We sat down with Jennifer Liao, cofounder and CEO of MìLà, a direct-to-consumer, modern Chinese food company based in Washington. In 2018, Jen left her career in healthtech behind to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant serving street foods she grew up loving that couldn’t easily be found in the Seattle area. A pivot to local deliveries during the pandemic opened up a new perspective on what the business could be and has since grown into a viral sensation, shipping more than 10 million dumplings nationwide and is setting their sights on grocery store aisles next.

With a successful round of fundraising in the books, a recent rebrand, and endorsement/investment from Marvel star Simu Liu, Jennifer shares her vision for what MìLà can do and represent.

Learn more about MìLà at eatmila.com.

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This month, we got to chat with Aishwarya Iyer, founder and CEO of Brightland, a company known for its beautifully bottled olive oils, vinegars, and other pantry essentials. Launched in 2018, Brightland turned the olive oil category on its head by eschewing its trademark green for bold, bright colors and putting quality, trust, and traceability at the forefront of their company.

They've graced the kitchens of celebrities like Oprah, Florence Pugh, and Gwyneth Paltrow, and we had the chance to catch up with Aishwarya about what her founder journey's been like.

Learn more about Brightland at brightland.co and @wearebrightland 

Follow Aishwarya at @helloaishwarya and check out her new podcast, Recent Eats.

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Today we’re sitting down with Karen Chee, a comedian and writer who's worked at Late Night with Seth Meyers since 2019, more written for season two of Apple TV’s Pachinko, and was included in Vulture’s Comedians to Know, Variety’s Young Hollywood list, and Forbes 30 under 30. We talk about starting her comedy career on such a big stage, dealing with impostor syndrome, and what’s at stake in the Writers' Strike.

Follow @karencheee on Instagram or check out her site.

Learn more about the WGA strike at wgacontract2023.org

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