Career Confidential: Co-founders of SkinYoga

SYOwnersSo we have never done a Career Confidential like this, but there is a first time for everything. Today, we are featuring the co-founders of SkinYoga, a natural skincare brand out of India. The best part is that these three ladies happen to be sisters too! They each answered 5 questions from the Career Confidential Q&A.

Full name: Deepika Choudhary

Position / Job title: Co-founder at SkinYoga

When you were a kid, what did you want

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Career Confidential: Gabrielle Cimon

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Position / Job title?: Founder and Designer for Plumeria Swimwear

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to work in Fashion.

2. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did you land (or create) your current position? I had a passion for designing clothes and remember trying to make my own by sketching new ideas and shopping for fabric. I didn’t feel very fulfilled from

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Career Confidential: Emily Raleigh

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Full name?: Emily Raleigh

Position / Job title?: Founder & Smart Starter of The Smart Girls Group

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

President and a member of the New York City Ballet (simultaneously).

2. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did you land (or create) your current position?

I founded The Smart Girls Group, which provides products, resources, and opportunities that empower ambitious women and girls.

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Career Confidential: Tasha Robinson

14Full name?: Tasha Robinson

Position / Job title?: Founder of Imperfect Concepts and ICB Consults

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Don’t laugh but I wanted to be corporate merger lawyer in a powersuit living in New York City by Central Park on the upper east side.

2. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did you land (or create) your current position?

No, far from it.

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Career Confidential: Vivian Nunez

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Position / Job title?: Freelance Writer + Founder of Too Damn Young

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A physical therapist…long shot away from that now. I grew up shadowing my mom at a physical therapy office and translated so much for the therapists that I was pretty sure I was going to be a PT. But, then I walked into college, fell

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Career Confidential: Diane Carleton

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Full name?: Diane Carleton

Position / Job title?: Creative Director for FIGI JEANS

1) When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

When I was 9 years old, I wanted to be an architect.

2) Fast forward several years/decades. How did you land (create) your current position?

Along with having years of experience designing and directing apparel particularly jeans, I have also built many

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Career Confidential: Sara Kate Steadman

IMG_4539Full name?: Sara Kate Steadman

Position / Job title?: Co-Owner & Product Development Director, Frill Clothing

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

It pretty much changed everyday, but it always involved being a boss or a leader of some sort. I’ve always know I wanted to be in charge of something.

2. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did you land (or create) your current position?

I

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Career Confidential: Mallory Morris

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Mallory Jeanne Morris

Position / Job title?:

Technical Sales Consultant (for a company involved in the research, development and manufacture of separation sciences products – with a focus on chromatography)

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to go to Medical School and be a Pediatrician. This was my dream and plan until I was a senior in college. My plans abruptly changed one

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Career Confidential: Leeana Provan

LeeanaFull name?: Leeana Provan

Position / Job title?: Owner of LoveLeeSoaps

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I have been crafting ever since I can remember and I come from a family of creative entrepreneurs. Growing up I always knew I wanted to do something with art and follow in my parents footsteps to create a business of my own.

2. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did you land

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Career Confidential: Sharon Bui

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Sharon Bui & Kate Steadman founders of Frill

Full name?: Sharon Bui

Position/Job title?: Co-Owner of Frill and Head of Marketing

1. Did you have to take on internships to get there? How important in general, do you think, are internships?

Yes, my first internship, which I had as a freshman in college, with a local fashion brand established where I wanted to be in the fashion world. Internships can be everything.

2. What is the single

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