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This week, Liz sits down with the CEO of casual clothing company Lands' End Jerome Griffith to discuss his life journey from pumping gas in order to pay for college, to eventually becoming the CEO of one of the most popular retail brands on the market.  Jerome shares what led him to dominate the world of cozy, comfortable wear and explains how the landscape of clothing has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Sep 202225min

This week, Liz revisits her conversation with CEO of Crunch Franchise Ben Midgley, who shares his journey from the ground up in health clubs around the country and how he made it to the top without a college degree.  Ben explains how his love of fitness fueled his success and what it took to make a big comeback in the industry after facing the effects of COVID-19.  Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Sep 202211min

On this episode, Liz sits down with CEO of hair care company Olaplex, JuE Wong to discuss how she started her career as a commodities trader and rose to the top of the haircare industry. JuE shares the challenges she faced trying to raise her children while also trying to grow in the business world. JuE later reveals how she overcame instances of harassment in the workplace, the death of her husband, and a massive pay cut that all contributed to her immense success at Olaplex. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30 Aug 202224min

This week, Liz sits down with the Founder and CEO of Illumix Kirin Sinha to discuss how she started up one of the world's leading augmented reality companies. Kirin shares how her life as a founder has been an isolating journey, pursuing a vision of the world that others might not understand, but making the choice to persevere was already something she has practiced as a dancer growing up. She later describes the misconceptions about the Metaverse and reveals how it can connect the digital & physical world, rather than dividing them apart. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Aug 202224min

This week, Liz revisits her conversation with Co-Founders of The Comfy Brian and Michael Speciale to share their climb to success. Michael and Brian discuss their invention, a blanket that's also a sweater called The Comfy. They share their journey from proto-type to landing a deal on Shark Tank and where they are with the company today. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Aug 202210min

On this episode, Liz sits down with the CEO of Parachute Ariel Kaye, to share her story of leaving her job in advertising, to start her own home essentials company. Ariel shares stories from her upbringing and how it ignited her entrepreneurial spirit, she discusses her decision to quit her job and move into a field she had no prior experience in, and the business decisions she had to make to succeed in this competitive industry. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Aug 202226min

On this episode, Liz sits down with Ben Goodwin, CEO, Formulator, and Co-Founder at Olipop, a beverage company that slips healthy ingredients like prebiotics and plant fibers into soda products, to help promote digestion and still taste refreshingly sweet.  Ben shares how he turned traumatic childhood experiences and body image struggles into fuel in the entrepreneurial field and developed an innovative approach to avoid the sugar and artificial ingredients found in brand-name sodas. Later, Ben talks about the evolution of Olipop’s nutritional strategy, brand investments from A-list celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, and his biggest piece of advice for anyone wishing to start their own company.  Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2 Aug 202229min

This week, Liz is joined by Founder and CEO of Hooked, Prerna Gupta to discuss how she cycled through many misses before finding success as an entrepreneur. She shares the impact of being a second-generation American in a small town in Oklahoma, how she experienced her first huge success with her app Songify, and her aspirations to adapt the stories from her most recent app, Hooked, to movies and television shows. Follow Liz on Twitter: @liz.claman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30 Juli 202227min