Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka

How to Captivate Fashion Lovers and Social Media Followers, with Karla Deras, The Line by K Designer and Influencer

April 01, 2020 21:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Sometimes you come across creators whose essence and energy so clearly match the products they create. Creative director and designer of fashion brand, The Line by K, Karla Deras is one of those people. She joins Verishop's Alex Barinka on this week's episode of the shoppable podcast to share how she develops her personal style and translates that into her clothing designs. Shop the episode on Verishop with free one-day shipping and free returns. And listen to the episode for a sp...

Pro Snowboarder to Skincare Founder: Making the Jump with Salt + Stone's Nima Jalali

March 25, 2020 10:05 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

It may seem like a wild ride to go from extreme sports to clean skincare, but for this week’s guest on Verishop’s “Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka,” it was a natural path. Nima Jalali is a former pro-snowboarder and owner of Salt + Stone, a brand that started making non-toxic sunscreen for elite athletes and expanded into skincare and deodorant. On this week’s episode, hear how he channeled his work ethic into success in a new industry. Shop the episode on Verishop with free one-d...

How to Start Your Own Art Collection and Shake-Up an Industry, with Kate Hoffman of Spacey Studios

March 18, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

The world of art collecting hasn't always been welcoming to outsiders, unless you’ve got a fat pocketbook and the right people on your contact list. And it’s been that way for centuries. But today’s guest on Verishop’s shoppable podcast thinks that more people should be able to get their hands on work from notable or up-and-coming artists. That’s why Kate Hoffman started Spacey Studios -- so folks like you and I can get our hands on a piece from a professional artist with the knowle...

How The Only Wine Glass You’ll Ever Need Was Made, as Told by Creator Richard Brendon

March 11, 2020 10:05 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MB

Heritage-inspired tableware designer Richard Brendon and acclaimed wine critic Jancis Robinson combined forces to create one glass that suits all types of wine – and the pair succeeded. Richard gave us an exclusive inside look on how The Wine Glass came to be, informed by his history creating luxury drinkware and Jancis’s renowned expertise, on this week’s episode of Verishop’s shoppable podcast, “Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka.” Shop the show on Verishop with free one-day shippin...

Art Meets Streetwear At the Hand of Award-Winning Rochambeau Creative Director, Laurence Chandler

March 04, 2020 12:05 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

Art meets streetwear at the hand of Laurence Chandler, through the sophisticated menswear pieces from Rochambeau, where he serves as co-founder and creative director. The award-winning brand has successfully mastered the tricky marriage of artistic expression and wearability season after season, and in an exclusive conversation with Verishop, Laurence opens up about the brand’s design process. Listen to the episode, then shop the looks discussed on the show with free one-day shippi...

Nerding Out With the Award-Winning Scientist Behind Biophile Skincare, Alison Cutlan

February 26, 2020 11:30 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MB

Fermentation is having its moment with what you put in your body – from kombucha to kimchi. Now, Alison Cutlan, co-founder of biophile, is proving it could be the next big thing you put on your body. Just months after launching her skincare line, biophile’s flagship serum won Indie Beauty Expo’s “Best In Show.” The secret ingredient? Her proprietary fermented mushroom broth. Alison joins "Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka" to talk how science and nature combine for a simpler way of sk...

How to Reinvent a 5,000-Year-Old Product With Par Avion Tea's Alexandra Mysoor

February 19, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

People have been drinking tea for thousands of years. So how do you innovate on a product that’s been beloved for that long? For Par Avion Tea owner and chief creative officer, Alexandra Mysoor, the answer is to make it personal and make it delicious. She joins “Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka” to share how she reinvented the age-old beverage and the challenges she tackled in making something new. Legend has it that tea was first created around 3000 BCE when an emperor in China wit...

Celebrity Facialist Joanna Vargas Spills Her Secrets to Glowing Skin and A-List Business

February 12, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB

Julianne Moore, Elizabeth Moss, Rachel Brosnahan, Mindy Kaling: These are just a few of the celebrities that have trusted aesthetician Joanna Vargas to get their faces ready for events like the Oscars. On this episode of Verishop's shoppable podcast, “Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka,” Joanna divulges the key to red carpet-ready skin and how she turned her business into the preferred skincare spa to the stars. It’s a glam, glam world that Joanna works in, seemingly unreachable for m...

Introducing season two of "Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka," Verishop's shoppable podcast

February 05, 2020 12:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MB

Welcome to the first-ever shoppable podcast, brought to you from Verishop. These are the kind of folks whose brains we’re all dying to pick, and pick them, we will. You’ll hear from award-winning designers, fabulous first-time founders and even the conversations from live-event tapings. They’ll sit down each week with host Alex Barinka, head of external affairs and executive team member at Verishop, and former national TV and print journalist. Think of this as your audio inspo boar...

Jeff Laub, creator of Blind Barber: How hustle took one man from beauty school dropout to empire builder

October 29, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 25.4 MB

Jeff Laub dreamt up the barber shop-bar combo, Blind Barber. If you haven’t been to one of the many locations, it’s the coolest concept. Walk in the front door, and you’re in a slick, fully operational barber shop with its own product line. Head on through the door in the back of the shop, and you’ll be welcomed into a bar that serves a mean negroni. But Jeff’s career didn’t start out a smashing success. Hear how he went from being a beauty school dropout to creator of the singular...

Kasey Boone, owner of Glow Skincare: Become an expert before becoming an influencer

October 15, 2019 14:00 - 34 minutes - 20 MB

In a world where there’s always another bright shiny object to chase, Kasey Boone proves that it pays to become an expert before becoming an influencer. The esthetician, owner of Glow Skincare spa, creator of Glow Skincare tools, co-host of the Beauty Biz BFFs podcast and social media influencer shares how she dug into the beauty industry with persistence and an appetite for risk. Every episode of "Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka" is shoppable through e-commerce company Verishop to...

Brenda Brock, Farmaesthetics founder: Going back to your roots can be the best source of inspo

September 17, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 17.7 MB

The prospect of a career in nursing or acting on the soap opera, "One Life to Live," couldn't get in the way of Farmaesthetics founder Brenda Brock's heritage: Working with what's grown from the land. The daughter of seven generations of Texan farmers, Brenda shares how the "kitchen chemistry" of her childhood led to founding a clean beauty business years before the industry embraced non-toxic skincare. Every episode of "Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka" is shoppable through e-comme...

Zach Schau, Milo co-founder: Solving a personal problem led to an industry-changing business

September 10, 2019 11:00 - 35 minutes - 20.5 MB

A serial innovator, Milo cookwear co-founder Zach Schau talks how being perceptive about your everyday life can lead to game-changing business ideas. Hear how he went from designing bikes to shaking up the cooking industry by beautifully rethinking one of the beloved kitchen tools: the Dutch Oven. Zach reveals his secret to creating a business in just 24 hours and dishes on his favorite recipes. Every episode of "Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka" is shoppable through e-commerce comp...

Eva Goicochea, Maude co-founder: Rethinking sexual wellness

August 20, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 17.6 MB

Éva Goicochea saw sexual wellness as the last frontier in personal care, leading her to co-found Maude -- a company that creates products to make sex better. But building a company based on sex isn't without its challenges. Eva tapped her past experience as an early employee of direct-to-consumer retailer Everlane and working in health legislation to tackle the largely static industry. Every episode of "Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka" is shoppable through e-commerce company Verish...

Jordan Nodarse, Boyish Jeans founder: Making sustainability just another cost of doing business

August 13, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes - 24.9 MB

A veteran denim designer, having worked with the likes of Reformation and Revolve, this week's guest is Boyish Jeans founder Jordan Nodarse. On this episode, he opens up about how his career in fashion drove him to found a chic, sustainable denim company where doing better for the planet is just another cost of doing business. Every episode of "Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka" is shoppable through e-commerce company Verishop to help you discover new brands through their unique stor...

Scott & Missy Tannen, Boll & Branch co-founders: Ask `why’ enough and you'll reinvent an industry

August 06, 2019 11:00 - 45 minutes - 25.8 MB

What began as a suburban couple’s search for new sheets ended with the founding of a direct-to-consumer luxury bedding business. This week on the first shoppable podcast, Scott and Missy Tannen, the married co-founders of luxury bedding company Boll and Branch, share how their relentless curiosity led them to become a viral-marketing success. Just over five years in, Boll & Branch is already the biggest consumer of Fair Trade Certified organic cotton in the world -- but customers d...

Sheena Yaitanes, founder and CEO of Kosas: The confidence to pursue a dream

July 30, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutes - 26.9 MB

This week’s guest, Sheena Yaitanes, founder and CEO of Kosas, set out to make women's lives easier by creating makeup that's effortless and flattering. After setting aside her pursuit of a career in medicine, she turned to the arts and developed a keen eye for color that inspired a unique formulation process for her cosmetics line. Just four years old, Kosas already become the favorite of fashion editors and celebrities like Big Little Lies actress Laura Dern, and the entire color ...

Tony Melillo, founder and creative director of ATM Anthony Thomas Melillo: Tenacity and self-reflection feed the hustle

July 23, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

The shuttering of Tony Melillo’s first clothing line, Nova USA, could have stopped the designer in his tracks. It was the business that earned him a prestigious CFDA Award nomination. But armed with tenacity and self-reflection, he went on to develop a blockbuster line for popstar Selena Gomez before tackling a goal that’s infinitely more difficult because of its simplicity: create the perfect t-shirt. His decades in the fashion business, seemingly unending creative energy and appr...

Andrew Cinnamon, creative director of Cinnamon Projects: Honing the skill of creative distillation, turning passion into product

July 16, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB

After Andrew Cinnamon spent years honing his eye under design icons Fabien Baron and Murray Moss, the fragrances made by his own company, Cinnamon Projects, emerged from an endeavor that was purely personal. Andrew and his partner, Charlie Stackhouse, archived a year’s worth of images that started as inspiration without a clear destination. In this episode, he’ll divulge how a luxe line of incense and holders emerged from the mass of visuals, coaxed out by the pair’s powers of creat...

Indie Lee, CEO of Indie Lee: Given 6 months to live, she chose how to live it

July 09, 2019 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

Indie Lee was given less than six months to live, so she did what few of us would do: found a clean skincare company. On this episode of "Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka," Indie opens up about where she found her passion for living and how surviving a brain tumor sparked the idea for her company. We'll dig in to why clean beauty is here to stay and get specific about how to start making your routine a bit cleaner. You won't want to miss this heavy dose of life and career inspiration...

A quest for inspiration: let's begin

July 05, 2019 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.13 MB

Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka digs in to how luminaries in fashion, design and social media turn inspiration into reality through the businesses they’ve founded and products they create. A former national journalist and current Head of External Affairs for e-commerce startup Verishop, Alex will lead her stylish guests in serving honest, vulnerable, entertaining real-talk that will inspire and educate. And in partnership with Verishop, every bi-weekly episode will be shoppable in a...