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Madison Utendahl is the founder behind the all-female, Black-owned, anti-trend branding and design agency, Utendahl Creative, behind brands like Simon Huck’s Judy, Halsey’s About-Face, and Chris Paul’s Good Eatn. But back before she went out on her own, she was helping to create viral sensations like The Museum of Ice Cream and Refinery29’s 29 Rooms. She was even a production assistant for HBO’s acclaimed series Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. Along the way, she made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, won two Webby Awards, and eventually felt burnt out. In today’s episode, Madison talks about what it was like to feel so depleted after years and years of a highly productive and successful career, and why after walking away from it all, she decided to found a company of her own.

Live from Los Angeles, Hillary is joined by Dr. Deepika Chopra—aka the "optimism doctor"—for a conversation around beating burnout. Dr. Chopra holds a doctorate in clinical health psychology with a special interest in mind-body connection, sensory-based visual imagery, color therapy, innovative cognitive behavioral strategies, and methods to increase optimism and resilience. In this live episode, she shares the difference between acute stress and clinical burn out, how to cultivate more joy throughout your day, and the key to finding work that’s truly sustainable.

Independent fashion label With Jéan’s viral designs (such as its cult-favorite Andy dress, signature corsets, and best-selling ribbon-trimmed silhouettes) have been spotted on everyone from Rosalía to Bella Hadid. On this episode, founders Sami Lorking-Tanner and Evangeline Titilas join Hillary to discuss bringing their vision to life, what to expect from their upcoming drops, and the items on repeat in their own wardrobes.

Home décor expert and YouTube content creator Alexandra Gater connects with millions through her home makeover videos on YouTube, where she makes design accessible for renters and homeowners alike, no matter their budget. Today, Alexandra has over 500,000 subscribers on YouTube plus her own website where she provides virtual makeover packages, product collabs, and a collection of handmade Moroccan pom-pom slippers. But back before Alexandra found her career as a YouTube creator, she was working for a Canadian lifestyle magazine, Chatelaine, where she worked as an intern in the art department and eventually discovered her passion for home design. Tune in to hear about it all, including how she recovered from a gut-wrenching layoff and persevered to build something entirely of her own.

Allison Bornstein is a stylist, wardrobe specialist, and content creator popular for her signature systems outlining how to optimize your style and closet. On this episode, she walks Hillary through her signature closet editing system, the three-word method for defining your style, the seven questions you should ask when buying a new item, and so much more.

Makeup artist, beauty titan, and entrepreneur Bobbi Brown is a multihyphenate of the highest order. After beginning her career as a makeup artist who became known for a natural aesthetic that stood out against the highly graphic makeup of the time, Bobbi changed the beauty landscape forever by launching a collection of 10 natural shade lipsticks. Over the next 25 years, she would then build that eponymous brand—Bobbi Brown Beauty—into a billion-dollar brand. Then, in 2016, after over two decades, she walked away. In the four years afterwards, she continued to evolve time and time again. She launched justbobbi.com, an editorial beauty, fashion and lifestyle site; started an ingestibles wellness brand called Evolution 18; and even opened a boutique hotel in Montclair, New Jersey, called The George. Even without a cosmetics company, her influence kept growing: Brown became Masterclass’s first beauty instructor; launched multiple podcasts of her own; and authored nine books. In 2020, four years after she had walked away from the cosmetics world, she dove back in, launching cult-beloved Jones Road, a collection of edited and indispensable clean beauty products for all ages, skin types, and skin tones.

Hillary talks to Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen about our brand-new seasonal series, Who What Wear 100. For this story, Lauren created the ultimate spring shopping guide featuring 100 editor-approved products across every major category, including season-defining It buys and must-have wardrobe staples. Essentially, it’s your shopping bible. Shop the story here: https://www.whowhatwear.com/who-what-wear-100-spring

Founder and CEO of Set Active Lindsey Carter has built a multimillion dollar activewear business. The brand’s made-to-match monochrome activewear sets have made their way to seemingly every influencer and fitness class alike, totalling a quarter million customers since 2018. Building a social following and community is Lindsey’s bread and butter. After all, she comes from a background of having started her own social media agency and running accounts for people like Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler from Dance Moms. But her background is much more varied than that—it also includes an assistant position at NBC Universal, a marketing job at Variety magazine, and a whole lot more. Tune in to hear about her successes—and failures—that landed her at the helm of a massive brand of her own.

Allison McNamara is the founder of Mara skincare. Previously an on-camera host for outlets like PopSugar and E!, today, Allison is known as a force within the skincare space, launching Mara with a single innovative SKU: the Universal Face Oil. The brand is beloved by everyone from Chrissy Teigan to Hailey Bieber and has now expanded to include a tight yet robust product assortment. She’s here to discuss what it’s been like building her brand from the ground up, including formulations, active ingredients, and what’s next on the horizon.

Chances are you’ve seen Fishwife Tinned Seafood Co’s delightful boxes of smoked trout or Cantabrian anchovies grace your Instagram feed or even on the shelves of your local Whole Foods. By now, everyone from Food & Wine to Vogue has written about the sustainably sourced phenomenon, and the internet is well aware that hot girls eat tinned fish. But back before CEO and Co-Founder Becca Millstein was bringing the vibrancy of conservas culture to American tables, she was working within the music industry. After starting her career in the infamous mailroom at talent agency ICM, she worked at Atlantic Records specializing in music brand partnerships and artist marketing.

Since 2013, accessory designer and founder Janessa Leoné’s eponymous line of hats and accessories has been coveted by fashion editors and celebrities alike. Now entering her 10th year of business, Leoné is shifting her brand focus to something somewhat unexpected: regenerative agriculture. She’s here to talk about it all, plus how to wear her favorites from the spring collection and the packing essentials that stay in her carry-on bag.

Founder of Claude Home Maggie Holladay went from reselling vintage decorative objects back in 2018 to building an online gallery selling collectable pieces and contemporary artworks from artists all over the world. Currently for sale are items like a carved cherry stool, a sculptural menorah, and that Mario Bellini Modular Sofa all over your IG feed. That being said, it’s hard to believe Maggie has no formal design training. Instead, she spent her early career interning and assisting for stylists like Interview magazine Editor in Chief (and Rihanna’s former stylist) Mel Ottenburg and Editor in Chief of iD Magazine Alastair McKimm. Tune in to hear all about her fascinating journey.

Denise Wingate is the costume designer behind the new Amazon show Daisy Jones & the Six. The series is an adaptation of the beloved book of the same title about a ’70s Laurel Canyon band whose catchy tunes and behind-the-scenes drama seemed to compete for the spotlight. Wingate is here to talk about her process in costuming actors such as Riley Keough and Suki Waterhouse, her own experiences that proved hugely influential, and how to source vintage like a pro. Plus, she shares her favorite project thus far in her epic filmography—which spans Cruel Intentions to Wedding Crashers—and what she hopes to land next.

Blair Eadie founded Atlantic-Pacific 13 years ago and is a pioneer of the early fashion bloggers. Today, Atlantic-Pacific has become a multitiered digital fashion and style brand with a community of 1.9 million followers on Instagram alone. In addition to original content, Blair has developed co-branded product collaborations with brands such as Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue to J.Crew and Kate Spade. But back before she was a digital force in her own right, she actually worked in the corporate retail world for Gap in San Francisco and Tory Burch in New York City. She’s walking us through the entire evolution in this week’s episode.

Whether you realize it or not, chances are celebrity stylist Enrique Melendez’s work has been on your radar for years. After getting his start with none other than The Black Eyed Peas, he went on to become Will.I.Am’s personal stylist before working with other massive musicians like Bruno Mars. He’s here to talk about his entire come up within the industry and break down the evolution of his work with his client of six years: actress Jenna Ortega. Tune in to hear about everything that went into Jenna’s award-season run and Wednesday press tour, plus his best style advice of all time.

Stephanie Summerson Hall is the founder and CEO of Estelle Colored Glass—an assortment of cake stands and stemware in jewel tones and soft pastels. Currently available everywhere from West Elm to Anthropologie to Nordstrom, the entire collection is handblown in Poland by glassmakers with over a century of experience in their craft. But before Stephanie had been bitten by the entrepreneurship bug, she spent 10 years practicing business and corporate tax law in Washington, D.C. Tune in to hear her candid telling of it all.

In this episode, we bring you behind the scenes of our March beauty cover with Who What Wear beauty editor Katie Berohn and actress Rachel Zegler. Zegler is best known for her part in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, but her career is just getting started. She’s here to talk about upcoming projects like Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and the new live-action adaptation of Disney’s Snow White. Plus, Zegler shares her real thoughts about social media and her favorite beauty looks of all time.

Amy Chang—or Bond en Avant, as you may know her—has made a name for herself as a massive beauty content creator. She shares reviews of various products and services with over two million followers on TikTok and Instagram. Her audience comes for the beauty and stays for the personal connection, like her recently shared adoption story, which has since garnered over 11 million views. But back before she was serving up highly engaging content, she actually began her career at a PR agency in NY and subsequently took on clients of her own as a freelance publicist in L.A. It’s been quite the journey to land where she is today, and Chang is enthusiastically candid about just what got her there.

Journalist Maggie Bullock began her career in the beauty department of Vogue before spending 13 years at Elle, where she oversaw the fashion and beauty pages and wrote her fair share of celebrity profiles. In her new book, The Kingdom of Prep: The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J.Crew, Bullock shares the definitive history of J.Crew, including all of its juicy internal politics and the backstories of larger-than-life characters Mickey Drexler and Jenna Lyons, plus the history of the subculture of prep and its place in the American psyche.

With the launch of Arey in 2020, Allison Conrad created an entirely new haircare category not meant to cover up gray hairs but prevent them from forming in the first place. Initially launched as a single supplement, the assortment has grown to include seven products, all formulated with a clinically efficacious peptide to help delay and re-pigment gray hair. But before Allison had an idea for her own company, she was growing many others. After an early career in fashion, she began working for early stage companies like Blushington and Erin Condren, plus consulting and advising consumer companies like Vegamour and Goodmylk.

For Who What Wear’s February cover interview, editor Jasmine Fox-Suliaman sits down with the incredible actress Storm Reid. Best known for her standout performances in projects like 12 Years a Slave, A Wrinkle in Time, and Euphoria, at just 19 years old, Storm is already a force within Hollywood. In this episode, the pair discuss the significance of the roles within Reid’s catalogue thus far; her intentionality within a notoriously challenging industry; and her newest project, HBO’s series adaptation of the video game The Last of Us.

Laura Brown, former editor in chief of InStyle, knew from a young age she was obsessed with magazines. She moved from Australia to London to New York to pursue her passion, eventually landing at Harper’s Bazaar, where she’d make a name for herself as a creative visionary. It came as no surprise when she was announced as the editor in chief of InStyle, where she steered the massive boat of both print and digital sides of the business. But since the print magazine folded in 2021, Laura has been a free agent, and at the end of last year, she announced her plans for quite a second life—founding a media company of her own. LB Media is positioned as a multi-platform media company encompassing television, podcasts, luxury collaborations, design, and nonprofit consulting. Or as Laura calls it in this episode, “an umbrella over a buffet.”

Hillary passes the show over to Who What Wear fashion editors Anna LaPlaca and Eliza Huber, who are coming to us straight off the heels of New York Fashion Week. After seeing what this season’s showing designers have in store for us for their fall/winter 2023 collections, the ladies are here to break down the trends they’re spotting and the moments that have already broken the internet.

Megan Klein is the founder and CEO of Little Saints, an assortment of “plant magic mocktails” boosted by premium-sourced functional ingredients like reishi mushroom, botanical terpenes, and CBD. Aimed at providing an elevated experience within the drinking culture, Little Saints’ offerings are modeled after popular cocktail beverages like the ginger mule, paloma, spicy margarita, and negroni. But back before Megan was creating an alcohol-free empire, she spent her early career as an environmental lawyer. Eventually, she left law behind to become president of an indoor vertical farming company which went on to create plant-based products still on the shelves of Whole Foods today. Hear how Megan found her way to her perfect fit of a career after some strategic experimentation on this week’s episode.

Celebrity stylist Thomas Christos Kikis is responsible for the incredible looks worn by women like Amelie Zilber, Zaya Wade, and the one and only Gabrielle Union. On this episode, Thomas talks about finding his way to the top of the styling industry, the incredible body of work he’s done with Union, and his tips and tricks for owning your own style—including the importance of tailoring and a good pair of loafers.

Recipe developer, cookbook author, and chef Molly Baz rose to culinary fame during her days as senior associate food editor at Bon Appétit magazine. Since departing the magazine in 2020, she’s not only taken full control of her personal brand, but she’s also expanded it tremendously. Today, Molly has one New York Times best-selling cookbook under her belt: Cook This Book. With a second book on the way, a natural wine label called Drink This Wine, and a number of product collaborations on the horizon, Baz is unstoppable. She continues to send out weekly recipes for her subscribers in The Club, releases cooking videos via her YouTube series, Hit the Kitch, and has amassed over 700,000 followers on Instagram. But before her multilayered career within food and media, Molly’s career in professional kitchens looked very different.

Danielle Sherman is the founder of the fine jewelry line Sherman Field, known for dreamy hand-linked chains, textured-gold photo lockets, and one-of-a-kind stone earrings and rings. But in addition to her reputation as one of the premier fine jewelers within the fashion industry, Sherman has a wild fashion résumé, which includes co-founding The Row with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, working as the head designer at Alexander Wang, and serving as the creative director for Edun. She’s here to talk about it all, from how she got her start in the industry at just 16 to what to look for when investing in your own fine jewelry.

Gaëlle Drevet is the founder behind the fashion-editor beloved retailer The Frankie Shop. With a booming e-commerce presence in addition to boutiques in NYC and Paris, Gaëlle has created an expertly curated, undeniably cool retailer that cuts through a noisy industry time and time again. It’s no surprise that The Frankie Shop isn’t Gaëlle's first rodeo. In fact, the store's Lower East Side flagship store in Manhattan was once home to her first fashion venture, Pixie Market, where she brought a similar assortment of reasonably priced items to a slightly younger demographic back in 2006. But before diving into fashion at all, Gaëlle was on quite a different path as a producer for ABC News in New York and London. Tune in to hear how she made the switch from journalism to fashion entrepreneur.

Tina Leung, stylist, street style icon, and new star of Bling Empire New York, has been a mainstay of the global fashion scene for years. She’s worked with major brands like Valentino and Loewe, and during the pandemic (alongside other fashion heavy hitters Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung, Laura Kim, and Ezra William) started the digital series and comic House of Slay, in which superheroes take on "racism, hatred, bullying and fear of the 'other.'" Tina’s here to bring us inside her world—from the designers she has her eye on to the places her crew eats in each fashion capital around the world.

Marguerite Zabar Mariscal is the woman leading all that is Momofuku: a pioneering restaurant group credited with starting the rise of contemporary Asian American cuisine in the United States, an assortment of restaurant-grade pantry staples like ramen noodles and addictive chilli crunch, and bona fide culinary empire. Over the span of 11-years, she’s worked her way up from public relations intern to brand director and chief of staff. As the trusted right hand of celebrity and James Beard Foundation Award–winning Chef David Chang for years, in 2019, at 30 years old, she was named CEO of Momofuku. On one hand, it all makes sense (after all, she was born into the family behind the specialty import emporium Zabars), but to Marguerite, the path was far from mapped out ahead of her. “I feel like anyone who grows up wanting to be a CEO is like a psychopath,” she tells Hillary on this week’s episode. Tune in to hear how Marguerite pivoted from thinking she’d find her place within the media world to leading one of the most influential restaurant groups (and beyond) of the past two decades.

Actress and entrepreneur Ashley Benson has gone on to do a number of interesting things since rising to fame in the hit TV series Pretty Little Liars. Last year alone, she starred in Private Property, Loneliest Boy in the World, and the indie slasher film Alone at Night, where she also snagged her first credits as producer and co-writer. Also an entrepreneur, Benson is a co-founder of sunglasses brand Privé Revaux and Thomas Ashbourne Craft Spirits. Most recently, she’s founded her very own personal fragrance line, Ash by Ashley Benson. She’s here to discuss it all, plus the items that make her personal style just so enviable.

Jewelry and accessories designer Susan Korn has created viral products time and time again with her brand, Susan Alexandra. Worn by everyone from Gigi Hadid to Alison Roman to Pete Davidson, her bright, sparkling adornments—whether in the form of a martini handbag or shrimp cocktail earrings—are still handmade in New York where Susan now has a retail location that’s as joyous and whimsical as the brand itself. But before she was a bona fide fashion darling, she was trying to find her place like the rest of us. “I was really thinking that I was going to be a stylist. I thought that was a really good life choice. And it was really, really rough,” Susan says on today’s episode. Tune in to hear how she found the confidence to push forward within a fashion world she didn’t know she belonged in, plus how she’s created a career for herself that she was, at times, reluctant to dream of.

Alejandra Hernandez is both the head designer behind the women’s activewear brand Year of Ours and a prolific Hollywood stylist having worked with artists like Iggy Azalea, Eve, and most recently, the one and only Sza. Alejandra is here to discuss their collaboration ushering in Sza’s new style era, including breaking down the music videos and album artwork for the highly anticipated and record-breaking album, SOS.

By 28 years old, Jamie Beck opened her own commercial photography studio in Lower Manhattan where she worked with a multitude of commercial clients from fashion brands like Chanel and Oscar de la Renta to tech companies like Google and Microsoft, and even major magazines such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. (Yes, she was killing it.) Somewhere along the way, though, she decided her true dream was quite different: Beck wanted to live in the South of France. Over six years after Jamie initially left for what was to be a one-year sabbatical, she still lives in Provence with an entirely new photography career creating and selling her own body of work. Most recently, she’s compiled her work into a book titled An American in Provence, which includes not only her photographs but also poignant personal essays, photography and posing tips, and even French recipes. To hear how Jamie took a massive leap of faith on her own happiness—and to lust over her new home—hit the link up top.

Associate fashion editor Yusra Siddiqui sits down with our January cover star, Madelyn Cline. Widely known for her breakout role in the Netflix series Outer Banks and the star-studded film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Madelyn tells Yusra about navigating early success within Hollywood, how she combats imposter syndrome, and what she’s taken from each project thus far. Plus, get a peek behind the scenes of the incredible looks she’s been putting together with stylist Mimi Cutrell.

Allyson Felix is the most-decorated track and field Olympian of all time. At the age of just 18, she won her first Olympic medal and broke world records during the Tokyo 2020 games. But off the track, she’s also covered a lot of ground: Her work as an activist led Nike to change their sponsorship policy, adding protections for pregnant athletes and new moms, marking a major industry shift. Along the way, Allyson also became an entrepreneur, founding footwear and lifestyle brand Saysh with an aim to create an encouraging and supportive community for women. Plus, season two of her Mountaintop Conversations podcast will be debuting on Jan 17, in which she celebrates the stories and experiences of leaders across politics, entrepreneurship, and culture. Tune in for a whole lot of inspiration from a woman who made it to the top of her field and is now dedicated to pulling up those around her.

Who What Wear editor Anna LaPlaca sits down with our December cover star, Lily Collins, to talk about the star’s massive past few years. They discuss her hit show Emily in Paris, her Netflix feature and first producer credit in Windfall, and her personal life, including her marriage to director Charlie McDowell. Collins explains how she’s managed to find her equilibrium among it all, everything we can expect from the highly anticipated season three of Emily in Paris, and what’s next in her career.

Pia Baroncini is the creative director behind her namesake clothing line for Revolve (LPA), host of the podcast Everything Is the Best, and co-founder of Baroncini Import & Co.—her very own line of Italian olive oil. Alongside her husband Davide, Baroncini has big plans for expanding the import business as well as the pair’s other brand, Ghiaia Cashmere, where she is the CMO. But before this whirlwind of a career in which she currently thrives, Baroncini had a number of other positions within fashion and production. She served as a casting director for Diane Martel (the woman behind music videos for artists such as Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj), and she worked at famed New York City PR firm People’s Revolution for PR maven Kelly Cutrone and Reformation in its early days, where she went from working in public relations to becoming design director in a matter of a few short years. This one is as inspiring as it is entertaining, and you’re going to want to tune in to hear it all.

Hillary Kerr is joined by three members of the WWW team—Editor in Chief Kat Collings, VP of Influencer Marketing Rachel Zeilic, and fashion editor Eliza Huber—who are here to give us their expert tips on how to snag the most stylish finds from eBay. Whether it’s new or vintage, the ladies are breaking down how they sleuthed out their favorite purchases of the past, which luxury items they’re scoping out for the future, and the insider strategy for how to source like a pro.

Daria Burke spent the majority of her career building iconic beauty and fashion brands, working at L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, and Rent the Runway in its early days. She even led fashion and beauty partnerships at Facebook. Then, she landed her dream title of CMO at JustFab before realizing her successful climb up the corporate ladder still may have left her unfulfilled. After walking away from running teams and operations for some of the biggest brands, Burke has pivoted her career to become a board member and advisor for companies that truly align with her values, and she writes about her vast experience examining human potential for publications such as HuffPost and Fast Company. Tune in to hear it all.

Sarmela Sunder, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained plastic surgeon who specializes in all things face and neck. On this episode, she’s breaking down the results, recovery processes, and risks of surgical and nonsurgical procedures, including face-lifts, neck-lifts, nose jobs, and even eye procedures. If you take one peek at her Instagram, which features many recognizable faces, you’ll realize why Sunder is who we’re leaning on as the ultimate authority.

Alex Snodgrass, the brilliant recipe developer behind The Defined Dish, has built an impressive multi–revenue-stream culinary business from the ground up. In addition to her 700,000 followers on Instagram, she’s published two New York Times best-selling cookbooks—The Defined Dish, and The Comfortable Kitchen—and, most recently, launched a multipurpose dressing collection called SideDish. But back before she followed her calling within food, she actually spent years as a real estate agent. Tune in to hear what it took for her to take the plunge to turn her side hustle into a bona fide culinary hit.

Nell Diamond is the founder and CEO of Hill House, a digital-first lifestyle brand offering fashion, home goods, and accessories that bring beauty and joy to everyday rituals. Or as you likely know the brand, the creators of the Nap Dress. Nell is here to talk about designing the cult-favorite item, pivoting her business accordingly, and what’s next for the beloved brand. Plus, she’s sharing her favorite ways she’s seen the collection styled.

Emily Hikade is the founder and CEO of Petite Plume Luxury Sleepwear. Made with chemical-free cotton and impeccable attention to detail and comfort, the European-inspired pajamas are carried in over 500 boutiques as well as major retailers such as Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, and J.Crew. Prior to launching a luxury pajama brand in 2015, though, Hikade’s life looked majorly different. For almost 15 years, she lived and worked in the Middle East and East Africa focused on counterterrorism as a member of the CIA. Tune in to hear how a near-death experience changed the entire course of her career journey and about the surprising skills that carried over.

Academy Award–winning costume designer Ruth Carter has spent over three decades in film, television, and theater, where she’s collaborated with prolific directors such as Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, and Ava DuVernay and run costume departments for films such as Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Selma, Amistad, and, of course, Black Panther. On this episode, Carter breaks down how she fuses rich cultural histories with futuristic technology in her designs in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Mary Lawless Lee became widely known by the moniker Happily Grey when she began her fashion and lifestyle blog as a creative outlet back in 2012. Today, her well-respected brand has an audience of over 2.6 million, plus a brick-and-mortar store in Nashville carrying Mary’s curated assortment of apparel, kids, accessories, and home goods. Mary has also broken into wellness with her mom-focused, vegan skincare line, Nemah, and most recently became an author with Happily Grey: Stories, Souvenirs, and Everyday Wonders from the Life In Between. But back before all the fashion, beauty, media, and entrepreneurship, Mary spent seven years as a cardiovascular intensive care nurse. Tune in to hear the surprising lessons that she’s carried between careers and the many lessons she’s learned along the way.

Market Director Bobby Schuessler, market editor Indya Brown, and assistant market editor Yusra Siddiqui join Hillary to talk about holiday gift giving. Bobby has a million ideas for what to give the men in our lives, Yusra brings her Gen Z lens to her gift guide, and home expert Indya is offering the chicest suggestions to deck out anyone’s halls. From affordable to splurge-worthy gifts, you’ll want to hear about them all. Plus, everyone's sharing what they're secretly hoping to receive for themselves this year.

Jeanine Lobell is a legend within the beauty industry, and her career has evolved a number of times. She made a name for herself as a makeup artist working on covers of Vogue, W, and Vanity Fair with stars like Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman and Nicole Kidman. She then took a major leap into the world of beauty products, founding Stila Cosmetics and pioneering paper packaging and a playful approach to makeup that resonated with a new generation of consumers. Now, she’s one-upped herself once again with the creation of her direct-to-consumer beauty brand Neen, which she launched just last April. With Neen, Jeanine created the first-ever subscription card including five peel-back makeup swatches encouraging the consumer to try out new creative looks, but only invest in the items they truly fall in love with. Hear how she’s built, sold, and pioneered brands that have changed the beauty landscape for the better on this week’s episode.

Celebrity hair colorist Matt Rez is known for his transformational work, including making Hailey Bieber a brunette and Kendall Jenner a redhead—two moments that kicked off arguably the biggest hair trends in recent history. On this episode, Matt brings us inside his legendary hair transformations, discusses his signature mid-light technique, and, of course, offers his predictions for the next major color trend.

By now, you may have seen Brightland’s gorgeous bottles adorn the aisles of your local grocery store. The brand offers high-quality olive oils, honeys, and vinegars that stand apart from their mass-produced shelf mates with a focus on integrity and transparency. The woman behind the brand is founder and CEO Aishwarya Iyer, who launched the business in 2018 to sellout success within a week, compiling a 1000-person wait list. Now, the brand’s products are available in over 700 stores nationwide in addition to Brightland’s own website. But before Iyer dove into the world of luxurious pantry staples, she spent over a decade in public affairs and corporate communications at various technology companies in both New York City and L.A. And back before that, she began her career in the luxury-products division at Lancôme. Tune in to hear about all the unexpected twists and turns and how they landed Iyer at the helm of a tasty empire.