Blake Lew-Merwin

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Alice Waters on Why Profit Was Never the Point

1 week ago | theskimm.com | Blake Lew-Merwin

Podcast·1 min readfbtwitteremailMay 7, 2025Alice Waters never cared about making money. After more than 50 years in business, she still doesn’t. Her friends and family helped her open her restaurant, Chez Panisse, with no expectations of ever seeing their money again. It’s no surprise, given she’s sparked a slow food revolution where resisting the industrial food system is the name of the game. Some call her “idealistic” with disdain. Alice says: it’s just the way things ought to be.
Thrive Causemetics Founder Karissa Bodnar on Why You Need Real Friends as a Leader

2 weeks ago | theskimm.com | Blake Lew-Merwin

April 30, 2025Karissa Bodnar once got advice from a peer – she needed real friends, not just “deal” friends. It wasn’t a dig. Entrepreneurship is lonely. And if Karissa was going to make it as a founder, she’d need friends who cared about her and not the number of zeros in her bank account. Karissa sits down with us to share how she found those kinds of friends, the time she got ghosted out of a big investment, and what she really thinks about those beauty influencer trips.
Top Chef Host Kristen Kish on the Recipe for a Great Mentor

3 weeks ago | theskimm.com | Blake Lew-Merwin

April 23, 2025Kristen Kish didn’t grow up dreaming of becoming the first woman of color to win Top Chef—or of one day hosting the show. She grew up in the Midwest as a Korean adoptee and those wins hadn’t crossed her radar. But with a little luck—and a lot of support—she got there. Listen as Kristen shares how one mentor changed everything by challenging her to think beyond day-to-day dinner service and chase a career she never thought was possible.
Geri Halliwell-Horner on the Legacy of (Spice) Girl Power

4 weeks ago | theskimm.com | Blake Lew-Merwin

Geri Halliwell-Horner, aka Ginger Spice, practically invented girl power and forever holds a special place in our millennial hearts. In her twenties, she answered a magazine ad and ended up making pop history with the Spice Girls. In her thirties, she felt the pressures of “time lines” and adult-life creeping in. Welcome to the club. Listen as Geri shares how girl power carried her through her post-Spice Girls career.
Natasha Rothwell on "White Lotus" and how she really feels about Tanya

1 month ago | theskimm.com | Rachel Klein |Blake Lew-Merwin |Kat Klein

A vacation at the "White Lotus" with Natasha Rothwell? Sign. Us. Up. We texted with the "Insecure" star about returning to the hit Mike White series, season three theories, and her thoughts on #justiceforTayna.
Kerry Washington Talks Dancing with Jlo, Iconic Lines, and "The Six Triple Eight"

1 month ago | theskimm.com | Rachel Klein |Kat Klein |Blake Lew-Merwin |Allison Councill

This interview? Slammin. We sat down with Olivia Pope herself, aka Kerry Washington, to talk about her most iconic lines, dancing with Jlo, and her new movie "The Six Triple Eight." Plus, who would her character Major Charity Adams have on speed dial? Let’s just say, it’s handled.
Brenda Song is "Running Point"

1 month ago | theskimm.com | Rachel Klein |Blake Lew-Merwin |Kat Klein

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Tinx on Returning to Her IRL Self, Christina

1 month ago | theskimm.com | Blake Lew-Merwin

Tinx never set out to be known as “TikTok’s older sister.” But five years of real talk on taboo topics – dating in your 30s, botox, and having zero clue what to do in life – makes a name like that stick. Social media and influencing has gotten more crowded since Tinx started posting on TikTok during COVID, and she admits she’s been rethinking her relationship to the internet and her business.
Frank and Eileen Founder Audrey McLoghlin on Fostering Resilience in Your Career

1 month ago | theskimm.com | Blake Lew-Merwin

April 2, 2025Audrey McLoghlin’s peer once compared her to a cockroach that could withstand nuclear warfare. Weird compliment? Maybe. But Audrey says she was touched. She grew up with an alcoholic father and learned early to rely on herself, not a partner, to make ends meet. As a serial entrepreneur in fashion, she’s built her businesses through some of the toughest economic times—think: the Great Recession and COVID-19—proving resilience is her superpower.
Dakota Johnson Shares Her Childhood Crush, Current Playlist and More

1 month ago | theskimm.com | Rachel Klein |Kat Klein |Allison Councill |Blake Lew-Merwin

A crush on Jonathan Taylor Thomas? Running into Mary Poppins? The soundtrack to her life spanning from Leonard Cohen to Tupac? It’s Dakota Johnson's world and we’re just living in it. Plus watch to see the best (relatable) advice she received from a cab driver, in honor of her new movie "Daddio" out now.