Read Receipt

north of twenty years ago, emilie hoyt launched the first lather store in pasadena, ca. a holistic wellness brand for hair and skin, the idea for lather came from her own search for good health, and she began with a line of naturally fragranced olive oil soaps. now decades later, lather offers a complete collection of hair, face and body products, and mission stays the same: to eliminate synthetic...

in this episode we sit down with verena von pfetten of gossamer, a stylish media brand for the aesthetically minded cannabis user. launched in 2018, gossamer is a cool-kids publication in the modern cannabis culture. as the industry as a whole keeps on booming on a cultural level, verena has noticed the obvious, that it's still pretty exclusive to white, wealthy, male owned entrepreneurs. in creat...

marisa zupan came along to rethink the way we drink. meet united sodas, the stylish dtc brand that's shaking things up in the beverage industry. with a dazzling design and a fresh fleet of flavors, united sodas has become the hip reintroduction that even soda has been thirsty for. with a background in branding and marketing strategy for places like coca cola and absolut, marisa was no stranger to...

meet jessica assaf, co-founder & chief education officer at prima. based in santa monica, prima is a science-led, botanical powered wellness brand. its core mission is to fight off the modern day stress through education and high standard products. as a kickass, passionate brand builder, jessica's story behind the creation of prima has some beginnings that you might not see everyday. a few years a...

meet steph hon, founder & ceo of cadence. a solution born from her own active lifestyle, steph built a cadence to personal care. like many of us in our own day-to-day, steph is always in motion. whether navigating the urban lifestyle, or climbing in the outdoors, she stays living on the go. cadence's first product, the capsule, was designed to keep the things you need at the ready. since launch da...

on this episode of read receipt, we sit down with jill munson & britta plug, getting to know wildling. based in los angeles, wildling was born from a blend of beauty experience, and a splash of old tradition. alongside their co-founder gianna, the brains behind the brand held decades of collective experience in the beauty scene, but became a bit unsettled with the way things were going in the indu...

on this episode, we do a deep dive into the beam brand with founders matt & kevin, a cbd wellness company that helps people 'find their better'. whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, a busy parent, or an anything on-the-go, beam was created as a natural, effective solution that empowers. with a sleek presence on the net and a cult-like following, matt & kevin have help keep people running (especial...

hey gang. we're back with another episode of read receipt -- this time with lauren block, the founder & designer behind hey gang. in 2018, lauren launched a brand built on simple, stylish clothes, designed for kiddos and adults. these days, you'll find her in texas or los angeles, producing ethically made goods that make the difference. she stops by the show to talk about what's next for hey gang,...

a few years ago, harrison fugman was working in finance. running finance, rather. his post-college run in capital was booming, and he was still eating the same way he always had. but after a few years, he began to think a bit more about the entrepreneurial spirit that he always knew was alive and well within him. after that, he took the leap to shake things up. he teamed up with a couple of food l...

before wild one came around, buying pet supplies felt more like a wild goose chase. the ones who make dog beds weren't the same ones who made the leashes. the ones who made dog toys weren't the same ones that made dog treats. with wild one -- those days are over. bill and minali are two of the minds behind wild one. they're brand builders, creative thinkers with a knack for keeping things simple....

we've got a great show today, sitting down to talk the 'what's what' of the CBD wellness world, with kerrigan behrens from sagely naturals. kerrigan and her co-founder, kaley created sagely naturals in 2015, with the goal to bring high-quality CBD into a wide range of daily essentials. now with five years of experience, the company offers a range of creams, capsules, oils and sprays, all designed...

meet laura and lillian. from childhood best friends to the co-founders of fur, natural body care for every part of your body (even the parts you whisper about). after working careers in consulting and marketing, the duo realized that the body care industry needed a boost. so together they teamed up, and built a more inclusive brand that embraces body hair (in all shapes and styles). they join us t...

on this episode of read receipt, we sit down with jenny drew garabedian -- the budding/brilliant brand builder behind all the babies. launched in 2019, all the babies is a new kind of infant apparel brand -- that jenny had the idea for at just 18. she teamed up with her mom after her time at usc, and created the company based on a simple, sustainable standard for all babies. aside from their organ...

today on read receipt, we take a look at what's next for the medicine cabinet -- with hilma's lily galef. two years ago, the idea for hilma was born in search of a safer, natural alternative to our outdated cabinet essentials. lily, who wields her stylish taste from a career with places like vogue, vox, and refinery29, made some realizations about her own medicine cabinet while tackling a common c...

today on read receipt, we're excited to welcome the founder & CEO of crown affair, dianna cohen. launched in january, crown affair was created to deliver high quality hair care that's rooted in ritual. crown affair is a love letter to the ones who want to build a better relationship with their hair, and bring natural looks back into the driver's seat of the daily routine. the products are carefull...

today on read receipt, we're excited to introduce joe hollier, co-founder of the light phone, the modern phone for the minimalist. originally launched in 2015, the idea for the company came from that digital overwhelm we're all feeling... joe met his co-founder, kaiwei in 2014 in a google experimental program. as an artist and a product designer, they began to realize that the direction smartphone...

we're live with another episode of read receipt! today - we got in shape 💪🏼 meet natalie holloway and max kislevitz, the duo behind bala, the stylish workout bands for your everyday. founded in 2018, bala was born from the idea that functional fitness can be as easy as just doing your laundry (you literally just have to put them on - that's it). now boasting a selection of beautifully designed f...

today on the show, we sit down with jen batchelor, the co-founder of kin euphorics. launched in 2017, kin is an alcohol-free cocktail, shaking things up in the beverage industry. years ago, jen started searching for a new kind of drink, one that makes you feel good, but doesn't bring along the downsides of alcohol. she created kin to help you rethink your drink. made from a blend of botanicals and...

today, we're excited to introduce april gargiulo, founder of vintner's daughter; award winning skincare for the modern routine. since launching in 2014, april has built a skincare line that's inspired by longtime principles. she grew up in a winemaking family that didn't believe in taking shortcuts, and placed a premium on quality. today, she puts the same inspiration into her products and the bra...

read receipt is ready to go live with a new episode on the show! this time, we're lucky enough to chat with the brains behind nucifera, meredith baird. nucifera is a plant-based, multi purpose skincare line for the beauty minimalist. since the start, meredith has built a brand that brings a range of products together into a cohesive, easy set, for a simpler way to care for your skin. but for mered...

today on the show, read receipts is excited to introduce jazmin alvarez to talk about the road to building her brand, pretty well beauty. after more than a decade of experience in the industry, jazmin saw firsthand how non-toxic ingredients lead to a happier relationship with your skin. now offering a selection of more than 20 non-toxic, sustainable products, the company was built to be an antidot...

on today's episode, we're more than excited to introduce our latest founder in the personal care industry. a few years ago, sarah moret was living in silicon valley, working in venture capital. it was then that sarah found the inspiration for curie, the company with everyday body products for people in motion. today, the company boasts a line of products that people can't get enough of, and a traj...

even if you don't know emmett shine, his work has already been in your life. he's helped build brands like sweetgreen, hims and harry's to name a few. today, he joins us to talk about pattern brands, a brand collective he co-founded that's hell-bent on helping people enjoy daily life. the modern work culture, the attention economy, and the overall slippery slope of burnout is a lot to deal with. s...

on this episode of the show, we're lucky enough to sit down with chloe songer and stuart ahlum, co-founders of thousand fell, the NYC-based sustainable shoe brand.   these days, it seems like the word 'sustainability' gets tossed around in business pretty often. any brand can talk the talk, but its a lot tougher to show instead of tell. we were lucky enough to host two founders who walk the walk....

on this episode of read receipt, we go live with athena hewett, the mastermind behind monastery made. what drew its inspiration from athena's grandmother in the greek cyclades, the monastery made studio was founded in San Francisco, in 2011. today, it reaches a widespread following of customers with a tightly curated collection of natural ingredients. after more than a decade of study in skincare...