15. The Best Friendpreneurs (& Moms) behind THE GREAT - with Emily Current + Meritt Elliott #FabulousFriends

Be Well by Kelly Leveque

Kelly Leveque

Nutrition, Education, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Emily Current and Meritt Elliott are female founders, celebrity stylists, and dear friends of mine. These are the boss babes behind THE GREAT, a fully-realized and cozy women's wear collection, and their passion for inclusivity and collaboration carries through to the brand. These two have also dressed some of our favorites, like Jessica Alba and Reese Witherspoon. But best of all, Em and Meritt are health-conscious moms who are super down to earth — and who decided to take on the world together as best friends! You will learn about... (00:39) How Em + Meritt’s best friend love story started (02:18) How do you get a job in styling? (05:02) The moment Em + Meritt teamed up in business (07:55) Building a brand by women for women (11:15) Letting go of the Current/Elliott brand so that they could do more + what they learned in the process (15:20) Co-founding a business (16:00) Em + Meritt’s favorite founder-led brands (19:20) How the creative process changes day to day (20:30) Making time to take care of yourself when you have a ridiculous schedule + healthy lifestyle tips (34:30) Taking care of yourself when you are also a caretaker (36:45) What ‘body love’ means for Em + Meritt (38:55) How THE GREAT celebrates inclusion Resources: Thisisthegreat.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/emilyandmeritt Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/Thisisthegreat Connect with Kelly: kellyleveque.com Instagram: @bewellbykelly Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly Be Well By Kelly is a production of Crate Media Mentioned in this episode: BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

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0:00.0	I want to take a break from the podcast right now and I want to give you a gift.
0:04.3	I want to do that to thank you for being a listener.
0:07.5	I put my heart and soul into this podcast.
0:09.8	I love interviewing today's experts,
0:12.6	researchers, MD, psychologists, sleep trainers,
0:17.6	you name it.
0:18.3	I just hope you feel inspired to take care of yourselves
0:21.0	and your families. And I just want to thank you for being a yourselves and your families.
0:22.5	And I just want to thank you for being a listener
0:24.7	and hanging out with me.
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1:24.9	We don't use any maltodextrin, our monk fruit is 100% ground monk fruit and it's organic.
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