Start with Yourself: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life
If you’ve ever felt stuck, like no matter how hard you work, something’s holding you back, it’s probably not your talent or your hustle. It’s your mindset.
In this solo episode, Emma Grede reveals how mastering your mind is the ultimate unlock for success, confidence, and peace of mind. She shares the exact mindset tools she’s used to build businesses, overcome fear, and turn self-doubt into fuel for growth.
Plus, Emma announces her brand-new book, Start with Yourself, coming in 2026—a guide to building the mindset that changes everything.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to:
-Reprogram negative self-talk and handle haters with strength
-Turn failure into feedback and fear into action
-Build daily habits that wire your brain for success
-Use visualization, gratitude, and self-compassion to level up
-Celebrate your wins and protect your energy
If you’re ready to stop holding yourself back and start building a mindset that works for you—not against you—this episode is where it all begins.
Preorder Start with Yourself wherever books are sold, and share this episode with someone who’s ready to transform their life from the inside out.
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The Power of Personal Branding with Paris Hilton
If you’ve ever wondered how to turn your personal brand into a thriving business, Paris Hilton has the answers.
In this episode of Aspire with Emma Grede, Paris reveals the strategies that helped her turn her image into an empire — long before “influencer” was even a word.
You’ll hear how she:
-Built one of the most recognizable personal brands in the world
-Turned consistency and authenticity into her biggest business assets
-Evolved from celebrity to CEO of 11:11 Media
-Used her platform for purpose — and built a legacy beyond fame
This conversation is a masterclass in brand-building from the woman who started it all. Whether you’re launching a business, growing your influence, or reinventing yourself, Paris’s blueprint will show you how to do it — and make it last.
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Love, Family and Business: How To Work With a Partner with Jens Grede
Aspire with Emma Grede is a finalist for Best New Podcast with Signal’s Listener Choice Awards! Vote here.
In this episode of Aspire, Emma Grede sits down with her husband, Jens Grede— media and retail investor, CEO of Skims, Chairman of Frame and founder of the Saturday Group. Jens’ business acumen has been instrumental to Skims’ exponential growth, which has a current valuation of $4 billion. They sit down for a candid conversation about what it takes to be both life partners and business partners.
Emma and Jens open up about the lessons they’ve learned building brands like Skims and Good American, the rule that anchors their marriage, and why embracing risk and reinvention has shaped both their careers and their family life. They share honest reflections on balancing ambition with love, parenting with partnership, and excellence with vulnerability.
Tune in for a real, behind-the-scenes look at how Emma and Jens make marriage and business thrive — together.
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Unlock Your Brain’s Full Potential
Aspire with Emma Grede is a finalist for Best New Podcast with Signal’s Listener Choice Awards! Vote here.
What if your brain holds the key to unlocking success, resilience, and joy?
In this episode, Emma sits down with neuroscientist, executive coach, and MIT lecturer Dr. Tara Swart to explore how to harness the full power of your brain. Dr. Swart shares practical tools and cutting-edge science on stress, intuition, and neuroplasticity—proving that you can rewire your mind at any stage of life.
Together, they dive into:
Daily habits that build mental resilience and lower stress
Why multitasking drains productivity—and what to do instead
The science of intuition and how to trust it
How creativity, nature, and beauty fuel brain health
Why purpose and community drive long-term success
This is a masterclass in making your brain work for you, not against you. If you’re looking for science-backed strategies to thrive at work, at home, and in life, this conversation is for you.
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Plan Your Life Like a Business
On her birthday, Emma Grede reveals the simple system she uses to turn goals into reality. She shares the five questions that shape her yearly plan, the science behind habits that stick, and why tiny, consistent actions create massive change. Whether you want to grow your career, improve your health, or live with more intention, this is your blueprint for making it happen.
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Build the life of your dreams and learn from the world’s most successful people.
Emma Grede, one of America’s richest self-made women, wants you to make the most of your life. On ‘Aspire with Emma Grede', learn through thought-provoking conversations with some of the most successful and smartest minds on the planet, including goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow, investor, philanthropist and former chair of Starbucks Mellody Hobson and international bestselling author and “On Purpose” podcast host Jay Shetty. Each episode will unpack their habits, philosophy and strategies, covering career advice, well-being, psychology and of course how to win in business. The show offers personal stories, data-driven advice, real-world strategies, and the experience you need, to turn your dreams into reality.
Emma Grede is a founding partner and chief product officer of SKIMS and CEO of Good American. She also made history as the first Black woman to serve as an investor on Shark Tank.
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