DeepSummary
Caroline Baudino hosts the podcast 'Coming in Hot' and interviews her best friend Monica Blunder, a celebrity makeup artist and founder of Monica Blunder Beauty. They discuss how they met through a mutual friend, hit it off on a blind double date with their husbands, and formed a strong friendship later in life. Monica shares her journey, from growing up in a small town in Austria to becoming a sought-after makeup artist in Hollywood, working with celebrities like Jessica Alba and Jenna Chan.
Monica talks about her decision to start her own clean beauty brand, Monica Blunder Beauty, at age 49, after working as a makeup artist for over 20 years. She discusses the challenges of starting a business, including developing products, finding manufacturers, and dealing with setbacks. Despite the difficulties, she found the process rewarding and empowering, especially learning new skills outside her comfort zone.
Caroline and Monica emphasize the importance of pursuing dreams and passions at any age, supporting each other as women, and embracing challenges to keep growing. They encourage women to make an effort to meet new friends and not feel limited by age or circumstances. Their friendship, formed later in life, has been a source of inspiration and joy for both of them.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Pursue your passions and dreams at any age, and don't let age or circumstances limit you.
- Support and lift up other women instead of competing with them.
- Make an effort to form new friendships and connections later in life.
- Embrace challenges and step out of your comfort zone to learn new skills and grow.
- Continuous learning and mastering new tasks can contribute to cognitive health and longevity as you age.
- Entrepreneurship can be rewarding but also challenging, requiring perseverance and adaptability.
- Find mentors and supportive people who can guide and encourage you in your personal and professional growth.
- Maintain a positive attitude and work ethic to overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “And so, yeah, so that's. And then I was like, okay, I think it's time. I want to do my product. I was very lucky and fortunate enough to meet my business partner, who's my partner now. Sandy.“ by Monica Blunder
- “I think, in our age, to be honest with you, after 50, with dementia and Alzheimer's becoming so, so prevalent and even younger now, which is terrifying, I think it's something that to keep learning, to keep having to master new tasks, to have to keep pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, I actually think will make you live longer.“ by Caroline Baudino
- “And I think women not only can support each other, lift each other up, but actually succeed together and actually build an incredible life together.“ by Caroline Baudino
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Episode Information
Coming In Hot
Dear Media
6/3/24
In this episode, Caroline sits down with her best friend Monika Blunder, celebrity makeup artist and founder of her eponymous brand of botanically-infused clean and natural beauty products. Together they discuss the importance of hustle, choosing your friends and becoming comfortable with the uncomfortable. Their meet-cute story of their blind double date with their husbands and their inspiring stories about building businesses in their fifties confirms we can find incredible friendships and support later in life.
Music credit: Nikka Costa “It’s Just Love”
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