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Taking FiveEp. 2: Leading with Stillness, How Dalia Soles Prioritizes Family, Mental Health, and Team AutonomyIn this episode, I'm sitting down with Dalia Soles of Design Assisted, an interior design operations expert who's experienced some serious personal and professional transformation over the past year.Dalia gets real about what it's been like to navigate the shifts in her business while prioritizing her mental health, strengthening her marriage, and learning to create more space for stillness and patience. We talk about transitioning into a family business with her husband, and how that's changed the way she shows up as a leader.We also get into:How...
2026-02-1859 minTaking FiveEp 1: Built in Seasons: Finishing, Pausing, and Starting Again for Steady MomentumWelcome to Season Two of Taking Five! In this solo episode, I'm getting into why I structure this podcast, and honestly, most of my goals in seasons instead of committing to something open-ended and indefinite.If you've ever started something with excitement only to watch it fizzle out halfway through, I'm sharing why having a finish line changes everything, what I did during the pause between Season One and Season Two, and how you can use this same strategy to finally finish what you start.We also get into:
2026-02-1808 min
Taking FiveEp 2: Leading with Stillness, How Dalia Soles Prioritizes Mental Health, Family, and Her Team’s AutonomyIn this episode, I'm sitting down with Dalia Soles of Design Assisted, an interior design operations expert who's experienced some serious personal and professional transformation over the past year.Dalia gets real about what it's been like to navigate the shifts in her business while prioritizing her mental health, strengthening her marriage, and learning to create more space for stillness and patience. We talk about transitioning into a family business with her husband, and how that's changed the way she shows up as a leader.We also get into:How understanding your nervous system...
2026-02-1859 min
Taking FiveAnd We BackHey there friends,Did you miss us? No? Well, that's just fine then. We didn't miss you either. We've been perfectly happy just living our lives and not letting our entire happiness and self-worth rely on us getting some listeners on our podcast episodes.Okay I lied we miss you all like crazy. We are nothing without our listeners. We dream about you all every night and think about you every day. We hope you can forgive our brief absence from what we'll call 'season one' but, after some major life changes and a worldwide...
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Taking FiveArtists Can Go on Tour Too, Featuring Matt EmmonsIf you’re truly passionate about something, you can find a way a way to make a living at it. You just have to keep doing it, even if it kills you. For Matt Emmons, all he did was just keep drawing. Even through a shitty job as a waiter and multiple trips to conventions where everyone walked by his booth without even glancing, he knew that if he just kept making art and putting it out into the world, he would figure out a way to make it work. But, most importantly, did he handle it when the th...
2019-12-111h 01Taking FiveArtist, Illustrator, and Former Class Clown Matt Emmons Just Really Loves DrawingArtist and graphic designer Matt Emmons (@second.at.best) has never done things by the book. Unless you count the literal books he’s published. I guess what I mean to say is that he’s one of the more unique artists I’ve met.
Back when we went to high school together, it was fairly common knowledge that Matt was an extremely talented artist, and he was always one of those kids who you just knew was going to be successful. Sure enough, a couple of cool things have happened since we graduated six years ago: One, h...
2019-12-0945 minTaking FiveJonathan Mitsiaris Just Won't Stop Autotuning People!Go ahead, try to sing off-key. Try to purposely mess up the lyrics. Try to sound like an old, dying cat with strep throat and a long history of smoking off-brand cigarettes. He'll still find a way to make you sound like the next god damn Bruno Mars.Jonathan dives deeper into how he got a job at a recording studio, how he built up his skills, and gives his advice on how others can get their foot in the door at a music studio. Also, we shit-talk some strangers, Kate tells us about how large she's...
2019-11-2700 minTaking FiveMusic Producer and Noted Taylor Swift Superfan Jonathan Mitsiaris Can Make ANYONE Sound GoodGrowing up as a talented singer, Jonathan Mistiaris always knew he wanted to work in music. However, unlike the thousands of other musicians who grow up dreaming of becoming rockstars and lead singers, he instead had his sights set on production. Why so? Was he interested in the technical side of music, rather than just the creative side? Did he have a passion for helping artists find their voice and getting the very best out of them while they're in the vocal booth? Or did his lifelong devotion to Taylor Swift take up so much of his time that...
2019-11-2500 minTaking FiveDionysia's Members are the Definition of Weekend Warriors (Part 2 of 2)The more we talk to Dionysia, the more we're amazed they even had time to come on this show...let alone to do normal human things like 'eat meals' and 'go for walks' and 'socialize with others' and whatnot. Garrett and Julian give us even more insight on their trials and tribulations as they balance their day jobs with a night-life. From opening for huge bands like Kongos to applying to the major music festivals, they really are in a super interesting spot; being right on the edge of a full-time music career is a lot of work, and...
2019-10-1642 minTaking FiveAlt-Rock Band 'Dionysia' Doesn't Have a Lot of Free Time These Days (Part 1 of 2)Dionysia is not your typical rock band. Sure, they have hit songs, millions of streams on Spotify, and multiple national tour dates booked, but they also have....9-5 jobs? As Engineers?? Dafuq???? On today's episode, the band's two lead singers, Garrett Brown and Julien Vandal, sit down and give us some insight on how they manage to make it all work. They touch upon how their music has improved as they've been together longer, what it's like to be right on the edge of really breaking out, and why they still bother having full-time jobs on top of highly...
2019-10-1439 minTaking FiveSteve Robinson, Esteemed Podcast Producer and Well-Documented Book Reader, Gives More Insight Into His Career in Broadcasting (Part 2 of 2)Remaining open to change and saying yes to new opportunities - that's what has enabled Steve Robinson to keep climbing up the content creation ladder. He gives us his advice for anyone looking to work in broadcasting and contemplates whether he made the right choice by going down the path of radio and podcasting instead of sticking with his political career. In addition to spoiling our attempts to impress him by having already read everything we throw at him, he also gives his thoughts on education, networking, and transitioning between career fields. Also, Kate went on a date? Like a...
2019-10-0931 minTaking FivePodcast Producer Steve Robinson from Barstool Sports' "The Kirk Minihane Show" Teaches Us How To, You Know, Produce Podcasts (Part 1 of 2)Steve Robinson did not grow up thinking he was going to be a podcast producer. He didn't grow up thinking he was going to have his voice be heard by thousands of people on radio stations and podcasts on a daily basis. And he DEFINITELY didn't grow up thinking he was going to be making dick jokes for a living. But, such is the life of Barstool Sports podcast producer. Steve tells us about his unique path from working in Politics to producing one of the most popular sports podcasts on the market, and how he was able to...
2019-10-0727 minTaking FiveJuniper Still Has Better Voices Than We Do (Part 2 of 2)After much debate, experimentation, and numerous bouts of intense group psychotherapy we have determined that yes, the singers from Juniper are indeed more vocally talented than we are. The guys provide more insight on their early adventures in music and give their advice to other bands looking to get serious. Josh also gets a lesson on why young people are so obsessed with snapchat streaks, and everyone gets riled up for the first guest-included edition of ’shit-talking strangers’. Also, is that music I hear in the intro? What a nice touch.
2019-10-0243 minTaking FiveIndie Rock Band 'Juniper' Makes Us Feel Bad About How Old and Non-Vocally Talented We Are (Part 1 of 2)Kate and Josh had a realization - considering the exceedingly high amounts of energy and excessively low attention spans they both possess, maybe they should start releasing shorter episodes? Idk, but they're giving it a shot - we will now be releasing our interviews in two parts to appeal to our fellow attention-deficient and extremely busy listeners. We just try to be open to change here, ya know?
On today's episode, we welcome on Juniper, an alternative, indie style rock band that’s slowly taking the local scene by storm. Lead singers Scott Johnson and Cam Ayer jo...
2019-09-3037 min