Level Up! with Shay
91 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago -Comedian, writer and content creator, Shay Dominguez, shares stories and lessons from her level up journey as well as interviews other artists and creatives to share their challenges and successes. Growing up in small town Illinois, dreams and aspirations weren't always at the forefront of daily life. She hopes this podcast will help those who are practicing their art and showing it to the world to step into their authentic selves and create the free and amazing life they've always dreamed. It's time to level up.
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My Journey with Self-Hate & Radical Self-Love
November 12, 2021 10:08 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBTrying to pile self-love techniques over massive self-hate does not work. It makes it worse. If you enjoyed this episode, share it to Twitter or your IG story and tag me @levelupwithshay Please take a minute to rate and review on iTunes or Apple Podcast. I'd love your help to spread the message. Sign up for my weekly email where I bring you value, inspiration, and laughter: http://eepurl.com/huY4JT Episode blog post: https://levelupwithshay.wordpress.com/?p=487 Who Needs to Laugh? ...
Level Up and Step Through the Door to Greatness
November 05, 2021 12:41 - 10 minutes - 10 MBGreatness has a fee and that fee is growth. You can be great. If you enjoyed this episode, share it to Twitter or your IG story and tag me @levelupwithshay Please take a minute to rate and review on iTunes or Apple Podcast. I'd love your help to spread the message. Sign up for my weekly email where I bring you value, inspiration, and laughter: http://eepurl.com/huY4JT Episode blog post: https://levelupwithshay.wordpress.com/?p=476 "Apparently" by J. Cole: https://spoti.fi/3mHU9RJ FOLLOW ME F...
Uncovering Your Greatness
April 09, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBDo you feel like greatness is for other people, just not for you? Well, news flash: you're wrong. Greatness is something everyone has within them and here is one way to uncover it... Are you on your way to greatness? Tag me in an IG post or tweet me and let me know! #LevelUp FOLLOW ME FOR MORE INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/levelupwithshay TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/levelupwithshay TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@shaydbeats YOUTUBE: https://rb.gy/dm4zwy WEBSITE: www...
Your Two Voices and How to Quiet the Right One
April 02, 2021 14:35 - 18 minutes - 31.4 MBAre you aware of the two voices that live inside your head? What are they? And which one should you listen to most? Just being aware of your thoughts is one of the most important aspects of conquering fear and chasing your dreams. If you feel your mind has been a little foggy lately and you're in a spot where you're not sure which step to take next, jump on in. I'll see you in there :) And I officially welcome you to Season 2!! We're going to have a blast all while LEVELING UP!! #LevelUp ...
Train Your Brain for GRATITUDE Using Strategies Backed by SCIENCE!
November 27, 2020 15:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBWelcome! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving and week filled with things and people you're grateful for! And perfect timing, of course, because in this episode of the Level Up! With Shay podcast I talk about 5 ways you can TRAIN YOUR BRAIN to increase gratitude and happiness that are backed by science! Which one will you start doing TODAY? #LevelUp Find the Level Up! YouTube video (with my face!) here: https://youtu.be/DgqQea6bBM8 If you haven't yet, please SUBSCRIBE + RATE & REVIEW on Ap...
5 Pieces of Advice to LEVEL UP Your Life!
November 13, 2020 15:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBWelcome! This episode features 5 previous guests who give pieces of advice on how to be successful at your job, in your fitness and health, faith, career, and your daily life! You aren't going to want to pass this by. BONUS: How can you take each of their pieces of advice and implement them into your life TODAY, this WEEK, this MONTH? Take the information shared and put it to ACTION. Let's level up, y'all! #LevelUp Find the Level Up! YouTube video (with my face and my guests' faces!) he...
Planning Intentionally to Accomplish Your Goals
October 30, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBIn this episode, I share different strategies that you can use to prioritize INTENTIONALLY so you can EXECUTE those baby steps that will push you to ACCOMPLISH your bigger goals! I also get pretty vulnerable about my life, so hopefully the WHOLE episode will bring you tremendous value. Thanks for listening and thank you so much for your support! If you haven't yet, please SUBSCRIBE + RATE & REVIEW on Apple Podcasts! Follow me on Instagram for more motivational content! @levelupwithshay Fi...
Setting Goals: Do You Know Where You're Going?
October 02, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes - 14.2 MBAlright y'all, today is about the thing every person who is trying to accomplish ANYTHING EVER should be doing - setting goals! After listening to this episode, check out the links below, which I mention in the podcast. They are great resources! Let me know you're following along and leveling up by tagging me on your posts and stories on Instagram! Let's keep leveling up together, y'all! How To Set Your Standards article: https://blog.iqmatrix.com/raising-standards Brendon Burchard Battle...
Setting Your Standards & Using Your Imagination
September 25, 2020 11:00 - 16 minutes - 19.4 MBI'm back! After a two week break from the podcast due to being sick, I am back and ready to rock n roll! In today's off-season episode, I talk about standards. The come from the beliefs we hold about ourselves and our beliefs rule our lives! I also talk about knowing what you want and how imagination and holding standards for yourself can unlock the door to your potential and give you those lifts to help you level up! Tag me on Instagram and let me know what you think about the episode! If ...
Season 1 Recap + What is important to you?
September 04, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 24.3 MBWelcome! We did it! We made it through Season 1 of the Level Up! With Shay podcast! THANK YOU for your support! This episode I talk about Season 1, why I did it, what I learned, my intentions for the "off-season," and an interesting thought that came into my head the other morning. What is important to you? I don't mean making a list of things you're grateful for or anything like that. I explain more in the episode, so dig in! I think it could be a really important step in your journey of LE...
Sticking to Your Values and Empowering Others w/ Julie Ouellette
August 28, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBWelcome! In this episode of Level Up! With Shay, I have an awesome conversation with Julie Ouellette! Julie is the founder and Producing Artistic Director of The Commons, a Los-Angeles based production company dedicated to empowering work from a diverse group of LGBTQ+ artists whose voices are underrepresented in the entertainment community. We talk about her journey from childhood to creating a theater! From growing up as THAT theater kid, to moving out to Los Angeles right out of high schoo...
Train Your Mind to Look for the Good w/ Paul Forchione
August 21, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBWelcome! In this episode of Level Up! With Shay, Paul Forchione joins me to talk ALL about becoming a better version of yourself! He is a coach for your mindset, career, life, anything to make you level up in life. He had cerebral palsy as an infant and due to the fact that his mother would not take “no” for an answer in terms of him being able to walk, he went through intense physical therapy and starting walking at the age of three. He later went on to play soccer at five and baseball star...
Flipping the Self-Hater to Motivator w/ Nick Dee
August 14, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBWelcome! In this episode of Level Up! With Shay, Nick Dee (they/them) is an actor, performer, comedian, writer, musician, photographer, I could go on, shares their story of becoming super resourceful and motivated to do what they love. They started at the The Theater of the Arts in Philly, performed in NYC for four years and after slipping on ice and busting their face open, they decided the cold weather was not for them. So then brought on the journey to Los Angeles, sleeping on their frien...
Surviving Yourself and Finding Silence w/ Jonah Aimz
August 07, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 92 MBWelcome! In this episode of Level Up! With Shay, Jonah shares his story about growing up as a south Asian kid in small town Illinois. His confidence was never really there, his thoughts were mostly, if not all, self-defeating, but yet, he knew there had to be more. He spent the year after college saving up money to move out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. When he arrived, it was less than Hollywood-esque. He spent 3-4 months living out of his car, cycling back and forth from wor...
Becoming Ready to Receive Goodness w/ Skip
July 31, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast with Shay, Skip shares his story of growing up gay and in a home where he liked a lot of things his sister liked (dolls, hair, women’s clothes), but was always handed more “manly” things to play with (GI Joe, sports equipment). He was in the hairdressing and entertainment business for 20 years before he started personal training at Equinox in New York. After having a massive heart attack one day on his way to work at the gym, he decided there...
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Knowing What You Want w/ Michelle Butler
July 24, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Michelle shares how she became a great salesperson by following some pretty simple rules. One being - just know what you want! Both of her parent's had been diagnosed with terminal illnesses, both living on the East coast while she was in sunny California. She knew she wanted a lot of money to have the freedom and flexibility to visit as often as she could. No aptitude test could tell her what to do, so she followed her love for th...
Building Your Vision One Brick At A Time w/ Vico Ortiz
July 17, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Vico (they, him, she) opens up about how they have become the tenacious person they are today. A trip to fencing lessons with their mom and brother at 11 years old started them on their journey. After leveling up due to always competing against older boys in addition to their Speedy Gonzalez talent, Vico traveled the world competing in and usually winning at fencing tournaments. At 17, when the fencing career started coming to a c...
10 Things You Need To Know If You're Following Your Dreams
July 13, 2020 10:00 - 21 minutes - 24.8 MBIt's a big day, y'all! I wrote a blog post and I knew people HAD to get the information in different ways, so I also did this podcast episode about it! I talk about 10 Things You Need To Know If You're Following Your Dreams and also I have a little announcement in there too. I hope you enjoy this episode as it is the first of many and I'm sure if you are following me, you are following your dreams or on your way! You can do anything and these reminders can help you get there! Until next tim...
Turning Fake Fame and Homelessness to True Joy and Purpose w/ Frankee Razor
July 10, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast with Shay, Frankee Razor shares his experience with being a top 30 contestant of the first American Idol season and how it was a huge blessing, but also a curse for his young teenage artist self. But with downs, there must come ups. We talk about depression, substance abuse, fitting in, finding your voice, and how important it is to strengthen your faith - whether with God, the Universe, a life force, an energy, etc - even when you have nothi...
Getting Comfortable With Uncertainty w/ Jake Jabbour
July 03, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast with Shay, Jake shares his story of going from an educator in schools to an educator of improv. He admits he has had to learn how to be comfortable with the fact that he doesn’t know everything. And throughout the episode, he really pushes the idea that he keeps on learning along the way. Jake has learned a lot from rejection; maybe even more from his losses than his wins! He shares that getting what you thought you wanted may not be what act...
Loving Yourself and Finding Your Power w/ Jackie Sweasey
July 01, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Jackie shares her past struggles with her body, confidence, and negative thinking. It really impacted her performance as a collegiate basketball player and it slowed her process down pursuing her dream of modeling. Finally, she got sick of the fear she was hanging on to and decided to make a change. This started one summer mentoring young girls at an urban youth camp called Kids Across America where she showered her mentees with lo...
Don't Wait Any Longer to Get Started w/ Libbie Higgins
June 26, 2020 10:00 - 53 minutes - 61 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Libbie Higgins shares her journey of how she went from going to comedy clubs for a year just to observe comics to a viral sensation throughout social media. She emphasizes the importance of not waiting any longer to do things that make you happy, which can be a nice reminder for all of us at times. She also shares how therapy has helped her understand herself more and give her the tools to be a more productive and happy person! I a...
If You Don’t Do It, Someone Else Will w/ Bri Giger
June 24, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 55.9 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Bri shares her story of how she knew comedy was for her. After moving to LA, booking her first acting job, while lying to her family and couch surfing for a while, she finally found her groove. She has auditioned for SNL, written and performed a one woman show for over 5 years constantly tweaking and refining it, and also very active with her musical side as a rapper, DJ, and event producer. We talk about what scares Bri, if all th...
Proving Everyone Wrong w/ Mike Glazer
June 19, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Mike Glazer shares stories of getting bullied, being expelled a few days before graduating high school, going to culinary school after losing on the Food Network show The Worst Cooks in America and so much more. He believes that you can't change people's minds, but you can open them up and that's how he plays his cards with getting others on his side. While in a lot a writing rooms around Hollywood, Mike has learned a lot - how to...
Standing Up and Standing Out on Your Own w/ Amy Stretten
June 17, 2020 15:30 - 55 minutes - 63 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast with Shay, Amy shares how she went from a journalism graduate to news correspondent, to laid-off, and finally becoming her own boss through her blog, The Chief of Style. She loves her diversity as being mixed race, bilingual, and an identified queer femme and has taken that to find her niche. Amy has gone through some tough times in the past three years and I am so inspired how she has learned many ways to heal, learn, and keep pushing forward...
Motivation Through Defining What You DON'T Want w/ Blake Stargel
June 12, 2020 10:00 - 50 minutes - 58.2 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Blake shares how he went from failing all of his classes at Santa Barbara College in 6 months due to partying, moving back home to Omaha, Nebraska, saving up cash as a delivery driver, and then is now a residential, luxury, and investment realtor at Compass in West Hollywood, California. His time working at Whole Foods for the first year back in CA, he figured out what he really DIDN’T want and that pushed him into opportunities to...
Embracing the Awkward w/ Edgar Momplaisir
June 10, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Edgar shares a lot of stories from growing up as the awkward kid, to creating a persona named Edgar Van Aces to feel powerful, coming up in the comedy scene in LA and how he continues to be a successful writer through his focus and nihilism. From an outsider's perspective, when Edgar first came to LA it seemed as if he just showed up and *poof*, magically gets on a house team for one of the three biggest improv schools in the city....
The Power of Sharing Your Story & Changing The World w/ Ann Marie Leitao
May 29, 2020 15:27 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast with Shay, Ann Marie shares her experience of motherloss at the age of 10 and how that has brought her to being so passionate about sharing her story. She talks about all the hard work that is being done at EmpowerHER - a nonprofit organization to empower, support and connect girls and young women who have experienced the loss of their mothers - especially in the time of COVID-19 and how leadership and vision has kept them not only surviving,...
Starting Where You're At To Chase Your Dreams w/ Winter Dunn
May 27, 2020 17:20 - 51 minutes - 59.4 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Winter proves to everyone that in order to get to the top, you gotta start at the bottom - that’s just how it works! And real important thing...that’s ok! Start as a PA, ask lots of questions, and be bold enough to tell people what you actually want. That opens a lot more doors than you think. I am so inspired by Winter, for how authentic she is. Like I mention in the episode, when I first started spending time with her, she never ...
Saying YES & Finding Your True Self w/ Alexa Giacinto
May 22, 2020 21:20 - 57 minutes - 66.2 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Alexa speaks on her experience as a dancer from a very young age, going to college for dance, and then moving out to LA and taking a two year break from it to really explore herself. I really commend her for having the humility to listen to what she needs and wants, no matter what others are doing or what people think she should be doing. We also talk about saying YES and how one book changed the trajectory of her life. She went f...
Jason Catron: Wherever You're At In Life, It's Ok
May 20, 2020 18:58 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Jason shares some amazing stories about his journey to success, including quitting his day job and getting a life changing call the next day, finding himself in the right place at the right time - multiple times!, all by staying true to himself in faith and belief. I was truly blown away by his certainty in himself, even though, as he admits, self-doubt and questioning still creeps up, and how his preparation in his craft has helpe...
Wherever You're At In Life, It's Ok w/ Jason Catron
May 20, 2020 18:58 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, Jason shares some amazing stories about his journey to success, including quitting his day job and getting a life changing call the next day, finding himself in the right place at the right time - multiple times!, all by staying true to himself in faith and belief. I was truly blown away by his certainty in himself, even though, as he admits, self-doubt and questioning still creeps up, and how his preparation in his craft has helpe...
Level Up! With Shay featuring DJ Kara
May 16, 2020 14:54 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, DJ Kara and I talk about her journey going to Purdue for business and almost not making it, her perseverance moving to LA, waking up any time between 4AM-6AM almost everyday and then DJing for weddings from the afternoon until the night, and how she developed her very successful brand "DJ Kara". At first she seems like a superhuman who's got it all figured out, but after I dug deeper I find out that she has had some struggles of he...
Doubting Yourself & Doing It Anyway w/ DJ Kara
May 16, 2020 14:54 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, DJ Kara and I talk about her journey going to Purdue for business and almost not making it, her perseverance moving to LA, waking up any time between 4AM-6AM almost everyday and then DJing for weddings from the afternoon until the night, and how she developed her very successful brand "DJ Kara". At first she seems like a superhuman who's got it all figured out, but after I dug deeper I find out that she has had some struggles of he...
Look to the Future, Take Action Now w/ John Dawson
May 13, 2020 21:41 - 54 minutes - 62.2 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, I had such a great time picking the mind of a former executive of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, John Dawson. John started out in the slow bureaucratic system of politics, but when an opportunity to do real estate came up, nothing was ever the same! We talk about his former positions in business with McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and El Pollo Loco, and dig deep into the lessons he learned, all the fun he had, while ...
Level Up! With Shay featuring John Dawson
May 13, 2020 21:41 - 54 minutes - 62.2 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! Podcast With Shay, I had such a great time picking the mind of a former executive of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, John Dawson. John started out in the slow bureaucratic system of politics, but when an opportunity to do real estate came up, nothing was ever the same! We talk about his former positions in business with McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and El Pollo Loco, and dig deep into the lessons he learned, all the fun he had, while ...
Level Up! With Shay featuring Evan Ruiz
May 09, 2020 01:27 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! With Shay podcast, Evan shares where her passion for health, wellness, and fitness come from, why she is so committed to helping her clients (or anyone) be mobile for the long run and not just for a six pack, and the number one thing she believes is so important for anyone to level up. She has big plans for her business coming up, so keep an eye out! You can find her on Instagram at @evanruiz where she does LIVE workouts Monday - Friday at 9:30AM PS...
Master Consistency to Achieve Anything w/ Evan Ruiz
May 09, 2020 01:27 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! With Shay podcast, Evan shares where her passion for health, wellness, and fitness come from, why she is so committed to helping her clients (or anyone) be mobile for the long run and not just for a six pack, and the number one thing she believes is so important for anyone to level up. She has big plans for her business coming up, so keep an eye out! You can find her on Instagram at @evanruiz where she does LIVE workouts Monday - Friday at 9:30AM ...
Level Up! With Shay featuring Yancy Berry
May 06, 2020 17:24 - 59 minutes - 68.3 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! With Shay podcast, I talk with Yancy about how he went from struggling with drugs and alcohol from 19-26 years old to becoming a Lifetime Achievement Award winning Personal Trainer at Equinox in 2019 and currently life coaching some of the most successful people in the world. We talk about the importance of reading self-development books, surrounding yourself with successful people, how making REAL decisions can completely change your life, and much ...
Finding Confidence Through the Struggle w/ Yancy Berry
May 06, 2020 17:24 - 59 minutes - 68.3 MBWelcome! In this episode of the Level Up! With Shay podcast, I talk with Yancy about how he went from struggling with drugs and alcohol from 19-26 years old to becoming a Lifetime Achievement Award winning Personal Trainer at Equinox in 2019 and currently life coaching some of the most successful people in the world. We talk about the importance of reading self-development books, surrounding yourself with successful people, how making REAL decisions can completely change your life, and much ...
Welcome to Level Up! With Shay
May 05, 2020 03:20 - 53 seconds - 1.02 MBI'm so excited to bring on some great, top-tier guests for you to listen to and gather knowledge from so you can level up your own life! Please feel free to share something you gained from the episodes by tweeting me at @levelupwithshay. I would LOVE to hear! Talk to you all soon!