If I'm Honest with Julia Landauer

Join Julia Landauer, champion racecar driver, motivational keynote speaker, and advocate for STEM education and women’s empowerment, as she tells you what she’s honestly thinking about. In “If I’m Honest with Julia Landauer,” Julia shares what piqued her interest that week, what she’s writing about in her journal, what she's grappling with in her day-to-day, and her opinions on the world. Julia draws on her 21 year racing career, time at college, growing up in NYC, and experiences from building her brand to deliver her perspective and advice in honest, vulnerable, and entertaining stories. And every other week, Julia brings on a guest that she's inspired by to learn more about their journey. So, buckle up every Wednesday for a new episode of If I'm Honest with Julia Landauer. For more about Julia, you can follow her on Instagram and Twitter @julialandauer and check out her website julialandauer.com

If I'm Honest with Julia Landauer is a society podcast hosted by The 8 Side, with 60 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #11

  Ep 70: Kyle Bryan on Finding the White Space That Turns Fashion Into Culture

  Sep 14, 202658 minS4

  What does it actually take to build a brand that shapes culture? And how do you know when it’s time to leave something successful to build what’s next? Kyle Bryan is the founder of Function Global, a strategic partnership agency connecting the corporate and creative worlds across fashion, luxury, entertainment, and culture. Before launching Function Global, Kyle spent a decade as Brand Director at LaQuan Smith, helping transform the label into a globally recognized luxury brand through strategic partnerships, celebrity relationships, runway productions, and collaborations. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Kyle joins Julia Landauer for a candid conversation about breaking into the notoriously exclusive fashion industry, becoming an encyclopedia of your craft, and why genuine relationships can be one of the most powerful tools in building a career. Kyle shares the strategy behind creating a luxury ecosystem around LaQuan Smith, the importance of identifying the “white space” everyone else is missing, and what years of high-pressure wins, setbacks, and pivots taught them about resilience. Kyle also opens up about stepping away after a decade to launch Function Global, building a company in stealth mode, and why their focus now is simple: do good business, create meaningful partnerships, and build work that can actually shift culture. Buckle up for an honest conversation about ambition, intentionality, relationships, reinvention, and doing the work so that when your next chapter arrives, you’re ready for it. You can find Function Global at https://function-global.com and on Instagram at @function.global. You can follow Kyle on Instagram at @kyleabryan.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Ep 69: Building a New American Luxury Car Brand with Kristie D’Ambrosio-Correll

  Sep 8, 20261h 10mS4

  What does it take to build a new American luxury automotive brand in an industry defined by more than a century of heritage? Kristie D’Ambrosio-Correll is the co-founder and CEO of Dacora, an American luxury automotive house combining coach-built craftsmanship, deeply personalized design, and AI-native technology. Before Dacora, Kristie served as CTO of Mirror, helping scale the company through its $500 million acquisition by Lululemon. Now, she’s applying those lessons to an entirely different kind of challenge: building a car company from the ground up. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia and Kristie talk about the childhood experiences that sparked her love of building, learning to trust her own creative instincts, and why putting your vision into the world can feel more like risking rejection than risking failure. Kristie also shares what Mirror taught her about growth and profitability, why Dacora is taking a more patient approach to building a company, what it means to “hustle softer,” and how she thinks about creating a luxury brand without 100 years of heritage behind it. They dig into designing cars for a wider range of people (not just the 95th-percentile male) the role of AI in creating a more human driving experience, and what it’s really like to build a company alongside your spouse. Most importantly, Kristie offers a different way to think about success: celebrate the milestones along the way, accept that the story will be messier than it looks from the outside, and don’t stop writing it just because things get hard. Buckle up for an honest conversation about creativity, conviction, partnership, resilience, and building the thing you’d regret never trying. Learn more about Dacora at https://www.dacora.com and @dacoramotors on Instagram.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Ep 68: Marissa Hill on Turning 5,000 Subscribers into a Media Business

  Aug 25, 20261h 6mS4

  What happens when you spot a gap in an industry and decide to build the thing you wish existed? Marissa Hill is the executive producer of Shade Studios and host of ShadeTV, the #1 female-led channel covering sneaker style and entertainment on YouTube and Snapchat. What started as a passion for sneakers grew into a media platform, production company, brand partnerships, and opportunities across film, fashion, and entertainment. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Marissa gets candid about starting her YouTube channel during COVID, breaking into the male-dominated sneaker space, and learning how to turn great content into a sustainable business. She shares why she invested in high-quality production early, how listening to her community shaped the channel, and how creating evergreen, searchable content helped her build an audience beyond viral moments. We also dig into the business behind being a creator: pitching brands before you have a massive following, building long-term partnerships, finding the right people to contact, handling rejection, and staying top of mind when the timing isn’t right. Marissa also shares how her experiences as an NCAA athlete, model, actress, and film critic helped her develop the resilience to keep going when the answer is no. Plus, we talk about what she’s building next with the Dynasty Sports Film Festival and why sports stories have the power to inspire people far beyond the field. Buckle up for an honest conversation about finding your niche, betting on yourself, building relationships, and creating opportunities instead of waiting for them to find you. Follow Marissa at https://shadestudios.com, https://www.youtube.com/@ShadeTV247, snapchat.com/add/shadetv247, x.com/ShadeTV, instagram.com/shadetv247, instagram.com/marissaehill, tiktok.com/@shadetv247.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Ep 67: How One Email Can Change Your Life with Carly Valancy

  Aug 11, 20261h 5mS4

  What if the opportunity that changes your life is one email away? Carly Valancy is a founder, artist, writer, and self-described connection obsessive who has built her career around a simple idea: life really is about who you know...but you have far more agency over who you know than you might think. After moving to New York City to pursue musical theater, Carly challenged herself to reach out to one person every day for 100 days. That experiment helped her find an agent, book a national tour, connect with people she admired, and ultimately build the foundation for the work she does today. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Carly and Julia talk about overcoming the fear of reaching out, why we often reject ourselves before anyone else gets the chance, and how curiosity can create opportunities you never could have planned for. Carly also gets candid about the business behind her ideas; from burning out on an early version of Reach Out Party to rebuilding it with better systems, hiring for the skills she doesn’t have, developing Tether, and creating Anti Networking events designed around depth instead of collecting contacts. They also dig into patience, entrepreneurship, authenticity, motherhood, and why Carly believes her theater education became one of her greatest advantages as a founder. If you’ve ever thought, “Who am I to reach out to them?” this conversation might make you send the message anyway. You can find Carly on social media at @carlyvalancy, visit her site https://carlyvalancy.com, and read her Substack https://carlyvalancy.substack.com .    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Ep 66: Julia Landauer on the 5 Biggest Lessons for Building Something Meaningful

  Jul 14, 202623 minS4

  What do a corporate communications executive, a DJ, an Emmy-winning TV producer, a comedian, and a startup founder all have in common? After five incredible conversations, Julia Landauer steps behind the mic for a solo episode to unpack the themes that kept surfacing across every guest's journey. Despite their wildly different careers, each guest revealed remarkably similar lessons about ambition, resilience, relationships, and creating a meaningful life. In this episode, Julia shares the five biggest takeaways she's learned so far this season, including: * Why building a career is never linear and why reinvention is part of the process. * Why the people who succeed don't wait for permission to get started. * How authentic relationships become the greatest career accelerators. * Why personal growth often comes before professional success. * How embracing discomfort leads to confidence, resilience, and long-term fulfillment. Julia also gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to produce the podcast while balancing a full-time career, reflects on the moments that have challenged and inspired her, and shares why she feels more energized (and more humbled) than ever. If you're navigating a career transition, building something new, or simply looking for encouragement to take the next step, this episode is a reminder that you're never too old, it's never too late, and action creates clarity.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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