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  The C&C 100 Sports & Wellness Honorees on Juggling It All, Creatine & Why Balance Is Setting You Up to Fail 22.07.2026 9min

  We sat down with our C&C 100 Sports & Wellness Honorees — Malika Andrews, Louise Hazel, Kayla Jeter, Samantha Miller, and Alex Taylor — to talk about what it really takes to show up, perform, and build in industries that weren't always built for women. From redefining what balance actually looks like to the wellness hacks that changed everything, these women are setting new standards for equity, influence, and opportunity. In this episode, we cover: • Why balance is an illusion — and ...
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  The C&C 100 Culinary Honorees on Matcha Fatigue, Building Cult Brands & the One Thing Every Food Founder Needs to Know 15.07.2026 10min

  We sat down with our C&C 100 Culinary Honorees — Kit Keenan, Olivia Lopez, Julianna McIntosh, Becca Millstein and Tini Younger — to talk about what it really takes to build a food brand that stands out, lasts, and actually feels like you. From tinned fish empires to cocktail content that took over the internet, these women are proof that your perspective is your greatest ingredient. In this episode, we cover: • Why market research is the most underrated move in building a food brand • Ho...
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  The C&C 100 Entertainment Honorees on the Roles They Didn't Get, Ditching the Scarcity Mindset & Doing Things That Scare You 08.07.2026 13min

  We sat down with our C&C 100 Entertainment Honorees — Bobbi Althoff, Ariana Madix, Caitlin Reilly, Brittany Snow, and Danielle Robay — to talk about the rejections that stung, the no's that redirected everything, and what it really takes to build a lasting career in Hollywood. These women are proof that the things that don't work out are often the very things that set you forward. In this episode, we cover: • Why the roles and opportunities you don't get are sometimes the best thin...
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  The C&C 100 Money Honorees on FOMO Investing, Toxic Money Habits & Why You're Probably Underselling Yourself 01.07.2026 12min

  We sat down with our C&C 100 Money Honorees — Kate McAndrew, Ruffin Mitchener, Mary Holland Nader, Maggie Sellers Reum, and Elaine Welteroth — to talk about what it really takes to build, invest, and grow wealth on your own terms. From self-funding empires to talking about money like a man, these women are proving that abundance starts with a mindset shift. In this episode, we cover: Why the best financial advice is to stop playing it safe • How to start investing even if you're starting...
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  The C&C 100 Fashion Honorees on Maximalism, Building Brands & Why Your Style Is Your Greatest Business Asset 24.06.2026 18min

  We sat down with our C&C 100 Fashion Honorees — Olandria Carthe, Daryl-Ann Denner, Ariana Ferweda, Raissa Gerona, Alani Noelle, Jully Patel and Seerat Saini — to talk about what it really takes to build, lead, and win in the fashion industry right now. From thrifting their way up to building cult brands with loyal followings, these women are proving that great taste is just the beginning. In this episode, we cover: • How to turn a creative eye into a legitimate business • Why confidence i...
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  The C&C 100 Beauty Honorees on Inclusion, Building From Scratch & What Beauty Brands Won't Admit  17.06.2026 13min

  We sat down with our C&C 100 Beauty Honorees —Claudia Sulewski, Danessa Myricks, Golloria George, Mei Kwok, Monique Rodriguez, and Toni Bravo — to talk about what it really takes to build, lead, and win in the beauty industry right now. From viral moments to million dollar exits, these women are shifting the beauty standard from outward perfection to authenticity and they are not holding back. In this episode, we cover: • Why the beauty industry still isn't as inclusive as it claims to ...
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  Meet the Founders Who Built a $4 Million Skincare Brand for Women Too Busy for Skincare 10.06.2026 38min

  They were best friends from Georgetown — one burning out on Wall Street watching her skin deteriorate, the other finishing medical school while obsessing over skincare science. Together they built 4AM Skin, a circadian rhythm skincare brand backed by Nobel Prize winning science that says the opposite of everything the skincare industry has been telling you. From bootstrapping on $80K for three years to closing a $4 million round with Kaboo, landing in 1,745 Target stores, and selling out four...
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  She Quit Her Corporate Job with No Money, No Connections and No Fashion Experience and Built the Brand Every Powerful Woman Is Wearing with Sali Christeson 03.06.2026 30min

  She quit her corporate job at Cisco with no money, no connections, and no fashion background — and built the workwear brand worn by the most powerful women in the world. Sali Christeson founded Argent after reading a study that showed what a woman wears directly impacts her earnings over her lifetime. From fighting for every dollar of funding in a system that wasn't built for her, to surviving a pandemic eight and a half months pregnant, to selling out a hot pink suit in 24 hours and making h...
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  Girl Math Is Making You Broke with Mrs. Dow Jones 27.05.2026 23min

  She got laid off, couldn't find a single financial resource that spoke to her, and decided to become one herself. Today Haley Sacks, Mrs. Dow Jones, Financial Expert, host of Financial Tea podcast and NYT bestselling author of Future Rich Person. This is the money conversation every woman needs to have but nobody is having. In this episode, we cover: • Why everything your parents taught you about money is actively working against you and what to do instead • How to stop making yourself s...
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  Laney Crowell on Building a $100M Clean Beauty Empire, Getting Top 10 at Sephora, and Why Your Makeup Is Ruining Your Skin 20.05.2026 37min

  She started with a beauty closet, 15,000 Instagram followers, and a product that took five years to make. Today, Laney Crowell is the founder and CEO of Saie, one of Sephora's top clean makeup brands, and she built it without cutting a single corner. From launching three months before a global pandemic to grinding through a newborn and 100+ investor rejections — this is the founder story every ambitious woman needs to hear. In this episode, we cover: • Why solving a problem you've lived insid...
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  The Breakout Star of Owning Manhattan on Closing $40 Million a Month and Building an Empire on Her Own Terms with Tricia Lee 13.05.2026 39min

  She started her first business at nine years old, broke every rule in real estate, and built an empire in Brooklyn before Netflix ever called. Tricia Lee is the breakout star of Owning Manhattan, one of the most-watched shows on Netflix, and she closed $40 million in sales last month alone. From pioneering personal branding in real estate before anyone called it that, to being unapologetically herself in a space that tried to put her in a box — this is the conversation every ambitious woman n...
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  Here's What Most Founders Get Wrong with Global Angel Investor Erika Aquino 06.05.2026 30min

  She has built one of the most globally diverse investment portfolios in the early stage space — 26 companies across six countries focused on wellness, sustainability, education, and the future of work. Erika Aquino backs the founders other people overlook and she has a very clear point of view on what separates the ones who last from the ones who don't. From what actually happens in a first pitch to why most founders are preparing for the wrong things — this is the conversation every founder ...
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  The Second Chapter Is Always Better with Tone It Up Founder and CEO, Karena Dawn 29.04.2026 25min

  She built one of the first women's fitness communities on the internet in 2009 — before influencers were a thing, before wellness was a category, and before anyone told her it was possible. Karena Dawn co-founded Tone It Up, pioneered positivity in a fitness world built on punishment, sold a stake to private equity, and then spent years watching someone else run the thing she built from scratch. In December 2025 she did what most founders only dream about — she bought it back. This is the sto...
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  The Only Female Founder in Beverage History to Pull Off a $2 Billion Exit with Allison Ellsworth 22.04.2026 33min

  She went from selling apple cider vinegar drinks at a farmers market while three months pregnant to closing a $1.95 billion deal with PepsiCo — and becoming the only female founder in beverage history to pull off an exit of that size. Allison Ellsworth built Poppi from a passion project into one of the most culturally relevant brands of the last decade. From going viral on TikTok against her board's wishes to making 40 employees millionaires, this is the unfiltered story of how she did it — a...
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  The Money Talk Your Parents Never Had With You with Vivian Tu 15.04.2026 43min

  She went from translating financial documents for her immigrant parents to building a 10 million person following and becoming one of the most trusted voices in personal finance. Vivian Tu — aka Your Rich BFF — is on a mission to give every woman the money education the system never handed her. And she is not holding back. From why women are actually better investors than men, to the real reason financial literacy has a ceiling, to how she built an empire while working a 9-to-5 at BuzzFeed — ...
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  Beyond the Application: Building a Personal + Employer Brand That Wins 08.04.2026 24min

  She went from red carpet interviews and cruise lines to luxury watches, Saks Fifth Avenue, and now leading employer brand activations at one of tech's most recognizable names. Adrien Fleming's career has never followed a straight line — and that's exactly the point. At Zillow, she's completely rethinking how companies attract talent by showing up in culture, building belief, and making recruiting experiential. If you've ever felt like your pivot was a setback, this episode will change the way...
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  "Don't Get Attached to Your Brand" Naturium Founder Susan Yara's $355M Exit Story 01.04.2026 36min

  She built a skincare empire from a YouTube channel, survived a very public launch controversy, and walked away with a $355M exit. Naturium founder Susan Yara is giving us the unfiltered story of how she built one of beauty's most unexpected brands — and why the best advice she ever got was to never fall in love with what she was building. From predicting her own creator peak to landing in all 1,400 Target doors to selling to E.L.F. Beauty, this is the blueprint ambitious founders actually nee...
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  6 Business Questions Every Founder Is Asking, Answered Live 25.03.2026 28min

  We Put Ourselves on the Spot So You Don't Have To | Live Q&A from Austin, TX We took the stage at Future Summit in Austin, Texas in front of hundreds of incredible women entrepreneurs and opened it all the way up. No filter, no script — just real questions from real founders and the honest answers you actually need to hear. From pitching investors to scaling past your revenue ceiling, this one is packed with tactical, no-BS advice. In this episode, we cover: - 💡 How to pitch investors w...
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  Why Successful Women Struggle in Dating and How to Change It from a Matchmaker 04.02.2026 22min

  Dating today feels less like romance and more like running a full-blown operation. Strategy. Logistics. Emotional stamina. But according to Katie Lloyd, matchmaker at The Bevy, finding real partnership has nothing to do with your résumé and everything to do with the energy you bring into the room. This week, Katie breaks down the modern dating landscape for high-achieving women and shares what actually moves the needle when you want connection that feels aligned, grounded, and long-lasting. ...
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  The Hidden Reason People Aren’t Taking You Seriously with Style Expert Bria Johnson 28.01.2026 29min

  In this episode of WorkParty, Jaclyn and Marina sit down with Bria Johnson, Chief Style Strategist and founder of Iconic with Style, to talk about the embodiment gap, that in-between season when you have grown internally but the way you show up has not caught up yet. This conversation is not about trends, rules, or buying more clothes. It is about presence, credibility, and how the subtle visual cues you send shape first impressions, confidence, and leadership in seconds. They get into: • W...