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54% of women say they would rather be hit by a car than considered fat. How can we strike the balance of realistically caring how we look, and not having to care about how we look? Danielle + Dr. Renee Engeln, award winning psychology professor at Northwestern University and the author of Beauty Sick break down society's fixation with PRETTY. Engeln reveals how the cultural obsession with women's...

Ankur Jain is a 31-year old entrepreneur who left Silicon Valley for a clear purpose- to create companies that solve problems affecting us everyday like healthcare, student loans, rent, housing affordability, child and home care. Richard Branson said: "Ankur has a rare ability to take on complex societal issues and come up with simple, practical solutions that make you wonder how no one has done t...

Catt Sadler, journalist, tastemaker, host of It Sure Is A Beautiful Day shares it all- the joyful, the difficult, and honest feelings about about love, divorce, therapy, family, relationships, career, equal pay, and the lessons she's learned along the way. She talks about growing up in Indiana, what she's learned from her failed relationships and the importance of sitting with yourself. She shares...

When I think about young people changing American society, I think about Nadya Okamoto. She is a 23 year-old menstrual activist, Harvard grad, and founder of August, a lifestyle brand working to reimagine periods. At 16 she founded PERIOD, the largest youth-run non profit org in women's health (which distributes menstrual hygiene products and advocates for ending what is known as the tampon tax, p...

Founder of the Instagram phenomenon News Not Noise and former CNN White House correspondent Jessica Yellin has become known as the go to independent news source online. Just as her handle suggests, she delivers the news without the noise and her steady handed approach has reached nearly half a million followers online. Jessica and Danielle talk about how and why Jessica left her once dream job at...

Joanna Griffiths built KNIX, a $100 million dollar bra + underwear empire with just $20,000 dollars. Knix is an innovative undergarments brand for women of all shapes, ages, sizes and skin tones. Their mission is to redefine intimates, which began with the revolutionary leakproof underwear. We discuss what women actually want from their undergarments, why trying them on is such a vulnerable experi...

How to build a brand from an expert- author of How to Build a Goddamn Empire and founder of Bulletin, a successful retail technology company talks us through how to build a successful brand; and not the glamorized Girlboss version, but one "with elbow grease, infinite hustle, and a whole lotta heart". She breaks down what imposter syndrome really is (her explanation is mindblowing) and how we can...

How would you live your life if you knew you would keep getting better with age? Iconic American fashion designer Norma Kamali shares the lessons she's learned through each decade. Now 75 years old, Norma is teaching us how we can all age with power, and why the concept of anti-aging and aging gracefully is offensive. She shares the unexpected way she began her career as a designer in the 1960's-...

R&B Singer/songwriter Sinéad Harnett opens up about her journey to become a superstar— her new album Ready Is Always Too Late just dropped and was lauded by Elton John. We talk about the biggest lessons and hardships she faced along the way, how she dealt with imposter syndrome when she was starting out, the best advice she ever got from singer Khaled, and why she never planned on "making it" when...

Journalist, former CNN Anchor, and author of The Huddle, Brooke Baldwin shares the importance of a HUDDLE- how women unlock their collective power by coming together with a mission. She shares how her interviews with Ava Duvernay, Reese Witherspoon, Stacey Abrams, Karlie Kloss, Shannon Watts are real life examples of the power of huddling + she lets us in on how to start finding our own huddle. We...

Do you ever feel like the pursuit of "self care" is never ending, and even at times, unachievable? What is self care? Leigh Stein, author of the novel "Self Care" and I, dive into the commercialization of self care and wellness and the rebrand of the diet industry. We also discuss the lingering effects of the once-idealized Girl Boss ideology, the concept of "Lean In" and the gap that exists betwe...

Kelly Oxford is here to talk about her directorial debut Pink Skies Ahead, premiering on MTV! We talk about how the film came from a panic attack and the autobiographical script form her journey as a 19 year old diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. E talk about her many titles and how she evolved from "The Queen of Twitter" in Canada to moving to Hollywood and becoming a published author, screenwri...

If you don't know know what to do—just ask Chinae Alexander. Host of the advice podcast, "Press Send" and social entrepreneur Chinae Alexander is here to dish advice on all of your questions! She's answering YOUR relationship, friendship, and career questions. We talk all about how to set boundaries with negative friends, deal with difficult sisters, negotiate a raise, work through with body image...

The queen of California cool, founder and president of the lifestyle apparel brand Aviator Nation Paige Mycoskie lets us in on the raw, unedited version of how she built the $70 million + a year retail brand, worn by Reese Witherspoon, Jay Z, The Kardashians and (find out which celeb sent her a surprise Christmas gift). She shares her three tips for brand growth, her unique approach to building co...

Zoe Lister Jones is an actress, writer, and director. You've seen her in Life in Pieces, Whitney, and New Girl. In 2017, she made her directorial debut with her indie film Band Aid, where she hired an all female crew-- the first for a feature film. She deep dives into the auditioning process, shares a funny audition horror story, talks about her SNL audition and why Fred Armison had her name in hi...

What does it mean to be deeply—actively kind? Houston Kraft spent his career studying kindness, wrote a book about it, and is sharing all of the answers. We talk about the importance of going beyond practicing "confetti kindness" (random acts of kindness), how to really show up for people in need, kindness in leadership + business, how to be a more actively and deeply kind person, and his thoughts...

Sheria Irving is an actress and founder of the non-profit mentorship organization Shaping Her Earth. She simply...radiates. Before she took a step out on faith to live her dreams as an actor, she was a New York public school teacher! She shares how we can redefine fear and go after our dreams when there is no blueprint. She also reveals the unexpected person who inspired her to leave her job to pu...

Do some of the clues to our mental health- anxiety, depression and stress lie in our family's history? If you're triggered by something and can't figure out why, Dr. Wasserman says the answer might lie in your family history. An emerging line of research is exploring how historical and cultural traumas such as oppression, genocide, racism, poverty, and financial instability can affect people's chi...

Karamo is the most comfortably vulnerable person I've ever known. He's also an amazing host, one of Queer Eye's Fab Five, an author, activist and also - the most fun. He's opening up about his harrowing struggles with domestic violence (he owns being the abuser in his relationships), coming out to his family, drugs, attempted suicide, complete lack of self love and how he got to where he is now -...

Daniela Pierre Bravo made it—against all odds. She is a highly accomplished TV producer for MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and writer, co-author'ing Earn It! With anchor Mika Brzezinski. She's also a DREAMER (DACA). Originally from Chile, Daniela was raised in a small, rural town in Ohio and found out when she was a teenager that she was undocumented--- forced to live in the shadows. But she is the living,...

Are you a 'moody' person? If you've ever found yourself thinking "why can't I just be happy?" Or if you've ever felt frustrated and can't pinpoint why, this episode is for you. Instead of judging or criticizing our moods, Lauren Martin, founder of the successful Instagram account Words of Women and author of The Book of Moods, teaches us how we can harness our moods and use them to our benefit. La...

How did Hip Hop become a men's sport? And what do we miss as consumers + audience members when we don't include women in the story of Hip Hop? Danielle chats with Hip Hop historian and author of The Motherlode: The 100+ Women Who Made Hip Hop Clover Hope to discuss the stories, contributions, and difficulties for stars who pioneered the genre like Da Brat, Lil Kim, Queen Latifah, Eve, Nicki Minaj,...

How did Rebecca Minkoff go from selling a t-shirt to millions in annual revenue, in 900 stores worldwide? The founder of the global fashion brand candidly shares the biggest lessons + challenges she faced over the past 16 years of running her own business- the high moments and the hard ones, even revealing her biggest regret. She talks through how she funded the brand initially, why she named it R...

Danielle + media personality Peter Rosenberg sit down to discuss her journey to Los Angeles, how she got started in TV, and how PRETTYSMART came to be. Danielle talks about some of her most memorable interview stories with people like Kevin Hart and Simon Cowell. The two get into the unconventional things it takes to succeed (why you need to have an unrealistic view of yourself), share the crazies...

Award Winning Journalist + MSNBC Anchor Alicia Menendez explains how The Likeability Trap can keep women from achieving their ambitions. Women are stuck in an impossible bind known as the Goldilocks Conundrum: be nice, but not too nice. Talk about what you bring to the table without sounding like you're bragging. Strong women are often criticized for being cold, while warm women may be seen as pus...