The Kara Goldin Show

After experimenting with a multi-product line and then doubling-down on just ONE amazing product, this serial entrepreneur quickly dominated the haircare space… with a product many know and love! Carolyn Aronson, the Founder + CEO of It’s a 10 Haircare, shares how one of the only female-owned professional hair care brands in the world was able to scale from zero to hundreds of millions in sales. H...

From immigrating from Baghdad, Iraq to building the multi-million dollar business of Numi Tea. With his sister! Ahmed Rahim, Co-Founder and Chief Vision Officer of Numi Organic Tea, shares their incredible story – including the struggles of a start-up, their trials and tribulations building the business, and so much more. Personal, rich, honest and heartfelt. Find a comfortable spot, steep a mug o...

It’s tough to be a CEO: we face difficult challenges every day and have to navigate our companies through the many obstacles that make our job pretty interesting. For women business leaders, the number and types of challenges are even further amplified. Imagine trying to start a beverage company in an overly saturated market, with no industry experience. Imagine seeking advice from established and...

If you are curious about learning more about podcast advertising, or you want to determine whether your brand should be looking to monetize through podcast advertising, this episode is for you! Heather Osgood, Founder of True Native Media, is a serial entrepreneur who knows her stuff! Her incredible journey as a seasoned entrepreneur is riddled with learnings. Plus she shares best practices includ...

When Ibraheem Basir launched A Dozen Cousins in 2018, retail buyers questioned the marketability of the brand’s first products, a line of premium-positioned cooked beans. Four years later, those buyers are asking a different question: “How do we keep up with consumer demand?” Hear how this former General Mills marketing executive founded A Dozen Cousins to increase accessibility of better-for-you...

Ever have an idea for a product and dream of creating it? Jenny Hutt did just that. She created one special, wearable, tilt-able and flippable reading glasses that you are going to love. Jenny is the Co-Founder & Co-Creator of Bunny Eyez. Her founding story is awesome and she shares how she created and is scaling her company. Her lessons are gold for anyone thinking about creating the impossible....

What does it take to create and scale an online destination that empowering mothers to get the info they need including expert content and innovative product solutions? You don’t want to miss hearing what Jill Koziol, the Co-Founder & CEO of Motherly, has to say. You will learn how she built an audience of over 40 million+ viewers per month with content filled with on-demand parent education class...

What’s it like to create and build a ridiculously beautiful, and successful, leading lifestyle publication? Camille Styles, Founder and Editor in Chief of Camille Styles knows. On this terrific episode we hear more about her founding story, just how hard it is to build a publication that has over 50 million impressions each month, and so much more including building, scaling and leading. You reall...

Meghan Quinn knows just what it takes to make healthier alternatives to some of life's indulgences. For humans and dogs! That’s right, today on the show, you will hear how Meg uprooted herself from her role working in toys at Mattel to co-creating an awesome business that she saw an opening for – collagen-infused superfood dog cookies and gluten-free, dairy-free & sugar-free treats for humans. She...

Shawn Nelson knows how to make some of the most comfy pieces of furniture you will ever experience. But that isn’t all he has been working on at Lovesac. Shawn founded Lovesac in 1998 and after some highs and lows along the way, Lovesac is going gangbusters. We will hear about how the innovation has made Lovesac so unique as well as how Shawn got started and all the things that he has learned abou...

What’s it like to carry on the Forbes legacy, a 104-year old company and one of the world's largest media brands? You won’t want to miss this conversation with Moira Forbes, Executive Vice President & Publisher of ForbesWomen. She shares more about the company, her journey to date and her role driving new business initiatives across the company’s diverse media platforms as well as the world famous...

You won’t want to miss this next guest! Michael Chernow is a serial entrepreneur, restaurateur, podcast host, and most recently founded Kreatures of Habit, a terrific company whose first product is an amazing yummy oatmeal you need to try. Not just any oatmeal either. Hear more about the product, his company, and his journey – which stemmed from Chernow’s own life celebrating 17 years of sobriety....

Aleen Dreksler, Co-Founder and CEO of Betches, is a true inspiration and has an incredible story to tell. Her brand Betches was created and founded with her childhood friends and co-founders, Jordana Abraham and Samantha Sage. And while still in college at Cornell! This multi-platform media and entertainment company aimed toward millennial women has a growing community and now reaches over 43 Mill...

Thrilled for you to hear from my next guest. I am speaking with Elyse Dickerson today, Co-founder & CEO of Eosera – a company that develops terrific products that address the health of ears. One of their products is THE go-to for that nasty earwax problem that no one of course wants a problem with. That’s right, earwax. The company’s main purpose is to disrupt the ear care space by creating produc...

Listen up! My next guest is one you won’t want to miss. Can’t wait for you to hear my conversation with Adam Lippin the amazing Founder of HearMe. He previously founded Cuddlist and Atomic Wings and this serial entrepreneur knows more than a few things about creating, building and scaling. Lots of lessons you for sure will find interesting and educational. What has he learned throughout his journe...

Joe Demin and his Co-founder (and wife) Rachel Connor, Co-Founders of Yellow Leaf Hammocks went from selling hammocks out of a van to getting a $1 million investment on Shark Tank. This is a fantastic story of founders with an idea who bootstrapped their social enterprise for years, then innovated and created sustainable impact in communities that they source from. Years of hard work and dedicatio...

Who says, “Girls DON’T rule the world?” No one that we know. I can’t wait for you to hear this conversation with Diana Kapp, Author of Girls Who Green The World. In her book, Diana shares the stories of 34 women who are hip deep in the kind of environmental work that matters to the future of our planet. She shares her own journey and why sharing girl’s stories is her purpose. We talk about her own...

Bars and butters anyone? I can’t wait for you to hear this conversation with Nicole Ledoux, Co-founder and CEO of 88 Acres, an absolutely yummy food company thoughtfully crafting bars and butters with whole seeds and simple ingredients. Nicole co-founded 88 Acres in 2015 after changing careers from a different industry. We talk about the founding journey, her upbringing growing up on a farm, as we...

Carrie Rich, Author of Impact The World: Live Your Values and Drive Changes as a Citizen Statesperson and CEO of the Global Good Fund, shares more about her new book and the tools that can help anyone drive social change for the better. Carrie also shares stories of her own journey investing in social entrepreneurs. This episode is sure to get you inspired and give you plenty of ideas. On this epi...

Tune in and listen as John Foraker, Co-Founder and CEO of Once Upon A Farm and former CEO of Annie’s, shares what it means to build a company with a mission, how challenges along the way are inevitable and what he is most excited about for the future of consumer products. So many inspiring thoughts on this episode! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow?...

Listen to Co-founder and CEO Nick Hamburger of Quevos share the story of building the world’s first “crisp” out of egg whites. Quevos was born when two budding entrepreneurs dropped out of college to pursue their dream of creating a delicious low glycemic snack, but it really took off when they were invited on the show Shark Tank and secured an investment from Shark Danel Lubetzky. This Chicago ba...

How do you go from being the child of migrant workers to working at Google then becoming a serial entrepreneur focused on helping companies develop products using your knowledge of international communities? I can’t wait for you to hear this conversation with Bismarck Lepe, Founder and CEO of Wizeline, his latest startup focused on helping companies create the products they need using Guadalajara’...

Plant based businesses are all the rage and Nicole Centeno, Founder & CEO of Splendid Spoon, knows how to create great products that are good for you and taste great! Hear more about how this former research biologist, author AND French Culinary Institute-trained chef has created an incredible company out of a passion that has led to becoming a kitchen staple for many. So much great stuff on this...

Snacks anyone? I can’t wait for you to hear this conversation with Yakir Gola Co-founder and Co-CEO of Gopuff, THE pioneer of the instant commerce category and go-to platform for immediate delivery of consumers’ everyday needs. Yakir co-founded Gopuff in 2013 as students in college and is proud to say they built the foundation of their business on the values they learned from their entrepreneurial...

One of the top startup coaches in the world, Alisa Cohn, talks to founders, creators, advisors, investors and builders of all kinds about their insights and experiences in growing from Start-up to Grown-up. Kara discusses co-founding Hint with her husband Theo, why and when she decided to bring in outside investors after bootstrapping for so long, and why singer-songwriter John Legend became an in...