Lifestyle& Success with Dr. S

E.84 How To Build An Ethical Business; Balancing Values and Profit

Today we have Alyssa Korbel joining us on the show. Alyssa Kerbel is the Founder and CEO of mini mioche, a direct-to-consumer children's apparel and lifestyle brand, based in Toronto. Founded in 2008, mini mioche is well-known for its super soft, simple, timeless fashion basics for little ones; newborn to 12 years. Here she chats with Dr.S about how to build an ethical business and balance values and profits in 2022.

E. 83 5 ways to increase air quality and create a germ-free home with cleaning expert Kelly Love

In this week’s episode, Dr. S is joined by Kelly Love, a co-founder of the wellness brand; Branch Basics. She shares with us five things we can do to increase our air quality at home, along with creating a germ-free home during a pandemic. Today, Kelly will share her journey and how she has positively impacted her customers’ lives by creating non-toxic and all-natural home cleaning products. Branch Basics creates a strong community bond on social media that supports everyone’s journey towards a non-toxic and germ-free living environment. Kelly did not start the journey alone, joined by her best friend Alison, and Alison’s aunt, Marilee. It all began when Allison got mysterious symptoms and pain; she sought help from specialists all over the country. It wasn’t till she started to feel defeated and discouraged because she wasn’t getting any better and no closer to answers. It wasn’t until her Aunt Marilee had advised her to take a more natural approach. Marilee began to ask her questions like, “What are you eating every day? What products are you using in your home?” These things never crossed Alison’s mind, and within a month of making dietary changes, product changes, and lifestyle changes, she started finally experiencing relief. Kelly and Alison began to learn from Marilee about living a more natural lifestyle. After spending a period with Marilee in an all-natural environment, they noticed their health improving. They began to get rid of cleaning products that contain some of the most toxic chemicals found in their homes. Since then, they came together to create Branch Basics, and it has been their goal to help others toss the toxins out and live healthier lives. Not only is Kelly passionate about helping others thrive in their lives, not just survive. Kelly tells us the ups and downs their company went through over the years and how they managed to persevere through those times. In this episode, Kelly explains how other products contain toxic ingredients which can impact our bodies physically. She also shares her tips on improving our homes’ air quality and how to improve our home as a germ-free environment.

E.82 How To Get A Billion Dollar Valuation For Your Start Up

Kara Goldin is the Founder of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint® water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. She has received numerous accolades, including being named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Northern California, one of InStyle’s 2019 Badass 50, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, WWD Beauty Inc.’s Feel Good Force and Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs. The Huffington Post listed her as one of six disruptors in business, alongside Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. Previously, Kara was VP of Shopping and Ecommerce at America Online where she helped lead the growth of its shopping and ecommerce business to over a $1 billion in revenue. She is an active speaker and writer and, in 2017, she launched The Kara Goldin Show, a podcast where she interviews founders, entrepreneurs and disruptors across various industries. Kara’s first book, Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters, published by Harper Leadership, was released October 2020 and is now a WSJ and Amazon Best Seller. Kara lives in the Bay Area with her family. Listen in to Kara and Dr. S to learn more about how you can launch a successful start-up.

E. 81 How To Actually Get Things Done - The Lazy Way

Today we have Kendra Adachi from the Lazy Genius joining us to elevate our slow living theme and help us learn how to best manage our time - the lazy way. Kendra also shares her business journey and gives tips to help you rise in your personal brand and podcast too. In this episode you will learn: 1. What is the best way to launch your services and products. 2. How to do less BETTER. 3. Why you might NOT want to do it all. 4. How best to spend your time and 5. How to beat overwhelm Whether you are a mom, an overwhelmed entrepreneur, or BOTH - this episode is for you.

E. 80 How Helene Henderson came from Sweden and created a Multi-Million Dollar Franchise in Malibu

This week on the show, Helene Henderson, the creator of Malibu Farm, joins us to share her journey about how she started her restaurant in the celebrity capital of the world. Helene was born in a small town in Northern Sweden. After graduating high school, Helene decided to travel to California with only $500 in her pocket. After working at restaurants in Sweden, she never imagined her future as a chef with a restaurant located in Malibu, California. What started as a fun hobby and inviting friends over for dinner. Helene then moved to become a personal cook for her friends. It evolved into her creating a one-woman catering company right out of her home. Before Malibu Farm was even an idea, Helene had created a catering company, Lavender Farms Catering. It was only a matter of time before her business boomed and started catering for celebrities, studios, and corporate events. After moving to Malibu with her husband, she left her catering business behind and transitioned into giving cooking classes from her home. With that success, she started to sell tickets for people to enjoy a backyard farm dinner at her farm home. After a while, Helene’s husband saw a vacant space on the Malibu Pier where a 6-month pop-up turned into a successful restaurant. Having two successful years with great reviews, Malibu Farm expanded to the front Restaurant & Bar on the Pier and now has both counter service and full table service. With her success, Malibu Farm has many locations starting from Malibu Pier to Newport Beach, California, at the Lido Marina Village. With their raging success, they opened multiple locations at the Four Seasons hotel in Lanai, Hawaii, at the Eden Roc/Nobu Hotel in Miami, FL, and at the Rosewood Miramar Beach with more seeds sprouting. Growing across the country, and are now looking to open Malibu Farm Seaport Village, which will be opening at Pier 17 in Manhattan this summer. Their locations are only on the waterfront, as locale and setting are very important to Helene that they remain the same throughout all their sites. With their growing success, Malibu Farm is still a locally owned small business based out of Malibu Farm, California, and they do not accept any investors. Growing up in Northern Sweden, Helene often went fishing with her uncle. It led to her love and history with seafood becoming incorporated into Malibu Farm. Not only that, they strive to offer only sustainable seafood. Even though their food is simply-prepared, they hide none of their ingredients. They use many natural ingredients such as whole wheat flour, whole grains with many veggies and fruits. In this episode, Helene chats with Dr. S on how her restaurant on the Malibu Pier has taken off and what attracts people to visit. In this episode, you are going to learn: 1. How to create an inclusive restaurant. 2. The importance of self-doubt is to push yourself for something greater. 3. A business is always a work in progress and can always grow. 4. When food is simply-prepared with no secret ingredients is successful.