Heart is Wild

Today's episode guest is Ellise Antoinette Smith, the founder and CEO of the Fatness Fiction brand, the host of Plus Size Magic Radio Podcast, the creator of Plus Magazine and also an amazing photographer. Ellise tells us about her personal experience of having multiple marginalized identities in current society and how people with larger body size have to deal with prejudice and oppression against them over the course of their life. She's all about dispelling myths on body size and bringing awareness about people with bigger bodies. Later Ellise speaks about her challenging work-life balance, juggling numerous time-consuming activities. She shares what her passion and drive are for keeping up with this pace and we get real about the pandemic and how it actually saved her from burning out. We also talk about the future, her ambitions to win a Grammy, and she leaves us with some life-changing advice. Prepare yourself for an intense conversation and enjoy the podcast!

Pete Yonkman, president of Cook Group and Cook Medical, takes us on his journey from childhood to becoming the president of a multi-billion dollar company. He shares his experience of being in a leadership role, what he's learned from his greatest mentor, and why it is extremely important as a leader to be constantly mindful of the human interactions around you. Pete tells us about how he has managed to deal with the recent pandemic crisis and leading his company through it, and later Pete shares what he believes happiness is from his perspective and where he finds it in his life. Get ready for an insightful yet fun conversation, enjoy the podcast, and leave your thoughts in the comments below!

Nikki Kimbrough - one of the top fitness experts in the US, a TV personality, a Broadway performer, an entrepreneur, director, producer, and the founder and CEO of Get Fit with Nik takes us on her journey of having to cope with challenging life situations, of dealing with body image issues as a fitness expert, and it leading to rediscovery of her life's purpose. Nikki shares invaluable wisdom she's learned along the way, why the best investment you can make is in yourself and what is the fuel that keeps her strong even in the toughest of times? Enjoy the podcast and share your thoughts in the comments below.

Kicking off my second podcast! The younger generation has always been the driving force of humanity and I had a chance to confirm that by talking with Zoe Gray - a 13 year-old photographer, extremely creative young entrepreneur, and passion-driven young girl. Get an insight into a young creative mind of today and see through the eyes of Zoe what it's like for her to grow up, explore and discover the world, and how she deals with failures and comes out stronger on the other end. And finally, what can we, as adults, learn from young people? Enjoy this episode and comment below your takeaways.

My dear friend, Benedict Jones, an entrepreneur with a passion for creativity and helping others, tells us what he learned about life after living the past 30 years as a quadriplegic. He sheds light and gives us an eye-opening perspective on the current social problems such as constant consumption, mindless rapid development and a lack of physical interactions in today's world. But most importantly he shares a lot of thoughtful wisdom about life and gives us useful tips on how to stop the vicious cycle of modern consumption culture.