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The Dream Bigger PodcastJulie Wainwright, Founder of The RealReal: Reinventing at 52, Building a Billion-Dollar Business, Turning Failure Into Fuel, & MoreOn today’s episode I am speaking with Julie Wainwright, founder of The Real Real. At 52, after the public collapse of Pets.com and a personal reset, Julie Wainwright launched The RealReal—an idea that would redefine luxury resale and grow into a billion-dollar business. In this episode, Julie shares how failure made her fearless, why she never let age define her ambitions, and the behind-the-scenes story of how The RealReal got off the ground. From clearing out celebrity closets in LA and building a brand rooted in trust and authenticity, Julie opens up about entrepreneurship, resilience, and what she...2025-06-171h 10
Design SpeaksAI is Changing Design—But That’s Not the Real Problem [with Chris Do ]Send us a text message!What if everything you thought you knew about creativity was wrong?In this episode, I sit down with Chris Do to tackle some hard truths about design, inspiration, and why so many creatives stay stuck. From AI’s role in our industry to the dangers of relying on Pinterest for ideas, we’re digging into what it really takes to stand out and stay relevant in today’s creative world.We talk about:• Why being talented isn’t enough anymore• The biggest mistake keeping designers fr...2025-03-161h 02
ProfileEben UptonIt’s a tiny computer with a catchy name: Raspberry Pi. But what's the story behind the man who thought up this affordable device?His name is Eben Upton. He has gone from being a child desperate to make computer games, to the head of a company described as a ‘city darling’.The firm reported higher than expected profits in its first report, after being listed on the London Stock Exchange.Stephen Smith has been speaking to Eben Upton’s childhood friends, former colleagues and some big hitters in tech and business.Contri...2024-09-2814 minProfilePaul Sinton-HewittPaul Sinton-Hewitt, the founder of parkrun, was born in Zimbabwe and moved to South Africa at the age of five, where he was brought up in care with his two siblings. Always a keen middle distance runner, he was a second for a friend in one of South Africa's most gruelling road races. Eventually he moved to the UK to work in IT and raise a family. After a perfect storm of redundancy, marriage breakdown and an injury which prevented him from running with his own club, he decided he'd start a time trial in a local...2024-04-2014 min
The Influencer PodcastHow Siffat Haider Leveraged Her Podcast to Launch The Cult Favorite Wellness Brand, ArraeIn today’s episode, I’m chatting with Siffat Haider, the founder of Arrae—a holistic supplement brand that’s redefining the health industry. Siffat and I dive into the origin & transformation of Arrae, how community feedback shaped its products for common yet stigmatized health issues, and the strategic journey behind it all. We explore the deep need for influencers to extend beyond brand partnerships into creating lasting and meaningful products aligned with audience needs. Siffat shares the importance of podcasting as a medium to connect deeply with listeners, the significant role of email marketing...2024-03-2746 min
No Blind SpotsPRODUCER OF HALFCAST - H Squared ft. Calum Root on Podcasts, The UK Scene & Entanglements | Episode 18TIMESTAMPS AVAILABLE BELOW! Calum Root films and produces some of the biggest podcasts in the UK scene right now such as Halfcast Podcast, Poet and Vuj and Julie Adenuga's Top 5. Hussein and Haider had the pleasure of welcoming him on to the H Squared Podcast to find out about his career so far as well as discussing the whole UK scene and sharing our thoughts on the madness with Will Smith & Jada Pinkett. We hope you enjoy, as always. Please don't forget to SHARE & SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed the discussion and follow us on instagram @hsquaredpodcast to have an...2020-07-171h 07
PeacemindedlyLeaders & Organizers of Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom Talk About Peace & Commonalities Between Jews and MuslimsSheryl Olitzky, Co-Founder and Executive Director for Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, or SOSS; Sara Haider, Assistant Director, Chapter Management, for SOSS; and Julie Plaut Warwick, Laughter Yoga Teacher and Co-chairperson of SOSS Eastside (Seattle greater area) will talk with Sara Jamshidi about the importance of re-building kindness, peace and a sense of sisterhood between Jewish and Muslim communities.2020-06-1956 min
PeacemindedlyLeaders &Organizers of Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom Talk About Peace and Commonalities Between Jews and Muslims Sheryl Olitzky, Co-Founder and Executive Director for Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, or SOSS; Sara Haider, Assistant Director, Chapter Management, for SOSS; and Julie Plaut Warwick, Laughter Yoga Teacher and Co-chairperson of SOSS Eastside (Seattle greater area) will talk with Sara Jamshidi about the importance of re-building kindness, peace and a sense of sisterhood between Jewish and Muslim communities.2020-06-1956 min
Design SpeaksDesign Speaks Season One Trailer!Send us a text message!Brandi shares her goal for season one is to help listeners find uncommon, everyday inspiration, and to teach them how to turn that inspiration into their own unique, creative work. Listeners are also introduced to the newest members of the team: Julie Haider—Co-host, and Dakota Cook—Show Notes Producer. Julie takes the time to introduce herself […]The post Design Speaks Season One Trailer! appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!2020-03-0316 min
Design SpeaksINTERVIEW: James Victore Talks All About His New Book – Episode 087Send us a text message! This week we interviewed James Victore for a special bonus episode! He talks about his new book, how weirdness is a gift and why he doesn’t think about how he wants to be remembered. You’re welcome. James’ new book is called, “Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on […]The post INTERVIEW: James Victore Talks All About His New Book – Episode 087 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!2019-03-0549 min
Sirens: A Bombshell productionLattes at the End of the WorldThis week, Bombshell bids farewell to summer with our final distributed ops episode, closing out what has been a nice, quiet August (ha. ha). Afghanistan is, as usual, still a thing, but this time President Trump - or his teleprompter - actually gave us some thoughts on the matter. We lament waking up to a nuclear test in North Korea and the latest chapters in the Kenyan election and China-India border disputes, and drill down on how everything became about readiness and readiness became about everything: the Seventh Fleet, the Army, DACA, you name it. Finally, we give our take...2017-09-0654 min