Podcasts about promising new talent

This week Features co-director Marjorie Alford talks with cartoonist Bianca Xunise about their graphic novel Punk Rock Karaoke. The two discuss the confusion of early adulthood, finding grace for the people you love, how a lack of representation in the media lead to Bianca filling that void for themself, and most importantly, punk rock. "I put so much of my heart and my own punk experiences into this story that I want to sit with it. I want to be with this beautiful piece of art that I made." - Bianca Xunise, on why they won't be rushing into their next project. Bianca Xunise is a cartoonist based out of Chicago, Illinois. Their work primarily focuses on the plight, joy, and daily struggles of misfits within the black community. In 2017 Xunise earned an Ignatz for Promising New Talent for their comic Say Her Name, an autobiographical story of police brutality and social justice. In 2020 Xunise earned their second Ignatz for their contribution to Be Gay, Do Comics published by IDW. Xunise has collaborated with Vogue, The Washington Post, The Nib, and Believer Magazine. They are also a contributor to the book How We Fight Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance along with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Tarana Burk, and Harry Belafonte. Bianca became the first nationally syndicated non-binary cartoonist when they joined the comic strip Six Chix in 2020 as their first black creator. Punk Rock Karaoke is out now! This interview features songs highlighted in Punk Rock Karaoke. Tracks included: Lake Shore Drive - The Cell Phones Waiting Room - Fugazi I am A Poseur - X-Ray Spex Photo Credit: Bianca Xunise

Jimmy went to SPX (Small Press Expo) over the weekend and got 15 interviews with almost 5 hrs of coverage. In this episode, Jimmy sat down with the Ignatz Award nominee for Promising New Talent, Juniper Kim. That moniker is very true as Jimmy explored a lot of her work and she is definitely one to watch out for. They talked about her beautiful watercolor book KOREANS SING IN ENGLISH, other mini-zines/comics, her Korean heritage, music, mental health and more. Definitely check her work out. Jimmy guarantees you'll love it and that we'll all be hearing more from the mega-talented Juniper in the very near future. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Construction technology is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Nadia Reichhart, head of talent at Cost Certified. Topics of discussion include: Cost Certified's business model; how the platform works; what attracted the company to the SA market; trends in the market; the company's hiring drive; and competition in the market.

Construction technology is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Nadia Reichhart, head of talent at Cost Certified. Topics of discussion include: Cost Certified's business model; how the platform works; what attracted the company to the SA market; trends in the market; the company's hiring drive; and competition in the market.

Rebecca is a writer, a creative, an artist, a celebrated spiritual teacher and the bestselling Hay House author (Light is the New Black, Rise Sister Rise and the Work Your Light Oracle) and creator of the Rise Sister Rise Sisterhood Membership. Rebecca teaches internationally encouraging people to spend more time with their soul. Featured in Vogue, Stylist, Red, Cleo and the Style column of the Sunday Times, Rebecca has also been awarded ‘Best Emerging Voice' by Kindred Spirit, ‘Promising New Talent' by the Mind Body Spirit Festival and ‘Top 100 Women of Spirit' by the Brahama Kumaris. Rebecca experienced her first awakening as a young teenager and has been studying the intuitive mystic arts ever since. When she was 18 she answered an inner call to go on a solo pilgrimage to initiate herself in the sacred sites of the U.K. and Ireland. She has since travelled many of the world's ancient sites and leads sacred retreats through her Rise Sister Rise Sisterhood. Prior to writing books, Rebecca forged a successful career as an award winning Creative Director in advertising, where she worked for some of the world's biggest advertising agencies in London and Sydney - to help them find their authentic voice. In her twenties Rebecca blogged her way around the world as The Skype Nomad and shared her adventures in a regular column in The Daily Telegraph. Originally from the sunny shores of Sydney, Rebecca now lives in London with her husband and puppy Shakti but you can find her down under most summers getting her salt water and sunshine fix. Find Out More About Rebecca Campbell Visit her Website Follow Rebecca Campbell on Facebook Connect with Rebecca on Twitter @rebeccathoughts Follow Rebecca on Instagram @rebeccathoughts It's now time to tune into this spiritual blessing to soothe your soul. Enjoy!!

Rebecca is a writer, a creative, an artist, a celebrated spiritual teacher and the bestselling Hay House author (Light is the New Black, Rise Sister Rise and the Work Your Light Oracle) and creator of the Rise Sister Rise Sisterhood Membership. Rebecca teaches internationally encouraging people to spend more time with their soul. Featured in Vogue, Stylist, Red, Cleo and the Style column of the Sunday Times, Rebecca has also been awarded ‘Best Emerging Voice' by Kindred Spirit, ‘Promising New Talent' by the Mind Body Spirit Festival and ‘Top 100 Women of Spirit' by the Brahama Kumaris. Rebecca experienced her first awakening as a young teenager and has been studying the intuitive mystic arts ever since. When she was 18 she answered an inner call to go on a solo pilgrimage to initiate herself in the sacred sites of the U.K. and Ireland. She has since travelled many of the world's ancient sites and leads sacred retreats through her Rise Sister Rise Sisterhood. Prior to writing books, Rebecca forged a successful career as an award winning Creative Director in advertising, where she worked for some of the world's biggest advertising agencies in London and Sydney - to help them find their authentic voice. In her twenties Rebecca blogged her way around the world as The Skype Nomad and shared her adventures in a regular column in The Daily Telegraph. Originally from the sunny shores of Sydney, Rebecca now lives in London with her husband and puppy Shakti but you can find her down under most summers getting her salt water and sunshine fix. Find Out More About Rebecca Campbell Visit her Website Follow Rebecca Campbell on Facebook Connect with Rebecca on Twitter @rebeccathoughts Follow Rebecca on Instagram @rebeccathoughts It's now time to tune into this spiritual blessing to soothe your soul. Enjoy!!

In Episode #78 on The Jen Mavros Show, joining us for the SECOND time [*YAY*], devotional spiritual teacher & Best Selling Hay House author, the lovely, Rebecca Campbell. During our time together, Rebecca takes us on a journey into "working your light". And when I asked her what working your light means... "Light is your soul, your spirit and to me light is also power. It's not all about rainbows and faeries. I really think that in order to be led by the soul and embody your light, it's not all roses. In order to get to the light, you've got to dive through the shadows."  It is time to light up the world with your presence sister. Rebecca's latest offering, a stunning oracle card deck, flooded with cosmic sacred images, where each card acts as a portal, reconnecting you with your soul and your light, she guides us through her deck.  There is a field of consciousness where all wisdom resides. A field of consciousness where all of the answers to all of the questions that you could possibly imagine live. Where the wisdom of the heavens and the Earth call you by name. Rebecca's Oracle deck has been created to help you connect with this inner wisdom and to work your light so you can light up the world with your soul's unique presence. Acknowledgment to illustrator and mystic designer Danielle Noel. Rebecca Campbell is a writer, devotional teacher and the bestselling Hay House author (Light Is The New Black, Rise Sister Rise and the Work Your Light Oracle) and creator of the Rise Sister Rise Sisterhood Membership. Rebecca teaches internationally encouraging people to spend more time with their soul. Featured in Vogue, Stylist, Red, Cleo and the Style column of the Sunday Times, Rebecca has also been awarded ‘Best Emerging Voice' by Kindred Spirit, ‘Promising New Talent' by the Mind Body Spirit Festival and ‘Top 100 Women of Spirit' by the Brahama Kumaris. This is a fun, always soulful conversation that I'm sure you'll love.

Rebecca Campbell is a best selling author, spiritual teacher, grounded spiritual mentor and soulful guide. She is the author of, Light Is The New Black, and, Rise Sister Rise. In addition, Rebecca's latest creation, Work Your Light Oracle Cards will be available in June 2018. Rebecca teaches internationally and is passionate about helping people connect with their intuition and follow what lights them up in order to live wonderful lives both personally and professionally. She believes that when we follow what lights us up and courageously share that with the world, we light up the world with our presence. In 2015 she was awarded the ‘Promising New Talent’ award by the Mind Body Spirit Festival in London. In 2016 Rebecca received ‘Emerging Voice’ by Kindred Spirit Magazine and was honoured to receive the ‘100 Women of Spirit’ award by Dadi Janki of the Brahama Kumaris for feminine leadership and spiritual service.Originally from the sunny shores of Sydney, Rebecca now lives in London but you can find her down under most summers getting her salt water and sunshine fix. In today's episode Rebecca shares her journey opening up to creating her successful courses and books, when she felt the call and how she opened to honouring her self care by honing her craft 80% of the time, and working the business 20%. Rebecca share her belief that you should follow your intuition, especially when it doesn't make sense. Visit her website  for more information https://rebeccacampbell.me  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rebeccathoughts/  

Rebecca Campbell @rebeccathoughts is an author, spiritual teacher, grounded spiritual mentor and soulful guide. Bestselling author of Light Is The New Black, and Rise Sister Rise, Rebecca has guided thousands of women to listen to the callings of their soul and create a life that is completely aligned to them. In 2015 she was awarded the ‘Promising New Talent’ award by the Mind Body Spirit Festival in London. In 2016 Rebecca received ‘Emerging Voice’ by Kindred Spirit Magazine and was honoured to receive the ‘100 Women of Spirit’ award by Dadi Janki of the Brahama Kumaris for feminine leadership and spiritual service. Drawing on her unique experience as an award winning advertising creative director, Rebecca loves helping people tap into their creativity and lead from a place that is authentic and light up the world in a way that only they can.

Subscribe to Earn Your Happy on iTunes. If you feel the need or calling to spend more time and connect with your soul, today’s heart-warming conversation with author and soulful teacher, Rebecca Campbell, is just the ticket. With an early fascination around the world of spirituality, souls and past lives, Rebecca had always felt a little “weird.” Not because she enjoyed these things, but because others were uncomfortable with it. And so from that young age, she seemingly led a double life – one that was “normal” with her school-aged friends and the other with a group of older, wise women who taught her about the healing arts and the power of intuitive arts. Rebecca always knew she wanted to create (writing, designing etc.), so following that path, she pursued the “normal” career in advertising. She had a very successful career as a creative director, but after experiencing a great period of loss, Rebecca knew she wanted to do more with all those little “soul whispers” that tugged at her heart. With the pipes and structures literally crumbling around her and navigating through her grief, Rebecca began to finally answer this calling and began to write what soon became her first book, Light Is the New Black, followed by Rise Sister Rise. She is grateful for all the life events that led her to where she is today and truly believes that this is the exact path she was meant to take. It is her hope that her story encourages you all to follow the “different path” if you feel so called – even if it happens in baby steps to reach your goals. “The dots always join in the end and nothing is ever wasted.” -- Questions Asked in This Episode • How did you get in touch with your inner wild woman to be who you are now? • Did you have to reframe while you were going through that journey? • What did surrendering to your soul look like? • Is there a way to answer the soul’s calling without hitting rock-bottom? • What do you say to someone who doesn’t know who they are? • How do you feel about women and sisterhood, and why is it important? • What do you when you feel like you’ve been put in a box as a “good girl?” • What has been the toughest thing you’ve had to let go of in order to step into your authentic self? In This Episode You Will Learn: • About the importance of listening to your head vs. your heart • How to develop a devotional and spiritual practice • How to surrender to your soul’s calling • Why you need to listen to your “soul whispers” and the importance of connecting to them • The commonalities between the seasons of life and nature • About doing work with other women in sync with monthly cycles • The importance of ancestral roots and why you must trust your own power/intuition • Why you don’t have to be a “good girl” • And so much more… Quotes: “Often our soul’s calling is scary, but it was more uncomfortable and scary to stay where I was than it was to throw my life up in the air.” “Sometimes rock-bottom moments are beautiful opportunities to just do it.” “Alright, soul, you’re running the shop now.” “The voice of our soul/intuition is the part of us that is linked to the entire universe.” “Follow what lights you up.” “When we’re inspired, when we’re lit up, we’re in our spirit and in that rhythmic flow and in that surrendered space.” “When we connect in with our spirit, then we don’t have to work out every step of the way – we just have to move our feet.” “In order for something to rise within us, something needs to fall away to clear that space.” “When things are blooming, it’s just as good as when the leaves are falling.” “If we’re trying to fit in a box, the people who ARE your people won’t be able to see you.” “Trust the wisdom of your soul.” -- Rebecca Campbell is a best-selling author, spiritual teacher, grounded spiritual mentor and soulful guide. Bestselling author of Light Is The New Black, Rebecca has guided thousands of women to listen to the callings of their soul and create a life that is completely aligned to them. Her second book is Rise Sister Rise. In 2015, she was awarded the ‘Promising New Talent’ award by the Mind Body Spirit Festival in London. In 2016 Rebecca received ‘Emerging Voice’ by Kindred Spirit Magazine and was honoured to receive the ‘100 Women of Spirit’ award by Dadi Janki of the Brahama Kumaris for feminine leadership and spiritual service. Drawing on her unique experience as an award-winning advertising creative director, Rebecca loves helping people tap into their creativity and lead from a place that is authentic and light up the world in a way that only they can. Resources: RebeccaCampbell.me IG: @rebeccathoughts FB: facebook.com/rebeccathoughts Books by Rebecca Campbell: Rise Sister Rise – http://rebeccacampbell.me/rise-sister-rise-order/ Light Is the New Black – http://rebeccacampbell.me/lightisthenewblack/ Follow me on social media @LoriHarder on Instagram and Lori Harder on Facebook.

You know it's a great conversation when it's really tough to put words to a) how much I enjoyed it and b) how much it meant to me personally. Rebecca Campbell is just fantastic. She's light, she's deep, she's real, she fun, and her spirituality is grounded - which you all know is really important in the #wildsoul world. We talk about the dance between softness and getting things done, being of service, having a mission and what it means to be a light worker. We get into mysticism and mystery, trust, surrender and unfolding. I know some of those terms sound vague, so we paid special attention to getting to the tangible roots of them and weaving the threads together. This is a "listen a few times" kind of episode. Enjoy! About Rebecca Campbell: Rebecca Campbell is a best selling author, spiritual teacher, grounded spiritual mentor and soulful guide. Bestselling author of Light Is the New Black, Rebecca has guided thousands of women to listen to the callings of their soul and create a life that is completely aligned to them. Her second book Rise Sister Rise launches this October. Rebecca teaches internationally and is passionate about helping people connect with their intuition and follow what lights them up in order to live wonderful lives both personally and professionally. She believes that when we follow what lights us up and courageously share that with the world, we light up the world with our presence. In 2015 she was awarded the ‘Promising New Talent’ award by the Mind Body Spirit Festival in London. In 2016 Rebecca received ‘Emerging Voice’ by Kindred Spirit Magazine and was honoured to receive the ‘100 Women of Spirit’ award by Dadi Janki of the Brahama Kumaris for feminine leadership and spiritual service. Drawing on her unique experience as an award winning advertising creative director, Rebecca loves helping people tap into their creativity and lead from a place that is authentic and light up the world in a way that only they can. Co-creator of The Spirited Project she teaches regularly and has been featured in several publications such as The Sunday Times Style Magazine, Mind Body Green, Heal Your Life and Psychologies. Jet setter meets gypsy spirit, in her twenties Rebecca blogged her way around the world as The Skype Nomad and shared her adventures in a regular column in The Daily Telegraph. She also spent a year of her life painting her way around the world with The Let’s Colour Project. Originally from the sunny shores of Sydney, Rebecca now lives in London but you can find her down under most summers getting her salt water and sunshine fix. Website: www.rebeccacampbell.me Facebook: www.facebook.com/rebeccathoughts Instagram/Twitter: @rebeccathoughts In this episode, Rebecca shares: 1. How and why tracking your cycle as a woman is an endlessly useful practice 2. The experience of being called into living your message 3. The usefulness and importance of power, trust, surrender and unfolding  

Small Press Saturday's feature is Kevin Budnik's 'Handbook', available at http://kevinbudnik.storenvy.com/products/16825002-handbook Budnik was nominated for an Ignatz as Promising New Talent, and TwoPlai explores his diary comic about recovery from eating disorders. If the vulnerability of self-disclosure makes you wince, you might skip this one. Otherwise, you're welcome to the circle as we look at Budnik's book. Let's dig deep. (CORRECTION: I previously listed 'Handbook' as published by One Percent Press, which was an error-- 'Handbook' was self-published and Patreon-supported. One Percent Press IS publishing Kevin Budnik's forthcoming work though!)

This week's episode of the podcast is special, and in a number of ways. First, Derek and Andy W. record the show "live" from a common location and not from a distance via Skype. Also, they discuss their experiences at this year's Small Press Expo, which took place September 19-20. Most importantly, though, this episode is notable for its focus on the 2015 Ignatz Awards, the first time that the Two Guys have discussed this industry recognition in any in-depth manner.  In fact, almost the entire episode is devoted to the Ignatz nominees, a substantial number of texts, and as a result, this show goes longer than usual. And they break up recording the show over a two-day period: the first third after day one of SPX (and before the Ignatz winners have been announced), and the final segment after the event has ended. Andy and Derek begin by sharing some of their experiences at SPX, including the people they met, the creators they talked with, the small press publishers who attended, and the general demographics of the crowd (this was a con that definitely skewed young). Then they go into a rundown of all the 2015 Ignatz Award nominees, discussing the nine different categories and briefly highlighting the five nominees under each. There are some categories, such as "Outstanding Anthology or Collection," that the guys find a little problematic. Both Andy and Derek feel that a collection by a single artist and an anthology comprising a variety are completely different beasts and, as such, shouldn't be clumped together in this manner. There are others, including "Promising New Talent" and "Outstanding Comic," that would benefit by clearer context. (For example, what exactly defines a "new talent," and how   might an "outstanding comic" be distinguished from an "outstanding graphic novel"?) In the final segments of the episode -- the last 2/3 that was recorded after that final day of SPX -- Derek and Andy go into detail about many of the titles nominated for an Ignatz. They list the winners of each category, which were made public on Saturday night of the con, and provide a few observations. The Ignatz Awards winners are chosen by popular vote, anyone who attends the event can cast a ballot, so the Two Guys with PhDs take some of the results with a sizable grain of salt. For example, they're surprised by the fact that neither Noah Van Sciver and Ethan Riley (both highly accomplished and nominated multiple times) received anything. Or that Drawn and Quarterly: 25 Years of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novels was shut out. Or how Sophia Foster-Dimino came out as she did. Still, one of the most notable takeaways from this year's ceremony is the fact that women completely swept the awards, so this is definitely a year of significance. After a brief discussion of the winners, Andy and Derek get into a detailed analysis of may of the nominated titles, especially focusing on those works they've not yet discussed on previous episodes. These include Ed Luce's Wuvable Oaf (Fantagraphics), Jillian Tamaki's SuperMutant Magic Academy (Drawn and Quarterly) and "Sex Coven" (from Frontier #7, published by Youth in Decline), M. Dean's K.M. & R.P. & MCMLXXI (1971), Walter Scott's Wendy (Koyama Press), Gina Wyndbrandt's Big Pussy (2D Cloud), Jason Little's Borb (Uncivilized Books), John Porcellino's King Cat #75, and Georgia Webber's Dumb series. There are so many great titles to cover, and as a result, the show goes longer than the guys anticipated. But that's OK. SPX and the Ignatz Awards only come once a year, so why not take advantage of this celebrated occasion?