Excuse My Reach

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Lauren Royhman. From an early age, Lauren was a creative, drawn to the world of beauty and fashion. She followed that passion and is now the face behind Makeup by Lauren Royhman, where she provides luxury makeup services designed to enhance your natural beauty. In our conversation, Lauren talks about her path to becoming a professional makeup ar...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Aarya Kumar. Aarya has always had a love for travel, exploring styles online, and swimwear. Now she’s turned that passion into a purpose. Aarya is a brand builder, creative strategist, and founder of Bungalow Swim — a newly launched premium swimwear label created to transform the luxury swimwear market in India. In our conversation, Aarya shares...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Raji Chadha. She’s always had a natural knack for creativity — from dance, to marketing, and now modeling. In our conversation, Raji shares her journey through career pivots, what it was like to start pursuing a dream after a milestone birthday, and her experience balancing the corporate world with the fashion community. She also gives us a behi...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Emily Warburton. Emily has always had a knack for being creative in ways big and small. While she started her career in the music industry, she pivoted to follow her passion — building her path in Interior Design. In our conversation, Emily shares how her journey began, what led her to switch directions, and the steps she took to get to where sh...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Amanda Layne Miller. Ever since she can remember, Amanda has been a fangirl. Now, she’s turned that passion into a career as a writer, filmmaker, comedian, and co-founder of Fangirl Central - a Black, queer, zillennial media company creating films, events, and content, and helping companies activate audiences and build fandoms. Fangirl Central h...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Isabel Sousa. Throughout her career, she has worked as a Business Analyst in both the healthcare and industrial sectors, and as a Product Owner of the Mosaico project—a common model for designing and developing digital public services focused on citizens and companies. She is now a Project Manager, furthering her work in digital transformation f...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Alexis MacAdam. For the past 10 years, she has worked at Disneyland Resort - delighting 100+ guests per day through individual meet and greets, tailoring unique experiences, and using her communication and improv skills to provide seamless and memorable moments. Alexis graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Edon Molla. Whether in sports, business, or music, Edon has had an internal competitive mindset and a clear drive to continue to excel. He is an accomplished musician - having released both an album and multiple singles, and has had the opportunity to collaborate alongside well-renowned artists. While pursuing his music career, Edon has been wor...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Kaitlin DiSalvo. Since graduating from the University of Southern California with a degree in Business Administration and Management, Kaitlin has steadily advanced her career at Coach. In our conversation, she shares her journey through the company, starting as an assistant in Global Merchandising for Men’s Bags, Retail, and Runway to her curren...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Brittany Ogletree. From the age of three years old, Brittany has had a natural love for beauty, makeup products, and creating. Since then, she has worked as a content creator, author, and entrepreneur - building her brand, Bri Beauty. In our conversation, Brittany explains the intricacies of the content creator space, from how to grow a followin...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Natalie Faber. She grew up loving all things Broadcast News, received her degree in Communication Studies and Mass Media and worked vigorously to make her dreams a reality. At the time of this interview, Natalie worked as a Broadcast Associate at CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell. Now, she is back where she wants to be - working local news a...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Arlena Jackson, Founder and CEO of Elevation Ally, a career consulting agency for college women. Before founding her company, Arlena worked as a global communications executive for nearly 20 years - elevating well-renowned brands such as IBM, NASA, Emerson, and Salesforce. Now, she is a career coach, keynote speaker, advocate, and ally for job s...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Melody Mohammadi, Associate Attorney at Buchalter, a full-service business law firm. Melody is an alumnus of the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, where she studied Business Administration with a minor in Cinematic Arts. She then went on to pursue a job in consulting before ultimately deciding to attend Loyola Law Sc...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Isaac Deol, Director of Digital Marketing and Creative Content & Artist Manager at Active Management, a full-service artist management firm, record label, and creative studio. Isaac has six years of experience managing artist-facing marketing projects in a content-driven landscape. He led digital marketing strategy and execution for Killer M...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Edina Hiser, a professional costume and production designer based in Los Angeles. She has a BFA in Theatre Design from the University of Southern California and has worked in the entertainment industry for over six years, with experience in theatre, opera, live performance, television, film, commercials, photoshoots, and more. Edina has also act...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Elisabetta Gioffrè, UN Fellow with UNAIDS in Guatemala City. Eli is a trilingual, enthusiastic, and proactive analyst and researcher who has conducted research in cross-sectoral public policies spanning public health and development cooperation, focusing on access to vaccines, violence against women, poverty, inequalities, and innovation for dev...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Taylor Gorski, Co-Founder of Rad Habits, a California-made brand that provides high-quality, elevated clothing to live an adventurous, healthy, and fun lifestyle. Taylor has extensive experience in social media management, content editing, and providing creative solutions. She and her co-founder/cousin/best friend have created a company with sus...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Adam Elghor, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Sidework, a company focused on universal beverage dispensers that help venues craft and serve drinks - better. At Sidework, Adam and his team have created a product that can craft cocktails, coffee, kombucha, sodas, tea, fresh juice, and more. In every venue (cafés, bars, stadiums, hotels, t...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Lauren Casson, a Company Manager at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, a Chicago-based international performing arts institution committed to ensemble collaboration and artistic risk through its work with its permanent ensemble, guest artists, partner institutions, and the community. In addition to her work at the Steppenwolf, Lauren is an artist focu...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Kate Nelson, an Alaska Native Tlingit tribal member, Award-Winning Journalist, and Editor-In-Chief of Artful Living, a top independent boutique lifestyle magazine based in Minneapolis. Kate focuses on amplifying Native American change makers and issues by covering Indigenous topics for top publications, including ELLE, Esquire, the BBC, The Guar...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Meghna Chakraborty, a performer and producer who recently released her documentary ASCENDING, which captures a historic moment in global music at Coachella 2023, where six South Asian artists redefine the festival experience and global music landscape. Meghna recently completed her MFA at USC Peter Stark Producing Program for Film, Television, a...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is James Ford, Creative Director and Founder of Rowena Social Club, a Trans-owned brand offering LGBTQ custom suits, apparel, accessories, and styling services. James was a contestant on Netflix’s Next in Fashion Season 2, where he showcased his incredible talent, winning personality, and designs that make you stand out in the best way. His one-of-...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Deanie Chen, a New York City-based photographer excelling in music photography. From touring with artists such as MAX, Holly Humberstone, and Lawrence, photographing well-renowned festivals, to shooting and producing editorial photography, Deanie continues to make a name for herself with her unique style of motion, movement, and energy, all capt...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Cameron Motameni, Senior Design Quality Engineer at Illumina, a Biotechnology Research company that aims to apply innovative technologies and revolutionary assays to the analysis of genetic variation and function. Cameron is a skilled Biomedical Engineer with vast experience in research and development, previously working at the University of Mi...

Welcome back to Excuse My Reach! Today, our guest is Melinda McLauren, Programmatic Sales Manager at Wunderkind, a performance marketing engine that delivers tailored experiences at scale. Melinda has navigated her way through the advertising world, strategically combining her skills in campaign management, revenue growth, and cultivating client partnerships. I had the pleasure to work alongside M...