Best Elissa Markowitz Podcasts (2025)

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V: Rebecca Bender & Deshae Wise, CEO of RBI Initiative & NCAA Athlete 36:53

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Mother-daughter duo Rebecca Bender and Deshae Wise share their stories of surviving nearly six years living in human trafficking. Rebecca shares with us her story of surviving human sex trafficking and how her experiences have allowed her to become an advocate, activist, and one of the foremost authorities on human sex trafficking. Rebecca has trai…

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IV: Andreea Diaconu, Supermodel 25:30

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Romanian-born supermodel Andreea Diaconu joins us to discuss the realities of modeling in the digital age and the importance of trusting her intuition and allowing her moral compass to guide her to find inner peace.

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III: Lida Orzeck, Co-Founder of Hanky Panky 37:34

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From Toothpaste to Panties: How Lida Orzeck’s innate entrepreneurial mindset led her to create “the worlds’ most comfortable thong,” made by women for women. From selling a thong a second to keeping production made in the USA, Hanky Panky’s Lida Orzeck explains how her empire came to be.By Elissa Markowitz and Nina Alhadeff

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II: Maggie Holladay, Founder of Claude Home 31:15

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Trend forecasting: Maggie dives into her journey with turning an Instagram page into a business and the process of monetizing Claude Home, which started as a passion project and quickly turned into an interior design sensation. We discuss the Summer of 2020 and how being a part of the uprising of the Black Lives Matter movement in New York City mov…

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I: Ally Svenson, Co-Founder of MOD Pizza 34:58

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“The heart of a nonprofit but the head of a business:” Co-founder Ally Svenson explains the success in MOD Pizza’s achievement of conscious capitalism. From a $72 Million acquisition by Starbucks to employing those who need it most at MOD Pizza, we discuss Ally’s 20+ year-long entrepreneurial escapades.…