Today is the Future

"Have Hope. Keep Faith." This is the motto for 25-year-old Aishwarya Shah's blog, Eclipsed Words. Aishwarya is a former mechanical engineer and switched to blogging (currently has 15,000+ subscribers), life coaching, and entrepreneurship. She is from Pune, India and loves to spread messages of hope, faith, and confidence through storytelling. In this episode, Aishwarya and Livi talk about overcoming fear, vulnerability, giving yourself permission to fail, and allowing yourself to progress through self-awareness.

More about Aishwarya Shah at:
Website: Eclipsed Words
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecl1psedwords

More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
Website: https://todayisthefuture.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram: @todayisthefuture_ & @liviredden
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/livi-redden-5a4301194  
Email: [email protected] 

21-year-old entrepreneur and changemaker, David Kobrosky, discusses in this episode the lessons he learned through self-education, his entrepreneurial ventures, and many other academic and personal experiences. David is the Founder of Skatify, was a speaker at TEDxUofM, a current student at the University of Michigan, Cofounder of Blockchain at Michigan, creator of MeetSunday, and is currently working on the creation of a new company.

More about David Kobrosky at:
Website: MeetSunday.com
Instagram: @kobroskys
Twitter: @kobroskys
Newsletter: thoughtfulness
Medium: @kobrosky

More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
Website: https://todayisthefuture.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liviredden/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/livi-redden-5a4301194  
Email: [email protected] 

Where is Home? This is the book written by our guest, 23-year-old author, traveler, and podcast host, Mary Yuan. In this episode, we discuss her soon to be published memoir that's about her journey of rebuilding home after her parents’ divorce. We also deeply discuss themes such as solo traveling, trust, marriage, love, vulnerability, storytelling, and healing. *little editing error at 34:45 sorry about that ;) 

More about Mary Yuan at:
Where is Home? Preorder link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/where-is-home-by-mary-yuan#/
Website: www.maryyuan.com
Email: [email protected]
Mary’s Calendar (feel free to grab a time to chat): https://calendly.com/mary-yuan-where-is-home/15min?month=2020-07
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mengyao.yuan.1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-helps-brands-empower-women/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/where_is_home_mary2020/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/maryyuan5
Mary’s Podcast - Where is Home?: https://open.spotify.com/show/3qAxLwmbqMxghb5kMN0mH9

More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
Website: https://todayisthefuture.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liviredden/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/livi-redden-5a4301194  
Email: [email protected] 

25-year-old entrepreneur and videographer, Brennan Tolman, gives insight and lessons learned in building his international wedding videography and photography business, Tolman Media. He also shares his business tips relating to running successful paid ads, understanding demand and customer acquisition costs, and growing a client base.

More about Brennan Tolman at:
Website: https://www.tolmanmedia.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brennan-tolman-media/people/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tolman.media/

More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
Website: https://todayisthefuture.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liviredden/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/livi-redden-5a4301194 
Email: [email protected] 

As a Junior at Notre Dame, Brian Cho co-founded his speaker technology company alongside fellow students Peter Moeckel, Erikc Perez-Perez, and Christian Femrite. Their company started as Flato Inc. and later became today's, Resondado inc founded in 2017. Brian is CEO at Resonado and has led the team in raising over $1 million in venture capital funding and has signed a global partnership with Notre Dame athletics.

More about Brian Cho at:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resonado.us/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Resonado.US/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/resonado/?viewAsMember=true
Website: www.resonado.com 

More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
Website: https://todayisthefuture.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liviredden/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/livi-redden-5a4301194 
Email: [email protected] 

Ina Bhoopalam is a social entrepreneur and established speaker driven towards her end goal of making the biggest social impact possible. She has a large, running portfolio of being involved in nonprofit work, especially in gender equality and climate organizations. She also has interests in fashion and acting. In the past year, she has founded two nonprofits, DREAM EQUAL and One Up Action. She is headed to Harvard University in August 2020.
In this podcast, you will learn how to stay goal-driven, how to connect all your interests to your end goal, how to improve your self-confidence, and about how gender-based issues can be tackled at home and within schools.

More about Ina Bhoopalam at:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inabhoopalam
Nonprofits: https://www.instagram.com/dreamequal
https://www.instagram.com/oneupaction
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inabhoopalam/
Email: [email protected]

More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
Website:  https://todayisthefuture.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liviredden/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/livi-redden-5a4301194
Email: [email protected]

Hailey Hardcastle is a 19-year-old mental health advocate from Portland, Oregon. She began her mental health advocacy about 4 years ago and was able to take part in passing Bill 2191 in multiple different states. This bill allows mental health days to be an excused absence for high school students. Since then she was featured on Vogue's 21 under 21 and gave a TED Talk at TEDXSalem. She is currently attending the University of Oregon (Go Ducks!) and volunteers on the Oregon School-Based Health Alliance.

In this podcast, we talk about what mental health is, how to care for it, and why it is so important that you do so. If there is something in this session you really enjoy please share with a family member or friend. The power in stories comes from sharing them.

More about Hailey Hardcastle at:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hailey.hardcastle
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hailey-hardcastle-6b1689154/
TED talk:
https://www.ted.com/talks/hailey_hardcastle_why_students_should_have_mental_health_days?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
Email: [email protected]

More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
Website:  https://todayisthefuture.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liviredden/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/livi-redden-5a4301194
Email: [email protected]

Jahkil Jackson is a 12-year-old from Chicago, Illinois. He started the non-profit organization, Project I Am, when he was just eight. Project I Am's purpose is to help the homeless population and create awareness for the cause. They do this mainly by distributing and delivering thousands and thousands of Blessing Bags to homeless individuals. Blessing Bags include essentials like socks, hygiene products, granola bars, and bottled water. Jahkil, his family, and friends all come together to fill the Blessing Bags and have been able to help over 35,000 people worldwide. Jahkil also advocates for young people to get involved in their communities and he shares the message that it's never too early to start changing lives.

More about Project I Am at:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialprojectiam/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/OfficialProjectIAM/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_projectiam
Website:  http://www.officialprojectiam.com

More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
Website:  https://todayisthefuture.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liviredden/ 
Email: [email protected]

Isabel and Caroline Bercaw are two sisters that started the multi-million dollar company, Da Bomb Bath, at 10 & 11 years old. They've been named EY Entrepreneur of The Year, featured in the Wall Street Journal, we're placed on Forbes 30 under 30, have been on multiple national news networks, and continue to make a splash in the world of bath bombs. What makes them so incredible is not just their entrepreneurial success, but their passion to make an impact for good, their ability to be motivated despite roadblocks, and the habits they've created to support their own growth as individuals.

How it started: As two young girls from Minnesota, they both loved bath bombs but had an idea to make them even better! They decided to come up with a new recipe that doesn't stain or leave any residue, and when the bath bomb is dissolved a surprise is waiting in the middle. They started experimenting and creating bath bombs in their kitchen sink and have grown their business into something bigger than they imagined with over 200 employees. Their company not only provides awesome bath bombs but also helps in making the world a better place through supporting humanitarian efforts. **this session was recorded remotely

More about The Bercaw Sisters at:
Instagram:  http://www.instagram.com/dabombfizzers
Website:  http://www.dabombfizzers.com   

More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
Website:  https://todayisthefuture.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liviredden/ 
Email: [email protected]

Today is the Future with Livi Redden

The Girls Company was started by three female entrepreneurs that met by chance in their BYU entrepreneurship class. Their names are Abby Warner(23), Zoia Ali(21), and Taimi Kennerly(24). What started as a class project soon took off to become the creation of The Girls Company.  They have created a cramp alleviating band that can be worn during that lovely time of the month.. shark week aka your period. You insert specially made thin heating pouches into The Band, slip it on under your clothes, and Voila, your free to carry out your day. The Band and warmers are made especially thin so you can't see them at all under your clothes, which makes their product so unique. But the creation of this genius idea did not come easy. The Girls experienced roadblocks around period stigma when working to bring their product to market, as well as, being an all female-founded business in a male-dominated industry. They spent weeks researching, surveying, and planning to create the perfect product to help women everywhere.  **This session was recorded remotely

A little about each one of The Girls (from their website (thegirlsco.com)):

Abby Warner: "Abby is from Salt Lake City, Utah. She studies entrepreneurship, with a minor in international development at Brigham Young University. She loves the outdoors, the sun, and of course WOMEN. Abby has worn blue mascara every day since 7th grade. It’s a full look."

Zoia Ali: "Zoia grew up in Dallas, Texas and her parents are originally from Pakistan. She is passionate about social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial innovation, and female empowerment. She loves to dance, is obsessed (OBSESSED) with Marvel movies, and loves to make people laugh."

Taimi Kennerly: "Taimi grew up in Auckland, New Zealand but moved to the US before she could get her big break in Lord of The Rings. She enjoys solving big problems, spreadsheets, local honey, and DATA. In her free time she bakes, obsesses over game theory, gets lost on the streets of South Africa (don’t tell her mom that last one), has existential crises, and sometimes even sleeps."

#BEACRAMPION #uterUS

More about The Girls Company at:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegirls_co/
Website: https://thegirlsco.com/

More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
Website:  https://todayisthefuture.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liviredden/ 
Email: [email protected]