Right After Breakfast
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsNick Duska is a Career & Lifestyle Development Coach for those who want to spend more time on what matters to them most. The podcast is a place to get inspired and further your knowledge in the areas of human potential and improvement. Nick brings you stories, lessons, and tips through interviews; as well as answering questions that are sent into the show. Episodes are released weekly, giving you bite sized tools that can be used immediately to assist you in daily life. Discover more about the podcast at www.rightafterbreakfast.com, or learn more about how you can work with Nick by visiting www.nickduska.com
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S01: Finding an Identity Through Fashion with Kestrel Jenkins
March 12, 2018 08:00 - 41 minutes - 47 MBKestrel Jenkins is a storyteller and conscious style maven who believes fashion with ethics can jive, and maybe even thrive together. For over a decade, she's been enthralled with asking questions about where our clothes are made, what they are made of and who made them. She got her start interning with People Tree in London, and from that point on, she knew the only world she wanted to live in was one where she could embrace her style without sacrificing her values. Kestrel is the fo...
S01: Creating Authenticity on Your Terms with Erin Dollar
February 26, 2018 09:00 - 45 minutes - 52.1 MBErin Dollar is the designer and maker behind Cotton & Flax. With a background in fine art printmaking, Erin brings a simple, modern aesthetic vision to Cotton & Flax, which she founded in 2012. After studying fine art printmaking at UC Santa Cruz, Erin continued her studio practice and produced artworks on paper in Portland, Oregon. She began a series of experimental printmaking projects on textiles in 2010, and spent two years refining her aesthetic vision and perfecting printing proc...
S01: A Greater Power and a Growing Snowball with Alex Michael May
February 12, 2018 07:00 - 43 minutes - 50.2 MBAlex Michael May is a speaker, writer, and creative director. She’s a style, travel, and beauty expert. And according to Instagram, she’s also your virtual bff. Alex seems to do just about anything, and if she hasn't done it yet I can guarantee you she’ll be doing it soon. I would describe Alex as honest and bold. But that doesn't mean that her confidence was always through the roof. In fact it wasn't until just recently that Alex has started to own the things that she wasn't always th...
S01: Listening to Your Audience with Lorraine Sanders
January 29, 2018 07:00 - 46 minutes - 53.1 MBLorraine Sanders is the founder of Spirit of 608 and host of the podcast. She’s also a longtime fashion journalist with a special area of interest in the intersection of fashion, entrepreneurship, sustainability and tech. She calls it FEST, and she believes it’s the combination of those things that will drive the future of the fashion industry. This episode with Lorraine touched on something that I've noticed to be such a HUGE quality of entrepreneurs that are successful. Listening to your...
S01: Design, Storytelling, and The Pursuit of Emotion with Irma Hardjakusumah
January 15, 2018 07:00 - 48 minutes - 55.1 MBIrma Hardjakusumah is the founder of Studio Left, a design studio that she recently launched out of the success of her career. Irma is an award-winning designer with a wide range of design vocabulary and over 15 years of experience in Multidisciplinary Design marked with achievements in all fields related: Exhibit Design, Event Design, Experiential Marketing, Retail/Interior Design and Furniture Design. She is a well-rounded design professional who not only is capable of driving the design p...
S01: Building a Community while Building Yourself with Grace Gulley
January 01, 2018 10:00 - 44 minutes - 50.6 MBCYL was founded by Grace Gulley, an empowerment coach and community architect who’s on a mission to help women create a life (and business) they love and don't need an escape from. The CYL community was started as a potential avenue in which to make some creative female friends, and rekindle her creative ambitions. It quickly turned into something far greater than imagined, and set Grace down a new life path. Through this community Grace has discovered her own love of creating genuine connec...
S01: Giving Fair Wages, Not Charity with Liza Moiseeva
December 11, 2017 07:00 - 46 minutes - 53.6 MBLiza Moiseeva is one of the co-founders at the helm of GlobeIn, the leading social enterprise subscription box company - and the only subscription box company to achieve official Fair Trade designation for its work supporting artisans from around the world and in developing countries where, after agriculture, artisan goods are the second largest source of employment. Through her work, GlobeIn has invested more than $2 million in fair wages into artisan communities over the last two years alo...
S01: Expanding Your Business and Living Up to Expectations with Linh Nguyen
November 27, 2017 07:16 - 40 minutes - 46 MBLinh Nguyen is the owner and operator of Âu Lạc. A plant based restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. But this is actually the second Âu Lạc location. In 1997 Linh’s mother Mai Nguyen began operating Âu Lạc in Fountain Valley with a special mission in mind. Her experience in overcoming serious illness with a plant-based diet fueled her desire to promote healthy eating to her community. Driven by her passion for good food and good health, she put a plant-based twist on traditional Vietnamese cui...
S01: Embracing Your Inner Weird with Folayo Lasaki
November 13, 2017 07:00 - 39 minutes - 44.8 MBFolayo Lasaki is the head of marketing at SoulPancake. It is a digital media and production company that creates content that explores life’s big questions, celebrates humanity, and champions creativity with integrity, heart, and humor. It’s mission is to open hearts and minds through smart and hopeful content that uplifts, inspires, and helps us all figure out what it means to be human. Folayo is the first guest I’ve had that doesn't work for herself. She’s not an entrepreneur or a small ...
S01: Turning a Defining Moment Into Long Term Success with Julie Mollo
October 30, 2017 09:12 - 46 minutes - 53.2 MBBest-known as the creator of pop star Katy Perry’s iconic fruit-inspired ensembles, fashion designer Julie Mollo is the go-to stylist for rockstars and party girls looking to make a brazen statement. Her witty, inventive take on retro fashion guarantees a standout look in a sea of similarity. Since getting the gig to dress Katy Perry while still a student at Pratt Institute, Julie's designs have been widely featured on television and in print. Glamour, Nylon, Entertainment Weekly, MSNBC and ...
S01: Mixing Up Magic, Humor, and Imagination with Bianca D'Amico
October 23, 2017 07:13 - 36 minutes - 41.5 MBBianca D’Amico is the founder of Chaparral Studio, a creative and design studio where she makes all kinds of accessories and gifts. She also collaborates with her mother on landscape and garden design. Everything has a very California centric spirit, inspired by nature and LA’s culture. Chaparral Studio is very much a reflection of who Bianca is. Part of it planned, and part of it a result of her genuine self coming through in her work. Graze through her Instagram and you will find three v...
S01: Becoming a People Magnet and Networking Queen with Puno Puno
October 16, 2017 08:20 - 38 minutes - 44.6 MBPuno is a digital entrepreneur who works with her husband Daniel. She is the founder of ILOVECREATIVES, a Craigslist for creative people. PEOPLEMAP, an Instagram marketing tool. And MADEWITHMAP, an Instagram account that celebrates people an their journeys. Puno just changed her last name to Puno. She’s now legally Puno Puno. I feel like I don’t have to say much more to explain how cool she is. It’s pretty obvious that Puno marches to the beat of her own drum, and that beat is super contag...
S01: Communicating Through the Language of Music with Toshi Yanagi
October 09, 2017 06:00 - 33 minutes - 38.6 MBToshi Yanagi is an in-house band member of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live", playing guitar as well as one of the characters in the show. He also plays a monthly performance with his band Shogun Warrior at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles. There is no better place to feel Toshi's standout guitar to its fullest than at this live venue! Toshi grew up in a family of music. Something he would describe as a blessing, but also an environment of high pressure that was centered around Classical music. The...
S01: Understanding Your Life Mission with Lolo Santosa
October 02, 2017 06:00 - 34 minutes - 39.2 MBLolo Santosa is the founder of Toko-Toko, an online and pop-up shop. Their shop offers Indonesian brands that are created and based on Sustainable and Fair Trade principles. Products range from fashion, home goods and accessories. They currently work with artisans in Jogjakarta and Flores to create their in-house brand Martini and Milk. Lolo spoke to her father when she went back home to Indonesia. Her family is from an island called Java, and although she had been living in the US a lo...
S01: The Impact of Being Bold with Blythe Hill
September 25, 2017 08:33 - 30 minutes - 34.7 MBBlythe Hill is the founder and CEO of the Dressember Foundation. Dressember is a month long challenge where you are encouraged to wear a dress or tie during the month of December in order to raise awareness and money toward the issue of sex trafficking. Blythe did something different. She decided to wear a dress everyday during December. Something that seemed personal and innocent at first, but quickly grew into a trend that spread year by year. At first it was her friends that joined in,...
S01: Using the Internet as a Business Partner with Travis Marziani
September 18, 2017 06:00 - 41 minutes - 47.2 MBTravis Marziani works on one of three different businesses. A dance clothing business called BDancewear, his newest business called Performance Nut Butter, and a teacher of e-commerce(internet marketing, creating businesses, and entrepreneurship). Travis is a great example of the new age internet entrepreneur. Although he does a lot of work from his home, he still manages to found, grow, and run multiple businesses across different industries and platforms. Not to mention he is also a podc...
S01: Being Your Own Competition with Agnes Muljadi
September 11, 2017 06:00 - 28 minutes - 32.8 MBAgnes Muljadi is a dancer, a social media influencer who works with different brands on their social media presence, and obsessed with having an eco-lifestyle. I interviewed Agnes in her dance studio where she regularly practices ballet. You could tell that this place was a special one for her. This was her element and her escape. After the interview I was able to watch Agnes go through a full practice, her instructor was there still giving her pointers, but mostly looking proud as she wen...
S01: Making Self-Care Unselfish with Grigore Madikians
September 04, 2017 09:27 - 41 minutes - 48 MBGrigore Madikians is the founder of a company called Gaffer & Child, which creates a line of timeless personal care products made in small batches from organic, plant-based ingredients. I met Grigore with a smile on his face. Everything about him was welcoming. The funny thing was that we didn't even meet up for our podcast interview at his space. It was much more convenient for us to meet in the middle at his brothers apartment, who was gracious enough to let us use his living room as a m...
S01: Discovering Spirituality and Building Community with Jared Mandell
August 28, 2017 03:49 - 31 minutes - 35.6 MBJared Mandell is the founder of a company call JB Mandell Woodworking. Creating anything out of wood that you can imagine by hand. Picking a favorite interview is an impossible task for me. But speaking with Jared was particularly special because I related to it so closely. Like Jared, I came from a family with parents who had different religious and political backgrounds. Although positives and negatives can come out of that situation, each child handles it differently. Jared ended up cho...
S01: Pushing Past the Point of Resistance with Sarah Comer
August 21, 2017 03:53 - 37 minutes - 42.8 MBSarah Comer is the founder of Inspire-Aspire Be The Career Change. A website that features interviews with women who are using their careers to change the world. Most people who are willing to sacrifice almost everything for their dreams have at least one defining moment where their backs are against the wall. A situation that looks bleak and hopeless. It’s in these moments that some think the end is near for the dream they've been working so hard for. But from this dirt has bloomed the mo...
S01: Immigration, Entrepreneurship, and Cake with Jenny Hernstad
August 14, 2017 11:00 - 23 minutes - 26.8 MBJenny Hernstad is the founder of LA SmashCakes. Which is an awesome alternative to an ordinary birthday cake. They are a chocolate dome filled with mixed gummies, then decorated with chocolates and candy. Jenny has been a chocoholic all her life, so it just made sense to start creating exciting and fun chocolate SmashCakes. Jenny creates any SmashCake from soda bottles, donuts, cupcakes to themed birthday SmashCakes. Each SmashCake is unique and hand made, allowing her to be incredibly creat...
S01: Being a Calculated Gambler with Shawna Dawson Beer
August 07, 2017 17:50 - 32 minutes - 37.6 MBShawna Dawson Beer is the founder of Angeleno Inc. Underneath that she operates Sauce LA which is a boutique marketing, PR, and social media agency that deals with mainly hospitality brands but also a handful of lifestyle and beauty brands. On top of that she's created her own brands, which include the LA Food Fest, Artisanal LA, and most recently the Clean Food Fest. This was one of those interviews where I immediately felt like there needed to be a part 2. Shawna has so much to shar...
S01: The Importance of Health in Achieving Your Goals with Neal Malik
July 31, 2017 21:37 - 32 minutes - 36.9 MBDr. Neal Malik has his own podcast called Optimal Health Daily, or OHD for short. It’s a daily podcast on Monday-Friday that talks about all things related to health, fitness, nutrition, stress management, and behavior change. He reads health blogs and gives commentary in regards to his personal experiences and what the research says on that topic. When not doing the podcast he’s also the department chair of nutrition and basic sciences at Bastyr University California in San Diego, as well a...
S01: Helping Others When No One is Watching with Olivia Lin
July 24, 2017 11:00 - 30 minutes - 34.8 MBOlivia Lin is the founder of a paper goods company called Atiliay. She specializes in hand lettered paper goods and greeting cards. Each card gives back to a non-profit that she’s partnered with. Olivia is a lover of people and a lover of dogs. There is purpose to her work that goes beyond just giving to multiple non-profits. She really does care about where the money goes to and what her cards are used for. But whether it’s money going to a starving child or a card sent to a friend having...
S01: Approaching Your Business as an Experiment with Brad Holdgrafer
July 17, 2017 20:11 - 33 minutes - 37.8 MBBrad Holdgrafer is the founder, along with his wife Jenna, of a small home goods store in downtown Los Angeles called Formerly Yes. They sell well designed and functional goods for your home and office from around the world. Their products range from different designers, different time periods, and different materials. All under the mantra to buy less but better. Walking into Formerly Yes is quite the experience. It is immediately apparent what Brad and Jenna are trying to accomplish with ...
S01: Going From a Home Business to a Mini Candle Empire with Kristen Pumphrey
July 10, 2017 20:12 - 29 minutes - 33.7 MBKristen Pumphrey is the founder and creative director at P.F. Candle Co. All of their candles are made using domestically grown soy wax, cotton core wicks, fine fragrance oils, and apothecary inspired packaging. Jars are finished off with a simple label and brass lid. Each candle is hand poured, packaged, and shipped in their Los Angeles studio. When I first arrived at a large industrial looking building to interview Kristen I was immediately greeted with a smile and an offer to tour the “...
S01: When Sharing Your Passion is Your Passion with Andrew Tyree
July 03, 2017 11:00 - 31 minutes - 35.7 MBAndrew Tyree is the founder of Coast to Costa. A travel company that organizes personalized, guided tours of Mexico, Spain and Cuba. Each trip delivers unique, highly localized travel experiences with an emphasis on the food, wine, and culture of the region. Andrew is a guy that’s always looking for adventure. He found his passion through travel. And like many discover, he loved other countries and cultures. But how can you possibly make a career out of something like that? Sometimes you...
S01: Making Your Presence Known with Kellie Cockrell
June 27, 2017 00:10 - 28 minutes - 32 MBKellie Cockrell cofounded a dance and activewear brand called katieandkellie with her twin sister. Currently she also works at General Assembly as the LA marketing producer, and also has free lance clients for social media and digital marketing. Kellie and her twin sister Katie have been an unbreakable duo. Both moved out to LA to pursue acting and eventually started started a business together. But now Kellie finds herself creating her own career path and discovering what that means for h...
S01: Achieving Activism in Your Work with Sica Schmitz
June 19, 2017 23:02 - 26 minutes - 30.7 MBSica Schmitz is the founder of Bead & Reel, a one-stop shop for activist fashion. It is based on the belief that fashion and ethics aren't mutually exclusive, focusing on eco-friendly, cruelty-free, sweatshop-free styles. Everything they sell meets the criteria of being thoughtful to animals, people, and the world through their carefully curated selection of hand-picked designers and products. I love talking with people who’s passion is about helping others and the world around them. To be...
S01: Balancing Multiple Passions as Life Evolves with Lauri Kranz
June 12, 2017 22:06 - 32 minutes - 37.7 MBLauri Kranz is the founder of Edible Gardens LA. A company that builds, plants, and sustains vegetable gardens or edible landscapes. They help museums, restaurants, chefs, and anybody else who wants to grow their own food. This episode was actually recorded in one of Lauri’s many gardens that she has made over the years. Talking with her in this environment was really special because | could immediately tell she was in her environment. Lauri has always had two big passions though, the ot...
S01: Loving a Life of Trial and Error with Michelle Tyler
June 05, 2017 22:35 - 31 minutes - 35.7 MBMichelle Tyler is the founder of Genuine-Ginger which provides marketing content and strategy for brands that keep it real, mainly in the consumer packaged good space. Everything from branded recipe videos, stop motion videos, recipe development, food photography, product photography, social media photography, strategy, blogging and copywriting tailored to your brand voice to genuinely connect people - one photo, one video, one post, one blog, one recipe at a time. For many, it takes a lon...
S01: Becoming an Entrepreneur and Finding Time For Adventure with Matt Richardson
May 29, 2017 04:15 - 40 minutes - 46.9 MBMatt Richardson is the co-founder of CAUSEBOX. A subscription box delivered every season to women, that helps them discover socially conscious brands. The word I would use to describe Matt is passionate. I know that sounds cliche, but everything he does seems to be backed by an unmatched excitement and energy. Matt has been creating his own businesses since he was a young kid. But for him, being an entrepreneur is just a piece of his happiness puzzle. Matt is continually discovering how ...
S01: Building a Business Around Your Lifestyle with Angi Phillips
May 22, 2017 04:56 - 33 minutes - 37.9 MBAngi Phillips is the founder and calligrapher of Angelique Ink. She provides original custom design for branding, products and events. Angi also loves to teach workshops on the art of modern calligraphy, sharing her passion for a messy pen and ink with students. As soon as Angi starts talking you can tell how bright and full of life she is. A person who's passion for calligraphy is just a small piece of her overall exuberance for living. Angi can make things seem so simple when she talk...
S01: Taking Control of Your Life with Sarah Moe
May 08, 2017 08:37 - 33 minutes - 38.8 MBSarah Moe is not only a lawyer for startups and creatives. She is also the founder of Hello Adventure. A company that plans workcations for entrepreneurs and creatives who need the time and space to work, but also need to get away, go on vacation and reconnect. What a fun interview this was with Sarah. Although we nearly laughed through the entire episode, we also managed to cover some really deep topics. Sarah is an example of someone who is living life her way. Nothing is to be expecte...
S01: Being Young and Making an Impact with Karen Housel
May 08, 2017 08:16 - 26 minutes - 29.9 MBKaren Housel is the founder of a sustainable fashion and beauty website called Sustainable Daisy. She also works full time for the EPA(Environmental Protection Agency) as an environmental scientist. Although Karen is young, you wouldn't know it by the way she's approaching life. Still a recent college graduate, she seemed to realize how precious time is and it's how we use it that counts. Like many people, Karen found herself on a job hunt after finishing school. But instead of watching ...
S01: Creating a Mindset, Body, and Business with Jill Coleman
May 08, 2017 03:47 - 33 minutes - 38.2 MBJill Coleman is the founder of Jillfit. A company that helps women with their mindset, body, and business. Jill teaches women how to create a healthy lifestyle that’s stress and shame free. Her passion is helping women quit the yo-yo dieting cycle and start automating their eating and exercise so they have more time and mental space for things they love, like their family, friends, career and personal development. The second I stepped in the room with Jill the intensity was high. Jill wa...