Don't F*ck This Up Lauren Alvarez
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Welcome to Don't F*ck This Up, the podcast answering the ultimate question: ‘how the fuck did you land that cool job?’.
Two decades of executive coaching and team building at the world's coolest brands have paved the way for Lauren Alvarez to host weekly conversations with creators, leaders and entrepreneurs and dig into what it takes to champion the road less traveled. New episodes every Wednesday. Click subscribe on whatever platform you listen to podcasts, and share your favorite episodes with a friend, colleague, or f**k up.
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From Purse Wine to Table Wine w/ Tamara Shevon
On today’s episode of Don’t F*ck This Up, Lauren welcomes stand-up comic and writer, Tamara Shevon. Tamara opens up about her spontaneous post-graduation move to Beijing - and how living in China led to her trying her hand at stand up comedy. We talk about the importance of putting in the work, having respect for the craft, and why you can’t cut corners in comedy, as well as distinguishing between overly critical comments and constructive feedback. Ever considered giving stand up a try? Tamar...
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You’re Still Doing This? You’re Amazing w/ Brooksie Edmondson
This week on Don’t F*ck This Up, Lauren hosts a conversation with the Founder and Star Baker of Totally Sweet Baking, Brooksie Edmondson. Brooksie shares what it took to go from retail store manager with a vegan baking side hustle to full-time vegan baking company owner with a burgeoning list of wholesale clients. We discuss taking risks and having the right support systems in place, why growing your company is not always linear, and what it actually takes to make your passion into your full-...
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That’s What I Get For Being an Overachiever w/ Jacquelyn De Jesu Center
This week on Don’t F*ck This Up, Lauren hosts the CEO, Founder, and Inventor of Shhhowercap, Jacquelyn De Jesu Center. The multi-million dollar patent portfolio holder takes us through creating her wildly successful product and what it takes to build a brand that pulses and lives. We talk about some important things: being intuitive, rising above the imitators, and the tension between being a ball-buster and being vulnerable. Plus, Jacquelyn divulges the types of people she surrounds her...
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Everything I’m Afraid of Already Happened To Me w/ Jazerai Allen-Lord
In this week’s episode, Lauren hosts Jazerai Allen-Lord, sneaker icon and Founder of True to Size. Jazerai opens up about turning her passion for community, culture, and sneakers into a career and we discuss finding community in the early internet days. Jaz shares how she gained confidence through other’s beliefs in her abilities, and the pivotal coaching she received when starting her own agency.We also get personal, and the ‘Comeback Kid’ talks about the value of keeping some things private...
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Taking Risks and Following Your Inner Voice w/ Karen Karch
This week, Lauren sits down with Karen Karch, the Founder, Creative Director, Designer, and Owner of Karen Karch Jewelry. Karen is all about defying convention: from being the subject of her own internship at Parsons and pioneering the “Dangerous Jewelry” movement, to her innovative approach to fine jewelry design and the evolution of her iconic bridal line. We discuss the importance of learning the hard way, the challenge of setting trends, and the need to create one’s own creative bubb...
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It’s Not Always How You Envision It w/ Yari Blanco
This week, Lauren sits down with marketing executive, confidence coach, tarot practitioner, and the founder of The Girl Mob, Yari Blanco. Yari reflects on lessons learned during her year-long sabbatical, from navigating friend breakups and confronting her people-pleasing tendencies, to relinquishing the idea of control and changing her relationship with money. We discuss being the hero - or the victim - in your own story, how to avoid self-sabotage, and the importance of risk-taking...
Customer Reviews
Amazing podcast!
So many good interviews with people in all sorts of cool industries. Funny, approachable, and super entertaining. 💚💚💚
Just listen
If there’s one thing you’re going to get with Lauren and her podcast, it’s going to be a rich, thoughtful, and enlightening dialogue. She thoughtfully guides, responds to, and builds on so many great topics given her life experiences and that of her guests. If you’ve gotta pick one to start…the episode with Ash Coleman is one of the better 1:1 dialogue epis I’ve ever listened to.