Let's Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari

Emma Grede is here, and she’s not sugarcoating anything. We dig into what it really takes to build a business, lead people, and create a life on your own terms.
She gets into her no-BS leadership style: high standards, radical honesty, and owning your mistakes. Emma shares major business missteps (including a failed product expansion), how she dissects failure without ego, and why understanding your own patterns is the key to long-term success.
We also cover what she actually looks for when hiring, why being slow to hire but quick to fire matters, her take on unlimited PTO, working with friends, and when investors can do more harm than good. She breaks down why “focus” is one of the most misunderstood concepts in business, and why your customer has to be at the center of everything.
This episode is honest, motivating, and packed with real insight on failure, leadership, resilience, and building something that lasts.

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The episode you’ve been waiting for! I’m joined by Lauren Conrad to talk about it all—from the early 2000s chaos of Los Angeles, paparazzi, and filming The Hills, to the quiet, grounded life she’s built in Laguna Beach today.
Lauren opens up about trust, privacy, motherhood, aging, and why the recent reunion felt like the right—and final—way to close the chapter on her TV career. She shares what it was really like surviving intense public scrutiny, finding peace off camera, and why having creative control this time around was a non-negotiable.
We also get into marriage, beauty, turning 40, living without cameras—and of course, I had to ask her if she’ll be voting for Spencer Pratt in the election.

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We’re back for more listener dating dilemmas, and we cover everything. From texting gaps and gut feelings, to dating with kids (and narcissistic exes), intentional dating vs. playing it cool, and how to show interest without overdoing it.
We also get into independent women being punished for their independence, overbearing moms, men trashing their exes, co-parenting with narcissists, and how to keep your nervous system regulated when dating (or divorce) dynamics get messy. Plus, dating your husband when you have kids, setting boundaries, and trusting patterns when someone shows you exactly who they are.

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Listener dating dilemmas are back—and I'm always reminded how crazy it is out there. This episode is packed with your real-life dating questions, from men in relationships following (and liking) other women on social media, to ghosting, exclusivity gone wrong, and major red flags you should never ignore. We’re talking social media behavior, emotional maturity, cheating in the honeymoon phase, and why liking photos is very different than just following.
I also get into flirting (how to do it without overthinking), dating younger men, money in relationships, being “too loyal too fast,” and whether it’s okay to have fun with the wrong ones while waiting for the right one. Plus, what it really means when someone won’t talk about their past, why photos of an ex are an immediate no, and how to support a friend who keeps dating the same toxic type.

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This week, I’m joined by country music’s most eligible bachelor, Tucker Wetmore. We talk about how a football injury changed the course of his life, what it was like moving to Nashville without knowing a single soul, and how one song completely flipped everything.

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Produced by Dear Media.

This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.