Toronto native Ariel Garten was 23 when she had her first collection showcase at Fashion Week. The owner of a budding clothing label that was making newspapers around the city, she was bewildered when her father suggested she leave the industry. Garten went to school while producing her designs at the same time, eventually graduating with a degree in neuroscience Something in her was prompted to follow her father’s advice, and she found herself on the cusp of a radical reinvention. Having worked in neurological research and early brain computer interface systems, Garten decided to commercialize the technology - a process that involved raising millions of dollars from investors. The result was the award-winning Muse Headband collection, a brain-sensing headband that gives real-time feedback during sleep and meditation. At 5’2”, a petite female in a male-dominated industry, Garten was able to fund and create a product that has now been used in studies by Mayo Clinic and other major research institutions. “I was so scared,” she says, “that it wouldn’t be good enough…but at the same time, I had this deep confidence in myself and I had the ability to really silence my inner critic.” In this candid conversation with Covey Club founder Lesley Jane Seymour, Garten explains her choices and the passion that inspired her along the way.
FREE GIFT! Don’t start your reinvention without downloading CoveyClub’s starter guide called “31 Badass Tips for Launching Your Reinvention Without Fear!”
#147 Using a Fragrance Business to Fund New Treatments for Depression (Audrey Gruss)
#146 Embracing the Humility of Starting Something New (Kristin van Ogtrop)
#145 Finding a Way to Marry Life-Coaching and Interior Design (Carrie Leskowitz)
#144 Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder atAge 31 (Sarah Nannery)
#143 From PR to Tony-Nominated Broadway Producer (Robin Gorman)
#142 From Acting to Making Wishes Come True (Alexa Fischer)
#141 Sometimes You Have to Make Sacrifices to Start a New Dream (Tammi Leader Fuller)
#140 The Power of Uber-Positive Thinking (Ashley Miles)
#139 Going from Invisible to Visible When Taking Over the Family Business (Azra Khalfan-Kermali)
#138 From Women’s Rights to Animal Rights (Tharaka Sriram)
#137 Finding a Lucrative Hole in the Dying Journalism Market (Tharaka Sriram)
#136 Grabbing Coffee with Strangers on LinkedIn ‘till She Found Her Bliss (Kate Isler)
#135 Using Generosity and Altruism to Transform the World’s Health (Danielle Butin)
134 Reinventing the Way the World Thinks About Imperfect (Emily Rapp Black)
#133 When Trying CBD is Your Aha Moment (Kerrigan Behrens)
#132 It Gets Greater Later (Bevy Smith)
#131 Breaking Down So You Can Break Through (Laila Tarraf)
#130 When Getting Laid Off is the Biggest Shock of Your Life (Linda Fears)
#129 If it’s a Passion, then Just Do It (Jennifer Degenhardt)
#128 From Lawyer to Walking Guru (Joyce Shulman)
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Commercial Edge: Unleash the Power of People
The emPOWERed Half Hour
Reaching your Goals
Insights@work
The Ken Coleman Show
David Goggins Motivational Speech
The Cardone Zone