LEAVE YOUR MARK: Freshly Brewed Career Advice with Aliza Licht
233 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsHow do you build your personal brand and succeed in your career? In her bestselling book, LEAVE YOUR MARK, Aliza Licht, award-winning marketer, and personal branding expert, answers these questions and more. On the podcast, Aliza brews fresh career advice every Wednesday with dynamic friends, delivering essential advice and motivation for succeeding in the working world where the most important thing you can have is a strong sense of self. Her new book, ON BRAND: Shape Your Narrative. Share Your Vision. Shift Their Perception. is a comprehensive roadmap to building your personal brand.
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Marc Balet on a Decade With Andy Warhol, Why Listening Is the Key to Great Work, and the Importance of Delivering on What You Promise
March 01, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutesDoes your major mean anything? The answer is no, and especially not when an opportunity to work with Andy Warhol presents itself. At 22 years old, Marc Balet won the Prix de Rome in architecture and was offered a solo show at the Whitney Museum of Art. But despite his exceptional talent, Marc had no interest in being an architect. Clueless as to what he wanted to do, he couldn't find a job. Through a fortuitous meeting in Rome, Marc befriended the renowned writer, Fran Lebowitz, who pushed Ma...
Rhonesha Byng on Seizing the Power You Have Over Your Destiny, Focusing on What You Can Control, and Lifting Others While You Climb
February 23, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutesRhonesha Byng is an Emmy-winning journalist and the Founder and CEO of the award-winning website Her Agenda and the founder of the soon-to-be Hurston House, a work and community space centered on women of color. Before age 30, Rhonesha was named 50 Founders to Watch By ESSENCE Magazine, 28 Under 28 by NBCBLK, and one of 29 People to Know by BET. In this episode, you will learn Rhonesha's motivating story of true grit and ambition. She will share her secrets to getting in "the room" even when ...
Rhonesha Byng, CEO, and Founder of Her Agenda, on Seizing the Power You Have Over Your Destiny, Focusing on What You Can Control, and Lifting Others While You Climb
February 23, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutes - 58.4 MBRhonesha Byng is an Emmy-winning journalist and the Founder and CEO of the award-winning website Her Agenda and the founder of the soon-to-be Hurston House, a work and community space centered on women of color. Before age 30, Rhonesha was named 50 Founders to Watch By ESSENCE Magazine, 28 Under 28 by NBCBLK, and one of 29 People to Know by BET. In this episode, you will learn Rhonesha's motivating story of true grit and ambition. She will share her secrets to getting in "the room" even when...
From Rachel Zoe to Co-Founder of I AM A VOTER, Mandana Dayani on Pursuing the American Dream, Hustle as a Way of Life, and Making Voting Cool
February 16, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes - 37 MBCan voting be sexy and cool? Mandana Dayani, the Creator and Co-founder of I AM A VOTER thinks so. This lawyer and former agent and president of Rachel Zoe, is taking her experience and network and aiming to create a cultural shift around voting and civic engagement. As a religious refugee who fled Iran as a child, Mandana's story is especially poignant. She considers herself blessed to be able to pursue the American Dream. In this episode, you will learn the true meaning of hustle and why y...
Mandana Dayani on Pursuing the American Dream, Hustle as a Way of Life, and Making Voting Cool
February 16, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutesCan voting be sexy and cool? Mandana Dayani, the Creator and Co-founder of I AM A VOTER thinks so. This lawyer and former agent and president of Rachel Zoe, is taking her experience and network and aiming to create a cultural shift around voting and civic engagement. As a religious refugee who fled Iran as a child, Mandana's story is especially poignant. She considers herself blessed to be able to pursue the American Dream. In this episode, you will learn the true meaning of hustle and why yo...
Ross Martin, President of Known, on the Power of Potential, and Why You Should Disturb the Universe and Run Toward Fear
February 09, 2020 13:21 - 56 minutes - 64.1 MBFrom Lady Gaga to Malala, and Google to Disney, Ross Martin has worked with everyone that matters. As an Emmy & Peabody award-winning marketer and innovation leader, he is the President and CXO of Known and ranked among Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business. In this episode, you will enter the brain of a marketing genius, someone who was bullied growing up and didn't want to be seen. This episode is especially inspiring. It will make you think in a totally new way.
Ross Martin on the Power of Potential, and Why You Should Disturb the Universe and Run Toward Fear
February 09, 2020 13:21 - 58 minutesFrom Lady Gaga to Malala, and Google to Disney, Ross Martin has worked with everyone that matters. As an Emmy & Peabody award-winning marketer and innovation leader, he is the President and CXO of Known and ranked among Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business. In this episode, you will enter the brain of a marketing genius, someone who was bullied growing up and didn't want to be seen. This episode is especially inspiring. It will make you think in a totally new way.
Mindy Grossman, CEO of WW, on Resilience, Transformation, and Why You Should Never Waste a Good Crisis
January 23, 2020 22:32 - 46 minutes - 52.5 MBSerena Williams calls Mindy Grossman inspiring, and Oprah calls her Wonder Woman. As the CEO of WW (formerly Weight Watchers), Mindy is a renowned leader with more than 38 years of experience in transforming brands, including Nike, HSN, and Ralph Lauren. Mindy has been named to TIME Magazine's 50 Most Influential People in Health Care, Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, and many more. Her episode is beyond inspiring. The magic she makes wherever she goes is extraordinary.
Mindy Grossman on Resilience, Transformation, and Why You Should Never Waste a Good Crisis
January 23, 2020 22:32 - 48 minutesSerena Williams calls Mindy Grossman inspiring, and Oprah calls her Wonder Woman. As the former CEO of WW (formerly Weight Watchers), Mindy is a renowned leader with more than 38 years of experience in transforming brands, including Nike, HSN, and Ralph Lauren. Mindy has been named to TIME Magazine's 50 Most Influential People in Health Care, Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, and many more. Her episode is beyond inspiring. The magic she makes wherever she goes is extraordinary.
My Episode! My Sister, Ilana Yunis, Interviews Me on All Things and We Get Super Personal
January 17, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBThis episode was so special. My sister Ilana and I are incredibly close and always have been. Just for color, she's an attorney and also the founder of her fashion side hustle, @Splatterazzi. We are alike in many ways but also very different. Ilana is a fantastic host who asks all the right questions. I'm not going to lie; it was sort of like an interrogation. You may think you know my professional life, but you probably don't know my private one. There's so much that I share, and I hope you ...
Aliza Licht from Pre-Med to Fashion, the Making of DKNY PR GIRL and Leaving It All to Become an Entrepreneur
January 17, 2020 15:00 - 1 hourThis is my episode! My Sister, Ilana Yunis, Interviews me on all the things and we get super personal. This episode was so special. My sister Ilana and I are incredibly close and always have been. Just for color, she's an attorney and also the founder of her fashion side hustle, @Splatterazzi. We are alike in many ways but also very different. Ilana is a fantastic host who asks all the right questions. I'm not going to lie; it was sort of like an interrogation. You may think you know my profe...
Marjorie Gubelmann on Being a Single Mom, Becoming a World-Class DJ at 43, and Why You Need to Show Up for Your Friends
January 05, 2020 11:52 - 36 minutesCan you rediscover a passion at 42 and make it a career? Marjorie Gubelmann is proof you can. In college, Marjorie was known as her DJ alter ego, "Mad Marj," but becoming a DJ was not a respectable career choice for the time. One day, at age 42, her friend dared her to DJ his party. As Marjorie reconnected to her passion, she courageously blended all the lessons from motherhood, divorce, and corporate leadership into a new chapter, secretly going back to school, and ultimately becoming a worl...
Happy Holidays and a Personal Message From Aliza
December 19, 2019 02:55 - 3 minutesWishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year! Here's a personal message from me!
Author and “Odd Mom Out” Jill Kargman on Being a Working Mom, Crushing Imposter Syndrome, and Why It’s Better to Be Sorry Than Safe
December 12, 2019 17:29 - 34 minutesAs the author of 11 best-selling books, with a wicked sense of humor, Jill Kargman got her first starring role in her 40's as the creator, writer, producer, and star of Bravo's scripted comedy, "Odd Mom Out." As a real-life mom of three, who prioritizes her family, Jill has cracked the code to work/life balance and raising great kids while thriving in her career. Living her life with fearlessness, she shares the secret to tackling imposter syndrome, and why she thinks it's better to be sorry ...
Author & “Odd Mom Out” Jill Kargman on Being a Working Mom, Crushing Imposter Syndrome, and Why It’s Better to Be Sorry Than Safe
December 12, 2019 17:29 - 32 minutes - 32.5 MBJill Kargman is a triple threat. As the author of 11 best-selling books, with a wicked sense of humor, Jill got her first starring role in her 40's. As the creator, writer, producer, and star of Bravo's scripted comedy, "Odd Mom Out," Jill plays a satirical version of herself navigating the hilarity of raising children on the Upper East Side in NYC. As a real-life mom of three, who prioritizes her family, Jill has cracked the code to work/life balance and raising great kids while thriving ...
Beauty Industry Leader John Demsey on Working Your Way to the Top and Why it Sometimes Pays to Make a Lateral Move
December 08, 2019 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBJohn Demsey's first boss told him that he would "never amount to anything and that he didn't have IT." But this boy from Cleveland, Ohio, had dreams of making it in the beauty industry. With no network or relevant experience, John Demsey set out to work his way up, making mistakes along the way. Today as the Executive Group President of The Estee Lauder Companies, he is an award-winning creative visionary and brand builder, credited with transforming M.A.C Cosmetics into a powerhouse, and so...
Leveraging Social Media to Switch Careers and Land Your Dream Job with Jenna Blackwell (From Office Manager to Dressing Celebrities)
December 01, 2019 13:44 - 31 minutesHow do you land your dream job when you have no experience? Jenna Blackwell knows the answer. From her day job as an office manager in Texas, Jenna used Twitter and her blog to build an online network. With no experience on her resume, she brilliantly leveraged her contacts to land her dream job in Fashion (spoiler alert: with me!). Listen to Jenna's amazing journey from working at an artificial turf company (that's fake grass for those who don't know) to dressing A-list celebrities.
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson on Asking For What You Want and How to be a Serial Networker
November 24, 2019 12:09 - 40 minutesAs the co-founder of Gilt Groupe, one of the first flash-sale sites in the U.S., Alexandra Wilkis Wilson brought the excitement of a New York sample sale to the online world in 2007. From there, she launched and was the CEO of GlamSquad, the on-demand in-home beauty services app. Now the SVP of Consumer Strategy and Innovation at Allergan, her job is to build new digital ventures, including Spotlyte and Regi. Learn how Alexandra asks for what she wants, sets goals, and continues to innovate.
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, the Co-Founder of Gilt Groupe and GlamSquad, on Asking For What You Want and How to be a Serial Networker
November 24, 2019 12:09 - 37 minutes - 35.3 MBAs the co-founder of Gilt Groupe, one of the first flash-sale sites in the U.S., Alexandra Wilkis Wilson brought the excitement of a New York sample sale to the online world in 2007. From there, she launched and was the CEO of GlamSquad, the on-demand in-home beauty services app. Now the SVP of Consumer Strategy and Innovation at Allergan, her job is to build new digital ventures, including Spotlyte and Regi. Learn how Alexandra asks for what she wants, sets goals, and continues to innovate.
Tina Craig AKA @bagsnob on Going from Stay-at-Home Mom to Building an Influencer Empire & Beauty Brand
November 17, 2019 12:18 - 40 minutes - 37.9 MBTina Craig went from traveling the world as an MTV VJ and running her own licensing company to being bored at home in the suburbs of Texas as a mom of a six-month-old baby. Her best friend Kelly was living a similar life in Massachusetts, so they decided to start a "journal" to share their shopping purchases. Today Tina AKA @BagSnob is one of the original super bloggers, and so much more. Bagnsob.com is the authoritative voice in luxury handbags, and Tina herself has gone on to build a per...
Tina Craig AKA @bagsnob on Going from Stay-at-Home Mom (on Maternity leave) to Building an Influencer Empire & Beauty Brand
November 17, 2019 12:18 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBTina Craig went from traveling the world as an MTV VJ to being bored at home in the suburbs of Texas as a mom of a six-month-old baby. Today Tina AKA @BagSnob is one of the original super bloggers, the co-founder of an influencer management firm, discovering talent, including the infamous @DietPrada and the founder of U Beauty, her skincare brand. Learn how this multi-hyphenate entrepreneur continues to reinvent herself to create a blockbuster influencer empire that has no signs of slowing d...
Tina Craig on Going from Stay-at-Home Mom (on Maternity leave) to Building an Influencer Empire & U Beauty
November 17, 2019 12:18 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MBTina Craig went from traveling the world as an MTV VJ to being bored at home in the suburbs of Texas as a mom of a six-month-old baby. Today Tina AKA @BagSnob is one of the original super bloggers, the co-founder of an influencer management firm, discovering talent, including the infamous @DietPrada and the founder of U Beauty, her skincare brand. Learn how this multi-hyphenate entrepreneur continues to reinvent herself to create a blockbuster influencer empire that has no signs of slowing d...
Tina Craig on Pioneering the Business of Influence & Creating U Beauty
November 17, 2019 12:18 - 42 minutesTina Craig went from traveling the world as an MTV VJ to being bored at home in the suburbs of Texas as a mom of a six-month-old baby. Today Tina, formerly @BagSnob, is one of the original super bloggers, the co-founder of an influencer management firm, discovering talent, including the infamous @DietPrada and the founder of U Beauty, her skincare brand. Learn how this multi-hyphenate entrepreneur continues to reinvent herself to create a blockbuster influencer empire that has no signs of slo...
My Mentor, Patti Cohen, On The Story of How She Helped Build Donna Karan & DKNY Into a Global Powerhouse, and How To Be A (ROCKSTAR) Leader
November 10, 2019 13:51 - 50 minutesPatti Cohen is my mentor. As employee #1 at Donna Karan International, she was the former EVP of Global Marketing and Communications and is hugely responsible for creating these powerhouse brands. Patti is the epitome of what a leader should be. Over her 30 plus years at Donna Karan, she helped start and build it all — an extraordinary marketer who had a vision for the brands beyond what anyone had ever seen. Everything I know, I have learned from her. Without her, I would not be where I am t...
How to Build a Successful Online Brand From Scratch with Rachel Blumenthal
November 03, 2019 14:39 - 41 minutesHow do you launch a brand from scratch and turn it into a successful e-commerce business? Rachel Blumenthal, Founder & CEO of Rockets of Awesome, has the answers. With her brand Rockets of Awesome, Rachel is setting out to offer parents a smarter way to shop for high-quality kids' clothing. Listen to her incredible story, her process for hiring talent, and why she believes that curiosity and the openness to explore are the two most important skills you can have.
How to Build a Successful Online Fashion Brand From Scratch with Rachel Blumenthal of Rockets of Awesome
November 03, 2019 14:39 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MBHow do you launch a brand from scratch and turn it into a successful e-commerce business? Rachel Blumenthal, Founder & CEO of Rockets of Awesome, has the answers. With her brand Rockets of Awesome, Rachel is setting out to offer parents a smarter way to shop for high-quality kids' clothing. Listen to her incredible story, her process for hiring talent, and why she believes that curiosity and the openness to explore are the two most important skills you can have.
Social Media Guru & Entrepreneur Peter Shankman on How to Build a Loyal Tribe and Why Having an ADHD Brain is a Superpower, Not a Curse
October 27, 2019 12:32 - 40 minutesThe New York Times has called Peter Shankman a "rockstar who knows everything about social media, and then some." He is a 5x best-selling author, an entrepreneur, and a corporate keynote speaker. Peter is an expert on building loyal tribes of fans and is recognized worldwide for radically new ways of thinking about customer experience, social media, PR, marketing, and advertising. His latest book, Faster Than Normal and the podcast by the same name, focus on ADHD as a superpower, not a curse.
Pursuing Your Passion Even When You Can’t Find a Job and Not Being Afraid to Speak Up With Jessica C. Andrews of Refinery29
October 20, 2019 12:26 - 46 minutes - 44.8 MBAfter graduating from Columbia University, Jessica Andrews couldn't land her dream job in the newsroom, or any job for that matter, so she had to create it. As a savvy self-starter, she created Glamazons Blog, and everything took off from there. From Essence to Teen Vogue, later on, she was responsible for one of the brand's most viral stories on cultural appropriation at Coachella, one of Teen Vogue's most-read articles of 2018. Today, as the Deputy Fashion Director of Refinery29, Jessica...
Pursuing Your Passion Even When You Can’t Find a Job and Not Being Afraid to Speak Up With Jessica C. Andrews of Bustle
October 20, 2019 12:26 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MBAfter graduating from Columbia University, Jessica Andrews couldn't land a job, so as a savvy self-starter, she created Glamazons Blog, and everything took off from there. From Essence to Teen Vogue, she was responsible for one of the brand's most viral stories on cultural appropriation. Today, as the Deputy Fashion Editor of Bustle, Jessica is teaching others how to raise their voices. Listen to our important discussion about cultural appropriation, diversity, inclusion, and so much more. ...
Pursuing Your Passion Even When You Can’t Find a Job and Not Being Afraid to Speak Up With Jessica C. Andrews
October 20, 2019 12:26 - 49 minutesAfter graduating from Columbia University, Jessica Andrews couldn't land a job, so as a savvy self-starter, she created Glamazons Blog, and everything took off from there. From Essence to Teen Vogue, she was responsible for one of the brand's most viral stories on cultural appropriation. Today, as the Deputy Fashion Editor of Bustle, Jessica is teaching others how to raise their voices. Listen to our important discussion about cultural appropriation, diversity, inclusion, and so much more.
How Lyn Paolo Became an Emmy Award-Winning Costume Designer with No Formal Training (and Created Olivia Pope's Iconic Style!)
October 13, 2019 14:14 - 45 minutesLyn Paolo is one of the most iconic and sought-after Costume Designers in Hollywood today with credits in hit TV series to major films. As an Emmy® Award-winning Costume Designer, she has decades of experience including "ER" and "The West Wing" back in the day. Lyn was the force behind the impeccably dressed Olivia Pope on the ABC-TV hit television series "Scandal," "How to Get Away With Murder," "Shameless," "Animal Kingdom," "Little Fires Everywhere and most recently, "Inventing Anna." Lear...
Danielle Bernstein AKA @weworewhat on the Behind the Scenes of How to Become a Mega Fashion Influencer
October 06, 2019 13:00 - 26 minutes - 28.3 MBDanielle Bernstein started weworewhat.com in 2010, leading the fashion influencer industry to what it is today. She has 2.4 million followers on Instagram alone, was placed on Forbes 30 Under 30 before 25, and has her own line of swim and overalls. With MOE Assist, her project management tool for influencers, Danielle can also now call herself a tech entrepreneur. With her debut book, "This Is Not A Fashion Story," Danielle is tackling every medium. Go behind the scenes of @weworewhat inc., ...
When to Say No to an Opportunity and How to Negotiate with Bevy Smith, Media Personality and Host of SiriusXM’s “Bevelations"
September 27, 2019 10:00 - 41 minutesBevy Smith knows her worth and you should too. As a native New Yorker, she credits her Harlem upbringing to making her the stylish, savvy, and authoritative media personality she is today. Now the host of "Bevelations" her SiriusXM show on Radio Andy, this former advertising executive and host of Page Six TV and Fashion Queens, played hardball with all her negotiations throughout her career. She passed on opportunities that anyone else would have jumped at. Learn why and how to advocate for y...