Everyone Talks To Liz Claman

This week, Liz revisits her conversation with CEO of Crunch Franchise Ben Midgley, who shares his journey from the ground up in health clubs around the country and how he made it to the top without a college degree. Ben explains how his love of fitness fueled his success and what it took to make a big comeback in the industry after facing the effects of COVID-19. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Liz sits down with CEO of hair care company Olaplex, JuE Wong to discuss how she started her career as a commodities trader and rose to the top of the haircare industry.JuE shares the challenges she faced trying to raise her children while also trying to grow in the business world. JuE later reveals how she overcame instances of harassment in the workplace, the death of her husband, and a massive pay cut that all contributed to her immense success at Olaplex.Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz sits down with the Founder and CEO of Illumix Kirin Sinha to discuss how she started up one of the world's leading augmented reality companies.Kirin shares how her life as a founder has been an isolating journey, pursuing a vision of the world that others might not understand, but making the choice to persevere was already something she has practiced as a dancer growing up. She later describes the misconceptions about the Metaverse and reveals how it can connect the digital & physical world, rather than dividing them apart.Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz revisits her conversation with Co-Founders of The Comfy Brian and Michael Speciale to share their climb to success.Michael and Brian discuss their invention, a blanket that's also a sweater called The Comfy. They share their journey from proto-type to landing a deal on Shark Tank and where they are with the company today.Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Liz sits down with the CEO of Parachute Ariel Kaye, to share her story of leaving her job in advertising, to start her own home essentials company.Ariel shares stories from her upbringing and how it ignited her entrepreneurial spirit, she discusses her decision to quit her job and move into a field she had no prior experience in, and the business decisions she had to make to succeed in this competitive industry.Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Liz sits down with Ben Goodwin, CEO, Formulator, and Co-Founder at Olipop, a beverage company that slips healthy ingredients like prebiotics and plant fibers into soda products, to help promote digestion and still taste refreshingly sweet. Ben shares how he turned traumatic childhood experiences and body image struggles into fuel in the entrepreneurial field and developed an innovative approach to avoid the sugar and artificial ingredients found in brand-name sodas. Later, Ben talks about the evolution of Olipop’s nutritional strategy, brand investments from A-list celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, and his biggest piece of advice for anyone wishing to start their own company. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz is joined by Founder and CEO of Hooked, Prerna Gupta to discuss how she cycled through many misses before finding success as an entrepreneur. She shares the impact of being a second-generation American in a small town in Oklahoma, how she experienced her first huge success with her app Songify, and her aspirations to adapt the stories from her most recent app, Hooked, to movies and television shows.Follow Liz on Twitter: @liz.claman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Liz sits down with the CEO and Co-Founder of Brilliant Earth, Beth Gerstein, to discuss how she developed one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing fine jewelry companies out of her one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco.Beth shares how she entered the jewelry business with zero experience or connections and is now running a publicly traded ethical jewelry company with more than 370,000 customers in over 50 countries. Later, Beth talks about the importance of lab-grown jewelry, conflict-free gems, and blockchain-enabled diamonds in order to trace the origins and make sure pieces are ethically sourced.Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Liz sits down with the President and CEO of SMART Global Holdings, Mark Adams, to share his journey of putting himself through college and working his way up to the pinnacle of the technology world. Mark weighs in on the status of the supply chain shortage in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the current state of the semiconductor space. Later, Mark shares his thoughts on the importance of following a leading example, committing to family, and honoring integrity when working as a business professional. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz sits down with CEO and Co-Founder of BARK Matt Meeker to reflect on his journey from failing, young entrepreneur to leading two successful multimillion-dollar startups, including a leading global brand for dogs and their owners.Matt talks about how the company's flagship product, BarkBox, has grown into the premier subscription-based toy and treat service for dogs. Later, he discusses how the pandemic brought an influx of new dog owners who share Bark's passion for making their dogs excited.Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices