Futura Talks

Our guest this week, Allana Davis, shares her journey from being on the streets and in shelters from the age of 16 to launching her own business and luxury beauty studio in her late 30s after almost 20 years on social assistance. Following her passion for beauty as a means to bond with women also in the system and connecting by healing through trauma, Allana infuses both beauty and energy healing in her business now to help women feel beautiful inside and out.

Allana Davis is an accomplished medical aesthetician, creative makeup artist and hair stylist. With over 16 years of experience working with high profile clients on projects featured in television and print media, her diverse background and experience make her a unique voice in the beauty industry.

Allana’s work has been featured by E! Entertainment Television, CTV, 20th Century Fox, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Toronto Fashion Week, Holt Renfrew, Top Chef Canada, and The Real Housewives, just to name a few.

As the owner of a private medically directed studio located in the Yorkville area of Toronto, Allana offers innovative skincare treatments and works with world renowned photographers, designers, models, and stylists.

With a firm belief in integrity, gratitude and beauty starting within, Allana is an advocate for self-love and acceptance. As a person of colour herself, she is passionate about representation in the beauty industry and offering services tailored to all backgrounds, life stages and ethnicities.

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Website: www.AllanaDavisStudio.com

Instagram:  @allanadavisstudio

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Feeling stuck where you are? Looking to pivot your career, life or business? Tune in as this week’s  guest, Lia Garvin, shares her strategies for moving from stuck to unstuck by staying true to yourself.

Lia Garvin is the bestselling author of Unstuck, TEDx speaker and workplace strategist with experience leading team operations across Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Bank of America. 

When the pandemic turned workplace culture and team dynamics upside down, Lia’s passion for building effective teams became her purpose, so she left a thriving career in tech to drive transformation in the workplace at scale. 

As the Founder of The Workplace Reframe, an organizational strategy firm, she now equips innovative organizations of any size and industry with the tools to cultivate inclusive, motivated, high performing teams resulting in higher retention, more efficiency, and better business results; and she also coaches ambitious professionals on how to accelerate their careers. Lia is a sought after expert in the media, featured across Inc, FastCompany, ABC News, CNN Business, US News & World Report, HBR, and more.  

CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:

Website: https://www.liagarvin.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liagarvin/

Instagram: @lia.garvin

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Grab a FREE copy of the Find Your Flow Workbook

Sign up for the FREE Find Your Flow Workshop

Enroll in The Purposeful Relaunch Coaching Program

CONNECT WITH FARRAH:

Follow Farrah on LinkedIn

Follow Futura Funds on Instagram

Visit Futura Fund’s website:  www.futurafunds.com

Visit my Website: https://farrahkhimji.com/

Do you know someone whose story we should feature? Or you want to feature Farrah as a guest speaker on your podcast, then book a 20-minute discovery call HERE. 

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Do you ever stop to think WHO is behind the cup of coffee you are drinking? 

Our guest this week, Maria Jose Palacio, shares how life brought her full circle to launching Progeny Coffee. From studying Industrial Design in Bogota, Columbia to then working in New York with luxury fashion brands like Marc Jacobs and Vera Wang, Maria’s journey brought her back to her roots - her family’s coffee business as a fifth-generation Colombian coffee farmer - with her very first contracts coming from Facebook and Google. 

Maria gets candid about her journey, the challenges and the joys of being able to be an example for her children as she builds a business with a mission of empowering coffee farmers, helping their communities and lifting them out of poverty.

Maria has been recognized on Forbes Next 1000 list, 100 Female Founder of 2020 by Inc Magazine, Mujeres Imparables by Telemundo, 12 under 35 Breakout Talent to Watch by SFA, and the latest book "The New Latina - 100 Millennials shaping the World".

Maria and Progeny Coffee will also be featured in a short film produced by Reese Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine that was featured at the EMMY’s and will be released at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023.

CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:

Website: Progeny Coffee

LinkedIn: Maria Jose Palacio

Instagram: @progeny_coffee

JOIN OUR PROGRAMS:

Grab a FREE copy of the Find Your Flow Workbook

Sign up for the FREE Find Your Flow Workshop

CONNECT WITH FARRAH:

Follow Farrah on LinkedIn

Follow Futura Funds on Instagram

Visit Futura Fund’s website:  www.futurafunds.com

Visit my Website: https://farrahkhimji.com/

Do you know someone whose story we should feature? Or you want to feature Farrah as a guest speaker on your podcast, then book a 20-minute discovery call HERE. 

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In today’s episode we will talk about how perfectionism is holding you back and why taking imperfect action is far more meaningful and impactful for your life and business.  As a recovering perfectionist myself, I have learned that striving for perfection is unrealistic and in the past it has stopped me from moving forward with ideas and opportunities. When I started taking messy and imperfect action it has allowed me to launch my business, my podcast and so many other initiatives that have brought many opportunities and so much joy to my life.

In this episode, I’ll share with you the top three benefits and outcomes you will experience when you start taking imperfect action so you can get into action today!

And I want you to get started on your journey by grabbing a free copy here of the Find Your Flow Workbook: The 4-Step Framework to Discovering Your Purpose.

You can also sign up for the free Find Your Flow Workshop so you can join me live and work on your purpose statement real-time with guided exercises. It will be a learning and working session so you can create your purpose statement in a supportive environment and ask any questions you may have! Register now!

If you want to know how you can elevate your business along with the support you need to succeed and thrive, then it’s time to INVEST IN YOUR FUTURA. Visit us here: FUTURAFUNDS

Do you know someone whose story we should feature? Or if you want ME to be a guest speaker in your podcast, then book a 15-minute discovery call with me here –  Farrah Khimji

This podcast features individuals, including myself, who have a desire to chart their own path and launch a new product or service with the ultimate goal to improve our lives and the lives of others. For more stories/show notes, subscribe to Futura Talks on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts and don’t forget to leave us a review! - FuturaTalks Podcast

The one common through line that I have found with everybody that I have brought on this show and is something that I intentionally look for is that these people are all purpose-driven entrepreneurs. They're following their dreams, their passions, they seem to be very purpose-driven about what they are trying to do. But what does purpose really mean?

Purpose means the reason for which something was created. When you start thinking about your personal purpose and start saying, “Why do I exist and why was I created? “. It can be a little bit heavy.

In this week’s episode, we’ll dive in more about the topic as I share with you the components of my Find your Flow Method and how it can help you start discovering your own purpose today!

5:00 – Farrah asks three essential questions you should ask yourself when thinking about your purpose 

10:00 – Farrah introduces her FLOW Method and its components that will help you discover your own purpose

Grab a copy and download your own Find Your Flow Workbook: The 4-Step Framework to Discovering Your Purpose.

Sign up for the free LIVE Workshop! Show up and go through the exercise with me and ask questions. It will be a working session for us to create our flow statements together! Register here: Find Your Flow Workshop

If you want to know how you can elevate your business along with the support you need to succeed and thrive, then it’s time to INVEST IN YOUR FUTURA. Visit us here: Futura Funds

Do you know someone whose story we should feature? Or if you want ME to be a guest speaker in your podcast, then book a 15-minute discovery call with me here –  Farrah Khimji

This podcast features individuals, including myself, who have a desire to chart their own path and launch a new product or service with the ultimate goal to improve our lives and the lives of others. For more stories/show notes, subscribe to Futura Talks on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts and don’t forget to leave us a review! - Futura Talks Podcast

Passionate and purposeful.

Two simple but strong words that describe our week’s featured guest, Jill Donovan, founder of Rustic Cuff and author of The Kindness Effect. Jill shares her experience of losing hope but not letting life happen to her. Instead, she reignited the light within and is now living life with purpose every day.

Jill Donovan was a practicing attorney and adjunct law professor at the University of Tulsa when her passion for cuff bracelets and her need to refill her "gift closet" led her to begin Rustic Cuff.

She is now a sought-after motivational speaker who encourages people to pursue their passions, fulfill their God-given purpose, and always pay it forward. She is often heard saying, "You can truly change your world... one act of kindness at a time."

9:29 – Jill shares the experience and inspiration behind her business, Rustic Cuff 

18:35 – Jill shares her driving force and what keeps her motivated to walk with purpose everyday 

27:18 – Jill talks about what it means to be a purpose-driven entrepreneur

For more information about Jill and her team, Rustic Cuff, you can connect with them thru here:

Website:

    Personal: https://jilldonovan.com/

    Business: https://www.rusticcuff.com/

Instagram:

    Personal: https://www.instagram.com/jillfdonovan/

    Business: https://www.instagram.com/rusticcuff/

If you want to know how you can elevate your business along with the support you need to succeed and thrive, then it’s time to INVEST IN YOUR FUTURA. Visit us here: www.futurafunds.com

Do you know someone whose story we should feature? Or if you want ME to be a guest speaker in your podcast, then book a 15-minute discovery call with me here –  https://farrahkhimji.com/

This podcast features individuals, including myself, who have a desire to chart their own path and launch a new product or service with the ultimate goal to improve our lives and the lives of others. For more stories/show notes, subscribe to Futura Talks on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts and don’t forget to leave us a review! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/futura-talks/id1621081750

Losing someone is inevitable, which is why having a will is important to make sure that everything is handled in a manner that respects your wishes while removing friction for your loved ones when you pass.

This episode features Erin Bury, co-founder and CEO of online estate planning platform Willful. Erin talks about her journey from working with start-ups and entrepreneurs to eventually launching Willful with her husband, and co-founder, Kevin Gould. She’ll also share the myths and misconceptions surrounding wills, how Willful is making it easier for Canadians to obtain wills and the importance of ensuring you have one in place.

Erin Bury is one of Canada’s top female entrepreneurs, an active startup advisor, a former marketer and technology journalist, and she was even named one of Bay St. Bull’s Women of the Year. She also secured a deal for the company on TV’s Dragons’ Den in December 2021. Erin advises multiple startups including podcasting platform Quill. She is a board member for Save the Children Canada and the co-chair of the #Tech4SickKids initiative for SickKids Hospital.

Willful is a do-it-yourself online platform that breaks down the estate planning process into simple steps to create your last will and testament and power of attorney documents from the comfort of your home. Willful has been named one of Bay St. Bull’s Power 50 companies with the mission to make it easier for Canadians to prepare for and deal with death in the digital age.

9:29 – Erin talks about the inspiration behind their business, Willful, and the unique selling point that has helped a lot of Canadians to easily prepare their wills

18:35 – Erin shares the importance of obtaining and maintaining a will

27:18 – Erin shares advice for founders looking to raise a capital

For more information about Erin and her team, Willful, you can connect with them thru here:

Website: https://willful.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinbury/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinbury/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erinbury

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erinbury

Twitter: https://twitter.com/erinbury

If you want to know how you can elevate your business along with the support you need to succeed and thrive, then it’s time to INVEST IN YOUR FUTURA. Visit us here: www.futurafunds.com

Do you know someone whose story we should feature? Or if you want ME to be a guest speaker in your podcast, then book a 15-minute discovery call with me here –  https://farrahkhimji.com/

This podcast features individuals, including myself, who have a desire to chart their own path and launch a new product or service with the ultimate goal to improve our lives and the lives of others. For more stories/show notes, subscribe to Futura Talks on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts and don’t forget to leave us a review! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/futura-talks/id1621081750

Many of us are afraid of failing and have probably experienced this at one time or another, but we shouldn’t let that fear stop us from moving forward and achieving our goals.

In this episode we are joined by Mia Zambarano, a mental health therapist and performance consultant, as we talk about failure and how we can move from fearing failure to embracing it.

With many years of experience in therapy practice and evidence-based modalities, she utilizes this to support highly competitive and driven individuals and teams to achieve success through enhancing their mentality and optimizing their performance. Mia was a former Division 1 college soccer player and is now working with athletes, business professionals, entrepreneurs, and any individual or group who wants to understand how to improve their performance in their desired area. 

12:56 – Mia shares the transition of her story from an agency to starting her own private practice

20:34 – Mia talks about the similarities of sports coaching and coaching entrepreneurs

32:00 – Mia talks about how fear is a fundamental core and why it serves as a function

43:13 – Mia shares her own experience with fear and how she was able to overcome it

For more information about Mia and her team, Le Vie Lifestyle, you can connect with them here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/le_vie_psych/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mia-gardner-zambarano-lcsw-b94a3965/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincerely.your.therapist

If you want to know how you can elevate your business along with the support you need to succeed and thrive, then it’s time to INVEST IN YOUR FUTURA. Visit us here: www.futurafunds.com

Do you know someone whose story we should feature? Or if you want ME to be a guest speaker in your podcast, then book a 15-minute discovery call with me here –  https://farrahkhimji.com/

This podcast features individuals, including myself, who have a desire to chart their own path and launch a new product or service with the ultimate goal to improve our lives and the lives of others. For more stories/show notes, subscribe to Futura Talks on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts and don’t forget to leave us a review! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/futura-talks/id1621081750

With billions of Pins on Pinterest, you'll always find ideas to spark inspiration. This also sparked an opportunity for our featured guest to start her own business and live the life she wanted.

Jen Vazquez, Founder and CPO (Chief Pinterest Officer) of Jen Vazquez Media – is known by many as the Pinterest Queen. She helps service-based female entrepreneurs go from overwhelmed to an easy streamlined Pinterest marketing strategy with her signature Pinterest ATTRACTION Method to grow their business in about an hour a week.

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Jen was the Division Director for a Fortune 500 company managing a large team of sales and marketing folks and provided training on relationship-style marketing.  She left corporate America and started her wedding and branding photography business in 2009 and started using Pinterest when it was by invitation only in 2010.  

Over the years, she helped her business besties learn how to do it.  And after almost two years of pushing by those friends, she launched her Pinterest Marketing Strategist business in 2018 and hasn’t looked back.

15:39 – Jen talk about the start of her entrepreneurship through the use of Pinterest to build her business

27:00 – Jen shares the importance of Pinterest and how it works to drive traffic

For more information about Jen and her team, Jean Vazquez Media, you can connect with them thru here:

Website: https://jenvazquezcoach.com

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/jenvazquezmedia

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenvazquezmedia/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/jenvazquezmedia

YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCQ1zWw82FpMqwic8f3WRFAg?sub_confirmation=1

Facebook:

    Page: https://www.facebook.com/jenvazquezmedia

    Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/jenvazquezmedia/

Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@jenvazquezmedia

Podcast: https://jenvazquezcoach.com/podcast/

Clubhouse: Find me on Clubhouse! https://www.clubhouse.com/@jenvazquez?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=8ELmINQiMob7KBmnfo4MYg-389447

Email: [email protected]

If you want to know how you can elevate your business along with the support you need to succeed and thrive, then it’s time to INVEST IN YOUR FUTURA. Visit us here: www.futurafunds.com

Do you know someone whose story we should feature? Or if you want me to be a guest speaker in your podcast, then book a 15-minute discovery call with me here –  https://farrahkhimji.com/

This podcast features individuals, including myself, who have a desire to chart their own path and launch a new product or service with the ultimate goal to improve our lives and the lives of others. For more stories/show notes, subscribe to Futura Talks on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts and don’t forget to leave us a review! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/futura-talks/id1621081750

I believe that the path of entrepreneurship is one that is accessible to anyone that desires it.

This episode is quite near and dear to me because it's about a question that I get asked about all the time. And that is people wanting to learn more about my journey from being a corporate professional to now being an entrepreneur.

I love talking about this because this journey had the biggest impact on my life and is probably the single best decision I have ever made. I'm going to go into a few areas; about what was happening in my life and career when I decided to transition, how I discovered what business I would pursue and what my business is now, and the major challenges that I've had along the way. I’ll also share some of the actions that have really helped me most on my journey.

I'm sharing this story with you guys in hopes that it inspires others that have considered this path, but maybe are not ready to make the leap, or haven't made the leap, or want to learn a little bit more about what it entails to be on a path of entrepreneurship.

5:51 – Farrah shares her struggles while working on a corporate job and her passion to find her next big thing that made her decide to do the transition

12:25 – The opportunity that hits to start her own path of entrepreneurship

20:11 – The challenges and some of the actions that helped her along on her journey

33:18 – Announcing her upcoming project – the Futura Founder Society

Stay connected with Farrah through here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrah-khimji/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurafunds/

If you want to know how you can elevate your business along with the support you need to succeed and thrive, then it’s time to INVEST IN YOUR FUTURA. Visit us here: www.futurafunds.com

Do you know someone whose story we should feature? Or if you want me to be a guest speaker in your podcast, then book a 15-minute discovery call with me here –  https://farrahkhimji.com/

This podcast features individuals, including myself, who have a desire to chart their own path and launch a new product or service with the ultimate goal to improve our lives and the lives of others. For more stories/show notes, subscribe to Futura Talks on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts and don’t forget to leave us a review! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/futura-talks/id1621081750