Don't Start!
Don’t Start! is an unapologetic, high-energy podcast celebrating women who take up space, own their voice, and define success on their own terms. Hosted by powerhouse duo Candice Guardino and Sarah Schreiber, the show blends bold storytelling, cultural commentary, and unfiltered conversation with undeniable charm.
Candice, a fearless theatrical creator with storytelling in her DNA, and Sarah, a magnetic WWE host with commanding presence—bring together their worlds of entertainment, performance, and ambition to spotlight an unfiltered look at building a life, career, and legacy without shrinking.
Each episode dives into real conversations about ambition, relationships, money, wellness, confidence, reinvention, and the messy, hilarious, complicated reality of modern womanhood—with a little side of Broadway flair.
Hit play. Show up boldly. And whatever you do… Don’t Start small!
Don't Start!
Guest: Jessica DeFino, Beauty Reporter
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We get to chat with the brilliant Jessica DeFino, an award-winning beauty reporter and critic (the New York Times, the Sunday Times, Vice) and write the Guardian’s beauty advice column, Ask Ugly. A one-time editor for the Kardashian-Jenner Official Apps and a former product obsessive, she now explores how beauty culture impacts people — physically, psychologically, and spiritually. Ladies, this one is SO good!
She also writes the weekly(ish) newsletter FLESH WORLD, which “basically gives the middle finger to the entire beauty industry,” HuffPost says, and has been praised in the New York Times, New York Magazine, Forbes, and Adweek’s 2023 Creative 100.
Jessica, Welcome to the Pod!
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