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Josie Maran spent nearly 20 years trying to get the beauty industry to go clean. Then it did, and she had no idea what to do next. In this episode of SUPERWOMEN, I’m joined by Josie, who built her beauty brand after every lab told her natural makeup couldn't work. She funded the company entirely herself and still owns 100% of it. But after years of success, she lost the passion that had driven her from the beginning. What followed was a decision even her family questioned: walking away from a $150 million business built around promotional selling to rebuild her brand around a new vision. Josie opens up about the fear behind that decision, the sacrifices she made as a mother, and why she's now building a company she hopes will outlive her by centuries. We also get into the morning writing ritual that helps her make big decisions and what she's learned about trusting herself after nearly two decades in business. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Josie Maran (06:49) Building a beauty brand without investors (12:59) When the industry finally caught up with her mission (16:24) How to build a brand people feel connected to (22:00) Why she walked away from $150 million in business (24:45) The journaling habit behind her biggest decisions (31:21) The real sacrifices behind a being a woman in business (34:30) Why she's building her brand to last 1,000 years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1995, Jennie Garth said “I choose me” as Kelly Taylor on Beverly Hills, 90210. It would take decades for her to learn how to live those words herself. In this episode of SUPERWOMEN, I sit down with Jennie to talk about growing up famous, rebuilding her confidence after hitting her lowest point, and the moment she realized she had to stop waiting for someone to rescue her. Now 54, Jennie is taking control of her next chapter. She's launched a fashion brand with her daughter Lola, written I Choose Me, and found a new sense of ambition outside Hollywood. But building a second career has brought an unexpected challenge: she's exhausted, and the freedom she's working toward still feels years away. Jennie opens up about starting over after 50, learning to trust herself, and figuring out how to make room for the life she's working so hard to build. Episode Guide: (00:00) Jennie Garth needs no introduction (02:35) Why she got tired of waiting for the phone to ring (07:10) Fame is a false reality (09:24) “I’m 54 now and I am exhausted” (11:58) Leaving town for two years to be with her kids (14:47) QVC called, and she’d never designed clothes before (18:44) Asking her daughter Lola to be her business partner (28:20) The 90210 line she said but didn’t live (31:16) Waiting for a prince and hitting her lowest point (35:12) Can she really slow down at 60? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before influencers ran fashion, the industry didn’t even want them on the invite list. Shea Marie remembers being seated separately from fashion insiders and seeing her photo in a Vogue article mocking influencers. Today, she's the co-founder, CEO, and designer of SAME, a fashion brand she deliberately built without making herself its face. In this episode of Superwomen, I sit down with Shea to discuss her transition from influencer to entrepreneur and the realities of building a successful fashion brand. Shea opens up about self-funding SAME, why doubling sales hasn't meant more money in her pocket, and the pressure of managing nearly every part of the business herself. We also discuss her decision to step away from the spotlight, the struggle to move beyond the influencer label, and what she's learning about ambition, burnout, and building a company that can thrive without her. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Shea Marie, influencer turned CEO (02:37) How she spotted the influencer boom before Instagram (08:39) Why she never wanted to be the face of her brand (12:53) The financial reality of growing a successful business (15:24) When doubling sales creates even bigger problems (23:21) Do founders really need a personal brand? (26:45) When the fashion industry openly mocked influencers (31:32) Why she's still fighting the influencer label (36:33) The business risk that paid off and the one that didn’t (39:20) Finding balance between ambition and burnout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deepica Mutyala grew up in a family of doctors, but she had a different dream: building a beauty brand where women who looked like her could finally see themselves represented. She did exactly that with Live Tinted. But somewhere along the way, the pressure to prove herself became just as consuming as the business itself. After seven years as CEO, Deepica made a decision she once couldn't imagine. She hired someone else to lead the company she built. This week on SUPERWOMEN, I sit down with Deepica to talk about why letting go of the CEO title was so difficult, how she learned to separate her identity from her success, and what happened when she stopped treating burnout as a badge of honor. We discuss separating ego from leadership, learning to measure success on your own terms, and why building a bigger company doesn’t always mean building a better life. It's a conversation about ambition, knowing when to let go, and realizing that the life you're building matters just as much as the business. Episode Highlights (00:00) Meet Deepica Mutyala, founder of Live Tinted (04:49) Growing up without beauty products made for her (06:00) The pressure to make an entire community proud (07:46) Learning to define success for yourself (09:53) The milestones that finally made success feel real (13:27) Why giving up the CEO title was difficult (20:45) Burnout should never become a badge of honor (23:03) Making room for relationships, family, and life (30:55) The hidden cost of raising millions in venture capital (38:10) Building an inclusive beauty brand for every skin tone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having options about fertility changes how you make important life decisions. Most women don't know how many options they have. When a rare diagnosis threatened Lauren Makler’s ability to have children, frozen eggs gave her the peace of mind and freedom she needed. That experience led her to build Cofertility, where women can freeze their eggs for free when they donate eggs to intended parents.  In this episode of Superwomen, I sat down with Lauren to discuss the importance of fertility education, the need for more transparency in women’s healthcare, and what it takes to build a company for both purpose and profit.  Want to learn more about your fertility? An AMH test is a simple blood test that can give you insight into your ovarian reserve. For a limited time, those who qualify can get a free AMH test through Cofertility. Visit: cofertility.com/superwomen to take the prescreener quiz. If you pre-qualify, use code SUPERWOMEN. There’s no obligation to join the program. Brought to you by Cofertility. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Lauren Makler, CEO of Cofertility (02:41) How she turned a health scare into Cofertility (10:26) Creating a more thoughtful egg donation process (12:59) Can a mission-driven company scale? (17:48) Fertility education needs to start earlier (18:52) What women should know before freezing their eggs (21:14) Balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship (25:19) The fertility information every woman should know Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The moments when we question ourselves can reveal strengths we never knew we had Larissa Mills went from a season of severe anxiety where she struggled to leave her house and questioned whether she had accomplished anything, to building a creator career in her 50s.  In this episode of Superwomen, I sat down with Larissa to talk about how her daughter’s viral TikTok video opened a door she never expected to walk through. She shares how she slowly rebuilt her confidence, used her background in marketing to create a personal brand, and learned to trust the opportunities already in front of her. This episode is for anyone navigating a transition, rebuilding after a difficult chapter, or wondering if it’s too late to start something new. Episode guide: (00:00) Meet content creator Larissa Mills  (02:07) How her daughter’s viral video changed everything (04:30) Starting a creator career in your 50s (09:07) How reinventing yourself later in life can feel freeing (15:23) Being respected matters more than being liked (20:06) Finding confidence as your body ages and changes (25:42) Why she finally started sharing her writing (32:02) Struggling with crippling anxiety (33:55) How small steps helped her rebuild her confidence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes growth means being a beginner again. Dr. Lara Devgan spent years becoming a renowned plastic surgeon, a certified expert in her field and trusted by many patients. Then she started a skincare company with no business experience. That meant learning FDA regulations, packaging, sourcing, marketing, and brand building from scratch. In this episode of Superwomen, she shares the trade-offs that came with a major career pivot, the many small steps it took to make a big change, and why she’s always going to be a student no matter her success. Lara’s journey and philosophy shows that success is rarely an uncomplicated, upwards trajectory, but rather a willingness to adapt, grow, and start over again and again. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Dr. Lara Devgan (03:16) Her honest and nuanced approach to beauty (05:52) Building a brand with zero business experience (09:30) The cost of being the go-to person (12:26) Staying calm under pressure (14:26) Protecting young girls from impossible beauty standards (18:29) The future of plastic surgery and skincare innovation (24:34) The COVID pivot that led to a Sephora launch (27:17) How small improvements create massive change (30:47) The discipline behind doing it all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when the version of yourself that built your success is no longer who you want to be? In this episode of Superwomen, author, content creator, and entrepreneur Serena Kerrigan talks about the version of herself she had to outgrow in order to become more confident, more ambitious, and more fully herself. Serena built an entire career around confidence before realizing she was still hiding behind a version of herself. She admits she was sometimes overcompensating for a fear of truly being seen. She opens up about learning to stop editing herself on dates, in relationships, and in her career, and why the right partner should never require you to make yourself smaller. Because real confidence isn’t about becoming louder. Sometimes, it’s about no longer needing the armor. Serena’s new book, Let’s F*cking Date: Become the Prize, Enjoy the Ride, and Never Settle Again, is out September 22, 2026. Learn more and order your copy at LetsFuckingDate.com. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Serena F*cking Kerrigan (03:11) What it really means to be confident (05:06) The persona she created + the woman behind it (07:41) Learning to show up as herself (12:38) Women should never shrink themselves (15:24) Why every woman needs her own money (21:59) How your mindset shapes your reality (26:48) Why being kind is good for business (28:14) Your relationship with yourself is everything Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cheryl Liu didn’t start Raspberry AI just to build a company. She was building the freedom to own her life. After immigrating to the U.S. at five and growing up with little financial stability, Cheryl developed a deep need for independence. Years later, that drive led her to bet on AI before the technology was ready, and she built Raspberry AI at the forefront of fashion’s rapidly changing future. In this episode of Superwomen, Cheryl talks about being one of the few women in AI, becoming a mother while scaling a company, and how motherhood changed her definition of what’s hard. Cheryl also shares why AI won’t replace human creativity, which companies will survive the hype, and why refusing to embrace the technology may be the bigger career risk. For Cheryl, success comes back to one thing: having the freedom to dictate the terms of your own life. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Cheryl Liu, founder of Raspberry AI (04:33) Why the best AI companies solve real problems (07:00) The loneliness of being a female founder (08:20) Growing a company while becoming a mother (11:51) How Raspberry became more than a design tool (17:47) When Raspberry’s momentum finally clicked (21:22) The immigrant story behind Cheryl’s ambition (23:28) Will AI replace jobs or create new opportunities? (29:56) The next chapter of Cheryl’s leadership journey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Success doesn’t always make things easier. Sometimes it asks you to become someone new. In this episode, I chat with Olivia Landau, founder of The Clear Cut, to talk about the moments behind the success that most people never see: the doubt, the pressure, and the decisions that shape who you become as a founder.  Olivia grew up around diamonds, studied gemology, and began The Clear Cut as an educational blog and creative outlet before turning it into a bespoke jewelry company built on trust, expertise, and community. She never planned to become an entrepreneur. In fact, her own mother once told her she'd make a great employee but could never be a businessperson. Then a creative side project became The Clear Cut. We talk about the risks she took to build something different, the challenge of staying the course when the outcome wasn’t guaranteed, and what it feels like when the company you built enters a new chapter. Olivia opens up about navigating an acquisition, redefining her role after years of having complete control, and why leaving the business behind may have been even harder. Because building a company isn’t just about creating something successful. It’s about discovering the person you have to become along the way. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Olivia Landau, founder of The Clear Cut (01:49) How a side project turned into a business (08:45) The risky decision that took two years to pay off (10:14) Why consistency matters more than quick success (13:33) She didn’t plan for an exit (15:40) What happens when a founder sells and stays (17:31) The emotional reality of giving up control (23:36) Why community can matter more than product (30:06) Launch your brand before you feel ready Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spend so much time fearing getting older. What if it's actually the best part? In this episode of Superwomen, I sat down with the Real Housewives of New York City alum, Dorinda Medley to discuss why getting older means more self-acceptance, what dating and friendship look like in your later years, and how life changes after the end of a marriage. We’re joined by another NYC icon: Sex and the City creator Candace Bushnell. All together, we reminisce about the New York of the ‘90s and 2000s, why dating was way easier back then, and how close female friendships shaped that era. If there’s one thing the three women in this conversation have in common, it’s that we’ve each lived through a lot. Let this episode be your reminder that you’ve got so much more ahead. Episode Guide: (00:00) Introducing Dorinda Medley of RHONY (03:48) What’s a “hard reset”? (05:04) The struggle of learning to delegate (10:40) The golden era of New York City (15:06) Dating before and after smartphones (19:34) The power of  “coming from a place of yes” (21:22) When women build their identity around marriage (28:12) The reality of dating after 50 and 60 (31:23) Building a fulfilling life beyond marriage (32:13) Why you need to protect your independence  (34:56) The power of staying open to what comes next Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicky Hilton Rothschild was an It Girl long before algorithms and Instagram feeds. But for all the stories that come with growing up in one of the city’s most recognizable families, the version of Nicky today is much more interested in what lasts. In this episode of Superwomen, I sat down with the socialite, designer, and NYC native to reminisce about a bygone era. Nicky gets nostalgic about legendary nightclubs like Studio 54 and Bungalow, the spontaneity of a life that wasn’t constantly documented, and the lost magic of Old New York. Sex and the City creator Candace Bushnell also joins the conversation to discuss how the series impacted the city and how dating has changed since Carrie first ran into Big on a Manhattan sidewalk. If you lived through it, this one will make you miss those days. And if you weren’t there, you’ll wish you could’ve been. Episode Guide: (00:00) Nicky Hilton Rothschild loves Sex and the City (01:53) Before social media, celebrities actually went out (05:42) Why Nicky never really played the field (10:58) Finding love the old-fashioned way (12:33) How Sex and the City shaped a generation (18:49) Nicky and Paris Hilton were almost on SATC (20:48) Shopping before everything was online (25:12) Nicky’s secret to a long-lasting marriage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before Sex and the City became a cultural phenomenon, Candace Bushnell was writing about something she saw happening all around her: ambitious, successful single women taking over New York City. In this episode of Superwomen, Candace joins Rebecca to revisit the column that started it all, the real-life stories behind Sex and the City, and what it was like watching her work become part of the culture. But a lot has changed since the ’90s… and a lot hasn’t. Candace shares what she thinks about dating today, why successful women are still struggling to find great partners, and why women no longer have an “expiration date.” She also opens up about the pursuit of creative success, the rejection that comes with it, and why not everything you create is going to work. Plus, Candace reveals the truth about the real Mr. Big, and why every woman might be better off becoming her own. Episode Guide: (00:00) Candace Bushnell needs no introduction (02:00) How a newspaper column turned into a phenomenon (09:22) The real-life stories behind Sex and the City (11:29) Why women should become their own Mr. Big (15:39) Why ambitious women still struggle to find love (19:43) Building a full life beyond romance (20:58) The truth about creative success  (22:32) Could Gen Z have their own SATC? (25:04) Why women no longer have an expiration date (26:26) The real reason SATC had four iconic characters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building Argent wasn't the hardest part. Becoming the leader capable of building it was. Sali Christeson knows what it means to build in an industry where the rules were not designed with women in mind. As the founder and CEO of Argent, she set out to reimagine workwear for women, but the journey demanded far more than creating a new category of clothing: it required her to redefine her own relationship with ambition, confidence, and leadership. In this episode of Superwomen, Rebecca Minkoff sits down with Sali to explore the evolution behind building a company rooted in the belief that women deserve better tools to navigate their careers, and the personal transformation required to lead it. Sali shares how leaving a successful career in banking and technology forced her to redefine leadership, navigate the challenges of raising capital as a female founder, and learn to trust her own vision. More than a story about building a fashion brand, this is a conversation about what ambition asks of us — and who we have to become to build something that lasts. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Sali Christeson, founder of Argent (02:41) The workplace frustration that inspired Argent (06:11) Funding challenges that female founders face (12:22) The struggles leaders can’t always share publicly (18:33) Why building a lasting brand takes 10 years (21:13) Sali’s “art meets science” approach to business (25:24) Building the future of workwear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You probably know Rebecca Rittenhouse from her roles on The Mindy Project, Blood & Oil, His & Hers, and more. But behind the success was an industry that required constant resilience, rejection, and the ability to keep showing up even when the answer was no. When the pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood strikes brought uncertainty to her career, Rebecca was forced to confront how much of her future depended on being chosen by others. That moment pushed her to take control, step into the unknown, and build something of her own: Privet Beauty. In this episode of Superwomen, Rebecca shares how her years as an actor prepared her for entrepreneurship, why creating her own opportunities became essential, and what she had to learn (and unlearn) in order to become the founder she is today. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet actress and founder Rebecca Rittenhouse (02:16) How uncertainty pushed her to build a brand (04:42) The story behind Privet Beauty (06:13) Why both actors and entrepreneurs need resilience (13:10) Breaking free from the perfectionist trap (16:53) Balancing acting and growing a business (23:05) Managing your inner critic (30:51) How she learned the skills required to be a founder (34:07) Why doing hard things builds confidence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices