This episode I am joined by Vanessa Ariel, the co-founder and chief product officer of Goldbelly, a food delivery company that reaches millions of hungry homes nationwide through delicious offerings from over 1000 chefs and restaurants. With her passion for innovative branding and user experience, Vanessa has helped to create a thriving company and has become one of only a few top female leaders in the food and beverage industry.

We chat about how her past work experience was key to developing the brand, how the perception of food delivery has changed, reaching a pivotal stage of success, what’s next for this Uber successful company and her time as a Hamptons resident.

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Made in the Hamptons podcast celebrates dynamic leaders and tastemakers, their stories, and how The Hamptons has played an important role in all of it.

Host: Jill Laurence

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We are thrilled to share our interview with the very talented interior designer Mark Sikes, who’s work I have enjoyed for years.

Mark is a celebrated designer, tastemaker and author with projects throughout the United States including one very special client, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. We chat about his start in the industry, his upcoming book from the Beautiful trilogy series, building a business from the ground up, what inspires his design aesthetic, working with Nancy Meyers both on and off the movie set, projects in the Hamptons and much more!

Instagram: @marksikes

Website: marksikes.com

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Made in the Hamptons podcast celebrates dynamic leaders and tastemakers, their stories, and how The Hamptons has played an important role in all of it.

Host: Jill Laurence

Production: @madeinthehamptonsmedia

Website: madeinthehamptonsmedia.com

To celebrate Father’s Day, Sophie Elgort will be taking over hosting duties to interview her father, legendary fashion photographer Arthur Elgort.

Sophie, a well know photographer in her own right who also is a producer for an upcoming PBS special, chats with her father about his tremendous career spanning over 50 years. Arthur, now 84 years old and a lifelong New Yorker, describes discovering his talent as a photographer, how a reshoot of an unlikely character changed the trajectory of his career, working with some of the biggest names in the fashion world including Grace Coddington, discovering top models such as Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford, his favorite subjects to photograph outside of fashion, his most memorable photoshoots, living in the Hamptons and more.

So please enjoy this memorable episode with Sophie and her father Arthur Elgort.

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Made in the Hamptons podcast celebrates dynamic leaders and tastemakers, their stories, and how The Hamptons has played an important role in all of it.

Host: Jill Laurence

Production: @madeinthehamptonsmedia

Website: madeinthehamptonsmedia.com

This episodes extra special guest is known as the Hamptons Baker-in-Chief, the co-founder of her namesake bakery, Carissa Waechter. We chatted about how an unfortunate accident landed her out east, her early work in the culinary industry, starting a business one sourdough at a time eventually becoming Carissa’s bakery that now boasts three locations, her favorite local haunts and the bakery’s bestselling item. She shares the various pivots the business took to build a brand, while always staying rooted in her support for local farms, producers and their ingredients which are used in every recipe devoured by local patrons year round. It’s a delightful conversation about turning unexpected circumstances into an opportunity to find a passion in both work and the local community.

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On Instagram: @carissasthebakery

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Made in the Hamptons podcast celebrates dynamic leaders and tastemakers, their stories, and how The Hamptons has played an important role in all of it.

Host: Jill Laurence

Production: @madeinthehamptonsmedia

Website: madeinthehamptonsmedia.com

Interior design legend, author & philanthropist Charlotte Moss discusses her decision to start her own firm, her first clients, adventures in retail, the most difficult decision she’s had to make in business, the joy of travel, her home and gardens in the Hamptons, turning a family tragedy into good will for others and much more!

Website: charlottemoss.com

Instagram: @charlottemossco

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Made in the Hamptons podcast celebrates dynamic leaders and tastemakers, their stories, and how The Hamptons has played an important role in all of it.

Host: Jill Laurence

Production: @madeinthehamptonsmedia

Website: madeinthehamptonsmedia.com

Welcome to Made in the Hamptons , I’m your host Jill Laurence and this week I have a wonderful conversation with the man regarded as the merchant prince, former gap and JCrew CEO, Mickey Drexler.

Mickey opens up about his early days in the retail industry at big names such as Bloomingdales and Ann Taylor, where he would sharpen his skills to move onto a pivotal role at the Gap. During his tenure he created the mega brand Old Navy, which would soar to unimaginable popularity, turning the Gap brand from a failing jean shop to an $18billion retail giant.

Things would take drastic turn though as Mickey would be ousted from the company and you’ll never believe who delivered the startling news.

He would soon rebound at JCrew, where he also created the Madewell brand, turning the struggling preppy retailer into a design darling and favorite among the budding influencer industry. Today, he is a partner at Alex Mill, a brand the embodies the timeless and attainable design that Mickey is long known for.

We also chatted about Mickey’s impressive real estate collection namely his love for renovating historical homes in the Hamptons, one of which was Montauk’s Eothen, the former long time estate of Andy Warhol, which has entertained such famous names as Jackie Onassis, The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Halston and many more.

I found it to be a wonderful conversation about resiliency, determination and hard work and I think you will really enjoy it as well. So without further ado, my conversation with Mickey Drexler.

Made in the Hamptons podcast celebrates dynamic leaders and tastemakers, their stories, and how The Hamptons has played an important role in all of it.

Host: Jill Laurence

Production: @madeinthehamptonsmedia

Website: madeinthehamptonsmedia.com

This epiosode I have an insightful conversation with top selling, clean beauty founder Laney Crowell. Her brand Saie Beauty launched in 2019 and has shot to the top of the ranks at mega retailer Sephora and became a social media darling with its glossybounce lip gloss and glowy super skin foundation to name a few.

Dubbed the clean complexion experts, the product are not only free of harsh chemicals and preservatives but also are packaged in sustainable materials, which is the underlying ethos of the company.

Laney and I chatted about the living and raising a family in the Hamptons, how her journey in the beauty industry started, the challenges of navigating the pandemic just months after launching, the importance of building a sustainable brand, her favorite beauty products and places in the Hamptons and more!

Thanks to our episode sponsors for their generous support:

US Bank

The Robert Johnson Foundation

Made in the Hamptons podcast celebrates dynamic leaders and tastemakers, their stories, and how The Hamptons has played an important role in all of it.

Host: Jill Laurence

Production: @madeinthehamptonsmedia

Website: madeinthehamptonsmedia.com