Allison McNamara, Former Celebrity Reporter Turned Founder Of MARA Beauty: Lessons From Interviewing Celebrities, The Truth Behind Founding A Clean Beauty Brand and More
The Dream Bigger Podcast
Siffat Haider
4.8 • 625 Ratings
🗓️ 10 August 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode I’m chatting with Allison McNamara, former interview host and founder of beauty brand, MARA Beauty. Allison is smart as a whip and is a multifaceted firecracker. We take a deep dive into her former celebrity hosting days and she shares her crazy on set stories, her favourite celebrity interview, and how she protects her energy while on set. We also get into her transition from being a media personnel to a brand founder and get into the nitty gritty experience of brand building, organic product formulation, and getting used to the ‘No’.
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| 0:59.0 | Hi, I'm Sif Heider, the founder of Hire. |
| 1:02.0 | I'm a wellness entrepreneur and digital creator, and this is my show, The Dream Bigger |
| 1:06.4 | podcast. |
| 1:07.5 | Listen, I love dreaming big, but you know what I love more? Actually having the resources to make those big dreams happen. And hey, dreams can sometimes be private jets, but other times, they can look a little something like having the best skin of your damn life, or starting a successful business, or delving into spirituality. So on this podcast, I chat with experts |
| 1:30.1 | and thought leaders from different fields about their tips and tricks on doing exactly that. |
| 1:34.7 | So let's get right into it. |
| 1:40.3 | Hello, hello, hello, and welcome back to the show. This week's guest is Alison McNamara. She is a former TV host and producer and the founder of Mara Beauty, an incredible clean skincare brand. So funny story here. A few weeks ago, I was having dinner with one of my friends and she was telling me that |
| 2:03.8 | I should really interview Alison McNamara, who is a friend of hers. And I was telling her that, |
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