Part 3 of 3 - Make sure to tune in to ep. 99 and 100 for the whole story. This is what it means to live in your purpose, on purpose, daily. It's a choice you make, a practice you chose. You don't know the next 90 steps. You don't know how it all works out and you certainly don't have some preconceived full control over everything.

The only thing you can control is you, the choices you make and to decide to live in your purpose daily even when it doesn't make sense.

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In this episode I sit down with futurist and Emmy award-winning entrepreneur Natalie MacNeil, founder of AI Dream Team. We dive deep into the intersection of artificial intelligence, spirituality, and embodiment, exploring how we can consciously and responsibly integrate AI into our lives and businesses without losing touch with our humanity.

• Natalie's unique journey as a futurist and her holistic, embodied approach to building human-AI collaborations

• How to stay grounded, intuitive, and empowered in the rapidly evolving AI age

• Addressing the risks and dualities present with AI, including potential for both collective fear and hope

• Why our intentional, conscious relationship with AI—and our willingness to do the necessary inner work—will help shape a brighter future

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Meet the guest: Natalie MacNeil is a futurist; Emmy Award-winning media entrepreneur; and founder of AI Dream Team, which helps entrepreneurs build deeply human, AI powered businesses.

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Say hello on IG @nataliemacneil

Curate your own AI Dream team to increase efficiency and productivity using Natalie's amazing holistic AI program: (The below links are affiliate links, Maria does not promote a program she doesn't fully back or use herself!)

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This episode is a must listen to with my dear friend and business colleague Kelly Brock. We dive deep into her journey from burnout and hustle to finding fulfillment as a multidimensional matriarch and conscious leader. Kelly shares candid stories about her evolution in business, conscious parenting, and embracing growth through life's seasons—reminding us that living in our purpose isn't always about the highlight reel, but the small, meaningful moments.

• Conscious Leadership & the Multidimensional Matriarch: What it means to lead with intuition and soul-alignment in business and family 02:05, 08:46.

• Navigating Identity Shifts & Burnout: Kelly's transformation from network marketing success to honoring her true values 04:38, 06:35.

• The Growth Zone & Normalizing Change: Embracing discomfort as a necessary part of stepping into new purpose-driven roles 12:59.

• The Power of Presence & Redefining Success: Why fulfillment often lies in everyday moments and “the pillow test” 33:24.

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About Guest:Kelly Brock is a visionary mentor, intuitive business coach, and founder of Multi-dimensional Matriarchs, a global movement for women rising into conscious leadership. Once a high-achieving entrepreneur trapped in burnout, she now teaches women how to replace hustle with an intuitive, soul-aligned way of leading and building impact. Kelly is also a homeschooling, conscious-parenting mom who believes the future of leadership begins with how we lead ourselves and our families.

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Enjoy the latest Legacy CEO on the AWAKEN podcast as I interview the amazing KAROLINA RZADKOWOLSKA.

We dive deep into Karolina's journey exploring sober living after realizing she didn't enjoy the relationship she had with alcohol, was in a job she didn't love, and knew something had to change. When dry January turned into 5+ years of sober free living & how her power and purpose turned up 10 notches, tune into this powerful story.

About Karolina - Karolina Rzadkowolska is an alcohol-free empowerment expert who helps intuitive women ditch alcohol and unleash their entrepreneurial fire. She’s worked with thousands of clients to lose the desire to drink and unleash a new level of health, happiness, and drive to go after their biggest dreams. She is the bestselling author of the book, Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident You (HarperCollins) and her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Goal Digger Podcast, The Sunday Post, Popsugar, Real Simple, Elite Daily and multiple TV shows. Karolina also 5x certifies coaches in her ICF-approved Empowered AF Coach 5x Certification. She’s passionate about helping you discover what really gives you purpose outside of a beverage and design an emboldened alcohol-free life. She would love to hear from you at www.euphoricaf.com.

Say hello on IG: @euphoric.af

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Living in your purpose is a choice.

It requires a deeper inner knowing of what lights you up, a way to connect to your intuition and tools to deal with the stress/overwhelm and mind chatter.

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Living in purpose, on purpose, isn't always linear. It's messy. It means waking up and choosing your purpose, on purpose, daily.

It can even mean walking away from "what makes sense" even when everyone thinks is CRAZY, but you do it anyway.

This is one story of leading from purpose, part 1 with your host Maria Crystene.

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Tune into this powerful conversation with Maria & Catherine as we dive deep into how these two spiritual tools - Tarot cards & Feng Shui - can support your spiritual awakening path. While Maria & Catherine both identify as being more "type A logic minded" woman, hear how a Tarot deck started Catherine's journey into tuning into her intuition and when Feng Shui became a last ditch effort on finding love, and IT WORKED! How you can use both these tools as beautiful spiritual practices to support your journey.

Catherine Andrews is a spiritual and health mentor for big-hearted, sensitive women who are stepping into their potential and leadership. She writes and hosts The New Sensitive newsletter and podcast, where she helps women reclaim their sensitivity as a strength. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with her husband AJ in a 300 year old log cabin, and her first book, all about how perfectionists and people pleasers can use Tarot for healing and self-discovery, will come out with Hay House in 2027.

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Tune into this powerful conversation with Nicole “Cole” Nfonoyim-Hara, owner of Griot Arts in Rochester, MN as we discuss how leaning into community & connection is necessary during crazy & uncertain times. While they"may want us divided, Nicole & her work and mission at Griot Arts is a testament to the power of leaning in to community & lifting each other up. Griot Arts is a bookstore & celebration of the art community lifting up black artists and artists of diverse backgrounds.

Nicole “Cole” Asong Nfonoyim-Hara* is committed to liberation and healing through story and the power of language, narrative, and the written word. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in NYC, her Cameroonian, Afro-Costa Rican and Indian roots/routes ground her creative work and practice. She is founder and director of Griot Arts, an arts hub centering Black literature and art. Her work has taken her around the country and the world. Her writing has been recognized by the Loft Literary Center, Minnesota State Arts Board, Givens Foundation for African American Literature, and VONA/Voices of Our Nation.

While this conversation was originally planned for IG live as part of the RISE UP series, d/t technical difficulties we premiered it on the podcast.

Tune into all 3 episodes of the RISE Up [⁠here⁠]

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I had my first reiki session in 2017 in someone's home whom I had just met! I know right!? Trusting... but for the first time the knot in my chest (former highly anxious human) dissipated. I was hooked. What is this!? Energy healing & reiki is powerful, but nearly 9 years later and reiki is going through an upgrade.

Tune in to hear from the founder of Quantum Illumination Reiki® (QIR), Christian Jones. How she started her own journey in healing & traditional reiki, the moment she channeled this new modality combining 5D magic & subconscious work into the now - QIR - and how she blends it into business & mom life. You won't want to miss this conversation with this legacy CEO. And if you are interested in getting trained in this new age modality -great for moms, leaders, coaches & healers - check out Christian's IG page or grab a mini experience of QIR below.

Christian Jones is the founder of Quantum Illumination Reiki® and an Energetics mentor for Healers & Visionary LeadersSay hello to Christian on IG: @xo_christianjones

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Join Alisa & I as we discuss her journey as a serial entrepreneur and using the combined power of structure & systems in your business with the intuitive soul led side as she scaled and grew multiple businesses (from a brick & mortar gymnastics program/gym to more online businesses with her late husband David) and navigating it all through the ups and downs of life.

Meet Alisa: Alisa Ann is a Business Architect, Strategic Mentor, and Founder known for helping established entrepreneurs rebuild and scale businesses that are already successful but structurally capped.

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