The Social Medium

Jessie Chase

The Social Medium podcast interviews entrepreneurs and professionals all around the world to get their story, their vision and their advice on how to try and do it all and feel like a million bucks. jjchase.substack.com

  1. Feeling beautiful and sexy with Alexis Rose

    3D AGO

    Feeling beautiful and sexy with Alexis Rose

    A true Taurus, Alexis has always been deeply attuned to the pleasures of the earthly realm— texture, aroma, ritual. Her love for the sensory world first led her into the art of fine wine, before evolving into a passion for skincare rooted in both nature and science. Her journey into cosmetic chemistry was a natural evolution & return to her childhood roots. She spent hours making lotions & potions from nature to treat her mother & friends. This desire would reemerge in adulthood where she became driven to create formulas that are high-performance while honoring the earth. Each product is a harmonious fusion of clean lab actives and lush botanicals, delivering clinical results without compromising the planet. Based in Miami, Alexis is a colorful fixture in the city’s vibrant art scene, having created bespoke fragrances for immersive installations at Art Basel. Her brand LILFOX lives at the intersection of art and science, beauty and sensorial experience. She doesn’t just formulate skincare—she curates magical tools of transformation to empower aestheticians, an industry of artists who’s canvas is skin.  When not in her lab, Alexis is jetting around the globe in search of rich cultural inspiration and rare ingredients. At home, you’ll find her by the pool, immersed in Gong Master training or hosting candlelit alfresco dinners with her beloved pups. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jjchase.substack.com/subscribe

    26 min
  2. On letting life feel good with Cleo Davis-Urman

    MAY 6

    On letting life feel good with Cleo Davis-Urman

    I have been thinking a lot about feeling good these past couple of months. As I have stepped into this new chapter of my life, becoming a mom, a role that honestly suits me so naturally and brings me a kind of happiness I had never experienced before, I keep reflecting on this idea that maybe life is actually allowed to feel good. Maybe we are allowed to enjoy it. And in all honesty, I have realized that can almost feel unfamiliar. Not because I am a negative person (at least I don’t think so!), but because I think many of us become so accustomed to operating through stress that peace can almost feel suspicious. There is something ingrained in us that believes there must always be a complaint to make or a reason to keep anxiety humming in the background. It can even feel easier to lean into chaos because it feels familiar, or even sometimes comforting. I have noticed that embracing an easier chapter of life actually requires intention. It requires trust. It requires resisting the urge to search for what is wrong when, in fact, things may simply be… good. This conversation came up so naturally when speaking to Cleo, the founder of Barrière and the guest on this week’s podcast. Cleo speaks so beautifully about being someone motivated by solving problems. It was what drove her throughout her fashion career and ultimately what led her to create Barrière. But what I love is that her approach to wellness is to make taking care of ourselves feel enjoyable, stylish, approachable, even fun. And I think that says something much bigger about where we are culturally right now. The most interesting wellness brands today are no longer selling punishment or optimization. They are selling the possibility of feeling better in a softer, more integrated way. They understand that health is not only clinical; it is emotional, aesthetic, social. Sometimes the small rituals we create for ourselves (a morning walk, a warm and comforting drink) are less about fixing ourselves and more about signaling to ourselves that we are worthy of care. That is the real luxury now: not constantly surviving ourselves. Not wearing exhaustion as an identity. But allowing ourselves to feel well, to feel supported, and to admit that happiness does not always need to be earned through struggle. Enjoy Cleo’s wisdom, and go buy Barrière, it is so good in every way. xx, JJ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jjchase.substack.com/subscribe

    34 min
  3. APR 26

    WTF & limiting beliefs with Ronith Cohen

    Journaliste, auteure et productrice, Ronith Cohen a créé des formats TV à succès, dont Belle Toute Nue, première émission body positive en France, et des documentaires et magazines de société qui ont transformé le regard sur les femmes. Elle a également dirigé des masterclasses santé et bien-être aux côtés d'experts. Co-fondatrice de Konenki.fr, premier média dédié aux femmes de plus de 45 ans, certifiée Coach Ménopause aux États-Unis et en formation à l'École Pratique des Hautes Études en Psychopathologies, elle travaille aujourd'hui à la croisée de l'écriture, de la psychologie, de la philosophie et de la narration. Speaker et conférencière, elle intervient en entreprise et dans des événements sur les grandes questions qui touchent les femmes : confiance, audace, leadership, invisibilité, âge et sexisme. Sa méthode : l'enquête journalistique au service d'apports théoriques solides et vérifiés. Parce qu'on n'a pas besoin de se réinventer. On a juste besoin de se lire avec justesse. Elle accompagne aussi les femmes avec des formats originaux qu'elle a créés : les marches immersives Walk Think Feel, co-créées avec Noémie Zeitoun, avec une conférence inspirationnelle en live ; les ateliers narration pour écrire son récit et reprendre le premier rôle, ; la Fresque de la Femme de plus de 45 ans pour les entreprises ; les webinaires thématiques ; et un accompagnement individuel pour celles qui veulent aller plus loin. @walk_think_feel ronith.cohen@serialcontent.tv +33 6 09 86 02 12 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jjchase.substack.com/subscribe

    32 min
  4. The Discipline of Switching Off with Kat Burki

    MAR 9

    The Discipline of Switching Off with Kat Burki

    Kat Burki is a skincare expert and the founder of her eponymous clinical skincare line, known for its science-driven approach to skin health and regeneration. With a background in nutritional biochemistry, epidemiology, health law and disease management, her work sits at the intersection of nutritional science and topical skincare, focusing on how nutrient delivery can support the skin’s natural repair processes. Before launching her brand, Burki spent more than a decade developing health programs focused on the prevention and management of chronic illness. Her work centered on improving patient outcomes through a deeper understanding of inflammation, cellular health and the role nutrition plays in the body’s ability to repair and regenerate. Frustrated by the limitations of traditional cosmetic formulations, Burki began applying principles from clinical nutrition to skincare. She developed formulations designed to deliver high-performance nutrients directly to the skin, supporting cellular renewal and barrier repair. This philosophy became the foundation of Kat Burki Skincare, a line known for its focus on ingredient potency, bioavailability and advanced delivery systems. Today, Burki advocates for a more integrative view of skincare—one that recognizes the relationship between diet, inflammation, gut health and the skin’s ability to regenerate. Through her products and educational initiatives, she continues to explore how clinical nutritional science can be translated into topical skincare designed to support long-term skin health. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jjchase.substack.com/subscribe

    26 min

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The Social Medium podcast interviews entrepreneurs and professionals all around the world to get their story, their vision and their advice on how to try and do it all and feel like a million bucks. jjchase.substack.com

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