Merging Logic & Instinct

In this week’s episode, Nicole Imbriaco interviews Maiko Sakai where we discuss how instinct shows up professionally via consulting and coaching. We also touch on how following intuition led Maiko to move from Japan to the United States and how that journey has evolved since.

Maiko Sakai, the founder of Airtight Concepts, is a business growth strategy consultant a.k.a. secret weapon, confidant, advisor & silent partner to her 7-figure clients who are creative entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs with the desire to build a high-functioning, profit-generating piece of beautiful machine.

She also organizes a NYC-based Meetup group, Growth-Driven Entrepreneurs Worldwide to help entrepreneurs who are starting out.

As a self-proclaimed “Queen of Counterintuitive Strategies,” she provides effective but not-so-conventional strategies to boost sustainable profitability for her clients’ businesses by utilizing both quantitative & qualitative assessments.

Originally from Yokohama, Japan, Maiko considers herself a New Yorker, loves ethnic foods of all kinds, and is a sucker for ultra-contemporary design & exotic houseplants. She earned her MBA from Johnson School of Management, Cornell University.

Find out more on her website www.maikosakai.com, on IG @MaikoSakaiBiz or on Facebook.

In this week’s episode, Nicole Imbriaco deviates slightly from the usual series and shares a mindfulness meditation. A mere glimpse into the practice that has been instrumental for her in cultivating wholeness across mind, body, and soul. In 2017, she started a meditation practice by setting an alarm for just five minutes a day every morning before heading off to the trading floor where she was working at the time. From that point forward, she slowly realized how critical meditation was for her in maintaining a general sense of wellbeing. Since then, Nicole regularly integrates mindfulness and meditation into her daily life.

Through her own journey of finding meditation and establishing a regular routine amongst the in-between of her busy life, she created a mini-course to help others find balance, clarity, and lean back into the essence of who they truly are.

Nicole Imbriaco is a tech-savvy MBA business consultant, coach, yoga teacher and reiki practitioner who helps entrepreneurs and small businesses pursuing their passion and purpose to expand their impact and works with individuals to find wholeness. Several catalysts in her life dramatically shifted her perspective on the world and altered how she wanted to use her energy and time while here. These events led her to stop trying to force these two aspects of herself apart and finally pushed her to start integrating the two. Follow Nicole on IG at @wholesoul.co or discover ways to work with her via her website here.

In this week’s episode, Nicole Imbriaco interviews Joel Pearson. We dive deeper into the set-up and findings of his measuring intuition study, his perspective on finding a balance between logic & intuition, and how awareness comes into place.

Joel Pearson is a Psychologist, Neuroscientist and public intellectual working at the forefront of science, innovation and agile science.Joel is a National Health and Medical Research Council fellow and Prof. of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia. He is the founder and Director of Future Minds Lab (UNSW), a multidisciplinary agile Cognitive Neuroscience research group that does fundamental research, consults with companies, artists and designers on brain science - a world first, hands on human-centered research lab working on the Psychology and Neuroscience of innovation and entrepreneurship, the future of work, human and AI interactions, applying nudges for good, mental health of company founders.

Joel started his career studying art and filmmaking at one of Australia’s top fine arts school, Collage of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales. However, he then decided to apply his creative discovery techniques to the scientific mysteries of human consciousness and the complexities of brain. He completed his science PhD in 2 years, while fitting in several around the world trips and invited conference and university talks, alongside several publications. You can connect with Joel through his website or on twitter @ProfJoelPearson.

In this week’s episode, Nicole Imbriaco interviews Jenna Reiss. We discuss ways to start on a meditation / healing journey, how healing shows up on an individual and collective level, intuition vs. fear, and so much more.

Jenna is a Breathwork Meditation Coach, and Healer supporting people in living more intentional lives through Breathwork, Meditation & Intuitive Coaching. She teaches private, corporate, groups, and conferences working with people to break free from old patterns and habitual ways of being, and connect with their authentic selves again. With an individualistic and holistic approach, she pulls from a toolbox of intuition, therapeutic conversation, oils, and sound to guide students into a higher state of consciousness. She has been a student of many master teachers in Buddhist lineages for Meditation, along with a level 4 certified Breathwork Meditation Instructor, Reiki Facilitator and has been initiated to teach by her mentors for her authentic ability to transmit the teachings. She is also a speaker, and a human development writer, currently working on her own book, and is the founder of Expanded Wild Hearts, an intensive healing experience moving through fears and returning to love. She shares her work with entrepreneurs at conferences such as Yellow Co, & Good Fest, and for brands (Google, lululemon, The Honest Co. & Fox). And as the founder of her practice, Jenna Reiss LLC. she’s developed tools like the 30 Day Breathwork Journey, Expanded Wild Hearts, and Collective Connection, programs developed to help people heal from their past pains, and step into their future through deeper love, connection and authenticity. Jenna believes everyone deserves to be their most authentic self and that it’s made possible when we dive deep within ourselves.

You can stay informed on future events and get in touch for Healing work or Speaking by visiting jennareiss.com

In this week’s episode, Nicole Imbriaco talks through the life event that served as her wake-up call and the catalyst that kicked off the initiation of her starting her business, this podcast, and so much more.

Nicole Imbriaco is a tech-savvy MBA business coach, consultant, yoga teacher and reiki practitioner who helps entrepreneurs and small businesses pursuing their passion and purpose to expand their impact and works with individuals to find wholeness. Several catalysts in her life dramatically shifted her perspective on the world and altered how she wanted to use her energy and time while here. These events led her to stop trying to force these two aspects of herself apart and finally pushed her to start integrating the two.

You can find Nicole on IG at @wholesoul.co or discover ways to work with her on her website here.

In this week’s episode, Nicole Imbriaco interviews Baily Hancock. Two MBA’s, former Type-A, overachieving female entrepreneurs discuss the turning points to welcoming intuition into their personal and professional lives, dive into what held them back from doing so previously, and so much more.

Baily Hancock is a Collaboration Consultant, Workshop Facilitator, and Host of the "Stop, Collaborate & Listen" Podcast. A natural-born connector and professional friend-maker, Baily has spent her career growing and nurturing her network. She believes in finding the overlap between you and those around you, because it's in that overlap where communication, connection, and collaboration can happen. Through 1:1 consulting, workshops, her podcast, and membership community, Baily teaches entrepreneurs and organizations how to increase their visibility through collaboration and grow their community with partnerships so they can have greater impact and influence in the world.

You can find Baily on IG at @bailyhancock, on FB in her Collaboration Coalition group or on her website.

In this week’s episode, Nicole Imbriaco interviews Dr. Jaclyn Tolentino. We discuss how instinct comes into play in regards to our overall health and wellbeing, specifically focusing in on stress and women’s health. We also touch on the concept of wholeness and how it shows up personally and professionally.

Jaclyn Tolentino, DO is a Board-Certified Family Physician, an integrative and functional medicine practitioner with a concentration in Hormone Optimization, and a young breast cancer survivor. She has received extensive training through the Institute for Functional Medicine, and additional training in integrative oncology. Dr. Tolentino is deeply committed to creating opportunities for patients to make empowered and informed decisions about their health. Her practice combines innovative diagnostic tools, personalized lifestyle optimization, and a collaborative approach to cultivating the body's innate power to heal. A frequent contributor to publications including Well+Good, CNET, and Bustle, Dr. Tolentino was also featured in Vogue discussing reproductive health and hormones. She practices a comprehensive, patient-centered approach to whole-body wellness as Lead Doctor at Parsley Health Los Angeles. In her free time, she can be found catching sunsets on the beach with her husband, and their chihuahua Cali.

You can learn more and connect with Dr. Jaclyn Tolentino on IG at @drjaclyntolentino or through Parsley Health’s website.

In this week’s episode, Nicole Imbriaco talks about wholeness across mind, body, and soul along with what initially introduced her to this way of looking at our lives.

Nicole Imbriaco is a tech-savvy MBA business coach, consultant, yoga teacher and reiki practitioner who helps entrepreneurs and small businesses pursuing their passion and purpose to expand their impact and works with individuals to find wholeness. Several catalysts in her life dramatically shifted her perspective on the world and altered how she wanted to use her energy and time while here. These events led her to stop trying to force these two aspects of herself apart and finally pushed her to start integrating the two.

You can find Nicole on IG at @wholesoul.co or discover ways to work with her on her website here.

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