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Flaunt Your Fire

124 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings

Explore visibility and the art of owning your power as you align your brand. Host and Flaunt Your Fire CEO India Jackson has conversations that disrupt industry standards and defy stale marketing advice. If you are ready to amplify your influence and create lasting impact, you are in the right place.

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Pause & Explore: Rediscovering Your Existing Resources

September 26, 2023 03:00 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MB

Erica and India discuss their intentions for the shows Pause on the Play® and Flaunt Your Fire®.  After nearly 300 combined episodes, they pause to explore how to use them as continued resources and how to stay in the loop about future projects. Ready to dive deeper? Keep in touch and find out what we’re up to at pauseontheplay.com

Navigating A Personal Brand And A Day Job with Officer Kenny Dean

August 21, 2023 03:00 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MB

It’s increasingly common for people with traditional jobs to be building their own businesses and brands outside of their regular working hours.  But when you have a traditional job, it can sometimes be difficult to assess how and where to show up publicly. This can be especially true if you work in a field like government or law enforcement. Officer Kenny Dean joins India to discuss how he started and evolved his social media presence and developed his podcast while actively work...

Manufactured Norms: The Lesser-Known History of Fashion with E.K. Powell

July 31, 2023 03:00 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MB

Fashion is part of everyday life. Whether you love it and follow the latest trends, or you’re a minimalist with a capsule wardrobe, or none of the above, we all have to wear clothes. E.K. Powell joined India for a live conversation within The Pause on the Play Community about the lesser-known history of fashion, gender norms, and the role of capitalism in what we think are just preferences. In this discussion: The real history of nail polish and high heels How cultural norms ab...

Death Cycles: Submitting to Change and Renewal with Brionna Ned

July 17, 2023 03:00 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MB

Change is inevitable, whether in you, your brand, or the humans who are a part of it. How we meet change is up to us. How do you honor the life and death cycles that come with change? Brionna Ned joins India for a conversation about death, rebirth, growth, and change within life and business. In this discussion: How Brionna helps people navigate death cycles and change  Why Brionna believes it’s vital for people to gain fluency in legalese How to tease out the difference betwe...

Bringing Your Values to the Forefront with Racheal Cook

May 29, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MB

Being explicit about your values in your business used to be frowned upon, but it’s vital to how you market your brand, how you build your company culture, and how you relate to your clients. In this replay of a 2020 conversation on Racheal Cook’s Promote Yourself to CEO podcast, Racheal and India discuss infusing your values into all aspects of your business, addressing mindset challenges and fears when it comes to getting explicit, and Racheal’s own experiences with making her v...

What’s On Our Shelf: Books That Made an Impact

May 15, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MB

Books are powerful tools for learning, connection, evolution, and reconsideration.  From storytelling through fiction to learning about the real lives of others in nonfiction works, books help us reshape our thinking, communicate with the people in our lives, and sometimes just get lost in a really good story. Erica Courdae joins India to discuss some of the books that have strongly impacted them and how they think about everything from storytelling to gentrification to minimali...

Plastic Off the Sofa: Modeling New Narratives of Self-Presentation

May 01, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MB

Are you more comfortable calling yourself a content creator rather than an influencer? The word “influencer” has developed something of a negative connotation, but at its core, to be an influencer simply means being someone who is influential to others. If we model actions and behaviors that reflect our values, we can have a positive influence on those who witness us.  Erica Courdae and India dig into being a positive influence and how behavior modeling has been showing up in th...

More Than Good Intentions: On Being a Conscious Disruptor with Brooke Monaghan

April 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 89.1 MB

We might think of trends as things that come and go in the worlds of fashion and style, but trends impact the world of work and entrepreneurship as well. Trends aren’t necessarily negative, but when we follow trends in any capacity without questioning them, it can take us down a path that we didn’t intend to be on.  In a replay of a live conversation from within The Pause on the Play Community, Brooke Monaghan and India discuss what it means to consciously and intentionally chal...

Consent, Transparency, and Your Values with Stacie Lampkin

April 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 92.2 MB

What role does consent play in your life? How does it affect the way that you show up? Consent plays a major role in visibility, from the use of your image, to the agreements you make–or don’t make–when you appear in venues like podcasts, to how much you’re compensated, and more. Stacie Lampkin interviews India about how consent, or lack thereof, has shown up in her life, from modeling contracts to healthcare and beyond. In this discussion: How consent allows you and your col...

Visibility Starts with Knowing You’re Not Invisible

March 13, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MB

People often talk about what their visibility goals are, or how they want to get more visible, especially at the beginning of a year or in the first quarter. But oftentimes we don’t discuss what we don’t want our visibility to be, what doesn’t feel aligned with how we show up. And that’s important too. Erica Courdae joins India to discuss feeling invisible, how we judge people for wanting to be witnessed, and why visibility is about so much more than how you show up in your busi...

Let Go with Gratitude: How to Apply the KonMari Method to Your Relationships with Mim Jenkinson

February 27, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MB

So often, when we think about visibility, we think about brand deals and marketing. Visibility is so much more than that.  Visibility includes those that deal with us and navigate our daily lives with us and their impact on our visibility and how we show up in the world, and how we show up for ourselves.  Mim Jenkinson joins India for a conversation about applying minimalism and the KonMari Method to more than just the physical objects in your life, how major health crises have ...

Expanding What It Means to Pause

February 13, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MB

A pause is more than a break in the conversation.   A pause can be a spark of curiosity. It can be requesting consent to go deeper on a topic. Pausing can give you space to think through a decision and consider if it’s aligned with your values. And taking a pause can mean making space to Flaunt Your Fire.   India digs into the ways taking a pause can show up in life, what taking a pause from Flaunt Your Fire meant in 2022, and why creating space to pause is so vital to our w...

Lessons Learned: 4 Things We'd Do Differently with Erica Courdae

October 03, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MB

Often in the world of content marketing, we witness what people did well, what their successes were, their wins, what worked. But when we only get messages about what worked, it leaves behind the beauty and the lessons learned from what didn’t work and what we would do differently today. Erica Courdae joins India for a discussion about failure, what they’d do over if they could, and why they’re actively viewing some of these events in a different way. In this discussion: What...

Consent Based Business Practices with Kelly Diels

September 19, 2022 07:00 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MB

Many of us have experienced a breach of consent. Whether it’s the person who’s immediately in your DMs trying to sell you something the moment you added them as a connection on social media, or the person who gives you a hug that lasts a little too long when you reach out your hand for a handshake, we know what that breach feels like. And the context for consent goes beyond bodily autonomy. Consent matters in our businesses. Kelly Diels joins India to discuss integrating conse...

​Integrating Values Into The Art Of Online Business with Rick Mulready

September 05, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 87.1 MB

What would it mean to have a business that feels as good to you as it appears on the outside? How would it feel to have a business that is aligned with your values and is creating and infusing those values into everything it does? That supports and protects people from all backgrounds, especially those who have underrepresented and marginalized identities?  Rick Mulready joins India to reflect on his journey of bringing his values into his business and his podcast without sacrif...

Self-worth, Marketing, and the Myth of More with Tara McMullin

August 22, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

If content is king, what is that leaving on the table? We are living in a world where we’re told that we need to produce more and more to be witnessed, but the myth of more often comes at the expense of the quality and purpose of our content. What if we communicated for impact and transformation rather than just feeding the algorithm? Tara McMullin joins India to discuss the evolution of her content, her business, and how distancing herself from the myth of more has impacted her...

Showing Up Authentically in the Speaking Industry with Evolve Benton and Erica Courdae

August 08, 2022 07:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MB

So often we have a desire to be visible. But there’s also a distinct lack of transparency in the visibility industry, whether you’re an influencer, a photographer, a model, a speaker, even musicians and actors. It’s really challenging to figure out what other people charge. And what you should, could, or can charge to collaborate with a brand or appear as a speaker. Evolve Benton joins India and Erica for a discussion on the speaking industry, how to diversify speaking, and usin...

Podcasts are a Resource for Amplifying Your Influence with Erica Courdae

July 25, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MB

Podcasts can be a tool for amplifying your influence, but they can also be an incredible resource for your clients and community members. When you go beyond using a podcast just for content marketing, you can honor the fact that your podcast, or your guest appearances, can also be a resource. Erica Courdae and India dig into how to use podcasts as a resource for workshops, current and prospective clients, and your community. In this discussion: How podcasts bring ease to pre-...

Podcasts are a Tool for Amplifying Your Influence

July 11, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MB

For some people, podcasts operate as a form of entertainment or the modern version of a radio show. But podcasts can be powerful tools for creators. Erica Courdae joins India to discuss their perspectives on how their podcasts have evolved, and how to use podcasts as tools for your life and your brand. In this discussion: How a podcast can support your core messages Why a podcast is a platform for thought leadership How to use your privilege and amplify your influence wit...

Integrating What We Have Learned with Erica Courdae

June 13, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MB

In brand visibility work, so often the focus is on the tangibles, the things we need to learn. But it’s also incredibly important to take the time to integrate what we’ve learned. What becomes possible when you take the time and space to revisit that new information and figure out how to incorporate it into your life, your business, your brand, and your visibility? Erica Courdae interviews India about what she’s been learning and integrating. In this discussion: How integra...

Show Me The Food! 3 Common Mistakes Wellness Coaches Make

May 30, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MB

Businesses and brands often adopt identities online that are sellable but not authentic, and this holds true in the wellness and fitness industries as well. Having met thousands of wellness coaches and athletes, India shares the three most common mistakes she witnesses them make in their visibility strategies and what you can do instead to amplify your influence online. In this discussion: How to consider the events and online spaces where you show up Why your gym selfies are...

Bad Art: Challenging the Negative and Perfectionist Narrative with Amenah Arman

May 16, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MB

How often have you had an idea that you did not follow through on? There are so many good ideas, concepts, content, and art out there living in people’s heads that we aren’t getting to witness because they haven’t followed through and released those ideas. Amenah Arman joins India for a conversation about creative hoarding, bad art, and why we don’t pursue our ideas and visions. In this discussion: What creative hoarding is and why we do it The social and cultural influence...

Building a Bad-A** Brand Voice with Helen Tremethick

May 02, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MB

Why do you need to screw the template? And how did the business world end up with so many shoulds and templates in the first place? Ditching the templates and developing your own brand voice helps your business maintain consistency, clarity, and authenticity. And all of those elements are rooted in your values. Helen Tremethick joins India to dig into why you need to say goodbye to templates and shoulds and develop your voice. In this discussion: Why we reach for templates an...

How Showing Up Less Can Be Good For Your Brand with Dr. Marcuetta Sims

April 11, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MB

When it comes to visibility, many people believe that more is better. But churning out content nonstop can leave you feeling exhausted, burned out, and like you’re never doing enough to show up. What if, instead of being on every platform, we set boundaries and showed up in fewer places, and it was actually essential to your brand being more effective and more successful. Dr. Marcuetta Sims and India discuss why we need boundaries for our brand presence, the downsides of being v...

Showing up, Taking Up Space, and Telling Your Story with Hillary Rea

March 28, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MB

Storytelling is a powerful component of brand visibility. Telling your story is an opportunity to connect more deeply with others–our people, our audience, our colleagues, our clients–and begin to humanize our brand. But how do we begin to tell our story? How do we navigate doing that in a way that doesn’t change who we are and builds deep connections? Hillary Rea joins India for a discussion about storytelling, trust, and taking up space. In this discussion: How Hillary’s ...

Do You Have An Unhealthy Relationship With Social Media?

March 14, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MB

We might think of social media as just another piece of software, but what happens when that software is eliciting an emotional response? What happens when there are humans that you’re engaging with within that software? Erica Courdae joins India in a conversation about our relationship to social media and how we can approach the platforms in a healthier way. In this discussion: Questions to help you clarify your relationships with social media platforms Why characterizing the...

Play, Positive Psychology, and A-Holes with Jeff Harry Part 2: Perfectionism and Play

February 28, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MB

When you think about the people and brands that have inspired you, they’ve all stood out. They’ve all been unique. But on social media, there’s an energy of perfectionism and of fitting in. How does perfectionism make us stand out? How does fitting in make us memorable? And how does that support the people witnessing us in feeling something? Jeff Harry and India continue their conversation about how fear of getting it wrong begets perfectionism online, why acknowledging your mis...

Play, Positive Psychology, and A-Holes with Jeff Harry Part 1: Putting A-holes In Their Place

February 14, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MB

What's holding you back from being visible? For many, it boils down to an underlying fear of being judged and trolled. It does unfortunately come with the territory of putting yourself out there. But there are exercises and mindset shifts you can make that can help you deal with navigating jerks, especially jerks on social media. Jeff Harry joins India for a conversation about dealing with a-holes online and how positive psychology can help make you troll-proof. In this discus...

Reviewing 2021: How We are Shaping the Year to Come

January 24, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MB

Most people start their end-of-the-year wrap-up with a year in review and go down memory lane of all the things that have already transpired. But Flaunt Your Fire is all about doing things a little bit differently. Erica Courdae joins India to dig into some of the things that happened in 2021, but more importantly, to envision how those things are shaping their decisions, opinions and who they are going forward into 2022. In this discussion: How easing back into work after a brea...

Authentic Expression In Front of the Camera with Lucia Doynel

January 10, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MB

If you’ve been digging through old photos for your marketing and social media for the last year and a half, you’re not alone. Many people haven’t had opportunities to get new photos since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, among the other ways the pandemic has indelibly changed our lives. But what if you could take great photos with the camera you already have, and you could increase your level of comfort being in front of the camera, your confidence and your skillset? Lucia Do...

Visibility and Influence From Behind The Camera with Shannon Collins

December 20, 2021 08:00 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MB

The decision to show up and be visible requires courage. And often we get support from professionals like makeup artists, hairstylist, consultants, wardrobe stylists, and photographers in crafting how our public image is going to be witnessed and perceived. But when we talk about visibility, we don't always think about the people behind the camera. Photographer Shannon Collins joins India for a conversation about making the decision to get out from behind the camera, using the...

Unlocking Your Own &+$# It Factor with Jetty Nieuwenhuis

December 06, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MB

So many of us are held back by beliefs that we’re too much, or not enough, to pursue our dreams and passions and make them reality. We absorb messages about being too old, too fat, too skinny, too white, too Black, too smart, too dumb, just too much, but what if we said “eff it” and went after our dreams anyway? Jetty Nieuwenhuis and India discuss why now is the perfect time to create the roadmap to the future you’ve always deserved, the stories Jetty has rewritten in her own li...

Profitability Beyond Hustle Culture with Ashley Gartland

November 22, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MB

The online business and marketing spaces are flooded with messages that bigger must be better. But is it? What if that focus on scale and expansion isn’t aligned with your values or what makes you happy? Ashley Gartland and India dig into what it means to be better than big, being profitable without the never-ending hustle, and how a subtractive approach can create simplicity and ease in your business. In this discussion: Why focusing solely on growth and scale can create com...

Healthy Competition in Life and Business with Dr. Kim Perkins

November 08, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MB

Knock it out of the park. Crush the competition. Why do we use so many sports metaphors in the workplace? And is that competitive atmosphere actually helping? Or is it damaging our ability to make supportive connections and build strong teams? Dr. Kim Perkins joins India to discuss competition in the workplace and beyond. They’ll dig into competition on social media, how it can turn toxic at work, how a spirit of competition can be used as a tool for building relationships, and ...

Designing Your Identity: Hair Journeys with Erica Courdae

October 25, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MB

Tell me a little bit about yourself. Whether it’s your social media bio, on your website, or meeting someone at a networking event, we’re constantly being asked these questions of who are you, what do you do, what do you believe in, what do you value, what do you support, where are you going? It all comes down to, who are you? Erica Courdae joins India to explore designing your identity as an intentional act and how your personal image and identity intersect with your public i...

Creating Consistent Curated Content with Jon Goode

October 11, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MB

Consistency is key for so many things, and especially on social media, but creating all of that content can feel overwhelming or impossible. How do you show up consistently without social media taking your attention from all of your other responsibilities to your clients, your team, and your life outside of work? Jon Goode joins India to discuss moving the conversation from constant creation to content curation. In this discussion: How content curation saves you and your audi...

Using Social Media To Grow Your Business On Your Own Terms with Jeraud Norman

September 26, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Marketing your business on social media can be daunting, whether you’re just starting out or you’re trying to optimize your ad performance to take your business to the next level. Jeraud Norman of Jeraud Marketing joins India to discuss why social media marketing is so powerful, and tips and best practices so your ads get you in front of your people, not lost in the noise. In this discussion: The homework you need to do before you place your first ad Tactics that just don’t w...

52. Building a Deeply Connected Community with Kelli Manzano

September 12, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB

How do we create deeply connected communities? In this conversation, Kelli Manzano joins India to dig into why we have a need for social connection and how that’s hardwired into our brains. They’ll discuss how risk is related to connection, why online connections are more challenging than in-person ones, and the dynamics around why and when people respond to good news versus please for help or support in online communities and memberships. You’ll hear tips for connecting in pers...

51. Integrating brand values into your professional and personal lives

August 22, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutes - 46.9 MB

Values. Core beliefs that support every aspect of your brand or business? The code by which you live your personal life? Vague buzzwords floating around your website?  If you’re struggling to integrate the concept of values in a meaningful way, India and Erica offer expert guidance. Using client anecdotes and experiences from their own lives, they connect the professional with the personal, showing that operating with integrity becomes automatic when you purposefully consider your...

50. Connecting with others through your shared humanity featuring poetry by Erica Courdae

August 08, 2021 16:00 - 14 minutes - 27.4 MB

The private pieces that we rarely share in public are integral to creating our whole multifaceted selves. What pursuits bring us joy when no one’s looking? How does sharing our genius affect us and those around us? Joining India once again is her co-host, the co-founder of Pause On The Play The Community, and talented poet Erica Courdae for a poetry reading and a brief discussion about the soul of inspiration.  In this discussion: Poetry by Erica Courdae Honoring our vulnerab...

49. Dropping the veil with Erica Courdae

July 25, 2021 17:05 - 23 minutes - 43.3 MB

The first step toward living out loud personally and professionally is to drop the veil. But integrating all that honest visibility into your business, your brand, and your day-to-day can be challenging. No wonder. Society has long kept women, Black folks, and people of color from showing up as fully realized, multi-faceted humans––to the point that we impose these restrictions on ourselves. Time to reclaim our agency, experiment with identity, and share our joy! India is joined...

48. How to protect your brand + visibility with Autumn Witt Boyd and Chanteé Hallet

June 27, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 117 MB

You've got that entrepreneurial fire. You have a logo, a social presence, a menu of offerings, maybe even several years' worth of doing business under your brand name. The question is: Do you have legal protections in place to defend all of your hard work from business relationships gone sour or deliverables not met? India talks with Autumn Witt Boyd, founder of The AWB Firm, and Chanteé Hallett, lawyer, and team member at The AWB Firm, to address some of the most common legal c...

47. Celebrating branding & visibility wins with Erica Courdae

June 13, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes - 70.8 MB

As social media followers, newsletter subscribers, and podcast listeners, you spend a lot of time observing the front-facing branding and visibility strategies of others. You rarely get the chance to witness a behind-the-scenes assessment of those efforts - until now. India is joined by her client, best friend, and occasional co-host Erica Courdae for a revealing look at their branding and visibility efforts over the last 18 months. They’re celebrating wins, tracking their evoluti...

46. You're invited to our transformational book club for rebellious readers

May 30, 2021 16:00 - 29 minutes - 53.4 MB

What happens when India commits to integrating a pandemic hobby into her life going forward? A one-of-a-kind book club for rebellious readers! In this solo conversation, the Flaunt Your Fire CEO shares the inspiration behind her “no rules!” book club, hosted inside Pause On The Play The Community. She also explains how fewer guidelines encourage participants to engage more with the content and each other.  Whether you like taking your time with a book or prefer to devour one per...

45. Before you audit your brand’s social media, do this.

April 18, 2021 16:56 - 32 minutes - 60.4 MB

Grab your favorite notes app or an old-school legal pad. India shares tangible actions that’ll help you audit your social media presence with ease. Getting a handle on your myriad platform handles lays the groundwork for establishing a more focused brand visibility strategy. That awareness can open up so much room to create change; this detailed social media audit is an essential element in that process.  In this discussion: The why behind conducting a social media audit Item...

44. Own your values: brand, company, and personal

April 04, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 48 MB

Screw the template, own your values, and amplify your influence. While you may recognize the Flaunt Your Fire catchphrase, have you ever stopped to identify your values? Have you ever taken the time to express them in written form? Clearly defined values are the foundation for everything within your brand. They inform how you engage with your team, your clients, your audience - and set standards by which those same entities can hold you accountable. In this solo conversation, Indi...

44. Own your values

April 04, 2021 16:00 - 24 minutes - 44.5 MB

Screw the template, own your values, and amplify your influence. While you may recognize the Flaunt Your Fire catchphrase, have you ever stopped to identify your values? Have you ever taken the time to express them in written form? Clearly defined values are the foundation for everything within your brand. They inform how you engage with your team, your clients, your audience - and set standards by which those same entities can hold you accountable. In this solo conversation, India provide...

43. Women-owned brands you need to know

March 14, 2021 16:00 - 44 minutes - 82 MB

No one does it alone - even the solo entrepreneur. In this conversation, India celebrates Women’s History Month by acknowledging some of the amazing women who support her and her team professionally at Flaunt Your Fire as well as personally. These aren’t the women behind India; these are the women beside her, each sharing their unique talents and experiences. In this discussion: The top ten women-owned brands you need to know Why we disagree with the common phrase “behind every...

42. Crafting content that makes your followers feel something

February 28, 2021 17:00 - 28 minutes - 52.8 MB

There’s so much content out there that’s intended to sell audiences on something, providing pros and cons, tips and tricks, or features and benefits. Creating content, however, that is designed to entice people to follow, listen, and subscribe to your brand, that gives them something to feel that will live on in their hearts forever -- that can be profoundly more challenging. For this discussion, India shares insight into crafting content that expresses your individuality, connects ...

41. Sustainability: Get ahead of the eco-conscious curve with Shannon Kenny, Mama Eco

February 07, 2021 17:00 - 47 minutes - 86.6 MB

In support of Pause On The Play The Community’s February theme - Sustainability! - India chats with Sustainable Business Consultant and founder of Mama Eco, Shannon Kenny, about eco-conscious values from a brand perspective. What does sustainability mean, anyway? How can a service-based business integrate eco-conscious decisions into standard operating procedures? What do companies get out of adopting eco-friendly values? It’s a broad topic - one that can, understandably, lead to ...

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