Every week, Rachel chats with various CEOs and founders, wellness experts, industry leaders and more who share their inspiring stories on how they got to where they are today.
Episodes
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
#54: In today's episode, we are chatting with the Founder + CEO of Purely Elizabeth, Elizabeth Stein. Purely Elizabeth is an industry leader in the natural food space and has been for over 12 years now. Elizabeth shares her story on building her food empire and what is has been like building her business over the last decade.
A highlight of what we dive into:
- How Elizabeth originally started her company (hint: granola wasn't involved)
- What it has been like being on of the first female entrepreneurs in the natural food space
- The challenges Purely Elizabeth has faced growing their brand
- Her favorite product they have and least favorite that didn't make it to market
- What it has been like fundraising money for their company as a female CEO and entrepreneur
- How the space has changed since she started her company over a decade ago and the challenges brands face now starting out
- Her views on success and what that looks like
- Elizabeth's morning and night routine and getting to know more behind the queen of granola
..and SO much more!
Giveaway info:
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Use my code RACHL for 25% off ALL Purely Elizabeth products.
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Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
#53: Welcome back to JTGS. We are *so* happy to be back in action. And I am beyond excited to introduce my new co-host, Jordan Carpenter. Also known as my husband, best friend, baby daddy and now business partner. We have been recording a ton of new episodes to roll out this spring and we are kicking it off with a highly requested topic - EXPO WEST!
In this episode we are chat a lot and it is our first episode back in action. Here is what we touch on:
- The rundown on all things Expo West and our last minute trip
- What exactly is Expo West and why do we go?
- Our favorite new products from the show
- A *new* venture Jord and I are launching right now
- The latest trends in the food industry
- Some of our new plant-based finds and favorites from Expo
- The hot brands you need to get your hands on if you love: veggies burgers, gluten-free bagels, gluten-free pizza crust, chips, SO many snacks, butter, yogurt, overnight oats and more.
- We also touch on some new innovations from our ride-or-die brands
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Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
#52: In this episode, I chat with one of my favorite recipe developers, Yumna, of Feel Good Foodie. Yumna creates such delicious and simple recipes for your family. And in this episode she shares how she got started, her tips on growing her brand and tips for new content creators on social media. And of course we chat all things food.
For more from me, I'm over on IG @rachLmansfield, tiktok @rachLmansfield and rachLmansfield.com
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Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
#51: In this episode, we are hosting our first advice segment! And to be honest - this is one of of my favorite episodes yet. We chat through a few listener questions and give our unfiltered feedback and thoughts. Plus at the end Jord and I do a quick life update on his career change.
For more from me, I'm over @rachLmansfield and rachLmansfield.com
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Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
#50: In this episode, we give you guys the full run down on all things investing with our girl, Nicole Cogan (listen to this episode on all things influencer marketing with us too!).
Here's a sneak peak into what we chat about:
- What does it mean when you say you’re investing in a brand?
- Where do you even start?
- What does it mean to be an angel investor?
- How to make initial ask/approach to invest in brands?
- How do you know if brands want investors?
- How to know if they’re probably too big to need your money?
- Is there a minimum amount that you must invest?
- Do you personally know people at all the companies you invest in?
- How much do you typically invest and how do you determine the amount you want to invest?
- Do you always disclose who you have invested in while promoting those products?
- How do you choose what brands to invest in? Does it specifically have to be in food industry? Is it gut instinct?
- What kind of research do you do before investing in a company?
- Is there a resource to go find out about up and coming brands looking for funding?
- What does investing in a brand do for that brand?
- Have/do you get a discounted rate for being an influencer?
- Do you have an agreement on how much/often you promote the product?
- What is the difference between a brand you will use loyally forever and one you want to invest in?
- How did you learn about investing? Favorite tools?
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Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
#49: In this episode, I am chatting with one of my favorite recipe creators, Justine E., of @justine_snacks. Justine is the talented recipe creator and TikTok recipe star that recently transitioned from her full-time job to pursing her own brand. We dive into a ton of topics including how she was pushed out of her job and given an ultimatum between her blog or her job, why she started her TikTok account and quickly thereafter her Instagram and blog. We also touch on her history with food and Justine openly shares her struggles with bulimia, binge eating and how she has been able to evolve her relationship with food after 10 years of disordered eating. And we dive into all of the things she loves from Trader Joe's because if you know Justine, you know she is a Trader Joe's groupie like myself.
For more from me, I'm over @rachLmansfield and rachLmansfield.com
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Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
#48: In this episode I share more on my own personal journey with food. Starting from my teenage years until now.
Some of what we dive into in this episode..
My food story:
- Have you ever struggled with an eating disorder?
- Biggest turning point in your relationship with food and you arrived there?
- Did you ever struggle with binge eating?
- What were some disordered thoughts/rules that you cant believe went through your mind?
- What was the last straw before your realized there's more than dieting and restricting?
- How was jordan as a partner during this time?
- Did pregnancy effect your relationship with food and body image?
My advice around food:
- When did you know you were “recovered”?
- How to reveal your ED secret? What do you say?
- How did you get past food fear/trauma?
- How to overcome restrictive eating?
- Did you count calories before and how did you break away from it?
- How do you get over counting calories?
- How did you come to terms with eating enough to fuel your body and not comparing it to others?
- How did you overcome fear of gaining weight?
- Did you experience any weight gain when you were working towards healing your relationship with food?
- Ways to shut down diet talk by your friends? Especially in college
- Any advice you have for girls in their 20s just to live life and love all it has to offer?
Food + I today:
- How is your current relationship with food? Is there more to change?
- Does food ever make you anxious?
- Do you have guilt/embarrassment about foods?
- How do you stay so thin?
- Do you feel like you ‘go lucky’ with your thin body and ability to still eat lots of yummy sweet?
- Do you fight feelings of food guilt?
- How many desserts do you eat daily realistically?
- How has your relationship with food changed since having children?
- Do you ever have disordered eating thoughts resurface?
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For more from me, I'm over @rachLmansfield and rachLmansfield.com
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
#47: In this episode, I am catching up with one of my favorites, Olivia Noceda. Otherwise known as @olivianoceda on the internet. Olivia fills us in on her crazy a$$ move to NYC from LA, digesting the last year with COVID and all the insanity that went down. And the coolest story of how Olivia and I first connect through Instagram (banana bread is obviously involved). We also chat about finding food freedom and ditching diet culture and doing our own thing. If there is one thing to take away from this episode (there are tons but...) it should be the importance of following your own path and to stop comparing ourselves to others. Olivia is the queen of this and I cannot wait for you guys to listen.
For more from me, I'm over @rachLmansfield and rachLmansfield.com
Thank you NED for sponsoring this episode! If you want to check out NED and try CBD for yourself, head on over to helloNED.com and enter the code RACHL for 15% off your order OR 20% off your first subscription order PLUS free shipping.
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
#46: This episode is seriously one of my favorites yet. We get INTO IT on the topic of influencer marketing and what it is really like working with brands. Nicole Cogan AKA NoBread and I sit down and dish the dirt. We openly discuss brand partnerships, growing our own brands and scaling our businesses, how influencer marketing really took off, forming our own career paths and we are able monetize our business.. you know all the behind-the-scenes things that you likely don't see or hear about from most "Influencers". This is an episode you do not want to skip if you ever wondered what Influencer marketing is like from our perspective. This is truly an open and honest conversation and will hopefully also help anyone navigate running their brands or growing an Instagram account.
For more from me, I'm over @rachLmansfield and rachLmansfield.com
Thank you NED for sponsoring this episode! If you want to check out NED and try CBD for yourself, head on over to helloNED.com and enter the code RACHL for 15% off your order OR 20% off your first subscription order PLUS free shipping.
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
#45: In this episode, I am chatting with two beautiful souls that I met thanks to Instagram - Elizabeth Endres and Dale Borchiver from the very well known brand, Sweats and The City (SATC). Dale and Elizabeth are the fitness gurus who share the in's and out's of all things boutique fitness and SO much more like skincare, body image, brand building and their infamous snack times they host each week. They fill us in on the origin on SATC, leaving their full-time gigs for their side hustle turned mega brand, what it's like running a business with your best friend, how COVID impacted them personally and so much more.
For more from me, I'm over @rachLmansfield and rachLmansfield.com
Thank you Birch Living for sponsoring this episode! Snag $200 offs ALL their organic and non-toxic mattresses + 2 FREE eco-rest pillows at birchliving.com/RACHL