In this episode Rachel coaches Vita through an exploration of opportunities and challenges that come with having a diverse set of interests and skills. Vita has a breakthrough - articulating her big dream out loud for the first time, and they develop an action plan for taking baby steps towards that dream within the constraints of the current crisis.
Read MoreMagda Besser is the Founder and CEO of Wealth In Hand, a financial wellness provider.
You can find her online @wealthinhand
She started her career in private wealth management as a certified financial planner, where she went on to train and manage a team of advisors.
A self-proclaimed finance nerd, Magda has been fascinated by money for as long as she can remember. She has been educating around finance since the 6th grade, when she gave a presentation titled: “how the stock market works.”
Read MoreShannon Broyles-Beale is the founder and principal strategist of @sbfactoryny.)
A former merchant and executive of Donna Karan and Brunello Cucinelli North America, Shannon launched S/B in 2012 after nearly a decade of product development and business management. She can be found here @sbfnyc.
S/B Factory is full-service brand development consultancy that provides early to advanced stage strategy for luxury, fashion and lifestyle brands. Her team applies a multi-disciplinary brand management approach that sits at the intersection of image, commerce and sustainability.
Sisters Gabriela and Samar are co-founders of Hipline, a beloved space for dance and empowerment in Oakland CA. You can find them online @hiplineoakland
Proudly owned by women-of-color, this business has grown slowly and thoughtfully over the last 11 years, becoming a space equally known for exhilarating dance classes, co-working and community.
Harnessing their Lebanese Peruvian roots, Gabriela, Samar and their diverse team of choreographers encourage Hipliners to check their baggage at the door for an hour focussed on mind, heart and body.
They invited me into their studio on Lakeshore in Oakland to record this conversation.
@karlaquiz designs kaftan inspired medical and delivery gowns through her company @jamesfoxco .
Her functional and stylish gowns made their world debut in Ayesha Curry’s baby announcement and have enhanced the birth, postpartum, and medical recovery experience for women across the country. Her gowns are sold online and at Nordstrom.
With her little one in tow, we met up in Oakland to record this conversation
Read MoreJill Lindsay is a therapeutic yoga instructor and anatomy teacher. You can find her online @therapeuticyogijill
She started her career as a high school biology teacher and after battling cancer, turned to Yoga as a source for healing and recovery.
She believes that Therapeutic yoga has the power to help reduce or eliminate symptoms that cause suffering while improving foundation and function. She believes that every body can benefit from by going deep in a safe and healing way.
Jillian Knox is an interdisciplinary creative polymath based in San Francisco, California you can find her online at @JJoules
With a BFA in Photography, concentrating in Fashion Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design, Jillian combines her creative passions to serve her clients and fuel her creative fire.
Jillian opened her online vintage store, Joules Jewels Vintage, in 2009 to hone her commercial photography, styling skills, and embrace her love for fashion.
She currently works as a food + fashion stylist. We met up at the Ruby SF to record this conversation
Read MorePuno is the founder of PeopleMap, an instagram marketing tool, and ilovecreatives, a platform for creative slashies. She lives in LA with her husband, who is also her business partner. You can find her online @punodostres
She started her career as an agency Art Director, then moved on to Call of Duty Elite as a UX Director. In 2009, she moved into the freelance space designing websites and directing branding.
She is a Squarespace Authorized trainer, speaks on panels, and has produced a Squarespace Design Course and another on Instagram Marketing.
Rakia Reynolds is the founder & CEO of Skai Blue Media, a multimedia strategic communications firm based in Philadelphia and New York.
She began her career as a television producer, working at MTV, TLC and the Discovery Channel. She transitioned into the world of PR while pregnant and on unemployment, dusted herself off and became an “accidental entrepreneur” with the founding of Skai Blue Media. A decade later, it is clear that her non-traditional approach to PR and communications has changed the game.
Rakia and her team at Skai Blue Media work with powerhouses including Serena Williams, Ashley Graham and social activist Marley Dias and brands we love, include Dell, Comcast, Airbnb, and Planned Parenthood.
Read MoreSabrina Moyle is the CEO of Hello!Lucky, an award winning letterpress greeting card and design studio.
From humble beginnings making greeting cards to an expanded line including textiles, bedding, books, ceramics, socks, custom photo albums and children books, Sabrina and her business partner and Sister, Eunice have stayed true to the mission to spread joy, fun and kindness.
Sabrina serves on the board of The Mosaic Project, is a published author and is an advocate for and practitioner of mindful parenting.
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