128. Olivia Perez, Entrepreneur & Host of 'Friend of a Friend'
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2020
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
At 26, Olivia Perez (called Livv by her friends) is motivated as all hell, and it's invigorating. For episode 128, I chat with the serial entrepreneur, co-founder of System of Service, Forbes contributor, and host of the 'Friend of a Friend' podcast about her journey thus far — from her first-ever internship at Teen Vogue to her partnerships with big-name brands like Coach and Tory Burch (plus, all the fun stuff in between). She also shares what it was like to grow up as a serious dancer, how she navigates life today "with blinders on," and the ways she's had to pivot during the pandemic. Olivia's got a no-BS attitude that I'm on board with, and this conversation felt like a breath of fresh air.
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| 0:00.0 | comparing is instinctual. We're all going to do it. But at least try and put your blinders on and be like, |
| 0:04.1 | okay, you know what? I know what that person did. I'm going to compare for a second, but I'm just |
| 0:07.7 | going to put the blinders back on and focused on me and my work and doing what I need to do to make it work. Hello, Herdlers. Emily Abadi here bringing you episode 128 of Hurdle. |
| 0:33.6 | A wellness-focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about |
| 0:38.5 | everything from their big wins to how they've gotten through some of life's toughest moments. |
| 0:43.3 | On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone |
| 0:48.8 | from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. |
| 0:55.8 | My mission is simple, |
| 1:03.4 | to inspire you to be your best self, move with intention, and have some fun along the way. |
| 1:09.6 | For today's episode, I am chatting with Olivia Perez. She's the creator and host of the Friend of a Friend podcast and entrepreneur and Forbes |
| 1:13.6 | contributor. |
| 1:14.9 | She also just blows me away. |
| 1:17.0 | At 26, Olivia has done a lot and she's taking on a lot of responsibility. |
| 1:23.8 | And what I love about this episode as a fellow female entrepreneur is that she lays it down really real. |
| 1:31.3 | Olivia gets honest about what it was like for her to land her first internship at Teen Vogue before even arriving here in New York to go to college at NYU. |
| 1:40.3 | She talks to me about building a business at the time, friend of a friend being a lifestyle |
| 1:45.7 | blog and contributor network from the ground up while full time in college and what that was like. |
| 1:52.9 | And then we get into the nitty gritty of all that of what it's been like to quote unquote |
| 1:56.7 | be big on Instagram to show up authentically as herself, to put her, as she says, |
| 2:02.3 | blinders on, follow her own path and stop falling into the ever popular comparison trap. |
| 2:10.0 | You know, I pride myself on having a lot of different opinions and individuals here on the show. |
| 2:14.8 | And this conversation in particular for me was just really rejuvenating because it felt like I was dishing it out with a friend. We were commiserating |
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