Emma Grede has spent her career building culture-defining brands and breaking barriers in business. Now, she’s bringing that same passion to Aspire with Emma Grede—a new podcast designed to inspire, empower, and fuel your ambition. Every week, Emma shares honest conversations with trailblazing entrepreneurs, leaders, and visionaries, diving into the real sto ... Show More
Sep 15
Andrew Rosen Built Theory and Backed SKIMS – Here’s What He’d Tell Every Founder
Andrew Rosen has spent nearly five decades building, investing in, and shaping some of the most influential brands in American fashion. As the co-founder of Theory and an early investor in brands like TWP, rag and bone, Veronica Beard, Alice + Olivia, Good American and SKIMS, he’ ... Show More
1h 8m
Sep 10
Inside Cymbiotika: How Durana Elmi Built a Wellness Empire
Durana Elmi knows how to build a business. Before Cymbiotika, she built and exited four companies. She then took a wellness brand with one employee, one product, and almost no infrastructure and helped scale it into a $150 million business alongside her husband Shahab.In this epi ... Show More
1h 7m
Sep 8
How to Build a Beauty Brand People Believe In (ft. Tower 28, Danessa Myricks Beauty, Crown Affair)
It's easier than ever to launch a beauty brand—and harder than ever to make it last. In this first-ever Aspire founders roundtable, Danessa Myricks (Danessa Myricks Beauty), Dianna Cohen (Crown Affair), and Amy Liu (Tower 28) get honest about what it actually takes to build and s ... Show More
1h 20m
Jul 2025
Emma Grede: How To Stop Playing Small and Start Making Sh*t Happen
When I started this podcast, I wrote a list of my dream guests. It was almost like a podcast vision board. And today’s guest, was the first name I wrote down. Emma Grede is the Co-founder of Good American, founding partner of SKIMS, and Chairwoman of the Fifteen Percent Pledge.Em ... Show More
1h 5m
Jan 2025
Crushing it with Serial Entrepreneur Emma Grede
Emma Grede is no stranger to hard work – from her first newspaper route at age 13, to the talent and marketing agency she launched at 26, and her hand in the wildly successful Good American and SKIMS brands, Emma is not afraid of the hustle. Fresh from the launch of her newest br ... Show More
39m 1s
Jan 2025
Emma Grede, Mellody Hobson & Angela Ahrendts on inclusive leadership
Emma Grede is the co-founder of Good American and Safely, a founding partner of Skims, and chair of the 15 Percent Pledge. In this conversation, recorded live on stage at the Masters of Scale Summit in October of 2024, Grede shares entrepreneurial lessons with Angela Ahrendts (fo ... Show More
36m 3s
Dec 2024
Ladies Who Launch - Trailer
<p>Ladies Who Launch is an empowering podcast serving up the aspirational journeys of women who have made their mark in the world of business.</p><br><p>Starting from scratch to cooking up empires, join our host, Rochelle Humes, as she dives into the successes and challenges face ... Show More
1m 1s
Sep 2025
If You Only Listen to One Podcast Today, Make It This One
<p>This episode is a MUST listen. </p><p>Mel calls it “the single best conversation” she has ever recorded. </p><p>If you’ve ever felt behind, stuck, or doubting yourself, you need to hit play. </p><p>This is the most motivational, eye-opening episode that you will ever hear, and ... Show More
1h 32m