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Dr. Mia Wiston is a licensed clinical psychologist, solo practice owner, and the creator behind @dishingdaily, a food and lifestyle account with 147K followers that she built while seeing patients from her Lower East Side apartment. This is her first podcast ever. In this episode, Mia gets real about what it's actually like to run two businesses from your living room, why she rebranded from her be...

Emily Steele went from running neighborhood revitalization projects in Des Moines, Iowa to building pop-up yoga brands, leading FemCity Des Moines into the most successful chapter in the U.S., and launching her own marketing agency, Love Local. Somewhere along the way, she realized the most powerful marketing tool wasn't a billboard — it was a neighbor telling a neighbor. Now she's the CEO and co-...

Kendall Kransdorf left her strategy career at Boston Consulting Group, detoured through the startup world, and bet everything on a hunch that cottage cheese deserved a glow-up. Now she's the founder and CEO of Cotto, a high-protein whipped cottage cheese dip brand she's building from the ground up in New York City — and we mean from the ground up . She's making every batch, hand-stickering every c...

Season 5 is here, and we're kicking off our health & wellness season with a bang! Samantha Mashaal went from McKinsey to Arianna Huffington's Chief of Staff to an existential career crisis to sliding into a fitness founder's Instagram DMs. Two and a half years later, she's the COO of Soto Method, the Tribeca-born workout brand expanding to Dallas this fall. In this episode, Sam gets real about...

Natalie Borowski is the founder and chef behind Sailor & Siren, a Brooklyn-based seafood brand bringing fresh Maine lobster to NYC. She is also the founder of OGC, a community for women in the venture ecosystem, and serves on the board of Naturally New York and the junior board of the Bronx Letters Foundation. Unable to find a lobster roll in NYC that met her standards after a decade of search...

From Finance to Food, Lily Rivkin Friend founded Rooted, a fast-casual NYC-based restaurant, ‘rooted’ in the values of simplicity and transparency. With every item on the menu crafted with 7 ingredients or less, Rooted instills confidence and trust in their consumers through ingredient transparency. Lily has gained over 40k+ followers on social by through filming BTS style content, giving consumer...

Bridgette Taylor is the Founder and CEO of Harridan Vodka. A whiskey and mezcal enthusiast, Bridgette sought to buck vodka's reputation as "neutral and flavorless", and instead create a spirit that captured the sweet and smoky tasting notes so celebrated in other categories. Since launching in 2020, Harridan has garnered accolades including "Best Vodka" honors from Rolling Stone, Robb Report, and...

Judy Thelen is the co-founder and CEO of Beli, a restaurant discovery app built around the joy of remembering where you’ve eaten and sharing it with others. What started as a personal habit of ranking restaurants with friends during business school at Harvard has grown into a beloved platform used by millions, especially among Gen Z diners. Drawing on her background in investment analysis at McKin...

Nirupa is the founder and chef behind Bazaar Supper Club, a monthly dinner series she runs out of her Brooklyn apartment. What began as a tiny communal dinner party in her studio apartment has turned into a sold-out supper club creating third spaces in New York. She has hosted 28 dinners to date, all built around a simple truth - food tastes better when it brings people together.

Gabriela Lawrence is the Cofounder and Chief Brand Officer at Doce Mezcal. Before launching the brand she ran a boutique public relations & talent consultancy in New York City working with companies across CPG, fashion, beauty, fitness & hospitality. As a self-identifying strategic and creative connector of the dots, Gabriela's range of PR experience has allowed her to create strategies fo...

Halli comes with over 10 years of experience working at some of NYC's fastest-growing startups. She started her career at Casper, where she worked on the Customer Experience Operations team, overseeing their 50-person call center. From there, she moved to Chief and supported the growth of their member base from 1,000 to 20,000 members. In her free time, you can find Halli strolling around her Broo...

Dabah was founded by mother and daughter team Marion Sultan and Noémi Moritz, two creatives whose lives have always been shaped by food, family, and storytelling. Born and raised in Paris, Marion moved to New York more than 30 years ago, where she quickly faced two challenges: finding work and finding good food. Far from home, she turned to the kitchen as her anchor, recreating the dishes her moth...

Ana Lander is the co-founder and CEO of Pikora, a food innovation company reimagining bone broth through Latin American flavors and traditions. Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Ana grew up surrounded by food and hospitality, often watching her mother cook and bring people together through meals. Before launching Pikora, Ana spent nearly a decade working in media and hospitality, where she ho...

Jordan Wannemacher is an award-winning graphic designer and entrepreneur who co-founded SaladSprinkles, an innovative CPG brand, with her best friend from art school in 2023. The venture represented a natural convergence of her passions for food and packaging design, and was an exciting laboratory for creativity. Born, raised, and art school educated in the Southeast, Jordan now calls Brooklyn, NY...

Sourmilk is a NYC-based Greek yogurt designed specifically for your gut. Founded by two best friends who met at Stanford, Elan and Kiki are on a mission to heal America’s gut through real whole foods. Sourmilk has all the probiotic benefits of a supplement but in the form of a thick and creamy dairy yogurt packed with protein and healthy fats.

Cristina is the Co-founder and COO of INDAY, where she has played a pivotal role in shaping the brand, operations, and team since joining in 2016. Under her leadership, INDAY has expanded to multiple locations across New York, creating a cohesive and vibrant dining experience that celebrates bright and beautiful Indian-inspired cuisine. Cristina oversees strategy, operations, and people, focusing...

Julia O'Mara is the Co-founder and COO of Pickle, the peer-to-peer rental marketplace making it easy and affordable to rent high-quality clothing and accessories within communities and beyond. With expertise in business and product engineering, Julia identified a gap in modern commerce and built a first-of-its-kind platform that democratizes fashion access and promotes circularity. In less than a...

Bénédicte King is a runner, storyteller, and entrepreneur who has lived many lives. From working at the World Bank and the UN to becoming a yoga instructor, model, and now embarking on a new chapter as her own boss, Bénédicte thrives on bold pivots. Trained in international development and diplomacy, she has lived in over eight countries, speaks five languages, and spent six years as a communicati...

Heather Chan is the co-founder and CEO of Moonbow, a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) inspired skincare brand on a mission to harmonize skin and spirit. Raised in Hong Kong, Heather grew up immersed in Asia’s rich beauty traditions, where skincare was a daily ritual shaped by TCM principles. With a strong foundation in operations, Heather spent seven years in private equity before launching Moon...

Selina is the cofounder of ⁠ gymii.ai ⁠ , an AI-powered nutrition app that makes tracking effortless and fun. With just a photo, gymii breaks down the nutritional content of any meal, while transforming the experience through a social feed, fun facts, and gamified features that make nutrition tracking feel more like a game than a chore. Since its launch in March, gymii has rapidly gained traction,...

Sophia Cheng is the founder and CEO of Oddball. Currently based in New York, she grew up in Singapore and Hong Kong, where she was used to eating local and fresh fruits all the time. When she got to the US, she noticed the issues plaguing today’s snack industry. Before founding Oddball, she joined Bridgewater Associates, working for Ray Dalio at the Dalio Family Office & Dalio Foundation, and...

Delia Hughes is the co-founder of Tazzy, a women-owned sweets company crafting indulgent, bite-sized cookies made with ingredients the founders love—conveniently packaged in pre-portioned sizes. Tazzy launched five years ago in the hard candy category and pivoted to baked goods in the past year. Before founding Tazzy, Delia built a diverse career in the food industry—working on yogurt innovation a...

Imane is the founder of Kise — a clean, contemporary hot sauce made with premium African superfoods and bold flavors crafted to spark joy and excitement into any meal. Frustrated by the lack of nutritious, clean, (truly) flavorful, versatile, and culturally representative options on grocery shelves, she set out to change the narrative — bringing African heritage into every meal. As an ex-MBB consu...

Ilay Karateke is the co-founder and CEO of BEZI—that makes labneh, a Mediterranean dairy dip, in plain, everything, and red pepper flavors. BEZI launched in September 2024, retail first—starting with local favorite grocery stores in NYC.. BEZI dreams of making labneh a thing here in the US.She is an Istanbul-raised, New York-based, ex-McKinsey consultant turned labneh lady. She grew up in a large...

Maddie recently took the leap to launch Steer, the first affiliate marketing platform built specifically for consumer services—think ShopMy or LTK, but for experiences like fitness studios, wellness services, hospitality, and live events. Through Steer, creators can share their favorite experiences with followers, while brands can easily track performance, offer perks, and pay commissions—making i...