Welcome to Nice Talk, hosted by Marie Claire Editor in Chief Nikki Ogunnaike. Each week, Nikki will sit down with fascinating women—entertainers, entrepreneurs,...
Natalie Nakase on Building a WNBA Team From Scratch, Interning in her 30s, and Looking to Victoria Beckham for Style Inspiration
Natalie Nakase has always loved basketball—and she’s built a successful career on that passion. After playing professionally for a few years, she became a head coach overseas, but eventually moved back to the U.S. with the dream of coaching in the NBA. Over the next decade, Nakase climbed the ranks from video intern to assistant coach for the Clippers. From there, she became the assistant coach for the Las Vegas Aces, leading the team to two championship victories. Now, she’s embarking on a new role as the head coach of the Golden State Valkyries, a brand-new WNBA team. In this episode, we discuss what it’s been like for Natalie to be the “first” so many times in her career, why she accepted an internship in her 30s, and the symbolic reason she wears all-black outfits on game days.And just like that, season 2 is wrapped! See you next season for more nice talks!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Ashley Tisdale on Building Frenshe, Rallying After Failure, and Her Chic Post-Disney Style Evolution
Many people were first introduced to Ashley Tisdale in the early 2000s when she starred in major Disney projects like The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and High School Musical. Today, in addition to her career as an actor and singer, she’s also the founder of the wellness blog Frenshe and its accompanying product line, Being Frenshe. On this episode, Tisdale discusses how emotional it was to see her product line in Target and why having her products available at an accessible price point was important to her. She also opens up about the red flags in her first “failed” business endeavour and how she used those lessons to make Frenshe a massive success. Additionally, we dive into her style, including how her maternity wardrobe evolved between her first and second pregnancies and her love for statement jackets.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jessie Andrews on Navigating the Stigma Associated With Adult Film, Money as a Form of Freedom, and Her High-Low Approach to Design
Jessie Andrews is an actor and the powerhouse entrepreneur behind Basic Swim, Tase Gallery, and the celeb-beloved jewelry line Bagatiba. But her career journey has been a winding one. When she was 18, Andrews became an adult film actor. After shooting over 140 films and winning an AVN award for Best Actress for her performance in Portrait of a Call Girl, she left the industry to pursue DJing and entrepreneurship. In this episode, she discusses the financial benchmark she needed to hit to leave the world of adult film and what it looked like to start over in an unfamiliar industry. Andrews also dives into how she finds design inspiration for her brands and why she feels like the older she gets, the better she gets at saying no.Note: due to the fires in LA, we will not be releasing an episode on 1/16. We'll be back 1/23 with a new episode.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Golloria George on Her Social Media Hiatus, Integrity in Brand Partnerships, and Top Beauty Products
Golloria George is a South Sudanese beauty content creator with over 3 million followers and counting. She first rose to fame in 2022 with her The Darkest Shade series where she reviews the darkest foundation shades from makeup brands. George has driven tangible change in the beauty industry by celebrating brands with inclusive shade ranges and calling on others to reformulate their products. In this episode, we explore why she decided to take a hiatus from social media earlier this year—despite it being her primary source of income. George also shares her favorite beauty products, discusses her mentors in the beauty space, and even teases plans for her own makeup line.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Alison Roman on the Pressure to Create Content, Funding a Grocery Store, and the Culinary Ingredient in her Beauty Routine
Between her best-selling cookbooks and on-camera instructing, Alison Roman has made a name for herself as the approachable yet straightforward chef who’s determined to teach people how to cook. In addition to her celebrated online presence, in 2023, Alison made an offline career leap and built a grocery store called First Bloom. In this episode, we get into the financial details of how she went from working in restaurants after dropping out of college to building her online brand to self-funding her grocery store. She also discusses the pressure that public figures feel to be content creators in the current media landscape and why she feels her most powerful when she’s writing. We even get into her dream nail-polish partnership and discuss why she’s pushing back against the notion that everything she wears is “saying something.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Welcome to Nice Talk, hosted by Marie Claire Editor in Chief Nikki Ogunnaike. Each week, Nikki will sit down with fascinating women—entertainers, entrepreneurs, creators, athletes, and changemakers—to discuss money, power, and style. “Well-behaved” women have long been discouraged from speaking on these topics—style should be effortless, and conversations about money or power aren’t “proper,” “ladylike,” or “nice.” But Nikki’s definition of a Nice Talk is one where all parties walk away feeling empowered. Nikki’s guests are getting candid about how they navigated their come-ups, what makes them feel both powerful and powerless, and of course, how they use personal style to communicate with the world.
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