This episode I chat with my college best friend Sameha Hasan who I met on the second day of college! We talk about our first impressions of each other, funny moments, comparing stem versus business work, share takeaways from college and our favorite Marvel movies/characters, and discuss our differing music tastes.
00:00-00:56 intro
00:57-04:22 how we met
04:23-09:42 first impressions
09:43-19:05 our funniest moments
19:06-29:53 stem vs business
29:54-46:57 takeaways from college so far
46:58-53:30 marvel cinematic universe talk
53:31-56:27 our differing music tastes
56:28-1:08:29 testing sameha's knowledge on my favorite artists
1:08:30-1:09:47 sameha's artist recommendations
1:09:48-1:11:05 last regards from sameha
6 Feb 2022
Small Talk with Sammy Handler
00:00-01:00 what KicksbySammy is
01:01-03:54 how the idea of KicksbySammy came to be
03:55-05:48 whether Sammy had art experience?
05:49-07:28 asking for advice to launch the business
07:29-09:40 second guessing before launching
09:41-11:27 customer feedback during uprise
11:28-13:07 connecting with customers
13:08-14:44 finding manufacturers
14:45-17:05 initial feelings to getting LLC and income
17:06-19:28 marketing
19:29-21:10 how did you find your pr team, Electrify PR?
21:11-24:24 the message to consumers and what makes KicksbySammy innovative
24:25-25:22 where customer feedback comes from
25:23-27:48 an idea to expand her customer profiles, babies and pets!
27:49-30:20 a memorable KicksbySammy college project vs recently
30:21-32:38 examples of some of her products
32:39-37:17 how do you think your business minor contributed to your business?
37:18-39:28 importance of customer base to a business
39:29-41:13 where Sammy sees KicksbySammy 5 years from now
41:14-43:18 how you can donate to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
43:19-44:09 (cont.) partnering with foundations
44:10-44:34 KicksbySammy in three words
44:35-45:24 mission statement from KicksbySammy
45:25-46:27 promo and conclusion
6 Jan 2022
Lessons with Lauren Eriksen
Fortunately for me, I've had a best friend nearly my entire life. Lauren and I just finished our first semesters in our first years in college, so we talked about our growth over time and lessons we've learned. We shared a little about ourselves and did a LOT of reflecting!
00:00-00:37 intro
00:38-03:49 how we met/know each other
03:40-18:00 how sports have impacted us
18:01-21:29 going to the gym
21:30-29:57 our unconventional paths to college (gap year/gap semester)
29:58-35:53 our freshman high school selves versus our freshman college selves
35:54-47:56 lessons we've learned in college
47:57-51:08 how we stay in touch
51:09-55:32 what is the biggest growth we've seen in each other?
55:33-1:00:53 what makes a best friend, a best friend?
1:00:54-1:10:28 what is a funny story that we've shared?
1:10:29-1:12:43 what are our pet peeves about each other?
1:12:44-1:16:00 height comparisons lol
1:16:01-1:21:50 what people misunderstand about us/what we like in people
1:21:51-1:24:22 conclusion
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