Hot Smart Rich with Maggie Sellers Reum

• The Queer Eye Star Behind "The Biggest Celebrity Brand Failure of All Time!" Jonathan Van Ness

  What happens when your celebrity brand collapses overnight? Jonathan Van Ness reveals the brutal truth behind fame, failure, and a $2B fallout.Jonathan Van Ness is the Emmy-winning host of Queer Eye, bestselling author of Over the Top and Love That Story, stand-up comedian, and founder of JVN Hair, one of the fastest-growing celebrity beauty brands—until it wasn’t.He explains:- Why JVN Hair became the fastest-growing brand… and then went bankrupt- How losing millions overnight changed his entire approach to money- What it feels like to carry the weight of a team and brand in crisis- The shocking health scare that left him at his lowest point- Why he fired his business team and finally took control- How the Windsong Global deal gave him equity and a second chance- The reality of building a celebrity brand without a safety net- His reflections on Queer Eye and fame- The role of therapy, resilience, and self-acceptance in rebuilding- Why his mission is still joy, curiosity, and making people feel beautifulChapters:00:00 Intro01:00 The Elephant in the Room03:00 JVN’s Spending Habits06:00 Turning Down a Seven Figure Deal08:00 Building JVN Hair From Scratch10:00 Early Red Flags at the Parent Company12:00 Finding Out About the Bankruptcy14:00 The Health Crisis That Broke Him16:00 How It Almost All Fell Apart18:00 Talking to Other Founders in the Same Situation20:00 What Really Happened With Equity22:00 The Moment He Realized the Brand Might Die24:00 Transitioning to Windsong Global26:00 How the Bankruptcy Impacted Sales28:00 Rebuilding His Personal Money Mindset30:00 Firing His Business Team32:00 The New Deal Structure and Getting Equity34:00 Saving the Team and the Products36:00 The Hard Reality of the Transition Year38:00 Filming Queer Eye During a Crisis40:00 Public Backlash and Political Pressure42:00 Picking Himself Back Up44:00 Entering Ulta and Facing Controversy46:00 Growing Up Queer in a Conservative Town48:00 The Transformations That Changed Him50:00 Winning the Emmy and What’s Next52:00 Mission, Purpose and the Future of JVN HairHot Smart Rich: Join 250,000+ angels and subscribe to the Hot Smart Rich newsletter: https://hotsmartrich.com/subscribe Become an HSR Angel in the ⁠Global HSR WhatsApp channel: https://shorturl.at/xzLPm Buy the Hot Smart Rich Money Mindset here: https://shorturl.at/pJWLc Buy Hot Smart Rich merch: https://hotsmartrich.shop/YouTube: https://shorturl.at/IXXFZInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotsmartrich/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hotsmartrichMaggie Sellers Reum:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggiesellers/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maggiesellers_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sellersmaggie/Locker: https://www.wantlocker.com/users/maggiesellersShopMy: https://shopmy.us/maggiesellersAmazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/maggiesellers Jonathan Van Ness:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jvn/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jvn_official?lang=enPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-better-with-jonathan-van-ness/id1068563276Website: hhttps://jonathanvanness.com/ Sponsors:Recharge - get 90 days free - https://getrecharge.com/lp3/hot-smart-rich/Hot Smart Rich is your place to hear unfiltered conversations with the people shaping the future of culture, creators, startups and community. Hosted by Maggie Sellers Reum, investor and media powerhouse, and guests breaking the mold, you’ll get the real deal as it relates to navigating the startup fast lane, leveling up your life or becoming your hottest, smartest, richest self. New episodes weekly on Wednesdays.

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• #1 Celeb Skin Expert: The Truth They Don't Want to Hear About Aging, Aesthetics, & Building a Business to Last

  From surviving a life changing accident to becoming one of Miami’s most trusted names in aesthetics, Amy Peterson has rewritten what it means to build beauty from the inside out.At 18, she was hit by a drunk driver and told she might never walk again. Today, she is the founder of one of Miami’s most successful clinics, Skincare by Amy Peterson, and the creator of Lenox and 16th, a million dollar skincare brand that shows what it really looks like to put care at the center of business.Amy’s story is about grit, reinvention, and service driven entrepreneurship. She built a beauty empire with no investors, no shortcuts, and no business degree. She did it through relentless work ethic, empathy, and purpose.In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, she shares:How a near death accident gave her the drive to build her dream businessThe mindset that separates good service from iconic unforgettable serviceWhat it takes to scale a people first company in a saturated industryHow she turned trauma into purposeThe moment she walked away from comfort to start her own clinic• Why caring more can actually make you more profitableHow she self funded a million dollar skincare brand without investorsWhy she believes good people do win when they lead with integrityThe truth about aging confidence and longevity in beautyWhat having it all actually means when you build it yourselfThis is not just an episode about beauty or business. It is a masterclass in integrity, service, and self belief.Lenox & Sixteenth Discount Code: HSR20 for 20% offChapters:00:00 Intro01:00 What Makes Amy’s Clinic Different03:00 From Assistant to Founder and Building a 4.9 Star Business07:00 The Accident That Changed Everything and Turning Trauma Into Purpose11:00 The Confidence Skin Connection and Building a Brand on Care16:00 Leaving Comfort to Start Her Practice and How to Scale Smart21:00 The Million Dollar Lesson of Caring More and Becoming a Self Taught CEO25:00 The Confidence Code and The Bet She Made on Herself29:00 The Launch of Lenox & Sixteenth and Turning Clients Into Advocates33:00 Why Slow and Steady Wins and The Instagram Face Era37:00 The Undetectable Injectable and Skincare for Kids42:00 The Comparison Trap and Authentic Leadership47:00 Love Partnership and Confidence Consistency52:00 Rapid FireHot Smart Rich: Join 250,000+ angels and subscribe to the Hot Smart Rich newsletter: https://hotsmartrich.com/subscribe Become an HSR Angel in the ⁠Global HSR WhatsApp channel:  https://shorturl.at/xzLPm Buy the Hot Smart Rich Money Mindset here: https://shorturl.at/pJWLc Buy Hot Smart Rich merch: https://hotsmartrich.shop/YouTube: https://shorturl.at/IXXFZInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotsmartrich/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hotsmartrichMaggie Sellers Reum:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggiesellers/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maggiesellers_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sellersmaggie/Locker: https://www.wantlocker.com/users/maggiesellersShopMy: https://shopmy.us/maggiesellersAmazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/maggiesellers Amy Peterson and Lenox & Sixteenth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealskinsavantLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-peterson-3946886aWebsite: https://www.skincarebyamypeterson.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenoxandsixteenthWebsite: https://lenoxandsixteenth.comSponsors:Recharge - get 90 days free - https://getrecharge.com/lp3/hot-smart-rich/Hot Smart Rich is your place to hear unfiltered conversations with the people shaping the future of culture, creators, startups and community. Hosted by Maggie Sellers Reum, investor and media powerhouse, and guests breaking the mold, you’ll get the real deal as it relates to navigating the startup fast lane, leveling up your life or becoming your hottest, smartest, richest self. New episodes weekly on Wednesdays.

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• How Paris Hilton Pioneered the $250B Creator Industry and Who She Really is When The Cameras Go Down (A Side She’s Never Shared Before)

  In this rare, candid conversation with her new sister-in-law, Paris Hilton opens up about what it’s really like as a wife, the woman she is behind the character, how she turned pain into purpose, and why she wants her legacy to be impact over glamour.Misunderstood as a “party heiress” for decades, she talks about quietly building the blueprint for the $250B creator economy, turning her name into a $4B global brand, and building what she calls the next Disney, all while being a wife and mother to the cutesie crew. In this episode, we get into:What family life is like for Paris Hilton and how she balances it all Why she created the “Paris Hilton” character as both a shield and a launchpadHow she transformed being underestimated into her superpowerThe exact moment she realized fame could become a businessWhat it takes to balance being a mogul and a mom — and why she believes you can have it allHer blueprint for turning $3B in fragrance sales into true ownership with her skincare line, ParívieThe behind-the-scenes creative process that drives her products, businesses, and upcoming documentaryHow she’s using her platform to pass legislation, protect children, and redefine what it means to be iconicWhy she’s building the next Disney — an ecosystem of content, commerce, and communityThe legacy she wants to leave: kindness, impact, and sparkleThis is Paris Hilton like you’ve never seen her before and I’m so excited to call her family!Chapters:0:00 Intro1:00 Paris Hilton Mode vs. Real Life Paris3:00 Going Undercover & The Aura That Follows Her5:00 Meeting Maggie’s Family & Advice on Marriage7:00 Power Couple Energy: How Paris & Carter Support Each Other09:00 Motherhood, Balance & Why She Believes You Can Have It All11:00 Living Her Childhood Again Through Her Kids13:00 The Moment Paris Realized Fame Could Be a Business15:00 Building a $4B Brand & Proving People Wrong17:00 Turning Trauma Into Purpose: Advocacy & Impact Work19:00 Passing Laws, Speaking on Capitol Hill & Healing Through Activism21:00 Parívie: From Licensing Deals to True Ownership24:00 Creative Process: Mood Boards, AI, and Designing Every Detail27:00 Knowing What You Want (Even When Others Don’t See It Yet)29:00 Stepping Behind the Camera: New Projects & Producing Women’s Stories31:00 Infinite Icon: Paris’s Upcoming Music Documentary33:00 Family, Traverse City, and Life Without FOMO34:00 Building the Next Disney: Content, Commerce & Community35:00 Legacy: What Paris Wants to Be Remembered For36:00 Rapid FireHot Smart Rich: Join 250,000+ angels and subscribe to the Hot Smart Rich newsletter: https://hotsmartrich.com/subscribe Become an HSR Angel in the ⁠Global HSR WhatsApp channel:  https://shorturl.at/xzLPm Buy the Hot Smart Rich Money Mindset here: https://shorturl.at/pJWLc Buy Hot Smart Rich merch: https://hotsmartrich.shop/YouTube: https://shorturl.at/IXXFZInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotsmartrich/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hotsmartrichMaggie Sellers Reum:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggiesellers/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maggiesellers_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sellersmaggie/Locker: https://www.wantlocker.com/users/maggiesellersShopMy: https://shopmy.us/maggiesellersAmazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/maggiesellers Paris Hilton:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parishiltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParisHilton/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paris-hiltonTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@parishiltonYoutube: https://youtube.com/@parishiltonHot Smart Rich is your place to hear unfiltered conversations with the people shaping the future of culture, creators, startups and community. Hosted by Maggie Sellers Reum, investor and media powerhouse, and guests breaking the mold, you’ll get the real deal as it relates to navigating the startup fast lane, leveling up your life or becoming your hottest, smartest, richest self. New episodes weekly on Weds.

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• Gossiping About Hailey Bieber’s Haters, Ami Colé’s Diarrha Failing Fast & Forward into Skims, & How To Win With An Unfair Advantage (Maggie Sellers Reum & Katie Sellers)

  Back by popular demand, Maggie Sellers Reum and Katie Sellers are back in the studio to gossip about business, sisterhood, and the new rules of being a woman in work, and in life.From speaking at Duke’s Women’s Leadership Lab to breaking down the rhode $200M P&L, to the SKIMS hire that no one saw coming, this conversation blends strategy, gossip, and sister energy in the most Hot Smart Rich way possible. In this candid, unfiltered conversation, Maggie and Katie gossip about:Cycle-syncing and optimizing your life around your menstrual cycleWhy being “not for everyone” is actually your biggest advantage — and how polarization builds loyalty, not hate.The Sephora Sale playbook, how luxury brands train customers not to wait for discounts, and what early decisions set you apart.The rhode x e.l.f. P&L: $200M in revenue, 33% margins, and why Hailey Bieber’s brand is rewriting the rules of beautyWhat every founder can steal from Rhode — the “unfair advantage” framework and how to out-execute competitors even without a celebrity name.Failing fast and publicly. How Diarrha’s Skims comeback proves a career pivot can be your power move.The real lessons from rejection. Why sales is the ultimate training ground and why they’d never push their kids into investment banking.Creators as the new Disney. How Steven Bartlett’s $425M raise proves that distribution is the modern superpower.Becoming your own mood board. The art of self-belief, reinvention, and writing the story you actually want to live.No matter where you are in your career, this episode helps navigate tricky conversations about redefining success, learning when to lead and when to let go, and trusting your own version of ambition — no matter how loud the noise gets — to truly be able to lean into your own superpowers.Chapters00:00 Intro03:00 Speaking at Duke: Redefining Leadership for the Next Generation07:30 When You’re Not for Everyone — and That’s the Point11:00 The Sephora Sale Rulebook: How To Build a Brand That Doesn’t Discount15:00 The Rhode x e.l.f. Acquisition Breakdown — $200M Revenue, 33% Margins17:00 Why Hailey Bieber’s Brand Is Changing the Industry20:00 What Every Founder Can Learn From Rhode’s Playbook22:00 The “Unfair Advantage” Framework — and How to Find Yours24:00 The Power of Failing Fast and Publicly: Diarrha’s Skims Evolution27:00 Second Lives in Business: Why Not Every Success Story Starts at Zero28:30 Rare Beauty’s Katie Welch Joins Chanel: The New Definition of Success31:30 What It Means to Be a Visionary (and Still Hire a CEO One Day)33:00 The Real Lesson From Sales — Learning to Handle Rejection36:00 The VC Associate Myth — and What Founders Really Think38:00 Breaking Down Steven Bartlett’s $425M Raise39:30 Why Creators Are The New Conglomerates40:30 Knowing Yourself: The Real Currency of Success44:00 Wrapping Up: Sisterhood, Self-Belief & ReinventionHot Smart Rich: Join 250,000+ angels and subscribe to the Hot Smart Rich newsletter: https://hotsmartrich.com/subscribe Become an HSR Angel in the ⁠Global HSR WhatsApp channel:  https://shorturl.at/xzLPm Buy the Hot Smart Rich Money Mindset here: https://shorturl.at/pJWLc Buy Hot Smart Rich merch: https://hotsmartrich.shop/YouTube: https://shorturl.at/IXXFZInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotsmartrich/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hotsmartrichMaggie Sellers Reum:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggiesellers/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maggiesellers_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sellersmaggie/Locker: https://www.wantlocker.com/users/maggiesellersShopMy: https://shopmy.us/maggiesellersAmazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/maggiesellers Katie Sellers:Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/katiesellers_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sellers-katie/Sponsors:Recharge - get 90 days free - https://getrecharge.com/lp3/hot-smart-rich/

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• Mary Holland Nader: From Wall Street Analyst to Reality TV Fame — Why She Left Corporate America, Found Her Voice & Built Her Own Fintech Startup

  In her first solo podcast interview, Mary Holland Nader, known as the “finance sister” from Hulu’s The Nader Sisters, opens up about life beyond her sister Brooks, leaving Wall Street for reality TV, and building her own fintech startup, Mary & Pip.This is the candid conversation every woman navigating money, fame, and career pivots needs to hear.In this powerful, candid conversation, she reveals:What it really cost her to leave Deutsche Bank for reality TVHow fame has become a new form of currency for women in businessThe pros and cons of having Brooks as an older sister and role modelPretty privilege, corporate politics, and why she hid her Instagram from colleaguesWhat the show did for her career — and what it riskedThe reality of inconsistent income, brand deals, and healthcare after leaving corporate lifeWhy she wants to use her platform to build tools for the freelance generationThe future of her startup Mary & Pip, and how she measures the ROI of fameThis episode isn’t just about reality TV or Wall Street. It’s about carving your own lane, defining success on your terms, and using your platform for impact.Chapters00:00 Intro00:40 Who Is Mary Holland Nader?02:00 Growing Up a Nader Sister & Finding Her Own Identity04:15 The Pressure of Comparison & Competition in the Family06:10 Leaving Wall Street for Reality TV08:00 Getting Permission to Film While Working at Deutsche Bank09:30 Living a Double Life: Banker by Day, Influencer by Night11:10 How Reality TV Changed Her Confidence13:00 The $3,000 Job That Made Her Quit Corporate14:50 How Money Mindset and Scarcity Shaped Her Ambition17:10 What Finance Taught Her About Power & Perception19:40 Why Women Still Hide Parts of Themselves at Work22:30 Reclaiming Creativity After Corporate Burnout25:00 Building Mary & Pip: Rebranding Wall Street for Women28:40 The ROI of Fame and Public Perception31:20 Sisterhood, Brand Building & Owning Their Narrative35:40 Balancing Love, Career & “Having It All”39:30 The Psychology of Money and Letting Go of Scarcity44:50 Rapid Fire: Credit Cards, Red Flags & NAD Drips50:30 What’s Next for Mary & PipHot Smart Rich: Join 250,000+ angels and subscribe to the Hot Smart Rich newsletter: https://hotsmartrich.com/subscribe Become an HSR Angel in the ⁠Global HSR WhatsApp channel:  https://shorturl.at/xzLPm Buy the Hot Smart Rich Money Mindset here: https://shorturl.at/pJWLc Buy Hot Smart Rich merch: https://hotsmartrich.shop/YouTube: https://shorturl.at/IXXFZInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotsmartrich/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hotsmartrichMaggie Sellers Reum:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggiesellers/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maggiesellers_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sellersmaggie/Locker: https://www.wantlocker.com/users/maggiesellersShopMy: https://shopmy.us/maggiesellersAmazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/maggiesellers Mary Holland & Mary & Pip:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryhollandnaderTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maryhollandnaderLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-holland-nader-483640161Mary & Pip: https://www.maryandpip.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryandpipTikTok: ​​https://www.tiktok.com/@maryandpipLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mary-and-pipSponsors:Recharge - get 90 days free - https://getrecharge.com/lp3/hot-smart-rich/Hot Smart Rich is your place to hear unfiltered conversations with the people shaping the future of culture, creators, startups and community. Hosted by Maggie Sellers Reum, investor and media powerhouse, and guests breaking the mold, you’ll get the real deal as it relates to navigating the startup fast lane, leveling up your life or becoming your hottest, smartest, richest self. New episodes weekly on Wednesdays.

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