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Meredith Waga Perez of Belle Fleur New York discussing growing the family floral business and expanding her brand into home fragrance with Mayra Castillo and Xochitl Gonzalez of Besties in Business.

Gabriella Risatti felt there was a hole in the shopping experience when it came to buying your wedding gown, and sought out to build on her luxury retail experience by opening up her chic, fashion forward salon, Gabriella Bridal. Here all about going brick and mortar, surviving break-ups when you sell wedding dresses and more!

Creating the hippest workout in New York city is more than about burning calories. Sadie Kurzban, founder of 305 Fitness talks about creating a brand ethos, overseeing construction and financing her business growth.

Over the past two decades food entrepreneur Carla Ruben has taken her catering business Creative Edge Parties from a one person operation running out of her NYC apartment to a multi-city empire with a culinary council from around the world. Hear her journey and words of wisdom!

We sit down with Rachel Van Dolsen of RVD communications and talk all things PR: from what it really takes to work as a publicist to when to know if you are ready to hire someone for your small business publicity and what it takes to make a great story people will want to hear about.

We sit down with Malene Barnett, the founder of luxury home goods brand Malene B. With a limited budget for launch, but knowledge of global production and a background in design, Malene talks with the bestie about launching the business she could afford, the benefits of going global and using social media and PR for luxury growth.