Maverick Mind

Maverick Mind

By Ellie FodenBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Maverick Mind episodes

  • Rising Stronger After Hardship, Scaling the Savvy-Way & Freedom Above All Else W/ Brit Nicole

    **Trigger warning: this episode contains details of domestic violence, if you find similar themes upsetting I'd advise you to choose another episode or come back next week :)


    This week I’m joined by award-winning photographer + Mentor Brit Nicole. 


    Brit is a seasoned photographer who came from an abusive marriage where her ability to have any type of income, do any type of art, or have any kind of self-expression was taken from her.


    After divorce she told herself that no one was ever going to take away her voice again: and she went on to build a multiple six-figure wedding photography business….which after a second massive hardship, she’s had to scale not once, but TWICE.


    “I refuse to let what has happened to me be something that defines me. I'm so good at turning shitty instances into profit and working in my favor.” 


    We talk:


    • Brit’s early life: from high school dropout to abusive marriage, to serial entrepreneur. 
    • How she got into photography 
    • The aftershock of being in an abusive and controlling relationship 
    • How she scaled her first business, which she then sold 
    • Creating a vision and adopting a ‘CEO mindset’ from day 1 in her photography business 
    • How the wrong hire almost led her to bankruptcy, and how she’s scaled her business again from that hardship 
    • Tips for new and seasoned creative entrepreneurs


      • …and loads more, as always!



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      1 hr 13 min
    • The Ripple Effect: Jazz, Justice + Joy w/ Lisa Markovits

      This week I’m joined by Lisa Markovits - a Jazz singer, multifaceted artist, and founder of the Pa’Arriba Foundation, a foundation aiming to end the cycles of domestic violence in Ecuador.  


      After living in Quito, Ecuador for 30 years, she has returned to the US, where she is bringing her experience as founder and President of Pa’Arriba Foundation to create Own It Baby!, a company dedicated to helping women on their journey towards health, wealth, and deep happiness.



      We talk:


      • Lisa’s Journey into Jazz 
      • Moving from New York to Quito, Ecuador.. and how living in another country can shift her creative voice.
      • How a song became a wave of social change 
      • Advice for creative and/or social entrepreneurs 
      • Leading with purpose 
      • Channeling your creativity into everything you do: it’s not limited just to your art but to the story that art can have thereafter.


        • …and loads more, as always!



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        Find Lisa here: 


        Main website: www.lisamarkovits.com

        Free gift: www.lisamarkovits.com/checklist

        Paid course: www.lisamarkovits.com/butterfly

        IG: @lisamarkovits

        FB: @OIBbyLisa (Own It Baby by Lisa Markovits)


        Foundation information:

        website: www.paarriba.org

        digital platform: www.oyesara.org

        IG/FB (English): @paarriba.foundation

        IG /FB (Spanish): @fundacion.paarriba.ecuador

        IG/FB (Spanish-platform): @oyesara.ec

        1 hr 8 min
      • "I've Been Running My Business For 24 Years, Here's What I'd Tell My Younger Self": Resilience, Craftsmanship + Learning Along The Way W/ Alise Kabakoff



        This week I’m joined by Alise Kabakoff founder of ‘Knit me, Sew me’, a craft-based business she she’s now been running for 24 years.  


        We talk:


        • Alise’s journey towards taking up knitting, crochet and sewing as a hobby, then as a business.
        • Her ‘why’ that’s driven her through every high and low so far 
        • The power of handmade and craftsmanship as opposed to man-produced things
        • Starting part-time and taking the leap to fully time in your business 
        • The technical side of turning your hobby into a business, and embracing what you resist. 
        • Advice for new creative business owners or those starting to share the work.


          • …and loads more, as always!



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          Find her business ‘Knit me, Sew me’  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠

          51 min
        • Owning Your Story: Mastering The Art of Storytelling, Publishing + Promoting Your Work W/ Melanie Herschorn


          What if your story could help someone through the hardest time in their life?


          This week I’m joined by sought-after speaker, book publisher + marketer Melanie Herschorn. 


          She is on a mission to support and empower creative business owners and consultants to publish and promote their signature book so that we can share their important message with those who need to hear it.



          We talk:


          * Melanie’s journey from celebrity PR, to small business owner, to book publisher 

          * Her experience publishing her first book and how that drove her to help others do it too, in a much more empowered manner. 

          * How a book can help expand your brand 

          * Demystifying ‘marketing’, and how your life can become your marketing strategy 

          * How to know if you’re being held back by fear/self-doubt OR if it’s your intuition telling you something isn’t right for you 


          …and loads more, as always!



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          56 min
        • Integrity [Within the Music Industry], Blocking Out the Noise + Leading With Love With Kenny J. Wilkins


          This week I’m joined by Kenny J. Wilkins - Celebrated RnB/soul artist & music producer.


          At a time when integrity within the music industry (and Hollywood in general) has come into question, I’ve been thinking a lot about the journey someone takes to fame or just to follow their path to ‘success’. 


          I’ve had the pleasure (mostly) of meeting some of the most celebrated people in entertainment. I’ve seen some who’ve completely lost themselves in the noise and people's authenticity manifesting a vision by staying firmly in alignment with who they are and what they stand for. 


          Today’s guest is one of the latter, and I hope that this conversation affirms that you can live your dream of creating a life that supports your craft without compromising who you are. 


          We talk:


          * Kenny’s journey into music: from gospel to the recording studio 

          * Stating committed to what you enjoy: of the love of it, rather than for what you can gain from it.

          * Navigating grief, and creating from a space of vulnerability

          * Sharing a strong message through your art, instead of just creating what everybody else is creating to sell something.

          * Honouring your integrity in the creative industries, and filtering opportunities through that lens.

          * Leading with love


          …and loads more, as always!


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          Find his music here

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          51 min
        • Tapping into That ‘Something', Taking the Ego Out of Authority & Navigating Anxiety + Depression Through Dance With Leslie Kuny

          What does it take to bring out that ‘thing’? 


          ….You know, that ’something-something ’ that sets a dancer, performer, or artist apart from everyone else.


          This week on the podcast I’m joined by award-winning choreographer and dance educator Lesie Kuny. 


          With 20+ years of experience in the dance world, guiding all ages, genres, styles, and environments. Leslie truly lives up to her mantra or a human-first approach to working with dancers, empowering, educating, and equipping dancers for their best success whist holding space and allowing young women to be seen, heard, and respected. 


          She sees choreography as a collaborative process, and uses it to guide her dancers to discover and express their truth… finding that little something unique in us all, which has led her to massive success in the world of competitive dance. 


          …A mentality you can transfer into any creative path for sure. 


          We talk:


          • Leslie’s journey into dance 
          • The role safety has in bringing out vulnerability and authenticity in your work (as a dancer or otherwise) 
          • Choreography as a collaborative process  
          • Being the authority in the room, and embodying that in a mindful and empowering way.
          • Navigating anxiety and depression on the creative path
          • How to use movement to find mental clarity and supercharge your ideas 


            • …and loads more, as always! 



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            1 hr 5 min
          • Balancing Parenthood as a Freelance Creative and The Energetic Uplevel of a Good Outfit with Stylist + TV Presenter Emma Lightbown

            How to juggle it all and still feel yourself? 


            Whether you’re a parent, or simply juggling many hats in life of business right now, I think you’ll be inspired and motivated by this conversation. 


            This week I’m joined by Emma Lightbown: stylist, presenter, podcast host, former model …and, like you, just a generally creative human being. 


            We talk:


            • Emma’s journey to pursuing a creative life
            • Her experience as a model, and the transition into styling from there 
            • Balancing multi-passionate creative living with Motherhood 
            • Emma’s podcast ‘Off the Hanger’ 
            • The power clothing can have on your confidence, and the conviction to unapologetically own your style

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              1 hr 10 min
            • Mindful Marketing, Personal Branding & Social Media With Soul With Kaitlyn David

              We’re going to talk about it… 


              That thing you want to avoid, but know you can’t:


              Marketing, Branding + Social Media… but, before you tense up, allow me to shift your perspective. 


              This week on the podcast I'm joined by Kaitlyn David AKA Root + Flourish, who blends mindfulness tools with 15+ years of marketing and media experience to guide creative entrepreneurs to develop their voice and become an authority in their industry. 


              We talk:


              • What does ‘authority’ really mean 
                • Breaking down what marketing really is, and why it’s not as scary as you think. 
                  • Mindfulness tools to shift your creative energy and channel that into your content.
                    • Simplifying social media content strategy, and blocking out the noise online.
                      • Human Design to guide your marketing strategy, and navigate your true creative process. 



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                        57 min
                      • Your Body IS Your Tool: Somatic Healing & Dance For Creative Transformation With Leilah Simone

                        This week I'm joined by Leila Simone: Embodiment Master Coach & Somatic Dance Facilitator and Former Professional Dancer. 


                        We talk:


                        - Her powerful healing journey, from finding dance at the age of 2, to training as a professional.

                        - Unlearning a lot of her professional dance training and finding it again as a spiritual practice.

                        - How she infuses somatic dance, music and emotional alchemy now into her work as a somatic coach. 

                        - Masculine and feminine energies in life and business. 


                        I really hope this conversation sparks your curiosity into the connection between the body and your outward creative expressions — because, in my experience, learning to understand and navigate that connection enriches, not only your work itself, but also your ability to share it freely. 


                        ...and if you love this ep, please do share it. If you share it on Instagram tag me @maverickmindco and Leilah @iamleilahsimone :)


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                        55 min
                      • What Are You Waiting For?: De-Conditioning, Self-Publishing and Power Through Poetry With Cheydrea

                        This week I'm joined by Cheydrea: Poet, Artist, Writer & Indie Author. 


                        We talk:


                        - How her powerful healing journey forced her to unlearn a lot of conditioning and alchemize those feelings into art, and poetry.  

                        - The inspiration and process of self-publishing. 

                        - Alchemising pain into poetry 

                        - Overcoming the barriers to share vulnerably through your work. 

                        - How to stop waiting, and take action (however small) towards your goals. 


                        This conversation was so full, and I hope it inspires you to dig deep and take at least a baby step toward your dreams. 


                        ...and if you share the episode on Instagram tag me @maverickmindco and Cheydrea @cheydrea :)


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                        54 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.