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Creativity... is it a blessing or is a curse? For years I dedicated my creative passions to music, to art, to touring the world. Then I shifted my creative passions to tech, to entrepreneurship,... to motherhood. You tell me: is it OK to shift our creative outlets and can we still feel successful because of that? Watch 👆💕👩‍🎨

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Success is a journey, not a destination - H. Tom Collard

Hello crea8ve seekers, entrepreneurs and passion leaders.

Gilli here. The power of patience. It's a beautiful thing.

This is here you’re sitting back, and even if you are wanting to say something so badly, you just wait, watch and listen. And somehow the universe does it for you without you pushing and prodding.They really do…

If you want to have a dream realized in your life, it doesn’t happen over night, it takes time.

We live in a world obsessed with hustle. Grind culture. Overnight success. But let's be real. True success rarely happens in a straight line. More often, it's a winding road filled with unexpected detours and frustrating delays. I refer this to the ZIG ZAG theory.

While in our mind we think we just work our way Up (imagine a straight vertical line), in fact life goes a little more zig-zaggy. We start our way, and the line moves in a perpendicular diagonal fashion over to the right, then crosses back to the left, then right, then left, always moving up, but in a different way. And while we land on top, it’s somewhere different: somewhere completely unexpected and not predicted, but always amazing. I learned about the Zig Zag theory from my readings of Edward de Bono.

Edward de Bono's Zig Zag Theory of Success in his book, I Am Right, You Are Wrong, posits that achieving significant goals rarely follows a straight, linear path. Instead, success often involves a series of forward and backward movements, much like a zigzag. These "zigs" represent periods of progress, where individuals make strides towards their objectives. However, they are inevitably followed by "zags," setbacks, obstacles, and even periods of regression. De Bono argued that these setbacks are not necessarily failures, but rather valuable learning experiences. By embracing these zigzags, individuals can gain valuable insights, adapt their strategies, and ultimately achieve greater success than if they had simply pursued a rigid, linear approach.

Essentially, the Zig Zag Theory encourages individuals to view challenges and setbacks as opportunities for growth and redirection, rather than as roadblocks. It emphasizes the importance of flexibility, adaptability, and a willingness to learn from both successes and failures on the path to achieving one's goals.

Success IS the journey

I’ve taken this one step further for creatives and entrepreneurs. We get so caught up in the destination, or a perceived definition of success, that we often lose sight of the learnings along the way. In fact, the deviations that we’ll encounter is part of the amazing part of achieving success. So while de Bono calls this out as a natural set of “set backs”, I say that even these set backs are gifts, perhaps even successes of themselves, disguised as a negative.

While you may put a goal in place and even a direction, don't get dismayed when you find yourself running down a different track. Life is like that. Many people are afraid to change for fear that they will be seen as copping out. Many people have way too high expectations which just leads to discontent.

We are not destined to run a straight course, for then we will never experience what we need to experience. Edward de Bono wrote that we follow a "zig zag" course, that we hop from left to right, still going forth. Remember though, that if an avenue is not working for you, don't beat a dead horse. Press on. Learn to nurture all your gifts for success may come to you in many disguises.

Here’s a story for you, way back when my husband, Jeff, and I didn’t have kids yet, and we went to Fiji for a holiday. Young and foolish, ready for adventure ;)

It wasn’t a glamorous beach resort. We were staying right in the middle of the island, nowhere near the ocean. It was hot. About 110 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius). There were mosquitoes, flies and the air was still. We decided to try and hike to the sea, to see if things would be different there. So off we trekked. I kept on asking, “How far do you think the sea is?”

“Not sure. I can’t see the water from here. Must be miles away,” Jeff responded.

So we started walking down the hill. The ground was rough, and dirt. There were shanties along the road with Indian Fijian’s living in them, washing their clothes in the river, and some bathing from bore wells on their property. They lived in poverty, by Western standards, and yet they waved and smiled at us and seemed so happy. They had a cow or a goat, and maybe a dog. The vegetation along the trail was exotic, luscious green and filled with plantations of corn and some bananas. It was jungle like. We walked for about an hour, and as we traveled we asked the locals where the water was. They pointed “that direction.” We still couldn’t see the water, but it was fascinating to talk to the locals and witness the inland countryside of this island.

Finally, we came across some mangroves. There was some sand and an old broken down boat on the sand. We had arrived. But where was the water? In amongst the mangroves we could now see the water: a muddy pool of shallow water embraced by the mangrove trees. It was basically marsh land for about 100 yards before any actual ocean. We would never get to the ocean itself, and we wouldn’t get to swim.

But I learned something poignant from this day-long hiking experience. I learned that although we had succeeded in reaching the water, the end result wasn’t necessarily the highlight: it was the journey that was our success. We loved the walk there, meeting the locals, and also the walk back. Doing the walk was EVERYTHING, and way bigger and cooler than where we were aiming.

That's where patience comes in – the ultimate counter-culture move in this go-go-go world.

Think of it like this: you're trying to build a fire. Do you frantically wave your arms around, hoping for spontaneous combustion? Or do you patiently gather kindling, carefully arrange the logs, and gently fan the flames?

My life has certainly held it’s fair share of ups, downs and the zig zag of opportunities and set backs.

One of my defining personal lessons of patience was in becoming a mother. Due to fertility struggles I had, my husband and I tried to get pregnant for 6 years. I couldn’t naturally fall pregnant, as much as I tried, waited, tried again. We then sought help with a fertility specialist. It then took me 6 failed IVF procedures before the 7th one was a success, over countless years. S-E-V-E-N IVFs! I thought I was never going to have children and I almost lost hope. In fact, I decided to let go of the idea of having a child after the 6th one failed. It was too painful, too hard, too expensive and too long.

But I also held on to a notion that ‘everything will come to those who wait’. In letting go of how I wanted it to happen, I decided to give the reigns to the universe and wait and see if something could happen, but perhaps in a different way. I let that idea come in, and with that in mind, our 7th IVF procedure was a success. Not only did I fall and stay successfully pregnant, but I was gifted with the highest gift I could imagine: 2 children: twins. To top it off, a boy and a girl. Today, our twins, Natalie and Jackson, now 11, are the most remarkable, strong, athletic and smart kids I could ever imagine having and I’m blest that I stood steadfast in my patience to get to that moment of conceiving, even if with a little help.

Patience isn't about giving up.

It's about cultivating a deeper trust in the universe, in your own abilities, and in the timing of things. It's about recognizing that sometimes, the most beautiful things require a slow, deliberate unfolding.

My path wasn't a straight shot to success.

My journey to success wasn't a straight shot. Arriving in the US back in the late ‘90s, I grappled with challenges that tested my resolve. I was a young female music artist, with every (often male) music producer or record company executive often asking me to conform to a Hollywood mold that didn't fit my authentic self. I struggled to make ends meet, facing countless rejections and the constant pressure to follow a pre-determined path.

Yet, through it all, patience and a commitment to my own vision proved invaluable. Instead of succumbing to pressure, and music styles that just didn’t follow who I was, I reinvented myself in the early 2000s, launching Warrior Girl Music, the first indie record company of its kind. This venture not only propelled my own music career (which included releasing my own music - eventually 8 albums - and touring internationally) but also empowered hundreds of other artists by providing them with a platform to share their voices and build their careers, also writing 3 music business books and building a successful coaching business, The Creative Warrior Academy. In parallel I created Songsalive!, the #1 social network for songwriters, and for its first 10 years, the world’s largest 501c)3) non profit membership organization dedicated to songwriters and composers. The success of Warrior Girl Music, Songsalive! and my creative entrepreneurial endeavors fueled my entrepreneurial spirit further, and ultimately transition into the tech world. By leveraging my entertainment industry experience, I climbed the ranks of program and product management at tech startups and Fortune 500 companies, leading PMO, Strategy & Operations at industry giants like Paramount, Google, and Yahoo.

I have successfully launched a diverse portfolio of digital products, including the Paramount+ streaming platform, (during the Pandemic mind you); an innovative AI music app, cutting-edge in-home AI consumer devices; high-volume point-of-sale systems for major sporting venues and theme parks; production of globally televised award shows, trade shows, and opera broadcasts; large-scale festivals and conferences with over 3,000 attendees; the development of internet search solutions generating over $30 million in monthly revenue; and the management of multi-million-dollar budgets for leading tech giants.

This is just the beginning – my journey is a testament to the power of patience, self-belief, and the invaluable lessons gleaned from the zigs and zags of life's path.

All of this takes TIME, patience and understanding that patience provides the learnings along the way to get to the new, never assumed, but always delicious, destination.

So, ditch the hustle trap and embrace the power of patience.

• Observe the universe. Notice the subtle shifts, the unexpected opportunities, and the valuable lessons that are unfolding around you.

• Listen to your gut. Trust your intuition and the whispers of your inner voice.

• Trust the process. Things are happening according to a larger plan, even if you can't see it yet.

We may not know our direction all the time, but if we listen to our thoughts and heed them, we can only move forward. If we think high, there is no doubt of success, whatever that may be defined for you.

If you accept absolute responsibility for your life and your success, you will become the person you truly want to become. I truly know that. And like me, you will discover that what you thought you would become might be COMPLETELY different to your intended objective. The zig zag theory… I thought I was going to be a rock star. I ended up still being a rock star, in many different paths - music, art, television, technology and … motherhood. Who knew?

It’s not luck, nor in the stars, nor happening by circumstance, this life of yours. You can’t blame the economy, the weather or a dead end job. It’s all you. You are responsible for who you are. It’s funny too that only the self-proclaimed successful people will be the ones that take responsibility. They know it is self made.

Patience is a superpower. It's cool, it's confident, and it's the key to unlocking your true potential.

So sit back, relax,… soak it up and wait for it to come. Because it will.

What are your thoughts?

Share your own experiences with patience (or lack thereof!) and your own zig zag path in the comments below.

xo,

Gilli Moon Aliotti

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On TheCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast, I interview Guest Speakers who share topics are around creativity, entrepreneurship, or a little bit of both. Available on all good podcast locations as well as the Video interview onYouTube. I’m focusing on women in business lately, and that tends to touch on some really juicy discussions of strength, empowerment, life stories and taking the path least traveled. Which brings me to today’s episode: “Bye, Bye Glass Ceiling, Hello Confident Compassionate Leading" with guest, Damon D'Amore, of Legacy Mentor.

Damonhas spent more than 20 years working directly with C-Suite leaders in Fortune 500 firms. His work focuses on psychological performance, storytelling to gain stakeholder advocacy and crisis leadership. Damon speaks internationally on storytelling, legacy, women in leadership, resilience, mindset, and applying the lessons of entrepreneurship to corporate environments. More than half of Damon’s clients are female leaders in the C-Suite. You can learn more about Damon D'Amore at www.legacymentor.co or on Instagram: @legacymentorofficial. You can also find him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/damondamore

Themes explored:

One of my favorite comments Damon shared around "Crisis Leadership" in our Podcast interview is,

"You have to wakeup every morning, knowing everything will go horribly wrong, but knowing you will be OK, and your stakeholders will be too. If you're not confident in yourself no-one will be confident in you. If you don’t believe in it, no-one will. Things are never perfect, but being able to move from reactive to proactive as soon as possible with accountability systems is the key to leadership."

Other topics we covered:

• how Damon shows up as a facilitator for female leaders to be great in the workplace

• trends and failures of leadership and what to look out for

• influencing others in the workplace title or no title

• breaking the glass ceiling and some myths of leadership

• how women leaders they need to show up

• "psychological performance" - one of Damon's key coaching focuses

• “Owning your s**t” and getting your head together

• becoming an effective "storyteller" for stakeholders

• navigating ambiguity

• How to take more risks

• self validation versus external validation

• prioritizing ourselves rather than team - effective delegation rather than doing everything to make sure the boss approves you!

• dealing with crisis leadership - another key Damon focus in his coaching

• being comfortable being uncomfortable

• How a leader should be seen by her direct reports and why they should be "a little scared", and when you "need to come across as a b*tch", is actually healthy.

• be empowered as a decision maker and executor.

AND we listened to my song, BYE (Italian Version), which I wrote, produced and performed and is one of the things I do in EVERY podcast, we take it to the music for a bit. If you are watching this podcast on Youtube you get to watch the music video!

theCrea8ve powers ⭐️ entrepreneurs, creatives and career success chasers to become passion leaders 🔥

🚀 Launch brilliant ideas 💡 monetize passions 💰 and unlock creative solutions 🎯 fuel your greatness, solve the biggest challenges and achieve success in life, business and career ⏩ at full throttle without regrets.

theCrea8ve is a subscriber-supported platform, dedicated to cultivating a culture of passion-driven leadership, action, and contribution, empowering individuals to lead fulfilling lives and careers infused with purpose and creativity and businesses to thrive with creative outside-the-box ideas.

If you seek higher growth in your life, career or creativity, or if you are moving from one position to another, or if you are starting up an amazing idea as a solo-preneur or with your team, theCrea8ve is for you.

theCrea8ve, www.theCrea8ve.com, is accessible via web and mobile app, and provides community, content, podcasts, newsletters, workshops and everything to ignite Your passion. See you there!

xo,

Gilli Moon Aliotti

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On TheCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast, I interview Guest Speakers who share topics are around creativity, entrepreneurship, or a little bit of both. I’m focusing on women in business lately, and that tends to touch on some really juicy discussions of strength, empowerment, life stories and taking the path least traveled. Which brings me to today’s episode. "If Your Why is Strong Enough, You Can Do Anything" which is an exact quote by our lovely guest: Joyce Roosz

Joyce Roosz is a transformational leader focused on operation enablement and addressing emerging opportunities with agility. Joyce believes that high performing teams require a foundation built on trust, transparency and alignment which delivers motivating results including innovation. A passion for mentoring and coaching PMO leaders in high tech from diverse backgrounds. Joyce is also a catalyst for diversity, career advocacy leader for Women Empowered in Supply Chain, where the transformative results were featured in Gartner as best in class. Joyce is married, a mother of 2 boys, and loves hiking at National Parks. Find Joyce at www.Joyceroosz.com and On Instagram @joyce_roosz

Themes explored: how you show up as a leader at work influencing others in the workplace title or no title steps to advance in your career including education/continued learning being a boss without the boss title Time management Showing throughput Education and training Overcoming fear and showing value * Re-write your narrative, new story How to crack the glass ceiling - sponsors, community, advocacy and networking. * Scaled agile and business transformation How Joyce uses community to advance and advocate her leadership and network “If your Why is strong enough you can do anything” a Joyce quote! “Every moment we have is a moment to connect. It’s important to achieve, but as leaders I encourage my teams - blow wind into their sails, help them think big, help them in where they can go”

And we listened to my song, FALLING, which is a co-write (Gilli Moon/CaiNo). Fabulous music video on that too if you watch the Video version of this podcast.

theCrea8ve powers ⭐️ entrepreneurs, creatives and career success chasers to become passion leaders 🔥 www.theCrea8ve.com and on IG FB @theCrea8ve

xo, Gilli Moon

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On TheCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast, I interview Guest Speakers who share topics are around creativity, entrepreneurship, or a little bit of both. I’m focusing on women in business lately, and that tends to touch on some really juicy discussions of strength, empowerment, life stories and taking the path least traveled. Which brings me to today’s episode.

• Listen to or Watch the podcast right here on theCrea8ve

• Listen to the podcast above (www.thecrea8ve.com/podcast) and on Spotify, Apple Music, and other good Podcast places.

• Or Watch the Video Interview above (tap play above) or on YouTube directly.

• Please subscribe, like and comment also on social:- @theCrea8ve (Facebook & Instagram) and @officiallygilli (Twitter).

So today 2 Powerhouse PMO Women Leaders Walk Into A Room... my Podcast Room of course! We're talking about PMO Project Leadership and running your own global business as a female entrepreneur. Louise Gardner is the founder and managing director of Pledge Consulting, a specialist project management consulting business based in Sydney Australia. Louise founded the business in 2012 after becoming frustrated with corporate life after 15 years working in large organisations.

I really resonate with Louise because we are both PMO Leaders and so I’ve been inspired by her from the get go. I literally stalked her on LinkedIn and eventually reached out because I resonated with her ethos, her thought leadership so much. And recently we met for the first time over the Xmas holidays. Today we want to dive into a little bit on what makes her tick as an EntreprenHER, and she has some really great thoughts on building a professional services business and why delivering projects is important through a PMO. What the heck is a PMO? You’ll find out. Watch and listen!

theCrea8ve powers ⭐️ entrepreneurs, creatives and career success chasers to become passion leaders 🔥

🚀 Launch brilliant ideas 💡 monetize passions 💰 and unlock creative solutions 🎯 fuel your greatness, solve the biggest challenges and achieve success in life, business and career ⏩ at full throttle without regrets.

theCrea8ve is a subscriber-supported platform, dedicated to cultivating a culture of passion-driven leadership, action, and contribution, empowering individuals to lead fulfilling lives and careers infused with purpose and creativity and businesses to thrive with creative outside-the-box ideas.

If you seek higher growth in your life, career or creativity, or if you are moving from one position to another, or if you are starting up an amazing idea as a solo-preneur or with your team, theCrea8ve is for you.

The commonality in all of us is that we strive to thrive in our lives (that rhythms!), and theCrea8ve does just that - it creates a playground to imagine the possible, a safe space to get clear with your passions and dreams, and amps your toolkit to take a leap of faith in tapping into your greatness to build a life, passion, business or idea unencumbered by negativity, constraint or obstacles.

theCrea8ve, www.theCrea8ve.com, is accessible via web and mobile app, and provides community, content, podcasts, newsletters, workshops and everything to ignite Your passion.

xo,

Gilli

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On TheCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast, I interview Guest Speakers who share topics are around creativity, entrepreneurship, or a little bit of both. I’m focusing on women in business lately, and that tends to touch on some really juicy discussions of strength, empowerment, life stories and taking the path least traveled. Which brings me to today’s episode.

• Listen to the podcast above (www.thecrea8ve.com/podcast) and on Spotify, Apple Music, and other good Podcast places.* Please subscribe, like and comment also on social:- @theCrea8ve (Facebook & Instagram) and @officiallygilli (Twitter).

We are speaking a lot about Building Community and Leading by Example, with my fine guest, ESTHER DEUTSCH.

Esther is a quintessential EntreprenHER and a really inspiring community builder. As Senior Partner Success Manager at Net at Work, she holds a Master's degree in Social Work and a Bachelor's degree in Business. Esther co-hosts a networking community to help bring business professionals together called www.inthistogetherroundtable.com. She also enjoys volunteering, especially with groups for women in technology and ran a mission trip to teach coding to young girls in the country of Belize! We met recently at the Channel Futures Leadership Summit in Miami where I moderated a panel of women leaders in business, and we hit it off so well, I asked her to come on to my podcast for a good chat.

Some great quotes from today’s episode: Nobody starts at the top. Everybody sees the end but nobody sees the work and grind Money is needed to be able to make a bigger impact. Our relationship with money can be hard but if we look at it for doing the greater good, we build a better relationship. Every big idea takes community and action Esther’s favorite quote is “Leadership is a stance in the world, it’s not a job title” - don’t be afraid to take on leadership and step up. Doesn’t matter where you are at, even if you are a student. You never know what impact you can make Let’s scrap the word ‘networking’ and change it to ‘relationship building and transformation or partnership development right people will come to you ce]lear brand employees can also be your community

We had a great 40 mins conversation and there were so many more awesome nuggets.

As I usually do with all my guest speakers, I asked Esther to pick a song from the GILLI MOON vault, and she picked ‘FIRE’. So we also played the song and for those watching, you can watch the music video. ‘FIRE’ is from my Beautiful Mess album, which helped wrap the theme for today about following your passions.

You can find Esther Deutsch at

• www.estherdeutsch.com www.inthistogetherroundtable.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-deutsch/ Instagram: @esther_deutsch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esther.deutsch.37

theCrea8ve powers ⭐️ entrepreneurs, creatives and career success chasers to become passion leaders 🔥

🚀 Launch brilliant ideas 💡 monetize passions 💰 and unlock creative solutions 🎯 fuel your greatness, solve the biggest challenges and achieve success in life, business and career ⏩ at full throttle without regrets.

theCrea8ve is a subscriber-supported platform, dedicated to cultivating a culture of passion-driven leadership, action, and contribution, empowering individuals to lead fulfilling lives and careers infused with purpose and creativity and businesses to thrive with creative outside-the-box ideas.

If you seek higher growth in your life, career or creativity, or if you are moving from one position to another, or if you are starting up an amazing idea as a solo-preneur or with your team, theCrea8ve is for you.

The commonality in all of us is that we strive to thrive in our lives (that rhythms!), and theCrea8ve does just that - it creates a playground to imagine the possible, a safe space to get clear with your passions and dreams, and amps your toolkit to take a leap of faith in tapping into your greatness to build a life, passion, business or idea unencumbered by negativity, constraint or obstacles.

theCrea8ve, www.theCrea8ve.com, is accessible via web and mobile app, and provides community, content, podcasts, newsletters, workshops and everything to ignite Your passion.

xo,

Gilli

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TheCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast with Gilli interviews Guest Speakers who share topics are around creativity, entrepreneurship, or a little bit of both. I'm also focusing on women in business lately, and that tends to touch on some really juicy discussions of strength, empowerment, life stories and taking the path least traveled.

Which brings me to today’s episode. I’m excited to welcome Deborah Bishop, as my special guest and our topic is Getting Beyond Survive to Thrive.

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ABOUT DEBORAH BISHOP

Deborah Bishop is both an award winning Performing, Recording Artist and a highly noted Energetic Practitioner. In her private practice she specializes in helping entreprenHers in moving from their survival patterns that run on auto pilot, to the conscious creation of the success and life they deserve. Today we are talking about Getting beyond ‘Survive’ to ‘Thrive’ as a female entrepreneur

And…

Also we’ll listen to one of my songs, which she picked. I do this every episode: each guest has to pick a gilli moon original, haha. So check out my song - Temperamental Angel - which I’ll play the song, right here, on today’s podcast (if you’re watching the Video version of the podcast you can watch the music video too).

Some great quotes from today’s episode:

• Owning all parts of me

• Living your truth brings abundance

• What people think of me is none of my business

• How to feel Instant manifestation

• The minute you focus on what you are doing wrong, you’ll do it wrong. Decide you’re doing it right

• The only person stopping me is me.

• Trust your gut

• You can’t live on willpower alone

• Really looking at who we are ultimately allows us to be successful willing to take the moment and say “i’m worth more than this”

• At any moment you can say, “I Am This”

Listen as I interview Deb and learn

• How lack of money talk creates dysfunction and blocks to attract money, but we don’t realize we have the dysfunction

• Why mindset alone is not enough - if you are not handling your emotional truths, that will threaten your mindset.

• How to move towards the thing that makes you feel better

• What is the Foundational Lie? - How trauma can no longer trigger (even if it still exists)

• Where doing a lot versus, focused effort, can change your direction to the next level of freedom

Products. Links and Music mentioned today:

• Book: ‘Blowing my way to the top’ by Jen Atkins (Amazon link: https://amzn.to/4a8nyet)

• “Temperamental Angel” Music Video by Gilli Moon

• “Peace Be” Music Video by Deborah bishop

Find Deborah Bishop at

• Website WelcometoBishopWorld.com

• Instagram handle: is @joindeborahbishop or you can find her on Twitter and Facebook @ DeborahBishopsPlace

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Hi, Gilli here at theCrea8ve. Welcome to another episode of theCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast.

TheCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast interviews Guest Speakers who share topics are around creativity, entrepreneurship, or a little bit of both. I'm also focusing on women in business lately, and that tends to touch on some really juicy discussions of strength, empowerment, life stories and taking the path least traveled. Which brings me to today’s episode.

I’m excited to welcome Deb Dutta of Criya, as my special guest.

Listen to the podcast above (www.thecrea8ve.com/podcast) and on Spotify, Apple Music, and other good places

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Deb Dutta, is my special guest

and is the Founder & CEO of Criya, a tech startup backed by Y Combinator and top tier VCs, and a platform I’m also a member or as a coach.

Deb is passionate about empowering a vibrant community of senior professionals to launch their personal brands and share their valuable coaching and expertise through Criya, and has assembled an exceptional team of product, technology & business leaders from renowned companies like Meta, Amazon, Oracle, and PayPal.

Her work has been recognized and featured on prestigious platforms such as Forbes, TechCrunch, New York Times, and Y Combinator.

Additionally, she actively contributes to Forbes and lead the Women in Product chapter, where she mentors aspiring professionals through their Product careers.

I really resonated with Deb’s journey which you’ll hear more about in the podcast. It’s almost like we had a similar path, but completely different. For me coming from Australia to the US 25 years ago, I felt a kindred spirit in Deb also a first generation immigrant to America. She became a social influencer before Criya, and I was a music artist, and now both leaders in Technology. So her story touched me very much.

Deb has really built her own path as a product and technology leader, and becoming a truly successful, kickass female Entrepreneur - EntreprenHER - as a founder of a new incredible Silicon Valley Startup, which is no easy matter, finding the support of VC funding and building a platform of excellence that customers like myself (coaches and tech leaders alike) expect. You just have to listen in on this one, because she is truly inspiring!

Catch Deb Dutta online at Criya - www.criya.co

Follow her on Instagram: Debduttaofficial

and Twitter: Deboshre

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Also we’ll listen to one of my songs, which she picked. I do this every episode: each guest has to pick a gilli moon original, haha. So check out my song - The Light - that she picked and I’ll play the song, right here, on today’s podcast (if you’re watching the Video version of the podcast you can see the debut of the music video too).

xo,

Gilli

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Welcome to theCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast - where Gilli Moon interviews Jennifer Julian of June Bug Pictures, creative and media entpreneur, on the 2023 Super Bowl, Rihanna, Critics & Faking it till you make it.

I'm looking at strong female archetypes in music, media and technology, and looking at what makes them successful, or what challenges makes them unsuccessful. This made me want to talk about Rihanna's 2023 Super Bowl performance, her pregnancy announcement, and the reaction to that from fans and media. Also we get to know Jennifer Julian, a multi-faceted talented writer, producer and artist, who has performed the largest stages herself (Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, Broadway, the=e list goes on...), as well as being a philanthropist who helps young people share their own voices through the creative process and power of the arts. Jennifer sat with me on an abnormally blustery Los Angeles day and dissected Rihanna's Super Bowl performance, how she announced her pregnancy on stage, as well as discussed some other really juicy topics about female entrepreneurship, imposter syndrome, how to deal with criticism from within and from others, getting out of your own way, vulnerability,... you get my drift... all these areas we deal with as super badass female entrepreneurs.

Watch the show, as well as listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Music, Spreaker and other good places - list is at www.thecrea8ve.com/podcast. Please follow theCrea8ve on YouTube where you can watch the Video version of the Podcast Interview - subscribe, like and comment also on social @theCrea8ve xo, Gilli Moon

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The Crea8ve Podcast with Gilli Moon - “Reinventing Juli” - From turning her back on Corporate America to Self-Made Female Entrepreneur, Juli Lyon talks about Success, Dogs, Yoga, Hiking and finding your authentic self in a post-pandemic world.

Juli Lyon is a Bellingham Washington based Female Entrepreneur, Self-starter Business Owner, Nature lover, Yogi, and a truly badass woman. Having led hundreds of people and key technology changes for Kroger, one of the top 4 Fortune 100 Company in US Grocery business, she made a bold move and left her leadership role and eventually Los Angeles. She made a drastic change to run her own small business, and reinvent herself in small town Washington, finding not only joy and balance in her life, but also a new definition of success and her authentic self. Join Gilli Moon as she has a heartfelt conversation with Juli, as they also touch on her love for dogs, yoga, hiking and… yes…some Gilli Moon music (we’ll play Days in November).

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When was the last time you said Yes...and! We've gone through so much in this world lately. We all change. Have you been saying no too often? What would it feel like to say 'yes', even if you don't know where it will take you? Let's try it together, listen in! Also sharing my song Evolution from the extraOrdinary life album. So a bit of chatting and a bit of music too.
Enjoy. xo, gilli moon

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We want change. We fear change. When change comes there’s an awkward silence. And that’s good. Listen in as i'm going through a change I want to share with you and how it feels. Kinda icky but this is good. Gilli Moon

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Making Money from Music - What the F*ck I'm really angry about the state of revenue opportunities for artists. So I'm going to talk it out with you. I welcome any guest who is making money from making music to reach out to me so I can interview you. Best, Gilli Moon. www.gillimoon.com/podcast

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Kick back in my studio today as I iron out the kinks of a new original song, "I Can Feel". More on the new album Beautiful Mess at gillimoon.com/beautifulmess and listen on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and other cool streaming places.

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I killed a fish. I didn’t mean to. It was the last straw in a series of feeling helpless to make any change in the world right now. As an artist I feel so much. Covid-19 has been raging for months now. George Floyd is murdered and I feel for our Black community. I feel for the atrocities and racism against nations for centuries. I feel like whatever I say, doesn’t make a difference. I feel terrible I killed a fish. And then I thought, it’s ok to feel. As an artist I have a higher mission in my music and creativity to raise awareness, compassion, love and unity amongst humanity. And so I have shared some of my thoughts today on how all artists can do the same. Enjoy. xo, Gilli.

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I’m really excited to share this episode because it came out of an experience where I witnessed a man struggling on the street in a wheelchair. And it really made me understand how we all have our own unique journey towards our destination, and the way we approach any given day will determine if our day is going to be happy and positive and if our goal in reaching our destination will be successful. So I’m sharing this experience I had with you m, along with offering 5 ways we can create a happier and more positive day, and ultimately life.

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A practical guide in asking yourself the right questions on who you want to be and what you want to do for the next 10 years. Artists check out www.thecreativewarrioracademy.com. All life passion seekers check out www.themagneteffect.com for more!

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Others, including our own inner critique, are ready to knock us down. Are you ready to ignore the crowd, and dream big?

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Artist and #1 creative business strategist, Gilli Moon, chats with keynote performer and inner image expert Deborah Bishop on strategies to get clear with who you are, so that you can achieve a life you've always imagined.

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The new episode as part of gilli moon's livingroom, interviewing her very own husband J.Walker of rhymecology.com. Always off the cuff, creative, musical and with guest artists and gilli moon challenges to end the show

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