A Line Stories
Join Karmen Berentsen and A Line Boutique in highlighting the beautiful, unique voices of our community through organic conversation and exploration of our shared human journey. Here, you are at home. We invite you to listen, learn, and join in on the conversation with industry leaders, style icons, the A Line team, and the everyday people who have loved, fumbled, failed, and emerged confident and purposeful through exploration and imagination.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 96
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
36. Know When to Take the Leap
Big, exciting new things are happening at A Line. In this episode, Karmen announcing the opening of a new store in Salt Lake City, Utah! This new adventure fulfills a long-standing of taking A Line o…
35. Find Community with Incredible Women with the Paris Crew
This week, Karmen sits down with a few of the amazing women who went on the recent A Line Adventure to Paris. They share their favorite parts of the trip, the incredible experiences they had, and how…
34. Redefine Yourself After Your Career with Cindy Classen
Today Karmen chats with Cindy Classen. Cindy spent 30 years of her life a podiatrist, helping all kinds of people with all kinds of ailments related to their feet. She's seen it all. Now, Cindy has s…
33. Turn Adversity into Purpose with Ryan McCauley
This week Karmen sits down with life coach Ryan McCauley. Ryan has overcome the unthinkable. A rock climbing accident years ago left her with countless injuries and put her in the hospital for over s…
32. Unpacking It with Lauren Pearl
This week, Karmen sits down with A Line shopper and closet de-cluttering expert Lauren Pearl. Lauren's philosophy is that our physical clutter comes from our mental clutter. Before you can organize y…
31. Wear What Makes You Feel "You" with Oscar Adames of L'Agence
This week Karmen sits down with Oscar Adames, Fashion Coordinator at luxury brand L'Agence. L'Agence began when Margaret Maldonado, stylist to Angelina Jolie, decided to design her own dresses and bl…
30. Exceptional Admins with Hilani Ellis
This week, Karmen shares her interview on Exceptional Admins with Hilani Ellis. They cover female leadership and offer inner wisdom to help the listener develop their personal leadership brand.
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29. Turning Compassion into Purpose with Franny Schmidt and Stacey Tabor
This week, Karmen sits down with entrepreneurs Franny Schmidt and Stacey Tabor. They talk about realistic motherhood, the importance and power of their work, and what it takes to start out in a new f…
28. Building a Business in Fashion with One T-Shirt with Pauline Nakios
This week's podcast guest, Pauline Nakios, is the Founder and Creative Director behind the brand of Lilla P. Pauline shares with Karmen what it's like to build a business from one really great item -…
27. Dressing for Equestrian Eventing & Empowerment with Dani Sussman
This week, Karmen sits down with fellow Equestrian and Founder & CEO of Aspire Eventing, Dani Sussman. Dani shares with our listeners the magic that happens during a horseback riding lesson and the t…
26. Gathering the Kings with Chaz Wolfe
This week Karmen shares a very special interview she did for the Gathering the Kings podcast with Chaz Wolfe. Chaz asks Karmen about her moon-shot goals, success in business, and what it's like being…
25. 3 Key Pieces for any Woman's Wardrobe with Jane Siskin
This week, Karmen sits down with Jane Siskin - Designer, CEO and Founder of Cinq a Sept, the brand name that translates to, "5 to 7 - that magical hour when the light changes and anything can happen.…
24. From Wedding to Everyday Wearable with Christy Lynn
Few designers are as unique as Christy Lynn. This week, Karmen gets to know how Christy started her business just 3 years ago, her artistry in childhood and the tremendous growth she has experienced …
23. Love, Parenting and Serial Entrepreneurship with Brandon Daniell
Join us for this very special Valentine's Day episode of A Line Stories with Karmen and her life partner, Brandon Daniell. Karmen and Brandon relate to Jay Shetty's newest book, 8 Rules of Love, and …
22. "Fake It Until You Become It" with GeGe Howard
In celebration of Black History Month 2023, Karmen sits down with one of A Line's incredibly talented and newest stylists, GeGe Howard. GeGe shares what it was like to grow up as a woman of color, th…
21. The Microeconomics & Functionality of Fashion with Fifi Simon
This week, Karmen talks with the CEO and owner of Simon Showroom, Fifi Simon. She shares her humble beginnings on The Fashion Channel (now QVC) and driving around with hundreds of thousands of high-e…
20. How to Style Your Life with a Professional Stylist in Your Corner with Stacie Utz
What is it truly like to have a professional stylist in your corner as your "easy button?" This week's guest, A Line stylist Stacie Utz, tells us how she loves to wake up to text messages from client…
19. Finding Purpose with Emily Smith
This week, Karmen talks with A Line's most seasoned and veteran stylist, Emily Smith. When Emily was at a point in her life where she was craving purpose, she decided to "rock the boat" and jump into…
18. Bringing Stories to Life with Lisa Negron
In this episode, Karmen sits down with Audiobook Narrator Lisa Negron. Lisa is the voice behind the audiobook edition of Karmen's memoir, Learning to Fly. Her vulnerable story about "growing up" is b…
17. Growing Up A Line with Reese Berentsen
"For Reese: I felt your soul before you came into this world, and your presence in my life is my greatest joy." -Learning to Fly: A Memoir by Karmen Berentsen
In this very special episode, Karmen and …