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Ep.23 / Pam Weekes & Connie McDonald, Founders, Levain Bakery

On this episode I sit down with Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald, the legendary founders of Levain Bakery. Over the course of 30 years, they have grown from one tiny shop on New York’s Upper West Side to a globally recognized brand famous for its six-ounce cookies (and coincidentally, my son’s favorite treats). Unlike many modern startups focused on rapid growth, Pam and Connie prioritized a "lifestyle" approach for the first two decades that was all about locale and community. They said that “We grew the business the way that we wanted to live our lives”.

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Ep.22 / Liv Schrieber, Founder Camp Social

Liv Schreiber is an entrepreneur, influencer, and the founder of Camp Social, a unique sleep away camp for adult women designed to help forge new friendships and combat loneliness. Liv shares her entrepreneurial journey that started in college and also includes starting a marketing agency as well as community-focused businesses like Hot & Social events in NYC, all before she turned 30!

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Ep.21 / Rob Wade, CEO Fox Entertainment

Rob Wade is the CEO of Fox Entertainment, a Brit now in Los Angeles running one of the most famed media businesses in the world. He started out as a runner, and has scaled the industry because of his strategic thinking, ability to deal with large personalities, calm and savvy.

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Ep.16 / Dee Poku, Founder & CEO The WIE Suite

Dee Poku is an entrepreneur and women’s advocate born in the UK and raised between London and Accra. She is the founder and CEO of The WIE Suite, a private membership community and peer learning platform for extraordinary women leaders and culture creators. Its mission is to redefine the way women achieve success for themselves and for their companies by providing the community and tools for them to excel at the highest levels.

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Ep.15 / Craig Dubitsky, Founder Happy Coffee, Hello Oral Care, EOS

Craig Dubitsky is a serial entrepreneur, having blazed a trail within CPG with disruptive, design-led brands like EOS, Hello Oral Care which he sold to Colgate, and most recently Happy Coffee co-founded with Robert Downey Jr.

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