We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Karen Binder-Brynes to The Style That Binds Us podcast. Dr. Karen is a leading Psychologist with a private practice in New York City. She provides individual as well as marital, family and group psychotherapy. In addition, Dr. Binder-Brynes is a leading expert in the field of posttraumatic stress. She has worked with front line COVID-19 first responders, firefighters after 9/11, survivors of the Holocaust, and she counseled the Episcopal priests in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and more. She has contributed to The New Yorker, Tracy Anderson, Bustle, Vogue, Goop, CNN among others. She is the mother of two daughters, and she now has three grandchildren as well. Today, Dr. Binder-Brynes is giving us her top tips on how to prevent & recover from burnout & chronic stress and more. 

We are thrilled to welcome Jenny Boyd to The Style That Binds Us podcast. Jenny is a former model and has written the books, “Jennifer Juniper” and “Icons of Rock.” Jenny has a PhD in psychology. Jenny lived a whirlwind Rock ‘n’ Roll’ life during her 2 marriages to Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. We previously had Jenny’s sister, Pattie Boyd (who was married to George Harrison & Eric Clapton), on our podcast, & can’t wait to talk to Jenny about her life, her books, musicians and more. We hope you enjoy!

We are excited to have Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney on The Style That Binds Us podcast! Carolyn was the first woman to represent New York City's 7th Council district (where she was the first woman to give birth while in office). She was also the first woman to chair the Joint Economic Committee. She became the first woman to chair the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. She was the first to offer a comprehensive package of legislation to make day care more available and affordable. She introduced a bill to establish Permanent Authorization of the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund Act which was signed into law; she advocated to provide Medicare coverage for annual mammograms. Congresswoman Maloney has introduced and advocated for legislation regarding issues such as sexual assaults, sex trafficking, women’s rights and childcare to name a few; she played a role in getting an American Women’s History Museum on the National Mall and is advocating for the Equal Rights Amendment.

http://sign4era.org

We are excited to have Vanessa Landau who is the Co-Founder & CEO at LOVA by VL Jewelry on our podcast today! We met Vanessa through Clemence von Mueffling who has been on our podcast. Before launching LOVA, Vanessa worked in marketing at Guerlain and Dior. Use code THESTYLE15 for 15% off on LOVA’s website (http://lovabyvl.com)

YouTube video & podcast episode with Clemence von Mueffling https://thestylethatbindsus.com/clemence-von-mueffling/

Baldor: https://www.baldorfood.com 

Le Petit Lutetia: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Le-Petit-Lutetia/174256995952825 

Les Deux Magots: http://www.lesdeuxmagots.fr/en/

Carette: https://paris-carette.fr

L’Avenue: http://www.avenue-restaurant.com

La Maison du Caviar: https://maisonducaviar.paris/en/ (Ask for Georges)

Loulou: http://loulou-paris.com

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon: https://latelier-newyork.com

L'Entrecôte is the popular nickname of the restaurant Le Relais de Venise: https://relaisdevenise.com 

We are excited to have Marie Kloor, Co-Founder & CEO at wellness & fitness company, Hydra Studios, on our podcast! Prior to starting Hydra Studios, Marie worked at Goldman Sachs which is where the idea for Hydra Studios originated. Marie is going to give us the scoop on what she wishes she knew before starting her business. 

http://hydranewyork.com

We are excited to have Courtney Somer, Founder & CEO of vegan & cruelty-free home fragrance brand Lake & Skye, on our podcast! Courtney started her career working as an Assistant Accessories Editor at Vogue and also worked in branding before launching her company. She is currently a Contributing Editor at Domino Magazine. We immediately fell in love with her signature cult fragrance, 11 11, and cannot wait for you to learn about her brand. They have been featured in InStyle, Harper’s Bazaar, Allure, Popsugar, Buzzfeed, Byrdie, and pretty much every editorial site/magazine you’ve ever heard of! Here's a link to shop our favorite Lake & Skye products. 

We are very excited to have Mary Alice Stephenson, CEO, Founder GLAM4GOOD, on our podcast. Mary Alice is a renowned fashion and beauty expert, style commentator & humanitarian. She worked as an assistant at Vogue & Harper’s Bazaar, then as editor at Allure and Marie Claire before reaching her dream job as fashion director of Harper’s Bazaar. She has styled iconic shoots with Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett and Drew Barrymore to name a few. Mary Alice launched The GLAM4GOOD foundation to harness the healing power, joy and attention fashion and beauty bring to bolster self-esteem, promote positivity, raise awareness, celebrate courage and help people in need. GLAM4GOOD has worked with over 30,000 women and their families, delivering over 35 million in wardrobe and personal care essentials and has over a billion impressions on their positive content. We will include a link to her About Page in the show notes, because there is SO much to cover about the fabulous, Mary Alice! 

http://glam4good.com

https://glam4good.com/mary-alice-stephenson/ 

We are very excited to have Fern Mallis on our podcast! Fern is the award-winning creator of New York Fashion Week and The Godmother of Fashion. She worked at the CFDA as executive director, as senior vice president of IMG and now has her own consulting business. She is the author of Fashion Lives: Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis and recently launched, “Fashion Icons: The Archive” on YouTube. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fernmallis/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FernMallis 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fernmallis 

Watch Fashion Icons: The Archive on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwu-aG_P0V0CvrTSJRaIiauSD008CKI8R 

Fern’s book, 'Fashion Icons: Fashion Lives with Fern Mallis' Volumes 1 & 2

We are so excited to have Pauline Brown, author of “Aesthetic Intelligence” on our podcast. Pauline went to Dartmouth & got her MBA at Wharton. She is the Former Chairman of LVMH North America and also worked as a private equity investor at The Carlyle Group in the consumer and retail sectors, as a strategy consultant at Bain, as well as Estee Lauder & Avon. She teaches a course at Columbia University that she conceptualized & created at Harvard Business School called, The Business of Aesthetics.

Link to Pauline’s book: https://rstyle.me/+oMUgke39ggf7cZGVXLC-Mw 

Pauline’s website: https://www.aestheticintelligence.com/about

We are so excited to have Carol Spencer, former designer for the Barbie doll on our podcast! We first learned about Carol when she participated in a webinar with National Arts Club. Carol is the author of “Dressing Barbie: A Celebration of the Clothes That Made America's Favorite Doll and the Incredible Woman Behind Them.” She started working at Mattel in 1963 and created the image we know of as Barbie. She worked there until 1999.  We can’t wait for you to learn all about her incredible career and book. 

National Arts Club webinar: https://youtu.be/-B_StYdRMas 

Link to Carol’s book “Dressing Barbie: A Celebration of the Clothes That Made America's Favorite Doll and the Incredible Woman Behind Them”: https://rstyle.me/+cRtidxPlFaW3XR12KUhX3g 

Carol’s website link: http://carolspencerdesigns.com 

Carol’s Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/carol.spencer.923724

We are so excited to have Kimberly Lee Minor, the CEO/CMO of Bumbershoot, on our podcast today. Bumbershoot is a boutique consulting firm that provides cultural and market insights for brand, content, product, and customer experience. Kimberly is an author, speaker, and thought leader. She worked as the Senior Vice President at Bath & Body Works & Nine West, she was a Vice President at Talbots, along with many other positions that we are going to talk about in this episode. 

http://kimberlyleeminor.com 

HIVE: https://hellohive.com/students/

Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/login

We are so excited to have Reidie MacDonald, Founder of jewelry brand, Short & Suite, on our podcast! Before launching Short & Suite, Redie worked at Valentino, Narciso Rodriguez, Brock Collection, and HANEY in wholesale. Short & Suite has been featured in Marie Claire, Forbes, The Zoe Report, Vogue AND was included in Oprah’s Favorite Things. Use code THESTYLE for 15% off on the Short & Suite website!

http://shortandsuite.com *Use code THESTYLE for 15% off on their website!

We are so excited to have Ron Thurston on our podcast! Ron is the Best Selling Author of RETAIL PRIDE, Vice President of Stores at INTERMIX and is on the Board of Directors at GOODWILL. Ron has worked at West Elm, Apple, Tory Burch, Bonobos and Yves Saint Laurent. We met Ron at a networking workshop when we hadn’t even begun our journey with The Style That Binds Us. We can’t wait for you to learn all about his career & book in this episode.

https://www.retailpride.com

Link to buy Ron’s book: https://rstyle.me/+XOyhCI-E490EjCriKTacKA 

We are excited to welcome Zibby Owens to The Style That Binds Us podcast! Zibby is an author, podcaster, publisher, CEO, and mother of four as well as the owner of Zibby Owens Media. We can’t wait to hear all about her career, company & more.

Read Zibby's books:

• Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature
• Blank
• Princess Charming
• Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology
• Moms Don't Have Time to: A Quarantine Anthology

Discover the books Zibby mentioned during the episode:

• Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
• Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways by Brittany Means
• The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I by Douglas Brunt
• Remember Love: Words for Tender Times by Cleo Wade
• After Annie by Anna Quindlen
• The Leaving Season: A Memoir in Essays by Kelly McMasters
• The In-Betweens: A Lyrical Memoir by Davon Loeb

• http://zibbyowens.com 
• http://zibbymedia.com
  

We are excited to have David Watkins who is the CEO & Co-Founder at Biobased laundry detergent company, Dirty Labs, on our podcast. Before launching Dirty Labs, David worked at Incase, Jawbone, Skullcandy and Google in product management. We met David through Veronica Chou of Everybody & Everyone who we also had on our podcast and will include a link to that episode in the show notes. Dirty Labs is taking doing the laundry from chore to something we look forward to. Want to try Dirty Labs? Here's a link to buy their products!

https://thestylethatbindsus.com/veronica-chou-creates-a-brand-that-is-truly-sustainable-and-for-everybody-everyone/ 

We are so excited to have David Pirrotta, Founder & CEO of David Pirrotta Management & Materiae, on our podcast today! David started his career working on the cosmetics floor at Barneys & Bergdorf Goodman. After much success, he decided to open an agency of his own to build beauty brands. Head to The Style That Binds Us Instagram to watch our IGTV video with David where he walks us through his career, talks to us about his recently launched multi-brand beauty e-tailer, Materiae, gives us the scoop on some of his favorite beauty brands/products and more! David & Delia worked together while she was working on the beauty buying team at Barneys New York. 

Use code THESTYLE 10% off code on multi-brand beauty e-tailer Materiae's website: http://materiae.com 

http://davidpirrotta.com

Link to our IGTV video with David: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CIwk6UsHlmn/?igshid=e8n353iddflv

We are so excited to have Vivien Sylvester, Co-Founder & Creative Director at One Ocean Beauty, on our podcast! Before launching One Ocean Beauty, Vivien worked as the VP of Licensing at Nautica, VP of Design & Product Development at Burberry Timepieces and worked at Burberry as the Director of Merchandising & Design. One Ocean Beauty is a non-toxic, clean and sustainable skincare brand that gives back to preserve the ocean. We love these products and are delighted for you to learn more about this brand! Want to try?! Here's a link to shop our favorite One Ocean Beauty products. 

WOW, we learned a TON during 2020 while we were in lockdown. In this episode, Alison & Delia discuss a couple of things they learned this year that they want to bring into 2021. What did you learn this year?

We are excited to have Stephanie Morimoto, Owner & CEO at natural & organic brand, Asutra, on our podcast! Asutra has products to help with sleep, pain, skincare, bath, etc. Asutra is a women-led and women-owned brand. Stephanie went to Brown and worked at McKinsey & Teach for America before buying Asutra. She was responsible for generating a lot of revenue for both organizations, is & has always been a champion for equality and SO MUCH MORE! We have been loving the products we’ve tried from Asutra and so have Venus & Serena Williams! Venus is actually their Chief Brand Officer. Here's a link to shop our favorite Asutra products.

We are excited to have mother daughter duo & Co-Founders of Mixtroz, Kerry Schrader & Ashlee Ammons, on our podcast! Ashlee & Kerry were the 37th and 38th black female founders to close a venture round of more than $1 million or more. Their HQ is in Birmingham, AL where Delia grew up & where Alison lives. They came to Birmingham for the Velocity Accelerator at Innovation Depot where they won the Birmingham Rise of the Rest competition (This was started by AOL Founder, Steve Case. Mixtroz is the only business from Alabama to win the competition) and ended up moving the headquarters to Birmingham. Kerry is an honoree of the 2019 CEO Awards from the Birmingham Business Journal, and they have won many other awards as well. http://mixtroz.com 

Here is a link to Alison & Kerry's discussion on the joys & frustrations of aging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEoJO_NOvjI&feature=emb_logo

Dr. Karen Binder-Brynes is a leading psychologist & has had a private practice in New York City for over 25 years. She has a general practice, but she is also a trauma specialist & has worked with front line COVID-19 workers, firefighters after 9/11, she did work in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Holocaust survivors and more. She regularly contributes to The New Yorker, Tracy Anderson, Bustle, Vogue, Goop, & more. In this episode, we discuss how to stay mentally healthy during COVID, the stages of grief and so much more. Enjoy!

We had Dr. Karen on an episode of The Style That Binds Us Show to discuss how to have a nice holiday even if you'll be alone and how to navigate family dynamics this year: https://youtu.be/lMg0I2tcWj4 

Youn Chang is the Founder & CEO of OJOOK. Throughout her career, she worked at GE, Sephora, Amazon, Apple & Glossier and got her MBA from Wharton. Most recently, Youn launched an oral hygiene brand called, OJOOK, which is taking oral hygiene from routine to ritual. OJOOK is the first oral care collection that nurtures self mastery and fosters longevity with Eastern wellness philosophy. Want to try OJOOK? Here's a link to shop their products.

Previous interview we did with Youn on our blog: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/2017-6-11-youn-chang-glossier/ 

http://ojookcare.com (Use code: THESTYLE for a free toothbrush with your purchase on their website!)

We are excited to have Jennifer Gracie who is the Creative Director/Owner of Gracie Inc. on our podcast today. Charles Gracie founded Gracie in 1898, in New York City. Gracie is a family-run business specializing in handpainted wallpaper as well as furniture & Asian antiques. Their wallpaper is handpainted with exquisite detail, which is a 300 year old tradition. They became the first company to import handpainted wallpapers to the US since the 1700s. Each room featuring Gracie wallpaper is a true work of art & everything is customized for the client. They have a store in NYC and Dallas & a showroom in LA. Their wallpapers can be found in the homes of numerous celebrities like Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz, it has been featured on the walls of the White House and so much more. From the White House to Hollywood and beyond, Gracie has done it all.

We are excited to have Veronica Chou on our podcast! She is the Founder of the size-inclusive sustainable lifestyle brand, Everybody & Everyone, which launched last year. She grew up in the fashion industry and we can’t wait to learn all about this brand.

https://everybodyeveryone.com
(use code THESTYLE15 for 15% off on their website)

We are excited to welcome pioneer of the clean beauty movement and the Founder of RMS Beauty, Rose-Marie Swift, to The Style That Binds Us podcast. During her makeup artist days, Rose-Marie worked with Louis Vuitton, Victoria’s Secret, Max Mara, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren as well as Miranda Kerr, Gisele Bündchen, Paloma Picasso, Tilda Swinton, Zoe Saldana and Adriana Lima and top photographers such as Annie Leibovitz, Patrick Demarchelier to name a few. We have loved RMS Beauty’s products for years, and can’t wait to hear all about Rose-Marie’s career as a celebrity makeup artist, what led her to start RMS Beauty, top skincare & makeup tips and more. Link to the shoppable blog post: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/rms-beauty/

We are excited to have the founders of Kinswomen, Hannah Summerhill and Yseult Polfliet, on our podcast! Kinswomen provides women of color and white women a place to have honest cross-racial dialogues. Yseult is the founder of a gender-free children’s clothing line, Yoah New York, and she is also a model. Hannah worked in publishing at Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health & Seventeen Magazine before co-founding Kinswomen. We hope you enjoy & find this helpful!! This is a great place to start your allyship journey.

http://kinswomenpodcast.com

https://www.yoahnewyork.com

We are excited to have Jade Jagger on our podcast! Jade is an artist, creative director and visionary jeweller. She is the CEO & Creative Director of her eponymous jewelry brand, Jade Jagger Fine Jewelry, and also has an interior design firm, Jade Jagger Design. We hope you enjoy this episode!

http://jadejagger.co.uk

https://www.jadejaggerdesign.com 

We are excited to have Kara Goldin, the Founder & CEO of Hint Inc., on our podcast! Kara worked at Time Magazine & CNN in sales, worked at AOL as the VP of Electronic Commerce & Shopping before founding Hint 15 years ago. Besides the unsweetened flavored water (that comes in either still, sparkling or caffeinated), Hint Inc. also has oxybenzone- and paraben-free scented sunscreen and aluminum-free deodorant. Kara started the company using savings in her San Francisco apartment and now has a $100M, 200 person company. She is the host of the Unstoppable with Kara Goldin Podcast & has just come out with her book, “Undaunted”. Want to try Hint? Here's a link to shop our favorite products of theirs. 

Link to Kara’s book: https://rstyle.me/+Bm6jMENzjrGRfe7Zf0GJ2A

Link to Kara's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kara-goldin-show/id1327208777

We are excited to have Jennifer Justice on our podcast! She is an entertainment and live-experience executive known for her expertise in building artists’ careers and business portfolios by marrying art with commerce. From the beginning of her career, JJ as she is known, has championed gender equality & diversity in the workplace. As general counsel and EVP at Roc Nation, she helped structure the vision and growth of Roc Nation. She served as Jay-Z’s personal entertainment attorney for a total of 17 years as well as Beyonce’s personal attorney for one year while at Roc Nation. In 2019, JJ founded The Justice Dept. – a management, strategy and legal firm that works with female (and woke male) entrepreneurs, executives, talent, brands and creatives to build and maximize their value focusing in the areas of tech, consumer product, finance, media, entertainment and fashion. JJ has been named a “Game Changer” by Goop, by InStyle as one of the 50 Badass Women Changing the World in 2020, and on Billboard's Women in Power list three times. She has been featured on the TODAY Show and is a regular contributor on NBC News. We can’t wait for you to hear all of her advice & insights! 

Website: https://www.thejusticedept.com 

Instagram: @thejustice.dept

Book we discussed in the episode: Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

We are excited to have Nat Kringoudis on our podcast today! She is a doctor of Chinese medicine, Acupuncturist, Author, Speaker and all-round natural fertility expert. She is the host of The Wellness Collective (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wellness-collective/id1319159211) and The Period Party (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-period-party/id1294938797) podcasts & healthtalks YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqVoPMlXllsS7qa_7zWHNZQ). She has a women’s wellness clinic called The Pagoda Tree in Melbourne, Australia that she founded in 2003. In this episode, learn more about your body, hormones and how to feel your best self. 

https://www.natkringoudis.com

Nat had us her podcast, The Wellness Collective Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-your-style-matters/id1319159211?i=1000483468874

Nat has written three books:

Beautiful You: Your body is talking, it’s time to listen:

https://rstyle.me/+tBqJIE3ZLEl4Dc280Ue0oQ

Well & Good: Supercharge Your Health for Fertility & Wellness:

https://rstyle.me/+ACfmjLMgTbO1zDs1xMhFGg

Fertilise Yourself:

https://rstyle.me/+qRoSm5KfDVkCRWZHPoPXFw

We are excited to have fashion historian, Caroline Milbank on our podcast today. She is a Fashion Historian, Author, Writer, Curator & Appraiser. She has written 5 books called: Fashion: A Timeline in Photographs: 1850 to Today, Resort Fashion: Style in Sun-Drenched Climates, The Couture Accessory, Couture: The Great Designers & New York Fashion. Her Instagram, @jupeculotte, was recently written up in Vanity Fair Spain as one of the two best fashion history instagrams anywhere. We ask her lots of questions about how fashion will evolve in a post-COVID world, what the future of fashion shows will be, how the style of the time reflects what was happening in the culture and more. 

https://thestylethatbindsus.com/looking-back-to-look-forward-what-can-the-past-tell-us-about-post-covid-fashion/

Claire Bidwell Smith is an internationally renowned author, speaker and grief therapist based in LA. She has written 3 books: The Rules of Inheritance, After This, and Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief. By the time Claire was 25, she lost both of her parents & has been able to work through this loss & turn it into an incredible career helping others navigate this crazy thing called life! She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, and many more. Get the scoop on how to get through loss of any kind (a loved one, a relationship, a job, a house, etc.) and how to help others manage their grief. She also has MANY helpful tips on navigating social isolation during COVID. We hope you enjoy!

Link to Claire's books: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/how-to-navigate-grief-yourself-how-to-help-others-with-theirs/

We are excited to have Jim Kuerschner, President of KULE, on our podcast! KULE, the eponymous ready-to-wear label was founded in 2015 by designer Nikki Kule. The KULE aesthetic comes from her love of iconic quirky Americana prep & her love for all things French. Nikki’s parents had a clothing brand, so Nikki grew up in the fashion industry. Her father was known as “The King of Pants” in the 1970s. She always knew she wanted to continue in their footsteps. Nikki went to Parsons in Paris & NY. KULE started out as a children’s brand, and Stella McCartney, Gywneth Paltrow & Madonna quickly became fans, which led to Nikki becoming the Head of Design for Childrenswear at Brooks Brothers. She later came to the decision that she wanted to design for women, and the Kule brand that we know and love today was formed. 
Jim went to NYU for undergrad & Harvard for his MBA. He interned at Nina Ricci in PR and worked at Carolina Herrera in wholesale, Bonobos as an MBA Planning Intern, with the CFDA as a Strategy Consultant & went through the Management Development Program at Inditex. I met Jim and learned about KULE while I was working on the buying team at Barneys New York! KULE has been spotted on Kelly Rutherford, Miranda Kerr, Reese Witherspoon & more! 

Here is a link to a shoppable blog post: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/get-the-lowdown-on-one-of-the-coolest-brands-around-interview-with-the-ceo-of-kule/

We are excited to have Karine Dubner, CEO of Brochu Walker on our podcast. Prior to working at Brochu Walker, she worked as the COO of Joie and an EVP/COO at BCBG. Brochu Walker is the perfect brand for our audience & clients, because it allows you to easily & quickly get dressed, but be super chic AND comfortable! 

Link to our shoppable blog post: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/quality-over-quantity-the-name-of-the-game-at-brochu-walker/

Jane Winchester worked in the fashion industry for 20 years working in PR at Calvin Klein Cosmetics, Barneys New York (Delia worked there too!) & Lilly Pulitzer (Delia worked at a Lilly Pulizter store in college after she decided she wanted to work in the fashion industry!) before launching her eponymous jewelry brand at 45 (Alison started her styling business after 50!). We recently met Jane during a virtual multi-brand trunkshow we did & she was one of the participating brands. We immediately fell in love with her story & pieces, and we can’t wait to tell you all about them. 

Link to our shoppable blog post: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/how-to-pivot-from-a-career-to-entrepreneurship/

Welcome to Fall 2023! The Style That Binds Us put together our semi-annual trend report sharing this season's hottest trends, colors and more. We are SO EXCITED for Fall 2023, because we are drooling over what came down the runway, and know it'll resonate with you too. We've got a fabulous season in store for all of us, and we're here to make sure that you're the most stylish one around! Here is the link to a post featuring all the graphics we discussed as well as a curated shoppable selection of styles featuring Fall’s top trends: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/the-fall-2023-trend-report/

Jovana Mullins is the Co-Founder & CCO of Alivia. Alivia is a direct-to-consumer social impact brand that makes beautiful clothing inspired by the expressions of creators with developmental disabilities. Jovana went to Parsons & Central Saint Martins. Jovana has interned or worked at: Michael Kors, Diane von Furstenberg, alice + olivia & Sam Edelman. She started her own consulting agency for print design with clients like: COACH, Rebecca Taylor, Ronnie Kobo, Cynthia Rowley, American Eagle & more. Alivia was launched in April 2020. Ten percent of revenue from each purchase goes directly to The Center for All Abilities. She has already been written up in WWD & Forbes! Use code TSTBU10 for 10% off on the Alivia site. 

Link to our shoppable blog post: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/meet-alivia-the-fashion-brand-born-from-imaginative-minds/

We are excited to have Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Shirley Madhere, on our podcast! She has a podcast called Forever F.A.B., which I was on last year (thank you for having me!). She is a graduate of Boston University and the Dartmouth Medical School/Brown University School of Medicine combined program. She is incredible, smart & accomplished and we can’t wait for you to learn all about her practice & the latest advancements in plastic surgery in this episode. 

• http://elementsandgraces.com

• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naked-truth-insiders-view-fashion-industry-interview/id1450969346?i=1000463272866 

We are excited to have Gaby Basora, Founder & Creative Director of Tucker on our podcast! She launched her women’s lifestyle brand in 2006. This brand is ADORABLE and has been worn by Reese Witherspoon, Drew Barrymore, Katie Couric, Cameron Diaz, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Busy Phillips & many more. We met Gaby when she moderated our recent panel at Ludlow House and immediately fell in love with her and this brand!! 

http://tuckernyc.com

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz: https://rstyle.me/+QzpFIWBgCpMv0jIM3KM5sQ

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland: https://rstyle.me/+5lzZQg8p759U2E6VF2Jnkg

Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being by Martin E. P. Seligman:
https://rstyle.me/+KVvzSi2UqNEPnptIUD3ehg

Dr. Rachel Herz is a Canadian and American psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, recognized for her research on the psychology of smell. She is a TEDx speaker, and is frequently quoted in the media on the subject of scent. She is on the faculty at Brown University and Boston College. She has written 3 books: “Why You Eat What You Eat,” “The Scent of Desire,” and “That’s Disgusting.” In this episode, we learn about the science behind your sense of smell, why we are attracted to some people over others, why we love vs. detest different smells, why scents are tied to memories and so much more!!

Link to Rachel's books: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/what-your-sense-of-smell-says-about-you/

We are delighted to interview Ron Robinson, who is the Founder & CEO of BeautyStat Cosmetics on our podcast. Before starting BeautyStat, Ron worked in product development at Estee Lauder, Lancome, Clinique, Revlon & Avon. In this episode, you’ll get to learn about the buzz behind this highly awarded brand. Everyone from Allure, Vogue, The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, and many more have given BeautyStat well-deserved accolades! Ron is a cosmetics chemist, and we can’t wait to share his story & brand with you. 

Link to try BeautyStat products: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/how-this-cosmetic-chemist-cracked-the-vitamin-c-code/

Lola Rykiel launched her brand PomPom in November of 2019. Her brand uses velour, which is a fabrication her grandmother, Sonia Rykiel, frequently used. Her paternal grandmother, Joan Burstein, started Browns department store in London. Lola is fashion royalty! Lola grew up in Paris & lives there now. We can’t wait for you to learn all about her brand! http://pompom-paris.com 

• Learn all about an incredible charity making a difference in foster children’s lives, My Stuff Bags, from the CEO, Janeen Holmes in our latest podcast episode. They are a wonderful charity organization that gives duffle bags to foster children who arrive at the shelter most often with no possessions. These duffel bags make a huge difference on an extremely difficult day in this child’s life. Some of them have never even had a blanket before. We hope you enjoy this episode!!

• Link to the no sew blanket video tutorial with My Stuff Bags: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/ways-to-give-back-to-the-community-no-sew-blankets/

• My Stuff Bags website: http://mystuffbags.org 

Ramy Brook Sharp started her namesake brand in 2010 after she couldn’t find the perfect date night top. She was in her 40s when she launched the business out of her Upper East Side apartment with a few tops & a dress. Cindy Crawford, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Hurley, Selena Gomez and many more have been spotted in Ramy Brook. We hope you enjoy learning about the founder of this incredible brand!!

Link to our shoppable blog post: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/it-all-started-with-a-dress-interview-with-ramy-brook/

The Style That Binds Us’ mission is to help others live a stylish and fearless life. In this episode, Alison & Delia discuss ways you can live your life in a fearless way. We are giving you permission to dream big and create the life you want to live! We hope you enjoy this episode. http://thestylethatbindsus.com

Want to better get to know the co-founders of The Style That Binds Us? In this episode, mother daughter team, Alison Bruhn & Delia Folk, ask each other 21 rapid fire questions. You’ll get to learn their favorite movies, pet peeves, what they wanted to be when they grew up, what they were like in high school & lots more. We hope you enjoy it!

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We are thrilled to have Dee Poku on The Style That Binds Us podcast. Dee is the Founder and CEO of The WIE Suite, which is a private membership community for women leaders, innovators, creators. She is a Board Director at BAFTA and regularly contributes to Forbes & Huffington Post. Prior to starting WIE Suite, Dee worked at Paramount Pictures, Focus Features and Momentum Pictures as the Head of International Marketing. During the podcast episode, you'll learn about her career, The WIE Suite, the importance of female connection, the state of the workplace & entertainment industry and so much more. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Our Co-Founder, Delia Folk, worked at Barneys New York on the buying team for 4 years. After leaving Barneys to pursue The Style That Binds Us full-time, she started working with emerging brands as a brand consultant to help them with brand & business strategies for wholesale & D2C. Delia talks to us about how she works with brands to give them lots of tips & tricks + insights into the life & mind of a buyer. In this episode, you’ll also get to learn what working on the buying team at Barneys was like. We hope you enjoy!

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We are excited to be here today with Amanda de Montal! She began her life spending time at the Armagnac cellars at her family’s property in Gascony. She traveled the world & returned to Paris for her latest chapter. She previously worked at L'Oreal and has started 3 companies, a bikini brand, a consulting firm, and most recently, Amanda de Montal which has fragrance, diffusors, candles & more. Every single detail of this brand has been thought out, and we can’t wait for you to learn about it!

https://thestylethatbindsus.com/from-her-armagnac-cellars-in-gascony-to-you-our-interview-with-home-fragrance-founder-amanda-de-montal/

We are excited to have Angela Kim, Founder of Savor Beauty on our podcast. Savor Beauty is a plant-based skincare line, inspired by Korean beauty rituals. Each product is handmade in small batches with certified organic ingredients, and used in their 3 holistic spas (West Village, Upper West Side & Upstate NY). Angela is also a concert pianist. The products smell incredible, and are very calming to use because of that!! She has built her business from scratch to a multi-million dollar enterprise.

https://thestylethatbindsus.com/self-care-is-the-first-step-to-living-a-more-intentional-life/