How a Broke Bartender Turned $50 Into a Multi-Million Dollar Brand—The Skinny Confidential

Beauty founder, podcast queen, and brand builder—Lauryn Bosstick turned a $50 blog into The Skinny Confidential empire. Recorded in Austin, TX, Lauryn joins Phoebe and Sophia to share how she built a cult brand from the ground up: no investors, no shortcuts, and zero interest in going viral. She opens up about early burnout, staying intentional, and why executing beats overthinking every time. Plus: how she vets podcast guests, rebrands parenting with “cookie water,” and the one hire every founder should make first. Also? Foot spas, Think Week, and Phoebe’s Windows phone era.