Ciao benvenuto alla seconda parte del podcast!!

In this part we talk more about Leo's success stories - so crazy that Leo as just a 19 year old student is pretty much financially independent & thriving, something super remarkable at our age and a testament to his dedication to this online world. 

We talk about how Leo moved to the NFT world as it turned into 2022 and the notable ones he got and what sort of revenue they brought in. So interesting to hear that basically the whole sneaker kids gang moved over to NFTs as the latest trend in making money.

We also talk about Leo's science side and how UCL has impacted his interest in the subject and generally how he's found his course.

We discuss how this online world has affected Leo as a person, his personality & view of money. It's so interesting to to hear about how the sneaker industry consumed Leo at one point and resulted in him really losing his ability to properly engage with others aswell as generally the other sacrifices he made to be successful in this industry.

To finish off we talk about Leo's future and surprise its not sneakers !! haha, instead Leo would love to go into a super important industry that's becoming even more important each and every day, listen to find out ;) 

Thank you so much Leo for coming on the show mio fratello, honestly it was so awesome to have your energy, expertise & Italian Iranian vibes ;) Its absolutely remarkable what you've achieved and here's to paying off all your student loans and accommodation all before you actually graduate - whooo !!

Much love & thanks to everyone who listened to this episode, I know I certainly learnt alot today & I really hope you did too - who knows, this may have even inspired you to give the sneakers or NFT world a try for yourself ! 

As always please let us know your thoughts on today's episode by following our socials Insta & TikTok @thisisnotthedariashow or emailing us on [email protected], we'd love to hear your thoughts on today's episode :))

Super excited to release our next episode soon ... if you're into food, fitness & crazy drunk stories then you're in for a treat ;))

Stay Safe & Stay Swag, 

Daria xo 

Ciao a tutti! 

Welcome back to the show! Today we are joined by someone super special. Not only is he a unique gem in terms of his heritage, indeed, like me he's a fellow Italian Iranian - mad - he's probably the most entrepreneurial guy I know. Although he's just finished first year, has no degree or proper work experience he's making serious money move. Please can we welcome ... LEO KHAMNEI !!

In this part we talk all about Leo's childhood and how his friendships and environment at school very much developed his interest in the reselling sneakers industry. Little did he know at just the mere age of 14 his commitment and hard work would consequently go on to make his extremely successful sneaker business. We talk all about Leo's reselling journey, the failures, the challenges and the success stories and how much his work has impacted him as an individual. 

As a complete technology grandma this whole online world is something which really fascinates but also confuses me so if you have absolutely no idea on anything then don't panic as we break it all down entirely! We talk all about the skills & attitudes one needs to thrive in the reselling and bots world. Its so crazy to hear about Leo's major successes with particular "drops" - Leo was able to repay back his whole first year university education just from one summer - mad! 

However, we also talk about the negative sides of working in an industry which requires constant vigilance of new sneaker drops, admin and just all the major behind the scenes that go into the business. Leo describes that in term 2 he would literally spend weeks on end in his room at accom not seeing anyone instead just magnetised to his computer!

Join us in Pt 2 where we talk more about shoes, NFTs & mad money moves! 

Hey peeps, welcome to Part 2! 

We begin this part by talking about Alicia's personal experiences at Edinburgh University & the creativity scene there. We talk about how Alicia uses instagram to promote her artistic work, projects & the wider role the app plays in our modern GenZ culture. We really deep how powerful instagram is as a form of self-expression and how if used healthily it can be a super creative & fun place to be. 

Alicia gives us the run down on how she captures her highly provocative and striking images and films and generally the behind the scenes to all her works. We also chat about the projects Alicia's been involved in and my goodness does she get us excited by all the projects which are yet to come out - ahhh stay tuned !! 

Dance is something which I truly believe can change lives. Prepare yourself for my monologue about the power of dance and how transformative and liberating it is from the constraints of society and indeed one's own mind. Alicia's views on dance are so insightful and I personally really love this part of the episode, so enjoy & after the podcast go pop on some music & get grooving! 

It's super cool to hear Alicia's specific area of interest & what she wants to dedicate her future art to and trust me it's such a fascinating concept one of which I've never seen any artist tackle before.

We finish the episode off by talking about the creative careers, ways in which young aspiring artists can find opportunities & Alicia's dream artists to work with - dream, believe, achieve! 

Thank you so much Alicia, it's been such an absolute pleasure. Honestly, whenever you speak I generally am in awe. You're without a doubt the most creative person I know whose future I am genuinely so excited to see how unfolds. Don't miss out on all the exciting projects she gets up to so give her a follow on @aliciaabenjamin ;))

Make sure to ping us an email too, [email protected], or DM us on Insta/TikTok @thisisnotthedariashow - would love to hear your thoughts on today's episode & the show generally :)

As always, thank you again for all your love and support for this podcast, it really does mean alot :)) I'm super excited to keep having awesome young people on the show and to keep bringing you quality content which I hope inspires and motivates you to something or think about something differently.

Stay Safe & Stay Swag,

See you soon!

Daria xo

Hey guys, 

Welcome back to the show! Today, I am so hyped to share this conversation with you, indeed, today we'll be talking all things self-expression, creativity & authenticity with probably the most artistic person I know. Please can we welcome my friend .... ALICIA BENJAMIN !!

We begin our convo by diving into the journey of Alicia's self - expression. We learn how from such a young age Alicia would dress in a very particular way with the male's gaze very much at the forefront of her mind when selecting her outfit. She dressed in a manner which today shocks her because of its inappropriately provocative nature & being not for herself at all. Interestingly, it's only recently that Alicia has felt confident enough to use her appearance as a form of self-expression. Everything that she does now is an expression of her truest self & her current feelings day to day and it's truly beautiful to see. 

We talk about how authenticity and genuine passion towards something (alongside integrity ;) are such attractive qualities which inevitably attract likeminded individuals. We discuss why, in our experiences & opinions, some people are more self-expressive than others and how important childhood environments are to developing this ( shoutout to everyone's favourite girl school environments haha ;)

We also deconstruct jealousy and how to transform that feeling into a positive and healthy one instead - inspiration. Heads up - yes you may think it's cringe but truly your superpower is YOU so just be your wonderful self always :))

Finally, we finish this part by basically coming up with Alicia's next self-expressive endeavour - let's acc make it happen Alicia! 

Cant wait to see you in part two :))

Welcome to Part Two aka the more deep & juicy part ;) Prepare to hear all about the fame, opportunities, goals and dreams but also the hate, judgements and misconceptions that inevitably and unfortunately come along with being a successful Content Creator. 

In this part we dive further into Ishaan’s TikTok career starting right from his GCSE French days which crazily was only a year and a half ago. It may have started as just a way for Ishaan to personally revise but it's turned into a massive part of his life & has gone on to lay the foundations for his future career. 

Like in Folk and Spoke’s episode ( defo go check them out ;) we deep about how important it is to establish meaningful relationships with people as generally the energy you give to the world will come back to you. If you’re positive, ambitious and hard working then you will attract likeminded people who will help you achieve your goals as you will help theirs :))

We discuss how Ishaan makes money from TikTok but really its from his partnerships and projects with different brands including UCAS, The Financial Times and Public Health England! The projects Ishaan has been involved in is actually insane - damn boi! And ... he's met Olivia Rodigro & Billie Eillish !

Finally, we finish with the side that not many people will know about Ishaan and that is that the Revishaan brand is so much more than its TikTok presence. Although he's just 17 and hasn’t even done his A-Levels, Ishaan has his own limited company and trademark and is in the the process of setting up his own social media marketing agency with a team of professionals! I feel that Ishaan perfectly embodies the GenZ go getter. A young person who is maximising his social media presence to invest and aspire to even bigger things and venture into other areas.

It was such a pleasure & privilege to chat with one of GenZ's most recognisable faces in such an open, honest & personal way. I can't wait for you to see the people we've got lined up next! It's all getting super exciting, defo stay tuned ;))

As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts on today's episode. Email us on [email protected] or dm us on @thisisnotthedariashow on Insta & TikTok ;))

Make sure you give Ishaan a follow too, @revishaan, but let's not lie you probably already do ! 

Thank you so much for listening to this episode & I'll see you soon! 

Stay Safe & Stay Swag, 

Daria xo 

Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast!

Today we're joined by one of the most recognisable faces amongst our generation. He's one of the biggest TikTokers in Britain and indeed he is THE face of StudyTok. This remarkable seventeen year old hardly needs an introduction, you defo would have seen him on your TikTok FYP, please can we welcome … REVISHAAN !!

It’s an absolute honour to have Revishaan on the show and in this two part episode we dive right into the man behind this whole study empire. In this honest conversation we meet Ishaan, the person. Together we learn what Ishaan was like as a child, how he got into social media, the hate, the opportunities and his own personal and professional goals. 

In this part we discuss Ishaan's educational environments and how he's always grown up with the expectation of top performance in exams starting right from year three which continued throughout his secondary - Ishaan was introduced to the French subjunctive right from year 7 - crazy! Despite being the face of academia, we realise that Ishaan himself wasn't a high achiever at school, in fact, for a long time he was in majority bottom sets. However, the academic pressure alongside him being the underdog were big reasons as to why Ishaan is who he is today, an extremely hard working and ambitious individual. 

We talk about the very beginnings of what would become one of the most recognisable accounts on TikTok - Revishaan. Interestingly, it all started from Ishaan's dedication to improve his French as his account was solely his revision of GCSE French, he was Mr 'GCSE French'! Now Revishaan has over 270,000  TikTok followers and posts exams, revision and lifestyle content every school & sixth form student can relate to. 

Towards the end we chat all about the pioneers and timeless icons of the student content creator community with UnJaded Jade & Jack Edwards being a couple of mine & Ishaan's go tos ;)) Crazy how only a year and a bit ago Ishaan was just like us watching and loving the content of these creators, now Ishaan is truly following in their footsteps and leading the way for the new generation. Revishaan is now the go to name for teens! 

Join us in Part 2 where we talk about Revishaan's fame, hate and aspirations (it does it a bit juicy ;). See you there! 

Join us as we properly dive into this deep chat all about being an extravert and its deep misconceptions & my goodness does it get deep - get ready :)) 

As an extravert pretty much all my life, something which I've found, particularly in recent months, is that some people who don’t know me assume that I’m “crazy” because I truly love life and find 'casual magic' in it every day, thanks UnJaded Jade for the term ;). Chelsea makes a really interesting point that she's observed that quite a few introverts were in fact extroverts but because of the “too much” “loud” and “crazy” labels they toned themselves down to the extent they actually changed themselves to become introverted, something which doesn’t naturally align to them and their personality. Society, generally speaking, has become so judgemental and even from personal experience I can see why some people do change themselves as a result of the judgements.  

Furthermore, something that I’ve realised doing this podcast is that the way society views a confident, outgoing and independent woman is very different to that of a man. 

When a woman is outgoing she’s seen as weird or 'making moves' but when a guys does it, its a sign of manhood and an attractive quality. We also talk about how basic human interactions are increasingly being seen as 'weird' and 'not normal' - to many complimenting someone, chatting to someone on the train or laughing with the cashier is somehow viewed as strange and odd! We talk about how this behaviour can be seen as intimidating especially to men, erm well actually - boys ;) 

We talk about uni social culture and how you'll grow to have a big network where "everyone knows everyone” but in fact everyone just knows OF people, their names, not them as individuals. Additionally, we discuss how some people will want to “ruin your vibe.” Please don’t ever let someone's internal battles stop you from releasing your pure, unique and beautiful energy into the world. 

We also finish with the biggest deep thought & that is that some people just feel things deeper and more than others, a category which Chelsea & I most definitely fit into. It's really hard for me to properly express how I feel towards this subject but I feel so deeply & genuinely connected to humanity and this is something which either attracts people with curiosity or scares them away. This feeling is something which Chelsea also resonates with. 

Thank you so much for coming on the show Chelsea. It was truly awesome to deep chat with you - I absolutely love your outlooks and energy so much, thank you for being your beautiful self :)

I do hope you all enjoyed today's episode. As always, do let us know your thoughts by emailing us on [email protected] or following, dming us on insta & tiktok @thisisnotthedariashow.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much listening to this podcast. Everyone who's messaged me about the show, thank you. Your enthusiasm and love for the show literally means so much and truly warms my heart.

Stay Safe & Stay Swag,

Lots of Love,

Daria xx

Hey guys,

Welcome back to the show! Today I'm super excited to be releasing this episode with a very special young lady, someone who I’ve known for a long while now, indeed you could say that I've had the privilege to watch her grow up. Please let me introduce you to .... CHELSEA!

Today we are talking about a subject which I am super passionate about ; being an extrovert and more specifically the misconceptions of extraversion. 

Chelsea is a very remarkable young woman who never fails to leave such a positive & lasting impression on everyone she meets. Indeed, this talent and skill was a key reason as to why Chelsea became Head Girl at school, big congratulations to her ;))

In this episode we get to know Chelsea and her story, right from birth on the outskirts of West London to her school & sixth form experiences. Chelsea and I talk about the importance of outreaching and welcoming new people and just generally being friendly and smiley! Indeed, we both love meeting new people and this is something we dive more into in the deeper part 2.

We also address how life gets a bit more complicated once you leave school and how society and even schools glamourise university. There’s so much hype before going to uni that it’s going to be “the best time of your life” when really there's such a difference between 'uni' & 'university' and the sheer fact that university is a just massive transition, in all aspects, tends to be hugely overlooked. 

I absolutely love this convo & trust me it gets so much deeper in Pt 2. I'll see you there soon .... :)) 

btw : absolutely love Chelsea's reaction to me podcasting with Folkert hahah so funny I can't! Make sure you listen to that 'perfectly chaotic Aquarius energy' episode for deep chats, laughter & more :)) 

Welcome back to this super deep and insightful conversation with UCL's coolest mech eng guy, HD! Also, this part has some extra spice - we are also joined by one of my oldest friends ... Naseela! 

In this episode we continue to talk about how you should consider what's best for you ('selfish') but to always be mindful of how your actions affect others around you. We also emphasise the importance of being proactive in life especially when it comes to university and interactions with academic staff. 

In this part, we talk about what we consider to be a mature, respectful and kind way to end 'just' a situationship or an official relationship. As brutal as it is, the way someone leaves you really tells you alot about their true personality and feelings towards you.

Furthermore, we talk about how common it is for people to call individuals ‘crazy’ or 'delusional' both of which are very hurtful remarks which are most commonly used in a 'gaslighting' manoeuvre. 

It's interesting to hear HD's response to this and how he sees alot of people ‘misrepresenting a situation because they're embarrassed’ or have no other words and need some justification to present to their circles. By describing a person in this way, in most cases, they skilfully divert any attention from their own personal actions from the situation and invalidate the perspective of that 'crazy' person. 

Finally, as a super busy, proactive and awesome guy who has such a diverse range of commitments and hobbies HD shares with us his top tips of utilising your time to enable you to fit everything you want to do in. *Spoiler - PLAN PLAN PLAN!* haha. 

Thank you so much for coming on the show HD, it was so refreshing talking to someone who shares similar views on issues regarding self-development and maturity. Thank you for opening up to us all today, for sharing your personal experiences, wisdom and advice - everything you've shared is pure gold ;) 

Finally, thank you to all you listeners out there for listening to today's episode. Your support for the show truly means so much. As always, do let us know your thoughts on the show by messaging us on insta or tiktok @thisisnotthedariashow or by emailing us, [email protected] :)) 

Looking forward to seeing you next time :) 

Stay Safe & Stay Swag, 

Daria xo 

Hey guys, 

Today we’re joined by one of UCL’s Biggest Names On Campus (BNOCs) and one of the coolest mechanical engineers in the game. It is a pleasure & privilege to introduce you to .... Mr HD!!

Today, we really enter the world of deep chats and de-construct the notion of 'selfishness' and 'maturity.' 

Indeed, for me, I would say maturity is one of the most misused concepts we use in our society especially amongst GenZ culture. In fact, alot of the time, I've found it's used as a cop out. It is used as a way of refusing to enter a difficult conversation. 'Immature' is seen as the magic word to 'effectively' shut the chance of a conversation down with the inaccurate claim that the other party is not mentally able to engage in such discussion, something very cowardly. 

HD and I dive head first into this and discuss the differences between maturity and immaturity and give our own personal encounters with these behaviours. We also recognise and appreciate how vital it is to actively seek to understand different perspectives especially those contrasting your own in order to be mature towards a situation. 

We also talk about selfishness, what it is exactly and when, how and why is it acceptable. As you will hear, HD shocks me at first, when he says there is “absolutely nothing wrong with being selfish." However, as HD explains I appreciate what he means but together we also stress the importance of always being mindful and careful of others during one's decision making. 

We diverge a bit about the incredible opportunities and possibilities here at UCL and how remarkable the students are carrying out projects which will truly blow your mind! Speaking of blowing your mind, we learn, at the end, that our very own HD is not just your typical mechanical engineer. Nope. Man is in fact a UCL KPOP ICON !! 

Hope you're enjoying the conversation as much as we are. 

See you in Part 2 ... :))