Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

Deepica Mutyala grew up in a family of doctors, but she had a different dream: building a beauty brand where women who looked like her could finally see themselves represented. She did exactly that with Live Tinted. But somewhere along the way, the pressure to prove herself became just as consuming as the business itself. After seven years as CEO, Deepica made a decision she once couldn't imagine. She hired someone else to lead the company she built. This week on SUPERWOMEN, I sit down with Deepica to talk about why letting go of the CEO title was so difficult, how she learned to separate her identity from her success, and what happened when she stopped treating burnout as a badge of honor. We discuss separating ego from leadership, learning to measure success on your own terms, and why building a bigger company doesn’t always mean building a better life. It's a conversation about ambition, knowing when to let go, and realizing that the life you're building matters just as much as the business. Episode Highlights (00:00) Meet Deepica Mutyala, founder of Live Tinted (04:49) Growing up without beauty products made for her (06:00) The pressure to make an entire community proud (07:46) Learning to define success for yourself (09:53) The milestones that finally made success feel real (13:27) Why giving up the CEO title was difficult (20:45) Burnout should never become a badge of honor (23:03) Making room for relationships, family, and life (30:55) The hidden cost of raising millions in venture capital (38:10) Building an inclusive beauty brand for every skin tone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having options about fertility changes how you make important life decisions. Most women don't know how many options they have. When a rare diagnosis threatened Lauren Makler’s ability to have children, frozen eggs gave her the peace of mind and freedom she needed. That experience led her to build Cofertility, where women can freeze their eggs for free when they donate eggs to intended parents. In this episode of Superwomen, I sat down with Lauren to discuss the importance of fertility education, the need for more transparency in women’s healthcare, and what it takes to build a company for both purpose and profit. Want to learn more about your fertility? An AMH test is a simple blood test that can give you insight into your ovarian reserve. For a limited time, those who qualify can get a free AMH test through Cofertility. Visit: cofertility.com/superwomen to take the prescreener quiz. If you pre-qualify, use code SUPERWOMEN. There’s no obligation to join the program. Brought to you by Cofertility. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Lauren Makler, CEO of Cofertility (02:41) How she turned a health scare into Cofertility (10:26) Creating a more thoughtful egg donation process (12:59) Can a mission-driven company scale? (17:48) Fertility education needs to start earlier (18:52) What women should know before freezing their eggs (21:14) Balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship (25:19) The fertility information every woman should know Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The moments when we question ourselves can reveal strengths we never knew we had Larissa Mills went from a season of severe anxiety where she struggled to leave her house and questioned whether she had accomplished anything, to building a creator career in her 50s. In this episode of Superwomen, I sat down with Larissa to talk about how her daughter’s viral TikTok video opened a door she never expected to walk through. She shares how she slowly rebuilt her confidence, used her background in marketing to create a personal brand, and learned to trust the opportunities already in front of her. This episode is for anyone navigating a transition, rebuilding after a difficult chapter, or wondering if it’s too late to start something new. Episode guide: (00:00) Meet content creator Larissa Mills (02:07) How her daughter’s viral video changed everything (04:30) Starting a creator career in your 50s (09:07) How reinventing yourself later in life can feel freeing (15:23) Being respected matters more than being liked (20:06) Finding confidence as your body ages and changes (25:42) Why she finally started sharing her writing (32:02) Struggling with crippling anxiety (33:55) How small steps helped her rebuild her confidence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes growth means being a beginner again. Dr. Lara Devgan spent years becoming a renowned plastic surgeon, a certified expert in her field and trusted by many patients. Then she started a skincare company with no business experience. That meant learning FDA regulations, packaging, sourcing, marketing, and brand building from scratch. In this episode of Superwomen, she shares the trade-offs that came with a major career pivot, the many small steps it took to make a big change, and why she’s always going to be a student no matter her success. Lara’s journey and philosophy shows that success is rarely an uncomplicated, upwards trajectory, but rather a willingness to adapt, grow, and start over again and again. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Dr. Lara Devgan (03:16) Her honest and nuanced approach to beauty (05:52) Building a brand with zero business experience (09:30) The cost of being the go-to person (12:26) Staying calm under pressure (14:26) Protecting young girls from impossible beauty standards (18:29) The future of plastic surgery and skincare innovation (24:34) The COVID pivot that led to a Sephora launch (27:17) How small improvements create massive change (30:47) The discipline behind doing it all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when the version of yourself that built your success is no longer who you want to be? In this episode of Superwomen, author, content creator, and entrepreneur Serena Kerrigan talks about the version of herself she had to outgrow in order to become more confident, more ambitious, and more fully herself. Serena built an entire career around confidence before realizing she was still hiding behind a version of herself. She admits she was sometimes overcompensating for a fear of truly being seen. She opens up about learning to stop editing herself on dates, in relationships, and in her career, and why the right partner should never require you to make yourself smaller. Because real confidence isn’t about becoming louder. Sometimes, it’s about no longer needing the armor. Serena’s new book, Let’s F*cking Date: Become the Prize, Enjoy the Ride, and Never Settle Again, is out September 22, 2026. Learn more and order your copy at LetsFuckingDate.com. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Serena F*cking Kerrigan (03:11) What it really means to be confident (05:06) The persona she created + the woman behind it (07:41) Learning to show up as herself (12:38) Women should never shrink themselves (15:24) Why every woman needs her own money (21:59) How your mindset shapes your reality (26:48) Why being kind is good for business (28:14) Your relationship with yourself is everything Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices