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The Kara Goldin Show
Kara Goldin, Founder of Hint and Author of the WSJ Best Seller Undaunted, brings listeners real, unfiltered conversations with today’s boldest entrepreneurs, leaders, disruptors, and change-makers on The Kara Goldin Show. From overcoming setbacks to building iconic brands, Kara dives deep into the stories of those who dared to do things differently. Guests like Tony Robbins (entrepreneur, author), Chip Wilson (Lululemon), Guy Kawasaki (Apple, Canva), Mindy Grossman (WW), and Amy Errett (Madison…
Episodes
The Kara Goldin Show175 Kate Eberle Walker: CEO of PresenceLearning & Author of The Good Boss
“You've got to figure out what you can actually do that will help students figure out where they want to go and then get them there” Lots of wonderful insights…
The Kara Goldin Show174 Sara Happ: Founder & CEO of Sara Happ Inc.
“It's not that the problems get bigger or less. It's like you have to remain relentless and undaunted and get better at rolling with the problems.” We are…
The Kara Goldin Show173 Chloe Epstein: Co-Founder & President of Chloe's
“The beauty of not coming from the industry is that we didn’t know how it was supposed to be done. We weren't afraid to really push the boundaries and…
The Kara Goldin Show172 Jeff Braverman: CEO "Chief Nut" of Nuts.com
“Be great at one thing and bring on people to then be great at these other things.” Lots of good stuff on this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow! Meet Jeff…
The Kara Goldin Show171 Lily Kanter: Co-Founder of Serena & Lily and Founder & CEO of Boon Supply
“We’re at this really interesting time right now where we have to stop looking at non-profit and for-profit separately.” Listen as Lily Kanter, Co-Founder of…
The Kara Goldin Show170 Joel Clark and Cameron Smith: Co-Founders, CEO & COO of Kodiak Cakes
“So many times, it's not the business that fails. It's the entrepreneur that quits.” What a great conversation with the co-founders of Kodiak Cakes! Meet Joel…
The Kara Goldin Show169 Donna Letier: Co-Founder of Gardenuity
“The biggest surprise about being an entrepreneur has probably been how much it changes day to day.” Always so thrilled to have amazing entrepreneurs on…
The Kara Goldin Show168 Melissa Papock: Founder & President of Cabana Life
“The greatest gift of being an entrepreneur has been this resilience that develops in you. Don't quit and keep going.” I’m so excited for you to hear Melissa’s…
The Kara Goldin Show167 Kyle Paradiso: Founder & CEO of Sleepy Bear
“It's about winning those little battles everyday. As opposed to hitting a home run out of the park.” It’s Kyle Paradiso on The Kara Goldin Show! Kyle is the…
The Kara Goldin Show166 Hilary DeCesare: Founder & CEO of The ReLaunch Co.
“I think that there is this curiosity that comes from knowing that you may not know how to do it. But you can figure it out.” It’s time to let go of all your…
The Kara Goldin Show165 Erica Huss and Zoe Sakoutis: Co-Founders of BluePrint Cleanse and Earth & Star
“You have to know what people want and you have to give it to them in a way that makes them realize that they can't live without it.” Today on The Kara Goldin…
The Kara Goldin Show164 Jessica Rolph: Co-Founder & CEO of Lovevery and Co-Founder of Happy Family
“The best advice that I've heard that I would continue to stand behind is just obsession with your customer.” What an exciting episode, jam-packed with so…
The Kara Goldin Show163 Craig Mullaney: Partner at Brunswick Group and Author of The Unforgiving Minute
“Courage is the ability to act in a terrifying environment where you don't have all the answers and you don't know how it's going to work out.” It’s all about…
The Kara Goldin Show162 Marcia Kilgore: Founder of Beauty Pie, FitFlop, Bliss Spa, and Soap & Glory
"Your unique experiences and how you pull them together are actually your unique opportunities." There’s so much learning and inspiration on this episode of…
The Kara Goldin Show161 Benjamin Wagner: Co-Producer of award-winning PBS Documentary Mister Rogers & Me
“Our lives are actually really deep and profound experiences. But we have to really be careful to pay attention and show up. Otherwise, we might miss it.” Such…
The Kara Goldin Show160 Rob LoCascio: Founder & CEO of LivePerson Inc.
"Keep walking. Freezing up will kill you." Coming up is a great interview we can all learn from! Rob LoCascio, CEO and Founder of LivePerson Inc., a company…
The Kara Goldin Show159 Esther Wojcicki: Co-Founder of TractLearning, Inc. and Founder of the Palo Alto High School Media Arts Program
"We're trying to get kids to be interested in something and develop a passion for it. My goal is to empower kids. I've been working on that my whole life." So…
The Kara Goldin Show158 Laney Crowell: Founder & CEO of Saie Beauty
“I truly believe that if you can get up more times than the next person, or if you just get up one more time, you'll get there. ” Say hello to the amazing…
The Kara Goldin Show157 Arlan Hamilton: Founder & Partner at Backstage Capital
“90% of venture capital goes to straight white men in the United States. That doesn't make any sense. I could either be really, really mad about it and yell…
The Kara Goldin Show156 Gloria Hwang: Founder & CEO of Thousand
“Community building starts with treating customers right.” Interested in being inspired to go out and start your own thing? Then, today’s episode is perfect…
The Kara Goldin Show155 Mike Fata: Founder & Former Chairman & CEO of Manitoba Harvest
“It was a marketing mystique that hemp had that drew people in. So instead of getting frustrated, I used it as an opportunity to bring people in and really…
The Kara Goldin Show154 Alex Lieberman: Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Morning Brew and Host of the Founder’s Journal Podcast
“In some scenarios, it's great to have yes people in your life. In other scenarios, it's the worst thing.” Excited to share my interview with Alex Lieberman on…
The Kara Goldin Show153 Finnerty Steeves: Actress & Award-Winning Screenwriter
“I think that there is room for you. If it really is something you love, there is room. You can insist that there be room for you.” So excited for today’s…
The Kara Goldin Show152 Stephan Spencer: Founder of Netconcepts & Co-Author of The Art of SEO
“SEO is an opportunity to actually move your opponent's chess pieces, not just your own.” Excited to welcome SEO Expert, Founder of Netconcepts & Co-Author of…
The Kara Goldin Show151 Divya Gugnani: Co-Founder & CEO of Wander Beauty
“Entrepreneurs see things others don't see, and they create companies to solve them.” Divya Gugnani! Divya is the CEO and Co-Founder of Wander Beauty, a…
The Kara Goldin Show150 Cate Luzio: Founder & CEO of Luminary
“There is nobody better to take a risk on and bet on that than yourself.” What a powerful conversation with the awe-inspiring Cate Luzio! Cate is the Founder…
The Kara Goldin Show149 Stacy Madison: Founder & Former CEO of Stacy’s Pita Chips and now Founder & CEO of BeBOLD Energy Bars
“You could have the greatest product in the world, but if you don’t have great people behind it, then it may not go anywhere.” Today we’re chatting with the…
The Kara Goldin Show148 Timmy Bauer: Founder of Dinosaur House, Podcast Host, and Author of the 5 Star Children’s Book Billy the Dragon
“What people don't realize is that 7, 8, 9-year-olds, they do not want to be talked down to. They do want you to enter into their world.” So inspired by our…
The Kara Goldin Show147 Rob Markey: Partner in Bain & Company and Creator of the Net Promoter System
“You have to ask less to learn more. You don't do that with multiple-choice questions. You don't do that by just surveying people. You do it by observing and…
The Kara Goldin Show146 British Robinson: President & CEO at Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
“Literacy is the key to everything. If you can't read a ballot or read a medicine bottle, read a storytime to your child, you can't be a full participant, a…
The Kara Goldin Show145 Lindsey Pollak: New York Times Best-selling Author & Leading Career and Workplace Expert
“I think people like their habits. I think people like their engagement. So I would say we're going back a lot more than we think with a little bit more…
The Kara Goldin Show144 Brandon Steiner: Founder & CEO of CollectibleXchange and The Steiner Agency and Creator of the Everything Bagel
“As an entrepreneur, you can teach yourself. If you can maintain a high level of unacceptance, meaning not willing to stand for the status quo, not willing to…
The Kara Goldin Show143 Marla Beck: Co-Founder & Former CEO of Bluemercury
“You decide if you want your business to survive. It’s kind of a mental decision that you make. You’re going to just stick with it through thick and thin and…
The Kara Goldin Show142 Allison Maslan: CEO of Pinnacle Global Network & Author of Scale or Fail
“Every challenge in business gives us an opportunity to grow as a leader, but it's really how we show up in the world, how we show up with our team and then…
The Kara Goldin Show141 Jeff Rosenthal: Co-Founder of Summit & Co-Owner, Principal Designer, & Developer of Summit Powder Mountain and Powder Mountain Ski Resort
“You just gotta do things that are a little bit beyond people's expectations and imagination.” Meet Jeff Rosenthal, Co-Founder of Summit, an organization best…
The Kara Goldin Show140 Jonathan Dwoskin: Founder of The Jon Dwoskin Experience & Author of The Think Big Movement
“We all kind of move at a certain frequency or vibration, and we have to raise it up if we want to grow.” Jon Dwoskin overcame every possible life experience…
The Kara Goldin Show139 Tara Schuster: Former Entertainment Executive at Comedy Central, Best-selling Author and Playwright
"Life is not a series of crises to endure, it's to be enjoyed." Tara Schuster, former executive at Comedy Central and best-selling author of Buy Yourselves the…
The Kara Goldin Show138 Zibby Owens: Podcast Host of Moms Don’t Have Time To Read Books & Author of Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology
“I think making people feel less alone has never been more important.” Zibby Owens gets it! Moms don’t have time to do anything but share with Zibby. Host of…
The Kara Goldin Show137 Ann Shoket: Former Editor in Chief of Seventeen Magazine, Founder of New Power Media and Owner of The Li.st
“Our success, personally and professionally, is dependent on the people that we surround ourselves with.” Meet the inspiring Ann Shoket, former Editor-in-Chief…
The Kara Goldin Show136 Tiffani Bova: Chief Growth & Innovation Evangelist, Salesforce Business Strategist, WSJ Best-selling Author, and Keynote Speaker
“Have the courage to go down your own career path and find champions along the way that will help support you on that journey.” In this episode, @tiffanibova…
The Kara Goldin Show135 Alison Levine: American Mountain Climber, Sportswoman, Explorer and Leadership Consultant
“Complacency is what will kill you. Complacency is what puts you at risk.” Whether it’s a mountain you want to climb or a challenge you want to surmount…
The Kara Goldin Show134 Sean Holladay: Co-Founder of The Spacestation & Angel Investor
“I’ve talked to crazy executives, huge investors by just being a real human and just not pitching.” The business and brand star you all need to know about is…
The Kara Goldin Show133 David Novak: Founder & CEO of David Novak Leadership
"Take the initiative, pound on doors, people want people who are hungry and ambitious” Meet David Novak, former Co-Founder, retired Chairman, and CEO of Yum!…
The Kara Goldin Show132 Jane Condon: Comedian & Host of the Funny Over 50 Podcast and 4 O’Clock Funnies
“The game belongs to those who stay in the game.” You’re in for some fun with this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Jane Condon is hysterical! And a comedian and…
The Kara Goldin Show131 Lucy Deland: Co-Founder & COO of Paperless Post and Partner at Inspired Capital
“You have to fall in love with the idea or the problem that you’re trying to solve.” What do you do after co-founding one of the hottest internet companies…
The Kara Goldin Show130 Jayson Waller: Founder & CEO of POWERHOME Solar and Podcast Host of True Underdog
“Don’t quit on yourself." We all love the story of an underdog and Jayson Waller’s story is no exception. The founder and CEO of POWERHOME Solar, on a path to…
The Kara Goldin Show129 Tina Wells: Founder of Buzz Marketing Group & Author of Mackenzie Blue
“I wanted to create something that everyone could relate to.” When Tina Wells was 16 she wasn’t sitting still. She was founding an agency. A BIG agency — Buzz…
The Kara Goldin Show128 David Meltzer: Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing and Former CEO of Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment
"Fear creates action, inspiration produces change." David Meltzer is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh…
The Kara Goldin Show127 Tracy Holland: Executive Chairman & Co-Founder at HATCHBEAUTY Brand Incubator
“The one thing I recognized early on is that your network is your net worth.” Tracy Holland knows just what it takes to build a product. On this episode of…
The Kara Goldin Show126 Karen Mangia: Customer Success Strategist at Salesforce and Best-Selling Author
“People want to be trusted to be able to make the decision about where they need to be at any given time to get their work done.” Karen Mangia has spent her…
The Kara Goldin Show125 Jayma Cardoso: Founder & CEO of The Surf Lodge Hotel and Restaurant in Montauk
“In every project, I always try to learn something new.” Jayma Cardoso, Founder, and CEO of Surf Lodge created one of the most fun and creative spaces in The…
The Kara Goldin Show124 Ali Brown: Founder & CEO of The Trust
“What changes over the years is your vision...” Thousands of people have been inspired by Ali Brown, Founder of The Trust private network and Host of…
The Kara Goldin Show123 Keith Belling: Former Co-Founder & CEO of popchips and Founder & CEO of RightRice
“I was born to be an entrepreneur.“ It’s hard to disrupt an entire industry, it’s even harder to do it twice. Meet my friend Keith Belling, founder and CEO of…
The Kara Goldin Show122 Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp: Co-Founders of CoreBarreFit
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” Fred Devito and Elisabeth Halfpapp are the real deal. The legendary couple, Cofounders of Exhale Spa and…
The Kara Goldin Show121 Jason McCann: Co-Founder & CEO of Vari
“Some people want to become entrepreneurs, others are born entrepreneurs.” On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow, CEO and CoFounder of Vari, Jason McCann…
The Kara Goldin Show120 Angela Sutherland and Evelyn Rusli: Co-Founders of Yumi
“Part of being an entrepreneur is [being] a little bit courageous, a little bit unfazed and scared of what's next.” Angela Sutherland and Evelyn Rusli are…
The Kara Goldin Show119 - Liz Theresa: Fierce Business Mentor, Copywriter, and Website Creator.
“Communicate in a way that is clear, not clever.” Business Woman. Writer. Creator. Podcaster. Liz Theresa truly is a jack of all trades. On this episode of…
The Kara Goldin Show118 - GT Dave: Founder & CEO of GT’s Living Foods
“I found my sense of purpose and started to lead with my heart. That was the beginning of my story” Purpose-driven companies. No better example than deciding…
The Kara Goldin Show117 - Tim Brown: Co-CEO & Founder of AllBirds
“The best ideas are kind of counterintuitive and a little unusual, a little weird and don’t make sense to people at first, you have to fight for it.” Meet Tim…
The Kara Goldin Show116 Judi Holler: CEO of HOLLA!, Comedian and Author of Fear Is My Homeboy
“Fear isn’t the enemy, comfort is.” Judi Holler shares all of her awesome fear-crushing advice on this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Exec turned comedian, she…