The Kara Goldin Show

On today’s episode, we welcome Lauren Kleban, Founder and CEO of LEKFIT — the luxury fitness brand known for its signature rebounder-based workouts, devoted community, and intentional approach to movement and wellness. Lauren started teaching her method out of her garage in 2014. Within a year, classes were selling out, celebrities like Busy Philipps were showing up, and LEKFIT was becoming more t...

On today’s episode, we welcome Erica Small, Co-Founder of Yes Way Rosé — a brand that proves some of the best consumer companies don’t start with a product. They start with a point of view. What began as a social media movement between two lifelong friends became one of the leading rosé brands in the U.S., with more than 13 million bottles sold and nationwide distribution. Not bad for two founders...

On today’s episode, we welcome Laura Geller, Founder of Laura Geller Beauty — a brand built around a customer the beauty industry spent years overlooking. Long before inclusivity became a marketing buzzword, Laura was focused on a simple idea: makeup should work for real women living real lives. What started with her career as a makeup artist backstage on Broadway and working with celebrities evol...

On today’s episode, we welcome Charles Coristine, CEO of LesserEvil — one of the fastest-growing better-for-you snack brands in the country. Charles' entrepreneurial journey didn't begin in the food industry. In fact, he left a successful career on Wall Street and took a chance on a struggling popcorn company that was worth less than $1 million at the time. With no food industry experience but a s...

On today’s episode, we welcome Dr. Mireille Vega, also known as Dr. Mimi V, Founder and CEO of VGAM — a PhD biochemist, former biotech executive, and the pioneer behind Skin Science 3.0. Mireille’s story starts in a Montreal drugstore, where she was a teenager standing in the skincare aisle trying to decode ingredient labels that made no sense. Years later, after building a career in immunology an...

Building clean beauty before clean beauty was even a category — that’s the magic ✨ On The Kara Goldin Show, I sit down with Sasha Plavsic, Founder of ILIA Beauty — a brand that helped redefine what modern makeup could be. We talk about how Sasha turned her own skin struggles into a category-shaping brand, why she set out to bridge the gap between natural and prestige beauty, and what it took to l...

On today’s episode, we welcome Dr. Heather Rogers, double board-certified dermatologist, Founder of Doctor Rogers Skincare, and Co-Founder of Modern Dermatology — a trusted voice of reason in a skincare world overloaded with trends, hype, and too many products. After years of seeing hundreds of patients each week, Dr. Rogers noticed a pattern: people were overdoing it. Damaged skin barriers. Irrit...

On today’s episode, we welcome Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Seraphina Therapeutics, the company behind Fatty15. Stephanie is a veterinary epidemiologist, author of The Longevity Nutrient, and one of the world’s leading experts on C15:0 — the first essential fatty acid discovered in over 90 years. Stephanie’s story starts in an unexpected place: studying aging Navy dolphins....

What if waking up in pain wasn’t something you had to accept? On today’s episode, we welcome Evita Kunke, Co-Founder of Honeydew Sleep — a company rethinking how we sleep, starting with the pillow. After struggling with a debilitating back condition and being told surgery might be her only option, Evita discovered that the right sleep setup could completely change her health — and her life. What s...

Turning activewear into technology that actually supports how you move — that’s the magic 🏃‍♀️✨ On The Kara Goldin Show, I sit down with Krystal Gillis, Founder and CEO of Tighties, a movement technology company redefining performance apparel through alignment, muscle activation, pain management, and movement support. Krystal’s journey started long before Tighties. She founded and sold her first...

What if gifting actually felt thoughtful again? On today’s episode, we welcome Rachel Solomon, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Boarderie — a company rethinking a category that hasn’t evolved much in decades. Instead of predictable gift baskets, Boarderie delivers fully arranged, premium cheese and charcuterie boards nationwide — designed to feel more like an experience than just another package. Launched...

What if the future of skincare wasn’t about trends — but about real science and long-term skin health? On today’s episode, we welcome Dr. Dhaval Bhanusali, board-certified dermatologist and co-founder of Elm Biosciences — a company combining in-office treatments with smarter at-home routines. If you’re interested in understanding the science behind skincare, making better decisions for your skin,...

Turning skincare into ritual — and luxury into something deeply personal — that’s the magic ✨ On The Kara Goldin Show, I sit down with Lejla Cas, Founder of KNESKO Skin — a brand blending advanced skincare science with energetic wellness, intention, and self-care. We talk about building a luxury beauty brand that goes beyond surface-level results, why longevity and skin barrier health are becomin...

What if packing a warm, healthy lunch for your kids was actually simple? On today’s episode, we welcome Nancy Yen, Founder and CEO of OMIE — a company rethinking how parents tackle everyday meals. After struggling to find a way to send her child to school with a warm, balanced lunch, Nancy set out to build what didn’t exist. What started as a personal problem turned into years of prototyping, fail...

What if baby food actually prioritized vegetables first? On today’s episode, we welcome Shibani Baluja, Founder and CEO of Lil' Gourmets — a company rethinking how we feed the next generation. After more than a decade at Kraft Foods, Shibani walked away to build what she couldn’t find: fresh, veggie-first meals designed to support early nutrition and lifelong healthy habits. Now available nationwi...

Turning a childhood favorite into something parents can actually feel good about — that’s the magic 🥣✨ On The Kara Goldin Show, I sit down with Margaret Wishingrad, Co-Founder and CEO of Three Wishes, the better-for-you cereal brand taking on one of the most legacy-dominated aisles in grocery. Margaret started Three Wishes with her husband and co-founder, Ian, after becoming a parent and realizi...

On today’s episode, we welcome Michael Meyer, CEO of I and love and you — a leader who’s built his career spotting opportunities others overlook and turning them into category-defining brands. From organic baby food to natural pet food, Michael has been at the center of major shifts in how consumers shop and what they expect. Now, he’s making a bold bet on one of the most underdeveloped spaces in...

What does it take to turn fragrance into something you don’t just wear — but actually feel? On today’s episode, we welcome Steve Sun, Founder and CEO of Biology Fragrances — a brand redefining scent as a daily ritual rooted in emotional well-being. With a background spanning design, media, and storytelling at companies like The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros., and Paramount Pictures, Steve bring...

On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Ryan Alovis, CEO of LensDirect — the family business he bought back and transformed into a leading, customer-first vision care brand. Ryan shares how he took a struggling company and rebuilt it from the ground up — without outside capital — turning it into a trusted destination for contact lenses, eyewear, and innovative services like lens replacement and subscrip...

On today’s episode, we sit down with Trip Randall, CEO of Superfeet — a brand most people don’t think about… but probably should. Superfeet has been around for more than 50 years, originally built out of sports medicine and trusted by athletes who actually care about performance. But like a lot of legacy brands, it faced a question: stay relevant, or get left behind. Trip didn’t found the company...

What happens when a personal health issue exposes a much bigger problem? On today’s episode, we welcome Brian Keller, CEO and Co-Founder of Rorra — a brand rethinking how we access clean water. After struggling to find answers for his daughter’s severe eczema, Brian discovered the role contaminated water was playing — and it changed everything. That moment led to Rorra — a company focused on high-...

Putting brain health at the center of women’s wellness — that’s the conversation 🧠✨ On The Kara Goldin Show, I sit down with Helen Christoni, Co-Founder of Make Time Wellness, a brand redefining women’s wellness by focusing on cognitive health, daily wellness habits, and science-backed support for the brain. Helen’s journey started long before Make Time Wellness. A longtime wellness marketing ex...

On today’s episode, we welcome Eric Ries, bestselling author of The Lean Startup and now Incorruptible — a new take on why good companies go bad, and what it actually takes to build one that doesn’t. Eric has spent decades shaping how founders think about building companies. But this conversation goes beyond startups and into something bigger: what happens as companies scale, when pressure builds,...

On today’s episode, we welcome Blake Mycoskie, Founder of TOMS and Founder of We Are ENOUGH — a leader who helped redefine purpose-driven business, and is now asking a much deeper question: what if success isn’t the thing that makes you feel whole? What started as a simple idea—pairing business with giving—turned into a global movement and a $650M brand that changed how companies think about impac...

On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Julia Hartz, Co-Founder and former CEO of Eventbrite — the platform that has transformed how millions of people create, discover, and experience live events around the world. Julia’s journey is a powerful blend of creativity, vision, and leadership. From her early career in media at MTV and FX to co-founding Eventbrite in 2006, she helped grow the company into one...