Aspire with Emma Grede
Emma Grede | Audacy
Build the life of your dreams and learn from the world’s most successful people.Emma Grede, one of America’s richest self-made women, wants you to make the most of your life. On ‘Aspire with Emma Grede', learn through thought-provoking conversations with some of the most successful and smartest minds on the planet, including goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow, investor, philanthropist and former chair of Starbucks Mellody Hobson and international bestselling author and “On Purpose” podcast host Jay Shetty. Each episode will unpack their habits, philosophy and strategies, covering career advice, well-being, psychology and of course how to win in business. The show offers personal stories, data-driven advice, real-world strategies, and the experience you need, to turn your dreams into reality. Emma Grede is a founding partner and chief product officer of SKIMS and CEO of Good American. She also made history as the first Black woman to serve as an investor on Shark Tank.
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Apr 7, 2026 • 1h 9min
Kimora Lee They Called Me a B*tch. I Built an Empire Anyway
Kimora Lee, model-turned-entrepreneur who built Baby Phat, shares hard-won lessons about power and ownership. She recalls being sidelined in deals, reclaiming her brand, and what she wishes she’d known about contracts. Expect stories on leadership, cultural impact, family-driven motivation, and why getting Baby Phat back matters more now.
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Mar 31, 2026 • 1h 16min
Her Next Money Move: Cardi B is Tired of Making Everyone Else Rich
Cardi B, Grammy-winning rapper and entrepreneur, talks launching haircare brand Grow Good and stepping into ownership. She recalls funding her early career, learning from bad deals, and demanding real equity. Conversations cover balancing motherhood with ambition, choosing partners carefully, and turning lessons into long-term business control.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 1h 21min
From a Basement to a Billion Dollar Brand: The Greatest Founder Story You Never Heard
Monique Rodriguez, founder and CEO who turned a basement startup into Mielle Organics and led its P&G acquisition. She recounts risking everything to scale, navigating criticism after a major sale, and protecting her brand’s vision while expanding. The conversation touches on bootstrapping, finding mentors and manufacturers, securing strategic capital, and leading through growth and backlash.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 1h 15min
The AI Lessons That Will Change How You Operate
Allie K. Miller, AI expert who built teams at IBM and Amazon and advises top tech firms, breaks down practical AI adoption for non-technical professionals. She explains treating AI like a teammate, building a context document, and automating a morning briefing. Conversations cover prompt craft, choosing a master AI tool, avoiding over-reliance, and closing the gender gap in AI adoption.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 1h 17min
Money Rules Everyone Should Know
Vivian Tu, financial educator and founder of Your Rich BFF, who left Wall Street to teach money skills to women. She explores why women avoid money talk and how salary transparency changes careers. Conversations cover negotiating raises, building stability before wealth, avoiding lifestyle inflation, using systems over willpower, and practical steps for investing, benefits, and entrepreneurial pay.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 1h 31min
What Growing Up in Chaos Actually Teaches You (Rich Kleiman)
Rich Kleiman, entrepreneur who built Boardroom and leads 35 Ventures while managing Kevin Durant's business world. He talks about growing up amid instability, how chaos honed his instincts, turning early hustles into business fundamentals, building long-term partnerships, and why legacy now matters more than money.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 25min
How to Change Careers Without Starting From Scratch
A practical guide to changing careers without starting over. Short explanations of a Pivot Audit to map skills, energy, market fit and responsibilities. Tips on de-risking a move with side projects, networking and staged transitions. Reframes wanting change as growth and shows why reinvention is often closer than it seems.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 1h 34min
Why Financial Education is the Best Investment You Can Make (Tori Dunlap)
Tori Dunlap, founder of Her First $100K and financial educator helping women build wealth. She talks about why money is taboo, how childhood money narratives shape choices, and reframing budgeting as helpful guardrails. Tori explains practical first steps, why investing early matters, and why separate accounts in partnerships can protect autonomy.
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Mar 5, 2026 • 1h 6min
Negotiation Starts Before You Enter the Room
Mori Taheripour, Wharton professor and negotiation coach who teaches people to ask with confidence. She reframes negotiation as self-advocacy and a daily life skill. They cover fear, people-pleasing, and the inner work that precedes asking. Practical prep tips, using data and curiosity, handling rejection, and why leverage is often perception.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 1h 8min
How to Scale While Keeping Your Brand Intact (Kelly Wearstler)
Kelly Wearstler, influential interior designer and entrepreneur who turned taste into a multi-vertical brand. She discusses scaling a 60-person studio, moving from service work to licensing and product, using AI to boost creativity, building leadership and hierarchy, choosing passion projects over pure profit, and designing for longevity rather than hype.
