She shines bright like a diamond!In episode 2 of our wedding series, we’re diving into all things DIAMONDS with the owner and CEO of The Clear Cut, Olivia Landau. She’s a diamond expert, GIA Graduate Gemologist and 4th generation jeweler with experience at Tiffany & Co and in the diamond wholesale industry! Together with her husband, Kyle, they started The Clear Cut. The Clear Cut empowers “a new generation of consumers to create their perfect hand-crafted diamond engagement rings and more”....
Jul 11, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 63
We are kicking off our bridal series with a local Chicago vendor who captures the most amazing moments during a wedding! Myra, also known as Buenas Vibras Photography on Instagram, pens herself as a photog “for tequila lovers wanting a stress-free wedding”! When she told us she likes to do a tequila shot with each couple, we knew she was Sip with Me ready!! Mayra aims to capture the most raw moments of your wedding. She wants to see the hype and feel the good vibes. She also wants to capture you...
Jul 04, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 64
Booties at attention! Whether you’re a member of the Sip with Me Army or the Booty Army, do we have a guest for you! Nearing 4 million subscribers on YouTube and over 700 million views, Caleb Marshall is accomplishing so much for himself and changing the lives of so many, including Ioanna and I. Also known as “The Fitness Marshall”, Caleb is a fitness and dance pop star who has been frequently described as the “modern day richard simmons meets Britney Spears”!! Perhaps what makes him stand out i...
Jun 27, 2022•33 min•Season 4Ep. 63
As two long-time fitness professionals, Ioanna & Aaron know an innovative program when they see one. That’s why we sat down with internationally recognized Beachbody Super Trainers Jericho McMatthews and Elise Joan! Just like us, they are close friends; however, they completely level up, as Beachbody Super Trainers are the ultimate leaders for the industry! Per CEO Carl Daikeler, FIRE AND FLOW is the “future of fitness”. Jericho & Elise describe it as a “first-of-its-kind program devoted...
Jun 13, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 62
We’re back with another episode where Ioanna & Aaron talk about their all time favorite thing- OUTER SPACE! What’s 13,800,000,000 years old? Why, the Universe of course! 2022 is a special year in this 13.8 billion year age because it’s the year humanity launched the most high-tech, high-capability tool to peer deep into that billion year history. Operations Controller for the new Webb Space Telescope, Jessica Hart, joins us this week to discuss the marvel that is the next Hubble! At $10+ bil...
May 23, 2022•21 min•Season 4Ep. 61
Jamie Greenberg is a celebrity makeup artist and founder of her own business, JamieMakeup. Known for her iconic red carpet and natural beauty highlights, she works with Hollywood legends like Rashida Jones, Kaley Cuoco, and Chelsea Handler. A true founder, she discovered her love of makeup at one of her first jobs and worked her way up over many years to reach where she is now. Jamie wants to “cram all my red carpet knowledge into your bathroom or bag or wherever you get yourself beautiful. I’ve...
May 09, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 60
If you’ve listened to the show before, you know Ioanna and I love to shoutout a good podcast, and we love to talk the tea about grandparents. This week we were thrilled to have Grandma Gail & Kim Murstein join us to discuss their epic show, “Excuse My Grandma”! Discussing generational differences around love, relationships, and dating, the family-duo dish out hilarious opinions and commentary on everything that comes with finding the right partner. Not only are they truly hysterical together...
Apr 25, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 59
In this minisode, Ioanna & Aaron share their experience getting horribly sick with covid-19 just two days apart from each other. From fever delirium to bone-chilling body aches, they experienced it all. Let their story serve as a warning that the pandemic is still with all of us, even if we don’t want it to be! Plus, a sneak peak at wedding season and The Quarantini!
Apr 21, 2022•27 min•Season 4Ep. 58
Invivo & Co was founded much in the same way our cocktail-podcast was back in 2020, by two best friends enjoying a drink (well, in our case we were making pancakes). Ioanna & Aaron’s favorite wine brand, Invivo, “makes wine our mates would drink, and talk about it the same way they would: honest, down to earth, and without too much BS”. Founders Tim Lightbourne and Rob Cameron are major bestie inspo! After a successful partnership with legendary TV megastar Graham Norton, Invivo partnere...
Apr 04, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 57
Our youngest guest ever, Alexa Swinton is “already making history”! One of our favorite young actors, Alexa has the talent, knowledge, and credits to do just about any project that comes up in her future. With strong or leading roles on our favorite series like SATC reboot “And Just Like That”, HBO’s “Billions” and ABC’s “Emergence”, she’s got a resume stronger than most 12-year-olds. And let’s be honest, she blows Ioanna & I out of the water. Alexa is not only an actor though. She’s also a ...
Mar 21, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 56
Known for her cutting edge cake designs and her joyful personality, Queen of Cakes Emily Nejad runs one of the most creative cake spots in the nation. She’s known for her wild designs and her trademark Shag Cake. In 2021, she pivoted from taking custom orders to offering a full calendar of weekly cake and treat workshops! She even has a happy hour inspired workshop complete with snacks and a cocktail! We stepped into the kitchen to discuss how she got into the world of cakes and how she found he...
Mar 08, 2022•47 min•Season 4Ep. 55
In place of a weekly interview, Ioanna & I wanted to share the resources we are following to stay current and find truthful information related to Russia’s War on Ukraine. Visit the links below to find update-to-date event timelines, FAQ’s, journalists on the ground, and places to donate your time or financial resources. Get educated and support the fight for democracy in whatever ways you can! Link One: A Ukrainian news outlet with journalists on the ground https://kyivindependent.com Link ...
Feb 28, 2022•16 min•Season 4Ep. 54
Per her website, Clare is a content creator & interior designer living in Manhattan (yes, Ioanna & I are living for this already). Her mission in life is to make everything around her beautiful. By sharing her creative skills with the world, she hopes to inspire others to live beautifully. Well folks, she has inspired many to live beautifully- millions! At just shy of one million followers on TikTok as of this air date, Clare was already viral at the New Year, but then she blew up VIRAL ...
Feb 21, 2022•25 min•Season 4Ep. 53
DISCLAIMER: this episode was filmed on location. We recommend watching this episode rather than listening due to audio quality and the need to see our gorgeous fiancé’s! Watch our episode at the link below! Happy Valentine’s Day! Ioanna and Aaron celebrate love with their partners, Nathan and Michael! This week, we go head-to-head in a couples quiz game fit for the Game Show Network! Find out how compatible we are with our fiancé’s and how well Nathan and Michael know us. Listen through to the e...
Feb 14, 2022•55 min•Season 4Ep. 52
When life gives you lemons, make lemon curd. Vallery Lomas triumphed and won season 3 of the Great American Baking Show, the US version of the famous Great British Baking show. Following that accomplishment, she released her debut cookbook, “Life Is What You Bake It”, featuring more than 100 of her best and favorite bakes! Vallery joined us hours before she departed on an international food expedition to dish out some of her baking tips and tricks! We learned about her southern influences and in...
Feb 07, 2022•28 min•Season 4Ep. 51
Mary Fitzergald leads the pack of LA’s hottest luxury brokerage team, The Oppenheim Group. With four seasons down and a fifth on the way, Netflix’s Selling Sunset catapulted the show’s leading ladies into the national spotlight. Multi-million dollar homes and more drama than most Americans experience in a lifetime are centerpieces of the Netflix original. However, Mary, who serves as Vice President & Realtor Associate, is better known for her unrivaled hustle to sell those homes and a solid ...
Jan 31, 2022•27 min•Season 4Ep. 50
Morgan St. Jean is a LA-based singer-songwriter who has earned tens of millions of streams and rave reviews time-over-time. Her music ranges widely in the vibe it goes for, but what stays consistent is her powerful vocals and unique voice that could make even the most famous artist yearn to capture the human experience like she does. Ioanna and I have cried to “Unsettled Down”, danced to “Pity Party”, and now we’ve owned our men through “Graduation”. Like we said, her music hits every vibe and w...
Jan 18, 2022•29 min•Season 4Ep. 49
Ilana Dunn is the host of one of Aaron’s favorite podcasts “Seeing Other People” and was formerly the Face of Hinge and the host of Hinge’s Dating Sucks podcast – which debuted at #3 on the Apple Podcasts US Relationship charts. Ilana helps individuals all over the world navigate the struggles of modern dating. Featured in many publications and major podcasts, Ilana is our generation’s voice for dating. To celebrate the New Year, a time when many people reassess their one-year goals and habits, ...
Jan 11, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 48
Averagely funny & sorta relatable is how TikTok sensation Kat Stickler describes herself in her bio. At over 8.3 million followers on TikTok alone as of the New Year, Kat is doing something right- she is amazingly funny and extremely relatable! Kat joins us to discuss her career, including her rise on the platform and some of the doors that have opened for her (including SNL which we are manifesting for her in 2022). We discuss her sense of humor and how she channels real-life experience int...
Jan 03, 2022•27 min•Season 4Ep. 47
For our final cocktail of the year, Marie from @mixwithmarie shares with us her favorite holiday cocktail creation, Holiday Medicine! Plus, a quick thank you from Aaron & Ioanna, and an introduction to our first guest of 2022!
Dec 30, 2021•8 min•Season 4Ep. 44
Merry Christmas from the Queen of Christmas, not Mrs. Claus, but Jeanna Crawford. Jeanna is an award-winning seasoned designer and Christmas specialist with a long list of happy clients and “Christmasers” that are all treated like family. Based in California, her clients may not have a “White Christmas”, but she leaves their homes feeling like it. JeannaLovesChristmas embodies 28 years of experience and a lifetime of Christmas love. We learned from speaking with her that she’s not just the count...
Dec 20, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 42
The phrase "like mother, like daughter" resonates with both Ioanna and Aaron because they both take after their mom in some eerily similar ways. Cher & Dawn Hubsher are our TLC favorites! Stars of the hit show “sMothered”, Cher and Dawn joined us to discuss their time on television and offer up some advice on managing relationships during stressful times of the year, including the holidays! We chatted about what it is like to be vulnerable on and off camera, and what it is really like filmin...
Dec 15, 2021•28 min•Season 4Ep. 43
Happy 25th birthday to Chicago’s Christkindlmarket. A tradition loved across the nation, this week’s episode is close to home for Ioanna and Aaron. Chicago’s Christkindlmarket began in 1996 as a way to promote bilateral trade between Germany and the United States. Since then, it’s been warming Chicagoan’s hearts as an annual must-attend Christmas tradition! Famous for its mulled wine, delicious German Bratwrust, giant pretzels, roasted nuts, gorgeous ornaments, and of course hearty German beers,...
Dec 06, 2021•19 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Humans have come to love charcuterie boards and grazing tables during the pandemic. But what about our furry friends? Well, Amanda came up with the perfect idea- CHARCUTERIE FOR DOGS! SO CUTE! Curating charcuterie boards for your dog, Amanda combined her passion for dogs and love of food, or vice versa, into the idea over text message! Each board is handmade and influenced by the popular world of charcuterie boards. Featured in the New York Times and growing rapidly, her business is one to watch...
Nov 29, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Tianna Gawlak is a mother & baker in the suburbs of Chicago. Baking for her family inspired a series of entrepreneurial ventures, including her first children's picture book “When You Dream of Chocolate Cake” and her business, The Bakery Box. The Bakery Box is a 24-hour dessert ATM with several locations in the Chicagoland. It might sounds complicated, but it’s literally what it sounds like! We’d pick dessert over $20 bills any day! We sat down for the best part of any meal, dessert, to lear...
Nov 22, 2021•24 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Caroline Ripa is a viral wedding TikToker, blogger, freelancer, AND content creator! She came equipped to our interview with wedding tips for Ioanna and a delicious Olive Oil Chocolate Cake recipe. We chat with Caroline about her recent wedding and get some help in planning for Ioanna’s Grecian wedding next summer! Caroline talks about her engagement, planning for her big day, and making last minute decisions in the era of covid wedding planning. Caroline also talks with us about her famous “Oli...
Nov 15, 2021•35 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Jake Draviczki is a Registered Dietitian who creates easy to digest nutrition, fitness, and wellness content on Instagram and YouTube that has earned him a loyal and continuously growing fanbase. In light of ongoing stay-at-home habits and the approaching winter months, Jake joined us to share some of his expertise and tips on how to stay well healthy during the holidays. We learn from Jake about different foods and nutrients and how they impact the body. We discuss popular ones like alcohol, su...
Nov 08, 2021•44 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Andrea O’Bert is an Arizona-based wedding photographer with an eye for capturing the most beautiful moments between her clients. Her unique style, ability to frame masterfully, and the genuine rapport she builds with couples makes her one of our (and yours after you see her work) favorite photographers in the country. Seriously, if you’re getting married, check out her portfolio, she does travel for weddings! We met Andrea at a Tucson wedding this summer and she lit up the wedding venue as much ...
Nov 02, 2021•27 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Lisa Jacobs is the founder and CEO of Imagine it Done, a business she founded in 2004 after discovering her innate ability to organize whatever chaos came her way. With a trained team of 12, Imagine it Done provides home organization services to clients throughout the NY and Tristate area. Featured on Business Insider, HomeBeautiful, Pop Sugar, and Fox News, Lisa and her team “teach you how to edit your belongings, keep what you need and love, while discarding what you don’t”. Lisa has a podcast...
Oct 25, 2021•48 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Hey all you cool cats and kittens. This week’s guest needs no introduction. One of the most famous and viral folks to emerge from consumer pandemic habits, Carole became a globally recognized name after appearing on Netflix’s “Tiger King”. Beyond being a television star and appearing on Dancing with The Stars, she is first and foremost the CEO of Big Cat Rescue, her non-profit organization. We caught up with Carole to discuss her long career advocating for Big Cats and stricter laws protecting b...
Oct 18, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 35
