7 WorkParty Podcast Episodes to Binge During Black History Month—Or Any Time
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“The brand is bigger than clothing. It’s about just being you.”
—Michelle Cadore, CEO of YES I AM and Co-Owner of DA SPOT NYC
IF YOU WANT TO Leverage your brand to make a difference.
LISTEN TO How Michelle Cadore Is Empowering Women Through Fashion
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“When you feel worthy of something, you’re not going to compromise.”
—Arian Simone, Co-Founder, The Fearless Fund
IF YOU WANT TO Get funding for your small business.
LISTEN TO How Arian Simone Is Closing the Funding Gap for Women of Color
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“All you have is your name, your brand, and your intellectual property.”
—Lisa Price, Founder, Carol's Daughter
IF YOU WANT TO Bring cash into your company.
LISTEN TO How to Navigate Bringing on an Investor With the Founder of Carol’s Daughter
WHY IT WILL INSPIRE YOU On this special live episode from the WorkParty book tour, Lisa Price, founder of the natural hair care and beauty brand Carol’s Daughter, drops some serious knowledge about finding the right investor. From seeking seed money to bringing on equity partners, the entrepreneur breaks it all down (and stresses the importance of having the right lawyers and accountants on your team).
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—Morgan DeBaun, Founder and CEO, Blavity Inc.
IF YOU WANT TO Cultivate an engaged community online.
LISTEN TO How the Founder of Blavity Built a Digital Media Brand Where Everyone Belongs
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“If the VC communities don't fund women entrepreneurs, if they don't fund Black entrepreneurs, they're missing out on perspectives that are fresh, different, and new.”
—Tanya Van Court, CEO & Founder, Goalsetter
IF YOU WANT TO Disrupt an outdated industry.
LISTEN TO How the Founder of Goalsetter Is Disrupting the $127B FinTech Industry
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“There were an array of white spaces, but Black women and mothers were a second thought.”
—Tika Sumpter, Co-Founder of Sugaberry
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LISTEN TO How Tika Sumpter and Thai Randolph Are Creating a Destination for Modern Moms of Color
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“This is a great time for women to lean on each other heavily, support each other, listen to each other, and really try to fight each other’s battles.”
—Phoebe Robinson, Co-Creator of “2 Dope Queens” and Author of “Everything’s Trash But It’s Okay”
IF YOU WANT TO Bounce back after a setback.
LISTEN TO How to Cultivate Resiliency With Phoebe Robinson
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Outdoor Voices & Try Your Best Founder Ty Haney Shares How to Leverage Web3 to Build Powerful Communities
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Live from our 2022 Small Business Summit event, Ty Haney joins Jaclyn Johnson for a keynote conversation about building community in Web3. If you're listening to this episode it's because you believe in doing things. Big things. And Ty Haney is on the same page. Haney founded Outdoor Voices–a vibrant, fun-first athleticwear brand back in 2014.
During Haney's time with Outdoor Voices, the brand became synonymous with IRL events that brought shoppers together to celebrate movement. And today, she's here to talk about how to bring that same IRL magic online with the next wave of community-driven technology.
Haney's new brand TYB, which stands for Try Your Best, makes Web3 community-powered growth tools that allow brands and fans to directly link, come together, build, and win together. And if you don't know what that means, it's okay! By the end of this episode, you'll be a pro.
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How to Make Intentional Career Moves with Jyothi Rao, CEO of Intermix
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ABOUT THE EPISODE
After graduating from college, Jyothi Rao joined Gap Inc., where she spent 16 years climbing the ladder, serving the company in different roles. From there, she moved along to become Executive Vice President and General Manager of Gilt.com—where she was instrumental in growing the business into a leading digital fashion site.
Now, she’s CEO of INTERMIX, and successfully led the luxury women’s brand transformation into the leading omnichannel fashion boutique that it’s known as today.
Jyothi is joining WorkParty today to chat about all things career growth—she’s sharing the details of her journey climbing the corporate ranks, what it means to make intentional career moves, and the importance of establishing a positive work culture that fosters growth. Plus, the strategies that set Intermix apart from the rest—and advice for small businesses to do the same.
IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS
Her experience climbing the corporate ladder at Gap's portfolio brands for 16+ years
Merging the gap between the retail shopping experience and the digital world
How to strategize your career moves to learn as much as possible and grow your toolkit
Why "playing for the long game" is essential to achieving maximum success
The importance of setting goals for not only the company but each employee as well
Her guiding principle: Never stop learning!
Why you should stop saying "out with the old, in with new"
Female empowerment and it's role in INTERMIX's brand DNA
The progress and future plans pertaining to sustainable fashion
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Revolutionizing an Untapped Market with Liz Lange, Iconic Designer & CEO of Figue
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Revolutionizing an Untapped Market with Designer & CEO of Figue, Liz Lange
ABOUT THE EPISODE
Designer and entrepreneur Liz Lange pioneered "maternity chic" by creating stylish, body conscious clothes for pregnant women—something that surprisingly didn’t exist in the 1990s. Working alone out of a one-room office, she created Liz Lange Maternity, a brand that changed the face of maternity fashions and disrupted the industry before anyone else had the chance to.
She’s forged huge partnerships with Nike and Target and has dressed most major pregnant celebrities, from Cindy Crawford to Reese Witherspoon. After selling her namesake brand, the industry innovator made a major return with the purchase of Figue, a popular ready-to-wear dress brand. While she’s been hard at work as Creative Director, she’s also jumped right into the role of CEO, strategizing the brand’s fresh perspective on direct to consumer growth.
On this episode of WorkParty, the industry icon covers everything from how she built her maternity empire from the ground up to the importance of having a strong POV in the fashion industry.
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IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS . . .
• The begining of her career as as a staff writer for Vogue
• The moment she realized she was actually revolutionizing the category of maternity clothing
• Dressing pregnant celebrities like Gwenyth Paltrow, Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts.
• Forging partnerships with brands like Target and Nike.
• What it was like selling the business she built to a private equity firm.
• Her experience and work investing in women-led companies like Harper Wilde and Carbon 38.
• The skills that are essential to working in the fashion industry.
• Taking over an already established brand.
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How to Define Goals and Rise To Your True Potential with Payal Kadakia, Author and Founder of ClassPass
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When Payal Kadakia let go of the pressure to achieve a traditional kind of success, she leaned into her passions. The result? ClassPass, a billion-dollar business.
She’s been featured on Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list and listed as Fast Company’s 100 most creative people, profiled in Fortune, Marie Claire, and Vogue, and just added author to her resume.
Payal uprooted the limits that prevent us from fulfilling our true potential and uncovered groundbreaking ways to make progress by breaking through these limiting beliefs.
On this special LIVE episode of WorkParty, Payal joins Jaclyn Johnson on stage at Austin Pop-up to talk about her ground breaking approach to goal setting, her new book, LifePass, and what it takes to accomplish more of what's meaningful to you!
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The boundaries Payal set to become an entrepreneur.
Commitment to constant innovation.
How to adapt in an ever changing environment.
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How Shenae Grimes and AnnaLynne McCord Balance Being BFFs and Biz Partners
This week on WorkParty, the co-hosts of "Unzipped" don't hold back.
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Going into business with a friend can be an incredible experience, but it can also be a real challenge. You need to ensure your values, goals, and work ethics align.
So, how do you make it work with your bestie? How do you maintain healthy boundaries between being friends and being business partners? How do you navigate creative differences and make sure both of your opinions are heard?
To talk about what it really takes to go into business with a friend, Jaclyn Johnson, founder and CEO of Create & Cultivate and host of the “WorkParty” podcast, chatted with Shenae Grimes and AnnaLynne McCord on this week’s episode of “WorkParty.”
Although Shenae and AnnaLynne played fictional best friends on the CW show “90210,” today, they’re real-life besties and co-hosts of the podcast “Unzipped” where they talk about everything from friendship and parenting to pop culture and social issues.
On the “WorkParty” podcast, Jaclyn asked these BFFs turned business partners what it’s like to navigate the friend-business-partner relationship, why they decided to launch a podcast, and so much more. Listen to the full episode here.
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On starting a podcast together…
“We like people's stories. We like having in-depth conversations. We like questioning ourselves, we like questioning other people, and we're not afraid to quote-unquote go there.” — Shenae Grimes
On finding value outside of your career…
“You can be rich in life and not be the richest and most famous.” — Shenae Grimes
On being an advocate for children…
“I want to be a part of creating a world where we don't see the number of child suicides that we're seeing right now. For example, children as young as eight and nine years old, are killing themselves.” — AnnaLynne McCord
On prioritizing a career with work-life balance…
“Ultimately, what led me down wanting to get into the content creation thing and veer away from acting was the freedom to work from home, so that I could physically be present with my family instead of on a set for 16 hours a day.” — Shenae Grimes
On balancing friendship and business…
"This is business. If there's a decision that needs to be made, this is not about your heart or your feelings, this is about money." — AnnaLynne McCord
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“Save Aggressively”—How Samara Walker Bootstrapped Her Business While Working 9-to-5 at Amazon
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Side hustles are on the rise.
According to a recent survey, as many as one in four Americans are planning on starting a side hustle in 2021. On top of the 34% of people who have already started a side hustle venture this year.
But starting a side-hustle while working a 9-to-5 isn't easy. It takes determination, drive, and passion. Which is something that today’s WorkParty guest, Samara Walker, knows a thing or two about.
Samara started the luxury nail polish brand Àuda.B while working full-time as a senior financial analyst at Amazon after noticing that women of color aren’t often represented within luxury beauty.
And, thankfully, major retailers have taken notice, too. Earlier this year, Àuda.B launched at Nordstrom, becoming the first Black-owned polish brand to be sold by the retailer. (Which is incredible!)
On this episode of WorkParty, host Jaclyn Johnson chats with Samara all about how she went from full-time employee to full-time entrepreneur, and how she’s pushing the beauty industry forward in the process.
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On self-funding Àuda.B through her Amazon paycheck…
“I created a direct deposit that went to my business bank account, so every time I got paid that was the money that I automatically put aside for Àuda.B.”
On building a network…
“Build your network. Ask questions. No question is a stupid question.”
“Always have some type of intimate circle and never be afraid to step outside your comfort zone and ask things that you don't know about.”
On the pros and cons of bootstrapping a business…
“The pros are your hundred percent hands-on and you have the ability to learn from the ground up.”
“It allows you to see your business at full scale because you have your hands in the pot on everything.”
"One of the cons is you're not able to scale as quickly as possible, and the lack of resources. Not only are investors money, but they also come with tons of knowledge and resources."
On being the best version of yourself as a founder…
“Be the best person that you can be right now.”
“You're going to grow and develop over time, but don't try to go from one to 10 because you're going to miss all those phases of your life and all those phases of growth that your company that you could have learned from.”
“Failures are successes.”
On the best career advice she’s ever received…
"Dreams are real, but the hustle sold separately."
On the money advice she always gives to entrepreneurs…
“Save aggressively. Save as if your life depended on it.”
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Jamie Kern Lima Shares Her #1 Piece of Advice for Overcoming Rejection
Her success is a testament to why you should never take “no” for an answer.
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It’s not easy to cope with rejection. No matter how many times you hear “no,” it never gets any easier to swallow. But learning how to deal with and overcome rejection is essential if you want to succeed as an entrepreneur. And nobody knows this better than IT Cosmetics founder Jamie Kern Lima. Before the ubiquitous beauty brand became the household name that it is today, Jamie pitched IT Cosmetics to retailers for three years (!) before she got a “yes.”
And it’s safe to say her persistence has paid off. Today, IT Cosmetics has over 1,000 employees and is one of the largest makeup brands in the country, not to mention one of the top-selling brands at Sephora, ULTA, and QVC. And Jamie has been named on the 2020 Forbes Richest Self-Made Women list, Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, and WWD’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Beauty. Essentially, her success is a testament to why you should never take “no” for an answer.
In this episode of WorkParty, host Jaclyn Johnson sits down with Jamie to chat about how she cultivated confidence in the face of rejection, overcame self-doubt, and built a veritable beauty empire.
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On launching IT Cosmetics…
“I knew nobody in the beauty industry, and I knew nothing about how to start and scale a makeup company.”
“My husband and I wrote the business plan for IT Cosmetics on our honeymoon flight. Got back, quit our jobs, and dove all in.”
On facing rejection…
“The first three years of the brand were really hard.”
“I would send products to Sephora, Ulta, QVC, and the department stores and every single one of them said ‘no.’”
“I couldn’t afford to pay myself for the first three years and we got down to under $1,000 in our personal and business bank account.”
On IT Cosmetics becoming the #1 luxury makeup brand in the U.S.…
“This company that I created in my living room with close to no money is now larger than all of those brands that I used to save my Denny’s tip money to buy.”
On tuning out the noise…
“There is so much noise all around us, from our own self-doubt and our own inner critic to other people’s opinions.”
“The dial of the volume is so loud that we don’t know how to hear our own gut anymore and we second guess it.”
On coping with the “no’s”…
“Our humanness wants to take it personally when someone tells us that we’re not the right fit or your vision isn’t going to work.”
“No matter what kind of rejection I got, I made the decision not to take it personally.”
On believing in yourself…
“Learning to believe in yourself and trust yourself are the only ways to become the person you’re born to be.”
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This Beauty Entrepreneur Is Changing the Industry With an Accessible Under-$15 Brand
This week on the WorkParty podcast.
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Any investment in knowledge pays interest, even (and especially) when it comes to the beauty industry. With so many brands available in a highly competitive market, how do consumers see through the marketing clutter and educate themselves in order to make informed purchasing decisions? Thankfully, The INKEY List is imparting the beauty of knowledge to their ever-growing community.
Founded by Colette Laxton and Mark Curry in 2018, The INKEY List is the ultimate affordable, accessible, transparent, and efficacious skincare brand, born from a belief that better knowledge powers better decisions. Frustrated by the lack of transparency and education in the skincare industry, Colette and Mark saw a clear gap in the market for a skincare brand that actually informed their customers about what they were buying. Having seen platforms full of communities that were turning to each other through the confusion about products, ingredients, and what brands were telling them, they knew that knowledge needed to be at the heart of their business.
In this episode of WorkParty, Jaclyn sits down with Colette to dive into The INKEY List’s information-driven mission and the challenges of creating a beauty brand while simultaneously educating their customer.
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On having a co-founder…
“It blows my mind that people have companies on their own. Having a co-founder to scream at, to cry with, to celebrate with, I honestly commend and I’m in awe of anyone who can do it on their own.”
“This is more than a marriage we’re talking about because this is your future, this is your finances, this is your life. Having someone you can 100% trust is the cornerstone of any co-founder relationship.”
On democratizing skincare…
“The single-ingredient products were driven by this idea of democratizing skincare and making it as simple as possible for everyone to understand, but if you want to make it accessible to everyone, then the price needs to be accessible too.”
“To create every product under $15 has been crazy hard to do, but it’s also a challenge from a customer perception perspective. Teaching consumers that you don’t have to pay $50 for a serum is actually the biggest challenge that we face.”
On breaking into a competitive industry…
“It’s not about what you do, it’s about why you do it, and we so clear from the outset about what our brand’s superpower are: knowledge and education.”
“As an entrepreneur, if you can find a point of difference, start with “why” and really understand what you’re doing and why.”
On launching at Sephora…
“We launched with Sephora in the U.S. within six months of our brand launch. We didn’t even have a warehouse in the U.S., and we had to take on extra funding in order to afford the stock to support Sephora.”
“We were scrambling behind the scenes and had no idea how Sephora worked. They were talking about endcaps and fixturization, and we were nodding and smiling, then Googling what to do.”
On navigating tough times…
“People are going to tell you you’re idea is rubbish or it’s never going to work, just stay in the game. Keep that passion that you’ve got inside you and just stay in the game.”
On being an entrepreneur…
“You literally give up your life. There’s no part-time entrepreneur, and I would say I’ve definitely given up three years of my life. It looks really cute and fun, but it is so much hard work.”
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How Journalist Noor Tagouri Became a Voice of Our Generation
On WorkParty, Jaclyn Johnson chats with the award-winning journalist about her impressive career.
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Noor Tagouri has the eyes and ears of our generation at her fingertips. At only 27 years old, the Libyan-American journalist, producer, and touring speaker has earned international recognition as one of new media’s most impactful voices by encouraging others to stand up, speak out, and be themselves.
With an engaged community totaling over two million followers, Noor is using storytelling to share the perspectives of marginalized people with the world. She famously put U.S. sex trafficking under the microscope in her documentary and subsequent podcast series “Sold in America,” which received a Gracies Award in 2019 for Best Investigative Series. Now she’s embarking on a podcast interview series under her own production company At Your Service (AYS) called “Podcast Noor” to go beyond the highlight reel and delve into the mindsets of some of the world’s most fascinating people.
In this episode of the WorkParty podcast, host Jaclyn Johnson had the pleasure of sitting down with the award-winning journalist to learn about her journey in becoming a pioneering voice of our generation, how she faces the hard conversations, and why you too should commit to speaking your truth. Scroll on to tune into the full episode and check out just a few of the highlights from the conversation.
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On being of service to others…
“When you're of service to yourself and you channel that to be of service to other people, people see your heart and your mind being opened in a way that gives them permission to do the same."
“People enjoy when you are winning and you are learning and you are developing things that you would do for you.”
On living in the present…
“Tomorrow’s not guaranteed for us.”
“The journey, the process, the practice, those are the things that actually matter because the outcome is always going to change.”
“I’m only letting myself feel attached to the ‘now,’ because nothing else matters.”
“Every day I'm a new person.”
“I don’t want to waste time anymore.”
On returning to normalcy…
“What I know for sure is we need each other.”
On waking up early…
“You can work smarter and still go to bed at 8:30.”
On staying inspired during COVID…
“Now I have these groundbreaking ideas that I think are going to change the landscape of representation and storytelling and I wouldn’t have gotten it without this desperation.”
“Survival mode has been a gracious experience, even though we’ve had to bear a lot more.”
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The Truth Serum: 3 Experts on How to Source Trustworthy Skincare Advice in a Click-Bait World
An entrepreneur, influencer, and celebrity dermatologist explain in this week’s episode of WorkParty podcast.
This post is in partnership with RoC Skincare.
Dr. Anna Guanche (left) and Lauryn Evarts Bosstick (right) sat down with C&C founder Jaclyn Johnson at our San Francisco Conference to discuss sourcing trustworthy skincare advice online. Photo: Courtesy of Create & Cultivate
How many of you have tried to Google answers around skincare and anti-aging without success? It can be incredibly confusing and overwhelming to find out what works and what doesn’t. Believe it or not, 3.6 million searches were carried out for phrases related to “anti-aging” over the past 12 months. There is just so much information out there!
Well, RoC Skincare—a brand that was born in Paris in the 1950s and is still here today with game-changing retinol formulas that are clinically proven to treat aging skin and help minimize the appearance of concerns like fine lines, wrinkles and dark circles—wants to help you sort through that clutter. At our San Francisco conference, we sat down with some educated women to find out what people are really looking for, what they’re actually finding, and why they keep searching.
Our founder, Jaclyn Johnson, chatted with Dr. Anna Guanche, affectionately known as “Dr. Beauty,” and Lauryn Evarts-Bosstick, creator of The Skinny Confidential podcast and franchise, about how to source trustworthy skincare advice. The conversation was just as informative as it was hilarious, so be sure to listen in on the podcast below. Then keep reading for some of the most memorable quotes from the interview.
Rapid-fire questions:
My favorite anti-aging hack is…
Lauryn: “A facial massage—it tightens the skin.”
Dr. Guanche: “Using retinol every single night.”
The weirdest home remedy for skin I’ve tried is…
Lauryn: “Ordering olive oil from room service to remove makeup.”
Dr. Guanche: “A bird poop facial. The geishas used to use this. It has enzymes in it to exfoliate your skin.”
Lauryn Evarts Bosstick:
“I think people do have a lot of these questions that they’re embarrassed to ask, so they ask Google… I’m trying to create a space where we can talk about taboo topics.”
—Lauryn Evarts-Bosstick, Founder, The Skinny Confidential
On the craziest topics discussed on her podcast:
“I put myself in the audience’s position. I want to know the nitty-gritty. I want to hear from different walks of life.”
“I think people do have a lot of these questions that they are embarrassed to ask, so they ask Google. I’ve always been an over-sharer, so I feel really comfortable to talk about these taboo subjects. I’m trying to create a space where we can talk about them.“
“I feel like we’ve talked about everything… I feel like there isn’t anything we haven't talked about (on The Skinny Confidential).”
On peer-to-peer beauty recommendations:
“I’m really, really specific and strategic with who I choose to work with. I’ve left a lot on the table because it wasn’t the right fit.”
“I try to use the product for at least a month, sometimes I give it to my husband because he’s really into being dewy right now—he thinks it’s his thing—but I basically manipulated him into it.”
“It needs to be something that keeps showing up in my life… I’m really careful about what I promote. I also like to have a product that I keep going back to and something I know the audience will actually use. “
On finding the right products:
“I sit and watch the French girls. I like to observe and see what they’re doing differently. I feel like Americans have a ‘more is more’ approach. I try to watch and observe and see what other people are doing and then implement it into my routine and then see if it works.”
“I’m really inspired by other countries. I like to observe and see what they’re doing differently—it's a lot of oil, retinol, and facial massage.”
On the rise of skincare:
“People are starting to understand that prevention is key. We’re in a day and age in 2019 where a lot of women don’t want to look like someone else. Everyone wants to be the best version of themselves and self-care is that, investing in the best version of yourself.”
On general skincare advice:
“I am batshit crazy about the sun. I have driving gloves in my car, sunscreen on my hands, chest, and ankles. I am wild with the sun. When I get out of my car to walk to 7/11 I have a giant hat on.”
Dr. Anna Guanche:
“Manage stress, meditate, wear your sunscreen.”
Dr. Anna Guanche, Celebrity Dermatologist
On skin aging:
“You reduce your elastic production over time, your collagen is decreased in your dermis and you start to see your skin no longer compensates the damage done to it over time. Your skin can no longer compensate for the skin damage that has happened to you since you were born.”
On common anti-aging questions:
“Does anything really work?”
“Why is this happening to me?”
“What active ingredients do reverse aging?”
On the benefits of retinol:
“Retinol is a vitamin A derivative and is naturally found. It helps remove old, dull skin cells and reduces pigmentation and the appearance of fine lines/wrinkles. Because of the retinoid reaction, your skin will adjust so start every other night and slowly build up if needed.”
On dark circles:
“I love the RoC Retinol Correxion Eye Cream. It has clinically proven results and helps with dark circles. You can see improvements in 4 weeks and at 12 weeks, fines lines are visibly reduced by 50%—equates to eyes looking 10 years younger.”
On anti-aging:
“You can drink plenty of water, don’t stress out, get lots of sleep, sleep on your back, low-salt diet, wash every single drop of makeup off every night—good skin takes discipline.”
“There is no shame in being beautiful and wanting to be beautiful—putting your best foot forward. Self-care and self-love at a younger age is a great thing to do—actively doing something to overcome those insecurities.”
On general skincare advice:
“Manage stress, meditate, wear your sunscreen.”
“Wash your face completely at night.”
“I try to sleep at the same time every night and wake up at the same time every morning. You need to have a routine and you need to have discipline.”
“A lot of time we take great care of our face but we forget to take care of our neck and hands and chest.”
C&C Founder and CEO, Jaclyn Johnson in conversation with celebrity dermatologist, Dr. Anna Guanche and Lauryn Evarts-Bosstick of The Skinny Confidential for the RoC Skincare panel at the San Francisco Conference.
For more information on RoC SKincare visit, rocskincare.com.
WorkParty Book Reviews Are In!
Have you ordered yours yet?
We know we've been talking about the WorkParty book launch for quite some time, but today is the big day! A few of our friends have already gotten their hands on the book, and the reviews are rolling in steadily.
We're so happy that early readers have enjoyed the work and life lessons that Jaclyn Johnson has put into words. The real-talk, no BS advice and mantras found throughout WorkParty can elevate every woman's career and help them build the future of their dreams. Ahead, you'll see what the critics are saying and why they feel that WorkParty should part of your next reading list. Grab your copy here and check out the reviews below.
Brit+Co
“Part memoir, part inspirational mood board, and part detailed business guide, Johnson couples her own business acumen with stories from leading female entrepreneurs to encourage bosses around the world to embrace failure, cultivate the career of their dreams, and create their own WorkParty.”
Glitter Guide
“We love super smart boss babe, Jaclyn Johnson and everything she has created with Create & Cultivate. We’ve been lucky enough to get an advance copy of this book and you’ll definitely want to order this ASAP.” Read more.
POPSUGAR
“Desperately in need of a mentor at work? Let Jaclyn Johnson fill that void. The CEO and founder of Create & Cultivate has gifted all of our careers with WorkParty, which not only includes inspirational nuggets of wisdom from Johnson's rise to the top, but also from other leading female entrepreneurs.”
Refinery29
"In WorkParty, Jaclyn Johnson generously shares the secrets to her success: be nice, take risks, and work your butt off. Whether you're looking to turn your side hustle into your main gig, or thrive in your corporate job, this is the book you need to take your career to the next level — on your own terms."
Want more? Read reviews from early readers over at goodreads.com.
Have you ordered your copy of WorkParty yet? If not, what are you waiting for!? Get your hands on the next best thing for your bookshelf and career. WorkParty is officially available for purchase and don't forget to catch us on the first WorkParty book tour kicking off next month!
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