
The Dream Bigger Podcast
Welcome to The Dream Bigger Podcast, a podcast by Siffat Haider, Founder of wellness brand, Arrae. Each week, Siff will be chatting with movers and shakers who will inspire you to live your best life. Expect to hear from wellness experts, skincare gurus, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders. This podcast is like the best friend you can turn to for advice, who uplifts you, and encourages you to be your best self.
Latest episodes

Jul 27, 2021 • 44min
Arati Sharma, Angel Investor Talks: The Reality on Fundraising Money for a Business, Red Flags To Look Out For With Investors, and What NOT To Do While Networking
On today’s episode I’m chatting with a dear friend and an Angel Investor, Arati Sharma. Arati is a walking dictionary on brand building, entrepreneurship, investor knowledge, and pretty much all things business! If you’re an entrepreneur this is an episode you need to tune into. Arati gives us the lowdown and the reality behind the mind of an investor, shares different options for business fundraising, and networking dos and don’ts. To get today's hot tip from Arrae click HERE. To learn more about Ghlee click HERE. To connect with Arati click HERE. To connect with Siff, click HERE. To learn more about Arrae, click HERE. To learn more about Icing & Glitter, click HERE. Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 20, 2021 • 49min
Tata Harper, Founder of Tata Harper Skincare Brand On: The Impactful Event That Altered Her Understanding Of Health And Beauty, The Problem Of Green Washing In The Clean Beauty Industry, and How Her Brand Formulates Products Straight From Their Own Farm
On today’s episode I’m chatting with the one and only Tata Harper, founder of skincare brand, Tata Harper Skincare. Tata Harper Skincare is a clean beauty brand that is exceptionally unique for their honest approach in sourcing their ingredients and formulating their products straight for their own farm. Tata shares her journey on creating, formulating, and the process of getting her luxury all-natural products from all of nature’s glory straight to your face, her perspective shift on beauty and health, and on green washing in the clean beauty industry.
To get today's hot tip from Tata Harper Skincare click HERE. To learn more about Tata Harper Skincare click HERE. To connect with Tata Harper click HERE. To connect with Siff, click HERE. To learn more about Arrae, click HERE. To learn more about Icing & Glitter, click HERE. Produced by Dear Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 13, 2021 • 36min
Model, Content Creator and Co-Founder, Emily DiDonato, on How Growing Up in The Modeling Industry Shaped Her Experience As A Teen, Opening Up About Her Body Image Journey, and Launching her Skincare Brand Covey
On today’s episode, I’m chatting with Emily DiDonato, an experienced model now turned co-founder of the skincare brand, Covey. Covey is a simple and easy three-step skincare line that’s compatible with all skin types. We get all into Emily’s journey launching her brand, Covey, in today’s episode. Emily shares the challenges she faced, her biggest lessons learned, and her best productivity tips as a business woman. We also get a take on Emily’s modeling lifestyle where she shares her personal experience in the modeling industry, from how it shaped her growing up as a teen, to body image perceptions, and how she decided to become a content creator to share her stories with the world. Produced by Dear Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 6, 2021 • 38min
Elizabeth Endres and Dale Borchiver, Co-Founders of Sweats and the City On Finding Your Niche as Content Creators, Tips on Creating a Community With Your Platform, on Sweat with Sweats and Pivoting Their Business During a Pandemic
On today’s episode I’m chatting with Elizabeth Endres and Dale Borchiver, Co-Founders of the blog, Sweats and the City, a one-stop shop for all things beauty, fitness and wellness. Sweats and the City is unique for their reviews on the city’s best workout classes and studios. Elizabeth and Dale share how they grew a passion for boutique fitness into a platform with a growing community, their experience finding their niche for content creation, and how they pivoted their business during a pandemic with Sweat with Sweats, which we get all into in today’s episode. To get today's hot tip click HERE. To learn more about Sweats And The City click HERE. To connect with Elizabeth and Dale click HERE. To connect with Siff, click HERE. To learn more about Arrae, click HERE. To learn more about Icing & Glitter, click HERE.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 17, 2021 • 57min
Patricia Santos, CEO and Co-Founder of Volition Beauty: On POC Representation In The Beauty Industry, Creating Space For Female Entrepreneurs To Thrive, and Shares Tips For Pitching To Investors
On today’s episode I’m chatting with Patricia Santos, CEO and Co-Founder of Volition Beauty. Volition Beauty is a brand of it’s kind with a wide range of products that work with beauty from the outside-In, literally. Volition creates this by allowing a space to connect directly with what the consumer needs through idea submissions. So, if you’re an innovator with the next beauty product in mind, Volition has it’s ears for you and Patricia talks all about this in today’s episode. Patricia also shares how her investment banking career took the turn into being a brand founder, what Inspired her to create Volition, connecting with consumers and building community, tips and resources every entrepreneur should know when pitching and negotiating to investors, and their newest partnership with NBCUniversal. To get today's hot tip from Volition Beauty click HERE. To learn more about Volition Beauty click HERE. To connect with Patricia click HERE. To connect with Siff, click HERE. To learn more about Arrae, click HERE. To learn more about Icing & Glitter, click HERE.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 8, 2021 • 47min
Nikki Eslami, Co-Founder of Bellami and CEO of Wild Elements: On Scaling Your Business, Elevating Women’s Voices, Re-Framing Your Mindset For Success, and Tips On Executing Your Dreams
On today’s episode I’m chatting with Nikki Eslami, Co-Founder of the viral hair extension brand I’m sure we all know, Bellami, CEO and Founder of Wild Elements, and Investor at New Theory Ventures. Nikki’s newest project Wild Elements is an amazing platform that works to restore the symbiosis between Animalkind, HumanKind and PlantKind for a better future for all. Nikki is such an inspiration, especially as a woman in the entrepreneur world and shares her career transition from a Lawyer to a successful brand Founder, how she empowers and elevates women’s voices as an investor, on animal conservation, and advice for us big dreamers on how we can bring our wildest visions to life.
To learn more about today's hot tip click HERE. To learn more about Wild Elements HERE. To connect with Nikki click HERE. To connect with Siff, click HERE. To learn more about Arrae, click HERE. To learn more about Icing & Glitter, click HERE.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Jun 1, 2021 • 39min
Lauryn Bosstick, Founder of The Skinny Confidential and Entrepreneur: Gives Influencer Content Marketing Tips, How to Use Oils For Facial Manipulation, Her Best Productivity Hacks, and How to Manage and Discipline Your Time On Social Media
On today’s episode I’m chatting with Lauryn Bosstick, founder of the Skinny Confidential and Author of “Get The Fuck Out Of The Sun”. I’m so excited to have her on the show today, Lauryn is a badass hustler and spills all her favourite lifestyle, entrepreneur, and skincare tips for us. Lauryn shares how she entered the world of blogging, on creating a brand and product line, the separation season and staying disciplined with social media consumption. To get today's hot tip click HERE. To learn more about The Skinny Confidential click HERE. To connect with Lauryn click HERE. To connect with Siff, click HERE. To learn more about Arrae, click HERE. To learn more about Icing & Glitter, click HERE.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 25, 2021 • 1h 11min
Wednesday Martin, New York Times Best Selling Author and Cultural Critic: How Studies Show Non-Monogamy as a Normal Part of Female Sexual Behaviour, How Agriculture Dictates and Seals The Fate of Women, and Breaking The Libido Gap Between Women and Men
On today’s episode I’m chatting with Wednesday Martin, a brilliant cultural critic and a New York Times Best Selling Author of one of my favourite books to recommend, ‘Untrue’. I am so excited to have her on the show today, Wednesday has played such a big role with my learnings around female sexuality and monogamy. Wednesday explores and takes us through all her findings on female sexuality, why monogamy is put on a pedestal, the evolution of agriculture and it’s effect on female sexuality and monogamous partnerships, and why the plow is the worst invention to ever happen for women. To learn more about Wednesday Martin click HERE. To connect with Wednesday click HERE. To connect with Siff, click HERE. To learn more about Arrae, click HERE. To learn more about Icing & Glitter, click HERE.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 18, 2021 • 49min
Heather Andersen, Founder of New York Pilates and Master Pilates Instructor: How Working in Pilates Taught Her Body Alignment in Ballet, Using Pilates To Enhance and Elevate Your Workouts, and Transforming New York Pilates During a Pandemic
On today’s episode I’m chatting with Heather Andersen, Founder of New York Pilates and Master Pilates Instructor. New York Pilates provides a unique pilates class experience and is definitely a hotspot in New York with its cult following. Heather provides insightful knowledge and shares how she entered the world of pilates as a pre-professional ballet dancer, why pilates is more effective than a high intensity workout, gaining muscle to burn more fat and the fat burn zone, the benefits of training your body to strengthen the pelvic floor, and taking Pilates to the online world. To learn more about New York Pilates, click HERE. To connect with Heather click HERE. To connect with Siff, click HERE. To learn more about Arrae, click HERE. To learn more about Icing & Glitter, click HERE.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 11, 2021 • 48min
Larry Weiss, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer and Emma Taylor, Chief Medical Officer of Symbiome: On The Importance and Connection Between Gut Health and Skin, How Their Products Impact Lifestyle Behaviour, and All About Probiotics
On today’s episode I’m chatting with Larry Weiss, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, along with Emma Taylor, Chief Medical Officer, behind the Microbiome Skin Care Brand Symbiome. Symbiome was founded by Larry and Vicky to create better skin care focused on efficacy and health. Symbiome is a clean skin care brand that uses deep Microbiome research to restore health, balance and resilience for not only the skin, but for overall health. Larry and Emma are extremely brilliant and share their educated knowledge on the connection between our biology and our skin health, how they have perfected the efficacy of their products with less and clean ingredients, foods we should avoid to keep our skin in tip-top shape, and how to correct skin conditions by adding probiotics to your diet. To learn more about Symbiome, click HERE. To connect with Larry click HERE. To connect with Emma click HERE. To connect with Siff, click HERE. To learn more about Arrae, click HERE. To learn more about Icing & Glitter, click HERE.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.