Maverick Mind

Maverick Mind

By Ellie FodenBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Maverick Mind episodes

  • Productivity Without The Pressure: Cultivating Focus and Flow Through Mindfulness With Rachel Collins

    Rachel is a creative writer and artist with over 20 years of experience crafting mandalas as a meditative art practice. 


    Balancing her passion for creativity with a busy professional life, she developed the Focus Flow Formula, a mindful productivity system designed to help creatives prioritize what truly matters. This system allowed her to carve out time for her passion projects, including authoring books, creating art, and teaching others how to live with greater purpose and joy. Rachel’s mission is to inspire others to overcome overwhelm and reconnect with their creative pursuits through intentional planning and mindful living.


    We talk: 


    Rachel’s passion for mandalas and writing 
    Tips to cut through overwhelm 
    Staying on track with your intentions, projects or goals and how not to get waylaid by shiny object syndrome. 
    Rachel’s journey publishing her books 
    Mindful tools to create more, whilst staying in harmony with the other areas of life


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    53 min
  • Taking Your Power Back, Personal Branding For Performers and Making 'Luck' Likely With Anne Alexander-Sieder

    This week I'm joined by Anne Alexander-Sieder: Actress, Screenwriter and founder of Act Bold. 


    Anne was a professional Actor in the US before she moved to Germany for love, started a family.. and ended up taking a 16 year break from her acting career. She then relaunched in a new country, with a different language and managed to match her previous success. 


    In an industry like acting or performing, which is often painted as ‘a game of luck’ Anne is the embodiment of the message that you actually have a lot more power in your hands than you think. 


    This is such a powerful story, whether you’re a performer of not I hope this conversation inspires you to shed the feeling that you need to wait for someone else to grant you the keys to the golden gates, and instead, put the power into your own hands and create it for yourself. 


    We talk: 


    Anne’s journey into acting 
    Moving to another continent, taking a pause on her career and relaunching 16 years later
    How to get better roles as a performer 
    The power if personal branding as a performer or artist 
    Networking tips, even for those who hate networking 


    …and loads more as always!


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    56 min
  • Becoming a Traditionally Published Author, Overcoming Perfectionism + Creating Longevity With N V Peacock

    This week I'm joined by traditionally published thriller-fiction author N V Peacock.


    She’s been published by world-renowned houses like Harper Collins, Canelo/ Penguin and Simon & Schuster in the US. She’s represented by David Higham Literary agents and also the co-host of the podcast ‘The Red Rabbit Hole’: where true crime meets thriller fiction.


    We talk: 


    • Nicky’s journey early life and being into the darker side of our imagination 
    • How she became an author the traditional way 
    • Navigating perfectionism 
    • Creating community when there’s nobody around you doing what you wan to do. 
    • Marketing here book/sharing your work 


      • …and loads more as always!


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      59 min
    • The Art of Goal-Setting: Why the Traditional Way Doesn’t Always Work For Creatives, And What To Do Instead

      Happy New Year All! This week I'm sitting down solo to chat about all things goal-setting and vision-creating, why I've found that many artistic and creative minds don't resonate with the traditional goal-setting methods we're taught... and, of course, what to do instead.


      I'll guide you through a vision-building exercise to anchor in your values and direction, talk you through why I believe creatives achieve more by focusing on their habits instead of metrics, and how to start living that fulfilled creative life you desire, now.


      This was a fun one! I'd really love to know what you think and what you're calling in this year!


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      37 min
    • Trading Data Science For Hip-hop: Forging Your Own Path and Falling in Love With Sharing Your Work With J.Henry

      This week I’m joined by Hip-hop artist J.Henry: a queer multiethnic artist and storyteller who’s spent his life bridging worlds—combining the structured logic of data science with the raw, emotional power of hip-hop.


      Hi says: “My music is all about exploring identity, resilience, and what it means to forge your own path when the world expects you to follow the rules. I’ve made it my mission to break barriers, challenge stereotypes, and inspire others to embrace their true selves. Love is my muse - whether it be loving others or self-love, it's important to me to convey that message in my music.” 


      It’s a very relaxed chat about all things following your dreams, calving your own path (even within your industry), ‘winging it’, creative flow states and falling in love with marketing yourself. 


      Enjoy and don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe wherever you’re listening and follow J.Henry via the links below. 



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      1 hr
    • Breathwork + Brand-Building: How Your Breath Can Amplify Your Marketing With Emily King

      This week I’m joined by Emily King: Breathwork Teacher, Marketing Strategist, and founder of The C Word online magazine for women. 


      She blends strategic consultancy with transformative breathwork to guide high-powered female entrepreneurs in wellness and lifestyle industries toward holistic business growth. With over nine years of experience and a unique approach that integrates mindset, breathwork, and marketing strategies and services, I help female-founded brands achieve scalable, sustainable success.


      We talk:


      • Em’s personal journey into breathwork 
      • How breathwork can release limiting beliefs around sharing your work. 
      • Why going viral might not actually equal sales/raving new fans
      • Simplifying your marketing message and how to market your work without feeling like you’re selling yourself. 
      • Em’s journey to starting The C Word magazine 
      • My experiences with mastering my message and how you can learn from my mistakes (and wins!) 


        • …and loads more, as always!


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        1 hr
      • Behind and Beyond The Bright Lights of Hollywood: How to (Re)discover Your Voice and Claim Your Creative Power With Holly Hughes

        This week I’m joined by Holly Hughes: TEDx speaker, an award-winning author, and an intuitive healer.


        Holly Started her career in film and TV production in Hollywood and now draws inspiration from her journey, into her speaking, writing, and healing practices.


        She’s won Barnes and Noble Best of awards, danced with both traditional and self-publishing, gone viral for an essay she wrote about being harassed on a movie set 2 years prior to metro! and stepped up on the coveted TEDx stage.  


        We talk:


        • Holly’s journey in and out of Hollywood
        • Chasing significance, or fame, and the cost of those things. 
        • The darker side of film and TV.
        • Reclaiming her voice through writing
        • Becoming a published author, and going the self-publishing route too 
        • Stepping into intuitive healing 


          • …and loads more, as always!


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          54 min
        • From Shadows to Spotlight: Embracing Visibility, Creating Immersive Experiences, and Movement as Medicine With Missoni Lanza

          This week I’m joined by Missoni Lanza: Song writer-turned- studio owner, creative director and movement specialist. 


          Missoni is a comprehensively Certified Pilates Instructor and Movement Specialist with over a decade of experience in the Pilates and movement industry, and entrepreneurship having founded two thriving studios and consulting many more small businesses around branding, creative direction and more. 


          We talk:


          • Movement as a tool to tap into courage and creativity 
          • Stepping out of the shadows and allowing yourself to be visible as a creator. 
          • Following your vision regardless of other people's opinions 
          • Choosing to change paths: even if you love one creative channel, it may not be your path.
          • The anatomy of a transformation, immersive experience
          • Creating an unforgettable brand and why competition is not something to fixate on


            • …and loads more, as always!


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            1 hr 18 min
          • The First 3 Things I'd Do if I Was Starting a Creative Business Again

            How to collapse time and create an impact through your work right from the get-go 🚀


            When I started this podcast it was essential for me to create intentionally and use this platform to guide you towards creative success much faster than going at it alone.


            In this episode, I break down the first three things I'd do if I was starting a creative business again.


            I talk:

            - The role of a good mentor

            - The loss of my yoga teacher Sharath and some of the wisdom I learned from him.

            - Why I think Creatives resist mentorship or coaching and why that's a massive mistake.

            - Launching fast, and launching small.

            - Nurturing patience.

            - Working on your mindset around money, sales and visibility.


            Let me know what you think of this ep by messaging me on Instagram @maverickmindco


            Join 'Authentically In Demand' the 3-day challenge: mindset, embodiment, and strategy of doing the hard things as a creative, the easy way - here


            For more info about coaching, find my website here


            34 min
          • Navigating Grief Through Creativity, Human Design + Soul-Art With Jocelyn Bates

            This week I’m joined by Jocelyn Bates: Jocelyn is a Cultivator of Curiosity and Creativity in the Human Experiment. She is Soul Art Guide, Akashic Records Guide, Yoga Nidra Guide, and Human Design Coach. She is also an Expressive Arts Therapist/Intermodal and an EFT Master Practitioner. She has been working with people for over 25 years in different capacities to help them find their authenticity and purpose in life. 


            Two and a half years ago she lost her parents seven days apart and she’s been traveling through her grief ever since. The journey of Grief has widened her lens, honed her creativity and brought into perspective her Life’s Story 


            "I am honored to help others to see their power, to shift out of blocks, to feel their worth, to find their purpose, to sit at the seat of their creativity, to love themselves, to find comfort in their body, and truly live their best life.”


            We talk:


            • Jocelyn’s creative journey and the many healing modalities she’s explored.
            • Her experience with loss, and mine.
            • The different ways we individually process grief. 
            • Human Design: what is it? And the many ways you can use it to understand yourself.
            • Human Design and the creative process
            • Human Design and grief 
            • Intuitive Soul Art 


              • …and loads more, as always!


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              1 hr 7 min

            About Maverick Mind

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            Welcome to Maverick Mind - if you are a creative, artistic, and visionary human, on the path to living in alignment with our creative expression and finding your freedom on your terms, then you're in the right place.