Podcasts about Shaila

What if leadership wasn't just about strategy and success, but also about spiritual and emotional intelligence?In our latest episode, we welcome Shaila Visser, National Director of Alpha Canada and Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International, to explore the deeper dimensions of leadership. From growing up in an entrepreneurial family to leading a movement that helps people explore spirituality and holistic well-being, Shaila shares powerful insights on mentorship, purpose-driven leadership, and the impact of nurturing young minds.She unveils her bold vision of reaching 4.4 million Canadian teenagers and explains why entrepreneurs, educators, and medical professionals all play a role in redefining success beyond just the bottom line. This thought-provoking conversation will inspire you to reflect on your own leadership journey and take meaningful steps to elevate both your life and the next generation.

Espírito Santo (Parte 4) - Shaila Manzoni by IDE

Mariposas Negras es el último trabajo del director David Baute. Una obra que este 2025 tiene una cita con los GOYA....está nominada a mejor película de animación. El documentalista tinerfeño cuenta como el cambio climático impacta en las visas de Tanit, Valeria y Shaila, tres mujeres de puntos muy distintos del planeta pero con algo en común: las tres lo pierden todo por el efecto del calentamiento global y se ven forzadas a migrar para sobrevivir.Escuchar audio

Las Mariposas Negras avisan de que algo no va bien en la zona en la que aparecen en grupo, anuncian un fenómeno extremo apunto de aparecer. Así es como el director de cine David Baute ha querido titular a su película de animación para adultos que viene a presentar al programa. El Mediterráneo es uno de esos lugares de riesgo climático, igual que lo es la casa de Tanit, Valeria y Shaila, en la isla de Ghoramara, a punto de desaparecer por la crecida del mar en India, en la isla de San Martín en El Caribe acosada por huracanes cada vez más frecuentes y devastadores, en la zona de Turkana, al norte de Kenia en desertificación extrema. Mientras hablamos de todos esos lugares escuchamos la música de: SARAZINO+ SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS- Vagaré; RUBEN BLADES- Mariposas Negras; DJ CLICK+ VALENTINA CASULA- Ma Facut; MAKADEM + TOMBO- Ban Piende; TITI ROBIN + GULABI SAPERA- Pundela; ARIJIY SINGH - Satranga; DAUDI KABAKA- Pole Musa; SACHIN-JIGAR- Aaj ki Raat; Makadem- Salaam.Escuchar audio

With rising digital distraction and pastoral shortages, is the church prepared to reach emerging generations? In this episode of CITN, Rob speaks with Shaila Visser about the remarkable growth of the Alpha program and its impact on youth ministry. They explore insights from recent research on emerging generations, highlighting the significant spiritual hunger among young people. They also talk about the launch of the new Alpha Youth series designed for Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the shortage of young people entering into ministry, and the challenges of staying grounded in leadership. Shaila is the National Director of Alpha Canada and Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International.For more information about Alpha Youth, visit: https://alphacanada.org/youth/. To learn more about Student Leadership Collective, visit: https://alphacanada.org/studentleadershipcollective/.In the pre-show, Geoff, Rob and special guest Karly Traub get back in the studio after a long weekend and a week off from the podcast. They talk about Alpha, including their past experiences, and their excitement for the new Youth Alpha video series set to release on November 14. For more information about the podcast, visit www.churchinthenorth.ca. For questions or inquiries, email us at podcast@churchinthenorth.ca. If you like what you hear, please share this podcast with others, give us a review, or leave a comment.

Um Deus desconhecido - Atenas (Série O Caminho - Parte 3) - Shaila Manzoni by IDE

Writer & Director: Mani Ratnam Cast: Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala, Nassar  Cinematography: Rajiv Menon Music: AR Rahman Bombay (1995), directed by Mani Ratnam, is a love story of Shekhar, a Hindu boy, and Shaila, a Muslim girl, who elope to Bombay amidst societal disapproval. Raising twin sons, their world shatters during the 1993 Bombay riots, as communal tensions threaten their family. Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala deliver nuanced performances, enhanced by A.R. Rahman's evocative music, notably the iconic "Bombay Theme." A powerful film, Bombay explores love, resilience, and hope amidst the devastating reality of religious violence.

Livres de si - Shaila Manzoni by IDE

Shaila Visser is the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. She is the Executive Producer of both The Alpha Youth Film Series (2013) and The Alpha Film Series (2016), and currently holds a position on the Board of the Damascus Road Foundation. We speak with Shaila about how and why Alpha works and has for so many years. What does it mean to talk about faith, but not prescribe a particular outcome? We also speak about what faith might look like for those who have pushed away from their previous church experience. For information on Alpha, including finding a course, running a course, or helping support Alpha, you can check out their website.

Every leader faces moments when vision dims and passion wavers. How do we sustain a vision for long term leadership and be able to lead with joy in our hearts and conviction in our steps? This week, Shaila Visser from Alpha joins us on the podcast for a second time to share insights from her extensive leadership experience.  Shaila shares about: Sustaining vision for longevity in ministry The importance of asking the Holy Spirit to spark passion for personal evangelism New research Alpha has done in partnership with flourishing congregations on the perception and practices of evangelism in Canada today We hope this conversation fills you with hope and encouragement that you are part of a work that God is doing across our nation in our time. Bio | Shaila Visser is the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. She is the Executive Producer of both The Alpha Youth Film Series (2013) and The Alpha Film Series (2016), and currently holds a position on the Board of the Damascus Road Foundation.  Shaila has a heart for people coming to know Jesus and is passionate about helping the local church flourish. She is a gifted communicator who is known for her strategic leadership as well as her ability to bring people together. Shaila loves hiking, beaches, next generation leaders, her big anglo-Indian family, and achieving new goals- whether that be fitness, books, or learning. Shaila lives in Vancouver BC with her husband, Ryan Visser, a Vancouver Police Officer, and their four-legged family members, Talon and Benny. View the Reigniting Hope Report. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to CCLN and help seed a hopeful future for the Church in Canada. Partners:  Download a free PDF on Improving Your Giving Statements from Generis or get in touch with Jon Wright from their team ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Show Notes: Alpha Canada Study from Angus Reid Institute and Cardus Youth Alpha Get Connected! Gatherings ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blog & Episode write-up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Mailing List! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Share a Canadian Church Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, Matt is joined by Shaila Visser, the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. She is the Executive Producer of both The Alpha Youth Film Series (2013) and The Alpha Film Series (2016), and currently holds a position on the Board of the Damascus Road Foundation.Shaila has a heart for people coming to know Jesus and is passionate about helping the local church flourish. She is a gifted communicator who is known for her strategic leadership as well as her ability to bring people together. Shaila loves hiking, beaches, next generation leaders, her big anglo-Indian family, and achieving new goals- whether that be fitness, books, or learning. Shaila lives in Vancouver BC with her husband, Ryan Visser, a Vancouver Police Officer, and their four-legged family members, Talon and Benny.To learn more about Shaila, visit https://www.shailavisser.com/ and to learn more about Alpha, visit https://alphacanada.org/. 

O Deus que corre - Shaila Manzoni by IDE

In today's episode, we're joined by Shaila Bansal, Product Manager at Qualcomm, to talk all about how Wi-Fi serves the evolving XR landscape. Shaila tells us how XR boosts productivity in global enterprises, from augmented reality glasses to productivity applications like the infinite desktop. We discuss how VR enables immersive learning in the classroom, and how AR can improve safety features in automotive environments. Shaila talks about how Wi-Fi 7 unlocks these emerging XR applications, and we learn how its new capabilities like superwide channels and Multi-link Operation increase reliability and reduce latency. Listen to this episode to learn more, including Shaila's predictions for XR and AI in 2024.XR: https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/xrFor Wi-Fi Alliance: www.wi-fi.orgFor Membership Info: https://www.wi-fi.org/membershipGeneral Contact: https://www.wi-fi.org/contact-us

Shaila Visser is the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. She is the Executive Producer of both The Alpha Youth Film Series (2013) and The Alpha Film Series (2016), and currently holds a position on the Board of the Damascus Road Foundation. Shaila has a heart for people coming to know Jesus and is passionate about helping the local church flourish. She is a gifted communicator who is known for her strategic leadership as well as her ability to bring people together. In this episode, she shares her testimony & the power of relationship in evangelization. She & Brett also discuss the hope desperately needed in the world, and thus, how ministry leaders can continue to have hope through difficult seasons. Resources Shaila's Website (https://www.shailavisser.com/about) Alpha Wesbite (https://alpha.org) Subscribe/Rate Never miss out on an episode by subscribing to the podcast on whatever platform you are listening on. Help other people find the show by sharing this episode on your social media. Thanks!   Connect with Brett: Website: https://brettpowell.org Twitter/X: @BrettPowellorg https://twitter.com/BrettPowellorg   Music "Southern Gothic" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Editing by ForteCatholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com)

Um amor real - Shaila Manzoni by IDE

Esta noche tenemos el privilegio de estrenar ficción sonora de la fascinante compilación de La Biblioteca de Carfax > "Señoras Victorianas: Fantasmas" > una antología repleta de cuentos clásicos de horror victoriano espectral, hoy os presentamos "Cómo se marcho del Hotel", de la maestra Louisa Baldwin. Con un prólogo imprescindible de Luis Pérez Ochando, y la ilustración de portada del magnífico Rafael Martín Coronel, que ya es un clásico de Carfax, con sus artes primigenias. Con un poco de suerte sacan más antologías de Señoras Victorianas! Millones de gracias a María y Shaila, editoras Carfax, por invocar esta maravilla. Y nuestra más sincera enhorabuena! Podéis visitar su web y adquirir este y otros grimorios en el siguiente link: https://labibliotecadecarfax.com/ Y seguirlas en sus redes sociales... https://twitter.com/bibliocarfax Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

How can we see our leadership make an impact on the world around us? Many of us desire to see people come to know Jesus through our lives, but often struggle with how. For this episode, we are honoured to welcome Shaila Visser, National Director of Alpha Canada, the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International, and an amazing speaker & leader. Shaila has poured her life into a ministry that has seen over 28 million people impacted for Jesus. Her involvement with Alpha is an overflow of her own life where she consistently seeks to lead others to Jesus as she follows the leadership of Holy Spirit. For more information about Alpha visit alphacanada.org. ✅ Subscribe to "The Spirit Empowered Leader Podcast" on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon, and more) to stay connected and receive valuable insights. Click here: https://spirit-empowered-leader.capti... ✅

O Anúncio - Shaila Manzoni by IDE

Hilchos Brachos Part 4: Sourdough Wraps and Wedding rings!! The fascinating Shaila The Rav got from INDIA!!

Join us for part two as we talk with Shaila Visser for an engaging conversation about leadership, evangelism, and the challenges and opportunities within the church today. Discover Shaila's insights on the importance of understanding young leaders, the shifting dynamics of evangelism, and the crucial role of spiritual rhythms in leadership. Learn about resources that can help leaders grow their church, and hear Shaila's advice on leading difficult personalities and maintaining an integrated, healthy spirituality as a leader. This podcast also explores Alpha's ongoing impact and storytelling's power in promoting the church's mission. We hope you enjoy   _______________________   We help leaders find solutions through our   1. LEADERSHIP COACHING 2. FREE LEADERSHIP AND CHURCH RESOURCES   FOLLOW US Youtube Instagram: @ikonchurch

In part one, Shaila, who is the National Director of Alpha Canada, Global Senior Vice President for Alpha International, and a celebrated Christian leader, shares insights from her faith journey, leadership experiences, and her work with Alpha. She discusses the importance of personal rhythm and agility in leadership, the role of leaders in God's kingdom, and her passion for nurturing young leaders. A must-listen for anyone interested in faith-based leadership and the Church's future. -------------- We help leaders find solutions through our   1. LEADERSHIP COACHING 2. FREE LEADERSHIP AND CHURCH RESOURCES   FOLLOW US Youtube Instagram: @ikonchurch    

Megan, Shaila, Jess, and Paul continue the discussion surrounding Megan's Women's Chapel, as it has addressed the destructive nature of how women and human sexuality are viewed in teachings surrounding both purity culture and complementarianism as they have become part of church and Christian teaching. (Sign up for our next class, Romans: Salvation through the Body of Christ A theological study of the faithfulness of God revealed in Christ Jesus as articulated in Paul's letter to the Romans. Focusing on Paul's exposition of God making the world right through Christ. Starting September 4th https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings)  Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.  

Megan, Shaila, and Jess describe to Paul the Women's Chapel started by Megan as a project through Washington University to provide a space for women to share their church journey through, what is sometimes a stifling and traumatic experience.  (Sign up for our next class, Romans: Salvation through the Body of Christ A theological study of the faithfulness of God revealed in Christ Jesus as articulated in Paul's letter to the Romans. Focusing on Paul's exposition of God making the world right through Christ. Starting September 4th https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings)  Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.  

Cybersecurity attacks continue to rise and become more pervasive and sophisticated. Depending on the size of an organization, there may be millions or even billions of data points and signals that need to be analyzed. AI has emerged as the top defense against threats because it can "keep up with the bad guys", combing through data and providing organizations with predictive analytics to pinpoint malicious activities, calculate risk, and surface threats before they can be exploited. These solutions need the right architecture and engineering to ensure human needs are translated into understandable and trustworthy information. Hear from Shaila Shankar, SVP of SBG Engineering talk about how AI is shaping Cybersecurity and how we are engineering for the future. 

Há lugar à mesa - Shaila Manzoni by IDE

Mark Stephen visits Glen Derry with Shaila Rao

On Wednesday, February 1st, we honored the 2022 Visionary and Venture of the Year: Antonia Dean of Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs & Curio Digital Therapeutics' Shaila Dixit. Join us for a conversation with them about the state of innovation today, the opportunity for entrepreneurs to reshape the industry, and the power to drive positive societal change through collaboration. Learn more about Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs' work with startups and entrepreneurs and Curio's efforts to transform women's mental healthcare.

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features Shaila Catherine, who has been practicing meditation since 1980, with more than eight years of accumulated silent retreat experience. She has taught insight meditation since 1996 in the U.S. and internationally, dedicating several years to studying with masters in India, Nepal, and Thailand. She is the founder of Bodhi Courses—an […] The post Shaila Catherine: Beyond Distraction (#158) appeared first on The Wisdom Experience.

After anyone in our community participates in a significant retreat experience, the meeting that follows is dedicated to providing an opportunity for those attending to “think out loud” about her or his experience.  It is well-known that much of what is experienced during a retreat is more thoroughly integrated when a person attempts to describe […]

Shaila Sahai is the Founder of We Take Part, an investment crowdfunding platform that connects eco-conscious investors and green tech entrepreneurs throughout Europe, including European overseas territories. Victoria talks to Shaila about focusing on clean tech and climate tech solutions exclusively, goals of contributing to the acceleration of the process of decarbonization, and how the idea of a crowd-investing platform that targets only green tech is welcome from the fintech ecosystem and potential investors. Follow We Take Part on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/wetakepart/). Follow Shaila Sahai on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shailasahai/). Follow thoughtbot on Twitter (https://twitter.com/thoughtbot) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/150727/). Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Transcript: VICTORIA: This is the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots podcast, where we explore the design, development, and business of great products. I'm your host, Victoria Guido. And with me today is Shaila Sahai, Founder of We Take Part, an investment crowdfunding platform that connects eco-conscious investors and green tech entrepreneurs throughout Europe, including European overseas territories. Shaila, thank you for joining me. SHAILA: Thank you for having me. VICTORIA: So, can you start off just telling me a little bit more about We Take Part? SHAILA: We Take part is a crowdinvesting platform based in France. We will be connecting eco-conscious investors, who could be individuals but also institutions, with startups from the green tech ecosystem in France and in Europe. We're going to use projects such as equities. It could be also bonds, green bonds. So basically, it will be investing in a company in exchange of shares in those startups. VICTORIA: Great. And you have a background in financial services. What led you to get the idea to start this platform? SHAILA: Yes. So I come from the financial services world professionally, so I worked in equity services. So basically, my job was to make sure that trades were correctly made and settled in the stock exchange markets. Then I also went to work in the financial management corporate side in banking. I had, after some years, a global vision of finance management that led me to after some time, I quit my job and started working for myself as a financial management consultant. So basically, it was financial consulting. And after some time, I specialized in working with small companies and startups, helping them in financial optimization and also in financial development strategies. And I wanted to do more for those companies after some time, so more than consulting and helping them internally. I wanted to develop tools for them to find more financing solutions than just going to a bank asking for a loan, for example. Most of the time, I could see them feeling blocked when they could not, for example, get a loan from the bank. That led me to develop a crowdfunding solution for them to help them. Also, the fact that we chose to target only green tech startups comes from a personal conviction of mine that we should really focus on and prioritize climate change solutions right now. And we should, as a society but also in the economy, focus on sustainable solutions to help and contribute actively to the decarbonization of the economy in general. VICTORIA: That makes a lot of sense. And can you give me an example of a type of green tech that is being crowdfunded, or you want to be crowdfunded on this platform fund? SHAILA: We want to focus on clean tech and climate tech solutions exclusively. A lot of competitors and investors right now focus on renewable energy, and, of course, this is a very important problem. We want to give access to other startups that develop solutions to clean, for example, the atmosphere or oceans and also the earth for agriculture matters. We want to give them access to investments too. Also, to include people in the investment process because the subjects such as, for example, agriculture, or transportation, construction solutions also are a priority, and they really interest people directly. Some matters, such as renewable energy some people understand those matters, but most of them don't feel really connected to those problems because they seem like far from their daily preoccupations. So we want to focus on solutions that will directly help people in their...affect and impact people in their daily solutions. VICTORIA: Right. So not only are you democratizing this investment into green energy and green tech, but you're also expanding the idea of what does that mean? What types of projects are we doing besides just alternative fuels, right? SHAILA: Exactly. It is true that fossil fuels and all those high carbon emissions energy industries represent three-quarters of the carbon emissions globally. There still is one quarter that we need to transform that needs to be totally, yes, changed. So we need to go further than that, and we need to take part. And that's also the reason for the name of the company. We need to take part in the whole action change plan. VICTORIA: Right. And I think about that when I've talked to my friends about climate change and how it affects people and the fact that it is already affecting people. And that certain neighborhoods and certain communities are taking a disproportionate share of the impact of climate change. SHAILA: Absolutely. I personally come from an island. So I'm from the Caribbean, from an island called Guadeloupe. It's a French territory. In the Caribbean, for example, or South America as we know, as we see in the media, the consequences of global warming and fossil industries are extremely visible, and the impacts are huge. The landscape, for example, is changing dramatically. The air pollution is awful. Forests are disappearing. So those are very visible effects. That's also a reason why it was important for us to include green tech solutions from those places because a lot of innovators are from there because they live with the direct consequences. They innovate in those areas. But those territories, unfortunately, are mostly forgotten, even by big countries, so that's also a reason why someone has to get interested in them. VICTORIA: Right. I could imagine that it's difficult to find capital if you're from that area and you're solving a problem that's not one of the big ones, [laughs], right? SHAILA: Exactly. VICTORIA: Are the projects that you're looking to crowdfund; do they tend to be small? Are they large? Or what's the size of the projects that they're looking for? SHAILA: So exactly for that reason of accessibility, we decided to first of all, from an investor point of view, we decided to make the investment ticket to set it to €100. But also from a company in funding needs, we decided to also set the minimum funding amount to €50,000. So that means that we really want to support early-stage companies which are not necessarily attractive to big investors or banks, which are not profitable yet but still have good potential of development to support their solution because most of them really deserve to be supported and need to get their product out. Obviously, the aim of our company, of our solution is to make profit and also to lead investors to make profitable investments. So we will have, of course, financial criterias before selecting startups getting into our funding process. But the main focus will be to give them access to investments that would not be attractive, very attractive to big investors or banks. VICTORIA: Right. And you just founded this back in April, and you're at pre-seed stage. How are you feeling? [laughs] SHAILA: Well, I feel overwhelmed [laughs] because there's a lot of, you know, this is a good thing that this area of operations is very regulated. That comes with a lot of paperwork. So I have to go through this right now before really launching publicly the activities. But, in the meantime, I feel very excited because I am personally motivated. The aim is bigger than making profits. The aim is to contribute to the acceleration of the whole process of decarbonization. It's also to give more sense, more meaning to investment in general but also to give access to new people to investment. And by that, I mean people who are climate-conscious, people who want to make a change, to see direct changes in their environments because I know that the cause is greater than me. I'm very excited as well as exhausted. VICTORIA: [laughs] That's good. I think you'll need that passion to keep you going. Have you had anyone tell you that you should consider a nonprofit, and why have you decided to make it for-profit? SHAILA: No, so no one has told me this [laughter] yet. I guess that's because of my background. I come from finance. My partners or people that I meet because of this project know that I eventually know what I'm doing. They are not suggesting nonprofit. Also, I truly believe in making good business. I think that this is possible, and I want to be part of those people who make it possible. For a long time, prosperity, economic prosperity was a synonym for just aggressive business and huge industries, globalization, et cetera. And now, because of the climate emergency, we understand that something needs to be done. But I think that globally, the system is still scared of making a radical change because of profits reasons. Profit can be made while making a sustainable business. So I wouldn't even consider a nonprofit because we need to change the narrative. I think doing good is not going to mean doing things like being idealistic or following just a dream. We need to make it a reality. VICTORIA: Right. And when you're in a for-profit business with a meaningful impact, you can focus on making the business work versus trying to find donors or trying to always prove how much you're giving back to the community. It'll make good business sense, and I really like that's the path that you're taking. SHAILA: Exactly. VICTORIA: Wonderful. What has your process been for validating this idea? Do you interview lots of different people? How do you know that it's the right market fit? SHAILA: In the last years, I have seen the whole narrative change. That is what I was talking about in the way business needs to be made. When I was working in banking, I have seen those new standards, ESG standards coming, appearing. I also know that this is going to be a norm very soon. That means that the way we do business is really going to change like in reality in corporate practices. So, first of all, this is the right path because literally corporate practices are going to change and are going to align more and more with ESG criterias. Very soon, it will not be possible at all to continue to operate business without sustainable practices, obviously the way the large groups are going to change and are changing already. And small businesses are going to be built with ESG standards in mind too. Another part of the change is coming from the solutions. Are they sustainable? Are they energy efficient? Are they contributing to decarbonization, or are they polluting more? Is it possible to fund them because of that? So I think there is a whole transformation of the economy, and we need to be ready to follow up with the change. And we all need to be ready to fund this economy, not only governments but also private and small private institutions, individuals. Also, the green tech ecosystem, in general, is just exploding. This is a fact. For example, in France in 2020, we had a number of 800 green tech startups in France. In 2021, those startups increased, and the number of startups increased. And we could count 1,800 startups just one year after. This ecosystem also is growing massively, and the market is there. VICTORIA: That's really exciting. And what is the startup community in Paris like? SHAILA: Well, the startup community is very active in Paris. France is a huge generator of startups. As you may know, Station F is the biggest incubator in the world. It is a very dynamic ecosystem. Innovations are appearing every day. And France supports the startups a lot. Yes, it's very dynamic. A lot of things are being made, and it's an ecosystem where we know each other. We meet each other, and we know what needs to be done. We talk with each other, especially at Station F, where I am not located, but still, a lot of meetups are there, a lot of events are going on there. So this is a place for startup founders to meet and talk. So we know that a lot of things are going to happen. VICTORIA: That's very exciting. SHAILA: Yes, it is really, very encouraging. Mid-Roll Ad: When starting a new project, we understand that you want to make the right choices in technology, features, and investment but that you don't have all year to do extended research. In just a few weeks, thoughtbot's Discovery Sprints deliver a user-centered product journey, a clickable prototype or Proof of Concept, and key market insights from focused user research. We'll help you to identify the primary user flow, decide which framework should be used to bring it to life, and set a firm estimate on future development efforts. Maximize impact and minimize risk with a validated roadmap for your new product. Get started at: tbot.io/sprint VICTORIA: Have you found a lot of people get your idea right away? Do you feel people are excited about your product when you talk to them about it? SHAILA: Yes, that was very, very surprising to me. Everybody I talked to was getting the idea very quickly. I haven't met any reservation from people around me or from partners, from people I was approaching business-wise. Well, I think the climate emergency is such that people get the idea immediately. Also, fundings, for now, are not enough for the green tech ecosystem. So the idea of a crowdinvesting platform that targets only green tech is really welcome from the ecosystem, the fintech ecosystem, but also from potential investors too. VICTORIA: That's great. It must make you feel validated that you know you're on the right path. [laughs] SHAILA: Yes, this is very helpful to me, yes. VICTORIA: Wonderful. And what's next on your roadmap? What's the biggest challenge you see ahead of you? SHAILA: So, yes, the next step for us, once we receive all the green lights to operate on the French and European market, will be to build our investors community. For now, we are waiting for this green light from the financial authorities to start publishing and communicating at a large scale to the public about what we are going to do. So our next challenge is really to reach out to people to convince them to join us and also to make sustainable investment understandable and accessible to first-time investors. VICTORIA: Do you feel like you have the tools to do that? What do you think is going to be difficult about that process? SHAILA: On that part, I think the most difficult part will be a traditional aspect of the business, which is competition. The thing is we need, in this particular area, we need currently to face two problems. The first one is the greenwashing problem that a lot of companies use, and we are not aligned with those greenwashing practices, and this could be confusing for people. Because the truth is as much as the climate change emergency is real, there is also a trend of offering all types of green services and products, so this could be confusing for consumers, for people. The first challenge will be to differentiate and really to make people understand that sustainability is in our core values, but it's also our why that this is the reason why we're doing this. This is not a greenwashing opportunity for us. Also, yes, in this competition matter, the other thing is that we are not going to focus only on renewable energy. So there is some type of education we need to provide about our products, about the meaning of the solutions, and the impacts of the solutions we're going to finance, even when they are not renewable energy related. VICTORIA: Those sound like exciting challenges to work on. [laughs] SHAILA: Yes, really. VICTORIA: Once all the paperwork is finished. SHAILA: Exactly. So this will be basically marketing, marketing, and communication issues. VICTORIA: Wonderful. Why crowdfunding versus regular government funding for these types of projects? SHAILA: It is important to enhance alternative financing solutions because the reality is that most businesses in their early stage will not be financially strong enough to ask for financing solutions such as bank loans, for example. That means that they don't have enough capital at first to engage in more debts. What they need is to reinforce their capital in an early stage. When the founders, for example, do not have basically the money themselves to fund their own company, calling the crowd to help is a very good solution to reinforce their capital. So they have more power after that to go for other types of financing solutions such as fundraising huge amounts from investors, from institutions, or to ask for, for example, bank loans. They are strong enough then to go for more and to develop their solutions and scale up. VICTORIA: That makes a lot of sense. And I'm wondering if, in your process, since April, have there been any pivots you had to make where you were going in one direction, and then you learned something and decided you needed to go a completely different direction? SHAILA: Yes, to be honest, my first idea was to target startups from the European overseas territories only. So that was my first idea. When I did my market study, I discovered that the market was too small. It was a very interesting market because those startups are far from the countries they are related to. French Caribbean islands are geographically far from the French territory, French country in Europe. They have some localization barrier, for example, to reach the national market. And that is the case for any other overseas European territory. So my first idea was to give them access and give them visibility in the national territory because crowdfunding is an online solution, but, well, the market was too small, for example. So this was not a good path to go. And I had to reevaluate and do another market study because also my main goal was to answer an environmental need. VICTORIA: That makes a lot of sense. And it is interesting how your idea of the market evolves once you really start building something and start getting information about it. SHAILA: I can give you another example of a switch of the idea, of the initial idea I had. We wanted to start operating immediately in all Europe. We learned that because of the European regulations of the markets, we need to go step by step and country by country. This made us focus first on the French market. And we know now that we will be able to reach the other European ecosystems one by one. That helped us refine our marketing strategy. VICTORIA: Interesting. So when you started building your product or building the idea, and you went country by country, was there a concern about getting too specific to that country? Or was it easy to build out to a new country once you were ready to move on? SHAILA: It's quite easy in the conceptual stage because the European Union has really standardized a lot of economic or financial regulations. So we have a system of like an economic or business passport which makes it quite easy. But the main problem is really being able to adapt to different languages, Spanish, or German, or English, or Italian, to adapt to those markets with their specificities, which are linked not only to their language but those still are marketing aspects. But other than that, thanks to the European Union system, it is quite easy to really build a whole European strategy. VICTORIA: Right. I feel like that should be a part of an ad or marketing [laughter] just for the European Union. SHAILA: It could be. It could be, right. VICTORIA: Well, that makes a lot of sense. And we understand as well, being an international company, that being able to adapt to different languages does present its own challenges. SHAILA: Exactly. VICTORIA: Well, wonderful. What advice would you give to yourself at the beginning of this project if you could go back in time? SHAILA: You know, it's funny because I have been familiar to business for a long time. I come from a businessmen family. And also, I've been working as a financial management consultant for small companies and startups for some years before. But still, I didn't maybe gather enough money at first to start this very capital-consuming business. So I would advise myself to gather twice the money I had before. [chuckles] Even if we found solutions and we are totally equipped, but well, I was maybe...I didn't prepare enough capital at first. And also another advice would have been from the start to not forget to sleep [laughs] because this is really crucial to maintain good health when you start a new project, and especially a very energy-consuming one. The health of your project and of your company also depends on your own health. VICTORIA: Wonderful advice. [laughs] Everyone who's working on something they're passionate about should remember that. You're 100% right. It's dependent on your own health first, right? SHAILA: Exactly. It could be the passion drives you so much that...and you know the amount of work you effectively have to do, so you can really get caught in the amount of work. But sleep is a very good strategy to keep going. VICTORIA: I love sleep. I'm a big fan. My sleep schedule is a little messed up because I was in the Azores last week. SHAILA: So the jetlag was big. VICTORIA: Yeah, but it helps me because we're kind of an early riser family anyways. Yeah, I can have time to have my coffee before I start work. [laughs] SHAILA: Right. I see, yeah. VICTORIA: Is there any other final takeaways you want to give to our audience? SHAILA: I would ask the people who listen to really join us as soon as we are ready to launch and to talk about We Take Part to their friends and family. Also, to reach out because we could help understand more what we can do, how we can help, and how investing and supporting sustainable business how important it is. And when it's correctly made, and it is profitable, it is profitable for everyone, for the whole society, not only for an economic system. VICTORIA: Wonderful. And we'll have the opportunity to include any links or marketing in our show notes. You can subscribe to the show and find notes along with a complete transcript for this episode at giantrobots.fm. If you have questions or comments, email us at hosts@giantrobots.fm. You can find me on Twitter @victori_ousg. This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot and produced and edited by Mandy Moore. Thanks for listening. See you next time. ANNOUNCER: This podcast was brought to you by thought. thoughtbot is your expert design and development partner. Let's make your product and team a success.

Welcome to part 2 of our Tattoo talk with Shaila Roach. Go follow Shaila on IG:   https://www.instagram.com/shaila_roach/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herestoyoupod/support

It's our last episode of 2022, well, is it though? Cause we're dropping a 2 part BANGER to wrap the year up with a nice bow, just for you! Our friend Shaila Roach joins the pod and we have been beaming with excitement to have her on. Shaila works out of Hell Bomb Tattoo here in Wichita and she joins us to talk about her experiences and what she sees in the industry now as she has become lift pigment removal certified and also does eyebrows!  Go follow Shaila on IG:   https://www.instagram.com/shaila_roach/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herestoyoupod/support

Happy holidays to you, all of our listeners! We're in the giving mood and we decided to gift you all with a bonus episode with our favorite, Shaila Roach! We hope that you're all enjoying the season with your friends, families and loved ones and we can't wait to be back to recording more shows for your ears in 2023. So from all of us here, here's to you, all of our listeners, pa'riba, pa'bajo, pal'centro y pa'dentro, cheers! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herestoyoupod/support

(Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley) This guided meditation offers a comprehensive training in non-attachment and letting go. The instructions list various objects and perceptions that one might be attached to, and recommend that we train ourselves to not cling to each item. It follows the advice that Venerable Sariputta offered to the lay disciple Anathapindika on his deathbed. It is essentially a reading of the discourse of Advice to Anathapindika (Middle Length Discourses 143) with some comments.

Are you teen? Do you have a teen? Were you a teen (though you may want to forget)? If so, you're going to want to listen to this podcast. We discuss balancing competing priorities, dealing with peer pressure, managing growing responsibilities, and, of course, why does everyone's social media life look better than mine? (Hmmm, maybe this podcast isn't just for teens).  And to no one's surprise, the Geeta holds some answers. Sharmila and Shaila take a backseat in this podcast and invited some very special young people to lead the discussion and share questions and examples from their own lives. If you have a teen in your life, we encourage you to listen to this podcast together. Check out our latest podcast, “Geeta Girl Discusses #WWKD: What would Krishna Do: A Conversation about Dharma for Teens (and Adults!)” on our website geetagirl.com, Apple Podcast/iTunes, Spotify, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. Don't forget to subscribe to, rate, and review the Geeta Girl Podcast! Check out our website at www.GeetaGirl.com Follow us on Instagram @GeetaGirlPodcast or on Facebook at Geeta Girl Podcast Don't forget to subscribe to, rate, and review the Geeta Girl Podcast!  

(Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley) This guided meditation offers a comprehensive training in non-attachment and letting go. The instructions list various objects and perceptions that one might be attached to, and recommend that we train ourselves to not cling to each item. It follows the advice that Venerable Sariputta offered to the lay disciple Anathapindika on his deathbed. It is essentially a reading of the discourse of Advice to Anathapindika (Middle Length Discourses 143) with some comments.

Shaila Catherine rejoins us on the program.  We discuss several ancient practices, including the asubha practice (sometimes called "foulness of the body") and what the Buddha calls "crushing mind with mind," and how these practices do and don't work for modern students.  Shaila also describes her own process for finding a teacher once one is already a teacher.  She has just written a new book called Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind, so our conversation veers as well into helping students who are struggling with distracted minds.Support the show

The Chicas talk with Shaila about traveling hacking, how to do it, and how to obtain additional perks. Shaila gives us her 5 steps to successful travel hacking and a starting point.

One of the most common and insidious complaints of meditators is distraction, which can be a frustrating and difficult obstacle. Even the Buddha himself acknowledged this common problem and laid out some detailed practices for dealing with it. In this episode, Shaila Catherine outlines the Buddha's five strategies to help us tackle distractions, which can be applied to our meditation practice as well as other aspects of our lives.Catherine is a dharma teacher whose latest book is called Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind. She is also the founder and principal teacher at Insight Meditation South Bay and has 40 years of practice, including nine years, cumulatively, of silent retreat. Her first TPH appearance, which we called How to Focus, aired in May 2021. In this episode we talk about: The Buddha's struggles with distractionShaila's attempts to make the teachings of the Buddha accessible to contemporary mindsThe importance of getting to know your own thought patternsThe counterintuitive strategy of “avoid it, ignore it, forget it”Replacing seduction with mindfulnessDeveloping a flexibility of mindWhy we're vulnerable to our own tendencies when we're not mindfulFull Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/shaila-catherine-467See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to the ninth episode of the Power Shift Edition podcast season, a beautiful collaboration between Danielle Strickland and World Vision. We are connecting with people at the intersection of power shifting around the world, including World Vision staff.  In this episode, Danielle interviews Shaila Visser & Abel Cheah from Alpha. Together they talk about the power shift in evangelism. Shaila Visser is the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. She is the Executive Producer of both The Alpha Youth Film Series (2013) and The Alpha Film Series (2016), and currently holds positions on the Board of the Damascus Road Foundation and on the Board of Regent College-an International Graduate School in Vancouver.Shaila has a heart for people coming to know Jesus and is passionate about helping the local church flourish. She is a gifted communicator who is known for her strategic leadership as well as her ability to bring people together. Shaila is recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Christian Women in Canada.Abel Cheah is currently the Leadership Development Director, of Alpha Asia Pacific and Curate, Holy Trinity Bukit Bintang. He believes that leadership is something that is nurtured and cultivated and that the best leaders are also great lovers of learning. Abel is passionate about adding value to the lives of the people around him and is committed to living a life of service and impact.For more on all the things Danielle Strickland, go to daniellestrickland.comFor more information on Infinitum Life, go to infinitumlife.comFor more information on the Women Speakers Collective, go to womenspeakerscollective.comFor more information about Brave Global, go to braveglobal.orgCheck out these other collaborations with World Vision:Right Side Up course: Videos & activation guide from Season 1, on beatitudes:  https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/rsu_curriculum Prayer Postures: https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/prayerrhythms Soul Care for leaders: https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/right-side-up-soul-care-with-danielle-strickland Resilient Leadership for Kingdom Come (pastor specific): https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/resilient-leadership-for-kingdom-come Infinitum Prayer Days: https://infinitumlife.com/prayerday 

Shaila Arbona from @travelhackingvida began her award travel journey one year ago and in her first year earned over one million points! Shaila wants to spread awareness about the perks of travel hacking so that more women, families and people of color can access opportunities for travel. She's also a coaching client of mine, and I'm so proud of everything she was able to accomplish in the last year! In this episode, Shaila and I discuss how she earned more than a million points and how she used those points to stay at some incredible luxury resorts in California such as a couple of St. Regis Hotels and the Alila Ventana Big Sur, which can often go for more than $3000 per night! One of the cards that was instrumental in Shaila's journey was the World of Hyatt card, which lets you earn points towards luxury hotels like the Alila and also helps you to reach Globalist status with Hyatt faster. However, you don't need Globalist status to enjoy Globalist perks! One thing you can do is ask a Globalist friend to make a Guest of Honor booking for you after you transfer some points into their account, and then you'll be treated as if you have the Globalist status yourself! If you are interested, I provide the Guest of Honor booking services to my full strategy coaching clients. If you are interested in supporting this show when you apply for your next card, check out geobreezetravel.com/cards World of Hyatt card https://milevalue.com/creditcards/world-of-hyatt-card/?aff=gbt Download App in the Air at: https://links.appintheair.mobi/geobreezetravel You can find Shaila at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelhackingvida You can find Julia at: Website: https://www.geobreezetravel.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geobreezetravel Credit card links: https://www.geobreezetravel.com/cards Masterclasses: https://www.geobreezetravel.com/hangouts Patreon to access recordings of masterclasses: https://www.patreon.com/geobreezetravel Award travel coaching call: https://www.geobreezetravel.com/calendly Sign up for the newsletter and get exclusive access to sign up for free coaching calls: https://www.geobreezetravel.com/free-coaching Geobreeze Travel is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as milevalue .com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers. Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Enrollment may be required for select American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress .com to learn more.

This episode features a rich, in-depth dialogue with Buddhist teacher and author Shaila Catherine on her new book, Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind. Using a Theravada Buddhist approach for cultivating focus, clarity, and wise action, Shaila offers an effective five-step method for changing distorted, habitual thoughts: 1) replace unwanted thoughts; 2) examine the dangers of distracting thoughts; 3) avert distraction; 4) investigate the causes of distraction; and 5) exert dedicated resolve. This informative and enlightening conversation will be of great benefit to anyone seeking a focused, clear mind and also mental health professionals who favor top-down interventions. It was a great honor to spend time with Shaila, a Buddhist teacher and consummate practitioner, whom I respect and admire. 

Click here to view the full show notes and transcript for this episode.The rise of secularism has created a unique challenge for Christians.How do we share the gospel in a way that is both authentic and understandable in a post-Christian world?Evangelism in a post-Christian world requires a different approach, one that takes into account the changing spiritual landscape. It doesn't mean compromising or watering down the gospel. Instead, it means that we need to find creative ways to communicate its timeless truths so that people can understand and accept the gospel more fully. In this episode, we're thrilled to be joined by the National Director of Alpha Canada, Shaila Visser. Shaila has been instrumental in helping churches see the need to take a fresh approach to evangelism and has also helped churches understand their community better.“Post-Christian culture needs to have an encounter with God. It's not just us doing the speaking, listening, the film series, teaching. It is about leaving room for encounter because that's how the vast majority of people come to faith.”-Shaila VisserWe hope that this episode has given you some ideas on how you can share the gospel in a way that is relevant to your community today and ignite a desire in others to know Jesus as their Savior.By the end of this episode, you will learn:How evangelism has changed in CanadaHow to share our faith in today's cultureThe role of the Holy Spirit in evangelismHow to raise young leadersInnovative ideas for sharing the gospelAlpha courses and resourcesAnd so much more…=======Tithely provides the tools you need to engage with your church online, stay connected, increase generosity, and simplify the lives of your staff.With tools like text and email messaging, custom church apps and websites, church management software, digital giving, and so much more… it's no wonder over 37,000 churches in 50 countries trust Tithely to help run their church.Learn more at https://tithely.com

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features Shaila Catherine, who has been practicing meditation since 1980, with more than eight years of accumulated silent retreat experience. She has taught insight meditation since 1996 in the U.S. and internationally, dedicating several years to studying with masters in India, Nepal, and Thailand. She is the founder of Bodhi Courses—an […] The post Shaila Catherine: Beyond Distraction (#138) appeared first on The Wisdom Experience.

Many of us find our minds flitting all over the place, in meditation and elsewhere. In today's episode we're going to learn practical techniques for boosting concentration on and off the cushion. This is the second episode in a two-part series on focus we are airing this week.Today's guest is an Olympic-level concentrator who has tons of tips for staying focused. We also talk about one of the more exotic meditation subjects: The altered states of consciousness called the jhanas that are available to advanced meditators who can attain deep states of concentration. Shaila Catherine is the founder of Insight Meditation South Bay, a meditation group in Silicon Valley. She has been practicing meditation since 1980 and has more than nine years of accumulated silent retreat experience. She's the author of Focused and Fearless: A Meditator's Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity.In this conversation, we talk about:The basic building blocks of concentration in a meditation practiceCultivating the right attitude for meditationThe difference between concentration and mindfulnessWhether ‘jhana' states are attainable for regular peopleFull Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/shaila-catherine-repost-348See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.