The Kara Goldin Show

What do you do when you have an idea to make a product you love better? You create a company of course! Even if you are only 9 years old! Mike Schneider, Founder of FlatFace Fingerboards, wasn’t daunted back then by the task of making a category better. And he isn't today either as his company is one the largest in the world in fingerboard manufacturing! Mike has been called the Tony Hawk of Fingerboarding and is not only a professional fingerboarder, and Founder of FlatFace Fingerboards, but also the creator of "Fingerboard Heaven". So much inspiration here! You are going to love hearing about his incredible start-up story and the nuts and bolts around it. You don’t want to miss listening to this episode. Today on #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/291 List of links mentioned in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/mikeschneider161/ https://www.youtube.com/mikeschneider To purchase FlatFace Fingerboard products: https://flatfacefingerboards.com  

Anna Brightman, Co-Founder of Upcircle Beauty was 22 when she had the idea for her company. Then she launched it with her brother Will. No small feat. Upcircle Beauty has grown to become the UK's #1 upcycled beauty brand - in just six years! When the brother and sister duo discovered that more than 500,000 tons of coffee grounds from London cafes were sent to landfills each year, they decided to do something about this. And so they did! The two created a line of amazing skincare products using the collected coffee grounds. Now Upcircle Beauty products are stocked in over 40 countries and is an overnight success! Anna, our guest, is a great example of a Co-Founder who saw a problem and created a solution. So much inspiration here! You are going to love hearing about this incredible mission driven entrepreneur start-up story and the nuts and bolts she’s journeyed through to get to where she is at. You don’t want to miss listening to this episode. Today on #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/290 List of links mentioned in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/anna___bright https://www.instagram.com/upcirclebeauty https://www.facebook.com/upcirclebeauty/ https://twitter.com/upcirclebeauty To purchase Upcircle Beauty products: https://upcirclebeauty.com/

After experimenting with a multi-product line and then doubling-down on just ONE amazing product, this serial entrepreneur quickly dominated the haircare space… with a product many know and love! Carolyn Aronson, the Founder + CEO of It’s a 10 Haircare, shares how one of the only female-owned professional hair care brands in the world was able to scale from zero to hundreds of millions in sales. Her star product—the Miracle Leave-In treatment—lines the shelves in over 25,000 professional salons and 15,000 professional salon chains. Carolyn takes us through her incredible story including some struggles along the way. So many lessons here! You are going to love listening to this incredible no-nonsense entrepreneur take us on her journey to success. You don’t want to miss listening to this incredible episode. Today on #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/289   List of links mentioned in this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynaronson/ https://www.instagram.com/itsa10haircare/ https://www.instagram.com/itsa10ceo/   To purchase It’s A 10 Haircare: https://itsa10haircare.com/

From immigrating from Baghdad, Iraq to building the multi-million dollar business of Numi Tea. With his sister! Ahmed Rahim, Co-Founder and Chief Vision Officer of Numi Organic Tea, shares their incredible story – including the struggles of a start-up, their trials and tribulations building the business, and so much more. Personal, rich, honest and heartfelt. Find a comfortable spot, steep a mug of Numi tea and enjoy listening to this incredible purpose-driven entrepreneur take us on his journey. You don’t want to miss listening to this incredible episode. 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/288 List of links mentioned in this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-rahim-6938773/ https://twitter.com/numitea/ https://www.instagram.com/numiorganictea/ To purchase Numi Organic Tea: https://numitea.com/

It’s tough to be a CEO: we face difficult challenges every day and have to navigate our companies through the many obstacles that make our job pretty interesting. For women business leaders, the number and types of challenges are even further amplified. Imagine trying to start a beverage company in an overly saturated market, with no industry experience. Imagine seeking advice from established and well-known business leaders only to be dismissed and called “sweetie”. This is exactly what our guest here today, Founder and CEO of Hint Water, Kara Goldin, experienced as she grew the idea of providing delicious and healthy drinking water to consumers into an extremely successful business. Kara is undaunted in her desire to offer people a healthier alternative to sweetened beverages and impact people’s lives in a healthy way. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let Kara know by clicking on the links below and sending her a quick shout-out on social or reach out to Kara Goldin directly at karagoldin@gmail.com Follow Kara Goldin on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ Follow Kara Goldin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ Follow Kara Goldin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/karagoldin Follow Kara Goldin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/ireplay-the-safari List of links to resources mentioned in the episode, suggested reading, & social media handles: Episode 20: Building a Brand to Better Health: Kara Goldin https://www.eiqmediallc.com/episode-20-building-a-brand-to-better-health-kara-goldin/ The Change with Adam Baruh https://www.eiqmediallc.com/podcasts/thechange/ The Change in Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-a-brand-to-better-health-kara-goldin/id1592802271?i=1000575506351  

If you are curious about learning more about podcast advertising, or you want to determine whether your brand should be looking to monetize through podcast advertising, this episode is for you! Heather Osgood, Founder of True Native Media, is a serial entrepreneur who knows her stuff! Her incredible journey as a seasoned entrepreneur is riddled with learnings. Plus she shares best practices including what it takes to build, scale and lead an agency. You won’t want to miss this inspiring discussion straight from someone who has been in the trenches! 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/287 List of links mentioned in this episode: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/podcastadvertising Twitter https://twitter.com/truenativemedia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/truenativemedia The Podcast Advertising Playbook https://www.podcastadvertisingplaybook.com/ The Podcast Moneymaker Course https://heatherosgood.com Learn more about True Native Media https://truenativemedia.com

When Ibraheem Basir launched A Dozen Cousins in 2018, retail buyers questioned the marketability of the brand’s first products, a line of premium-positioned cooked beans. Four years later, those buyers are asking a different question: “How do we keep up with consumer demand?” Hear how this former General Mills marketing executive founded A Dozen Cousins to increase accessibility of better-for-you food. Initially within Black and Latino communities, now with greatly expanded distribution into all communities nationwide. Healthy ingredients, authentic seasonings and convenient preparation – this brand is going gangbusters! You will be energized hearing Ibraheem’s story of how A Dozen Cousins has evolved and so much more. You don’t want to miss hearing this incredible episode with Ibraheem Basir. 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/286 List of links mentioned in this episode: A Dozen Cousins Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adozencousins/ To purchase A Dozen Cousins: https://www.adozencousins.com

Ever have an idea for a product and dream of creating it? Jenny Hutt did just that. She created one special, wearable, tilt-able and flippable reading glasses that you are going to love. Jenny is the Co-Founder & Co-Creator of Bunny Eyez. Her founding story is awesome and she shares how she created and is scaling her company. Her lessons are gold for anyone thinking about creating the impossible. So much wisdom in this episode, you can’t NOT be inspired. Oh and if she isn’t busy enough, she also is the host of the fabulous podcast, Just Jenny. You don’t want to miss hearing what Jenny has to say. 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/285 List of links mentioned in this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyhutt/ https://www.instagram.com/bunnyeyez https://www.instagram.com/justjennyhutt https://twitter.com/jennyhutt To purchase Bunny Eyez: https://www.bunnyeyez.com/

What does it take to create and scale an online destination that empowering mothers to get the info they need including expert content and innovative product solutions? You don’t want to miss hearing what Jill Koziol, the Co-Founder & CEO of Motherly, has to say. You will learn how she built an audience of over 40 million+ viewers per month with content filled with on-demand parent education classes as well as essays, articles and of course an engaged social media community. Jill is that great example of a Co-Founder and CEO who found that problem that she decided to try to solve. Her story of perseverance is one we can all learn from. This thoughtful and inspiring is fire! 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/284 List of links mentioned in this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillkoziol/ https://www.instagram.com/mother.ly/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/motherly https://twitter.com/MotherlyMedia/ https://www.facebook.com/motherlymedia/ Books Jill has co-authored: “The Motherly Guide to Becoming Mama: Redefining the Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Journey” “This Is Motherhood: A Motherly Collection of Reflections and Practices.” To subscribe to Motherly: https://www.mother.ly

What’s it like to create and build a ridiculously beautiful, and successful, leading lifestyle publication? Camille Styles, Founder and Editor in Chief of Camille Styles knows. On this terrific episode we hear more about her founding story, just how hard it is to build a publication that has over 50 million impressions each month, and so much more including building, scaling and leading. You really won’t want to miss this inspiring discussion straight from someone who has been in the trenches! 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/283 List of links mentioned in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/camillestyles/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillestyles/ https://twitter.com/camillestyles https://www.facebook.com/camillestylesmoore To subscribe to Camille Styles: https://camillestyles.com/