Takin’ Care of Lady Business®

Kate Miller is the co-founder and CEO of Miss Grass, a brand on a mission to help the world get good at weed. Inspired by her stint working at a dispensary in college and powered by a decade-long career in entertainment where she worked alongside Ben Silverman (The Office, Ugly Betty) and led brand partnerships for Lorne Micheals’ Broadway Video (Saturday Night Live), Kate is dedicated to making cannabis accessible, rewriting the pervasive and shameful narrative around this plant, and building a community of conscious cannabis consumers.

Miss Grass has been featured in Refinery29, Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, W Magazine, Byrdie, LA Magazine, and more.

Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode with Kate Miller about conscious cannabis consumption. 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• How and why Miss Grass built a community of women connected thru cannabis prior to launching their own products
• How Miss Grass is helping marginalized minority groups most affected by the illegal nature of weed. 
• The differences between the cannabis plant from THC to CBD and the different products Miss Grass is selling and where. 
• How Kate built traction for Miss Grass after the #metoo movement with fundraising, career networking, and media presence
• The struggles of female founders to make strides within the cannabis industry versus male founders and how you can help.

Connect with Kate: 

Website: https://missgrass.com/ 

Instagram: @missgrass | @kdebz 

Shira Lazar is the founder and CEO of the Emmy Nominated digital media brand What’s Trending. She is a Web3 advocate, collector, and advises as well as consults with companies focusing on culture and blockchain tech. As a broadcaster, Shira uses her platforms to create content and education around Web3, bridging the gap between the industry, creators, and consumers. 

While in quarantine in April 2020, Shira launched PeaceInside.Live, a wellness community and platform offering classes, workshops, and retreats. PIL has worked with companies like Capital One, HBO, and Spotify. Since its launch, the company has expanded and now works with Web3 companies, communities, and teams building customized wellness programming that can be experienced both virtually and IRL.

Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode with Shira Lazar about what’s trending in Web 3, given all the crazy headlines, and how she’s on a mission to put wellness at the forefront of it all.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• How Shira’s digital publishing company, What’s Trending, has helped cover Web2 and Web3 and what has changed in Web3. 
• How women in Web3 are helping redefine success away from just financial success 
• How Shira’s new company Peace Inside is helping incorporate wellness and avoid burnout in Web3 
• How finding her purpose and living her authentic truth led Shira to success

Connect with Shira:

Website: https://www.shiralazar.com | https://www.peaceinside.live/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiralazar/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShiraLazar/

Instagram: @shiralazar

Twitter: @shiralazar 

Syama Meagher is the Founder & CEO of Scaling Retail, the global consulting firm for the fashion retail industry. Her agency clients include fashion, lifestyle, cannabis, and beauty brands. Syama is at the forefront of what’s happening now in retail and speaks on business development, sales, & marketing, Web 3, digital fashion & NFTs, and more for fashion & retail. She’s presented talks with MAGIC, Tory Burch, Shopify Women, Liberty Fairs, and more, and has been quoted in NPR, INC. Magazine, & WWD.

Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode with Syama Meagher about creating flexible business models for the fashion industry and crypto space. 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• The importance of finding what motivates you the most to be successful and excited about working towards your goals 
• Syama’s perspective on the parallels of business modeling within the fashion and technology industries; showing how the same thinking applied in different ways can achieve similar results 
• Explaining the five areas of business: sales, marketing, product, operations and finance – and how to adapt them to fit various types of industries   
• Syama’s transition from retail and consumer-based fashion to Web3/ blockchain development and how she launched the first bitcoin ATM machine 
• Why most large companies who have the resources to integrate and invest in blockchain set the stage (and the price) within the current major movement of brand consumption 
• Why women need to “find other ways to win” and think about reframing how to build community, what the available resources are out there, and how to use them 
• Why more women are necessary for all areas of Web3

Connect with Syama: 

Website: https://www.scalingretail.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scalingretail 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scaling-retail/ 

Instagram: @scalingretail 

Regina Readling is an Executive Compensation & Benefits partner in Weil Gotshal’s Tax Department and is based in New York. Regina’s practice focuses on the executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, initial public offerings, and other strategic transactions. In addition to her significant transactional practice, Regina has experience advising on a broad range of public and private company compensation issues and routinely counsels companies, boards of directors, compensation committees, and executives on tax, securities law, disclosure, and corporate governance matters pertaining to executive compensation arrangements.

Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode with Regina Readling about how to make sure you are getting paid what you are worth! 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• The material terms of an executive compensation package which are more than just; the base salary, bonuses, and equity
• Understanding that companies expect you to have an attorney negotiate for you and why it won’t ruin your deal
• Other traps to watch out for in executive agreements such as your professional and personal social media presence and how to protect it
• Regina’s advice to hire an attorney to negotiate your deal before agreeing to any points whatsoever
• Explaining why severance can be much more than just getting paid your salary and how to protect for it
• What having equity in a company really means and why it could end up costing you

Connect with Regina:

Website: https://www.weil.com/

https://www.weil.com/people/regina-readling

Kelly Cutrone is an author, television personality, and publicist. She is the CEO of the company, People’s Revolution. Having tired of the PR life, Cutrone sold her half of Cutrone & Weinberg to her co-founder and spent a year and a half as a tarot card reader. Cutrone founded People’s Revolution in 1996. In 2002, People’s Revolution broke the record for the most shows produced in one day during New York Fashion Week. In February 2010, Cutrone executive produced Bravo’s Kell on Earth, an eight-episode reality TV show about Cutrone and People’s Revolution. The series followed Cutrone as she balanced running her own company and producing Fashion Weeks in New York and London as a single mother. 

Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode with Kelly Cutrone about the mistakes she made as an inexperienced founder so you don’t also make them, creating and designing meaningful brands and stories, and the state of the fashion industry today.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• How Kelly’s company, People’s Revolution, uses hyper engineering in their storytelling, press, and design efforts for the brands they represent 
• Why she decided to participate in the reality TV program The Hills and reflections on what worked / what did not 
• How to get through all the “noise” in the industry when it comes to campaigning and getting noticed 
• The big mistakes Kelly made in creating her own business and how she would do it differently if all over again. 
• Ask: “should I be paying them or should they be paying me?” 
• The importance of understanding how the business side of a company works in order to make crucial decisions 

Connect with Kelly:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellycutrone/?hl=en / @peoplesrevteam

Twitter: @kellycutrone

Michelle Cordeiro Grant is a serial entrepreneur, brand builder, and innovator. In 2016, she founded LIVELY, a Leisurée brand inspiring women to live passionately, purposefully, and confidently. In just six years, she grew the brand from its concept stage to a 165,000-person ambassador community, 5 stores, and a $105M acquisition.

Currently, Michelle is working on a soon-to-launch wellness brand (coming January 2023), and hosts the Web3 with MCG Podcast, a space diving into the world of Web3 and breaking down the essentials in an easy-to-understand, approachable way. 

Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode with Michelle Cordeiro Grant about Web3 foundations, Lively, and breaking brand stereotypes. 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• How Michelle was inspired to develop Lively after realizing products from Victoria’s Secret were limited for the everyday woman ( no maternity options, size inclusivity, sportswear, etc.)

• The importance of building your own confidence and surrounding yourself with people who believe in you and your vision

• Michelle’s realizations about growing her business and why she sold Lively in 2019

• Michelle’s transition into developing Web3 foundations and her podcast, Web3 with MCG to help share and market brands while keeping women informed and comfortable

• Michelle’s advice for founders: don’t micromanage and hire for the future

Connect with Michelle:

Websites:  https://www.wearlively.com/  | https://michellecordeirogrant.com/ | https://entreprenista.com/web3withmcg/ 

Instagram: @wearlively | @the_michellegrant | @web3withmcg

Twitter: @wearlively

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearlively/

Regan Robinson is a futurist, advisor, and investor building an Imaginarium to empower visionaries to create new possibilities for themselves, their companies, and communities by exploring what could be. She’s the creator of the Sketching The Future Series,™ a portfolio of done-with-you-experiences specially calibrated for busy female founders and C-Suite executives to elevate their brilliance.

After a powerhouse first 15 years leading strategy and business transformation at companies such as VICE Media and Edelman Digital, working with clients such as Viacom, Stila Cosmetics, and Anheuser-Busch InBev, and launching 3 startups (including co-founding digital agency Highly Evolved at 27), Regan’s life was forever changed with her Mom’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2015. She began defining her own work-life philosophy, built on the cornerstones of well-being, sustainable capacity-building, imagination, and intuition. She has been applying her proprietary methodologies to women-owned early-stage investment and consumer startups ever since.

Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode with Regan Robinson about futurism, business transformation strategies, and data analysis in terms of helping build a more sustainable world.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

•  What a “futurist” is and what it means in terms of business transformation strategies and data analysis 
• How futurism is applicable to branding and marketing for both teams and individual entrepreneurs
• Why futurists use technology as an underpinning and how Regan developed her futurist mindset by exploring life through her passions
• Insight into Regan’s “Sketching the Future Series” 
• What some of the biggest barriers are to building a future-minded way of thinking 
• How younger people can be the driving force behind social and economic vitality

Connect with Regan:

Website: https://intuitiveforesight.com/ladybusiness

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson/

Camilla Marcus is the founder of the innovative company, Westbourne, the climate change-focused and sustainable food brand with its minimalist, intentional approach to food, lifestyle, and gathering. She is a chef, entrepreneur, and activist trailblazing what it means to be a good steward for our planet, people, and future through the lens of food. The ultimate generalist, she has a JD/MBA. She is a mindful, notable chef considered a leader in plant-based, climate-centered cooking and who’s collaborated with brands such as Nike, Allbirds, Tanya Taylor, and Vogue. She’s recently gained national recognition for her philanthropic leadership as a co-founder of ROAR (Restaurants Organizing Advocating Rebuilding) and a founding member of the IRC (Independent Restaurant Coalition) to establish critical support for the restaurant industry and its 11 million workers during the pandemic. 

Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode with Camilla Marcus about her food company, Westbourne, their goals for making better use of the environment, and Camila’s journey as a female-led entrepreneur in the restaurant industry.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• Camilla’s early background with culinary arts and why she created her company, Westbourne; being motivated by her passion for protecting the Earth and wanting to connect conscious decisions within two worlds 
• Explaining the unique sides of Westbourne’s products such as their 100% compostable packaging and carbon-neutral supply chain 
• The gender bias within the restaurant industry and how Camilla changed the narrative of her credibility being questioned 
• The obstacles Camilla faced when it came to financing Westbourne as a female-led business and a look into the early stages of sales for a small restaurant 
• Recognizing the power of “microactivisim” and the importance of having structural support as a country and why the gender wealth gap needs to be bridged
• Recognizing the importance of curiosity, research, and constant innovation

Connect with Camilla:

Website: https://westbourne.com/ 

Instagram: @camilla.marcus 

Michelle Reeves is an international entrepreneur who has built multiple businesses across Web2 and Web3. Named “Queens of Crypto” by FORBES, she has been featured in VOGUE, WWD, FinTechTV, CNBC, LA Times, and others for her business insights and innovation in Web3. Michelle is the co-founder and CEO of MAVION, a global fashion and NFT platform. She is also a founding member of BFF and The Board.

Michelle has become a trusted voice in NFTs and Web3 fashion. She has educated and consulted for top executives and fortune 500 brands including entering into the Web3 space across sports, fashion, and entertainment. Recognized for her insights, Michelle is a leader in empowering women in Web3 making it easy to understand for creators, collectors, and investors.

Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode with Michelle Reeves about digital fashion and commercial opportunities within the crypto space.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• How NFTS are used to help drive royalties in consumer-built industries such as fashion and beauty
• How Michelle works to help uplift independent designers nationwide 
• Recognizing digital fashion as a worthy perspective of the metaverse 
• Why Michelle started MAVION for women to have more commercial opportunities and grow their empires 
• How MAVION’s special jewelry program provides opportunities for both designers and consumers to express themselves
• Explaining the terms “blockchain” and “minting” as digital ledgers
• How Michelle wants to use women’s purchasing power to balance the power in the crypto space. 

Connect with Michelle:

Website: https://mavion.world/ 

Twitter: @michellejreeves 

Instagram:@michellejreeves 

Kara Goldin is the Founder of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. She has received numerous accolades, including being named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Northern California and one of InStyle’s 2019 Badass 50. Previously, Kara was VP of Shopping Partnerships at America Online. She hosts the podcast The Kara Goldin Show and her first book, Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters, was released in October 2020 and is now a WSJ and Amazon Best Seller. Kara lives in the Bay Area with her family and 3 Labradors.

Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode with Kara Goldin about making ideas come to life, the trials of growing a brand and owning your own business, and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• The story of how ‘Hint’ began, why it was created, and how Goldin got her product on the shelves of Whole Foods three hours before giving birth.
• Why pushing yourself is essential for growth and success
• How to use a niche background to your advantage in a different career environment
• Why persistence is key in entrepreneurship in order to find the solutions you want
• Why the advice “always hire experience” can prevent creativity and innovation

Connect with Kara:

Website: www.KaraGoldin.com www.DrinkHint.com

Link to The Kara Goldin Show: https://apple.co/3v96TV2