LET IT OUT 275 | Mixing Friendship & Business: Of /a Kind founders Erica and Claire on Management, Thank You Notes, Depression, & Style
Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met as undergrads at the University of Chicago in 2002 and founded Of a Kind in 2010. They have developed a reputation as influential curators at the forefront of the maker movement, with a knack for identifying “the next big thing” when it’s still a small thing. In addition to unearthing America’s most talented up-and-coming designers for feature on their website, Cerulo and Mazur have also become known for their popular 10 Things newsletter and its podcast companion A Few Things, where they expand their enthusiasm for new discoveries across product and lifestyle categories. Accolades for Cerulo and Mazur have included being named to Forbes’s “30 Under 30,” InStyle’s “Best of the Web,” and Fashionista’s “Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now.”
Show notes
- Of A Kind's website | Instagram | Newsletter | Twitter
-Work Wife HQ Instagram | website
-Claire's Instagram @clairemazur
-Erica's Instagram @ericacerulo
-Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses by Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur
-Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy by Angela Garbes
Likes & Learns
-Newsletters (Of A Kind, Josh Radnor's Museletter, Crystal Fawn's Near Futures, Jessica Murnane's Newsletter, This Week In Scams)
-Who Would Tavi Gevinson Be Without Instagram
-Tik Tok app
-Text a friend "Text me your right now" to keep in touch
Cool Things To Check Out
-Let A Podcast Out is now open for enrollment! If you're interested in starting your own podcast, try out the first few modules for free and see if our course is for you. You can also follow Let A Podcast Out on Instagram ~
-Last weekend at Empowered Voice was so amazing. I shared a little about it on Instagram here
-Read my latest piece on The Fullest - Writing Doesn't Heal All Wounds But It Does Heal Some
-Have you listened to my new podcast with Serena Wolf? Check out Spiraling Podcast. Episode six coming soon!
-Follow @letitouttt on Instagram
-Join our Secret Facebook Group
-Support the podcast on Patreon