Persephone Says

Raise your hand if you feel like all-of-a-sudden you can feel the generational gap between you and your parents, particularly with your communication or overcoming conflict *raises hand high*. I am so excited to welcome my guest - Chris Efessiou - aka my Dad and the man who raised me solo. This episode is not what you'd expect at all.

We cover:

- His coming to America story

- How therapy shaped my communication

- Overcoming generational divides and trauma

- Addressing communication gaps among parents and kids

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This one is for business owners, senior leadership and executives - this is a professional playbook on step-by-step to get yourself out of a marketing rut, are you ready?

This episode is a blueprint for action to results - and as always - unfiltered. Are you feeling stuck? Let's discuss it more in the comments and let me help you.

This episode is sponsored by my natural curls that got a test run this episode.

Finally - the one, the only, Julian Leaver of Julian Leaver Events. Julian Leaver is the creative force behind some of the world’s most captivating wedding celebrations. With nearly three decades of luxury hospitality and event planning experience, Julian is celebrated for his bespoke designs and intuitive, guest-focused approach orchestrating events globally.

We cover everything from:

- His unique approach to business that more small and medium businesses need to pay attention to

- Therapy and it's positive impact on his business and personal life

- Celebrating 9 years of sobriety

- How he analyzes and tinkers on his business by doing.... math!

And so much more. Be prepared to giggle for this one and learn a whole lot.

I found Jordan Bosstick Becerra - The Founder of Influencer SEO years ago when she was on her brother and sister-in-law's podcast - The Skinny Confidential - 'Him& Her Show' Podcast hosted by Michael + Lauryn Bosstick. We have stayed connected for years through launching our businesses, growing our families and working with our spouses. On this episode, we cover so much ground:

- Why SEO is the most important long-term marketing tool for your brand/business

- The power of blogs aka your own organic content

- SEO within social media and how to utilize It

- The power of Pinterest

- How SEO is evolving within AI

Jordan and I could talk for hours as she's a wealth of knowledge and makes you think differently about how you are - or aren't - thinking about your digital marketing.

Part 2 sounds like a movie. If you haven't listened to part 1, go back and listen. This is the story of how years of abuse ended in a cinematic ending right around my wedding.

This one will have you audibly gasped... I hate that it's real, but hope it provides a window for others to feel seen.

Think of your darkest secret. The thing that maybe you felt shame around - or even trauma around - and that's this story. This is a piece of my life that I have never publicly disclosed, but I think is important to share as we all experience variations of trauma throughout our lives - in business and in our personal lives - that critically impact how we move, forever.

For me it's this one... Part 1 of Surviving Munchausen by Proxy.

The first podcast with one of my twin son's - Roman. He's an old soul, confident, witty and frankly roasted me for a lot of this podcast. We talk about:

- Finding out his Dad smoked cigs in his early adulthood

- Blank stares when asking what I do well as a mother

- Teaching him how to be brave against adversity at school and otherwise

- How nerf wars are cathartic for parents

For being 7 years old, he nailed it. He also shared with me that he will be back - glad to hear it.

Based on a true story - this was such an 'aha' moment I had after 17 years with my partner and nearly 13 years married - this is the thing that I realized keeps our marriage, happy.

Hold the judgement... this is for the ozempy curious and my journey with weighing over 200lbs as a teen, PCOS and more.

I am not a doctor - this is just my experience and being honest.

Because you asked....We hit several seemingly controversial topics in digital and social behavior IRL and otherwise including:

- Acting like an influencer

- Things to say vs things to avoid

- The use of chatgpt

- Not over-communicating or adhering to timelines

- The use of dogs in content....and more

I think this one is a wake up call for some.