Revolutionary Rising

Based on the saying that we all know, and have honestly felt intimately at some point or another, "it's lonely at the top".

So many of my clients that I work with come to me at pretty much the same point... they are good at holding communities together for others, but feel devoid of a community which supports them in all their needs and wants.

Listen, this isolation of revolutionary leaders is a fucking epidemic! It's also by (white supremacist) design.

The truth is, we go so much further together, and we know this in our culture, yet we are all functioning in a deeply broken place. We focus on ourselves and believe that asking for help makes our achievements less than, and as women and femmes of color we have become hyper-individualized.

Today we're going to talk about:

• Why it feels lonely at the top
• What white supremacy has to do with this
• How our intergenerational trauma is getting in the way of us having deeper support in our leadership

If you listen to no other episode of the podcast, (but like, do, it's dope, lol!) this is the one to listen to because when revolutionary leaders of color come together, support one another, compare notes… ...we truly are capable of liberating our communities and changing the entire fucking world.

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After discussing the concept of leadership and power in episode two, it is time we discuss the importance of leaning into our leadership and continually seeing and expressing our power. Doing this is necessary to make the massive impact we are hoping for, to liberate our communities, and create better futures for us all.

It is time for you to deepen and expand your power. Listen to this episode and give yourself space and time to let it soak in. This message is too good, too powerful, to miss out on!

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You might not know this but as a woman or femme of color you probably have a toxic relationship with power and leadership

Don't believe me?

Listen to today's episode where we're diving into the concept of power and leadership and why our relationships to them are just a little screwed up

Today we're going to talk about:

• Why we're so uncomfortable with leadership
• Why power is often seen as oppressive

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Welcome back to Revolutionary Rising! I am coming back loaded with all the things you loved in last season, but also going on a journey together, exploring topics from many sides. Together we are EVOLVING…

We are moving on from conversations about confidence and feeling stuck. We know how to overcome obstacles when we need to. Instead, we are discussing meeting not only others' needs, but also our own. Learning how to step into our power and own it.

Most importantly, we are discussing leadership, all the ways we have a bullshit view on what it is, and how we make ourselves feel as if we aren't one.

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Do you have pieces of your business that just don't feel right for you right now? If so - it's okay to take a step back, my dear. It's okay to take some space from something to get in right relationship with it. In today's episode, I share how I am reevaluating the ways I show up in my marketing and how you can avoid capitalism's trap of urgency by taking space from the things that do not feel in alignment for you right now.

I'm digging into:

• How I am getting intentional with where and why I show up in my business
• Why I am stepping back from some of my marketing (and how to figure out if you need to do the same!)
• How to trust your intuition to guide your business marketing needs
• And more!

Connect with Gieselle:

Join me in my free private Facebook group, Revolutionary Entrepreneurs of Color, and continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/679342759273155/

Apply for Revolutionary Rising: https://revolutionaryrising.com/home/

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gieselleallen/

Finding and connecting to our truth is deeply important for us as women and femmes of color - it gives us the freedom to do business in the revolutionary ways we crave. In today's episode, I talk to embodiment and storytelling coach Akansha Agrawal, about reclaiming the narrative around who we "need" to be to find success in this world and how owning your truest self can help you step up as the leader you are truly meant to be.

We dive into:

• Rejecting the capitalistic standard of success and redefining how you measure success in your life and business
• How Akansha released herself from the trap of comparison and self-doubt
• The importance of creating from a place of safety and trust
• How connecting to her story and embodiment work helped Akansha become a better speaker and business owner
• A limiting belief about rest that could be holding you back from creating the life you want
• Why Akansha is focusing on South Asian voices and what she is doing to be able to hold a safe space for her community
• How to release yourself from the deep disempowerment narrative in the entrepreneurship space
• And so much more!

Connect with Akansha:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citrusandgold/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citrusandgold

Website: https://www.citrusandgold.com/

Connect with Gieselle:

Join me in my free private Facebook group, Revolutionary Entrepreneurs of Color, and continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/679342759273155/

Apply for Revolutionary Rising: https://revolutionaryrising.com/home/

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gieselleallen/

You don't have to search for it. The patriarchy doesn't need to tell you what it is. The way you're meant to operate, the way you're meant to do business - the answers are already inside of you. In today's episode, I talk to brand astrologer and designer, Leslie Tagorda, about how she built a revolutionary business by doing what she loves and how you can release the limiting beliefs around what your life and business "should be" so you can lean into a commitment to yourself and start calling in more ease and success (whatever that means for you!) into your life.

We dive into:

• What led Leslie to her revolutionary business of combining astrology and design
• How she got stuck in comparison and copying for 15 years (and how she broke through!)
• Why the messaging around entrepreneurship is especially harmful for folks of color
• The importance of a commitment to self when building a business or brand
• Being conscious of what success means to you (and why this is vital if you want to thrive!)
• Why it's so important for us as women and femmes of color to create our own gateways to success
• And more!

Connect with Leslie:

Website: https://newmooncreative.co/

Instagram: @newmooncreativeco

Podcast: The Savvy Luminary Podcast https://newmooncreative.co/podcast/

Facebook Group: The Savvy luminary https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheSavvyLuminary/

Connect with Gieselle:

Join me in my free private Facebook group, Revolutionary Entrepreneurs of Color, and continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/679342759273155/

Apply for Revolutionary Rising: https://revolutionaryrising.com/home/

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gieselleallen/

We're told that once we make X amount of money in our business - we'll be successful and we can finally rest and enjoy it. Truth is, honey, this is capitalist bullshit. And if you are trying to do business in a revolutionary way, you will always be at odds with this idea. In today's episode, I break down the "money is success" myth and walk you through the mindset tools you need to decolonize your business and redefine what success means for YOU.

I'm digging into:

• How to navigate your own version of success in a patriarchal and capitalist society
• Why running your business in integrity might mean slower growth (and why this is okay!)
• The MOST IMPORTANT thing to start with when running a revolutionary business
• Why you might be experiencing short-lived peaks in your business (and what to do about it!)
• What to do if you get triggered by comparison or the capitalist bullshit
• How you could be holding yourself back from creating your own business strategy (and why you are totally capable of doing it!)
• And more!

Connect with Gieselle:

Join me in my free private Facebook group, Revolutionary Entrepreneurs of Color, and continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/679342759273155/

Apply for Revolutionary Rising: https://revolutionaryrising.com/home/

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gieselleallen/

You can create a business that feels good for you AND see it thrive - whatever thriving means for you. You can do this while still honoring all of your intersectional identities and being the whole, authentic human you are. In today's episode, I talk with inclusive business coach, VP Wright, about how she helps build ethical and sustainable online community-based businesses and the important ways she is showing up for her business and community as her fullest, authentic self. If you're looking for ways to embrace your truest self in your business so you can truly see it thrive, then tune in - because this episode is for you!

We dive into:

• How VP supports businesses through her education and trainings (and why inclusivity is at the forefront!)
• Why VP has continued to share more and more of her identities with her community
• How gender expression can deeply impact the way we operate in business
• Why she hired support to build her business and how it helped her sell out her first launch!
• How she went from being homeless to hitting 100k in cash in less than 2 years!
• The concept of serving before selling and how it can help your business thrive
• How to keep healthy boundaries while still putting out consistent high-value content
• What the RIGHT kind of community can do for your business (and why this is SO important!)
• And more!

Connect with VP:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevpwright/

Connect with Gieselle:

Join me in my free private Facebook group, Revolutionary Entrepreneurs of Color, and continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/679342759273155/

Apply for Revolutionary Rising: https://revolutionaryrising.com/home/

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gieselleallen/

Here's what I know, my dear - everything can wait.

Your business can wait. Your friends can wait. Your to-do list can wait.

But white supremacy culture wants you to believe otherwise! In today's episode, I am digging into the concept of urgency, how harmful it is for us as folks of color, and what we can be doing to combat this so we can lead more revolutionary lives and businesses.

I am digging into:

• Why the lie of urgency is so deeply harmful for women and folks of color
• How you can start to decolonize time and deadlines in your life and business
• Why urgency and intentionality DO NOT coexist
• How capitalism and white supremacy culture are steeped in urgency (and how to avoid getting swept up in this bullshit!)
• What happens to you when you are surrounded by people who are run by urgency
• How you might be falling into the urgency trap in your business if you are looking for evidence of results
• What you need to start doing TODAY to live a more restful life
• And more!

Connect with Gieselle:

Join me in my free private Facebook group, Revolutionary Entrepreneurs of Color, and continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/679342759273155/

Apply for Revolutionary Rising: https://revolutionaryrising.com/home/

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gieselleallen/