Dave Spector's guest appearances

Dave Spector

The Drive at Five with Curtis Sliwa

Sloanies Talking with Sloanies

Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin

Heidi Zak

Eve Rodsky

Kara Goldin

Liz Fosslien

JJ Johnson

Monica Lee

Abby Falik

Morgan Stanley

Randi Zuckerberg

Lindsey Pollak

Alicia Menendez

Ed Roberts

David Siegel

Christopher Lee

Meghan Duggan

OwlTail

ThirdLove co-founders Heidi Zak, MBA ’07, and David Spector, MBA ’07, join Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04, to share how they started the online bra and underwear retailer. The pair also discuss their experience founding a startup as husband and wife and lessons they have learned about entrepreneurship.Support the showThanks for listening! Find more episodes on our website Sloanies Talking with Sloanies and learn more about MIT Sloan on Twitter and Facebook. To support this show or if you have an idea for a topic or a guest you think we should feature, drop us a note at sloanalumni@mit.edu© MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

ThirdLove co-founders Heidi Zak, MBA ’07, and David Spector, MBA ’07, join Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04, to share how they started the online bra and underwear retailer. The pair also discuss their experience founding a startup as husband and wife and lessons they have learned about entrepreneurship.<a href="https://giving.mit.edu/sloan/" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Thanks for listening! Find more episodes on our website <a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/alumni/sloanies-talking-sloanies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sloanies Talking with Sloanies</a> and learn more about MIT Sloan on <a href="https://twitter.com/mitsloan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MITSloan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.</a> To support this show or if you have an idea for a topic or a guest you think we should feature, drop us a note at <a href="mailto:sloanalumni@mit.edu?subject=Sloanies%20Talking%20with%20Sloanies%20Podcast%20suggestion.">sloanalumni@mit.edu</a> © MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Heidi Zak, MBA ’07 & Dave Spector, MBA ’07

You might think being quarantined with your work partner AND your life partner could be challenging, but Heidi Zak and Dave Spector, married co-founders of intimate wear company, ThirdLove, have mastered this balancing act. Erica chats with Heidi and Dave about how they’re running their company and their family together during quarantine. You’ll hear all about their Wellness Wednesday initiative, getting silly with their teams on Doughnut Tuesday, and how quarantine finally encouraged consumers to give online bra shopping a try—something digitally-native ThirdLove was ready for and built for from the ground up.  Please Subscribe, Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts You can also listen to the show on: StitcherOvercast GoogleSpotify Resources:7:21 – Dave on this new working normal: “The challenge really has been so much of work, certainly in this country, is bumping into people—the water cooler conversations, right? And whether it’s about work or not about work—if it’s not about work it’s that bonding; building a relationship with somebody about their personal life or what they did last night. Or it is about work, or they’re mixed together. And that kind of conversation—the impromptu, the bumping into somebody, the going over to their desk—is frankly a lot easier than scheduling something—a meeting or having to Slack or email somebody. And I think the challenge that we face, like so many other companies—and we’re adapting too—is how do we recreate that?” 11:50 – Dave on Wellness Wednesday: “If we’re giving you the day off, the commitment is you’re not doing work, and you’re having a day for yourself. And if the day for yourself means catching up on Netflix, great. If it means playing with your kids, great. If it means time alone, awesome. But the important thing is you’re taking time for yourself to focus on your mental health.” 20:06 – Heidi on the rapidly digital relationship with customers: “I think you’re seeing today the shift from offline to online that might’ve taken three to five years occurring in six to eighteen months...I just think people are really thankful to have options that can work and make them feel safe, right? And also with a really high service level.”ThirdLoveErica’s websiteErica’s book, Bring Your Human to WorkText ‘human’ to 66866 to sign up for Erica’s newsletter where she shares how to honor relationships well and how to bring your human to work and life. Connect with Heidi and Dave:Heidi:InstagramTwitterLinkedInFacebook Dave:InstagramTwitterLinkedInFacebook ThirdLove:InstagramTwitterLinkedInFacebook Connect with Erica: InstagramTwitterLinkedInFacebook

You might think being quarantined with your work partner AND your life partner could be challenging, but Heidi Zak and Dave Spector, married co-founders of intimate wear company, ThirdLove, have mastered this balancing act. Erica chats with Heidi and Dave about how they’re running their company and their family together during quarantine. You’ll hear all about their Wellness Wednesday initiative, getting silly with their teams on Doughnut Tuesday, and how quarantine finally encouraged consumers to give online bra shopping a try—something digitally-native ThirdLove was ready for and built for from the ground up.  Please Subscribe, Rate and Review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/left-to-our-own-devices-with-erica-keswin/id1513824157" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts </a>You can also listen to the show on: <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=534542" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1513824157/left-to-our-own-devices-with-erica-keswin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast </a><a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS96aHZyNE5Sbg%3D%3D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2FUpA6waWztmtE4VTlSvLC?si=LWcu3QbwR3yRugVWwa8nfQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> Resources:7:21 – Dave on this new working normal: “The challenge really has been so much of work, certainly in this country, is bumping into people—the water cooler conversations, right? And whether it’s about work or not about work—if it’s not about work it’s that bonding; building a relationship with somebody about their personal life or what they did last night. Or it is about work, or they’re mixed together. And that kind of conversation—the impromptu, the bumping into somebody, the going over to their desk—is frankly a lot easier than scheduling something—a meeting or having to Slack or email somebody. And I think the challenge that we face, like so many other companies—and we’re adapting too—is how do we recreate that?” 11:50 – Dave on Wellness Wednesday: “If we’re giving you the day off, the commitment is you’re not doing work, and you’re having a day for yourself. And if the day for yourself means catching up on Netflix, great. If it means playing with your kids, great. If it means time alone, awesome. But the important thing is you’re taking time for yourself to focus on your mental health.” 20:06 – Heidi on the rapidly digital relationship with customers: “I think you’re seeing today the shift from offline to online that might’ve taken three to five years occurring in six to eighteen months...I just think people are really thankful to have options that can work and make them feel safe, right? And also with a really high service level.”<a href="https://www.thirdlove.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ThirdLove</a><a href="https://ericakeswin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Erica’s website</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bring-Your-Human-Work-Workplace/dp/1260118096" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Erica’s book, Bring Your Human to Work</a>Text ‘human’ to 66866 to sign up for Erica’s newsletter where she shares how to honor relationships well and how to bring your human to work and life. Connect with Heidi and Dave:Heidi:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heidi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://twitter.com/heidizaks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidizak/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/heidizak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Dave:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/davespector/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://twitter.com/dspector" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dspec/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/davespector" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> ThirdLove:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thirdlove/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://twitter.com/ThirdLove" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/thirdlove/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thirdlove/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Connect with Erica: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ericakeswin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://twitter.com/Erica_Keswin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericakeswin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/EricaKeswinWorkplaceStrategist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>

Let’s Play Bra Trivia! ThirdLove Co-Founders Heidi Zak and Dave Spector on Best Business Practices During Tough Times

Jeremiah Kittredge

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