Sophie Weill

Active Ingredient Podcast

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Welcome to Active Ingredient - a podcast and platform for those of us who are in the process of co-creating lives and businesses that feel rooted, expansive, resonant and true to us. I'm your host, Sophie Weill, and I'm a deeply curious human who is also on my own journey of co-creating a life and businesses that are true to me. I'm the founder of Nude Nation, a creative brand building agency as well as the co-founder of Piano Piano, a tableware brand rooted in slowing down and coming alive. I've spent my entire career building and amplifying brands and the humans behind them and what I have...

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Sophie Weill

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Hormonal health, leading with intuition and how to live in your flow with The Cycle Syncing Method with Alisa Vitti 27.07.2020 1:08:40

Alisa Vitti is a functional nutrition and women's hormone expert, the founder of modern hormone health care company FLO Living, bestselling author of WomanCode and In the FLO, and creator of the MyFLO app, the #1 paid period app on iTunes. She has spent the past 20 years studying, researching, personally applying, and globally teaching how to stop hormonal chaos and get into hormonal flow. She is...

Traditional schooling is not for everyone and a lesson on nootropics with Dan Freed 20.07.2020 1:00:27

Dan Freed is the founder of Formula, the world’s first personalized and completely customizable nootropics company. For those of you who don't know, nootropics are nutrient compounds shown to enhance mental performance in areas such as motivation, creativity, mood, memory, focus, and cognitive processing. FORMULA has amassed the largest dataset on the efficacy of nootropics to date. Dan dropped ou...

Self worth, nutrition and producing from a place of abundance with Alana Kessler 13.07.2020 48:46

Alana Kessler, is a registered dietician, yoga instructor, and founder of the holistic lifestyle program, Be Well. Alana has dedicated her practice in helping others learn how to nourish themselves, create balance, and understand their true nature through nutrition, yoga, and inner wellness. Alana developed IBS as an early teen and started to experience high levels of anxiety. By high school, she...

Sarah Paiji Yoo on being deliberate with who you are surrounded by, taking calculated risk & disrupting for the greater good 07.07.2020 51:35

Sarah Paiji Yoo is the founder Blueland a new, eco-friendly and sustainable consumer products brand that is reinventing conventional household and personal care products to shift the way consumers think about and choose their everyday necessities. Her mission is to drastically reduce the need for single-use plastic through innovative, biodegradable and thoughtfully designed cleaning products that...

Jen Batchelor on the sober curious movement, mindful nightlife, and euphorics 29.06.2020 56:01

Jen Batchelor is the founder of Kin Euphorics, a new category of nightlife beverage crafted for conscious connection. The herbal tonic contains euphoria-inducing adaptogens - which are herbs that help the body adapt to stress, nootropics - a compound that helps enhance cognition, and botancis - plants that balance flavor and function. Jen has been a trail blazer in an unchartered market and is vie...

Sustainable stylist Cassandra Dittmer on a values-first approach to styling and building a solid and clear foundation for your business 26.05.2020 45:42

This episode is with sustainable stylist, consultant and expert, Cassandra Dittmer. After witnessing first-hand the increasingly negative impacts the fashion industry has had not only on our environment, but also on its own labor force, Cassandra has made it her mission to align her business practices with her values by leading with transparency, inclusion and community around the work she takes o...

Psychologist Patty Weill on parenting ourselves, viewing our emotions as information, and why living our active ingredient is our birthright 12.05.2020 1:09:36

Patty Weill is my beautiful cousin (!!!) and a clinical psychologist that specializes in relationships with the self, romantic relationships and conscious parenting. Her practice offers one-on-one therapy sessions as well as group coaching on topics like personal transformation, relationship with your children and partners, communication skills and emotional intelligence. Her current active ingred...

Ariel Okin: On her love of interior design, creating a dream life, and the importance of learning what you don't like to do 20.04.2020 1:00:10

Ariel Okin is the founder of her eponymous firm, Ariel Okin Interiors, a full service interior design firm based in New York City that specializes in luxury residential and unique commercial properties. Ariel’s portfolio ranges from traditional to contemporary, with a focus on elegant, livable spaces. Texture, pattern, clean lines, and a mix of bespoke and antique items are hallmarks of her aesthe...

Amy Sturgis on intelligently pivoting your brand strategy amid covid-19, mindful fashion and the impact meditation has had on her business 14.04.2020 1:18:12

Today’s episode is with Amy Sturgis, fashion consultant and founder of ready to wear brand, Cinta the Label. Amy is a true fashion expert in every sense of the word. She not only consults for some of the most cult-followed fashion brands, she has also taken her expertise and started her own line, Cinta the Label that was inspired by her summers in Spain with her grandfather. She has a global persp...

@racheloveee: On managing unpredictability, focusing on what is in our control and the reality of a career in modeling 06.04.2020 50:45

Today’s episode is with model and wellness advocate, Rachel Serrano also known as @racheloveee on Instagram. Rachel is a signed fashion model with agencies all over the US + Europe and has worked with incredible top tier brands and designers. She has been modeling for the last 13 years, and has grown a cult like following on IG where she covers all things beauty, health and wellness with the goal...

Liz Tran: On coping with grief, pivoting her business, reassessing priorities and using this as an opportunity for introspection 30.03.2020 55:28

This episode is with returning guest, Liz Tran. As a refresher, Liz is the founder of RESET which up until now has been a physical space in New York that bridges the connection between personal and professional growth where she combines the best of modern, executive career coaching with ancient practices like sound meditation, breath-work, and astrology. Before starting Reset, Liz was a venture ca...

Ashli Stockton: on leaving a stable job to pursue a dream life, eliminating the Sunday scaries and heavily leaning on Google 16.03.2020 49:00

Ashli Stockton is the founder and CEO of Sunday Forever, a lifestyle brand based in New York. Ashli describes Sunday Forever as your good vibes one-stop shop where she offers a curated selection of things to evoke that Sunday morning relaxation feeling from kimono style robes to candles, sage and lighter sets, crystals and bracelets - it is literally everything I’ve ever dreamed of. The idea for S...

Karin Eldor: on the power of voice, how to properly pitch your story, and how to create opportunity wherever you live 02.03.2020 1:05:35

Karin is a Senior Contributor for Forbes where she regularly features female founders that deeply inspire her. Her criteria is that anyone she features must have impact and integrity. She has also been published in Teen Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, Create & Cultivate and Coveteur. Karin is fueled by female empowerment and self-expression, and her regular Forbes column has earned the reputation as a...

Sara Panton: On checking in with your ego, the power of scent association and essential oils, and seeking the discomfort of the unknown 24.02.2020 56:25

Sara Panton is the co-founder and CEO of Vitruvi, a premium essential oils company that she started with her brother I am entirely obsessed with. Sara’s interest in scent deepened when she learned about its effect on the limbic system, which is our brain’s emotional centre, in a neurology course while she was studying to get a degree in Global Health with plans to become a doctor. This discovery,...

Marketing powerhouse, Aliza Licht, on her career journey, how to approach the new media landscape, and how to leave your mark 17.02.2020 52:15

Aliza’s career exploded while she was the SVP of global communications at Donna Karan International where she created and built the voice of the award-winning social personality DKNY PR GIRL which was kept anonymous for years before revealing she was the sassy voice behind the tweets. She organically built a multi-platform community of over 1.5mm followers for DKNY, and was one of - if not the fir...

28. On completely pivoting career paths, building the first online bakery, and why paying attention to your hobbies is key 10.02.2020 43:54

Dana Pollack is the CEO & Founder of Dana's Bakery, the first gluten free & kosher D2C online bakery specializing in creative macaron flavors (like Everything Bagel and Chocolate-Covered Strawberry) and viral desserts (like Rainbow Black & White Cookies and Mookies™). After a 10 year career in editorial photography, Dana had a literal "AHA" moment while working for a top-tier publication and decid...

27. The queen of chill, Cyndi Ramirez, on how she created a new category for self-care and not subscribing to traditional business models 03.02.2020 1:00:45

Cyndi is the founder and CEO of Chillhouse, which is a destination for modern self-care. Chillhouse was born when Cyndi and her husband, Adam, were looking to get massages one day and there were two options - to either get a ridiculously expensive massage and break the bank or get a massage at a questionable establishment where the ambiance was less than exciting - and they realized there was a hu...

26. Chelsea Leyland on removing your mask and living your truth, being of service and the healing power of medical cannabis 27.01.2020 47:52

Chelsea Leyland rose to it-girl status by DJing some of the most covetable fashion and art events and has traveled the world playing for Chanel, Vogue, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and many other impressive events. But at some point along the way, she felt as though she was quote un quote "living the dream" but felt entirely unfulfilled. Something most people didn't know during her rise...

25. On the importance of spending quality time in the outdoors, tuning into nature and building community 21.01.2020 1:11:51

Today's episode is with Nichole Powell, the founder and CEO of Kinfield, a personal care brand rooted in the joy of being outdoors that is pioneering non-toxic solutions for recreation, nature and every day use. Kinfield recently launched with a trio of products—Golden Hour (a DEET-free mosquito repellent), Sunday Spray (a cooling after-sun aloe mist), and the Waterbalm (moisturizing balm for the...

24. Founder of Glowbar on learning how to listen to your gut, the importance of asking for help, and why less is more when it comes to skincare 13.01.2020 56:10

Rachel Liverman is the co-founder and CEO of GLOWBAR, a new skincare concept disrupting the spa industry with no-fluff 30-minute, customized and solution-oriented treatments at $65. As a third-generation esthetician, Rachel struggled to find an effective, accessible and trustworthy source for consistent facial treatments administered by expertly trained estheticians. She channelled her multigenera...

23. On building a business in a taboo industry, empowering women with knowledge about their bodies & why it's important to clean your vulva 06.01.2020 51:38

This episode is with sisters Hedieh and Hasti Asadi, the founders of DEODOC, the first-ever intimates product line founded & formulated by female doctors. Hedieh and Hasti passionately created DeoDoc as a way to not only bring to market quality intimates products but also to break taboos, clear away confusion and EDUCATE. They partnered with Doctor Gunvor Ekman-Ordeber, M.D., Ph. D, professor of O...

22. The One with @edeneats | On boldly going after new opportunities, the importance of travel, and navigating the world of social media 16.12.2019 1:00:57

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21. The One with Emily Abbate | on conquering hurdles, the power of consistency, learning how to love running & her love of storytelling 09.12.2019 50:01

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20. The One with Cody Levine | on storytelling, the power of a good smile, and launching a product that requires changing consumer behavior 02.12.2019 45:42

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19. The One with The Culinistas | on the power of discipline, the importance of due diligence, & how the platform changed the culinary industry 11.11.2019 42:44

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