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EP015 with the incomparable Abibat Durosimi (she/her), talking representation and creating the community, businesses, and beauty that should be reflective of our experiences. She’s a multi-hyphenate creator who is constantly creating opportunities to expand wellness and confidence. 

Taboo Topics:

• Circumventing gatekeepers
• How to reframe beauty and beauty standards
• African vs. African American culture and experience
• Rebalancing people’s energy
• Owning your body and critical feedback
• Vulnerability as a muscle
• Weight vs. Being Healthy
• Recognizing microaggressions
• Unleashing the crazy chip

About Abibat Durosimi: Abibat is a Natural Hair & Makeup Expert with over 15 years of experience. She has been invited to be a lead makeup artist for performers such as: Prince, Misty Copeland, Nicole Scherzinger, Esperanza Spalding, and Liv Warfield.

Abibat’s artistry has been featured in TIME Magazine, Essence, Oregon Bride, Portland Bride & Groom Magazine, Disorder Magazine (UK), and more.

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 More About The Show: In the BOLD BITCH Podcast we dive deep into taboo topics. Each week award-winning creative powerhouse and compulsively curious host Gia Goodrich talks to badass visionaries and brazen game-changers with bold visions and strong opinions. Diving below the surface of subjects we're socialized not to talk about, we learn, lift the veil, and shift perspectives on the lightning rod issues impacting us every day. It might ruffle a few feathers, but it takes honesty to inspire change and remind us that the boldest version of ourselves is exactly what the world needs.

EP014 with Denise Duffield-Thomas (she/her), we get real about how we block ourselves from abundance with money blocks and why hustle culture is a crock of sh*t. Denise is a bold entrepreneur who creates frameworks to understand your energetic alignment and boldness to show up fully as yourself and build the business of your dreams.

EP013 w. Jessi Duley (she/her), entrepreneur, speaker, cult leader of Burncycle, BurnMVMNT, and The Reckless Optimist. This episode is like a pinball machine that bounces from hard-hitting to uplifting topics with her brazen, hilarious, and vulnerable brain.

Taboo Topics:

• Being sh*tty at taking a compliment
• ADHD & Neurodivergence
• Rejection Sensitivity
• Managing your thoughts
• Jessi's life implosion
• Post-traumatic growth
• Transmuting shame into fuel

More about Jessi Duley:
Jessi is a former commercial producer turned founder of BurnCycle & BurnMVMT: A collective of experiential fitness studios & concepts founded on the power of grit, positivity, and human connection. She has grown her businesses by over 500% in the first 5 years and in that same 5 years, she had 3 children. Her dedication to leading a human company, nurturing a values-led culture, and leading it all by example shows in the impact the brand has had on the boutique fitness industry both locally and nationally and has earned recognition in FORBES, The Huffington Post, SHAPE Magazine, and more. 

Jessi finds her power through empowering others and has been recognized for her dedication to cultivating and inspiring positivity through Portland Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, PBJ’s 2017 Women of Influence, The Pearl Business Association’s Business Person of the Year, a top 3 final nominee for Oregon Entrepreneur of the Year and Portland Monthly’s Women Who Move the City to name a few. She is a sought-after keynote speaker on topics ranging from Living and leading in your values, All things company culture, and of course, the power of an optimist.  She is a favorite hire for team building and culture building by companies like NIKE, Adidas, Columbia Sportswear, Nordstrom, Wieden & Kennedy, Vacasa, and many more.

• MAGNETIC IN VIRTUAL MEETINGS •

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 More About The Show: In the BOLD BITCH Podcast we dive deep into taboo topics. Each week award-winning creative powerhouse and compulsively curious host Gia Goodrich talks to badass visionaries and brazen game-changers with bold visions and strong opinions. Diving below the surface of subjects we're socialized not to talk about, we learn, lift the veil, and shift perspectives on the lightning rod issues impacting us every day. It might ruffle a few feathers, but it takes honesty to inspire change and remind us that the boldest version of ourselves is exactly what the world needs.

EP012  We're former best friends who haven't spoken in 5 years, this is our first conversation and we dig into a lot.  Saya Ruiz  he/him  shares his journey coming out as transgender and transitioning, starting a company, getting married, and what happened that dissolved our friendship.  Is there a light at the end of our friendship tunnel? Well, I guess you’ll have to listen to find out.

Taboo Topics We Cover:

• 20-something Lithario complex
• Transitioning FTM
• Why you should think twice before calling a trans person is "brave"
• Friendship breakups
• Dysphoria and body dysmorphia
• Gia's worst human moment
• Overgiving in friendships
• How destination weddings can be a d*ck move
• History of gendered clothing

Check out MY PACK  and Follow Saya on IG

More About Saya: Saya Ruiz is a charismatic, multi-disciplinary powerhouse whose work spans the gamut of creation. From headlining shows as a rapper/singer, songwriter to fashion design, horticultural guru, and now founder of MY PACK, a company that’s redesigned the way trans and non-binary folx get to swing their dicks and feel confident in their skin. His ability to transform and reconfigure ideas into emotionally resonant experiences and products is powerful. 

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 More About The Show: In the BOLD BITCH Podcast we dive deep into taboo topics. Each week award-winning creative powerhouse and compulsively curious host Gia Goodrich talks to badass visionaries and brazen game-changers with bold visions and strong opinions. Diving below the surface of subjects we're socialized not to talk about, we learn, lift the veil, and shift perspectives on the lightning rod issues impacting us every day. It might ruffle a few feathers, but it takes honesty to inspire change and remind us that the boldest version of ourselves is exactly what the world needs.

EP011 w/ Khadija Mbowe (she/they) @khadija.mbowe  the artist and content creator taking Youtube by storm talks with  Gia about a lot of topics. Namely, how internet culture can be used as a tool to better understand our history, racism, colorism, tropes, and how to critically analyze the media we're consuming, even if we still love it. They talk about queerness and how it's evolved over the last decade to shape our relationship to our identities and how using 'she/they' as pronouns can reflect a more nuanced understanding of how womanhood is defined and who it doesn't represent.

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Topics We Dig Into:

• Queerness and Pronouns
• Opera and its history and current impact 
• Colorism vs. Featurism
• Massive Youtube Growth
• And acronym for showing up boldly, WWDBD
• The Bad Girls Club & Community
• Growing Up Inter-Culturally
• Being Yourself in Video
• Digital Blackface
• Laughing, lot's of laughing

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More About Khadija: Gambian-Canadian-American performer Khadija Mbowe is a charismatic and dynamic singer, entertainer, educator, writer, and all-around creative. They have studied and performed several styles of music including jazz, opera, musical theatre, and many contemporary works as well as writing their own songs. They are also a content creator using their voice and social media platforms to entertain and educate whenever they can. Their growing YouTube channel has over 3 million views and counting. Khadija is also an advocate for equity and inclusion in all aspects of the performing arts and has collaborated with many artists to organize events and create more performance opportunities for singers and instrumentalists alike. They are an alumnus of the University of Toronto BMus and the co-founder and Executive Director of The Marigold Music Program, aimed at changing the visual landscape of music by empowering marginalized youth.

More About The Show: In the BOLD BITCH Podcast we dive deep into taboo topics. Each week award-winning creative powerhouse and compulsively curious host Gia Goodrich talks to badass visionaries and brazen game-changers with bold visions and strong opinions. Diving below the surface of subjects we're socialized not to talk about, we learn, lift the veil, and shift perspectives on the lightning rod issues impacting us every day. It might ruffle a few feathers, but it takes honesty to inspire change and remind us that the boldest version of ourselves is exactly what the world needs.

EP010 w/ Allie Furlotti @cookiewuu she/her we talk about radical parenting, being an heiress to a fortune, being bullied, non-traditional married life, and a lot more. Allie is a magnetic rebellious soul whose work as an artist, activist and philanthropist has had a tremendous impact on the community. She’s kind, polarizing, generous, and a bold bitch many times over. 

Taboo Topics We Cover:

• Contemporary Feminism
• Eating Disorders
• Inherited Wealth
• The Bystander Effect
• Cosmetic/Beautifying Procedures
• Femme Aging
• Body Dysmorphia
• Bullying
• Raising Consciousness Child
• F*ckups 

Check out Allies’s aesthetically brilliant wedding album

 More About Allie:  Allie is a multi-media artist, mom, and activist. She has dogs, does stand-up comedy, lives in a sea shell, used to hold a Guinness world record, likes to make wigs, has lived lots of different places, and wishes she could have a raccoon pet. You can learn more about her artist residency Ily2 (I love you too) @ily2.ily2

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More About The Show: In the BOLD BITCH Podcast we dive deep into taboo topics. Each week award-winning creative powerhouse and compulsively curious host Gia Goodrich talks to badass visionaries and brazen game-changers with bold visions and strong opinions. Diving below the surface of subjects we're socialized not to talk about, we learn, lift the veil, and shift perspectives on the lightning rod issues impacting us every day. It might ruffle a few feathers, but it takes honesty to inspire change and remind us that the boldest version of ourselves is exactly what the world needs.

EP009 with Bianca Reed she/her (@queen.b.reed), a master of sales, a DEI champion, growth maven, and relentless optimist, who has worked with some of the world's top brands in sales and advertising.
In this episode, we talk about carving a space for yourself in an industry where microaggressions are the norm. And learning the weight and responsibility of being a model minority. And we talk about the realities of parenting in covid, being a mentor and all the things in between.

Check out the Show Notes

About Bianca Reed:
As Senior Director of Client Development at Rain the Growth agency, Bianca leads new business initiatives and works across all departments to manifest measurable and unprecedented growth for clients. She believes in achieving big scary goals for people and
businesses. Stagnation is not an option. Bianca began her career working in Account Management and Sales Marketing roles. After spending time at global companies such as
Hershey, Kellogg's and Coca-Cola, she was recruited by CEO Michelle Cardinal to join Rain. Bianca is a driving force behind SheScales, a marketing accelerator within her organization that empowers female-founders to scale fearlessly. She also sits on the Board of ‘The Initiative’, a business boot camp and funding resource for female-founded cannabis businesses. Bianca is passionate about diversity and empowering women.
Bianca and her husband enjoy Portland’s delicious vegan food, exploring the world, staying active through fitness, and raising their four kids to be good humans

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More About The Show:
In the BOLD BITCH Podcast we dive deep into taboo topics. Each week award-winning creative powerhouse and compulsively curious host Gia Goodrich talks to badass visionaries and brazen game-changers with bold visions and strong opinions. Diving below the surface of subjects we're socialized not to talk about, we learn, lift the veil, and shift perspectives on the lightning rod issues impacting us every day. It might ruffle a few feathers, but it takes honesty to inspire change and remind us that the boldest version of ourselves is exactly what the world needs.

EP008 with Louise Chantál she/her (@iamlouisechantal), an incredibly talented singer, songwriter, and fashion icon. In this episode, we bare it all from our relationship to call-out culture,  to how relationships shape our relationship to power and the smoke and mirrors of the music industry.

Also, Gia reveals something unexpected about her past that has shaped the way she views relationships and inter-generational relationships.

Listen to Louise's Music: Listen Here

About Louise Chantál:
Louise Chantál is a singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and fashion icon. As “the princess of r&b” her songs seamlessly weave together additional genres in a fabulous way moving effortlessly through electrochill, pop, and dancehall with haunting lyrics that will absolutely hit you in your gut. She’s performed all over the world for venues like south by southwest, and New York Fashion Week and even collaborated with giants like Steve Aioki.

Vogue has crowned her “the style aesthete” because of her bold, sensual fashion which has lead to collaborations with brands like, Lady Gaga’s HAUS LABORATORIES, Puma, and Nasty Gal. And in a world where your reach is everything, she’s amassed over 12.7 million views to date across her many social media platforms. You can follow her on IG, Twitter, Apple Music, Spotify, and at Louisechantal.com

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More About The Show:
In the BOLD BITCH Podcast we dive deep into taboo topics. Each week award-winning creative powerhouse and compulsively curious host Gia Goodrich talks to badass visionaries and brazen game-changers with bold visions and strong opinions. Diving below the surface of subjects we're socialized not to talk about, we learn, lift the veil, and shift perspectives on the lightning rod issues impacting us every day. It might ruffle a few feathers, but it takes honesty to inspire change and remind us that the boldest version of ourselves is exactly what the world needs.

EP007 with Dr. Derrais Carter he/him (@derraiscarter) we talk Black History Month, how to navigate academia as an “other,” belonging, and the power of storytelling. This episode is exciting and inspiring and makes you question, just how deep the rabbit hole goes. (Matrix reference anyone?)

Let me prepare you now, this conversation is heady in the best way. Derrais’ superpower is reframing ideas in a way that bends your brain and that can feel both exciting and uncomfortable. But stick with it because there are so many gems when it comes to claiming your space in institutions that aren’t meant for you, and so much more.

More About Derrais:
Derrais (pronounced like Paris) Carter is an interdisciplinary scholar and artist. He teaches courses on Black Critical Theory, Black Popular Music, and Black Queer Studies. Carter’s creative practice includes art books, experimental essays, and micro-essays. Guiding his creative process is a persistent desire to use archival texts and Black critical theory to narrate and engage Black life.

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EP006 takes you behind the scenes with Gia Goodrich she/her (@gia.goodrich) and long-time friend, Producer Brittney Blair Wright she/her (@b_blairs), as we dig deeper into Gia's backstory, fuckups, failures, and all. And what would a true account be without mentioning imposter syndrome?

One of the myths about showing up boldly in the world is that you have to have confidence before you do or create the thing. In stark contrast, Gia shares how the podcast came to be through a process of reckless optimism (as our fabulous friend Jessi Duley would say), by learning about how to create the thing while you make it.

So not only to go into the origin story, but we chat about all of the deeper experiences and failures, (like becoming the next Jennifer Lopez) it took along the way to make everything happen.

If you've ever struggled with not fitting in, feeling like an outsider, and questioning if you're too much or not enough, this is the episode of you.

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