LEAVE YOUR MARK: Freshly Brewed Career Advice with Aliza Licht

Patti Cohen is my mentor. As employee #1 at Donna Karan International, she was the former EVP of Global Marketing and Communications and is hugely responsible for creating these powerhouse brands. Patti is the epitome of what a leader should be. Over her 30 plus years at Donna Karan, she helped start and build it all — an extraordinary marketer who had a vision for the brands beyond what anyone had ever seen. Everything I know, I have learned from her. Without her, I would not be where I am today.

How do you launch a brand from scratch and turn it into a successful e-commerce business? Rachel Blumenthal, Founder & CEO of Rockets of Awesome, has the answers. With her brand Rockets of Awesome, Rachel is setting out to offer parents a smarter way to shop for high-quality kids' clothing. Listen to her incredible story, her process for hiring talent, and why she believes that curiosity and the openness to explore are the two most important skills you can have.

Entrepreneur and social media expert Peter Shankman shares insights on building loyal tribes of fans and views ADHD as a superpower. Topics include customer experience, supportive communities for entrepreneurs, teaching core values, challenges of social media, changing the conversation around ADHD, and productivity habits.

After graduating from Columbia University, Jessica Andrews couldn't land a job, so as a savvy self-starter, she created Glamazons Blog, and everything took off from there. From Essence to Teen Vogue, she was responsible for one of the brand's most viral stories on cultural appropriation. Today, as the Deputy Fashion Editor of Bustle, Jessica is teaching others how to raise their voices. Listen to our important discussion about cultural appropriation, diversity, inclusion, and so much more.

Lyn Paolo is one of the most iconic and sought-after Costume Designers in Hollywood today with credits in hit TV series to major films. As an Emmy® Award-winning Costume Designer, she has decades of experience including "ER" and "The West Wing" back in the day. Lyn was the force behind the impeccably dressed Olivia Pope on the ABC-TV hit television series "Scandal," "How to Get Away With Murder," "Shameless," "Animal Kingdom," "Little Fires Everywhere and most recently, "Inventing Anna." Learn how she came up in an industry with no formal training, built her credibility on the back of her talent and network, and tells incredible stories through fashion.

Bevy Smith knows her worth and you should too. As a native New Yorker, she credits her Harlem upbringing to making her the stylish, savvy, and authoritative media personality she is today. Now the host of "Bevelations" her SiriusXM show on Radio Andy, this former advertising executive and host of Page Six TV and Fashion Queens, played hardball with all her negotiations throughout her career. She passed on opportunities that anyone else would have jumped at. Learn why and how to advocate for yourself.

No one likes managing their money, but money expert and New York Times best-selling author of "Boss Bitch," "Rich Bitch," and "Becoming Super Woman," Nicole Lapin, makes it easy. In this episode, Nicole transparently shares her broken childhood, personal debt story, and ultimately, her tricks of the trade. She teaches the small choices you can make to start saving and building wealth. To be clear, this is the opposite of a boring finance lesson! Nicole shares her insights honestly and comically. Learn how to manage your finances and break into a new industry without experience. Listen to how Nicole faked it 'til she made it and mastered the "language" of money so that the next time you say, "Yes, boss," you're saying it in the mirror.