What's Up with Wendy

This double interview podcast opens with Julie Loffredi, Lifestyle Journalist and Mom, who's been featured on CNN, Fox News Channel, Today.com, and more. Julie will provide her latest tips and tools necessary for any back-to-school scenario, whether your little ones will be in the classroom or remote learning. The second interview on this podcast is tennis legend Billie Jean King from my Best of Series.

Gretchen Bauer is a woman with dreams to shake up the fashion industry. After moving
to Sarasota, Florida from the Main Line of Philadelphia, her hometown, six years ago,
Gretchen made a home for herself and her family on the Suncoast. While working as an
interior designer, a business she had for twenty-six years, a colleague exposed
Gretchen to the disturbing reality behind the United States garment industry. She
decided to take a risk and make a difference by improving the lives of women in the
industry and change the way goods are manufactured in America.
Shortly after, she launched her business, BSWANKY, with a mission to B The
Difference — giving women the opportunity to create responsibly-made, trendy
handbags through ethical practices. BSWANKY handbags are proudly designed and
happily handcrafted out of their Sarasota atelier, where Gretchen and her team are
committed to providing an atmosphere with joy and inspiration. Her handbags are accessories for many Hollywood celebrities and the Vanity Fair Accessories Editor.

Jeannie Mai is a style expert, television personality, executive producer and Emmy-award winning co-host of “The Real,” a live talk show on Fox Television stations and in national syndication. She's also a celebrity contestant in season 29 of Dancing with the Stars. Bringing her sassy personality and her style expertise to the forefront Jeannie has been a recurring fashion correspondent for E!’s Live From The Red Carpet, covering the Emmy’s, People’s Choice, Golden Globes, Grammys and 2019 Oscar’s. In addition, Jeannie recently launched her new web series titled “Hello Hunnay,” taking fans on her journey through fashion, fitness, finances and relationships.

Gifted, talented, and inspired by nature, Chef Nick Wallace’s mission is to remain focused on the beauty of food. Nick was voted Best of Jackson 2020: Best Chef by Jackson Free Press, one of 2017’s Best Chef America, and The Best Of Mississippi Awards 2020 Best Chef. He did not stop there as he appeared in Southern Living and on Comfort Nation Season 2, was honored to be Mississippi’s first Food Network Chopped Champion, Alton’s Challenge and featured on Food Network’s Cut Throat Kitchen.

The "Best of Series Interviews" for my podcast continues this week with my 2012 interview of legendary men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski . Coach K has led the Duke Blue Devils to five NCAA Championships, 12 Final Fours and 15 ACC Championships. As the USA Basketball Head Coach, he led the USA team to three gold medals (2008, 2012, 2016).

This edition of my "Best of" series features my interview with Dorothy Hamill who earned the nickname America's Sweetheart after her Gold Medal-Winning Olympic Figure performance in the 1976 Winter Olympics. Her post Olympics career includes skating with the Ice Capades, winning a Daytime Emmy Award and participating in season 16 of Dancing with the Stars. In 2016 she partnered with bioTheranostics to launch BeWisER+ About Breast Cancer (www.bewiseraboutbreastcancer.org), an educational campaign designed to help breast cancer survivors who are on anti-estrogen therapy learn more about treatment related side effects, ongoing risk of relapse, and information and tools to help personalize a treatment plan.

Cory Oliver is a multi-talented actress and beauty expert who is best known for starring in the feature film "God's Not Dead" as well as starring in the original series "Beverly Hills Pawn" for the REELZChannel. Behind-the-scenes she has been a licensed make-up artist and hairdresser for Hollywood's A-list, which led to her developing her own beauty balm skincare line "Beverly Hills Balm." Currently, she is co-hosting "Hollywood Westlake." (From my Best of Series)

From my "Best of" series of past interviews is Daymond John. He is the founder of FUBU and is a among the featured investors on the award winning show reality show Shark Tank. He's also the CEO of The Shark Group.

Regis Philbin was a media pioneer and he paved the way for all of us. He was genuine. What you saw on TV was how he was in real life. I was lucky to have interviewed him and to know him. In this podcast interview we also talked about how my first interview for a job in the TV industry was with his show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee. You won't want to miss his priceless reaction when I told him I didn’t take the job.

Nick Lachey, the former lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling boyband 98 Degrees and current co-host of the Netflix show Love is Blind, is a proud father and in my interview with him he talks about being a dad. Lachey talks about how he's changed over the years and of course also talks about 98 Degrees.