She Had A Vision

This is the 2nd episode with comedian, Katherine Blanford. We last checked in with her in April 2021, so we are excited to hear an update of her amazing growth as a comic over the last few years. This is a good reminder that it takes time to get to your destination and to enjoy the journey along the way. 

Katherine Blanford has brought her human Golden Retriever presence across the country and internationally, sharing confessions of...

Michelle Jacobs  is the designer and owner of the well-known  swim and resortwear brand,  Sister New York. Michelle set out to create swimwear for her sister and friends, with the mission to design swimwear that not only enhances but also celebrates the innate beauty of every woman. Since college she has worked in many fashion houses and showrooms and in 2017 began making swimsuits for her friends that has now evolved into Sister N...

Holly Shae is the designer and owner of her signature clothing line, Holly Shae. After 18 years of teaching she decided to go back to her creative roots where she learned from her mother and grandmother. In 2020, she started with an accessories and jewelry brand but it quickly evolved into apparel where she created fresh, custom prints on quality dresses that led to her tagline, “Elevate with Ease”. Her dresses are based on size gr...

Taylor Simmons, is the designer and owner of Coco Shop, a resort wear  clothing brand which was first established on the island of Antigua in 1949. Taylor relaunched the brand in 2019 carrying on the historical silhouettes and style and beautiful island prints that have  been so beloved by the island’s residents for over 75 years. She has recreated the entire operation in New York while holding onto the precious ties to the beautif...

Based in Westbrook, Connecticut, Modatrova was founded by Caroline Barton in 2019 as an e-commerce destination for emerging designers. Caroline saw an opportunity to merge her love of fashion and travel to craft her own platform, creating a cohesive experience that gives shoppers that feeling of exploration from home. Today, Modatrova carries brands across clothing, jewelry, shoes, and accessories — dressing women for all of life&a...

Based in Greensboro, NC, Morgan Hood and Ally Holderness launched Elliston House in early 2022 and are creating unique, custom textiles that not only sell to the trade but also to the end consumer. They have found a way to make interior design more accessible to a home owner. Elliston House makes it easy to achieve a timeless, yet curated look. Elliston House is a combination of Morgan and Ally’s unique styles, full of vibrancy and...

Lux Perry is the founder and CEO of somedays, a company focused on period pain relief. Period pain impacted every aspect of Lux’s life from school and work to infertility and mental health. After 15 years of being dismissed by doctors Lux was finally diagnosed with endometriosis — one of the most painful diseases in the world and a leading cause of infertility that affects 1 in 10 women. Frustrated with the lack of resources and op...

Tinsley Merrill Paul is the co-founder and CEO of Support HerStory, a social business and platform for women-led brands across the globe to share their stories and sell their luxury products. Based in Dallas, she along with Whitney Rowell, founder of Miracle Milkookies and Brittany Underwood, founder of Akola came together in 2020 during the pandemic to find a solution to better support women business owners. HerStory’s platform is...

Nancy Jarecki is the founder of bettybeauty, inc. in New York in 2006 with the innovative idea to develop color for “hair down there.” She got the idea after visiting a hair salon in Rome, Italy where she discovered an untapped market that women indeed were searching for ways to color match their hair down there and cover grays. She worked with medical professionals to develop a safe formula. The color product has received many inn...

Sallie Holder is an author, speaker, podcast host and business coach with a mission to support female entrepreneurs that are ready to  grow and scale their business. She wants to help more women become millionaires.  This final episode with Sallie explores the society constraints and challenges women face when it comes to fundraising or financing their business and how to counter objections during an investor pitch. Sallie walks th...

"Post and prey" is not a sales strategy. Sallie Holder is an author, speaker, podcast host and business coach with a mission to support female entrepreneurs that are ready to  grow and scale their business. She joins us for 2nd episode as part of her interview series on She Had A Vision. As a former lawyer and COO of six different companies across six different industries, she’s seen it all. That’s why she founded The BRI...

Sallie Holder is an author, speaker, podcast host and business coach with a mission to make more female millionaires.  As a former lawyer and COO of six different companies across six different industries, she’s seen it all. That’s why she founded The BRIMM, which stands for the Beyond Rock Middle Movement. Through 20 years of experience she has developed the only 12-month group coaching experience for female entrepreneurs that del...

Jourdann Lubliner is the founder and CEO of Electrify PR, full-service public relations, influencer marketing and consulting firm for consumer-facing companies and personalities. Jourdann is a seasoned publicist based in New York and with experience in publicizing brands, products and personalities across various industries and has placed brands in well-known publications from GMA, CNBC to Cosmopolitan and Glamour. After working wi...

Jess Hunichen and Emily Ward are the co-founders of Shine Talent Group, an influencer talent management agency located in Los Angeles, Toronto and now London! With the rise in influencer marketing, Jess and Emily saw the opportunity to represent influencer talent to better serve brands and the influencer profile. Their team of talent agents has grown to over 50 and they continue to seek opportunities in brand and marketing especial...

Olivia Bordson and Jessica Landzberg are the co-founders of Pareto, a direct to consumer women’s apparel brand on a mission to make getting dressed the easiest part of your day. They met as undergrad students at WashU and then both went on to work as retail consultants with McKinsey & Company. They began building the brand at the start of the global pandemic and officially launched their first product in August 2020. The concep...

Katherine Mason is the founder and CEO of Sculpthouse, an innovative fitness boutique studio and online athleisure boutique. Katherine immersed herself in the industry as a fitness model and trainer in New York and discovered the forward thinking exercise techniques such as the megaformer and the woodway curve treadmill - she noticed sculpting and toning plus cardio was the perfect workout and wanted to bring this fusion back to th...

Heather Eaton and Jane Dong are the co-founders of Frankly Apparel, a braless clothing brand that started as a class project in business school and officially launched in 2021. These pieces of clothing range from bodysuits, dresses, tops and are constructed with innovative sewing technique and high quality fabrics to allow for better sizing and support for a variety of chest sizes. We will discuss the importance of establishing a c...