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Maverick MindDancing in the Field of PossibilityWhat if the odds don’t apply to you?In this soul-led solo episode, I’m exploring what it means to defy the narratives, labels, and statistics that creatives are often handed—and instead, live and create from your own truth.We’ll talk about:Why so many visionary creatives unknowingly live from borrowed beliefsThe subtle self-sabotage of trusting logic over instinctA story about a house sale during lockdown that will shift how you think about timing, “realistic” goals, and self-permissionHow to...2025-07-2115 min

Maverick MindThe Things You’re Waiting For, Are Waiting for YouWhat if the clarity, success, and recognition you’re waiting for—are actually waiting for you?In this solo episode, Ellie explores the quiet truth behind creative transformation: your desires aren’t random, and your next level isn’t something you chase—it’s something you become. If you’ve been craving momentum, deeper self-belief, or a creative breakthrough, this is your reminder that the things you want from life are often reflections of what life wants from you.Whether you’re an artist, creative, musician, designer or simply navigating the t...2025-07-0714 min

Maverick MindSelf-Leadership in a World of Opinions🔥 Join Studio Ember for 7-days FREE 🔥 - https://www.studio-ember.co/orders/customer_info?o=208164In a world where everyone has an opinion on who you should be, how you should work, and what success should look like—it’s easy to lose the sound of your own voice.In this solo episode, Ellie explores the real meaning of self-leadership as a creative. Not the polished version we see online—but the quiet, grounded, often unseen moments where you choose your truth over trends, your rhythm over performance...2025-06-2421 min

Maverick MindReleasing Overwhelm Through Somatic Healing - 25min Guided ReleaseSomatic Healing is a tool I use with people in a 1-1 coaching container, in order to help them better understand, process and release both present and past emotions. However, over the past 1-2 years I've developed into an experience aiming to, hopefully, help more of you in the moments you need it. You'll be taken on a journey through a deep somatic body scan and a visualisation to help process and release feelings of overwhelm. Designed to help you reconnect with your body’s truth and release the pressure to get it...2025-06-1027 min

Maverick MindScent Meets Story: The Becoming of AURRA With Apneet SandhuThis isn’t a retrospective.It’s a real-time glimpse into what it means to create something personal—before the world sees it.In this episode, I sit down with Apneet Sandhu, the founder of AURRA London—a fragrance line rooted in tradition, designed like art, and released just days before this conversation aired.We recorded this weeks before launch, when the vision was fully formed but the outcome still lived in the unknown.What unfolds is a raw, powerful reflection on creativity, identity, and the quie...2025-06-0259 min

Maverick MindYou Are the Magnet: Reclaiming Creative Authority in a World of GatekeepersIn creative industries, gatekeepers are everywhere—curators, labels, mentors, influencers.We’re taught that to succeed, we need to be chosen. Co-signed. Allowed in.This episode explores what happens when you hand over your power in the name of access—and what it means to reclaim it.We’ll talk about:The myth of being chosenThe spell of proximityWhy chasing influence costs more than it givesAnd what it really means to lead from creative self-trustYou are the authority.You don’t ne...2025-05-1914 min

Maverick MindThe Inner Work of Being Seen With Isabel BagsikWhat if branding wasn’t about picking the right fonts—but about choosing the version of yourself you’re ready to bring forward?In this episode of Maverick Mind, I sit down with Isabel Bagsik—soulful brand designer and founder of Unconventional Bliss—to explore what it really means to build a brand from the inside out.We dive into:– Why burnout is often a branding issue– Reconnecting with your inner voice before you touch strategy– How nervous system work can transform visibility– A powerful intuitive journaling practice you can try todayIf you...2025-05-1254 min

Maverick MindWhen You’re Creatively Stretched Thin: Honouring Your Truth, Energy + VisionIn this solo episode, Ellie explores what it means to honour your creative self when your energy feels scattered and your voice feels filtered. From navigating life shifts and burnout to reimagining success on your own terms, this is a soulful reminder that your vision isn’t just about your work—it’s about your life. If you’ve been feeling stretched thin but still holding a big dream, this is your invitation to slow down, listen in, and come home to what’s true.2025-04-2127 min

Maverick MindHealing Creative Wounds & Reclaiming Your Voice with Honorata of ArtlysingWhat happens when your creativity gets silenced too early—and what does it take to reclaim it later in life?In this episode, I speak with Honorata, an artist, creative counsellor, and founder of Artlysing—a therapeutic approach to using creativity as a tool for healing, not just expression. She shares her story of leaving corporate life, rediscovering her creative voice through art journaling, and building a soulful, sustainable practice that blends art, therapy, and empowerment.We explore:𓂃 What creative wounding is—and how childhood experiences and societal...2025-04-0742 min

Maverick MindSuccess Without Sacrifice: Trading Toxic Work Culture For Mission-Led Business With Stacey ShallerShe walked away from toxic agency life to build a creative studio rooted in purpose—and never looked back.In this episode, I sit down with Stacey Shaller, founder of Outside Minds Creative, to explore what it really takes to build a brand that drives change. We unpack the myths around sustainable branding, why great design matters more than ever, and how creatives can lead powerful movements without selling their soul.This is a conversation about redefining success, owning your creative vision, and using your work to spark something bi...2025-03-2455 min

Maverick MindFrom Stand-Up to Speaking Up: Frank King on Mental Health, Purpose & Impact“Be daring, be decisive, be different.” That was the mantra that shaped my creative journey, passed down from my dad—a lifelong artist and visionary. And today, I’m sharing an episode that embodies that message in a way I’ve never done before.I’m joined by Frank King, a stand-up comedian turned 12-time TEDx speaker on mental health and suicide prevention. With a background in comedy, writing for The Tonight Show, and sharing the stage with legends like Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen DeGeneres, Frank now dedicates his life to breaking the silence around menta...2025-03-1058 min

Maverick MindGuided Meditation: Release Overwhelming Thoughts & Limiting Beliefs to Reclaim Your Creative ConfidenceIf you’re a visionary creative — an artist, designer, musician, writer, or performer — who feels stuck in cycles of overwhelming thoughts, self-doubt, or creative anxiety, this guided meditation is your reset button.Inside this powerful 15-minute practice, you’ll be guided to gently release the limiting beliefs, inner criticism, and mental noise that have been clouding your creative vision. Using mindfulness techniques, breathwork, and intentional visualization, this meditation helps you return to the creative confidence and clarity that already exists within you.Whether you’re feeling...2025-03-0314 min

Maverick MindBeyond Fast Fashion: Leading with Purpose to Build a Sustainable Brand With Sara Smith of Revivre SwimSustainability isn’t just about what you create—it’s about the movement you lead. How do you build a brand that aligns with your values and drives real change?In this episode, I sit down with Sarah Smith, founder of Revivre, a sustainable swimwear brand, to talk about:What it really takes to build a mission-driven brand in today’s world.The leadership identity shift that every creative entrepreneur must make.The hidden challenges of sourcing, production, and scaling sustainably (without losing your vision).Why community-first branding is the key to l...2025-02-2451 min

Maverick MindExploring the Hidden Link Between Creativity and Sexuality with Rimsha WardaWhat if the key to your creative mastery was already within you—waiting to be unlocked?In this deeply transformative conversation, I’m joined by Rimsha Warda, a sex and relationship coach whose work is rooted in tantric philosophy and ancestral healing. We explore the powerful intersection between creative energy and sexual energy, revealing how understanding and harnessing this force can elevate your art, your business, and your life.Rimsha shares her remarkable journey—from growing up in Pakistan to rediscovering her creative and sexual power through somatic healing, mystic...2025-02-1751 min

Maverick Mind‘Lessons in Confidence, Empowerment & Personal Branding I Learned From My Years as an Exotic Dancer’ With Shaylnn LavelleThis week I'm joined by Shaylnn Lavelle: a former exotic dancer turned digital nomad and empowerment coach for women. Shay’s life has been a testament to the power of reinvention; she walked away from a life of addiction and got sober at 19 with no safety net, later she entered the underground worlds of money, sex, and power as a stripper, where she earned a B.A. in Business by day, while dancing at night. She now guides others through the death and rebirth process, teaching identity work, embodiment, crea...2025-02-1048 min

Maverick MindEmbracing Vulnerability as a Creative & Navigating The Fear of Being SeenI’ve felt it too; that pang of nausea the moment you’re about hit ‘post’ or share a piece of work for the first time. What we do as creative requires quite an astronomical amount of bravery. Sharingyour heart and your creations with people you may never meet rrequiresvulnerability, which is a dance in itself…. Throw in the idea of sharing it online, or being up there on stage,and it multiplies that feeling tenfold In today’s show, I’m here to share my story o...2025-02-0342 min

Maverick MindProductivity Without The Pressure: Cultivating Focus and Flow Through Mindfulness With Rachel CollinsRachel is a creative writer and artist with over 20 years of experience crafting mandalas as a meditative art practice. Balancing her passion for creativity with a busy professional life, she developed the Focus Flow Formula, a mindful productivity system designed to help creatives prioritize what truly matters. This system allowed her to carve out time for her passion projects, including authoring books, creating art, and teaching others how to live with greater purpose and joy. Rachel’s mission is to inspire others to overcome overwhelm and reconnect with their creative pursuits through intentional planning and...2025-01-2752 min

Maverick MindTaking Your Power Back, Personal Branding For Performers and Making 'Luck' Likely With Anne Alexander-SiederThis week I'm joined by Anne Alexander-Sieder: Actress, Screenwriter and founder of Act Bold. Anne was a professional Actor in the US before she moved to Germany for love, started a family.. and ended up taking a 16 year break from her acting career. She then relaunched in a new country, with a different language and managed to match her previous success. In an industry like acting or performing, which is often painted as ‘a game of luck’ Anne is the embodiment of the message that you actually have a lot mo...2025-01-2055 min

Maverick MindBecoming a Traditionally Published Author, Overcoming Perfectionism + Creating Longevity With N V PeacockThis week I'm joined by traditionally published thriller-fiction author N V Peacock. She’s been published by world-renowned houses like Harper Collins, Canelo/ Penguin and Simon & Schuster in the US. She’s represented by David Higham Literary agents and also the co-host of the podcast ‘The Red Rabbit Hole’: where true crime meets thriller fiction. We talk: Nicky’s journey early life and being into the darker side of our imagination How she became an author the traditional way Navigating perfectionism Creating community when there’s nobody around...2025-01-1358 min

Maverick MindThe Art of Goal-Setting: Why the Traditional Way Doesn’t Always Work For Creatives, And What To Do InsteadHappy New Year All! This week I'm sitting down solo to chat about all things goal-setting and vision-creating, why I've found that many artistic and creative minds don't resonate with the traditional goal-setting methods we're taught... and, of course, what to do instead. I'll guide you through a vision-building exercise to anchor in your values and direction, talk you through why I believe creatives achieve more by focusing on their habits instead of metrics, and how to start living that fulfilled creative life you desire, now. This was a...2025-01-0636 min

Maverick MindTrading Data Science For Hip-hop: Forging Your Own Path and Falling in Love With Sharing Your Work With J.HenryThis week I’m joined by Hip-hop artist J.Henry: a queer multiethnic artist and storyteller who’s spent his life bridging worlds—combining the structured logic of data science with the raw, emotional power of hip-hop. Hi says: “My music is all about exploring identity, resilience, and what it means to forge your own path when the world expects you to follow the rules. I’ve made it my mission to break barriers, challenge stereotypes, and inspire others to embrace their true selves. Love is my muse - whether it be loving others or self-lo...2024-12-3059 min

Maverick MindBreathwork + Brand-Building: How Your Breath Can Amplify Your Marketing With Emily KingThis week I’m joined by Emily King: Breathwork Teacher, Marketing Strategist, and founder of The C Word online magazine for women. She blends strategic consultancy with transformative breathwork to guide high-powered female entrepreneurs in wellness and lifestyle industries toward holistic business growth. With over nine years of experience and a unique approach that integrates mindset, breathwork, and marketing strategies and services, I help female-founded brands achieve scalable, sustainable success. We talk: Em’s personal journey into breathwork How breathwork can release limiting beliefs around sharin...2024-12-2359 min

Maverick MindBehind and Beyond The Bright Lights of Hollywood: How to (Re)discover Your Voice and Claim Your Creative Power With Holly HughesThis week I’m joined by Holly Hughes: TEDx speaker, an award-winning author, and an intuitive healer. Holly Started her career in film and TV production in Hollywood and now draws inspiration from her journey, into her speaking, writing, and healing practices. She’s won Barnes and Noble Best of awards, danced with both traditional and self-publishing, gone viral for an essay she wrote about being harassed on a movie set 2 years prior to metro! and stepped up on the coveted TEDx stage. We talk...2024-12-1653 min

Maverick MindFrom Shadows to Spotlight: Embracing Visibility, Creating Immersive Experiences, and Movement as Medicine With Missoni LanzaThis week I’m joined by Missoni Lanza: Song writer-turned- studio owner, creative director and movement specialist. Missoni is a comprehensively Certified Pilates Instructor and Movement Specialist with over a decade of experience in the Pilates and movement industry, and entrepreneurship having founded two thriving studios and consulting many more small businesses around branding, creative direction and more. We talk: Movement as a tool to tap into courage and creativity Stepping out of the shadows and allowing yourself to be visible as a creator. Following your v...2024-12-021h 17

Maverick MindThe First 3 Things I'd Do if I Was Starting a Creative Business AgainHow to collapse time and create an impact through your work right from the get-go 🚀 When I started this podcast it was essential for me to create intentionally and use this platform to guide you towards creative success much faster than going at it alone. In this episode, I break down the first three things I'd do if I was starting a creative business again. I talk: - The role of a good mentor - The loss of my yoga tea...2024-11-2533 min

Maverick MindNavigating Grief Through Creativity, Human Design + Soul-Art With Jocelyn BatesThis week I’m joined by Jocelyn Bates: Jocelyn is a Cultivator of Curiosity and Creativity in the Human Experiment. She is Soul Art Guide, Akashic Records Guide, Yoga Nidra Guide, and Human Design Coach. She is also an Expressive Arts Therapist/Intermodal and an EFT Master Practitioner. She has been working with people for over 25 years in different capacities to help them find their authenticity and purpose in life. Two and a half years ago she lost her parents seven days apart and she’s been traveling through her grief ever since. The journ...2024-11-111h 06

Maverick MindRising Stronger After Hardship, Scaling the Savvy-Way & Freedom Above All Else W/ Brit Nicole**Trigger warning: this episode contains details of domestic violence, if you find similar themes upsetting I'd advise you to choose another episode or come back next week :) This week I’m joined by award-winning photographer + Mentor Brit Nicole. Brit is a seasoned photographer who came from an abusive marriage where her ability to have any type of income, do any type of art, or have any kind of self-expression was taken from her. After divorce she told herself that no one was ever going to...2024-11-041h 12

Maverick MindThe Ripple Effect: Jazz, Justice + Joy w/ Lisa MarkovitsThis week I’m joined by Lisa Markovits - a Jazz singer, multifaceted artist, and founder of the Pa’Arriba Foundation, a foundation aiming to end the cycles of domestic violence in Ecuador. After living in Quito, Ecuador for 30 years, she has returned to the US, where she is bringing her experience as founder and President of Pa’Arriba Foundation to create Own It Baby!, a company dedicated to helping women on their journey towards health, wealth, and deep happiness. We talk: Lisa’s...2024-10-281h 07

Painting Your PathFollowing the Pull: Interview with Ellie FodenHave you ever had an idea that kept coming back? Like someone repeatedly tapping you on the shoulder. That’s your intuition trying to get your attention.My intuition has said plenty to me…Don’t go down that dark alley by yourselfQuit this horrific job! This workplace is a hell hole!Write a bookStart coachingCreate your own art stageLead a women’s retreatIntuition can be an elusive concept. Today’s podcast guest and Painti...2024-10-2437 min

Maverick Mind"I've Been Running My Business For 24 Years, Here's What I'd Tell My Younger Self": Resilience, Craftsmanship + Learning Along The Way W/ Alise Kabakoff This week I’m joined by Alise Kabakoff founder of ‘Knit me, Sew me’, a craft-based business she she’s now been running for 24 years. We talk: Alise’s journey towards taking up knitting, crochet and sewing as a hobby, then as a business. Her ‘why’ that’s driven her through every high and low so far The power of handmade and craftsmanship as opposed to man-produced things Starting part-time and taking the leap to fully time in your business The technical side of turning your hobby...2024-10-2150 min

Maverick MindOwning Your Story: Mastering The Art of Storytelling, Publishing + Promoting Your Work W/ Melanie Herschorn What if your story could help someone through the hardest time in their life? This week I’m joined by sought-after speaker, book publisher + marketer Melanie Herschorn. She is on a mission to support and empower creative business owners and consultants to publish and promote their signature book so that we can share their important message with those who need to hear it. We talk: * Melanie’s journey from celebrity PR, to small busin...2024-10-1455 min

Maverick MindIntegrity [Within the Music Industry], Blocking Out the Noise + Leading With Love With Kenny J. Wilkins This week I’m joined by Kenny J. Wilkins - Celebrated RnB/soul artist & music producer. At a time when integrity within the music industry (and Hollywood in general) has come into question, I’ve been thinking a lot about the journey someone takes to fame or just to follow their path to ‘success’. I’ve had the pleasure (mostly) of meeting some of the most celebrated people in entertainment. I’ve seen some who’ve completely lost themselves in the noise and people's authenticity manifesting a vision by sta...2024-10-0750 min

Maverick MindTapping into That ‘Something', Taking the Ego Out of Authority & Navigating Anxiety + Depression Through Dance With Leslie KunyWhat does it take to bring out that ‘thing’? ….You know, that ’something-something ’ that sets a dancer, performer, or artist apart from everyone else. This week on the podcast I’m joined by award-winning choreographer and dance educator Lesie Kuny. With 20+ years of experience in the dance world, guiding all ages, genres, styles, and environments. Leslie truly lives up to her mantra or a human-first approach to working with dancers, empowering, educating, and equipping dancers for their best success whist holding space and allowing young women to...2024-09-301h 04

Maverick MindBalancing Parenthood as a Freelance Creative and The Energetic Uplevel of a Good Outfit with Stylist + TV Presenter Emma LightbownHow to juggle it all and still feel yourself? Whether you’re a parent, or simply juggling many hats in life of business right now, I think you’ll be inspired and motivated by this conversation. This week I’m joined by Emma Lightbown: stylist, presenter, podcast host, former model …and, like you, just a generally creative human being. We talk: Emma’s journey to pursuing a creative life Her experience as a model, and the transition into styling from there Balan...2024-09-231h 09

Maverick MindMindful Marketing, Personal Branding & Social Media With Soul With Kaitlyn DavidWe’re going to talk about it… That thing you want to avoid, but know you can’t: Marketing, Branding + Social Media… but, before you tense up, allow me to shift your perspective. This week on the podcast I'm joined by Kaitlyn David AKA Root + Flourish, who blends mindfulness tools with 15+ years of marketing and media experience to guide creative entrepreneurs to develop their voice and become an authority in their industry. We talk: What does ‘autho...2024-09-1656 min

Maverick MindYour Body IS Your Tool: Somatic Healing & Dance For Creative Transformation With Leilah SimoneThis week I'm joined by Leila Simone: Embodiment Master Coach & Somatic Dance Facilitator and Former Professional Dancer. We talk: - Her powerful healing journey, from finding dance at the age of 2, to training as a professional. - Unlearning a lot of her professional dance training and finding it again as a spiritual practice. - How she infuses somatic dance, music and emotional alchemy now into her work as a somatic coach. - Masculine and feminine energies in life and business. ...2024-09-0954 min

Maverick MindWhat Are You Waiting For?: De-Conditioning, Self-Publishing and Power Through Poetry With CheydreaThis week I'm joined by Cheydrea: Poet, Artist, Writer & Indie Author. We talk: - How her powerful healing journey forced her to unlearn a lot of conditioning and alchemize those feelings into art, and poetry. - The inspiration and process of self-publishing. - Alchemising pain into poetry - Overcoming the barriers to share vulnerably through your work. - How to stop waiting, and take action (however small) towards your goals. This conversation was so full, and I hope...2024-09-0253 min

Maverick MindExploring Creativity & Mental Health with Holistic Therapist Jenny Flora WellsWelcome back to MAVERICK MIND, I'm so excited to share this week's guest with you! This week I'm joined by Jenny Flora Wells: a holistic therapist and Associate Clinical Social Worker based in Los Angeles, California. She specializes in trauma, artists, creatives, actors, musicians, and adoptees. Jenny is passionate about root cause healing and providing premium therapy sessions that help individuals discover their own inner healer. We talk: - Jenny's journey to becoming a therapist, as well as her...2024-08-2652 min

Maverick Mind"Why Not Me?": Following Your Gut, Vision and Mission with TeascarletWelcome back to MAVERICK MIND, I'm so excited to share this week's guest with you! This week I'm joined by Hannah Sucsy aka Teascarlet: artist, gallery owner, and community art activist from rural Idaho, USA. We talk: - Hannah's journey to becoming a full-time artist having not been to art school - Art as a tool for healing, after a painful hip surgery. - Going 'all-in' on a path that most deem impossible or unrealistic. - Showing her...2024-08-1956 min

Maverick MindMulti-passionate Creative Living, Leadership + Painting Your Own Path With Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyDThis week on the show I'm joined by Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD : multi-passionate creative, transformational coach, organizational psychologist, abstract artist, and author. We dive into: - Clarissa's story from corporate to creative entrepreneur. - Ditching the niche in favor of a multi-passionate creative life. - Creative leadership - Clarissa's journey through Spasmodic Dysphonia: a neurological condition affecting the vocal cords - Shifting out of a victim mentality and leading yourself forward towards bringing your vision to life. Please share your...2024-08-1254 min

Maverick MindUnlocking Courage, Embracing Vulnerability and Chasing That Unreasonable Life With Jillie JohnstonThis week on the show we dive deeply into courage, vulnerability, worthiness and unapologetically chasing your freedom. I am joined by, international speaker and worthiness + courage activator, Jillie Johnston. Who has worked with over 5000 people around the world to guide them to see their worth, tap into their innate courage, and trust themselves no matter what…and now, she’s here on the pod to share that magic with us - what an honour! We discus: Jillie’s journey from people pleasing perfectionist, to vulnerability and worth...2024-08-051h 04

Maverick MindMicrodosing For Healing and Creative Expansion With Kayse GehretWelcome back to a new episode of MAVERICK MIND. This week I’m joined by Kayse Gehret. Kayse is one of the most highly regarded, sought-after guides for the Medicine of the Moment: Microdosing Earth Medicine practice. This was such an interesting conversation, as it’s not something I’ve personally explored before… but, that’s my intention with this show: to feed curiosity, to be open minded to new ways of doing things and to hear from absolute experts in there field. We discuss: 2024-07-2950 min

Maverick MindVedic Astrology and Soul-Work to Unlock Your Unique Creative Path With Alex ComaWelcome to the very first episode of MAVERICK MIND: the podcast!! My greatest intention with this channel is to inspire you to cultivate the courage to unapologetically own your vision, and realize that life of freedom on your terms... and to share and embrace the nuance and individual experiences of people on that path too. I'm excited to kick this series off with a very special conversation with Artist, Vedic Astrologer, and retreat host Alex Coma. We dsicuss: - Alex's path from studying photography...2024-07-2257 min

Maverick MindMAVERICK MIND: the podcast ...coming soon!Join us on Monday 22nd July for the very first episode of MAVERICK MIND: the podcast! 2024-07-1700 min

Goddess Rising PodcastIgniting Creativity Through Yoga and MindfulnessJoin in us in a conversation about how being in a flow state using yoga and mindfulness and can help you tap into your creativity and your most authentic self. Ellie Foden is an ashtanga yoga + meditation teacher, mindset coach, and the founder of Maverick Mind. As well as a former Vogue featured fashion designer and Prince's Trust supported entrepreneur*. With well over a decade of experience in sharing ancient yogic wisdom in a way that transforms modern life, she distills down that knowledge to guide heart-led creatives, innovators, and entrepreneurs to lead themselves into creating and...2024-04-2928 min