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Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

Rest is Best: Ashley Merrill of Lunya & Lahgo

Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

Rebecca Minkoff

Society & Culture

4.8543 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Ashley Merrill has always felt the urge to pursue as many things as she can during this lifetime. It was the perfect opportunity, then, to try a new venture when she realized she was relying on her husband’s old t-shirts as her go-to during down time. Wanting something more stylish, comfortable, and a reflection of the contemporary woman she is, Ashley founded Lunya, the “restwear” brand whose ethos maintains that the quiet moments to yourself are the most important part of the day. A natural problem-solver, Ashley has always seen opportunities instead of issues, and eagerly allows her role evolve as the company grows. She is busy and ambitious, to be sure, but always prioritizes adequate rest in order to be the best at what she does! Thanks for listening!  Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Social Media @ashley__merrill @lunya @lahgo Big Ideas Ikigai – the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs and what you can be paid for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, you're listening to Superwomen.

0:06.4

Today's guest is Ashley Merrill, the founder of Luna.

0:09.4

Ashley has always felt the urge to pursue as many things as she can during this lifetime.

0:15.8

It was the perfect opportunity then to try a new venture when she realized she was relying on

0:20.5

her husband's old t-shirts

0:22.5

as her go-to during downtime wanting something more stylish comfortable and a reflection of the

0:27.9

contemporary woman she is ashley founded luna the restware brand whose ethos maintains that the quiet

0:34.2

moments to yourself are the most important part of the day.

0:38.1

Take a listen.

0:42.2

Ashley, welcome to the podcast.

0:43.9

Thank you so much for having me.

0:48.3

So let's go to your beginnings of your company.

0:50.0

I'd love for you to start.

0:56.3

What kind of gave you the idea to launch and then we'll get into where you are today sure well um i definitely didn't set out to start a company we'll put it this way um i was definitely looking

1:03.8

for a more passionate entrepreneurial phase of my life but didn't necessarily know if that meant me, it would be

1:14.3

me starting something or me joining something. So I was kind of flexible at that point. And actually,

1:20.7

sleepwear really evolved from a personal experience, realizing that I was wearing my husband's old clothes around the house.

1:31.2

And eventually, you know, I had this moment we kind of jokingly call it.

1:35.3

It's been immortalized as the moment in the mirror, but where I looked at myself and I was

1:39.6

wearing all of my husband's horrifying old clothes and realized, gosh, there's got to be something better.

1:45.8

And again, I didn't set out to start a company.

1:48.1

I set out to buy something a little more comfortable, a little cuter, a little better to

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