Welcome to the Bravotv.com stage.
I am Daryn Carp here at bravocon.
And it is wild today.
Now, our next guest should not only
know them from their hit shows, but you know
them from their hit businesses.
They're all successful entrepreneurs
from The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Give it up for Melissa Gorga over here
and her amazing business.
How are you? I'm good.
How are you?
And of course, from Southern charm,
we got Craig Conover in the house.
Hey, Melissa here is happy.
Bravo have you guys previously met?
Hung out before any sort of relationship?
I feel like we've met.
MTV awards. We?
Yes.
Me and Paige ran into y'all downstairs at our hotel,
and we had drinks together.
And you talk to Paige, and I talked to Joe for a while,
and we were like, wait, we really like them?
Yeah, I was like, they're a pretty cool couple.
How drunk did Joe Gorga get you?
Be honest, Craig.
We've it was the beginning of the night,
so we did well together.
We did well.
But the girls were looking at us like.
I don't know how much they should hang out.
No, no.
They could be dangerous together.
He would fit in with the real house husbands.
I feel like he would.
And Joe, like, loves him.
Joe is like, I like that guy.
What's that guy's name?
Can you guys describe the vibe at bravocon
right now in the energy?
I mean, the energy is pretty amazing.
There's fans everywhere and they're real.
Like, they know you, they know your kids names,
they know where you came from, like it's legit.
So these are amazing people.
I've been like nothing but love in the room electric.
I mean, it's really the energy is insane
and you can't help but smile because all
these people are amazing.
So I have a feeling.
That's how it works.
What is the craziest or coolest fan interaction
you've had at bravocon so far?
Any wild stories?
Any underwear being thrown?
Any phone numbers being tossed?
It's been fun and I would say no bad experiences.
Everyone's here for the right reasons.
So good, energetic and fun, crazy experiences, obviously.
Also like Chrissy Teigen and people like that are here.
And so the girls really like seeing her yesterday.
And Anderson Cooper was singing to on display all of the words
last night.
Somebody was like videoing her while I was singing with Andy,
I was like, yes, sing it, baby.
I mean, life goals kind of made there.
What other bravo, literally, what other bravolebrity
products you guys looking forward to the most
at the bravocon bizarre.
Have you checked it out anywhere?
Other entrepreneurs you want to support.
You know what?
One thing about Bravo is?
It does really help our businesses
and help elevate whatever we have
going on obviously with social and just
with the fans that want to support you.
So we have so many entrepreneurs I feel like on Bravo TV
and it's increasing and it's a snowball effect, which is cool
because even at bravocon 2019, there wasn't nearly as many
like boosts from Bravo talent.
Now it's massive, and now I feel like everyone's got something.
But it's cool because instead of like I did,
I walked around the other day when I got to see you,
and I wasn't like, oh, who's this person?
Who's this person? was like, that's
awesome that they're doing it.
Yeah, and not too much like the overlap is in isn't too heavy.
No, no.
I mean, I think it's awesome.
There's so many booths here I haven't walked through yet,
so I still need to go.
Well, the bizarre is the crazy place.
Yeah, and I haven't been to the bazaar yet.
I haven't seen the sprinkle cookie display yet.
Oh, I need to see all of these.
I think I might let Tom do, like, some eyeliner for me.
For for the last day or something.
Oh, my God. You should do that.
Eyeliner on some lashes for you.
Craig, I'm curious because you both got
to open up your business respective businesses
on the show.
How hard was that?
Was that amazing?
What were the difficulties of doing that?
I mean, for me, I literally they showed me as like a young mom
and just like I got married very young,
I had my babies very young.
So I was home.
And I really want I was very into fashion
and I really wanted to do it.
And they showed my struggle.
Bravo showed my struggle with my husband,
how he wanted that conventional like,
no, no, no, I'm going to go to work
and you're going to make everything pretty.
And I had to fight that.
And that actually helped me because the fans were rooting
for me so much to create that small business
and for it to be successful.
And envy is six years old and it's I love you back.
I love you guys.
I love you.
And I. I just I'm so grateful because the fans
made me what it is, you know?
Absolutely what about someone down south?
Well, it's funny you say that about the struggle,
because that's the only that's one
of the main reasons it works.
Right, is that it was so true and so real.
And, you know, no one thought my business
was a good idea, except me.
Like, and they were.
And they were very vocal about it.
And to see you come from a place which I think a lot of people
can relate to, you know, feeling guilty about having
a side hustle or, you know, when they go into their main job
and their workers are like, oh, you're still
doing that silly hat thing.
And it's like, look, no one else thought it was a great idea
when we were doing it.
Success and you have to push through.
And I think that's what's amazing.
So respectively, which Bravo love is your best customer.
And we want names.
I want names.
Oh, I'm going to say, Jackie Goldschneider.
OK she's an envy customer and very good and be customer.
Yes Craig would say there's a couple of New York
Housewives that have purchased a lot of pillows
for their Hamptons homes.
And I want a pillow.
Yes, I'm getting a pillow I don't have.
We'll go to the bazaar together.
I get you something.
Yes if not, we will send you a box.
Trust me, I'm going to need that pillow.
Aaron, you have some of our stuff.
I do.
I have some of on our couch right now.
Are you going to do a bravocon special themed
pillow of any sort?
I didn't this year, but we have some with us now.
I have to ask you, which bravolebrity asks
you the most for free stuff?
I want names.
I can't give you names, but definitely New York Housewives.
Oh, some New York Housewife.
I don't think they bought my pillows, actually.
I think we just send them a lot of we
just I just give them dresses.
Interesting do the names rhyme with, like, Shimona or Shia
or anything like that when something like that.
Sonya something like that in gory.
Oh, in that.
I'm near the ballpark of that because no one,
I don't think anyone's ever asked or used the word free,
but I don't know if you're in the Bravo universe.
We're going to take care of you.
I want a free pillow. OK Yeah.
I'm just going to come right out and say,
I'm not going to charge Melissa Gorga has now asked me for more
pillows than anyone else.
Yeah, Melissa is our top.
Hi, baby.
I love you, too, Melissa.
And we just moved to a new location.
Yes how are we going to see that kind of play
out on the upcoming season of Real Housewives of New jersey?
Do we see the fitness line being created, the location move?
Talk to me about that.
Yes so you will see my new location of envy.
It's so beautiful.
It's in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Love Ridgewood.
It is such a gorgeous store.
I decked it out.
It's 10 times the size of the other one.
It's just it's just a whole vibe.
And my workout fitness line is in all
the big stores we're in target were
in Wal mart, were everywhere.
So we're just amazing.
Congrats maybe we cannot do something.
Maybe whatever I was going to say, maybe one day
we'll do something together or something fun.
I was going to crossover entrepreneur collaborations
and crossovers are going to snag in your clothes.
He can show it up for you.
Exactly so in the envy stuff all together.
All right, guys, it's game time. I have to end on a game.
And the best part is as you get to use
these amazing money guns.
So please pass it down for me.
All right, now be easy with it, OK?
Budget is tight, and we only have a limited amount of money.
OK, but I want to know how well you know your secret
and how well your fellow Bravo entrepreneurs past and present.
Feelgood.
When did Aretha you a list of products.
And if you think it's an actual bravolebrity business,
do a little toot of the gun.
OK? if you don't, then don't do it.
And I'm going to I'm going to play along with it.
Copy me. We're just going to.
Yeah, just like I want first reaction.
And if the Bravo love behind the business, extra points,
but points don't really matter. OK all right.
First up, we have zing vodka.
Do you think that is a business?
Zing vodka, I. To Bloody Mary.
I'm not going.
It is business.
It is Adrian maloofs business saying vodka, man, we're going
to get ourselves in trouble.
We are about wines by Wise.
Wines by Wise.
Are we all in agreement there?
Yes do you know who it is?
Yes Vicky and Tamra.
That is correct.
That's fine.
Extra points.
How about the infinity dress?
What is it called?
Affinity La affinity.
How about a little?
You can wear it like 149 million ways.
It is an actual business.
By Leanne lokken.
So you guys got that one?
How about lower levels by lou?
Lower levels by Lou.
I don't think so.
We don't think Luann de Lesseps does at home.
Oh, I was going to say, do we have a Lou, but.
OK you guys are correct.
That's not a real business.
What about vendor diamonds, bander diamond?
He should do it, though.
And I think Lisa could probably just
walk around and sell stuff.
You guys are correct about that.
All right.
How about this one, the fine body donkey booty workout,
DVD set.
Yes, it is.
That's absurd.
Who's that donkey booty on?
Phaedra that is right.
Phaedra Parks.
All right, how about squeeze?
Couture squeeze?
I'm trying to look at how Darren say of like, oh,
squeeze couture.
I didn't see it.
Oh, that is a Jill Zarin business right there.
You're shooting more money than anyone.
I didn't want to say it, but I'm richer than both of you
combined. I didn't want to say it.
All right. Let me get there.
How about your guys? Are you guys are doing it?
Fine how about loverboy?
All right.
Of course, that's Kyle cooks business, and I'm out of money.
On the flip side, lover girl.
Not yet.
No, not yet.
All right, you guys pass the test.
I'm just going to shoot the rest of the money
gun, because why not?
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