On this week's episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk," Nakase, who now coaches the Golden State Valkyries, reveals the worst feedback she ever received—and how it only propelled her forward.

Nakase explains she was taken aback by the advice she received while interviewing for a coaching position and didn't get the role. "I was getting a little bit of a reflection of why I didn't get the job," she recalls. "They said, 'You should get married and have a family, and then you'll know what it's like to take care of people, and you'll be a better coach.'"

However, the WNBA coach says she was able to turn the experience into a positive. "It wasn't the right fit," she says on "Nice Talk." "I actually walked away saying, 'Thank you.' In my mind, I probably wouldn't have excelled with that organization. I probably would have shrunk and not [have been] able to be myself.'"

In general, Nakase says, she has learned not to take rejection as feeling as though "you're not good enough," but that "it's just not the right fit." "When you start thinking like that, then you really start to continue to improve and get excited and really want to go after jobs," the former assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers says.

Now that Nakase has accomplished many of her goals, she wants to use her platform to help others reach theirs.

Though she says she never set out to reach the milestones that she has—from becoming the first woman to coach Japan's top professional basketball team to being the first Asian American coach to win a WNBA title—it's happened because of her love for the game. "I can't breathe without basketball, so it just happens," Nakase says. "But now, as it's coming to fruition and people are talking about it, I'm taking it more like it's an honor...and it's a responsibility. Now that people are listening, people are watching, I want to make sure that whatever I do, I really want to be legendary."

The former player explains that while she aspires to win multiple championships, she also wants to open doors. "If you want to be a coach or an assistant coach in professional sports, let me know. You know, how can I help? I want to continue this," says Nakase. "Just because I'm first doesn't mean anything. I want to open up the doors and help people as best as I can because I love this job. I love basketball."

On this week's "Nice Talk," Nakase also opens up about the challenges she faced in not being heavily recruited to play college basketball, despite being named high school player of the year, the gender pay gap in sports, her coaching philosophy, and more. The episode is available now wherever you listen to podcasts.

On this week's episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk," the actress/singer opens up about what she learned from her "biggest failure" and how it's only made her more confident in her work with Frenshe, which she founded as a blog in 2020 and has since expanded into products.

Tisdale explains that she faced unexpected challenges when she was named the CEO of her former makeup line Illuminate, which she acquired through BH Cosmetics in 2018. She recalls, "I was taking over a makeup company that I had a branding deal with and I really was excited about it."

Joking that "Instagram made it look so easy to be a CEO," the former Disney Channel star reveals that the pressures from the role weighed heavily on her mental health before she decided to shut down the brand in 2020. "There were times where I had insomnia, I was stressed, I was looking up celebrities who have failed, trying to feel less alone in my journey," she says.

"I was doing a Netflix show and I was in the makeup room trying to put in Shopify discount codes. And it was just like, 'What am I doing? What am I doing right now? Who am I doing this for? And why am I torturing myself?' That was really a big moment for me," Tisdale shares. "I thought I was having health issues, and I was really just having anxiety."

However, the Frenshe founder realized later how much she learned from the experience. "I really kind of went to business school that year," she shares on "Nice Talk."

She continues, "I think the biggest lesson for me was just so many people fail, so many people do...the success of something is learning all of these things. That was a moment where I learned to pick myself back up and move forward and keep going."

Tisdale originally launched Frenshe as a blog in which she could be candid about mental health and other wellness topics. After she saw how it resonated, she felt positive about the brand's capability to expand into products with Being Frenshe. "When I see the success of Being Frenshe, it really makes me feel like I do know what I'm doing," she adds. "I am involved in every aspect of Being Frenshe, but I think that's why it is so successful, because I think people can see that it's not just me putting my name on something and they see how much passion goes into this."

On "Nice Talk," Tisdale also opens up about Being Frenshe's next venture: hair wellness.

She shares that she's "really, really excited" about the new hair care line because of how personal it is to her. "The whole ritual is really based off of my own hair rituals. I was diagnosed with alopecia in my 20s, and so I really learned how to take care of my scalp, my hair, what not to do," the Freshe founder says.

Because of that, she envisioned the line as a means to allow people "to give their hair a moment and to be more accepting of our hair and where it's at."

The new line is available exclusively at Target and features three categories—the Moisture Collection, the Clarifying Collection, and the Restore Collection—in Being Frenshe's signature scents of Cashmere Vanilla, Lavender Cloud, and Salty.

Tisdale shares more about what she's learned in launching her beauty and wellness brand, her past as a child star, feeling most powerful being a mom, and more on this week's installment of "Nice Talk." The episode is available everywhere you listen to podcasts.

This episode was recorded prior to the Los Angeles wildfires. You can find out how to help those affected here.

On this week's episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk," the founder of jewelry brand Bagatiba and swimwear line Basic Swim opens up about how she found success in the fashion world after working in the adult film industry. Andrews, who recently made her leading role debut in the thriller Love Bomb, explains how she sees her various rebrands as having worked to her advantage.

Andrews recalls on "Nice Talk" how she began working in the adult film industry in the early 2010s in her hometown of Miami to support herself financially. When she moved to L.A., she found herself surrounded by creatives and other means to make an income, like DJing and designing jewelry. "For a long time, I didn't save money. I was just working, working, working," she says. "And then I had started making jewelry and I had started DJing, and then it became this business where I could then support myself and not have to rely on adult films to make a living...I was making way more money building my own business."

"It was really when I was starting to DJ that people were presenting me more as like this 'porn star DJ,'" she adds. "And I was like, 'That's not what I want to be known as. I want to be doing this craft and really do it. From then on, I knew that I couldn't just do something and it would be a cop-out and be like, 'A porn star did this jewelry brand, a porn star did this.'"

For that reason, Andrews felt she had to be "cautious" when launching Bagatiba; she chose not to have her name attached to the brand. However, she now recognizes the "work ethic" and the "follow-through" she developed because of her career path.

"I'm constantly in a rebrand, and now people meet me [who would] never know I did adult films and I won awards and I was this and that, or I DJed, and it's kind of fun when people find out," she says. "I kind of get off on that now, where I'm like I'm happy I did it because I feel like I lived a lot of life."

Andrews adds, "I think a lot of people in porn, do porn, and it feels like it ruins their whole life. When, for me, it was just something that added to my character development and who I am now."

The actress and entrepreneur also opens up about financial independence and exploring mainstream acting opportunities, including in her new film Love Bomb, on "Nice Talk." The episode is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

The beauty influencer, known for her TikToks reviewing the color inclusivity of brands, opens up on this week's episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk" about returning from a recent hiatus feeling confident and recharged.

Golloria announced she was taking a break from social media and content creation in September, after experiencing disparaging negativity and racism online.

"I knew I needed to take that break," Golloria shares on "Nice Talk." "I knew that absorbing that much hatred and bigotry at the masses that I was, was not healthy for my psyche."

Though the TikTok star, originally from South Sudan and now based in Texas, knew it meant "missing out" on income from her videos for a time, she saw her break as "a form of resistance."

"Taking a break was me taking my power back because there is only so much you can do," says Golloria.

"Rest is a form of resistance and a beautiful one, at that, and if I can't prioritize myself now, I'll never be able to prioritize myself later, and the whole entire goal of this will never be accomplished if I don't take care of me and me first," she says. "I feel like, as Black women, we sometimes feel like we are constantly having to put on the cape, we're constantly having to fight, we're constantly having to advocate for everything and everybody but ourselves."

"At the end of the day, it is tiring, and it's exhausting, and Black women do not always have to be at the forefront of every goddamn movement," she continues. "We can rest. And whenever we rest, we rest, and when we choose to rise, we rise."

After taking time to focus on her mental health by reading, journaling, going to therapy, and exercising, Golloria resumed sharing content in November, which she described as being "really liberating."

She says, "It was liberating because it showed me that I am indeed resilient. I am resilient to the point where it's like, 'Girl, it's okay if you don't want to be resilient.' Not every day is resiliency, but just to see me come back as strong as I did, and know that I did it the right way, know that I did it with taking care of myself first, and making sure that this was my decision and my decision only, I'm proud of myself."

Golloria also reveals on "Nice Talk" whether she would ever launch her own beauty brand. When asked if that was in the cards, she says, "I would."

"It's in the works," the content creator admits, but said the plan is for two to three years out. "It's definitely something that I want to do. I will definitely be prioritizing dark-skinned women first and everybody else second."

For more about her plans, as well as how Golloria's navigated brand partnerships while growing her platform, how she thinks makeup companies can do better, and more, listen to this week's installment of "Nice Talk." The episode is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

The cook and best-selling author opens up on this week's episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk" about her journey toward opening First Bloom Corner Store, a market in Bloomville, New York that features her favorite products.

"It's always been a dream to open a grocery store," she shares on the podcast. "I love grocery store shopping. I love the experience."

Roman, who spent years working in restaurants before transitioning to food media, explains that she had money saved up to put into the project but found herself learning to be nimble with unexpected costs.

She says she chose to open the shop in the Catskills due to "utility," since so few grocery stores existed in the area she was interested in, and that the space she found was "basically a blank canvas." "It needed a new ceiling, and then we needed to build all the shelving that was custom in there," Roman says. "Then there's start-up costs of licenses and accounts and plumbing and installation for certain health code—things that I didn't see coming."

The writer/cook believed it was worth it to invest in her vision. Roman says, "I was like, 'Well, if I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna fund it myself, and we'll see what happens. Because I didn't want to be beholden to anyone else's vision. I didn't want to owe anyone money. But also, that means that you have a lot fewer resources when [it's] coming from your savings."

She adds, "But it was a dream...I wanted to spend my money on it."

The author of Sweet Enough and Nothing Fancy, and Dining In explains that, though First Bloom Corner Store opened in 2023 and launched its online store this fall, she has even more in mind for the shop. "I have goals and ambitions for the store and for the brand that exceed that space, but I also really want it to be authentic and I want it to be solid before I do that," she says. "It's very important to me that it functions as a solid, wonderful business without my name attached to it."

On "Nice Talk," Roman also shares her tips on how to be an outstanding host and guest.

Though it depends who she's cooking for, Roman reveals on the podcast that if she's cooking dinner for people, she tends to prioritize "deliciousness over anything fancy" and makes elevated takes on simple dishes. Her examples include a one-pot chicken and potatoes prepared in a way that will leave guests saying, "I didn't know a potato could be so good."

"I think that when people want to impress somebody, they either make too many dishes...or they feel like they have to pull out some stuff and also bake dessert," Roman says, "Not everything needs a hat. It's like [what] anyone who dresses well will tell you about fashion, I will tell you about food. You need five great pieces, because it's how you wear them, it's not what you wear. It's like how you cook things; it's not what you cook."

To impress as a guest, the author suggests a beverage you won't be able to finish in one sitting, such as a liquor bottle like amaro, that "doubles as a gift and something that you can enjoy together in that evening."

Roman talks more about the changes she's made in her career over the years, navigating brand partnerships, how she handles feedback from her followers, and more on this week's installment of "Nice Talk." The episode is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

On this week's episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk," Waithe speaks candidly about how the shifting entertainment industry landscape can make creators feel "powerless" and how she's trying to take control of that by turning her talents to theater.

"I think a lot of us feel powerless right now in our industry," says the writer, producer, and actor who recently launched the "Legacy Talk" podcast with Lemonada Media. "I feel so bad for a lot of creatives who are trying to sell projects...with these streamers and these mergers, no one can get anything across the finish line."

"What I'm doing is trying to take my power back," Waithe continues, noting that she's doing so by writing a play.

The star explains on "Nice Talk" what a positive experience she's had in the theater world thus far, having previously produced Ain't No Mo', for which she received a Tony nomination for Best Play in 2023. She says, "What has brought me back to life is talking to these folks in theater and working with them. They will embrace anyone with open arms, like, 'Come on. This is for all of us.'"

"[Theater] is always exciting, but it's even more exciting now," Waithe adds. "You don't need a studio exec to say yes. There's playhouses all over the country, actors wanting to be challenged, and audiences looking for something that they can feel."

The writer/producer also shares that what she loves about theater is that, while there isn't as much money as film and TV, it's "such a gift" because the performers and audience can experience something together in real time. "I think if you put something on stage that gets enough buzz, you could write the next Hamilton," says the founder of the production company Hillman Grad.

"I'm not running away from Hollywood," Waithe says. "I'm still very much making TV shows and working on movies and things like that, but the theater world has brought me back to life in a way that has been so amazing."

On this week's installment of "Nice Talk," Waithe also opens up about what it was like creating her first TV series, The Chi, speaking to icons from Black TV shows and cinema on her new podcast "Legacy Talk," uplifting others in her field, and more. The episode is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

Whitfield shares what she's learned since opening up to having her life documented on screen in this week's episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk." While the marketing and communications consultant has thoroughly enjoyed starring on RHONY, now in its second season, she also revealed what moments of being on a reality show can make her feel "powerless."

The TV personality explained that it can be challenging to watch moments when you may have been in the wrong, or realize later on how someone else perceived you. "You feel powerless when you had a conversation with someone, you know your intentions, you know what said, you know the hundred other conversations that you had with that person prior. And then you see their confessional and it's a 180," she says. "It's like, 'That's not how that went. That wasn't my intention. That wasn't what happened.' But somehow that was your reality. So that's hard. And that feels very powerless."

Whitfield adds, "Especially if it's about a serious topic, that's really close to your own heart, that's hard. That's really, really difficult to watch back."

She explains that she's learned to cope with those kinds of interactions by feeling "seven phases of grief," while wrestling with how to respond or deciding to save any confrontation for the season's reunion. "You go through many different things. You talk to your family and friends around you who know you, who can remind you who you are. And then you just try to keep calm and make a decision about what to do and how to handle it," says Whitfield.

The reality star also shares on "Nice Talk" what advice she's gotten from Housewives alum, including the beloved Luann de Lesseps, a.k.a. Countess Luann, from the original run of RHONY.

"[Luann] told me last week when I saw her, she was like, 'You're very real and that will get you very far,'" Whitfield says on the podcast. "She said, 'Keep being real because people can tell.'"

Whitfield also notes how much being on RHONY for only two seasons has made her admire Luann and other longtime franchise stars. "I've done this now for two seasons and, it's funny, as a viewer, you sit there and watch and you say, 'That's so easy. You get your dinners paid for. How hard is it?' When I now see people like Kyle [Richards] and Luann, I'm like, 'You women are made of steel.' They are badasses. It's not easy to do."

She adds, "Even when it's easy, it's not easy. It's a lot. And the calendar of the filming and the thing and then press and then the show airing and then starting the circle all over again. It's not for the faint of heart. They're just iron women, truly. It's a lot to do this and to navigate it as well as they have."

Whitfield opens up more about her decision to join reality TV, her style evolution, financial security, and more on this week's installment of "Nice Talk." The episode is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

On this week's episode of the Maire Claire podcast "Nice Talk," Nicholas spoke about how pay transparency is just as important to her business, the popular astrological app CHANI, as horoscopes.

She explained that meeting her wife Sonya Passi—who founded the organization Freefrom, which works to financially empower survivors of domestic violence—helped inform her perception of how important it is to speak openly about money. "Economic abuse becomes one of the main levers for humans to control each other, for men to control women. If I'm just gonna be super flat about it," she says. "Obviously, there's a lot of nuance, but that's how it works, and that's how it's always works because that's how patriarchy works. But we don't talk about it."

At CHANI, Nicholas says, they're as upfront as they can be about money. "We [at CHANI] post our salarie," the co-founder shares on the podcast. "But we should all be exceptionally transparent with what we pay, what we earn."

"You need to know what somebody else is making—otherwise it will be used against you because the dynamic is the same," she continues. "If it's in a marriage, if it's in a parent-child, if it's in a boss-employee, if it's in a president-citizens, it's all the same abusive dynamic because we're still so steeped in white-supremacist-het-cis patriarchy, and so extraction is the name of the game wherever we go, and the only way to start to chip away at that is to be explicit about what it is."

Nicholas reasoned that speaking more openly about money should be the norm and can only help get you where you want to be. "Taboos are just there as an invisible jail, and all you have to do is bust through it," the astrologer/activist says. "Just ask people, 'How did you make your first whatever?' Like, whatever it is you want to do, go ask people about money. Some people won't answer you. It's fine. Move on. Someone will have a conversation with you about money, and it is going to help clarify so much for you."

On "Nice Talk," Nicholas also shares her insight into the upcoming Mars and Venus retrogrades, which begin on December 6 and March 1, respectively.

She points out that Mars can represent masculine energy, equating the upcoming transit as potentially affecting how men voted for Donald Trump after feeling "left behind" in society. However, Venus, with its feminine and queer energy, could have its own impact.

"Mars will station direct a week before Venus stations retrograde. But there's a connection there between what's happening along the gender scale," the CHANI co-founder says.

Mentioning how Venus retrograde happens in the same place in the sky every eight years, Nicholas explains, "Venus is the planet of women and queer folks and style and beauty and all things that we love. But what happened eight years ago at the end of January? Okay, so we are going through the same Venus retrograde and the same inauguration."

"And just to put a little spin on it: What happened in 2017 was the Women's March, Time's Up, #MeToo, 'Nevertheless, she persisted,'" she continues. "So we had a coalescing of activism. It was imperfect, it was messy, it wasn't all effective...but that is what happened. And we are having the same exact one now."

Nicholas opens up more about when she realized to monetize her work as an astrologer, running a self-funded business, and more in this week's installment of "Nice Talk." The episode is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

Saujani, who just launched the "My So-Called Midlife" podcast with Lemonada Media, opens up on the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk" about what she's learned from failing—and how women can apply that to their own lives.

She points to her background in tech and how she lost the 2010 New York Democratic House primary as having influenced her view of failure. "In that race, I learned how to be a great communicator, a great fundraiser. I learned how to build strong teams. But had I not lost that race, I wouldn't have been able to actually do that because then I had to go dissect it after I lost," Saujani shares on the pod.

The founder describes the skill of reflecting on what worked and what didn't as her "hack on failure."

"Women are so afraid of failure because they think it will break them—that they will think about it, think about it, think about it, think about it, think about it, and they'll never be able to do anything over again," she says. "For me, I'm like, I give myself 30 days to think about it, to analyze it, and then I move the fuck on. I do not sit in it."

"That's my hack," she continues. "And so I think that I have learned that failure is a privilege."

She adds that every person who has successfully launched a brand has made mistakes, and emphasizes how important it is to talk about that so others don't shy away from their own ambitions. "I want to go through the journey and the steps and the stumbles and the challenges and the mistakes and the failures because that's living," Saujani adds.

The best-selling author also opens up on "Nice Talk" about imposter syndrome, which she describes as "a normal response to inhabiting a space that was intentionally built to exclude you."

"Imposter syndrome, though we expect women to feel it, you get dinged when you have it," she says. "The best thing that we can do in many ways to combat imposter syndrome is to reject the premise entirely."

By doing so, Saujani explains, women may not feel held back in their careers, so they can aim even higher—even if they fail along the way.

Saujani opens up more about career transitions, embracing middle age, advocating for yourself in the workplace, and more on this week's installment of "Nice Talk." The episode is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

The author of the "Long Live" Substack and founder of the N.Y.C.-based fashion community event EV Salon swears by looking on eBay for unique vintage finds. After sourcing menswear, designer bags, and even the $82 dress she transformed into her wedding gown, Veurink has picked up a lot of tips for shopping on the platform, which she shares on this week's episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk."

"I think it is the best platform for pre-loved clothing online, period, end of sentence," she says, explaining how you can "bring whatever you want to the website," whether it's a specific vision or you just want to browse vintage T-shirts.

When it comes to finding the perfect piece, Veurink reveals that knowing your measurements is key. "My biggest tip, especially for someone who wears a lot of menswear or someone who's starting out, is to invest in one of those tailor measuring tapes and know that, even if a seller doesn't list the measurements, you can always ask," she says.

The writer notes that menswear has measurements "baked into the sizing," and says it's "totally fair game to message" about a dress you may be interested in, but can't tell how big or small the waist might be.

Veurink shares on "Nice Talk" how she's become a seasoned vintage shopper on eBay after thrifting for years. "When I was starting out, and I was 16, and I had babysitting money, $20 at the mall would get me like a Hollister shirt on sale, but $20 at Goodwill would get me multiple silk blouses, a leather briefcase, [and] a wool suit, so experimentation was what mattered the most to me," she reflects. "I needed to try everything. I needed to replicate what I was reading in Elle or seeing in movies. So it sent me to thrift stores, and I fell in love with the process and the lack of control."

Now she appreciates "the sustainability" and "the serendipity of it" the most. "I feel so emotional talking about it because it's my favorite thing to do: just walk into a thrift store, sit down and spend an hour on eBay," she says. "That is how I unwind. It's how I got inspired."

Veurink opens up more about how to shop sustainably, her experience of going freelance as a fashion writer, launching EV Salon, and more on this week's installment of "Nice Talk." The episode is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

She continues, "She [was] like, 'Yeah, I'm sorry to tell you, but nobody publishes poetry, and also most poetry that gets published is by dead people."

Kaur says that she began to consider self-publishing her work, but was similarly met with discouragement from her professor. "She was like, 'Listen, the moment you self-publish, like nobody—the industry is not going to respect you," Kaur reflects. "I was like, 'Well, I'm a brown girl from Brampton. I'm invisible to the industry anyway. So, yeah, do not self-publish is the best advice I've never taken."

The book quickly developed a cult readership once it was published, thanks to Kaur's following on Tumblr and Instagram. Within a year, it was re-released by Andrews McMeel Publishing. And now, on the 10 year anniversary, Kaur is releasing a special anniversary collector's edition.

Since her entrée into the poetry scene, Kaur says she feels like "there has been change" in the publishing industry when it comes to poetry, especially in terms of more women and writers of color being better represented. "They've been forced to see us," she says. "And forced to see that audiences and readers are hungry for work like ours."

Kaur also recalls on "Nice Talk" how she began to struggle creatively amid her whirlwind success, explaining that she felt "riddled with anxiety" while working on her second book, 2017's the sun and her flowers.

"I fully and wholly believed that I'd lost my touch and I'd lost whatever magic there was," she remembers. "That's what anxiety does, right? It lies to you and it has your voice and it's coming from your mind. So you're like, 'Well, that must be the truth.'"

Kaur says she had convinced herself she would "never" be able to experience the same creative flow that she did while writing milk and honey as a teenager and in her early 20s, but "persevered anyway" because of her passion for the craft. She later also released 2020's home body.

"The silver lining is the flow state has come back and it's really exciting," she adds. "I'm holding on to it, but not too tightly. I'm sort of just like, 'Thank you for arriving and I'll take you while you're here. And then you might decide to leave and that's okay.'"

Kaur opens up more about her experience as a published poet, from having to address the people she writes about to navigating financial anxiety in her career, on this week's "Nice Talk." The episode is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

Gabby Windey looked for love on TV in 2022 as a contestant on The Bachelor and as the first-ever co-lead on The Bachelorette, but it wasn't until later that she found it, with comedian Robby Hoffman.

While Windey will soon return to our screens as a contestant on the forthcoming Traitors season 3, on the latest episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk," she reveals whether she and her girlfriend would ever star in a reality show together.

"We've had meetings and people approach us that are like, 'Would you guys do a reality show together? Are you interested in doing this and this?'" the "Long Winded" podcast host shares. "And we're like, it just seems like it whenever you do reality shows about your love life and stuff, like what else is the drama besides tearing you guys apart?"

"I don't want to exploit my relationship in that way," she adds.

Windey, who has been in a relationship with the comic/TV writer since May 2023, continues, "I don't want to let anyone else kind of have a story quote-unquote 'about us.'"

The former Bachelorette also spoke highly of Hoffman, whom she publicly announced she was dating last year after coming out on an August 2023 episode of The View. "I think Robby and I do a really good job of protecting our relationship and putting our relationship first," she says.

Windey shares more insight about dating in the public eye; what it was like being a Denver Broncos cheerleader while working as an ICU nurse; and what she's learned as her career's taken different paths on this week's installment of "Nice Talk." The episode is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

The acne spot treatment brand Starface may be a favorite skin care product among Gen Z, but when founder Julie Schott set out to launch the company, she didn't know where to start with its finances. She simply trusted her instincts—and advises other aspiring entrepreneurs to do the same.

Schott, who became an entrepreneur after working as a beauty editor for years, opened up on the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk" about how she learned to accept that it's "okay" to have blind spots and seek assistance when starting a business.

"I knew that I did not know how to finance a company, and I knew that it wasn't going to be me and how my brain works," Schott recalls.

"So it was about finding that better half—that partner who I could really trust and really believe I don't need to check their homework," continues Schott, who's since expanded into founding Julie, an emergency contraceptive brand, the skincare line Futurewise, and Blip nicotine gum and sticks.

The entrepreneur says she "did find that partner" in her co-founder Brian Bordainick. "We've been working together on everything because I trust him and I don't need to check and he trusts me the same way," she adds.

Ultimately, Schott explains that understanding her strengths and knowing where to take a step back as a CEO can only help a business. "Yes, I'm aware, and, yes, I'm in the rooms, but, no, I'm not making a financial model. And it's okay to say that, right? Like, you don't have to be everything," she says. "I actually think it's important to recognize that because I'm never going to be the best at doing that thing. It wouldn't have been beneficial to the business if I had insisted upon it."

Schott also reflects on "Nice Talk" about how she didn't anticipate how beloved Starface would become by Gen Z. What she did know, she explains, is recognizing the importance of "trusting your gut" when it comes to pursuing something you're passionate about.

"I don't think [the reception] was something that we thought, 'Oh, this is going to happen,' because you can't really. You don't really know. The customer tells you how the thing affects them, or they show you through how they talk about it online, or how they talk about it offline," she shares. "But it's really meaningful."

After years of struggling with and openly talking about adult acne herself, Schott says the best part of working on Starface has been being able to help others and see how useful the product has been for them. "There are so many other challenges that young people are already going to face," Schott says, noting how frustrating it can feel to not want to go to work or school because of a breakout. "So if you can just make some of these [challenges] that are actually easy to solve better, I think that's probably one of the best parts [of running Starface].

Schott opens up more about her experience leaving fashion media to start her own business, stepping into a CEO role, and what it was like venturing into the emergency contraceptive space on this week's "Nice Talk." The episode is available now everywhere you listen to podcasts.

Delaney Rowe may poke fun at Hollywood tropes in her TikToks, but she's become some celebs' favorite content creator.

Rowe, who's known for her videos parodying movie and TV clichés, shares on the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk" that she's had multiple stars reach out to her to sing their praises of her witty TikToks and sense of humor.

"The best part about having a platform is this incredible access it's given me to genuine heroes of mine who I've grown up loving, envying, following, everything," Rowe says. "And then suddenly they've sent you a message and they're like, 'I love your videos.'"

The actress/influencer reveals that Stranger Things' own Sheriff Hopper David Harbour sent her "something that was incredible." Seth Rogen and Jameela Jamil, she notes, also reached out.

Rowe says, "It gives you this sense of like, 'Okay, I'm touching on something. I'm making something that is working,' And so that's been incredible."

The L.A.-based talent explains on "Nice Talk" that she began making her now-viral TikToks—which range from spoofing the "insufferable" manic pixie dream girl trope in indie films to quirks of movie trailers—several years ago when she was "getting a little fed up with not having any traction in the entertainment space." Rowe shares that she thought it was "so much fun" and "so free" at first, and then the hobby started to take off.

"Once I had traction on one video, you don't forget that feeling," she says. "You're like, 'My gosh, if I just keep doing this, this has the potential to change my life in some way.' So I just stuck with it, and before I knew it, it was my job and I turned it into business. And it's pretty much changed my life."

Rowe, who first set out to be an actress, says that "it's not scary" making fun of the kinds of projects she may one day go up for with her content. She reveals, "I just have had so many people that I respect in this industry reach out to me and want to have meetings with me and all these things because of these videos. And so it tells me that the people who I'd want to work with understand what I'm doing."

The TikTok star adds, "The people that I want to work with get that I am not making fun of anything besides bad writing and anybody can do that."

Rowe opens up more about her experience going viral, having an online platform, navigating brand partnership deals, and more on this week's installment of "Nice Talk." The episode is out now everywhere you listen to podcasts.

Singer-songwriter Tanner Adell knows how important it is for women to stick together in the country music industry.

The musician, who has a self-described "glam country style" and is known for reclaiming sexist stereotypes in cowboy culture in her music, opens up on the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk" about how she turns to other female artists for support. As her career has taken off since the 2023 release of her debut album Buckle Bunny, Adell says she's particularly taken to asking for advice from Lainey Wilson, who experienced a similar rapid ascension.

"Being a woman in country music, period, is really hard," Adell says. "You're competing against a lot of men who tend to dominate this genre. They dominate the radio. It's really hard for women to get radio play in country music. So the girls are sticking together."

The country music star shares that she's been getting to know Wilson, who she has "a lot of respect for," in recent months. "We've had a few moments to sit down and really talk," she says.

Adell shares that she and Wilson (who both contributed to the Twisters original soundtrack) were recently at the same charity event in L.A. where she asked her for advice over a 30-minute conversation. "I always wonder with someone like Lainey how her success has affected [her] relationships, specifically with men and other artists that are men in country music," she says. "So we talked about it—and it truly is like the girls gotta have each other's backs and it's not a competition."

She continues, "One thing she said was, 'There's room for all of us. We can all be making music and we can all support each other, and we don't have to be nasty or be talking behind each other's backs 'cause the boys don't have our backs.'"

Adell notes on "Nice Talk" that Wilson isn't the only friend and mentor she's had in the industry. "Very early on, Mickey Guyton was a friend to me, and she's still someone who I just have a lot of trust in," the singer reveals. "When I'm having my doubts or things, I'll call her up and rant to her."

"She's been through all this. I absolutely love her. She feels like a big sister to me," she adds. "Lainey and Mickey have been very, not even just kind, but compassionate and really are there for me. [They] have been through it—and their opinion is the most valid opinion ever.

Adell opens up more about making strides as a Black woman in country music, her experience finding financial security as a musician, and more on this week's installment of "Nice Talk." The episode is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

A'ja Wilson and her fellow WNBA teammates have long spoken out about the gender pay gap in professional basketball, and she thinks it's time for allies to stand up for them.

The Team USA and Las Vegas Aces player shares on the latest episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk" how she thinks the issue of pay disparity between men's and women's sports can be best addressed, noting just how important it is for others in positions of power to advocate for the women on the courts.

"I can scream at the top of my lungs, 'I want my money in my bank account,' but who are the people who are on foot that can get the job done?" Wilson says. "That's where I lean to. That's where I tap into the most: making sure that those people who are in those spaces understand, 'No, this is something that you really want to invest in.'"

The star athlete explains on "Nice Talk" how she thinks it's essential that allies who can represent individual players and teams "speak highly" of them, and fight for fair deals and partnership opportunities—all the while emphasizing that money can be made by working with the WNBA, too. She explains, "I think the biggest thing is always showing up and being present and letting people know that, 'This is why you need to invest in us.' Because I feel like people sometimes got to see the product for real to really understand, 'Do I want to invest in this?'"

Wilson adds, "I may not be there to have that seat, but you do, and if you're really about it, this is how you can start addressing it at the table."

Thus far, the Olympian has partnered with multiple brands, including Nike, who named her one of the brand's signature athletes and she launched a collection with. "This is huge that a Black woman can sit here and say, 'That's my shoe. That's my collection that people are wearing,'" Wilson says of the collaboration. "I don't take a moment [like that] for granted."

While the Las Vegas Aces player notes that the fight toward pay equity isn't easy, she emphasizes that it's essential for the future of the WNBA. "Sometimes those conversations aren't the easiest, because people may not want to hear that, or they're like, 'This, isn't it.' But when you get those people that want to know more—that want to actually do the work—that's the people that I love to stay close with, because long term, not just now, you're planting seeds, so now the next generation can then flourish," Wilson says.

"Change doesn't happen overnight," she continues. "We're just now starting to see this huge growth of WNBA, and it's been 28 years. So understanding that when you can plant those seeds with those allies, we're going to start reaping the benefits sooner or later."

"I think the tides are slowly starting to turn because people are starting to invest and people are starting to see, 'Oh, no, these women get it done, both on and off the court,'" adds Wilson.

The basketball star, who will soon play in this summer's Olympic Games, opens up more about adjusting to becoming a celebrity athlete within the past few years, how she shies from setting high goals, and more on this week's episode of "Nice Talk." The podcast is available now wherever you listen to podcasts.

Leave it to everybody's TikTok BFF Tefi Pessoa to have a relatable story about the challenges of breaking into your dream career.

The internet personality and co-host of the upcoming Prime Video talk show Influenced (out August 1), recognized by many on TikTok and Instagram as @hellotefi, opens up on the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk" about when she got her first big break—and how it affected her both financially and emotionally.

"When I moved to New York when I was 22, I would only go for these minimum wage jobs because, as a millennial, the first thing they teach you in school is, 'If you don't go to school, you're never going to make any money, you won't have any opportunities.'" Pessoa shares. "You have to climb this ladder and the ladder is being held up by like really old white guys. Like, 'Amazing, amazing. I'm never going to be able to do that. I'm never going to go anywhere.'"

With that mindset, the TikTok star explains that she was made to feel grateful when she landed a job at a production studio that paid her a yearly salary of $21,000. She recalls, "They were like, 'You're Head of Community, but you get to answer the phone in the front.' And I go, 'Okay, I'm a receptionist. Got it. Got it. Thank you so much. Thank you for the opportunity. Thank you. No, I don't even need health insurance. Thank you so much.'"

So when a producer personally emailed her asking if she'd be interested in hosting a new show, Pessoa says she jumped at the opportunity and made up an excuse to take time off to go to the audition.

The influencer recalls on "Nice Talk" that she auditioned at a theater in front of a crowd of hundreds and performed a 20-minute set about Harry Styles' 2019 Met Gala look and the conversation she had with her grandmother about it. Pessoa explains that it wasn't until she got off stage that she realized the audience was made up of other people auditioning—many of whom were professional broadcast journalists, podcasters, and established influencers.

"I was the only one that got hired," says Pessoa, who landed the gig for what became the YouTube show Tefi in July 2019 on her 29th birthday. "They were like, 'We will pay you $200,000 a year.' I'd only been making $21,000 a year, so I signed it really quick because I thought they made a mistake."

The show found moderate success but was short-lived, due to the pandemic in 2020—which is ultimately what led Pessoa to move her material over to TikTok.

"I think for me, my whole life, I knew that I wanted to be heard and I knew that I wanted to be seen, but I was terrified of perception," the internet personality says. Thanks to a shift in her confidence that she felt while making her first show, and feeling like viewers were affirming her sense of humor, she said it was like she "had found [her] scissors to the wrapping paper," and went all-in on making content.

"I think what was going through my mind was, 'There's no option B now,'" says Pessoa. "Once I found that groove, I'm like, 'There's nothing I would not give up to do that again. I will scrub floors, I will be a barista, you name it. Like, I'll work five jobs if it means that I get a shot to do that again ... I started posting like my life literally depended on it."

Pessoa shares more about her career trajectory, her signature online personality, and more on the latest episode of "Nice Talk," which is available now wherever you listen to podcasts.

Landing a role in Avatar: The Way of Water changed actress Bailey Bass' life in more ways than one.

Bass shares on the latest episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk" that she and her family felt a sense of relief when she booked the blockbuster film directed by James Cameron at age 13, since they had been on welfare and food stamps up until that point.

"I remember I found out that I booked the role [in Avatar] and I bawled my eyes out. I was so excited," says Bass, who is now 21 and known for starring as Claudia on AMC's series adaptation of Interview with the Vampire.

"I had an understanding of money because I've been working since I was 2 years old," she says of when she was cast as Tsireya, a free diver and the daughter to Kate Winslet's Ronal and Cliff Curtis' Tonowari. "So I knew that it would help us so much and it did."

Given the film's long production schedule ahead of its release in December 2022, Bass recalls on "Nice Talk" how it wasn't until she was 16 that she processed just how much her role in the franchise would affect her and her loved ones. She explains that it hit her once when she was driving home from the grocery store with her mother and she burst into tears.

"I looked at my mom and I was just like, 'Mama, when this movie comes out, I'll be able to buy you a Mercedes,' Bass remembers. "I didn't grow up with a lot financially. We were on food stamps and welfare and my mom was a single mom taking care of my grandparents and my two brothers and me, and we had a dog."

She adds, "I remember something very overwhelming was when I got my period. My mom cried—not in front of me, but she told me this later—she cried because she didn't know how she was going to afford pads."

With Avatar: The Way of Water, though, Bass was eventually able to make her "first big purchase" and get the Mercedes that she and her mom dreamed of. "It wasn't for me, it was for my mom, I was just like, 'I want to get you this car,' because I remember as a little girl that was the first car I ever remember being in," she says. "It felt like I made it."

Now that Bass is more excited about where she's at in her career—both acting and starting to produce other projects—she's wrestling with simply feeling proud of each achievement and staying present. "I'm so competitive and I'm so ambitious that I keep moving the finish line further and further away, which is something that I talk a lot about in therapy and I have to figure out—not being such a perfectionist and being so hard on myself," she reveals. "But I will say that [when I bought my mom a Mercedes], it felt like an I-made-it moment. But what I'm realizing is, throughout my career, I will have many I-made-it moments."

For more about Bass' journey towards financial stability, her jewelry brand BaiBai, efforts producing children's entertainment, and more, tune into her episode of "Nice Talk," which is available now wherever you listen to podcasts.

Julia Fox has sworn off sex—and she's feeling all the better for it.

The actress and author of the best-selling memoir Down the Drain opens up on the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk" about her journey towards focusing more on herself and being a great mother to her 3-year-old son Valentino—which involved reconsidering her values around sex and money.

Fox, who has abstained from sex for over two and a half years, explains her choice is ultimately "the consequence of men's repeated actions."

"Women are tired," she says, noting that others who have similarly committed to celibacy have reached out to her. "They're like, 'I wish more women understood how great it is not to do this with not to engage with men in that way."

The host of E!'s OMG Fashun adds, "It's a shame, in a way, [that] this is where we've gotten."

Fox's abstinence began when she felt like she was "done with men" after giving dating her "best shot." But after Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, she turned her abstinence into what she describes as a "subtle rebellion."

"Why would I lay down with someone who won't stand up for me? These men, they're not mad," she says. "I'm not saying all men support the ban on abortion, but most men aren't really saying anything about it. And I just feel like f--- that."

While Fox is open to meeting somebody and falling in love, she doesn't plan on having sex in a potential new relationship "anytime soon" because she needs to "build a lot of trust." Right now, she says, she's focused on raising her son and building her career.

The multi-hyphenate went from being a downtown New York City personality and artist to an A-lister and fashion icon following the release of the 2019 hit Uncut Gems. But in recent years, Fox has reconsidered the value she places on money.

"My only goal is to provide a great life for my son. If I have enough money to do that, that's really all I need. I pretty much only spend money on my son," says Fox, who has surprised fans by posting videos on TikTok highlighting her humble apartment setup.

In the past, Fox says, she would flaunt her wealth through design bags or luxury cars, but realized that came from a place of "putting those things on a pedestal and allowing those things to define [her] self-worth."

"It's all psychological and I feel like I don't have anything to prove," Fox adds. "I don't have anything to prove in that arena. I'm not trying to be the richest person in the room."

Her mindset shifted once she welcomed Valentino in early 2021 and began raising him as a single mom. "I think it probably did have a lot to do with motherhood and becoming a single mom [that I started] realigning my values and really understanding what's important, what's not important, and what's fair, what's unfair," she reveals.

"Every single person in the world comes from a woman. But yet, we're treated like second-class, expendable citizens. We're not given our flowers that we so rightfully deserve," Fox says. "I feel like those are my missions now: talking about this stuff and shedding light on it and getting people to wake up, take the blinders off. Everyone is so conditioned to want the nice car and the nicest watch as if those things are going to make them happy, and they're not."

For more, tune into Fox's episode of "Nice Talk," which is available now wherever you listen to podcasts.

Not every 17-year-old negotiates business deals, but when Maitreyi Ramakrishnan went from a typical high schooler in Ontario, Canada to the star of Netflix's Never Have I Ever, that's exactly what she had to consider—on top of her overnight fame.

On the latest episode of Marie Claire's podcast, "Nice Talk," the actress opens up about how she learned to navigate financial negotiations while still a teenager, starring on the hit teen show from 2020 to its fourth and final season in 2023.

"At a very young age I had to learn that money is power and to ask for more does not mean that you're greedy, but actually respecting yourself," Ramakrishnan revealed on "Nice Talk."

The star, who landed the lead role of Devi on Never Have I Ever through a self-tape open call on Twitter, said, "I remember having to learn that sometimes you've got to ask for more because others are asking for more and people are gonna cheap you out if they can. They will walk over you. And it's not that you need X amount of dollars to live the life that you live, it's just that dollar value is the sign of respect."

The star, now 22 and a human rights and equality studies student at York University in Toronto, shared that her internal dialogue about her self-worth as it relates to money, and in general, has shifted over time. She explained, "I'd treat myself like a make-a-wish kid. Like, 'Congrats. You won this little raffle on Twitter. You actually didn't send a tape. It was actually just a random giveaway. They were giving away the lead role on a Netflix show and you won. Congrats!' I adopted that mentality for myself, which is very bad because it's not true."

"I definitely was in the right place at the right time. There is 100 percent an element of luck, especially in this biz," she continued. "But I do give myself credit for the fact that talent is what kept me there."

Ramakrishnan also credits her mother with helping her to pull those feelings out of herself. She said, "I went about learning how to advocate for myself [by] just growing some courage, understanding my self-worth, and where I want to be and how I want to be respected and how I want to be treated."

With that in mind, as she takes on more roles and brand deals, and tackles video game streaming on Twitch, Ramakrishnan shares her team has had to advise her on what passion projects may be worth doing for free, and getting paid what she's owed for others. "There's a reason why they call it the movie-making business. Not the movie-making passion. It's the movie-making business first, which sucks," she said.

"There are times where in this lovely capitalist society they will take advantage of you when they can," the Netflix star added. "It's not always about being greedy, but sometimes it's actually just about respecting yourself in an industry where my services as an individual that entails my likeness and my name, my person, it has its spot in a marketplace."

"That was kind of weird to wrap around at 17," she shared. "You are part of a marketplace. Your entity as a being, you yourself as a person, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is now a business. Where do you fit in the marketplace?"

Ramakrishnan also acknowledged that she's still working on being confident in her career and herself. "I like to say I am 5 years old in the industry. That's it. Just a 5-year-old," she shared. "There's so much left to do to not prove to others, but just prove to myself—to add more ammunition for my own overthinking thoughts, for that one annoying voice in my brain that keeps saying I'm a make-a-wish kid."

Ramakrishnan opens up more about navigating her whirlwind success while still a teenager, her decision to pursue a college degree outside of acting, and more on the latest episode of "Nice Talk," which is available now wherever you listen to podcasts.

Summer House fans and "Giggly Squad" podcast listeners look to Paige DeSorbo for life and style advice, but the entrepreneur didn't always have her multihyphenate career figured out. In fact, she once had to turn to herself and follow her intuition for it to become what it is.

On the latest episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk," the reality TV star/influencer opened up about a time she felt powerless—and how she grew from the experience.

DeSorbo explained that she was "very scared" when her close friend and "Giggly Squad" podcast cohost Hannah Berner "was fired" from the Bravo TV show about a group of friends in the Hamptons in 2021 after season 5. Her exit came shortly after the two launched their podcast, and rather than listening to naysayers and thinking exclusively in her best interests, she stood by Berner.

"I was caught in the crossfire and it was so scary for both of us," she shared on "Nice Talk" of Berner's Summer House departure. "Then to be like, 'No let's just lean in more, buckle up'—'Giggly Squad' really took a turn."

DeSorbo explained that the moment put into perspective how overwhelming fan reaction can be, saying, "I think when Hannah was fired was probably one of the times in reality TV that I was like, 'Okay, well, I really don't know what to do. It was just very weird and it was all playing out, and it's not like everyone watching it knew every single thing that's ever happened because they can't put everything out on the show."

She continued, "That was a really difficult time because I was like, 'Am I going to get fired? Is this my career? What am I even doing outside of the show that I could continue to make money?' So, I was very scared."

DeSorbo shared people would ask her at the time if Berner's exit meant she was done collaborating with her on the then-new "Giggly Squad." She said, "It didn't even run through my mind. I got so taken aback when they asked me. I was like, 'Yeah, obviously, I'm going to keep doing 'Giggly Squad.' That's my friend. That's my real-life friend.' I was like, 'I don't care if 200 Jessicas from across the country can't stand her, that's my friend.'"

While DeSorbo noted that she could have considered how much backlash Berner received from Summer House viewers and how continuing their podcast could have been "not good for [her] brand," she also wanted to trust her intuition.

"We continued doing it," she said. "I think that was one of the moments where it was a real shift in me and how I was as a person and how I was as a friend. Because I was like, No, I'm not going to just drop her because the majority of people are not liking her. Who cares about the majority of people? I'm never meeting them. I don't know them. That is not right."

Ultimately, by trusting herself and looking out for Berner, "Giggly Squad" found its audience and grew into the viral lifestyle phenomenon that it is. DeSorbo shared, "We leaned into 'Giggly Squad ' even harder because we really did feel like ourselves and we felt connected with each other, and we were trauma bonded," she shared.

The Bravo personality spoke more about her experience with what she's learned by stepping into her power as an entrepreneur, her unique career path, and more on "Nice Talk," available wherever you listen to podcasts now.

Even as a child star surrounded by adults on the set of Nickelodeon's Victorious, Victoria Justice was unafraid to advocate for herself.

On the debut episode of Marie Claire's podcast Nice Talk with Nikki Ogunnaike, Justice recalls how she gained the confidence to speak up for herself while starring in Victorious.

"Even though I was young and I was in a world predominantly surrounded by adults, I think I recognized my power," says Justice, who appears on the cover of Marie Claire's music issue.

The singer and actress explains that she had a strong support system she could model herself after. "I had a lot of guidance in my life at that point, and I also have a very strong mother who isn't afraid to speak up," said Justice, who also appeared on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 before leading her own show.

So when it came time to be first on the call sheet in Victorious—in which Justice played an aspiring singer attending a performing arts high school during a three-season run from 2010-2013—she felt empowered to talk about how she was "being treated."

Justice recalls, "I realized that even though I am a teenager, I still know what I'm talking about. I'm not an idiot. I have a voice and, respectfully, I'm going to let you know how I feel. And if I feel like I don't like the way that I'm being treated, or whatever it may be, I'm going to voice that."

The former child star shares that both having the proper guidance and her experience on Victorious has continued to impact how she carries herself in the industry today, especially as she pursues a career as an independent musician.

"I think that's trickled over into the way I am now," the performer says. "I definitely do advocate for myself. I'm not afraid to speak up."

She continues, "I feel like I need something different or I don't like the way things are going or if something just isn't working, I think it's important to always say something. It's like the squeaky wheel gets greased at the end of the day. Like, you can't be afraid to just ask at least or speak up for yourself. Because if you're not going to, then like who is?"