Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

This week, I sat down with Tiffany Masterson, the founder of the skincare company Drunk Elephant, on the SUPERWOMEN podcast to talk about the importance of staying committed to your purpose while growing your business.  Before she started the company, Tiffany recognized in herself a deep passion for using her creativity to help others. She’d been asked for skincare recommendations by her friends,...

This week, Nicole Wegman, the founder and C.E.O. of the fine jewelry company Ring Concierge, returns to the SUPERWOMEN podcast to discuss how she’s transforming the industry with her women-first approach. When I first interviewed Nicole, in 2022, she spoke about the value of scaling a business slowly and strategically. Nicole launched Ring Concierge in 2013, when she was 26, to help women find for...

What do the boardroom, your love life, and a poker table have in common? According to self-made billionaire Jenny Just, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of PEAK6 and Co-Founder of Poker Power, they’re all places where women can learn to play—and win. From being one of the few women on the Chicago Board Options Exchange trading floor to founding and leading a fintech empire, Jenny’s journey has been...

As a designer, breaking into the fashion industry can be challenging even when you have the best connections. Success requires grit, determination, resilience, and the ability to keep getting back up after failures and setbacks. Just ask Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, Founder & Creative Director of Dee Ocleppo and Creative Director of Judith Leiber. Although Dee lovingly refers to herself as Mrs. Hilfiger...

You may recognize her from her roles on TV and in movies, including her most recent role as Detective Silva in Harold and the Purple Crayon. Still, actress and infertility advocate Camille Guaty has an even bigger story to share. The story that led her to play the most important role of her life - playing mother to her beloved five-year-old son Morrison. Working in the entertainment industry can b...

According to Urban Dictionary, "dormify" means "to decorate your living space with cool, trendy, hip fashion." It was added in 2011, the same year Dormify, the powerhouse brand behind the growing Internet trend for designer dorm rooms, was officially launched. Co-founded by Amanda Zuckerman and her mom, this brand has transformed dorm and small-space living into something chic, personalized, and f...

In the Western medical system, healthcare is often used to treat symptoms and diagnose illnesses rather than considering the whole person and addressing the root cause. As women's hormones fluctuate and change, this system often fails them because most doctors do not think holistically. Dr. Taz Bhatia, a double board-certified integrative physician and author of The Hormone Shift is on a mission t...

Are you overwhelmed by the endless amounts of fitness options out there? Are you looking for a workout routine that you can stick to that doesn't leave you hobbling in pain the next day? Then check out this episode featuring Rachel Katzman, founder of Pvolve⁠ , a new fitness method that combines functional fitness with resistance-based equipment. Dubbed a “game-changer” by celebrity spokesperson J...

As a trailblazer for women everywhere, Oprah has always been a leading voice regarding subjects such as weight loss and women's health. Over the years, Oprah has used her voice to tell stories across many media channels from The Oprah Winfrey Show to O, The Oprah Magazine.  Now that the media landscape has changed, Oprah Daily is the new home for all of Oprah's content, and its Editorial Director,...

Even today, it is nearly unheard of for a woman to break into the still largely white male-dominated music industry and rise the ranks to run a label or artist management company. And the amount of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women at the top is even smaller. Despite all odds, that’s exactly what Wendy Ong, Global Co-President / Chief Marketing Officer of artist and management compa...

Following the attacks that occurred on October 7th, 2023, Zibby Owens, bestselling author, podcaster, bookstore owner, and media company CEO, contacted Jewish writers and advocates, asking them to write essays on what being Jewish means and feels to them. From those contacted, 75 prominent Jewish voices contributed essays leading to the birth of the anthology On Being Jewish Now. In this powerful...

This episode is sponsored by Magnum Ice Cream. More is more with Magnum ice cream. Follow @magnumicecream on Instagram and Twitter and @magnumicecreamUS on Facebook. Find Magnum ice cream at retailers nationwide and at ⁠magnumicecream.com⁠. Legendary fashion icon, Jenna (F*cking) Lyons, is a lot of things – celebrated fashion designer, creative visionary, businesswoman, entrepreneur, and most rece...

In a world that profits off of women’s insecurities, Carmindy, makeup artist and founder of Carmindy Beauty is empowering women and showing them just how beautiful they already are. As a makeup artist specializing in "no makeup" makeup, Carmindy offers an affordable and streamlined cosmetics line that helps women feel good in only five minutes. Best known for her role as a makeup artist on TLC’s h...

With a career spanning decades, Bonnie Hammer, Vice Chair of NBCUniversal has carved a name for herself in the male-dominated entertainment industry. A leader in the cable industry, she has led the teams that transformed large channels such as USA Network, Syfy, and E! She recently authored the book 15 Lies Women are Told at Work...and the Truth We Need to Succeed to share her knowledge with other...

Almost every home cook knows that most recipes begin with olive oil, but most can't tell you which brand or type they use, or if they even use 100% olive oil. This inspired Aishwarya Iyer, CEO and Founder of Brightland, a premium olive oil company, to launch her brand and ultimately revolutionize the olive oil industry. After innocently Googling "bad olive oil," Aishwarya stumbled across the fraud...

Going down in history as the first brand ever to design a one-shoulder bikini top for the 2024 Olympic Games, Left on Friday, official sponsor of Canada's National Women's Beach Volleyball Team, is changing the swimwear game. Whether you're an Olympic athlete or just like to relax poolside, Left on Friday's premium swimwear is the only suit you'll ever need. After realizing there were two distinct...

With almost 37 years on air and a spot as the #1 Business News Anchorwoman in America, Liz Claman, anchor of The Claman Countdown and host of the highly-rated podcast Everyone Talks to Liz, knows a thing or two about climbing her way to the top. From a young age, Liz knew she wanted to be behind the camera interviewing people and asking them questions. But it wasn’t until college that she realized...

On a mission to bring life back to a dying industry, sommelier Kristin Olszewski founded Nomadica, a sustainable wine company with better for you and the environment California fine wines in cans and boxes. According to Kristin, “wine tastes better out of a box than a bottle.” While working as a sommelier in Michelin-starred restaurants for over a decade, Kristin noticed she was selling wine to th...

More and more research is being conducted around the gut microbiome than ever before, proving what generations of Julie Smolyansky's, CEO of Lifeway, ancestors already knew. The secret to good health and nourishing yourself from within is to drink their sacred recipe of kefir, a cultured dairy product, which has been passed down for over 2000 years. A child of Soviet immigrants, Julie and her fami...

After reaching debilitating levels of burnout, serial entrepreneur Jessica Zweig had no choice but to go on a healing journey to Egypt. This transformational trip changed her life forever and led to her birthing her second book, The Light Work.  As Jessica spent seven years building her super successful personal branding agency Simply Be., she realized she had been caught in the toxic system of th...

While most startups are celebrating raising money, Maria Hatzistefanis, CEO and Founder of luxury beauty brand Rodial is celebrating 25 successful years of building her self-funded multimillion-dollar beauty empire while remaining in total control. Maria had no idea what her luxury beauty business would become when she started it in 1999. After getting fired from her banking job, Maria rediscovere...

When Lori Harder, serial entrepreneur, podcast host, author, and most recently, the CEO and Founder of glōci, realized her next big dream of launching a product, she never imagined that one of her biggest challenges would be getting over the shame of pivoting halfway through. Self-made multi-millionaire Lori Harder has faced many challenges on her journey to success. From high school dropout to lo...

Danielle Cohen-Shohet, CEO & Founder of GlossGenius, knows first-hand that running a small business in the beauty and wellness space can be extremely challenging. Business owners often find themselves deeply involved in their day-to-day operations, leaving little time to focus on their business's future growth. To solve this problem, Danielle bootstrapped and built GlossGenius from the ground up....

Lizzy Mathis is a cool mom of three who wears many different hats. From modeling and acting to today's roles as founder, editor-in-chief, podcast interviewer, and television producer. There’s not much that Lizzy can’t do. After losing herself early on in motherhood, Lizzy struggled to find a diverse, inclusive online space that talked about the things she cared about. To find herself, Lizzy founde...

This episode is sponsored by Magnum Ice Cream. More is more with Magnum ice cream. Follow ⁠@magnumicecream⁠ on Instagram and Twitter and ⁠@magnumicecreamUS⁠ on Facebook. Find Magnum ice cream at retailers nationwide and at ⁠⁠magnumicecream.com⁠⁠. Money is still considered a taboo topic of conversation in Western culture. And while it is more socially acceptable for men to talk about money, women a...