Scarlett Johansson: Actor, Director, and Co-Founder of The Outset

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4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Scarlett Johansson is an actor, director, producer, and co-founder of the skincare company The Outset. She began acting at age nine and continued to work steadily through adolescence and beyond, making films alongside industry legends like Robert Redford and taking on increasingly ambitious roles like the titular character in Girl With the Pearl Earring. Her career climbed to new heights in the last decade, as she was nominated for Academy Awards for the films Jojo Rabbit and Marriage Story, and played the lethal superhero Black Widow in the Marvel movie franchise. But after years as an accomplished actress, she knew that she wanted to expand her horizons and use some of her hard-earned expertise for her own projects. She then founded her own production company, These Pictures, and in 2022, co-founded the skincare company, The Outset, to provide solutions for adult acne and other skin issues that had plagued her for years. The brand, which launched on Amazon and QVC earlier this year, has come to be known for its effective ingredients and simple, nonirritating formulas. As if that wasn’t enough, this year, Scarlett directed her first feature film, Eleanor the Great, starring the 94-year-old acting legend June Squibb. PS: Listeners can use code SECONDLIFE for 20% off their purchase of The Outset products (bundles and sets not included)

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. I'm Hilary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of Who What Where, and this is Second Life, a podcast, spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers. We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their second life.
0:26.6	Today on the show, I'm speaking with the incredible actress, director, and co-founder of the skincare brand, The Outset, Scarlett Johansson.
0:37.3	How many people do you know who have basically
0:39.7	mastered their craft by the time they reached the age of 10? Personally, I don't know many, but
0:45.3	Scarlett is one of them. She's been gracing our screens since the 90s and worked with superstars
0:51.1	like Robert Redford, Sean Connery, and Sophia Coppola, before she was even able to vote.
0:57.5	In the last decade, she's risen to even greater levels of stardom in critically acclaimed projects like Jojo Rabbit and Marriage Story,
1:05.2	and portraying the dynamic superhero Black Widow in the Marvel movie franchise.
1:10.0	Scarlet easily could have spent the remainder of her career pursuing other acting projects, but she didn't limit herself because, as I came to learn through this interview, she has such a wonderful entrepreneurial spirit. She founded her own production company, these pictures, and now produces the project she stars in,
1:29.0	as well as other ventures. And in 2022, after struggling with sensitive skin and adult acne for years,
1:36.9	she co-founded the skincare brand, The Outset. The Company, which is both direct-to-consumer
1:42.1	and launched on Amazon and QVC this year,
1:45.5	has become a staple for simple, calming, effective solutions for even the most sensitive skin.
1:52.2	And, as if all of that wasn't enough, Scarlett also directed her first movie, Eleanor the Great,
1:58.5	starring the incredible June Squib.
2:01.2	I really enjoyed this conversation with Scarlett.
2:04.1	It was a unique opportunity to get into the mind of someone who's been working at a
2:08.2	craft for so long, but also at the same time allows herself the opportunity to explore
2:14.1	new things.
2:15.2	She's really just phenomenal, and I hope that you enjoyed this episode
2:19.0	of Second Life as much as I did. Now, on Second Life, it's Scarlett Johansson.
2:26.4	Okay, so are you ready just to hop right in? Yeah. Okay, cool. So we'd like to start the podcast
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