In this week's episode, we're rebroadcasting one of our top interviews with Beatrice Dixon, the Founder of The Honey Pot Company, a plant-based feminine hygiene line created to provide women with healthy alternatives to feminine care. The Honey Pot Company began with a dream - literally. In 2014, Beatrice was struggling with an ongoing case of bacterial vaginosis. She visited her doctor and tried everything they recommended, but nothing worked. One early morning she was visited by her grandmothe...
Dec 27, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Alexandra (Alex) Carter is a world-renowned negotiation expert, bestselling author of the book, Ask for More, and Columbia Law School Professor. The image that most of us have in our heads when we think about negotiation is people speaking over one another, fighting for the prize. But this is not what it takes to be a masterful negotiator. In fact, quite the opposite. As Alex explains in our conversation today, it’s about asking skillful questions, listening, and understanding how you can fulfil...
Dec 20, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 81
As we gear up for the holidays & get ready for more incredible interviews in the new year, we’re taking the opportunity to highlight our top 5 most popular episodes from 2021. Even if you are an avid listener of the podcast, chances are you may have missed one of these game-changing interviews. Marcus Lemonis is known for helping struggling businesses get back on their feet through investing his own money on the hit TV show, The Profit. Despite being a household name and TV personality, Mar...
Dec 13, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 80
Jesse Draper is the Founding Partner of Halogen Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investing in consumer tech companies led by female and co-ed teams. With women making up to 80 percent of household purchasing decisions, Jesse and her team are betting big on early-stage, female-founded companies with billion-dollar potential. Jesse is a fourth generation venture capitalist as well as the creator and host of the Emmy-nominated television series, The Valley Girl Show. She is a...
Dec 06, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Dr. Mary Pardee is a functional medicine practitioner and naturopathic medical doctor who specializes in integrative gastroenterology, hormones, and gut-brain health. She is also the Founder of Modrn Med, a telemedicine and virtual wellness company. We’ll talk to Dr. Pardee about what the heck gut health is and why it plays such a big role in your happiness, energy, confidence, and overall well-being. 74% of people live every day with embarrassing and uncomfortable issues such as bloating, const...
Nov 29, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Natalie Gordon is the CEO and Founder of Babylist, the fastest-growing universal baby registry in the U.S. In 2011, after she closed down her first business and did some consulting projects to make ends meet, Natalie came up with the idea for Babylist after becoming frustrated with the options available for baby registries at the time. What started as a side-project that launched two weeks before her first son was born, has become a multimillion-dollar empire that just keeps growing. Over the pa...
Nov 22, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 77
Dr. Stephanie Estima is a chiropractor with a special interest in metabolism, functional neurology, and body composition who has devoted her time to analyzing hormones and creating a system to help women naturally overcome painful periods. She's the creator of the Estima Diet, host of the Better! podcast, and author of the best-selling book, The Betty Body. She's had over 3.5 million article reads with her content on Medium and has helped thousands of women lose weight, regulate hormones, and ge...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 76
Jane Wurwand is the Founder and Chief Visionary of Dermalogica, the number one professional skincare brand in the world. At the young age of 24, Jane immigrated to California and saw a distinct lack of continuing education with skin therapists in the US. Without a college degree or network, she set out to launch her own skin therapy education with only $14,000 in a small classroom in Los Angeles. This led her to also develop a line of skincare products and a system of teaching salon owners how t...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 115
Dr. Sara Gottfried is a World-Renowned Physician, Hormone Expert, Speaker, and 4x New York Times Best Selling Author. Dr. Gottfried’s interview marks the start of our first podcast in the world of health and wellness. One of the biggest myths that women have on their path to building their empire is that they have to sacrifice their health in order to be successful. This couldn't be further from the truth! Starting this week, in addition to my interviews with incredible founders, I’m going to be...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Sandra Campos is an internationally recognized retail technology CEO, entrepreneur, and retail executive. A child of entrepreneurial, immigrant parents, Sandra’s upbringing was characterized by a focus on education, helping out in her family’s tortilla business from a young age, and experimenting with her own entrepreneurial ventures in fashion. Sandra’s love for fashion and buying led her to New York City, where she was thrown completely in the deep end. Over the years, Sandra worked multiple j...
Oct 25, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Hitha Palepu is a serial entrepreneur, investor, activist, and author. Currently, Hitha is the CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals and author of her latest book, We're Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris: How to Use Your Voice, Be Assertive, and Own Your Story. She also runs #5SmartReads, a social series that compiles five must-read articles every day to keep her community informed. As a multi-hyphenate, Hitha is used to things not working out, but this has never stopped her from trying. She ...
Oct 18, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Angela Sutherland is the Co-Founder and CEO of Yumi, a fresh, organic, and nutritious baby food delivery service. After many years working in private equity, Angela never imagined she’d one day be an entrepreneur and start a baby food company. When she became pregnant with her first child, she became hyper-aware of the importance of nutrition in a child's first 1,000 days of life. She realized most baby food offerings in grocery stores are low in nutrition and incredibly high in sugar. So, this ...
Oct 11, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 71
Helene Godin is the founder and CEO of By The Way Bakery, a unique, old-fashioned bakery where each treat is handmade, gluten-free, dairy-free, and certified kosher. Helene hasn't always been a baker. She spent over two decades as a successful lawyer when she decided that she was ready for a change, and took the bold step of starting her business. Although she was not an experienced baker, Helene leveraged her skill and passion as a researcher, along with her determination to exceed expectations...
Oct 04, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Kaylin Marcotte is the founder and CEO of JIGGY, a brand that supports emerging female artists by turning their art into exciting jigsaw puzzles that are worth framing. Kaylin’s fondness for jigsaw puzzles started when she was looking for a way to unwind after a long day at work. She was the first employee at the well-known digital media company, theSkimm, and was managing everything from their brand ambassador program, community building, to grassroots marketing. As one might expect with early-...
Sep 27, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Noura Sakkijha is the co-founder and CEO of Mejuri, a fine jewelry brand that introduces handcrafted, everyday jewelry without the traditional retail markups. Looking from the outside in, entering the jewelry market can seem like a daunting endeavor. Not only is it seemingly saturated, but it’s also exceptionally expensive. Growing up in Jordan as a third-generation jeweler, Noura noticed that traditional high-end jewelry brands always targeted men, encouraging them to buy luxe jewelry for women...
Sep 20, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Logan Hollowell is the designer, founder and CEO of Logan Hollowell Jewelry. Logan started with little more than a dream board, some affirmations, and the right mindset and manifested her way to a jewelry empire. Her jewelry is a cult favorite and has been spotted on the likes of Rihanna, Jennifer Lawrence, Meghan Markle, and Jessica Alba, among others. Today she joins us to share her inspiring story with us. She tells us about her early fascination with gemstones, crystals, and spirituality and...
Sep 13, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Dubbed by the New York Times as ‘the woman who dresses America’, Jenna Lyons, is a fashion icon and the co-founder/CEO of the beauty brand, LoveSeen. Having kicked off her career as an intern at Donna Karan, Jenna went on to join the design team at J.Crew, eventually becoming its President. She is recognized as the main driver behind its incredible rise to success, and is a regular feature in print and online media, including having been recognized as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential ...
Sep 06, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Reham Fagiri is the Founder and CEO of AptDeco, an online marketplace that eliminates the hassle of buying and selling furniture. Reham always knew she wanted to build something but never knew exactly what it would be. The idea for AptDeco came to Reham after she finished business school at Wharton and was preparing to move to New York. Desperate to sell her furniture, she used Craigslist, and was met with strangers coming to her house, heavy negotiations, cancellations, and even moments that co...
Aug 30, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Ariel Kaye is the Founder and CEO of Parachute, a direct-to-consumer home essentials brand. After spending a decade in advertising and brand development, Ariel was yearning to do something more. She always considered herself a home and interior design enthusiast, describing herself as a super consumer of home goods, but she struggled to find a single brand that was affordable, high quality, and easy to shop. That’s when she saw a gap in the market and knew she had the perfect skills to create th...
Aug 23, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Vicky Tsai, founder of Japanese beauty brand Tatcha, had a nontraditional path to eventually founding one of the top skincare companies today. About 10 years ago, Vicky decided to leave her thriving career and travel the world in search of happiness and meaning in her life. In her travels, when visiting Kyoto, Japan, Vicky had a life-changing meeting with a Geisha. She learned some of their natural skincare secrets which healed her skin & soul in the truest sense and she wanted to bring the ...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 63
Beatrice Dixon is the Founder of The Honey Pot Company, a plant-based feminine hygiene line created to provide women with healthy alternatives to feminine care. The Honey Pot Company began with a dream - literally. In 2014, Beatrice was struggling with an ongoing case of bacterial vaginosis. She visited her doctor and tried everything they recommended, but nothing worked. One early morning she was visited by her grandmother in a dream. She gave Beatrice a list of ingredients and told her what to...
Aug 09, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Lindsay McCormick is the Founder and CEO of Bite, a brand of sustainable oral care products. Back in 2016, Lindsay was working as a TV producer on HGTV’s “House Hunters.” She was traveling the country, living out of her carry-on, and relying heavily on travel-size toiletries. While she was staying at hotels, she noticed how many of those tiny tubes of toothpaste she was using and throwing away every month. As a passion project, Lindsay was spending her nights and weekends learning how to make al...
Aug 02, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Alexandra (Alex) Friedman is the Co-Founder and CEO of LOLA, the first lifelong brand for a woman’s body. The idea came about when Alex met her partner, Jordana Kier, and they started asking questions about what tampons are made from. In attempting to research this seemingly simple fact, they realized that next to nothing was disclosed online and they could hardly find anything about the chemicals they were unknowingly putting in their bodies. At this point, they realized that something needed t...
Jul 26, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Today we’re mixing things up in a big way! After a year of interviewing the top women in business and entrepreneurship, we’re officially inviting our first male guest on the Behind Her Empire podcast, Marcus Lemonis. If you tune into today's interview, you’ll immediately understand why. Marcus is known for helping struggling businesses get back on their feet by investing his own money on the hit TV show, The Profit. Despite being a household name and TV personality, Marcus’ influence is far beyo...
Jul 19, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Afton Vechery is the Co-Founder and CEO of Modern Fertility, a women's health company focused on making fertility information more accessible for women everywhere. In 2016, Afton embarked on a journey to understand her own fertility, and her realizations from this time laid the foundation for the company. She saw that women were not able to get the information that they needed to plan ahead at a reasonable price, and she understood that her mission had to be to change that. The company has not o...
Jul 12, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Alexandra (Alex) Carter is a world-renowned negotiation expert, bestselling author of the book, Ask for More, and Columbia Law School Professor. The image that most of us have in our heads when we think about negotiation is people speaking over one another, fighting for the prize. But this is not what it takes to be a masterful negotiator. In fact, quite the opposite. As Alex explains in our conversation today, it’s about asking skillful questions, listening, and understanding how you can fulfil...
Jul 05, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Cate Luzio is the founder and CEO of Luminary, a membership-based career and personal growth platform and collaboration hub. Walking away from your career when you're at the top of your game might sound like a huge gamble, but one that has certainly paid off for today’s guest. In 2018, Cate left an incredibly successful banking career to found Luminary to help women see a path toward advancement by arming them with the tools, resources, and community to propel them to the top. Although Cate was ...
Jun 28, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Desi Perkins is a digital content creator and Founder/CEO of her eyewear brand, Dezi, and skincare line, Dezi Skin. Before becoming a mega beauty influencer with over 4 million Instagram followers and over 3 million Youtube subscribers, Desi was working as a cocktail waitress looking to make a change in her life but wasn’t sure which step she was going to take. It all started with a last-minute Halloween costume that went viral in 2012. She used her background in art and what she learned on YouT...
Jun 21, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Aishwarya Iyer is the founder and CEO of Brightland, a modern olive oil company that champions authenticity in the olive oil industry and celebrates good design & California living. Aishwarya was living in New York City for years, enjoying all the restaurants the city had to offer before she started cooking at home. She started to make more meals at home but, instead of feeling better, she realized she was feeling worse, and ultimately ended up having chronic stomach issues. To her surprise,...
Jun 14, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Rebecca Minkoff is the co-founder and creative director of her namesake company Rebecca Minkoff, a global lifestyle brand that spans apparel, handbags, accessories, footwear, and jewelry. She has also created a community of superwomen through her platform, Female Founder Collective, and is dedicated to devoting resources and time to promote and uplift other women-owned businesses. Despite being a household name and global fashion powerhouse, Rebecca opens up about the many obstacles she’s faced ...
Jun 07, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 53
