Flaunt Your Fire

Erica and India discuss their intentions for the shows Pause on the Play® and Flaunt Your Fire®.  After nearly 300 combined episodes, they pause to explore how to use them as continued resources and how to stay in the loop about future projects.Ready to dive deeper?Keep in touch and find out what we're up to at pauseontheplay.com

It's increasingly common for people with traditional jobs to be building their own businesses and brands outside of their regular working hours. But when you have a traditional job, it can sometimes be difficult to assess how and where to show up publicly. This can be especially true if you work in a field like government or law enforcement.Officer Kenny Dean joins India to discuss how he started and evolved his social media presence and developed his podcast while actively working in law enforcement.In this discussion: Why Officer Dean felt that it was the right time to clarify and demystify police work for the public How he approaches hosting his show while balancing the needs of his department Officer Dean's advice for building an audience while respecting your day job Connect with Officer Kenny Dean: Let's Talk Law Enforcement Period Instagram: @letstalklawenforcementperiod Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper?We've been conditioned to show up to work as our “professional” self and leave our personal beliefs behind. But the truth is, values inform every area of our life, so why try to compartmentalize?Each month in The Pause on the Play® Community we explore one specific way to make your values more explicit. Our curated connections and learning experiences will help you challenge harmful norms, show up as an imperfect ally®, and live in alignment.Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community

Fashion is part of everyday life.Whether you love it and follow the latest trends, or you're a minimalist with a capsule wardrobe, or none of the above, we all have to wear clothes.E.K. Powell joined India for a live conversation within The Pause on the Play Community about the lesser-known history of fashion, gender norms, and the role of capitalism in what we think are just preferences.In this discussion: The real history of nail polish and high heels How cultural norms about childhood, gender, and color have evolved under the influence of capitalism The difference between trends set by people and norms created to sell more product How norms of gender and fashion prey on people's fears Connect with E.K. Powell: Instagram: @whatsgoodenglish TikTok: @whatsgoodenglish YouTube: @whatsgoodenglish Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Content Note: This episode includes mentions of gender norms, bullying and hatred.Ready to dive deeper?Want the ability to participate in conversations like these? Join The Pause on the Play Community. The Community regularly hosts live conversations and workshops along with Q&As, community conversation, co-working hours, and more, alongside our evergreen library of resources and replays.Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/communityResources:F.D Signifier - YouTube

Change is inevitable, whether in you, your brand, or the humans who are a part of it.How we meet change is up to us. How do you honor the life and death cycles that come with change?Brionna Ned joins India for a conversation about death, rebirth, growth, and change within life and business.In this discussion: How Brionna helps people navigate death cycles and change  Why Brionna believes it's vital for people to gain fluency in legalese How to tease out the difference between comfort and safety when approaching a growth edge How Brionna breaks down overwhelm How capitalism and entrepreneurial culture teach us to create boxes and isolate ourselves Connect with Brionna Ned: The Everyday Lawyer Instagram: @the_everyday_lawyer, @thesubmissivelist Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper?Get access to more live conversations like these in The Pause on the Play Community. Members are able to ask their questions and share their observations in the chat, as well as get access to the recordings, along with our full library of past workshops and resources, community conversations, Q&A with India and Erica, co-working hours, and more.Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community

Being explicit about your values in your business used to be frowned upon, but it's vital to how you market your brand, how you build your company culture, and how you relate to your clients. In this replay of a 2020 conversation on Racheal Cook's Promote Yourself to CEO podcast, Racheal and India discuss infusing your values into all aspects of your business, addressing mindset challenges and fears when it comes to getting explicit, and Racheal's own experiences with making her values known. In this discussion: How marketing with your values as the starting point helps differentiate your business Why it's vital to understand the ways that consumers are voting with their dollar Leaning on your values to guide how you show up in public Taking steps to articulate your values How leading with your values builds connection and community around your brand   Connect with Racheal Cook: Promote Yourself to CEO Podcast The CEO Collective Instagram: @racheal.cook   Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? Get clear on what matters. From Implicit to Explicit is a framework to get clear on what matters and how it informs the way you live and lead in your workplace. This 3-hour masterclass helps you evaluate your personal and professional values, how those intersect with your team and your clients, and how those values need to show up in your brand. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/explicit   Resources: Gingko Public Relations  ON1E Clothing  

Books are powerful tools for learning, connection, evolution, and reconsideration.  From storytelling through fiction to learning about the real lives of others in nonfiction works, books help us reshape our thinking, communicate with the people in our lives, and sometimes just get lost in a really good story. Erica Courdae joins India to discuss some of the books that have strongly impacted them and how they think about everything from storytelling to gentrification to minimalism.   In this discussion: Storytellers who took us on unexpected journeys A book that helped us rethink what we know about gentrification Reconsidering minimalism and intentionality   Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire   Ready to dive deeper? Want to learn more about our favorite and recommended books and support Pause on the Play® at the same time? Head to our bookshelf at pauseontheplay.com/books. 10% of every purchase goes to Pause on the Play® to help keep the podcast and our other free resources available. Buying through Bookshop also supports independent bookstores that are vital resources in their communities. Align the way you shop with your values and vote with your dollars at pauseontheplay.com/books Resources: Pause on the Play® Bookshelf Pause on the Play® Ep 98: Weaving Story, Experience, and Humor into the Way You Communicate with Jon Goode Flaunt Your Fire® Ep 54: Creating Consistent Curated Content with Jon Goode

Are you more comfortable calling yourself a content creator rather than an influencer? The word “influencer” has developed something of a negative connotation, but at its core, to be an influencer simply means being someone who is influential to others. If we model actions and behaviors that reflect our values, we can have a positive influence on those who witness us.  Erica Courdae and India dig into being a positive influence and how behavior modeling has been showing up in their lives and decision-making recently.   In this discussion: Defining what behavior modeling means for India and Erica right now How Erica has modeled confidence and making any day an occasion Why India has been giving herself freedom to experiment with her hair and how she shows up How to rethink using what you already have to live your life out loud Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? The Pause on the Play® Community is where brands and professionals create new normals in work and life.  The community helps people connect with values-aligned entrepreneurs and employees, across titles and industries, move from implicit to explicit® values, evolve the way we show up for ourselves and others and grow our influence, together. Members have access to community discussion, live Q&As, co-working hours, workshops, and our evergreen library of replays and resources. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community

We might think of trends as things that come and go in the worlds of fashion and style, but trends impact the world of work and entrepreneurship as well. Trends aren't necessarily negative, but when we follow trends in any capacity without questioning them, it can take us down a path that we didn't intend to be on.  In a replay of a live conversation from within The Pause on the Play Community, Brooke Monaghan and India discuss what it means to consciously and intentionally challenge the status quo and how to be a responsible disruptor. In this discussion: How being a disruptor is about more than calling out what you're against Why you need to be clear on who your audience really is when you're challenging norms in your industry Why staying in conversation with your community is a key aspect of responsible disruption How intentionality and awareness of your audience will inform your content   Connect with Brooke Monaghan: Website Transcend Your Dichotomy Podcast Instgram: @briggsmonaghan   Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? This conversation with Brooke Monaghan was a live event within The Pause on the Play® Community. As part of our commitment to accessibility for our global membership, all of our events allow members to submit questions ahead of time, and all events are recorded and replays are available 24/7 as part of our resource library. Get access to events like these, along with community conversation, Q&As with Erica and India, co-working hours and more by joining the Community. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community   Resources: Transcend Your Dichotomy Ep 160. Strategic, Values Aligned Branding with India Jackson  Transcend Your Dichotomy Ep 161. Sustainable Visibility with Mai-kee Tsang  

What role does consent play in your life? How does it affect the way that you show up? Consent plays a major role in visibility, from the use of your image, to the agreements you make–or don't make–when you appear in venues like podcasts, to how much you're compensated, and more. Stacie Lampkin interviews India about how consent, or lack thereof, has shown up in her life, from modeling contracts to healthcare and beyond. In this discussion: How consent allows you and your collaborators to fully show up  Making your values transparent in your agreements  How consent impacts content creation and partnerships across industries Suggestions for taking action on consent in your life and your business   Connect with Stacie Lampkin: Website LinkedIn: Stacie Lampkin   Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? Posting photos or stories about the kids in our lives has become habitual for many of us. We need to move away from making assumptions and move towards a place of consent and autonomy with children. Inside The Pause on the Play Community, Stacie Lampkin and Shannon Collins's workshop Sharing About Our Kids Online: Do You Have Their Consent, encourages you to reexamine your approach to how we share about children on online spaces.  With space for education, reflection, and accountability, this resource is part of our evergreen library of workshop replays within the community.  Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community   Resources: Pause on the Play Ep 176: Legal Agreements: Integrating Your Values and Creating Consent with Autumn Witt Boyd Pause on the Play Ep 185:  ​​Autonomy, Personal Ownership, and Consent: A Conversation With Shannon Collins

People often talk about what their visibility goals are, or how they want to get more visible, especially at the beginning of a year or in the first quarter. But oftentimes we don't discuss what we don't want our visibility to be, what doesn't feel aligned with how we show up. And that's important too. Erica Courdae joins India to discuss feeling invisible, how we judge people for wanting to be witnessed, and why visibility is about so much more than how you show up in your business. In this discussion: How the male gaze, and the judgment behind “pick me” and “thirsty” impact how we view visibility How difficult experiences and transitional periods impact our sense of self and contribute to feeling invisible How leaning into who you are and who you want to be can you feel truly witnessed Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? Want to get involved with Flaunt Your Fire® and Pause on the Play®? Support change, amplify visibility, and vote with your dollars by making a contribution to the shows. Contributions go towards the costs of producing the podcasts and making them free, accessible, and equitable through the audio and the written articles. You can learn more and make a donation at pauseontheplay.com/show Resources: Urban Dictionary: pick me, thirsty, male gaze The Ultimate Pick Me: Beyoncé, Fab Socialism The phrase ‘pick me' has added fuel to the fire that is internalized misogyny. - The Berkeley Beacon

So often, when we think about visibility, we think about brand deals and marketing. Visibility is so much more than that.  Visibility includes those that deal with us and navigate our daily lives with us and their impact on our visibility and how we show up in the world, and how we show up for ourselves.  Mim Jenkinson joins India for a conversation about applying minimalism and the KonMari Method to more than just the physical objects in your life, how major health crises have shaped their values and their relationships, and how to be an ally when someone in your life is experiencing a crisis. Content Note: Discussion of cancer, miscarriage In this discussion: How a medical crisis caused India to reprioritize her values and relationships Why it's important to amplify the people behind the businesses and brand How Mim's applied the KonMari Method to her relationships in the wake of her cancer diagnosis How to be a good ally to someone experiencing a medical crisis   Connect with Mim Jenkinson: Website Create + Cowork Club Instagram: @paperplannerclub, @lovefrommim The Planner Podcast   Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire   Ready to dive deeper? If you love this conversation, support change, break barriers, and vote with your dollars via a financial contribution to The Podcast. Your contribution goes toward podcast production, show notes, and article writing expenses necessary to continue providing this free resource to those seeking to take action and create a more equitable future. Make your contribution at pauseontheplay.com Resources: Learn more about the KonMari Method Read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo Mim Jenkinson: How to use the KonMari Method on your Friends  Mim Jenkinson: What to Say to Someone who has Cancer  Mim Jenkinson: 8 Things NOT to Say to Someone with Cancer

A pause is more than a break in the conversation.   A pause can be a spark of curiosity. It can be requesting consent to go deeper on a topic. Pausing can give you space to think through a decision and consider if it's aligned with your values. And taking a pause can mean making space to Flaunt Your Fire.   India digs into the ways taking a pause can show up in life, what taking a pause from Flaunt Your Fire meant in 2022, and why creating space to pause is so vital to our wellbeing.   In this discussion: How the physical clutter created by moving and combining households impacted India's ability to create Why India pressed pause to reevaluate if her content was aligned with her values and intention Why she chose to focus on the life her business is in service to   Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire   Ready to dive deeper? Want to be part of a network and community without all the awkwardness and elevator pitches? The Pause on the Play® Community allows you to join conversations, get support on your journey, and be in community with a group of people fostering interdependence. Join us for access to events like Collaboration Speed Dating, where we get together to pair up potential collaborators, partners, guests, and speakers in a fun, lighthearted setting. Membership in The Pause on the Play® Community gets you these events and more, workshops, community conversation, Q&As, and our on-demand library of resources and replays. Resources: Learn about EMDR Therapy  

Often in the world of content marketing, we witness what people did well, what their successes were, their wins, what worked. But when we only get messages about what worked, it leaves behind the beauty and the lessons learned from what didn't work and what we would do differently today. Erica Courdae joins India for a discussion about failure, what they'd do over if they could, and why they're actively viewing some of these events in a different way. In this discussion: What Erica and India wish they had done sooner How fear of failure and self-trust have impacted their decisions Why curiosity and willingness to experiment are essential to doing things differently Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? Knowing and being able to share your values helps you find your right people and guides your business and marketing strategy. A brand statement helps you succinctly bring that message to your marketing, your communications, your social media, and your bio. Inside The Pause on the Play® Community, Helen Tremethick leads the workshop, Bring It Home: Creating a Brand Statement That Represents You. She'll share how to get away from elevator pitches and fill-in-the-blanks and how to craft a statement for your business and your brand that expresses your values. This workshop will provide you the tools to express yourself and your values genuinely and articulately, so you connect with the right clients for you. Community members get access to the evergreen replay of this and all of our other workshops and resources, as well as community discussion, Q&As with Erica and India, office hours, and more. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community Resources:Listen to Dr. Donny Jackson on failure, listening, and storytelling

Many of us have experienced a breach of consent. Whether it's the person who's immediately in your DMs trying to sell you something the moment you added them as a connection on social media, or the person who gives you a hug that lasts a little too long when you reach out your hand for a handshake, we know what that breach feels like. And the context for consent goes beyond bodily autonomy. Consent matters in our businesses. Kelly Diels joins India to discuss integrating consent into your business, how the concept of refreshing consent has evolved the way she shows up online, and common mistakes and misconceptions around creating a culture of consent in your marketing. Content Note: This episode contains non-detailed mentions of the experience childhood sexual violence. In this discussion: Why everyone has the power to shape culture in their lives and businesses How to build consent in your marketing practices How to use your newsletter to facilitate connection The most common misconception about integrating consent into your marketing Connect with Kelly Diels: Subscribe to the Sunday Love Letter Instagram: @kelly.diels Twitter: @kellydiels Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? Posting photos or stories about the kids in our lives has become habitual for many of us. We need to move away from making assumptions, and instead, toward a place of consent and autonomy. Pause on the Play®, The Community members Stacie Lampkin  and Shannon Collins have facilitated a workshop where they encourage folks to re-examine our approach in how we share about children in online spaces.  Whether you have children in your life or not, this workshop will support you in reconsidering your why in how we interact with children from a place of respecting their full consent, especially around publicly posting private information. Community members have evergreen access to this workshop replay and our entire library of resources. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community

What would it mean to have a business that feels as good to you as it appears on the outside? How would it feel to have a business that is aligned with your values and is creating and infusing those values into everything it does? That supports and protects people from all backgrounds, especially those who have underrepresented and marginalized identities?  Rick Mulready joins India to reflect on his journey of bringing his values into his business and his podcast without sacrificing success or growth, and how his approach to integrating his values into the business continues to evolve over time. In this discussion: How to use your platform to explicitly communicate your values How social media turns values into a shallow commodity used for approval Why your values need to be infused into how you show up on your platform and in your content Why conventional business advice isn't for everyone, and how to let go of what doesn't work for you Connect with Rick Mulready: The Art of Online Business Podcast The Art of Online Business Accelerator Instagram: @rickmulready Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? If you're wondering how to take your values from static word to action, so you can integrate your values into how you respond, make choices, and create impact with your brand, join Pause on the Play, The Community to get access to a curated exploration on integrating your values. This self-guided, self-paced curation also includes the workshop replay for Reconsidering What You Know About Values. Plus membership gets you access to our community discussions, Q&A, office hours, and our full library of resources and recordings. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community

If content is king, what is that leaving on the table? We are living in a world where we're told that we need to produce more and more to be witnessed, but the myth of more often comes at the expense of the quality and purpose of our content. What if we communicated for impact and transformation rather than just feeding the algorithm? Tara McMullin joins India to discuss the evolution of her content, her business, and how distancing herself from the myth of more has impacted her work and creativity. In this discussion: How the process of filtering ourselves through content marketing impacts our sense of self Why shifting your mindset about credibility from income to impact supports your integrity How unhooking your self-worth from how you make money can open you up to opportunities and experiences Why we need to build awareness of the stories behind our goals, values, and vision Connect with Tara McMullin: What Works Instagram: @tara_mcmullin Twitter: @taragentile Preorder What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal Setting Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? The last thing we need is another echo chamber perpetuating a single perspective on how we should live, love and earn. If you know that there's more than one definition of and path to success, but haven't found a place that encourages this diversity and divergence? Good news, your search is over. Ready to find your people? Pause on the Play, The Community, is where entrepreneurs and brands reconsider their normal in life and in work. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community

So often we have a desire to be visible. But there's also a distinct lack of transparency in the visibility industry, whether you're an influencer, a photographer, a model, a speaker, even musicians and actors. It's really challenging to figure out what other people charge. And what you should, could, or can charge to collaborate with a brand or appear as a speaker. Evolve Benton joins India and Erica for a discussion on the speaking industry, how to diversify speaking, and using publicity and speaking as means of financial freedom. In this discussion: Why you need to speak in, as well as out with your goals and affirmations Why professional communities need to allow us to be our whole selves How to set pricing that honors your capacity, needs, and the value you bring Why asking for more is about more than just you   Connect with Evolve Benton: Speaking 4 Profit University Text "Speak" to 323-405-9492  Instagram: @Speaking4Profit Connect with Evolve Benton on LinkedIn   Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? When we communicate with others, we have the opportunity to create impact in our lives and brand, as well as impact in the world, influencing the way people think, the actions they take, and the things they consider. Every month in Pause on the Play, The Community, we have a curated exploration of a theme through workshops, Q&As, and community conversation. Join us as we dig into communicating for impact, and get access to all prior months' themes, replays, and our thriving and supportive community. Resources: Listen to Damion Taylor on creating cultures that support difficult conversations in the workplace on Pause on the Play Ep 165: Confessions on Diversity in the Workplace

Podcasts can be a tool for amplifying your influence, but they can also be an incredible resource for your clients and community members. When you go beyond using a podcast just for content marketing, you can honor the fact that your podcast, or your guest appearances, can also be a resource. Erica Courdae and India dig into how to use podcasts as a resource for workshops, current and prospective clients, and your community. In this discussion: How podcasts bring ease to pre-work for a masterclass or VIP day Why sharing your process on podcasts smoothes your sales process How to use your podcast as a resource for your existing community or client base Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? Support change and vote with your dollars via a financial contribution to the Flaunt Your Fire and Pause on the Play podcasts. Your contribution goes toward podcast production and show notes article writing expenses to maintain and continue to provide this free resource for those looking to take action and own their values as they amplify their influence. Support the Flaunt Your Fire® and Pause on the Play® podcasts Resources: India and Erica on using podcasts as a tool for amplifying your influence Listen to India on defining brand, company and personal values  From Implicit to Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass Listen to Erica and India on why ideal client avatars are racist Pause on the Play, The Community

For some people, podcasts operate as a form of entertainment or the modern version of a radio show. But podcasts can be powerful tools for creators. Erica Courdae joins India to discuss their perspectives on how their podcasts have evolved, and how to use podcasts as tools for your life and your brand. In this discussion: How a podcast can support your core messages Why a podcast is a platform for thought leadership How to use your privilege and amplify your influence with your podcast How to go from passive to active learning and integration Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? Join a community of professionals and entrepreneurs connecting at the intersection of values and visibility, who are taking imperfect actions together and creating global impact as we weave our values into our brands. Inside Pause on the Play® The Community, you get access to live workshops, as well as our entire library of workshop replays that are available on demand, live Q & As with India and Erica, and a thriving, supportive community. Resources: Support the Pause on the Play® podcast Listen to Pause on the Play Ep 90: Preventing Human Trafficking Through Education with Brittany Dunn, Safe House Project Listen to India's workout playlist

In brand visibility work, so often the focus is on the tangibles, the things we need to learn. But it's also incredibly important to take the time to integrate what we've learned. What becomes possible when you take the time and space to revisit that new information and figure out how to incorporate it into your life, your business, your brand, and your visibility? Erica Courdae interviews India about what she's been learning and integrating. In this discussion: How integration can require letting go in order to become who you want to be How pushing back against hustle culture intersects with imposter syndrome and perfectionism Why you need to exhale your creative ideas How India is decolonizing her work and life Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? How would your business change if you could attract new clients who shared your values, if you could get out of the hustle of content creation and focus on building meaningful relationships that turn passive followers into fans, fans into clients, and clients into lifelong referral sources? Every month inside Pause on the Play® The Community Erica and India host a live Q&A session where you can get live, individualized feedback and support so you can do exactly that. Membership gets you access to the live sessions, as well as replay videos from past Q&As, workshops, and community support. Resources: Listen to India and Erica's conversation about Consumerism and Essentialism Listen to Erica's thoughts on Reconnecting to What's Essential Listen to India's conversation with Ashley Gartland about Profitability Beyond Hustle Culture Listen to Erica's take on Imposter Syndrome Listen to Amenah Arman on Bad Art: Challenging the Negative and Perfectionist Narrative

Businesses and brands often adopt identities online that are sellable but not authentic, and this holds true in the wellness and fitness industries as well. Having met thousands of wellness coaches and athletes, India shares the three most common mistakes she witnesses them make in their visibility strategies and what you can do instead to amplify your influence online. In this discussion: How to consider the events and online spaces where you show up Why your gym selfies aren't selling your services Why your content needs to highlight your values How considering who follows you and why informs your content Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? Want to learn more about authentically amplifying your influence online? Join Pause on the Play® the Community and get access to monthly Q&A sessions with India Jackson and Erica Courdae and get your questions about brand visibility, strategy, and mindset answered, along with community support, workshops, and replays. Resources: India recommends listening to Pause on the Play Ep 151: Make the World Your Playground of Possibilities, with Gary Ware for more on playing and experimenting with how you show up in your visibility efforts.

How often have you had an idea that you did not follow through on? There are so many good ideas, concepts, content, and art out there living in people's heads that we aren't getting to witness because they haven't followed through and released those ideas. Amenah Arman joins India for a conversation about creative hoarding, bad art, and why we don't pursue our ideas and visions. In this discussion: What creative hoarding is and why we do it The social and cultural influences on how we access creativity Why therapy services need to be tailored to the individual Two things you can do to get your creativity unblocked Connect with Amenah Arman: Sane in the Membrane TikTok: @sane.in.the.membrane  Instagram: @sane.in.the.membrane Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? Question your perception of what is good content or bad content, identify where your creative stuckness may be coming from, and unpack your creative hoard in the immersive workshop Bad Art with Amenah Arman. Whether you consider yourself to be a creative or not, we all have ideas and a fire burning within us. If you have an urge to see that spark come to life, but you don't know how, Bad Art is for you. Get access to Bad Art and the rest of our full resource library inside Pause on the Play® the Community.

Why do you need to screw the template? And how did the business world end up with so many shoulds and templates in the first place? Ditching the templates and developing your own brand voice helps your business maintain consistency, clarity, and authenticity. And all of those elements are rooted in your values. Helen Tremethick joins India to dig into why you need to say goodbye to templates and shoulds and develop your voice. In this discussion: Why we reach for templates and why they don't work How to identify and cultivate your brand voice How to disrupt copycatting and own your voice Questions to help you leave the elevator pitch behind for good Connect with Helen Tremethick: HelenTremethick.com Instagram: @HelenTremethick Love and Badassery on Facebook Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? What would be possible for your brand visibility if you could attract new clients who enthusiastically shared your values and vision, if you could get out of the hustle of content creation and focus on building meaningful relationships that turn followers into fans, fans into clients, and clients into lifelong referral sources? Every month inside Pause on the Play® the Community, Erica Courdae and India Jackson host a live Q&A session where you can get individualized feedback on how to do exactly that. Get access to the next Q&A, plus replay videos and workshops by joining today. Resources: Erica Courdae discusses Imposter Syndrome on the Pause on the Play® Podcast

When it comes to visibility, many people believe that more is better. But churning out content nonstop can leave you feeling exhausted, burned out, and like you're never doing enough to show up. What if, instead of being on every platform, we set boundaries and showed up in fewer places, and it was actually essential to your brand being more effective and more successful. Dr. Marcuetta Sims and India discuss why we need boundaries for our brand presence, the downsides of being visible all the time, and how to tune in and listen to what you need to thrive. In this discussion: How setting boundaries in your brand can leave people wanting more How boundaries became a buzzword What constantly being “on” takes from us How to tune in and set boundaries based on your values Connect with Dr. Marceutta Sims: The Worth, Wisdom and Wellness Center Instagram: @WorthWisdomWellness Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? Get support in envisioning how you want to show up for your people and what boundaries you need to set for your brand by joining Pause on the Play® the Community. Every month get access to Q&A with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, along with anytime community feedback and support, monthly workshops, and on-demand replays of previous workshops and masterclasses. Learn more at pauseontheplay.com/community

Storytelling is a powerful component of brand visibility. Telling your story is an opportunity to connect more deeply with others–our people, our audience, our colleagues, our clients–and begin to humanize our brand. But how do we begin to tell our story? How do we navigate doing that in a way that doesn't change who we are and builds deep connections? Hillary Rea joins India for a discussion about storytelling, trust, and taking up space. In this discussion: How Hillary's three pillars of trust support taking up space Why leaders and service providers need to model their work How to build trust in your story outside of dominant paradigms Connect with Hillary Rea: Tell Me A Story Join Hillary's Newsletter Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? For more conversations about trusting your intuition on your journey to own your power and amplify your influence, head to Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to our community, monthly workshops, Q&As, and on-demand replays of workshops and masterclasses, including a special guest workshop on Human Design from Cynthia Davidson.

We might think of social media as just another piece of software, but what happens when that software is eliciting an emotional response? What happens when there are humans that you're engaging with within that software? Erica Courdae joins India in a conversation about our relationship to social media and how we can approach the platforms in a healthier way. In this discussion: Questions to help you clarify your relationships with social media platforms Why characterizing the platforms can give you increased clarity How you can proactively check in with yourself and create healthy boundaries Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram:@FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? Join Pause on the Play® The Community for community conversations about the relationships we have with social media, as well as monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses.

When you think about the people and brands that have inspired you, they've all stood out. They've all been unique. But on social media, there's an energy of perfectionism and of fitting in. How does perfectionism make us stand out? How does fitting in make us memorable? And how does that support the people witnessing us in feeling something? Jeff Harry and India continue their conversation about how fear of getting it wrong begets perfectionism online, why acknowledging your mistakes can actually deepen trust in you and your brand, and Jeff shares an exercise to help you bring play back into your presence. In this discussion: How showing up, experimenting and acknowledging your mistakes builds trust with your audience Why we forget how to play An experiment to help you recover your own sense of play Connect with Jeff Harry: Rediscover Your Play TikTok: @JeffHarryPlays Instagram: @JeffHarryPlays Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: ​​India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally. Listen to the Pause on the Play® Podcast for real conversations about DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), visibility, and mindset. And be sure to listen to Erica Courdae's conversation with Jeff Harry about what's happening underneath the Great Resignation and how you can push back on business as usual. Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to our community conversation, monthly workshops, Q&As and on-demand replays of workshops and masterclasses, including an appearance by Jeff Harry.

What's holding you back from being visible? For many, it boils down to an underlying fear of being judged and trolled. It does unfortunately come with the territory of putting yourself out there. But there are exercises and mindset shifts you can make that can help you deal with navigating jerks, especially jerks on social media. Jeff Harry joins India for a conversation about dealing with a-holes online and how positive psychology can help make you troll-proof. In this discussion: Why jerks and trolls online try to burden others with their own shame Why auditing your social feed and how you spend your energy helps An exercise in befriending your inner critic How using positive psychology creates strong boundaries against trolls Connect with Jeff Harry: Rediscover Your Play TikTok: @JeffHarryPlays Instagram: @JeffHarryPlays Twitter: @JeffHarryPlays LinkedIn: Jeff Harry Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally. Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses. Listen to the Pause on the Play® Podcast for real conversations about DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), visibility, and mindset. Erica Courdae and her guests talk candidly to foster unique ways of thinking, while bridging the gap between ethics, values, diversity, + visibility. This is where leaders evolve their everyday actions and reconsider their normal in order to foster meaningful connections.

Most people start their end-of-the-year wrap-up with a year in review and go down memory lane of all the things that have already transpired. But Flaunt Your Fire is all about doing things a little bit differently. Erica Courdae joins India to dig into some of the things that happened in 2021, but more importantly, to envision how those things are shaping their decisions, opinions and who they are going forward into 2022. In this discussion: How easing back into work after a break benefits you, your brand, and your clients Erica and India reflect on how they showed up in 2021 and what changes they're making for 2022 How unlearning urgency around opportunities allows you to say yes to what matters Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally. Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses. Listen to the Pause on the Play® Podcast for real conversations about DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), visibility, and mindset. Erica Courdae and her guests talk candidly to foster unique ways of thinking, while bridging the gap between ethics, values, diversity, + visibility. This is where leaders evolve their everyday actions and reconsider their normal in order to foster meaningful connections.

If you've been digging through old photos for your marketing and social media for the last year and a half, you're not alone. Many people haven't had opportunities to get new photos since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, among the other ways the pandemic has indelibly changed our lives. But what if you could take great photos with the camera you already have, and you could increase your level of comfort being in front of the camera, your confidence and your skillset? Lucia Doynel joins India for a conversation about learning to make quality images and why you don't need expensive gear to take great photos, and building confidence in front of and behind the camera. In this discussion: How Lucia uses Spiritual Psychology tools to help students build confidence in how they show up Why you should learn to get comfortable with selfies Why the camera you have is the only camera you need How Lucia commits to building a body of work through self-compassion Connect with Lucia Doynel: LuciaDoynel.com Instagram: @theLucias Free Masterclass: 5 Steps To Creating High Quality Photos Of Yourself Free Lightroom Presets Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally. Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses. Listen to the Pause on the Play® Podcast for real conversations about DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), visibility, and mindset. Erica Courdae and her guests talk candidly to foster unique ways of thinking, while bridging the gap between ethics, values, diversity, + visibility. This is where leaders evolve their everyday actions and reconsider their normal in order to foster meaningful connections.

The decision to show up and be visible requires courage. And often we get support from professionals like makeup artists, hairstylist, consultants, wardrobe stylists, and photographers in crafting how our public image is going to be witnessed and perceived. But when we talk about visibility, we don't always think about the people behind the camera. Photographer Shannon Collins joins India for a conversation about making the decision to get out from behind the camera, using their platform to address what matters, and how that has changed their life, their business and the lives of those around them. In this discussion: The photography industry's issues with marginalized groups, past and present How power shows up in photography, and who has an opportunity to tell their stories Why capturing joy is an act of rebellion and resistance How Shannon mixes visibility and vulnerability with their business Connect with Shannon Collins: Shannon Collins Photography Youthphoria Instagram: @ShannonCollinsPhoto Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally. Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses. Listen to the Pause on the Play® Podcast for real conversations about DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), visibility, and mindset. Erica Courdae and her guests talk candidly to foster unique ways of thinking, while bridging the gap between ethics, values, diversity, + visibility. This is where leaders evolve their everyday actions and reconsider their normal in order to foster meaningful connections.

So many of us are held back by beliefs that we're too much, or not enough, to pursue our dreams and passions and make them reality. We absorb messages about being too old, too fat, too skinny, too white, too Black, too smart, too dumb, just too much, but what if we said “eff it” and went after our dreams anyway? Jetty Nieuwenhuis and India discuss why now is the perfect time to create the roadmap to the future you've always deserved, the stories Jetty has rewritten in her own life as a result of her rebrand with Flaunt Your Fire, and why it is never too late to choose who you want to be.  In this discussion: Why Jetty kept the Trujetty name through a major career shift How to cultivate your &+$# It Factor Being an influencer over 40 Why it's never too late to make the impossible possible Connect with Jetty Nieuwenhuis: TruJetty Instagram: @TruJetty LinkedIn: Jetty Nieuwenhuis Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Ready to dive deeper? From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally. Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses. Listen to the Pause on the Play® Podcast for real conversations about DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), visibility, and mindset. Erica Courdae and India Jackson talk candidly to foster unique ways of thinking, while bridging the gap between ethics, values, diversity, + visibility. This is where leaders evolve their everyday actions, branding, and marketing efforts to foster meaningful connections and inclusivity.

The online business and marketing spaces are flooded with messages that bigger must be better. But is it? What if that focus on scale and expansion isn't aligned with your values or what makes you happy? Ashley Gartland and India dig into what it means to be better than big, being profitable without the never-ending hustle, and how a subtractive approach can create simplicity and ease in your business. In this discussion: Why focusing solely on growth and scale can create complexity and overwhelm How a subtractive approach creates simplicity and ease How to implement subtraction in your business What is means to be “Better Than Big” Connect with Ashley Gartland AshleyGartland.com Instagram: @AshleyGartland Better Than Big Podcast Do Less, Live More Course Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Your actions for this episode: In Pause on the Play® The Community we are reconnecting with what's essential in our lives and brands. Join in on conversations and prompts to help you declutter the noise in your life so you can better access the people and causes/non-profits that matter most for you. Let us know through the rating and reviews feature of Apple Podcasts or FlauntYourFire.com/rate what types of episodes you'd like to have more of here on the podcast. Want to dig deeper? This week you'll also hear from Erica Courdae and I over on our main podcast, Pause On the Play®. We'll break down consumerism and how we personally began having more once we took a subtractive approach to our shopping.

Knock it out of the park. Crush the competition. Why do we use so many sports metaphors in the workplace? And is that competitive atmosphere actually helping? Or is it damaging our ability to make supportive connections and build strong teams? Dr. Kim Perkins joins India to discuss competition in the workplace and beyond. They'll dig into competition on social media, how it can turn toxic at work, how a spirit of competition can be used as a tool for building relationships, and more. In this discussion: How the language of competition shows up at work and in our lives Why people tend to either love or hate competition How competition can turn toxic at work, and ways it can bring teams together How competitiveness and rivalries manifest and what to do when you get caught up in it Connect with Kim Perkins, PhD: Facebook: @ThisIsKimPerkins LinkedIn: @KimPerkins1 Winner Take None Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire LinkedIn: India Jackson Instagram: @FlauntYourFire Your actions for this episode: Visit PauseOnThePlay.com/community to learn more about joining a community that provides an incubator where members can test ideas, ask for support and feedback and build trusting relationships that expand the ethical marketplace. Let us know through the rating and reviews feature of Apple Podcasts or FlauntYourFire.com/rate what types of episodes you'd like to have more of here on the podcast. Listen to Dr. Kim Perkins on Pause On the Play® with Erica Courdae, discussing positive psychology and creating change.

Tell me a little bit about yourself. Whether it's your social media bio, on your website, or meeting someone at a networking event, we're constantly being asked these questions of who are you, what do you do, what do you believe in, what do you value, what do you support, where are you going? It all comes down to, who are you? Erica Courdae joins India to explore designing your identity as an intentional act and how your personal image and identity intersect with your public image. In this discussion: Making intentional choices to design your identity The mindset shifts and emotional challenges of going natural How having your appearance altered as a child can complicate crafting self-perception Examining and confronting your relationship to beauty standards Connect with India and Erica: Pause on the Play Community LinkedIn Your actions for this episode: Visit PauseOnThePlay.com/community to learn more about joining a community that provides an incubator where members can test ideas, ask for support and feedback and build trusting relationships that expand the ethical marketplace. Let us know through the rating and reviews feature of Apple Podcasts or FlauntYourFire.com/rate what types of episodes you'd like to have more of here on the podcast.

Consistency is key for so many things, and especially on social media, but creating all of that content can feel overwhelming or impossible. How do you show up consistently without social media taking your attention from all of your other responsibilities to your clients, your team, and your life outside of work? Jon Goode joins India to discuss moving the conversation from constant creation to content curation. In this discussion: How content curation saves you and your audience time Crediting creators and why branding your curated content is worth it Curating content based on where you want to go, not where you are How amplifying other creators builds connections and creates opportunities Connect with Jon Goode: Instagram: @jon_goode Facebook: @jon.goode Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire Instagram: @FlauntYourFire, @theIndiaJackson Your actions for this episode: Visit PauseOnThePlay.com/community to learn more about joining a community that provides an incubator where members can test ideas, ask for support and feedback and build trusting relationships that expand the ethical marketplace.

Marketing your business on social media can be daunting, whether you're just starting out or you're trying to optimize your ad performance to take your business to the next level. Jeraud Norman of Jeraud Marketing joins India to discuss why social media marketing is so powerful, and tips and best practices so your ads get you in front of your people, not lost in the noise. In this discussion: The homework you need to do before you place your first ad Tactics that just don't work in today's social advertising marketplace The metrics that let you write your own paycheck How to approach advertising on multiple platforms Connect with Jeraud Norman: Jeraud Marketing Instagram: @jeraud_gave Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire Instagram: @FlauntYourFire, @theIndiaJackson Sign up for From Implicit to Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass Your actions for this episode: Learn more from Jeraud about running your own social media ads. Visit PauseOnThePlay.com/community for full details and the additional benefits of belonging to our hub of entrepreneurs and change-makers connecting at the intersection of values and visibility.

How do we create deeply connected communities? In this conversation, Kelli Manzano joins India to dig into why we have a need for social connection and how that's hardwired into our brains. They'll discuss how risk is related to connection, why online connections are more challenging than in-person ones, and the dynamics around why and when people respond to good news versus please for help or support in online communities and memberships. You'll hear tips for connecting in person and getting outside of your comfort zone as things are opening up more in the world. And they dig into something that's been on the radar for many of us: emotional burnout. In this discussion: Why social rejection can engender intense fear Why social media can leave us feeling so isolated Why it's harder to engage your empathy online Tangible steps to create and maintain safe, connected communities Connect with Kelli Manzano: Summit Health Works Connect with India Jackson and Flaunt Your Fire: Flaunt Your Fire Instagram: @FlauntYourFire, @theIndiaJackson Pause on the Play, the Community Your actions for this episode: Sign up for From Implicit to Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass --- Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com

Values. Core beliefs that support every aspect of your brand or business? The code by which you live your personal life? Vague buzzwords floating around your website?  If you're struggling to integrate the concept of values in a meaningful way, India and Erica offer expert guidance. Using client anecdotes and experiences from their own lives, they connect the professional with the personal, showing that operating with integrity becomes automatic when you purposefully consider your values. In this discussion: Defining the concept of core values Identifying the intersection of your personal and professional values Auditing your values and aligning them with your brand or business  Determining your values now, before you've built your brand or business Attracting clients/relationships/partnerships with intentionality YOUR ACTIONS FOR THIS EPISODE Identify your core values, then move your business, brand, and life into true alignment with those beliefs! From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values is your opportunity to receive expert real-time guidance from India Jackson and Erica Courdae. In this small-cohort masterclass, you'll establish a foundation from which to lead, attracting the team members, clients, and partners who support your vision for the future. Two sessions remaining in 2021: Thursday, September 16 and Thursday, October 13 Let us know what you think about the conversation! Leave us a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/fire. Co-Host Contact & Bio www.pauseontheplay.com/community www.ericacourdae.com Erica Courdae has dedicated her life to expanding how others interact with the world through powerful conversations. As an entrepreneur and certified coach, her work is focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), imperfect allyship, and imposter syndrome. This work has taken her into communities and onto national stages as a speaker and educator at noteworthy industry events like AltSummit, ShePodcasts Live, and Being Boss. Erica is also the owner of an inclusive beauty salon, Silver Immersion, and the host of Pause on the Play, a podcast that features open dialogue on topics like company culture, visibility, and mindset. She lives in Maryland with her two children. *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com.

The private pieces that we rarely share in public are integral to creating our whole multifaceted selves. What pursuits bring us joy when no one's looking? How does sharing our genius affect us and those around us? Joining India once again is her co-host, the co-founder of Pause On The Play The Community, and talented poet Erica Courdae for a poetry reading and a brief discussion about the soul of inspiration.  In this discussion: Poetry by Erica Courdae Honoring our vulnerability in private, in public Letting inspiration be our guide   Acknowledging our humanity and witnessing it in others  Read detailed articles: http://www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow Your Actions For This Episode Engage with people navigating and exploring their genuine selves and applying that honesty to their own visibility. Live out loud as you've always intended––for your brand, your business, your life.   Join India Jackson and Erica Courdae at Dropping The Veil, their 3-day virtual event featuring a diverse panel of guests. Thursday, August 12 - Saturday, August 14. See what's possible when you expose your multifaceted self to the light—details at pauseontheplay.com/events.  Co-Host Contact & Bio www.pauseontheplay.com/community www.ericacourdae.com Erica Courdae has dedicated her life to expanding how others interact with the world through powerful conversations. As an entrepreneur and certified coach, her work is focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), imperfect allyship, and imposter syndrome. This work has taken her into communities and onto national stages as a speaker and educator at noteworthy industry events like AltSummit, ShePodcasts Live, and Being Boss. Erica is also the owner of an inclusive beauty salon, Silver Immersion, and the host of Pause on the Play, a podcast that features open dialogue on topics like company culture, visibility, and mindset. She lives in Maryland with her two children. *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com. Let us know what you think about the conversation! Follow us and leave a review at www.flauntyourfire.com/rate.

The first step toward living out loud personally and professionally is to drop the veil. But integrating all that honest visibility into your business, your brand, and your day-to-day can be challenging. No wonder. Society has long kept women, Black folks, and people of color from showing up as fully realized, multi-faceted humans––to the point that we impose these restrictions on ourselves. Time to reclaim our agency, experiment with identity, and share our joy! India is joined by her occasional co-host and co-founder of Pause On The Play The Community, Erica Courdae. Together, they explore how all of us can create impact by becoming more of ourselves through the liberating act of dropping the veil, which, coincidently, happens to be the name of their brand new virtual event. In this discussion: Aligning the soul of your brand with what the world sees Making space for ease by promoting the work you genuinely want to do Experimenting with and sharing what brings you joy Rewriting the narrative around our past, present, and future selves Letting go of expectations in favor of exploring possibilities in work, in life Committing to the process of uncovering our genuine identity Redefining personal and professional integrity Introducing Dropping The Veil virtual event Read detailed articles: http://www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow Your Actions For This Episode Drop.That.Veil. This is your invitation to live out loud once and for all. Integrate honest visibility into your business, your brand, your life. India Jackson and Erica Courdae welcome you to Dropping The Veil, their 3-day virtual event featuring a diverse panel of guests. Explore what's possible when you commit to being more of yourself. Details at pauseontheplay.com/events.  Co-Host Contact & Bio www.pauseontheplay.com/community www.ericacourdae.com Erica Courdae has dedicated her life to expanding how others interact with the world through powerful conversations. As an entrepreneur and certified coach, her work is focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), imperfect allyship, and imposter syndrome. This work has taken her into communities and onto national stages as a speaker and educator at noteworthy industry events like AltSummit, ShePodcasts Live, and Being Boss. Erica is also the owner of an inclusive beauty salon, Silver Immersion, and the host of Pause on the Play, a podcast that features open dialogue on topics like company culture, visibility, and mindset. She lives in Maryland with her two children. *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com. Let us know what you think about the conversation! Follow us and leave a review at www.flauntyourfire.com/rate.

You've got that entrepreneurial fire. You have a logo, a social presence, a menu of offerings, maybe even several years' worth of doing business under your brand name. The question is: Do you have legal protections in place to defend all of your hard work from business relationships gone sour or deliverables not met? India talks with Autumn Witt Boyd, founder of The AWB Firm, and Chanteé Hallett, lawyer, and team member at The AWB Firm, to address some of the most common legal considerations associated with doing business as a service provider, a brand, a thought leader. Whether you're a content creator, a coach, a podcaster, a digital designer, or anything in between, this conversation offers robust legal insight for professional endeavors in every stage of existence - and doesn't require a law degree to interpret.  In this discussion: How contracts legitimize and safeguard your business When to use contract templates for simple, thorough protection Trademark considerations every brand needs on their radar Scale your business with advanced legal support The number one recommendation to take for overall business security Read the article: http://www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow Your Actions For This Episode Get the legal support your business needs - no matter what stage your business is in! Visit www.pauseontheplay.com/contracts to shop The AWB Firm's extensive contract templates.   *Use promo code PLAY at checkout to receive 20% off any contract template you purchase. From blog or podcast sponsor agreements to non-disclosure agreements, The AWB Firm has a template that you can tailor to your specific needs. Level up your professionalism and protections with one of their expertly crafted documents.  Advance your goals, articulate your dreams, and align your values with your vision. Join us at Pause On The Play The Community, our virtual hub for entrepreneurs and change makers. *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com Let us know what you think about the conversation! Follow us and leave a review at www.flauntyourfire.com/rate.

As social media followers, newsletter subscribers, and podcast listeners, you spend a lot of time observing the front-facing branding and visibility strategies of others. You rarely get the chance to witness a behind-the-scenes assessment of those efforts - until now. India is joined by her client, best friend, and occasional co-host Erica Courdae for a revealing look at their branding and visibility efforts over the last 18 months. They're celebrating wins, tracking their evolution, and plotting the future. In this discussion: Exploring how your personal and professional personas intersect;  Defining ease and facilitating flow;  Fostering reciprocal growth within your communities;  Amplifying your authentic identity; and Highlight your accomplishments. Read the article: http://www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow Your Actions For This Episode Give yourself permission to evolve! Become a member of  Pause On The Play The Community. Benefit from branding and visibility expertise from India Jackson and skilled DEI guidance from Erica Courdae. The Community provides an incubator where members can test ideas, ask for support, and build trusting relationships that expand the ethical marketplace. There's even an app for that! Let us know what you think about the conversation! Leave us a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/fire. *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com Tell us what you want to hear more of on the podcast. Rate and review the show: www.flauntyourfire.com/rate

What happens when India commits to integrating a pandemic hobby into her life going forward? A one-of-a-kind book club for rebellious readers! In this solo conversation, the Flaunt Your Fire CEO shares the inspiration behind her “no rules!” book club, hosted inside Pause On The Play The Community. She also explains how fewer guidelines encourage participants to engage more with the content and each other.  Whether you like taking your time with a book or prefer to devour one per week, this book club is home to every kind of reader. Join India on a tour of our virtual hub and discover which of her many quarantine reads made the inaugural reading list.  In this discussion: Integrating quarantine hobbies into everyday life as social restrictions ease Reading as both an introverted pursuit and extroverted activity  Giving yourself permission to just get started Why individual reading pace shouldn’t dictate one’s ability to participate in book club discussions Supporting a favorite independent, Black-owned bookstore Read the article: http://www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow Your Actions For This Episode Purchase your next book from Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books (Black-Owned). Join the book club for rebellious readers! Visit PauseOnThePlay.com/community for full details and the additional benefits of belonging to our hub of entrepreneurs and change makers connecting at the intersection of values and visibility.  We’re here to take imperfect action together, creating a global impact that extends far beyond what we sell, as we weave our beliefs into our brands. *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com Tell us what you want to hear more of on the podcast. Rate and review the show: www.flauntyourfire.com/rate

Grab your favorite notes app or an old-school legal pad. India shares tangible actions that’ll help you audit your social media presence with ease. Getting a handle on your myriad platform handles lays the groundwork for establishing a more focused brand visibility strategy. That awareness can open up so much room to create change; this detailed social media audit is an essential element in that process.  In this discussion: The why behind conducting a social media audit Itemizing your digital past and present  Breaking down individual page personas and follower characteristics Assessing your emotional energy when engaging with each platform Taking control of your active and abandoned accounts Identifying who’s supporting Getting real about which social media channel/s allow you to truly flaunt your fire Read the article: http://www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow Your Actions For This Episode A successful social media audit is fueled by your passion, your persistence, and the support of expert facilitators. Get on over to  PauseOnThePlay.com/community now and start your journey today.  What’s in The Community for you? How about a monthly coaching and consulting session with a committed small-group cohort? Plus visibility strategies, perspective, and experience from India Jackson. Oh, and don’t forget values integration as well as experiential DEI practices and coaching from Erica Courdae. Want more? The Community also offers virtual co-working sessions and networking opportunities to help you amplify your visibility. Join us! We’d love to see you in The Community.   *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com Tell us what you want to hear more of on the podcast. Rate and review the show: www.flauntyourfire.com/rate

Screw the template, own your values, and amplify your influence. While you may recognize the Flaunt Your Fire catchphrase, have you ever stopped to identify your values? Have you ever taken the time to express them in written form? Clearly defined values are the foundation for everything within your brand. They inform how you engage with your team, your clients, your audience - and set standards by which those same entities can hold you accountable. In this solo conversation, India provides a primer on clarifying and communicating brand or company values with examples and ideas for further exploration. In this discussion: Defining the basics - values vs. beliefs Demonstrating the difference - personal vs. brand values When, where, and how to express both internal and forward-facing values Words and actions that uphold values-driven decision making How explicit values help you attract the best fit and hold you accountable The growing client/consumer demand for transparency and values-informed choices  Examples from FYF’s own values integration Bringing our whole human self to the values process Read the full show notes: www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow/44 Your Actions For This Episode Defining your personal values can feel intimidating. Our one-day From Implicit to Explicit: Leading Through Your Values masterclass is an excellent place to engage with the process.  Our next session takes place on April 22. Enroll at PauseOnThePlay/events.  Enrollment is open! We limit the number of participants to foster an intimate experience. When you join, you get to network with other brands or entrepreneurs and explore value traits together. India Jackson and Erica Courdae guide everyone through the process of defining their personal values. Then, they help members translate those values into appropriate expressions of their brand or business. Get feedback. Give feedback. Offer support. Make a difference in the lives of your cohorts. Do something magical for your brand or business.  Register now as our remaining seats go quickly and we’d love to have you with us!  *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com Tell us what you want to hear more of on the podcast. Rate and review the show: www.flauntyourfire.com/rate

No one does it alone - even the solo entrepreneur. In this conversation, India celebrates Women’s History Month by acknowledging some of the amazing women who support her and her team professionally at Flaunt Your Fire as well as personally. These aren’t the women behind India; these are the women beside her, each sharing their unique talents and experiences. In this discussion: The top ten women-owned brands you need to know Why we disagree with the common phrase “behind every successful man is a strong woman.” How we set and achieve our goals India’s favorite resources for inviting more ease, legal protection and creativity into your business How holistic wellness plus being boss equals...crystals? Why aligning your values with your actions and aligning who you are with what other people see is necessary in your business Read the full show notes: www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow/43 Check out the brands featured in this episode: Ginkgo Public Relations AWB Law Firm - Contract Templates Pattern of Purpose  Racheal Cook - Promote Yourself to CEO Podcast Laura Sprinkle - Rock Your Affiliate Program RealHer Makeup - use the code FIRE for 20% your purchase The Creative Impostor Studios LucidLivingRVA Almanac Supply Co Erica Courdae  Lynya Floyd Selena Soo - Publicity Calendar Note: This list contains affiliate links. If you click and choose to make a purchase, FYF may receive "thank you compensation" at no additional cost to you. Sometimes you'll also receive a discount or bonus for using the specific links that we have provided. FYF only recommends products and services that we love. Thank you for your support! Your Actions For This Episode Visit all of the incredible women-owned businesses above, then join us over at Pause On The Play The Community for our March deep dive: Can You Feel It? Visibility That Entices Your People To Feel Something.  *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com Tell us what you want to hear more of on the podcast. Rate and review the show: www.flauntyourfire.com/rate

There’s so much content out there that’s intended to sell audiences on something, providing pros and cons, tips and tricks, or features and benefits. Creating content, however, that is designed to entice people to follow, listen, and subscribe to your brand, that gives them something to feel that will live on in their hearts forever -- that can be profoundly more challenging. For this discussion, India shares insight into crafting content that expresses your individuality, connects on an emotional level, and transforms your followers into superfans. In this discussion: Why heartfelt content is the most important content you can create Examples from India’s life that provide context for crafting messaging that is divergent from what is expected How stereotypes and assumptions diminish the power of our voice The power of reclaiming our choices The value of disrupting expectations Honoring what makes you and your brand stand out Activating your superfans How to craft evolutionary content Read the full show notes: www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow/42 Your Actions For This Episode Join us over at Pause On The Play The Community for our March deep dive: Can You Feel It? Visibility That Entices Your People To Feel Something.  Remember that bit about fitting in being easier than standing out? Visibility done differently takes time and concerted effort to craft. For less than $100 for one month, you’ll get to experience our March deep-dive via training, live community conversation, and a live coworking session.  The Pause On The Play The Community is a space for people just like you whose brand and team (if you have one) have evolved, especially over the last year, but whose content no longer reverberates with the emotion inherent to that journey. The March 2021 theme is an experience made just for you, delivered so as not to feel in any way like what India’s business partner and DEI consultant Erica Courdae would call virtue signaling or centering or white saviorism, or saviorism of any sort for that matter.  There’s so much value in doing this work under the professional guidance of India and Erica. Come on over to Pause On The Play The Community. You owe it to your brand. You owe it to yourself.  *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com Tell us what you want to hear more of on the podcast. Rate and review the show: www.flauntyourfire.com/rate

In support of Pause On The Play The Community’s February theme - Sustainability! - India chats with Sustainable Business Consultant and founder of Mama Eco, Shannon Kenny, about eco-conscious values from a brand perspective. What does sustainability mean, anyway? How can a service-based business integrate eco-conscious decisions into standard operating procedures? What do companies get out of adopting eco-friendly values? It’s a broad topic - one that can, understandably, lead to feelings of overwhelm and confusion. Shannon helps us sort fact from fiction, and provides simple steps we can take right now, right where we are. In this discussion:  Demystifying sustainability How to offset information overwhelm Best practices for sharing eco-conscious values What is greenwashing? Doing a sustainability self-audit The value of engaging, honest transparency Resources for businesses and service providers Read the full show notes: www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow/41  Connect With Shannon Kenny Mamaeco.com Free resources to get started Instagram Facebook Pinterest Shannon Kenny is a Sustainable Business Consultant who helps eco-conscious businesses become more sustainable without sacrificing profit. Growing up on the Caribbean island of Trinidad instilled a deep sense of environmental responsibility within her, and in 2017, she turned that conviction into her career with the launch of Mama Eco, a business dedicated to helping eco-conscious people make better decisions for the environment. Shannon has spoken at sustainable events as well as been on panels with thought leaders in the environmental world. And has been featured in several publications, including USA Today, MarketWatch, mindbodygreen and Grateful.  Your Actions For This Episode Visit Mama Eco for more resources including her free resource guide Top 5 Mistakes Most Businesses Make When Becoming More Sustainable.  Join Shannon, Erica, and India for an exclusive evergreen workshop on sustainability when you join the Pause On The Play Community. *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com Tell us what you want to hear more of on the podcast. Rate and review the show: www.flauntyourfire.com/rate

Flaunt Your Fire brand values are front and center as India and Erica welcome Brittany Dunn, chief operating officer of Safe House Project. The organization’s mission to support survivors of human trafficking is especially meaningful to India. As a sexual assault survivor herself, she takes the opportunity and access afforded by FYF’s platform to increase awareness of those causes she holds dear.  Survivors of human trafficking experience multiple traumas. They are forced to operate in plain sight yet invisible to those who could provide safety. Each survivor experiences a unique situation, but their stories share the same refrain: I was seen by many, I was ignored by most, and I was saved by one. Be the one. In this discussion: Why it benefits brands to communicate their core values to clients and customers The origins of Safe House Project Factors contributing to the low survivor identification rate in the United States What trafficking looks like in real life scenarios How shifting terminology and attitudes can break the cycle of survivor victimization How to become “the one” via OnWatch™ Training, a free virtual program that teaches individuals to spot, report, and prevent human trafficking in their communities If conversations about sexual violence in general and the sexual exploitation of children specifically trigger you, please pause your listening to take care with material and of yourself.  Read the full show notes article: www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow/40  Connect With Safe House Project Safe House Project Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Brittany Dunn has the honor of helping lead Safe House Project as the Chief Operations Officer. Prior to Safe House Project, Brittany Dunn spent 10 years in International Business Development at CareerBuilder.com working around the world. Brittany Dunn has a BA in Economics and English from Wellesley College. She has her MBA and graduated top of her class from Thunderbird School of Global Management. She is a military spouse, mother of two, continual learner, world traveler, and protector of the vulnerable.  Your Action for This Episode Complete the free OnWatch™ Training. *** Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com Tell us what you want to hear more of on the podcast. Rate and review the show: www.flauntyourfire.com/rate

What does brand visibility mean and how can it be improved? In this episode, India returns with case files of Flaunt Your Fire clients. Using these real-life stories, she explores five examples of visibility insights that any business can use: Working with people who see you Trusting that there are myriad ways to grow your business Leveraging the platform/s you already own Powering your brand through explicit values Showing up Improving your company’s visibility isn’t difficult with India’s holistic approach and thoughtful strategies to support your efforts. Read the full show notes article: www.flauntyourfire.com/theshow/39  Get support with YOUR brand visibility. Book a discovery call with The Flaunt Your Fire team: www.flauntyourfire.com Tell us what you want to hear more of on the podcast. Rate and review the show: www.flauntyourfire.com/rate