On the final episode of Bring Your Full Self Season 1 (!) we are excited to return to the roundtable format. Today's conversation comes in a Q&A format and is inspired by the wonderful questions and curiousity of Converge Collaborative's intern Ryan Park. Ryan is joined by a panel of three Converge members, Katie Giritlian, Pat McMahon, and Amy Yoshitsu. Questions are asked in both directions by all parties, and topcs covered include making friends, finding your passions, and of course, being patient through the pauses.

Thank you so much to everyone involved in the making of Season 1 of Bring Your Full Self. Thank you to everyone who listened, shared, and provided feedback, support, and encouragement. 

Bring Your Full Self is a series of conversations that center the humanity and emotions of people of color in the context of their labor, how they generate their work, and survive inside the systems of capitalism. This podcast is produced and created by members of Converge Collaborative, an artist-led BIPOC workers co-op and creative collective.

We hope you enjoy listening! If you have any thoughts, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at [email protected], or on Instagram, @convergecollaborative.

Today we rejoin Amy Yoshitsu & Michelle McCrary, the earliest and newest working members of Converge Collaborative. Part two picks up this wonderful conversation with Amy and Michelle as they discuss their passion for music scenes and cultures, their identities as only children, and their experiences navigating workspaces while maintaining a sense of self.

The final Episode of Season 1 of Bring Your Full Self, a roundtable question and answer with our intern Ryan Park, will be available next Thursday, April 6.

Bring Your Full Self  is a series of conversations that center the humanity and emotions of people of color in the context of their labor, how they generate their work, and survive inside the systems of capitalism. This podcast is produced and created by members of Converge Collaborative, an artist-led BIPOC workers co-op and creative collective.

We hope you enjoy listening! If you have any thoughts, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at [email protected], or on Instagram, @convergecollaborative.

In the final 1-on-1 conversation of the first season of Bring Your Full Self, we join Amy Yoshitsu & Michelle McCrary, the earliest and newest working members of Converge Collaborative. Across two episodes this wonderful conversation follows Amy and Michelle as they discuss their passion for music scenes and cultures, their identities as only children, and their experiences navigating workspaces while maintaining a sense of self. 

Part two of this conversation between Amy & Michelle will be available next week March 30, 2023

Bring Your Full Self  is a series of conversations that center the humanity and emotions of people of color in the context of their labor, how they generate their work, and survive inside the systems of capitalism. This podcast is produced and created by members of Converge Collaborative, an artist-led BIPOC workers co-op and creative collective.

We hope you enjoy listening! If you have any thoughts, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at [email protected], or on Instagram, @convergecollaborative.

Today we pick back up th conversation between two social members of Converge Collaborative, AmaYah Harrison and Coral Martin. Having both graduated from Oakland School of the Arts, AmaYah and Coral discuss their shared experiences across careers in the arts and how their approach to work shifts with and is impacted by their passions.  The conversation also focuses on their identities as Black women and the way geographic and professional environments impact their work, creativity, and voice.

Episode 8, a conversation between Amy Yoshitsu & Michelle McCrary, will be available next week, on March 23, 2023.

Bring Your Full Self is a series of conversations that center the humanity and emotions of people of color in the context of their labor, how they generate their work, and survive inside the systems of capitalism. This podcast is produced and created by members of Converge Collaborative, an artist-led BIPOC workers co-op and creative collective.

We hope you enjoy listening! If you have any thoughts, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at [email protected], or on Instagram, @convergecollaborative.

On today’s episode of Bring Your Full Self, we return to conversation between two social members of Converge Collaborative, AmaYah Harrison and Coral Martin. Having both graduated from Oakland School of the Arts, AmaYah and Coral discuss their shared experiences across careers in the arts and how their approach to work shifts with and is impacted by their passions.  The conversation also focuses on their identities as Black women and the way geographic and professional environments impact their work, creativity, and voice.

Part two of this conversation between AmaYah & Coral will be released next week on March 16, 2023.

Bring Your Full Self  is a series of conversations that center the humanity and emotions of people of color in the context of their labor, how they generate their work, and survive inside the systems of capitalism. This podcast is produced and created by members of Converge Collaborative, an artist-led BIPOC workers co-op and creative collective.

We hope you enjoy listening! If you have any thoughts, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at [email protected], or on Instagram, @convergecollaborative.

In the inaugural roundtable episode of Bring Your Full Self, members of Converge Collaborative cover the Apple TV+ program Severance. Amy Yoshitsu, Pat McMahon, and David Rios discuss how aspects of the show’s plot, characters, visuals, and themes echo our own experiences, how identities are defined within working environments, and our aspirations and hopes for labor in which we are able to be our fully embodied selves. [Contains spoilers for Season 1 of Severance].

Episode 6, which returns to the 1-on-1 conversation format with AmaYah Harrison & Coral Martin, will be available next Thursday, March 9, 2023. 

Bring Your Full Self is a series of conversations that center the humanity and emotions of people of color in the context of their labor, how they generate their work, and survive inside the systems of capitalism. This podcast is produced and created by members of Converge Collaborative, an artist-led BIPOC workers co-op and creative collective.

We hope you enjoy listening! If you have any questions, thoughts, or feedback, please reach out to us at [email protected], or on Instagram, @convergecollaborative.

We rejoin two Converge members in conversation. Katie Gritilian and Louis Bryant III as they converse, share, and laugh across the broad topics of learning and teaching, formal and informal educations, and the ways these relate to their passions for photography. Recorded across two parts and weathered through wifi hiccups, Katie & Louis provide a conversation we are all appreciative and lucky to share in.

Episode 5, a roundtable episode feauturing Amy Yoshitsu, David Rios, and Pat McMahon discussing the workplace thriller series, Severance, comes out next week, March 2, 2023. 

Bring Your Full Self is a series of conversations that center the humanity and emotions of people of color in the context of their labor, how they generate their work, and survive inside the systems of capitalism. This podcast is produced and created by members of Converge Collaborative, an artist-led BIPOC workers co-op and creative collective.

We hope you enjoy listening! If you have any thoughts, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at [email protected], or on Instagram, @convergecollaborative.

In the second conversation of Bring Your Full Self, Converge members. Katie Grritlian and Louis Bryant III converse, share, and laugh across the broad topics of learning and teaching, formal and informal educations, and the ways these relate to their passions for photography. Recorded across two parts and weathered through wifi hiccups, Katie & Louis provide a conversation we are all appreciative and lucky to share in.

Part two of Katie & Louis's conversation will be available on February 23, 2023.

Bring Your Full Self is a series of conversations that center the humanity and emotions of people of color in the context of their labor, how they generate their work, and survive inside the systems of capitalism. This podcast is produced and created by members of Converge Collaborative, an artist-led BIPOC workers co-op and creative collective.

We hope you enjoy listening! If you have any questions, thoughts, or feedback, please reach out to us at [email protected], or on Instagram, @convergecollaborative.

This episode is part two of a conversation between David Rios & Pat McMahon, wherein they discuss their respective experiences working in marketing and higher education, the pressures of capitalism, carving paths for one’s self, and who gets to call themselves an expert.

Episode 3, featuruing Louis Bryant III & Katie Giritlian, arrives on February 16, 2023. 

Bring Your Full Self is a series of conversations that center the humanity and emotions of people of color in the context of their labor, how they generate their work, and survive inside the systems of capitalism. This podcast is produced and created by members of Converge Collaborative, an artist-led BIPOC workers co-op and creative collective.

We hope you enjoy listening! Please reach out with any questions, thoughts, concerns, or feedback at converge@convergecollaborative, or on Instagram, @convergecollaborative.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Bring Your Full Self, conversations about our relationships to and experiences within labor and creativity as people of color. Presented in two parts, David Rios & Pat McMahon discuss their respective experiences working in marketing and higher education, the pressures of capitalism, carving paths for one’s self, and who gets to call themselves an expert.

Part two of this conversation will be released on February 9, 2023. 

Bring Your Full Self is a series of conversations that center the humanity and emotions of people of color in the context of their labor, how they generate their work, and survive inside the systems of capitalism. This podcast is produced and created by members of Converge Collaborative, an artist-led BIPOC workers co-op and creative collective.

We hope you enjoy listening! Please reach out with any questions, thoughts or feedback to converge@convergecollaborative, or on Instagram, @convergecollaborative.