Melissa Pancoast is originally from Miami, but now lives in California. She still loves Florida, being outside skiing or rowing. The latter was a huge part of her life from middle school through grad school, and she is hoping to get back into it soon. She's married, and runs outside as much as possible. In fact, she has completed several half and full marath ... Show More
Nov 25
Season Favorite - Emmanuel Straschnov, Bubble
<p>Emmanuel Straschnov grew up in rural France, which is interestingly enough where he started doing computer stuff (he mentioned there wasn't much else to do in the 90's). He grew up sailing, as he lived next to the shore in Normandy. He never really thought he would end ... Show More
28m 1s
Nov 20
Unbreakable: How to Thrive Under Fear-Based Leaders with Kate Lowry
<p>Today, we have a special guest on the podcast, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinejlowry/" rel="nofollow">Kate Lowry,</a> <a href="https://www.scaleheart.co/" rel="nofollow">CEO coach</a>, author and comedian. She is a long time startup founder, spent time in VC, is ... Show More
16m 10s
Nov 19
The Railsware Way - How an MBA Helps (or doesn't) Product Mgmt, with Julia Starun
<p>Today, we are another episode in our series, sponsored by our good friends at <a href="https://railsware.com/" rel="nofollow">Railsware</a>. <a href="https://railsware.com/" rel="nofollow">Railsware</a> is a leading product studio with two main focuses - services and products. ... Show More
20m 27s
Mar 2021
Melissa Bernstein | Emerging From Shadow
<p>Melissa Bernstein, along with her husband Doug, is the Co-Founder of the legendary toy company Melissa & Doug, which has created over 5,000 children’s products and sold billions of dollars of toys since its inception. Melissa and Doug started the business in their garage i ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 2020
Ashley C. Ford | Rising Into Joy [Best Of]
<p>Ashley C. Ford lives in Brooklyn by way of Indiana, and she has a lot of jobs. She’s currently writing her memoir, Somebody's Daughter (https://amzn.to/36dFO7M), hosts The Chronicles of Now podcast, and is the former host of seasons one & three of Mastercard’s Fortune ... Show More
1h 9m
Jan 2023
How To Own Your Personal Growth - w/ Jessica Machalani
Jess is a marketer by heart for more than 15 years. In 2007, she joined OMD, a top global agency in media communications. Throughout her time there, she's had the opportunity to work on a variety of businesses and brands across the Middle East and North Africa.We talked abou ... Show More
37m 28s
Feb 2024
Kellyn Kenny: “The working world is a team sport.”
Kellyn Kenny was born to innovate. From her early years, she was a textbook over-achiever, thriving as both an athlete and a mathlete and joining any additional club she could squeeze her way into. Growing up, she watched her mom run a hospital and her dad contribute to groundbre ... Show More
37m 23s
Jun 2019
Sarah Larson Levey, CEO of Y7 Studio: “There’s no good time to start.”
ICYMI, we’re on tour for “How To Skimm Your Life” (https://theskimm.com/book). While we’re away, here’s a quick chat we had with Sarah Larson Levey. She’s the co-founder and CEO of Y7 Studio, the yoga company she founded with her now-husband in 2013. Back then, she worked in fash ... Show More
18m 52s
Jun 2019
Tina Sharkey, Co-Founder of Brandless: “I don’t think that luck happens. I think you create luck.”
Tina Sharkey is the powerhouse behind Brandless, the direct-to-consumer company that’s all about community. But before she started Brandless with her cofounder, she spent her career building communities online for major companies like AOL and Johnson & Johnson. Tina’s also been o ... Show More
34m 19s
Apr 2023
How Barbara Corcoran Turned $1,000 Into $66 Million
<p>#26: I sat down with businesswoman and investor, Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran to discuss her story and rise to success, from real-estate queen to reality TV star. With $1,000 she started a company that became a real estate empire. Today, she shares the top thing she looks for ... Show More
40m 3s
Feb 2021
Jamie Kern Lima | Just Watch Me
<p>Jamie Kern Lima thought she’d spend her life in the world of broadcast TV, where after graduating, she began working her way up as a journalist, then eventually news anchor where a bright career was laid out in front of her. Then, the camera started picking up a genetic skin c ... Show More
1h 2m