Unstoppable | A Conversation With Change Makers

David Karr, Co-Founder of Guayaki Yerba Mate, knew when he was first introduced to the South American drink that he was hooked. Together, with four other friends, he decided to launch a company that would bring mate to the American market. Driving all over the country living out of their van while brewing up free samples for consumers and trying to convince natural food stores to sell their product, it would take almost 15 years of hustle before the company felt confident that they were going to make it. You hear all about their mission, their unwavering commitment to communities and the environment as well as their relentless pursuit to making the business happen. I am certain you will be inspired by what David has to share. This episode is filled with so much inspiration and takeaways you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Sponsored by - Hostinger - Go to Hostinger.com/KARAGOLDIN to get everything you need to create your website for less than $3/month, plus 10% off with promo code KA

Jesse Stanley, the Co-Founder of Charlotte's Web and CEO of Stanley Brothers USA, shares his journey of starting and scaling a company in the then-little-known industry of CBD – with his six brothers! In 2013, the world was introduced to the Stanley Brothers' mission when CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta featured the life-changing story of a brave little girl, Charlotte Figi, who struggled with catastrophic epilepsy. The broadcast became the tipping point CBD as Charlotte’s story challenged public perception, changed laws, ignited research, and accelerated the CBD industry both in the United States and across the world. Jesse is clearly guided by the benefits of what he has brought to market. He’s taken an idea that he believed filled a need and turned it into an excellent business with products that are awesome. You are going to love hearing all about his journey, his new partnership with Major League Baseball and all of the stories and lessons. This episode is filled with so much inspiration and takeaways you won’t w

Today's episode is terrific! We are joined by Janna Ronert, Founder & Chairwoman of IMAGE Skincare. If you have ever had a facial in any spa, chances are an esthetician has used their products on you as Image Skincare products are stocked in over 25,000 spas across the country. Back in 2003, Janna, a licensed esthetician, started the brand in hopes of showing others how her creations could help them after she had helped herself battle skin issues caused by rosacea. I just love Janna’s company and products plus how she took a problem that she had and created an incredible business! Her journey, lessons and stories are awesome. This episode is filled with so much inspiration and takeaways you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://

Laura Gassner Otting, Author of the new, terrific book Wonderhell, gets us thinking about that feeling of accomplishing something that you weren’t quite sure you could? Ever ask yourself after experience what more you could do? Could you have done even better? That feeling of uncertainty, self-doubt, anxiety and more stress is Wonderhell. And Laura helps us think about re-categorizing all of the emotions and expectations. This episode is filled with so much inspiration and takeaways you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/368 To learn more about Laura Gassner Otting and Wonderhell: h

Luxury nailcare and cosmetics brand Deborah Lippmann may be known for its clean, chic nail looks, but behind those iconic looks has always been a focus on nail health above all else. Founder Deborah Lippman shares her ‘no cuticle-cutting’ mantra in an inspiring conversation you don’t want to miss. We discuss her journey as well as some of her cutting edge products including the brand’s Gel Lab Pro Color which has been routinely named the best nail polish formula around. So much to be inspired by in this conversation. Next on this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/367 To learn more about Deborah Lippmann and her

Allison Medina, Founder of Tech Ladies, the largest community of women in tech, started initially as a way to bring talented women together for networking. Today it is a robust community with over 100,000 women and thriving! We hear all about Allison’s journey starting and building this great community and business. Plus all the ins and outs of taking her great idea and what unfolded since the inception. What did she learn. What was difficult? Surprising? My conversation with Allison was nothing short of inspiring and you don’t want to miss it! Next on this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/366 To learn more ab

Jordan Harper, Founder and CEO of Barefaced skincare brand, took an idea that she was passionate about, that she knew could help others and turned it into a business. Jordan shares all about her journey as a nurse practitioner and how that led to entrepreneurship. This episode is filled with a ton of inspiration and takeaways that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/365 To learn more about Jordan Harper and Barefaced: https://www.barefaced.com/ https://www.instagram.com/barefaced/ https://www.instagram.com/jordanharper_np/

Ryan Black, Founder and CEO of SAMBAZON, started the company with his brother Jeremy and friend Edmund “Skanda” Nichols in 2000. The industry leader and pioneer in Açai, SAMBAZON was the first brand to bring the Brazilian superfruit from the Amazon to the United States. After experiencing his first Açai bowl on a surf trip to Brazil, Ryan saw an opportunity to create and share delicious and nutritious, Açai-based products with people around the world while pioneering a socially and environmentally conscious business model.  Ryan has taken an idea that he was passionate about and turned it into an excellent business with products that are awesome. You are going to love hearing about his journey and I am certain all of the great insights and lessons too. This episode is filled with so much inspiration and takeaways you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or r

Today we are joined by Charlie Weisman, Founder of Staff. Charlie started Staff with the goal of making each day brighter by transforming overlooked household products, giving them a fun kick and making them the kind of items consumers will be enticed to purchase. His backstory is inspiring and you won’t want to miss listening to his journey in entrepreneurship! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes:  https://karagoldin.com/podcast/363 To learn more about Charlie Weisman and Staff: https://meetyourstaff.co/ https://www.instagram.com/meetyourstaff/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-weisman/

Rachel has taken an idea that she was passionate about and turned it into a real business with products that are excellent! You hear all about her journey in entrepreneurship plus how a surprise success with a viral TikTok moment changed the game. This episode is filled with a ton of inspiration and takeaways that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/362 To learn more about Rachel Roff and Urban Skin Rx: https://urbanskinrx.com/ https://www.instagram.com/urbanskinfounder/ https://www.instagram.com/urbanskinrx/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-roff-86729713b

Adam Ross knows a thing or two about skincare. The Co-Founder and CEO of Heyday shares all about how this skincare services brand stands apart. Started in 2015 in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood, Heyday is now the fastest-growing skincare services brand in the U.S. with plans to be across the country as we speak. Adam shares all about what is going on in the industry including the crazy growth that has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Adam’s lessons and wisdom are awesome and you won’t want to miss a word of our discussion. On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes:  https://karagoldin.com/podcast/361 To learn more about Adam Ross and Heyday: h

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 speak with Ryan about all of his work, lessons and more plus his leadership approach including how he encourages his employees to have an entrepreneurship side hustle. This episode is awesome and you won’t want to miss a word.  On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this epis

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 school meals! Lauren discusses why social entrepreneurship is the future, obstacles along the way with lessons and how conscious consumerism is alive and well. You don’t want to miss this episode for sure. Now on #TheKaraGoldinShow. To get 20% off of your order please use this code KARA20 on https://feedprojects.com/ Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.c

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. Elements plus unique extraction practices with powerful blends create a beautiful range of products that tackle multiple skincare concerns for all. Hear all about Kim’s journey as an entrepreneur with of course lots of lessons and stories. This episode is inspirational and filled with ideas that will surely have you motivated. On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Sponsored by Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/kara Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gma

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 available in 13 countries around the world, Sunlighten is one fascinating business you need to know about. We learn all about her journey to starting and scaling Sunlighten plus some of the lessons she has learned along the way. Such a great, inspiring episode that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.faceb

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 has created an international brand worn by travelers, entrepreneurs and minimalists across the globe. He has taken an idea that he was passionate about and turned it into not only a reality but an exciting business. I can’t wait to hear more about Dan’s entrepreneurial journey and story. His story building this incredible brand is one that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldi

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 of course hear more about her brand new book, Real Time Leadership. This episode is filled with so many takeaways that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes:  https://karagoldin.com/podcast/355 To learn more about Carol Ka

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 their chief international hostage and kidnapping negotiator. After retiring from the FBI in 2007, Chris turned his considerable talents for bargaining to the world of business, reasoning that if his skill set could successfully defuse international incidents, they might also be valuable for business-minded people to craft better and more beneficial situations for themselves, and their companies.This episode is filled with many stories and valuable tools that we can all use. Chris and I talk about the value of mirroring, why it’s better to be happy in a negotiation, how open ended questions are the killer ones, how the mo

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, Burn the Boats, shares how to make it all happen. How to undue roadblocks and fears. No excuses. Matt also talks a bit about being the Co-Founder and CEO of RSE Ventures, what he has seen teaching in his Moving Beyond Direct-to-Consumer course that he teaches at Harvard Business School. Get ready for some BIG inspiration, plenty of motivating stories and lessons from an interview filled with takeaways that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to m

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 the wedding planning industry. He then led the merger of WeddingWire with The Knot which together created The Knot Worldwide and the largest provider of wedding marketplaces, websites, planning tools and registry services in 16 countries across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Tim shares all about the wild ride he has experienced plus how wedding planning has changed over the years including post covid. I think you will really enjoy hearing about Tim's entrepreneurial journey, his leadership lessons and his journey of not only building multiple brands, but also an entire industry. You won’t want to mis