The Kara Goldin Show

“There's a heartbeat to what we do. And the reason that people are here is because they want to make the world a better place through delicious, healthy food.” What can be accomplished with a clear purpose and vision to make healthy food available to all? Ellis Singer McCue shares how a journey with a family history of health issues drove her to want to create change for all. Listen now to this in...

“You realize that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and you build back towards it.” Some challenges help you learn what you are made of. Today’s guest, Matt Grech-Smith, co-founder and co-CEO of Swingers, shares how flexibility and a commitment to figuring things out are just the ingredients needed when you don’t know where to find the answers. Matt shares how teamwork allowed his company...

“Be highly aware. Ask really hard questions.” What if you have an employee that has done something in your company that you are sure could reflect poorly on your company should anyone find out? Today’s guest, Stephynie Malik, is hired by many of the best leaders to help with just these types of situations. She shares how her constant curiosity and relentless grit drove her to become the successful...

“I started understanding what it was about gifts. It was about relationships. It was about referrals. It was about people trusting you.” How can radical generosity help us build not only our relationships, but our businesses as well? Today’s guest is here to show us how. John Ruhlin, co-founder and CEO of Giftology Group takes us through his journey and shares how his desire to make his clients fe...

“If you have a strong subscription base, you can build a more sustainable business in many ways.” How did these two entrepreneurs help teach DTC businesses launch and adapt to growing subscription demands? Our two incredible guests are here today to share with us what Prive offers and how they did it. Claudia Laurie and Alex Craciun are the co-founders of Prive, a digital platform that enables sma...

“I just wanted to bring clean water to everybody in the world.” He sold everything he had, moved across the world, and started one of the most successful non-profits of today. Today’s guest is Scott Harrison, the founder and CEO of charity:water, a non-profit focused on bringing clean and safe drinking water to developing nations. Scott is also the author of the book, THIRST, a powerful story docu...

“I don't believe we're ever going to eliminate the fear, but we're going to move forward in spite of the fear.” How can we address the fear that is holding us back in our careers and in life? Today’s guest is John Hagel III, the founder of Beyond Our Edge, where he works with companies and people to achieve great impact. John is also the author of eight books, including his most recent, incredible...

“I want to make it suck less for the next patient, period.” How can a cancer diagnosis at the age of 21 turn into a social movement? Matthew Zachary, creator of both Stupid Cancer and OffScrip Media shares how his journey with cancer helped create some beautiful community and advocacy for people who have been touched by cancer. Learn all about the changes he has helped make happen on this motivati...

“I thought maybe there's a business I can build, not just my little hobby.” How can you turn a hobby into a full-blown business? Our guest today is Kaylin Marcotte, the founder and CEO of the puzzle company, JIGGY. Kaylin decided to start her business after seeing a whole in the market for a product that she so wanted to see made better -- puzzles. She shares how creating a product out of a passio...

“If you could think of any business to be in, in 2020, it definitely wasn't women's work apparel. And yet that is the business that we have. So it was just a lot of ingenuity.” How do you create clothing that is high-quality but still affordable? Our guest today is Sarah LaFleur, founder and CEO of M.M. LaFleur, a terrific women’s clothing company that makes incredible business attire. And how do...

“It's like solving a puzzle where the prize is getting to go to the Maldives for the cost of going to Orlando.” How do you travel first class on an economy budget? Today’s episode features our guest, Brian Kelly, Founder and CEO of The Points Guy. Known for generously sharing how to use points to unlock first class travel experiences, Brian shares how his passion for points accidentally turned int...

“Research shows that we're 90% more likely to achieve a goal if we've communicated that goal to another person.” Can dropping the ball be a good thing? Well, today’s guest shows us it can! Tiffany Dufu is the Founder of The Cru, a peer coaching service for women looking to accelerate their personal and professional growth. Tiffany shares why “dropping the ball” and asking for help is so important,...

“People need community, always. We need to feel connected.” If you’re looking for self-care in the form of community, look no further! Our guest today is Ashley Sumner, the Founder and CEO of Quilt, a community designed to help people connect, share, and learn with others all over the world. Ashley shares how during the pandemic, she transformed Quilt’s in-person model. Hear more about how this fo...

“It’s totally important to look at the ingredients and really educate yourself on the real ingredient, not just the big fancy marketing term that they have for it.” What does it mean to be an eco-conscious beauty company? Our guest today is Jill Turnbull, founder and CEO of Jill Turnbull Beauty, a line of beauty products leading the charge in sustainable beauty. After 45 years in the beauty indust...

“We're really focused on making sure that we're giving the right experience to the customer, whether it's the parent or the student.” The show is twice as nice today with the amazing mother-daughter duo, Karen and Amanda Zuckerman! Karen and Amanda co-founded Dormify when they found themselves frustrated over the lack of cool and stylish dorm decor options. So they created their own ultimate small...

“We make the decision to be physically fit, we put in the effort. Think of mental fitness in the same way.” Do you know what it means to be mentally fit? Our guest today is here to teach us what it means and how to use it to our advantage. Marc Champagne is the author of Personal Socrates and host of the top-50-ranked fitness podcast, Behind the Human. Marc is an entrepreneur and in this episode,...

“The key is to be adaptable, no matter what business you're in.” This week’s guest is literally a mover and shake! Megan Reilly is the co-founder, owner and COO of Tippi Toes Inc., an award-winning franchise business that teaches kids the joys of dance. Her idea has blossomed over the past 20 years with franchises all over the US and now international too. In this conversation, we talk about how M...

“Let's face it, not everybody either understands your context or cares about the company versus themselves. As a leader, you've got to filter those things out.” Want to know what goes on behind-the-scenes when leading a Fortune 50 company? Today’s guest Jeff Imlet, former CEO of General Electric and now Venture Partner at NEA, shares amazing stories and lessons from his career. From taking over GE...

“We realized how much one or two or three books could ultimately change our lives. So we ultimately really just wanted to help other people tap into that as well.” Thrilled to have Adam Jones and Adam Ashton on today as our guests! You may know them for interviewing amazing authors on their own podcast, What You Will Learn, but do you know their journey? How they got to do what they love doing eac...

“Be able to stay with something, to continue to chase your dreams. It's a fine line between obsession and determination.” We took to the water with today’s guest, Jessica Schiller, the founder and CEO of Schiller Bikes. Described by Forbes as “the world’s most radically redesigned bicycle,” Jessica’s water bikes have revolutionized cycling as we know it! They have been featured on “The Amazing Rac...

“AI can really understand what people are thinking and it can surface the patterns in the real world.” Today’s guest is Manuj Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of TetraNoodle Technologies and host of the terrific podcast, ‘Bootstrapping Your Dreams’ podcast. He is a true business accelerator and entrepreneur who has been innovating in the tech industry for over 25 years. We talk about what inspired him to...

“We all control what kind of teammates we are. It takes no talent to be a great teammate.” Today on the show, we have the inspiring Austin Hatch, Founder of Overcome It. Austin has transformed what he has learned from his own huge challenges into an actionable framework that anyone can benefit from. Austin did not let experiencing two plane crashes, a level seven traumatic brain injury or a coma s...

“Things are either expensive or valuable. They can not be both.” Today we are talking with Amanda Tress, a certified nutrition coach, strength and conditioning coach and personal trainer. She is also the Founder and CEO of FASTer Way to Fat Loss - a fitness and wellness program that has helped over 150,000 people get healthy. After experiencing health issues in her teenage years, Amanda decided to...

“I don't really invent brand new things. I take ideas that work in a different category or in a different geography and bring them somewhere else.” Today’s guest is Amanda Freeman, founder and CEO of SLT and co-founder and CEO of Stretch d. After going on a personal quest to find a group fitness workout that would give her the results she wanted, Amanda founded SLT so others could achieve the musc...

“When it comes to success, two things are important; to be lucky and to not mistake being lucky for being smart.” Learn from a Silicon Valley legend! This week, I talked with Avram Miller - author of “The Flight of a Wild Duck” and co-founder of Intel Capital. Not only was Avram managing a multi billion dollar portfolio at the most successful corporate venture group in the field of technology - In...