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Passion Project Pending#63. Wait, Say More with Eric Cheng: Former Comedic Writer Pivots to PodcastingEric Cheng is the founder and host of the existential zillenial podcast “Wait, Say More”, recently rebranded from its previous title of “No, So True”. With “Wait, Say More", he aims to tackle the real challenges of navigating your late twenties now in a funny and earnest way. After starting his career in comedy writing and performance, Eric transformed his own quarter life crisis and mental health journey into a platform that has already reached over 13 million impressions across media channels in the first 9 months. Through his work as a teacher, dance coach, and 988 suicide and crisis lifeline counselor, Eric bring...2025-05-0859 minPassion Project Pending#62. Girard Gourmet: What I Learned from the Owners of a Beloved Bakery in La Jolla, San DiegoI worked at a bakery in La Jolla, San Diego this fall when I had no money and no job and many expenses after moving across the country!!This bakery, Girard Gourmet, welcomed me with open arms and I learned a lot through working there.The owners, Diana and Francois, let me interview them about their experience running this place for nearly 40 decades.Through another story that defies expectations, I share about/how:Past experiences shaped how they run the businessImportance of good customer serviceWhat a strong community looks likeDifficulties of running a...2025-04-2551 minPassion Project PendingWhat I Learned in 2024#61. What I Learned in 2024What I worked onSolopreneurship vs being employedLesson in self awareness: taking accountability for my actionsImportance of ripping out an old life to make room for a new. How isolation was helpful but painful… because of my perceptionComparison running rampant, wreaking havocResources that helped me - people and practices (journaling)What’s important to me nowMoving across the countryRecruiting while everyone is spouting doomsday vibes about AIHow perspective shifts were everything throughout all of thisWhat I’m looking to call in in this chapterWhy the podcast is lit2025-04-0840 min
The St. Louis Girl PodcastSparkly Purple Bicycle FunBicycling feels like …. flying and freedom. On a Friday in late March, I finally bought my birthday bicycle and from the minute I hopped on my new sparkly purple bike I loved every minute of it. It was magic and magical! I loved being on this sparkly purple bicycle! Not only did it feel amazing, it offered a quiet time with my thoughts and myself…and like yoga, it was a moving mediation. It made me think about fun, letting go, how, where and our thoughts about FUN. I’ve been riding forever and can clearly remember the “big hill” in Fernwoo...2025-04-0213 minPassion Project PendingPax Marila with Dr. Sara Howell (pt. 2): Lessons Learned from a Med Student who Built a Fashion Brand to Celebrate Women of Diverse Cultural Backgrounds#60. This will be part 2 of my interview with Dr. Sara Howell, a fourth year med student at Howard University and the founder and designer behind Pax Marila, a brand designed to be both a safe place for women of diverse backgrounds and a hub of knowledge, pride and cultural awareness. In part 1, we discussed Sara’s background leading up to med school and starting Pax Marila, including her motivation to become a doctor and fashion founder. In this episode, we get to hear all about the details of what it’s been like building Pax M...2025-03-1840 minPassion Project PendingPax Marila with Dr. Sara Howell (pt. 1): Fashion Designer, Founder and Med Student - Why You Do Have Time!#59. Sara Howell is the founder and designer behind Pax Marila, a brand designed to be both a safe place for women of diverse backgrounds and a hub of knowledge, pride and cultural awareness. Besides growing Pax Marila for the past several years, Sara has also been busy earning her medical degree from Howard University, finishing up her final year this year and looking forward to a residency in anesthesia.This is Part 1 of my interview with Sara, where we hear about the background behind her journey and decision to attend medical school while growing...2025-03-0747 minPassion Project PendingAdhere To with Alexandra Dean: Behind the Scenes with a Fashion Designer Bootstrapping a Sustainable Outerwear Brand#58. Not to get ahead of myself, but we are SO back sis!Alexandra Dean is the founder of Adhere To, a sustainable, gender-neutral outerwear brand launched in 2022. Previously a designer at Lululemon, Alex took her knowledge of clothing design with her into providing freelance support for various brands, which ultimately allows her to fund her very own brand. Adhere To combines 100% recycled materials, ethical manufacturing and a low-carbon supply chain, all while maintaining a focus on high performance, durability and contemporary design. In this conversation I ask her all about her background in the fashion industry, experience...2025-02-0659 minPassion Project PendingGirls Club SD and Business Coaching with Camila Reyes#57. Camila Reyes is the president of Girls Club San Diego as well as a business coach through her company Simple Strategy.Tune in for a conversation on entrepreneurship, women in business, personal growth, business coaching, boundaries, mindset, and so much more.https://www.simplestrategy.co/https://www.instagram.com/simplestrategy.co/https://www.girlsclubsd.org/https://www.instagram.com/girlsclubsd/2024-12-121h 08
Estes Valley Voice PodcastSenior Helpers steps in to fill a gap in non-medical in-home helpCompany acquires local Caring Hands company to provide continuity of services in the Estes ValleyStory by Patti BrownEstes Park is often called the “oldest” community in Colorado.That has nothing to do with when the town was founded – April 17, 1917. Estes is considered the oldest community because more than 50 percent of the population of the community’s population is 60 years of age or older.Compare that to the entire state – where 16 percent of the population is 65 and older.And with that claim to fame, the community has some unique hea...2024-12-1005 min
Murder Files UnsealedHow a Family Joke About a Teen Under the Patio Led to Serial Killer Couple's CaptureIt was a morbid family jest that ultimately revealed a far more disturbing truth.For many years, the West children were warned, If you misbehave, you’ll end up like Heather, buried under the patio in the backyard, as detailed in Peacock's new true crime docuseries, World’s Most Notorious Killers, currently available for streaming.However, when law enforcement became aware of this unsettling family jest and initiated an investigation, they uncovered a horrifying duo of serial killers, Fred and Rosemary Rose West, who preyed on unsuspecting young women and even two of their own children for thei...2024-09-1706 minPassion Project PendingI Learned How to Freelance and You Can Too (If You Want)#56. Hello, and welcome to the chaos!I learned to freelance this year, providing social media management software engineering services.If you have questions about freelancing, it is essentially having people pay you to provide them with specific services but now you're technically your own employer. You don't have a boss, yay! But you also have several "clients" that you need to please at any given time...In this episode, I get into the following topics after 4 months of experience of figuring this out as I go: how I got my first clientwhat I...2024-08-1726 minPassion Project PendingPilates Studio Founder Origin Story: Why Your Prior Experiences All Mean Something#55. Tayllor Williams founded Studio West Pilates this year after gaining experience teaching in studios around Chicago. She discovered her love for Pilates and low impact movement after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2020. After noticing the benefits of Pilates in her own life, she decided to pursue her certification and opened her own studio space in order to share the benefits she experienced with her community. Tayllor has had a wide variety of career experiences in her twenties leading up to today, from teaching Spanish to working in real estate. In this episode, we...2024-07-181h 07Passion Project PendingWhy Your Twenties Are So Hard - How to Have Hope and Build Identity Capital Regardless#54. Dr. Meg Jay is a clinical psychologist and bestselling author specializing in the twenty something years. She wrote the book The Defining Decade in 2012, followed by a 2013 TED talk “Why 30 is Not the New 20” which has been viewed over 14 million times. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Forbes, Psychology Today, and NPR. She earned a PhD in clinical psychology and in gender studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Her first book, the Defining Decade, did wonders to transform the way millions of people thought about their twen...2024-07-0455 minPassion Project Pending4 Months In: Documenting the Chaos of Entrepreneurship#53. I'm 4 months into my attempt at full-time solopreneurship. I've spent time developing the podcast social media, taking on freelance clients for social media management and coding, started my own LLC, and a lot of time just spinning my wheels. In this episode I reflect on the struggles I've faced and some things that have helped with clarity, mindset and attitude recently. I talk about a pivot I want to make with the podcast in attempts to connect you with the entrepreneurs themselves, how I'm motivated to get more experience, and what it's like to go through a...2024-06-2731 minPassion Project PendingRewards and Challenges of Managing a Brick and Mortar Yoga Studio#52. Leslie Simionescu is a yoga teacher and member of the leadership team at Yen Yoga Studio located in Traverse City, MI. Yen Yoga was created in 2010 and Leslie joined shortly after, becoming a 200 hour Yoga Teacher through a teacher training program hosted there by Jennifer Lintvedt. She has since become a 500 hour advanced teacher through Janet Stone Yoga at Esalen Institute in Big Sur California. Leslie is trained in Bhakti yoga which is the yoga of devotion, mantra, chanting and sound. She brings meditation through crystal bowls and vibration. Leslie has taught to the community for many years, facilitated...2024-06-201h 01Passion Project PendingIron Man Training, Living on a Sailboat in NYC, and Software Engineer Layoffs#51. Today I am interviewing my older brother Daniel Wilson otherwise known as Dan. Dan has had all sorts of wild experiences other than being a software engineer for 6+ years. The major ones include training for and completing an ironman, living on a sailboat in the New York City Hudson River and sailing said sail boat down the east coast, and most recently white water rafting in Zambia. And yes, unsurprisingly, he also has a stint of van life under his belt. Dan is certainly the most adventurous out of our family and is currently located in Denver, where we...2024-06-0652 minPassion Project PendingSoftware Engineer Side Hustles: Part Time Roles and Content Creation#50. Alejandra Thomas is a software engineer and content creator. She currently lives in New York City and works as a Developer Advocate for a startup, as well as a part time Web Developer for Mixed Change, an agency working with nonprofits. On top of this, she also creates coding content across Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram. I first discovered Ale while creating coding content on Tiktok myself. She uses social media as a way to connect with the broader coding community although she’s been able to monetize it as well at this point. In this episode we discussHe...2024-05-2347 minPassion Project PendingFostering Connection and Partnering with Local Businesses: Community Based Events in San FranciscoSoulfull is a community founded by Taylor Hamilton and Caroline Ball with the intent of fostering meaningful and authentic connection, incorporating more play into life, and elevating local businesses and creatives in San Francisco. In this episode, we discuss:Their background, friendship, and how they came to both return to CA as roommates in SFTheir shared passion for building communityThe multiple events they've hosted so far around the city including a Vibe Alchemy event and a clothing swap Some upcoming events will include a pickleball tournament and monthly coffee chats spotlighting different members of the communityWorking with a c...2024-05-091h 06Passion Project PendingHealth Coaching and Relationship with Food: Cross Promoting your Online Business Across Channels#48. Hadlee Garrison started her health coaching business after getting her Masters of Public Health from the University of Michigan. She earned her health coaching certification after going through a health coaching program of the company she interned with during her Masters. In this episode, we discuss the following:The details of her health coaching program focused on relationship with food, healthy habits and improving energy levelsThe role of Ayurveda in the programHadlee’s different media channels including a youtube and podcastHow her program worksMy experience with her programHadlee’s journey to becoming a health coachNannying as a side hust...2024-04-2555 minPassion Project PendingComparison in Your Twenties, Skincare Routines, and Quarter Life CrisesAshley Luchini is my dear friend that I met during a travel writing study abroad course in Greece almost six years ago. She got her degree in nursing and is now pursuing a dual degree in women’s health nurse practitioner and certified nurse midwife. We just had the opportunity to catch up at our mutual friend Katie’s wedding a couple weeks ago and were just chatting about the general chaos of your twenties. In this episode, we discuss the following:value of solo travel, dining alonewhy our study abroad experience was "healing" and empoweringchoosing how to expl...2024-04-1856 minPassion Project PendingComputer Science Degree vs. Software Engineering in Industry#46. In this episode I discussMy history with choosing Computer ScienceComputer Science program at UmichFirst impression of compsci / what they taught usCareer fairsHow many classes I almost failedChoosing LSA vs. engineering (different colleges within University of Michigan with different requirements)Recruiting for junior year internship vs. recruiting senior year for full time roleFirst year in industry at PoshmarkGetting promoted to software data engineer “II” and what that meant etcStarting to recruit for the first time being in industry, posting on tiktokLatest role contracting and what that was like (difference between contracting and a salary role)https://www.pass...2024-04-1641 minPassion Project PendingPodcast Social Media Strategy: My Instagram Account Grew 200% in One Month#45. In this episode I discuss:My experience with social media (coding content on tiktok)Why Social Media Matters if You Have a Product to MarketWhat I've done for the PPP social media so farHow my account grewWhat I've learned from an online course I took to learn about thisWhat I have yet to learn from the courseThe Effects of Being Online How to Create Boundaries with Social Media - and Why You Ought To to Maintain a 'Stable' Relationship with ItTune in to hear the tea :)*in this episode I mention a course I p...2024-04-1134 minPassion Project PendingEffective Strategy for Goal Setting: Focusing on What's in Your Control#44. Thanks to a recent epiphany from a podcast interview of Alex Hormozi, I've created a solo episode around this exercise of "What would it take to have authority in x", where 'x' is some arbitrary skillset or task etc. I've cycled through many forms of goal setting, some very non committal. What I like is when the focus is on what I'm able to do, and not on external factors or outcomes. In this episode, I'll walk you through examples from my personal goals of how I set numerical goals of doing something repeatedly for...2024-04-0820 minPassion Project PendingLocal Grocery Delivery Service in Northern Michigan: Making Your Business Work No Matter What#43. Broc Crandall is the co-founder and CEO of Stocked, a pre arrival delivery service saving vacationers time and money while connecting local businesses for a better check in experience. He founded the company with an old friend and roommate, Zach Hite, in 2020 after years of noticing the time suck in using precious hours of vacation time to go grocery shopping in new and unfamiliar places. Stocked provides grocery deliveries to vacationers in northern Michigan, collaborating with property managers, airbnb owners and local grocery stores. Broc also runs a coffee shop with a friend in Elk Rapids, Michigan, called Happy...2024-04-0451 minPassion Project PendingMy Q1 Review - How to Do a Q1 Review#42. In this solo ep / life update I walk through my answers for a Q1 Review exercise I found online, leaving the questions below:Review Q1:What went really well?What was challenging?What were the biggest lessons I learned?What are my favorite memories? Was I honoring my values/ways of being? How? What might have been lacking?Did you accomplish what you wanted to in the first three months of the year?Have you celebrated your success?Who did you share it with? Do you need to retool any timelines?Was there failure th...2024-04-0436 minPassion Project PendingBootstrapping a Six Figure Fashion Brand: The Five Year Hump in BusinessChris Miller joined Jarret Beaudis, a best friend from childhood, in growing the primarily menswear fashion brand Signature, about five years ago. Chris and Jarret seek to fill a gap in the market and have a say in the redesign of fashion by fusing genres together to create the perfect urban workwear. Their clothing is beginning to attract female customers as well, especially with the oversized trend’s recent surge in popularity.Over five and a half years ago, Jarret started on the journey of being a fashion brand founder. Chris was attending grad school for marketing wh...2024-03-2841 minPassion Project PendingStep By Step Guide for Overcoming Limiting BeliefsIn this empowering episode, I delve into the transformative journey of overcoming limiting beliefs. After some *ahem* research, I share practical strategies and insightful wisdom on identifying, challenging, and conquering the mental barriers that hold us back. From reframing negative thoughts to cultivating a growth mindset, discover actionable steps to unlock your full potential and achieve your goals. Throughout the episode, I share examples of my own challenges over the course of my twenties so far. Tune in to gain the confidence and resilience needed to thrive in every aspect of your life.Re...2024-03-2536 minPassion Project PendingBrand and Web Design: Building a Freelance Business#39. Rebecca Suby-Long is an independent brand and web designer in San Francisco, CA. Previously working as a designer for Gap Inc. and a variety of other companies in tech in the Bay Area, she eventually moved towards freelancing and has been self employed for just over a year now. Most recently, Rebecca helped Butter & Crumble with their web design, a San Francisco bakery started by previous show guest Sophie Smith. Offering services including brand identity design, web design, art direction, merchandise design, and brand strategy, Rebecca juggles a variety of roles while working directly with creative entrepreneurs. Due to...2024-03-2139 min
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred318 Q&A Rosemary Propagation, Best Peach for Baking, Cover Crops, Blueberry ContainersSend us a textQ&A Rosemary Propagation? (at 00:24 of podcast)Q&A Best Peach for Cooking/Baking? (08:10)Q&A Cover Crop crimping? (12:14)Q&A Blueberry containers? (19:05)Want To Leave Us a Question? (21:22)Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, GardenBasics.net. Transcripts and episode chapters also available at Buzzsprout.Pictured: Rosemary plant with beeLinks: Subscribe to the free, Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter https://gar...2024-03-1922 minPassion Project PendingBreaking into Tech: Interview Prep Accessibility for Data Analytics#38. Amney Mounir is a lead Data Analyst at Poshmark as well as the founder of Dataford.io, a live editor platform where users can practice technical data analytics interview questions commonly asked by top tier companies. Amney’s mission is to help those with the technical skills required to work in data analytics roles bridge the gap between education and real life application of those skills. Through his experiences recruiting himself as well as interviewing others for data analysis roles, he found that many applicants had excellent communication skills but lacked the abilities to pass technical interviews tha...2024-03-1443 minPassion Project PendingFully Female Founded Company Makes Resale Alternatives More Accessible#37. Sarah Pinner is the CEO and Co-Founder of Beni, a chrome extension that finds resale alternatives from across the internet in the click of a button. Originally from Santa Barbara and having studied political economy at Berkeley for undergrad, she went on to work at Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America for four years, where her passion for sustainability, agriculture and policy served her through multiple roles working with food and law. Eventually she transitioned to work on innovation initiatives with startups within this company as she wanted to be close to people actively solving problems within the space. Following...2024-02-2952 minPassion Project PendingFemale Empowerment, Business Coaching and Creating a Top Entrepreneurship Podcast in Norway#36. Henriette Husby is a 26 year old podcast host, business coach, public speaker and real estate agent. She started her podcast, Businesstalk with Henriette, over two years ago in January of 2022. Originally studying real estate at BI Norwegian Business School, followed by a Master’s in Strategy, Organization and Leadership from Copenhagen Business School, she worked for a year as head of sales at a proptech company called ReData. Working in a male dominated industry, she sought out conversations with ambitious and driven women to learn from them. She decided to turn this into a podcast a short while later, an...2024-02-1557 minPassion Project PendingConscious Consumerism, Sustainable Fashion and Digitizing your Wardrobe#35. Devon Rule studied chemical engineering in college, but after graduation she jumped straight into management consulting. After that two-year stint, she spent the next five working in pricing and strategy at fashion companies Gap and Cuyana. Within each of these roles, she navigated into smaller and smaller teams that allowed her to have a great deal of leadership and visibility into projects, enabling a smooth transition into her now startup Indyx, cofounded with Yidi Campbell, a former colleague from Gap. Yidi had been asking friends to allow her to catalog their closets to test out an idea for reducing...2024-02-0154 minPassion Project PendingTaiwanese and Filipino Tea, Creative Ways to Market a Product, and Leaving Your Job to Grow Your Business#34. Ash Yao and Kyle Gillaspy launched their tea brand in November of last year after nearly a year of preparation. Ash grew up in Taiwan and has loved tea since childhood - later, after graduating with a neuroscience B.S. at Santa Clara University, she started brewing tea for friends during her weekly family nights where she would cook dinner for her close friends. Due to popularity, she kept making her tea for others and eventually decided to turn it into a brand. After three years of work in tech sales post college, she was laid off, but this...2024-01-181h 06Passion Project PendingInfluencer Marketing Management and Content Creation: How to Start a Business with What You Know#33. Carly Hill is the founder of Carly Hill Communications, her influencer management agency. She is also from my hometown, Traverse City, MI, and was around entrepreneurial spirit from a young age as her mom owned a clothing store in our downtown there. Since moving to New York City post college, she’s had various jobs in fashion and marketing and worked with several brands over her career of over ten years. When COVID hit and she was laid off from her job at the time, she started her own company by reaching out to influencer friends and offering to be...2024-01-0455 minPassion Project PendingLife Update: Moving Home Temporarily to Start a Business#32. (BONUS EPISODE)Happy New Year's Eve and may you bear witness to the curveball thrown my way at the tail end of 2023. I've been working as a contract data engineer for a prestigious tech company and now I'm finally getting what I've wanted for a long time - time off to pursue my own entrepreneurial pursuits with undiluted focus. It just came a bit sooner than I'd anticipated, and with it is coming a wave of emotions and reflections. Bit of a torrential downpour. Tune it to hear the life update of a 26 ye...2023-12-3132 minPassion Project PendingNavigating Your Twenties and Balancing a Side Hustle: Providing Value Through Podcasting#31. Skylar Sorkin is the dynamic 26 year old force behind Regardless, a podcast that serves as the ultimate life manual for navigating the tumultuous terrain of one’s twenties. Recognizing the gap left by traditional education, Skylar founded Regardless two years ago to provide fellow twentysomethings with a potent blend of competence, community, and confidence as they navigate the uncharted waters of post-college life. For her day job, she is an account executive for Influential, the largest influencer marketing company in the world. Skylar started Regardless about two years ago and has worked consistently to cultivate a community wherein the tw...2023-12-2149 minPassion Project PendingWomen in Tech, Podcast Strategy, and Breaking Down Stereotypes in CodingLola and Aorthi both work in the tech industry and met at the University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand. Lola is 23 and studied software engineering before becoming a full stack developer for 1.5 years. A full stack engineer is a mixture of front end and back end, where front end means working with a product’s user interface and back end is focused on how things work behind the scenes. Afterwards she transitioned into a Delivery Lead role, a more managerial role focused on the delivery of software products. Aorthi is 25 and studied Computer Systems engineering, and became a fu...2023-12-0759 minPassion Project PendingBuilding a Skincare Brand and Product Line From ScratchPortia Reinholz is the founder and creator of the skincare brand Chrysalis Cosmeceuticals. Originally going to college for business and communications, she has spent the last six years working for her father’s construction company and started building her skincare company on the side about two years ago. Her exposure to entrepreneurship from a young age has helped her understand what is possible, and her lifelong passion for lotions and other potions led her to the decision to create her own skincare brand. Throughout the process of building this brand, she took an online course to learn about product fo...2023-11-2347 minPassion Project PendingEast Asian and Integrative Medicine and Acupuncture: Heal Your Gut Health#28. Lauren Dunn grew up in the Bay Area and attended college at the University San Diego. Once graduated, she had various jobs including working at an art gallery, in events at Stanford and then in Sales and Customer Experience at a tech company in San Francisco. She began to seek out a career in East Asian and Integrative Medicine because of her own journey in healing her hormones and digestion. Alternative Medicine was a powerful catalyst in reframing how she viewed health and the different ways you can heal. Ultimately, she just really wanted to help people. Seeing the...2023-11-0953 minPassion Project PendingBuilding the Nudge Text: Technology that Encourages you to Do Things IRL#27. John Peterson is the CEO and co-founder of The Nudge, a company that will text you fun things to do in your city. Originally studying Economics and Computing at UCLA for his undergraduate degree, he then became a growth analyst at American Airlines before moving on to becoming a growth consultant for 6 years. While working as a consultant, he also created a product called 9 Financial that analyzed public stocks and delivered recommendations and sold this to friends as a side hustle. Later he founded the company Livday which was a social network sharing local itineraries and partnering with Lyft...2023-10-2650 minPassion Project PendingRealities of Producing a Podcast: Small Podcast Challenges, Struggles and Learnings#26. Wrapping up season one, this episode will cover everything we’ve achieved so far (statistics and more), the challenges I’ve faced in producing it, the learnings I’ve had after reflecting, the current status, then deeper topics like my mental health throughout this process and how my work with Sage, my life coach, has impacted my thoughts and goals around the show in general. I will also cover why I'm going to continue to do this and what it means to me. https://www.instagram.com/passionprojectpending/https://www.tiktok.com/@passionprojectpendingghttps...2023-10-1247 minPassion Project PendingScholarship Tips, Transitioning from Software Engineering to Product Management, and Hobbies Outside of Work#25. Patrick Wilson is the oldest sibling of 3 in our family so my oldest brother. He was the first of the three of us (so between me and my other brother Dan) to go to college, and to pick a major - he picked Computer Science even though both our parents were teachers although we do have some engineers in the extended family. At the time, Computer Science seemed to be quite a hot and emerging major and so he kind of trailblazer that path for Dan and I, studying at the University of Michigan and going on to get...2023-09-281h 08Passion Project PendingSustainable Fashion Design at Reformation and Freelancing at NYFW: Always Shoot your Shot#24. Maya Campos is currently an assistant designer at Reformation, learning about the clothing production process and other elements involved in designing their clothes. During and after getting her degree in fashion from Syracuse University, she has worked in a variety of roles to get experience in design, social media marketing campaigns, styling and more. She is a big proponent of reaching out to people via email to introduce herself and pitch herself for roles, attributing her ability to get most of her past opportunities to this tactic - among them being an intern for LoveShackFancy, styling for Athleta, and...2023-09-1452 minPassion Project PendingWorkspace Hardware Design and Bootstrapping vs. Finding Funding: Value of Naivete When Starting#23. Dalton Viggers is the co-founder and CEO at bubl, where he's building a revolutionary soundproof booth with advanced technology to create the ultimate work environment. Dalton and his co-founder, Austin, have been working on bubl for the past 3 years, bootstrapping their company all the way from prototype manufacturing to at scale marketing and distribution.Prior to bubl, Dalton was a senior design manager at Uber where he had the opportunity to have creative jurisdiction across multiple projects. His experience building Uber Kiosk suite to streamline driver sign up and support, order rides without a phone, and improve...2023-08-3151 minPassion Project PendingChallenges vs. Rewards of Being an Educator and Parenting as a Teacher#22. (BONUS EPISODE) Mom and Pop, or Margaret and Michael Wilson met at Michigan State University. Margaret was studying Geography and Michael studied Mathematics. Both ended up getting their teaching certificates after college to turn their favorite subjects into a marketable skill that could translate to a career in education. My dad spent his first three years of teaching in Oahu, Hawaii, while my mom worked as a city planner there. After moving back to Traverse City, Michigan, my dad’s hometown and still in my mom’s home state, my dad embarked on a series of teaching roles...2023-08-2859 min
Roots and All - Gardening PodcastEpisode 252: Aromatic GardeningMy guest this week is Amy Anthony, a certified clinical Aromatherapist and Aromatic Gardener. In addition to that, Amy is an aromatherapy educator, podcaster, herbalist, certified master composter, and artisanal distiller and is one of New York’s top aromatherapy practitioners. We talk about the importance of connecting with nature through scent, how aromatherapy can support wellness and vitality and how you can become an aromatic gardening practitioner yourself. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Rosemary Leaf Beetles What We Talk About What is aromatherapy? What is aromatic gardening? ...2023-08-2127 minPassion Project PendingA Community for Surfers, Two Businesses by Age 24 and Taking Risks#21. From random gigs in tech to working in fashion and paving her own path upon graduating during the pandemic, Fiona Tran is the founder of 2 companies; FT The Label & LOCO Wetsuits. Two years, many lessons, and one company later- Fiona fell in love with surfing but found issues with her wetsuit and the surf industry. With her entrepreneurial experience and retail background, Fiona finally felt like she found a niche and could produce something of real value while also cultivating a community of surfers. Speaking with Fiona was lovely because on top of all this experience and risk-taking, she...2023-08-1753 minPassion Project PendingA Podcast Host Hoping to Provide Value to Aspiring and Current Entrepreneurs#20. Hello anyone and everyone out there in the void listening in. So appreciate your listening, would absolutely love to hear your feedback (to do so please leave a review in Apple Podcasts or message me on the pod instagram @passionprojectpending - website with feedback option coming soon). In this episode, I give an update on how it's going being a solo podcast host after 20 episodes in 22 weeks total of podcasting, coordinating and interviewing with 15 different guests so far. It has been an absolute ride and we are not done but we are definitely learning some valuable lessons...2023-08-0546 minPassion Project PendingSocial Media Marketing and Bootstrapping a Business: Personal Growth as a Currency#19. Damian Tenuta is the founder of Contente, a company geared towards providing social media marketing solutions to doctors and natural health clinics around the world. He started the company in 2019 while still in college and at this point he is working with his brother, leading a team of about 10 people, providing services to 75 clients currently. Damian is a proponent of career coaching and investing in your own growth through hiring others with more experience than you to teach you, something I learn a lot more about from him in this episode. If you've heard of the book "Buy Back...2023-07-2353 minPassion Project PendingCowboy Hats, Art and and Event Planning: Develop Your Brand's Unique Voice#18. Lexi Whaley is the creator and founder of War on Sanity, the brand that revolutionized cowboy hat fashion. It's a symbol of boldness, elegance, and the irresistible allure of the Wild West. War on Sanity may be best known for their creatively designed cowboy hats but they also sell one-of-a-kind pieces of clothing as well as art. On top of running the brand, Lexi also hosts events around L.A., not only advertising War On Sanity but also providing an environment to showcase other growing artists and partner with nonprofits with causes close to Lexi's heart. Tune...2023-07-151h 12Passion Project PendingLife Optimization Coaching, Serial Entrepreneurship and Navigating your Twenties#17. Sage Miller is a Life Optimization coach and her journey to get to where she is today has been anything but ordinary. From years of working in the field marketing space with brands like Clif Bar and Suja Juice, to creating and managing the marketing strategy for Wanderlust Hollywood, to producing events for Nike, to launching and running a digital marketing agency for years – she has been on a journey to find her deepest passion for quite some time. After years of struggling to get clear on who she is and how to design her dream life, he...2023-07-081h 09Passion Project PendingRestaurant Content Creation, Coding Bootcamps and Startup Transparency#16. Adrienne Lin is a food blogger, software engineer and recovering tech founder. In other words, she’s an incredible guest for me to have on this podcast, which is meant to be geared towards discovering what you love to do and aligning that with your career. I used to work with Adrienne at Poshmark, so that is how I knew her from before. She has over ten years of industry experience, working as a civil engineer, product manager, backend engineer, product engineer, and even startup CTO. On top of all of that, she has a blog and instagram account wh...2023-07-011h 30Passion Project PendingVC Funding Breakdown in an Early Tech Company (SOON Dating Pt. 2)#15. This week I’m interviewing Cora Kyler, co-founder & CEO of SOON. A dating app that recently launched in San Francisco. The premise is, first messages are date invites! They’ve acquired thousands of users in a few months time & are responsible for more than a thousand dates in San Francisco, so far. They’ve also hosted a number of sought after SOON singles mixers & are ramping up these events in haste. Before founding SOON, Cora was a grad student in Math at UC Berkeley & her best friend & co-founder was studying Architecture at MIT. When COVID hit, Cora & Alena, along with m...2023-06-241h 07Passion Project PendingRestoring Hope in Online Dating (SOON Dating Pt. 1)#14. This week I’m interviewing Cora Kyler, co-founder & CEO of SOON. A dating app that recently launched in San Francisco. The premise is, first messages are date invites! They’ve acquired thousands of users in a few months time & are responsible for more than a thousand dates in San Francisco, so far. They’ve also hosted a number of sought after SOON singles mixers & are ramping up these events in haste. Before founding SOON, Cora was a grad student in Math at UC Berkeley & her best friend & co-founder was studying Architecture at MIT. When COVID hit, Cora & Alena, along with m...2023-06-171h 15Passion Project PendingBrick and Mortar Pet Store Ownership and Purchasing a Business#13. Beya Alcaraz is the owner of The Animal Connection, an exotic animal pet rescue and store in the Outer Sunset district of San Francisco! Beya has owned the store for 4 years but has worked there since high school. I’m going to save all the details about her background, decision to buy the store and more for the ep. but FYI this is a very wholesome episode getting to know a San Francisco local who loved working at this store so much she bought it at 22 years old! I’m convinced there’s not a person out there better suited...2023-06-1058 minPassion Project PendingEntrepreneurship in your Twenties and Vintage Collectives Explained#12. Kristina Schagane is the 25 year old owner and founder of Moody Goose, a vintage clothing store in San Francisco. If you haven’t been yet, it is an absolute must it’s on Polk street. Kristina started the store about 1 and a half years ago. Moody Goose is this perfect combination of affordable prices and really trendy but unique secondhand pieces. Throughout the store there’s a variety of styles of vintage clothing and then in the front she’s selling jewelry and some apparel by other small business owners.Moody Goose sel...2023-05-271h 31Passion Project PendingComputer and Film Animation, Contracting and Teaching Niche Skills Online#11. Interviewing my cousin John this week! John Kunz went to school in upstate New York and studied Computer Animation. During college, he DJ’d a bit (known as DJ Doctor Teeth) and worked with his friend, playing at house parties and some events and competitions. Also while in college, John interned for Mad Decent in L.A. which is the record label founded by Diplo. After college, he and his friend, going by Chemicals of Creation, continued to play at different clubs and venues and at one point even opened for Tiesto for a crowd of over 10,000 people. Since sc...2023-05-211h 10Passion Project PendingSmall Business Sustainable Clothing Production: How to Start Making Apparel#10. Alec Huth is the creator of the apparel brand Fruit Face SF. I first found out about Fruit Face while shopping at Moody Goose Vintage on Polk, who Alec partners with to sell her shirts in their store. I bought this cute baby tee with a little cow on it, that I later came to find was her Valentine’s Edition tee. Another popular design is their “Strawberry Cowgirl” tee, boasting “I Love SF” where the heart is a strawberry with a cowgirl hat on it (aka v cute). Alec started this brand while still in college at Berkeley and after g...2023-05-1356 minPassion Project PendingFreelance Journalism, Podcast Production and Creating Impact in Media#9. This week I'm interviewing Tess Garcia, an absolute queen in media. She is also from Michigan but is currently living in New York City. For her main gig she creates marketing and social strategies catered towards Latinx audiences for clients like HBO Max at a company called Worthi. In addition, she produces a Shorty-awards nominated podcast called Going Mental by Eileen Kelly with over 100,000 monthly downloads, and incredibly also finds time to be a freelance journalist focused on pop culture, fashion, social justice and the intersection between the three. From writing her first cover story interviewing Jack Harlow for...2023-05-091h 39Passion Project PendingMeet the Host: Coding, Student Loans, Pre Med, Influencing and Entrepreneurship#8. In this episode it’s literally just me talking to myself for an hour. I talk about my background, history with working as a software engineer, some side hustles I’ve tried, my experience with social media and entrepreneurship and more. Some of my main topics of focus are the pressure I felt with student loans, the pressure I felt in picking a career, and the pressure I put on myself to do things on top of work LOL. Are we sensing a theme here. To be concise, I briefly considered pursuing doctorhood before I realized that meant more loan...2023-04-3055 minPassion Project PendingTiktok vs. Instagram and Comparison on Social Media (@Eliiserose Pt. 2)#7. This is Part 2 with Elise, a San Francisco fashion and lifestyle content tiktok creator. In part 2 we hear more of Elise’s advice to aspiring content creators and her experience of managing a healthy relationship with the app that is notorious for its addictive quality. Elise and I both have experience with tiktok and both have an eye for style, so this episode’s conversation gets into managing the comparison that comes from being on tiktok and seeing success stories from other creators, some who have started their own fashion brand. An example is what we see of someone like...2023-04-2248 minPassion Project PendingTiktok as a Creative Outlet and Brand Collaborations (@Eliiserose Pt. 1)#6. Elise Andersen works in fashion merchandising for Gap in San Francisco and is a well known SF tiktok content creator on the side. She creates content around lifestyle, fashion and life in your mid twenties with plenty of info about San Francisco restaurants and experiences as well. When I first joined tiktok, Elise was one of the first accounts shown to me (via algorithm) and since then I have enjoyed her relatable and genuine content immensely and based a lot of my ideas for content off of what I see her do. In Part 1, we hear from Elise on...2023-04-1652 minPassion Project PendingAn Art Show on Black Femininity: Balancing a Creative Project with your Day Job#5. Miela Foster is a 23 year old working for Apple as a Project Manager and an artist on the side. This February, she hosted her first art show at Another Cafe in San Francisco, after spending 8 months preparing for it. The show, featuring 10 pieces, was called A Sister of the Yam, centered around black femininity and dedicated to black women that came before her as well as black women who will be here after her. In addition to her acrylic paintings, Miela also prepared pieces of poetry to accompany her art as a part of her vision. Largely inspired by...2023-04-1057 minPassion Project PendingWeb3, Crypto, and DAOs for Beginners and VC Funding from a Tech Founder POV#4. Andros Wong is a 27 year old cofounder of two venture capital backed startups, Wonderverse and StemsDAO. Wonderverse, founded in 2021 while Andros was still working as a software engineer for Instagram, focuses on building collaboration tools for people to work online and remote, together. Specifically, the concept is aimed at web3 communities or DAOs, decentralized autonomous organizations. Stems was founded in 2022 and helps people drop remixes of their songs as NFTs. It allows musical artists to drop layers of different parts of their songs that can be used in music collaboration. Wonderverse has received 2.5 million dollars of funding and Stems...2023-04-021h 35Passion Project PendingBurnout + A Parisian Summer Learning Patisserie (Butter & Crumble Pt. 2)#3. This is Part 2 of the story of Butter & Crumble, Sophie Smith’s San Francisco bakery. After a challenging first couple years of handling the overwhelming growth of Butter & Crumble with little to no support, Sophie signed up for a pastry class in Paris and put her business on hold last summer. In Part 2 we talk about Sophie’s Parisian summer spent learning patisserie, the signs and implications of burnout, and the future of Butter & Crumble. Check out her bakery here.https://www.instagram.com/passionprojectpending/https://www.tiktok.com/@passionprojectpendingghttps://www.youtube.com...2023-03-251h 01Passion Project PendingBootstrapping a Bakery in a Global Pandemic and San Francisco Kitchen Regulations (Butter & Crumble Pt. 1)#2. Sophie Smith started her bakery and business Butter & Crumble in the midst of a pandemic in one of the most expensive cities in the world, San Francisco. Regardless of the challenges, her notoriously beautiful cakes with unique but delicious flavor combinations caught fire in terms of popularity. As her business grew, she moved from one kitchen space to another depending on availability and increasing needs for size and equipment. Sophie has the help of an assistant today, but in the early days it was just her handling all aspects of her booming cake business. In this episode, we get...2023-03-1857 minPassion Project PendingVintage Fashion, Small Businesses, and Doing What You Love For Work#1. In my first episode, I get to interview Sivan Peleg about her vintage clothing popup sales, otherwise known as Sensitive Vintage. She started this business out of her San Francisco garage a year and a half ago, managing everything primarily by herself and with the help of her partner Evan and a recent hire Greta. Since the first garage popup sale, Sivan has grown the social media presence of her brand, which has inevitably caused her monthly garage pop ups to increase in popularity. In this episode I ask Sivan about her background before starting Sensitive Vintage, how she f...2023-03-1156 min
Roots and All - Gardening PodcastEpisode 221: Sky GardeningMy guest this episode is the super-talented and creative gardener and designer Brent Purtell and we’re talking about the Capitaspring Rooftop Garden in Singapore, which shares the ‘2nd highest’ building ranking along with 3 other buildings, all the same height. There are 3 gardens on the building, covering an area of 10,000 square feet and containing a mixture of ornamentals and edibles, all growing at dizzying heights. Brent was involved on the build and design side before he became the Head Gardener, overseeing the maintenance of Capitaspring Rooftop Garden. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Stinky pigs Wha...2023-01-2330 min
Trauma, Trial, TransformationRosemary Wilson: Court of Public OpinionKicking of 2023, Juliet talks with Crisis Communications Expert Rosemary Wilson about her roll in consulting with corporations and individuals when crisis strikes, and/or reputations are on the line. She talks about how issues can be minimized when addressing a problem quickly instead of hoping it will dissolve. She has great insight on how to minimize the damaging effect on one's reputation and stop the ripple effect in its tracks.2023-01-2038 min
Hello San PedroE87: Subterranean Hair w/ Rosemary & Mitchel WilsonHappy Halloween! We are super excited about this Halloween weekend and we thought it was the perfect time to finally have Rosemary and Mitchel Wilson on the show. Not only do they love Halloween but they are the couple behind Subterranean Hair, an innovative hair space located in downtown San Pedro that prioritizes individuality and quality. In this episode Rosemary and Mitchel Wilson share their love story and how Subterranean came to be. This interview is long overdue and we are glad to finally have them on the show to share their story.
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Download Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, True CrimeNothing but the Night: Leopold & Loeb and the Truth Behind the Murder That Rocked 1920s America by Greg King, Penny WilsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564679 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nothing but the Night: Leopold & Loeb and the Truth Behind the Murder That Rocked 1920s America Author: Greg King, Penny Wilson Narrator: Armando Riesco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: 'With the enthusiastic delivery of an entertainment news anchor, narrator Armando Riesco emphasizes the shocking and obsessive elements of one of the most sensational crimes of all time.' - AudioFile Magazine 'This audio will appeal to listeners seeking a compelling, well-researched, historical true crime presented in an in-depth and...2022-09-2005 min
The Plotaholics Podcast: Movie ReviewsShallow HalJack Black-tember continues (unfortunately this week) as we tackle the Jack Black 2001 "comedy" Shallow Hal, co-starring Gwenyth "The Candle" Paltrow and Jason "The Last Member" Alexander. In this film Jack plays the titular Hal, a shallow AF financial advisor that is hypnotized by Tony "Banana Hands" Robbins to see the inner beauty of a person. Enter Rosemary (The Candle) who Hal only sees with his new inner beauty view. As the two get closer, Hal's life is flipped upside down as he gets over his shallow behaviors. Until...well...just check it out. You'll find out.S...2022-09-1259 min
Download Incredible Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Action & AdventureOld-Time Radio's Greatest Shows, Volume 13: Featuring Rosemary Clooney, Joel McCrea, Dick Powell, and many more by Carl AmariPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/572979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Old-Time Radio's Greatest Shows, Volume 13: Featuring Rosemary Clooney, Joel McCrea, Dick Powell, and many more Series: #13 of Old-Time Radio Author: Carl Amari Narrator: TBD Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: May 10, 2022 Genres: Action & Adventure Publisher's Summary: A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Rosemary Clooney, Joel McCrea, Dick Powell, and many more. Volume 13: Audio Table of Contents: The Adventures of Philip Marlow “The Fifth Mask” st...2022-05-1010 min
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveOld-Time Radio's Greatest Shows, Volume 13: Featuring Rosemary Clooney, Joel McCrea, Dick Powell, and many more by Carl AmariPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/572979to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Old-Time Radio's Greatest Shows, Volume 13: Featuring Rosemary Clooney, Joel McCrea, Dick Powell, and many more
Series: #13 of Old-Time Radio
Author: Carl Amari
Narrator: TBD
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 44 minutes
Release date: May 10, 2022
Genres: Police & Detective
Publisher's Summary:
A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Rosemary Clooney, Joel McCrea, Dick Powell, and many more. Volume 13: Audio Table of Contents: The Adventures of Philip Marlow “The Fifth Mask” starring G...2022-05-107h 44
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveOld-Time Radio's Greatest Shows, Volume 13: Featuring Rosemary Clooney, Joel McCrea, Dick Powell, and many more by Carl AmariPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/572979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Old-Time Radio's Greatest Shows, Volume 13: Featuring Rosemary Clooney, Joel McCrea, Dick Powell, and many more Series: #13 of Old-Time Radio Author: Carl Amari Narrator: TBD Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: May 10, 2022 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Rosemary Clooney, Joel McCrea, Dick Powell, and many more. Volume 13: Audio Table of Contents: The Adventures of Philip Marlow “The Fifth Mask” st...2022-05-1010 min
Big Seance: My Paranormal WorldCarefree Medium Susanne Wilson Susanne Wilson, the Carefree Medium, joins Patrick to discuss her mentors in mediumship and how she was a completely different person who was driven by achievement before her 2007 Near Death Experience dramatically changed her life! Plus she answers Patrick's question on whether it's okay to hang around a bit before crossing into the light, and shares the amazing story of synchronicity on how from Spirit, Rosemary Ellen Guiley brought her and Karen A. Dahlman together. Visit BigSeance.com/210 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: 2022-04-111h 08
Essential Oil Coach PodcastUnderstanding Hair Loss with Dr. Barbara JenningsA life-threatening illness brought Dr. Jennings to a physician in 1998. She was told she had an incurable auto-immune disease, and her only hope was either surgery to remove half her thyroid, followed by a lifetime of medication, or radioactive iodine to kill her thyroid, followed by a lifetime of medication.
Discouraged and frustrated, it was at that point this classically-trained pianist and mother of two felt that a better option had to exist. Through a series of inspired events, Dr. Jennings found a chiropractor who treated her with applied kinesiology muscle testing to determine her body’s sp...2022-03-1629 min