She Dynasty pronoun-noun / SHē dīnəstē /: An unstoppable force of ambitious women who turn their visions into realities. They inspire, mentor, and propel each other into ruling an initiative, business, field, or anything they set their mind to. We’ve searched far and wide for some kickass women, and you've gotta hear their stories.
Episodes
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Nicci Levy, founder and CEO of Alchemy 43, busts some Botox myths and tells us everything we need to know about injectables before getting work done. She also talks about how Dry Bar inspired her to make getting injectables more of a comfortable experience.
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
This week, we talk to Wende Zomnir, the founder and chief creative officer of Urban Decay. She tells us how she created a makeup brand specializing in bold colors in an age where nudes dominated. Plus, she gives us an inside scoop on the beauty industry and talks us through where she sees it going next.
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
In this special episode, Valerie reads an essay titled The Worst 13 Days written by a listener about the burden of mental health and struggling to find her place in her family. Plus, Valerie talks to the writer about how the story ended.
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Sandra Dewey, President of Business Operations at WarnerMedia, talks about the highly anticipated HBO Max and how they’re keeping up with other top streaming services. She also walks us through the challenges of balancing overseeing a traditional TV network with launching a streaming service.
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Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Sali Christeson, founder and CEO of women’s workwear brand Argent talks about the sexism she faced as a woman in finance and how that led her to starting her brand (Spoiler, she gives us this insane stat: a woman’s appearance affects her career 20-40% of the time.) She also gives advice on what to wear to an interview and tells us the impact appearance has on a woman’s career.
The pantsuit article we talked about: https://www.fastcompany.com/90393935/the-outrageous-deeply-sexist-history-of-the-pantsuit
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Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Sarah Kunst, the founder of the venture capital fund Cleo Capital talks us through the basics of venture capital and what she looks for when investing. Plus, hear her advice for people looking to start their own company.
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Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
In this special episode, Valerie launches the She Will Overcome essay challenge by sharing a very personal love story she wrote about something that happened to her when she was just 26 years old. Listen in to hear the unexpected ending and how she overcame this crazy snag. Plus, learn how you can get your essay read on the show! If you enjoy Modern Love you will LOVE this story.
The She Will Overcome Essay Challenge is Valerie's way of sharing other women's personal stories while showing off their incredible writing skills, and inspiring others to overcome.
Submission guidelines:
- Submit your essay to info@shedynasty.com
- Give it a fun and creative title
- Must be about overcoming a snag/hardship (does not need to be work-related)
- 1,700 words or less
- Must be a true story
- Of course, you retain the rights to your story – we just want to read it!
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Brittany Driscoll, founder and CEO of Squeeze Massage, talks to us about creating the ultimate massage experience. Listen to learn how her background at Drybar led to her starting her own company and how she has taken what she learned there to create the Drybar of massages.
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Alix Peabody, founder and CEO of Bev Rosé, shares her incredible journey that led to her founding a female-focused company in a male-dominated industry. Hear how she overcame a challenging diagnosis that required six surgeries and ultimately paved the way for her to start Bev.