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Ep. 225 - Building Your Dream Business with The Skimm Founders Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg

Almost 30

Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik

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

4.54K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Today we are joined by theSkimm co-founders, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg. In 2012, friends Carly and Danielle created this subscription based newsletter full of easy to digest news stories. The Skimm makes it easier to live a smarter life by integrating in the routines of their target audience, female millennials. In our conversation today, the four of us talk about creating culture within a growing company, starting a business with your close friend and what challenges that brings, building a team, and much more.   We also talk about: Leaving their jobs to start the Skimm Deciding what to spend their money on Staying aligned with one another + letting other people in Self-care and setting boundaries The upcoming book + tour for Carly and Danielle   Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!   Resources: Learn more: theskimm.com Instagram: @theskimm Download: theSkimm App Listen: Daily Skimm Read: How To Skimm Your Life   Upcoming Events: June 20th: Los Angeles with Bree Melanson July 27th: San Francisco with Lacy Phillips Almost 30 Retreat   Sponsors: Alchemized Life Podcast | Head to avajohanna.com/podcast to learn more Honeybook | Use code ALMOST30 for 50% off the first year of Honeybook at honeybook.com FitVine Wine | FitVine is offering 10% off your first order a www.FitVineWine.com. From now until August 4th, use code ALMOST30 at checkout to redeem your discount. Plus when you order a case, shipping is included! Chosen Foods | Use code ALMOST30 for 50% off at chosenfoods.com/almost30 Buffy | Go to www.buffy.co use code ALMOST30 for $20 off SAKARA | Go to sakara.com/almost30 and use code ALMOST30 for $60 off your first order Almost 30 is edited by Crate Media This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Our job as CEOs is to make sure that everyone's equity is worth something and worth something

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that is impressive and needs to the individual reasons why people join each year.

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You're listening to the Almost 30 podcast hosted by Christa Williams and Lindsey Simpsick.

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Almost 30 started as a conversation about the transition from our 20s to our 30s.

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But then we realized life is full of transitions. So we expanded our mission.

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We are an intuition led wellness focused lifestyle podcast that promises to deliver authentic conversations, diverse points of view,

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and insights rooted in optimism, growth and intention.

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The Almost 30 nation community is a group of purposeful dreamers who are smart, passionate and always seeking the full potential in every aspect of their lives.

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At almost 30, we're making magic together. We dream it and then we do it.

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Thanks so much for tuning into the Almost 30 podcast. Here we go.

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Ready to roll. Dentures are out.

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Are we on?

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My dentures are out.

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I'm wearing, if you guys know, I have like, invisalign whatever.

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And I have to take out the dentures regularly.

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It's pretty sexy.

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I'm getting you a case for, I have a case.

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No reason.

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I'm choosing not to use it.

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But I freaking, I actually love the look.

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Like it makes my teeth look big.

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Oh, yeah.

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