THE IDEALISTS.
249 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago -From iconic fashion designer Norma Kamali to Grammy-nominated poet Nikki Giovanni, THE IDEALISTS. podcast gets the inside scoop on the lives and musings of visionary women. In this insightful weekly podcast, entrepreneur and host Melissa Kiguwa spans the globe interviewing the world's most idealistic, mission-driven women to learn what wisdom they’ve gleaned on their journey. Listen in to find like-minded community, to be intellectually stimulated, and to tap into your inner visionary.
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#94: Christy Rutherford on How to Recover from Burnout
August 08, 2023 07:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBHi friends. We aired our first episode May 5, 2020 and in the last three years we have grown an amazing community of formidable women and men. We're so grateful to everyone who has tuned in over the last few years and we love having grown this podcast together. In our last and final episode of THE IDEALISTS., we stay true to what we do best: telling the truth and striving boldly. Today, you get to hear from no-nonsense money coach Christy Rutherford. Regularly featured in Forbes, Chris...
#93: Sedge Beswick on Building a Personal Brand
July 26, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBIn this episode: Sedge Beswick, the CEO of SEEN Connects, an influencer marketing agency that generates a turnover of £20M and has offices in New York City and London, serving clients throughout Europe, including renowned brands such as eBay, Nike, and Panasonic. She has conducted workshops for notable businesses such as Lloyds Bank, Google, and No.10 Downing St, appeared on Sky News and BBC Breakfast, and written for publications such as The FT and The Drum. What we learned: Sedge gives u...
#92: Kirin Sinha on Envisioning an Ideal Life
July 18, 2023 07:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Kirin Sinha, award-winning CEO of Illumix which powers the most stunning Augmented Reality experiences for entertainment venues, theme parks like Disney Land, marketing campaigns, and digital experiences. Often featured in Forbes and Variety, Kirin has raised over $30M to build her AR company that services some of the world's most iconic experiences. What we learned: One of our favorite kinds of conversations is visioning out ideas for an ideal ...
#91: Angela Saini on Why Society Resists Equality
July 11, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. releases our conversation with Angela Saini, award-winning science journalist and author. Her latest book “The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule” was published in spring 2023, and is a finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing. As the founder and chair of the 'Challenging Pseudoscience' group at the Royal Institution, Angela researches and campaigns around issues of misinformation and disinformation. What we learned: Angela delves deep into the cons...
#90: Angela Saini on the Origins of Patriarchy
July 04, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Angela Saini, award-winning science journalist and author. Her latest book “The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule” was published in spring 2023, and is a finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing. As the founder and chair of the 'Challenging Pseudoscience' group at the Royal Institution, Angela researches and campaigns around issues of misinformation and disinformation. The BBC regularly refers to Angela’s work and she sits on a number of ...
#89: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor on Whole Brain Living and Deep Inner Peace
June 27, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, New York Times Bestselling author and Harvard trained neuroanatomist. Jill’s TED talk on the brain has received over 29 million views, and in 2008 Time Magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. What we learned: Jill shows us how to get acquainted with the four characters in our brain so we can observe how they show up in our daily lives. By observing, and then balancing the whole brain, we gain ...
#88: Julie Wainwright on Public Failure and Billion Dollar Mindsets
June 20, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Julie Wainwright, founder and former CEO of The RealReal, an online marketplace for authenticated luxury consignment. The RealReal has raised over $350M and Julie is one of 33 women to ever take a company public. In this episode, Julie shares lessons learned from the public failure she endured before founding The RealReal. What we learned: Julie shares the billion dollar mindset shift she experienced after realizing the growth potential of The Re...
#87: Gail Becker on Creating a New Category
June 06, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Gail Becker, founder of CAULIPOWER, the first cauliflower crust pizza to make it into big box retailers. In five short years, CAULIPOWER experienced hyper-growth reaching more than $100M in revenue. What we learned: While bootstrapping her company as a total food novice, Gail spent the first year testing cauliflower crusts until she found the right formula. Using her kids as taste testers, this 12 month testing period was well worth it— her first ...
#86: Aisha Pandor on Self-Compassion and Sacrifice
May 30, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Aisha Pandor, co-founder and CEO of SweepSouth, Africa’s first online platform for booking, managing and paying for home cleaning services (think Uber for home cleaners). Aisha is one of Africa’s top female tech startup CEOs to have raised over $20M, as well as, a former scientist who completed her PhD in Human Genetics at the University of Cape Town. A story we love about Aisha is while writing her PhD thesis, she also completed a Postgraduate Bus...
#85: Yael Shemer on Prioritizing Relationships while Building a Company
May 23, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Yael Shemer, co-founder and Chief Customer Officer of TULU, an on-demand platform that operates in residential buildings and student housing, providing residents with access to household items they can rent by the hour. Tulu has raised over $30 million dollars and operates in 22 cities serving 50K people worldwide. In 2023 she was selected as a Forbes 30 under 30, and today she is inspired more than ever to help advance technologies on mitigating ...
#84: Monali Pandya on Diamonds, Family-Owned Businesses, and the Energetics of Selling
May 16, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Monali Pandya, President of Di’Amore Fine Jewelers, a family-owned fine jewelry retailer founded by her father in 1993. Over the last 7 years as president, Monali has increased the brand’s revenue by 400% and sales referral business by 25%. What we learned: Monali shares how she manages the intricacies involved in running a family-owned business. Join the conversation about THE IDEALISTS. and break*through. At our website: https://www.theidea...
#83: Lisa Miller and Barry McGowan on the Business of Joy
May 09, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Lisa Miller, market researcher and author of “The Business of Joy” and Barry McGowan, President & CEO of Fogo de Chão (yes, sometimes we have men on the show 😉). In this week’s episode, Barry and Lisa share how joy became Fogo's rally cry during the pandemic… as opposed to competitors who made business decisions from fear and scarcity. This episode is must listen for business owners long-term planning for a pending *whispers* recession. What we le...
#82: Dr. Brook Bello on Healing Trauma through AI
May 02, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Dr. Brook Bello, tech entrepreneur, clinical counselor, actress, and the co-founder of Eval. Founded with “Call of Duty” co-founder Chance Glasgow, Eval is the first of its kind machine learning-enabled tool designed to support trauma victims, law enforcement and victim advocates. Brook was recently named a Google Next Gen Policy Leader and has spoken alongside presidents like Jimmy Carter, Prime Ministers and fellow change-makers like Ashton Kutch...
#81: Anu Adasolum on What it Takes to Build an African Unicorn
April 25, 2023 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Anu Adasolum, co-founder and CEO of Sabi Am, Africa’s leading provider of digital commerce infrastructure for the distribution of goods and services. Nigeria based Sabi has done over a billion dollars in sales and has raised over $30M making Anu one of the most successful entrepreneurs to come out of Nigeria. What we learned: Building her company in a cultural, geographic, and economic context often misunderstood by investors and international...
#80: (re)wind: Dr. Vivienne Ming on Brain Hacks that Increase Human Potential
April 18, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this episode: THE IDEALISTS. host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa, speaks with Dr. Vivienne Ming, theoretical neuroscientist, artificial intelligence expert, and one of BBC's 100 women. Frequently featured for her research and inventions in The Financial Times, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Quartz and the New York Times, Vivienne is the co-founder of Socos Labs-- her fifth company-- an independent institute exploring the future of human potential. In this episode, Vivienne discusses her ex...
#79: (re)wind: Dr. Helen Fisher on the History of High-Achieving Women and Love
April 11, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBThis week, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa resists her conversation with world-renowned Biological Anthropologist, Dr. Helen Fisher. As the Chief Science Advisor for Match.com and as one of the foremost researchers in the area of the neuroscience of love, sex, and relationships, Helen has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, and gender differences in the brain. As a Senior Research Fellow at T...
#78: (re)wind: Dr. Sian Proctor on the Poetics of Space Exploration
April 04, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this episode of THE IDEALISTS.: Melissa speaks with Dr. Sian Proctor, who launched into Earth's orbit as pilot of the Crew Dragon with SpaceX. As a geoscientist, artist, poet, and astronaut, not only did she grace the cover of Times Magazine, but she also appeared in “The Colony” on The Discovery Channel, “Genius by Stephen Hawking” on PBS, “Strange Evidence” on the Science Channel, and “Countdown” on Netflix. During the conversation, Sian takes us into space with her and it is quite a m...
#77: Allie Egan on the Science of Self-Care
March 28, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks with Allie Egan, the founder of skincare brand Veracity. Rooted in scientific research, one of Veracity’s core beliefs is as your life changes, so does your health, and it’s driven by your hormones. And so Allie is pioneering hormone based wellness through their skin and health hormone test, their skincare products, and their line of supplements. Before founding Veracity, Allie began her career inv...
#76: Jessica Zweig on Finding the Beauty in Hitting Rock Bottom
March 21, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBIn this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks with Jessica Zweig is an international award-winning entrepreneur, expert in personal branding, and best-selling author. As the Chief Executive Officer of SimplyBe., Jessica facilitates sold-out workshops and masterminds around the world, and speaks on the power of authentic personal branding to corporations including Google, Blackstone, Morningstar, Salesforce, Motorola, Nike, Verizon, Mars, Pinte...
#75: Sarah Wells on How to Build an Olympian Mindset
March 14, 2023 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks with Sarah Wells, a 400m Olympian hurdler who made her debut at the London Olympics in 2012 despite an injury that had her sidelined for nine months just a year before. Most recently you may have seen Sarah pushing her limits on the latest season of The Amazing Race Canada. As an Olympic semi-finalist and Pan Am Games silver medallist, obstacles don’t scare Sarah Wells. Sarah’s reputation was forge...
#74: Martha Beck on Humanity's Infinite Capacity for Joy
March 07, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBIn this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks to Martha Beck, a PhD Harvard-trained sociologist, entrepreneur, and Oprah's life coach. Her most recent book, The Way of Integrity, was an instant New York Times Best Seller and in it, using the hero's journey within Dante's Inferno, Martha challenges us to envision a life of complete joy... unencumbered by self-limiting beliefs and cultural programming. In this episode, Martha delves deep into h...
#73.5: break*through - have you ever fired yourself?
February 28, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBWelcome back to break*through! break*through is THE IDEALISTS. newest venture where we matchmake visionary women with world-class Executive Coaches. Today, you get a peek into this process by listening in on Alisa’s session. In 2015, in the middle of living her best life, 45-year-old, New York-based branding executive and former Armani & Calvin Klein model, Alisa woke up in the hospital after having shattered her face and jaw during an epileptic seizure in the grocery store on the upper w...
#73: Madeline Fraser on the Pros and Cons of Motherhood
February 21, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks to Madeline Fraser, 3x serial entrepreneur who in 2021 Business Insider named one of the Top Women Entrepreneurs Under 30 to Watch. Today, Madeline is the founder and CEO of Gemist, a digital platform that allows consumers to customize and try on their jewelry before purchasing it. Gemist has been called the Warby Parker of the jewelry industry and has raised $4M with De Beers Group Ventures as one...
#72: Jessica Buchanan on Surviving a Kidnapping and Redefining Resilience
February 14, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBIn this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks to Jessica Buchanan, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six. The book details how Jessica was kidnapped at gunpoint on October 25, 2011, while she was on a normal field assignment in Somalia as a humanitarian aid worker, and held for 93 days by a group of land pirates who demanded $45M ransom. On form...
#71: Erica Keswin on the Evolution of Work Culture
February 07, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBIn this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks to Erica Keswin, a workplace strategist who has worked for the past twenty years with some of the most iconic brands in the world as a consultant, speaker, author, and professional dot-connector. Her second book, Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic made the Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly and USA Today best seller lists and her work and insights...
#70: Andrea Bowers on Chronicling 30 Years of Contemporary History
January 31, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBIn this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks to Andrea Bowers who The New York Times calls one of America’s foremost political artists. For more than 30 years, Andrea has built an international reputation as a chronicler of contemporary history, documenting activism as it unfolds and collecting research on the front lines of protest. Her practice contends with issues such as immigration rights, workers’ rights, climate justice, and women’s ri...
the*journal is here 📚
January 24, 2023 07:00 - 3 minutes - 2.47 MBHi friends! Melissa Kiguwa popping in to tell you about something I’ve been cooking up. Over the last few months, I’ve been writing a beautifully stunning self-reflection journal just for our listeners. It’s the first physical product coming out of break*through, our sister venture focused on community, connection, and coaching. If you’re a fan of THE IDEALISTS. or break*through, you know I speak to poets, artists, nine-figure entrepreneurs, activists, scientists, farmers, venture capitalis...
#69: Abby Davisson on what the Data Says about Money and Love
January 17, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBIn this week’s all-new episode, podcast host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks with social innovation leader and co-author of the book Money and Love Abby Davisson. Most recently, Abby spent nine years as president of the Gap Foundation and co-founded the organization’s employee resource group for working parents, which has been featured as a best practice for how employers can support dual-career couples. In her book, Money and Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life’s Biggest Decisions...
#68: Reyna Noriega on Miami Art Basel, Gatekeeping and Respectability Politics
January 10, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBIn this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., podcast host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa, speaks with the prolific visual artist, author, and breakout star of Miami Art Basel, Reyna Noriega. Born and raised, in Miami, Reyna paints an intentionally ebullient experience of Black and brown women. Her work has graced covers of The New Yorker, and Science Magazine, and has been featured at Brookfield Place overlooking Freedom Tower in New York City’s financial district. Through her major p...
#67: Dr. Jess Wade on the Secret Lives of Women
January 03, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS. podcast, host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa speaks with the remarkable Dr. Jess Wade. The 33-year-old London-based physicist has become something of a phenomenon. Both an irresistible force and an immovable object, she was recently invited to Buckingham Palace to receive the prestigious British Empire Medal for her contributions to science. Ironically, she was being honored for her work honoring a whole host of other female scientists lost t...
#66: Kara Goldin on How to Build a $220M Business from Scratch
December 27, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS. podcast, host, and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa, speaks with Kara Goldin. Kara is the founder and CEO of Hint, a $220 million beverage producer of fruit-infused waters and lifestyle goods, offering a healthy alternative to sodas and artificially sweetened drinks. Melissa sits down with the former AOL executive and current “accidental entrepreneur” to glean her insights on what it takes to start a category-changing business from scratch, as w...
#65.5: break*through - Ready for Empress Season?
December 20, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBThis week we are elated to bring you a complimentary session from our new series break*through. Marina is a prolific banking executive who has guided multiple international banks through crisis, retrenchment and growth. She’s held positions as CFO of Citi Bank in Russia, and Director of Private Banking at Credit Suisse in Vienna. Marina currently spends her time in Paris where she is building a web3 startup to help migrants around the world. As Marina builds her startup, she feels as t...
#65: (re)wind: Veronica Webb & Marcellas Reynolds on what it takes to be a Supermodel
December 13, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBIn this week’s last (re)wind episode, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa, revisits her conversation with celebrity stylist, entertainment journalist, filmmaker, and author of Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion, Marcellas Reynolds. Marcellas is joined by Veronica Webb, supermodel, actress, writer, and the first African American to land a major global cosmetics deal. Veronica appeared on covers of Vogue, Essence, and Elle magazine as well as...
#67: (re)wind: Veronica Webb & Marcellas Reynolds on what it takes to be a Supermodel
December 13, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBIn this week’s last (re)wind episode, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa, revisits her conversation with celebrity stylist, entertainment journalist, filmmaker, and author of Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion, Marcellas Reynolds. Marcellas is joined by Veronica Webb, supermodel, actress, writer, and the first African American to land a major global cosmetics deal. Veronica appeared on covers of Vogue, Essence, and Elle magazine as well as...
#64: (re)wind: Ty Stiklorius on Managing the World's Greatest Talent
December 06, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 30 MBIn this week’s very special (re)wind episode, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa, revisits her conversation with Ty Stiklorius, CEO of Friends at Work, a 21st-century management and social impact firm, which handles some of the world’s most respected and beloved artists, including John Legend, Lindsey Stirling, Charlie Puth, and the list goes on. Ty also served as Executive Producer on the Oscar-winning film La La Land and won an Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar Liv...
#66: (re)wind: Ty Stiklorius on Managing the World's Greatest Talent
December 06, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 30 MBIn this week’s very special (re)wind episode, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa, revisits her conversation with Ty Stiklorius, CEO of Friends at Work, a 21st-century management and social impact firm, which handles some of the world’s most respected and beloved artists, including John Legend, Lindsey Stirling, Charlie Puth, and the list goes on. Ty also served as Executive Producer on the Oscar-winning film La La Land and won an Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar Liv...
#65: (re)wind: Wanja Muguongo on Building a Movement on Your Own Terms
November 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBIn this week’s very special (re)wind episode, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa, speaks with Wanja Muguongo, world-renowned Queer social justice activist, Yale World Fellow, and founder of UHAI, Africa's first indigenous fund created for and by LGBTI communities in East Africa. Under Wanja, the fund raised and distributed over $12 million to LGBTI and sex worker human rights movements in East Africa. In this rich, revelatory conversation, Wanja and Melissa dive dee...
#63: (re)wind: Wanja Muguongo on Building a Movement on Your Own Terms
November 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBIn this week’s very special (re)wind episode, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa, speaks with Wanja Muguongo, world-renowned Queer social justice activist, Yale World Fellow, and founder of UHAI, Africa's first indigenous fund created for and by LGBTI communities in East Africa. Under Wanja, the fund raised and distributed over $12 million to LGBTI and sex worker human rights movements in East Africa. In this rich, revelatory conversation, Wanja and Melissa dive dee...
#64: (re)wind: Fariel Salahuddin on Innovating the Bartering Economy for the 21st Century
November 22, 2022 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBWelcome to THE IDEALISTS. rewind, where we revisit some of our favorite past episodes. This week’s rewind is Fariel Salahuddin, the founder and CEO of UpTrade, a bartering service which enables rural communities in Pakistan to exchange livestock for solar-powered water pumps and solar home systems. More than 40% of the people in Pakistan live off the grid and without lights in their homes, or electricity to pump water. Women can spend up to four hours a day fetching water from distant wells...
#62: (re)wind: Fariel Salahuddin on Innovating the Bartering Economy for the 21st Century
November 22, 2022 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBWelcome to THE IDEALISTS. rewind, where we revisit some of our favorite past episodes. This week’s rewind is Fariel Salahuddin, the founder and CEO of UpTrade, a bartering service which enables rural communities in Pakistan to exchange livestock for solar-powered water pumps and solar home systems. More than 40% of the people in Pakistan live off the grid and without lights in their homes, or electricity to pump water. Women can spend up to four hours a day fetching water from distant wells...
#61: (re)wind: Elise Loehnen on Witches, the Divine Feminine, and the Deep Ancestral Wound Women Carry
November 15, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBWelcome to THE IDEALISTS. (re)wind, where we revisit some of our favorite past episodes. This week’s rewind is Elise Loehnen, the former chief content officer of goop, the lifestyle and e-commerce company established by Gwyneth Paltrow in 2008. You may have also seen and heard Elise co-host The goop Podcast and The goop Lab on Netflix. This episode was chosen by THE IDEALISTS. host Melissa Kiguwa because Elise brings so much ideology and depth to the topic of divine femininity. In the episo...
#63: (re)wind: Elise Loehnen on Witches, the Divine Feminine, and the Deep Ancestral Wound Women Carry
November 15, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBWelcome to THE IDEALISTS. (re)wind, where we revisit some of our favorite past episodes. This week’s rewind is Elise Loehnen, the former chief content officer of goop, the lifestyle and e-commerce company established by Gwyneth Paltrow in 2008. You may have also seen and heard Elise co-host The goop Podcast and The goop Lab on Netflix. This episode was chosen by THE IDEALISTS. host Melissa Kiguwa because Elise brings so much ideology and depth to the topic of divine femininity. In the episo...
#62.5: break*through - on getting unstuck (trailer)
November 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 991 KBWelcome back to break*through! In this week’s episode, we are elated to bring you yet another session from our new series under THE IDEALISTS. roster. For those of you who are new here, break*through offers a raw, handcrafted kind of show in which you will experience transformations and insights from a whole world of visionary women all seeking to change, clarify, and embolden their personal narratives through the work of coaching. This week, we dive deep into the issue of the “stuck” na...
#60.5: break*through - on getting unstuck (trailer)
November 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 991 KBWelcome back to break*through! In this week’s episode, we are elated to bring you yet another session from our new series under THE IDEALISTS. roster. For those of you who are new here, break*through offers a raw, handcrafted kind of show in which you will experience transformations and insights from a whole world of visionary women all seeking to change, clarify, and embolden their personal narratives through the work of coaching. This week, we dive deep into the issue of the “stuck” na...
#60: Helen Fisher on the Biological Imperative to Love
November 01, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBThis week, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa speaks with world-renowned Biological Anthropologist, Dr. Helen Fisher. As the Chief Science Advisor for Match.com and as one of the foremost researchers in the area of the neuroscience of love, sex, and relationships, Helen has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, and gender differences in the brain. As a Senior Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institut...
#63: Helen Fisher on the Biological Imperative to Love
November 01, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBThis week, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa speaks with world-renowned Biological Anthropologist, Dr. Helen Fisher. As the Chief Science Advisor for Match.com and as one of the foremost researchers in the area of the neuroscience of love, sex, and relationships, Helen has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, and gender differences in the brain. As a Senior Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institut...
#65: Helen Fisher on the Biological Imperative to Love
November 01, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBThis week, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa speaks with world-renowned Biological Anthropologist, Dr. Helen Fisher. As the Chief Science Advisor for Match.com and as one of the foremost researchers in the area of the neuroscience of love, sex, and relationships, Helen has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, and gender differences in the brain. As a Senior Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institut...
#62: Helen Fisher on the Biological Imperative to Love
November 01, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBThis week, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa speaks with world-renowned Biological Anthropologist, Dr. Helen Fisher. As the Chief Science Advisor for Match.com and as one of the foremost researchers in the area of the neuroscience of love, sex, and relationships, Helen has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, and gender differences in the brain. As a Senior Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institut...
#64: Melissa Kiguwa on Grace, Accountability, and Finding your Fire
October 25, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this unique crossover episode of break*through and THE IDEALISTS, we lean into raw and intimate when our host, Melissa Kiguwa, puts herself in the hot seat. On today’s episode, you will go behind the scenes to hear Melissa’s breakthrough… but, not in the way you think. As Executive Producer, it is Melissa’s responsibility to ensure our coaches and guests have all they need before they meet. Producing the show means curating a space of intense vulnerability, which has a lot of ethical cons...
#62: Melissa Kiguwa on Grace, Accountability, and Finding your Fire
October 25, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this unique crossover episode of break*through and THE IDEALISTS, we lean into raw and intimate when our host, Melissa Kiguwa, puts herself in the hot seat. On today’s episode, you will go behind the scenes to hear Melissa’s breakthrough… but, not in the way you think. As Executive Producer, it is Melissa’s responsibility to ensure our coaches and guests have all they need before they meet. Producing the show means curating a space of intense vulnerability, which has a lot of ethical cons...