Jamie Kern Lima’s Billion-Dollar Journey: From Denny’s Waitress to L’Oréal’s First Female CEO

Today, let’s welcome Jamie Kern Lima. Jamie is a New York Times bestselling author, founder of IT Cosmetics, a company she started in her living room and sold to L’Oreal in a billion-dollar deal, becoming the first female CEO of a brand in its 100 year history. Jamie and Jay ponder on the meaning of self-worth, discuss the detrimental effects of self-doubt, and present empowering strategies to transform your relationship with rejection, offering a new perspective that fosters resilience and self-compassion. In this interview, we discuss: 00:00 Intro 03:17 Do You Feel Worthy Today? 10:04 Confusing Confidence with Self-Worth 17:37 Your Weight Impacts Your Worth is a Lie 24:03 What Has Self Doubt Cost You? 31:25 How to Change Your Relationship with Rejection 37:02 The 4-Part R to Reframe Rejection 44:00 You Need This Today 48:13 Which Lie Are You Trying to Unlearn? 56:32 Authenticity Alone Doesn’t Guarantee Success Episode Resources: