Make Yourself at Home

Adrian Grenier had "made it." After his leading role in HBO's Entourage and the success of films like The Devil Wears Prada and Drive Me Crazy, he'd found success, fame, money. And yet, it wasn't enough. He was always striving for more — until his then-girlfriend Jordan Roemmele ended their relationship and set off a chain reaction that changed his life completely.  Adrian...

Kate Torgersen doesn't believe in work-life balance — she believes in work-life complexity. As the Founder and CEO of Milk Stork , the first breast milk shipping company, she's helped thousands of parents achieve their goals, both personally and professionally. And she says if she hadn't been a mom — specifically, to twins — she would never have become an entrepreneur.  Kate had the...

You know Danielle Canty as the Co-Founder and President of bossbabe , one of the largest communities of ambitious women and female entrepreneurs in the world — and you might’ve heard her on the bossbabe podcast, which she hosts with her co-founder Natalie Ellis. Today, bossbabe is a multi-million dollar company that's helped over 100,000 women reach their goals, but just 3 years ago, it was j...

Lalo CEO & Co-Founder Greg Davidson says his life is a cyclone. In 2019, he and Michael Wieder officially launched Lalo — the baby and toddler brand known for its beautifully designed high-chairs, play tables and strollers — just before the pandemic. The brand took off, and in 2021, grew by 400%. At the same time, Greg's life at home was changing just as quickly. Greg and his wife got mar...

Kara Goldin is the founder of Hint — the brand known for its leading unsweetened flavored water. But before Hint became a household name, it was just an idea in her kitchen. In 2004, the former AOL exec had three kids under the age of 4. She was drinking 10 diet sodas a day, and found she had no energy, was 45 pounds overweight, and struggled with acne. One day, she cut diet soda out of her life c...

At work, Bess Freedman is the CEO of Brown Harris Stevens, one of the largest and most successful privately held real estate companies in the United States. At home, she’s a mahjong player, someone who reads library books and smiles at her neighbors, and a self-described homebody.   For this conversation, we’re in Bess’s home in New York City, talking about what home means to her, and how home and...

Frédéric Fekkai is known for being a celebrity hair stylist, and for reinventing the hair salon when he launched his “day spa” at Bergdorf Goodman. For decades, he’s styled the biggest stars at busy salons in New York City and Hollywood, including Claudia Schiffer, Demi Moore and Martha Stewart. But today, as he leads his hair care brand FEKKAI to a cleaner, more sustainable future, he gets creati...

What does home mean to you? How do you spend your time meaningfully? And, who are you when you're there?  Make Yourself at Home is new podcast, presented by Nines, that takes you into the homes of people you admire, to ask these questions and show you a side you don't usually get to see. Every week, we’ll interview someone at the top of their career, to explore holistic success and how w...