Podcasts about soapwalla

We are nothing if not (professional) enthusiasts, and we figured it was ‘bout time that we shared some products we think are best in category—from brow pencils to baby bouncers, dental floss to pasta. Join us for the Thingies! In the future, we hope our awards programming includes a red-carpet pre-show.   Give us that feedback—we know you have it. 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, and/or @athingortwohq.    So many more recs available over at Secret Menu!    Welks!!!!! What Urban Dictionary and Mindy Kaling have to contribute.   The divisive Danny Meyer tweet about Häagen-Dazs vanilla. (Sir did write the book Setting the Table that we like a lot.)   The Grub Street bucatini shortage article by Rachel Handler—the sort of coverage HDVB deserves.   The inaugural Thingies winners!!! Hellman’s, Heinz, HDVB (duh, duh, duh). The Stutterheim raincoat. Dr. Tung’s Smart Floss. BabyBjörn bouncer. Marvy Uchida Le Pen. Uniqlo HeatTech (the regular and ultra-warm leggings, the turtlenecks). Sania’s Brow Bar pencil (and service!). Garofalo gluten-free pasta (casarecce specifically). Feetures running socks. Artifact Uprising (see: the baby board book, the layflat photo album, the baby book). Soapwalla deodorant (original or sensitive skin).    Try both of Hilma’s Immune Support products with 20% off an Immune Sampler pack. Just use the code ATHINGORTWO Download the Caviar app and get 20% off your order with the code ATHINGORTWO2021. Fight food waste with Imperfect Foods and get 20% off your first order and free shipping with the code ATHINGORTWO. Treat that skin barrier right with COOLA’s new Organic Skincare line—10% off with the code ATHINGORTWO.   YAY.   Produced by Dear Media

You have gift questions, and we have gift answers! Welcome to part one of our second-annual gift guide, where you’ll find so much cool stuff from small businesses (many run by women and BIPOC!), no Amazon links (but you do you), and thoughts on orgs to donate to, too. Part two is coming next week, and last year’s still-relevant installments are here and here. Now, hope you’re prepared for an outrageously long episode recap...   PARENTS! My mom has requested “a new hobby” for Christmas which has sent me spinning. Any ideas? She’s very artsy and already gardens and writes fiction. Knitting hasn’t worked for her due to her arthritis, and she’s a lifelong hater of kitchen activities, most of the cute gifty hobby kits I’ve seen fall into those categories. Stumped!  Joone Creative air-dry ceramics tiles kit Rose Pearlman punch needle hoop kit The Crafter’s Box arm-knitting workshop Melanie Abrantes Japanese bowl-carving kit   Fic & non-fic books that will nudge my parents to the left without them realizing it. What Unites Us by Dan Rather Evicted by Matthew Desmond Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Good Talk by Mira Jacob   I need gift ideas for my almost 60-year-old, tech-y, suburban dad. Hasn’t finished reading the books he got for Father’s Day but he loves history. Does a lot of biking on his indoor trainer. He has an Apple Watch but we aren’t allowed to get him AirPods because my mom thinks he’ll accidentally put them through the laundry. He likes food/eating/cooking but had a heart attack 3 years ago so we’re not allowed to do fun things (unless they’re low sodium/cholesterol). Usually I try to find an activity (movie, bike, ride to brewery, etc.) but covid makes that hard. So many restrictions!! Claire puts her airpods through the laundry all the time and they still work! (Mostly.) But for an alt: Rapha x Bang & Olufsen earphones (made for indoor training—bigger than Airpods). Subscription to the Peloton app to use with his bike (you don’t need the Peloton bike!) Smart/wake-up clock: Philips SmartSleep, Loftie Beer-plus-history book: Pilsner: How the Beer of Kings Changed the World MasterClass: Doris Kearns Goodwin teaches "U.S. Presidential History and Leadership"   Mom and her husband who just bought a new cottage and are DIY fixing it up. The kitchen and garden are especially yucky!  Online landscaping-design apps like Yardzen or Tilly Design Gardening stuff: Floral Society, Floret, and Father Rabbit Tools: MoMA Design Store Rainbow Multi-tool set, FIXR tool, and Bosch Blaze laser measurer Birdhouse: Andreu Carulla's Bird and Breakfast, Amish cottage Coffee-table books: The Gardens of Bunny Mellon and More than Just a House by Alex Eagle Donation to Habitat for Humanity My Jewish parents who are IMPOSSIBLE to shop for and trying to stop eating sugar.  Popcorn seasoning set: The Spice House or Oaktown Spice Shop Engraved Masala Dabba from Diaspora Co. Cookbook: Sweet Laurel or Ottolenghi Flavor Miznon Israeli falafel or lamb kebab kits Chefanie Oy Vey cocktail napkins Russ & Daughters tote, tee, hat...in R&D wrapping paper! My crunchy fire-fighting dog lady MIL. Bon Temps tea Simpli quinoa Soapwalla tasting menu gift set Sashiko mending kit Ace & Jig x Project Thrive scrap coaster set Recreation Center dog bowl Donation to BARC Shelter in Brooklyn or her local animal shelter (many have wish lists where you can send dog food, etc!)   Stepmom: hates being cold. She’s always cold. But is entertaining outside now in CA. Hot water bottle: Amara sheepskin and Chickpea knit Something for cooking warm entertaining food/drink outside: Boska mini raclette cheese melter and grill, Royal Rose hot toddy mixers, or FLÎKR Fire personal concrete fireplace Flamingo Estate candles—scents like Roma heirloom tomato   SISTERS-IN-LAW!   My sister-in-law is a chic New Yorker and I live in Missoula, Montana. I am a needs-based gifter and she is very much a wants-based gifter. I love to cook, she dabbles in cooking (she’s dairy free) and I think she finds me kind of quaint for my homey ways. She is (and strongly identifies) as an Aries. She is a platinum-rewards-level business traveler and boss babe entrepreneur in the music industry. We get along great, but we literally could not be more different and I am ALWAYS stuck on gifts for her. This year I already gave her a gorgeous coffee table book of NYC night photography that I feel pretty good about, but I need a lifetime stockpile of ideas. Budget is $50- $100 Hermès lipstick A pretty colored glass thing with utility: a couple Estelle wine glasses, Maison Balzac glasses, carafe, or pitcher, and Laurence Brabant A La Pointe Candle Holder Anything from Casa Shop—some is new, some is vintage, and it’s all very good. Beklina cashmere petite scarves Esker Beauty plantable candle   My very chic sister-in-law who lives in a shoebox in Paris and will need to clear TSA Alex Prager playing cards Glass oil/vinegar decanter: Gary Bodker or Stover Glass Me Issey Miyake Trunk Pleats Bag Gilded marble body brush (there’s a mini too!), Kate McLeod body stone Antipast gloves Fancy fashion socks: Darner, Comme Si, and Hansel from Basel   Sister in law who loves to cook. $50 and under Iris Hantverk dough scraper Visual measuring cups Bamboo steamer + chopsticks + Wing on Wo spoons and chopstick rests (or Pearl River Market) Trivets: Hawkins cork and Il Buco salvaged antique tile Home Cooking podcast sweatshirt Short Stack editions Colorful pasta from Pastificio del Colle Fog Linen oven mitt Donation to Soul Fire Farm or The Okra Project     HUSBANDS, BOYFRIENDS, AND OTHER UNDEFINED MEN!   A dude who I’ve been seeing since early October. We’re exclusive but not serious….helllp Slippers: Vince suede and shearling, Yoko Wool Cool lighter (and possibly candle—Norden??): Tetra slide lighter or Tsubota Pearl tortoise lighter Nice bottle o’ booze—the one a shelf or two above what he buys himself A game for two that you can learn to play together: dominos from Printworks, Wolfum, or Fredricks & Mae; 2-in-1 chess/checkers Set from Ridley’s or MoMA  D.S. & Durga auto fragrance set   Fiance! Together 8 years, postponed wedding. Xmas AND his bday SAME WEEK! A piece of art—maybe decide to pick it out together for Xmas (and then you only have to shop for his bday): Picture Room or Absolut Art You could even reach out to an artist you like on IG and ask about commissions! Custom neon sign with something you two say or your initials : Yellowpop or Brite Lite Something sentimental framed via The Heirloomist   A 35-year-old man who loves sports, his dog, his Jeep, the Cubs and classic music.  Yeti cooler Vintage Cubs something—glasses, mug, etc. Vintage Jeep sign from eBay Dog bed: Dusen Dusen or Found My Animal Studio Proba x Slash Objects pet mat NES Classic Edition   A 37-year-old suburban dad who misses dance parties and loves the Book Review Pop-Up Magazine membership Books Are Magic subscription MasterClass on dance music with EDM DJ Armin van Buren Turntable and mixer     FRIENDS!   My long-distance bestie and I turned 30 this year and we’d originally planned on going on a trip together and getting welded gold bracelets as some grown-up version of friendship bracelets. However, THESE TIMES(™). So now she’s moving from Toronto (same country) to New Zealand (different hemisphere! Different continent!). We thought we’d do some sort of big co-gift! Pertinent details for your brainstorming pleasure: She’s a Capricorn (reluctantly) and I’m an extremely Pisces Pisces (love 2 cry). Budget is up to $200ish. Needs to be mildly packable considering she has to get it to NZ somehow along with the rest of her earthly possessions. Needs to ship to Canada. LOVE YOU! Fancy pair of stud earrings—you each take one. Or singles of White/Space birthstone studs. Catbird smallest love letter charm or tiniest key charm that you can get engraved Some sort of art/print: Tappan and Uprise Art    Group text friends A little food thing: Rice & Miso Everyday soup ball things (if in Brooklyn!); Copper Cow Coffee Vietnamese-style pour-over, Kusmi Tea set with 12 diff flavors, or Sakara popcorn trio  A mask or mask chain that’s a little more *special*: Lizzie Fortunato, Diarrablu, Injuri, Baggu  Porcelain fortune cookies that you can slip a fortune/wish for them for 2021 into An ornament related to an inside joke Three Potato Four key tags, specifically the "thank you for being a friend" one Rattan pop socket Sage bundle Verloop pom ribbed slippers      GRAB BAG!!!   My great-grandma who lives across the country and has never met my baby, because COVID Calendar with pics of your baby: Artifact Uprising brass easel and Parabo Press classic desk cal Locket with pic of your baby: Catbird (can be engraved!)   People whose hobbies are “going for walks in the neighborhood.”  Fanny pack: Tory Sport color-block, Baggu, or Beklina ribbed leather Hiking/all-weather boots: Bernardo Winnie  Puffer scarf: Echo, Eileen Fisher, or Patagonia NanoPuff Scarf Audio subscriptions: Libro.fm or Audm   Someone who hates things/prefers experiences, but with Covid it’s hard to experience! Online cooking class: Sonoko Sakai, Goldbelly Live! Cook-Alongs, League of Kitchens, Momofuku, and Ole & Obrigado. Things to enjoy the experience of winter: Yaktrax, Crescent Moon eva foam snowshoes, or cross-country ski lessons  Dipsea subscription Bokksu Japanese snack subscription Merch from favorite restaurant/hotel/place they’ve traveled to Games: Ridley’s Card Games, Actually Curious, Lacorsa Grand Prix Board Game, Maharam Memory Game, or Helvetiq Matchmaster or SixStix     You know what else makes a great gift—a digital stocking stuffer, if you will? A sub to Secret Menu.   Do you have other ideas and just thoughts in general to share? Hit us up at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, and/or @athingortwohq.    On 12/21, we’re going to be talking about the romance novel Reckless by Selena Montgomery (aka Stacey Abrams). Join us for a read-along!    Look no further than Sakara for some hearty, healthy deliciousness. 20% off your first order with the code ATHINGORTWO. Explore b.serene’s handmade crystal jewelry, and get 15% off your first order with the code ATHINGORTWO. YAY.   Produced by Dear Media

Rachel Winard went from never being sick and having great skin to suddenly having a constant fever, getting covered in full-body rashes, and having all sorts of other weird illnesses. It took her 15 doctors to finally get diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease where your immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. She was eventually put on chemotherapy for lupus and several other drugs. When she wasn't healing, she finally decided to take control of her own health and find a natural lupus cure. What she found changed the course of her health, career and life. Listen to hear this powerful story and hear what tools she uses today to keep her Lupus in remission. Watch the video version of this story here https://getwellbe.com/inspiration/lupus-ayurveda-soapwalla-rachel-winard and subscribe to become a WellBe Insider while you're there! For daily inspiration and information follow @getwellbe on Instagram. http://www.instagram.com/getwellbe :) And thank you guys in advance for rating, reviewing and/or subscribing to the WellBe Podcast! It helps a lot!   xx Adrienne & Team WellBe

In this episode, Rachel Winard, founder of Soapwalla, discusses diversity in the wellness space, the importance of inclusive marketing, and the myriad of responsibilities that … The post 36: Representation, inclusive marketing, and the responsibilities of entrepreneurship with Soapwalla founder Rachel Winard appeared first on Highlight Real Media.

Rachel Winard was a professional violinist before going to Columbia law school, at which point she received her Lupus diagnosis. She finished law-school and went to work for a firm when the auto-immune disease took it's toll on her mental, emotional and physical well-being. This forced her to take a step back from her high-stress career and focus on self-care. At the same time, she found that her skin became extremely sensitive and sought mild ingredients for skin care. This is really the start of Soapwalla Kitchen (https://soapwallakitchen.com/), a proud member of the LGBTQ community, who create products for your health rather than products to help you look a particular way. Soapwalla has a workforce in which half the employees proudly self-identify as queer. In addition to 10% of their net proceeds this year to organizations including the Astraea Foundation, the Ali Forney Center, and SAGE, the company will also be marching in both NYC and Brooklyn Pride. We sat down with her to discuss her company, her contributions to the LGBTQ community, and the hardships she has faced on her journey through entrepreneurship. ICYMI: Check out Rachel's #WomanToWatch feature in our daily newsletter and podcast #FourMinutesWithOnTheDot! https://onthedotwoman.com/woman/rachel-winard Make sure to check out her On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com (onthedotwoman.com) and on our daily newsletter and podcast (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-spot-with-melinda-garvey/id1431606393?mt=2) Four Minutes With On The Dot! Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Join us next week when we sit down with the first ever female president of Walt Disney Resorts, Meg Gilbert Crofton! We are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice! Special Guest: Rachel Winard.

Change can be slow. Though we're almost two decades into the 21st century, beauty standards have only just begun widening in scope. Just ask Rachel Winard, founder of skincare line Soapwalla. “I like the way I look, but I'm not the typical face of a skincare company.”With a penchant for designs shaved into her hair and tattooed arms on display, she describes a sense of invisibility within the beauty industry. “Usually, you see long flowing hair, very light skin. You either look like that, or you're very straight-looking man in a suit. There was nothing to suit my presentation.” But she found an upshot to that sense of invisibility. “Instead of moving within a box, I'm going to create my own path, in and out of business.” In this episode, get the backstory on the brand, go deeper into issues of underrepresentation, and find out the one simple thing companies can do to bolster inclusivity.#wherebrainsmeetbeauty@wherebrainsmeetbeautypodcastwherebrainsmeetbeauty.com

Change can be slow. Though we’re almost two decades into the 21st century, beauty standards have only just begun widening in scope. Just ask Rachel Winard, founder of skincare line Soapwalla.  “I like the way I look, but I’m not the typical face of a skincare company.” With a penchant for designs shaved into her hair and tattooed arms on display, she describes a sense of invisibility within the beauty industry. “Usually, you see long flowing hair, very light skin. You either look like that, or you’re very straight-looking man in a suit. There was nothing to suit my presentation.” But she found an upshot to that sense of invisibility. “Instead of moving within a box, I’m going to create my own path, in and out of business.” In this episode, get the backstory on the brand, go deeper into issues of underrepresentation, and find out the one simple thing companies can do to bolster inclusivity. #wherebrainsmeetbeauty @wherebrainsmeetbeautypodcast wherebrainsmeetbeauty.com

The Guest: Soapwalla Edited by George Drake, Jr. Music by Lucas Brahme — About Loose Threads — Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for the latest analysis and podcasts: http://eepurl.com/buLQY9 Twitter Full Transcript The Loose Threads Podcast explores the intersection of consumer, retail and commerce. Hosted by Richie Siegel, the founder of Loose Threads, each episode features an in-depth conversation with one guest about their founding story and how it fits into the current state of the industry. Guests come from all different backgrounds, spanning the consumer goods, fashion, retail and technology industries. The unifying thread is always the rapid change facing the industry and how entrepreneurs are responding. You can listen to the podcast on any player of your choice, in addition to on LooseThreads.com.

Smell ya later! Shaun and Wailin are taking off the month of August. Before they left, they interviewed three business owners about sabbaticals. In this episode: Adeline Koh of Sabbatical Beauty shares the story of how she ended up starting a business while on leave from a different job; Jason Fried explains why Basecamp offers paid sabbaticals as an employee benefit; and Rachel Winard of Soapwalla talks about what it's like to go on sabbatical when you're the boss.

Today's guest started her business from her own personal experience with autoimmune disease. Rachel Winard is the founder of Soapwalla, a indie skincare brand based in Brooklyn that prides itself on being pure, effective and trustworthy. The all-female company is based in Gowanus in a converted canning factory - so cool. After discovering that she had systemic lupus (an autoimmune illness that led to skin irritations), Rachel started creating products that wouldn't irritate her skin. Today Soapwalla is a globally sold and recognized brand, and truly one of the OGs when it comes to the world of natural beauty. Soapwalla is proudly an LGBTQ-run business, an active advocate of gay and women's rights, and works on getting customers involved too. In this episode we talk about Rachel's crazy career journey from music to where she is now, how to advocate for a more inclusive and just world in both business and life, our mutual love for kind of unexpected things (like dinosaurs) and so much more. She is such a calming force and at the same time, so bright and effervescent - a friend of mine likes to say that certain people are like the "bubbles in champagne" and that's definitely the case with Rachel. This Episode Is Sponsored By: 4 Weeks To Wellness The 4 Weeks To Wellness program is a plan that ditches quick fixes and helps set you up for long-term wellness success physically, mentally, and emotionally. It's all about finding - REALLY finding - what works for you, putting your wellness puzzle together, and finding a way to do right by your body without giving up your life. It's for anyone looking to make healthy changes (but lacking the framework and structure to actually make them happen) is gonna love this. Added bonus, Phoebe has personal experience with autoimmune diseases, thyroid issues, SIBO, Hashimoto's - so if you do, too, Phoebe might be the accessible coach and cheerleader you need. It all happens online and is completely up to you how fast or slow you go. Enrollment is open from now till April 20th, so go to thewellnessproject.com to sign up - use the code WANT for 15% off, AND be sure to enter The WANTcast in the How Did You Hear About Us section. If you liked this epiosde and everything WANT is throwing down, be sure to head on over to the site and SUBSCRIBE to The GOOD Word, WANT's weekly email love letter where you'll get all the posts and pods delivered directly to your email doorstep, plus first dibs on events, workshops, and the stuff I'm WANTing each week that I think you'll love too. Also head on over to iTunes and subscribe, and leave some stars and a review to spread the WANTcast love, I apprecite it more than you know. SHOW NOTES: Soapwalla Instagram Facebook Twitter Rachel's dino office ACLU Call Your Representative 4 Weeks To Wellness

Soapwalla Chef, Rachel Winard, spent years experimenting in her kitchen to create skincare products that wouldn't aggravate her sensitive skin issues caused by systemic lupus, a chronic autoimmune condition that almost always affects the skin. Soapwalla premiered December 2009 and is a luxurious skincare line crafted from the highest quality organic, vegan and food-grade ingredients, in small batches in Brooklyn NY. Soapwalla's signature, all-natural yet powerful deodorant cream is loved by fans around the world.