Le vital corps Salon

 In the music sphere, she's the founder of 525 Entertainment Group, an artist management & consulting firm and home to Everyday Rebellion Records. She also proudly serves on the Board of Directors for Women In Music. 

After the tragic stillbirth of her daughter, Olivia, and realizing how little information she had pre- and post-delivery, she created Mommy Interrupted. The maternal advocacy group seeks to get useful information women and their families need when they need it. She also supports the Massachusetts Center For Unexpected Infant and Child Death in Boston as an Advisory Board Member. 

While our conversation may hit you right in the feelies at moments, Nicole generously shares many of the lessons she's learned with such grace and humor. We dive into topics like managing awkward conversations around grief, becoming grounded in her own powerful story, and attempting to get organized. 

• Connect with Nicole on social media: Twitter | Facebook for Everyday Rebellion | Facebook for Mommy Interrupted | Instagram | LinkedIn
• 525 Entertainment/Everyday Rebellion Records (Nicole's artist management company/label)
• Mommy Interrupted (Nicole's maternal advocacy group)
• Women in Music
• The Massachusetts Center For Unexpected Infant and Child Death
• Return to Zero (movie about stillbirth and the retreat)
• Sands (UK stillbirth & neonatal death charity)
• Ovia Health
• Marie Kondo's the life-changing magic of tidying up
• Diagnosing Overitis on FemInEM
• Derek Sivers post: No “yes.” Either “HELL YEAH!” or “no.”
• Mark Wilkinson, artist
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Bullet Journal
• Convo on the benefits of crafting and being creative with Amber Ladley of Happily Upcycled
• The Imposter Syndrome
• Kickass Theme Music: “Things Are Getting Better” Written by Rishi Dhir. Performed by The High Dials.
• Stay in the loop about future Le vital corps Salon episodes or with Kara: Twitter | Instagram | The List (sent monthly-ish including helpful health + lifestyle information)

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• Element Athletics
• Connect with Sarah on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn
• Tripping the Prom Queen: The Truth About Women and Rivalry by Susan Shapiro Barash
• The Mental Cost of Owning a Business
• The Psychological Price of Entrepreneurship
• Closer by The Chainsmokers on the Songs to Energize playlist(On heavy team rotation)
• I'll Scream Later by Marlee Matlin
• Michael Porter and his five forces of competition
• Google Drive
• Kickass Theme Music: “Things Are Getting Better” Written by Rishi Dhir. Performed by The High Dials.
• Stay in the loop about future Le vital corps Salon episodes or with Kara: Twitter | Instagram | The List (sent monthly-ish including helpful health + lifestyle information)

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By connecting artists, fans, and organizations, PLUS1 amplifies the collective impact and shows how small actions can lead to change - namely consistent, sustainable and substantive change. 

If Marika looks familiar to you, you may recognize her as the Viola-wielding touring member of Grammy award-winning band Arcade Fire. For nine years, Marika played her heart out while simultaneously directing and managing the band’s philanthropy and community outreach. During our conversation, Marika will share how she and her fellow band members experienced the incredible energy of thousands of people coming together as well as how they chose to harness and channel it for social good. 

Captured by the potential of PLUS1 and guided by her musical colleagues and mentor Dr. Paul Farmer, a founder of Partners in Health, Marika dedicated herself to building an independent organization. PLUS1 was founded in 2013. From a small office in Montréal, she and her team empower other artists to partner with their fans to drive awareness, advocacy, and resources for organizations doing proven, measurable work to address inequity and injustice; repair and preserve our planet; and provide sustainable access to healthcare, food supply, education, equal protection under the law and within society for all human beings. 

On the personal-front, Marika's also a strong, whipsmart, and funny working mom and wife. She shares some successes and challenges in trying to keep it all together, especially when she's feeling like it's anything but together. With humor and stories, Marika offers some amazing perspective for the Pinterest-induced imposters and the overwhelmed modern women among us. 

Outside of work, Marika sits on the Board of Directors of Partners in Health Canada, and on the PIH Board of Trustees in Boston as a volunteer. She frequently speaks about the power of collective impact and philanthropy in the arts, including appearances at C2 Montreal, the Forbes Under 30 Summit, and universities and engagements around the world. 

• Connect with Marika of PLUS1 on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
• Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire (who educated the rest of the band about Haiti)
• James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem and the Shut Up and Dance documentary referenced
• Dr. Paul Farmer and Partners in Health (Check out what they are making happen.)
• The Brock Turner case and organizations like Project Callisto, using tech to combat sexual assault on college campuses
• Local Natives
• Marcus Paquin (recording producer, husband to Marika, and dad)
• Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth (Zen children's book)
• Megan Lawson's fabulous Instagram account for inspiration
• Kickass Theme Music: “Things Are Getting Better” Written by Rishi Dhir. Performed by The High Dials.
• Stay in the loop about future Le vital corps Salon episodes or with Kara: Twitter | Instagram | The List (sent monthly-ish including helpful health + lifestyle information)

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Robin Rodig came into my life around the 10th anniversary of losing our common friend, Pat "Noodle" Newell to cancer. After an hour of the two of us supremely inquisitive ladies tossing questions back and forth, Robin volunteered her beautiful beach house to the charity auction I was pulling together. Her radiant warmth, kindness and humor caught my attention and what she's been up to maintained it.  

Since we first connected, Robin's been jetsetting around the globe. When Robin Goes To a new destination, she snaps gorgeous photos, shares the stories on her blog (and HuffPo!), and collects traditional fabrics for future art projects. Sure, she must be some free-spirited Californian hippie, right? Au contraire. She's a self-described, perfect attendance awarding-winning rule-follower who worked for the same company for 16 years. So, how on Planet Earth, did Robin make that leap? Hint: It was with the click of a button, but you'll have to tune in to learn more. 

• Connect with Robin on social media: Robin Goes To | Twitter | Facebook |  Pinterest
• #ForBlake
• Gymboree Play & Music
• Robin on the Huffington Post (and specifically Things I’ve Learned from Living out of a Suitcase)
• Images of Polish folk fabric on Google
• Robin's go-to black tee from Target: Mossimo featherweight with long sleeves
• Globe Convert (a converter app for traveling)
• Republica's "Ready to Go" on the Songs to Energize playlist
• Led Zeppelin's "The Rain Song" and Zero 7's "This World" on the Songs to Soothe playlist
• Kickass Theme Music: “Things Are Getting Better” Written by Rishi Dhir. Performed by The High Dials.
• Stay in the loop about future Le vital corps Salon episodes or with Kara: Twitter | Instagram | The List (sent monthly-ish including helpful health + lifestyle information)

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• Connect with Sally on social media:
  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn
• Pam Victor and her Through Laughter Program
• The Happier Valley Comedy Improv School
• The Applied Improvisation Network
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• A taco press
• Carl Carlton's "She's a Bad Mama Jama" on the Songs to Energize playlist
• Kickass Theme Music: “Things Are Getting Better” Written by Rishi Dhir. Performed by The High Dials.
• Stay in the loop about future Le vital corps Salon episodes: Twitter | Instagram | The List (sent monthly-ish including helpful health + lifestyle information)

• Yeah, I've definitely zigged and zagged. How did Sally go from working in a locked psychiatric floor to being a literary agent in the culinary world?
• What happens when you recognize an instinct in yourself and cultivate it?
• Heart or gut: Dissecting what intuition looks and feels like in business
• Love isn't going to keep the lights on. Negotiation matters.
• What is the special sauce Sally brings to her negotiations? (Pssst, you can use this, too.)
• Where are we not stepping into the ring for ourselves?
• How to redefine failure by (literally) cheering and celebrating your own mistakes
• What activity has reshaped how she understands the world more than anything else?
• I'm standing out.
• Sally's secret for breaking the ice at conferences or networking events (even when you're terrified)
• Misconceptions about being a published author from a literary agent
• What really makes a good author?
• How a childhood cancer diagnosis shaped her view on philanthropy
• I ran the marathon; and I fucking hate running. Why did she do it?
• How does Sally think we can become unstoppable women?

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