Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

Tessa White, known as The Job Doctor, considers herself “the most unlikely influencer on the planet.” But after posting her first TikTok in 2020, she achieved viral success. Now, Tessa has over one million followers who turn to her for her unique career perspective and guidance on managing workplace relationships. Tessa White spent 25 years working her way up the corporate ladder in Human Resources, eventually becoming an HR executive for a Fortune 50 company. Along the way, she witnessed shifts in the workplace amongst younger and older generations. She noticed that younger generations do not know how to navigate conflict and often quit due to remaining quiet and not communicating their needs.  At 50 and the height of her career, Tessa became fearless and quit her high-level job. In the fall of 2020, Tessa launched the website, The Job Doctor. With the viral success of her first TikTok, many doors opened for speaking opportunities, media appearances, and even the launch of her first book, The Unspoken Truths for Career Success.  Today, you can find Tessa speaking on her podcast The Job Doctor. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Links: ⁠⁠thejobdoctor.com⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠The Job Doctor⁠ Book: ⁠The Unspoken Truths for Career Success⁠ Big Ideas: - Learning to communicate conflict in the workplace - Shift in the workplace between older and younger generations - Becoming fearless by consistently taking small risks

This episode is sponsored by Magnum Ice Cream. Follow @magnumicecream on Instagram and Twitter and @magnumicecreamUS on Facebook. Find Magnum ice cream at retailers nation-wide and at magnumicecream.com. When it comes to following her passions, French makeup artist Violette Serrat, Founder and CEO of VIOLETTE_FR has zero fears. At 19, while living in Paris, Violette was applying glitter to her friend’s face for a party. At that moment, Violette realized doing someone’s makeup merged her two loves of fashion and painting. She immediately decided she was leaving to pursue makeup in New York City and left two weeks later with no makeup or experience. After spending a short time in NYC, Violette returned to Paris. She was determined to become a makeup artist on her own terms while remaining authentic to herself, even if it meant going against industry standards.  Violette worked really hard and eventually caught her first break with an appearance in Vogue. Over the course of 17 years, Violette worked for numerous big-name brands including Dior, Estée Lauder, and Sephora. Violette knew the whole time she wanted to create her own brand for the community she had been building on Instagram and YouTube. Today, she is the creative director of makeup at Guerlain, as well as the founder and CEO of VIOLETTE_FR. Violette’s own brand is dedicated to reminding you that perfection is not real and to celebrate yourself as both “the artist and the muse.” Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Guest Website: ⁠violettefr.com⁠ Social Media: Instagram: ⁠@violette_fr⁠ YouTube: ⁠@violette_fr⁠ TikTok: ⁠@violette_fr⁠ Big Ideas:  Taking big risks and having zero fear when it comes to work. Following your gut and being authentically yourself.

Deeannah Seymour never set out to become an entrepreneur. She was accidentally catapulted into entrepreneurship. After many rounds of antibiotics from chronic sinus infections, Deeannah was left with an unbalanced vaginal biome. Desperate for a solution, she began to search for a holistic product that was commercially available. Coming up empty-handed, she started to do her own research and stumbled upon boric acid. This led to the birth of her very first product and the founding of her company, pH-D® Feminine Health. At the time, Deeannah thought this would just be her side hustle. But after a moment of clarity, she leaned into her intuition and took a leap of faith. She left the security of her 20-year pharmaceutical job to go all in on pH-D® Feminine Health, forever revolutionizing women’s health. Deeannah’s goal from the beginning has been to remove the stigma surrounding feminine health and vaginal odor. Throughout the process, she has learned the ins and outs of business and now runs a highly successful multi-million dollar company selling her products in over 45,000 major retail stores nationwide. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Guest Website: ⁠phdfemininehealth.com/⁠ Social Media: Instagram: ⁠@phdfemininehealth⁠ Facebook: ⁠@pHDFeminineHealth⁠ TikTok: ⁠@phdfemininehealth⁠ Big Ideas: Trusting your intuition and taking a leap of faith. Overcoming the internal struggles women face when starting a business. Trusting that you can figure everything out along the way on the entrepreneurship journey. 

It’s hard to imagine ⁠Norma Kamali⁠ as anything other that the iconic, successful designer she has built herself to be over the last 50+ years. Her avant garde designs have graced the likes of Farrah Fawcett and Whitney Houston, and decades of creative looks have earned her a CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award. There was a time, however, when Norma was still figuring it all out. As a young woman sharing a clothing business with her then-husband, Norma had to make the difficult decision to leave behind what they’d built in a time that was famously hostile toward female entrepreneurs. Norma’s courageous choice to strike out on her own taught her to be strategic in good times and bad, welcoming the cycles of life as opportunities to learn and grow, making decisions that fuel self-esteem and self worth. In choosing to honor integrity and creativity above all else, Norma has invoked success in her own terms. Now expanding her brand to include skincare and home goods, Norma shares her secrets to a happy and successful life in her book, ⁠I Am Invincible⁠. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, ⁠Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success.⁠ Follow Superwomen on ⁠Instagram⁠. Social Media ⁠@normakamali⁠ Big Ideas Self-esteem and the critical importance of autonomy in creating independence and feelings of wellbeing. Learning to work strategically in good times and bad.

You don’t often see the interviewer become the interviewee, but Diana Ransom is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to advice for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Diana Ransom is the Executive Editor at Inc. and has been a journalist for 20 years, mainly focusing on small businesses and entrepreneurs. She is deeply passionate about studying business and telling the stories of female entrepreneurs. Recently releasing Inc.’s Female Founders 200 issue (the largest list yet), Diana shares the remarkable stories of some of the women that were featured this year. She also dishes out her best advice for female entrepreneurs at all stages of business. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Social Media: ⁠@dianaransom⁠

After fighting to pull out her strength, Tamara Walcott is now the strongest woman in the world. But it didn’t start out that way.  In 2018, Tamara Walcott had reached her breaking point. Lost in motherhood and marriage, Tamara started binge eating. At 415 pounds, she no longer recognized herself and could barely look in the mirror. She finally decided enough was enough. Tamara shifted her mindset and began to prioritize herself. That’s when she found powerlifting. Tamara trained everyday and became stronger and stronger. And the rest is history. Today, Tamara balances being a mom, holding a world record in powerlifting, and running her foundation, Women in Powerlifting.  Thanks for listening! Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success.  Follow Superwomen on Instagram.  Guest Website:  ⁠tamarawalcott.com⁠  Social Media:  ⁠@tamarawalcott.shw ⁠ ⁠@plussizefitqueen ⁠ Big Ideas:  Shifting your mindset to prioritize yourself and getting it done no matter what. Pulling your strength out and staying motivated.

Cat Lee grew up with the intention of following in her father’s footsteps, and she did, for a while. After graduating from Stanford she immediately began work at Lockheed Martin where her father had made his career for 40 years. However, it wasn’t long until she realized that working in the defense industry was not kindling her passion for life. After pursuing an MBA, Cat graced the halls of Google, Facebook, and then Pinterest before realizing that what really gets her excited is angel investing and variations thereof. Now a partner at Maveron, an investment company that funds startups, Cat gets to do what she does best, breaking down barriers to entrepreneurship and helping to fund the next big rocketship! Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, ⁠Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success.⁠ Follow Superwomen on ⁠Instagram⁠. Big Ideas The cultural implications of not following your parents’ vision for your life. How to choose the right investment for you.  The importance of periodically checking in with yourself to make sure you’re staying true to who you are and what you want your life to be about. 

Ever since she spent afternoons watching TRL and Oprah, Marianna Hewitt knew she wanted to be in entertainment. After various stints studying broadcast journalism, public relations, and hosting, a mix of timing and skill poised Marianna to become one of the first big influencers, first on YouTube and then through Instagram. Marianna’s understanding of PR and presenting helped her transform from influencer to full-fledged entrepreneur. Her background and sharp wit ensured she had the boss babe skills to build a business with longevity. Summer Fridays, her cruelty-free skincare line, is evidence of that. Now in its fifth year, Summer Fridays continues to grow and expand with each successful new product launch. The best part? Marianna loves creating products that help her customers feel confident and beautiful. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Social Media @marianna_hewitt @summerfridays YouTube Guest Website SummerFridays.com LifeWithMe.com Life with Marianna Podcast Big Ideas Different ways to start a business. Stacking and categorizing tasks to support both boundaries and productivity.

Jenny Fleiss has been an entrepreneur since she was a child. Where most kids are content to simply sell lemonade by the cup, she spent her summer days figuring out how to bundle products, the best form of signage, and what location would generate the highest number of sales. That spirit stayed with her as she grew older, always finding creative ways to solve a problem, like the time she duct taped her heel on the fly. Co-founding both Rent the Runway and Jet Black, Jenny has only picked up steam since her lemonade days. Ever the entrepreneurial mind, she is constantly excited by ways of growing and adapting her businesses to the ever-changing needs of her audience. But that doesn’t mean that business solutions have to be complicated. According to Jenny, one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is learning how to work creatively with what you have. Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here, or visit https://anchor.fm/superwomen/messages on your desktop or phone to leave us a voice memo! Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Big Ideas “Passing the baton” – leaving a good team in place when stepping down from a leadership position. [10:35] Two main categories of innovation: improvements on existing products and creating new products people didn’t know they wanted. [16:21] Creating an active role for your children in your business: talking to them about what you do and inviting their opinions on things. [20:59] Links HBR After Hours Podcast

*This interview was released in November 2019. Kerry is no longer with Rothy’s.* When Kerry Cooper was hired as a consultant for sustainable footwear company, Rothy's, she didn’t think she’d be sticking around. After working for multiple successful companies, Kerry enjoyed the flexibility that consulting gave her. It wasn’t long, however, before the company culture won her over. Built upon a strong foundation of eco-minded operations, Kerry enjoyed the work the company was doing as much as the people doing it. Rothy’s loved her too. In her second year there sales soared to $140 million in direct to consumer sales. Even more impressive, however, is the fact that that those shoes were made from 38 million plastic water bottles saved from a long, slow demise in a landfill. They’re proving you can drink your water and wear it too. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Big Ideas How to scale and build a team that is complementary to each others’ skill sets. The importance of standing up for yourself and asking for what you want or need.