Episodes
Introducing 139. Inside Amazon Wholesaling: Corey Ganim's Path to $3.2 Million from Millionaire University. Follow the show: Millionaire University In this episode of the Millionaire University Podcast, Brien Gearin interviews Corey Ganim, an Amazon wholesale expert who shares his journey to creating a seven-figure business by reselling products on Amazon. They dive deep into the intricacies of wholesale on Amazon, touching upon product selection, sourcing strategies, logistics, and...
Published 08/30/24
In this episode of Melissa Rivers Group Text, David Yontef joins me for our monthly reality roundup. We discuss Melissa Gorga’s ultimatum on RHONJ—will she really leave if Teresa returns? We also dive into the Bieber baby news and the drama surrounding Ben and Jen's potential divorce with no prenup in sight. Plus, we touch on the Taylor Swift rumors—will Travis propose? And what's up with Blake Lively’s press tour chaos—could she be the next Hollywood star facing cancellation? Tune in for all...
Published 08/28/24
Introducing 138. The Blogging Blueprint: Success Strategies from Mint Arrow's Corinne Stokoe from Millionaire University. Follow the show: Millionaire University Join Kirsten as she interviews Corinne, the founder of the successful blog Mint Arrow, on the Millionaire University podcast. In this episode, Corinne shares her journey from starting her blog during her struggle with postpartum depression to transforming it into a full-time income source. They delve into the evolution of...
Published 08/28/24
Penn State first-year student Timothy Piazza was the kind of guy everybody wanted to be around. But in 2017, Tim’s parents, Jim and Evelyn Piazza, faced the unthinkable when Tim died after being forced to consume a lethal quantity of alcohol during a fraternity hazing ritual called the Gauntlet. Jim and Evelyn took part in the new documentary “House of Horrors: Secrets of College Greek Life” (now streaming on A&E) and talked candidly with me about the lack of accountability on the part of...
Published 08/23/24
Introducing Kim Kardashian ON: How to Deal with Challenging Times in Parenting & Learning to Love Again from On Purpose with Jay Shetty. Follow the show: On Purpose with Jay Shetty If you love this episode listen to our episode with Kendall Jenner next! https://apple.co/3XexK0s Today, I sit down with Kim Kardashian to talk about self compassion and self love. Kim talks about her experiences as a celebrity and an influencer, how she learned to love and take care of herself more so she can...
Published 08/23/24
It’s not every day you meet someone who is both a successful comedian as well as a champion foosball player. But Kelsey Cook, whose new hour-long comedy special, “The Hustler,” is now playing on Hulu, ticks both of those boxes. Kelsey talks with me about what it was like growing up in a house with not one but two pro foosballers, realizing that she didn’t have a backup plan if standup didn’t work out, dating and working with another successful comedian (boyfriend Chad Daniels), and finding...
Published 08/16/24
Introducing Blake Lively On Vogue's September Issue, Not Using Conditioner, and Styling Herself from The Run-Through with Vogue. Follow the show: The Run-Through with Vogue Blake Lively is Vogue’s September Cover Star! Blake speaks to Vogue’s Hannah Jackson and Emma Specter about her cover shoot with Baz Luhrmann, her latest film “It Ends With Us”, and the secret to styling herself. Plus, Vogue’s Willow Lindley and Margaux Anbouba chat with Chloe about the Olympics, horse girl...
Published 08/16/24
“Dance Moms – A New Era” has premiered on Hulu and the drama is even more on pointe! Tammi Brudner and Domenica Plotczyk join me to talk about the camaraderie and rigorous training their junior-elite dance daughters (Audrey and Smiley) share under the tutelage of coach Glo Hampton. Domenica and Tammi explain maintaining dance-mom-friendships amidst competition and jealousies, protecting their kids in the cutthroat world of junior-elite dancing, and how being part of a troupe has helped their...
Published 08/09/24
I first met Kim Gravel through QVC’s “Age of Possibility” campaign, which celebrates women over 50 by creating a community that helps us face what comes next in our lives. Kim has a terrific podcast of her own, “The Kim Gravel Show,” two bestselling brands on QVC – Belle apparel and Belle Beauty – as well as a wonderful book entitled, “Creating Confidence.” She talks to me about building a successful business from the ground up, the importance of her faith in achieving her goals, and...
Published 08/02/24
Introducing 149. How a Men's Skincare Brand Is Making Millions With Ben Feys and Kevin Niehoff from Millionaire University. Follow the show: Millionaire University What's the secret to a wildly profitable ecommerce business? Just ask PrettyBoy Skincare! Ben Feys and Kevin Niehoff, founders of the seven-figure men's skincare brand, share their story in today's episode hosted by Brien Gearin. Driven by a relentless commitment to quality products and their customers, you'll learn the...
Published 08/02/24
In the latest episode of Melissa Rivers Group Text, I team up with David Yontef from Behind the Velvet Rope for our monthly reality roundup. We dive into the excitement of the Paris Olympics, where celebrities like Celine Dion, Ariana Grande, Tom Cruise, and Snoop Dogg are making headlines with their appearances and performances. We also discuss Jennifer Lopez's summer in the Hamptons, her birthday bash, and her struggles with paparazzi. On the Real Housewives of New Jersey front, we explore...
Published 07/31/24
Introducing Standing Up for Sitting Down from Decoder Ring. Follow the show: Decoder Ring If you’re lucky, it’s possible you’ve never thought much about sitting. It’s just something your body does, like breathing or sleeping. But in the last decade or so, sitting has stepped into the spotlight, as a kind of villain. In today’s episode, Slate’s Dan Kois tells us about his radical experiment to go without sitting for an entire month. Then to understand why sitting is under attack we...
Published 07/31/24
As the summer games get underway in Paris, and all eyes are on the City of Lights, gold-medalists Summer Sanders and Carli Lloyd join me to talk about all things Olympics. Carli, a four-time soccer competitor (in Beijing, London, Rio, and Tokyo) and Summer, who swam in Barcelona in 1992, discuss what they’re most excited for this time around, the toll that competing on the world stage takes on Olympians’ mental health, fashion hits and misses over the years, and the unboxing videos that are...
Published 07/26/24
Growing up with a grifter for a father had its challenges…and maybe even some perks. Just ask comedian Gary Vider, whose new true-crime podcast, “#1 Dad” (new episodes released every Monday on the I Heart Radio app) chronicles his quest to reconnect with his con artist father, Manny Vider, whose schemes and antics span over four decades. Now a father and a husband himself, Gary reflects on the lies his father involved him in, which tore his family apart, including posing as a Sports...
Published 07/19/24
Introducing Elissa Goodman: 3 Health Secrets From Celebrities Favorite Nutritionist & 2 Health Trends You Are Wasting Your Money On from On Purpose with Jay Shetty. Follow the show: On Purpose with Jay Shetty What’s your go-to nutrition hack? Is it truly beneficial for your body’s health? Today, let's welcome Elissa Goodman, a renowned integrative holistic nutritionist known for her expertise in cleansing and nutrition. She has gained recognition for her personal journey of overcoming...
Published 07/19/24
Introducing Trump's Shooting Upends 2024 from Pod Save America. Follow the show: Pod Save America After surviving a horrifying assassination attempt, Donald Trump announces J.D. Vance as his VP pick and promises to shift the tone of the Republican convention. Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy talk about the VP selection, whether it's possible to "lower the temperature" of our political discourse, and Joe Biden's testy interview with Lester Holt.   For a closed-captioned version of this episode,...
Published 07/19/24
Dr. Ann Burgess is the subject of Director Abigail Fuller’s “Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer” (now streaming on Hulu), and both women join me to discuss their intriguing new true-crime docuseries. In the late 1960s, Dr. Burgess pioneered the use of profiling along with the FBI’s Division of Behavioral Sciences. Her research helped the bureau catch some of the most notorious serial killers and rapists in the country despite intense skepticism of the fledgling practice. The two discuss the...
Published 07/12/24
Introducing Biden Digs In from Pod Save America. Follow the show: Pod Save America President Biden stays on the offensive, calling into his favorite morning show to excoriate the naysayers, rallying support among old allies, and vowing to everyone who will listen that he’s staying the race no matter what. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy lay out President Biden’s strategy and size up whether it’s working so far. And as the fight over Biden’s future moves to Capitol Hill, Lovett talks with Rep. Ro...
Published 07/12/24
Selling high-end luxury real estate may not have been Tracy Tutor’s Plan A, but as she shows us on “Million Dollar Listing – Los Angeles” (new episodes air every week starting July 10th on Bravo), the hustle pays off. As the show begins its 15th season, Tracy talks about the ups and downs of working with people you love (fellow agents Josh Altman and Josh Flagg), marketing yourself to clients in order to close the deal, weathering a volatile real estate market, and how her desire for...
Published 07/05/24
Introducing Hitler’s Olympics Part 2: Pangloss, Polonius, Prufrock from Revisionist History. Follow the show: Revisionist History Charles Sherrill was everything a gentleman of his generation was supposed to be: rich, handsome, charming, Ivy-Leagued. He was impossibly well connected and extravagantly mustachioed. He was also the person who, as much as anything, decided whether American athletes would participate in the 1936 Olympics. Faced with one of the great moral dilemmas of the day,...
Published 07/05/24
In this crossover episode of MRGT x BTVR, Melissa Rivers and David Yontef from Behind the Velvet Rope return for their monthly reality roundup. They dive into the potential reboot of RHONJ and the rumors about Teresa's job amid low ratings. David shares exclusive details about Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest in Sag Harbor and how it skyrocketed one of Britney Spears’ old songs up the charts. The duo discusses Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s rumored divorce. They also touch on Travis and...
Published 06/26/24
Introducing Hitler’s Olympics Part 1: The Blue-Eyed Tornado from Revisionist History. Follow the show: Revisionist History In the early 1930s, Adolf Hitler granted a rare interview to the American journalist Dorothy Thompson. When Hitler later came to power, and prepared to stage the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Thompson’s warning about the man she’d met would frame the central debate over the games: Should we go?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is...
Published 06/26/24
90s “It Girl” and “Wild Child” Amanda de Cadenet made a name for herself by being sentenced to juvenile detention, hosting a talk show at age 15, marrying a pop star before she was old enough to order a drink, and the youngest photographer ever to shoot a Vogue cover. She is the host of the podcast, “The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet,” and the founder of Girlgaze, a networking platform dedicated to helping women and non-binary individuals. Amanda is a totally open book, and she...
Published 06/21/24
Writer and comedian Chelsea Devantez took a unique approach in writing her funny and honest new book, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: She started off with her most difficult story and promised readers that things will get better and funnier as they go along. Chelsea talks with me about how she landed the job of head writer on “The Problem with Jon Stewart,” the daily affirmations she uses every morning, her love of celebrity memoirs (the trashier the better), and finding comedy and peace in...
Published 06/14/24
Introducing DVF Is Only Interested In Intimacy from The Run-Through with Vogue. Follow the show: The Run-Through with Vogue Just a few days after the Tribeca premiere of her new documentary, “Diane Von Furstenberg: Woman In Charge”, Chloe sits down with the designer and all around legend, DVF. They talk about the renowned wrap dress that made her a household name, what it was like to be the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, and her favorite parts of aging. Also, the takeaways from...
Published 06/14/24