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TakeThree TalksInside a Real Elephant Sanctuary in Chiang Mai: Our Slow, Heart-Opening Stay at Kindred Spirit | Ep. 33Hey friends, it’s Estefi — back again with my favorite co-host and travel partner, Meijun! After our last episode on the Vipassana retreat, we’re shifting gears and taking you along for what happened right after we spent 11 days in silence. A truly special part of our Thailand trip earlier this year: our 3-day stay at Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary (KSES) in Mae Chaem, a remote Karen village nestled in the mountains about four hours from Chiang Mai.We spent 2 nights and 3 days immersed in community, conservation, and the quiet presence of six semi-wild elephants. No fee...
2025-06-191h 20
TakeThree TalksWe Didn’t Speak for 11 Days: Silent Meditation Vipassana Retreat in Chiang Mai, Thailand | Ep. 32Hiii friends, it’s Estefi — and today Meijun and I are taking you back to the quietest part of our 10-year trip: an 11-day silent meditation retreat. Yep, no phones, no journaling, no makeup, no music… and no talking. We went full monk mode in Chiang Mai, Thailand at Wat Ram Poeng— and let’s just say we learned a lot about ourselves (and each other).So what is Vipassana, anyway?Vipassana means “clear seeing” — it’s an ancient form of meditation where you focus on your breath and your body, moment by moment, without reacting. Wat Ram Poeng, the tem...
2025-05-221h 35
TakeThree TalksCreative Confessions: Co-creating as Two Creativepreneurs with Many Ideas | Ep. 31Hi friends! Welcome to this episode! It's me, Estefi, and our favorite co-host, Meijun.In today's episode, we'll share candidly and vulnerably about co-creating, being scared, fear of each other’s ideas, trust, roles, boundaries, and communication. We finish this episode with a little round of advice we would give someone thinking about starting a different hobby, stream of income, or wanting a little change in their current career.Hugs, hugs, hugs, and thank you for listening!If you want to unlock so...
2024-06-231h 20
TakeThree Talksel culto de los espejos | Ep. 30Hi friends! It’s been a minute! Let’s dive into it, our reflections, comparison, seeing the humanity in others, and staying soft.the show notes for this episode with all the links and notes: www.takethreestudio.com/podcast/ep30the brand new podcast landing page: www.takethreestudio.com/podcastYou are amazing, thank you for being here, thank you for listening and PLEASE let me know what came up from listening to this conversation....
2024-06-0731 min
TakeThree TalksBecause shame can't live in the light [RE-release] | Ep. 29Hi friends, hello from a cozy, rainy Quito! I've revisited my 2021 episode, finally feeling brave enough to connect with it. But before we dive in, let's catch up. Get ready for a wild, beautiful, and vulnerable ride.🕯️🙌🏽💓🖐🏽hi-5 because we get to do his Earth thing together one more day 🖐🏽👏🏽🫶🏽🕯️------our instagram: @takethreestudioour website: takethreestudio.comour 1:1 Mentorship & Community: takethreeuni.comepisode 6 show notes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep06 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with...
2023-10-1446 min
TakeThree TalksLessons & Learnings | Ep. 28Hey friends! It's Estefi. We wanted to take a moment to connect with all of you and dive into a heartfelt conversation. Let's catch up and do a meaningful retrospective of sorts, of lessons and learnings from our 8 years of being in a love/life relationship and also the 4 years of being a working couple.In this episode, we've delved into a range of intriguing topics, from mental health to client seasons, our relationship with social media, reorganizing our service offerings, dreams and so much more. I hope you're all geared up to relish this episode...
2023-08-161h 20
TakeThree TalksPart 4/3 | Our Story: Coming out for air and learning to swim, again. | Ep. 27The last time we introduced ourselves was in June 2021 so we decided to come to say hi and catch you all up to today, April 20, 2023.In this episode we cover everything from burnout recovery, couples therapy, what we would say to our 2019 selves, what the hell happened in 2022 (?), breakthroughs, walking through hot fire stones, our road trips and travels, so much nostalgia... this is a must listen for all who want to get on the roller coaster, get messy with us and enjoy the ride....
2023-04-211h 43
TakeThree TalksChismecito Educacional: Hermès vs MetaBirkins, Nike vs Lululemon, Demanda al Reggaeton con la Ab. Andreina Andrade | Ep. 26Hi friends! Este episodio con Andreina está tan interesante!!Hablamos de estos 3 casos: 1. Hermès vs MetaBirkins by Matthew Rothchild2. Nike vs Lululemon3. Demanda al Reggaeton: Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Karol G y más.El episodio está perfecto para lxs curiosxs como nosotras y como sé que deley necesitan visuals para acompañar el chismecito de hoy entonces no se olviden de chequear los show notes, aquí les dejo los links. También, para el caso #3 de la demanda del Reggaeton hice un playlist...
2023-02-1847 min
TakeThree TalksTracingThought: making your dreams your business, pivoting, the working couples olympics, being a woman in the video production industry & camaraderie on social media | Ep. 25A dream conversation with a wonderful friend, entrepreneur, and fellow artist, Ashlei Payne, founder of TracingThought Productions.Ashlei was vulnerable, kind, lighthearted, honest and oh so very honest with me and that is all I could've asked for. Here're some of the questions we answered and of course, we went off on a few tangents. IF YOU WERE LOOKING FOR AN UNEDITED CHAT, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU.Some IMPORTANT links are below, you can also find them all on the show notes on our website....
2023-02-152h 12
TakeThree TalksConfesiones de dos Ecuatorianas que votan este domingo, Consulta Popular en Ecuador, y catch up con @pilisanchezu | Ep. 24Hi friends! Esta vez estamos Estefi y Pili, de @pilisanchezu, somos dos amigas, Ecuatorianas, que van a votar en la Consulta Popular, este 5 de Febrero y queremos tomar una decision más consciente, esto no es un análisis.Realmente nos sentíamos muy pero muy perdidas así que hicimos research...no nos des-confundimos 😂 por completo pero igual nos sentamos a conversar.En los show notes van a encontrar las preguntas, todas las notas de Pili y mias anotadas así como el link a la guía que creó Pili en instagram, el instagram...
2023-01-311h 12
TakeThree TalksVulnerable answers to your burning questions | Ep. 23Hi friends! We *coincidentally* answered 23 questions within these 4 categories: Basic, Business/Career, Food/Travel, Relationship/Self! The questions were submitted via our Instagram DMs/Stories.Instagram: @takethreestudioHire us to develop your or a friend's... brand identity or to create a Squarespace website for you fill out our contact form here and we can schedule a digital cafecito! here's the link: www.takethreestudio.com/contact-formShownotes: www.takethreestudio.com/ep23 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...
2023-01-181h 23
TakeThree Talks2022 Wrap Up | Ep. 22A month-by-month scroll back in our iPhone photo album through 2022 and us chatting about the memories this exercise brought back. This episode is the perfect company for multi-tasking on the last day of the year
2022-12-311h 24
TakeThree Talksconversamos largo y nos lo cuestionamos todo, así tal y como nos gusta a las dos, con Vale de @cons_ccc. | Ep. 21Bueno, nose ni como resumirles todo lo que hablamos pero les prometo que no se van a aburrir.Este episodio fue grabado hace un año, en Octubre del 2021, escuchar a la Vale y a la Estefi del pasado fue increíble.Nos conocimos literal en el podcast, pero ya habíamos tenido básicamente nuestros propios podcasts en DM en instagram para esto. Así que nos sentamos a conversar de la historia de Valen, mi historia con mi cuerpo, conectamos todo esto con la gordofobia, la inclusion, hablamos todo de CONS, crear una m...
2022-12-071h 48
TakeThree TalksMixed Cultures, Conflict, Parents & Mental Health | Ep. 20Hi friends! It’s Estefi, we are in Montego Bay, Jamaica! We are talking about this new family experience and we thought we’d open up about how we’ve tackled this new side of our multi-cultural/racial relationship. We think you will really like this vulnerable chat we had, we touched upon so many nuggets of things we’ve learned. We want to know what are your personal family culture pet peeves 😂. I think this is my favorite episode yet?! - Estefi This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with ot...
2022-09-2750 min
TakeThree TalksIt's rant time on: change is the only constant! | Ep.19Enjoy the ride! We're in Jamaica and I decided to randomly record a little episode and share some thoughts that have been plaguing my mind! Here is the link to the show notes were I linked everything I talked about in this episode.takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep19our Instagram: @takethreestudio This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takethreestudio.substack.com/subscribe
2022-08-2519 min
TakeThree TalksTakeThree Turns Three | Ep. 18Hi friends! We went Live on our instagram for TakeThree's Birthday!We obviously had to record it for you to listen to it on audio so here it is! These are the questions we answered:What do you like the most about your life style?How do you manage to make life feel exciting and as amazing as it felt in nyc?How was it becoming each other’s boss? What does that mean?Como hacen para discutir temas de dinero, yo...
2022-07-2258 min
TakeThree TalksPart 2/2 | @helloitsguillermo: our Korean Meat Farm Rescue dog. | Ep. 17TakeThree’s Chief Barketing Officer’s story, a must-listen.Guillermo's instagram: @helloitsguillermoSee the pictures at the show notes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep17Our instagram: @takethreestudio This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takethreestudio.substack.com/subscribe
2022-06-2739 min
TakeThree TalksPart 1/2 | @helloitsguillermo: our Korean Meat Farm Rescue dog. | Ep. 17TakeThree’s Chief Barketing Officer’s story, a must-listen.Guillermo's instagram: @helloitsguillermoOur blog post on this if you prefer to read a more concise version in both English and Spanish: takethreestudio.com/blogs/korean-dog-rescue-storySee the pictures at the show notes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep17 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takethreestudio.substack.com/subscribe
2022-06-2752 min
TakeThree Talksit's rant time on: manifesting my social life, but NOT really, and is my relationship status enough? | Ep. 16Hi Friends! There was no outline for this episode, I was having a debate with myself as I was getting dressed to go out Friday night and decided to stop and digest some thoughts that have been in my head for a while, I said things without thinking about them twice and decided to not edit a lot of this either.So yes, this is a very vulnerable off-tangent rant on how I am feeling right now with "everything in my life is here because I manifested it", well yes and you also had the privilege...
2022-06-0632 min
TakeThree TalksI'm not trying to be more consistent, I'm simply trying to listen more. | Ep. 15I am constantly learning to trust life a little bit more, and the quotes I shared in the episode really shook me so I thought I NEEDED to share them. So yeah, I’m trying more than ever to trust life, to trust myself, to bet on myself, and to listen, to myself and my creative heart.Show Notes to check out the quotes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep15The Book: Tribe of Mentors by Tim FerrisOur Instagram: www.instagram.com/takethreestudio/ This is a public episode. If...
2022-05-3013 min
TakeThree Talkshi, it’s your favorite creative duo, we’re back: some advice on going viral. | Ep. 14We've missed you so much. In this episode we chat about how we've been, some advice on "going viral" and of course, we go on vulnerable off tangents.We share two quotes that have inspired us while re-reading Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris and of course, we touch upon and question our relationship to social media and constant growth.Thank you so much for listening and hope you got something out of this conversation!xoxo,Estefi + MeijunInstagram: @takethreestudioShow Notes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep14 This is a public episode...
2022-05-1756 min
TakeThree TalksBroken Crayons Can Still Color | Ep. 13It’s been a minute since I shared a life update, I’ve learned a lot this past couple of months and have a lot to share, well and a lot of tangents to go on, teehee.We (you + I) touch upon: habits vs listening to your body Queer Eye is amazing wow broken crayons can still color its easy to exist its hard to live Swap Shop: sometimes you are the bug sometimes you are the windshield mental health is a priority make it one peop...
2022-02-2131 min
TakeThree TalksPart 3/3: What does this have to do with period underwear. | Ep. 12How do you start to create an inclusive brand? How do you manage your team? What does it mean to have a successful business? How do you create content for your business that is authentic and relatable? Why do you always have to have a niche? What if I don’t want to.This is the last part of my conversation with Karo, the founder and creative behind Blot, an incredible brand pushing boundaries and fully made in Ecuador.If you are in Ecuador don't miss out and make sure you get yourself a...
2022-02-0758 min
TakeThree TalksPart 2/3: I'm Karo, this is Blot: menstruating without shame. | Ep. 12From realizing she was not a quitter to launching a brand in the eye of the stigma, we chat everything from “natural vs pharma” to having fake pregnancies in high school as a school project.My conversation with Karo is vulnerable, complex, curious and open minded, I hope we were able to create a safe space for you to start feeling more included in something that matters to us all, menstruation & entrepreneurship.Our instagram: @takethreestudioBlot's instagram: @somosblotOur website: takethreestudio.com/takethreetalks This is a...
2021-12-1354 min
TakeThree TalksPart 1/3: Karo, what am I going to do? | Ep. 12Art History, New York, Japanand dreaming about beingmy own boss at 25.Hi friends! I’m Estefi and I’ll be your host! Today I’m with Karo Sotomayor the founder and creative behind Blot, the period underwear brand made in Ecuador.In this first part of the episode we get to learn more about Karo, how she got here, where she lived, where she studied and where she traveled.Blot's instagram: www.instagram.com/somosblotOur instagram: www.instagram.com/takethreestudioShow Notes: takethreestudio.com/bl...
2021-11-2927 min
TakeThree TalksWhy do birds sing? | Ep.11Another off-tangent vulnerable rant.Remember: we are one DM away, take care of yourself.The show notes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep11Our instagram: @takethreestudioEstefi's instagram: @itsallaboutestefiTalks' instagram: @takethreetalks This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takethreestudio.substack.com/subscribe
2021-11-1514 min
TakeThree TalksOpening Pandora's Box: a nostalgic chat about building our businesses. | Ep. 10Ready for a walk down memory lane? We went on multiple vulnerable off-tangents and shared a lot of chisme, some of our thoughts on Patreon, our recommendations for when everything goes "wrong" in your business... oh yeah and we shared some of the mistakes we made when launching our creative education and consulting memberships business, TakeThree Uni...You wanted details we gave you details, so enough reading and go enjoy the episode and remember, always write your ideas down!Show notes and screenshots: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep10
2021-10-181h 03
TakeThree Talks@takethreestudio: our first born | Ep. 09Hi friends! It's Estefi & Meijun your favorite duo, and we are here to tell you about our first baby, our business, our creative studio TakeThree. We responded to a few questions as well as we told you a few more details you may have not known about us and our business.A few of links you may find useful:this episode's show notes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep09our website's about page: takethreestudio.com/aboutour instagram account: @takethreestudioour 1:1 creative consulting membership: takethreeuni.com
2021-10-0454 min
TakeThree Talks5 podcast episodes that remind me to be — Resilient. | Ep. 08My name is Estefi and I'm a podcast addict. I decided to create this new series, where once a month I'll share with you podcast episodes that remind me to be _____. This month I've picked Resilience as the theme, and I think and hope, these are 5 gems I am sharing with you today, will teach you so much about yourself, your strengths, weaknesses, it'll open you up to facing vulnerabilities and hopefully they will each teach you something new about how resilient we are as human beings.Enjoy and if you liked...
2021-09-2028 min
TakeThree TalksDid we transform our passions into an income? | Podcast Lesson 02In this episode we discussed "On Purpose with Jay Shetty's 6 Strategic Steps to Discover your Passion & Transform It Into an Income" podcast episode, we recently listened to ir as homework from our TakeThree Uni membership group and all of us who did the homework feel like we learned so much about ourselves and who are we to our community.Grab a notebook and a pencil and get ready to learn more about yourself.Show Notes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/podlesson02Our Instagram: @takethreestudio This...
2021-09-0638 min
TakeThree Talks@meijuncai: the man born with all the ice breakers. | Ep. 07I wanted all of you to get to know Meijun a tiny bit better! I want you to know why I think he is the man born with all the ice-breakers and I ask him 11 questions so we really get to know him. Of course, this episode is full of off-tangent conversations!The questions: Do you enjoy watching reality tv shows? If so, can you list your top 3. Go to pickup line... #onlinedating2.5 Did you ever use a dating app? What is the most difficult thing about living in...
2021-08-231h 02
TakeThree Talks@itsallaboutestefi: a journey of self healing through my instagram account. | Ep. 06A journal format episode where we go through and unpack a *little* bit of what my journey with creating an instagram account solely for my healing looked like. We read through my thoughts, unpack some of them, and overall look back at times of darkness, strength, hope, failure and success.In this episode we talk about eating disorders and suicide, it's not an easy story to listen to but if there is one thing you get out of this is, you matter.Find the show notes here: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep06
2021-08-0933 min
TakeThree TalksDo we create to get validation from others? An existential conversation | Ep.05I've been going on a downwards spiral and felt like I needed to get some of these thoughts, doubts, questions off my chest. What is our relationship to social media like? Do we really understand our responsibility that comes with having a platform? Why do we find so much fulfillment from others consumption of our content? Are we part of the toxicity that exists on the internet? Have metrics taken over our sense of belonging? Why do we forget that the numbers on our devices are actually human beings? How can we stay true to who we are when...
2021-07-2654 min
TakeThree TalksWe need couple's therapy, does that make us a bad couple? | Ep. 04We've been dating for 6 years now and so much has happened in our lives, 2 years ago we moved to Ecuador, started TWO businesses together and everything changed, really. During the pandemic we admitted to ourselves that we needed help, we needed to go to couples therapy if we wanted to be a better individuals who want to live life together.We responded to 17 questions and spilled all the vulnerable tea we had.This is a long episode but we think you'll enjoy it!You can find the questions and the...
2021-06-281h 25
TakeThree TalksWhat do we think makes love last? | Podcast Lesson 01You know what’s better than listening to a podcast? Discussing it with your friends!These are our notes on “What Makes Love Last by Brené Brown & Drs. John & Julie Gottman” on Unlocking Us Podcast.This episode's show notes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/podlesson01Brené Brown Episode Show Notes: Direct LinkListen to the Unlocking Us exclusively on Spotify: Direct LinkOur Instagram: @takethreestudioOur Website: takethreestudio.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with oth...
2021-06-1437 min
TakeThree TalksGaby Cevallos: diseña tu vida y tu negocio online desde el amor, originalidad y autenticidad | Ep. 03Porque tu negocio online y tu vida no tienen que ser el copy paste de alguien más, descúbrete a ti mismx, trabaja en tu interior, no tienes que trabajar todo aspecto de tu vida al mismo tiempo.En este episodio hablamos de: ¿Tenemos que encontrar nuestro propósito?, ¿Quién es Gaby Cevallos?, ¿Cómo pertenecer y ser, al mismo tiempo? y muchísimo más!Ah sí, y también puedes diseñar tu negocio online junto a la primera Life Design Coach de habla hispana Gaby Cevallos de @thelife.e...
2021-06-0653 min
TakeThree TalksSacrifices: I cry about leaving NYC, how we really feel about it now! | Ep. 02This episode is the result of an “impromptu prep “conversation we had before our interview on the “i am not from here.” podcast with Archie MS.In this episode we:+ cry about leaving New York+ why we quit the H1-B visa+ what we think about our move to Ecuador+ what this decision did to our relationshipLink to this episode's show notesi am not from here podcast website & instagramOur website: takethreestudio.comOur instagram: @takethreestudio This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wit...
2021-05-3115 min
TakeThree TalksPart 3/3: Our Story: How did we start our freelance creative life? | Ep. 01In February 2019, we landed in Seattle for 12 days, with one objective: Figure out if we could make a life outside of New York.And so begins our creative freelance life, one dream at a time, one goal at a time, one fall at a time. So just like how a baby starts, but this time we were giving birth to our dreams, together, hand in hand, and with our four-legged son, Guillermo.Don't forget to share this episode with a friend and comment your favorite part/any questions on takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep01...
2021-05-2455 min
TakeThree TalksPart 2/3: Our Story: dating, moving in together in Brooklyn, traveling, adopting a dog together | Ep. 01When we started dating things were fun & kind of weird, but then, we moved in together, traveled and adopted a dog, our lives changed forever and this is our try at recapping 4 years (2015-2019) of our lives in 35 minutes! HERE ARE THE LINKS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE EPISODE 👇🏼: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep01part2Paul's Airbnb in San Juan, Puerto RicoThe New Orleans Blog All of our New Orleans airbnbsJenn Loves Dogs Guillermo’s dog sitter in Brooklyn, NYOur brand development project for Jenn Lov...
2021-05-1037 min
TakeThree TalksPart 1/3: Our Story: Hi! We are Meijun + Estefi! How we met, got out of the friend-zone, graduated Pratt & won the H1-B lottery visa. | Ep. 01The first part of our life together (2011-2015) summarized in 41 minutes for you ✅ -- Who are we? How do you pronounce Meijun's name? Where are we from? Did we know we wanted to be in advertising? How did we meet? Who made the first move? How was it studying in Utica, New York & Brooklyn? Meijun: + May/June/July + Chinese born Jamaican raised + Table Tennis Professional Player + Food driven human who loves chicken & rice Estefi: + Born & raised in Quito, Ecuador + Podcast addict + Recipe rebel + The pandemic made me a youtube watcher Dating for 6 years, best friends for 10 years, running a crea...
2021-04-2741 min