Story + Rain Talks

A Note From The Host: April Gargiulo has done something revolutionary and extraordinary in skincare. Listen ahead to hear all about the ingredients in, and unparalleled and intricate processes of--- Vintner’s Daughter---the, what’s now a 3-product, 3 step routine for skin ‘nutrition’---with the recent launch of their cleanser. April’s beautiful brand has long been a favorite of mine ( I find myself running out of serum, and rushing...

A Note From The Host: Our next guest is a one-of-a-kind creative who just so happens to be someone who crafts the world’s most elevated and unique cocktails. Alba Huerta is a Houston-based bartender + owner of Julep – who won a James Beard award for her work. She’s a cocktail educator, author, and longtime business owner – inheriting that drive from her parents, and who ploughed head-on into her purpose. What is so interesting abou...

A Note From The Host: Years ago when I found her first book in our Oprah Magazine offices books section, I discovered that Aimee Raupp is an NYC-based acupuncturist and women's health specialist. I began seeing her instantly, and have continued to do so to this day. It was back then that I learned about the details of really clean eating. I learned about bone broth before it became a health and wellness buzz phrase. These days,...

The Stories – “The first dress that I ever draped was the dress that got on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, for my first collection. That was life changing. It was a dress that Zoe Saldaña wore. It was also the version of a dress that I made for Oprah for her magazine cover. The dress that Michelle Obama wore to a White House Correspondents' Dinner changed my trajectory.”

The Backstory – "It was at Bill Blass that ...

Take three deep breaths, and join our conversation with one of the most exciting creatives today, and it all starts with abundant appreciation. In an exclusive interview, we sit down with #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Podcast Host Of On Purpose, Chief Purpose Officer of Calm, and Story + Rain Cover Star, Jay Shetty. This is a favorite, must-listen Story + Rain Talks episode, not only because Jay shares the spo...

The Stories – “I was out of a job for the first time in my life. During the pandemic I went from someone who was upbeat, to someone who was clinically depressed. Ricardo said to me, ‘Why don’t we do something together, to get out of this state of sickness.” “There is a huge opportunity out there for high quality footwear that has some fashion element to it, but it’s not necessarily runway pieces. Shoes need to address everyday wome...

The Stories – “The model to succeed is tough unless you are backed by a conglomerate, or LVMH.” “The place that was smaller, at that point, was Michael Kors. I interned there for two years. It was a dream. Michael Kors showed me how to be a boss – he was nice, kind, funny, and personable.” “My mother would require us to make dinner one night a week so we could learn some basic cooking.” “I wanted every recipe to have a photo. When ...

The Stories — "I dyed the bottom of it Manic Panic raspberry-red. I had a belly button pierce. I wore a lot of midriffs. I was a kind of Jewish Shakira, trying to have some influence from Erykah Badu or something, but I was not cool in that way at all.” “I really wanted to be in that movie. I just love Sofia Coppola so much. At the time I didn't have a child. I didn't know much about mothering, and because the writing ...

The Stories — 

Strecker: “I hadn’t had a partner who was socially savvy until I found Taylor.” "Taylor has a quiet, calming confidence that’s really important when you are working with people who are talent. It’s nerve wracking to be in front of a camera.” “I spent so many years doing morning radio. I would just wake up, roll out of bed. I didn’t even have time to think about what went into getting energized for a show. I didn...

The Stories: “The class is very methodical and purposeful and scientific in the way that it's designed. The hour is not, ‘I worked out for an hour because that's going to bring me to the body shape that I want.’ It's, I'm committing the hour to self with no phones and with movement in my body. My communication is deeply healing on a lot of levels.” 

“Fake it ‘til you make it? That didn't work for me. Faking it ‘t...

The Stories: “Usually we'll hear from folks when they're having a big life event, like leaving the city. People will say, ‘you've been a part of my life for the past 11 years.’ Or, ‘I’m moving to LA. Can you recommend something for me there? Do you have any plans of opening there?’ The love is really wonderful."

“Am I doing a good job? What does competition look like? Are we telling the story as good as we used to? I used to pack a ...

The Stories: “Literally no one would know who I was in Australia at all! It wasn't until very recently that it changed. It's not something I focus on. I'm quite a private person and quite protective of my life. It's funny to finally feel embraced by the country that you always wanted to work in. I can't say that I haven't had some of those earlier struggles, where there was a juvenile resentment for not feel...

We’re ranting live from Industry City in Brooklyn and from The Female Founder’s Collective’s annual Female Founder’s Day. Tamara sits down with Sarah Beth from the team to answer some questions she has about career and building a brand. We grab FFC Co-Founder Rebecca Minkoff between sessions at the gathering of 500+ plus founders for this episode on out-of-the-box thinking and career paths, risk-taking, having perseverance, and sti...

On this episode, we go BTS and talk with filmmaker Edward Burns' go-to costume designer, Rosemary Lepre Forman to discuss tricks-of-the-trade and working on his latest film, Millers In Marriage with its star-ensemble cast. She shares details around their longterm collaboration, how she's learned to be resourceful and creative in her work, and how she leaned into the 1990s and a 'quiet luxury' look for the Millers cast of stylish, c...

The Stories: “On my first day as a CFDA member, I stood up in front of then-president Diane von Furstenberg and Steven Kolb and I asked what our industry’s plans for sustainability was. I remember the Olsen twins sitting in front of me and turning around, staring at me. Everyone was staring at me. ‘Who is this girl?’ Diane and Steven looked at each other and said, ‘We have none.'"

The Backstory: Grew up with two creative gr...

Veteran fashion editor, stylist, and author Sasha Charnin Morrison and Tamara sit down to get granular on fashion then and now. From magazine jobs to signature style, fashion experts and fashion week, the pair pick apart what it took (and takes) to rise to the top in fashion and in publishing – and more.

When you think about your time at Vanity Fair, what story comes to mind?  Learning on the job. The exclusive editorial positions a...

The Stories: Finding an unexpected and inspiring note from mother Barbara Ann Teer. Pivoting. Launching NBT Beyond Walls. Building a building and the creative process involved. Escaped a close call leaving Tom Ford pieces two countries behind while on tour styling Lenny Kravitz. “Our work is for all audiences, but it’s also to create a platform of possibility and to course-correct the stories that have rendered us two-dimensional.”...

The Stories: They are the new generation of whiskey makers, making their brand pop on shelves to appeal to a consumer who cares about what they’re eating and drinking. “You never shut off:” there’s always something to do when you live where you work. Bourbon in coffee on Christmas morning is a tradition. Frey tests new products all the time.

The Backstory: Colby Frey comes generations and generations – 170 years – of farmers. Colby ...

The Stories:

“Seeing people cope  through my songs and be able to let themselves feel with them, has been so beautiful and has also made me feel less alone.”

“I'm so deeply empathetic. I feel everything around me, tenfold.”

“The hard part of touring is when you get off the tour, because you've gone from one hundred miles an hour to zero.”

“As an artist, you have to constantly evolve, you have to be ever-changing. You're alm...