Gwyneth Paltrow rocks a leather dress with sneakers as she gushes about ‘innovation’

Gwyneth Paltrow gushed about ‘innovation’ and to plug her Paycom partnership in a new Instagram photo shared on Thursday. 

The Goop founder, 50, who recently gave her fans a glimpse of her lavish $5 million Montecito mansion, stopped by the software company’s podcast, HR Break Room, to also talk about her ‘next chapter’ with host Trinity Thomas, which aired on May 9.

The Oscar-winning actress paused for a quick photo with Thomas wearing a short-sleeved, black leather dress along with a pair of stylish, white sneakers. 

Her blonde locks were parted in the middle, and effortlessly flowed down past her shoulders in light waves. 

In the caption to her 8.3 million fans and followers, the mother of two penned, ‘I spend a lot of time thinking, reading, and asking my mentors about different ways to encourage innovation at every level and with all my teams at goop.’  

Opening up: Gwyneth Paltrow, 50, showed off her sense of style as she talked about ‘innovation’ and her ‘next chapter’ to plug Paycom partnership in a new Instagram photo shared on Thursday

She added, ‘It was a pleasure to sit down and talk about what I’ve learned with Trinity Thomas and to reflect more on what drives me as an entrepreneur and CEO,’ while also revealing she stopped by the ‘@paycomsoftware podcast.’ 

During the 30-minute episode of HR Break Room, Paltrow discussed starting her successful Goop company, which first began as a newsletter in 2008. 

She explained to Trinity that after she published an article about French pharmacies, a fan had approached her and expressed their desire to purchase the products mentioned in the story. 

The Shakespeare In Love actress stated that she came to the realization that, ‘commerce could be a service, and not just transactional and trying to get someone to buy something…’ 

She added, ‘Like, there was a way to create a business where you could be offering a curation that was very meaningful to people.’ 

While talking about how she further grew her company into the multi-million dollar business it is today, the Golden Globe winner explained, ‘I was very lucky, in that I had a successful movie career.’

‘I had saved up money, so when I have my kids, I was able to take really, three years off, which a lot of American women can’t do,’ and explained that during that time, she had gathered ideas for Goop. 

‘It’s extra scary to think about change if you don’t have a kind of cushion. I think that’s why a lot of people kind of do it on the side,’ she stated in regards to starting a business. 

Entrepreneurship: The Goop founder stopped by the software company's podcast titled, HR Break Room, with host Trinity Thomas, which aired on May 9

Entrepreneurship: The Goop founder stopped by the software company’s podcast titled, HR Break Room, with host Trinity Thomas, which aired on May 9

Focus on 'clean' products: She also stated that 'new products' are also in the works at Goop that focus on 'clean' and 'non-toxic beauty'

Focus on ‘clean’ products: She also stated that ‘new products’ are also in the works at Goop that focus on ‘clean’ and ‘non-toxic beauty’

‘And I do feel that there are a lot of opportunities for us to do work that feels really meaningful and really aligned with why we’re here,’ Gwyneth explained to Trinity during the episode. 

‘And sometimes that means starting your own business. And I think it’s phenomenal. Like, I love entrepreneurs,’ the Iron Man star gushed. ‘I think they’re the ones progressing our society forward.’ 

She continued, ‘You know, that kind of self-belief that you have to have is so inspiring. As so, I always encourage people to listen to yourself. Tuning into your deepest place.’ 

Gwyneth admitted that there have been ‘countless times’ that she did not ‘feel qualified’ to be the CEO of a company, but then expressed that she found it was entirely okay to ask for help and to continuously learn. 

The beauty revealed during the podcast episode that last year, Goop faced a number of hardships, such as ‘supply chain issues’ and that 2022 was ‘really hard’ and ‘tough.’ However, she emphasized the importance of taking ‘time to reflect back’ on the accomplishments the company has faced. 

When asked about what is in store for the future of Goop, Paltrow revealed, ‘I’m very excited about a couple of things we have going on. We launched a food delivery business in Southern California which has been so exciting. It’s called Goop Kitchen.’ 

She also stated that ‘new products’ are also in the works that focus on ‘clean’ and ‘non-toxic beauty.’ 

In regards to what is in store for herself, the actress admitted that she wanted to continuously become a better, ‘person’ as well ‘as a leader, as a mother, as a wife.’

'Next chapter': 'I'm excited for this next chapter of my life. You know, it's been painful for me because my daughter left home for college, and my son [Moses] is going to be a fast follow'

‘Next chapter’: ‘I’m excited for this next chapter of my life. You know, it’s been painful for me because my daughter left home for college, and my son [Moses] is going to be a fast follow’

Special celebration: Earlie this month, Gwyneth had the chance to celebrate her daughter, Apple's, 19th birthday on May 14

Special celebration: Earlie this month, Gwyneth had the chance to celebrate her daughter, Apple’s, 19th birthday on May 14

‘I’m excited for this next chapter of my life. You know, it’s been painful for me because my daughter left home for college, and my son is going to be a fast follow. And so really taking this time to understand that I’m having a real shift in my life these couple of years.’ 

Earlie this month, Gwyneth had the chance to celebrate her daughter, Apple’s, 19th birthday on May 14. She uploaded a slew of adorable mother daughter photos on Instagram, and added a sweet caption on one picture that read, ‘Happy birthday @applemartin you are my life.’ 

The actress shares Apple and son Moses, 17, with ex-husband and Coldplay singer, Chris Martin. The former couple were married from 2003 until their divorce was finalized in 2016. 

Two years later, she tied the knot with Brad Falchuk, and became stepmother to his children from a previous relationship: Brody and Isabella. 

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