Jen Worthington: Hollywood to Hospitality

Summary

The Nikki & Brie Show

Episode: Jen Worthington: Hollywood to Hospitality

Date: December 1, 2025 | Host: Nikki & Brie Garcia | Guest: Jennifer Worthington

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Nikki and Brie welcome Jennifer Worthington—a producer behind Hollywood hits like Coyote Ugly, serial entrepreneur, and founder of Play Playground, an immersive entertainment and hospitality experience aimed at reigniting adult playfulness and connection. They discuss Jen’s bold career pivots, the meaning of creativity and connection beyond digital distractions, challenges as a female entrepreneur, and the ongoing balancing act between ambition, risk, motherhood, and self-care. The conversation is upbeat, candid, and full of practical insight, making it both inspiring and relatable.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Introduction to Jennifer Worthington & Play Playground

• [00:51–04:17]

  • Nikki & Brie recount their partnership with Jen and her venues Play Playground (Las Vegas and Nashville), describing it as a “playground for adults” with fun, laughter, and genuine human connection.
  • Both hosts share how adult play with their kids reignites childlike joy and creativity in their own lives.

2. Transition from Hollywood to Hospitality

• [11:31–13:41]

  • Jen shares her journey from producing Hollywood blockbusters (Pirates of the Caribbean, Gone in 60 Seconds, Remember the Titans) to opening iconic bars like Coyote Ugly and founding Play Playground.
  • The transition was prompted by motherhood and wanting a change:

    “I left the film business because I had a baby. …I decided to take a break, moved to Las Vegas… and… realized I am just not a stay-at-home mother kind of person.” — Jennifer Worthington [11:31]

  • The opening of Coyote Ugly in Las Vegas was a wild, instant success—“the highest grossing bar per square foot in the country” in its first week.

3. Designing Play Playground: Combatting Disconnection in a Digital Age

• [15:14–16:44]

  • Jen’s inspiration: Addressing post-COVID loneliness and digital fatigue by creating environments for real human connection.
  • Play Playground is designed for shared, silly, non-judgmental fun to help adults reconnect—whether on a first date or with friends:

    “We created games…so you’re high-fiving, laughing, doing these crazy… bounce houses, jumping on trampolines, Velcro walls… We just wanted people to laugh together.” — Jennifer Worthington [15:14]

  • Venue success: In the first year, 250,000 visitors and multiple couples who got engaged after meeting there.

4. Digital Disconnection & Building Social Skills

• [18:00–21:21]

  • The hosts discuss generational changes—youth feeling disconnected, lack of close friendships, reluctance to share secrets, rise of mental health issues, and how fewer young adults ask others out in person.
  • Personal anecdotes: rejection stories, learning resilience, and the importance of face-to-face interactions for emotional growth.

    “That experience shaped you and gave you the social skills to thrive as an adult. The problem is kids are not getting those social skills anymore.” — Jennifer Worthington [21:12]

5. Advice for Young Entrepreneurs & Women in Business

• [24:01–27:01]

  • Jen fields the question she gets most: How do you start out and succeed as a businesswoman?

    “It’s all about putting in the time. I was the first person at the office, last person to leave… I faked it… The truth is, nobody wants to put in the time anymore.” — Jennifer Worthington [24:24]

  • The importance of persistence, resilience after failure, being willing to take risks, and managing both up and down in your organization.

6. Balancing Work, Ambition & Motherhood

• [27:01–29:37]

  • Real talk about never-ending struggles with work-life balance, guilt, the myth of “having it all,” and treating self-care like a lifelong challenge.
  • Brie’s insight:

    “Luxury is having absolutely nothing to do in a day… for me, that helps balance out.” [28:01]

  • Efforts to unplug: More time without the phone around kids, being mindful of modeling healthy habits.

7. Parenting in a Tech World

• [31:08–32:55]

  • Discussions about phones, social media, and kids: navigating boundaries around technology, wanting to delay devices, and opting for nostalgic alternatives (boomboxes, mixtapes).
  • The challenge and nostalgia of pre-digital childhoods (“patience and getting creative, always finding a way” [33:29]).

8. Game Segment: “Finish the Sentence” with Jen Worthington

• [34:54–41:14]

  • Fun, rapid-fire questions revealing more about Jen’s personality and wisdom:
    • Most boring answer: “First thing I do in the morning is… have a cup of coffee.” [35:13]
    • Comfort meal: “Cipriani in New York” [35:20]
    • If she could relive one moment: “Shooting Coyote Ugly.” [35:34]
    • Best advice: “Manage up and manage down.” [35:53]
    • Las Vegas in one word: “Innovation. A city that reinvents itself every seven years…” [36:23]
    • What describes her best: “Hard worker… a grinder.” [37:44]
    • Biggest risk: “Leaving the film business and starting my own company.” [38:10]
    • Success: “Spending time with my daughter… watching her compete.” [38:55]
    • Dream career, if not current: “Professional tennis player—dream, not successful!” [39:23]
    • If life were a movie: “Walk the Walk.” [40:06]
    • Pump-up song: “Life in the Fast Lane” by the Eagles [40:22]

9. Affirmation & Final Advice

• [42:09–43:28]

  • Jennifer shares her guiding daily practice:

    “I try to wake up every day happy and optimistic. …I always am happy. …Turn negative thoughts into something happy.” — Jennifer Worthington [42:21]

  • Hosts discuss gratitude, positivity, and being intentional about mindset as keys to happiness and resilience.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Adult Play:

  “Everything we have needed in our lives is to go back to that childlike play, have some fun, let loose, and reconnect.” — Bri [01:43]

• On Taking Risks:

  “You have to be able to take the risk and… suffer the humiliation if it doesn’t work, but then you’ve got to stand right back up and try again.” — Jennifer Worthington [26:07]

• On Female Ambition & Guilt:

  “I am not particularly good at [balancing it all]. … As a woman and caretaker, I really worry about everyone around me… My husband says, ‘You’ve got to worry more about your self-care and less about everybody else.’” — Jennifer Worthington [27:04]

• On Nostalgia & Gen Z:

  “All the 90s nostalgia is coming back… The days distilled in us patience and getting creative—and always finding a way.” — Nikki & Bri [33:29]

• On Success:

  “Success to me means spending time with my family, watching my daughter compete.” — Jennifer Worthington [38:55]

• On Positivity:

  “Wake up every day happy and optimistic. I think that’s one of my superpowers, no matter how dark a situation is.” — Jennifer Worthington [42:21]

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Important Timestamps

• Guest Introduction & Play Playground concept: 00:51–04:17
• Jen Worthington’s career pivot story: 11:31–13:41
• Play Playground philosophy & impact: 15:14–16:44
• Technology, youth, and social connection: 18:00–21:21
• Advice for young entrepreneurs: 24:01–27:01
• Work-life balance, motherhood & self-care: 27:01–29:37
• Parenting & tech boundaries: 31:08–32:55
• “Finish the Sentence” game: 34:54–41:14
• Affirmation & closing wisdom: 42:09–43:28

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Summary Tone

The episode is candid, supportive, empowering, and fun—full of warmth, humor, and a “real talk” approach to both success and struggle. The guest and hosts complement each other with authenticity and insight; listeners, especially women navigating ambition and family, will feel both seen and inspired.

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Whether you're craving inspiration, a dose of nostalgia, or practical insight on forging your own path, this episode is a must-listen for anyone eager to embrace risk, reinvention, and real connection.

Transcript

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[Jennifer Worthington]

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[Nikki]

Welcome back to the Nikki and Bri Show. Today we have a really cool guest. I mean, she is a total powerhouse. A woman who's gone from producing Hollywood blockbusters to creating cultural experiences that redefine fun and connection. She's an entrepreneur, author, and a visionary who's constantly reinventing herself and inspiring others to live boldly.

[Bri]

That's right. I mean, you know, Nikki, she sounds like one of our inspirations.

[Nikki]

Seriously.

[Bri]

And we're so lucky to have met her. You know, Nikki and I, as you guys have all seen socially, and if you've been in Vegas partying with us, you know that Bonita Bonita is really making their stamp there. And we are lucky because Jen has put us in one of her hit spots called Play Playground, which is in Las Vegas and in Nashville. And we're going to be picking her brain about her whole creation there. But what we loved so much is that Jen has created a space where creativity and connection all comes together. I mean, you know what I love is that we take our kids on these fun play dates. We take them to all these fun places to play games. Games, bounce around, go crazy. And Jen finally made one for adults. And it's perfect. It's. I feel like everything we have needed in our lives is to go back to that childlike play, to have some fun, let loose and reconnect. Yeah. And I can't wait to pick her brain about, you know, what, how she created the whole place, her designing it, everything.

[Nikki]

Well, just, I mean, she's an incredible entrepreneur because she's in so many different things and. And she believes in Bonita Bonita. So not only do you get a play, you get to have a glass of Bonita Bonita. Whether that's Las Vegas or Nashville.

[Bri]

Right. And for all of you who are over 21 and listen to the podcast, Nikki and I will be in Las Vegas for New Year's. So make sure to get your tickets, come see us. And also, if you're in Las Vegas at any other times, you can go to places like Play Social media. You can go to the Ghost part, the Palms, you can go to Old Red and sip on some bonita. Bonita.

[Nikki]

That's right. Even Lee's liquor. All right, well, Bri, I mean, I say we just bring her on. Yeah, well, we have so much to ask her.

[Bri]

We do have a lot to ask her. But before we bring her on, I do have something. What's one thing that you do as an adult that gives you those childlike feels?

[Nikki]

Well, I feel like right now, so much of it is with Mato. He, you know, at times when he has no one to play on the playground with, he's like, mommy, play. And all of a sudden, I'm sliding again and I'm swing singing and I'm playing all over a playground, and that's, like, really fun. Or he's having me finger paint or whatever. So I feel like those things, majority of the time, it's with Mateo. And then sometimes Bree Mode over here makes me dance in the rain or do something like that. That reminds me how much I love that.

[Bri]

That's true. I mean, it is weird how, like, when I'm bouncing around with the kids on the trampoline or even I'm on the swings with them, you do get that childlike feeling back, and it's a great place to be. And I think our lives, we have to keep reminding ourselves to go back to that place of the playfulness, and I think it triggers creativity and letting go of, like, the seriousness of life.

[Nikki]

Totally.

[Bri]

So, all right, I say we bring Jen on. Now that we're in our childlike, fun, creative energy.

[Nikki]

That's right. Well, everyone, please welcome to the Nikki and Bri show, the incredible Jennifer Worthington.

[Bri]

Well, hello, Jen. Thank you so much for coming on the show. Nikki and I are so excited.

[Jennifer Worthington]

I could not be more excited to chat with you ladies.

[Bri]

I know. You know, what I loved is before we hit the record button, I love that you're like, do you guys drink? I love that. Because I feel like nowadays that is a big question when you're, like, being social. Because I can't believe how many times I go out to dinner and half the people now order a drink.

[Nikki]

Don't order a drink.

[Bri]

You mean. Well, both.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Oh, yeah. Literally, don't order a drink. It's like, it's totally changed the landscape of socializing because, you know, when you have a few cocktails, you're just so much more fun and open. Open with people.

[Nikki]

Yes.

[Jennifer Worthington]

And now everyone sits around and, like, stares at each other.

[Bri]

I agree.

[Jennifer Worthington]

I'm a big advocate of drinking.

[Nikki]

Yeah, well, and I'm also one of.

[Bri]

Those people, like, if I'm gonna be social and not drink, I'll see you at the gym. I don't know. I feel like we're at the spa coffee shop.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Could not agree with you more. I'm like, I'd rather stay home and watch Netflix if we're just gonna sit and, like, drink coffee or tea all night.

[Bri]

Girl, you just spoke the most heavenly words to us. Netflix and chill. If we're not drinking, that is us.

[Nikki]

And can I just tell you guys, if you haven't. Have you watched Minx on Netflix?

[Jennifer Worthington]

No, but I need a new show. So is it amazing?

[Nikki]

I just got into it, and I want to say it's a few years old. I think it made it for two seasons. I love it. It takes place, the era of it. The setting is, like, early 70s, around, like, in some, like, late 60s. So as you can imagine, the wardrobe's incredible, the backdrops. But what I love about it, out of feminist, who, because she had all these views, they wouldn't make a magazine. She really wanted to make a magazine. So she runs into a guy in the Valley who. He's been doing, like, kind of the first style Playboys. So he goes, well, if you kind of do it this way. But all your articles about feminism, I think it'll work. And she's like, no, but I'm at the part where they start to, like, explode, and she becomes. And it's based off real events.

[Bri]

Wow.

[Nikki]

No, but it's. It's really good. Well, I thought it was new, but.

[Bri]

What I realized it's just new to our Netflix list. But it's probably been around, right?

[Nikki]

It's, I think, a few years old. Let's see. It came out. I mean, it got a 7.6 on rotten or 93 on rotten tomatoes. So. Yeah, it's from 2022.

[Bri]

Okay. Somewhat new. All right.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Yeah, that's like. That's, like, vintage already.

[Nikki]

Pretty vintage. But, like, you see the cool vibes.

[Bri]

Oh, that is so.

[Nikki]

Yeah, so add that on your list.

[Bri]

It's on our list.

[Jennifer Worthington]

I'll. I'll definitely add that because that's, like, that's the best era.

[Bri]

The 60s.

[Jennifer Worthington]

And 70s. Don't you miss the. I mean, you weren't alive then, but the authenticity of that age and the grit and the glamour and like, for sure, that's the drugs. The rock and roll was such a good time.

[Bri]

So they were fighting for love and peace. So just. I could only imagine the energy going around through people.

[Nikki]

So I feel like this series shows that very well. Whether they're on a college campus, they're an environment like this in the Valley, or they're at the country club, they kind of hit every type of genre perfectly of, you know, whatever's happening in the world, and peace, love, and all the things. You guys are going to love it. And you know what else is really good is do you watch Palm Royale on apple? That kind of has.

[Jennifer Worthington]

I love that.

[Nikki]

Love it now. So good.

[Bri]

I mean, did you watch the first.

[Nikki]

Episode of season two?

[Bri]

I need to.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Did you watch the first season one?

[Nikki]

Okay, so season two just dropped. Second episode just came out last night. I've already watched the first episode. You guys are gonna love it.

[Bri]

Oh, I can't wait.

[Nikki]

It's even better.

[Bri]

Okay, I'll do it. I like.

[Jennifer Worthington]

I like to binge. I like to wait for there's a buildup and, like, sit in bed on a Saturday and light a fire and just, like, binge the whole day.

[Nikki]

Yeah, I love that.

[Bri]

Oh, that is.

[Nikki]

Sounds great.

[Bri]

Yeah. Oh, my goodness. Okay, Nikki, so the snow is here, the cold weather, and I think it's time that we start looking to go somewhere a little warm, maybe a little tropical white sand, beautiful beaches. What do you think?

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[Nikki]

My body is not only craving a bikini, but desperately needs some vitamin D.

[Bri]

And maybe a Mai Tai on top of that. I say we go on Airbnb, start to put in all the things that we want out of a location, out of a house, and see where it ends us, where it puts us.

[Nikki]

And you know what, Bri? After all these months, we've all been spending a lot of money, whether it's on gifts, holidays, food, travels. So let's now make some money. It's time we earn that money back. So I don't know if you all know, but you can host your home on Airbnb, which obviously is the smartest way to make a little extra income, right? Oh, yeah.

[Bri]

Or a lot.

[Nikki]

It depends.

[Bri]

I mean, that's right, Nikki. You can put it towards future travel, home improvement, or that fun splurge item you've been eyeing.

[Nikki]

I love that. And, you know, finding a little piece of home while you travel always Makes a trip special. Your home could be that for someone else.

[Bri]

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[Nikki]

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[Bri]

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[Bri]

Well, the one thing I have to say is we kind of met over drinks in a way not like in person. But we're letting our listeners know that Bonita, Bonita is going to play Playground. But before we get into that, Nikki and I, you know, you are an amazing woman who's accomplished incredible things and things in male dominated industries. You're fearless. You're a badass. I mean, we were telling our listeners earlier that you have been a part of Hollywood since you've been 21 years old. A part of huge blockbuster hits like Pirates of the Caribbean, gone in 60 seconds, remember the Titans. And then you've made your way into the hospitality world. Open up bars like Coyote Ugly. But the one that we're all loving in Las Vegas and Nashville is Play Playground. What inspired you to, I mean, you're probably still in Hollywood, but go from Hollywood into hospitality.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Well, actually I'm not in Hollywood at all anymore. Although I look at the way we create hospitality environments is very cinematic, I guess is like the co word to say now. But it is true. We Create environments and immersive destinations as a way to sell cocktails. So. Or mocktails, as the case may be now. So I left the film business because I had a baby. And I was trying to work at the time, and it was. I was running into the office for a meeting during my maternity leave, and I slid and I dropped her on her head. And I was like, this is just not a vibe for me. I just like, I can't do. I can't be great at film anymore, and I can't be great mother. So I decided to take a break, and I moved to Las Vegas, where my husband was working. And I was literally grocery shopping every morning at 7am with strippers and hating my life. And every time my daughter cried, I wanted to shoot myself. I was like, this is so not fun. I'm just not a stay at home mother kind of person. My daughter, if she were here, would tell the story that I was on conference calls and I was locking her in the bathroom with water running so that people couldn't hear her crying. She's fine now, by the way. She was not at all traumatized by that.

[Bri]

But.

[Jennifer Worthington]

So I decided that I had just produced the movie Coyote Ugly, and it was coming out in October. And so I was like, wait a minute. Why not open a Coyote Ugly bar here in Las Vegas? And I have a $30 million marketing campaign from Disney behind it. And we did. We opened in September. I found a few partners I'd never been in hospitality before, and we became the highest grossing bar per square foot in the country. The first week we were open, we were literally had so much cash that we couldn't fit it in the safes. We were like, shoving cash in our. Like, down our shirts, running it to the car, shoving it in the trunk. And I'm like, this is the best business ever. Like, this is so easy. Why is everyone not doing this? And then, of course, after Coyote Ugly, I realize it's not that easy. And not every. I know why everybody's not doing it, but it was just one of those, like, magical moments.

[Bri]

Moments, for sure. I mean, Coyote Ugly was like, a magical moment too, especially for women. Like, seeing those women, like, dancing on the bar tops, like, owning it.

[Nikki]

Yeah. And I mean, I could still sing, like, all the Land Rhyme songs from there. Like, there was just so many different pieces to it that, like, became iconic. The outfits, dancing on the bar in those outfits, the music. It is one of those, like, rare things that just, like, turn absolutely magical, you know, it's kind of like the Wicked of its time. In a way, it's totally true.

[Jennifer Worthington]

The funny thing is, like, everybody thought that was a movie made for guys. It totally wasn't. It was a movie made for women. And my bosses at the time, Don Simpson and Jerry Barkheimer, had produced a movie called Flashdance. You guys remember that?

[Nikki]

Oh, yeah.

[Jennifer Worthington]

I don't know. I say flash dance and a lot of people are like, what? But that was an iconic movie.

[Nikki]

Iconic, Yeah, I know.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Totally iconic. So they wanted. They were like, let's go create the new version of Flashdance. It's all about female empowerment and getting your voice. And it really wasn't a movie for women. And that's what's so interesting because it didn't do that well at the bot. Did okay in the box office, but it's had such a life after. Because women discovered the movie.

[Nikki]

Yes, for sure. I took that. I totally took empowerment away from it. When we watched it and we were.

[Bri]

Younger, I mean, I still, like, feel like girls will dress up as they'll say Coyote Ugly for Halloween. Like, they're like, totally, you know, get with their girlfriends. So that's incredible. Well, then, so Play Playground. I mean, it is a playground for adults. It's incredible. You can go on bouncy houses. I mean, you can do all the fun things. What inspired you to not only design Play Playground, but to come up with the concept?

[Jennifer Worthington]

Well, we are so addicted to our phones. And like, it was just after Covid, everybody was experiencing this, like, really deep loneliness and lack of human connection. And then this whole notion of Instagram and all of our fake friends that were part of their lives, but we have no actual connection with anybody. You two are sitting on a couch next to each other. Human connection is so important for us. And so we set out to create a venue that really encouraged that social interaction by putting people in fun and funny environments where we're laughing with and at each other. So the idea is we created games. So multiple people are playing games together. So you're high fiving, you're laughing, and then we're doing these crazy, monumental bounce houses, or you're jumping on trampolines and landing on Velcro walls. And we just wanted people to laugh together. So the first year we were open in Vegas, we had six engagements for people that met there because it's such a crazy environment to meet someone. Like, you're not sitting at a bar awkwardly being like, oh, you're cute, but you're actually watching someone be a complete idiot. Our customers are not idiots, but, like, Be doing silly things.

[Bri]

Silly.

[Jennifer Worthington]

And it's like such an easy way to like you're laughing with someone and it's a great way to meet. So that was really what we set out to do. And look, we're improving every day. We've had amazing. Our first year in Vegas, we had 250,000 customers. And we love this concept, right? People come in and the entire time they're there, they're laughing. Like how many places can you say that about?

[Bri]

Right?

[Nikki]

No.

[Bri]

Well, and I love that. And you know, I feel like too sometimes first dates, like at least when I was in the dating scene, I mean this was a long time ago, but I always feel like dinner felt like really intimate for first date. Like it was, it made it really nerve wracking where I feel like if we were able to go somewhere and have fun, you know, it's like it would have made the date not as like an interview process or as nervous. Right. Well.

[Nikki]

And you know, I was just in New York for a week. I didn't go out once. And you know me, I always go out. I know. And I always go out in New York. But I wasn't craving the same old. I guess, like I, I knew what I would go sit at a bar.

[Bri]

And have a drink. You weren't craving it?

[Nikki]

I wasn't craving that. And that's like what I love about you guys is I think of, I guess because you, Sean and I came from mono and I was with one of my best friends in Bri and we had like, we were drinking. We hosted a Bonita Bonita event and watched the sunset on the incredible ocean. And then we went and had her like, listen to Piano bar. We just had our silly fun.

[Bri]

And I loved that.

[Nikki]

Like I woke up with a hangover. But I was like, this is worth it. I had so much fun last night. Didn't think I'd be this hungover, but it was well worth it. I didn't. Nothing was worth even getting dressed for.

[Jennifer Worthington]

It created those memories with your friends by creating those environments with your people. And that's, that's the thing about going to a bar. You all of a sudden often have like, you know, men or it's just like there's something about that bar environment that's less intimate as a friendship group.

[Nikki]

Yeah, it's so true. You just, you sit down and I. It's like sometimes people will come up and approach you, but it's always in like, we're like, okay, I only have like two hours right now. Like, can I just, like, talk with my friends, but it never ends up being like that.

[Bri]

Right. Well, you know, what's interesting is that they say with, you know, the youth, the one thing that they're lacking is having close enough friends to tell their secrets to. Because so much communication is through phones and dms and, you know.

[Nikki]

And I don't want to put secrets there.

[Bri]

Right.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Nothing in writing.

[Bri]

Nothing.

[Nikki]

No.

[Bri]

And that's the thing is that they're scared to. They don't. So that they never say what's really going on deep inside. So they're not releasing that, which is why mental illness, they're saying, is happening at such a young age, or suicide. Like, they were going through it, and I was like, I didn't even think about that. Like, at a young age. They're learning to disconnect. And that's so sad to me.

[Jennifer Worthington]

They say that 50% of men in their young 20s have never asked a woman out on a date or been on a date with a woman. So think about that. I mean, they're not having sexual. Like, none of that is actualized in real life. It's all on your phones and, you know, it's. Which is. Think about it. That's crazy.

[Bri]

That is crazy. You know, my daughter, we were. My husband was actually explaining this to her the other day because she was saying, it's just sometimes really nervous to tell someone how I feel. And my husband was like, my best friends in middle school were like, you can ask this girl out. He's like, I had a crush on this girl for two years. They, like, pumped me up. They're like, go, ask her out. He goes, I walked over. I asked her out. She literally goes, ew, no, you're fat. And he's like, so not only did she say, no, decline, then she dissed me. He goes, body shame. He goes, I turned around, and my guy friends are all like, like, thinking, thumbs up. He came over and he's like, not only did she say no, she called me fat. And he goes, what was so great? He's like, my best friends are like, man, that sucks. But, like, you're not fat. And he's like, they made me feel good about getting denied and then dissed. He's like. And he told my daughter. He's like, we need this in life.

[Nikki]

Yeah.

[Bri]

Like, we can't shame away from, like, the hard conversations we're gonna have face to face with people.

[Nikki]

I remember getting rejected at a soccer tournament or whatever. And we'd always, you know, the boys would be like, at the same hotels or whatever. And I remember a boy saying, no, she's not. She's not cute to me. And there's going. I think she's so cute. And then I. It was my first time experiencing. And this had to be like sixth grade of like, you know what? I'm not everyone's type. And that's okay at first.

[Jennifer Worthington]

The fact that you remember that story.

[Nikki]

Do you know what I mean? It did kind of like me a little bit because I was like, wow. And I want to be like, where's he at now? Yeah.

[Bri]

Who he ever be?

[Nikki]

Would he ever?

[Jennifer Worthington]

But the thing is that experience shaped you and gave you the social skills to thrive as an adult. The problem is kids are not getting those social skills anymore.

[Nikki]

Yeah, right.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Because they're not experiencing.

[Bri]

Nikki Vibe can get really busy.

[Nikki]

Really busy. I mean, I would say it's been busy for all of us.

[Bri]

I know. And sometimes we just need to take a breather, sit down, and ask ourselves one very important question.

[Nikki]

What's that, Bri?

[Bri]

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[Nikki]

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[Nikki]

It sure does. You want to know what one of my favorite moments with Hershey's chocolate is, Teo? And I like, I love it because you know me, I'm chocolate lover. But now I have a son who's a chocolate lover. So we split bars all the time. It's just such a moment for us, a very happy moment. We look at each other. He always ends up getting chocolate all over his face. But it's just such a sweet, sweet moment that I find myself always reaching for a Hershey bar.

[Bri]

Always. I mean, we love making s' mores in my family. So every time I bust out a Hershey bar, my kids start screaming with excitement. They know it's about to be s' more time. So for all of you, shop for Hershey's milk chocolate now at a store.

[Nikki]

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For whatever happens next. Grab Kleenex. So, like now, just because you've done so many incredible things in business, do you have young people, let's say, whether they graduate high school or college, come to you and be like, how do I make that first step as a businesswoman becoming an entrepreneur? How do I prepare for interviews? Do you get asked those questions?

[Jennifer Worthington]

I get asked those questions a lot. And it's interesting because I think the kids coming up now don't want to work. So this is my number one piece of advice for young. I was going to say young women, but young men, too. But it's mostly young women that come to me, is that it's all about putting in the time. Right? I mean, that was how, you know, I produced my first movie when I was 23, but I. I was the first person at the office. I was the last person to leave. I had no idea what I was doing, to be perfectly honest, but I faked it. And the truth is, nobody wants to put in the time anymore. They want to. You know, I have employees that have worked for me for six months that come in asking for a raise. Like, I didn't get a raise for two years. I mean, it's just. It's a very different generation coming up. And so it's. It's interesting. So, yes, I get a lot of those. Those interviews and those questions.

[Bri]

Oh, my gosh.

[Nikki]

Well, you know, it's like we. At times, we'll deal with that in our industry and this was like year, even years and years before we were dealing with that. I remember people would come in and be like, well, I want to be where you two are at. I'm like, well, at that point, we're almost 20 years in. @ that point I was like, well, it took me 10 years to get here 10 years ago. And people ask about my success now. I'm like, I'm almost two decades in of really hard work at times. I mean, majority of time I'm still hustling because I'm not exactly where I want to be. But it's, you know, I told my go, there's no such thing as overnight success. I'm like, and you will fail, but you have to keep going. You can't give up and then just think you go into something else. And so it's funny because I have realized that too. People don't realize it's not only about the hard work, but it's about the time. It's time it takes, you know, a while to get.

[Bri]

Some. Well, and would you say risk too? Do you feel like you've taken a lot of risk in.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Your. I've taken huge risk. And by the way, sometimes it's worked, but many times it has not. That's the other thing that you've got to be willing to take that risk. Especially if you're going into a non corporate, you know, job path like you guys have. I mean you have to be able to take the risk and, and by the way, suffer the humiliation of it doesn't work, but then you've got to stand right back up and try again. But again, that's a whole mentality. And you know, so much I think of starting businesses is mental, right? Like I stay up every night worrying about my employees, worrying about my business, worrying about my customers, worrying about my investors returning, you know, everything and you have to be able to handle that and then get right back up and put on a smile on your face and do it all over again. But it's hard. It looks shiny, you know, shiny and pretty. What a great job you have on the outside. And I do, I love every, every day. But it's not easy. It's, you know, it's a.

[Nikki]

Struggle. It is a struggle. I.

[Bri]

Agree. How would you say you balance it.

[Jennifer Worthington]

All? I am not particularly good at that. It's something that I, my husband says to me every day you've got to worry a little bit more about your self care and worry less about everybody else. But I actually think That's a female trait that, you know, as a woman and caretaker, like, I really worry about everybody else around me sort of more so. It's something I'm working on, and I think I'll probably working on that until I.

[Nikki]

Retire.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Okay.

[Nikki]

Never.

[Bri]

Right? I hear.

[Nikki]

You. So true. I always feel like it's one of my New Year's Eve resolutions, or it's like a birthday wish or I write it on a rock. If I'm at some spiritual retreat. I'm like, the word balance. It's. I'm always. How am I? Like, all these years in and I'm still trying to figure it out. I just can't. I've even asked Chat GPT because, by the.

[Bri]

Way. Oh, have.

[Jennifer Worthington]

You?

[Nikki]

Okay. Like, ask about balance. So how do I balance life out? It gives me a whole.

[Bri]

Check. But I feel like for women, as balancing our life out is saying no to.

[Nikki]

Things. Like, I feel like that's what.

[Bri]

Balanced me out is I had to say no and not think, what if, though? What if? I had to let that go? And that's helped me balance out. Like, I. For me, luxury is having absolutely nothing to do in a day. Like, literally Sunday, I wore PJs all day, and I thought, maybe I should get out of them. And I'm like, no, actually, today. I can do it today. I don't have to get out of my PJs. And I actually wore them again that night and woke up the next.

[Nikki]

Day. Well, I think it's a luxury to have it at home because there are a few days, right, where you're working, and it's like, okay, I don't have enough time to fly home today. So I have a day off in New York City because I have to work back in New York City the next day. But it's.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Different. It's totally.

[Bri]

Different. Right. But it's good you made the decision to stay. No, I know. To work on yourself, which I. That's. I feel like good.

[Nikki]

Balance.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Yeah. But sometimes being away from your home also has freedom. Right. You're not worrying about your kids. You're not worrying about your house. It's just, you can stay in that hotel room all day. But I do think it's a choice, and I think it's a really. Especially with women with children, it's an even harder choice because you always feel tugged. Right. I mean, you're all. If you decide to take the day for yourself, like, you should be taking that time with your child or you should be spending more time with Working. I mean, it's a constant mental struggle for.

[Nikki]

Most. For sure. It, like, never goes away. And I. I feel like, you know, it's like I try to replace it with toys. Like, okay, I know Mommy's been gone for quite a few days, so I'm gonna show up with a toy or with something. But it's like that. There's that little part of you. It just doesn't go for.

[Bri]

Sure. I mean, they were in their PJs with me all day, so I was.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Lucky. Okay, well, that's. That's a perfect scenario.

[Bri]

Then.

[Nikki]

Exactly.

[Bri]

Serious. And then we. We did a little gardening, but I was like. And I ordered food for lunch, so I guess that's the bl. Like, they get to do it with me. Right. And so which helps for someone like me. Mental balance. And it just. Then it makes me like, Monday, I was like, all right, like, full force into the week. Let's do.

[Jennifer Worthington]

This. But are you actually turning off in that moment? Like, are you checking your emails? Are you checking.

[Bri]

Text? Usually I would, but Sunday, I made sure not to. I was like. I had my phone away majority of the time because I also am mindful of trying not to be on my phone so much in front of my.

[Nikki]

Kids.

[Bri]

Yeah. Because, like, even my daughter one time drew a picture, and I had my phone. She put a.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Phone. Oh, my.

[Nikki]

God.

[Bri]

No.

[Nikki]

Yes. You didn't tell me.

[Bri]

That. Yeah, and she, like, wrote all these, like, things, like. And I was like, oh, my gosh. I'm like. So I definitely made it. Where? Morning. I never come out in the morning with the phone in my hand. I leave that until we're ready to go to school. So I'm trying to be more mindful, but it's hard because what I try to tell them is that because of this device, I get to be home more. It's not like, you know how my mom was back in the day where you had to show up constantly in the office. Like, we're lucky to do so much on our phones, which is nice about technology. But then your kids are watching and then thinking, you know, at times, or is that phone more important than them? So it's your kids. We never.

[Nikki]

Win. Oh, no kids. Sonapa.

[Bri]

Phones. No.

[Nikki]

It'S. And we're gonna say strict for a long time.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Yeah. Like.

[Nikki]

To. What age do you think.

[Bri]

I. You know.

[Nikki]

What? When he gets his driver's license, I will do one of those type of phones where it's, like, not an actual, like, phone where he could do social media or Anything. I can't remember what they're called. Don't they some name where they're.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Like. Like the old flip.

[Nikki]

Phones? Yeah, pretty much. He'll have something like that for.

[Jennifer Worthington]

In case of emergency, but there is no way you're gonna last till 16.

[Nikki]

Really? I think so. I'm gonna bribe them. I'm gonna say I will put money in an account every.

[Bri]

Year.

[Nikki]

Yeah. That you don't have a.

[Bri]

Phone. Well, my daughter's 7, and she's asking this Christmas, she really wants a gizmo watch. Have you heard.

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[Jennifer Worthington]

Yeah. A lot of the kids want the.

[Nikki]

Gizmos.

[Bri]

Yeah. And I said no. It's like, she can call me and I think I can text her and she can respond back to me, and that's.

[Jennifer Worthington]

It. Like, Brian, you can do preset numbers. So, like, you can say. You can call your grandmother, your, you know, one best friend. So it limits that.

[Bri]

Reaction. But I'm just like, I told.

[Nikki]

You.

[Bri]

No. I'm like.

[Nikki]

Yeah. I.

[Bri]

Go. Because you'll be on it the whole time. So we talked because we were putting our Christmas list. And I go, you know, would be really cool. I think a boombox. We can get you a boombox so you can play songs. We can make tapes. And like.

[Nikki]

I. And she was decorated all cute.

[Bri]

Yeah. And she's so into it. So boombox is at number one on her Christmas.

[Nikki]

List.

[Bri]

List. And I'm thinking, I hope they still make.

[Nikki]

Boomboxes. They have to make.

[Jennifer Worthington]

That. Do they? Do.

[Nikki]

They? I.

[Bri]

Know. I don't know. I feel like all they're doing something like it.

[Nikki]

Right. I feel like all the 90s nostalgia is coming back. So.

[Bri]

Like. Yeah. Because, you know, my kids love to listen to music, but they go to my phone to listen to music. And then next, you know, the swiping and the different. So I was like, ah. I. I wonder if I can get a boombox and get her her favorite tapes or something.

[Nikki]

Yeah. I don't.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Know. I remember the old days of making.

[Bri]

Mixtapes. Oh, it was my.

[Nikki]

Favorite. I missed those.

[Bri]

Days. And you listen to the.

[Nikki]

Radio. I miss getting one. It would be so fun to do. And, like, with, like, the pen. Yeah. Make it all.

[Bri]

Cute. Oh, my gosh. And put the stickers, like, on the COVID You know.

[Nikki]

Whatever. Like, you just decorate it or how they'd even write.

[Bri]

It. So we would, like, be listening to the radio and we'd, like, go. Because you knew what song was coming on next. Like, the VJ would say it. So we would. Right. When they. The song would hit. We'd like hit, hit.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Record. Hit.

[Nikki]

Record. You always have to hit, like the two buttons.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Yeah. @ the.

[Nikki]

Same.

[Bri]

Time. Yeah. I mean, the days also distilled in us was patience and like getting creative, always finding.

[Nikki]

A way. But it was also the excitement of hearing that song. We couldn't just hear it. We had to wait for it. And then when it came. I keep sending you all those reels. I think they're doing such a good job on the reels.

[Bri]

On Instagram.

[Nikki]

90S reels. 90s nostalgia. Like.

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[Nikki]

R-I K.com But Bri, I say because of.

[Bri]

Time.

[Nikki]

We. We. You want to play a game? You want to play a game.

[Jennifer Worthington]

With us? Oh, my God, I.

[Nikki]

Love games. Okay, so this is called Finish the sentence. So we have 10 questions. The first thing I do in the morning is have a cup of coffee. Yeah, I. I couldn't live.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Without that. The most boring answer ever. But that is.

[Nikki]

A fact. No, it's. That's it. My go to comfort.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Meal is Cipriani in.

[Bri]

New York. Oh, that's a.

[Nikki]

Good spot. That's a really good spot. If I could relive one moment in my career, it would be.

[Jennifer Worthington]

While I was shooting Coyote.

[Nikki]

Ugly Life. I bet I want to relive.

[Bri]

That moment. Well, you know, I was partying a New York bar. I had just moved to New York. I was 27, and I saw Piper, the main actress in the bar, and I was like, that's main actress from Coyote Ugly. I was like.

[Nikki]

So stoked. Totally. The best piece of advice.

[Jennifer Worthington]

I've ever received is manage up and manage down. So you're managing your employees, but you're also managing up for Expectations for the people.

[Bri]

Above you. Oh, that's really good.

[Nikki]

Me too. Yeah, I need to write that one down. When I think of Las Vegas, I.

[Bri]

Think of. The grocery.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Store. Yeah. Everything I say sounds good. About to be naughty. So.

[Bri]

We'Re naughty. Our brains.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Are there. When I think of Las Vegas, I think of a city of innovation. So it's an amazing place to visit, but it's a city that reinvents itself every seven years. And it's a city where you can come up with the most wild, wildest, wild, outlandish dream and see it come to fruition. So I think it's the most extraordinary city of innovation in.

[Bri]

The country. I love, I.

[Nikki]

Love that. That's.

[Bri]

Really cool. And you know what, you're. You're right about that. Because I feel like when artists want to reinvent themselves or. That's right. You know what I mean? You think of Vegas like everyone goes there and they can reinvent themselves, they can try new things and it could hit big.

[Nikki]

Totally amazing. Well, and I think it's really smart how Hollywood's starting to go over there and I think you're gonna see.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Other people. You know what's interesting about Vegas? It's the only place so people all over the country save up all year for their trip to Las Vegas. And of course, every major chef from all over the world's there. And those people come in to a Daniel Boulud restaurant or Cipriani in their tube socks and their sandals. And they would never have the confidence to do that in New York, Louisiana, Chicago or Miami. But they get this sort of memory making, magical experience because they feel comfortable to experience that in Las Vegas. So I think it's such a.

[Nikki]

Special city.

[Bri]

I agree. I'm cool. Yeah, that's.

[Nikki]

Spot on. Spot on. The one word that describes me.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Best is.

[Nikki]

Hard worker. I believe that we read your Medium piece. That was a great article.

[Jennifer Worthington]

On you. Oh.

[Nikki]

Thank you. Yeah.

[Bri]

You'Re welcome.

[Nikki]

Super incredible. But so I'm like, yeah, hard worker.

[Jennifer Worthington]

For sure. I'm.

[Nikki]

A grinder. Yeah. Or bad. You know, I would say all above. The biggest risk I ever.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Took was leaving the film business and starting my own company. I mean, I think there is something so easy about having expense accounts and assistance and flying first class and staying at five star hotels. And then when you go start your own thing and you have to go raise money and you've got capital at risk and you're, you know, people's livelihoods depend on you, I think that's the biggest risk I've ever taken in my life. And by the way, I continue to take it. I'm a sucker for, you know, torture.

[Bri]

Self torture. Yeah. My God, I.

[Nikki]

Love it. Let's. But I agree. I feel like.

[Bri]

We'Re very. I was like, gosh, I relate. Yeah, I relate to that.

[Nikki]

Very much. Success to me means spending.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Time with my family, spending time with my daughter, watching her compete. She's got very high level of a sport. And so my. I think my favorite moments in my life are watching.

[Bri]

Her compete. I.

[Nikki]

Love that. That's. There's something better than that when they're doing their thing and becoming their person and. Okay, two more. If I wasn't doing what I do now, I'd probably be a professional tennis player.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Oh, okay. By the way, not a successful one, but I would. That would be. My dream is to be a professional.

[Nikki]

Tennis player. Have you been into any of the opens? Like New.

[Jennifer Worthington]

York, London? Oh, yeah, yeah. I got to go to the. The Olympics. Watch the tennis Olympics last year, which.

[Nikki]

Was amazing.

[Bri]

That's so. Oh, my gosh. I keep telling my sister she needs to go to the U.S. open. I'm like.

[Jennifer Worthington]

It is. U.S. open is wild. I love it. It's next level. It's because it's New York, right? Like, everyone's screaming. There's such New York energy there. You.

[Nikki]

Gotta go. I need to go. We'll go next year or this coming year.

[Bri]

Or whenever. When.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Is it? September? Yeah.

[Nikki]

Next year. Okay, perfect. Last question. In my life, if my life were a movie, the title would be Walk.

[Jennifer Worthington]

The Walk. Yeah, I like that stupid answer, but I.

[Nikki]

Could not.

[Jennifer Worthington]

No, no. Better.

[Nikki]

For that. The first thing that came up for me with yours would be like, not life in the fast lane, but something because you're in all these different lanes. Or. No, but I.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Actually like. If you ask me, like, what song is like, my. My mantra. It is Life in the fast lane.

[Nikki]

By the.

[Jennifer Worthington]

No way. So that's weird that you just said that because, like, when I need to get pumped for a meeting, I always listen.

[Bri]

To that. Oh.

[Nikki]

My God. That was like. The first thing that popped in my head was life and.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Fast lane. So I'm like, a.

[Nikki]

Hundred percent. Oh, cool. Well, then maybe.

[Bri]

That'S it. Well, you know, it's.

[Nikki]

A.

[Bri]

Song. Yeah. And you know what's interesting is people ask me what my, like, pump up song is, and I never have an answer for it. But I feel like I need to do research and get myself a Pump up song because I think it is important to play something when.

[Jennifer Worthington]

You'Re gonna go into something, especially, like a meeting that's high level. You're, like, a little nervous and have some nerves. There's, like, like something about playing one of your. I have, like, three songs I rotate on, and I just sit in the car and, like, scream and dance to it. And then it totally calms my nerves. And, like, you walk in feeling like a million bucks. So I think you totally need to get.

[Nikki]

A song.

[Bri]

I agree. I need to.

[Nikki]

Do it. It really helps.

[Bri]

With.

[Nikki]

Confidence. Yeah. Okay. And nerves, of.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Course. Just. Yeah, I think it totally calms the.

[Bri]

Nerve. Yeah. What's your. Do you have.

[Nikki]

A song? Well, I mean, forever. It was always, what's the.

[Bri]

Rachel Platten?

[Nikki]

Oh, yeah. Why can't I think of.

[Jennifer Worthington]

The title? I don't even know who.

[Bri]

That is. It was kind of like her one big hit. Strong.

[Nikki]

Nose fight. You're on to it.

[Bri]

Fight song. Fight song.

[Jennifer Worthington]

You know? Yeah, of course. Yeah, that's. That's a.

[Nikki]

Good song. Yeah, that one I would always listen to. And so I feel like that one. And then I have a whole playlist I always play. But that's, like, always my first go to. To get. Like, why am I doing this? When you've had your downs is how you recovered. I'm just like.

[Bri]

Yeah, okay. I'm working.

[Nikki]

On that. You gotta work.

[Bri]

On it. My bad playlist. Yeah, I have that one too.

[Nikki]

Yeah, exactly. Okay. So, Jennifer, we love to end all of our episodes with a little inspiration affirmation for our listeners. Are there any quotes or mantras you live by that you.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Can share? No, I just try to wake up every day happy and optimistic. I think that's one of my superpowers, is that no matter how dark a situation is or how tough a situation is, I always am happy. And so I think that that makes a huge difference in tackling challenging problems. And so, yeah, every day I wake up and I try to think about what I'm grateful for in my life and always try to turn negative thoughts into something happy.

[Bri]

And positive. Oh, I.

[Nikki]

Love that. Yes, that. And I truly. Because I'm a big energy person and, you know, affirmations as well. But I do believe, like, one, when you show a lot of gratitude and you express it a lot always comes back. It always.

[Bri]

Comes back. It really does. And I think, too, like, you can wake up grumpy, but you can look in the mirror and, like, tell yourself it's gonna be a.

[Nikki]

Good day. Yeah.

[Bri]

You'Re okay. You know, like, you slept bad.

[Jennifer Worthington]

All right. We're the luckiest people on the planet. Right? I mean, we have success. We have people around us that love us and.

[Bri]

Support.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Us. Us. And you know, no matter what bumps the road, we've all had, we.

[Bri]

Are lucky. We are. Oh.

[Nikki]

My gosh. Amen to that. Well, thank you, Jennifer.

[Jennifer Worthington]

So much. You guys.

[Bri]

Are amazing. Oh, you too. And we are so excited to come to play.

[Nikki]

Playground. Yes. I also want to say thank you also for bringing Bonita. Bonita into.

[Bri]

Your playground.

[Jennifer Worthington]

Of course. We're so happy to.

[Nikki]

Have it. Thank you. We're grateful.

[Bri]

For.

[Jennifer Worthington]

It. It. So thank you guys, so.

[Bri]

So much. All right, everyone, you could find today's videos on our YouTube channel and all our social media platforms. So Tik, Tok, Instagram, Facebook, you name it, we're on it. And also, you can hear Today's episode on SiriusXM stars 109. And if you would like to leave us a voicemail, call our hotline at 833.

[Nikki]

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[Bri]

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[Nikki]

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