Unstoppable | A Conversation With Change Makers

In this episode, Shelley Zalis, Founder & CEO of The Female Quotient, takes us through her journey as a serial entrepreneur, including her many key learnings along the way. Before starting The Female Quotient, Shelley served as the only female CEO of a top 25 Global Research Company, founding and leading the Online Testing Exchange before its sale to research giant Ipsos. She is a pioneer in the field of online advertising and market research and has been called the Chief Troublemaker for her incredible advocacy work over the years. Today through the signature pop-up experiences known as the Equality Lounge®, Shelley engages an international community of women rising up to catalyze important change. So much covered in this incredible interview that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.co

In this episode, Uri Levine, serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Waze shares some of his key learnings from the Waze startup journey; from starting from scratch to a successful exit. Uri has helped build more than a dozen startups and in doing so has seen everything ranging from failure to immense success. You'll also hear the processes that he applies when he starts or advises any company like figuring out product-market fit, his strategy behind building a team and how he allocates his time in each stage of the startup process. He also talks about something that is difficult for every business owner – when it’s time to let people go. We also hear about his new book, Fall In Love With The Problem, Not The Solution. Another inspiring episode that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/

Liz Fisher, Founder and CGO of Lavva, shares her journey starting a company that makes delicious dairy-free, plant-based yogurt using a very interesting ingredient, pili nuts. Liz took the plunge to start Lavva after having her own health scare. Her own journey of healing through food resulted in bringing her creation to the shelves. Liz is a veteran in the natural food industry having helped scale many familiar brands including Pirate’s Booty, LaraBar, Horizon Organic and Kevita. We chat about her entrepreneurial journey, what it is like to actually be the founder vs working for one, lessons she has learned along the way and of course hear more about her company Lavva. Her wisdom and tenacity is inspiring and you won’t want to miss this episode! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.i

Emily Hikade, Founder and CEO of Petite Plume, designs sleepwear fit for royalty—quite literally. Before Emily dreamt of the coziest sleep essentials, she lived a drastically different life focused on counterterrorism as a member of the CIA. And while Hikade certainly loved her position in the CIA, it took a near-death situation for her to completely reevaluate her life. We learn about Emily’s journey and the lessons that she has learned along the way throughout her career. Her wisdom and lessons are incredible. This is one inspiring episode that you won’t want to miss on this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/

Jan Marini, Founder and CEO of Jan Marini Skin Research, is an icon in the professional skincare industry. Today her products are used worldwide to treat common skin conditions such as aging and sun-damaged skin, acne, and rosacea. Jan Marini pioneered the use of glycolic acid to improve the skin’s appearance and texture. She was also the first to market a stable topical vitamin C technology to promote healthier skin. Jan’s innovations in cosmetic eyelash enhancement launched an important new beauty category. Jan has taken multiple ideas that she is curious about and passionate about and turned them into not only a reality but fledgling businesses. I can’t wait for you to hear all about her entrepreneurial journey to growing this amazing startup, her tips for other entrepreneurs, and the lessons learned along the way. Her story of building this incredible beauty business is inspiring, and you won’t want to miss this episode! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? L

Ken Cruse set out to fill a void in the boutique hotel industry, and we are sure happy he did. Soul Community Planet Hotels offers an experience that satisfies – community-based, sustainable, comfortable luxury in an affordable stay. I interviewed Ken Cruse, the Co-Founder & CEO of Soul Community Planet Hotels, and learned all about his terrific company, his years of experience working in the hospitality industry, what he believes it takes to establish a hotel brand today, and so much more. His lessons are educational. His story of building this incredible business is inspiring, and you won’t want to miss what he has to say! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to vi

Danny Warshay, Founding Executive Director of the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship at Brown University and the Author of the new book See, Solve, Scale: How Anyone Can Turn an Unsolved Problem Into a Breakthrough Success, shares his belief and wisdom on entrepreneurship, including how entrepreneurship is not a spirit or a gift restricted to business elites but rather a process that is open to anyone willing to learn. We discuss See, Solve, Scale, and the processes for building a company and scaling one successfully, which he shares in his book. I loved hearing interesting takes on entrepreneurship, including why not having the resources may actually be a benefit. This is a terrific and motivating episode that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com

On today’s episode, we talk with James Clear, who is the Author of Atomic Habits. James focuses on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. He’s the Author of the #1 New York Times best seller Atomic Habits, a book that has sold over 5 million copies worldwide, has been translated into more than 50 languages and it is truly one of my favorites. We talk about the importance of developing systems and the right system to transform and create habits. How you do not rise to the level of your goals but rather fall to the level of your systems. James shares his own story with us and gives us great insight into how we can all establish habits that last. You are going to love starting 2023 off right listening to this goldmine of an episode on #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagol

In this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS. podcast, host, and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa, speaks with Kara Goldin. Kara is the founder and CEO of Hint, a $220 million beverage producer of fruit-infused waters and lifestyle goods, offering a healthy alternative to sodas and artificially sweetened drinks. Melissa sits down with the former AOL executive and current “accidental entrepreneur” to glean her insights on what it takes to start a category-changing business from scratch, as well as to learn how other dynamic female executives and would-be entrepreneurs can tap Kara’s pragmatic leadership wisdom. In this enlightening conversation, Kara and Melissa explore how process, persistence, and the ability to have patience with one’s inner knowing, can help you ultimately make the right decisions. Highlights: Kara leads off the conversation with the need for training, process, and stability and what it means when an entrepreneur hasn’t experienced that grounding before building a company. “Process” may sou

What's a mom of 4 to do? Oh, who knows...Maybe change drinking habits forever for the world?! Come check out our interview with Kara Goldin, Founder of Hint Water - Share and enjoy! Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint® water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. She has been named one of InStyle’s Badass 50, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs and EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Northern California. She is an active speaker & writer and hosts the podcast The Kara Goldin Show where she interviews founders, entrepreneurs and other disruptors across various industries. Check out her memoir, Undaunted, a Wall Street Journal bestseller. Undaunted will inspire you to move past your fears and defy the doubters. It doesn’t matter whether you feel confident; it matters what you actually do. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick s

Kara Goldin is the founder of Hint Water and the author of the book Undaunted. Kara has worked for companies like Time Magazine, CNN and AOL. She had a bad habit during her time working in corporate America drinking diet soda. When she decided to kick the habit and turn to water, she felt better but found that plain water was boring. So, she spruced it up with fruit and after not being able to find a tasty no-sugar flavored water on the market, she started Hint with her husband Theo and the rest is history. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcasts/ireplay-ee/ List of links mentioned in this episode: https://entrepreneursenigma.com/  

Allison McNamara, Founder and CEO of the cult beauty brand MARA Beauty, shares a story of taking an idea that she was passionate about and turning it into not only a reality but a fledgling business. She shares all about how she came up with the algae-infused skincare line and how she has taken an idea that she was passionate about and turned it into a fledgling business. I can’t wait for you to hear all about her entrepreneurial journey to growing this amazing startup, her tips for other entrepreneurs and lessons learned along the way. Her story of building this incredible beauty business is inspiring and you won’t want to miss this episode! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our

David Greenfeld, Founder and CEO of Dream Pops, launched his company in 2018 with a mission to reinvigorate the dessert category with plant-based products that taste great and satisfy the 21st century consumer. Before this, he started his first company, Just Wine,  as a junior in college.  Between that company and Dream Pops, he had quite an interesting road of discovery.     I can’t wait for you to hear about David’s fascinating entrepreneurial journey from being a hip hop artist, to working at Tesla, to his time spent living in Italy and what inspired him to start Dream Pops. And his lessons are educational.  His story of building this incredible business is inspiring and you won’t want to miss what he has to say!  On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https

Maya Smith, Founder & CEO of The Doux, couldn’t find the product that she was looking for so she created it! Sound familiar? This buzzy, natural hair care line has taken off! Maya’s story from licensed cosmetologist to Founder and CEO of her own multi-million dollar company is a story we all want to hear. She shares all about her journey creating the amazing line of salon-worthy hair care and how she has managed to scale with plenty of lessons weaved into our interview. Her story of building this incredible business is inspiring and you won’t want to miss this episode! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podc

Olivia Landau, a fourth-generation diamond expert, began The Clear Cut as a blog. An educational resource. But it wasn't long before she and her Co-Founder husband Kyle Simon realized the blog’s potential to become much more. Now as Founder and CEO of The Clear Cut, Olivia leads a multi-million dollar, direct-to-consumer, diamond jewelry company that is revolutionizing the way consumers purchase engagement rings and so much more. We hear all about how she met her Co-Founder and husband Kyle as well as the company’s unique approach to selling diamonds through social platforms including Instagram and TikTok. And finally, Olivia lets us all in on her entrepreneurial journey, lessons she has learned along the way and what she thinks it takes to start and build a successful company like The Clear Cut. Another inspiring episode that you won’t want to miss! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out o

Lauren Godfrey is the Founder of the stunning jewelry brand Harwell Godfrey. She has taken an idea that she was passionate about and turned it into not only a reality but a fledgling business. Each Harwell Godfrey piece is designed with references to the Four Elements and the collection essentially is modern day precious heirlooms with most pieces even featuring beautifully-rendered motifs. I can’t wait for you to hear all about her entrepreneurial journey to growing this amazing brand, her tips for other entrepreneurs and lessons learned along the way. Her story of building this incredible business is inspiring and you won’t want to miss this episode! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Che

In this episode of The Kara Goldin Show, we meetJackie Summers. He is best known for the award winning Sorel Liqueur and is the Founder and CEO of the parent company Jack From Brooklyn. Jackie is also a James Beard Finalist. We hear from his story super valuable lessons he has gained through his entrepreneurial journey. His story of launching a new product and company, challenges along the way and getting back up make me so inspired. I know they will help you as well. And of course so much more. This episode is a gem! I can’t wait for you to listen and take his wisdom all in. On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/p

In this episode of The Kara Goldin Show, we learn more from Carolyn Dewar, coauthor of CEO Excellence and Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company San Francisco. Carolyn founded and co-leads McKinsey's CEO excellence work which includes coaching many Fortune 100 CEOs to maximize their effectiveness. She works extensively with clients to drive organizational effectiveness at pivotal moments in a company’s journey. Now she has co-authored her first book, CEO Excellence, with Scott Keller and Vikram Malhotra which is excellent! In it, they pull back the curtain on how some of the world’s greatest business leaders have achieved success with many super valuable lessons captured and shared through various stories. Learn about the “6 key points” and so much more. This episode will leave you wanting more. Don’t miss this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gma

Adam Nash believes everyone can be a philanthropist and he’s on a mission to make it simple. After launching some seriously impressive tech innovations in top leadership positions at Dropbox, LinkedIn and eBay, Adam has turned his sights toward the nonprofit sector. This isn’t your grandma’s donor-advised fund. Daffy is changing the landscape of giving by helping people be more generous, more often. And easily. You are going to love hearing all about Daffy as well as Adam’s own entrepreneurial journey with some iconic companies. Don’t miss this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/326 To learn more about Adam Nash

Neil Grimmer, President of Source Global, pulls water out of the air we breathe, captures the vapor and transforms it into drinking water. Neil joined Founder, Cody Friesen, who invented the solar-powered device that is behind this company to produce ‘hydropanels’ that today are used in more than 50 countries worldwide. You will love hearing about Source Global and all the cool stuff they are doing. PLUS, Neil’s own journey being a serial entrepreneur, what it is like to join an entrepreneur versus being the CEO and finally, lessons he learned along the way launching and helping to scale incredible companies including Ideo, Harley Davidson, Habit and Plum Organics. So many lessons and much wisdom to take away. On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twit