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Conversations with the founders, investors, and operators building the next generation of great consumer companies. Each episode reveals candid stories, hard-won lessons, and tactical insights on building, funding, and scaling companies in beauty, wellness, retail, commerce tech, and beyond. Hosted by Tina Henry Bou-Saba, founder of CXT Investments, these conversations are where entrepreneurial grit meets start-up strategy, and where the best in the business share their advice and learnings.
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Average audio length:
46 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
25 episodes
since Nov. 13, 2025
episodic
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In this episode of There Is No Alternative, Tina Bou-Saba sits down with Mike, managing partner of Bullish, for a conversation that is funny, blunt, and full of hard-won opinions about an asset class he thinks has been badly misjudged. He is honest about the wins and what he calls the ouches, skept…
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In this episode of There Is No Alternative, Tina Bou-Saba, founder of CXT Investments, sits down with Ali Kole, Strategic Advisor and Investor, for a conversation spanning Microsoft, Sephora, LVMH, Ole Henriksen, Kendo, and Amazon.
Ali started in consulting and technology, helping build some of th…
In this episode of There Is No Alternative, Tina Bou-Saba, founder of CXT Investments, sits down with Jeff Lee, co-founder and CEO of DIBS Beauty, for a conversation that goes all the way back to his childhood.Jeff started college at 16, went to Yale Law School, made it to one of the most selective…
In this episode of There Is No Alternative, Tina Bou-Saba, founder of CXT Investments, sits down with Sarah Moret, founder and CEO of Curie, to talk about rebranding a seven-year-old personal care company that sells on Amazon, direct-to-consumer, and in 4,300 Walmart doors.
Sarah started Curie wit…
In this episode of There Is No Alternative, Tina Bou-Saba, founder of CXT Investments, sits down with Griffin Spolansky, co-founder and CEO of Mezcla, to talk about building a protein treat brand from a UVA lacrosse locker room into a fast-growing presence in over 10,000 doors nationwide.
Griffin s…
In this episode of There Is No Alternative, Tina Bou-Saba, founder of CXT Investments, talks to Sergio Tache, founder and CEO of Dossier Perfume, about building one of the fastest-growing and most innovative brands in beauty: a fragrance house that has made luxury-quality perfume accessible to ever…
In this episode of There Is No Alternative, Tina Bou-Saba, founder of CXT Investments, speaks with Maharukh Dalal, founder and head coach of The Career Accelerator for Women, a coaching company that helps ambitious mid-to-senior level women rise to the next level of their careers with measurable ou…
In this episode of There Is No Alternative, Tina Bou-Saba, founder of CXT Investments, speaks with Dr. Brent Ridge, co-founder of Beekman 1802, bestselling author of Goat Wisdom, and champion of kindness and community, to talk about building one of the most distinctive and purpose-driven brands in …
In this episode of There Is No Alternative, Tina Bou-Saba, founder of CXT Investments, sits down with Sali Christeson, founder and CEO of Argent, to talk about building the workwear brand that is redefining what professional women wear, and what they deserve.
Sali spent a decade in banking, grad sc…
In this episode of There Is No Alternative, Tina Bou-Saba, founder of CXT Investments, sits down with Manica Blain, investor and advisor at Top Knot Ventures, to talk about early stage consumer investing, working side by side with founders, and what it takes to build and back great brands.
Manica'…
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