Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler founded SoulCycle in 2006 along and sold it in 2011 (for approximately 90 million dollars each). Now they have launched what they are calling a workout for your relationships- Peoplehood. 60 minute guided groups where you learn to speak freely and listen deeply. Julie joins PRETTYSMART today so share both about her entrepreneurial journey and why becoming a better listener as changed the trajectory of her life. She shares:

• How working in Hollywood really helped her when it came to creating SoulCycle.
• Why SoulCycle resonated and how it changed the game in creating exercise as a lifestyle.
• Why she chose to go back to work right after selling SoulCycle for 90 Million dollars.
• Her new company Peoplehood - and why you need this “workout” for your relationships.
• Why she thinks we are all over our phones and coming to the end of the scroll.
• The one thing she does every week to “slow time” that has changed every relationship in her life.
• What higher listening is and how it helps you go from ego to empathy.
• Why you aren’t as good of a listener as you think you are - and some red flags to help you spot it.
• Why listening is a practice and how you can (and should!) strengthen it.
• The practices that changed her marriage and her business relationship with her co-founder.

Follow Julie here

Sign up for Peoplehood (in person or virtually) here

Nora McInerny is an author, speaker and host of “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” - a podcast that lets people be honest about the hard things in life. Nora lost her husband, Aaron when she was just 32 years old and is currently remarried and raising a blended family. Today she shares:

• What it was like finding out her boyfriend had a brain tumor after about a year of dating - and why deciding to marry him was the best decision she ever made.
• How she coped with grief and what she wishes she would have done differently.
• Why it’s so important to be honest with those close to you about how you’re doing.
• How she and her window’s family have maintained such a close bond and why that is sadly not always the case.
• How her current husband and kids make space for her husband who passed.
• How she continues to celebrate her husband Aaaron and keep his memory alive.
• How she has been able to use humor to deal with all of the painful things she’s experienced.
• Why time is almost meaningless to her now.
• Dealing with extreme burnout and how she’s navigating it.
• Why she wishes she had more compassion for herself.
• Why Parenthood is the biggest examination of your own ego.

Follow Nora here

Grab a copy of Nora’s books here

Recommended books from Nora:

1. On Our Best Behavior - Elise Loehnen
2. The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz
3. Man’s Search for Meaning - Victor Frankl

Chelsea Devantez is an Emmy-nominated writer, comedian, director, and host of the podcast Glamorous Trash. She was Jon Stewart’s Head Writer for Apple TV+'s The Problem with Jon Stewart and has also written for Not Dead Yet, Girls5Eva, and Bless this Mess, among others. Chelsea’s memoir “I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I’m Going to Anyway) is out now and today she returns to PRETTYSMART to talk all about it! She shares:

• Why courage for her to tell her story publicly was the last resort (but why she’s so glad she decided to do so!)
• Why it’s important to share real and relatable stories of domestic violence, and why there is so much red tape around survivors being able to tell their truth.
• How her relationship with her mom was impacted by writing her own memoir.
• What she learned not to do from all the other memories she’s talked about on her podcast.
• What it was like finding out she was conceived via a sperm donor when she was 14 years old.
• Why it’s so important to tell young girls they are special and what that did for her as a kid.
• The duality of resilience and why she’s learning to tell people when she’s not alright.
• Why the best people to help you in your career and life are right beside you.
• Her best tips for getting ahead in your career.
• What makes the best kind of wedding and her relationship with her husband.

Links:

• Follow Chelsea here
• Grab a copy of her book here