Le vital corps Salon
94 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsEach episode, host/salonnière Kara Snyder talks with a modern woman about how they navigate BS and side-step burnout. It's a pedestal-free zone chock full of real talk among real women across different industries about real obstacles and real solutions for the real world. It's a soul-soothing space for all of the secret, frazzled Type-As, perfectionists, and over-scheduling addicts to recharge a little. Don't miss this effervescent exchange of ideas, perspectives, and often unconventionally resourceful advice.
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#0089: Sara Duchovnay on the impact of the opera diva myth, divorce rings + life on the other side of your worst fears
October 14, 2020 04:35 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBDuring this episode, we discuss how she came to love opera and explore the impact of the word “diva,” including the meaning, the myth, and the potentially harmful impact of that label. We chat about the glamorous and not so glamorous sides of running a jewelry business. Plus, Sara opens up about several deeply personal topics like handling bullies and being victimized in the workplace, being your own self-advocate, and surviving emotional abuse at home. I hope you delight in Sara's story ...
#0088: Alice Bowman on leading a diverse team, facing obstacles + calling a spacecraft 4 billion miles from Earth
July 08, 2020 04:05 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBAlice has participated in two historic flybys, which are billions of miles away. (The irony that I usually walk upstairs to work is not lost on me.) She's now the second guest who has graced this podcast from the space exploration community. Of course, we're going to talk about space exploration in this episode, but we're also going to talk about what has needed to work well among a team of Earthlings for it all to be possible plus the lessons that Alice has personally learned along the wa...
#0087: Claire Sprouse on low-waste sustainability, non-preachy activism + serving inspiring food and drinks
June 10, 2020 04:03 - 1 hour - 60 MBToday, we discuss Claire's passion for sustainability, which happens to be a primary value at Hunky Dory. It’s the driving factor behind everything they do at the restaurant. As Claire explains, you don't need to be a scientist to create sustainable, effective processes. Inviting people to Hunky Dory's brand of activism in a non-preachy way is what she and her staff strive to do. We also take on the high and low points of adulting, creating a sense of inspiration by way of her food and drink...
#0086: Kat Wilson on recognizing opportunities + navigating work at the 3D intersection of art and engineering
May 13, 2020 04:03 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBKat holds an MFA in Metals from SUNY New Paltz and has over ten years of experience with CAD, 3D printing, and other fabrication technologies. Today, Kat is going to teach us all about 3D printing technology, the medical and educational applications of 3D printing, and digital design and fabrication. All extremely fascinating topics! Plus, we'll learn how she landed her dream job at the intersection of art and engineering. We'll hit on how she navigates some of her work obstacles and mana...
#0085: Eileen Uchitelle on managing distractions, problem-solving + sticking tenaciously with the tedious, invisible things
April 08, 2020 04:30 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBEileen is an avid open source contributor focusing on the Ruby on Rails framework and its dependencies. If you are wondering what that means, don’t stress. We’ll break it down without overwhelming the non-techies among us. Eileen is passionate about scalability, performance, and making open source communities more sustainable and welcoming. While Eileen lives and breathes tech, we covered much more than 1s and 0s in this episode. She describes how she gets into the flow state and her approa...
#0084: Dipti Mehta on persistence, pluck + playwriting to inspire social change
March 11, 2020 04:03 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBDipti believes in theater as a powerful lever for social transformation. From that place, she created HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan. HONOUR has given Dipti a powerful platform to advocate for women's rights and engage others on wide-ranging issues pertaining to inequity and gender. We talked about how she’s created awareness around feminism and what she’s learned from the women who have been sex trafficked. These are just the accomplishments of Dipti’s creative pursuits. She a...
#0083: Deana Burke on democratizing cryptocurrency, generating financial empowerment + being a startup founder
February 26, 2020 05:03 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBBefore founding Gracias, Deana was co-founder at strategic consulting firm, Agency of Trillions, which was acquired by Indiegogo in 2017. Deana is also an advisor to female-founded, travel startup, Allcall, and co-founder of CO, a co-working space in Rhinebeck built on a co-operative, community ownership philosophy. Deana really takes us to school, today. We take on democratizing cryptocurrency and generating financial empowerment for young women and teens. Oh, and if the terms Bitcoin and...
#0082: Julianne Holt-Lundstad on the fraying of our social fabric, social connection + our health
February 12, 2020 05:03 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBAdditionally, Dr. Holt-Lunstad has an adjunct professorship at Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Holt-Lunstad’s research is focused on the long-term health effects of social connection. In this episode, we dive into the many areas of Dr. Holt-Lunstad’s work, including the fraying of our social fabric, the impact of social (dis)connection on our physical and mental health, and the current cultural stigma around lo...
#0081: Ruth Ungar Merenda on balancing your craft and business, leveraging patience and impatience + connecting with human mammals
January 22, 2020 05:03 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBLast year she and her husband, Mike, with their band, The Mammals, toured small folk music venues for a month in Australia as a duo with their two kids, organized two community music festivals back in Upstate NY, and recorded a new full-length studio album due out next summer. Ruth is a dedicated folk musician and artist, but also works hard to study, shape, and share the musical, environmental mission of the Ashokan Center as the Director of Arts & Communication. This is where Mike and R...
#0080: Leah Penniman on farming, ending racism in the food system + creating your own trusted Council of Friends
January 08, 2020 05:03 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBLeah co-founded Soul Fire Farm in 2010 with the mission to end racism in the food system and reclaim the ancestral connection to land for People of Color (POC). As co-Executive Director, Leah is part of a team that facilitates powerful food sovereignty programs - including farmer training for Black & Brown people, a subsidized farm food distribution program for communities living under food apartheid, and domestic and international organizing toward equity in the food system. Leah has been ...
#0079: Megan Atkinson on listening loudly, operating w/ raw honesty + rebooting your creative practice
December 11, 2019 05:03 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBMegan (aka Megz) has also been a friend and mentor. And as friends, we share a megaton of nerdy intersections. Our conversation takes a winding path, from career talk to being vulnerable and creative. We start things off by talking about how she stumbled into UX Design. Our conversation then switches to showing up in life with raw honesty. With some more twists and turns, we dove into the importance of shedding all our BS and forming strong relationships with people. Feedback seems to be ...
#0078: Jingmai O'Connor on flying dinosaur birds, responding to feedback + dispelling misconceptions in academia and beyond
November 27, 2019 05:03 - 1 hour - 76 MBMeet Jingmai O’Connor. She's a professor at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and PaleoAnthropology (IVPP) in Beijing, China. After completing her PhD, she moved to Beijing, where she has been working for the past 10 years. She became IVPP’s youngest full professor in 2015. Her research explores the evolution of flight in the Dinosauria, the dinosaur bird transition, and the biology of stem-avians (aka flying dinosaur birds). Jingmai is also an advocate for data sharing and equalit...
#0077: Aja Schmeltz on just transitions, leaning on others + taking off the workplace armor
November 13, 2019 05:03 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBAja believes that a successful community is not made up of individuals working separately, but of individuals working collaboratively on all fronts. Through her work at Good Work Institute, she helps to unite individuals, enabling them to come together and work for the greater good. Today we're going to talk about some of the things Good Work Institute (GWI) is doing like the creation of emerging models of organization. If that term is new to you, don’t worry we’ll get you up to speed. Al...
#0076: Melany Dobson on rituals, regenerative agriculture + the cannabis space
October 23, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBIn her previous roles as executive assistant for a major cannabis brand and as a compliance manager for Humboldt Brothers, a network of medical marijuana production firms in Northern California, she gained expertise in local regulation and state legislation. Seeking to unite her commitment to climate change and regenerative land management, she worked as a research and lab contributor assistant at Hudson Carbon before joining Hudson Hemp. Inspired by a childhood spent on organic farms, Mela...
#0075: Evelyn Wright climate change, imagination + the possibility of a New Economy
October 09, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 70 MBAt her company, Sustainable Energy Economics, she consults on energy policy for local, state, and national governments as well as environmental organizations. Evelyn is also the founder of a project here in the Hudson Valley called Commonwealth Hudson Valley. It’s a web publication promoting a more just, democratic, and sustainable economy in the Hudson Valley and beyond. She also serves on the board of the start-up Kingston Food Coop. She is the co-author of Cool Tools for Hot Topics, a re...
#0074: Susie Thornberry on creating space, curiously meandering + exploring the human impact of conflict through art
September 10, 2019 02:41 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBSusie's extensive experience in arts, museums, festivals, and heritage includes roles with Historic Royal Palaces, Artichoke, and Battersea Arts Centre. In 2016, she was producer of London’s Burning, a festival to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, including London 1666, a 120-metre-long sculpture created by hundreds of young Londoners, which was spectacularly set alight on the River Thames. In 2018, Susie became a Commissioner of Historic England. Susie and I ta...
#0073: Patti Wilcox on blind spots at work, her anti-burnout "rules" + pleasure
August 28, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBLike many women to grace this podcast, Patti is no stranger to burnout. She’s grown Awestruck Ciders as sole owner-operators with her partner and has been adding staff, ramping up production, and impressively increasing sales. Patti’s got some amazing insights from the experience. She’s even implemented a few anti-burnout “rules” that we’ll unpack. Blind spots at work aren’t often discussed. Today, we consider what they are and how to navigate them from Patti’s experience. In fact, blind s...
#0072: Krishna Patel on connecting, combatting human trafficking + offsetting work with humor, playfulness and perspective
August 14, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBAfter a distinguished legal career spanning more than two decades in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut, Krishna has joined Grace Farms Foundation. She has worked with global leaders and international organizations to identify ways to combat human trafficking in conflict as well as ways to create more transparency in global supply chains. This is part of her work at Unchain. Krishna came into my orbit when I went to see a talk she moderated at Grace Farms. Krishna i...
#0071: Carmen Medina on thinking better, being a rebel + befriending bureaucratic blackbelts
July 24, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBCarmen's story as a heretic and change agent at CIA is featured in Adam Grant's bestseller Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World. Carmen is passionate about many things, but namely intelligence analysis, strategic thinking, and the diversity of thought and innovation. In this episode, Carmen and I talk about the culture of the CIA and why she surprised many of her friends in the 80’s with her views. As the self-proclaimed “Analyst of Little Things,” Carmen breaks down what that mea...
#0070: Katharine Hayhoe on studying climate change, knowing when to engage + unpacking science-y or religious-y smokescreens
July 10, 2019 04:03 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBSometimes, I unexpectedly bump into a guest at an event, conference, or randomly out in the world. Other times, a friend, like Andrew over at the Sounds and Vision podcast, will suggest a guest because they know who or what will make me geek out - like today’s guest, Katharine. Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist to some and a self-proclaimed Jezebel of climate change. Her research focuses on understanding what climate change means for people in the places where they actually live...
#0069: Jana Blankenship on reclaiming artistic confidence, building a B Corp + not doing all the things all the time
June 26, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBIf that wasn’t enough, Jana is a writer, too. She will be releasing her first book, Wild Beauty, in July. (I’ve seen it, and it’s gorgeous.) In this episode, we talk about art curation versus creation as well as Jana claiming her artistic confidence through Captain Blankenship. Plus, we discuss how Jana navigated the intersection of career, family and honoring the different parts of herself, including the tiny chemist. At a young age, Jana started making potions. She eventually developed a ...
#0068: Whitney Beatty on changing things up post-anxiety attack, betting on yourself + leadership in the cannabis space
June 12, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBAs a single mom, Whitney bravely took on the risk of being an entrepreneur and has never looked back. Whitney is a successful entertainment industry executive-turned-cannabis storage designer who's spearheading her quickly growing startup. Inspired by a lack of stylish, safe cannabis storage systems and a total disdain for storing plant medicine in a shoe box, Whitney decided to produce a product for cannabis users. Using her brand, she is positively redefining the image of cannabis users, ...
#0067: Kelly interviews Kara on power, coming out of the career closet + not belonging
May 22, 2019 04:03 - 2 hours - 116 MBI’ve been so fortunate to have some really, really kickass guests! Kelly Lyndgaard, who you met in episodes 30, 56, and 57, nudged this one along. Kelly’s become a mentor, sponsor, and a dear friend to me. So, it was an honor to turn the host reigns over to her, while I moved on over to the hot seat. In this episode, you will hear us cover a lot of ground. I think Kelly compiled 2 years of questions! We will talk about neuro-fatigue, coaching, what my superpower would be if I could have one...
#0066: Mary Waldner on healing, achieving joy, navigating how to run and exit a business + measuring success
May 08, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBAfter many years of illness and being sick (since she was a child), Mary was diagnosed at 43 with Celiac Disease. And yes, she was thrilled with finally receiving a diagnosis. In this episode, she opened up about her experience with healing as well as her 27-year career as a practicing psychotherapist before her homemade crackers took on a life of their own. Mary talked about the process of starting Mary’s Gone crackers, including her many failed attempts at getting the cracker dough just r...
#0065: Doniece Sandoval on transforming how we see and engage our unhoused neighbors, designing radical hospitality™ + the power of a shower
April 24, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBThe Lava Mae goal: to deliver hygiene and to reconnect people experiencing houselessness with their dignity. Doniece began Lava Mae after learning there were 16 shower stalls and about as many toilets for San Francisco's 7,500 houseless men, women, and children. Think about that math. It just does not work out. In this episode, she talks about how her idea became reality in such wonderful detail. In the five years since launching Lava Mae, 14,000 Californians have been served. Lava Mae is e...
#0065: Doniece Sandoval on transforming how we see and engage our unhoused neighbors, designing radical hospitality™ + the power of a shower
April 24, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBNo one grows up with the goal of being homeless. Doniece Sandoval, the founder of Lava Mae, realized during a life-changing cab ride. Lava Mae is a nonprofit in San Francisco that converts public transportation buses into mobile hygiene units, or bathrooms on wheels. (Yes, it seems businesses on wheels really intrigue me.) The goal: to deliver hygiene and to reconnect people experiencing houselessness with their dignity. Doniece began Lava Mae after learning there were 16 shower stalls an...
#0064: Heather Hansen on asking questions, elegantly advocating + building credibility
April 10, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBWith over 25 years of experience as a medical malpractice attorney, Heather has been consistently named one of the top 50 female lawyers in Pennsylvania. Additionally, she advocates, she mediates, she anchors content, and she stars as a legal talking head. I’m stoked about her book, The Elegant Warrior: How to Win Life’s Trials Without Losing Yourself. Heather gathers up all of her lessons from the courtroom and shows readers how they can use their complaints, discoveries, questions, and ob...
#0063: Sarah Saxton-Frump on being great at work you hate, surviving a mental breakdown + redesigning the college pathway for working adults
March 27, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBAs PelotonU’s Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Sarah and the organization are committed to ensuring working adults can earn a college degree on time without a mountain of debt. We explore the challenges, or straight-up barriers, that exist for these adults who want to continue or go back to school. As Sarah says, “Picture going back to school right now with nothing else changing in your life.” Yes, you will learn about PelotonU and its innovative, competency-based learning initiative...
#0062: Diane Crump on breaking good, quiet determination + the freedom to follow (not force) what's in your heart
March 13, 2019 04:03 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBDiane was also the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby in 1970, where she rode a horse called Fathom. These days, Diane runs her own business doing equine sales, which almost seems like a horse and rider matchmaking service. If that wasn't all enough, she worked with author Mark Schrager on the upcoming book about her life called Diane Crump: A Horse Racing Pioneer’s Life In the Saddle. In this episode, Diane and I talk about all things equine and horse racing. Yes. All. The. Things. ...
#0061: Sharon Rowe on the subtle power of going tiny and glasses of water and the death of single-use plastic bags.
February 27, 2019 05:03 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBI first met Sharon when she gave a talk at Woodstock BYO. That’s when I learned about her passion for the zero/less waste movements. There was so much more I wanted to ask this thought-provoking, social entrepreneur. Not only is Sharon passionate about reducing waste, she is also passionate about entrepreneurship. She recently condensed all of her business knowledge into a book called The Magic of Tiny Business. I ripped through the book in one afternoon and loved it. I'm not the only perso...
#0060: Saundra Williams on starting with a hairbrush microphone, working with working mom guilt + building a positive reputation in a competitive industry
February 13, 2019 05:03 - 2 hours - 114 MBSaundra got her start working her way up through amateur night at the Apollo Theater (yes, that one). She's been a touring member with artists like Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Victor Wooten, Mavis Staples, and Low Cut Connie. She's recorded with artists such as Amy Winehouse, Moby, Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Lady Wray. Saundra has also written her own music, has had a solo career, and makes up one half of the group, Saun and Starr (who are signed to Daptone Records). Saundra h...
#0059: Jeannette Wolfe on Sex & Gender 101, walking the boredom-overwhelm tightrope + strategically driving your career bus
January 23, 2019 05:03 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBAdditionally, she's a Sr. Science Consultant for Gender Intelligence Group. She’s spent her entire professional career working and teaching in one of the busiest emergency departments in the Northeast. When she’s not working in Emergency Medicine, she’s digging into all the ways in which biological sex and gender influence our brains and our bodies. She is a woman who deep dives into cutting edge research across different spectrums of science and culture to understand the different responses...
#0058: Carla Hammond on realizing "cute" ideas, persisting + stoking folks to eat their mental veggies
January 09, 2019 05:03 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBCarla has spent the past decade working in New York’s non-profit sector. Since earning her Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University, she has collaborated with a diverse array of start-up organizations to create solid institutional foundations to support their structural growth. Her work has proven instrumental in the advancement and evolution of multiple organizations, such as OneVoice, Columbia University’s Genocide Prevention Program, Qualitas of Life Foundation, and Awake...
#0056: The Mentor Sponsor Mashup - Part 1
December 26, 2018 05:03 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBJoin me in welcoming the women in this here virtual roundtable: Minda Harts, Erin Barra, Rachel Citron, Dara Kass, Kelly Lyndgaard, Kara Rota, and Patti Wilson. (You can find their cred, links, and news in the Resources section below). I want to acknowledge Minda Harts for inspiring and opening this episode with me. All of these amazing women span different industries and are at different stages of their careers. They’ve mentored, been mentored, and/or sponsored along the way. So, that, frie...
#0057: The Mentor Sponsor Mashup - Part 2
December 26, 2018 05:03 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBJoin me in welcoming the women in this here virtual roundtable: Minda Harts, Erin Barra, Rachel Citron, Dara Kass, Kelly Lyndgaard, Kara Rota, and Patti Wilson. (You can find their cred, links, and news in the Resources section below). I want to acknowledge Minda Harts for inspiring and opening this episode with me. All of these amazing women span different industries and are at different stages of their careers. They’ve mentored, been mentored, and/or sponsored along the way. So, that, frie...
#0055: Maé-Bérénice Méité on climbing out of burnout, getting into the flow state + strategizing when to do absolutely nothing
December 12, 2018 05:03 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBIt’s hard to imagine not having to navigate burnout at Maé’s level of competition. Here is a quick rundown of just some of Maé’s accomplishments: She is 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial Champion, the 2016 International Cup of Nice Champion, the 2015 Winter Universiade Silver Medalist, and a four-time French National Champion. During the 2018, Sochi Olympics she skated to Beyonce's "Run the World (Girls).” Yes, yes, and more yes! You may be thinking, “Come on Kara, here we go again with the buz...
#0054: Veronica Schreibeis-Smith on running too fast, constantly shifting habits + wellness architecture
November 28, 2018 05:03 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBHere is a fun behind-the-scenes fact: I record this podcast in a shitty, faux wood-paneled, 1957 sewing room. So, I was admittedly a little intimidated by Veronica. Her company specializes in wellness architecture - the art and science behind designing built environments that enhance human health and well-being. Veronica has practiced architecture, speaks, and leads think tanks all over the world. She is doing amazing work. We’ll, of course, learn more about what wellness architecture is a...
#0053: Kate Nnanna-Ibemgbo on navigating ultimatums in the workplace, recognizing the depth of a mother's love + leaving footprints in the sands of time
November 14, 2018 05:03 - 1 hour - 83 MBKate is also a caring wife, a nurturing mom of three adorable boys, and is a speaking/writing/inspirational force for good in our global community. Buckle up, folks! We cover a lot of ground, or in this case, shall we say airspace? We talk about owning your personal space and exhibiting grace under duress, navigating ultimatums in a “man’s workplace”, and the importance of making and taking quiet time. Plus, we explore the depth of a mother’s love, talk about acceptance, and Kate shares poi...
#0052: Jessica Grounds on creating women leaders + the gender diversity rubber meeting the workplace road
October 24, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBJessica Grounds has been busting her rump in Washington D.C. since the age of 22. She has founded and led multiple organizations across both the public and private sectors to advance women in leadership. Today, we're going to learn all about the strategic gender-inclusive, bipartisan work she's doing with Mine The Gap, an organization on a mission to create gender-inclusive environment for companies, organizations, and businesses. You’ll also hear Jessica pull wisdom from her own experiences...
#0051: Megan Offner on moral hangovers, being of service + feminine energy at work
October 10, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBMegan deeply believes that business can be a force for good and that good design fosters a more resilient future. In this episode, you’ll hear all about the work Megan is doing at New York Heartwoods and learn more about her philosophy on doing good work and being resourceful. We chat about making beautiful things by hand with love, gender issues at work, and honoring the feminine while doing business. We consider how we value ourselves in relation to others. We tackle a lot in what felt lik...
#0050: Zuzu Perkal on getting your mind right, leveling up + talking about money as a working artist
September 26, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 96 MBZuzu is an Austin-based new contemporary artist with an insatiable appetite for street art, yoga, and self-exploration. Some of her commercial work has intersected with companies like Neiman Marcus, Bud Light, Nordstrom, Red Bull, South by Southwest, The X Games, the Wanderlust Festival and more. Zuzu continually seeks ways to positively impact others through nearly everything she does, which comes through loud and clear in this episode and in vibrant color the rest of the time. There is...
#0049: Barbara Oakley on learning, changing professional gears + mitigating workaholic tendencies
September 12, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBProfessionally, Barb’s an award-winning professor of engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and the Ramón y Cajal Distinguished Scholar of Global Digital Learning at McMaster University. Her research focuses on bioengineering with an emphasis on neuroscience and cognitive psychology. She’s also the creator of the massively successful Learning How To Learn online course, which she teaches alongside legendary neuroscientist Dr. Terrence Sejnowski. Dr. Oakley makes the neurosc...
#0048: Nicole Stott on painting in space, experiencing transcendence + accepting our status as Earthlings
August 22, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBWhile I believe almost anything is possible, I knew the odds were small. Astronauts are busy folks. Yet, here we are. Today’s episode is proof-positive that intentionally aiming for the stars may well get you there. Tune in to learn how this episode came to fruition, but first, a little more background on today’s guest. Nicole’s NASA experience includes 2 space flights, 104 days spent living and working on a space shuttle and the International Space Station. If that wasn’t enough, she perfo...
#0047: Theresa Wiggins on achievement-contingent happiness, obsessive thoughts + courageous communication
August 08, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBAdditionally, she consults with both students and school faculty around effective family engagement. You might be thinking this episode is going to be a really kid- and family- focused one. Yes, we are going to talk about Theresa's work for context. We’re also going to discuss how she came to it. Yet, there is so much in this episode for grownups without children, too. My husband, Craig, and I don't have kids currently, but the conversation left me with some ideas that stuck since Theresa a...
#0046: Aimee Gardner on exchanging the art of medicine for the medicine of art + slaying the star-farting cat
July 25, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 89 MBAimee is the Operations Director for O+ (pronounced oh positive). Over her time with the organization, she’s also helped launch spin-off festivals in San Francisco and Petaluma, California. O+ works to build long-term relationships between creatives and health & wellness providers to help strengthen local communities. The O+ festival infuses medicine, art, and wellness in a uniquely engaging way. In addition to talking about O+, Aimee explains how we can trip into new and galvanizing exper...
#0046: Aimee Gardner on exchanging the art of medicine for the medicine of art + slaying the star-farting cat
July 25, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 89 MBThis week on the podcast, I want you to meet the smart, creative, and organized Aimee Gardner. Aimee is doing some socially impactful work in our shared neck of the woods here in the Hudson Valley/the Catskills. Aimee is the Operations Director for O+ (pronounced oh positive). Over her time with the organization, she’s also helped launch spin-off festivals in San Francisco and Petaluma California. O+ works to build long-term relationships between creatives and health & wellness providers to...
#0045: Debra Cleaver on being abrasive, getting fired + bolstering democracy
July 11, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 93.5 MB[Since the initial airing, Debra faced conflict with her board and started VoteAmerica.com. She no longer endorses Vote.org.] Debra served as the Founder and CEO of Vote.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that uses technology to simplify voter engagement, increase voter turnout, and strengthen American democracy. In this episode, we talk about being “abrasive” women in the workplace and how to really own getting fired. Plus, we talk about how she is working to bolster democracy thr...
#0044: Miranda Mims on knowing what to hold + when to let go as a steward of cultural heritage
June 27, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBI had the great fortune of meeting this week’s guest, Miranda Mims, at a roundtable discussion hosted by Minda Harts at SXSW. (Yes, SXSW again!). After the roundtable, I organized an impromptu dinner at the Elizabeth Street Cafe, which is one of my favorite restaurants in all of Austin, Texas. As luck would have it, Miranda said yes to joining and really got my brain cooking. I asked her a million questions about what it’s like to be an archivist. I found it fascinating and knew I had to inv...
#0043: Ruby Silvious on making it all up as you go + testing your discipline
June 13, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBAs I record this podcast, I’m slowly working on and growing the 33K Task List Project. After facilitating a craftworking (crafting + networking) event in Ruby’s town, the librarians lovingly wouldn’t let me out of there without the copy of 363 Days of Tea. Today's episode is a great example of how you really never know how things are going to come together. The librarians’ recommendation ultimately led me to reach out to Ruby. And that, friends, is how I met Ruby. She is a visual artist a...
#0042: Chelsea Collier on smart communities + boldly creating a career for yourself that doesn't exist yet
May 23, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBChelsea is the Founder of Digi.City, Editor-At-Large for Smart Cities Connect, and Co-Founder of Impact Hub Austin. She’s a 2018 Marshall Memorial Fellow and a 2016 Eisenhower Fellow. Her work has been published through Inc.com, Venture Beat, the Chicago Tribune and more. She is also an Advisor to the St. Edwards’ University Business School, the Austin Technology Alliance, and the Austin Forum. Chelsea has won an Austin Under 40 Award and has a masters and a bachelor degree in Communications...