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Leaders of HopeEp. 8 - Radical Mama with Motherscope Founder Jackie LeonardJackie Leonard is a storyteller, teacher, and community builder dedicated to empowering the voice of all women, because she believes this is the way to create a better world. With an MFA in Creative Writing and a writing group of her own, Write Beside Her, Jackie is deeply invested in telling her story in her own words and helping other women do the same.
When Jackie became a mom, she realized there was nowhere to go to read stories that resonated with her real-life experience, so she created a new magazine called Motherscope. The third issue, Radical...
2021-01-271h 34Leaders of HopeEp. 7 - The Multi-Passionate Creative with Kylie HarberThis week’s guest is Kylie Harber: a self-proclaimed multi-passionate creative. We first bonded over our shared love of writing, and over the years I’ve witnessed her equal talents as an artist, photographer, designer, and senior landscape architect. Kylie works at a local design office in Brisbane, Australia, while growing her business, Tiny Giraffe, featuring custom hand-drawn line art.
In today’s episode, Kylie gets vulnerable to the challenges of quarantine and how the world falling apart somehow gave her new boldness to take big risks in honor of her dreams. The rewards have been remarkable - I can...
2021-01-061h 12Leaders of HopeEp. 6 - A Symbol of Hope with Artist & Jewelry Maker Kelsey OverstreetToday’s guest is Kelsey Overstreet: fine artist, jewelry designer, serial entrepreneur, teacher, mother, and founder of the Fucking Fierce Artist Circle.
The first months of the pandemic rocked Kelsey’s business world: 2020 was fully booked with in-person art fairs and pop-up shops to sell her paintings and jewelry. However, this wasn’t Kelsey’s first time facing great challenges. She learned from her experience in the 2008 recession and decided to CHANGE THE NARRATIVE from fear to commitment and contribution.
Seven months later, it has been amazing to see Kelsey’s resilience shining through these challengin...
2020-12-231h 21Leaders of HopeEp. 5 - Million Dollar Mama with Cindy IncorvaiaToday's guest is my one and only mama, Cindy Incorvaia. If you don't know my mom, you're in for a treat today! She is a gifted writer, musician, interior designer, fashion stylist, speaker, wife, and mother of three. She is known by our community for her amazing ability to speak from the heart, delivering encouragement and wisdom with every word.
Together, we are going to tell the story of how her life got turned upside down and right side up again after a near-death experience last September. She endured great pain and incapacitation on a physical level, and yet her...
2020-12-091h 25Leaders of HopeEp. 4 - The Best Year of My Life with Lauren Duke (Part 2)Today’s episode is Part 2 with Lauren Duke: author of the forthcoming memoir, Shithouse, and founder of Gather Encinitas. If you haven’t listened to part one, you can find it here.
The first half of this conversation was about the spiritual journey of 2020 and the second half focuses on the nitty-gritty details of how Lauren’s businesses are evolving. Every second is worth listening to. Enjoy!
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
-Lauren discusses how her privilege has allowed her to step back, see the bigger picture and ask, “what can be more useful right now?” with her bu...
2020-11-251h 01Leaders of HopeEp. 3 - The Best Year of My Life with Lauren Duke (Part 1)Today’s guest is the one and only Lauren Duke: a talented entrepreneur, yoga teacher, community leader, and writer. We first met about 3 years ago when I was right in the middle of a rock bottom moment and Gather became my safe haven for healing heartbreak and moving trauma out of my body. Gather was a thriving community yoga space on the 101 that became my home away from home for yoga classes, wellness workshops, pop up markets, and dance parties. When Lauren took over the space next door to create Be Well, a women’s co-working space, I was all...
2020-11-1856 minLeaders of HopeEp. 2 - San Francisco's Resilient Retailer with Monica UrickIn this episode of Leaders of Hope, I talk with Monica Urick: a dear friend and fellow small business owner in San Francisco. She is the one-woman show behind Monkei Miles, a children’s resale shop that has become a family favorite in the Sunset district and beyond. We discuss how the pandemic has radically altered her business model and how she quickly evolved to keep her business alive. There are so many incredible bits of wisdom peppered throughout this conversation, including my favorite quote from Monica: "I've taken the word 'pivot' out of my dictionary. Now I call it...
2020-11-041h 16Leaders of HopeEp. 1 - The Quarantine Cocoon with Yoga Teacher Sarah PascualIt’s here! My very first podcast episode features a longtime dear friend and teacher of mine, Sarah Pascual. This powerful woman has been a prominent yoga teacher in San Francisco for over a decade, and before the pandemic, she had a full schedule of in-person private and public classes. She also had two international retreats on the books for 2020, one of which was sold out. We talk about how the shelter-in-place order gave Sarah a moment for sacred pause and how she used this time to find her edge as a teacher and how it has shaped her se...
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Authentic CalmEpisode .06 | Finding Restful Ease with Transformational Coach Kirsten IncorvaiaThe Authentic Calm Podcast with host Jessi Agadoni – featuring conversations that explore personal process and go-to tools for cultivating Authentic Calm within the chaos of pursuing passions and everyday life. Let this be your space for cultivating your unique state of restful ease in mind and body!More Kirsten Incorvaia+ Follow @kirsteninc+ Connect at kirsteninc.com+ Community @sunsetsocialMore Jessi Agadoni+ Follow @merfleurwellness+ Connect & Book at merfleurwellness.com+ Find the Newsletter & Free 5 min Entry-Level Breath Exercise at the above link, scroll to...
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