She Had A Vision

Aly Giampolo and Colette Dong are the co-founders of the ness, a low-impact and high intensity trampoline cardio and sculpt workout studio in New York City that has also gone digital. Both Aly and Colette were professional dancers and met in New York. They launched a private training service together and discovered the trampoline was the perfect tool that embodies their dance and ballet training t...

Cameron Armstrong is the founder of Kitty and Vibe, and she disrupted the swimwear industry by inventing a new sizing metric that takes hips and butt size into account for better fitting swim bottoms. The brand is also purposely e-commerce because Cameron discovered through her focus groups how much women despise trying on swimsuits in a store. We will explore how Cameron began her entrepreneurshi...

Cristina Lynch is the founder of Mi Golondrina, a Dallas-based clothing line that consists of hand-embroidered dresses and shirts skillfully made by artisan partners from all over Mexico. Mi Golondrina partners with over 600 artisans in Mexico. The clothing line launched in 2013, which is inspired by Cristina’s mother’s Mexican heritage and love of Mexican art. The intricate detail on each hand-st...

Whitney Rowell is the founder of Miracle Milkookies, a lactation cookie company based in Dallas, TX. These kookies support nursing moms to produce more milk. Whitney walks through her entrepreneurial journey of jobs and an unexpected life change, which led her to discover the supportive market for nursing moms and all moms. When she was nursing  a friend dropped off freshly baked lactation cookies...

Barrett Ervin is an Atlanta-based artist known for her contemporary abstract paintings and prints that also stunningly compliment many of the interior designers’ work that she has admired over the years. She minored in studio art at Ole Miss and in the episode she walks through her decision making process around battling the decision of pursuing a corporate career or becoming a full time artist.  ...

Jackie Hart is the founder of Private Holdings, a men's boxer brief line and a women’s Sleep Tight Night Gown, which are quality products when it comes to the balance of coverage, comfort, support and style. Jackie with the help of her daughter as CFO, launched Private Holdings in 2015. Jackie will tell the story of how she initially solved the problem she and her husband encountered with men...

Laura and Amanda Ernst are twin sisters from Texas and are the co-founders of Sunshine Tienda, a vacation-inspired accessories and beachwear brand designed around a simple state of mind—to “be vacation happy.” Founded in 2014 the collections are influenced by a love of warm-weather destinations and their love for international travel. The line features statement-making jewelry, sunhats, and most r...

Erica Thomas started her Atlanta food blog, Eating with Erica, in 2013. It started as a food directory based on her love of dining. She continued on this path working at a food magazine which helped her discover more of the Atlanta food scene where she began to grow her blog. In between jobs, she took the chance to grow the blog full time and has never looked back. She has grown her influencer bra...

Claire O’Bryan is a nurse practitioner and co-founder of The Skin Clique, a concierge aesthetics company that offers medical-grade skincare offering services such as Botox and fillers. A couple of years ago, she also started an Instagram called DabbleCo., which quickly turned podcast to navigate the overwhelming content when it comes to understanding trends in health and wellness and beauty. With...

Serena Wolf is a well-known chef based in New York and author of the best selling books, The Dude Diet and The Dude Diet Dinnertime. She has a loyal following which started on her food blog (domesticate-me.com) and it has continued to grow on her Instagram (@serenagwolf), which features her recipes, food hacks, beauty and wellness, and mental health topics. She is so real and fun-loving with her f...

Emilie is the founder of healthy grab-n-go food store called Tasty As Fit, which is located in 2 store locations in South Carolina - the flagship is in Columbia and another in Greenville. Her menu is plant-based and gluten free and features delicious smoothies, bowls, salads and many more creative dishes. Before Tasty As Fit, Emilie lived in New York for five years where she learned how much she l...

Mollie is the co-founder, creative director and CEO of Crosby by Mollie Burch, in which she founded with her business partner, Taylor Montes de Oca, in 2015 in Atlanta, GA. This female empowering brand is full of bold color and vibrant prints and they are now located in over 200 retailers in addition to direct to consumer. Mollie designs all of these vibrant prints in house. One other amazing fact...

Katherine Blanford is an Atlanta-based comedian. You can find her regularly performing at the Laughing Skull Lounge. She has also opened for many well known comedians including Jeff Foxworthy and Ron White. Katherine also produces and hosts a show called Walkie Talkies that features comics around Atlanta and even surprise guests. She is a co-host of a podcast called Cheaties that has over 100 epis...

Addy Collett is a personal trainer and founder of the online fitness community, Find Your Altitude, based in Charlotte, NC. When you become a member of Find Your Altitude, you get access to various live and on demand fitness videos, recipes and the encouragement from Addy herself! Addy brings so much creativity to this personal and group training experience. Within this community she doesn’t just...

S ara McGlothlin  is the founder of the natural foods company, Gratisfied. Sara is a holistic nutritionist, health writer, wellness entrepreneur and yoga/fitness teacher based in Richmond, VA. For years she has been coaching clients on the importance of holistic health and nutrition, and she decided to develop a nutrition bar for her clients and family and friends with the goal of fueling your bod...

Lindsay Sims is the founder of Toast Events, a full service wedding and event planning company that launched officially in 2010. Her company that includes two other talented wedding and event planners is well known across the Southeast and has been recognized as best planner and is featured in Vogue, Southern Living, Martha Stewart Weddings and countless more. Lindsay’s team is known for their exq...

Blair Beskin launched handmade alligator and crocodile belts and bracelets called Blair’s Belts. She launched the business in 2016 as a fun idea after touring a leather belt manufacturer in Atlanta. I was very impressed how fast she launched this idea into a reality. She really knew her vision. In the interview, Blair discussed how she launched her business while working at a boutique. If anything...

Betts Irvine is the owner of cake and cookie bakery, B.Sweet. Betts has a sense of calming that I will never be able to have, but I think it is because she is so grounded and  centered with herself and knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to go for it. Her cookies and cakes are truly a piece of art and as Bett’s said in the interview making baked goods for someone we love or want to celebrate is...

Sullivan Griffith, the owner of design temp agency, Griffith Design temps  launched in 2017 in Atlanta GA. Sullivan saw a void of much needed work in the interior design industry. She noticed in between jobs that she was easily getting hourly work across various big and small designers who needed the help, but as an as needs basis. In the interview, Sullivan breaks down her thought process of star...