Latest Ecstasy Podcast Episodes
The Feminine Power of Courage
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - May 10, 2022 17:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode we're talking about the Feminine Power of Courage. How can we use it to create a positive impact through business and why it is so important especially in the post pandemic world? The key points are The pandemic has given us the opportunity to re-evaluate business culture and ...
Courageous Conversations - Empowered Choices
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - May 02, 2022 13:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSeason 1 Finale In this episode we're talking openly about our collaboration coming to an end and what that means for our respective futures. We reflect on the beautiful struggle of two very different woman entrepreneurs co-creating a business during the global Covid pandemic. We share the fe...
Rethink Housing - Live the Life of Your Dreams
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - January 23, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMany of us live in societies or economies founded on the conflicting principles of scarcity on the one hand and constant growth on the other. We're taught to want more, more money, bigger houses, bigger cars but this is not sustainable for our planet. There is a trade off when it comes to person...
Infectious Optimism for Leadership
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - December 14, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAt its simplest, optimism is an expectation that good things will happen and things will work out in the end. There’s strong evidence that optimism will improve your health. There is a strong link between optimism and longevity. Infectious optimism is the essential trait of the globally successf...
Art as a Tool for Change
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - December 05, 2021 18:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingArt in all its forms has an important role to play in society and business. The life of an artist can be tough, yet artists have valuable skills that can inspire us to create positive change and live more sustainably. In this episode we are talking with Amanda Tonna, a founder of the Creativ...
Breathing Life Into Your Life's Work
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - October 25, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBreath is something we take for granted even though it's one of our basic needs. When we learn to work with our breath in positive and proactive ways we can access better health and higher states of consciousness that allow us to literally breathe life into our life's work. In this episode we ...
Climate Action as a USP
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - October 11, 2021 19:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingClimate change poses one of the greatest threats to humanity and our very existence on planet earth. Climate action is, therefore, a moral and existential imperative. Businesses have a vital role to play in reversing climate change. In fact, being a champion for climate action can be good for...
Storytelling as a Cultural Bridge to Success
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - October 06, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingStory telling is a powerful way of understanding our cultural heritage and usually focusses on what has already happened in the past. When we realise that we are creating our future history in every present moment we can make conscious choices about the narratives we want to be part of. In thi...
Mountain Leadership - Lessons from Nature
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - October 01, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLeadership starts with self-leadership and Nature has some very powerful lessons to teach us here. And where better to reconnect with yourself and Nature than in the Mountains? In this episode we are talking with Gerdi Verwoert of Dare Greatly Coaching. Gerdi is a Dutch mountain leader based ...
The Spirit of Giving
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - September 23, 2021 18:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusinesses have the power to make a real impact in the world by solving all kinds of issues for their customers. When the spirit of giving is embedded into the culture and operations of an organisation the impact becomes even more powerful and the world becomes a happier, more caring place. I...
Music as a Social Superpower
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - September 20, 2021 22:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMusic and art have historically been at the forefront of radical change in times of evolutionary crisis. As the world becomes more polarised and divided, music enables to unite in the spirit of cultural freedom and diversity. Music is, therefore, a superpower for positive change in society. I...
Ecosystems for Entrepreneurial Success
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - September 20, 2021 20:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEntrepreneurs have a duty to build sustainable businesses that solve problems and create opportunities for the developing world. An entrepreneurial ecosystem based on shared learning and support increases the odds of business success. In this episode we're talking with Deepa Thomas. Deepa is a ...
Empowerment in Business
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - September 17, 2021 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode we're talking about Empowerment in Business. Why is empowerment so important in our lives and in business? Is empowerment something that is given to you or does it come from within? The key points are Empowerment is about being sovereign and taking radical responsibility for h...
Ecstasy for Business
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - September 17, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTwo co-CEO’s are launching a different kind of a business podcast. Its aim is to disrupt the old way of doing business and inspire a co-creation of a new, more feminine business world. In this episode we explore the role of Ecstasy in Business. Ecstasy in Business is about living and working j...
Ecstatic Empowerment: The Story
Ecstatic Empowerment Podcast - September 12, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating'Ecstatic Empowerment: The Story' is about a feminine way of doing business, and empowering others to lead a joyful life and to co-create a meaningful change in the world. Two co-CEO’s are launching a different kind of a business podcast. Its aim is to disrupt the old way of doing business and ...
Episode 13 - Nick Halkes
Dance Culture Vibe - February 13, 2021 18:37 - 1 hourNick Halkes is the co-founder of XL Recordings, launched Positiva Records under the EMI banner, and has had an incredible and multifaceted career in music. From humble beginnings at his middle school disco and selling smiley face t-shirts in Ibiza in the late 80s, to signing The Prodigy and rel...
Episode 12 - Assad Saifullah Khan
Dance Culture Vibe - December 21, 2020 03:12 - 52 minutesPakistan is not on most people’s list of rave destinations, and as one of the most conservative Islamic countries on Earth, for those pursuing what can be viewed as Western immorality, the stakes can be life and death. But the rave experience is undeniable, and is perhaps worth laying it all on...
Episode 11 - Paul Linney
Dance Culture Vibe - October 17, 2020 22:13 - 53 minutesPaul Linney has been on the frontlines of our dance culture institutions for more than 30 years. He’s spent his life immersed in music, DJ’ing and running clubs and bars from a young age. Amongst many other accomplishments, Paul is a regular at the highly revered Pikes hotel in Ibiza where his...
Episode 10 - Paul Mac
Dance Culture Vibe - October 04, 2020 02:07 - 55 minutesPaul is classically trained musician whose early taste in music was shaped by the experimental post-punk period of the 1980's in Australia. Exploring Sydney's burgeoning gay dance party scene around that same time, Paul discovered the culture and music that was to become rave in Australia. In...
Episode 9 - Michael Tullberg
Dance Culture Vibe - September 17, 2020 16:40 - 1 hourMichael moved to Los Angeles in 1991 and built his career in photojournalism, documenting the city’s goth and industrial scenes as well as the celeb-studded upscale Beverly Hills party scene. Dissatisfied with the velvet rope mentality and unremarkable music, Michael found his way into the under...
Episode 8 - Adam Freeland
Dance Culture Vibe - September 10, 2020 00:07 - 46 minutesAdam Freeland is one of dance music’s most dynamic artists. As an early pioneer of the nu-skool breaks genre, Adam blazed a trail and made a name for himself on dancefloors around the world. Pete Tong has said of Adam that “he’s a pioneer", "one of my favorite DJ’s" and "one of the uk club scene...
Episode 7 - Michael Cain
Dance Culture Vibe - September 02, 2020 23:34 - 54 minutesThe Starck Club opened in Dallas, Texas, in 1984 and immediately revolutionized the American nightclub experience. The Starck broke every boundary that conservative Texas held at that time, with unisex toilets, legal ecstasy and a hedonistic polysexual vibe that would see everyone from Rob Lowe ...
Episode 6 - Colin Rothbart
Dance Culture Vibe - August 26, 2020 22:00 - 39 minutesColin's career began when he scored a role on the 1993 reality TV show, The Living Soap. The series focussed on 6 university students sharing a house in Manchester. During this time Colin was cultivating an early love for dance culture at The Hacienda, PSV, and the many raves that took place in...
Episode 5 - Thee-O
Dance Culture Vibe - August 18, 2020 12:00 - 42 minutesGrowing up in early 90’s LA, Thee-O was immersed in the unique party crew scene that developed in the city’s east. The scene wasn’t quite rave as we know it, and consisted of local crews who threw events in backyards, parks and warehouses. The party crew scene overlapped with the rave scene as ...
Episode 4 - Deborah Parsons
Dance Culture Vibe - August 11, 2020 16:57 - 35 minutesDeborah is a force to be reckoned with. Her creativity and drive have placed her front and center with some of most innovative productions, live events and experiential installations. In addition to her role as Founder and CEO of Creative House Productions, Deborah is also the Managing Director...
Episode 3 - Mitchell Gomez
Dance Culture Vibe - August 04, 2020 19:19 - 1 hourMitchell is a leading voice on drug policy and trends, and his work with Dancesafe has been covered in Rolling Stone, The Guardian and the Los Angeles Times, amongst many other publications. This episode is a mind-bending brain download in which we discuss: The underground breaks scene in 1990...
Episode 2 - John Robb
Dance Culture Vibe - July 24, 2020 22:59 - 56 minutesJohn’s contributions to music culture have been immense. As musician he’s been creating and performing since the 1970’s. As a writer he’s published 9 titles, not including his own fanzine, Rox. As a journalist he's written for The Guardian, The Independent and of course for his own website Loude...
Episode 1 - Danny Rampling
Dance Culture Vibe - July 24, 2020 02:37 - 48 minutesShoom set the tone for what was to become the Second Summer of Love in 1988, and ultimately the rave scene that continues in various forms today. In this episode Danny and I discuss: That 1987 moment The origins of the Balearic sound Why music sounds different in Ibiza The idea of a global c...
You, Me & The Devil
Thoughts From the Top of A Ferris Wheel - January 27, 2019 19:32 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsYou, Me & The Devil
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Thoughts From the Top of A Ferris Wheel - December 31, 2018 00:50 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe Sea. Scars. 22.