The Kara Goldin Show

Ryan Kutscher, an award-winning writer, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Circus Maximus shares his thoughts on building award winning campaigns for brands you know and love. Amazon Prime Video, Angry Orchard, Band-Aid, Smirnoff and Kraft. Plus his work on Volkswagen, Alliance for Climate Protection, and finally the Burger King’s “Whopper Freakout” campaign. All memorable and incredible! I spe...

Lauren Bush Lauren knows a thing or two about social entrepreneurism. The Founder & CEO of FEED created an impact-driven brand upon the belief that food is a universal human right. We’ve all seen the incredible FEED bags. Since its inception in 2007, every FEED product sold provides school meals to children through direct donations to on-the-ground partners around the world. Over 126 million schoo...

Few people can truly say that their craft runs in their blood, but for Kim Walls, Co-Founder & CEO of Furtuna Skin, this certainly is the case. Kim and Co-Founder, Agatha Relota Luczo, believed that they had a clean beauty formula for skincare that we all would love. Furtuna Skin was born. An entirely vertical supply chain coupled with wild-foraging ingredients from their estate in Sicily. Element...

Connie Zack, Co-Founder of Sunlighten™, the global leader in infrared light therapy and infrared saunas, joins us and shares all about the brand she created and so much more. After seeing how infrared sauna transformed her brother's traumatic health issues, Connie and her husband decided to start Sunlighten to help others gain healing from infrared light technology. Started 22 years ago and availa...

I am thrilled to have Dan Demsky, CEO & Co-founder of Unbound Merino, with us here today. Unbound Merino is a versatile, high performance & sustainable clothing line for men and women made from Merino wool, “nature’s miracle fabric” that holds the capabilities to insulate heat when it’s cold and breathe comfortably when it’s warm. Dan started Unbound Merino from a small crowdfunding campaign and h...

On today’s episode, we hear from Carol Kauffman, the founder and Executive Director of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School and Author of the new book, Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When The Stakes Are High. Carol is one of the world’s top coaches and has seen it all! We discuss leadership in today’s world, some of those tools that can help leaders become better and...

Everything IS a negotiation and this episode with Chris Voss will confirm this. Understanding how to turn the tide in your favor before walking away from the table is key. It’s an art. And there’s nobody alive who’s better at it than Chris Voss. Chris was an expert hostage negotiator and began his work with the FBI’s crisis unit launching a 24-year career with the bureau, eventually acting as thei...

You dropout of high school at 16, become the youngest press secretary in NYC history, basically run the Jets, guest shark on Shark Tank and become an executive fellow at Harvard Business School. Our next guest Matt Higgins has truly done it all! Clearly his one driving ethos throughout his career is removing the obstacles of fear and doubt before crushing it! And he does just that. Matt’s new book...

Tim Chi, CEO of The Knot Worldwide, wanted to fix the wedding industry for all. Make it easier to plan that special day. He saw first hand while planning his wedding in 2005, how difficult it was to find online resources that would help him execute his wedding plans more efficiently. He co-founded WeddingWire in 2007 and ran that company from an internet start-up to a multimillion-dollar leader in...

On this episode, Helen Hall-Leland, Founder & Chief Vision Officer of Blender Bombs shares all about her journey in building her company out of her kitchen with only a $300 budget. We hear all about how it started and how it’s going. Her inspiring journey as an entrepreneur is filled with stories and lessons. Plus we hear what she believes helped to grow her brand. Helen has built a great product...

David Segura, Co-Founder and CEO of Glassbox Media, saw a hole in the market that he knew he could fill. This serial entrepreneur created a platform for premier content providers to grow their brands. He has taken an idea that he was passionate about and turned it into a fledgling business. We learn all about his journey including scaling, starting and selling his first startup Giant Media. He als...

On today’s episode, we hear from Stephany Kirkpatrick who is the Founder and CEO of Orum. Orum is building a new financial infrastructure that allows money to move immediately and automatically across accounts, products, and financial institutions. We hear all about Stephany’s courageous journey that is motivating and courageous. The challenge to build a financial infrastructure layer that can wor...

You’ve heard about all the certifications out there for companies but do you know which ones might be beneficial AND how to get it for your company? Heather Cox, Co-Founder & President of Certify My Company started Certify My Company to help companies and entrepreneurs with demystifying the certification information and daunting process. We hear all about Heather shares what you need to know about...

In this episode, Alexa von Tobel, Founder of Learnvest and Founder and Managing Partner of Inspired Capital shares some of her learnings from being an entrepreneur building and selling a successful startup. We learn all about her journey including her switch to investing in startups with her company Inspired Capital. She shares what she believes it takes to build the startup of the future and so m...

Emily Yeston, Co-Founder and CEO of Dore, wanted to bring clean, gentle, and effective Made-in-France skincare to all. She has taken an idea that she was passionate about with a focus on sustainability and affordability to all and made it a reality. Dore’s super hydrating skincare is fast becoming a celebrity and influencer favorite. You are going to love hearing all about Dore as well as Emily’s...

Pattie Sellers is a force! The energy behind Fortune’s Most Powerful Women’s initiative, she is an award-winning writer, producer, and multimedia journalist and is now the Co-CEO of SellersEaston Media and the Chair of the annual Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit. In this conversation, we discuss her journey and lessons learned from meeting and interviewing some of the world's most successful and...

April Gargiulo, Founder of Vintner’s Daughter started the California-based Vintner’s Daughter with just one product – the Active Botanical Serum – which is often name-checked by celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Tracee Ellis Ross. April's mission has always been to create fewer products that do MORE for the skin and she has taken a dream that she was passionate about and turned it not only a re...

Kym Gold, Co-Founder of True Religion and Founder of Style Union Home, knows how to disrupt. Whether it’s designing a denim revolution or disrupting the home space, she knows all about the ins and outs of founding a company, scaling a company and selling a company and all the lessons and landmines along the way. Kym is also the Author of the terrific book Gold Standard which she shares with us as...

In this episode, Gina Bianchini, Founder & CEO of Mighty Networks and Author of her new book Purpose: Design a Community & Change Your Life, shares all about the importance of purpose and how you can find yours. Gina has built an incredible company with Mighty Networks enabling creators, entrepreneurs and brands to use cultural software to build digital communities. Now with her latest book Purpos...

In this episode, Shelley Zalis, Founder & CEO of The Female Quotient, takes us through her journey as a serial entrepreneur, including her many key learnings along the way. Before starting The Female Quotient, Shelley served as the only female CEO of a top 25 Global Research Company, founding and leading the Online Testing Exchange before its sale to research giant Ipsos. She is a pioneer in the f...

In this episode, Uri Levine, serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Waze shares some of his key learnings from the Waze startup journey; from starting from scratch to a successful exit. Uri has helped build more than a dozen startups and in doing so has seen everything ranging from failure to immense success. You'll also hear the processes that he applies when he starts or advises any company like...

Liz Fisher, Founder and CGO of Lavva, shares her journey starting a company that makes delicious dairy-free, plant-based yogurt using a very interesting ingredient, pili nuts. Liz took the plunge to start Lavva after having her own health scare. Her own journey of healing through food resulted in bringing her creation to the shelves. Liz is a veteran in the natural food industry having helped scal...

Emily Hikade, Founder and CEO of Petite Plume, designs sleepwear fit for royalty—quite literally. Before Emily dreamt of the coziest sleep essentials, she lived a drastically different life focused on counterterrorism as a member of the CIA. And while Hikade certainly loved her position in the CIA, it took a near-death situation for her to completely reevaluate her life. We learn about Emily’s jou...

Jan Marini, Founder and CEO of Jan Marini Skin Research, is an icon in the professional skincare industry. Today her products are used worldwide to treat common skin conditions such as aging and sun-damaged skin, acne, and rosacea. Jan Marini pioneered the use of glycolic acid to improve the skin’s appearance and texture. She was also the first to market a stable topical vitamin C technology to pr...

Ken Cruse set out to fill a void in the boutique hotel industry, and we are sure happy he did. Soul Community Planet Hotels offers an experience that satisfies – community-based, sustainable, comfortable luxury in an affordable stay. I interviewed Ken Cruse, the Co-Founder & CEO of Soul Community Planet Hotels, and learned all about his terrific company, his years of experience working in the hosp...