WorkParty

COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it. In this episode of WorkParty, we sit down with Board-Certified Dermatologist, Dr. Evan Rieder, New York Times Best-Selling Author, Jenny Mollen, and "The Bachelor" contestant, Tayshia Adams to talk about how we can all re-emerge from this moment and reimagine our routines in this “new normal.” Please see BOTOX® Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) f...

Presented by Mastercard When‌ ‌COVID-19‌ ‌hit‌ ‌in‌ ‌March‌ ‌this‌ ‌year,‌ ‌small‌ ‌business‌ ‌owners‌ ‌braced‌ ‌themselves‌ ‌for‌ ‌what‌ ‌we‌ ‌all‌ ‌hoped‌ ‌would‌ ‌be‌ ‌a‌ ‌few‌ ‌weeks‌ ‌of‌ ‌disruption‌ ‌and‌ ‌financial‌ ‌pain.‌ ‌But‌ ‌now,‌ ‌months‌ ‌into‌ ‌the‌ ‌pandemic,‌ ‌many‌ ‌small‌ ‌businesses‌ ‌are‌ ‌still‌ ‌operating‌ ‌at‌ ‌limited‌ ‌capacity‌ ‌or‌ ‌have‌ ‌shut down completely. In‌ ‌f...

Her radical data-driven approach to selling clothes has completely disrupted the retail model by combining data science with technology and personal stylists. Today, Katrina Lake’s online personal styling company, Stitch Fix, has taken a multi-billion-dollar slice of the $368-billion U.S. apparel industry, but she is just getting started. Stitch Fix is equally concerned with social impact and usin...

Presented by Mastercard   To today’s guest, fashion is not only a passion, but also a vehicle to empower others. Michelle Cadore is the designer, CEO, and visionary behind YES I AM, a clothing brand that seeks to inspire others to tell their stories of triumph. Founded in 2016, YES I AM designs feature messages of empowerment like “Queens empower queens,” “Know your worth,” and “Faith it ‘Till You...

She's been referred to as the "Woman Who Dresses America" and for 26 years, Jenna Lyons did just that as she worked her way up the ranks at J.Crew. We gladly followed every stylish move in her journey, of course. Jenna’s personal style game can’t be contested. Who could forget the white shirt and floor-length feather skirt moment at Solange’s wedding? Fun fact: She wore the same ski...

Presented by Mastercard If there’s one word we’ve heard over and over again this year it’s pivot. In what felt like the blink of an eye, small business owners were forced to rethink their strategy and switch course fast or risk shutting their doors. One of those businesses who saw opportunity in a crisis is Bümo. Co-founders Chriselle Lim and Joan Nguyen were just about to launch their co-working...

Times are changing and so is the way we do business. Corporate social responsibility is more important than ever, and not just to investors but to customers. More consumers are demanding that companies ditch outdated models for transparency and instead adopt open communication and sustainable practices in a bid to make the world a better place. In fact, 84% of consumers say it is important to them...

Presented by Mastercard It’s safe to say 2020 has been a year of firsts. We've endured a pandemic, persevered through quarantine, and pivoted our personal and professional lives to digital as we navigate this unprecedented time. It’s clear that we aren’t returning to “normal” any time soon so the big question is, what does the workplace after tomorrow look like? According to Stephanie Mehta,...

Cultivating self-confidence in the age of social media is not easy. Since the rise of platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, social media has been linked to increased feelings of l oneliness, envy, depression, and anxiety. And in a recent survey, 60% of people reported that social media has negatively impacted their self-esteem. Despite these stats, Nabela Noor is using social media to i...

Presented by Mastercard   Fact: 54% of women report workplace harassment. A staggering 64% of women are exposed to gender-based micro aggressions, with non-white women experiencing it more than anyone else. But here’s the kicker, nearly all sexual harassment or discrimination at work goes unreported and those who do, often see zero benefit. If you’ve ever had diversity or anti-harassment training...

It’s hard to remember a time when companies could sell products without an ingredients list, keep their process as a trade secret, and have values based on profit over purpose. Not anymore. Today, transparency rules and consumers are demanding it. Entrepreneurs are being held to a higher standard, now more than ever, but Marygrace Sexton and her daughter, Natalie, are up to the challenge. In fact,...

From the pages of your favorite glossy to the pavement, Taylor Tomasi Hill has been influencing our style long before it was a job title. The fashion industry veteran and street style darling has always been one stylish step ahead of the industry, continually reinventing herself and bringing the industry along with her. Kicking off her career in editorial at W Magazine, Taylor rose through the ran...

Have you ever heard of the triple bottom line? For some of you, this might be a new concept, but for Bite Toothpaste Bits founder and CEO, Lindsay McCormick, it’s been part of her business plan from day one. Businesses that have adopted the TBL framework evaluate their performance based on meeting three main criteria—social, environmental, and financial—to create greater business value. In short,...

Sustainability hasn’t exactly been at the forefront of the $532 billion beauty industry. In fact, when it comes to packaging, ingredient sourcing, and distribution, it’s actually responsible for a great deal of waste, and it’s taken a heavy toll on the environment. But thanks to a handful of pioneering indie brands, the tides are changing. And Each & Every is one of them. In addition to using...

Kym Gold has been a self-starter from the get-go. With a deep-rooted passion for fashion and unwavering determination to succeed, the fashion industry vet was running her first business selling clothing on the Venice Beach boardwalk and around college campuses in her late teens. In her early 20s, Kym and her then-husband set their sights on a whitespace in the male-dominated denim industry: fashio...

It’s safe to say there is a lot of buzz around CBD and it’s easy to see why. Leading cannabis researchers project that the collective market for CBD sales in the U.S. will surpass $20 billion by 2024. Who wouldn’t want a slice of that pie? When Coco Meers launched her CBD company, Equilibria, in the spring of 2018 the space was already flooded with thousands of brands. But instead of being discour...

Multi-hyphenate. The term is used so frequently today that you’d be forgiven for thinking it was an old concept, but for our parent’s generation, having multiple careers wasn’t the norm. Now we’re turning our side hustles into full-time jobs, switching lanes, and pivoting towards our ever-changing passions all at the same time. Not all of us have a singular focus or that “one true calling.” And to...

Presented by Mastercard   Launching a business is so much more than just having a great idea. Passion is important, of course, but if you want to scale your business for growth—and be profitable!—you need to get the fundamentals in place. Because even if your product is selling well, you’ll soon have another problem: delivering that product to all your new customers and on time. Are your business...

Presented by Mastercard   Fact: Businesses with Women of Color and Black female CEOs get less than 1% of all VC funding every year. And when you consider that $85 Billion of VC funding was raised in 2017, the glaring inequality becomes very clear. However, Arian Simone is breaking the VC ceiling, stacking the odds back in her favor, and putting the dollars into the businesses who need it most with...

Presented by Mastercard   Aishwarya Iyer was working in Silicon Valley when a bout of stomach issues led her to research olive oil companies. What she learned was alarming--nearly 70% of olive oil consumed by Americans is rotten or rancid. Instead of ditching it from her diet, she decided to disrupt the market and start her own line of olive oil instead. Say hello to Brightland, an artisanal, smal...

Presented by Mastercard   Fact: Women are severely underrepresented in the music industry. When the University of Southern California released their Inclusion in the Recording Studio report last year, they found that the ratio of male to female producers across 400 popular songs is 47:1. And this isn’t because women don’t have an interest in music. The female to male student ratio in music academi...

Presented by Mastercard   The stats don’t lie. Companies perform better when they have female leaders in addition to males. And yet, just 5% of all venture funding supports women CEOs. This isn’t just about equality--it's about the economy, too. If we want to see higher stock returns, higher overall profit, and a higher return on equity, we have to hire women, and put them in leadership roles...

Presented by Mastercard   While most people find change uncomfortable, this is where entrepreneurs, innovators, and all-around game-changers thrive—successful disruption is always the ultimate goal. They recognize a sleepy category and figure out a way to wake it up. Enter Mab & Stoke—made-to-order, customized herbal super tabs that are putting wellness back into our hands, literally. Mab &amp...

Presented by Mastercard   Diversity matters, and more importantly, it's crucial. New research makes it crystal clear that companies with a more diverse workforce perform better financially. In fact, companies in the top 25% for gender and ethnic diversity at the executive level are more likely to have above-average profitability than companies in the bottom 25%. In short, having more diverse...

So, you worked hard to climb the career ladder and land your dream job, but now that you’re there, your expectation doesn’t match reality. Or perhaps you got there and just changed your mind. Either way, it’s time to make a change, to shift your focus, and lead with curiosity. But where do you even begin? In this episode, Jaclyn talks to someone who felt the fear of change but took the leap anyway...