Living The Authentic Life

Join us for Episode 72 with Lillian Anderson—lawyer, influencer, mother and designer of the most fabulous champagne and whiskey gift set collections—she is a true Houston tastemaker! Lillian approaches design and style from a place of creating connection and celebrating relationships, the story behind her brand is so in line with the whole concept of Living The Authentic Life

Join us for Episode 71 with Damon Parker - the most tenured employee of Cartier Houston and formerly of Cartier Las Vegas. Where are our Cartier lovers?? We get the scoop on everything #Cartier from the history of the Love and Trinity jewelry series to the iconic Love bracelet’s younger and easier-to-remove sister, the Cartier Juste un Clou bracelet.

Join us for Episode 70 with Katharine McGee, aka Houstonian Katie Field, sparkles and shines as a New York Times bestselling author. She’s been speculating about American royalty since her undergraduate days at Princeton, where she wrote a thesis on “castle envy”. In her trilogy American Royals she captures the glamour and pressures of an American monarchy. Or as Teen Vogue put it, “Imagine a worl...

Join us for Episode 69 with our guest Ally Shell–Van Koolwijk: wife, mother, sister, fashion philanthropist, and Houston Chronicle's "It Girl"—she does it all! When not balancing family and community, she operates The Shell's Neal Hamil Agency, the go-to agency for development and booking models & talent across the country. Tune in as we share our mutual love of Houston fashion, food and philanthr...

Join us for Episode 68 with Jennifer Cope, marketing guru of Modern Luxury Magazine and founding Houston Publisher of Modern Luxury Interiors Texas. Marketing has always been a vital part of business, but it may be more important now than ever before. With social media, consumers get exposed to new brands every day. Jennifer brings insights from her 17 years of experience at the nation’s largest l...

Join us for Episode 67 with fashion designer Christy Lynn! Christy Lynn launched her first ready-to-wear collection in Spring 2020 and celebrated the Houston grand opening of her very first atelier in Spring 2022. With over a decade of experience as a fashion designer in New York City, Christy developed her artist’s intuition for using timeless hues of color and developing intricate prints which h...

In this episode we talk everything Rodeo, from how to get involved with raising livestock, raising money, volunteering, and how important the kids are in the process! Please Like, Share, and Comment!

Yee-haw! Join us for Episode 65 of Living The Authentic Life Podcast with our special guest Zane Carruth, author and first lady of Rodeo Houston! Tune in to hear all about Zane as we celebrate the launch of her new book "Abella Goes to the Rodeo" and the upcoming Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Join us for Episode 64 with our guests Marian McClendon, Sadhvi Siddhali Shree and Sadhvi Anubhuti talking about their new documentary, ‘Surviving Sex Trafficking’ which will make its debut this winter. With 45 million sex trafficking victims worldwide, only 1% manage to escape or be rescued. 'Surviving Sex Trafficking' examines the ongoing struggles of those survivors as they desperately fight to...

Join us for Episode 63 of Living The Authentic Life as the Contessa & Rob give their insider secrets on the top luxury brands from the history of how they started to the best pieces to buy & their investment values. Tune in to hear the scoop on Rolex, Cartier, Hermes, Chanel & more!

Today’s Living The Authentic Life Podcast guest is the spectacularly entertaining Neal Hamil. Join us to hear his incredible stories in NYC as a respected leader at the world's largest model management firms, Ford Models and Elite Model Management. Tune in to hear all about Neal - from his 26 years of globetrotting adventures around the world with supermodels including Naomi Campbell to his experi...

Join us for Episode 61 with our fabulous guest Chris Goins, the head of retail operations for the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. We first connected at her previous job as store director at Tootsies over our shared love of fashion & shopping, along with traveling & finding the best vintage and discounted luxury gems. Tune in as Chris shares her story and gives us the scoop on her favorite places to s...

Join us for Episode 60 with our guest, a native Houstonian who blazed a trail for ballet dancers everywhere, Lauren Anderson! Lauren shares her authentic journey from breaking barriers at the Houston Ballet to making history as a feature in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Between her groundbreaking talent & tenacious determination, Lauren Anderson is a tr...

Join us for Episode 59 with the darling Margret Rojas of Style the Girl! From loving fashion as a little girl to slaying the retail world, Margret is a true girl boss. Join us to hear Margret's journey to starting the Style The Girl blog in Houston and creating a fashion, travel and lifestyle haven for people to gather inspiration and relate to 💕

Join us for Episode 58 with our guest Julie Comiskey, Chief Development Officer of the Women’s Home. Julie has a passion for helping others and we first bonded years ago over a shared calling to give back to our community. Tune in to hear about the incredible work the Women's Home is doing to help support women in Houston struggling with different forms of abuse.

Our special guest Ali Katz — a certified meditation teacher, animal communicator and author of the best-selling "Hot Mess to Mindful Mom" trilogy. Known for her authenticity and relatability, tune in as Ali shares personal stories and anecdotes to show us how to really put her suggestions to use!

Join us for Episode 56 with guests Lauren Sparks and Laquita Cyprian of Houston’s first primarily women - owned and led commercial community bank – Agility Bank (in organization). As female leaders in our community, we value women and minority empowerment and Agility’s mission of “profit with purpose”. Tech-focused and primarily owned by women, Agility Bank brings diverse voices and big-bank resou...

We are so excited to kick off our new “How do I know it’s real?” series on Living The Authentic Life podcast! Check out Episode #55 with the Contessa and Rob Chramosta to hear about the first watch Rob purchased, the most expensive watch he’s bought and tips on how to spot a fake. We’ll be coming to you monthly to give insider secrets on the luxury and watch industries. If you know Rob, you know h...

Our special guest is Steve Cela, Steve is what many call an inspirational leader. For over two decades, he has dedicated his life to building and nurturing businesses, impacting lives, and motivating others to be better versions of themselves.

Paola Contreras Katz’s passion for fashion lead her from a post undergraduate business degree right back to Houston’s Art Institute. Subsequent to her degree, in the Fall 2013 Paola launched her first women’s ready-to-wear clothing label, Inclán Studio. Each season she creates a luxuriously comfortable yet incredibly stylish linen varying fabrics, textures and colors. Her authentic love of life an...

Thao Costis and Monica Fulton of SEARCH Homeless Services. Only ten years ago, Houston had one of the largest homeless populations in the country. Today, we have been so successful in reducing our homeless population that Houston is becoming a model for the rest of the nation in how to address this challenging societal issue. Join us as we dive in on what Houston is doing to make a difference in h...

Our fabulous guest Kairy-Tate Barkley who is the lovely owner of French Cuff Boutique, a chic yet innovative women’s boutique. Native Houstonian, Kairy-Tate realized her dream of owning her own boutique…now times three. Join us as we share stories of our passion for fashion from styling tips for fall and travel packing hacks to tips on building a timeless wardrobe that is on trend. We dive into th...

Being captivated by old pieces with stories to tell and spending hours browsing for interesting vintage options is one of my favorite things to do. And today’s Living The Authentic Life podcast guest Natalie Ariz of @theimpeccablefind is a true master. Tune into this week’s episode to hear how Natalie turned her passion as a fabulous vintage collector into curating her own home décor collection at...

Join us with the Houston Chronicle’s oh-so-fabulous arts & society writer Amber Elliott. We dive in to our shared love of vintage fashion and the road that brought her back to Texas. We also cover the city's chicest events for the Houston Chronicle.

Czech it out! On this week’s Living The Authentic Life Podcast we have incredible author and entrepreneur Gabriela Gerhart of Houston’s Motherhood Center 🎙✨ Gabriela shares her fascinating journey from growing up under communism to following her wanderlust to the States, where she fell in love, got married, and built a successful business 👏 Talk about #girlbossgoals!! 💯