Smart Women Big Deals

Conversations with entrepreneurs and leaders on success, failure and defining AI summary

Liza Kaufman Visit website › Business · EN · 11 episodes · latest 2026-11-11

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Behind every Big Deal is a story.Smart Women Big Deals is a podcast hosted by Liza Kaufman featuring honest conversations with extraordinary entrepreneurs, founders, business leaders, creators, health experts and people who have built remarkable lives.We go beyond the accomplishments to explore what happened before the success: the risks, failures, pivots, relationships and defining decisions that shaped who each guest became.The conversations span business and leadership, health and longevity, family and purpose, resilience and reinvention. Because success is never one moment. It is a lifetime of choices.Every episode ends with one question:What is the Smartest Big Deal you have ever made?

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The Most Important Deal: Harley & Lindsay Taub Finkelstein on Love, Partnership and Building a Life Together E

2026-11-11 · 1 hr 17 min · Season 1, episode 10

10. Shopify president Harley Finkelstein says choosing his life partner was the most important decision he ever made. With Lindsay Taub Finkelstein, he opens up about the marriage, risks and shared ambition behind the…
Beyond Fasting: Victor Wilhelmi on Family Legacy and Reimagining the Future of Longevity

2026-11-04 · 47 min · Season 1, episode 9

09. For nearly 100 years, the Buchinger family has explored what happens when we give the body the conditions to repair, reset and function differently. In this episode, Liza sits down with Victor Wilhelmi, the…
Disruption on Full Display: Lezlie Karls & Nick Saltarelli on Family, Marriage and the Business Behind Mid-Day Squares E

2026-10-28 · 1 hr 35 min · Season 1, episode 8

08. Lezlie Karls Saltarelli and Nick Saltarelli didn’t just build Mid-Day Squares together. They built it as husband and wife, alongside Lezlie’s brother, while documenting the entire journey for the world to watch. In…
The Taste of Success: Vanya Filipovic on Wine, Hospitality and Building Vin Mon Lapin, Canada’s Best Restaurant

2026-10-21 · 47 min · Season 1, episode 7

07. Vanya Filipovic has helped build some of Canada’s most celebrated restaurants. But ask the award-winning sommelier what makes a restaurant unforgettable, and she won’t begin with the food or wine... She’ll tell you…
Your Best Face Forward: Dr. Trevor Born on Beauty, Aging and the Future of Aesthetics

2026-10-14 · 1 hr 22 min · Season 1, episode 6

06. Dr. Trevor Born has spent more than three decades renewing faces but his goal has never been to make someone look like a different person. In this episode, Liza sits down with the cosmetic plastic surgeon she…
Nothing Happens by Accident: How Ines Di Santo Built a Global Couture Legacy

2026-10-07 · 49 min · Season 1, episode 5

05. Ines Di Santo started with $10, a Singer sewing machine and one clear motivation: to build a better future for her daughter. In this episode, Liza sits down with the internationally celebrated bridal designer to…
The Story Behind the Story: The Many Lives of Liza Kaufman

2026-09-30 · 46 min · Season 1, episode 4

04. Before luxury real estate, there were management consulting, fashion photography, entrepreneurship, race cars and more than a few unexpected turns. In this special episode, Liza Kaufman leaves the host’s chair and…
From Authenticity to Influence: How Katherine Garbarino Turned Being Herself Into a Business

2026-09-24 · 38 min · Season 1, episode 2

02. Katherine Garbarino never set out to become an influencer. She simply started sharing what she genuinely loved and built a powerful business by being entirely herself. In this episode, Liza sits down with the…
The Business of Unforgettable: Mindy Weiss on Creativity, Pressure and Making Dreams Come True

2026-09-24 · 53 min · Season 1, episode 3

03. Mindy Weiss has planned extraordinary celebrations for Justin and Hailey Bieber, Selena Gomez, the Kardashians and families around the world. But her real business isn’t celebrity...it’s trust. In this episode, Liza…
The Original Investor: How Ruth Reffkin’s Belief Helped Robert Reffkin Build Compass

2026-09-23 · 1 hr 5 min · Season 1, episode 1

01. Behind Robert Reffkin’s success is the woman who taught him to lead with resilience, kindness and purpose: his mother, Ruth Reffkin. In this episode, Liza sits down with Robert, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Compass…

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Oldest episode in feed: 09/2026
Typical length: 41 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: entrepreneurship, leadership, women in business, founders, business stories, reinvention, resilience, career change

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