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Set your Slack status to "OOO" (or, okay, at least "out on a walk") because this week's WorkParty guests are Out of Office founders Jan Seale and Coabi Kastan—and they’re taking us far in this episode.    Out of Office is a travel planning app that helps you search for accommodations, activities, and food while you're vacationing.   After years of planning trips via Google spreadsheets and shared iPhone notes, Jan & Coabi had enough bad experiences to solidify their need for an all-in-one travel app.    When the pandemic hit in March 2020, the pair knew there would never be a better time to build Out of Office. With travel halted, flights canceled, stores closed, and quarantine in place– they knew the world and tourism industry would be booming at the first chance to get back out again.   Fast forward to today, Out of Office is a five-star travel tool with over 250,000 recommendations across 10,000 cities and counting. The new and buzz-worthy travel app gives you personalized recommendations from your inner circle, so you can always have the inside scoop, making it possible for you to experience travel inspired by your favorite influencers and your network of friends and family.   On this episode of WorkParty, Jan and Coabi share their insight on the future of personalized travel, entrepreneurship, app building, and the creator economy.    RESOURCES: To join the WorkParty click HERE To connect with Jan Seale click HERE To connect with Coabi Kastan click HERE  To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE To follow along with Out Of Office (OOO) click HERE To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media

Today we have two lovely guests joining us on the pod! Entreprenista’s Stephanie Cartin and Courtney Spritzer are both impressive multi-hyphenates on a mission to celebrate and share the stories, lessons, and business insights of female leaders while creating a community that drives connection and support. An entrepreneur from a young age, Stephanie Cartin parted ways with her corporate career in 2012 to launch Socialfly, a leading social-first digital and influencer marketing agency based in New York. Within 8 years, Socialfly was named to Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing private businesses two years in a row and has since worked with over 200 brands including the likes of 20th Century Fox, Univision, Conair, WE tv, and more. She has appeared and been featured on Bloomberg, Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, Refinnery29, and CheddarTV, and recently received the SmartCEO Brava award which recognized the top female CEOs in New York.   As the co-CEO and co-founder of Socialfly, Courtney Spritzer oversees all operations, strategy, and finance for the business. Since 2011, Courtney has been developing strategic social media plans for over 200 clients including John Varvatos, Nest Fragrances, FullBeauty, and more. Prior to starting Socialfly, she was also a financial analyst for American Express and a Bond Underwriter at Hanover Insurance.    Together, both Stephanie and Courtney are co-hosts of the Entreprenista podcast and co-authors of Like, Love, Follow: The Entreprenista’s Guide to Using Social Media to Grow Your Business, so it’s safe to say these women have truly mastered the art of being co-founders. In today's episode, they're sharing how they’ve evolved as friends and entrepreneurs, capitalized on new opportunities, and continued to build and scale their businesses along the way.   RESOURCES:To join the WorkParty click HERE To connect with Courtney Spritzer click HERE To connect with Stephanie Cartin click HERE To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE To learn more about Socialfly click HERE To learn more about Entreprenista click HERE To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Visit printfresh.com/WORKPARTY or use code PARTY for 15% off your first order Produced by Dear Media This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this ep

Content warning: This episode includes discussions of eating disorders and body image struggles. Today’s guest is Danielle DuBoise, co-founder and co-CEO of Sakara Life, the wellness brand on a mission to transform lives through the power of plants and food as medicine. She is also the author of Sakara’s best-selling debut cookbook EAT CLEAN PLAY DIRTY, and co-host of the Sakara Life Podcast. DuBoise’ pre-med curriculum and work at a hospital treating lifestyle diseases led her to realize medicine alone could not heal her issues with food, so she enrolled in the renowned Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN). Here she has learned to leverage the power of food as medicine and is currently pursuing her Master's Degree in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine. Danielle and business partner Whitney Tingle combined modern western medicine with ancient eastern healing techniques to change their own bodies and minds, thus creating Sakara Life. As an ever-growing expert in the wellness space and advocate for plants as medicine, DuBoise has been honored in Forbes 30 under 30, Oprah's SuperSoul 100, Goldman Sachs ‘Most Interesting Entrepreneurs’, and MindBodyGreen's 100 Women in Wellness. In this episode, Danielle shares how the brand came to be, how she’s loving motherhood and entrepreneurship, and her best advice for turning your mess into your mission.   RESOURCES:To join the WorkParty click HERE To connect with Danielle DuBoise click HERE To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE To learn more about Sakara Life click HERE To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media

In today's episode of WorkParty, Jaclyn is joined by Emma Bates, founder & CEO of Diem and former global marketing lead at Away. If you attended Create & Cultivate's Austin Pop-Up event earlier this year, you might've already heard from Emma on one of our panels where she spoke about women paving the way with blockchain technology.       If you're not familiar with Diem, it's a community-powered search engine designed for women. Diem is a Techstars NYC portfolio brand backed by leading investors like Flybridge, Acrew, & Sellation. By trade, Emma is a marketer and a community builder. Her entry into marketing was somewhat untraditional–in that she started out by growing her personal blog to 100K+ readers at age 19, and later transitioned into corporate marketing roles at some of the fastest-growing consumer brands in NYC and the UK. Prior to founding Diem, she worked as the Head of Global Marketing at the direct-to-consumer luggage brand, Away, where she found her passion for connecting with consumers through brand partnerships.        When she's not sidestepping her way into another entrepreneurial endeavor, she works to create social change as a lifelong advocate for gender equality. Emma has also been featured in Forbes, HuffPost, Entrepreneur, and The Cut for her unique approach to marketing, community building, and partnerships.     In this episode, we're talking about the importance of designing tech products from a human lens, the power of female communication, and how she's working to bring inclusive, reliable information to people of all different backgrounds.     Resources: • To join the WorkParty click here • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click here • To connect with Emma Bates click here • To learn more about Diem click here • To download the Diem app click here • To sign up for the Diem newsletter click here • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click here • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789)   Sponsors: • Printfresh | Head to printfresh.com/WORKPARTY or use code PARTY at checkout for 15% off your first order. Produced by Dear Media This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on t

Live from our 2022 Small Business Summit event, Ty Haney joins Jaclyn Johnson for a keynote conversation about building community in Web3. If you're listening to this episode it's because you believe in doing things. Big things. And Ty Haney is on the same page. Haney founded Outdoor Voices–a vibrant, fun-first athleticwear brand back in 2014.       During Haney's time with Outdoor Voices, the brand became synonymous with IRL events that brought shoppers together to celebrate movement. And today, she's here to talk about how to bring that same IRL magic online with the next wave of community-driven technology.   Haney's new brand TYB, which stands for Try Your Best, makes Web3 community-powered growth tools that allow brands and fans to directly link, come together, build, and win together. And if you don't know what that means, it's okay! By the end of this episode, you'll be a pro.   Resources: • To join the WorkParty click here • To connect with Ty Haney click here • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click here • To follow along with Outdoor Voices click here • To follow along with Try Your Best click here • To follow along with Joggy click here • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click here • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789)   Sponsors: • Printfresh | Head to printfresh.com/WORKPARTY or use code PARTY at checkout for 15% off your first order. Produced by Dear Media This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.

Live from our 2022 Small Business Summit event, CEO and Selling Sunset star Emma Hernan joins Bunita Sawhney Executive Vice President of US Financial Institutions at Mastercard for a fireside chat about what it takes to build a portfolio career. While you may know her from the hit Netflix show, you may not realize that Emma Hernan is someone whose business savvy goes far beyond what's depicted on the silver screen. As a self-made multimillionaire, Emma is not only a realtor at one of Los Angeles' top agencies, The Oppenheim Group, but she's also an entrepreneur and CEO of Emma Leigh & Co, as well as an angel investor. In other words, her plate is very full. It's clear that she loves the work she does, and her drive and passion to help other female entrepreneurs grow and succeed is evident from the moment you meet her. We're lucky that she's here today to share tips on how to vary the types of work that you're doing, what investors are looking for, and how to persist with founding a business even when you come up against obstacles. (Plus, she might even spill a little Selling Sunset tea!)   Resources: • To join the WorkParty click here • To connect with Emma Hernan click here • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click here • To start bingeing Selling Sunset click here • To follow along with The Oppenheim Group click here • To follow along with Emma Leigh & Co. click here • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click here • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media

Live from our 2022 Wellness Means Business event, Athleta's Head of AthletaWell, Sona Jones joins Jaclyn Johnson for a fireside chat about how Athleta is leaning into customer insights to create an innovative platform rooted in wellbeing and community. Sponsors: • Athleta |  Join now at athletawell.com, because you know what they say—to work well, you have to be well. So put yourself first today and ignite your limitless potential.   Resources: • To join the WorkParty click HERE • To connect with Sona Jones click HERE • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE • To follow along with Athleta click HERE • To join now or learn more about AthletaWell click HERE • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.

In today's episode of WorkParty I’m talking with Candace Nelson, Los Angeles-based food entrepreneur, accomplished pastry chef known for co-founding Sprinkles, and co-owner of her newest venture Pizzana, a Michelin Bib Gourmand Neo-Neapolitan pizzeria with three locations sprinkled throughout LA.  When Candance isn’t working her magic in the kitchen, she's also an amazing author of the New York Times Best Seller “The Sprinkles Baking Book,” an executive producer of and judge on Netflix’s “Sugar Rush,” and host of her own podcast “Live to Eat.” She has a new book that is coming out in November called Sweet Success, which is a book for entrepreneurs inspired by her journey that showcases how to turn your passion into a business. Fueled by her passion for supporting other entrepreneurs, Candance also co-founded CN2 Ventures which invests in early-stage and growth-stage startups in the retail, food, direct-to-consumer, and branded consumer product sectors, harnessing her knack for elevating simple concepts into breakthrough brands. Prior to founding Sprinkles, Candance pursued a career in investment banking but shifted gears to follow her passion and attend pastry school. Her love for approachable, nostalgic food drives her business endeavors, and her admiration of contemporary art influences her branding philosophy. Today, we’re talking about embracing your entrepreneurial spirit, from connecting with your inner passions to turning those hobbies into a lucrative business, all so you can have your cake and eat it too.   Sponsors: • Clare | Visit Clare at www.clare.com/party to get started. And receive 10% off your order. That’s www.clare.com/party for 10% off. • Zocdoc | Go to Zocdoc.com/PARTY and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours. That’s Zocdoc.com/PARTY.   Resources: • To join the WorkParty click here • To connect with Candace Nelson click here • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click here • To follow along with Sprinkles Cupcakes click here • To follow along with Pizzana click here • To pre-order her new book Sweet Success click here • To follow along with Create & Cultivate

Live from our 2022 Wellness Means Business event, fellow Aussie, Miranda Kerr joins Create & Cultivate's CEO Kate Spies for a keynote conversation. Miranda needs no introduction, but we'll give her one anyway. Miranda is a supermodel, certified health coach, Founder & CEO of KORA Organics, and wellness pioneer. Very early on, Miranda learned about the importance of what you put on your skin and how it can impact your overall health after her mother fell ill. From its foundation, KORA has become a hit, selling key facial essentials that help you take care of your complexion without needing a shelfie worth of bottles on your countertop, and the brand just recently took its first foray into body care as well. While there’s much to admire about Miranda, one thing that we hear from her team and those who work closely with her is what an involved and passionate founder she is. Miranda is up-to-date on the latest trends, ingredients, and sustainability measures. She actively works on everything from formulations to marketing, so I’m sure that we’ll have much to learn from her today! Thank you for being here, Miranda. Sponsors: • Clare | Visit Clare at www.clare.com/party to get started. And receive 10% off your order. That’s www.clare.com/party for 10% off. Resources: • To join the WorkParty click HERE • To connect with Miranda Kerr click HERE • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click HERE • To follow along with KORA Organics click HERE • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click HERE • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789) Produced by Dear Media

Creativity often thrives in moments of discomfort, and sometimes our brightest ideas come to us during the darkest times. Just ask Alyssa Wasko, founder, and designer of Los Angeles-based lifestyle brand, DONNI.    Following the passing of her father Donald, and in search of a creative outlet to cope with grief, Alyssa started DONNI in 2009. As a brand rooted in comfort and known initially for its signature oversized scarves, DONNI has since grown to include an expansive, yet curated collection of ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, and jewelry.   Early in her career, however, Alyssa spent six years as a Visual/Image Consultant at Chanel, refining her ability to spot and develop trends in the market, and ultimately enabling her to create demand for her highly sought-after designs. Now, at the helm of DONNI, she continues to cultivate a loyal community that frequently sells out collection drops within hours of a release (AMAZING), and further cement the brand as a notable name in fashion.   She is passionate about giving back and supporting her LA community, and since the brand’s inception, has donated proceeds from each product drop to various organizations, raising thousands of dollars for charitable initiatives. She also sits on the board of directors for the HIT Living Foundation and was honored to be named Forbes 30 under 30 in the Art & Style category in 2019.   Despite going through a difficult loss in her early years, she found a silver lining and successfully built a thriving business. I’m thrilled to chat with Alyssa all about how she overcame real-life struggles, turned a simple but beautiful concept into a lounge and leisure sensation, and built a dedicated team in the process.     Sponsors: • Clare | Visit Clare at www.clare.com/party to get started. And receive 10% off your order. That’s www.clare.com/party for 10% off.   Resources: • To join the WorkParty click here • To connect with Alyssa Wasko click here • To connect with Jaclyn Johnson click here • To follow along with DONNI click here • To follow along with Create & Cultivate click here • To submit your questions call the WorkParty Hotline: 1-(833)-57-PARTY (577-2789)   Produced by Dear Media This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.