The Kara Goldin Show

Laura Gassner Otting, Author of the new, terrific book Wonderhell, gets us thinking about that feeling of accomplishing something that you weren’t quite sure you could? Ever ask yourself after experience what more you could do? Could you have done even better? That feeling of uncertainty, self-doubt, anxiety and more stress is Wonderhell. And Laura helps us think about re-categorizing all of the emotions and expectations. This episode is filled with so much inspiration and takeaways you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/368 To learn more about Laura Gassner Otting and Wonderhell: https://twitter.com/heylgo https://www.facebook.com/heylgo https://www.linkedin.com/in/heylgo https://www.instagram.com/heylgo https://www.youtube.com/c/heyLGO https://www.tiktok.com/@heylgo http://lauragassnerotting.com/

Luxury nailcare and cosmetics brand Deborah Lippmann may be known for its clean, chic nail looks, but behind those iconic looks has always been a focus on nail health above all else. Founder Deborah Lippman shares her ‘no cuticle-cutting’ mantra in an inspiring conversation you don’t want to miss. We discuss her journey as well as some of her cutting edge products including the brand’s Gel Lab Pro Color which has been routinely named the best nail polish formula around. So much to be inspired by in this conversation. Next on this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/367 To learn more about Deborah Lippmann and her company Deborah Lippmann: https://www.instagram.com/deborahlippmann/ https://deborahlippmann.com/

Allison Medina, Founder of Tech Ladies, the largest community of women in tech, started initially as a way to bring talented women together for networking. Today it is a robust community with over 100,000 women and thriving! We hear all about Allison’s journey starting and building this great community and business. Plus all the ins and outs of taking her great idea and what unfolded since the inception. What did she learn. What was difficult? Surprising? My conversation with Allison was nothing short of inspiring and you don’t want to miss it! Next on this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/366 To learn more about Allison Medina, Tech Ladies and Bootstrap To Millions: https://www.hiretechladies.com/ https://twitter.com/techladyallison https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonespositomedina/ https://www.growwithallison.com/

Jordan Harper, Founder and CEO of Barefaced skincare brand, took an idea that she was passionate about, that she knew could help others and turned it into a business. Jordan shares all about her journey as a nurse practitioner and how that led to entrepreneurship. This episode is filled with a ton of inspiration and takeaways that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/365 To learn more about Jordan Harper and Barefaced: https://www.barefaced.com/ https://www.instagram.com/barefaced/ https://www.instagram.com/jordanharper_np/

Ryan Black, Founder and CEO of SAMBAZON, started the company with his brother Jeremy and friend Edmund “Skanda” Nichols in 2000. The industry leader and pioneer in Açai, SAMBAZON was the first brand to bring the Brazilian superfruit from the Amazon to the United States. After experiencing his first Açai bowl on a surf trip to Brazil, Ryan saw an opportunity to create and share delicious and nutritious, Açai-based products with people around the world while pioneering a socially and environmentally conscious business model.  Ryan has taken an idea that he was passionate about and turned it into an excellent business with products that are awesome. You are going to love hearing about his journey and I am certain all of the great insights and lessons too. This episode is filled with so much inspiration and takeaways you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/364 To learn more about Ryan Black and Sambazon: https://www.sambazon.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sambazon/ https://www.instagram.com/ryanfari/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-black-8184b6125

Today we are joined by Charlie Weisman, Founder of Staff. Charlie started Staff with the goal of making each day brighter by transforming overlooked household products, giving them a fun kick and making them the kind of items consumers will be enticed to purchase. His backstory is inspiring and you won’t want to miss listening to his journey in entrepreneurship! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes:  https://karagoldin.com/podcast/363 To learn more about Charlie Weisman and Staff: https://meetyourstaff.co/ https://www.instagram.com/meetyourstaff/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-weisman/

Rachel has taken an idea that she was passionate about and turned it into a real business with products that are excellent! You hear all about her journey in entrepreneurship plus how a surprise success with a viral TikTok moment changed the game. This episode is filled with a ton of inspiration and takeaways that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/362 To learn more about Rachel Roff and Urban Skin Rx: https://urbanskinrx.com/ https://www.instagram.com/urbanskinfounder/ https://www.instagram.com/urbanskinrx/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-roff-86729713b

Adam Ross knows a thing or two about skincare. The Co-Founder and CEO of Heyday shares all about how this skincare services brand stands apart. Started in 2015 in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood, Heyday is now the fastest-growing skincare services brand in the U.S. with plans to be across the country as we speak. Adam shares all about what is going on in the industry including the crazy growth that has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Adam’s lessons and wisdom are awesome and you won’t want to miss a word of our discussion. On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes:  https://karagoldin.com/podcast/361 To learn more about Adam Ross and Heyday: https://www.heydayskincare.com/ https://www.instagram.com/heydayskincare/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/heydayskincare/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-ross-6bbaab2/

Ryan Kutscher, an award-winning writer, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Circus Maximus shares his thoughts on building award winning campaigns for brands you know and love. Amazon Prime Video, Angry Orchard, Band-Aid, Smirnoff and Kraft. Plus his work on Volkswagen, Alliance for Climate Protection, and finally the Burger King’s “Whopper Freakout” campaign. All memorable and incredible! I speak with Ryan about all of his work, lessons and more plus his leadership approach including how he encourages his employees to have an entrepreneurship side hustle. This episode is awesome and you won’t want to miss a word.  On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes:  https://karagoldin.com/podcast/360 To learn more about Ryan Kutscher and Circus Maximus: https://www.circusmaximus.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-kutscher-a282605/ https://www.circusmaximus.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/circus-maximus/ https://www.instagram.com/ryan_kutscher/ https://www.instagram.com/crcsmxms/

Lauren Bush Lauren knows a thing or two about social entrepreneurism. The Founder & CEO of FEED created an impact-driven brand upon the belief that food is a universal human right. We’ve all seen the incredible FEED bags. Since its inception in 2007, every FEED product sold provides school meals to children through direct donations to on-the-ground partners around the world. Over 126 million school meals! Lauren discusses why social entrepreneurship is the future, obstacles along the way with lessons and how conscious consumerism is alive and well. You don’t want to miss this episode for sure. Now on #TheKaraGoldinShow. To get 20% off of your order please use this code KARA20 on https://feedprojects.com/ Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes:  https://karagoldin.com/podcast/359 To learn more about Lauren Bush Lauren and FEED: https://feedprojects.com/ https://www.instagram.com/feed/ https://www.instagram.com/laurenblauren/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenbushlauren/