Welcome to episode 8 of The Luxury Meets..Podcast…Community, A Love Story!Four conversations with an incredible group of retail, brand, and culture leaders spearheading the global movement around a more individual, personalized approach to health and wellness — the days of “one size fits all” are over — while finding business success by prioritizing the communities they serve. How do they do it?
Join host Jed Wexler as he and his guests discuss the movement from Self-care to Community Care — we’ll take you across the U.S., from Los Angeles to Charleston, South Carolina all the way to Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Hear from our guests:
Interview 1: A Spinal Cord Injury, An Epiphany (
Go to 5:26)- Kyle Paradiso, CEO Sleepy Bear This former Army Ranger suffered a severe spinal cord injury jumping out of planes and channeled his passion for educating other veterans on the use of THC and CBD instead of opioids — into creating an award-winning wellness brand in the process
- Along with April Segal, Founder, Remedy Holistic Pharmacy Remedy is on the leading edge of a new wave of “holistic pharmacies” combining the best of modern science, traditional medications, retail, and herbal wisdom
Interview 2: Losing (Nearly) Everything Redefines A Professional Life
(Go to 45:36)- Alexandra Van Iden: Co-Founder of PRISMATICS A chat with the co-founder of a groundbreaking communications + strategy agency based in L.A. known for their amazing, viral trend reports on tastemaker+wellness culture. Alexandra also shares what she gained by losing (nearly) everything in the L.A. fires
Interview 3: A Spa for Your DNA in Los Angeles
(Go to 1:06:25)- Dr. Katelyn Lehman, Co-Founder of Quantum Clinic a new "Spa for your DNA" with a preventative approach to mental health based in Los Angeles — featured in Goop, Vogue, and others — that helps communities heal from burnout and most recently from the L.A. fires. With a thriving retail space too
Interview 4: A Third Space Grows in Brooklyn
(Go to 1:34:42)- Micaéla Verrelien and Christopher Sidwell, Co-Founders, Sweet Fire Café & Studio. Finally in interview 4 host Jed Wexler welcomes partners in business and life Christopher Sidwell & beauty/lifestyle influencer Micaéla Verrelien co-founders of Sweetfire Cafe & Studio in Williamsburg Brooklyn — a vegan cafe & bakery, a podcast studio, and a beautiful space designed to bring people together and host A-tier collaborations like those with L’Oreal, Shea Moisture, Hulu, Shonda Rhimes, and many others.
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