If I'm Honest with Julia Landauer

Regret can be one of the most agonizing feelings, especially when we know we could have acted differently. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer discusses how we can each try to avoid regret, and focus on self-forgiveness. Sharing the four main types of regret people experience, Julia shares how we can work to avoid each specific regret. Julia also opines on what type of regret she typi...

Brett Smrz raced go-karts with Julia Landauer before a life-altering accident put a pause on his racecar driving career. Faced with the opportunity to really launch his stunt performing career, Brett used his racing skills to become a full-time stunt performer for commercials, TV shows, and Hollywood movies. On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia chats with Brett all about his life journey...

Giving a presentation can be a nerve-wracking experience. Some people love it, some people hate it. But Julia Landauer, a 2-time TEDx speaker and almost-10-year veteran professional keynote speaker, believes that everyone can be a great public speaker. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia shares how she got started in the keynote speaking industry and why she decided to build it into a career a...

Monster Jam Trucks are a unique and incredibly impressive area of motorsports, requiring drivers to maneuver 12,000 pound trucks over jumps and into the air. Taking place in stadiums and arenas, drivers compete in a variety of different events, including freestyle, jumps, wheelies, etc. On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer sits down with 2023 Monster Jam Truck rookie of the year...

Formula 1 has gained popularity in the United States over recent years, due in large part to the Netflix show Drive to Survive . As a result, there’s been an explosion of F1 content creators, especially female content creators. On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer sits down with Hannah and Zoe, the creators of Fan Behavior: An F1 Podcast. Longtime friends, Hannah and Zoe had dif...

This past weekend was NASCAR’s "Super Bowl,” with the 66th running of the Daytona 500. 500 miles of racing on the infamous 2.5 mile Daytona International Speedway provided fierce competition, great entertainment, and flared tempers. On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer gives a discussion on this year’s Daytona 500. Julia shares why the biggest race of the season is such a big de...

In 1988, Tracy Chapman released “Fast Car” on her debut album to critical acclaim. With beautiful instrumentals, melancholy but hopeful lyrics, and the richness of Tracy Chapman’s voice, it has transcended generations. While not at the forefront of mainstream music in recent history, “Fast Car” made a resurgence in April 2023 when Country artist Luke Combs covered the song on his album. Combs’ ver...

Lindsey Simcik, co-founder of the wildly successful Almost30 podcast, creator of The Sacredness of Being Single, and new mom to Maverick is this week’s guest on If I’m Honest with Julia Landauer! Lindsey shares how leaning into the feeling of “being on purpose” fueled Almost30’s growth and success, she candidly discusses what it’s like going into business with a friend, and she flips the negative...

Julia Landauer was licensed to drive racecars five years before she was allowed to drive on the street by herself. But once she started driving on the road, Julia realized that America’s most-used form of transportation lacked standardized and enforced rules and best practices for driving. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia dives into some of the issues she sees when driving on the road. Root...

Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen was one of the first group activities Julia Landauer participated in once moving to Charlotte. The BYOB, communal cooking classes provide an approachable way to spend an evening cooking a meal, learning new skills, and meeting people. On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia speaks with Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen’s creators, Alyssa and Andrew Wilen. Chef Alyssa and Andrew sh...

Family can be wonderful but tricky, and sibling relationships, in particular, have unique challenges and joys. Julia Landauer is very close with her younger siblings, Emma and Aidan, and they’ve worked hard to get to this point. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia shares why she believes it’s important to build strong relationships with our siblings. She also shares some of the difficulties un...

It’s the Season 2 premiere of If I’m Honest with Julia Landauer! In this episode, Julia shares how Season 2 will be a little different than Season 1, she recaps her holidays spent in the US and France, including what she enjoyed eating most while in France. Julia goes on to share how she spent her time in her hometown of NYC with her husband Ben, including all the restaurants they went to (listed...

It’s the Season 1 finale of If I’m Honest with Julia Landauer! In this episode, Julia shares how she spent her 32nd birthday (#ScorpioSeason), gives a recap on what she loved about season 1 and what she’s going to do differently for season 2, and gives a call-to-action for listeners to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast. Julia then ends the episode by sharing some MAJOR news! You won’t wan...

In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer helps her listeners get to know her better in an Ask-Me-Anything style episode. Over the last few weeks, If I’m Honest listeners have sent in questions for Julia to answer and the questions didn’t disappoint! Listeners wanted to know things like her travel preferences, advice she has for her younger self, and future racing plans, as well as Hallowee...

Jaime Schmidt, the founder of Schmidt’s Naturals, author of Supermaker, and avid Pickleball player, speaks with Julia Landauer on this week’s episode of If I’m Honest. Jaime shares details about her entrepreneurial journey, from modernizing natural personal care products with Schmidt’s Naturals, to selling to CPG giant Unilever, to co-founding other businesses across different disciplines. Julia a...

On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer explores the relationship between cooking, creativity, and feeling pressure to deliver delicious meals. Julia’s husband Ben is a fantastic amateur chef, which is great for her, but she explains how and why this makes her feel pressure to cook well for him. Julia dives into how she and Ben have different styles, methodologies, and strengths wh...

Long-time marketing executive Bozoma Saint John (formerly the Global CMO of Netflix, CMO of Endeavor, CBO of Uber, Head of Marketing of Apple Music & iTunes and Head of Music and Entertainment Marketing at PepsiCo), joins Julia Landauer for an exceptionally honest, vulnerable, and personal conversation on this week’s episode of If I’m Honest. Boz shares the challenges and freedoms of being aut...

In this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer dives into a cause she has cared deeply about for many years: recognizing healthy, versus unhealthy, relationships. Everyone deserves to feel loved and secure in their relationships, and as October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Julia wanted to bring attention to the issue. Julia shares her own personal stories of recognizing unhealthy...

Alanis King is an automotive and motorsport writer, reporter, and presenter and is this week’s guest on If I’m Honest with Julia Landauer. Alanis describes the weekend she fell in love with racing, how she comes up with her creative headlines, and what her creative process is like. She notes that she’s become well-versed in the internet and has found a way to give her honest (and dry-humor-infused...

We all remember where we were on September 11, 2001, when we learned of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, The Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania. Julia Landauer was 9 years old and in school on the Upper West Side of Manhattan when the attacks took place, a memory that vividly lives on. On this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia shares her recollection of the day, her observations in the af...

If you’re like Julia Landauer, you may not have known much about the energy healing practice called Reiki (pronounced ray-kee). On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia is joined by Mel Braun, who is a realtor-turned-medical-Reiki-master and a mindfulness educator. Mel describes how she got involved in Reiki, what Reiki is, and how it’s practiced. Mel also explains how Reiki was an integral...

Do you remember who your first hero was? How about someone you learned about in high school and wanted to emulate as you grew up? Did you know that you might be someone’s hero now? Heroes exemplify character traits we admire, act in a way that helps society, and give us aspirations as we create our own lives. And in this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer shares why she believes heroes are s...

Scorching temperatures, high G-forces, and visual obstructions are just some of the factors that drivers have to deal with when racing cars. So how do racers prepare for these grueling, hours-long races? With specific physical and neurological training. On this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer is joined by her motorsports trainer and the Program Director of PitFit Inc., Trey Shannon. Trey...

An audience member at one of Julia Landauer's recent keynotes put her on the spot during the Q&A and asked, "at this point in life, what makes you uncomfortable?" After thinking about it for a few seconds, Julia responded, "having hard conversations makes me uncomfortable." In this week's episode of If I'm Honest, Julia explores what kind of hard conversations make her uncomfortable, how the d...

NASCAR Cup Series winner Ryan Blaney joins Julia Landauer on this week’s episode of If I’m Honest. Locked into the 2023 Playoffs, Ryan recaps his Michigan race weekend, shares what it was like jumping up to the NASCAR Cup Series, and discusses what else he might like to race one day. Julia and Ryan then switch gears and discuss fun, off-track topics, like international travel, speaking other langu...