Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

Toni Ko, beauty mogul and founder of NYX Cosmetics, just turned 50 this year. She's changed her perspective on life and her experiences, but she's not ready to put away her lipstick just yet. After climbing Mount Kiliminjaro, in a full face of makeup, it seems she is just getting started. Toni Ko was born in South Korea and immigrated to the United States with her family when she was 13 years old. She grew up in the beauty business working in her mother’s cosmetic store selling perfume. Toni founded NYX Cosmetics in 1999 at the age of 25. In its first year alone, NYX Cosmetics earned $2 million. NYX quickly became successful and in 2014 was acquired by L’Oréal. Falling into a deep depression after the acquisition, Toni did what she knew best and founded several new companies. Today, Toni runs Bespoke Beauty Brands, a company that helps launch new beauty brands. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Social Media: ⁠@tonikokoko⁠ ⁠@nyxcosmetics⁠ Links: ⁠Bespokebeautybrands.com⁠ Big Ideas: How turning 50 changes your perspective on life The importance of having a business mindset and thinking outside the box Learning the importance of not putting limits on yourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by Magnum Ice Cream. Follow @magnumicecream on Instagram and Twitter and @magnumicecreamUS on Facebook. Find Magnum ice cream at retailers nationwide and at ⁠magnumicecream.com⁠. What if there was a workout that helped you to not only “look good, but…feel even better?” That’s exactly what Rachel Katzman, co-founder of P.volve asked herself before she discovered the world of functional fitness.  When Rachel first found out that she had scoliosis and had been struggling with high-intensity workouts, she was desperate for a new way to exercise that didn't involve pushing through pain. As Rachel went to gym after gym in NYC, she eventually discovered functional fitness and saw incredible results. Seeing a gap in the market, Rachel launched P.volve in November of 2017. As a result of Rachel's willingness to get uncomfortable and follow her intuition, P.volve is now a revolutionary fitness movement. Just ask Jennifer Aniston. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Social Media: ⁠@rkatzman⁠ ⁠@pvolve⁠ Big Ideas:  Finding a new way to move your body and a new solution to fitness Testing your idea or concept out in the marketplace before investing in branding  Navigating difficult conversations and getting out of your comfort zone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rarely does Karen Harvey, CEO and Founder of The Karen Harvey Companies sit down on the other side of the podcast mic. Having worked with top talent and brands in the fashion world for almost 22 years, Karen shares what it takes to succeed in the industry. Karen knew at an early age that she wanted to know and help people on a deep level. This, coupled with her love for fashion, eventually led her into consulting. Karen began Karen Harvey Consulting in 2001. For Karen, placing talent was much more than just a transaction. Her commitment to her values, even while scaling her business, has enabled her to care deeply about the people and brands she works with. Karen attributes her success to her incredible team of women, most of whom, have been with her for over a decade. The Karen Harvey Companies also include Karen’s two other businesses: INDX and Fashion Tech Forum. Today, you can find Karen speaking on her podcast with some of the leading names in the fashion industry. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Social Media: ⁠@harveyvision⁠ ⁠@_indx_⁠ ⁠@fashtechforum⁠ Big Ideas: -Difference between being really good at something versus talent -How to scale your vision while remaining in integrity to your values -Failed projects and knowing when it’s time to pivot -What it takes to make it in the fashion world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind every mission-driven brand is a passionate, heart-centered marketer. At Thrive Market (an online health food marketplace) that woman is Chief Marketing Officer, Amina Pasha. Amina has been in the business of marketing beauty and wellness products for over a decade. But it wasn’t until the birth of her first son in 2017, that she began to reevaluate her purpose and values. It was at this point that Amina made the difficult decision to move to LA and accept a position as vice president of marketing for The Honest Company. Just two short years later, Amina joined Thrive Market’s marketing team, finally feeling like she found her calling. Amina has dedicated herself to deepening the “brand DNA” of Thrive Market, based on the mission of making healthy food accessible to all while being environmentally friendly.  Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Big Ideas:  Making hard decisions and not looking back What it takes to be a modern marketer and build a mission-driven brand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tessa White, known as The Job Doctor, considers herself “the most unlikely influencer on the planet.” But after posting her first TikTok in 2020, she achieved viral success. Now, Tessa has over one million followers who turn to her for her unique career perspective and guidance on managing workplace relationships. Tessa White spent 25 years working her way up the corporate ladder in Human Resources, eventually becoming an HR executive for a Fortune 50 company. Along the way, she witnessed shifts in the workplace amongst younger and older generations. She noticed that younger generations do not know how to navigate conflict and often quit due to remaining quiet and not communicating their needs.  At 50 and the height of her career, Tessa became fearless and quit her high-level job. In the fall of 2020, Tessa launched the website, The Job Doctor. With the viral success of her first TikTok, many doors opened for speaking opportunities, media appearances, and even the launch of her first book, The Unspoken Truths for Career Success.  Today, you can find Tessa speaking on her podcast The Job Doctor. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Links: ⁠⁠thejobdoctor.com⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠The Job Doctor⁠ Book: ⁠The Unspoken Truths for Career Success⁠ Big Ideas: - Learning to communicate conflict in the workplace - Shift in the workplace between older and younger generations - Becoming fearless by consistently taking small risks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by Magnum Ice Cream. Follow @magnumicecream on Instagram and Twitter and @magnumicecreamUS on Facebook. Find Magnum ice cream at retailers nation-wide and at magnumicecream.com. When it comes to following her passions, French makeup artist Violette Serrat, Founder and CEO of VIOLETTE_FR has zero fears. At 19, while living in Paris, Violette was applying glitter to her friend’s face for a party. At that moment, Violette realized doing someone’s makeup merged her two loves of fashion and painting. She immediately decided she was leaving to pursue makeup in New York City and left two weeks later with no makeup or experience. After spending a short time in NYC, Violette returned to Paris. She was determined to become a makeup artist on her own terms while remaining authentic to herself, even if it meant going against industry standards.  Violette worked really hard and eventually caught her first break with an appearance in Vogue. Over the course of 17 years, Violette worked for numerous big-name brands including Dior, Estée Lauder, and Sephora. Violette knew the whole time she wanted to create her own brand for the community she had been building on Instagram and YouTube. Today, she is the creative director of makeup at Guerlain, as well as the founder and CEO of VIOLETTE_FR. Violette’s own brand is dedicated to reminding you that perfection is not real and to celebrate yourself as both “the artist and the muse.” Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Guest Website: ⁠violettefr.com⁠ Social Media: Instagram: ⁠@violette_fr⁠ YouTube: ⁠@violette_fr⁠ TikTok: ⁠@violette_fr⁠ Big Ideas:  Taking big risks and having zero fear when it comes to work. Following your gut and being authentically yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deeannah Seymour never set out to become an entrepreneur. She was accidentally catapulted into entrepreneurship. After many rounds of antibiotics from chronic sinus infections, Deeannah was left with an unbalanced vaginal biome. Desperate for a solution, she began to search for a holistic product that was commercially available. Coming up empty-handed, she started to do her own research and stumbled upon boric acid. This led to the birth of her very first product and the founding of her company, pH-D® Feminine Health. At the time, Deeannah thought this would just be her side hustle. But after a moment of clarity, she leaned into her intuition and took a leap of faith. She left the security of her 20-year pharmaceutical job to go all in on pH-D® Feminine Health, forever revolutionizing women’s health. Deeannah’s goal from the beginning has been to remove the stigma surrounding feminine health and vaginal odor. Throughout the process, she has learned the ins and outs of business and now runs a highly successful multi-million dollar company selling her products in over 45,000 major retail stores nationwide. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Guest Website: ⁠phdfemininehealth.com/⁠ Social Media: Instagram: ⁠@phdfemininehealth⁠ Facebook: ⁠@pHDFeminineHealth⁠ TikTok: ⁠@phdfemininehealth⁠ Big Ideas: Trusting your intuition and taking a leap of faith. Overcoming the internal struggles women face when starting a business. Trusting that you can figure everything out along the way on the entrepreneurship journey.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s hard to imagine ⁠Norma Kamali⁠ as anything other that the iconic, successful designer she has built herself to be over the last 50+ years. Her avant garde designs have graced the likes of Farrah Fawcett and Whitney Houston, and decades of creative looks have earned her a CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award. There was a time, however, when Norma was still figuring it all out. As a young woman sharing a clothing business with her then-husband, Norma had to make the difficult decision to leave behind what they’d built in a time that was famously hostile toward female entrepreneurs. Norma’s courageous choice to strike out on her own taught her to be strategic in good times and bad, welcoming the cycles of life as opportunities to learn and grow, making decisions that fuel self-esteem and self worth. In choosing to honor integrity and creativity above all else, Norma has invoked success in her own terms. Now expanding her brand to include skincare and home goods, Norma shares her secrets to a happy and successful life in her book, ⁠I Am Invincible⁠. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, ⁠Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success.⁠ Follow Superwomen on ⁠Instagram⁠. Social Media ⁠@normakamali⁠ Big Ideas Self-esteem and the critical importance of autonomy in creating independence and feelings of wellbeing. Learning to work strategically in good times and bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don’t often see the interviewer become the interviewee, but Diana Ransom is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to advice for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Diana Ransom is the Executive Editor at Inc. and has been a journalist for 20 years, mainly focusing on small businesses and entrepreneurs. She is deeply passionate about studying business and telling the stories of female entrepreneurs. Recently releasing Inc.’s Female Founders 200 issue (the largest list yet), Diana shares the remarkable stories of some of the women that were featured this year. She also dishes out her best advice for female entrepreneurs at all stages of business. Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Social Media: ⁠@dianaransom⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After fighting to pull out her strength, Tamara Walcott is now the strongest woman in the world. But it didn’t start out that way.  In 2018, Tamara Walcott had reached her breaking point. Lost in motherhood and marriage, Tamara started binge eating. At 415 pounds, she no longer recognized herself and could barely look in the mirror. She finally decided enough was enough. Tamara shifted her mindset and began to prioritize herself. That’s when she found powerlifting. Tamara trained everyday and became stronger and stronger. And the rest is history. Today, Tamara balances being a mom, holding a world record in powerlifting, and running her foundation, Women in Powerlifting.  Thanks for listening! Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success.  Follow Superwomen on Instagram.  Guest Website:  ⁠tamarawalcott.com⁠  Social Media:  ⁠@tamarawalcott.shw ⁠ ⁠@plussizefitqueen ⁠ Big Ideas:  Shifting your mindset to prioritize yourself and getting it done no matter what. Pulling your strength out and staying motivated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices