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Ep.28 / Carol Han Pyle, Founder, Nette

In this episode of Professional Jealousy, host Natasha Jakubowski sits down with Carol Han Pyle, the founder of NETTE, a clean luxury fragrance and candle line that is taking the beauty world by storm. Carol shares her fascinating trajectory from fashion editor at Elle to running a social media powerhouse, and ultimately, launching a completely bootstrapped brand that caught the eye of Sephora just six months in.

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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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