Read the Room

Read the Room with Caroline Yu

Read the Room with host Erin Haskell welcomes skincare enthusiast Caroline Yu, better known as @theskincarediarist. Caroline travels to Korea regularly and documents her doctor visits on her page with all the facts people back in the US are dying to know. They dive into all things Korean skincare, from innovative treatments to facelifts to bone shaving (yes, bone shaving) to what makes a surgery and aesthetic clinic design truly meaningful. A conversation that blends beauty, culture, and design in the most unexpected ways.

Read the Room with Andrew Northrop

On this episode of Read the Room, host Erin Haskell sits down with Andrew Northrop, President of Spokane Hardware Supply. Andrew shares what it’s like to carry on a business that’s been in his family since 1945, how the company has grown and evolved over the years, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. From stories of tradition and family legacy to the challenges of expansion and change, Andrew gives us an inside look at what it means to keep a business thriving for generations.

Read the Room with Harry Sladich

Read the Room welcomes Harry Sladich, Former Vice President of Red Lion Hotels and hospitality powerhouse with four decades of experience. Harry pulls back the curtain on the industry's most outrageous guest stories and reveals the hard-won lessons that shaped his career. Now in his second act as an entrepreneur, he shares what it really takes to launch a business from scratch and how decades of hospitality expertise translated into a thriving new brand. A masterclass in reinvention, customer service, and turning experience into entrepreneurial gold.

Read the Room with Lauren Blumenthal

This week on Read the Room, Erin sits down with Lauren Blumenthal, the powerhouse behind beloved Italian hotspot Sorella. At just 34, Lauren opened her dream restaurant and it paid off spectacularly. She's breaking all the rules with a radical philosophy: her team comes first, customers second. Lauren gets real about thriving as a young woman in the notoriously tough restaurant industry, the make-or-break lessons she learned, and the exciting new ventures she's cooking up. Oh, and she hit over $2 million in sales in just her second year. This episode is packed with game-changing insights and behind-the-scenes stories that will make you rethink everything about running a business.

Read the Room with Zach Gourde

This week, Erin sits down with Zach Gourde — former Gonzaga men's basketball star turned pro player overseas, and her husband and business partner. From dominating courts in France to building a business empire back home, they're spilling everything about the highs, the chaos, and what really happens when your spouse doubles as your co-founder. They get brutally honest about why work-life balance is a total myth, how staying in their lane of genius is the only thing saving their sanity (and their marriage), and why Zach's business card literally reads "Voice of Reason." Plus, Erin finally drops the answer to the question everyone's been obsessing over: why the hell do they call him Neil?