Brittany Schmid and Katy Doar are the founders of The Bunny Hive - a social club for little ones and their grown ups that is rapidly expanding across the country. Named “The Soho House for Kids” by Forbes, I took a moment to chat with them about ways to maintain brand consistency during a rapid growth period that's resulted from the announcement of their franchise program.
.

Jessie Gabriel is the founder of All Places – a law firm seeking to create a more equitable world by actively helping women from all backgrounds and industries grow their business without limits. I had so many questions for Jessie on today’s episode – everything from best practices to bringing on a co-founder to trademarking and even fundraising.
.
.

Lindsay Droz and Kristi Lord are the creators of L'AVANT Collective and their first wholesale account for their plant-based cleaning brand was with Goop! Since then, they have evolved their distribution strategy to an omnichannel approach, including selling DTC, with other national retailers like the Container Store and even Amazon.
.
.

Sophie von Oertzen is the founder of Sophie Williamson Design – organic table linens & home decor that prove sustainable living can be synonymous with vivid, joyful color. So many brands talk about their positive environmental impact without being able to back it up. Sophie shares practical tips we can implement right away.
.
.

So much can take up space in our day — from social media distractions to endless meetings and urgent emails. Tish Dignam is a global brand marketing consultant and clarity coach and walked me through all of this in our conversation. Her career has been spent with brands focused on redefining their category globally and past clients include ClassPass, a high-growth tech company valued at $1Bn, The Nue Co. and Gabar.

Susan Wojewoda has spent the past 20 years developing brand strategies for brands in the consumer and retail space from Lacoste to Ted Baker, Keds, and everything in between. On today's episode, we talked about the difference between brand licensing and brand collaborations, the financial breakdown for these types of partnerships, and how to make sure they’re successful for both parties.

Sarah Sebastian is founder of Rose Gold Collective and event planner extraordinaire. She's works globally creating experiences and brand events from product launches and pop-up shops, to large user conferences and much more. We chatted all about why to have events, what to expect out of them, and how to make sure they have the impact that you’re looking for..
.