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Sara’s Origin Story

10/2/2026
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This week, it's Sara's turn in the hot seat. Holly and Kirstyn sit down with their co-host to hear how a girl from a three-stoplight town in Eastern Oregon built a life most people only dream about. From cleaning motel rooms at 13, to marking timber in the Oregon woods, to fighting wildfires at 18, Sara's hustle has always run deep. She chased the sun to Maui and spent a season skiing Tahoe before landing in Las Vegas. There she turned a drapery hobby into Shades of Design, the firm she's now run for 20 years. When the economy crashed, she hustled her way into the sky as a private luxury flight attendant (cupcakes may have been involved). That job took her to six continents and onto a plane to Africa with George W. Bush. Sara gets real about betting on herself and why she never stops looking ahead. It's the woman behind the co-host chair, passport stamped and fully unfiltered. Grab your girls and your carry-on.

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