Noteworthy with Nan

Nan Philip

Real life. Real conversations. Noteworthy with Nan is a weekly interview podcast about how women are actually living their lives right now. Each week, host Nan Philip sits down with friends and women she admires for candid, in-person conversations about real life; no polished origin stories, no publicist-prepped answers. Just the honest truth: the highs, the lows, and everything in between. We talk about work, relationships, friendships, health, hobbies, shopping, and the moments that never make it onto a perfectly curated Instagram grid. Each guest also shares their Noteworthy Tips - the routines, tools, and systems they have built into their daily lives to help simplify, improve, and make the most of their days. No one has it all figured out. But by listening to how other women are navigating the messy reality of everyday life, we hope to spark new ideas, offer fresh perspectives, and remind you that you are not alone in the chaos. New episodes every Thursday!  Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Find links to everything we discuss in each episode on our substack:  https://nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast Follow Nan Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/nan.philip/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nan_philip  Follow the podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noteworthywithnan/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noteworthywithnan?lang=en  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoteworthyWithNan 

  1. 5d ago

    Lilse McKenna: Interior Design Secrets & Running a Creative Business

    This week acclaimed interior designer Lilse McKenna joins Nan to pull back the curtain on what really goes into designing a home. From her creative process and the realities of running a design firm to where she's willing to splurge, where she loves to save, and the systems that keep her organized while raising a family.  Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/p/lilse-mckenna Stay tuned for more Noteworthy with Nan episodes every Thursday!! Follow Lilse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilsemckenna Substack (Field Notes): https://lilsemckenna.substack.com/  Website: https://www.lilsemckenna.com/  Follow Nan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nan.philip/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nan_philip Follow the podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noteworthywithnan/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noteworthywithnan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoteworthyWithNan Timestamps 00:00 Introducing Lilse McKenna  01:49 Running an Interior Design Firm  06:47 Steps for Designing a Home  18:22 Perfectionism and The Expert  22:37 Life in New Canaan Raising Young Kids 35:17 Lilse's Three Noteworthy Tips  49:34 Quick Fire: Books, IKEA Favorites and Fabrics Credits Host: Nan Philip Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon Technical Director: Drew Downing Guest: Lilse McKenna

  2. Jul 16

    Hitha Palepu: Building A Multi-Hyphenate Life and Using AI to Optimize Your Days

    This week, Nan sits down with a true multi-hyphenate. Hitha Palepu is a CEO, author, mother, wife and – somehow – an avid watcher of reality TV. Tune in to hear about how Hitha schedules her days to make everything fit, what she outsources, how she utilizes AI, and her noteworthy advice on journaling and rest.  Find links to everything mentioned here: https://nanphilip.substack.com/p/hitha-palepu-noteworthy-with-nan  Tune in for a new Noteworthy with Nan episode every Thursday!! Follow Hitha Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hithapalepu Substack: https://hitha.substack.com/ Follow Nan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nan.philip/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nan_philip Follow the podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noteworthywithnan/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noteworthywithnan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoteworthyWithNan Timestamps 00:00 Introducing Hitha Palepu 01:15 Highs and Lows of the Week 03:59 Pharmaceuticals CEO 07:14 The Multi-Hyphenate Life 10:39 Influencer Life and Burnout  13:46 Optimizing an Average Day  21:06 Reality TV 32:38 Personal Health and GLP1s 38:05 Hitha's Three Noteworthy Tips Credits Host: Nan Philip Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon Technical Director: Drew Downing Guest: Hitha Palepu

  3. Jul 9

    Tara Roma Gill: Self-Taught Artist, Brand Growth on Instagram and Raising Six Kids

    Artist Tara Roma Gill shares how she transformed a creative passion into a thriving business, all while raising six children. Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/p/tara-roma-gill  Tara Roma Gill is a mixed media artist who celebrates the exploration of whimsy and playfulness in her paintings, collages, textiles, wallpaper, and tabletop products. Nan and Tara discuss how Tara started her art career later in life, after raising six children in Texas. Today, Tara splits her time between Texas and New York, all the while creating colorful and happy artwork like her original floral collages and playful patterns for her textiles and wallpaper line – even collaborating with brands like Crown Affair and Pink Chicken.  In this episode, Nan and Tara discuss Tara’s career, how she got started with painting, and how Instagram has helped grow her career and customer base. They also dive into the non-creative elements of work and the operations that are needed behind the scenes to support a product business. Tara describes how she structures her day and her desire to protect her creativity and follow the fun. The episode closes with Tara's three noteworthy tips: how she keeps a streamlined edit on beauty products, the shipping platform UShip for furniture and auction finds, and a mantra from her sister that ‘two things can be true at once.’ This episode is great for any creative entrepreneurs or moms aiming to balance raising their children while pursuing their own career interests.  Follow Tara: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_tara_roma_  Website: https://www.tararomagill.com  Follow Nan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nan.philip/ Follow the podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noteworthywithnan/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noteworthywithnan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoteworthyWithNan Timestamps: 00:00 Meet Tara Roma Gill  05:04 A New Career As An Artist  08:45 Building a Business on Instagram 13:20 The Operations of a Small Business  18:26 Tara’s Daily Routine as an Artist  24:31 Brand Collaborations & Self-Promotion on Instagram  33:31 Tips from a Mother of Six Kids 38:17 Tara's Three Noteworthy Tips Credits: Host: Nan Philip Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon Technical Director: Drew Downing Guest: Tara Roma Gill

  4. Jul 2

    Elizabeth White Cook: Estate Sale Secrets & Making a Living as a Creator

    Former publicist Elizabeth White Cook shares how she reinvented her career as a content creator while teaching Nan her favorite estate sale strategies, online auction tricks, and the business behind affiliate marketing. Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/nanphilip/p/nwn-podcast-109-elizabeth-white-cook In this episode, Nan sits down with Elizabeth White Cook, an Atlanta-based content creator and former publicist who has built and sold two businesses. Elizabeth first launched a hair accessory brand and then launched Domino Media Group, an Atlanta PR agency she built over six years to champion Southern brands. From there, Elizabeth switched gears and is now a content creator focusing on thrifting, estate sales, and finding beautiful items for your home and wardrobe (often at a discount!). She jokes that she has “Veranda eyes without the Veranda budget.” The women chat about how they use affiliate platforms like ShopMy to turn their side hustles into full careers. In fact, Elizabeth shares how her affiliate earnings even paid her legal bills during her recent divorce. She and Nan explore the power of Substack, Elizabeth’s weekly Marketplace Monday’s newsletters, and the line between authenticity and oversharing. The conversation is chock-full of great advice, with Elizabeth's full playbook for shopping estate sales and online auctions – from searching for the best zip code on estatesales.net to decoding the buyer's premium. The episode closes with Elizabeth’s Noteworthy Tips and a quick-fire round of her favorite Atlanta restaurants and shops. Stay tuned for more Noteworthy with Nan episodes every Thursday!! Follow Elizabeth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth.w.cook Substack: https://elizabethwcook.substack.com/ Follow Nan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nan.philip/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nan_philip Follow the Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noteworthywithnan/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noteworthywithnan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoteworthyWithNan Timestamps: 00:00 Meet Elizabeth White Cook 00:46 Highs and Lows of the Week 06:08 Selling Two Businesses: Hair Accessories & Public Relations 10:13 A New Career as A Content Creator 11:55 Divorce, ShopMy, and Affiliate Earnings 15:23 How To Shop Estate Sales and Online Auctions 36:47 Elizabeth's Three Noteworthy Tips 41:42 Quick-Fire: Atlanta Favorites Credits Host: Nan Philip Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon Technical Director: Drew Downing Guest: Elizabeth White Cook

  5. Jun 25

    Adair Ilyinsky: Nail Care, Beauty Favorites & Building Tuckernuck Beauty

    Tenoverten co-founder Adair Ilyinsky shares the lessons she's learned from building a beauty brand for 15 years, curating Tuckernuck's growing beauty assortment, and testing hundreds of products along the way. Plus: her best nail care advice, favorite beauty finds, and three Noteworthy Tips for staying organized and hydrated. *Note, we chat about a LOT of products throughout this episode so I want to remind you that we link to everything in our corresponding substack posts: https://nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast This week Nan sits down with Adair Ilyinsky, the co-founder of Tenoverten, the ingredient-focused hand and foot care brand. The two first met years ago and then quickly found a shared love for all things shopping, from Toteme to beauty and more!  Adair walks Nan through the evolution of Tenoverten, from the New York nail salons the brand opened in 2010 to the clean ingredient-based product line it is today. She gets candid about closing the salons during the pandemic, why that forced pause turned out to be a silver lining, and how a business can look completely different fifteen years in.  Then, Adair details her latest project: building the beauty offering for Tuckernuck. She shares how she chooses which beauty brands to bring on, why she leans on founders to shape the assortment, and what it means to genuinely support small brands. Along the way the two trade recommendations on everything from U Beauty and Le Prunier to Liberty fragrances and the hair and sunscreen brands they can’t stop testing. The conversation closes with a proper deep dive on nail and foot care, including Adair's case for a buff pedicure, her daily maintenance routine, and her go-to Tenoverten colors. The episode ends with Adair's three Noteworthy Tips for staying organized and hydrated.  Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast Stay tuned for more Noteworthy with Nan episodes every Thursday!! Follow Adair & Tenoverten Adair's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adairgood/ Shop Tenoverten: https://go.shopmy.us/p-66145454  Tenoverten on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenoverten/ Follow Nan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nan.philip/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nan_philip Follow the Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noteworthywithnan/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noteworthywithnan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoteworthyWithNan Timestamps  00:56 Highs and Lows of the Week 04:55 The Tenoverten Story 21:35 Tuckernuck Beauty 25:45 Beauty Brands to Know 33:45 Travel, Hair and Sunscreen 46:13 Adair's Three Noteworthy Tips 58:13 Quick-Fire: Nail and Foot Care Credits Host: Nan Philip Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon Technical Director: Drew Downing Guest: Adair Ilyinsky

  6. Jun 18

    Solo Episode: Yesteryear, Personal Favorites and the Password App Nan Loves

    In our first solo episode, Nan breaks down the book everyone's talking about, the beauty products she actually uses, and the three noteworthy tips she swears by for making her life run smoother. Links to shop everything Nan mentions: https://nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast To start, Nan answers the same ‘favorites’ questionnaire she gives her guests – sharing the book, hotel, brand, beauty product and wardrobe pieces she is loving right now. She digs into Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke's buzzy debut novel about a tradwife influencer who wakes up in the 19th century (a character many readers think is inspired by Ballerina Farm). Nan talks through the heated social media response and her takeaways after reading the novel. From there the conversation turns to travel and shopping – where Nan reveals her favorite hotel in Italy, her top makeup products, and the perfect canvas tote bag that holds up wear after wear. Later, Nan shares three of her own Noteworthy tips: an app she uses to store her passwords, small Gmail hacks for a more organized inbox, and her routine of saving personal details of friends and people she meets. To close things out, Nan shares her thoughts on life advice and words of wisdom.  And as always, we will be back next Thursday with a new episode of Noteworthy with Nan.  Follow Nan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nan.philip/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nan_philip Follow the podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noteworthywithnan/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noteworthywithnan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoteworthyWithNan Timestamps 0:00  Hello from Nan 0:57  Yesteryear, the novel of the moment  5:09  Vacation Dreaming: Le Sirenuse or Lake Como, Italy 6:05  Brand to Know: Hart Jewelry  7:38  Makeup Favorites: Nan’s Go-To Concealer & Brow Pencil 9:58  The Weekday Canvas Tote from Alex Mill 14:04  The Indyx App and a Gold Jewelry Fashion Splurge 16:04  Inspirational Quotes on Instagram: Olivia Herrick Design 17:53  Nan's Three Noteworthy Tips 24:12  Nan's Life Motto and Search for Joy Credits Host: Nan Philip Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon Technical Director: Drew Downing

  7. Jun 11

    Michelle Pham: Launching a Home Decor Brand, the Hermès Game and the Libby App

    How Michelle Pham, of Inner Child, built a business from one-woman show out of her apartment to regularly receiving wholesale orders from Anthropologie. Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast Shop the Inner Child brand: go.shopmy.us/p-61400251  use the promo code: NAN15 for 15% off one order (code expires on June 18th.)  Nan sits down with Michelle Pham, the founder of Inner Child, a New York based home decor brand known for its colorful block print textiles, paper goods and lampshades, all handmade in India.  Michelle walks Nan through building Inner Child from a small textile line into a company with more than 400 SKUs, sold both direct to consumer and through retailers like Anthropologie. She is refreshingly honest about the unglamorous side of running a small business: the early days when she shipped every order out of her New York apartment, recruiting her retired parents as holiday elves, and determining when it was time to move into a real warehouse. The two discuss their love of color and pattern and how Inner Child stands out in what feels like a ‘beige’ world.  Michelle opens up about the realities of making things by hand in India, where the weather impacts the production schedule and monsoon season can stall an entire order. She and Nan talk about tariffs, quality control, and the hard call of when to hire. Michelle shares more details on her story, from a childhood in Vancouver with Vietnamese refugee parents, to a tech career at Google and TikTok, and launching her own brand.  The conversation turns to luxury shopping, where the two bond over the gamified, slightly ridiculous world of Hermès. Michelle recounts hunting down the Savana Dance scarf across auctions in France and Japan, and how Hermes influenced and inspired her to create Inner Child and offer beautiful handmade items at approachable prices. The episode closes with Michelle's three noteworthy tips: the Libby app for free library books, a body scrub at a Korean spa, and bringing a little more greenery into your home. Stay tuned for more Noteworthy with Nan episodes every Thursday!! Follow Michelle: Michelle’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammichellepham/ Inner Child’s Instagram: instagram.com/innerchildshop Shop Inner Child: go.shopmy.us/p-61400251 Follow Nan:  Instagram: instagram.com/nan.philip TikTok: tiktok.com/@nan_philip Follow the podcast: Instagram: instagram.com/noteworthywithnan TikTok: tiktok.com/@noteworthywithnan YouTube: youtube.com/@NoteworthyWithNan Timestamps: 00:00 Meet Michelle, the founder of Inner Child 01:16 Inner Child: handmade, colorful items for the home  05:59 From Google and TikTok to Textiles 25:20 The Operations of Small Businesses and an Unpredictable Supply Chain  37:19  Shopping at Hermes: Is the game worth it?  38:58  How Hermes Inspired Michelle to launch her home decor brand 48:16  Noteworthy Tips: The Libby App, Korean Body Scrub & House Plants Credits: Host: Nan Philip Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon Technical Director: Drew Downing Guest: Michelle Pham

  8. Jun 4

    Madeleine Fawcett: Beauty PR, Boarding School and Raising Four Kids

    Nan sits down with Madeleine Fawcett, a beauty publicist, co-founder of Project MM, and mother of four. The two first connected online over their shared eye of great shopping finds, only to discover their families were already connected back home on Boston’s North Shore. Madeleine walks Nan through her wild path from an unpaid PR internship in New York to launching her own boutique beauty agency with her best friend Meredith fifteen years ago. They get into how she landed her first big client (Linda Rodin of Rodin Olio Lusso) thanks to a chance airport bar moment, why she has intentionally kept the agency small, and how the PR landscape has shifted from print magazines to Substack and creator gifting. Then, Madeleine opens up about life as a working mom and raising four children on Boston’s North Shore while building a career primarily in New York City. She reflects on her years at Andover, the lifelong friendships that began there, and how a move back home to Massachusetts during COVID became a permanent change. They also discuss why Madeleine’s mom (a.k.a. Grandmere) living with the family is the secret to making it all work, and the honest answer to whether the mom guilt ever fully goes away. The conversation turns to shopping with stops in Paris (Rubirosas and Charvet), plus favorite boutiques across New York, Massachusetts, and Palm Beach. The episode closes with Madeleine’s three noteworthy tips for managing a busy life: the Meta Ray-Ban Wayfarer glasses she swears by, the Google Calendar ritual that keeps her family on track, and her honest case for outsourcing and automating wherever she can. Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast    Stay tuned for more Noteworthy with Nan episodes every Thursday!!   Follow Madeleine:  Madeleine’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madeleinefawcett/  Madeleine’s Substack: https://madeleinefawcett.substack.com/ Project MM (Madeleine’s business): https://www.instagram.com/projectmmnyc/    Follow Nan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nan.philip/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nan_philip    Follow the podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noteworthywithnan/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noteworthywithnan  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoteworthyWithNan      Timestamps:  02:30 Highs & Lows of the Week 04:00 Boarding School at Andover  09:30 Raising Four Kids  15:30 Beauty PR Agency  22:00 How PR Has Changed 30:00 Paris Shopping: Rubirosas and Charvet 36:30 Madeline’s Three Noteworthy Tips 43:00 Quick-Fire: NY, MA and Palm Beach Favorites    Credits: Host: Nan Philip Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon Technical Director: Drew Downing Guest: Madeleine Fawcett

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Real life. Real conversations. Noteworthy with Nan is a weekly interview podcast about how women are actually living their lives right now. Each week, host Nan Philip sits down with friends and women she admires for candid, in-person conversations about real life; no polished origin stories, no publicist-prepped answers. Just the honest truth: the highs, the lows, and everything in between. We talk about work, relationships, friendships, health, hobbies, shopping, and the moments that never make it onto a perfectly curated Instagram grid. Each guest also shares their Noteworthy Tips - the routines, tools, and systems they have built into their daily lives to help simplify, improve, and make the most of their days. No one has it all figured out. But by listening to how other women are navigating the messy reality of everyday life, we hope to spark new ideas, offer fresh perspectives, and remind you that you are not alone in the chaos. New episodes every Thursday!  Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Find links to everything we discuss in each episode on our substack:  https://nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast Follow Nan Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/nan.philip/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nan_philip  Follow the podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noteworthywithnan/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noteworthywithnan?lang=en  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoteworthyWithNan 

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  • Creator
    Nan Philip
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Nan Philip LLC
  • Show Website
    Noteworthy with Nan

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