This week I have a wonderful conversation with the man regarded as the merchant prince, former Gap and JCrew CEO, Mickey Drexler. Mickey opens up about his early days in the retail industry at big names such as Bloomingdales and Ann Taylor, where he would sharpen his skills to move onto a pivotal role at the Gap. During his tenure he created the mega brand Old Navy, which would soar to unimaginable popularity, turning the Gap brand from a failing Jean shop to an $18billion retail giant.

Top selling, clean beauty founder Laney Crowell talks about her brand Saie Beauty that launched in 2019 and has shot to the top of the ranks at mega retailer Sephora and became a social media darling with its glossybounce lip gloss and glowy super skin foundation to name a few.

We are kicking Season 3 off with a venerable titan in the culinary industry, a New York Times 4 star and 3 star Michelin chef, Hamptons resident Eric Ripert whose restaurant Le Bernardin was just named number one worldwide.

This week I have a lovely interview with the two founders of Levain Bakery, Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald. You may know about their hearty and delicious chocolate walnut cookies but the pair began as friends training for triathlons and went on to become business partners for over 20 years. Starting with a small bakery on the Upper West Side of New York City and then the Hamptons, they steadfastly grew their business before the age of Social Media into a national brand that now has over 300 employees and 12 locations including Chicago and Los Angeles. We chatted about how it all started, expanding on a national level, surviving and thriving through uncertain times, new items on the bakery roster and some of their favorite past times in the Hamptons. On Instagram: @madeinthehamptonsmedia @levainbakery Thanks to our sponsors: The Robert Allen Foundation US Bank @usbank Fresh Direct @freshdirect

This week on the podcast we have an a fun and lively interview with Kim Murstein and her grandmother Gail who are the dynamic collaborators behind the social media hit Excise My Grandma that shares perspectives on generational differences in dating, sex and relationships. Started during the pandemic as Kim navigated the dating world, Grandma Gail got a birds eye view of millennial relationships and had a few opinions about it so they decided to share the trials and tribulations on social media. Shortly after, the followers started pouring in and their new found fame has continued to grow ever since. We chatted about how it all started, the mistakes that millennials might be making, dating apps, finding “the one”, summer dress codes, fun date night ideas in the Hamptons and their favorite spots to shop and eat out east. Thank you to our sponsors for this weeks episode : The Robert Allen Foundation, US Ban and Fresh Direct. On Instagram: @madeinthehamptonsmedia @excusemygrandma @freshdirect @usbank

This week we have an inspiring guest, celebrity interior designer and now author Jake Arnold. He arrived alone in the US just over 10 years ago with $1500 in his pocket, an unpaid internship in Los Angeles and a dream of becoming an interior designer. What has unfolded since then is an amazing story of steadfast determination, a rock solid work ethic, and an openness to all possibilities which has resulted in dream projects, major retail collaborations, a new online design interface that has exploded in popularity and a recent book with publisher Rizzoli. We chatted about taking risks, managing success, approaching the design business on his own terms and what is to come with his successful online design consultation service and marketplace, The Expert. Jake also talks about redesigning one of Southampton’s most esteemed estates, a brick mansion built by Grosvenor Atterbury at the turn of the century, which is no small task in an area dedicated to traditional cedar shingle homes. On Instagram: @jakearnold @theexpert @madeinthehamptonsmedia Thank you to our sponsors for this weeks episode : The Robert Allen Foundation, US Trust and Hamptons Air. On Instagram @hamptonsair or their website www.hamptonsair.co

This week we have a wonderful guest, philanthropist, author and Washington Post columnist, Catie Marron. Her most recent book, Becoming A Gardener, is more than just gardening 101, but explores , among other things, personal reflection and practical advice on the core qualities that make a great gardener and the lifelong benefits it achieves. We chatted about her start in investment banking to her long career at Vogue Magazine spanning almost 20 years, during which she raised a family, authored 3 books, and maintained esteemed positions as New York’s leading philanthropist. A Southampton resident for over 30 years, Catie also shares some personal past times with her family, what has inspired her passion for gardening, practical steps for a novice and reflects on how gardens have captivated her from a young age. On Instagram: @catiemarron @madeinthehamptonsmedia madeinthehamptonsmedia.com Thank you to our sponsors for this weeks episode : The Robert Allen Foundation, US Trust and Hamptons Air. Visit their website; www.hamptonsair.co or call 631-655-8120  and let them know “Made in the Hamptons” sent you today to receive $100 off on a Service Call or Maintenace agreement. On Instagram @hamptonsair

This week we have a wonderful guest, Lynn Scotti , who is President and Group Publisher at Modern Luxury, owner of many regional magazine titles including Hamptons Magazine, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year with a gorgeous new issue for Memorial Day Weekend that is our today. We chat about getting into the fashion media business, how the publishing industry has changed, what’s she’s most looking forward to this coming summer season including new restaurants and a few of her favorite places in the Hamptons. Instagram: @lsknyc @hamptonsmagazine @madeinthehamptonsmedia Thank you to our sponsors for this weeks episode : The Robert Allen Foundation, US Trust and Hamptons Air Instagram: @hamptonsair Website: www.hamptonsair.co

This week we have an amazing guest, entrepreneur Liz Lange, who is most famously known for the creation of Liz Lange Maternity, the first of its kind designer maternity clothing line that went on to become not only the most recognized name in fashion but broke into new territory with mega brand partnerships such as Nike and Target. Adored by celebrities and stylish women across the country, the namesake lives on today. And despite selling the company, Liz continued onto even more success with women’s clothing lines at Home Shopping network and QVC, and eventually acquired the indie fashion label Figue, which she has masterfully revived into a must have fashion staple. We chatted about getting into the fashion business and becoming an entrepreneur, a fateful turn of events at fashion week in 2001, deciding to sell her namesake, buying and completing a three year renovation of the historic estate in east Hampton known as Grey Gardens, and advice for entrepreneurs starting out in the world of fashion. Thank you to our sponsors for this weeks episode : The Robert Allen Foundation, US Trust and Hamptons Air. Instagram: @madeinthehamptonsmedia @hamptonsair @lizlange @figuelove Website: madeinthehamptonsmedia.com hamptonsair.co

Welcome to Season 2 of Made in the Hamptons. To kick things off we have an extra special guest, celebrity interior designer, Emmy award winner Thom Filicia, who is as well known for his engaging personally as he is known for his amazing career filled with risks, rewards and chance encounters. His design career started at the upper echelon of New York society and broadened to include tv stardom as one of the original fab five on the groundbreaking tv show Queer Eye. We chatted about early life in Syracuse, landing a dream internship, the encounter that made him a tv star while managing a full service interior design business, moving to the Hamptons and advice for up and coming designers. Instagram: @madeinthehamptonsmedia Website: madeinthehamptonsmedia.com Thank you to our sponsors for this weeks episode : the Robert Allen Foundation, US Trust and Hamptons Air. instagram: @Hamptonsair Website: hamptonsair.co