Jill Donenfeld and Tiana Tenet, Co-Founders of The Culinistas

Jill Donenfeld and Tiana Tenet of The Culinistas are bridging the gap for busy households by giving them access to delicious, balanced and routinely home cooked meals. The Culinistas offer customized in-home private chef services for family-friendly weekly cooking and special occasions in New York City. 

The Culinistas develop weekly menus of vegetable-forward, modern homestyle cooking that is prepared in the home by trained chefs, and served or stored for the week ahead. The Culinistas handle the menu planning, personalized local grocery shopping, cooking, and clean-up. Find them year-round in New York City, the Hamptons for the summer, and Aspen and Palm Beach for the holidays.

Beauty Bosses: Episode 42 with Jill Donenfeld and Tiana Tenet, Co-Founders of The Culinistas

Lara Devgan, MD, MPH

Zahir Dossa, Co-Founder and CEO of Function of Beauty

Dr. Devgan sits down with Dr. Zahir Dossa, Co-founder & CEO of Function of Beauty. Graduating from MIT with a PhD in sustainable development, Zahir is a wealth of knowledge. Combining his background in computer science and ecommerce with a deep understanding that the beauty industry is constantly changing, Zahir created Function of Beauty. With a mission to celebrate every person’s unique beauty and an innovative and industry-leading algorithm, Function of Beauty can create 27 trillion unique formulations for shampoo and conditioner.  

Beauty Bosses: Episode 41 with Zahir Dossa, Co-Founder and CEO of Function of Beauty

Lara Devgan, MD, MPH

Lucy Lang, Executive Director for the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College

Dr. Devgan sits down with Lucy Lang, a career prosecutor who was recently appointed as the Executive Director for the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College. Lucy grew up in New York City with a passion for public service. She has been a Manhattan Assistant District Attorney for 12 years, ran Manhattan’s Intelligence Driven Prosecution Symposium, and pioneered a first-of-its-kind college in prison class in which incarcerated students study criminal justice alongside prosecutors.

Beauty Bosses: Episode 40 with Lucy Lang, Executive Director

Lara Devgan, MD, MPH

Ursula Stephen, Celebrity hairstylist and Unilever brand ambassador

Dr. Devgan sits down with visionary hairstylist Ursula Stephen. Ursula is the owner of “Ursula Stephen The Salon”, in Brooklyn, NY, and a Unilever global haircare brand ambassador. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Ursula attended a vocational high school and earned her cosmetology license even before her high school diploma. From there she has gone on to become one of the most sought-out stylists by artists such as Rihanna, Kerry Washington, Queen Latifa, and Zendaya, to name a few.

Beauty Bosses: Episode 39 with Ursula Stephen, Celebrity Hairstylist and Unilever brand ambassador

Lara Devgan, MD, MPH

Shirin von Wulffen, co-founder of Bastide

Shirin von Wulffen is co-founder of the beauty and lifestyle brand, Bastide, from Aix-en-Provence (along with her husband Frédéric Fekkai). Born in Iran to German parents, with an American education and fluent command of four languages, Shirin is truly a citizen of the world. She is also the former VP of Public Relations for YSL, VP of Public Relations for Tom Ford, and former communications director for Gucci.

Beauty Bosses: Episode 38 with Shirin von Wulffen, Co-Founder of Bastide

Lara Devgan, MD, MPH

Craig Elbert, CEO and Co-Founder of Care/of

Dr. Devgan sits down with Craig Elbert, co-founder and CEO of Care/of. Care/of brings a refreshing honesty and personalization to the vitamin experience. Care/of delivers personalized daily supplement packs to your door monthly. Inside each pack is a mix of vitamins and supplements unique to you and based upon your goals, lifestyle and values.

Prior to founding Care/of, Craig Elbert led marketing at Bonobos, where he helped grow the company from 10 employees to over 250. Craig has an MBA from Wharton, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar, and a BA from Dartmouth College. He lives in New York with his wife and son. Because raising a newborn and launching a company in the same year is maybe a bit draining, he is a fan of the herb Rhodiola Rosea.  

Beauty Bosses: Episode 37 with Craig Elbert, CEO and Co-Founder of Care/of

Lara Devgan, MD, MPH

Nina Lorez Collins, Founder and Author of "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?"

Nina Lorez Collins founded the Facebook group, “What Would Virginia Woolf Do?” two years ago. The Facebook group is a closed community where literary-minded feminists over 40 years old come together to offer support, resources, inspirational stories, and laughs. It was through this community that Nina felt inspired to write her own book, which is appropriately named, What Would Virginia Woolf Do?

 Dr. Devgan talks with Nina about how she got her start as a writer, what inspires her, reinvention, and how the amazing community she has built has gotten her through the toughest of times.

Beauty Bosses: Episode 35 with Nina Collins, Founder and Author of "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?"

Lara Devgan, MD, MPH

Jane Larkworthy, Esteemed Beauty Editor

Jane Larkworthy is recognized as one of the beauty industry’s most respected editors. She is known for her authentic voice, and using it to help navigate all the complexities that come with being a woman. 

Using her expertise she has kept us connected in the beauty world through her work with publications such as W, Elle Decor, Coveteur, The Cut, L'Officiel, In The Groove, as well as has her own blog, The Fraudulent Chef. 

Listen in as she sits down with Dr. Devgan to discuss everything from her favorite beauty products, how she started her career as a beauty writer, and the importance of being able to constantly adapt to change. 

Beauty Bosses: Episode 35 with Jane Larkworthy, Esteemed Beauty Editor

Lara Devgan, MD, MPH

Ellie Borrows, Co-Founder and CEO of MNDFL

Ellie Burrows is the Co-founder and CEO of MNDFL, a meditation studio in New York City. She talks with Dr. Devgan about how she was able to establish herself as an insider in New York’s rapidly growing wellness industry.  Listen in as Ellie takes us through her journey in creating a modern, non-religious, drop-in studio where one can explore traditional meditation techniques in a contemporary context. MNDFL’s mission is simple and yet profound: MNDFL exists to enable humans to feel good. Ellie touches on simple ways people can implement mindfulness and meditation into their everyday lives.

Beauty Bosses: Episode 34 with Ellie Burrows, Co-founder and CEO of MNDFL

Lara Devgan, MD, MPH

Aleen Kuperman and Samantha Fishbein, Creators of Betches

Aleen Kuperman and Samantha Fishbein, two of the three founders of Betches, sit down with Dr. Lara Devgan to discuss how they started their careers and developed their company from a website into a wildly successful social media and digital media company.

They dish up some secrets about exciting up-coming projects including their third book, When’s Happy Hour, which will be released on October 23, 2018.

They talk about some of the challenges they faced and surmounted, and how building up their confidence has helped them get through the difficult times.

Beauty Bosses: Episode 33 with Aleen Kuperman and Samantha Fishbein, creators of Betches

Lara Devgan, MD, MPH