Podcast Episodes

with Mindy Solomon — Founder, Mindy Solomon Gallery

This week on I Want Her Shoes Podcast, host Anna Anisin sits down with Mindy Solomon, founder of Mindy Solomon Gallery, for a thoughtful conversation about art, resilience, reinvention, and building a meaningful life through creativity.

Established in 2009, Mindy Solomon Gallery has become one of Miami’s most respected contemporary galleries, representing emerging and mid-career artists across painting, sculpture, photography, and video. Known for championing diasporic voices and exploring the intersection of art and design, the gallery has become both a cultural platform and a creative community.

But behind the gallery is an even deeper story.

Mindy shares her journey from artist and educator to gallery founder, opening her business in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and later rebuilding her life in Miami while navigating profound personal loss. Through every chapter, art remained both her purpose and her therapy.

In this episode, Anna and Mindy explore the emotional power of art, the role creativity plays in healing and reinvention, and why building legacy often requires courage through uncertainty.

👠 Key Moments:

• How Mindy transitioned from artist and educator to gallery founder
• Opening a gallery during the 2008 financial crisis
• Moving to Miami and reinventing her life creatively and personally
• Supporting artists and building community through difficult seasons
• How art became a source of healing during grief and loss
• The emotional connection between collecting art and storytelling
• Why taste, curation, and aesthetic identity matter
• The intersection of art, fashion, design, and personal style
• Building an authentic audience through social media and storytelling
• Miami’s evolution into a global contemporary art destination
• Advice for women reinventing themselves later in life
• Creating legacy through creativity, resilience, and vision

This episode is elegant, emotional, and deeply inspiring — a reminder that creativity is not just about what we make.

It’s about how we survive. How we evolve. And how we leave something meaningful behind.

🎧 Listen now for a conversation about art, reinvention, grief, beauty, and the courage to continue creating through every chapter of life.

Adding a chic twist to each episode, the ‘I Want Her Shoes Podcast’ is recorded in Anna’s stunning personal closet, strategically located near the vibrant Miami Design District. This unique setting not only provides a visually captivating backdrop but also embodies the spirit of fashion and innovation that the area is known for. 

📺 Watch the episodes on YouTube to get a glimpse of this one-of-a-kind Miami closet—it’s definitely worth the view!  https://www.youtube.com/@IWantHerShoesPodcast

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• Anna’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwanthershoes/ 
• Mindy’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/mindysolomongallery/ 
• MindySolomon Gallery: https://mindysolomon.com/ 

with Anna Anisin

This week on I Want Her Shoes Podcast, host Anna Anisin steps away from the interview chair for a deeply personal solo episode reflecting on success, burnout, reinvention, and what women are truly craving right now.

After more than 60 conversations with founders, executives, creatives, mothers, investors, healers, and entrepreneurs, Anna realized something surprising:

So many women are no longer chasing the version of success they once thought they wanted. Instead, they’re craving something softer. More intentional. More connected. More alive.

In this raw and honest episode, Anna opens up about spending 20 years in tech and entrepreneurship, building companies and communities while quietly navigating burnout, identity shifts, and the growing desire to step away from constant hustle culture.

She also shares the realities of building I Want Her Shoes Podcast — a podcast that has reached the Top 2% globally and surpassed 380,000 downloads, yet still reflects the very real tension many entrepreneurs face between passion, purpose, creativity, and financial sustainability.

This episode is not about having all the answers.

It’s about asking the questions many women are already carrying silently.

👠 Key Moments 

• Why so many successful women are exhausted from performing perfection
• The hidden emotional cost of ambition and hustle culture
• How success begins to change shape in your 40s
• Burnout after 20 years in tech and entrepreneurship
• Wanting more presence, freedom, and time with family
• The reality of building meaningful creative work without guaranteed financial return
• Why women struggle to openly discuss money, sustainability, and burnout
• The emotional tension between purpose and profitability
• How identity shifts impact confidence, style, and personal fulfillment
• Why community and honest conversations matter more than ever
• The messy reality of reinvention — and why so many women are navigating it right now

This episode is vulnerable, reflective, and deeply human — a reminder that growth doesn’t always look like scaling bigger.

Sometimes it looks like slowing down enough to ask yourself: Is this still the life I actually want?

🎧 Listen now for an honest conversation about ambition, burnout, reinvention, and redefining success on your own terms.

Adding a chic twist to each episode, the ‘I Want Her Shoes Podcast’ is recorded in Anna’s stunning personal closet, strategically located near the vibrant Miami Design District. This unique setting not only provides a visually captivating backdrop but also embodies the spirit of fashion and innovation that the area is known for. 

📺 Watch the episodes on YouTube to get a glimpse of this one-of-a-kind Miami closet—it’s definitely worth the view!  https://www.youtube.com/@IWantHerShoesPodcast

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• IWHS Pod Website: https://iwanthershoes.com/ 
• Anna’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwanthershoes/ 
• Anna’s LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaanisin/ 

with Karina Moises — Founder, Beautology Lab

Host Anna Anisin sits down with Karina Moises, founder of Beautology Lab, a clean-clinical skincare brand focused on stimulating autophagy — the body’s natural detoxification process — to support skin health at a cellular level.

Karina’s journey into skincare wasn’t driven by trends — it was driven by necessity. After years of struggling with inflammation, gut issues, and chronic skin conditions, she began exploring a deeper approach to healing. What she discovered was a gap: while so much of skincare focuses on the surface, very little addresses what’s happening beneath it.

So she built something different. Beautology Lab is rooted in the idea that skincare should do more than enhance appearance — it should support the body’s natural ability to repair, detoxify, and regenerate.

In this conversation, Anna and Karina explore the connection between skin, health, and lifestyle — and why the future of beauty is shifting toward function, not just aesthetics.

👠 Key Moments:

• Karina’s personal journey through chronic inflammation and skin challenges
• Why healing from the inside out changed everything
• What autophagy is — and why it matters for skin health and longevity
• The gap in traditional skincare and how Beautology Lab is addressing it
• Clean vs clinical — what actually works and why it matters
• Skin as a signal — what your body may be trying to tell you
• The connection between gut health, hormones, and skin
• Building a brand rooted in both science and personal experience
• How skin confidence impacts style, presence, and identity
• Why the future of skincare is about supporting the body — not masking it

This episode is a reminder that beauty isn’t just something we apply — it’s something we cultivate.Because when you support your body at a deeper level, it shows.

🎧 Listen now and discover a new way to think about skincare, health, and what it really means to glow.

Adding a chic twist to each episode, the ‘I Want Her Shoes Podcast’ is recorded in Anna’s stunning personal closet, strategically located near the vibrant Miami Design District. This unique setting not only provides a visually captivating backdrop but also embodies the spirit of fashion and innovation that the area is known for. 

📺 Watch the episodes on YouTube to get a glimpse of this one-of-a-kind Miami closet—it’s definitely worth the view!  https://www.youtube.com/@IWantHerShoesPodcast

Follow us for more updates:

• IWHS Pod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwanthershoespodcast/
• IWHS Pod Website: https://iwanthershoes.com/ 
• Anna’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwanthershoes/ 
• Karina’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/karinamoises/ 
• Karina’s LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karina-moises/ 
• BeautologyLab: https://beautologylab.com/ 

with Stephanie Loewenstern — Founder, Bright Link Talent & RAHEL

This week on I Want Her Shoes Podcast, we’re talking about what it really looks like to rebuild — in business, in life, and in identity.

Host Anna Anisin sits down with Stephanie Loewenstern, founder of Bright Link Talent, a recruiting firm helping B2B SaaS startups build high-impact GTM teams — and now the founder of RAHEL, a deeply personal platform supporting women navigating pregnancy and early motherhood alone, and not by choice.

Stephanie’s story is one of duality — building a successful career while also stepping into one of the most unexpected and transformative chapters of her life: becoming a single mother.

RAHEL was born from that experience — a space designed to provide resources, community, and real support for women facing a version of motherhood that isn’t often talked about.

In this conversation, Anna and Stephanie explore what it means to build while becoming, to take action before you feel ready, and to redefine strength on your own terms.

👠 Key Moments:

• Why “waiting until you’re ready” is often the thing holding you back
• The reality of becoming a single mother — and the parts no one talks about
• Building RAHEL — a platform created from lived experience and real need
• The hidden emotional, financial, and logistical challenges of starting over
• Balancing ambition, motherhood, and identity in a new chapter of life
• From recruiting to community-building — creating impact in different ways
• The importance of support systems, and why community is everything
• Learning to ask for help — and why it’s harder than it sounds
• How life transitions reshape confidence, priorities, and personal style
• Showing up in business and life when everything feels uncertain

This episode is honest, grounded, and deeply human — a reminder that strength doesn’t always look like having it all together.

Sometimes, it looks like taking the next step anyway.

🎧 Listen now and be reminded: you don’t have to have it all figured out to begin — and you don’t have to go through it alone. 

Adding a chic twist to each episode, the ‘I Want Her Shoes Podcast’ is recorded in Anna’s stunning personal closet, strategically located near the vibrant Miami Design District. This unique setting not only provides a visually captivating backdrop but also embodies the spirit of fashion and innovation that the area is known for. 

📺 Watch the episodes on YouTube to get a glimpse of this one-of-a-kind Miami closet—it’s definitely worth the view!  https://www.youtube.com/@IWantHerShoesPodcast

Follow us for more updates:

• IWHS Pod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwanthershoespodcast/
• IWHS Pod Website: https://iwanthershoes.com/ 
• Anna’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwanthershoes/ 

• Stephanie’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/stephloewenstern/ 
• Stephanie’s LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieloewenstern/ 
• RAHEL: https://joinrahel.com/ 

with Maribeth Martorana — CEO, Sapient Advisors

This week on I Want Her Shoes Podcast, we’re cutting through the noise — and getting real about AI, strategy, and what actually drives growth.

Host Anna Anisin sits down with Maribeth Martorana, CEO of Sapient Advisors, a seasoned strategist who has spent over 25 years building and monetizing data and AI products — generating more than $500M in revenue across global financial institutions and fintech companies.

In a world flooded with AI hype, Maribeth is known for one thing: clarity.

Through her platform The Strategy Signal, she helps executives, founders, and leaders move from signal → strategy → growth, focusing not on trends for the sake of trends, but on what actually creates impact.

In this episode, Anna and Maribeth break down what’s really happening in AI, how to think strategically about data, and why clarity — not complexity — is becoming the ultimate competitive advantage.

👠 Key Moments 

• Why most companies are getting AI wrong — and what to focus on instead
• The difference between signal and noise in today’s AI landscape
• How to turn data into real business growth (not just insights)
• The biggest missed opportunity when it comes to data monetization
• Building a $500M+ product portfolio — lessons from the trenches
• Why clarity is becoming a leadership superpower
• Navigating high-stakes decisions in fast-moving industries
• Women in AI and leadership — showing up with confidence in complex spaces
• How to embrace AI without losing the human element
• Why the future belongs to leaders who can simplify, not complicate

Whether you’re a founder, executive, or simply trying to make sense of AI in your own career, this episode is a masterclass in cutting through complexity and focusing on what truly matters.

🎧 Listen now and learn how to turn AI chaos into clear, confident strategy.

Adding a chic twist to each episode, the ‘I Want Her Shoes Podcast’ is recorded in Anna’s stunning personal closet, strategically located near the vibrant Miami Design District. This unique setting not only provides a visually captivating backdrop but also embodies the spirit of fashion and innovation that the area is known for. 

📺 Watch the episodes on YouTube to get a glimpse of this one-of-a-kind Miami closet—it’s definitely worth the view!  https://www.youtube.com/@IWantHerShoesPodcast

Follow us for more updates:

• IWHS Pod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwanthershoespodcast/
• IWHS Pod Website: https://iwanthershoes.com/ 
• Anna’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwanthershoes/ 
• Maribeth’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/maribethmartorana 
• Maribeth’s Website: https://www.sapient-advisors.com/ 
• Maribeth’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribeth-martorana/ 

with Ella Muradyan — Style Expert & Co-Founder, Boss Batches Podcast

This week on I Want Her Shoes Podcast, we’re bringing back one of your favorite segments — Fashion Crimes — with the always-stylish and unapologetically honest Ella Muradyan.

Host Anna Anisin sits down with Ella for a sharp, entertaining, and insightful conversation on what’s really happening in fashion right now — and how quickly things can spiral online. From viral rumors to real industry shifts, they break down the difference between noise and what actually matters.

Because fashion isn’t just about what we wear.

It’s about culture, identity, and the signals brands are sending — whether they mean to or not.

In this episode, Anna and Ella unpack the recent internet frenzy around Chanel (including the Matthew Blazy rumor that turned out to be an April Fools moment), the rise of Schiaparelli as collectible art, and what’s really happening inside houses like Dior.

And of course… they’re calling out the fashion crimes along the way.

👠 Key Moments:

• The Chanel rumor that took over the internet — and what it says about fashion media today
• Schiaparelli’s evolution from couture to cultural and collectible art
• Dior’s current era — leading creatively or playing it safe?
• The hottest new collections and standout moments this season
• The tension between creativity and commercial success in luxury fashion
• Trends we’re loving — and the ones that need to go immediately
• The rise of personal style in a trend-driven world
• Fashion as identity — dressing for yourself vs dressing for the algorithm
• The business of fashion — creative directors as modern power players

🎧 Tune in for fashion, fun, and a few well-deserved call-outs.

Adding a chic twist to each episode, the ‘I Want Her Shoes Podcast’ is recorded in Anna’s stunning personal closet, strategically located near the vibrant Miami Design District. This unique setting not only provides a visually captivating backdrop but also embodies the spirit of fashion and innovation that the area is known for. 

📺 Watch the episodes on YouTube to get a glimpse of this one-of-a-kind Miami closet—it’s definitely worth the view!  https://www.youtube.com/@IWantHerShoesPodcast

Follow us for more updates:

• IWHS Pod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwanthershoespodcast/
• IWHS Pod Website: https://iwanthershoes.com/ 
• Anna’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwanthershoes/ 
• Ella’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/ella_murad/ 
• Boss Batches Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JWlKqMER12xViLk147spT?si=fcea26ddf08a47b9