Babba Rivera, Founder & CEO of Ceremonia, is a hustler who tells it like it is. Being born in Chile and growing up in Sweden, Babba often felt like an outsider, but today, she credits that upbringing with giving her the tools she needed to become successful. Aspiring entrepreneurs and Small Biz Owners, take notes on this one! In this episode, we cover Babba’s incredible brand marketing career journey at Uber, which led to a role with another well-known DTC brand. A few months in, she...

Stephanie Gottlieb is an entrepreneur, a jewelry designer, a social media expert, and a mama making unique & colorful diamond and wedding jewelry. In this episode, we’ll hear about how her struggle to get a job after college and taking an internship with a family friend’s jewelry business with no intention of staying, actually staying for 5 years, and the YOLO moment that led her to launch her own jewelry biz. Listen in to learn some major hustle tips from Stephanie on the importance of...

Noura Sakkijha is gold baby, solid gold. As Co-Founder and CEO of Mejuri, the brand that encourages and empowers women to “buy yourself the damn diamond,” Noura also balances motherhood, running a business with her husband, and more. In this ep, we dive in on where Noura started her career journey (which was anything but linear), the learnings along the way, and how she is truly disrupting an industry that once catered to men buying jewelry for their significant other. Noura offers...

Sasha Plavsic is the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of ILIA Beauty, and a beauty industry pioneer truly ahead of her time in the Clean Beauty space…but more than that, she’s a mama to two girls, and SUPER relatable. Sasha started working on ILIA beauty in 2011 after turning 30, leaving a guy, her job, and moving home with her parents for a bit. In this episode, Sasha breaks down the real deal, you don’t want to miss it! Listen in to hear all about what inspired Sasha to take a stand to...

Trinity Mouzon Wofford is a Founder, an innovator who is making wellness more accessible, the youngest Black woman to have products stocked at Sephora, and one of the most patient, down-to-earth, and resilient people we know. She is the Co-Founder & CEO of GOLDE, a brand (with beautiful packaging) that makes superfood for all bodies.  In this episode, Trinity walks us through how getting fired from one of her jobs gave her the push she really needed, the experience of building &...

Erin Foster is the definition of authenticity, and always keeping it real while laughing (and making other people laugh) along the way. She is the Co-Founder of Favorite Daughter, a podcaster, a writer & producer (see: VH1’s “Barely Famous”), an advisor & investor, and most importantly, a daughter, sister, aunt, and wife. In our newest episode, we chat with Erin about the hardships of relationships, insecurities around status and feeling “less than,” and what it’s like launching and...

Holly Thaggard is the #SPFQueen making sunscreen an everyday part of everyone’s skincare routine. In our final episode of Season Two, Holly takes us on her unlikely journey from teacher, to harpist, to Founder & CEO of Supergoop! You may know Supergoop! as that all-natural sunscreen brand from Instagram and Sephora, but what you may not know is the hustle that included playing the harp to fund the business in the early days. We go behind the scenes of Holly’s early life growing up as the...

Julia Stern is a woman who has hustled to make her passion(s) her career. She is a full-time Rumble trainer who has traveled around the country and lived in new cities for months at a time. In the second to last episode, we dive into Julia’s early career as a middle school math teacher while she was simultaneously dancing for professional basketball and hockey teams.  We go behind-the-scenes to the moment when she chose not to continue teaching math, and how she made a name for herself in the...

Kathryn Duryea Wyndowe is a tableware designer with an incredible journey reinventing her career several times. She is the Founder and CEO of Year & Day, but she had humble beginnings where she admits she did a lot of cold calling. In this episode, we’ll dive into Kathryn’s journey from a stint at the White House, to Tiffany & Co Marketing pro, to truly changing the tableware and home entertaining industry with Year & Day. Kathryn touches on how her upbringing and her move from...

Erinn Hayes is a mama of two, an actress, and a kickass activist. Where do you know her from? Adult Swim’s Children’s Hospital, Jennifer Aniston movie “Rumor Has It,” and most recently, Netflix’s “Medical Hospital.” In this episode of The LIVELY Podcast, No Makeup Needed, we get real with Erinn about moving to LA without having friends or family there, how she got the confidence to break into the world of Hollywood acting, the anxiety that comes with not always having a job, balancing...

Alli Webb is empowering women to feel their best as Co-Founder of Drybar, AND Co-Founder and Advisor at Squeeze. In this episode, we chat with Alli about how her early days in humid South Florida were early inspiration for the everyday beauty moment that came to be Drybar. We’re also wildly inspired by her YOLO moment - her hustle as a new mama in a new city, going from home to home styling hair in those early biz days.  Listen in as she shares the real deal of launching a business with her...

Piera Gelardi is a total creative visionary and #BossBabe. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director of Refinery29. Now a new mama to baby Viva, Piera’s rise to the top of the media landscape began when she was only 24 years old.  In this episode of The LIVELY Podcast, we chat with Piera about what sparked her to move from a small town in Maine to NYC, her YOLO moment to quit and join her crew in starting Refinery29, and more. Piera also chats about what she calls “girlfriend...

Tracy Sun is a fashion-tech powerhouse changing the way we shop. She is the Co-Founder and VP of Merchandising at Poshmark, a fashion re-selling platform that supports sustainability and community. In episode two, you’ll hear from Tracy about her multiple life pivots and learnings, including why it’s OK to not really know where you’re going.   Tracy walks us through how she went from studying to become a neurosurgeon, to moving across the country without a network, to her first YOLO moment...

Bobbi Brown is a total game-changer in the beauty industry. She is the Founder of a global namesake brand, a podcaster, mama, a makeup and beauty MasterClass teacher, Hotelier, and wellness advocate. In our premiere episode of Season Two, we chat with Bobbi Brown about her YOLO moment - how she packed up and moved to NYC, hustling as a freelance makeup artist and making cold calls to fashion magazines like Vogue.  Bobbi walks us through how she would become a makeup artist, launch a lipstick...

Welcome BACK to the LIVELY podcast! We are psyched to launch SEASON TWO on March 10th!  This is a show for women with wild hearts and boss brains, interested in keeping it real about what it means to build a business, lean into community, juggle it all, and make a solid impact along the way. In every episode, LIVELY (wearlively.com) founder, Michelle Cordeiro Grant will interview powerhouse women about what is real to them; their community, their work, and their passion, and how they get it...

Mollie is a writer, food lover, health enthusiast, new mom, brand expert, former VP of customer and brand experience at Hungryroot, and co-founder of Birchbox. After graduating from Harvard and working 5 years at The Conde Nast Traveler, Chen went on to build numerous businesses from the ground up. Now, as a 2-time co-founder and new mom, Chen uses her brand knowledge and experience to consult, advise, and invest in new companies.We’ll also hear from LIVELY Ambassador Bianca, who is the...

Georgina Gooley is an entrepreneur, creative, and co-founder of shaving disruptor, Billie. After quitting her full-time job and raising $100k at an accelerator, Gooley & fellow co-founder launched Billie in November 2017. A little over 1 year later, Gooley is a business owner with 14 employees, and is disrupting the shaving industry by putting women first, defying the “pink tax”, and making shaving a routine that’s more delightful and affordable.We’ll also hear from LIVELY Ambassador...

Aside from being the founder and CEO of Create & Cultivate, Jaclyn Johnson is an entrepreneur, founder, podcaster, author of her new book called “Work Party” and was named a Forbes 30 under 30. After moving to LA and being laid off 3 months later, Johnson’s entrepreneurial journey began as a freelancer, which became an agency, and ultimately, her first company. Now as a seasoned business owner, Johnson has created a nationwide community and collective of career driven females who include...

Cyndi Ramirez is a founder, entrepreneur, dog mom, maker, brander, creator. As a Queens native, Ramirez grew up as a child actor and model finding herself acting in scenes with the likes of Lady Gaga on The Sopranos. After living the fast life as a 17 year old promoter and waitress, she realized that the nightlife scene and even acting was not her calling. After a bit of trial and error, Ramirez has become of the founder of Taste The Style, Chillhouse, and the face of some of our fave brands....

Sarah Levey is an entrepreneur, risk taker, and yoga’s newest mogul as the co-founder of Y7. Born in Michigan, Levey’s first inspiration of a powerhouse woman started with her mom who balanced family with the hustle of her demanding career. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, snagging her first job, and inviting her boyfriend/now husband and co-founder to move with her, she wound up in NYC. Levey found herself wanting a more inclusive and free spirited environment from the yoga...

Leandra Medine is a fashion blogger, CEO, mother, author, and the woman behind media powerhouse, Manrepeller. As a New York City native, Medine has taken fashion on as her own personal compass for discovering identity. Her journey into entrepreneurship started as a junior in college at The New School when she launched Manrepeller, a fashion blog gone media powerhouse in a little over 4 years. In this episode, Medine gets super real with us as she talks about the fashion industry, self...

EPISODE 4: Hannah BronfmanHannah Bronfman is a DJ, athlete, entrepreneur, health and wellness advocate, an newly-minted author, and full-time risk taker. After stumbling upon her DJ career almost by mistake, gaining first learns from her first start-up, and discovering her most authentic personal brand, Bronfman found herself launching her own uber successful and multifaceted brand HBFIT and even writing her first book,“Do What Feels Good.” Needless to say, doing any and everything it takes...

Phoebe Robinson knows all about “the glow up” and what it means to bring other women with her. As a writer, performer, comedian, author, and podcaster, she has spoken up for those without a platform, shed light on today’s most crucial topics, and hustled hard for every YOLO moment that made her who she is today. Along with making us all fall in love with her on the iconic podcast Two Dope Queens, her podcast Sooo Many White Guys, movie What Men Want, and now new book, “Everything Is Trash,...

Eden Grinshpan is the co-founder and chef of a Insta-hotspot restaurant - DEZ, the host of TopChef Canada, and a total open book on Instagram! In this episode,  we chat with Eden on how she defines fearlessness, motherhood, all things food and fun. Her wise words left us totally inspired to live life fearless. You’re not going to want to miss this one… We’ll also hear from LIVELY ambassador and activist Larissa May, founder of Half The Story. A force to be reckoned with, Larz takes us on her...