Everyone Talks To Liz Claman

With dreams of having her own fashion line in the city, our guest today began working tirelessly at an internship in fashion making $3 an hour. Things began to change, however, when a celebrity appeared on the Jay Leno show wearing her design...a ripped-up "I LOVE NY" t-shirt that would be the start of her brand, REBECCA MINKOFF. Luxury Fashion Designer and Co-founder of her own namesake company, Rebecca Minkoff sits down with Liz to detail the hard work that launched her brand in New York City and recalls how one of her most iconic designs, "The Morning After Bag," was the pivotal moment in her career that changed everything.Ask Liz your dying questions on Twitter! @talktolizclaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You never know where a pipeline dream will lead you.  Joel Simon had dreams of being a rock star - one thing led to another, however, and he ended up in the infomercials and commercials business.  CEO and CCO of global commercial music production company JSM, Joel Simon joins Liz to discuss his journey to success and what it takes to get your foot in the door with some of the world's most influential brands.Ask Liz your dying questions on Twitter! @talktolizclaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Imagine you are nine years old, and you're pulled from the only place you’ve ever called home and airdropped into a country where you only speak three words of the language.Founder of medical technology company Masimo Joe Kiani was nine when his parents decided to take him and his sister out of Iran and move to America for a better life. He joins Liz to detail how he went from not speaking a lick of English to holding 500 patents in health care and consumer-focused areas, and his technologies are used to monitor more than 200 million people a year.Ask Liz your dying questions on Twitter!  @talktolizclaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You’re always one small decision away from a totally different life!Our guest was a young father in New Jersey when his mother made him a simple offer: she asked him if he wanted the old family piano before she got rid of it. Spoiler alert, he kept it.Joe Germanotta joins Liz to detail how that piano would become the rocket ship that would launch his daughter Stefani's career into one of the most successful pop stars of all time...Lady Gaga. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Originally set on becoming a lawyer, our guest today graduated from Boston University Law School during the 2009 recession, finding herself unfulfilled in traditional legal roles.  Founder and CEO of Studs Anna Harman joins Liz to share her transformative experience at a tattoo parlor that inspired her career pivot to owning a stylish and sterile piercing studio offering trendy jewelry. Follow Liz on X: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's guest grew up "poor as a church mouse," as he so lightly puts it. After a childhood of selling newspapers, pumping gas and working odd jobs to earn extra cash, he found himself with no college options and decided to enlist in the Marines. Founder of the world's largest and trusted domain registrar GoDaddy Bob Parsons tells the tale of how he transformed from being a wounded-in-action, Purple Heart recipient to becoming a totally self-made billionaire and philanthropist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liz revisits her conversation with Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Co-Founder and Brand Ambassador of OPI Products, Inc.Suzi discusses achieving the American dream, how her company originally made dental products, and the advice she has for young entrepreneurs.Follow Liz on X: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After immense loss, our guest today found herself totally bereft, grappling with grief, and unable to function. Yet, an unexpected beacon of hope changed the course of her narrative—slime.Co-founder and co-CEO of the Sloomoo Institute Karen Robinovitz shares how a squishy, gooey substance became the cornerstone of a flourishing multimillion-dollar enterprise.Follow Liz on X: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's podcast is a masterclass on what to do when faced with the unexpected. Getting fired is often the best time to pivot and change careers completely.At 26, Mauricio Umanksy was suddenly fired from his job and took a huge leap that ultimately was the reason for all of his success.Founder of The Agency and Real Estate Superstar joins Liz to explain how one of the lowest points of his life turned into a massive empire that has sold 72 billion dollars in properties and even led to becoming the star of his own Netflix Show, Buying Beverly Hills.Follow Liz on X: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Liz revisits her conversation with Chairman of O’Leary Ventures and Beanstox, Kevin O’Leary where he shares how he rose to be the mogul and “Shark” he is today.Follow Liz on X: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices