Fearlessly Authentic

In this episode, meet Alivia Barker. A young woman who finds herself falling in love with another woman at the age of 28. What a surprise it was to finally feel like herself in a relationship that gave her the room to explore and dream big. Alivia had never identified herself as a lesbian, but just found herself falling in love with an old camp friend, 15 years later. This is a lovely story about standing in your truth with courage and integrity.

Lisa Jacobs, founder & CEO of Imagine it Done, created her business in 2004 after discovering her innate ability to organize whatever chaos came her way. Lisa landed her first job with Payot, the French beauty company.Several years later, moving on to the world of advertising & the model agency industry, Lisa worked in NY & Paris as the assistant to the chief creative director for fashion & beauty accounts; Chanel, L'oreal & Garnier. Moving back to Manhattan, she worked for Ford Models before settling down to embrace phase 2 of her ongoing career. Soon married, 3 children & 7 homes later, she realized the task, process & moving projects were more than a hobby, rather a lifestyle. Deliberately, for the next several years she concentrated on establishing a business from this passion. After more than a decade of taking many financial & personal risks, Imagine it Done has grown into a leading business in its category. With a trained team of 12, Imagine it Done provides home organization

Samantha and Morgan Elias are co-founders of the The Vintage Twin. As creators of the world's first vintage brand, credited with giving new life to existing designs, their mission is to make it easy to buy stuff that makes you feel good.

This is your life. You were born as the beautiful person you are. When and why did you start living your life to please other people? Isn't time you started to live the life you want and screw what people think? Don't let fear of change, stop you from finding yourself!

Meet Kelly, 35 and her 11 year old stepdaughter, Ava and listen to how they have learned to navigate through this new blended family life together. Whether its creating a Tik Tok video, exchanging fashion and make-up tips or working out together, they always have fun! Listening in, you will hear that this relationship is about friendship, respect and love.

Alexandra Bushman is one of the founding members of WeGaveWhat, the philanthropic arm of WeWoreWhat by Danielle Bernstein. Born & raised in NYC, Alex's passion for working in social impact stems from living two blocks away from the Twin Towers on 9/11. She was 8 yrs old at the time & was displaced from her home& school for over a year. At a very young age, she saw the importance of compassion in healing communities & addressing complex global issues - something that has driven her entire personal life & professional career. Prior to starting WeGaveWhat, Alex worked at Eat Offbeat, a refugee & immigrant led meal delivery company in NYC. Before Eat Offbeat, she worked at The Posse Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing diversity in higher education. Alex received her certification in Social Impact Strategy from The University of Pennsylvania, a B.A. in Psychology from Georgetown University & a M.A. in Higher Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Meet Kara Maculaitus, owner of Kara Mac's, A Place to Glow, a spray tanning studio and much more! Learn how this young entrepreneur took an idea of spray tanning her friends in college to opening up her own business at 19! She will share the highs and lows of her journey thus far. Many laughs and maybe a few tears along the way, but nothing was going to stop Kara from doing what she loved and making her clients feel beautiful and glowy

Natalie Holloway is the CEO + Co-Founder of Bala with her husband Maximilian Kislevitz. Natalie and Max first thought to modernize the old-school wrist and ankle weights from the 1980's when they were on sabbatical in Southeast Asia after taking a yoga class. After an hour of light stretching, both felt unsatisfied. Afterwards, they began sketching out designs for a more fashionable, more functional wrist and ankle weight. Because the idea was conceived after a yoga class, they decided to name the company 'Bala', which means 'strength' in Sanskrit. In their first calendar year and in Feb 2020 they appeared on ABC's Shark Tank and received a $900K investment from Mark Cuban and tennis legend Maria Sharapova. The rest is a wonderful story of helping to empower others to feel strong and stronger in their body.

Lacie Marsh-Carroll is a very brave woman. After dealing with some serious tough times, sometimes depressing times, she made herself a candle to remember a friend & the rest was history! She went from creating candles with the most impolite words, but found how much they resonated with others. Her in your face honesty was exactly what people needed & wanted to say, but felt they couldn't. But what if it was on a candle? Boom! A business was created, Malicious Women Candle Company.

Meet Keenya Kelly, a Brand Specialist who helps others elevate their business. But she knew she had another calling....TikTok! During quarantine, she made it her purpose to learn everything she needed to start getting her own self out there on a social platform she was unfamiliar with. Now she is a rockstar and Hollywood is calling!!