Natalie Toren's guest appearances

Natalie Toren

Village Global's Venture Stories

The Foster Podcast

Liz Fosslien

Hiten Shah

Nathan Baschez

Lenny Rachitsky

Dan Runcie

Taylor Pearson

Eugene Wei

Keith Rabois

Cal Newport

Nir Eyal

Ramit Sethi

Peter Thiel

Charles Eisenstein

Bret Weinstein

Erik Torenberg

OwlTail

Natalie is on the content team at On Deck and was previously the Writing Partner for the On Deck Writer Fellowship. She is a freelance journalist and contributes to New York Magazine’s The Strategist, Into The Gloss, Toast Magazine, Freunde Von Freunden, T Magazine, Gather, Allure, and other media outlets. She is a veteran of traditional print media and the fashion industry. ​Natalie holds a profound interest in culinary and olfactive culture, so much of her freelance writing is focused on experiences that indulge the senses and restore our connection with the natural world.She finds the connective tissue between her careers in writing, scent, and visual production to be immersive sensory storytelling. ​She was born and raised in New York City; a scent memory which she describes as sweltering asphalt under the hot summer sun, bodega roses in crisp cellophane, and sawdust co-mingling with smoked fish at the deli counter.​She lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn.Natalie and Lyle did a deep dive into: Freelance writing: How did she find her “beat” in scent writing? What tips does she have for navigating the traditional publishing world? ​Creative writing: How does Natalie harness creativity in her writing? What does her writing process look like from idea to finished product? What kind of exercises does she rely on to keep growing as a writer or counter writing resistance? ​Longform writing: How being a curious reader and ‘deconstructing great writing’ can improve your own editorial fitness and inform one’s own process writing longer pieces. Sensory writing: How can writers of all stripes use sensory writing techniques to punch up their writing?

Natalie is on the content team at On Deck and was previously the Writing Partner for the On Deck Writer Fellowship. She is a freelance journalist and contributes to New York Magazine’s The Strategist, Into The Gloss, Toast Magazine, Freunde Von Freunden, T Magazine, Gather, Allure, and other media outlets. She is a veteran of traditional print media and the fashion industry. ​Natalie holds a profound interest in culinary and olfactive culture, so much of her freelance writing is focused on experiences that indulge the senses and restore our connection with the natural world.She finds the connective tissue between her careers in writing, scent, and visual production to be immersive sensory storytelling. ​She was born and raised in New York City; a scent memory which she describes as sweltering asphalt under the hot summer sun, bodega roses in crisp cellophane, and sawdust co-mingling with smoked fish at the deli counter.​She lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn.Natalie and Lyle did a deep dive into:<ul> <li>Freelance writing: How did she find her “beat” in scent writing? What tips does she have for navigating the traditional publishing world?</li> <li>​Creative writing: How does Natalie harness creativity in her writing? What does her writing process look like from idea to finished product? What kind of exercises does she rely on to keep growing as a writer or counter writing resistance?</li> <li>​Longform writing: How being a curious reader and ‘deconstructing great writing’ can improve your own editorial fitness and inform one’s own process writing longer pieces.</li> <li>Sensory writing: How can writers of all stripes use sensory writing techniques to punch up their writing?</li></ul>

Harnessing Your Creativity in Writing with Natalie Toren

Bee Shapiro

Erik is joined on this episode by Bee Shapiro (@BeeShapiro), New York Times columnist and founder of Ellis Brooklyn, and Natalie Toren (@NatalieToren), creative consultant.They talk about:* The current landscape in the beauty sector, including the clout of the massive incumbents and some of the up-and-coming brands. * Whether successes like Kylie Jenner's line or Glossier can be replicated.* How fragrance is unique from other categories.* Where Bee would be investing if she was running a venture fund in the space.* What distribution deals with big companies look like and what the economics are.* Whether Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs could take on the space.… And much more.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Erik is joined on this episode by Bee Shapiro (@BeeShapiro), New York Times columnist and founder of Ellis Brooklyn, and Natalie Toren (@NatalieToren), creative consultant. They talk about: * The current landscape in the beauty sector, including the clout of the massive incumbents and some of the up-and-coming brands. * Whether successes like Kylie Jenner's line or Glossier can be replicated. * How fragrance is unique from other categories. * Where Bee would be investing if she was running a venture fund in the space. * What distribution deals with big companies look like and what the economics are. * Whether Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs could take on the space. … And much more. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at <a href="http://villageglobal.vc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">villageglobal.vc</a> or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal. Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Requests For Startups: Beauty with Bee Shapiro and Natalie Toren