1 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Beyond the Beauty is a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Bobby Brown. Most people know Venus Williams 3 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: is one of the champion tennis players of our lifetime. 4 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: They know that she, you know, has won how many 5 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: Wimbledon Grand Slams like ridiculous. But what you guys might 6 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: not know is that Venus is also a really, really, 7 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: really amazing entrepreneur. She's had many businesses. She has also 8 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: launched a sunscreen line with Creto. She has a line 9 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: of lip products that just came out this week. I 10 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: cannot wait to try them. And I think that so 11 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: interesting because being an athlete, she has a different take 12 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: on beauty and makeup and skincare. Now, I was very, 13 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: very lucky years ago I did her make up for 14 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: the SPS. I brought my dad and my son and 15 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: she was so kind. I hope she remembers. Here's my 16 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: conversation with Venus Williams. Hey, Venus, Bobby Hair, how you doing, 17 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: How are you so good to see you? Thanks for 18 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: having me all of us. You must be exhausted. I 19 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: know you just came back. So many of my questions 20 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: are about what it means and how you get it 21 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: all done, Like, how do you you know? I mean, 22 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: come on, you have to put so much time into 23 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: your real job. You know, you're you're one of the 24 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: two greatest tennis players ever alive, you and your sister, 25 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: And how do you even have the time you know, 26 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: for that, let alone all the other brands? So come on, 27 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: tell us how you do it. It's called a great team. 28 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: That's the only way, you know, and I know you 29 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: know what that means to So, yeah, I don't think 30 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: I could compare much. But you know, I don't know 31 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: if you remember I did your makeup years ago at 32 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: the SPS. Yeah, that was a long time ago for 33 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: great times, it was a long time ago. But I'll 34 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: never forget because I brought my father and my son 35 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: and you were I'm sure you were exhausted. You were 36 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: so kind when I asked for you to take a picture, 37 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,119 Speaker 1: and so many people who are somewhere up there are 38 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,519 Speaker 1: not that kind, and you were, and you know that 39 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: that goes a long way. So you know, thank you, 40 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: and kudos to you. Thank you, thank you. It's good 41 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: to be talking to you again. Yeah, yeah you too, 42 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: you too, So tell me, like what it's like during 43 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: this pandemic to jump into yet another another brand. You 44 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: have been, You have many brands out there. I mean, 45 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: I did all the research and now you're into beauty, 46 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: which I think is so cool. Oh who isn't into beauty? Though? 47 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: I think all of us, even if you aren't a 48 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: beauty person, to some aspect, you're into beauty because we 49 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: all think about our well being and I involves our 50 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 1: parents and taking care of our skin and inside it out, 51 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: et cetera. So yeah, I am huge into viewing, much 52 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: like you. And it's a natural extension of being well 53 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: and being active. So you have to also protect yourself, 54 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: protect your skin. So a lot of people, especially women 55 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: of color, don't realize you have to wear sunscreen. Yeah, 56 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: but have you always won sunscreen? No? I haven't, and 57 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: it's something that makes me so nervous. I feel like 58 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: any day now I'm going to shrivel up into a 59 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: prune or a razor or something like that. But no, 60 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: I didn't start wearing it. And I was watching Serena 61 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: one day and donaldo me she always had long sleeves, 62 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: long pants and practice wearing sunscreen. And with Donald on me, 63 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: I was like, oh boy, and this is only like 64 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: five years ago, so it took me a long time, 65 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: and especially as a person of color, I just thought 66 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: I had a pass because, as you know, I had 67 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: extra sun protection. So I thought, but it's just as 68 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: important no matter what your color is. Yeah, no, it's 69 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: that's so important. So are you using your platform to 70 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: educate women about that? Yes, I think a lot of 71 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: people do use sunscreen with them. There's a lot of 72 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: people who weren't conforming like I was. So for those 73 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: who don't conform, yes, I'm happy to to help them 74 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: and to bring this message of self care for your skin, 75 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: but also on a daily basis of my coaches like 76 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: do you wear your sunscreen as you put it on? 77 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: And this I'm like the sunscreen patrol. But it is 78 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: extremely important for for health and well being. I do 79 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: think it's really interesting that you know, these beauty products 80 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: are developed by an athlete who's always outside. I know, 81 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: you know you live warm weather and you know you're 82 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: you're outside, So how are you going to use your 83 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: experience with the brand? Yes, so it's our sunscreen from 84 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: by my collection eleven by I'm myself so eleven and 85 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: it's a sunscreen of course, it's all all clean beauty, 86 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: all natural beauty, so it's a something that doesn't leave 87 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: a choppy residue, but it also has beautiful clean ingredients. 88 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: So we have a serum and we also have a 89 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: suncream as well, so I'm excited to be using on 90 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: a daily basis. But what I love also about the 91 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: serum too is it goes on so smooth. It's like 92 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: second skin, so you can put anything on top of it. 93 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: It feels just like your skin, so silky smooth. And 94 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: a really important question do you put the serum on 95 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: first or the sunscreen on first? Because people are always 96 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: asking that question. Well, the serum is a sunscreen, so 97 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: don't you don't have to. It just goes on as 98 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: your sunscreen, so you can put your makeup on right 99 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 1: over it and it has no fact. And also actually 100 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: I like to keep the serum in the car too, 101 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: because I think that's a moment when in the places 102 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: whef you live, somewhere where you drive, you're getting so 103 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: much sun sometimes on one side of your face. Yes, 104 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: I have spots on my right side because my husband 105 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: usually drives seriously. So you got to keep it in 106 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: the car. Yeah, yeah, but no, but wait, you don't 107 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: understand as a as an entrepreneur, I you know who 108 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: also has a beauty brand a serum sunscreen. I don't 109 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: think there's anyone else who has done that that is 110 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 1: so innovative. There aren't as many and it's perfect for 111 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: Larry under makeup or is just want something very light 112 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: in our sun screen also is very light as well, 113 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: but this one takes it to the next level. And 114 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: to be able to have this kind of innovation with 115 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: all clean beauty products is something that was extremely important 116 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: to me in a platform that we stand on. And 117 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: how did this partnership with Credo, who I love by 118 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: the way, they're friends of mine and they're incredible. How 119 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: did this come together for you? Yes, we love Creto right. Uh, 120 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: if I'm on the website, I end up with like 121 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: a hundred things in my card use all this at 122 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: one time slowed down. So I've always been passionate about 123 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: clean beauty of always love Credo, and so when I 124 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: had the opportunity to partner with them, it was just 125 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: like I was doing a happy dance. So everyone in 126 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: the group is so amazing and just such a great 127 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: group of strong women and just opening barriers and doing something, 128 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,679 Speaker 1: creating an unbelievable marketplace for people to do all things clean. 129 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: And where does the name eleven come from? So eleven 130 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: is about the pursuit of your best self. So it's 131 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: going past a ten and it's going to eleven. So 132 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: it's very, very exciting for me to spread this message 133 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: because you can still be on eleven and not have 134 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: your best day or even fail. It just means you 135 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: have to get more skills. And we don't ask for 136 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: less challenges, we ask for more skills. So that whole, 137 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: the whole idea of being eleven is that life is 138 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: up and down, but you always give that effort of 139 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: a level and it always pays off, even if it 140 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: doesn't pay off at that moment. And more anything, you 141 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: look back with no regret. You look back and say, hey, 142 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: I gave everything, and it prepares you for that next 143 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: that next question, how does being you know to become 144 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: this athlete that you are, which I know you know, 145 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: I've I've read every book, I've seen every every single 146 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: you know match? How does this prepare you for being 147 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: an entrepreneur? It is everything And I don't really think 148 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: I really, really, really really realized that until you start 149 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: getting more into management and you start to realize, oh, okay, well, 150 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: the things I'm trying to to build in my team 151 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: and things i'm trying to to own the board people, 152 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: all these are the things I learned on the court. 153 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: You learn to deal with so much pressure that and 154 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: the things that you learned from it. It's everything you 155 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: need in business. So I recommend every person to to 156 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: play a sport to challenge themselves physically, whether your young 157 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: person or at any age. It's extremely important. And you 158 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: have other brands too I want to talk about. So 159 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: tell me about the Venus Williams collection for Astura. Is 160 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: that how you say? Yes, it's called sutra. Yeah, so 161 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: tell tell me about that company. Yes, I live and 162 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: breed active self care and I discovered a sutra and 163 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: that we just provide active self care for everyone. So 164 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: it's scam of care and it's extremely exciting for me 165 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: to be a part of that too. I have a 166 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: whole shelf of my uture and there's some things that 167 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: I just don't travel without, especially my rose oil. I 168 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: give that one away all the time, so I'm always 169 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 1: running out. But it's about about how you feel and 170 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: also how you look. Obviously, but it's about how you 171 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: feel and being able to feel great. So there's some 172 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: amazing products with magnesium and those are to help you sleep, 173 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: and also there's products that are amazing for pain as well, 174 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: to ease your pain cream and all the different sprays. 175 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: What's in the pain cream, So magnesium, Well we should 176 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: start with the magnesium first. But I am and also 177 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: have these strange boozes that I get so and I 178 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: think they're just a product of you know, I live 179 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: with an autoimmune disease. So the one thing that I 180 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: couldn't think of anything to get rid of, and then 181 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: I was just like black and blue for no apparent reasons. So, uh, 182 00:10:57,880 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: the only thing I think of is to use to 183 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: use my pain cream, and they after weeks of being there, 184 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: it finally disappeared. So I've just found lots of different 185 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:11,959 Speaker 1: ways to to use them. Yeah, magnesium is amazing. I 186 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: mean I've been taking ebbs and salts baths for forever 187 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: and so you know, I take magnesium before bed. It 188 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: shuts my brain off, it really helps. But I'm really 189 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: excited about these products. There's their sprays, skin cares. Do 190 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: you have any favorites? I do have favorites. So of 191 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: course they ease your pain. And active ingredients and mental 192 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: and other inactive ingredients as well. Um are in there, 193 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:46,359 Speaker 1: including oil of Ba bab, oil anika, those sorts of things. 194 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: But not one of my favorites is the rose oil. 195 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: I use that all day and all night, and I 196 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: give those away like like going crazy. I love the 197 00:11:55,920 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: magnesium soaking salts. There's you know there, there are soap bars. 198 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: There's so many things that the Roman Therapy miss. Also, 199 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 1: I never leave home without my my Mr Mute Mood 200 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 1: lavender spray. Okay, Now, as far as beauty, you also 201 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: have your launching some new lip bombs, four colors. Tell 202 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: me about that. I'm I really excited. Do they have sunscreen? Yes? 203 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: So this is also in partnership with Creto. So we're 204 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: launching our lip bomb and it's four colors and one 205 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: of them is bright red. So it involves care for 206 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: your lips, extremely important, something that some people forget to do. 207 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: You've got to moisturize your lips, you've got to scrub 208 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: them also, they need care. So we want to protect 209 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,199 Speaker 1: the lips also, and so we've got the clear color 210 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: and then we have the bright red. We've got the 211 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: bright reds called venus So and I love that one 212 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: because you can layer it to be bright or more mild. 213 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,719 Speaker 1: So I'm extremely excited about those two. You know, you 214 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: could put it on your cheeks too when you're going out. 215 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,959 Speaker 1: That's an old makeup artist, you know, hack. But well, 216 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: when I was growing up and all you had was 217 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: just all I had was you know, you're funding yourself 218 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: when you're like thirteen, so you just have one piece. 219 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 1: You have the lipsticks, so you have to put it 220 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: on your eye. You gotta put in the cheeks, you know. Yeah, 221 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: but now that's what the girls are doing. And are 222 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: there other products that you're you know, working on either 223 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: in your head or they're actually coming out or yes, 224 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: lots of products. Of course, can't talk about it, yeah, 225 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 1: of course, yeah, but it's gonna be now. I'm very 226 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:43,440 Speaker 1: excited about this whole thing. You also have been such, 227 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: you know, a role model for women of not just 228 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: in sports, but in confidence and feeling good in your 229 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: body and being so you and you know, for so 230 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: many years, we all kind of had this vision in 231 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: our head that we have to be a certain way, 232 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: and then you see these beautiful, strong, women who are 233 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: like like nothing else you've ever seen, and it made 234 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: all of us just realized that I need to feel 235 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: good about myself. So you empowering and all these great things. 236 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: I also know you have a line of athletic wear. Yes, yes, 237 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: so the athletic wear is called eleven, and the sunscreen 238 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: is also eleven. So they on the defense sun science 239 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: and sun serums and also the new lit bomb that's 240 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: launching now that it's just launches all eleven. So so 241 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 1: it's all under that umbrella. Yeah. And wellness is more 242 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: than what you wear. Wellness is so many other things. 243 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: So we've you know, started this skincare and the bomb 244 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: obviously to encompass that philosophy. And have you always been 245 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: confident or is it something that morphed into we'll Growing 246 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: up in my house, it wasn't an option. It had 247 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: to be. That was what we were taught to be confident, 248 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: strong and sure. So it was part of my upbringing 249 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 1: to be honest. But I was also um, super naive 250 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: and oblivious to the world around me. I got to 251 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: be a child, so I didn't think so much about 252 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: what I looked like. I didn't know that my look 253 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: was wet growing up. My sister and I were just 254 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: talking about that. She she says, you know, I knew 255 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: that I didn't look great, And she said, you know, 256 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: the next year, I promised myself I was gonna look better, 257 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: and I said, well, I didn't even know I didn't 258 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: look great at the time. So but we also were 259 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: not allowed to worry about what anyone else thought. So 260 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: we were taught there's no such thing as peer pressure. 261 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: You make your own choices. So I grew up in 262 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: a household that really emphasized confidence, and I'm glad that 263 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: it was something that was taught. And it's also something earned. 264 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: And by doing the work, you do earn confidence. So 265 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: it's good to start from me young age to pursue 266 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: something where you're disciplined, you know, whether that's music or 267 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: or sport or something that requires different discipline, as it 268 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: gives you that confidence. And how many hours a day 269 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: do you train? Oh, nowadays I get myself in four 270 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: or five good hours of training, so that's split between 271 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: the court and the gym, and then I do some 272 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: more time with physio, so I'm basically going nine to five, 273 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: just a little bit of a different way, but I 274 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: I have become what I think is feral. Now. I 275 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: hate being indoors. So even at the office, I gotta 276 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: step I gotta go walk outside every couple hours or so. 277 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 1: It's getting worse every hour. I gotta go step out. 278 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: Well I do. I do a lot of my meetings 279 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: um on when I'm walking. I just you know, I'll 280 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: walk for a couple hours just by you know, making 281 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: the phone calls I do. Interview is because it clears 282 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 1: the cobwebs out of my brain, that's for sure. Yeah, 283 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 1: I mean outside is refreshing. I've been threatening to like 284 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: do a zoom meeting in the pool. Why not? Why? 285 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 1: Why not? Why not? And I also know that you 286 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: are you know, you love design and you've had an 287 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:23,439 Speaker 1: interior design firm since you're twenty three. Yeah, since I 288 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: was twenty three. And today we were actually just designing 289 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: some fabric h so, you know, getting down and write 290 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,919 Speaker 1: down to the process of sketching and figuring out what 291 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: that looks like. And I don't think my design team 292 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 1: has seen me this meeting. When I when I love 293 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: the design, I get happy. So I literally started like 294 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: giggling and like we're like me, what's going on with 295 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: you like I'm but with the just the same terrible design. 296 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: I also get agitated. It's something about design that really 297 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: drives me and it brings out my eyes and blows. 298 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: So yeah, at the Star interior as we we design 299 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: mostly honestly commercial spaces of hospitality, hotels, comdominium, so all 300 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: those kinds of things. Um, we had a great project 301 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 1: with Serena just on the cover of Architectural diets Us 302 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 1: our special client. That was that's good. I don't know 303 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,360 Speaker 1: how she got to but yeah, okay, yeah, I saw, 304 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: I saw it. It was really really beautiful, really really beautiful. 305 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: And did I miss any businesses? I mean, I think 306 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: that's enough, right, I think I should do anymore. Now 307 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 1: this podcast is I've been interviewing beauty founders, and since 308 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: the show is called Beyond the Beauty, I always asked 309 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: the same questions, So what does beauty mean to you? 310 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: Beauty is about feeling good? It really is, because if 311 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:08,880 Speaker 1: you don't feel good, doesn't matter how conventionally beautiful you are, 312 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 1: you don't feel that way, it doesn't even matter. It's 313 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 1: about being comfortable with yourself, happy with you. And if 314 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: you aren't happy with yourself, there's ways to figure that 315 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 1: out too, So that to me, that's beauty. And what's 316 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,880 Speaker 1: your daily skincare routine? Daily skincare routine? Usually the first 317 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: thing I do is get up and go train. So 318 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: I usually just wash my face, sometimes with just hot water, 319 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 1: but with just water, and then I put on my 320 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 1: my skincare, my sunscreen, and most of my routine it 321 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: comes after my training, So that's when I put on everything, 322 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,640 Speaker 1: and then I have a night routine too, heavy creams 323 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: daytime is like my rose oil by a sutra, and 324 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 1: maybe some tea tree oils and light things and things 325 00:19:56,520 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: like that. So um, I keep it pretty simple. I 326 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: love to try so many things, but I have a 327 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 1: ton of problems scanned too, so I also have to 328 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: be careful. But it's sad. I love to drive new 329 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:12,639 Speaker 1: stuff and not to be careful. And what about makeup 330 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: on a casual day of all about the lash and 331 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: lash will save your life or ruin it if you 332 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: don't have any. So I love a lash on the court. 333 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: I'm a part of the eyeliner club, so I love 334 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 1: a waterproof eyeliner that will change your life too. You 335 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 1: have that like that, that intense stare with the eyeliner 336 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 1: and you know, looking at your opponent down the court. 337 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: But I usually like to keep it pretty natural because 338 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 1: I actually feel more confident with less makeup and so 339 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:48,199 Speaker 1: on a photoshoot, of course you're wearing much more, but 340 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: in real life, for me, I need less, and everyone 341 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: knows me, knows that I'm obsessed with health and wellness, 342 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: and I love to eat and I love to work out. 343 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: But I want to know, like what you eat on 344 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: a normal day, Like are you on a special diet 345 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,439 Speaker 1: for your for for your tennis, or you on a 346 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: special diet for your health concerns. What's your normal Well? Well, 347 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: I mostly eat a plant based diet, but I veer 348 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: right and left all the time. I'm usually gluten free too, 349 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: until I run into some biscotti that I can't resive. 350 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: So I'm just a regular person doing the fight every 351 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: single day. But for the most part, I'm plant based. 352 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: And I guess this is something we didn't talk about. 353 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: I live. I don't know about you on on shakes, 354 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 1: protein shakes, green drinks, all of that stuff, so way 355 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: or or or vegan, I usually do. I prefer vegan, 356 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: so I do like p protein is really my my 357 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: base do you have a favorite green uh product that 358 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: you throw in or do you just do regular greens? 359 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: M I'll do regular greens and powders. I just picked 360 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: up one in Australia. It was like fantastic. I've never 361 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: had one so tasty. So I don't know what it's called. 362 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: The honest is my kitchen over there? Um. But in 363 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:20,120 Speaker 1: terms of protein, actually, I just launched protein drink called 364 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: Happy Viking. So there's more. See, there's there's more. Okay, 365 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: Happy Viking. Yes, So what's different about this protein drink though? 366 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: It's it's really about fueling your body. So it's got 367 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: all nine amino acids, and it's got the d H 368 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 1: a Omega three's sunflower oil and so it's about fueling 369 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: your mind also, so it's a complete mind body macronutrients 370 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: twenty grams of protein for serving, so really taking in 371 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: every part of your body. But I survive off of 372 00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:00,040 Speaker 1: this stuff. I don't know about you, but so do I. 373 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: I I have the only way I get to eat sometimes. Yeah, well, 374 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: I I have bad digestion. I had a I'm the 375 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: only person that eats a really healthy salad for lunch 376 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: and gets the stomach ache. So I'll be Yeah, I'll 377 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: be having bone broth or a shake for dinner. I do, 378 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 1: I do my best one. You know, I'm either baby 379 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 1: food or or I'm like, you know, a ninety year old. 380 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. So you digestion is not great? Then 381 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 1: you really need to cook your vegetables. Yeah, yeah, raw. 382 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: It may be hard on your stomach. Yeah, so it is, 383 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 1: and that's why I don't do it that much. Well, 384 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: what about things like the fun stuff like alcohol? Oh? 385 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 1: I love it? Oh yeah, yes, my kind of girl, 386 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 1: My kind of girl. What's your alcohol of choice at 387 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: the moment, I was doing a ton of bubbles, So 388 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 1: a lot of bubbles, anything with a bubble um. What 389 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 1: have I gone to recently? I have been drinking a 390 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: lot recently because I've been on tour. When I go 391 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: on tour, I don't I'm like a saint, So yeah, 392 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: I don't think about drinking. But yeah, a lot of champagne, 393 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: lot of rose. Yeah, I'm switching back to vodka recently. Yeah, 394 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: I'm I'm mostly a vodka. I do tequila on occasion 395 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:18,360 Speaker 1: when I want to dance, so you know, it depends. 396 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,959 Speaker 1: How about caffeine? Are you a coffee drinker. No, I 397 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 1: am not, are you. I haven't expresso every morning, yeah, 398 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: which I should. It's probably not good for my tommy, 399 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: but it's kind of my Between that and the vodka 400 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,399 Speaker 1: at night. You know, you could you could fix anything 401 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,640 Speaker 1: you want during the day, but those two things are 402 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,919 Speaker 1: not a coachable Yeah. So I would drink more if 403 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: it didn't put much so much weight on you. So 404 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 1: I basically do you have to think about your weight 405 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 1: with all your your movement. I think it's just you know, 406 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 1: maybe a vanity thing and you can get anyway and 407 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: still be be a great professional athlete. Obviously if you 408 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: are carrying much away. Yes, it's probably hard around your joints, 409 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: and probably you're you start to lose your lose a step, 410 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: but I think you know, you have to gain probably 411 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: significant want to get there. Yeah, it's so it's so 412 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 1: awesome for you to share that with people that it's 413 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 1: not just us mere mortals that have to deal with 414 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: these things, you know. So no, I think that's incredible. 415 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: And one last, one last question is what do you 416 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 1: do for fun? Oh my gosh, Well, I've got this 417 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: little dog. He's always with me. He's over here on 418 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: the side killing I sing karaoke a ton of my 419 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: own microphone during quarantine, and I would sing at least 420 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: once a month for a few hours. That like was 421 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: very therapeutic. Um. I love movies, especially bad ones. I 422 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: spent a ton of time with my family. I love languages, 423 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: so lots of things that I do for fun. I 424 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: love to dance board. I love to dance, So you're 425 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 1: probably a fantastic dancer. Thank you for saying that. But 426 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: no one's gonna pay me to dance. Well, I I 427 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,679 Speaker 1: I love to dance. It's my favorite thing. It's not pretty, 428 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: but I don't care. I don't care if I love 429 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 1: it happy right? It does. It makes me feel good. 430 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 1: So where could all these people that are listening to 431 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: that want more Venus? They want to buy all those 432 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 1: products because I I do. Yes, So for Happy Viking 433 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: you can go to Happy Viking dot com or Amazon 434 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 1: for eleven, you can go ahead and head over to 435 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 1: our our website loving buy Venus for Sutra and suture 436 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: dot com, and um, of course always go check out Creetle. 437 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 1: It was really a pleasure. This means a lot to me. 438 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:49,640 Speaker 1: Thanks so much. All right bye For more podcasts from 439 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio, visit the I heart Radio app, Apple podcast, 440 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 1: or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.