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Host Chelsea Raineri, an editor at Orange Coast magazine, interviews notable Orange County locals about their lives, careers, and how they came to be where they are today.
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Jenna Rainey
This week's episode features Jenna Rainey, a bestselling author, watercolor artist, and the CEO of her namesake company where she offers business coaching, watercolor courses, and more. She talks about everything from growing up in a creative household to moving to San Clemente and finding a box of art supplies that kicked off her journey into calligraphy and watercolor. Since then, she's created a successful business and has had her products sold in Target, Staples, and Office Depot, and her work has been featured in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.
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Coral Castillo
Listen to Coral Castillo talk about growing up in Mexico and how she learned about fashion design from her mother. She shares with Chelsea her favorite memories from being on "Project Runway" and "Stitched" and how she came to incorporate macrame into her designs. She also discusses "Selling Sunset" stars Amanza and Mary wearing her designs on the most recent reunion.
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Dr. Elizabeth Kraft
Dr. Elizabeth Kraft is a fellowship-trained breast surgeon at the Hoag Breast Center. She talks with Chelsea about the importance of annual mammograms, how to deal with burnout, oncoplastic surgery, and more. She also shares how she navigated the path to becoming a doctor after receiving a degree in finance.
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Lindsay Albanese
Lindsay Albanese is the founder of the innovative hat clip TOPTOTE, which has sold out of Nordstrom more than 20 times. Prior to that, she was a celebrity stylist for 17 years and worked on E! Entertainment, Bravo, "American Idol," and more. She shares how she came up with the idea for TOPTOTE and her online marketplace The Fileist, which features products that make life easier.
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Mandy Fry
Not only did Mandy Fry design at companies including Quiksilver, Billabong, and Volcom, but she also started the popular women's clothing brand Amuse Society before she became the president and partner of Z Supply. She also talks about challenges she overcame as an entrepreneur and where she gets design inspiration.
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Alli Webb
Tune in to hear Alli Webb, the founder of Drybar, talk about the early days of starting the business, the challenges she overcame, and how she co-founded additional companies including Squeeze, Brightside, and Becket + Quill. She also shares what inspired her to write her latest book "The Messy Truth."
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