Plucking Up with Liz Bohannon

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#47 Sarah Kauss (S'well) on Being Honest with Your Mess and Asking For Help Sep 13, 2021

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Sarah Kauss, the founder and Executive Chairwoman of S’well, went out searching for her passion and big idea and stumbled upon it when she stopped looking for the bright and shiny solution In 2010, Sarah started S’well with a bold mission - rid our world of single-use plastic bottles. She bootstrapped her company with $30,000 of her savings and brought her company to reach over $100M in revenue. I mean, Sarah was really the first to make carrying water bottles sexy and cool!
In this episode, Sarah talks about getting off the safe path -- the one that really looks good on paper -- and venturing into the wilderness. She also shares a whole lot of pluck ups including what’s like being uncomfortable with imperfection and knowing when to ask for help.
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#46 Sarah Dubbeldam (Darling Magazine) on Feeling Alone While Pursuing a Mission Sep 06, 2021

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Before becoming the CEO of Darling Media and Editor-in-Chief of Darling Magazine, Sarah Dubbeldam worked as a model and experienced first hand the unhealthy beauty standards in fashion and media. She founded Darling in 2012, a print magazine that grew into a multi-media company that aims to empower women through thought-provoking content and display a diverse, inclusive, and real picture of beauty. In this episode, we hear about how a comparatively small fish can make a massive impact on an entire industry and cultural norm. Sarah also shares an important lesson about how our pride and fear of other people’s (uneducated) opinions can cause some serious pluck ups.

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#45 Carla Hall (Top Chef) on Falling Flat After Major Success Aug 30, 2021

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In this week’s episode, we're thrilled to have Carla Hall, best known for competing on the Bravo TV show “Top Chef” and “Top Chef: All Stars.” Carla is a kindred spirit and on the podcast, we got to talk about pieces of our story that may seem so disconnected, but then we realize that they brought us to exactly where we need to be. In our conversation, Carla shares what it’s like to pluck up after MAJOR success! We also chat about the twisty roads, the lessons we learn, and the people we meet, towards building a life of purpose and impact.
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#44 Marvyn Harrison on Parenting as a Black Dad in America Aug 23, 2021

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Marvyn Harrison is the host of the 'Dope Black Dads' podcast and the CEO of Dope Black CIC, an educational and healing platform designed to improve the outcomes of Black people.
In this episode, Marvyn and I dive into a very nuanced and vulnerable conversation around parenting from a distinctly male perspective. Our conversation is not a how-to or guide but a discussion on how our lived experiences and new learnings can impact the way we raise our kids. On the podcast, we also talk about systematic racism, white feminism, and how that all intersects with the way we handle relationships and interact with the world.

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#43 Mei Xu on Staying Curious in the Midst of Failure and Navigating a Cultural Divide Aug 16, 2021

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This week’s guest, Mei Xu, is an entrepreneur, author, founder, and the CEO of three global companies, which includes one of the most popular home fragrance brands in the United States and around the world: Chesapeake Bay Candle. Today, Mei is focused on helping women-owned consumer product companies grow and prosper with the e-commerce platform, ‘Yes She May.’
What I love about doing this podcast is I get to hear and share with you all these starkly different stories of success and failure. In this episode, Mei talks to me about growing up in China — living through a cultural revolution and then coming to America to adapt to an entirely new culture. In this conversation, Mei shares with me how she experimented, failed, stayed insatiably curious, and went on to build something remarkable!
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#42 Jeni Britton Bauer (Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams) on Being Good with Shame Aug 09, 2021

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Jeni Britton Bauer is a pioneer of the artisan ice cream movement and the founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. She is also a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and a 2012 James Beard awardee.
While this conversation is all sorts of joy and whimsy (like how Jeni initially took on a job as an alien make-up artist), she shared a lot of pieces to her journey that I couldn’t have predicted. Is a career in ‘making people happy’ everything it seems to be? Hopefully, after this episode, you will, as Jeni says, ‘think, do and reflect.’

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#41 Ben and Laura Harrison on Turning a Life-Altering Moment into a Mission Aug 02, 2021

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How do you turn a life-altering moment into a global mission? In this episode, you’ll hear from husband and wife Ben and Laura Harrison, co-founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear. Jonas Paul Eyewear is a stylish eyewear brand for teens and kids that’s also on a mission to save and protect children around the world from blindness. Today, the brand has impacted more than 830,000 lives through its 'Buy Sight, Give Sight' program and is on its way to reach its goal of 1,000,000 by 2022.
This episode has everything — from what it’s like to jump from one business to another, to starting one with your own spouse, to navigating life as parents of a child who was born blind.
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#40 Holly Thaggard (Supergoop!) on the Regrets of Success Jul 26, 2021

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What is the price of building a multi-million dollar, cult brand? Holly Thaggard went from legit performing at events as a harpist to founding Supergoop!, a sunscreen and skincare company that wanted to revolutionize an industry.

In this episode, Holly talks about the journey that led to her larger mission - stopping the skin cancer epidemic. On the podcast, we also go in-depth when Holly vulnerably shares the sacrifices and regrets that came with all her success!

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#39 Jeffrey Hollender (Seventh Generation) on Starting Again and Making an Impact Jul 17, 2021

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We’ve had incredible voices come on the show talk about their personal pluck ups. From Academy Award winning Matthew McConaughey majorly plucking up an acting job, Arianna Huffington sharing about her serious case of imposter syndrome to Liz Gilbert on overcoming shame. In the first episode of our new season, Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder and former CEO of Seventh Generation, shares personal and career crises that had monumental impacts.
In our conversation, Jeffrey talks about evolution and growth. We talk about everything, from baking social responsibility into a company and changing the world by how we do business to how he came out of his most expensive pluck up — getting fired from a company he grew for 20 years.

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BONUS EPISODE (with a special co-host!) Jun 16, 2021

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This is an episode I wish I never had to record. But, I'm sharing it because I think it might help our community. In this episode, I get into more detail about dealing with severe COVID while 37 weeks pregnant (which could've ended differently!) In the history of our podcast, this is also the first time I have a co-host, my husband Ben Bohannon, who was on the front row seat of this intense experience with me.

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