattern interrupts with personal branding
[00:27:17] The vision (and brilliance) behind Gloss Up
[00:30:45] Why not having a 5-year plan is the strategy
[00:43:21] Redefining discipline and alignment

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📚 RESOURCES 📚
Maison Network: https://joinmaison.com/
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Upcoming Events: https://joinmaison.com/all-events

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📲 CONNECT WITH US 📲
Follow Maritza: @_maritzatobon
Follow Hannah: @hannahmnieves
Follow Maison: @joinmaison
Follow Lyrik: @lyrik.fryer
Follow Workplay Branding: @workplaybranding
Follow Gloss Up: @joinglossup

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Welcome back to The Final Edit, the podcast for high-level founders rewriting what success, legacy, and leadership actually look like.

In this candid convo, we sat down with interior designer and Studio Gaspo founder Jamie Gasparovic for a refreshingly real conversation on creativity, confidence, and building a business that actually feels like you.

We unpacked the evolution of her brand, how she bootstrapped a seven-figure design firm without losing her soul, and what it means to reject trends in favor of personal truth. Jamie shares how luxury isn’t about price tags or perfection. It’s about designing a space that reflects your story and helps you rise.

This episode is packed with real talk, spicy truths about the design world, and a reminder that your space should hold your vision, not shrink it.

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🎧 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 🎧

[00:00:00] Jamie’s unexpected design journey

[00:05:12] Why your first design isn’t your best (and that’s the point)

[00:07:35] Bootstrapping a creative business to 7 figures

[00:11:11] Balancing brand curation with authenticity

[00:13:30] The unfiltered truth about the design world

[00:18:40] Hiring, CEO energy, and scaling with soul

[00:24:41] Finding your design style (even in a tiny rental corner)

[00:29:10] Redefining luxury on your own terms

[00:32:33] What Jamie tells herself to keep going

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📚 RESOURCES 📚

Maison Network: joinmaison.com

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Follow Jamie: @studiogaspo

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Follow Hannah: @hannahmnieves

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Welcome back to The Final Edit the podcast for high-level founders rewriting what success, legacy, and leadership actually look like.

In this powerful conversation, we sat down with Allee Cyrus multi-business founder, clairvoyant coach, and Maison member for one of the most honest interviews yet. Allee unpacks how healing deep family wounds, rebuilding her marriage, and surrendering control led her into full alignment not just in business but in life.

We talk about the inner wars no one sees, the power of stillness, and what it really means to scale while honoring both your ambition and your softness. From six companies to six-figure deals to sitting still long enough to hear God’s next move, this is the behind-the-scenes most founders never share.

This episode is your reminder that sometimes the real battlefield isn’t your business. It’s your own mind, healing, and generational patterns. And winning that war changes everything.

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🎧 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 🎧

[00:00:00] Welcome to The Final Edit

[00:01:00] Allee’s small town Kentucky start

[00:03:05] Healing her relationship with her father

[00:06:55] “You’re at war too. Act like it.”

[00:11:39] Faith, clairvoyance, and business alignment

[00:15:20] Breaking out of the box society puts on women

[00:24:09] What actually makes a magnetic brand

[00:28:58] Building her marriage and rebuilding her business

[00:32:52] Finding proof you’re on the right path

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📚 RESOURCES 📚

Maison Network: joinmaison.com

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📲 CONNECT WITH US 📲

Follow Allee: @rightupyourallee

Follow Maritza: @_maritzatobon

Follow Hannah: @hannahmnieves

Follow Maison: @joinmaison

Welcome back to The Final Edit, the podcast for high-level founders rewriting what success, legacy, and leadership actually look like.

In this soul-shifting live episode, we sat down with Marta Hobbs, mentor, entrepreneur, and embodiment queen, for a conversation that cracked us open in the best way.

After scaling a $2.5B company and “having it all,” Marta found herself lost, anxious, and completely untethered. What came next? A full-body unraveling, and a return to true freedom.

We talked identity loss after success, the pressure of doing it all, and the quiet power in learning how to just be. Marta’s journey is proof that unbecoming the version of you that built the empire is sometimes the only way to build something deeper.

This episode is your permission slip to let go of the shoulds, and reclaim the softness, sovereignty, and self you forgot along the way.

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🎧 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 🎧
[00:00:00] Welcome to The Final Edit

[00:05:47] “Busy doesn’t mean important.”

[00:12:28] The grief of letting go after the big win

[00:14:16] Her husband’s addiction and the marriage reset that followed

[00:27:31] What success looks like now (hint: it’s barefoot and boundary full)

[00:29:46] Leading with feminine energy, not just force

[00:34:17] The work of unbecoming and why it’s the real flex

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📚 RESOURCES 📚
Join the Maison Network: https://joinmaison.com/

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Events: https://joinmaison.com/all-events

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📲 CONNECT WITH US 📲

Follow Marta Hobbs: @martahobbs

Follow Maritza: @_maritzatobon

Follow Hannah: @hannahmnieves

Follow Maison: @joinmaison

Welcome back to The Final Edit, the podcast for high-level founders rewriting what success, legacy, and leadership actually look like.

In this real and reflective episode, Maritza Tobon and Hannah Nieves share the top insights from back-to-back interviews with Maison members during the launch of Season One.

No questions were shared in advance. No outlines. Just raw, in-the-moment conversations with powerhouse women across industries. Despite the differences, a clear thread emerged in every story:

💡 Commitment over confidence

💡 Strategy blended with intuition

💡 Network as influence, not just support

They talk about how every guest pushed through rejection, trusted their gut, and used adversity as fuel. You’ll hear why passion trumps perfection, and how your people—the ones in the room with you—can shift everything.

This episode is your reminder to gut-check your energy, stay committed, and stop building alone.

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🎧 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 🎧

[00:00:00] Welcome to The Final Edit

[00:00:40] Season One interviews were fully unscripted

[00:01:16] Commitment is more powerful than confidence

[00:02:12] Every guest shared a story of resilience

[00:02:54] Strategy is important, but energy is what keeps you going

[00:04:10] The gut check: build what excites you

[00:05:00] Your network is your influence

[00:07:10] Why community matters more than ever

[00:07:40] Audit your energy and lead from within

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📚 RESOURCES 📚

Maison Network: joinmaison.com

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📲 CONNECT WITH US 📲

Follow Maritza: @_maritzatobon

Follow Hannah: @hannahmnieves

Follow Maison: @joinmaison

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Subscribe for more conversations that pull back the curtain on building something real.

Welcome back to The Final Edit—the podcast for high-level founders rewriting what success, legacy, and leadership actually look like.

In this raw and real episode, Maritza Tobon and Hannah Nieves (aka the masterminds behind Maison) take us behind the velvet rope of how Maison actually came to be and what it’s becoming.

Spoiler: it wasn’t funded by VC bros or powered by flashy webinars. It was built from heartbreak, intuition, and hella intention.

This isn’t about building another community. It’s about changing the damn culture.

Press play if you’re craving something deeper and want to see what a founder-led revolution really looks like.

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🎧 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 🎧
[00:00:00] Welcome to The Final Edit
[00:01:19] The Maison origin story
[00:05:53] Reinventing the mastermind: connection over structure
[00:07:22] Protecting intimacy in the age of growth hacks
[00:10:27] Filling 20 seats, $450M spending power, no ads, no socials
[00:14:33] You can be powerful and soft (yes, both)
[00:17:44] Building custom tech no red tape, just reinvestment
[00:19:10] Yes, we’ve had haters and here’s why we’re not changing a thing
[00:21:59] The “other stuff” women need at this level (and how we deliver)

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📚 RESOURCES 📚
Maison Network: https://joinmaison.com/
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Upcoming Events: https://joinmaison.com/all-events

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📲 CONNECT WITH US 📲
Follow Maritza: @_maritzatobon
Follow Hannah: @hannahmnieves
Follow Maison: @joinmaison

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Subscribe for more unfiltered convos—and meet us inside the vision.

Welcome back to The Final Edit—the podcast for high-level founders rewriting what success, legacy, and leadership actually look like.

In this bold and heartfelt episode, we sat down with Samreen Arshad—founder, immigrant, and beauty industry disruptor—for a conversation that’s part masterclass, part movement.

From teaching herself makeup on YouTube during postpartum depression to landing on QVC, Costco, and Harper’s Bazaar, Samreen’s story is anything but linear. She’s built a multi-six-figure cosmetics brand from scratch, turned down Shark Tank, and paused it all to build something deeper: a brand rooted in culture, confidence, and community.

We talked rejection, reinvention, and raising capital when nobody in the room looks like you. But more than that? We talked about what it means to belong—and why creating space for your story might just be the most powerful thing you do.

This episode is for the underdogs, the visionaries, and the women building empires the world’s not ready for (yet). 🌍💋

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🎧 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 🎧
[00:00:00] Samreen’s origin story—from Pakistan to powerhouse
[00:07:45] Finding makeup during postpartum and self-healing
[00:13:55] From being rejected at Sephora to building her own brand
[00:17:30] The vision behind her rebrand and global scale
[00:26:10] Navigating funding rooms as a South Asian woman
[00:32:30] “I didn’t come this far just to come this far.”

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📚 RESOURCES 📚
Maison Network: https://joinmaison.com/
Apply to Join: https://joinmaison.com/application
Upcoming Events: https://joinmaison.com/all-events

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📲 CONNECT WITH US 📲
Follow Maritza: @_maritzatobon
Follow Hannah: @hannahmnieves
Follow Maison: @joinmaison

Subscribe for more episodes—and meet us inside the vision.