Kale in My Teeth

Rivki Rabinowitz
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Welcome to Kale in My Teeth, the lifestyle podcast that hosts the disruptors you love following, but in an entirely new light. KIMT conversations cover business, life as working moms, wellness + fitness, beauty + fashion, and the deeper questions you’ve been wondering about. Every episode goes somewhere unexpected, with host Rivki Rabinowitz. Guests open up in a way you’ve never heard them, and it always ends up being exactly what you needed to hear. If you’re into fashion, beauty, and honest conversation that makes you feel less alone, we’ve been waiting for you.

  1. Oct 6

    Serena Kerrigan: 5 Dating Mistakes She Made Before Finding Her Person

    Serena Kerrigan is a creator, author and the "Queen of Confidence" who turned dating 50 men blind on Instagram Live into Let's F***ing Date, a card game, sold-out live events and a community of over a million, and whose first book, Let's F*cking Date: Become the Prize, Enjoy the Ride, and Never Settle Again, is out now. In this episode, she and Rivki talk about why every person is born confident and how talking to yourself in the mirror like your best friend changes the way you see yourself, the moment her mom pointed out that the men she kept choosing were emotionally unavailable, and the dating habits that quietly signal a lack of self-worth. They also discuss why her mom never let her call her a friend, what 50 blind dates taught her about values over checklists, why the anxiety you feel with the wrong person may be your body knowing before your mind, why "I'm too busy" can be a defense against rejection, and her favorite New York date spots. 📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz 📌 Serena's IG: serenakerrigan | TikTok: serenakerrigan 00:00 Intro 05:27 Words create reality 08:34 Therapy & emotionally unavailable men 10:49 Rejection isn't a reflection of worth 12:42 Mother-daughter lessons & tough love 18:25 Signs of low self-worth in dating 20:32 Standards vs. values & 50 blind dates 23:54 Anxiety vs. anxious attachment 24:39 Book writing & a coffee-table cover 27:12 How dating changed for women 33:23 Writing a book for the masses 36:32 Rapid Fire: dating & NYC

  2. Aug 11

    Christina Elezaj: From Pre-Med to Influencer

    Christina Elezaj is a fashion and beauty creator who made the leap from a full-time corporate job at LinkedIn to building her own platform and brand, including a capsule collection with Revolve. In this episode, she and Rivki talk about her winding path from a biology major and medical career track to marketing at LinkedIn to full-time content creation, why persistence and work ethic have been the throughline across every job she’s held, and the reality of burnout and the behind-the-scenes work that goes into being a creator. They also discuss finding a personal style that’s authentically yours instead of chasing trends, how she uses AI as a tool but never for anything personal, and what it really means to build a loyal community instead of just growing a following. 📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz📌 Christina's IG: christinaelezaj | TikTok: christinaelezaj 00:00 Intro 02:03 Christina's Career Journey: Biology to Fashion 07:37 The Through Line of Success in Every Role 09:53 What Backend Creator Work Actually Looks Like 12:16 Finding Your Personal Style Without a Fashion Background 19:37 Losing Yourself to the Algorithm 24:15 Leaning on AI vs. Trusting Yourself 27:41 Her Personal Style & Wardrobe Staples 31:30 Advice for Starting Out as a Creator 33:16 What Makes Successful Creators Different 36:32 Rapid Fire: New York & Fashion

  3. Jul 28

    Jourdan Sloane Childress: The Content Rule Every New Creator Gets Wrong

    Jourdan Sloane Childress is a fashion creator and entrepreneur who has been in the influencer space since before it was a legitimate career path, building her audience from a fashion design internship and a blog into a lasting online business. In this episode, she and Rivki talk about how content creation has transformed from highly produced editorial shoots to fast, authentic hooks, why she believes quantity now matters more than quality for anyone starting out today, and how she stopped needing external validation once she found it in her relationships and her own confidence. They also discuss meeting her husband Wells on Raya and what made her know he was serious, the importance of not internalizing rejection or comparison in this industry, and her honest take on personal style, trends, and New York City favorites. 📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok:rivkirabinowitz📌 Jourdan's IG: ⁠jourdansloanechildress| TikTok: jourdansloanechildress 00:00 Intro 02:11 Jourdan's Origin Story in Content Creation 06:44 How the Creator Industry Has Changed 10:02 Authenticity vs. the "It Girl" Aesthetic 11:29 How Public Life Shifted Her Self-Perception 13:16 Staying Grateful & Avoiding Jaded Burnout 16:19 Her Husband Wells & His Vintage Car Company 19:04 Meeting on Raya & Modern Dating Advice 22:41 Advice for Aspiring Creators Today 24:03 Networking & Building Real Friendships 25:29 Rapid Fire: Fashion & New York Favorites

  4. Jul 14

    Laney Crowell: She Turned Her Community into a $100M Beauty Brand

    Laney Crowell is the founder and CEO of Saie Beauty, a clean beauty brand that grew directly out of conversations with her own online community. In this episode, she and Rivki talk about her winding path from movie producing to editorial to Estée Lauder before starting Saie, how listening to her community shaped the brand's name, products, and bestsellers like Glowy Super Gel, and why she's never once thought of the beauty space as too crowded to break into. They also discuss her leadership philosophy rooted in joy rather than fear, the scrappy early days of building a brand with almost no budget, and the one piece of advice she'd give her younger self about scaling operations. 📌 Rivki's IG:rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz📌 Laney's IG: laney 00:00 Intro 03:17 Why She Started Saie 05:06 Problem-Solving Over Roadblocks 07:11 What Leadership Looks Like for Her 09:25 Building Saie's Brand Identity 12:04 The Scrappy Early Days 13:24 Her First Hire & Building Slowly 15:26 Listening to Community 17:12 Glowy Super Gel: The Product She Didn't Test 19:23 Standing Out in a Crowded Industry 24:00 Advice to Her Younger Self 26:08 Rapid Fire: Beauty Favorites

  5. Jun 23

    Tara Rudes Dann: Building L'AGENCE, Timeless Style Over Trends, & Leading with Confidence

    Tara Rudes Dann is the fashion director of L'AGENCE, a brand she has helped build into a wardrobe staple for women everywhere from a foundation of timeless tailoring, community, and an obsessive commitment to how a woman feels in her clothes. In this episode, she and Rivki talk about growing up third generation in the fashion industry and what that instilled in her from a young age, why she believes trends are the most overrated thing in fashion and what she focuses on instead, and what separates the brands that last from the ones that don't. They also discuss what it takes to lead a passionate team, how to build a business when you're starting out solo, the L'AGENCE Fashion Week experience, and why your best outfit will always be your confidence. 📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz📌 Tara's IG:tararudesdann 00:00 Intro 01:31 Tara's Origin Story & Family Background 02:25 Third Generation in Fashion 05:00 Finding Your Personal Style 07:25 What Confidence Compounds With Age 09:59 Learning to Say No 14:04 Day in the Life 17:38 The L'Agence Fashion Week Experience 21:57 What Makes L'Agence Last 24:39 Building a Business Solo & Asking for Help 27:04 Leadership Triumphs & Struggles 30:01 Rapid Fire Fashion Questions

  6. Jun 2

    Valeriia Veksler: Botox & Fillers, Face Fitness, & Anti-Aging Habits

    Valeriia Veksler is a registered nurse, face fitness educator, and the creator of the Face Fitness System, a science-backed natural anti-aging method that has built a following of millions worldwide. After years working in cosmetic medicine teaching Botox and filler techniques, she walked away from the industry entirely and built something new. In this episode, Rivki sits down with Valeriia to talk about what she discovered along the way, and what most people still don't know about how their face actually ages. We get into: Why Valeriia left her career in cosmetic medicine and what she learned about Botox, fillers, and Sculptra that changed everything The everyday habits quietly aging your face, including posture, jaw clenching, and how your phone is affecting your jawline The truth about lymphatic drainage and why doing it wrong can actually cause more sagging Why baby Botox is a marketing tool, not a science, and what paralyzed facial muscles actually do over time Valeriia's daily face fitness routine, her body type framework, and how sleep and face fitness work together for anti-aging Valeriia also walks us through two live techniques you can try right now, so you might want to have your hands ready. 📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz 📌 Valeriia's IG: valeriiaveksler | TikTok: valeriiaveksler 00:00 Intro 01:56 From Botox Nurse to Face Fitness 05:06 Why She Left the Cosmetic Industry 09:03 Sculptra, Fascia & Injectables Explained 11:17 Setbacks & Building the Movement 14:11 Habits Quietly Aging Your Face 19:26 Live Demo: Masseter Muscle Release 23:31 Valeria's Daily Routine & Body Types 29:26 Lymphatic Drainage Done Right 33:47 Face Types & How They Age Differently 37:46 Live Demo: Neck & Platysma Release 43:08 The Truth About Baby Botox 50:50 Ranking What Matters Most for Aging Well 52:43 Rapid Fire: Targeting Jaw, Eyes & Smile Lines

  7. May 26

    Solo Episode: The Instagram Strategy That Actually Built My Business

    In this special episode, Rivki takes the stage at the J2J Expo and shares the social media strategy behind everything she has built. From breaking down Instagram metrics to the truth about influencer gifting, ShopMy affiliate marketing, and why going viral might actually hurt your business, this is the most practical breakdown of how social media really works that Rivki has ever put on record. We get into: 1. The full Instagram breakdown: reels, stories, bio optimization, and what actually drives discoverability for businesses and creators alike 2. The metrics that matter and the ones that are just vanity: engagement rate, saves and shares, and conversion rate explained simply 3. Influencer gifting and ShopMy: how affiliate marketing is changing the brand and creator relationship and what it means for your bottom line 4. The curse of virality and why chasing a viral moment can tank your conversion rate overnight 5. Networking, the long game, and how Rivki integrates her Jewish identity into her content without ever thinking twice about it. 📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz 0:00 Intro 2:20 Platform Breakdown: TikTok, Instagram & Substack 6:15 Instagram Stories, Reels, Feed & Bio Optimization 9:45 The Reality of Podcasting (Managing Your Expectations) 11:35 The Metrics That Actually Matter & What to Ignore 16:09 Brand Awareness vs. Conversion Content 18:47 Influencer Gifting: What Brands Get Wrong 25:25 The Curse of Virality 28:05 ShopMy & How Affiliate Marketing Is Changing Everything 33:50 Networking, the Long Game & Why It Always Pays Off 37:44 Being Jewish Online & Showing Up Unapologetically 39:18 Privacy on Social Media: You Don't Have to Share Anything 45:50 Trial Reels: The Most Underused Instagram Tool Right Now

  8. May 19

    Shannon Ford: Authenticity, Oversharing & Finding the Right Person

    Shannon Ford is a content creator, storyteller, and internet personality known for her time onVery Cavallari and her unfiltered presence online. In this episode, Rivki and Shannon get into authenticity, the art of oversharing, navigating friendships, relationships, and what it really means to find people who show up for you. We get into: Shannon's origin story: DC politics, dropping out of college, moving to Nashville on a whim, driving for Uber, landing on Kristen Cavallari's reality show, and getting fired from both the job and the show in the same breathWhy being authentically yourself online is not as simple as it sounds, and why performative relatability is actually worse than being polishedLearning to stop giving the internet everything, and how her husband helped her realize that keeping something private is not the same as being fakeThe "too much" fear: how she spent her whole life convinced she was too much for people, and how James made that fear completely disappearWhy gossip is the root of all evil, why communication is the hallmark of every lasting relationship, and what to do when the other person refuses to meet you halfway 📌 Rivki's IG: rivkirabinowitz | TikTok: rivkirabinowitz 📌 Shannon's IG: probablyshannon | TikTok: probablyshannonn 0:00 Intro 3:30 No New Friends (Except Rivki) 4:32 Shannon's Origin Story 10:10 Authenticity Online and Why It Is Not as Simple as It Sounds 12:18 Performative Relatability and Where the Internet Is Now 22:50 Trolls, Mean Comments, and Learning Not to Feed Them 28:29 Fashion Critics and Rivki's Gown Era 34:00 Friendship Breakups and the Case for Communication 42:04 How She Knew James Was the One 44:00 Being Too Much and Finding Someone Who Celebrates It 53:34 What Actualization Actually Looks Like

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Welcome to Kale in My Teeth, the lifestyle podcast that hosts the disruptors you love following, but in an entirely new light. KIMT conversations cover business, life as working moms, wellness + fitness, beauty + fashion, and the deeper questions you’ve been wondering about. Every episode goes somewhere unexpected, with host Rivki Rabinowitz. Guests open up in a way you’ve never heard them, and it always ends up being exactly what you needed to hear. If you’re into fashion, beauty, and honest conversation that makes you feel less alone, we’ve been waiting for you.

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  • Creator
    Rivki Rabinowitz
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    75
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Rivki Rabinowitz
  • Show Website
    Kale in My Teeth

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