Podcast appearances and mentions of erica cerulo

On the penultimate episode of this podcast, we're talking about the things that make us feel happy @ home, courtesy of the wonderful crew over at Sixpenny. (Remember the chair and a half?! They're responsible!) Also: our final—and dare we say most exclusive—Thingie guest… Sixpenny's furniture just makes us feel GOOD?! Check out the Neva Chair, order some fabric swatches, consider the power of a slipcover, explore the best-looking storage ottomans you ever did see. A whole bunch of little ways we're improving our space and how we feel in it: flowers from Park Deli, lighting from In Common With and Audo Copenhagen, a quilt from Aloka, high-touch framing from Ulfig Projects, recaning from Yorkville Caning, collections of limoges boxes(shout-out to the Midwest of Cannon Falls Dairy Queen collection) and niche food servingware, and rugs from WovenyHome, Baby Blue Studio, and Block Shop. Some favorite fabric sources: Maharam, Block Shop, Svenskt Tenn, Caroline Z Hurley for Schumacher (and Schumacher in general), Bolé Road Textiles, and Ottoline. Cam's Thingies include Greek mythology, The Corpse Bride, and Harriet the Spy the TV series. Take a browse around Sixpenny's furniture offerings—they're doing a really fantastic job. You'll see. YAY.   

Thingies time! We're so excited to sit down with Lana Schwartz, the author of the newest 831 Stories release, Set Piece. We talk favorite character actors, joining ClassPass in 2025, and an incredible podcast season that inspired her book.   Lana's Thingies include ClassPass (she's been hitting up MADabolic, Lucent, Good Move, and New Love City), Lorne by Susan Morrison, Sex and the City rewatches, movie trivia at Syndicated, the Rilo Kiley reunion, and Easy Weeknight Dinners by Emily Weinstein.   Lana got some inspiration for Set Piece while listening to the You Must Remember This podcast season on Polly Platt.   Get more of Lana c/o her book Build Your Own Romantic Comedy: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Direct Your Happily Ever After and upcoming 831 events in NYC, LA, and Boston.   Foxtails for all!   Want to stay connected with fellow listeners? Join our Geneva! You can also keep in touch at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, and @athingortwohq. Last ep airs May 19! Start your store on Shopify and get a $1-a-month trial with our link. Get plant-happy with Fast Growing Trees. Take 15% off your first purchase with the code ATHINGORTWO. Change your clothes (monthly!) with Nuuly and get $28 off your first month when you sign up with the code ATHINGORTWO. Boost your hair with Nutrafol. Take $10 off your first month's subscription with the code ATHINGORTWO. YAY.

Coming through with an exlcu: The A Thing or Two podcast is airing its last ep on May 19, ten years (!!!) since we started this thing. Get ready to walk down memory lane in the coming weeks, but for now, we're sharing what we'll miss about podcasting and what we're ok to leave behind! But: The A Thing or Two newsletter will live on! What were your favorite moments of the podcast? Share em' at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or our Geneva.Launch your store on Shopify and get a $1-a-month trial with our link. Sleep better with Bearaby and use the code ATHINGORTWO for an exclusive 10% discount. Get more plants in your life with Fast Growing Trees. Take 15% off your first purchase with the code ATHINGORTWO. YAY.  

Thank you to Nuuly, both for sponsoring today's episode and for making it easier to get dressed during these hardest times of the year for CLOTHES (spring for Erica, summer for Claire, thanks for asking). Have we sold you on Nuuly yet? Use cases: trying out a bunch of jeans (or, gasp, shorts), dealing with wedding season, test-driving a bunch o' new looks without having to own them, navigating maternity and post-partum dressing…we could go on. And! Right now you can get $28 off your first month of Nuuly when you sign up with the code ATHINGORTWO Starting off with our pre-season preparation, we're curating a no-skips underwear drawer with help from Laura Reilly's newsletter (and Claire's love for the Natori Bliss Brief lives on!). We're also giving our shoes TLC at Leather Spa and getting a little post-winter warm-up with Tan-Luxe The Gradual, Tanning Water, and St. Tropez's Face Mist and Bronzing Mousse.  Ok, onto clothing and accessories! Porselli x Alex Mill ballet flats and Chalo cowboy boots have been in Erica's rotation, and though she's already found jean shorts from Agolde (ahem, via Nuuly), she's looking for sporty shorts like Justin's. The barefoot shoe crowd got us curious about the Xero Genesis, we're going to The Consistency Project for jeans, and Claire is growing a jean shacket collection, intentional or not.  To try to reinvigorate our excitement for getting dressed, we're reading Emilia Petrarca's piece on embracing glamour for Harper's Bazaar.  Respect to Rebecca Jennings for naming the Big Baby trend. How do you get yourself more excited to get dressed up? Let us know at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or our Geneva. Change your clothes (monthly!) with Nuuly and get $28 off your first month when you sign up with the code ATHINGORTWO. YAY.  

Follow-up time! We did some boots-on-the-ground reporting, and so did you: We have updates on anxiety bookshelves, Santa, calendar systems, PowerPoints as gifts, and (but of course) Kuromi..   Delighted to spot Kuromi in the flash tattoo folder at Haven Tattoo Studio!   If you're heading to the theater soon, we highly recommend seeing Buena Vista Social Club and Grief Camp—and you'll find us at LaGuardia High School's All-School Musical come December!    Do you have any updates on our updates? Share ‘em at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or our Geneva.   Learn from the greatest (and most charming) with MasterClass and an additional 15% off any annual membership when you use our link. Get growing with Fast Growing Trees. Take 15% off your first purchase with the code ATHINGORTWO. Sleep better and get 20% off your Helix mattress when you use our link.  Give your hair some love with Nutrafol. Take $10 off your first month's subscription with the code ATHINGORTWO. YAY.

Boy, do we have topics to cover: a go-to kids' podcasts, sweet treat updates, a new approach to nyms, duvet cover drama, and more.    Yes, we know about the Greeking Out podcast from National Geographic, and it is great. Speaking of NatGeo, we love Mickey Rapkin's Pattie Gonia profile.   Our sugar fix(es): Katz Honey Vinegar, tiramisu served tableside at Piccola Cucina Osteria (or in a wee NY Yankees cap), See's Scotchmallows, Zu's Candies chic boxes, and pandan in cereal and ice cream sandwiches and many other treats.    This classic Onion article from 2000. Related: Are you an Onion print subscriber?   Backronyms! The Waffle House Index! We'll cut it out with Wikipedia links for now.    Does anybody own a Nuvet? If so, share your review at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or our Geneva. Start selling on Shopify and get a $1-a-month trial with our link. Plant, plant, and plant some more with Fast Growing Trees. Get 15% off your first purchase with the code ATHINGORTWO. Change your clothes with Nuuly and take $28 off your first month with the code ATHINGORTWO. YAY.  

We have Ollie to thank for bringing us this ep about a topic near, if not dear: the headache of feeding ourselves and others. (We have to do this multiple times a day?!?!). The app helps you figure out what to cook, makes your grocery list, and *learns what you like*—it's a whole thing, and we're grateful for the robots for helping us with this task. In related topics: our always-on-hand grocery items and supermarket immersive theater.   Stuff always in our pantries/fridges: Chara's Kitchen Barbeque Sauce, Kewpie Roasted Sesame Dressing (the made-in-Japan version!), Mutti Cherry Tomatoes, Bjorn Qorn (related:nutritional yeast), Chaokoh Coconut Milk, The Rice Factory Rice, Painterland Sisters Skyr Yogurt, Portugalia Market tinned fish.    Recipes we love rn include Eric Kim's shredded chicken in the Instant Pot for Food52, Sarah DiGregorio's salmon and kimchi skillet for NYT Cooking, Smitten Kitchen's slow-roasted sweet potatoes, and the tofu sheet-pan dinner from the cookbook Kid in the Kitchen by Melissa Clark,    Two exceptional easy-cooking cookbooks with companion newsletters: What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers and Small Victories by Julia Turshen.   Download Ollie today in the app stores or at ollie.ai/athingortwo to save two of the recipes we're cooking most.   What's your grocery routine looking like? Share with us at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or in our Geneva.   Let Ollie help you figure out dinner: Download the free app and use the promo code ATHINGORTWO to cook what we're cooking. YAY.

Another day, another grab bag! This time, books for dolls and/or anxious people, kitchen timers, TikTok decorum, and Miranda July's mesmerizing Substack.    Meditations for Mortals makes a great case for pleasure reading.   Two of our current top Substacks: Miranda July's and Heavies by Chris Gayomali.    Shoutout to Caroline Lusk on TikTok. We will be downloading your videos and sharing them with our pals for the foreseeable future.    Double shoutout to Nasirin's Kitchen, Erica's near–Carnegie Hall restaurant of choice.   If you're looking for a low-tech kitchen timer, wind up Dusen Dusen's Everybody Kitchen Timer and Frieling's Magnetic Retro Kitchen Timer.    We have many questions about what happened during the 100 years of NY NOW.    Finally, is the anxiety bookshelf the Jibbitz of reading? Please share your intel at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or in our Geneva.   Learn from the best (and most charming) with MasterClass and an additional 15% off any annual membership when you use our link. Lean into spring with Fast Growing Trees. Get 15% off your first purchase with the code ATHINGORTWO. Promote a balanced gut microbiome with Ritual's Synbiotic+ and get 25% off your first month with our link. Start your store on Shopify and get a $1-a-month trial with our link. YAY.

Are exposed ankles back? Luigi Mangione sure says so. Also, stuffie reports, Jibbitz musings, purchasable solutions, travel lacrosse balls, and more!   Stuffie bag charms are happening at 10 Corso Como, we ate up Liza Corsillo's "I Spent 3 Hours at the Jellycat Diner" for NY Mag, and we're just getting to know Mofusand and their loreless world via their Uniqlo collab.    Jibbitz-inspired living is taking over! The Boulder Public Library hosted a make-your-own jibbitz event, and shoe charms and sandal rings are coming for Birkenstocks. Speaking of Birks, do you have thoughts on Reykjaviks?    We love this Ruth Madievsky quote in her piece in The Cut about the Berlant/Novak podcast:  “The pair bonded over their mutual obsession with purchasable solutions to the problem of being alive.” Two of our current solutjions: a lacrosse ball when traveling and a magnifying mirror with a light. The concept made us think about the book Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman.   What purchasable solutions to the problem of being alive (aka Thingies?) do you rely on? Let us know at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or in our Geneva.   Treat your hair nice with Nutrafol. Take $10 off your first month's subscription with the code ATHINGORTWO. Ring in spring with Fast Growing Trees. Get 15% off your first purchase with the code ATHINGORTWO. Sleep better and get 20% off your Helix mattress when you use our link.  YAY.

First things first: You won't get sick from touching a bag of S'noods! We're also coming at you with custard oatmeal, holiday mash-ups, and the many sides of the TikTok creator fund.   We have a lot of thoughts about S'noods, their origins, and the sweet kugel flavor.    Custard oatmeal is the new breakfast of champs around here. Erica's recipe is from Life Around the Table, but there are a lot of fancier versions still.   The Minnesota Zoo and Anchorage Bird Rescue also got in on the fun of ex-centric V-day fundraising.    A follow-up on produce drawer cold remedies, @dr.beachgem10 has thoughts.   We found some comfort in Sarah Eckel's "How I'm Staying Sane" installment of her Substack It's Not Us.    Get your store running on Shopify and get a $1-a-month trial with our link. Welcome spring with Fast Growing Trees. Get 15% off your first purchase with the code ATHINGORTWO. Change your clothes with Nuuly and take $28 off your first month with the code ATHINGORTWO. Sleep better with Bearaby and use the code ATHINGORTWO for an exclusive 10% discount. YAY.

It's the fifth annual gift guide from ‘Jam Session'! Juliet is joined by friends Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo from 831 Stories to share their favorite gifts and to help make your holiday shopping more fun and exciting! Find the ladies' gift ideas below! The ladies also touch on some celebrity news at the top. Hosts: Juliet Litman Guest: Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo Producer: Jade Whaley Juliet's Gifts: To entertain: brit box acorn To read: Bloomberg Casey Lewis's After School To wear: timex x noah watch jenny bird jewelry MWL socks Something frivolous: luxury chess set Something practical: baggu pouches return address stamp Street cred: daunt books tote bag Claire's List To entertain: Fort builder Balance board Yoto player  To read: 831 Books Hunter Harris substack Anyway Magazine To wear:  Pillow Head Scarf from Another Hat Bag  Cul de Sac studio floral waffle thermal Frivolous:  Tortoise General Store Mari Balls Underwater weaving stair tote Practical:  CO-OP pill box  CO Bigelow Pill Bottle by Sarah coleman For Street cred:  831 Trope Hats Pacific Tote Company Erica's list:  To entertain: A Very Kacey Christmas  Met Opera on demand Popcorn Masala from Diaspora Co. To read: Hunter Harris Hung Up Casey Lewis's After School newsletter Print edition of The Onion (monthly) To wear: Forme Power Bra Something frivolous: Anya Hindmarch Bespoke Filing Card Case  Envelope Passport Holder  Katie Kimmel custom pet vase Something practical: Bodum Melior gooseneck water kettle  For street cred: SUR gift certificate  Order Katz's for a When Harry Met Sally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo love a steamy, swoony romance novel. They also love a good business opportunity (Claire & Erica were behind the beloved yet shuttered retail company Of a Kind). And as they got deeper into the romance genre, they saw one: people don't just read romance novels – they build universes around them with fan fiction and lively TikTok discussion. So Claire & Erica launched 831 Stories, an entertainment media company built around romance novels. Today, we chat about what that really means, and how they've learned to work together over their 14-year business partnership (spoiler: it involves learning to fight).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met in college in 2002.  They bonded instantly.   Fast-forward to 2010 when they founded the popular fashion and design website Of a Kind.  Since then the two women have created many, many things together, most recently the publishing company, 831 Stories. They are business partners and lifelong friends.   This season we're expanding the scope of Committed.  Because not all commitment resides within a marriage.  In many ways a business partnership is like a marriage and frankly, a marriage is also like a business partnership. There's so much we can learn from all different kinds of commitment. And that's what we'll be exploring in the coming months. Today, we're going to talk to Claire and Erica about creating and building things together and the lessons a business partnership can give a romantic partnership.

Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo are the founders of the modern romantic fiction entertainment company 831 Stories. The two met in college, and after graduating, Claire worked in the arts and Erica in editorial, but they stayed close and constantly shared ideas. In 2010, they partnered up and launched Of a Kind, an e-commerce company that sold limited-edition pieces and crafted meaningful editorial content about the designers behind them. Of a Kind grew a loyal following of customers who loved Claire and Erica's keen sense of style and humor. In 2015, they sold the business to Bed Bath & Beyond and stayed at the company for four more years doing marketing and strategy. In 2019, BB&B closed Of a Kind, which allowed Claire and Erica to slow down for the first time in years. They took a pause and thought about their next steps. Realizing the potential of the romance space (and how much they personally resonated with the content), they founded 831 Stories. The company now has a publishing imprint with Simon & Schuster, and their first book, Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff, was published this past September.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we're chatting with the founders of 831 Stories (and hosts of the fantastic A Thing or Two podcast) Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo! They share what drew them to the romance genre, why they started a romance entertainment company, and what makes a good sex scene. They also give us the scoop on 831's first novella, Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff, and the universe around it.   Obsessions Becca: The Perfect Couple on Netflix Olivia: Journaling    What we read this week Olivia: One of The Good Guys by Araminta Hall Becca:  All Fours by Miranda July   This Month's Book Club Pick: All Fours by Miranda July (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors Cozy Earth - Go to cozyearth.com/badonpaper to enjoy 40% off using the code BOP Prose - get 50% off your first haircare subscription order at prose.com/bop   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo's careers are intertwined and build around a deep friendship that goes back to their days as undergrads at the University of Chicago. They got set up on a friend date, hit it off and remained close ever since. "We always knew the minor characters in each other's work lives," says Erica. After graduating, both of them moved to New York. Erica worked in magazines at Lucky and Details, while Claire worked in the theatre world. Then, their first business idea was born: Of a Kind, an ecomm site that stocked goods from over 600 independent designers and makers. Claire and Erica's brand was born in the heyday of New York's fashion startup boom alongside Rent the Runway and Warby Parker. In an exciting turn, Of a Kind was acquired by Bed, Bath and Beyond, only to be shuttered a few years later. Today, the pair are still working together on their newsletter and podcast brand, A Thing or Two. On this episode of the podcast, Claire and Erica explain how women's friendship can fuel great businesses, when it's ok to walk away from a great project and how success shouldn't be measured in VC dollars raised. Subscribe to A Thing or Two's newsletter or listen to their podcast. Get your very own Workplace Affirmation Deck from Girlboss, right this way! Sign up for Girlboss Daily, our must-read morning newsletter, at girlboss.com/newsletter. You'll get A+ career advice, dream job postings, free coffee every Friday and a few emojis (because we're fun like that), delivered right to your inbox. Looking for your next dream employee? Post your open role on our Girlboss Job Board at jobs.girlboss.com. Girlboss Goods, our women-owned and operated marketplace, makes it easier for you to vote with your dollar while also championing small businesses. Head to girlboss.com/goods. Happy shopping!

In our latest episode, we hear from Claire Mazur & Erica Cerulo, hosts of A Thing or Two podcast about their first dispensary visit. With the guidance of two nurturing women who also happened to work in the cannabis industry, their experience was one of comfort as opposed to trepidation. Listen in to find out what made them so certain they'd be back for more. Did you know that 3 out of 4 women in the U.S. have access to legal cannabis? This series is dedicated to women sharing their stories and empowering you in your own experiences buying cannabis. Hosted by Ellen Lee Scanlon Sign up for our newsletter at dothepot.com Follow us: IG: @dothepot FB: @dothepot Pinterest: @dothepot LinkedIn: How to Do the Pot Twitter: @dothepot --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/htdtp/message

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So today we have some bittersweet news. In this episode, we talk about this big news, the future of the podcast, and our podcast highs from the last 4 years.     ‘Just Us' Episodes we loved Always Ask For More Money – Negotiating Your Salary, Getting A Promotion, and Setting Freelance Rates How We Read So Much + Hidden Gem Books (With Listener Recs!) FMK: Quarantine Edition Favorite Snacks, Chores That Give Us A Rush, and The Brighter Side of Quarantine. Listener Q&A: Big Life Decisions, Career Moves, Daily Routines, + More!   Favorite Guest Episodes Bad on Politics #6: Stacey Abrams on Voting Rights An Interview with Elizabeth Gilbert Investing 101: Sallie Krawcheck on the gender wealth gap Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo on work wifing, closing their business, and the decision whether to have kid Cindy Crawford shares her supermodel secrets + takes us inside the modeling biz! Ep. 53: Ashley & Rayna from Girls Gotta Eat Talk Dating, Finding Friends on Instagram, & Creating a Life You Love. Ep 38: Jared Freid on Dating, "Everyone is someone's foot" Ep 34: the Amazing Katie Sturino + a Talk on Body Positivity. Ep. 47: Alyssa Mastromonaco - the Obamas, the Importance of Lists, and Staying Calm Under Pressure.   Obsessions  Becca's 2022 Playlist The Marie Cardigan from Shopslivia.com    What we read this week! Becca: Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover Grace: Good Rich People by Eliza Jane Brazier, Castles In Their Bones by Laura Sebastian    Sponsors: Night: Take 20% off almost everything on their site at discovernight.com with code BADONPAPER Prose: go to prose.com/bop for your free in-depth hair consultation and 15% off your first order Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/badonpaper   February's Book Club Pick: Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner     Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! And get in touch with us at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com   Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!   Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur founded Of a Kind, host the A Thing or Two podcast and wrote Work Wife: Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses. -- Finding Your Michigan Star with Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur -- What advice do you have for me!? Call me @ 844-935-BEST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo from A Thing Or Two join us for a very special Black Friday episode!Gee Thanks! is powered by subscribers like you! To keep all of our Gee Thanks! content free and accessible to all, consider making a monthly donation of $2 to keep us going. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs here: www.geethanksjustboughtit.com It's Gift Guide season and we have amazing ones!Subscribe to Flavor of the Week, a weekly newsletter featuring one product we love, why we love it, and where you can get it. It's free, and if you subscribe you'll get a first look at our gift guides: https://geethanks.substack.com/p/hello-flavor-of-the-week As always, reach me at Caroline@geethanksjustboughtit.com, @geethanksjustboughtitpod on Instagram, or leave me a message at 424-245-0736. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur founded Of a Kind, host the A Thing or Two podcast and wrote Work Wife: Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses. -- Zak first heard about Michigan Stars in Ann Friedman's essential newsletter. -- Call Zak with your advice at 844-935-BEST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As part of our Summer of Friendship series, a few of our favorite podcasters tell us how they met, times their friendship has been stretched, and how their off-air and on-air friendship is different. This week, iconic bestie entrepreneurs Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo of A Thing or Two. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who’s up for a little re-decorating while we’re spending so much time at home? The perfect duo to help us out are Brooklyn-based curation queens Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo of A Thing or Two. You may remember them from the wildly popular (and sadly shuttered) e-commerce platform “Of a Kind,” where their knack for identifying the next big things in shopping and design landed them a spot on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list, while Fashionista dubbed them the “Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now.”    In today’s episode, Claire and Erica dish on every single thing you could want to create your dream beauty space, from the perfect double-duty vanity desk, to the best makeup organizers, to the ‘it’ wall colours, dry flower advice, shower curtains and more! (Guys, we even got excited about trash cans?! ) If you haven’t already, sign up for Claire and Erica’s “10 Things” newsletter, where they expand their enthusiasm for new discoveries across even more lifestyle topics. You won’t wanna shop for your home without their two cents!   Btw - podswap alert! We will be featured on Erica and Claire’s show, A Thing or Two, this week, where we’re discussing the biggest beauty industry trends in 2020.   For any products mentioned in this episode, check out our blog, where we’ve linked them all for you! www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog   PROMO CODES:   Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!    AurateAurate is fine jewelry, founded by women for women. For 15% off your first Aurate purchase, go to AurateNewYork.com/breakingbeauty and use promo code BREAKINGBEAUTY.  Sakara Sakara is a wellness company that delivers organic, plant-rich meals and functional products to doorsteps nationwide. Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to sakara.com/beauty or enter code BEAUTY at checkout.  Hum Nutrition HUM creates vitamins for skin, body and mood, and they have a special offer just for our listeners: go to HUMNutrition.com and use code ​BEAUTY​ for 15% off your first order of $29 or more.Got Milk Learn more about milk’s nutrients at whatcantmilkdo.ca, because really, What can’t milk do?   Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter and ioin our private Facebook group

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Here to teach us A THING OR TWO (eh? eh?), we’re welcoming podcast hosts, shoppers extraordinaire and genuinely wonderful people Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo to Gee Thanks! We’re talking: Pasta, politics, and painting our nails. (Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)Listen to A Thing or Two and subscribe to Claire and Erica’s newsletter! https://www.claireanderica.com/podcastMentioned On This Episode!Erica’s Rec: Olive and June Nail Polish: https://fave.co/3mvOBY5Erica’s Rec: The Poppy by Olive and June: https://fave.co/3iIhfmuClaire’s Rec: The Bialetti Pasta Pot: https://amzn.to/32GFRH2 Visit www.geethanksjustboughtit.com for even more recs and shop the Gee Thanks! Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/geethanksjustboughtitAs always, reach me at Caroline@geethanksjustboughtit.com, @geethanksjustboughtitpod on Instagram, or leave me a message at 424-245-0736. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is hands down one of our favorite interviews yet! Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur, founders of Of a Kind (RIP!), join us to talk about founding and running a business with your friend. We dive into how they split their roles in the business, travel styles, and hiring a management coach (AKA a business therapist). We also chat about how they’re processing the closure of their company and what’s next.    Then we turn to the subject of motherhood, and have an incredibly candid conversation about how Claire grappled with whether or not she wanted children, how Erica has defended her choice not to have children, and how they’ve supported each other and stayed close despite their disparate decisions. We wrap up with some recommendations for everything from skincare to podcasts to books.   More Claire + Erica: @clairemazur @ericacerulo Claireanderica.com (sign up for their newsletter here!) A Thing or Two Podcast Work Wife: the Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses Refinery29: Why I Don’t Want To Have Children Ever   Products Mentioned: Yes to Cucumbers Milky Cream Cleanser Weleda Skin Food Marie Veronique Barrier Restore Serum Lancome Micellar Water   Noto Botanics Resurface face scrub Biologique Recherche P50 Biossance squalane and lactic acid serum Moon Juice Exfoliating Acid Potion   Podcasts: Call Your Girlfriend Podcast Sexy Unique Podcast (about Vanderpump Rules) Jam Session Podcast (celebrity gossip) Everything is Fine Podcast (about being women over 40)   Obsessions: AGOLDE Jeans La Ligne sweater Browser Extension: One tab   Instagram: @foodloversdiary @jennapilant   Books: Nell Zink books Mary Roach books Nothing to See Here By Kevin Wilson The New Better Off: Reinventing the American Dream by Courtney E. Martin Know My Name By Chanel Miller Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver   February Book Club Book: Followers By Megan Angelo   Sponsors: Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout. Book of the Month: Go to bookofthemonth.com and sign up using code BOP10 and get any book for $10!     Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and her blog TheStripe.com and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Edan and Amelia discuss the film Marriage Story. Edan shares her husband's vasectomy plans, and Amelia talks about her pregnancy scare. They also get into holiday wish lists and the lack of Hanukkah representation at Teddy's school. At about 36:00, they interview Erica Cerulo, co-founder of Of a Kind and co-author of Work Wife, about how she doesn't have kids--and doesn't want them.  LINKS to what we mention We would love your support!

Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur are the coauthors of Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses. They met at the University of Chicago in 2002 and founded Of a Kind in 2010. They have become known for discovering the next big things and launched a wildly popular weekly newsletter, 10 Things, and “A Few Things,” the podcast. Their book is yet another collaboration in their already rich history of being a team of "work wives," exploring the power of female friendship to build and power successful businesses not just from their own (super interesting!) lens but from the perspective of other profitable female partnerships. 

Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met as undergrads at the University of Chicago in 2002 and founded Of a Kind in 2010. They have developed a reputation as influential curators at the forefront of the maker movement, with a knack for identifying “the next big thing” when it’s still a small thing. In addition to unearthing America’s most talented up-and-coming designers for feature on their website, Cerulo and Mazur have also become known for their popular 10 Things newsletter and its podcast companion A Few Things, where they expand their enthusiasm for new discoveries across product and lifestyle categories. Accolades for Cerulo and Mazur have included being named to Forbes’s “30 Under 30,” InStyle’s “Best of the Web,” and Fashionista’s “Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now.” Show notes Of A Kind's website | Instagram | Newsletter | Twitter -Work Wife HQ Instagram | website -Claire's Instagram @clairemazur -Erica's Instagram @ericacerulo -20x200 -Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses by Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur -Of A Kind Podcast -Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb -Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy by Angela Garbes -Sania's Brow Bar Brow Pencil -Lily & Lolo Natural Mascara Likes & Learns -Newsletters (Of A Kind, Josh Radnor's Museletter, Crystal Fawn's Near Futures, Jessica Murnane's Newsletter, This Week In Scams) -Who Would Tavi Gevinson Be Without Instagram -Tik Tok app -Text a friend "Text me your right now" to keep in touch Cool Things To Check Out -Let A Podcast Out is now open for enrollment! If you're interested in starting your own podcast, try out the first few modules for free and see if our course is for you. You can also follow Let A Podcast Out on Instagram ~ -Last weekend at Empowered Voice was so amazing. I shared a little about it on Instagram here -Read my latest piece on The Fullest - Writing Doesn't Heal All Wounds But It Does Heal Some -Have you listened to my new podcast with Serena Wolf? Check out Spiraling Podcast. Episode six coming soon! -Follow @letitouttt on Instagram -Join our Secret Facebook Group -Support the podcast on Patreon If You Liked This Episode -Episode 224 with Kayleen Schafer -Episode 261 with Simi Botic

Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo, co-founders of Of a Kind, join us this week as we talk about how they met and how their friendship escalated to running a successful business today. The duo share their experiences on why storytelling is important, how they determined their core values, and the power of embodying values. They also talk about the notion of having a "work wife", their book on female friendships in the workplace, as well as their thoughts on conflict between work partners and family leave.

Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo, co-founders of Of a Kind, join us this week as we talk about how they met and how their friendship escalated to running a successful business today. The duo share their experiences on why storytelling is important, how they determined their core values, and the power of embodying values. They also talk about the notion of having a "work wife", their book on female friendships in the workplace, as well as their thoughts on conflict between work partners and family leave.

We’re welcoming OfAKind co-founders and Work Wife authors Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur to the podcast. In this episode of Work Party, Jaclyn quizzes the girls on the importance of female camaraderie, professional relationships, and why we all need a work wife in our lives. Be sure to follow the party on social @workparty and get the latest update at www.workparty.com. Guest information: Erica Cerulo @ericacerulo Claire Mazur @clairemazur   Produced by Dear Media.

Claire and Erica are the founders of Of A Kind and the authors of Work Wife. They met in college at the University of Chicago and quickly connected over their love of fashion and discovery. 9 years ago they founded their company Of A Kind which combined the two passions that brought them together. They feature various artisans and designers and their one of a kind creations on their e-commerce platform Of A Kind. They bet big on content and invested in Tumblr, something no one else was doing at the time which got them the traction they needed to build a healthy business they eventually sold to Bed Bath & Beyond, who gave them the financial means to expand to other growth categories. They decided to write their book, Work Wife, about the importance and role their friendship played in their ability to build a scalable business. They also interview other Work Wives about the importance of maintaining friendships and professional relationships. Claire and Erica speak with first-hand knowledge about the necessity for vulnerability in the workplace and the role camaraderie plays in both effectiveness and productivity. Their story is the stuff of dreams for co-founders everywhere. Check them out on Instagram @clairemazur and @ericacerulo. You can shop Of A Kind online at ofakind.com or on Instagram @ofakind. Their book is available for purchase on Amazon and their podcast, A Few Things, is available on Apple Podcasts and online.

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In this episode of Lean the F*ck Out, we talk with Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur talk about building a business with a friend. Erica and Claire talk about their successful online store, Of A Kind, and their recently released book Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses. We discuss the many different ways partnering with a friend can make your business successful and how you can find the right friend to partner with, among other amazing tips from these friends who have kicked ass in their own business. Building a Business with a Friend Episode Highlights: Vulnerability and transparency is key to a strong partnership. When you start a business it becomes all encompassing to your life. What to look for and think about in a friend who could be a good partner: trust and respect in your relationship. similar work ethic and similarly high standards. Learning to fight/have constructive disagreements early on is really productive for any partnership. Get comfortable with conflict – the more you practice the easier it is. How to spot potential red flags in the friendship that should not become a partnership: If your friend is someone it is hard to plan something small with, they will likely be someone you can’t plan a business with. Go on a stressful trip together - see how people respond to difficult situations. Not every friend would make a good partner, be aware of red flags. Because of the history of workplace culture, we’ve only seen a patriarchal structure. The way women work is different. It is important to be passionate about it the business you are about to build. Trust your gut. If you made the rules behind your company, you can break those rules. Be open to evolving. You don’t have to know everything before you start your business. You will learn along the way, and there is always someone willing to help. Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met as undergrads at the University of Chicago in 2002 and founded Of a Kind in 2010. They have developed a reputation as influential curators at the forefront of the maker movement, with a knack for identifying “the next big thing” when it’s still a small thing. In addition to unearthing America’s most talented up-and-coming designers for feature on their website, Cerulo and Mazur have also become known for their popular 10 Things newsletter and its podcast companion A Few Things, where they expand their enthusiasm for new discoveries across product and lifestyle categories. Accolades for Cerulo and Mazur have included being named to Forbes’s“30 Under 30,” InStyle’s “Best of the Web,” and Fashionista’s “Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now.” This is their first book. You can find Erica and Claire online at: Website - ofakind.com Instagram: instagram.com/ofakind Facebook: facebook.com/ofakind The book: Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses Download the FREE Lean the F*ck Out Launch Kit If you are thinking about starting a business or side hustle, check out our Lean the F*ck Out Launch Kit. The kit gives you tools and inspiration to start thinking like a fempreneur and start designing the life you want! You’ll receive a guided meditation to help you figure out your vision, a budget worksheet to see what you need financially to make a go of it, daily practices including printable worksheets and daily affirmations to help you keep your head up when your confidence is waning. Again, it’s free and it’s available at leanthef-ckout.com/launchkit. Music: Sunshine by The Icicles

Bobbi reveals her favorite new money related books, and how to decide if they are right for you. This month’s picks include Melissa Leong's Happy Go Money, Student Loan Solution by David Carlson, Nathan Latka’s How to be a Capitalist without any Capital, Women with Money by Jean Chatzky and Work Wife by Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/april2019books 

The bosses behind design website "Of a Kind", the podcast “A Few Things” and the new book “Work Wife” share their experience finally being offered the investor funding they fought for- and then walking away from the deal. Plus a preview of their new book “Work Wives" For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/workwives

Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur's new book, Work Wife, examines the power of female friendships and business partnerships.

Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur (founders of Of A Kind, hosts of A few Things Podcast and authors of new book, Work Wife), sit down with Stephanie and Elizabeth to discuss what it takes to start and run a business with your best friend. These two pairings go deep on their interpersonal relationships and how they are reflected in their day to day business success. 

Aminatou, Ann, and Gina discuss the business of Call Your Girlfriend, LLC in this hyper-transparent check-in. We still make most of our money from the ads you hear on the podcast, but we've branched out into live touring, more merch, and adding team members! (Welcome Sophie Carter-Kahn of She's All Fat fame, who is doing our social media!!) How CYG fits into all of our individual work lives (and LLCs). Then, we hear from Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo about the bestie-preneurship secrets they uncover in their new book, Work Wife.

Of a Kind Founders and Work Wife authors Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo join Jenna to discuss the most valuable lessons they’ve learned on effective communication, having difficult conversations, and the loss of ego in a partnership.

What matters most when it comes to being happy at work? The people we work with. And if you’re lucky, you have a work wife. Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur, founders of Of a Kind, discuss their “Work Wife" book, how to take a friendship to the next level, and how to talk money with your besties. In Mailbag, where to invest and save for the short-term. Also, would you break up with someone because of credit card debt?

Erica Cerulo & Claire Mazur, Co-Founders of Of a Kind and Co-Authors of "Work Wife" join Baily to talk about what it's like to start a business with a friend, how to know if you're the right professional fit for one another, how to effectively communicate (and fight) with your co-founder and partners so nobody gets bitter or resentful, and the best way to pitch yourself when you're early on in your business to brands and partners who are slightly out of your league. Visit bailyhancock.com/scl/5 for the complete show notes

On this Episode:Erica Cerulo & Claire Mazur, Co-Founders of Of a Kind and Co-Authors of "Work Wife" join Baily to talk about: What it’s like to start a business with a friend, and how to know if you’re the right professional fit for one another How to effectively communicate (and fight) with your co-founder and partners so nobody gets bitter or resentful The best way to pitch yourself when you’re early on in your business to brands and partners who are slightly out of your league Show Notes:Follow Of a Kind on Instagram at @OfaKind Follow Work Wife on Instagram at @WorkWifeHQ Get your copy of “Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses” - Published on March 5th by Random House Learn more about the “Tend and Befriend” study Join the Collaboration Coalition Facebook Group Submit a question for the Collaboration Q&A segment at the end of the show About Erica & Claire:Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur are the co-founders of Of a Kind, a website that sells the pieces and tells the stories of emerging designers. They launched Of a Kind in 2010 to give emerging designers a platform for exposure and to create a place for discovery-hungry consumers to find them. In 2015, Claire and Erica sold Of a Kind to Bed Bath & Beyond, where they continue to oversee and grow the company they built. Also, Claire and Erica’s book Work Wife, is being published on March 5, 2019 by Random House. It will explore the power of female friendship to fuel successful businesses. Claire holds a BA from the University of Chicago and an MA from Columbia University and has been named to Forbes’ “30 under 30,” Brooklyn Magazine’s “Who’s Who of Brooklyn Design,” and Fashionista’s “50 Most Influential People in New York Fashion.” Prior to launching the site, Erica worked as an editor at Details and Lucky, and she holds a BA from the University of Chicago. She’s passionate about editorial, voice, and discovery and has been included on Fashionista’s “50 Most Influential People in New York Fashion.”

Meet Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur founders of fashion and design site, Of A Kind, authors of Work Wife, and women who are disrupting the power of female friendships.   It’s true that Claire and Erica have been joined at the hip since their college days in Chicago and now as they run Of a Kind in New York City. It’s true that Claire and Erica host a hilarious weekly podcast called A Few Things. And it’s also very true that Claire and Erica are a prime example of a female power couple, I mean work wives,  who are disrupting how the power of female friendships can drive successful businesses. For too long the stereotype has been that women are catty, emotional, and are too busy competing with each other to build successful businesses. That’s complete BS. You know it and I know it.  In fact, you’re probably thinking about your own work wife right now and nodding your head because you know your work is better and you’re more fulfilled at work because of her support, not in spite of her. On this episode, you'll learn: How Claire and Erica built a successful company that they sold to Bed  Bath and Beyond in 2015 The new foundation of the workplace that’s being redesigned by female power couples How you can find and support your own work wife   Show Notes: 28-Day Career Kickstart Career Contessa Instagram OfaKind.comA Few Things PodcastWork Wife Christine Hassler, The Femails, Season One

In this episode of Gamechangers, Savannah talks to Claire Mazur, co-founder of Of A Kind, the online website that brings you limited edition collections from some of the coolest emerging designers in the fashion, home & accessory spaces. Claire talks about her genuine passion for discovery, how she and her co-founder, Erica Cerulo, tapped into the importance of the narrative from day one, and how knowing your audience is key. Follow along for more insider info, community resources, tips & tricks and work/life inspiration: Join our Facebook Group: “The Gamechangers Mastermind” Follow along on Instagram: @savannahhayesstudio Check out the Shownotes: savannahhayes.com/gamechangers

Today on the show I have Erica Cerulo, one of the founders of Of A Kind, an online retailer with a special focus on supporting emerging designers and telling their stories. This is a wonderful episode. Erica’s contagious enthusiasm and thoughtful approach to her business will leave you wanting to find out so much more about Of A Kind! Let’s dive in. Show notes here

In this episode we interview Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo from Of a Kind.

Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo are the Co-Founders of Of A Kind, a hand-curated e-commerce site that connects consumers with artists and designers that create unique and small-run finds. In this lively conversation, Claire and Erica explain how their business was born from friendship -- and how an idea hatched late at night during a resume writing session, became the new model for finding one of a kind pieces online and beyond. Music edited from 'Something Elated' by Broke For Free. freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_Fo…mething_Elated From the Free Music Archive. CC Attribution 3.0 Produced by Rachel James. Positively Gotham Gal is proud to be made in NYC.

Friends and business don't mix: A Harvard Business School study found that pals make the most unstable founding teams. There's no better example than Facebook. Two college buddies start a website, and then, millions of dollars and users later, they hate each other and get entangled in a nasty lawsuit. Facebook ended up thriving, and we got an entertaining movie about the juicy drama, but a friendship was sacrificed. It doesn't have to be end that way. Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo were best friends when they started the online retailer "Of a Kind" in 2010. Six years later, the friendship and company are both intact. Bed Bath and Beyond acquired the shopping site last summer and Claire and Erica still see each other almost every day. How do they do it? It's work. They share the secrets with Rebecca and Sam on this week's show.

This episode of Week in Review covers everything from maple bacon-spiked poutine to leap year celebrations to a review of Lily King’s Euphoria. On “The Breakdown” Jack and Erin talk to Tech Bites host, Jennifer Leuzzi, about the effects of technology and productivity on America’s food system.

We're jam-packed with advice from business-minded ladies: Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo, cofounders and bestiepreneurs at Of a Kind on running a creative partnership. And we answer listener questions about receiving feedback at work and finding your passion.

On the second installment of After the Jump, Grace Bonney chats with the women behind her favorite website at the moment, Of a Kind. Hear how Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo met and decided to turn the design world upside down with their wildly successful website featuring limited-edition products and stories from emerging fashion designers. Learn more about the nature of online sales and how they aspire to make the experience more personal and hands on. This program was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.   “I worked in the magazine industry at a time when so many big publications were folding. Clearly people were buying things that were being written about in the magazines, but the magazines themselves weren’t seeing enough ad revenue to be kept up. I thought why not break down that publisher/editor wall and just sell the things we were writing about and write about the things we really believe in.” –Erica Cerulo of Of a Kind on After the Jump” The future of arts management is about taking the internet and leveraging it to disrupt the systems that have been in place forever and giving artists the opportunity to market and produce their work without having to go through this gallery system that is very closed and insular.” –Claire Mazur of Of a Kind on After the Jump