It’s been about two weeks since Meghan Markle ended the first season of her new podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, but the Duchess of Sussex isn’t planning on leaving the spotlight anytime soon. On Tuesday, she will join Emma Grede, CEO of Good American and a Skims founding partner, on a new episode of her podcast, Aspire With Emma Grede.
In an exclusive clip from the episode, Meghan explains that her public image is now “very different” from what it was when she was just known as an actor.
In response, Grede asks what she would change if she could do it all over again. “I want to say this to you in the best way, because I wonder: If you could rewrite your public narrative from scratch, is there anything that you would do differently?”
Meghan says, “Yes, I would ask people to tell the truth.”
In the episode, Meghan tells Grede about the origin of her lifestyle company, As Ever, and its signature product, the raspberry preserves inspired by her own personal garden. The duchess talks about the challenges of founding a start-up company when your changes in strategy make headlines. She also talks about her earliest business venture: selling homemade scrunchies when she was a child.
Aspire With Emma Grede launched last month, in partnership with radio and podcasting company Audacy, and so far its guests have included Gwyneth Paltrow, Karlie Kloss, and Jay Shetty, amongst others. Grede, a London native, worked in talent management before going into business with Khloé Kardashian. She lives in California with her husband, Jens Grede, a cofounder of Skims and denim brand Frame, and their four children. She also serves on the boards of the Obama Foundation and Baby2Baby, the LA-based nonprofit that provides necessities for children experiencing poverty.
The sit-down marks Meghan’s second long-form podcast interview so far, following her conversation with friend and neighbor Jamie Kern Lima in April. Though As Ever’s initial slate of products sold out within one hour, the brand has been teasing a product restock on its Instagram account.