The Journey with Morgan DeBaun

What does it take to succeed as a founder and entrepreneur in 2023? This week Morgan sits down with renowned South-Asian American beauty entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of Live Tinted, and long time friend, Deepica Mutyala. Deepica has built her brand on a mission to champion multicultural beauty. Her viral YouTube video in 2015, showcasing a beauty hack using red lipstick to cover dark under eye circles, catapulted her to the forefront of the industry with over 10 million views. Recognized by prestigious publications like TIME Magazine as a Next Generation Leader in 2022, Deepica and her team continue to revolutionize beauty by expanding Live Tinted's skincare and cosmetic portfolios to meet diverse community needs. Topics Covered: The importance of self-confidence and self-love in personal and professional growth as women while navigating the male-dominated work of tech and venture capital. The challenges of maintaining a healthy work-life balance, especially during significant life events, and the benefits of setting boundaries and outsourcing tasks. Morgan shares her journey to tapping into her feminine outside of work in order to find love and a softer life outside the boardroom. The delicate balance between sharing personal life events with the public and maintaining privacy, and how to both Morgan and Deepica navigate as public figures and founders. Insights into overcoming self-doubt as a female founder, embracing one's strengths, and the power of learning to say "No" to focus on what truly matters. If you enjoy this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the show! This helps us support more people -- just like you -- in moving toward the personal and professional life they desire. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select "Write a Review." Then be sure to let us know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We're adding more episodes every week and, if you're not following, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Follow now! RESOURCES: Deepica Mutyala InstagramDeepica Mutyala YouTubeLiveTinted WebsiteLiveTinted Instagram Subscribe to the podcast: Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thejourneybymdb Additional Resources: https://worksmartprogram.ac-page.com/thejourneypodcast Podcast Produced by AosseyCreative

In this week's episode, Morgan shares the first part of her personal and entrepreneurial journey from growing up in St. Louis to becoming a successful founder of Blavity. She shares her experiences from childhood to present day, highlighting the challenges and triumphs that have shaped her career and personal life. Morgan discusses how her childhood and school experiences influenced her approach to entrepreneurship. Later, Morgan shares how working in Silicon Valley taught her to build company culture and ways that the overall environment of Silicon Valley caused Morgan to shrink herself, and how she unlearned the male founder prototype, in order to show up in her business as herself. Finally, Morgan gets honest about the first four years of building Blavity, how the pandemic changed her as a boss and her journey to allowed her to finally show up as herself. If you enjoy this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the show! This helps us support more people -- just like you -- in moving toward the personal and professional life they desire. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select "Write a Review." Then be sure to let us know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We're adding more episodes every week and, if you're not following, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Follow now! Subscribe to the podcast: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theworksmartpodcast/ Additional Resources: Sign up for Our Newsletter! https://worksmartprogram.ac-page.com/thejourneypodcast Podcast Produced by AosseyCreative