The Interview —

Marissa Gibbons, Co-founder & CEO, Riley & Grey

One of my childhood friends and I were watching Wolf of Wall Street the other day reminiscing about our Steve Madden platform sandals. Woof, those were bad. Chunky, flat, and squeaky. But we LOVED them. I’m pretty sure I went through like four pairs. 

@iamdiddy. Seriously. It’s a lot of what you would expect, Ciroc, etc. etc. but he also throws in some real gems. He’s especially good at finding hilarious baby memes. Seriously. 

My decade long relationship with my husband, Casey, and my delicious 6 month old daughter, Grey.

Growing a business is like this giant puzzle with a million pieces. I love puzzles. 

Someone actually told me then not to worry about creating some sort of career path - just do what you’re interested in now and it will always lead you to the next thing you’re interested in. It was such good advice. It’s pretty crazy how things you never thought would be relevant to each other end up coming together. 

Restorsea Revitalizing Eye Cream…instantly wakes up my eyes in the morning and has really improved the skin around them

Wild. It’s kind of the perfect book. Page-turner, interesting characters, a really honest story, I could go on and on…

Being a new mom has made me obsessed with any cause that supports mothers and babies. Every Mother Counts is a great example. I’m blessed to have so many resources at my disposal and it’s still the hardest thing I’ve ever done, so I’m just in awe of what some women have to cope with and overcome.

This is so not glamorous but I’m pretty sure half my salary goes to soap.com every month. It’s a family of stores (diapers.com, beautybar.com, etc.) that between them have every product you can think of, and the app is dangerously easy to use. And there’s free next day delivery, so it’s especially great for urgent baby needs. 

My Dad. It doesn’t matter how upset I am when I call him, I know with 100% certainty that I’ll feel better after I talk to him. He’s my (and a lot of my friends’) guru. :)