My Point Of View

Today I'm joined by Kevin Nahai, a Speaker and Coach from Los Angeles, California.

When he was 19, he was suddenly diagnosed with an incurable disease of the stomach that caused him to be unable to eat. He fell into a deep depression and became severely anorexic. He survived to tell the tale, but still spent most of his twenties suffering through crippling anxiety, toxic relationships, and complete lack of confidence.

After 7+ years of deep therapy, mentorship, and meditation, he was able to transform his life and become a Speaker and Coach. He believes that the final stage of healing is using what you went through in order to help other people; so every day, he harness his experiences and help others with their romantic relationships, self-esteem, anxiety, and future vision.

He has spent the better part of the last ten years developing and applying his philosophy that lasting change does not have to be slow or painful. Through clear, practical guidance and actionable daily steps, He is now able to teach others how to feel authentic love for themselves, feel calm and at ease, learn their purpose in life, and create beautiful, lasting relationships.

We talked about:

- what to do if you feel lost with my work/career trajectory and I don't know what I'm passionate about

- what are the questions we should be asking ourselves in order to find a career that is personally fulfilling, productive, and stable?

. what is the difference between a Life Purpose and a Career

- how can I learn my Life Purpose

- what is the right balance between career and everything else that's important: relationships, friends, family, hobbies, etc

- how to reduce the anxiety that comes with figuring out your life purpose and career

Follow Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/kevinnahai/

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Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese

Today I'm joined by Tamar Samuels, co-founder of Culina Health and Registered Dietician Nutritionist. 

Her unique and holistic approach to healthcare integrates functional medicine, positive psychology, and behavioral change techniques pulled from her training in clinical nutrition and coaching science. Tamar has her Masters in Clinical Nutrition from New York University, and is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach through the National Board of Medical Examiners. Her work in private practice includes treatment of disordered eating, stress management, PCOS and sustainable weight loss. Tamar is the co-founder of Culina Health with fellow RD Vanessa Rissetto.

We talked about:

- What made her wanna be a registered dietitian nutritionist and what's your fave thing and the most challenging thing about this job for you?

- What is Culina Health, and how did you go around creating it?

- What’s your favorite part about having a business and the most challenging or least favorite part?

- Stress eating, emotional eating, and binge eating: what are the differences between them,  how can we figure out which is which, how can we go find help to fix these

- What if we see disorder eating in a friend, how can we help?

- How to shift our mindset into healthier behaviours: what are some tangible tips and things we can do to recover

- What are things we can do to not fall into those unhealthy habits again?

Tamar's IG: https://www.instagram.com/tamarsamuels.rd/

Culina's Health: https://culinahealth.com/

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Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese

Today's episode is a solo one, where I review 2021 and the goals i made last December and see if I achieved them or not and see what goals I can make going into the new year, to better myself. I talk about why it's important to review the year that is ending before creating new goals, how you can review the year based on one simple question. Then i create 10 goals for 2022, that i will review next December to see which ones i achieved!

Hope you start 2022 surrounded by loved ones and staying safe for you and the ones around you!

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Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese

Today I'm joined by Whitney Eckis, serial entrepreneur of Get Supr and Eckis Marketing. She started her career perfecting the practices of growing brands and businesses in the digital space. At the vibrant age of 22, she became the Founder and CEO of Eckis Marketing, a creative communications agency based out of San Diego, CA. 

Eckis Marketing under Whitney’s leadership has elevated brands such as Marriott, Hilton, SOULCYCLE, and CLEARSTEM through social media marketing, influencer relations, branding, experiential events, and creative strategy. But her story doesn’t stop in the marketing world. As a serial entrepreneur, Whitney has her hands in five businesses today but the one that is currently shining the brightest? Get Supr, an instant coffee brand fused with CBD so good you won’t believe it’s instant - for those seeking energy sans the jitters. Her sharp eye for the digital landscape combined with her entrepreneurial spirit make her the go-to girl you call up when you are ready to dream big. Whether it is digital marketing, a product based venture, or learning how to juggle multiple businesses, Whitney has the serial influence to get it done.

We talked all about:

- her college experience, internships and jobs that led her into being an entrepreneur

- becoming the founder of Eckis Marketing at the young age of 22

- why your mistakes are your biggest lessons

- how to be an owner in multiple businesses at once to diversify equity and how to balance multiple businesses without burning out

- dealing with burnout and accepting it happens to be able to move past it

- how does she stays organized while being the owner of multiple businesses

- how her anxiety disorder led her to create Get Supr 

- advice she would give to her younger self that was starting her own marketing agency

- advice for people for entrepreneurs that think that the market is too saturated

Whitney's website: https://www.whitneyeckis.com/

Whitney's IG: https://www.instagram.com/whitneyeckis/

Eckis Marketing: https://www.eckismarketing.com/

Get Supr: https://getsupr.com/

My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/

Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/

Today I'm joined by Becca Piastrelli. In a time of deep loneliness, Becca holds space for women to explore ancestral wisdom, connect with the earth, and find a meaningful and inclusive community. She guides us to understanding true belonging - to each other, to the earth, to our lineage, and to ourselves. As the author of Root & Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect with Land, Lineage, Community, and the Earth and host of the Belonging podcast, Becca supports us through the isolating effects of the modern world. Quite simply, she offers rituals, recipes, and ancestral wisdom as tangible pathways back to connection and wholeness. These pathways are mapped out in her debut book, where you can return to yourself as you access your intuition, tune in to your body, and awaken the wild woman within.

We talked about:

 - Her new book: Root & Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect with Land, Lineage, Community, and the Earth: what is it about, what made her wanna write this book

- Exploring why the current time we live in is called The Age of Loneliness and how loneliness can negatively impact us (and how it’s different from solitude): why is it called like that, how can loneliness impact us negatively

- Differentiate between being an introvert and wanting to be alone from loneliness, the difference from solitude

- What role does our ancestors play in our feeling of loneliness, how can we use their experience to help us

- The importance of bringing what’s sacred back into the mundane of our daily lives as a way to find meaning and support our mental health in this time of Pandemic

- How to support our mental health and well being in these pandemic and kind of post pandemic times without overwhelming ourselves

What excites you the most about your career today?

Becca's book: https://www.amazon.com/Root-Ritual-Timeless-Connect-Community/dp/1683647726

Becca's IG: https://www.instagram.com/beccapiastrelli/

My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/

Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/

Today I'm joined by Jenna Langbaum, a creative director, copywriter, poet, and playwright. Jenna's original play, The Night of Blue and Salt, was produced in 2016 through the NYC New York International Fringe Festival in 2016, where during which she was declared by theasy.com as "a force to be reckoned with." Jenna grew up in Rye, NY New York, and attended Hamilton College, where she studied Creative Writing  and Theater. Her book, Me In Search Of You, is wildly entertaining collection of micro fiction stories that delve into the hope, dismissal, frustration, angst, revival, and mediocrity of dating as a millennial and seeking real connection. Wistful and reminiscent, written for all the mes searching for yous and all the ones who have already found each other. It into the starts and stops, the ebbs and flows of not only dating but the triumphant self-discovery that comes along with it. Each piece is nameless in the hope that you’ll crawl into them and see yourself.

We talked about:

- Her career story and becoming an author, was it something she always wanted to do?

- How was the idea of the book born?

- Hardest part of the process and easiest part

- How is the book divided and why like that

- Two of my favorite parts: We SWIRLED (P.21) and We ORBITED (P.28)

- The rollercoaster of rejection and hope

- Advice to your younger self, the one that was going through all of these experiences

Jenna's IG: https://www.instagram.com/jennalangbaum/

Jenna's website: https://www.jennalangbaum.com/

My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/

Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/

Today I'm joined by Gigi Robinson, a 23 year old mental health, chronic illness and body image advocate. She's an internationally recognized GenZ Thought leader and Creative Innovator. With dedicated followings of over 150,000 people and multiple instances of her story going viral - her unique take on self-awareness and actionable advice has made her a go-to voice for ambitious GenZ-ers wanting to make an impact.

We talked about:

The actual interview starts here:

- Social media literacy: what is it, and why does she think it’s so important

- Why social media literacy is important, and how GenZ-ers should manage their relationship with it.

- The responsibilities that come with being an influencer

- Performative activism in the influencer community

- Chronic illness, the experience of sharing that with the world

- The importance of boundaries on social media

- Body image and self confidence

- How social media affects our mental health

https://www.gigirobinson.com/

Gigi's IG: https://www.instagram.com/itsgigirobinson/

My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/

Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/

Today I'm joined by Mary Ralph Lawson and Kennedy Crichlow, the founders of Daily Drills.

Daily Drills is the new lifestyle destination for transitional pieces that effortlessly move you through every moment in style. In 2020, amidst a global pandemic, best friends and entrepreneurial spirits Kennedy and Mary Ralph, spotted a niche space in the ever-growing leisure industry. It was obvious to the duo that shoppers were getting more selective with their purchasing decisions and apparel with only one use-case no longer held appeal for savvy, sustainability-driven consumers who needed their closets to work harder. 

Their Daily Drills logo, which sits fiercely on their signature pieces, has been the symbol of their mission: simplifying getting dressed and blurring the lines between workout-wear, lounge-wear, business-wear, and everything in between.

What started in Mary Ralph’s apartment has now evolved into a fashion label that has never had to pay influencers to promote, organically got featured in US Weekly, hit 1M in sales within their first year, and now has an HQ and team out of Los Angeles.

We talked about:

- How did they meet and what were they doing pre Daily Drills.

- What is Daily Drills and how did the idea for Daily Drills started and what were the tangible first steps

- What were some of the challenges of it, and what were some of the most enjoyable things about having your own brand?

- How to be best friends and business partners

- When did you realize you could actually go full time on Daily Drills? And how does a typical day look like while working on Daily Drills?

- How to get sales in a space that seems saturated with activewear brands?

- How to create a company culture infused with the positivity that translates into your community

Hope you enjoy!

Daily Drills: https://shopdailydrills.com/

Daily Drills IG: https://www.instagram.com/dailydrills/

Mary Ralph's IG: https://www.instagram.com/maryralph/

Kennedy's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kennedycrichlow/

My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/

Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/

Today I'm joined by Heather Smith, co-founder and CEO of StoryFile, a storytelling app that will preserve the future ability to interact with your loved ones!

StoryFile is generational preservation of familial interaction and legacy through technology is the future of storytelling. It allows the next generation to know the ones that came before them. Through the click of a button, StoryFile magically turns video into conversation transforming the traditional one-way video into a two-way conversation. This is the biggest audio-visual evolution since video was first created. And StoryFile Life is placing this technology into the hands of us all so that we can preserve our loved ones for generations to come.

In this episode we talked about:

- What is StoryFile and what made her wanna start this app

- How all families can record their loved ones through StoryFile Life so that your little ones can talk to their great or great-great grandma one day!

- The intersection of humanity & human emotion with technology for future generations to come.

- How Heather’s want to provide the ability for future generations to have conversations with Holocaust survivors sparked this new technology and the creation of StoryFile Life

- How she balances running StoryFile with her husband - and many other members of her family! - as a family business

- What excited her the most about her career today?

Hope you enjoy!

StoryFile: https://storyfile.com/

My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/

Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/