Evolve Ventures
336 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago -Co-hosts, Emilia Smith and Bianca Thomas are taking state-of-the-art research, experience, and data-backed methodologies to evolve the old version of themselves leveraging their obsessions into Evolve Ventures, a podcast designed to accelerate evolution, excellence, and extraordinary.Evolve Ventures is designed to radically equip you for today’s experiences, and tomorrow’s challenges, shifting you into unlimited potential. Topics will dive into the keys of leadership, elite brain performance, the not-so-scary parts of tech, the tools to navigate mental health, strategies for optimal living, relationships, and of course, personal development without the fluff. You can look forward to deeper stories, insights, and tactical takeaways to leverage and apply in your everyday life. Connect with the Evolve Ventures team on Instagram: @EvolveVentures @EvolvewithEmilia @EvolvewithBianca | Like the Evolve Ventures Facebook Page to connect with the global community: https://tinyurl.com/evolveventures
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#35 | Are Your Devices Controlling You?
January 28, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBFrom 0-10, how much do you believe you are moved by your devices? How much power does your phone ALONE have over how your day goes? LETS TALK ABOUT IT! We are the most distracted, and distractible we have ever been; and as easy as it is to blame our devices, we need to take a hard look in the mirror and recognize the control we give to these devices, the power we have allowed them to have over us, and the reason why we are so clung to them. We are in a time where connection and communicati...
#34 | Why Your Environment Predicts Your Success
January 21, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBWe've all heard the phrase "you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with." When it comes to success, in whatever you consider success to be, the people, places, things, and even the mental and emotional environment in your head, will truly determine who you become, and what you will do. Your environment is one of the most important aspects of your life, because your environment can either help to reduce stress, or add on to it. This episode uncovers the ways to create a...
#33 | Creating the Life You Desire Through Systems
January 14, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBWhat is your definition of success? Where are you looking to validate what this success looks like? How will you know you've finally 'gotten there'. What are the SYSTEMS you have in place to protect your trajectory TO success? The path might look different than ours, but uncovering your own unique design is paramount to living a fulfilled life. The word "system" can sound daunting, for sure, but Emilia and Bianca have significant history using systems and proof that they truly work! If yo...
#32 | How Self Belief Impacts Motivation & Goals
January 07, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBThere's one common thread that you'll hear over and over again, which is one of the MAJOR ingredients to one's success; Belief-not only in something greater than yourself, but the belief you have IN yourself and your capabilities. So how do you start believing in yourself? How do you build up that motivation to do the work every day that builds up your goals? How do you ensure that your motivation is actually YOUR motivation and not just something you feel obligated to work towards because ...
#31 | What Motivates You? How Do You Use Motivation to Find Success?
December 31, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBThis episode is a bit different from previous episodes, we're switching it up! This episode is a monologue where Emilia shares her wisdom, knowledge and experience in the arena of motivation: particularly how to motivate yourself based on your personality style, temperament, lifestyle, fears, beliefs and so much more. Motivation strongly comes down to your WHY (the premise of this show). But how do you create a strong motivation based on these factors and traits of ourselves? How do you fi...
#30 | How to Set Realistic Goals You Can Actually Achieve
December 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBNew Year's Eve is coming up, and each year we make promises to ourselves and those around us that we're going to make this year different. We find ourselves saying "this will be the year I finally...(insert desire here)." We buy the gym membership, buy the program, the equipment, etc. We truly convince ourselves it'll be different this year, because we are different. Unfortunately what happens next is that the goal lasts about 2 months (and that's being generous) and we go back to the same ...
#29 | Family Dynamics: Conflict Resolution
December 17, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBIt's holiday season: you listened to episode 28 and created your action plan for heading into your family holiday gathering...so what do you do once you're there? This episode dives into conflict resolution strategies that are aimed to help you keep healthy relationships (and your sanity) during those events you are dreading attending. Emilia and Bianca give you some very useful tips and tricks of keeping your cool, and getting your needs met in the midst of struggle; tools they use themse...
#28 | Family Dynamics: Prep Work You Need - Holiday Edition
December 10, 2020 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBThe holiday season is a time where families are meant to unite, friends' bonds become closer and we all sing, watch holiday movies, drink cocoa and express the love we have for each other. But what about the other side of the holidays? The not so shiny, bright and joyous side that some of our favorite movies, like The Grinch, demonstrate? This side involves the toxic family dynamics, the bickering, the hiding our feelings, and even angst we feel having to sit at the family table because of ...
#27 | The Power of Daily Gratitude
December 03, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBEvery single one of us have heard someone, somewhere, discuss the topic of the power of gratitude. It has been said so many times that it has become a "buzzword" and a "woo-woo" concept that many of us just dismiss. But what if giving gratitude was the one thing that made all the difference in your life? In this episode Emilia and Bianca discuss the science behind the power of gratitude, how it has impacted both of their lives, and WHY it is so, absolutely vital to having a happy, successf...
#26 | Passion, Purpose & Alignment: The Love Triangle
November 26, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBSo many of us in our adult life, and even as children, have asked ourselves the question (at least once), "What's my purpose?" This question can be a blessing or a curse because those of us who know the answer feel empowered by it and take charge on it, and those who don't know the answer feel as though they have to go out searching for it. There's also another category of people, those who know their purpose but are struggling to do the daily steps needed, and that is the struggle that Bia...
#25 | Toxic Relationships: Identifying Them & How They Feel
November 19, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBOur lives are predicated on our relationships, whether it’s the relationship we have with our family, our peers, our colleagues or even with ourselves, our food, our environment. These relationships, and how we interpret and internalize them truly make the difference in our lives; so when these relationships are toxic, or painful, or just downright damaging, it makes a massive negative impact on how we think, feel and act. So how do we recognize if we’re in one, knowing that these relation...
#24 | How to Honor (Personal) Boundaries
November 12, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBWe all want the keys to create and maintain our own boundaries, but what about honoring and respecting the boundaries of others? As children, most of us were taught "treat others the way you want to be treated" and the same goes for boundaries! Respect that of others, which you want respected! In this episode Bianca and Emilia really dive into some major keys for honoring the boundaries of others, and how that allows us to keep and maintain successful relationships, not only with others bu...
#23 | How To Set Boundaries
November 05, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBGrowing up, no one ever sat us down and said "here is how you set a boundary." To be honest, nobody ever even told us what a boundary was! As adults, so many of us still struggle with this concept and actually taking action on it; we feel bad saying no, we don't want to hurt others feelings, we've never actually put ourselves first. Emilia and Bianca have struggled with this for a very long time, but through trial and error (many errors) they finally learned what boundaries even were, how ...
#22 | Why You Might Feel Misunderstood By Your Family
October 29, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBWe all want to be loved, understood, and accepted for who we are. But what if the people who can't do those things, are the ones who brought us into this world, and who were by our sides our entire childhood? Our families mean so much to us, whether by blood or by choice, we want their acceptance and understanding of who we are, but for some of us that just isn't the case, and we remain with the emotions and thoughts of sadness, anger, resentment, disappointment and so many more. This epis...
#21 | How to Take Back Control of Your Own Body
October 22, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBSo many of us struggle with our bodies, whether it's achieving our dream body, or even knowing where to start, but COVID-19 supercharged those struggles. All of us were cut off from access to the gym, to the support we previously had, the instructors that guided us and so much more. As the world slowly opens, we have to face that "mirror" (not just the physical mirror) of how those struggles and all those take-out orders effected us. In this bite-sized episode (get the pun, wink wink) Emi...
#20 | Overcoming Challenge & Circumstance with Francisco Oller Garcia
October 15, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBEverybody has been through struggles in their lives; we have all experienced some sort of pain, and have needed the courage and belief in ourselves to overcome them. But what about those who have had to overcome struggles from birth? Francisco Oller-Garcia was born with a physical disability, resulting in his inability to use his legs. This disability could have ruined his life, but instead, he used this as a challenge to become, as he calls it, a "beacon of light." Francisco has become th...
#19 | Why Your Thoughts Are Screwing You
October 08, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBWhy is there so much anger, contempt and frustration & hate that goes swept under the rug - where businesses, communities and humanity itself are just starting to wake up? Why is it that WE, as human beings are screwing ourselves? Far too often we turn away from discomfort. We make a habit, shielding ourselves from the pain, the fear, the challenge. The communities that make you feel cozy do the same thing. The families that've you've raised you, no different. But there is tremendous VALUE...
#18 | How Your Thoughts Are Screwing You
October 01, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBNope - no bow-chicka-wow-wow talk. We're calling the conversation to point out something 100x more important. Implicit bias. Suppression. Unconsciousness. And, a bite-sized How To unlearn all these things which may be pulling you out of the driver's seat, choosing a life which is incongruent with YOUR highest self. Not the one your family, your culture, or your friends influenced you to be. This short episode packs a powerful punch, as the name clearly demonstrates, but these unconditioned...
#17 | Why Health is Sexy with Nikki Sharp
September 24, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBIn this episode, we have the honor to dig deeper about health, with the one and only Nikki Sharp. Not only is she the #OG of the Mason Jar meal trend, Nikki is a wellness expert, health coach, blogger, author and app designer who teaches people how to spread the knowledge of the mind, body and soul - in her ultimate mission - to make health SEXY!!! Nikki is the REAL DEAL when it comes to everything health, and wellness. Spending time experiencing the darker sides of the international modeli...
#16 | Why Longevity: Health, Wellness & Fitness
September 17, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBWe all want to live a long, happy, fulfilling life; it's a beautiful thought, but how many of us truly know what is required in order to have that? When we think of health, most of us only think of our physical body, and even more specifically, not having any significant medical illnesses. We hear "fitness" and we think about those people who can run forever or liftsuper heavy weight; but how many of us think about mental fitness, or emotional fitness, and how they all contribute to overal...
#15 | How to Gauge Your Mental Health
September 10, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBThought Records. Ever heard of 'em? Have you ever noticed when you feel as though the day has totally run away from you, despite the rather optimistic outlook you initially had? Wondering why your energy has shifted without understanding the reason? This episode gives you one tool to add to the tool belt for your own mental health awareness. One of MANY that we will discuss on this platform. Tune in & think of your own scenarios as Emilia and Bianca, hosts of The WhyPower Podcast, discuss ...
#14 | Your Unique Energetic Dualism with Shawna Pelton
September 03, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBEvery conversation we have in this show is a seed, and it is our responsibility to water that seed, and allow it to grow and flourish. One of the biggest hindrances to growth, is FEAR. Fear prevents flourishing, and is the antithesis of growth. Fear is the dark, scary monster hiding under the bed; we try our best not to look under and face it, yet it gives us nightmares and holds control over us. The boxes our previous societies have built, keep us in that fear. The confinement within these...
#13 | Why Balance? Masculinity & Femininity
August 27, 2020 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBWe have so many messages everyday that tell us we need to be "balanced" in our life, but do we really even know how? Or why? In this episode, Your Hyperconscious Women discuss why balance, in this world, is truly obsolete. AND WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT! Listen up as we guide you through our own realizations which bring to light relatable experiences, thought processes and imbalances - and how we overcame ours... to help give you a map to overcome AND leverage your own. We highlight the value o...
#12 | How to Uncover Your Yin & Yang
August 20, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBYIN & YANG Have you ever noticed your demeanor shifting in different situations? Have you wondered why you're more inclined to approach a scenario with more vigor or more grace? Struggled internally coming to terms with your own duality? Curious how your own culture manifests this? We know how that feels. The intricate parts that make you YOU share a duality that isn't super easy to understand, yet we all share this. The infamous, Yin and the Yang. (Thank you Confucius!) Stay tuned for the...
#11 | Mindset Over Everything with Christina Lecuyer
August 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBHey you, It's time to get real AF. As if you haven't already heard what you need to to BEGIN to choose you FIRST, here's one more episode to shift that mindset! Choice is EVERYTHING; relationships, love, health, mindset, beliefs, education, collaboration, contribution, food, where you show up - where you don't... it all boils up (or down) to you! With an unprecedented amount of golden nuggets you could take away from this episode, please take away this; you are #WorthyAF. NO MATTER WHO YOU...
#10 | Why You NEED an All-Star Mindset
August 06, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBNo pressure, but your DREAM LIFE is on the other side of the decision you make after you listen to this episode. Are you committed to developing an All-Star Mindset, centered on your unique WhyPower? Or, are you going to let that opportunity slide right by you. Again. This WhyPowered episode is to help you learn how to sustain that How-To episode #9... so that everyday doesn't just become another wash. Life is precious and its solely up to you to cherish it. Let us know you're listening! ...
#9 | How to Develop an All-Star Mindset
July 30, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBCurious how this is possible - for you? Listen up, then buckle up, because no "How To" is possible without your commitment at every moment. Live up to the challenging moment, or rid all the barriers preventing you from living a dream life. It's not easy, and it doesn't happen overnight... obtain massive success in all of your momentary wins, and let the cumulative compound effect work on its own, as it has for major successes like Beyonce, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGenres, Tom Brady, Dwayne Jo...
#8 | Relationships Post COVID-19 with Pripo Teplitsky
July 23, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBThe New Age of Relationships; where do we go from here? As IF relationships weren't hard enough!!! COVID-19 has hit us all... HARD. We're all trying to get back to this "New Normal," but with so much uncertainty, it's difficult! (But there's hope...) and with that comes repairing all of our existing relationships as we move forward - harnessing the beautiful art of transformation, creating space to build from a new beginning. After all, the only constant we can truly rely on in this world -...
#7 | Relationships: Why You Need Standards
July 16, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBWho doesn't want to learn the secret sauce behind successful relationships? Are you sick of wasting time, energy and sometimes even your hard earned moolah on people who aren't right for you? Your gut's telling you, your subconscious knows it... we'll give you that extra push you've been needing. Don't be a part of the epidemic of bad relationships that so many revert to. Using your "Dream Relationship Standard List" that you created from listening to Episode 6, let's dive deeper so that yo...
#6 | How to Uncover Your Relationship Standards
July 09, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBRelationships: Woof. We all have 'em, and we've all failed once or twice... or maybe more than we're willing to admit. Ever wondered what the secret sauce is to lasting, fulfilling and abundant relationships? Obviously. (Keep reading!) In this episode, the golden nuggets will be delivered on a hot, steamy platter. It's the stuff that no one talks about but that you desperately need to hear. It's the secret to HOW you can start chiseling away at the relationships in your life. How to find, k...
#5 | Why Going All In Matters
July 02, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBOverwhelmed with all your choices? Struggling to uncover your WhyPower? Feeling stuck? Let's be real, living life on the fence wastes time. Let's help you get OFF the fence, and into a life of your dreams, congruent with your highest self. This episode, Your Hyperconscious Women are joined by two very special guests, two extraordinary men who who consciously live from their WhyPower on a daily basis, impacting and contributing to society in a way that is unfathomable in this modern age. The...
#4 | Why Mirrors Aren't in Vain
June 25, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBIt is so easy to get caught up in the negativity that your "mirrors" can display, especially when you don't have the tools or the information on how to use them in an adaptive way. This episode is for everyone out there who wants to "see" a better version of themselves in all of the mirrors in their life. Emilia and Bianca identify and describe 5 specific mirrors that they use in their own lives, and have seen the benefit of others using them as well. Not only do they give an explanation b...
#3 | How to Jump-Start Your WhyWork
June 18, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.06 MBSimple. How to Jump-Start Your WhyWork. You've been asking how to figure out your whypower In this episode, we're uncovering the beginning of The HOW. How do you start this journey which uncovers your own WhyPower? Well, let's talk tools. ______ Don't waste another minute of your life without consciously acting from your WhyPower... let this podcast be your guiding post - and tune in every week with episodes dropping every Thursday morning at 7:00AM EDT. Make it a part of your weekly rout...
#2 | Why Collaboration is Key
June 11, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBWelcome to the future. You're living in a world now where we, as humanity, finally realize the power of the collective... the power of the whole. The world is waking up and smelling the roses, the future is reformatting to unite and those who truly succeed moving forward will be those leveraging the strengths and supporting the weaknesses through growth, innovation and camaraderie. Whether you're a part of a virtual team, feeling bonkers about quarantine after everyone all being under one ...
#1 | "Why WhyPower?"
June 04, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBIn the very first episode, you will meet Emilia and Bianca, your hosts of The WhyPower Podcast. This dynamic duo is on a mission to positively influence the world, bringing to the forefront their definition of "WhyPower" so that you can learn how to uncover it and enact the ongoing process of identifying your very own, unique superpower. Starting the conversation with their vibrancy, they dive into the root and bring you the fruit, with personal stories and real-world experience, setting t...
Introduction to The WhyPower Podcast
April 21, 2020 22:00 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MBThe WhyPower Podcast is the primary source of the conversations you need to elevate your life beyond its own limits. Enlightenment and success uncovered through story, served to you on a golden platter of abundance. Learn how the power of three letters becomes the key, unlocking the path of success and fulfillment. Feel the energy in this fun and inspiring duo, and let it seep into your day. Hosts Emilia Smith and Bianca Thomas are about to help you change your life for the better because th...