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When Lara Adekoya started baking during lockdown last year, she had no idea she would quickly become the cookie queen of Los Angeles. The 28-year-old baker is the founder of Fleurs et Sel, a baked goods company that releases locally in small batches, and sells out in under five minutes. After being laid off from her job as a top salesperson at Nordstrom, Lara began baking cookies and delivering th...

Shira Haas is an Israeli-born, Emmy-nominated actress who dominated our quarantine screens through her career-defining performance as Esty Shapiro in Netflix’s Unorthodox. At just 26-years-old, she’s garnered international success - but she’s no stranger to critical acclaim. She earned her first Ophir Award (Israel’s equivalent of the Academy Awards) at 19-years-old with her debut role in “Princes...

Today we're joined by the duo behind everyone’s favorite spicy fusilli, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo. They’re the masterminds behind the restaurants on every LA hit-list, from Son of a Gun to Animal and of course, Jon & Vinny’s. In this episode, we get to hear about their early cooking days - from dorming in college together to sleeping in their first restaurant, to how they’ve created a food em...

If you’ve ever heard of The Pattern, the most common words you’ll hear alongside it are "scarily accurate,” or you’ve seen the video of Channing Tatum freaking out after trying it saying, “Who runs this thing?! How do you know me so well?! Someone please contact me ASAP.” Well the person to reach out to is their founder,  Lisa Donovan. For those of you who are unfamiliar to the app, it’s a social...

In this episode, Liv answers all your questions submitted via Instagram - from what her childhood was like, to moving to NYC, a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating Friend of a Friend, and more.   If you like what you hear - leave us a review! We’d love to hear your feedback on shows like this moving forward and topics you want to hear. And don’t forget to subscribe to Friend of a Fri...

At just 18-years-old, actress Cailee Spaeny landed her first role in  Pacific Rim: Uprising  after winning a nationwide talent search. At the time, Cailee and her mom would routinely make a 25-hour drive from their home in Springfield, Missouri to Los Angeles for auditions with their hearts set on making it in Hollywood. Four years later, she’s starred in  The Craft: Legacy,  Mimi Leder’s  On the...

Mark Groves is a Human Connection Specialist and Speaker whose purpose is to help individuals and companies step into their most authentic, effective, loving selves by way of his bold, no-BS relationship guidance. He actually discovered his passion for helping people after having gone through his own devastating breakup that he couldn't get over and is now a leading expert in the personal growth s...

On this episode we’re joined by the one and only Serena F*cking Kerrigan! She’s a confidence coach, entrepreneur, and the creator and host of the wildly popular Instagram Live dating show “Let’s F*cking Date.” On each episode, Serena would go on a set-up, blind first date while thousands of her fans and friends watch in real time. The show became an instant sensation, amassing over 5 million views...

Although you may know Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore from Vampire Diaries or Boone from Lost, he’s actually embarking on his most passionate endeavors to date as an environmentalist and humanitarian. He executive produced the environmental documentary KISS THE GROUND, which landed on Netflix in September 2020, and focuses on raising awareness and education on the positive impacts of regenerati...

She’s known as the “Lois Lane of Forbes”, a podcast host, and a voice to female founders everywhere! Karin Eldor is the host of  Share Of Voice , a podcast about the power of discovering your voice and sharing your truth in the process (and a fellow Dear Media pod!). Each episode features compelling conversations with the wave makers and game changers - like Taryn Toomey and Koreen Odiney - on the...

Tezza (@tezza) and Cole (@cole_herrm) are the mastermind duo behind everyone’s favorite photo editing app, Tezza. After noticing her over 1 million followers constantly ask “how do you edit your photos?”, Tezza took her love for photography and catapulted herself from a small indie startup based out of her NY studio apartment, to a reputable business that is revolutionizing the social sphere at th...

Janaya Future Khan is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Canada and has become a leading voice in the global crusade demanding social justice reform and equality. Known as Future within the BLM movement, Janaya is a Black, queer, gender-nonconforming activist, staunch Afrofuturist, boxer, and social-justice educator. Throughout 2020 and amidst this crucial time in our history, Janaya has been a...

Carly Stein is the founder of Beekeeper’s Naturals, a company on a mission to reinvent your medicine cabinet with natural remedies from bees. After having chronic tonsillitis her whole life and a series of health scares that couldn’t be helped through traditional antibiotics, Carly discovered bee propolis, a compound produced by bees and known for its healing abilities, that completely healed her...

Hannah Ware Zooms in from LA to talk about her role in the highly popular Netflix drama, "The One," where she plays a powerful tech CEO who’s founded a company that has discovered how to find people their perfect biological match through a strand of hair. What unfolds is a very juicy, binge-worthy drama that confronts true love vs. soulmates, tech scandals, and the rise of a female CEO in tech tha...

If you’ve been on social media in the past year, chances are you’ve been sent a Jordan Firstman skit. From banana bread’s publicist, to the guy who thinks life isn’t that much different in quarantine, to the management team behind the fly that infamously tormented Mike Pence, Jordan’s skits made our cringiest clichés into something we could all laugh at together (and single-handedly got us through...

Want to be a journalist? Get published? Or even start a podcast? Olivia’s back with her second solo episode where she's talking all things journalism. She answers all your questions submitted via Instagram, from how to work with major publications, to her best writing tips, to what goes on behind-the-scenes of creating a podcast.   Check out Olivia’s podcast setup here!  www.amazon.com/shop/livvpe...

Meet Ingrid Andress, one of Nashville’s fastest rising country stars, a die-hard tequila lover, and someone you just want to be besties with ASAP. At just 29-years-old Ingrid has a pretty insane resume – a degree from Berklee School of Music, she’s written for artists like Bebe Rexha and Alicia Keys, and her No. 1 debut single, “More Hearts Than Mine," went platinum. She’s nominated for three Gram...

Dr. Chaneve Jeanniton is a board-certified oculofacial plastic surgeon, the founder of Epi. Logic, and the owner and brains behind one of New York’s most popular cosmetic treatment destinations, Brooklyn Face and Eye.  As one of only 500 oculofacial plastic surgeons in the world, Dr. Jeanniton is the go-to resource for all your upgrade questions - from Botox to filler to under eye treatments and m...

Meet Rosaluna, the first certified, gluten-free, non GMO, vegan mezcal that is naturally zero-carb, free of additives, and made to enjoy. Founded by Nate Brown, a creative director who’s worked with the likes of Kanye and Beyonce, and Terry Lee, who’s brought products to life for brands like MeUndies and Johnson and Johnson, Rosaluna honors the spirit of mezcal in Oaxaca, Mexico, and aims to bring...

Nithya Raman is an urban planner, activist, and Los Angeles Council Member for the 4th District. Nithya was born in India and moved to the US as a child, where she later went on to study at Harvard University and get her master’s degree in urban planning at MIT. She ran for office for the first time at 38-years-old with no prior political experience, passionate about solving Los Angeles’ homeless...

Guess who’s back! Our beloved co-host Joe Holder back on the show today! For those of you who are new to meeting Joe, Joe is the founder of The Ocho System, a Nike Master Trainer, Co-Founder of System of Service, and also my best friend! If you haven’t gotten to know him yet, he was a series regular last year, so if you haven’t caught those episodes they’re some really great listens as well. We’ve...

Mallory Merk is a singer, songwriter, and model. Born in Louisiana and raised in New York City, Mallory’s done just about everything. She traveled the country as an Olympic fencer in her early teens. She’s modeled in campaigns for Yeezy, Fenty, and Gucci. But at just 15-years-old, it was her cover of Drake’s Marvin’s Room that went viral and skyrocketed her music career. In 2019, she landed a reco...

Melody Ehsani is the visionary designer and entrepreneur behind ME. – a streetwear brand specializing in jewelry, footwear and clothing with a message. Since launching ME., Melody has challenged the status quo of streetwear, an industry widely known as a boys club with little room or inclusivity for women within the space. Since 2014, Melody has been the first and only women’s boutique on Fairfax...

Zanna Roberts Rassi  is an Emmy award-winning fashion and beauty journalist, stylist, television host, and co-founder of Milk Makeup. She is currently the Fashion-Editor-at-Large for Marie Claire, and an E! News fashion correspondent, who we're sure is no stranger to your television screen, interviewing the stars at the Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, Met Gala and Emmy Awards and NYFW. She is trul...

Happy New Year! We’re kicking off the 2021 with Olivia’s first-ever solo show. In this episode, she answers all your questions submitted via Instagram - from what her childhood was like, to moving to NYC, a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating Friend of a Friend, and more.   If you like what you hear - leave us a review! We’d love to hear your feedback on shows like this moving forwar...