In Episode Ten of The Discovery Pod with Eve, host Eve Richards and cohost actress and filmmaker Kathy Kolla chat with actress, wellness teacher, and entrepreneur Samantha Lockwood, who portrays Mya in the Sony Pictures thriller A Line of Fire. Samantha reflects on growing up in a Hollywood family, learning discipline early, and finding her own voice in the industry. She shares insight into her role as Mya in A Line of Fire, along with the emotional and physical preparation behind her work. The conversation also explores her global journey as a yoga teacher, her entrepreneurial path with Fleurings, and how wellness, creativity, and self-awareness continue to shape her approach to both life and career. This episode highlights how Samantha has learned to build a creative life that includes acting, wellness, and entrepreneurship — showing how discipline, balance, and self-awareness can support long-term growth in both career and personal life.

In this Valentine’s season episode, Eve Richards and co-host Jessica Lee — actress, model, and NBC’s Deal or No Deal alum — chat with celebrity matchmaker Tammi Pickle, Vice President of Elite Connections and co-creator of Perfectly Match’d. Coming from a family of professional matchmakers, Tammi shares how generational relationship wisdom shaped her approach to compatibility, emotional intelligence, and long-term partnership. From working with high-achieving clients to navigating modern dating culture, this episode explores what it truly takes to build meaningful, lasting relationships with clarity, intention, and purpose in today’s world.

In this episode of The Discovery Pod with Eve, host Eve Richards and cohost Tyrone DuBose, radio personality, actor, voice artist, and television contributor, sit down with beauty entrepreneur and founder Heather Marianna for a conversation about scaling with integrity, longevity in business, and building a brand that lasts. Heather shares how she built The Marianna Group into a trusted force in the beauty industry, producing high-profile celebrity gifting suites for the Oscars and Emmys while maintaining long-term relationships rooted in trust, curation, and consistency. Beyond the red carpet, she opens up about brand strategy, mentorship, and what it takes to grow a business without losing alignment or purpose. This episode explores the business of beauty from the inside out — from visibility and influence to legacy, leadership, and doing the work behind the scenes that sustains success over time. #TheDiscoveryPodWithEve #EveRichards #HeatherMarianna#TyroneDuBose #TheMariannaGroup #BeautyKitchen#BeautyEntrepreneur #WomenInBusiness #BrandBuilding#BusinessLeadership #CreativeLeadership #OscarsGifting #EmmysGifting #CelebrityGifting #RedCarpetBusiness

In Episode Seven of Season Three of The Discovery Pod with Eve, host Eve Richards and cohost actress and filmmaker Kathy Kolla speak with Anne Fundner in a powerful conversation recorded via Zoom. Anne shares the deeply personal story of losing her 15-year-old son, Weston, to fentanyl poisoning — a loss that changed her life and reshaped her purpose. She opens up about grief inside her family, the role of faith in carrying her through unimaginable pain, and the responsibility she feels to say her son’s name so other families might be protected. The conversation explores how Anne transformed loss into advocacy, becoming a national voice for fentanyl awareness, education, and prevention. This episode offers a compassionate, honest look at motherhood, resilience, and what it means to turn grief into purpose while holding space for hope, healing, and action.