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When Amy Nobile was in the middle of writing her fourth book for women, she came to an uncomfortable, personal realization--she wanted a divorce. She got through her divorce, and eventually was faced with another unpleasant experience—online dating. But Amy is an optimist. She approached her dating experiences like a project; through trial and error she started meeting men she liked, then helped friends with equally good results and decided to make it into a business. Today Love Amy is a dating concierge service that helps people of all ages get comfortable and have success getting online.

April Gargiulo doesn't come from a beauty background, in fact she grew up on her family's Napa Valley vineyard. But that is where she learned the idea of slow luxury and how perseverance and an uncompromising attitude can help create next-level products, which is what defines her skincare line, Vintner's Daughter. Their game changing results have gained cult status in the organic skincare world, and she managed to do this with only two products. Proof less can be more. 

Whitney Bromberg Hawkings, Founder of Flowerbx—a London-based and growing global floral company, has had one other job, working for Tom Ford for almost two decades, so it is not surprising her relentless drive, sense of luxury and elegant aesthetic are front and center to her business. Beyond the home delivery aspect, Flowerbx has also become the go-to event florist for fashion companies from Michael Kors to Louis Vuitton. In our conversation she shares her takeaways from the Tom Ford years, the ups and downs of having high-profile investors, what’s next for her company and, of course, her favorite flower.

As a sought after makeup artist, Danish born Kirsten Kjaer Weis realized the beauty products she was using to make her clients look beautiful, actually took a toll on their skin. So, as any good entrepreneur is apt to do, Kirsten turned a problem into a solution and launched her organic makeup and skincare line Kjaer Weis. Here Kirsten shares what she thinks a good beauty product should do for you, how her most popular makeup campaign model to date is also her oldest (there’s hope!) and some pretty indispensable (and somewhat unexpected) makeup tips, plus more.

As Dana says, “What Should I Wear?” is one of the fundamental questions we ask ourselves every day. But choosing what to wear and where to shop can have consequences. Dana’s her third book Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes, brings to light the uncomfortable truths we often ignore or don’t know about when we buy, say, that cute t-shirt, just because. Thankfully she also talks to people creating innovative solutions that look to the future of fashion. If you love fashion like I do, this is a must listen. 

Sara Rotman started her latest venture, Bluebird 805, a cannabis based wellness and lifestyle company, out of necessity. She was sick, the life-threatening kind of sick, until she discovered that CBD from marijuana had immediate palliative effects. Now, she is trying to get the word out on marijuana’s positive effects and change people’s misconceptions about the drug. Plus, she’s getting into the CBD beauty space and shares why it’s such an efficacious ingredient.

Jane knows beauty. A veteran editor for several major magazines, she now shares her wit and wisdom at New York Magazine's The Cut. In our conversation Jane discusses clean beauty, her five favorite beauty products, new names to know, and so much more. Plus we trade magazine stories, including who had a better time with Ralph Lauren, crying carrots at Karl Lagerfeld's house and the high profile boss who suggested that Jane just might want to change her name.

Today, everyone seems to have a brand, but in an ever-increasingly crowded marketplace, how do successful brands communicate their stories and engage their audience? Liz Dennery Sanders, founder of SheBrand, has some answers. 

Today women entrepreneurs both new and established need the skills to navigate corporate culture, raise capital and get comfortable asking for everything more often. Dee's work brings women together to find the answers. 

With a mission to be on every wedding checklist and high profile clients such as Meghan Markle and Gayle King, this former event planner has found a way for the thousands of dollars worth of flowers bought for weddings and other events, to literally not go to waste, by repurposing them for good causes with zero-waste results.