Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

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What are the secrets behind some of the most successful women in the world? Each week designer Rebecca Minkoff talks to women from all walks of life, from CEOs to artists, and shows us what life is like without the pretty filters in order to help you navigate what it means to be vulnerable, how loss can make you stronger, and other ways to make your inner superwoman shine. Join us in being Superwomen, together!

  1. 1d ago

    From Med School to Fashion Design: Love Thy Nader's Grace Ann Nader's Unexpected Next Chapter

    When Grace Ann Nader first sat down with me, she’d already gotten into LSU med school, passed on it to get her master’s in public health in New York, signed with Ford Models, and started filming Love Thy Nader with her sisters. Near the end of that conversation, we teased something we were working on together. That something is now a collection, so we’re bringing this one back. Grace Ann admits she’s not a fast decision maker. She says yes to whatever comes her way and sees where it leads, and modeling is where she found a creative side that public health never tapped. And listening back to her talk about wanting to get into design, knowing what we've now created together, makes this conversation even more fun. The Rebecca Minkoff x Grace Ann Nader Collection is out now at rebeccaminkoff.com Episode Guide: (00:00) The Rebecca Minkoff x Grace Ann Nader collection (02:11) Filming Love Thy Nader before she knew who she was (04:52) Why Grace Ann Nader passed on LSU med school (06:01) Being underestimated as a model and the Paris Hilton playbook (07:34) When your family becomes a reality TV storyline (13:53) Getting called a Z-list celebrity at the Met Gala (17:55) Are the Nader sisters competitive? Brooks, Grace Ann, and the Met Gala (19:25) From Ford Models to fashion design: teasing the collab (21:33) Why you don’t have to pick one career (22:31) Grace Ann Nader on the “crazy party girl” label Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. Nov 5

    Why Josie Maran Walked Away From a $150M Beauty Business

    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

  3. Oct 29

    90210’s Jennie Garth on Choosing Herself and the Cost of Starting Over

    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

  4. Oct 24

    SAME's Shea Marie on Making Less Money, Working More, and Building Something That Lasts

    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

  5. Oct 15

    What She Gained by Giving Up the CEO Title | Deepica Mutyala, Founder of Live Tinted

    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

  6. Oct 8

    She Was Told She Might Never Be a Mom. Now She’s Making Egg Freezing Free | Cofertility’s Lauren Makler

    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

  7. Oct 1

    From Fearful to Fully Seen: How Larissa Mills Reinvented Herself in Her 50s

    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

  8. Sep 24

    Dr. Lara Devgan Had a Practice That Can't Scale. So She Built a Brand That Could.

    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

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What are the secrets behind some of the most successful women in the world? Each week designer Rebecca Minkoff talks to women from all walks of life, from CEOs to artists, and shows us what life is like without the pretty filters in order to help you navigate what it means to be vulnerable, how loss can make you stronger, and other ways to make your inner superwoman shine. Join us in being Superwomen, together!

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