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Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: You Don't Have To Be A Creative To Be CreativeMy brain has been ignited by the work of my guests today! Blythe Harris and Mallory May are lifelong creativity advocates who have spent their careers helping others connect with their innate creativity. Blythe was co-founder and chief creative officer of Stella & Dot, and has been featured in Inc., Fast Company, Vogue France, and Elle, and on the TODAY show. Mallory spent over a decade as a vice president at Sotheby’s before launching a career as an artist, designer, and creative director. Her work has been featured in Vogue and exhibited at the Museum of Arts and Design in...
2026-02-241h 22Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Boomerang KarmaChristine Morrison is a renowned journalist and the creator of Writing in Black and White, a newsletter and online platform that explores fashion and beauty through the lens of aging. Every day, she challenges conventional narratives about growing older, and I am so thrilled to have her here today to talk about the road that got her to where she is today. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and in campaigns for major fashion and beauty brands. A former Calvin Klein Vice President and current member of THE BOARD, she also found shares her p...
2026-02-171h 26Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Starting SomewhereThis week I have a grounding, inspiring, and reflective episode for you with my guest, renowned artist and ceramicist Re Jin Lee. Re Jin's work is a unique assembly of individually rolled-out clay slabs and coils created by a 'hand and clay' collaboration inspired by the contemplative process of ceramics and belief in the power of simplicity. A native of São Paulo, Brazil, and of South Korean heritage, Lee draws inspiration from the amalgamation of modern Brazilian architecture and traditional Korean arts. Her recent solo and two-person exhibitions include In Bloom (2023) and The Sublime and Formed (2022 and 2021), curated b...
2026-02-101h 09Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: Just Dive In!Today we are all about the practice of discipline in art. My guest Jolene Poydar spent her formative years in New York City’s downtown club scene as a DJ, where her love of dance music and spinning vinyl set the tone for her creative life. Alongside her nights behind the turntables, she began exploring textile art—yarn bombing city streets and experimenting with improvisational quilting. Over time, her artistic practice expanded into ceramics, where wheel throwing has replaced vinyl DJing as her primary medium for tactile exploration and expression. I'm deeply inspired by Jolene's self-motivation and commitment to art...
2026-02-031h 08Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: Just Doing The ThingI'm joined by Lynn Harris today, a culture-shifting producer, award-winning journalist, and author/co-author of six books. Her comedy and campaigns for social justice and gender equity have changed laws and conversations from Capitol Hill to NASCAR. She is the founder and CEO of GOLD Comedy—the comedy school, professional network, and content studio where women and non-binary creators grow their comedy careers, build powerful communities, and make funny stuff. She co-created Breakup Girl, co-hosted a podcast, served as the first VP of communications at global human rights group Breakthrough, and worked as a Tonya Harding lookalike, which is a...
2026-01-271h 05Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: If You Can See It, You Can Be ItI can't think of a better way to kick off the new year and season 2 than with Alyssa Rapp, who joins me to discuss entrepreneurship, killer instincts and nurturing ambition. Currently the Chief Executive Officer of Empower Aesthetics, Alyssa is also the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I, a $250 million special purpose acquisition corporation that successfully IPO’d on NASDAQ. Since 2014, Alyssa has been a lecturer-in-management at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and has served as an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago’s Booth Business School since 2019. She is also t...
2026-01-201h 05Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: Launching Season 2!I am so excited to be kicking off SEASON 2 of EAT MY WORDS with you today! To start this new year, I'm taking you through my very own personal MORE OF / LESS OF LIST, to talk through some of the things I'm craving this year (send me yours - we can hold each other accountable!). 2026 means creating more rituals, more art and intentionality, and lowering the noise around me. I'm so looking forward to this year with all of you - I'm grateful, excited, and thrilled to be here, and I hope you are too! xx...
2026-01-1330 minEat My WordsWelcome To The Table: Finding Yourself In The Dirt, One More Time!This week we are going back to another great episode to close out our holiday season and usher in a new year! The magnificent Mary Buri is here to remind us of the importance of creativity and the strength of nature. As a garden designer, coach and the founder of Mars Kitchen Garden, Mary has worked one-on-one with more than 150 home gardeners—designing and building kitchen gardens, crafting planting plans, and coaching them through the full growing season, from seed to harvest.After switching gears from the publishing world to raising her four children, Mary had a li...
2026-01-061h 31Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: To Bawdy Women, One More Time!Today we are resharing one of our favorite episodes to bring some LIVELY VIBES to your holiday week! Tricia Whalen, a (hilarious) seasoned executive and strategic advisor with over 25 years of experience building and scaling some of the most iconic brands in fashion, media, and lifestyle. Now the CEO of E. Frances Paper, Tricia joins Johanna today to talk business AND navigating family, ambition and learning to do what you can and then letting it go. A natural leader, she brings us along her path learning about creating culture at a company, taking the time to set a vision...
2025-12-301h 29Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: Merry Gifting Tips For All Your Holiday PartiesHave you ever been stuck wondering what to get to your host? your partner? someone you don't really know or someone who already has everything? Well today's episode is for you! Today I am joined by my producer Sophy to answer all the holiday gifting questions you sent in last week! We talk about different parties, family traditions, and the kinds of unexpected details that can go a long way to making a lasting impression on your host. Pop a little bubbly and get comfy - consider this your kick off to this year's holiday festivities!
2025-12-231h 24Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: The Pivot Was The GiftI am so excited for my guest today, who I've been hoping to get on the show for quite some time now! A born and raised Brooklynite, Melissa Xides is a seasoned retail executive with 30 years of experience working with brands like The Gap, Kate Spade, Jack Spade, Tory Burch, and Soul Cycle, and most recently, Bergdorf Goodman for the last 7 years. She served on Prêt a Manger's board for 5 years during their growth in the US and currently serves as an executive board member for the 5th Ave Association where she gets to put her passion for t...
2025-12-161h 22Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: It's Called CharacterToday we are diving deep into the ins and outs of brand deals, how the emergence of social media changed the beauty industry landscape, and how the big magazines keep the lights on behind the scenes. Who better to tell us all about this than Carly Cardellino, a beauty editor and writer known for her two decades of work in the fashion and beauty industry who has held such prominent positions as Beauty Editor of Shape and Beauty Director at Cosmopolitan. In January of 2020, she left her post at Cosmo to pursue a career in content creation and consulting...
2025-12-091h 31Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: Divorce Needs A RebrandToday we have two incredible guests on the pod! We talk turning pain into purpose, the stigma and narrative around divorced women in 2025, and how divorce is a chance to redefine the relationships in our lives. Tamara Frankfort Odinec spent the past 25 years at the forefront of technology and marketing in various leadership roles, and most recently as the founder of My Next Chapter, an expert-led platform and community for people going through every stage of divorce. She also founded and runs Monty Media, an app development company that creates innovative apps for adults and kids, leveraging...
2025-12-021h 19Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: What Nourishes You?As we enter into this holiday season, settle into a girl dinner with me to talk about embracing "failure" this holiday season!I get into the myth of balance, how Shonda Rhimes saved me by adjusting my expectations for this season (and life in general), and resetting the pressures that come with trying to do it all. I also reflect on how I (and we) are nourishing ourselves when times get busy. For me that means buying strange little objects this year, but that also means spontaneous hangs with friends without overthinking it, JUST BECAUSE. C...
2025-11-2516 minEat My WordsWelcome To The Table: Stepping Back Can Show You Your Next StepI'm joined today by fashion legend Carmen Borgonovo for a deep, insightful conversation about business and fashion. With an illustrious career in magazine journalism at legacy media titles such as Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and W Magazine – Carmen joined forces with her business partner Joana de Norohna to fill the gap in the market for beautifully crafted dresses that honored their love for color, art, and print. The result was Borgo de Nor, a brand that champions getting dressed up, whether on holiday or at home, and has swiftly become the fashion insider’s go-to for signature print dresses that a...
2025-11-181h 20Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: The Lone Wolf Comedy Nerd RisesGet ready for a funny, heartfelt, incredibly inspiring conversation today. Samantha Srinivasan joins me and we get into it. She slid into the Entertainment PR industry as a self-professed lone wolf comedy nerd who hustled without any industry connections and created Sechel PR. Made up of an all-women strategy team, Sechel PR specializes in cultivating seamless relationships between their clients and media outlets. Despite founding and running her company, Sam finds the time to care for four dogs and also care for herself. She shares the lessons she learned as a young divorcé, as well as those that came t...
2025-11-111h 32Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: The Deaths Of EgoGet ready for a funny, heartfelt, incredibly inspiring conversation today. Samantha Srinivasan joins me and we get into it. She slid into the Entertainment PR industry as a self-professed lone wolf comedy nerd who hustled without any industry connections and created Sechel PR. Made up of an all-women strategy team, Sechel PR specializes in cultivating seamless relationships between their clients and media outlets. Despite founding and running her company, Sam finds the time to care for four dogs and also care for herself. She shares the lessons she learned as a young divorcé, as well as those that came t...
2025-11-111h 28Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: Creating A LegacyLorenza Cocco’s career journey has taken her from the fast-paced world of global finance to the heart of her family’s 400-year-old legacy business, and she's here today to tell us all about her whirlwind life and career. After years in finance, Lorenza felt the pull of something more personal. She took a year to travel across Asia, volunteering in rural India with the Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project—a pioneering school providing world-class education to children from India’s lowest castes. There, she taught economics and commerce to high school students preparing for competitive college entrance exams. Today, she...
2025-11-041h 12Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: You Can Always Do It A Different WayMy guest today is Pamela Bell, a mother, teacher, advocate, fashion activist and fearless feminist who joins us to discuss how she's managed to wear a thousand different hats in her one incredible lifetime while doing good for the world. She has done SO MUCH, but you'll have to listen in on our conversation to discover everything that Pamela has done with her creative power - she believes we are all more than a list of our professional achievements. Our discussion goes deep - we dive into how fashion and creativity can support entire ecosystems of people t...
2025-10-281h 28Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Don't Wait To Be AskedAllison Henry Aver has a penchant for building brands full of charm, style, and charisma and taking them from static to spirited, and she brings all her magic and energy to our conversation today. Her expertise in branding grew from leading in-house creative marketing teams and executing global content and campaigns for premier fashion and beauty brands such as Vogue, kate spade new york and Bumble and bumble. She was also the founding Creative Director for the cult brand, Kate Spade Saturday. She joins us to talk about the different eras of her creative communities, being a busy bee...
2025-10-211h 17Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: For All The Horsegirls (And Everyone Else)Anyone who knows me knows two things: I love to gather people, and I love horses. Having Emmie Strommen join me today is truly a dream - Emmie is the founder of Calling All Horse Girls, a lifestyle and media company dedicated to celebrating horse girls of every kind. Listen in for her experience building her company from the ground up - sending out dms, asking questions, and bringing her vision to life one step at a time. We talk about how she balances her creative and business side, how she sustains her passion for her work, and staying...
2025-10-141h 20Eat My WordsWelcome To The Table: Making The CutI'm joined by none other than Jeanette Limas today, a phenomenal fashion designer who's graduate collection received the Young Designer of the Year Award, allowed her to present her designs at Dominican Republic Fashion Week, and won her a scholarship to Parsons School of Design. In New York City, Jeanette refined her techniques at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and gained valuable experience working on the design teams of Urban Zen by Donna Karan and couturier Jolibe Atelier and launched her namesake brand in 2019 and presented multiple successful collections at New York Fashion Week.In 2022, Jeanette...
2025-10-071h 08Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: When The Moment Is Right, Things HappenI'm joined by the incomparable Deborah Lloyd today to talk about her incredible career in fashion and what she learned from working as the Chief Creative Officer of Kate Spade. We talk about her transition from overworking to a slower lifestyle focused on finding the rhythm of the seasons in her garden and doing all the things she wanted to do but never had time to due to work commitments. I ask her about how she used to spot talent and what she looked for in the people she hired. Through her stories, we experience life as a...
2025-09-301h 09Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Rewriting The Story Of Women's Sexual HealthI've been looking forward to this episode for a long time. Jackie Giannelli - a board-certified nurse practitioner with over two decades of clinical experience, specializing in hormonal health, menopause, and women’s sexual wellness - joins me to discuss finding our secret sauce when it comes to managing our health. Jackie says it best: "This isn’t about managing symptoms. It’s about rewriting the story. Midlife isn’t a crisis—it’s a power shift. And I’m here to help women not just survive it, but own it, redefine it, and rise through it with confidence, clarity, and a...
2025-09-231h 13Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Rocket Ships Don't Have Rearview MirrorsThyme Sullivan and Denielle Finkelstein are the powerhouse Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of UNICORN, the company redefining modern workplaces by making period care as ubiquitous as toilet paper, in EVERY bathroom stall, everywhere. With unmatched passion and vision, Thyme and Denielle are not just building a company, they are creating a movement. Today, they join me to discuss their path to and through entrepreneurship. We talk about partnership, being open to feedback, always learning, and that doing serious things doesn't mean having to take yourself seriously. They celebrate tuning into your gut, redefning success over time, and hey, if you...
2025-09-161h 25Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Transitions Are A BitchToday I'm coming in solo to talk about what I learned from my summer of nonstop action (self-imposed and not)! Is it possible to find new ways to be present when so many things are fighting for my attention? Join me, and most importantly, share how this lands with you! I want to know - has this summer shown you anything about yourself? what are you hoping for as kids go back to school and a new season begins? xxJoEat My Words Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatmywordsthepodcast/
2025-09-0926 minEat My WordsWelcome to the Table: We're All Gonna Be OkBeginning her career in magazines, notably W Magazine and Lucky Magazine, Julia Kalachnikoff has over 20 years experience in the fashion industry. She joins me today to talk through her journey through the pre-computer fashion world. We start with reflecting about our changing visions of our lives, how what we wanted at twenty is different to what we wanted at thirty five - and that's ok. She shares her experience becoming a mother while working in very important, high pressure roles.On the back half, Julia candidly shares her experience with sobriety and finding alternate ways to relax...
2025-09-0258 minEat My WordsWelcome to the Table: The Importance Of Schlepping EarlyToday is FASHION day! Laura Pritchard is a super talented stylist and an amazing brand consultant. She joins us to talk about her professional journey through New York City's incredibly fast paced and high stakes fashion world. We dive into stories about THE (Vogue) Closet, break down trends, and talk about how to build a solid wardrobe - Laura walks us through the TWELVE staples every woman should own and solves all of our style problems! We talk about our infamous years of schlepping all around town while trying to make names for ourselves in the fashion...
2025-08-261h 27Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Can You Close Your Eyes For Eleven Minutes?Sydney Price is an award-winning merchant and the founder of The Knew Purpose, a conscious leadership company with the vision to advance sustainability and innovation in business. She is a dynamic force at designing, developing, and implementing social and environmental focused impact programs while creating new revenue channels and profitability for companies, and she joins me today to talk about what happened once she chose the fashion industry as her vehicle to see and experience the world. Through The Knew Purpose, Sydney works with leaders, companies and communities to create a better world. In o...
2025-08-191h 04Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Creativity Over UncertaintyMy guest today is Alexandra Kohl, an incredible and awe-inspiring painter and weaver who is interested in new perspectives created from human interaction with natural materials. Drawing inspiration from the healing spirit, elegance and strength of horses, she hand-places strands of horsehair into forms that juxtapose organic and geometric structure, and her work is currently at the Manitoga Design Center in Garrison, NY. Today she shares what life is like as a full time artist - how she has dealt with rejection, putting herself out there as a naturally shy person, and being open to full c...
2025-08-1248 minEat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Don't Be The One Saying No To YourselfWe are beyond thrilled to have Danielle Prescod joining the table today! Author of The Rules of Fortune and Token Black Girl, Danielle is a fifteen-year veteran of the beauty industry and cofounder of 2BG Consulting, which aids fashion and beauty brands and influencers on their anti-racism journeys. Danielle and I dive right in to their experiences with the fashion world and let us in on just how accurate The Devil Wears Prada really was. We talk about finding the energy and motivation to accomplish creative goals, letting someone else say no rather than being the one saying it...
2025-08-051h 24Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Turning 50!The time has come for another edition of Girl Dinner - this week, Johanna sits down one on one to talk about TURNING 50! She shares 5 things she knows for sure as she crosses this incredible milestone! Eat My Words Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatmywordsthepodcast/Eat My Words TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatmywords_thepodcast
2025-07-2925 minEat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Do You Want To Be Right Or Do You Want To Be Happy?The legendary Eva Scrivo joins us today and Drops. Some. Wisdom. She talks about building her incredible business by connecting with one person at a time and investing in them having a really amazing experience. She shares her artistic process - focus on what you do well! - the gift of working with her hands, and attracting a lot of what you give out. Eva invites us in on her twenty three year business partnership with her husband, and talks about the invaluable lessons she has learned along the way. Her keys to success? Having boundaries with time, treating...
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Serious Lady BusinessWhat Fashion Taught Me About Power: Storytelling, Standards, and Starting OverHost Leslie Youngblood speaks with Johanna Almstead, a seasoned consultant and investor in the fashion industry. They discuss the power of storytelling in branding, the importance of consistency, and the unique challenges faced by women in business. Johanna shares her experiences working with luxury brands, including Prada, the lessons learned from failed launches, and the significance of finding one's true north in both personal and professional life. The conversation emphasizes the need for authenticity, the redefinition of power, and the importance of personal fulfillment in achieving success.About Our GuestJohanna Almstead, Founder of Johanna Almstead...
2025-07-2150 minEat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Finding Yourself in the DirtThe magnificent Mary Buri joins Eat My Words today to remind us of the importance of creativity and the strength of nature. As a garden designer, coach and the founder of Mars Kitchen Garden, Mary has worked one-on-one with more than 150 home gardeners—designing and building kitchen gardens, crafting planting plans, and coaching them through the full growing season, from seed to harvest.After switching gears from the publishing world to raising her four children, Mary had a lightbulb moment that led to the beginning of her now incredibly successful business. She not only walks us through ho...
2025-07-151h 29Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: You're Doing the Work, Not Proving Your WorthThis week, Sarah Gaboury joins our table! An LA-based acting coach known for her no-bs meat and potatoes acting technique, Sarah has worked with renowned theatre companies and many hit TV shows - This Is Us, PARADISE and Dr. Odyssey to name a few! Sarah also owns and operates Real Actor's Lab, and discusses the challenges of being a mother while finding more and more success in her career. We talk about our journeys with acting, what to do when you don't want to want what you want, and how sometimes not accomplishing a dream can actually be a...
2025-07-081h 11Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Breaking Down The Bullshit BarrierThis Tuesday, we have a soulful, intimate conversation about unlearning fear to reunite with your creativity. Johanna sits down with Cece Liu, founder of CECILIA, a brand created with the intention to create more access to horses, horse culture, and their healing power; and a culmination of deep passions, artistic need, and industry experiences coming full circle. Cece shares her lessons in glamour and burnout as a fashion executive with over fifteen years of experience working with brands like Kate Spade New York, ESPRIT, Burberry and Calvin Klein. Her advice? "Start as a receptionist!" The conversation flows...
2025-07-011h 02Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: To Bawdy WomenThe vibes are LIVELY this Tuesday! We are joined by Tricia Whalen, a (hilarious) seasoned executive and strategic advisor with over 25 years of experience building and scaling some of the most iconic brands in fashion, media, and lifestyle. Now the CEO of E. Frances Paper, Tricia joins Johanna today to talk business AND navigating family, ambition and learning to do what you can and then letting it go. A natural leader, she brings us along her path learning about creating culture at a company, taking the time to set a vision for herself and her business, and the virtues...
2025-06-241h 27Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: The Chemical Changes of MotherhoodLiz Hammond joins Johanna for a raw, deep, and hilarious conversation about identity, motherhood, and being an artist through life's transitional moments. As the co-host of the Not Your Mommy podcast, Liz knows a thing or two about bearing her soul and bringing us along as she navigates life's surprises and challenges. She talks setting yourself up for success, accessing creativity in new and different ways, and living as authentically as possible, surrounded by people you love. Finally, in true girl's night style, Liz lets us in on the secret that shouldn't be secret: women can do...
2025-06-171h 07Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: It Just Doesn't Happen OvernightFrom working on Gwen Stefani's design team to waitressing at the Cheesecake Factory - everything happens for a reason! Join us as Jamie Banks takes us along the ups and downs of her over 20 years in the fashion industry. And yes, some names are named! An accomplished ready-to-wear and swimwear designer, Jamie now creative directs Change of Scenery, the sustainable swimwear brand that she founded in 2022. She shares her experience launching a brand with three children under the age of 10, how she balances motherhood with the demands of entrepreneurship, and learning how to delegate.The conversation is...
2025-06-101h 15Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: You Don't Need Math!Join us for a RIOTOUS episode with Carrie Byalick, the most badass show business executive out there. Johanna and Carrie's friendship shines as they dive into the nitty gritty of success, sacrifice, and whether or not we actually need math to make it this day and age. Carrie brings us along her incredibly glamorous, high pressure career in the entertainment industry and talks about fostering a sense of self, knowing which doors to walk through, and learning by doing - "there is no lesson like an on the ground lesson." The late great Philip Seymour Hoffman once...
2025-06-031h 14Eat My WordsA Girl Dinner with JohannaJoin Johanna today for Eat My Words' version of a girl dinner! Johanna sits down solo this week and tells us about how she got to where she is today. We get the juicy details on her journey through the (HIGH) fashion world, how she changed and adjusted to life's big moments along the way, and what led her to creating Eat My Words.We hope you love this episode, and please share any questions or curiosities that might have come up for you while listening, we'll be in the comments and gathering questions for Johanna's next...
2025-05-2731 minEat My WordsWelcome to the Table: The Art of Moving OnAward-winning music supervisor Stephanie Diaz-Matos not only oversees music supervision for high-profile film and television projects, she also leads a diverse and dynamic team as Head of Music Supervision at Raedio. She joins Johanna today to discuss how an early loss affected her life and career, and how she learned to pivot from roles that weren't the right fit for her life. Stephanie opens up about suddenly losing her partner of seventeen years when their daughter was two years old. She shares her process with grief and proves that listening to yourself is the most important guiding light through...
2025-05-201h 24Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: The Power of Partnership in Business, Part 2This week, Sho & Co are BACK and we are jumping in right where we left off to talk more partner therapy (for personal and business lives), new endeavors, and the intricacies of growing older together. Where to find SHO+COhttps://www.instagram.com/shoandco/?hl=enhttps://shoandco.com/Sharon: https://www.instagram.com/instashazza/?hl=enChelsa: https://www.instagram.com/chelsayin/?hl=enAllison: https://www.instagram.com/alisaraho/?hl=enBedfully: https://www.instagram.com/bedfully/?hl=en
2025-05-1353 minEat My WordsWelcome to the Table: The Power of Partnership in Business, Part 1In this two part episode, we have not one, not two, but THREE guests joining the table. Johanna sits down with Allison, Sharon and Chelsa who, since 2013, have been partners at SHO+CO, a highly-specialized and very successful boutique agency creating dynamic and impactful initiatives between celebrities, brands and influencers. The energy is palpable and the conversation is a delicious masterclass on owning a thriving business, building successful and long lasting partnerships, and evolving yourself, your business, and your relationships through time. We talk chosen family, sticking together in success and in failure, and putting others on the no...
2025-05-061h 08Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: It's OK To Want To Try To Have It AllKyle Andrew joins us today to talk career evolution. Having held senior roles in marketing and branding at apparel giants like Athleta, Kate Spade and The Gap, Kyle sits down with Johanna to discuss her journey as a businesswoman from the peak days of the having-it-all mindset to continually adjusting to new perspectives amidst the evolving landscape of the fashion industry. Together they discuss their experiences with new motherhood while being fashion executives, how ageism manifests itself in the industry today, and the importance of building and maintaining your professional network. In addition, Kyle shares her belief in taking...
2025-04-291h 00Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Turning Pain into PurposeThis week, Johanna sits down with Kate Doerge, a motivational speaker, author, non-profit founder, and brand strategist who's mission is to inspire humans to live with joy, connect powerfully, and lead with purpose. Kate invites us in on her journey with grief and how choosing gratitude has influenced her navigation of loss. The two friends discuss the necessity of breaking with the classic five stages of grief, how Kate resists letting death derail her life, and how powerful rebounding can be when feeling lost. This episode deals with the loss of a child. Please take care of y...
2025-04-221h 19Eat My WordsWelcome to the Table: Let's Talk ReinventionJoin Johanna for her debut episode as she sits down with Laura Gaines, actor, model, and most importantly reinvention genius. Laura opens up about getting comfortable with the uncomfortable, her changing relationship to beauty, and how she has found joy in the unknown–namely TikTok fame after 50. She also gives a sneak peak into her highly anticipated skincare line, Hello You. This episode is full of delicious laughter, curiosity, and the warmth of old friends finding themselves anew.Laura's message is simple: it's never too late to reinvent yourself, and beauty only gets more interesting with time....
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