Allison Medina: Founder of Tech Ladies
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.
Jordan Harper: Founder & CEO of Barefaced
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.
Ryan Black: Founder & CEO of SAMBAZON
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.
Charlie Weisman: Founder of Staff
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.
Rachel Roff: Founder & CEO of Urban Skin Rx
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.
Adam Ross: Co-Founder & CEO of Heyday
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.
Ryan Kutscher: Founder & CCO of Circus Maximus
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.
Lauren Bush Lauren: Founder & CEO of FEED
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.
Kim Walls: Co-Founder & CEO of Furtuna Skin
Few people can truly say that their craft runs in their blood, but for Kim Walls, Co-Founder & CEO of Furtuna Skin, this certainly is the case. Kim and Co-Founder, Agatha Relota Luczo, believed that they had a clean beauty formula for skincare that we all would love. Furtuna Skin was born. An entirely vertical supply chain coupled with wild-foraging ingredients from their estate in Sicily. Elements plus unique extraction practices with powerful blends create a beautiful range of products that tackle multiple skincare concerns for all. Hear all about Kim’s journey as an entrepreneur with of course lots of lessons and stories. This episode is inspirational and filled with ideas that will surely have you motivated. On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow.
Connie Zack: Co-Founder of Sunlighten
Connie Zack, Co-Founder of Sunlighten™, the global leader in infrared light therapy and infrared saunas, joins us and shares all about the brand she created and so much more. After seeing how infrared sauna transformed her brother’s traumatic health issues, Connie and her husband decided to start Sunlighten to help others gain healing from infrared light technology. Started 22 years ago and available in 13 countries around the world, Sunlighten is one fascinating business you need to know about. We learn all about her journey to starting and scaling Sunlighten plus some of the lessons she has learned along the way. Such a great, inspiring episode that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow.