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Published: Nov. 1, 2021, 12:09 p.m.

Kara Goldin, Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint water, the leading unsweetened flavored water.

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She has received numerous accolades, including being named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Northern California and one of InStyle\u2019s 2019 Badass 50.  Previously, Kara was VP of Shopping Partnerships at America Online.

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She hosts the podcast The Kara Goldin Show.

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Her first book, Undaunted:  Overcoming Doubts and Doubters, was released October 2020 and is now a WSJ and Amazon Best Seller.

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In this interview, we talk about:

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• Kara\u2019s young business journey going from an Executive Assistant to a Circulation Manager at TIME Magazine
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• Kara\u2019s journey to becoming the youngest female VP at AOL
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• Kara\u2019s journey with Hint, turning it from a start-up to a company with north of $150 million in revenue
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Kara's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/

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Hint's Website: https://www.drinkhint.com/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

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Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

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My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

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Time Stamps:

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0:00 Intro

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0:57 Kara\u2019s childhood and professional career summary

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5:33 How the idea for Hint formed (health)

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10:02 Was entrepreneurship something you did as a kid? Summer Camp.

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18:07 Interning for John McCain

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24:39 Arizona state

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29:08 advice to college person today

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35:43 working at time

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40:34 taking a job at CNN

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44:34 Joining 2Market/AOL and being there from 1994-2001 and becoming the youngest female VP of AOL, Working for Steve Jobs\u2019 company

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58:21 Working with Jeff Bezos and Amazon in the late 1990s

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1:05:28 Kara\u2019s personal life - marrying Theo Goldin.

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1:13:25 Managing Kids While Being a VP at AOL

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1:19:24 What advice do you have to someone starting out a business?

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1:26:21How do you make sure your kids don\u2019t find out about the business\u2019 stress?

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1:33:28 How do you make sure your kids\u2019 down feel stressed out by your success?

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1:44:50 Managing your schedule, balance and ambition

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1:46:47 Managing Multiple Office Locations

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1:51 Advice for someone starting a beverage company today?

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1:55:24 Having accomplished so much in your life, what are your personal and professional motivations?