Brand Rebellion

I wanted to address the sadness, uncertainty and overall devastation that many of us are feeling during the quarantine...but I didn't want to stay there. In this episode,  I talk about creating a personal mission statement for your life. We have some extra time to connect to ourselves, and I think this is a great time to take a deep breath and refocus. How do you want to show up in the world?

In this episode, I sat down with Mike Choyama founder of Mellow Rooster. Mike is a lover of coffee and a sleep scientist wanna-be. I’m not sure I’ve laughed more in a Brand Rebellion episode. We talk meditation, coffee, and most importantly Mike gifts me a can of beans on air. What a delight!

Check out mellowrooster.com

To finish off the Boobs, Butts and Branding series, I sat down with Jaclyn Fu CEO and co-founder of Pepper. Pepper makes bras for small chested women. Jaclyn and I talk startups, funding, and empowering women to be themselves.

For the fourth part of my series “Boobs, Butts and Branding”, I sat down with eating disorder recovery coach and influencer Julia Parzyck aka @fitfatandallthat. We took the time to talk about body image, branding, and her journey to body positivity. I love all that Julia stands for, and I hope this episode inspires those suffering from an eating disorder to reach for help. Find Julia on Instagram at @fitfatandallthat

The Soul-folk band, The Copper Children popped up on my Discover Weekly playlist on Spotify about four years ago. I’ve been hooked ever since.  

I love the Copper Children because they take you to church without you even knowing you agreed to go. No, not like the Hosier song... The kind of church where love is the center, where connection and community grow and great stories are told. 

As we build brands, we must write powerful stories. Musicians like Zea and Christopher help us open our minds to the endless possibility of our own stories.

Don’t miss them at the Bluebird Theater on March 12th. I’ll be there drinking too much beer. 

I sat down with Comedian Christie Buchele to talk body image, living with a disability, and her work to rebrand how we see and treat disabled people through comedy.

In this episode, we approach the topic of body image through an interesting lens... you don't want to miss it!

I had the pleasure of interviewing Professor, Psychologist, and author of Beauty Sick, Renee Engeln, Ph.D.  We had a chat about how branding feeds the beauty sickness in our culture and how to fight back. Branding runs the show when it comes to beauty sickness and body image...but as usual, there is hope. 

“It's hard to change the world when you're so busy trying to change your body, your skin, your hair, and your clothes. It's difficult to engage with the state of the economy, the state of politics or the state of our education system if you're too busy worrying about the state of your muffin top, the state of your cellulite or the state of your makeup. There is work to be done in this world. Leaving the world in better shape than how you found it is more important than the shape of your body.” 

Beauty Sick by Renee Engeln, Ph.D

I got a letter in the mail in May 2019 informing me that my breast implants were recalled by the FDA. In the process of learning this new information, I found out I had breast implant illness along with the FDA recalled implants. Where I am from, we call this a double whammy. This difficult journey prompted some questions in my personal life. What role does branding play in body image in our culture? Sadly, I think it might run the show. Take a listen to the series featuring Psychologist and Author Renee Engeln, PhD, Comedian Christie Buchele, Influencer Julia Parzyck and Jaclyn Fu Co-Founder and CEO of Pepper. 

Joey is my client, one of my favorite clients to be exact. In 2018, Joey and I created a brand called Wildbelly. I reference Wildbelly all of the time because I love it so much. Joey and I were on the same wavelength and we connected over spirituality during this process. In fact, I feel 100% comfortable talking to Joey about how design needs to be born, it is making itself just as much as we are making it. Woo-woo? You betcha-- but just the right amount.

In this episode, Joey and I talk about the process of creating Wildbelly while dishing on gratitude. Don’t miss it!

Becca Reitz is a Designer, Illustrator, Entrepreneur, Creative Director of Spirit Daughter and owner of Rebecca Reitz Designs. Becca is a digital designer working with a variety of clients in Denver and beyond…but what is special about Becca is her spiritual practice and the way she interweaves her spirituality into her illustration and design.

I loved sitting with Becca and learning more about her spiritual practice and the inspiration and meaning behind her work.