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Chris Wichert, Johannes Quodt and Jenna discuss Koio's mission to create a modern sneaker and leather accessories brand and share a glimpse into The Collective: their exclusive sneaker collaborations with partners like Game of Thrones and The Beverly Hills Hotel. We spend the majority of our chat diving into key lessons Chris and Johannes have learned about reframing challenges, learning to detach...

Polina Veksler and Alexandra Waldman sit down with Jenna to share how Universal Standard is creating enduring change in the fashion industry — From building a size irrelevant brand to introducing their Fit Liberty Program and eliminating the notion of paying an emotional price for clothing.

Claire Schmidt and Jenna kick off discussing her calling to start AllVoices, the underlying reasons that 75% of harassment incidents go unreported and how we can all work to make our companies more equal and just. We spend the majority of our time together walking through key lessons Claire has learned about why it's critical to detach our identity from our work, how she maintains her mindfulness...

Simon Cheng and Jenna discuss how Pique is modernizing the tea industry by utilizing a 1,300 year old process to extract the maximum benefits of tea leaves and funneling them into a product fit for our fast-paced lifestyle. We spend the majority of our time walking through Simon's incredible mindfulness practice, including his healing Qigong meditation, how we can use breath work to not only stay...

Former Dollar General CEO, Cal Turner Jr joins Moe Abdou to relive the trials and tribulations of growing a multi-generation family business.

Justine Lucas and Jenna discuss the Clara Lionel Foundation's work supporting global education and emergency response programs, as well as her expertise mobilizing social movements and the non-profit 2.0 model. We spend most of our chat exploring Justine's philosophy on truly taking advantage of life, from her unplanned travel adventures to her freeing ability to allow life to unfold, rather than...

Jeni Britton Bauer and Jenna walk through the story of how Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams became one of America's most beloved ice cream brands; Beginning from the moment Jeni decided to be an ice cream maker at age nine to opening over 30 stores across the U.S.  We spend our time together diving into the key lessons Jeni's learned over the last two decades on what its really like to be a trailblazer,...

Christina Stembel and Jenna walk through the evolution of Farmgirl Flowers, from Christina making bouquets in her 100 square foot bathroom in San Francisco to becoming a multimillion dollar company. Christina breaks down the two most pressing challenges she's faced over last seven years - the do or die moment she feared would end the business and the decision to start sourcing flowers internationa...

Moe Abdou is joined by Michael Sonnenfeldt -  the Founder & Chairman of the world's premier peer-to-peer learning community, Tiger 21 - to discuss why/how the most admired entrepreneurs are infinite learners.

Nadine Abramcyk and Jenna chat about Tenoverten's founding story, from the first nine customers who came for services, despite the salon having no heat, to recognizing the opportunity to pioneer the natural nail care movement. We spend most of our time together discussing key lessons Nadine's learned on presence and fulfillment, including letting go of the need to be perfect in order to really exp...

Moe Abdou is joined by acclaimed psychologist Abigail Marsh to explore why being sensitive to the fears of others is a prelude to understanding our own fears.

Hillary Peterson and Jenna discuss her inspiration to found True Botanicals to pioneer radical change in the beauty industry and how the team combines ancient wisdom and modern science to create best in class hair and skincare products. We then walk through the most impactful lessons Hillary's learned on living the life you have versus the one you planned, trusting your creativity, and her commitm...

Leadership aficionado, Ram Charan rejoins Moe Abdou to explore why modern leaders have to become diverse, iterative, and digitized.

Georgina Gooley and Jenna go behind the scenes at Billie to discuss how they're designing best-in class body care and shaving products specifically for women, creating content through the female gaze, and slashing the Pink Tax. We also walk through formative lessons Georgina's learned through her life and career on discovering and stepping into your voice as well as the importance of acknowledging...

Penn Mutual's Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Eileen McDonnell joins Moe Abdou to discuss her approach to leadership, innovation, and to look at the decade ahead in insurance and financial services.

Zachariah Reitano and Jenna discuss how a life-threatening health scare at only 17-years-old planted the seed to launch Roman and empower men take long-term control of their health. We chat about the process of eroding and eventually breaking taboos, replacing men's former health habits, often influenced by norms of toxic masculinity, with an open and proactive mindset, as well as the importance o...

Kapil Gupta, MD rejoins Moe Abdou to dig deeper into the essence of mind mastery & the pursuit of Truth - both in life and in business.

Melody Koh and Jenna discuss her goal to create the most impactful product offering for startups in NYC at NextView Ventures. We then walk through the lessons Melody learned at Blue Apron during the company's ascent from 20 to 500 people in four years, including: How to constantly reinvent yourself with a growth mindset, a weekly time management system that syncs your priorities with your energy m...

Kevin Lavelle and Jenna walk through Mizzen+Main's founding story, from storing inventory in their bedroom to partnering with Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt and being sold in over 450 retailers across the U.S.. Kevin shares how gratitude helped him survive early challenges, like days when no sales were made, and navigate growing pains when customer demand outpaced the team's ability to scale...

Peter Reinhardt and Jenna discuss how Segment empowers companies to harness their data to create a 'memory' of every customer. We walk through the team's journey to product-market fit, from deciding to drop out of MIT through the turning point when Y Combinator Founder Paul Graham asked them: 'So, you have spent $500,000 and you have nothing to show for it?' Peter then shares how increasing their...

Rachel Drori and Jenna walk through Daily Harvest's founding story, from making and delivering everything on her own to acquiring over 100,000 subscribers across the U.S. Rachel takes us behind the scenes at Daily Harvest's R&D lab, explains the evolution of the frozen food aisle, and why her team believes that frozen food is the perfect way to solve our modern eating dilemma. We also chat about k...

Kathryn Retzer, Patrick Herning, and Jenna discuss 11 Honoré's multi-dimensional approach to advancing the size inclusive fashion movement, from assembling the world's best luxury brands on a single discovery platform to equipping upcoming brands with the resources and support they need to add to their collections. We walk through how the team is fundamentally shifting the view of the size inclusi...

Moe Abdou is joined by Kapil Gupta, MD to explore deeper why only a few can make greatness routine.

Rei Wang, Yasyf Mohamedali, and Jenna discuss how Dorm Room Fund is creating a national community and platform to support student entrepreneurs and investors. Rei and Yasyf share a few of the moon shot ideas student founders are pursuing (including a robotic kitchen!) and their commitment to social impact, as well as how DRF aims to design the program to foster that spirit of courage and fearlessn...

Munjal Shah and Jenna discuss Health IQ's pivot from being a daily health quiz into a life insurance company and how they're helping the health conscious save up to 33% on their life insurance. For the core of our conversation, we walk through five counterintuitive strategies Munjal chose not to scale up to 140 people and how they helped Health IQ grow even faster: Meeting and interviewing nearly...