Fresh off the Laguna Beach reunion, I’m answering your questions and giving you the behind-the-scenes of what this experience was actually like. We get into everything—from how it really felt walking onto that reunion stage after 20+ years, to where things stand with Lauren, what was cut, what happened off-camera, and why some moments didn’t feel as natural as they looked. We also shift into grief, healing, and what it’s like losing someone you love. I share my experience with my brother, how grief evolves, and the perspective that’s helped me find acceptance and peace.

Plus, I get into balancing all of this with real life: motherhood, work, and how I make everything fit without losing what matters most. Oh, and we even talk about Spencer Pratt running for Mayor!

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Emma Grede is here, and she’s not sugarcoating anything. We dig into what it really takes to build a business, lead people, and create a life on your own terms.

She gets into her no-BS leadership style: high standards, radical honesty, and owning your mistakes. Emma shares major business missteps (including a failed product expansion), how she dissects failure without ego, and why understanding your own patterns is the key to long-term success.

We also cover what she actually looks for when hiring, why being slow to hire but quick to fire matters, her take on unlimited PTO, working with friends, and when investors can do more harm than good. She breaks down why “focus” is one of the most misunderstood concepts in business, and why your customer has to be at the center of everything.

This episode is honest, motivating, and packed with real insight on failure, leadership, resilience, and building something that lasts.

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The episode you’ve been waiting for! I’m joined by Lauren Conrad to talk about it all—from the early 2000s chaos of Los Angeles, paparazzi, and filming The Hills, to the quiet, grounded life she’s built in Laguna Beach today.

Lauren opens up about trust, privacy, motherhood, aging, and why the recent reunion felt like the right—and final—way to close the chapter on her TV career. She shares what it was really like surviving intense public scrutiny, finding peace off camera, and why having creative control this time around was a non-negotiable.

We also get into marriage, beauty, turning 40, living without cameras—and of course, I had to ask her if she’ll be voting for Spencer Pratt in the election.

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