Double Take Podcast

A Collection of Conversations with Changemakers: Hosting conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts in various fields (community service, physical health, mental health, design, fashion and so much more). Double Take shares stories, advice, experiences, highs, lows, and just about everything one encounters on the road to success.

Double Take Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Lauren Stenger, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Lauren Stenger hosts Double Take Podcast, a business show with 17 episodes published.

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  Danielle DuBoise on Co-Founding Sakara Life, Food as Medicine, and Starting Before You’re Ready

  Sep 13, 202628 min

  Today, I’m sitting down with Danielle DuBoise, the co-founder of Sakara Life. Danielle started Sakara with her childhood best friend, Whitney Tingle, after her own decade long experience with dieting led her to reimagine her relationship with food and healthy living. In this episode, we get into the early days of Sakara, how a meal plan made in a New York City apartment turned into a wellness brand, and what Danielle has learned from building the company for more than 15 years. We talk about food as medicine, why she has moved away from perfection and rigid ideas of balance, and what it really takes to keep showing up as a founder. Danielle also shares how Sakara develops new products, the importance of creativity, and the advice she gives young entrepreneurs. Follow Double Take on Spotify for more conversations with founders, leaders, and changemakers shaping what’s next.

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  Pickle Co-Founder Julia O’Mara on Reinventing How We Get Dressed & Betting on Herself at 23

  Aug 30, 202628 min

  Today, I’m sitting down with Julia O’Mara, the co-founder and COO of Pickle. Pickle is the peer-to-peer fashion rental app changing how women get dressed for everything from sorority formals and vacations to weddings and nights out. Before Pickle, Julia studied Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, played Division I lacrosse, and began her career at Blackstone. At just 23 years old, she left Wall Street to bet on herself and build a company of her own. In this episode, we talk about her college and early career years, the evolution of Pickle’s business model, and the difficulties of getting a marketplace off the ground. She also shares some of her most memorable unconventional milestones with the company, and the importance of “ruthless prioritization” during hectic times. She and I connect about both being identical twins and growing up with a shared closet. Plus, Julia tells us about the Pickle rental that earned her a compliment from Alix Earle. Follow Double Take on Spotify for more conversations from founders, leaders, and changemakers, careers, culture, and the people building what’s next.

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  Sofia Jiang on Quitting Morgan Stanley to Build the Workwear Brand She Wished Existed

  Jul 8, 202624 min

  Today I’m sitting down with Sofia Jiang, the founder of SOFSET, a workwear brand made for the women entering the corporate world who want to look polished, professional, and still like themselves. Sofia grew up in New York City, went to Georgetown, and started her career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley. But after realizing banking wasn’t the life she wanted to build, she left to pursue startups, fashion, and eventually her own brand. In this episode, we talk about leaving investment banking, building a fashion brand from scratch, growing a personal brand on TikTok, launching with a waitlist of over 6,000 people, and why Sofia believes your first job does not have to define the rest of your life. We also get into banking culture, career pressure, finding your why, wellness non-negotiables, gratitude, manifesting, and what it means to build a life you’re actually excited to wake up for. This is such a good episode for college students, young women starting their careers, anyone interested in fashion or finance, and anyone who feels like they’re being pulled down a path that might not actually be for them.

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  Rogers Healy on Building VC Firm Morrison Seger and Backing Great Founders

  Jun 1, 202618 min

  In this episode, Lauren speaks with Rogers Healy about his career across real estate, venture capital, entrepreneurship, and investing. The conversation explores Rogers’s transition from real estate into venture capital, including the role COVID played in prompting him to reassess what he wanted his next chapter to look like. He discusses what draws him to startups, the traits he looks for in founders, and why gut instinct, curiosity, and a strong sense of personal drive often matter as much as formal experience. Rogers also shares the thinking behind “Lunch with Legends,” his practice of meeting 3-5 new people each day, and how consistent relationship-building has influenced both his personal and professional life. Beyond investing, he reflects on the importance of family, faith, music, and maintaining a clear sense of purpose outside of work. This episode offers a thoughtful look at how relationships, conviction, and openness to change can shape an unconventional career path.

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  How Denise Lambertson Turned Celebrity Marketing into a Venture Fund

  Apr 6, 202628 min

  In this episode, I sit down with Denise Lambertson, founder and managing partner of Constellation Capital, a venture fund investing in early-stage consumer brands in the health and wellness space. Denise’s path into venture capital was anything but traditional. She began her career building LMS, a celebrity and influencer marketing agency that connected high-profile talent with emerging brands through sweat equity partnerships. After facilitating a pivotal deal that introduced celebrity investing into her network, she realized she was already operating like a venture fund—just without deploying capital. That insight ultimately led to the creation of Constellation Capital. We talk about what makes a standout early-stage CPG brand, how consumer trends are identified before they hit the mainstream, and why AI literacy is becoming a critical advantage for founders. Denise also shares how her background in marketing shapes her investment lens, what she looks for beyond traditional metrics, and the lessons she’s learned navigating a non-linear career path. If you’re interested in venture capital, consumer brands, or building your career in an unconventional way, this episode is for you.

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