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On this episode, Liz and Amanda are talking with Hitha Papelu about her multi-hyphenate endeavors as a writer, entrepreneur, speaker, CEO, mom, and more. Following a career-defining year, Hitha reflects on her greatest accomplishments and offers a transparent look at areas of growth that she plans to work on in the new year. Hitha shares about her new book and how she manages her multiple entrepreneurial roles – and motherhood! Liz, Amanda, and Hitha talk about goal-setting, morning rituals, the importance of technology breaks, and her favorite mom hacks.
IN THIS EPISODE:
[00:01] Hitha Papelu Introduced
[02:50] Talking about her new book
[04:30] Balancing career and personal life
[07:57] Mixing family and work
[12:17] Goal Check
[17:18] How motherhood changes you
[21:21] Hitha’s greatest accomplishment
[24:00] Thoughts on being an influencer
[28:27] Hitha’s signature style
[32:53] What have you done for you lately?
[37:49] Latest obsessions
[41:29] Mom hack
GUEST BIO:
Hitha is a consummate multi-hypenate - an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and speaker.
As CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, she oversees financing, partnerships, and strategy for the company. She is currently raising the company's Series A round and developing the commercial strategy for their lead product, RHO-11.
A partner in Adama Ventures (her family office), she has invested in innovative companies primarily founded by women (MM.LaFleur, Girls' Night In, Brightland, and Heymama among them).
Hitha's longtime blog, Hitha On The Go, established her as an authority on lifestyle topics and gave way to her book (How To Pack: Travel Smart for Any Trip), collaborations with leading brands (Delta, Headspace, and Google), and a highly engaged Instagram following and newsletter. She curates the Webby-honored #5SmartReads every weekday and hosts a popular Ask-Me-Anything every week on her Instagram. Her podcast, 1 Smart Thing (#1smartpod), goes deeper on these topics twice a week.
She is a sought-after speaker on investing, entrepreneurship, work-life juggle, and motherhood. Hitha has spoken at WeWork, The Riveter Summit, Fohr, and Global Brands Group. She is represented by AllRaise's Visionary Voices speakers bureau.
LINKS:
Find Hitha:
https://www.instagram.com/hithapalepu/
https://hitha.substack.com
Get her book: We’re Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris
Get her book: How To Pack
Find Liz:
Thenewyorkstylist.com
https://instagram.com/thenewyorkstylist
Find Amanda:
Amandamintz.com
https://instagram.com/amandamintz
Follow #MomGoals The Podcast:
https://www.instagram.com/momgoalsthepodcast/
This is not like your regular mom podcast, it’s your cool mom podcast.
It’s an unfiltered look into motherhood through the lens of the working mom and mom bosses, all while figuring out the journey of how we got to where we are and how we juggle it all—even if we aren’t.
Hosts, Liz Teich and Amanda Mintz, are two mompreneurs who’ve had successful careers in the fashion, beauty and design industries in NYC, while raising little ones…
Tune in to for fun conversions between mamas and be inspired by their stories that are the epitome of #momgoals.
Liz is a New York based fashion stylist, lifestyle blogger, on-air style expert and mom of two. Liz has been a professional commercial stylist for 15 years, styling fashion and home goods for print and digital advertising campaigns for major brands and retailers. Through the campaigns she’s worked on she’s styled celebrities including Tom Brady, Mike Tyson, Ashley Graham, and the cast of Stranger Things.
She has appeared as an on-camera style and lifestyle expert for brands, as well as an on-air style & lifestyle expert for regional and national news. Liz has also appeared in and regularly contributes her fashion expertise to major publications.
After styling bloggers for the TJMaxx “Maxxinista” campaign, it led her to launch her own blog and brand called The New York Stylist. Through her site and Instagram, she has partnered with major brands to share some of her favorite products, services and styles. Since becoming a mom, she’s expanded her business to personal styling for moms around the country through virtual closet edits, shopping and styling sessions.
Amanda is Founder and CEO of Amanda Mintz Creative Management.
AM Creative specializes in building dream teams and connecting extraordinary talent to brands across a diverse industry set including: advertising, design, retail, fashion, start-up/growth markets, beauty, media, venture capital, FinTech, CPG and lifestyle.
Amanda is well-known in the industry as a thought leader and for her “Sixth Sense” in lining up the most successful teams for her clients, as well as her impeccable track record of positive placements for the highly competitive talent market.
Over the past 15+ years, her business has been exclusively word of mouth. She has worked with premier agencies, Fortune 500 companies, helped re-vamp iconic brands and played a key role in taking younger high growth brands to IPO and acquisition. Amanda’s clients include Afterpay, Sephora, Sweet Green, Calvin Klein, Milk Makeup and Peloton.
She has advised for CFDA and serves as a mentor for Colgate’s “Thought Into Action”. She is a member of HER Global and the Female Founder Collective.
Amanda is a single mother to her young daughter, Isabella; her proudest accomplishment. She lives an eco-conscious, active lifestyle. Amanda is an avid dancer, extreme skier, cyclist, horseback rider, yogi and chef. She loves to entertain and takes great pride in the experience of elevating others.