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(EXCLUSIVE) Cara Santana Leto Opens Up About Addiction, Hollywood, Marriage & New Brand Lil Luv Dog
What if you hit rock bottom at 18 and almost lost your life to addiction.
Do you think you could recover?
EXCLUSIVE This is Cara Santana Leto’s first sit-down interview as a married woman, and she doesn’t hold back. From hitting rock bottom at 18 and nearly losing her life to addiction, to being ousted as CEO of her first company, to finding love again with husband Shannon Leto and launching a new brand, Cara is rewriting what it means to be a multi-hyphenate creative entrepreneur.
- How to perfect the role of “multi-hyphenate” creative entrepreneur
- How to leave something that isn’t working to find your truth
- How to start over time and time again without shame or regret
- How to find a whitespace in a saturated industry
- The inner workings of a Kardashian adjacent brand
- The beginning of lil luv dog
- Lessons from a second time founder for first time founders
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