Sometimes you come across creators whose essence and energy so clearly match the products they create. Creative director and designer of fashion brand, the Line by K, Karla Deras is one of those people. She joins Verishop's Alex Barinka on this week's episode of the shoppable podcast to share how she develops her personal style and translates that into her clothing designs.

It may seem like a wild ride to go from extreme sports to clean skincare, but for this week’s guest on Verishop’s “Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka,” it was a natural path. Nima Jalali is a former pro-snowboarder and owner of Salt + Stone, a brand that started making non-toxic sunscreen for elite athletes and expanded into skincare and deodorant. On this week’s episode, hear how he channeled his work ethic into success in a new industry.

The world of art collecting hasn't always been welcoming to outsiders, unless you’ve got a fat pocketbook and the right people on your contact list. And it’s been that way for centuries. But today’s guest on Verishop’s shoppable podcast thinks that more people should be able to get their hands on work from notable or up-and-coming artists. That’s why Kate Hoffman started Spacey Studios -- so folks like you and I can get our hands on a piece from a professional artist with the knowledge that...

Heritage-inspired tableware designer Richard Brendon and acclaimed wine critic Jancis Robinson combined forces to create one glass that suits all types of wine – and the pair succeeded. Richard gave us an exclusive inside look on how The Wine Glass came to be, informed by his history creating luxury drinkware and Jancis’s renowned expertise, on this week’s episode of Verishop’s shoppable podcast, “Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka.”

Art meets streetwear at the hand of Laurence Chandler, through the sophisticated menswear pieces from Rochambeau, where he serves as co-founder and creative director. The award-winning brand has successfully mastered the tricky marriage of artistic expression and wearability season after season, and in an exclusive conversation with Verishop, Laurence opens up about the brand’s design process.

Fermentation is having its moment with what you put in your body – from kombucha to kimchi. Now, Alison Cutlan, co-founder of biophile, is proving it could be the next big thing you put on your body. Just months after launching her skincare line, biophile’s flagship serum won Indie Beauty Expo’s “Best In Show.” The secret ingredient? Her proprietary fermented mushroom broth. Alison joins "Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka" to talk how science and nature combine for a simpler way of skincare.

People have been drinking tea for thousands of years. So how do you innovate on a product that’s been beloved for that long? For Par Avion Tea owner and chief creative officer, Alexandra Mysoor, the answer is to make it personal and make it delicious. She joins “Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka” to share how she reinvented the age-old beverage and the challenges she tackled in making something new.

Julianne Moore, Elizabeth Moss, Rachel Brosnahan, Mindy Kaling: These are just a few of the celebrities that have trusted aesthetician Joanna Vargas to get their faces ready for events like the Oscars. On this episode of Verishop's shoppable podcast, “Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka,” Joanna divulges the key to red carpet-ready skin and how she turned her business into the preferred skincare spa to the stars.

Get personal with the most fabulous and influential people in the retail world with Verishop’s first-of-its-kind shoppable podcast, “Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka.” It's back for season two. The show brings you the inside scoop from luminaries across the industry about the inspiration behind their businesses.

Jeff Laub went from beauty school dropout to creator of the singularly successful barber shop-bars and product line, Blind Barber. Hear how he hustled and networked his way up on this week's episode, then shop Jeff's and host Alex Barinka's favorite products from their chat at verishop.com/inspo.

In a world where there’s always another bright shiny object to chase, Kasey Boone proves that it pays to become an expert before becoming an influencer. The esthetician, owner of Glow Skincare spa, creator of Glow Skincare tools, co-host of the Beauty Biz BFFs podcast and social media influencer shares how she dug into the beauty industry with persistence and an appetite for risk.

The prospect of a career in nursing or acting on the soap opera, "One Life to Live," couldn't get in the way of Farmaesthetics founder Brenda Brock's heritage: Working with what's grown from the land. The daughter of seven generations of Texan farmers, Brenda shares how the "kitchen chemistry" of her childhood led to founding a clean beauty business years before the industry embraced non-toxic skincare.

A serial innovator, Milo cookwear co-founder Zach Schau talks how being perceptive about your everyday life can lead to game-changing business ideas. Hear how he went from designing bikes to shaking up the cooking industry by beautifully rethinking one of the beloved kitchen tools: the Dutch Oven.

Éva Goicochea saw sexual wellness as the last frontier in personal care, leading her to co-found Maude -- a company that creates products to make sex better. But building a company based on sex isn't without its challenges.

Reformation and Revolve veteran, Boyish Jeans founder Jordan Nodarse opens up about how his career in fashion drove him to found a chic, sustainable denim company where doing better for the planet is just another cost of doing business.

What began as a suburban couple’s search for new sheets ended with the founding of a direct-to-consumer luxury bedding business. On this week’s episode, Scott and Missy Tannen, the married co-founders of luxury bedding company Boll and Branch, share how their relentless curiosity led them to become a viral-marketing success and the biggest consumer of Fair Trade Certified organic cotton in the world.

Sheena Yaitanes, founder and CEO of Kosas, left behind her pursuit of a career in medicine to conquer her dream of creating a makeup company. Sheena shares how she found the confidence to share her passion with the world and delves into the special color-creation process for her makeup lines.

This week, hear from CFDA Award nominee and ATM Anthony Thomas Melillo founder and creative director, Tony Melillo. He opens up about the success and shuttering of his first business, and why the goal of his legacy namesake company was to transform the humble T-shirt into an elegant wardrobe staple.

After Andrew Cinnamon spent years honing his eye under design icons Fabien Baron and Murray Moss, the fragrances made by his own company, Cinnamon Projects, emerged from an endeavor that was purely personal. Andrew and his partner archived a year’s worth of images that started as inspiration without a clear destination. In this episode, he’ll divulge how a luxe line of incense and holders emerged from the mass of visuals, coaxed out by the pair’s powers of creative distillation.

Indie Lee was given less than six months to live, so she did what few of us would do: found a clean skincare company. On this episode, Indie opens up about where she found her passion for living and how surviving a brain tumor sparked the idea for her company. We'll dig in to why clean beauty is here to stay and get specific about how to start making your routine a bit cleaner. And you can shop Indie and Alex's favorite things at verishop.com/inspo.

Welcome to Finding Inspo.

Welcome to Finding Inspo.