Episodes

  • Rachel Zoe on Finding Success Without a Plan

    Rachel Zoe on Finding Success Without a Plan
    Sep 25 2024
    On the literal first day Rachel Zoe decided to be a freelance stylist, Tommy Hilfiger called her up to style a 2-week campaign with the biggest celebs and supermodels. She had 0 faith in herself, but he trusted she could do it. Rachel spent her career mainly behind the camera until her clients – who were the it-girls of our time – started pulling her in front of the paps with them. That turned into a Bravo TV show about her life, “The Rachel Zoe Project” and several fashion-focused brands centered around her styling. The best part? She never planned any of it. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Rachel shares: The subconscious impact of growing up near New York City Her biggest fashion pet peeve in the workplace How she managed her limelight career as an introvert Why she decided to allow Bravo to film her life, despite swearing it off initially Whether or not she’d be able to launch her styling career in the age of social media How not having a plan for her whole career ended up working out
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    31 mins
  • Chef Claudette Zepeda on Building a Hospitality Empire as a Single Mom

    Chef Claudette Zepeda on Building a Hospitality Empire as a Single Mom
    Sep 18 2024
    Claudette Zepeda grew up as a border kid between San Diego and Tijuana. On top of that, she spent summers in Guadalajara, watching her aunt run a bustling restaurant. She didn’t know it then, but those summers created the foundations for Mexican cuisine and hospitality in her mind. Then, she became a mom at 18-years-old. Claudette was a kid raising her own kid. She needed to pay the bills, sure. But what Claudette wanted more was to figure out how to build intergenerational wealth – and how to inspire young single moms to believe they could do it too. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Claudette shares: Why she never allowed herself to dream beyond getting off food stamps and paying her bills on time How she stumbled into being a celebrity chef thanks to “right place, right time” Why it’s detrimental to not talk about failures publicly A recent on-air mess up she can’t stop thinking about, and what it taught her
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    32 mins
  • General Motors CEO Mary Barra on Making it in a Male-Dominated Industry

    General Motors CEO Mary Barra on Making it in a Male-Dominated Industry
    Sep 11 2024
    Mary Barra grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, aka: the heart of the auto industry. Her father worked at General Motors for 40 years, and Mary became a second generation GM’er. She worked her way up the company, studying at the General Motors Institute (yes, it was a thing) to eventually becoming the CEO in 2014. Mary claimed GOAT status in the auto industry for steering the company through several crises – and for being a mentor to other women in the biz. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Mary shares: Who would make the cut on her cross-country road trip roster Why she’s never blinked twice at the rarity of being a woman in the auto industry The most difficult crisis she had to navigate a CEO Advice to her daughter and other women on when it’s time to leave a job Why she views herself as a caretaker to General Motors and what that responsibility means
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    32 mins
  • Jamie Kern Lima on Unlocking Your Self-Worth

    Jamie Kern Lima on Unlocking Your Self-Worth
    Jul 31 2024
    Jamie Kern Lima sold her company, IT Cosmetics, for $1.2 billion to L’Oréal. The sale made Jamie the first female CEO of a L’Oréal brand and safe to say, she made a pretty penny. She'd made it. At least that’s what everyone thought. In reality, Jamie says she couldn't find the self-worth to make her feel like she deserved any of it. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Jamie shares: Why befriending Oprah deepened her understanding of being “enough” How she distinguishes between self-confidence and self-worth Her struggles with work addiction and how it affected her relationship with her family The story of learning to quiet self-doubt and learning to trust herself with her new book, Worthy: How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform Your Life PS: 9 to 5ish is going on summer vacation. We'll be back in your feed in September.
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    35 mins
  • Special Episode: Governor Gretchen Whitmer on the Stakes for Women in this Election

    Special Episode: Governor Gretchen Whitmer on the Stakes for Women in this Election
    Jul 25 2024
    Today, we’ve got a bonus episode of “9 to 5ish” for you with a guest whose name has been in the news a lot lately. Our guest is Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan, the co-chair of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, and author of the New York Times bestseller “True Gretch: What I’ve Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between.” As a popular governor of a swing state, Governor Whitmer’s name has been floated in convos about who might be on the Democratic ticket since Biden ended his re-election campaign. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Governor Whitmer shares: Whether you’ll see a Harris-Whitmer ticket in 2024 What politicians can do to stop political violence How democrats should think about reaching conservative and independent voters What most people are surprised to learn about her after reading her book
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    18 mins
  • Venus et Fleur Founder Seema Bansal Chadha on Protecting Your Customer

    Venus et Fleur Founder Seema Bansal Chadha on Protecting Your Customer
    Jul 24 2024
    When Seema Bansal Chadha was in her early twenties, she was in a very new, long distance relationship with a guy named Sunny. In classic LDR-status, he sent her flowers for Valentine's Day. It was supposed to be a romantic gesture, but the flowers arrived wilted. NBD though. The flop would lead Seema to move to New York to be with Sunny…and to co-found Venus et Fleur with him too. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Seema shares: Why her father’s lighting and plumbing store informed her own entrepreneurship How she rationalized starting a biz with her boyfriend of less than a year The moment Venus et Fleur blew up (shout out to the Kardashians) How the hustle of the early days compares to the hustle now Why protecting your existing customers sometimes outweighs trying to attract new ones
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    31 mins
  • Mandana Dayani on What's Motivating Millennial Voters

    Mandana Dayani on What's Motivating Millennial Voters
    Jul 17 2024
    In 2018, Mandana Dayani watched as the family-separation policy played out at the southern border. It was deeply unsettling. Her family fled as refugees from Iran to the US as an authoritarian regime took over. She asked herself: how could a country that saved my life do this? Mandana quickly learned that civic engagement was the only way things could meaningfully change. Enter: I am a voter., Mandana's org that's on a mission to rebrand voter identity to get young people to the polls. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Mandana shares: The culture shock of being a refugee in the US How she went from being a lawyer to a brand strategist to the co-founder of a political org The advice she got from Mom's Demand Action founder, Shannon Watts (spoiler alert: women get sh*t done) How trust in existing brands and celebrities jumpstarted I am a voter.
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    32 mins
  • Allison Statter on Leaving the Security of a Family Business

    Allison Statter on Leaving the Security of a Family Business
    Jul 10 2024
    Most nepo babies deny the privileges afforded to them by their parents. Allison Statter isn’t one of them. She’s never been shy about having entertainment industry titans for parents, or about being Kim Kardashian’s lifelong BFF. But after working at her dad’s management company for 17 years, people started whispering about her legitimacy. To prove she could make it on her own, Allison kissed job security goodbye and launched her own entertainment marketing agency, Blended Strategy Group. Talk about a full 180. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Allison shares: A fact about Kim K that most people don’t know How her parent’s working relationship stayed strong despite separating multiple times How a temporary 2-week stint at her dad’s company turned in 17-year long career Why the stakes are so much higher working in a family business How she’s learned more launching a company than she has her entire career
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    29 mins