The Guided Goals Podcast is a series of interview that gives you the tools, direction, and resources you need to pursue your passion project. Host Debra Eckerling is a project catalyst, who works with individuals and small businesses to create a strategy, set goals and manage their projects.
The Messy Middle Podcast is a podcast is created for Creative souls about the messy middle road and how we make magic within it. Its like eaves dropping on conversations that are usually left behind closed doors.
Welcome to the Out of Hours podcast - the podcast for those creating things that should exist in the world, out of hours. I’m Georgia Ritter, founder of OutofHours.org, the community for people with side projects. On this show, I’ll explore the stories of people who have followed their curiosity, been brave, and started a side project, only to turn it into something much bigger than they ever thought possible. I’ll explore the stories of nonprofits, businesses, creative projects and social m ...
Welcome to Embraced Podcast, where we share the empowering stories of women who have learned to embrace their authentic selves, take risks, and follow their passion in life. Every week we interview women who embody strength, courage, perseverance, and self-love. These stories are raw, genuine, and inspirational. Your host, Whitney Dicterow, is a psychologist and mother of two, who is passionate about bringing women together to connect, support, and celebrate one another. We know you will enj ...
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ManiLife: Building an artisan peanut butter brand, with Stu MacDonald
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Today on the podcast we have Stu Macdonald, founder of the peanut butter brand ManiLife - whose website reads: “We make the tastiest peanut butter on the planet.” (They offered you 25% off by using 'OUTOFHOURS' on their site!) Inspired by a trip to Argentina, and armed with less than a year’s professional experience, ManiLife's story started in Stu…
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Talking Circle: Building a platform for social change, with Zaharan Sofi
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Brought to you by Out of Hours- the community of people with side projects. Please note: This episode comes with a content warning : we talk about the topic of femicide, gender based violence and other topics that some listeners may find upsetting. If you want to avoid this discussion, please skip from 28.06 minutes - 37.50 minutes. About the guest…
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DHH: Building Basecamp and Ruby on Rails as side projects, with David Heinemeier Hansson
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Brought to you by Out of Hours- the community of people with side projects. Today on the podcast is David Heinemeier Hansson: the co-founder and CTO of Basecamp, a NYT best selling author, and creator of Ruby on Rails. Ruby on rails is a free open source web application framework. and some of the biggest companies in the world were built with it: A…
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Pizza Pilgrims: Building a restaurant, with Thom Elliot
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Got a cool idea? Sign up for the Out of Hours launchpad here. Today on the podcast we have Thom Elliott, co-founder of Pizza Pilgrims. Thom set up Pizza Pilgrims with his brother James, and they now have 16 restaurants across the UK, in London and Oxford, and have released two books. They originally wanted to start a pizza street food business, and…
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Confident and Killing it: Building a confidence revolution, with Tiwa Ogunlesi
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Starting your own side project? Join us https://www.outofhours.org/launch-your-project Today on the podcast we are joined by Tiwa Ogunlesi - a globally recognised coach specialising in positive psychology. She's an international speaker, delivering workshops for companies like Google, Facebook, The Times, and the founder of Confident and Killing It…
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A Bundle of Sticks: Building a queer publication, with John Furno
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Brought to you by Out of Hours - if you have a side project join the next sprint here. Today on the podcast we have John Furno, Founder of Bundle of Sticks - A queer publication, proudly sharing coming out stories to help and inspire the LGBTQ + community. Having gone through his coming out experience all alone, John decided to help others. A Bundl…
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Code First Girls: Building a non profit that scales, with Alice Bentinck
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Got a side project? Join the Out of Hours sprint here: https://www.outofhours.org/courses/sideprojectsprint My guest today is Alice Bentinck - most well known as the founder of Entrepreneur First: the world's leading talent investor: building startups teams from scratch across the world. Today, we’re here to talk about her side project - Code First…
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Café du Cycliste: Building a cycling apparel business, with Rémi Clermont
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Brought to you by Out of Hours - the community for people with side projects. Got a side project? Join the next Side Project Sprint here. Today on the podcast we are joined by Rémi Clermont - founder of Café du Cycliste: a premium cycling apparel company, designed in France and built for road cyclists and beyond. Remi started Café du Cycliste on a …
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Mend: Building a heartbreak app, with Elle Huerta
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Brought to you by Out of Hours: the community for people with side projects. We are joined today by Elle Huerta - founder and CEO of the app Mend - designed to help you heal from both break ups and work burnout. Following a late night Google search after a particularly bad break up - she found herself wondering if there was a better way to help peo…
This week I'm sharing from my car. I spent quite a bit of time driving to and from work and it tends to be when my mind is the most open. Sound quality isn't the best, let me know if you like this sort of free flow conversation. Self Improvement Bundle is only on sale until Friday 1/9/21 don't miss your chance to get some awesome courses at an amaz…
In this solo episode I'm sharing a personal story of resistance and the unexpected twist and turns that came about. Show Notes Yes & Yes: Sarah Von Bargen Coaching Janette Tropea: Branding and Design Bundle & CoBy Maring Higa
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Angel Investing School: Building an educational course, with Andy Ayim
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This podcast is brought to you from Out of Hours: the place to go for people with side projects. Today on the podcast we have Andy Ayim. Andy is a product leader and the founder of the Angel Investing School. He is also a 2020 Advisory Board Member for London Tech Week and was recently awarded an MBE for his services. The Angel Investing School is …
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Lisa Congdon: Building a career as an artist, out of hours.
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Brought to you by Out of Hours - the community for people with side projects. Check out the website here. Today's guest is Lisa Congdon - an artist, illustrator and author based in Oregon. Lisa Congdon is an artist, published author, illustrator. She’s based in Oregon, but known across the world for her colourful drawings and hand lettering. Her wo…
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Design To Combat COVID-19: building a global volunteer org, with Rachel Smith.
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Brought to you by Out of Hours - the community for people with side projects What can you do to help in global pandemic if you’re not a doctor? Rachel Smith is a Latina UX Designer based in LA. She has now founded two global volunteer organisations, one Design and the other Mutual Aid. Design to Combat COVID-19 was set up to unite designers across …
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Secret Leaders: Building the UK's No1 business podcast, with Dan Murray-Serter
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Brought to you by Out of Hours (outofhours.org) - built for people with side projects. Dan Murray-Serter, our guest today, set out to have authentic conversations with entrepreneurs when launching his podcast Secret Leaders. The Secret Leaders podcast is the number one business podcast in the UK, and Dan has featured some of the world’s top entrepr…
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Anti Diet Riot Club: Building an activist community
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Brought to you by Out of Hours - the community for people with side projects. If you have a side project, sign up here! Becky Young, our guest today is the founder of Anti Diet Riot Club, an activist community and events platform dedicated to fighting back against ‘Diet Culture’ and what she calls the ‘dangerous standards of beauty that surround it…
In today's solo Messy Middle Minisode I share a bit out my using a more scientific approach to my emotional process and the steps I took to move out of my depression. show notes: Unlocking Us podcast Four Tendencies Quiz Mood Tracker Elise Blaha Cripe goal tracker Marc BrackettBy Maring Higa
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London Sock Exchange: Building a successful ecommerce store, with Dan Zell
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Today I’m speaking to Dan Zell - cofounder of the London Sock Exchange. The London Sock Exchange is a ecommerce store for socks. They started as a subscription business, and have since been stocked in John Lewis, as well as shops in New York, sell over 200,000 pairs a year and, been featured in the Financial Times and The Guardian. Dan still runs i…
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Bossy Cosmetics: Building a beauty brand, with Aishetu Fatima Dozie
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Brought to you by Out of Hours - the place to go for all things side projects. Sign up to our newsletter here. Ever wondered what would happen if you turned away from that corporate career, and did something you believed should exist in the world? Today we have someone who did just that - Aishetu Fatima Dozie, who turned away from a career in banki…
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Benedict's Newsletter: Building a newsletter, with Benedict Evans.
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Brough to you by Out of Hours - the community for people with side projects. Sign up to our newsletter here. Today's guest is Benedict Evans - a venture capitalist and analyst, who has grown his own personal newsletter on tech and media to over 150,000 subscribers. Benedict has spent over 20 years analysing mobile, digital media and technology, wor…
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Daye: building a female disruptor brand, with Valentina Milanova
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Brought to you by Out of Hours - the community for side projects. Join us here: OutofHours.org. Today's guest is Valentina Milanova - the founder and CEO of the female healthcare company Daye. Valentina set up Daye following a history of reading research papers at school on female health. The catalyst was when she discovered that industrial hemp co…
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Run Dem Crew: building a community, with Charlie Dark.
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Brought to you by Out Of Hours (outofhours.org) - getting you from idea to reality. Today's guest is Charlie Dark - the poet, writer and movement maker on a mission to build movements, not just communities. Charlie set up Run Dem Crew to get more of his DJ friends healthy - and years later it has become an international organisation, changed the ru…
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Diversity VC: building a non-profit, with Check Warner.
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Brought to you by Out of Hours - the community for people with side projects Today's guest is Check Warner - the venture capitalist on a mission to make the industry more diverse. Check set up Diversity VC as a response to the homogeneity she saw in the industry, and just a few years later set up her own fund Ada Ventures - focused on surfacing out…
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Earl of East: Starting a creative business, with Niko Dafkos.
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Brought to you by Out of Hours. Today on the podcast we have Earl of East: a creative business started by couple Niko & Paul in London. Started initially as a simple creative outlet from their jobs in advertising - it’s since bloomed into a business with 3 stores and international acclaim. They sell their own cult fragrance and candle range as well…
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Homeboy Industries: building the largest global gang rehab program.
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Brought to you by Out of Hours. Today's guest is Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries - the largest gang rehabilitation program on the planet. In the wake of the 1992 LA riots, he started a small project: called Jobs for a Future - a way of helping rival gang members find employment. The success of this project led to Homeboy Industries…
Today I am sharing with you an amazing interview with a personal hero of mine MILCK where we delve into all the things that I am passionate about self care, spirituality, getting through the messy middle, and how to find the light within the darkness. MILCK Website "Quiet" Song of Women's March Upcoming event LIVE ART Instagram I Can't keep Quiet W…
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Messy Middle Minisode: Yes, No or Not Yet?
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In this Minisode I'm sharing about a technique that has helped me see what's already working in my life, what I'm saying No to, and also finding acceptance around the things that are not in alignment with this moment.By Maring
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Messy Middle Minisode: Containers or Boxes?
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In this solo episode I share about the mindset shift that happened when I realized that perhaps that the idea of being in a box might actually have some other benefits.By Maring Higa
This week I am talking with Cassandra Lam co-founder of The Cosmos an community of Asian women creators. In this episode we talk about the unique challenges that Asian women faces as creatives as well as switching the mindset from surviving to one of flourishing and thriving. In just a little under a year The cosmos has grown to a community of thou…
This year I have embarked on an experiment to live this year as if it were my last. To be honest I'm not really sure what that will look like but in this episode I'm talking about what's coming up for me already, and some questions that I'm asking myself. If you would like to follow along I will be sharing mostly on Instagram @maringhiga --- Show N…
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Planning for the New Year: Am I Inhaling or Exhaling
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Sometimes its better to think more broadly in a time of feeling stuck. This concept of asking myself if I'm in and inhale phase or an exhale phase has really helped me see where my resistance is and help me move back into the flow. --- Show Notes www.maringhiga.com www.instagram.com/maringhiga www.kristasuh.com DIY rules for the WTF world.…
Messy Middle Minisode with yours truly. I'm sharing about a fun and different way I think about my own inner voice, intuition or gentle whispers. --- Www.maringhiga.com/podcast www.instagram.com/maringhigaBy Maring Higa
Krista Suh is a screenwriter, craftivist, artist, activist and creator of the Pussyhat and Evil Eye Gloves. Her mission is to make the world a safer place for women and help everyone validate their own creativity, femininity, and intuition. In her book, DIY Rules for a WTF World: How To Speak Up, Get Creative and CHANGE THE WORLD, Krista share the …
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Sigrid Gilmer: On what will make you laugh will make you cry
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Sigrid Gilmer makes black comedies that are historically bent, totally perverse, joyfully irreverent and are concerned with issues of identity, pop culture and contemporary American society. Her work has been performed at the Skylight Theatre, Pavement Group, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Cornerstone Theater Company and Highways Performance Space. Sh…
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Yumi Sakugawa: On Creating our own space & having tea with our demons
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What if you could live a life that 100% represented your singular experience? What if you stopped asking how can I fit into the current society and dominate culture and instead asked what space can I carve out in the world that is mine, and fully supports who I am and what I care about? In today’s episode I am talking with Yumi Sakugawa comic book …
Have you ever been in a stage of your life and thought "I thought I would be so much further along in _____ than I am" This week I am talking about that uncomfortable space of when we are going after our dreams and goals and we realize at some point that our expectations have not been met. In this episode I will talk about the problems that can ari…
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Nicole Miyuki: On Showing up and Doing the Work
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Show Notes Episode Summary: Have you ever wondered what people are talking about when they say "Just show up and do the work?" Well, in this episode we are getting deep into what that looked like for Nicole Miyuki watercolorist, teacher and author as she wrote her first book. This episode is a shining example of what can happen when we follow our h…
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Messy Middle Minisode: On Ritual, Ceremony & Rites of Passage
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Today on the podcast I'm asking the question what is ritual, what is ceremony and how can we incorporate rites of passage in our daily life. Ritual is what we make of it Tarot Cards mean what meaning we give them Ceremony is the act of showing up in a way that feels good to you Honoring and Reverence: come from acknowledging and giving thanks to th…
If your someone who has ever had an interest in doing a year long project this episode will hopefully provide you the inspiration to do one yourself. If you asked me 2 years ago if I thought this was possible for me, I would have told you that I never follow through on long term projects and that I'm just not the type of person who completes these …
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Ep26 - Boss Babe Lauren Kleban on Success, Entrepreneurship, Balance, and Empowering Women
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I am so excited about today’s guest! Lauren Kleban is the creator of LEKfit, a dance-inspired fitness and sculpting method designed to create long and lean muscles. Lauren started LEKFIT out of her garage-turned-fitness studio, and recently launched LEKfit On Demand, which allows you to stream full-body workouts every Wednesday straight from her LA…
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Femi Olafioye-Omogbehin: On Transforming Shame & Finding Representation
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Femi Olafioye-Omogbehin Bio: I’m a stylist and consultant who is passionate about creating and providing representation for black women through both fashion and building personal relationships. I started my business January of 2018 and continue doing work understanding how lack of representation and shame are connected, and helping women heal the w…
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Ep25 - Honoring and Empowering Women with Eileen Rosete
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I have been following today's guest on Instagram for quite some time now and I love everything she is doing with her company! Eileen Rosete is the founder of Our Sacred Women, which she started after working with female trauma survivors as a yoga teacher and MFT in training. Our Sacred Women is a company whose mission is to restore women to a place…
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Ep24 - Reclaiming Your Hormonal Health and Feminine Vitality with Nicole Jardim
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Today's guest is someone I have been dying to have on the podcast because I knew that you all would feel so empowered by all of the knowledge that this woman has to share! Nicole Jardim is a Certified Women's Hormonal Health Coach and creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women to reclaim their hormonal health. Rather than j…
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Rebecca Schoemaker: On Tarot and Trusting the 6th sense within
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Bio: I am captivated by all things metaphysical; the transcendent experience that defies logic, the omen, the prophetic dream, and realms unknown. I explore the esoteric through tarot card readings, meditation, channeling, spirit work, various healing modalities, art, and music. My background is that of a creator and teacher. I received my MFA from…
In this mini series past guest and friend Whitney Lawless and I are talking about Race. How it effects our creativity, our relationships, and the work that we are doing in the world. Listen in as we share a bit about our Messy Middle process. To Join in on the conversation please join The Messy Middle Facebook Group. I would love to hear your thoug…
Daniella Zalcman is a documentary photographer based between London and New York. She is a multiple grantee of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a fellow with the International Women's Media Foundation, and the founder of Women Photograph, an initiative working to elevate the voices of female and non-binary visual journalists. Her work tends…
Meera Lee Patel is an author and self-taught artist whose books focus on different themes of self-exploration, such as creativity, mindfulness, self-motivation and and fear. Her work has been praised by Oprah.com, Teen Vogue, and FLOW Magazine. I found her book Start Where You Are about a year ago and fell in love with her words and beautiful illus…
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Vincentia Schroeter: On Being Heard and Getting what we Want
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Vincentia Schroeter has a Phd in Clinical Psychology and has researched early attachment between mothers and babies. She is a Bioenergetic Analyst, a somatic psychotherapy dealing with emotional blocks on a body level. Vin has taught internationally and locally. Interested students can go to sciba.org Vin is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist…
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Ep22 - Radical Self-Love with Nitika Chopra
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Nitika's first line in the 'About' section of her blog reads: "I can be described many ways depending on the day. But, put simply, I’m a woman on a mission to inspire radical self-love." This term can seem cliche in the wellness world, but Nitika talks about self-love from a deep place of knowing. Nitika was only able to arrive at self-love after s…
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Ep21 - OVERCOMING FOOD ADDICTION AND LEARNING TO LOVE YOUR BODY WITH CURVE MODEL AND CEO OF MODEL MEALS, DANIKA BRYSHA
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I am so excited about today’s guest because she is one of the inspirations for the creation of Embraced Podcast. Danika Brysha is a curve model with IMG Models, CEO of Model Meals (a healthy, Whole 30/Paleo-approved meal delivery business), and a self-care and wellness expert. Danika describes herself as a recovered bulimic, binge-eater, and food/s…