Aspire with Karlie Kloss: How To Turn Principles Into Power Plays

Aspire with Emma Grede

E13 Media

Entrepreneurship, Business, Society & Culture

4.6 • 877 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Model, entrepreneur and media mogul Karlie Kloss sits down with Emma for a rare, wide-ranging conversation about the bold pivots, personal principles, and hard-won lessons that have shaped her journey from the runway to the boardroom. With baby number three on the way, Karlie opens up about the balancing act of motherhood and mogulhood, the trade-offs she makes, and the guilt she’s learned to manage. Emma and Karlie dive deep into her transition from fashion icon to tech and media entrepreneur, her mission to empower women in STEM through Kode with Klossy, and her bold foray into publishing with the relaunch of i-D. Karlie also shares what drives her as an investor, her evolving relationship with money, and how she navigates being underestimated in male-dominated rooms. Whether you’re multi-passionate, mid-pivot, or just need the push to take a leap, Karlie’s story is proof that reinvention is always within reach. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on The Aspire podcast, I'm sitting down with my friend Carly Klaus.
0:13.7	And let me just say, this conversation is going to be so good.
0:17.4	Carly's having baby number three.
0:18.8	She's running companies, investing in brands she believes in,
0:21.9	and she is shaking up the publishing world. And yet somehow, she's doing it all with the most
0:26.3	grounded, no BS energy you can imagine. We talk money, mindset and what to do when you're feeling
0:31.8	underestimated. We also get into mum life, mum guilt, career privates, making bold moves and what it really takes
0:39.2	to go from being the face of a brand to building your own empire. Carly is thoughtful, honest,
0:44.5	and so much more than just a pretty face. So let's get into it.
1:01.9	Carly, welcome to Aspire. I'm so happy to have you here today.
1:06.9	Thank you, Emma, for having me. I love you so much. I'm so in awe of all you've built,
1:09.7	and I'm so honored to be having this conversation with you.
1:10.8	Well, likewise, my darling, that the first things first, you're having a little baby number three. Oh my gosh. I like barely
1:16.6	fit in this chair. I'm like, who busting. I'm so excited. I'm so, it's only just starting to hit me.
1:23.3	I'm like halfway through and I'm like, oh, I'm going to have three children.
1:26.9	You're going to have three little children.
1:29.5	Three under five.
1:31.1	Five, yeah.
1:31.5	Oh my goodness.
1:32.5	Are you kidding me?
1:33.8	It's, I'm so excited and I'm so tired.
1:37.4	But most of all excited.
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