Claim Your Confidence with Lydia Fenet

Finding Your Ritual with Kate McLeod

A pastry chef turned entrepreneur, Kate McLeod’s best-selling Body Stones–solid moisturizer bars designed to intensely nourish the skin–started as a personal self-care ritual. After discovering the transformative properties of cocoa butter on her own skin, Kate formulated the first Body Stones in her kitchen, drawing from her culinary background and blending in luxurious oils to create a highly concentrated and plastic-free product that harnesses the power of natural ingredients. Join us as we talk about the story behind the Body Stone, the importance of pursuing what gives you energy, and how reconnecting with yourself can spark connection with others. Don’t miss this episode of Claim Your Confidence where we discuss: * Kate’s career before she became a founder–from Goldman Sachs to culinary school–and the skills she brought with her when starting her business * Why Kate began making her own lotion formulations at home and what inspired her to begin sharing it with others * Reconnecting with your body, trusting your gut, and leaning into what fuels you * Mastering your sales pitch, bootstrapping, and how Kate was able to sell her product anywhere–even in Uber rides home * How finding her co-founder helped Kate scale and the importance of giving your business space to grow Find Kate: www.katemcleod.com [http://www.katemcleod.com] IG: @katemcleod TikTok: @kate__mcleod LinkedIn: Kate McLeod Follow Lydia: www.lydiafenet.com [http://www.lydiafenet.com/] IG: @lydiafenet LinkedIn: Lydia Fenet Questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you...send us a text! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2289056/open_sms] Record a question here [https://www.speakpipe.com/ClaimYourConfidence] so we can answer it on the next episode of Claim Your Confidence. To stay up to date with Claim Your Confidence and get all the behind-the-scenes content, follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lydiafenet/] and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@CYCwithLydiaFenet]. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple [https://apple.co/3w8gq1Z] or Spotify [https://spoti.fi/49n4B6j] or where ever you get your podcasts. Recorded at The Newsstand Studios [https://www.rockefellercenter.com/newsstand-studios/] at Rockefeller Center [https://www.instagram.com/rockefellercenter/]. Thank you for listening.

Finding Your Shot with Sophie Elgort

Photographer, director, producer, and host Sophie Elgort is a master at telling powerful stories through images. Her work has been featured in top publications including Vogue, ELLE, Rolling Stone, and Glamour, capturing iconic personalities like Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Brooke Shields, Rosario Dawson, and many others. Beyond the lens, Sophie is currently the host and executive producer of All Arts on PBS series Portrait Mode with Sophie Elgort. And, she is also co-founder of Through Our Lens, a nonprofit mentorship program that helps high-school-aged girls from underrepresented communities gain access to, and explore, careers in fashion through photography education. In this episode of Claim Your Confidence, we discuss how Sophie built her career as a photographer, putting yourself out there, and her tips for feeling confident in photos. Join us as we talk about: * Sophie’s creative childhood growing up in NYC and her first exposure to photography * Being an artist, dealing with rejection, and how success doesn’t always come in the form you think it will * Sophie’s approach to portrait sessions, embracing spontaneity, and the importance of establishing trust between photographer and subject * Her series Portrait Mode and her favorite photoshoot moments * How Sophie knows when she’s got the shot and the importance of collaboration Find Sophie: www.sophieelgort.com [http://www.sophieelgort.com] IG: @sophieelgort LinkedIn: Sophie Elgort Follow Lydia: www.lydiafenet.com [http://www.lydiafenet.com/] IG: @lydiafenet LinkedIn: Lydia Fenet Questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you...send us a text! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2289056/open_sms] Record a question here [https://www.speakpipe.com/ClaimYourConfidence] so we can answer it on the next episode of Claim Your Confidence. To stay up to date with Claim Your Confidence and get all the behind-the-scenes content, follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lydiafenet/] and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@CYCwithLydiaFenet]. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple [https://apple.co/3w8gq1Z] or Spotify [https://spoti.fi/49n4B6j] or where ever you get your podcasts. Recorded at The Newsstand Studios [https://www.rockefellercenter.com/newsstand-studios/] at Rockefeller Center [https://www.instagram.com/rockefellercenter/]. Thank you for listening.

Finding Your Energy with Sarah Wragge

Throughout her life, Sarah Wragge struggled with gut issues that no prescription could cure. It wasn’t until she reexamined her diet that she discovered the power of food as medicine and experienced a complete health transformation. Inspired by her results, Sarah became a certified holistic health coach and launched Sarah Wragge Wellness in 2016. As founder and chief nutritionist of SWW, Sarah educates and empowers people to discover the connection between nutrition and well-being. Join us for this episode of Claim Your Confidence where we talk about unlocking energy through nutrition, Sarah’s tips for eating better, and how she turned a health crisis into a career. Don’t miss this interview where we discuss: * Sarah’s health journey and how she transformed her life through changes to her diet * How Sarah started building clientele through social media and eventually turned SWW from a side hustle to a full-time business  * Intentional eating and the small adjustments you can make in your diet today for more energy and less inflammation * How to run your business without it running you, and Sarah’s advice for scaling * The creation of Sarah’s viral Alkalize Detoxifying Greens Powder and her most recent launch, Optimize Find Sarah: www.sarahwragge.com [http://www.sarahwragge.com] IG: @sarahwraggewellness TikTok: @sarahwraggewellness LinkedIn: Sarah Wragge Follow Lydia: www.lydiafenet.com [http://www.lydiafenet.com/] IG: @lydiafenet LinkedIn: Lydia Fenet Questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you...send us a text! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2289056/open_sms] Record a question here [https://www.speakpipe.com/ClaimYourConfidence] so we can answer it on the next episode of Claim Your Confidence. To stay up to date with Claim Your Confidence and get all the behind-the-scenes content, follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lydiafenet/] and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@CYCwithLydiaFenet]. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple [https://apple.co/3w8gq1Z] or Spotify [https://spoti.fi/49n4B6j] or where ever you get your podcasts. Recorded at The Newsstand Studios [https://www.rockefellercenter.com/newsstand-studios/] at Rockefeller Center [https://www.instagram.com/rockefellercenter/]. Thank you for listening.

Finding Your Formula with Nancy Twine

As the founder of Briogeo Hair Care and Makers Mindset, Nancy Twine knows how to build a business from the ground up. After leaving her career as a VP at Goldman Sachs to follow her passion for clean beauty, Nancy launched Briogeo in 2013, growing it from a small startup to a globally recognized brand worth nine figures in less than ten years. Now, Nancy is inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs through Makers Mindset–a podcast, workshop, community, and accelerator that gives aspiring founders the insights, tools, and resources they need to build their businesses. Join us as we discuss Nancy’s finance background, what inspired her to create Briogeo, and the recipe for a successful business. Don’t miss this episode of Claim Your Confidence where we talk about: * What Nancy learned at Goldman Sachs and the skills she took with her when becoming an entrepreneur * The hurdles Nancy faced during Briogeo’s early stages and how she overcame them * Knowing your brand’s identity, staying authentic, and being the energetic epicenter for your team * The importance of leveraging your story when marketing your business * How Nancy is supporting entrepreneurs with the Dream Makers Founder Grant and Makers Mindset Find Nancy: www.nancytwine.com [http://www.nancytwine.com] IG: @nancytwine LinkedIn: Nancy Twine Follow Lydia: www.lydiafenet.com [http://www.lydiafenet.com/] IG: @lydiafenet LinkedIn: Lydia Fenet Questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you...send us a text! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2289056/open_sms] Record a question here [https://www.speakpipe.com/ClaimYourConfidence] so we can answer it on the next episode of Claim Your Confidence. To stay up to date with Claim Your Confidence and get all the behind-the-scenes content, follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lydiafenet/] and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@CYCwithLydiaFenet]. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple [https://apple.co/3w8gq1Z] or Spotify [https://spoti.fi/49n4B6j] or where ever you get your podcasts. Recorded at The Newsstand Studios [https://www.rockefellercenter.com/newsstand-studios/] at Rockefeller Center [https://www.instagram.com/rockefellercenter/]. Thank you for listening.

Finding Your Reinvention with Gregg Renfrew

2013, Gregg Renfrew turned the beauty industry on its head with the launch of her company Beautycounter, a revolutionary skincare and cosmetics brand dedicated to creating safer products using clean ingredients. After selling a majority stake in Beautycounter to a private equity firm in 2021 and seeing the brand’s decline and eventual foreclosure, Gregg bought back Beautycounter’s assets in 2024 and decided to rebuild. Now, she is back to lead clean beauty with the launch of her new brand, Counter. Join us as we talk about knowing your worth, how Gregg pioneered the clean beauty movement, and how she’s reinventing the wheel with Counter.  Don’t miss this episode where we discuss: * Gregg’s early career and her sales philosophy * Scaling your business and the highs and lows of bringing in outside capital * Beautycounter’s lifespan and what Gregg learned from selling and buying back her business * The behind the scenes of running a company and what it means to be a leader * How Gregg reimagined Beautycounter’s model to create Counter, and what she’s doing differently this time around Find Gregg: www.counter.com [http://www.counter.com] IG: @greggrenfrew LinkedIn: Gregg Renfrew Follow Lydia: www.lydiafenet.com [http://www.lydiafenet.com/] IG: @lydiafenet LinkedIn: Lydia Fenet Questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you...send us a text! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2289056/open_sms] Record a question here [https://www.speakpipe.com/ClaimYourConfidence] so we can answer it on the next episode of Claim Your Confidence. To stay up to date with Claim Your Confidence and get all the behind-the-scenes content, follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lydiafenet/] and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@CYCwithLydiaFenet]. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple [https://apple.co/3w8gq1Z] or Spotify [https://spoti.fi/49n4B6j] or where ever you get your podcasts. Recorded at The Newsstand Studios [https://www.rockefellercenter.com/newsstand-studios/] at Rockefeller Center [https://www.instagram.com/rockefellercenter/]. Thank you for listening.