Building Resilience, Entrepreneurship and Harnessing Awareness Around Hearing Health With Gianna Caruso, CEO of GIGI C and Founder of Hear With You

Live Greatly

On this Live Greatly podcast episode, Kristel Bauer sits down with Gianna Caruso, a hearing loss advocate, co-founder and CEO of the luxury swimwear, activewear, and loungewear brand GIGI C (founded at just 16 years old) and founder of the foundation, Hear With You. Kristel and Gianna discuss entrepreneurship, resilience, hearing health tips and her foundation which increases awareness around hearing loss and provides resources for individuals and families impacted by hearing loss. Gianna was born with bilateral moderate to moderately severe sensorineural hearing loss and the fashion entrepreneur has been a champion for the hard-of-hearing community through her work with various organizations. Tune in now!

Key Takeaways From This Episode

• A look into Gianna's journey with hearing loss
• A look into building the swimwear brand GIGI C at just 16 years old
• Insights in Gianna's Hear With You Foundation
• Insights to build resilience
• Business tips from Gianna's journey
• Hearing health tips

Kristel was excited to recieve some complimentary GIGI C Swimwear after recording this episode.

About Giana Caruso:

Gianna "Gigi" Caruso is a hearing loss advocate and co-founder and CEO of the luxury swimwear, activewear, and loungewear brand GIGI C. Gigi founded the line at just 16 years old. The brand has cultivated fans including the likes of Julianne Hough, Irina Shayk, Candice Swanepoel, Eva Longoria, Naomi Watts, and more. Born with bilateral moderate to moderately severe sensorineural hearing loss, the fashion entrepreneur has been a champion for the hard-of-hearing community through her work with various organizations. In May 2024 Gianna launched her own foundation, “Hear With You,” commemorating the 10th anniversary of when she received her Phonak Lyric hearing aid, which also falls during National Speech-Language-Hearing Month. The foundation is dedicated to making a wide range of resources, community events, education, and treatment opportunities more accessible to individuals and families affected by hearing loss. Additionally, “Hear With You” aims to increase awareness of hearing health amongst the general population and work to empower healthcare providers to include preventative hearing screenings in routine practices to ensure earlier identification, diagnosis, and treatment.

Connect with Gianna

• Gianna “Gigi” Caruso: Instagram | TikTok

  GIGI C: Instagram | Website

  Hear With You: Instagram | Website

About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer:

Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness expert, popular keynote and TEDx speaker, and the host of top-rated podcast, “Live Greatly,” a show frequently ranked in the top 1% for self-improvement. Kristel is an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant with clinical experience in Integrative Psychiatry, giving her a unique perspective into optimizing mental well-being and attaining a mindset for more happiness and success in the workplace and beyond. Kristel decided to leave clinical practice in 2019 when she founded her wellness platform “Live Greatly” to share her message around well-being and success on a larger scale. With a mission to support companies and individuals on their journeys for more happiness, success, and well-being, Kristel taps into her unique background in healthcare, business, and media, to provide invaluable insights into high power habits, leadership development, mental well-being, peak performance, resilience, sales, success, wellness at work, and a modern approach to work/life balance.

Kristel is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. A popular speaker on a variety of topics, Kristel has presented to groups at APMP, Bank of America, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Mazda, Santander Bank and many more. She has been featured in Forbes, Forest & Bluff Magazine, Authority Magazine & Podcast Magazine, has contributed to CEOWORLD Magazine & Real Leaders Magazine, and has appeared on ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago, Fox 4’s WDAF-TV’s Great Day KC and Ticker News. Kristel lives in the Chicago area with her husband and their 2 children. She can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide.

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