culture SHIFT with Anne Taylor Hartzell: Recent Episodes
Anne Taylor Hartzell
We are all finding our way through the mess of modern family life. The culture SHIFT podcast is the antidote to our "Insta-Perfect" badge of modern family culture that leaves us feeling lost. Who knew when we launched this podcast in January 2020 we would be faced with one of the biggest shifts of our lifetime?
After two years deep in the pandemic, Season 2 will tackle the big question, "Where do we go from here?" culture SHIFT guest experts will give you the tools to create meaningful shifts in your family life and be intentional on the journey. Host Anne Taylor Hartzell has more than 22 years of experience as an executive-level communications strategist for lifestyle and consumer tech brands, is the founder of the award-winning Hip Travel Mama blog, wife and mom to two future women leaders and a snuggly chocolate labradoodle.
One of the most important things I have learned in every season of change is that no one builds their next chapter alone.
In the Choose Adventure Mindset™, I call this building your Adventure Crew — the people who support you, challenge you, encourage you, and remind you who you are when you forget.
This is the fifth step in the Choose Adventure Mindset™, a five-step framework for navigating change.
Watch the series on YouTube.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why community matters in seasons of change
- How to find your Adventure Crew
- How to build support as you build what’s next
- Why this matters in leadership, life, and career transitions
Links & Resources:
Choose Adventure Weekly email newsletter: https://hiptravelmama.kit.com/allwhowander
Workshops & speaking: https://www.annetaylorhartzell.com/services
Book: All Who Wander: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F993HHQ4
📖 Get the book: All Who Wander: A Guide to Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change
🎤 Book Anne to speak at your next event: annetaylorhartzell.com/speaking
💌 Subscribe to the Choose Adventure newsletter and join a community of others choosing adventure.
Connect with Anne:
Website: annetaylorhartzell.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annetaylorhartzell
Instagram: @annetaylorhartzell
Most people think confidence comes first and then you take the step. But what I have seen, over and over again, is that confidence comes from taking the step.
In the Choose Adventure Mindset™, I call this Trust + Momentum. You take a step, then another step, and over time you build momentum. And when you’re in motion, you start to notice the small synchronicities that remind you that you are moving in the right direction.
This is the fourth step in the Choose Adventure Mindset™, a five-step framework for navigating change.
Watch the full series on YouTube.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why small steps create momentum
- How confidence is built over time
- How to pay attention to the synchronicities that happen when you trust the process and show up
Links & Resources:
Choose Adventure Weekly email newsletter: https://hiptravelmama.kit.com/allwhowander
Workshops & speaking: https://www.annetaylorhartzell.com/services
Book: All Who Wander: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F993HHQ4
📖 Get the book: All Who Wander: A Guide to Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change
🎤 Book Anne to speak at your next event: annetaylorhartzell.com/speaking
💌 Subscribe to the Choose Adventure newsletter and join a community of others choosing adventure.
Connect with Anne:
Website: annetaylorhartzell.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annetaylorhartzell
Instagram: @annetaylorhartzell
Fear shows up any time you are doing something new, stepping into a new role at work, entering a new season of life. It also shows up when something is important to us.
In the Choose Adventure Mindset™, we don’t see fear as a stop sign. We reframe fear as curiosity. Curiosity helps you take the next step, even when you don’t have the full plan.
This is the third step in the Choose Adventure Mindset™, a five-step framework for navigating change.
Watch the full series on YouTube.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How embracing the same mindset as we travel can shift our perspective
- How to reframe fear as curiosity
- Why small brave steps build confidence
Links & Resources:
Choose Adventure Weekly email newsletter: https://hiptravelmama.kit.com/allwhowander
Workshops & speaking: https://www.annetaylorhartzell.com/services
Book: All Who Wander: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F993HHQ4
📖 Get the book: All Who Wander: A Guide to Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change
🎤 Book Anne to speak at your next event: annetaylorhartzell.com/speaking
💌 Subscribe to the Choose Adventure newsletter and join a community of others choosing adventure.
Connect with Anne:
Website: annetaylorhartzell.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annetaylorhartzell
Instagram: @annetaylorhartzell
When you are in a season of change, it can be hard to know what to do next because there are so many opinions, expectations, and pressures pulling you in different directions.
That’s why in the Choose Adventure Mindset™, we say core values are your compass. Your values help you decide what matters most and help you make decisions when the path forward isn’t fully clear.
This is the second step in the Choose Adventure Mindset™, a five-step framework for navigating change.
Watch the full teaching series on YouTube.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why core values are your compass
- How to identify what matters most to you
- How values help you make decisions
- Why this matters for leading your team, your family,, career decisions, and life transitions
Links & Resources:
Choose Adventure Weekly email newsletter: https://hiptravelmama.kit.com/allwhowander
Workshops & speaking: https://www.annetaylorhartzell.com/services
Book: All Who Wander: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F993HHQ4
📖 Get the book: All Who Wander: A Guide to Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change
🎤 Book Anne to speak at your next event: annetaylorhartzell.com/speaking
💌 Subscribe to the Choose Adventure newsletter and join a community of others choosing adventure.
Connect with Anne:
Website: annetaylorhartzell.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annetaylorhartzell
Instagram: @annetaylorhartzell
That feeling is what I call the quiet nudge. Seasons of change often don’t begin with a big plan. They begin with a feeling that something is shifting and it’s time to start paying attention.
This is the beginning of the Choose Adventure Mindset™, a five-step framework for navigating change.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How to recognize the quiet nudge
- Why seasons of change often begin with a feeling, not a plan
- Why adventure is for everyone
- Why the first step is simply to notice and start listening for what’s next
Watch the full series on YouTube.
Links & Resources:
Choose Adventure Weekly email newsletter: https://hiptravelmama.kit.com/allwhowander
Workshops & speaking: https://www.annetaylorhartzell.com/services
Book: All Who Wander: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F993HHQ4
📖 Get the book: All Who Wander: A Guide to Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change
🎤 Book Anne to speak at your next event: annetaylorhartzell.com/speaking
💌 Subscribe to the Choose Adventure newsletter and join a community of others choosing adventure.
Connect with Anne:
Website: annetaylorhartzell.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annetaylorhartzell
Instagram: @annetaylorhartzell
Introducing the Choose Adventure Mindset™ | Navigating What’s Next (All Who Wander Podcast Teaching Series) A five part series from my new book All Who Wander: A Guide for Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change.
In this episode I introduce the Choose Adventure Mindset™ and we talk about:
- Listening for what’s next
- How to use this framework to navigate your own season of change
- Why adventure is for everyone
Watch the full episodes on YouTube.
Let’s stay connected:
Join Anne’s weekly letter, The Choose Adventure Weekly: Notes for the Curious, the Brave, and Those Nurturing What’s Next: https://hiptravelmama.kit.com/allwhowander
Workshops & Speaking:
Anne speaks and leads workshops on the Choose Adventure Mindset™, a five-step framework for navigating change with clarity, courage, and momentum: https://www.annetaylorhartzell.com/services
Get Anne’s Book: All Who Wander: A Guide to Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F993HHQ4
Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiptravelmama/
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetaylorhartzell/
ABOUT ANNE: Anne Taylor Hartzell is an author, speaker, and executive communications strategist who teaches leaders, teams and individuals how to navigate seasons of change using her Choose Adventure Mindset™ — a five-step framework for navigating change.
📖 Get the book: All Who Wander: A Guide to Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change
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Connect with Anne:
Website: annetaylorhartzell.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annetaylorhartzell
Instagram: @annetaylorhartzell
Shannon Stowell, CEO of the Adventure Travel Trade Association, helps us define “adventure,” shares how he found his way to the travel industry, and reflects on why getting support early in his CEO journey 21 years ago helped him grow into the role.
Episode takeaways
Adventure is personal and possible at any risk level.
Leading with your values attracts the right people, partners, and opportunities.
About the Adventure Travel Trade Association
Established in 1990, the Adventure Travel Trade Association is the largest global network of adventure travel leaders. The community is made up of ~30,000 individual guides, tour operators, lodges, travel advisors, tourism boards, destination marketing and management organizations, outdoor educators, gear companies and travel media who share a belief and commitment to sustainable tourism. The connections and creativity of this vibrant community come together both virtually and in person to create and deliver the solutions that propel our businesses and our communities toward a responsible and profitable future.
If you are in the travel industry, there is still time to join the ATTA community in Puerto Natales, Chile for Adventure Travel World Summit 2025. Here's the link to learn more.
📖 Get the book: All Who Wander: A Guide to Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change
🎤 Book Anne to speak at your next event: annetaylorhartzell.com/speaking
💌 Subscribe to the Choose Adventure newsletter and join a community of others choosing adventure.
Connect with Anne:
Website: annetaylorhartzell.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annetaylorhartzell
Instagram: @annetaylorhartzell
Episode 2: Beyond the Boardroom – Erik Blachford on Adventure, Change, and Resilience
In this episode, I sit down with Erik Blachford—early Expedia founder and CEO, board member, advisor and investor to talk about navigating change, taking risks, and getting outside your comfort zone.
Erik shares stories from the early days of building Expedia, his passion for building ventures and outdoor adventures, and his passion for helping leaders and the moment he got a quiet nudge to make a pivot in his career that changed everything.
One of my favorite takeaways? “Have all the plans you want—but know they’re written in sand. Don’t get upset when the tide comes in.”
If you’re in a season of uncertainty, this conversation is a reminder to stay curious, stay connected, and be patient with the process, especially in difficult times.
Erik Blachford has led companies through M&A, sat on public and venture-backed boards like Zillow, Peloton, Hipcamp and Glassdoor, and invested in startups across travel, marketplaces, and consumer tech and helps leaders, early-stage founders, think through go-to-market, scale, and staying focused under pressure.
📖 Get the book: All Who Wander: A Guide to Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change
🎤 Book Anne to speak at your next event: annetaylorhartzell.com/speaking
💌 Subscribe to the Choose Adventure newsletter and join a community of others choosing adventure.
Connect with Anne:
Website: annetaylorhartzell.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annetaylorhartzell
Instagram: @annetaylorhartzell
The book is here! 🎉 In this special episode of All Who Wander, journalist Kavita Varma White interviews Anne to share the story behind the book launch of All Who Wander: A Guide for Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change and what it really means to choose adventure, especially when life feels uncertain.
Whether you’re starting out, starting over, or somewhere in the messy middle, this is your invitation to choose adventure over fear.
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
📖 Grab your copy of All Who Wander on Amazon or Barnes & Noble online.
AllWhoWanderBook #ChooseAdventure #PodcastLaunch #NewEpisode
📖 Get the book: All Who Wander: A Guide to Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change
🎤 Book Anne to speak at your next event: annetaylorhartzell.com/speaking
💌 Subscribe to the Choose Adventure newsletter and join a community of others choosing adventure.
Connect with Anne:
Website: annetaylorhartzell.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annetaylorhartzell
Instagram: @annetaylorhartzell
Four-time Emmy® Award-winning host Mickela Mallozzi, creator of Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi shares how dancing with locals around the world became a powerful way to build community, celebrate culture, and connect across borders. Season 7 of her PBS series premiered on May 1, 2025, and continues to explore the beauty of diversity, the importance of equity, and the power of inclusion through dance . You won’t want to miss this inspiring conversation.
📖 Get the book: All Who Wander: A Guide to Finding Your Path in Seasons of Change
🎤 Book Anne to speak at your next event: annetaylorhartzell.com/speaking
💌 Subscribe to the Choose Adventure newsletter and join a community of others choosing adventure.
Connect with Anne:
Website: annetaylorhartzell.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annetaylorhartzell
Instagram: @annetaylorhartzell
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Robert Reid on LinkedIn
In this episode #36, Robert shares insightful stories from his extensive travel career, including quirky adventures like counting mustaches in Russia and playing the clarinet in St. Lucia. The discussion dives deep into the evolution of his career, his unexpected return to Oklahoma to support family, and the how his is natural curiosity and calculated risks have led him to incredible destinations and a sense of place around the world. Robert also reflects on the lessons learned about navigating career transitions, maintaining work-life balance, and importance of pursuing creative projects. The conversation emphasizes the value of passion, the joy of travel as play, and the importance of staying open to new ideas and experiences.
02:29 Robert's Current Day Job and Life in Portland
03:45 Journey Through Robert's Career
06:56 Transition to Video and National Geographic
08:16 Return to Oklahoma and PBS Role
11:33 Navigating Career and Personal Life
16:29 Taking Calculated Risks
20:18 The Challenges of Being a Travel Writer
21:55 The Importance of Shared Experiences
22:41 Robert's Advice to His Younger Self
23:31 The Mustache Ticker Experiment
24:34 Travel as Play and Creativity
28:53 One of Robert's Favorite Travel Moments
Jacqueline Tanzella talks about her launch into freelance work as a brand marketer and her journey to living as an expat in Paris and Tuscany today. She shares the importance of female friendships, listening to our instincts, knowing when we are off balance, and following the "shiny things" that bring us light and joy.
Links: Jacqueline Tanzella on LinkedIn.
Pastry chef, workshops and corporate retreats. ATE THREE
@Jacqattack on Instagram.
Krista shares her extensive career journey, from her early days as an Internet travel analyst, to her current role supporting travel tech startups and as an advisor at Boston Venture Studio. We talk about the importance of starting any new venture is to understand what problem you are solving, the important of having a team with a shared vision, and how the pandemic changed her perspective on travel and being rooted in one place and importance of her work friendships, and community on Martha's Vineyard.
Find Krista on LinkedIn
@Kpappas on Instagram
Anne throws it back to a conversation with Dan Fine, her first boss! Hear how Dan navigated his way as an AD Man, to Internet trailblazer, to entrepreneur, and now retired, philanthropist and documentary producer, and the lessons he has learned along the way.
Links:
Dan Fine on LinkedIn
UWARF.org
War Tails Documentary Film link coming soon. Read about the recent screening it in the Edmonds Times
In this episode Anne talks with Megan Cunningham, the CEO and founder of Magnet Media, a New York City-based creative studio. Megan is an author, producer, director, and media executive and has worked at PBS, HBO, and MTV. Anne and Megan talk about the important role storytelling plays in creating a more empathetic and just world, she believes in the power of building a strong community, the challenges and joys of juggling entrepreneurship and family, and why exercise and sleep are important tools in her self-care toolkit. Cunningham emphasizes the importance of developing a diverse network of women from different backgrounds and the value of reaching out to connect during periods of change, loneliness, and transition and a recent family trip to Japan and what she loved about that trip.
Shortcuts:
04:39 Megan's Journey: from film to entrepreneurship
08:48 The role of creativity and community in personal growth
12:16 Megan's entrepreneurial journey
17:31 Balancing work, family, and self care
22:57 The Importance of community and connection
26:37 Travel Stories: Her recent trip to Japan with her family
Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/megancunningham/
https://www.magnetmediafilms.com
More information and to book: https://www.hiptravelmama.com/allwhowanderretreat/
HORMONES + HEALTH: DECODING THE CONNECTION TO EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
Hormones can have a direct impact on our mental, emotional and physical health. Discover how imbalanced hormones contribute to anxiety and depression, and learn how to ignite more energy and vitality with Dr. Alisha Ghajar, Firebrand Wellness.
About Dr. Alisha Ghajar ND
Dr. Alisha Ghajar, ND is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and founder of Firebrand Wellness. She specializes in women’s healthcare, and empowers women to age with vitality, through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. Dr. Ghajar draws heavily from scientific research, extensive clinical experience, and her own personal wellness journey to educate women on topics such as nutrition, exercise, sleep, mental health, and hormone therapy.
Bonus episode series this week! Spend 15 minutes to listen in as Dr. Amy Mezulis (episode #1) and Anne chat about the workshops they are leading at the All Who Wander Retreat for women, April 20, 2024 at the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle. Get clear on your values, draft your personal brand plan, get expert psychologist tools and tips to support your family's mental health and your own wellbeing.
In 1992, Andy grabbed his bike and headed to Burgundy, France in search of riding his bike and drinking great wine, and Duvine was born. How Andy Levine, the founder and CEO of Duvine Cycling and Adventure Company, found his way from a trip from Boston to Burgundy with his bike in 1992, hitchhiking across the Swiss Alps, to creating a 30 year old business helping travelers experience, local culture while being healthy and enjoying great food and wine in stunning locations. Andy and his team design and lead luxury bike trips to the world's most amazing places.
This is Andy's Story.
Learn more about Duvine + book a trip.
Follow Duvine on Instagram
In today's <10 min episode, Anne shares three practical steps you can take to navigate change, get unstuck, discover, connect and thrive. She also shares the launch of the new All Who Wander retreat, an all-inclusive weekend of discovery and inspiration for women. Anne highlights the challenges women face in various life stages and provides tips on navigating change and get the support we need to thrive. Anne also emphasizes the importance of self-care and addressing issues such as mental health, community support, and prioritizing well-being.
Chef Bobby Moore, new Chef Proprietor of Bis on Main in Bellevue, Washington talks about how he found his way in #cheflife, the importance of loving his family and friends well, and the recent leap he made to leave the legacy he built at Barking Frog at Willows Lodge, an award-winning hotel and restaurant in the heart of Woodinville Wine Country 30 minutes outside of Seattle, to own his own restaurant. Bobby shares when he knew it was time to make the big, scary leap to leave the place he built and people he loved working with for more than 20 years to fulfill his dream of owning his own restaurant and the big lessons he has learned along the way.
He and his wife Michelle also recently became empty nesters and he talks about this season of their family life, what he has learned, how his passion for creativity fuels his work, and the grit and hustle that it takes to navigate #cheflife.
Visit his restaurant Bis on Main on old Main Street in Bellevue, WA.
Bis on Main on Instagram
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How Heather Greenwood Davis found her way from growing up in Toronto to a successful career as a travel journalist, the epic year-long, round-the-world trip she took with her husband and two boys that took them to 29 countries across 6 continents, and why she believes travel is a pathway to understanding ourselves, each other, and the world around us.
- Heather shares why she left her job as an attorney to pursue her passion and a successful career in travel journalism
- The epic year-long trip she took with her husband and two boys that changed everything
- Why family travel is so important to her, what empty nest life is like now, and how she is building her next season of adventure
- The advice she has for moms about making room for yourself and the things you are passionate about
- Listen through to the end as Heather shares an exciting new project in the works!
Follow Heather and her travels:
@byheathergd
https://heathergreenwooddavis.com/
How Jason Mesnick, former Bachelor (Season 13) found his way through the many seasons of his career to real estate. He shares why it is important to trust your gut, stay curious in every job you do, seek out wisdom from others, and keep exploring to find work you love. He also shares the life lessons he learned from his time on the show.
Jason is also a family man and tells the back story of finding the love of his life Molly on The Bachelor, their real estate business together, and how his best job is dad to his two kids Ty, who is a college freshman, and Riley who is 10.
Jason also reflects fondly on his days backpacking through Europe and his passion for travel.
This is Jason's story.
Follow Jason on Instagram
MDG Real Estate on Instagram
MDGResidential.com
How Traci Schneider, mom, entrepreneur, and autism support advocate found her way from Green Bay to Seattle with her husband John Schneider, the GM of the Seattle Seahawks, raising two boys and founding Ben's Fund, a non-profit that offers financial support and guidance to children and young adults in Washington state who have autism. Ben's Fund was named after their son Ben who was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and has raised $5M for families to date. Her latest venture is helping Ben launch into entrepreneurship with his new business, Small Ego Art.
Applications for families open December 2023: Learn more about Ben's Fund here.
Explore and purchase one-of-a-kind works from Ben at Small Ego Art
Key takeaways from this episode:
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Traci shares what it was like raising two boys one with autism, juggling John's intense job in the NFL as the general manager of the Seattle Seahawks, and how they prioritized intentional family time and connection with their community.
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Traci talks about their nonprofit organization, Ben's Fund, which they started in 2012 after Ben was diagnosed with autism at age 3. Ben's Fund provides financial support and a sense of community for families who have a child diagnosed with autism.
-Hear about her latest venture launching Ben into entrepreneurship with his business, Small Ego Art.
And finally, what she wants other moms to know about giving ourselves grace, patience, and to never stop being a strong advocate for your child.
How Kavita found her way from a small town in Oklahoma, to her role leading a team of writers and editors producing daily digital parenting content for NBC's TODAY Show website. After crisscrossing the country from Delaware to Florida to Washington state, they are now living the empty nest Midwest life in Columbus, Ohio, and Kavita has a lot of life lessons to share.
About Kavita Varma-White
Kavita Varma-White is a Senior Editor for TODAY.com, where she assists leading a team of writers and editors in creating daily digital parenting content for NBC's TODAY Show. An industry veteran for more than 25 years, Kavita has been a reporter and editor for numerous print publications, including The News Journal in Delaware, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the South Florida Business Journal, Miami Metro magazine and Seattle magazine, as well as digital sites such as Red Tricycle and MSNBC.com. She has degrees from Oberlin College and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Kavita and her husband, Brian, have two kids ages 24 and 21. After criss-crossing the country from Delaware to Florida to Washington state, they are now living the empty nest Midwest life in Columbus, Ohio.
Follow Kavita on Instagram and X.
You can find Kavita's articles for TODAY.com here as well as at TODAY.com/parents.
In 2022, Richard Bangs was named one of the hundred great explorers of the last 100 years. This is the story of how Richard found his way as a river guide in the Grand Canyon, to navigating the wild rivers in Ethiopia in 1973, to co-founding Sobek Expeditions (Now MT Sobek), taking countless business leaders, actors, and prominent figures on adventures around the world. Richard is always at the forefront of what is new and next in travel and technology and he is also one of the founding executive members of Expedia, travel storytelling app Steller, author of more than 20 books, director and producer of many films and TV shows including IMAX film mystery of the Nile and the PBS television series, Richard bangs Adventures with Purpose.
MT Sobek https://www.mtsobek.com/
His new book: The Art of Living Dangerously: True Stories from a Life on the Edge (out November 7, 2023
In 1973, Richard Bangs founded Sobek Expeditions, the original and now the largest adventure travel company in the world, with over a million clients guided since its beginning. But this is not just a story of an unusual company, one that profoundly transformed the way we travel and experience the world. It presents true stories, both perilous and awe-inspiring, from the full array of adventure travel: trekking, climbing, sailing, diving, adventure cruising, kayaking, back-country skiing, mountaineering, biking, cultural immersions, canyoneering, and more. Sobek pioneered scores of adventures, from trekking in the Himalayas, to cruising the Galapagos and Antarctica, to first descents of some eighty rivers around the world. The author personally led thirty-five first river descents, capsizing on six continents (a unique, albeit dubious, distinction), and organized and led the first trips into North Korea, Libya, Yemen, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, New Guinea, Iran, and even China back in 1978. Sobek clients have included Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mick Jagger, Barry Diller, and Daryl Hannah. It is the shadow company behind National Geographic Adventures, New York Times Active Journeys, and Smithsonian Expeditions. This book traces fifty years of adventure travel and how it has evolved through times of war and peace, terrorism, the rise of the internet, the pandemic, and the first virtual expeditions.
Stellar App: https://steller.co/
How Leah found her way from college in Hawaii to the sets of LOST and other films, to a full-time career producing videos and short impact films. Her latest project, Uncle Bully's Surf Skool premiered at the Hawaiian International Film Festival and aims to aid in supporting Maui's recovery.
In this episode you will learn:
- What the role of an impact producer is, and the challenges and joys of this passion work
- How a chance meeting working on a boat during college on Oahu connected her with film industry professionals and landed her a job helping out in a variety of roles on LOST, Baywatch, and other prominent movies filmed in Hawaii.
- We talk about her and her husband Todd's latest project - Uncle Bully's Surf Skool which premiered at the Hawaiian International Film Festival this month.
- How a surf lesson with Bully with friends during the pandemic put them together
- What it was like making this film and how after the August 8 fires, they decided to go back and reshoot the ending of the movie to help make a greater impact for these kids and Maui.
Links to donate:
To Maui Strong Fund: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/strengthening/maui-strong-fund
To donate to the film and community support program: https://www.inflatablefilm.com/bullysurf/
Film Impact Initiative will include: a massive community screening tour across the US, the creation of educational materials and core-standard curriculum guides, worldwide film festival tour, promotion on airline in-flight platforms, broadcast television events with fundraisers, and more
How Lahaina-based Robert "Bully" Kotter found his way from growing up in Hawaii to starting his surf business, offering free surf lessons to families and homeless youth during the pandemic. He and his wife Ashley narrowly escaped the fires, losing his home and business, and then dedicated himself to helping kids heal in the ocean. This is the first part of a two-part series featuring the new Uncle Bully's Surf Skool film, benefiting Maui.
In this episode you will learn:
- How this powerful and important film can help with Maui’s healing and recovery.
- Growing up in Hawaii, how Bully started his surf lesson business
- During the pandemic, he started offering free lessons to locals and inviting the homeless youth to come learn how to surf and do school.
- Bully shares how surfing is much more than a sport, but a way of life.
- How he and his wife Ashley narrowly escaped the fires
- The important lesson he wants us to know and how we can make an impact on our local communities.
- What it was like making this film and the important message about moving forward, being together, and respecting what we have - each other and the ocean.
- The work he is doing now to help kids heal from trauma in the ocean.
Links to give back to Maui:
Donate: Maui Strong Fund
Uncle Bully's Go Fund Me
https://www.gofundme.com/f/uncle-bully-and-ohana
Lahaina Ohana Venmo: https://www.instagram.com/lahaina_ohana_venmo/?hl=en
For booking surf lessons or surf safaris - https://www.bullyssurfschool.com/our-services/
For purchasing Bully's Ohana Surf School merchandise (including the limited edition 96761/Lahaina Built red hats and shirts - the net proceeds go directly to Lahaina families displaced by the fire) - https://www.bullyssurfschool.com/shop/
How Ciaran Blumenfeld found her way as a mom of 4 and storyteller in many chapters of her career as a creative multi-prenuer, travel writer, social media marketer + tech startup founder, and now author and is now in hot pursuit to share stories and write as many books as she can.
- Growing up, Ciaran's dad was one of the "Mad Men" of advertising and watching him run his own agency was the catalyst for taking her own entrepreneurial path.
- Her early love for writing and comedy and how she met her husband at John Hopkins University at a comedy improv troupe.
- Why Ciaran says it is important to do the things that we're most afraid of and that light us up and why she wishes she would have trusted herself more and dove head into her passion for being a writer sooner.
- She is now a published author under the pen name Ciara Blume and her first series is called the Lit Lovers Series, a 5 book romantic comedy fiction series featuring the stories of a group of friends in Washington state.
- She's also the co-host of the new Time to Talk Travel podcast, which will include a new travel guide and activity book series coming out soon.
- She talks about an epic press trip to a small island in Mexico, camping under the stars with her family, surrounded by thousands of whales during migration season.
- And finally, she discovered in a genealogy search that travel and exploring is actually in her genes.
Learn more about Ciaran at her website: https://ciaranblumenfeld.com
How Brandon Janous found his way pursuing his passion for golf, to Hawaii, several businesses, traveling the country for a year in an RV with his wife and three kids, to the heartbreaking loss of his wife Rachel to cancer, and finding a new season of love again as a widower and single dad.
- Hear Brandon's career journey from playing professional golf, life as a serial entrepreneur, to an author and now the co-founder of Blue Hat Publishing.
- Why their family packed up their house, bought an RV, and traveled the country for a year in 40 square feet with three kids under 5, what they learned from slowing down, being present with each other and from the people they met.
- Their family's personal journey with his late wife. Rachel's battle with breast cancer, her bright and loving spirit, the importance of the community that surrounded them during that time, and sharing her story to the important work of carrying on her legacy and to love a little bit more like Rachel who loved her people well.
- He shares his advice on how traveling for a year on the road wiht his family helped him be a better "noticer" - engaging and connecting with those around us and their stories. He also reminds us of the precious gift of time and being sure to be a "noticer" of your person - your significant other, spouse, or partner, and all they are in your life.
Just Do!: Stories about Discovering Purpose, Gaining, Perspective and Being Present
@BrandonJanous
BrandonJanous.com
How Alli Worthington found her way to becoming a business coach, podcaster, author, founder of the Coach School and co-founder of Called Creatives while being a mom to 5 boys, and why she believes Modern Motherhood is broken and what we can do about it.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why Alli started her online business after her family navigated the financial crisis in 2008.
- Her passion for helping women thrive, her work as a business coach, and co-founder of Called Creatives and the Coach School.
- We deep dive into her new book, "Remaining You While Raising Them: The Secret Art of Confident Motherhood.
- Why we need to drop the mom guilt, the role social media plays, and other factors that trigger our mom guilt.
- Why she believes that investing in yourself and your emotional health is the secret art of confident motherhood.
- The importance of relationships, friendships, and building a support network
- Why she schedules quality "freak out time" on her calendar to help manage stress.
- And the "magic habit question" she believes all moms should ask themselves when feeling overwhelmed.
Learn more about Alli and work at: https://alliworthington.com/
The Alli Worthington Show.
Buy her book on Amazon
How Katherine Cheng found her way from a career in politics, to high-tech, seasons at Starbucks, Microsoft, and Expedia, and now as the current VP of Culture and DEI for the Seattle Mariners, while raising two twin boys with her husband, and volunteering her time to advance the unique voices and stories of the AANHPI community.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Katherine has navigated her work as a social impact expert and sustainability architect who has worked in diverse industries such as retail, tech, government, and travel.
- Lessons she has learned as a full-time working mom of two twin boys
- Why her most recent role at the Seattle Mariners is so special and especially for her baseball-loving family
- Why Katherine says she was raised by her mom and Phil Donahue growing up
- How she and her friends launched the "Our stories are your stories" documentary series, an idea born to celebrate the unique voices and stories of the AANHPI community to encourage understanding, empathy, and connection.
- What she would tell her younger self about taking more risks, and why she believes strongly that we need to drop the judgment and define what "having it all" looks like for us and find our own definition of work-life balance.
- Finally, she shares a bit about her volunteer work as an Advance Associate for the White House, leading advance teams to drive successful official domestic and international visits for Presidents and Vice Presidents in China, Greece, Myanmar, New Zealand, Brazil, and Ukraine.
Go Mariners! ⚾️
How Lisa Gurry found her way from 23 years at Microsoft, to co-founder and Chief Growth Officer for Truveta, her personal journey as a working mom in tech raising three kids, and why her youngest daughter Taylor's rare diagnosis drives her passion in her new role and this next chapter in her career.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why Lisa believes we are all worthy of redefining and each season brings new opportunities to redefine who we are and the work we do.
- Why it is important to choose your people wisely and build a network of support on your career journey as a working mom.
- What she would tell her younger self and wants you to know about trusting yourself - and that "YOU ARE READY" when taking on new challenges.
- Her family's personal journey with her youngest daughter Taylor's rare diagnosis of a genesis of the corpus callosum and how that has shaped her as a mom and the new challenge she is taking on at Truveta as co-founder and Chief Growth Officer.
- How with her two oldest in college, she is creating time to rediscover her love of running and has set a personal goal to run 6 "Majors," - six major marathons in New York, London, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, and Boston.
Truveta. Learn more about Truveta: Saving Lives with Data Truveta will enable researchers to find cures faster, empower every clinician to be an expert, and help families make the most informed decisions about their care.
Lisa Gurry on Linked In.
Her blog The "Redefining"
Nicole + No Regrets: "Capturing a dream + priceless memories." How Nicole Smith found her way from university to a passion for travel, navigated a full-time corporate job while raising two boys as a single mom. She nurtured a side hustle that would turn into Flytographer, a photography business for travelers that connects you with more than 500+ hand-picked local photographers in over 350 destinations around the globe to capture priceless memories of our adventures together.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Nicole's idea for Flytographer was inspired by a trip to Paris in 2011 with her best friend when they tried to get one good photo that captured their adventure together and showcased the beauty of the city.
- How her passion for wanderlust started, spending time in Mexico and Korea, and other countries after she graduated college.
- The important questions she asked herself as she reached a point of burnout juggling it all and when she decided to dedicate herself full time to building Flytographer.
- Why she felt so strongly about the business opportunity for Flytographer that she took the leap to leave her stable corporate job and even sold her car to keep the business growing.
- We talk about the myth of "work-life balance" and instead approach our career paths as working moms in "seasons" of moments, and why self-care is again a critical part of the journey.
- What the 10 year anniversary of Flytographer this year means to her as she reflects back on all she has learned along the way and why capturing photos and working with photographers around the world has taught her about love, joy, hope, and that we all have a lot more in common than divides us.
Learn more about Flytographer and book a photo shoot.
Follow @flytographer on Instagram
Amie + Experience: "Time is our greatest non-renewable asset." How Amie O'Shaughnessy found her way from a technology career during the tech boom, to living and working in London, taking a year off to travel, and founded Ciao Bambino!, a luxury travel agency that specializes in planning and booking luxury vacations for families in destinations around the world.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Amie's wanderlust was ignited when she and her husband lived and worked in London and used it as a launching pad to travel across Europe.
- How after taking a year off traveling with her husband, she set out to leverage her tech background and entrepreneurial spirit to create a travel business.
- The reason behind the travel agency name, Ciao Bambino! and why she chose Italy to be her first destination for families.
- What she has learned about adapting and growing her business, the importance of seeking advice from others, being willing to take risks and test and learn.
- Why setting boundaries and being intentional with our time is important to juggling managing a small business with family commitments.
- Why she believes that time is our most non-renewable asset and the importance of prioritizing travel and shared experiences.
Learn more about Ciao Bambino!
Michele + Courage: "The magic of finding your champions." How Michele found her way as a college athlete in the 1970s, to one of the first female sports journalists who fought for equal access to athlete interviews for women in NFL locker rooms. Michele spent a long career as an award-winning sports journalist including covering the Tampa Bay Bucs, San Francisco 49rs, the Olympic Games, and is the co-founder of the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM). After retiring in sports she made storytelling magic for families with bloggers, influencers and online media relations as a PR Director for the Disneyland Resort.
In this episode you will learn:
- How she and other female sports journalists fought for equal access to critical athlete interviews, winning civil rights cases and navigating the backlash in the 1980s.
- Why she believes that the key to success is having the courage to discover who you are, staying committed to that next step, and finding the champions in your life that will support the confidence you need to do work you love.
- How as a single mom of two girls at 50 she reinvented her career working for the Walt Disney Company as a PR Director for the Disneyland Resort, helping guide storytelling with online media (mom bloggers + early influencers) into the media strategy at Disneyland, and managing projects at Disney theme parks and resorts around the world.
- What she has learned from her long career in sports journalism and in her work for the Walt Disney Company
Watch the 2009 ESPN Nine for IX series "Let Them Wear Towels."
Michele is the co-founder of the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM)
AWSM is a volunteer-managed, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1987 as a support network and advocacy group for women who work in sports media (reporting, editing, broadcast, media relations, etc.). Founded by Nancy Cooney, Susan Fornoff, Michele Himmelberg and Kristin Huckshorn – our membership of more than 1,000 women and men primarily includes professionals in sports media and students aspiring to careers in the industry.
How Andy Hanson found his way from fly fisherman, owning his own fly fishing shop, to a full time freelance videographer and cinematographer. Andy is the guy behind the camera filming public figures, corporations, major sports networks, and producing videos of some of the most beautiful destinations in the world. Learn why he believes in working hard and hustle is critical to doing the work we love.
In this episode:
- Learn how Andy started out owning a Fly Fishing shop and when he decided to pursue his love of video and film
- How he found his passion for video and stop motion photography at a young age and how he narrowed down his niche in the video world
- The lessons he learned early in his career about the importance of grit and hustle
- The ups and downs of freelance life and tradeoffs that are a part of the business
- Why he believes it is important to put in the work and continue to learn new things and innovate to keep our skills fresh
- Andy shares the amazing places his work has brought him around the world from Antartica to the Amazon rainforest.
"Serving for the future of our local communities" How Mark Mullet found his way growing up in Tukwila, Washington, to a career in finance working in London and New York City, to return home to raise his kids and buy and run several successful local small businesses while beginning a career in public office. Mark is a dad of six kids, small business owner, a Washington State Senator, and just announced he is running for Governor of Washington in 2024.
- How Mark found his way from college to a career in finance, working abroad in London and in New York before returning to Washington State to raise his family.
- What he has learned as a small business owner of several Zeek's Pizza and Ben & Jerry's franchises, and the importance of having his kids involved in the businesses.
- How Mark got his bug for serving in public office and why he believes that you can make a big impact on peoples lives at the local level.
- Where his own passion for travel started, a couple of memorable adventures his family of 8 has taken together, and why taking these trips to be present with the family is important to him.
Learn more about Mark Mullet and his campaign for Washington State Governor here.
"Don't be shy about your dreams." How Ann Ueno found her way from rural Illinois, to leading digital marketing for Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Chicago and New York City, to Miami and followed her dream to become an interior designer and founder of her own Interior Design firm, Studio 790 in Miami, Florida. She is also a single mom to a future female leader.
- How Ann's 20 years of corporate hospitality and digital marketing experience helped her to build a brand and business and why she believes building teams is her super power. She talks about the importance of building a strong healthy work culture.
- How her boss at the time asked her to help design an office space that launched her into more projects, led to her dream job as a female business owner, self-taught designer and following her passion for design.
- Why she chose to believe in herself and blaze her own path - resisting external feedback that she had to go back to school to be an interior designer and why she believes you can break through self-doubt and find your own path to pursue your passion too.
- How after she quit to focus full time on her new interior design firm, she faced divorce as a single mom, and what happened when she had to start over and refinance her own home.
- Why she believes our homes are the most sacred place and an extension of who we are.
- What being a mom means to her, and how she prioritizes quality time with her daughter as a single mom and business owner.
- Why investing in building community and healthy relationships, being generous with your time and finances are so important in daily life, and especially when trauma hits your life.
- How solo trips have been transformational for her as a working mom and why she believes it is important to prioritize trips by ourselves.
Link to Studio 790 and the company's mission is to give everyone the opportunity to love the spaces they live, learn, play and work in.
Follow the team's incredible gorgeous design work at @Studio790.
Reworking Work + Creating your own yeses." How Stacey Gordon found her way from London to growing up in New York, to work as a paralegal and recruiter, to becoming the founder of Rework Work and a globally recognized keynote speaker, author, leadership consultant and DEI strategist. Stacey is the creator and facilitator of three LinkedIn e-learning courses which collectively have been viewed by more than one million individual learners.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Stacey navigated college and law school and initially wanted to be a judge to create change.
- How her work as a paralegal and then later as a recruiter helped her identify the inequity in the hiring process, procedures and mindsets of people doing the hiring and what needs to change.
- Why she decided to start her own business to help companies “Rework Work,” help companies create a great work culture, and to create her own "Yeses."
- Why if you are considering a career change, there are three lists you should make to identify what you are like to do, what you are good at and what you hate to do.
- How her LinkedIn Learning courses including “Unconscious Bias,” reached the #1 most downloaded Linked In course on bias in 2021, and have collectively been viewed by more than one million learners.
- The importance of having authentic conversations around diversity, inclusion and bias and to create a safe place for questions to be answered and asked without shame or judgement.
- Her book “Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work” and framework of - awareness, alignment, action, and advocacy guides readers through a way to address bias at work and why she believes that without awareness and alignment, action is inauthentic.
- Why as a mom of three daughters, she has involved them in her work and the importance of having your own pursuits.
Learn more about Stacey at her website Rework Work and join her Rework Workspace
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Stacey A. Gordon is an Executive Advisor and Diversity Strategist who works to reduce bias in recruiting and barriers to hiring. Leading at the intersection of recruiting, career development, diversity and workplace culture, Stacey has delivered keynote speeches globally and developed educational content that has engaged professionals both in-person and in a virtual environment. She focuses on reworking how companies work. That includes how they recruit, hire and engage women and BIPOC professionals.
Stacey is the creator of a course on unconscious bias, which is the most popular course on the LinkedIn Learning platform. It has also been translated into several languages for consumption globally. She is the author of Unbias: Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work, a book that reached #1 on several Amazon New Release lists. She has been recognized by Pepperdine University as a Top 40 Over 40 Leader, by the Los Angeles Business Journal for her work in Diversity and by Forbes as a Top 3 Business Leader Who Spoke Out About Diversity & Inclusion.
An appointee to the Board of the Center for Women in Leadership at Pepperdine University, Stacey has served as on the Alumni Leadership Committee of the University for three years and is a facilitator of diversity & inclusion related content as part of their Leadership & Development program. She served as adjunct faculty teaching Diversity in Organizations and Cultural Intelligence at Phillips Graduate University and as the Director of Education for Professionals In Human Resources Association, the largest affiliate of SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) in the country. She is also an Advisory Board Member to two career and technology related companies.
In addition to the unconscious bias course, Stacey is the content creator and facilitator of three additional LinkedIn e-learning courses which collectively have been viewed by more than one million individual learners. As a globally recognized keynote speaker, leadership consultant and DEI strategist, Stacey has provided subject matter expertise to SHRM, Fast Company, Skillsoft, Forbes, NPR Radio, BBC Radio, the Association for Talent Development and Fox Business.
Stacey Gordon holds a Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurial Studies from Pepperdine University’s Business School in Malibu, California and earned a Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from St. John’s University in Queens, New York. She earned both her Inclusive Workplace Culture credential and her SHRM-Senior Certified Professional certification from SHRM and pledges to help make all the difference in the world
"The power of stories and pursuing your passion." How Donna Barba Higuera found her way from an agricultural town in central California, to a career as an optometrist and mom, to a New York Times best selling author and Newberry Medal Award winner for her middle grade and children's picture books.
In this episode you will learn:
- How her passion for writing and storytelling started at a very young age, and books are inspired by her history, family and grandmother.
- What led her to pursue a career in the sciences to become a doctor and how that passion for writing and storytelling never left her.
- How committing to a writers critique group helped her stay committed to the process of writing, while she managed a full time career as an optometrist and raised her kids.
- Why a trip to Kauai with her family is meaningful to her and how a surprise Zoom call during that trip changed the course of her career and life as a writer.
About Donna Barba Higuera
Donna Barba Higuera is the New York Times best selling author of Middle Grade and picture books that reinvent history, folklore, and or her own life experience into compelling storylines. She lives in Washington State with her husband, four kids, three dogs and a frog. Her books include Lupe Wong Won't Dance, El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!, and The Last Cuentista, and have won awards including: the Newbery medal, both Pura Belpré medal and honor, PNBA best book of the year award, and the Sid Fleischman award for best children's humor book of the year.
Learn more about Donna and buy her books at her website, or your local independent bookstore.
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How Terry Hollimon found his way as a star high school athlete, overcoming a nearly catastrophic shoulder injury to play football at the University of Washington, to making a career out of supporting the family business, raising 4 kids, and following his passion as a dynamic and energetic host for TV, radio, podcasts and events.
In this episode you will learn:
- Terry's family history and struggles his dad and family overcame growing up in rural NE Arkansas on a sharecroppers plantation, and how a football scholarship changed his dad's life, and the life of future generations of their family.
- How after suffering a catastrophic shoulder injury in the 9th-grade doctors told him he wouldn't play football again, and how tenacity and grit led him to a successful college career at the University of Washington with some of the top football players in the country at the time.
- The lessons he has learned as an athlete about the importance of mindset, consistency, and staying the course and how he applies this to all aspects of his life.
- The importance of a good support system and staying organized to reach your goals.
- How Terry juggles work and family life with four kids and why being a present dad is important to him.
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How former finance executive, yoga teacher, and mom of two, Gimena Mazzetti found her way from Argentina to Germany, London, meeting her husband, moving to the US, and how her busy schedule + an injury led her to yoga and her passion to help others transform their bodies and minds.
In this episode you will learn:
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What it was like growing up in Argentina + how she supported her mom and her family at a young age
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How her job in finance at a large consulting firm led her to Germany and London, met her husband and moved to the US.
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How she knew she needed a "reset" and made the decision as a busy mom with a full-time career to press pause on her finance career.
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How an injury led her to yoga and to ultimately practice, teach and share her passion for yoga with others
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What lessons she has learned about self-care, staying in the present moment, and the healing power of yoga to transform our bodies + our minds.
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How travel writer Rolf Potts found his way from rural Kansas to living the #vanlife before it was a thing, working and living abroad, becoming a travel writer, teacher, + best selling author of Vagabonding, and created a movement in independent, long-term travel.
In this episode you will learn:
- How giving himself permission to travel, changed his life + shaped his career as a full-time traveler, travel writer, and author
- How his first book, Vagabonding, The Uncommon Guide to Long-Term World Travel inspired millions of people around the world to take the leap to long-term travel and became Tim Ferris' first book club selection.
- What travel teaches us about life and how to seek adventure in normal life, and normal life in adventure.
- How he met his wife in the pandemic + what inspired him to write his latest book, The Vagabond's Way: 366 Meditations, Wanderlust, Discovery and the Art of Travel.
Buy Rolf's Books
Subscribe to Rolf's Deviate Podcast
Follow Rolf on Instagram
Book summaries:
The Vagabond’s Way is meant to sustain the mindset of a journey, even when one isn’t able to travel. This unique philosophical guide will compel readers to see travel as an ongoing metaphor for life itself, and to bring the lessons of travel back into the context of their home lives.
Vagabonding There’s nothing like vagabonding: taking time off from your normal life—from six weeks to four months to two years—to discover and experience the world on your own terms. In this one-of-a-kind handbook, veteran travel writer Rolf Potts explains how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel. Now completely revised and updated, Vagabonding is an accessible and inspiring guide to:
• financing your travel time
• determining your destination
• adjusting to life on the road
• working and volunteering overseas
• handling travel adversity
• re-assimilating back into ordinary life
How Ashley Van Sant, Cross Platform Producer at CNN, found her way in the news business - from a small town TV station in Eastern Washington, to stations around the country, to becoming a mom, and landing her dream job at CNN in Atlanta.
In this episode you will learn:
- What it is like to have a career in the news business and how she knew at a young age she wanted to work in TV.
- Why becoming a mom shifted her priorities and how she and her husband juggle their busy careers in breaking news with two young kids.
- The importance of getting outside your comfort zone, being willing to put in the work, and how this philosophy led her to her dream job at CNN.
- Her favorite self-care strategies having a high-pressure job and her family's happy place in the PNW.
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How Mike Fridgen, serial entrepreneur, company builder, dad, and co-founder of Madrona Venture Labs, a startup studio based in Seattle, found his way through a career and created space for 10 epic family trips in 10 years.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Mike founded his first company at just 19 years old as a student at the University of Washington and has since founded, launched, sold, and advised countless startups.
- The lessons he has learned about the importance of patience and making intentional tradeoffs as a busy dad + executive
- How his passion for innovation, working with amazing people, and spending intentional moments with his family drives his passion for his work and life.
- How a simple notepad and a glass of wine with his wife one summer day turned into an epic family travel plan of 10 trips in 10 years. (hint: just a few on the list include Africa, Japan, Australia, Peru, Vietnam and Cambodia)
- Why travel, prioritizing big adventures and the trip planning process has become an important part of their family's DNA
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Travel talk starts @ 25:15
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Links from this episode:
Madrona Venture Labs
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How Whitney Cubbison, tech executive, dual American-French citizen + author of the new book "Will There Be Wine?" found her way to living and working in Paris as a tech executive, to writing her first novel, while traveling to 72 countries and counting.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Whitney fell in love with France at an early age
- Why she decided to pack up her life and move to Paris and live full-time as an expat and became a dual American-French citizen
- How she navigated a 20+ year, high-profile tech career to becoming a full-time author
- How when faced with dating after divorce, her real-life dating disasters in Paris led to writing the fiction novel, "Will There Be Wine?" (and a few spoilers about what parts of the story are based loosely on her own experiences)
- Why Whitney says showing up as we are at "full volume," is important
- Her epic three-month sabbatical and passion for travel that has taken her to 72 countries and counting.
We talk about Paris and Europe throughout this episode, but the big travel talk starts @ 33:45.
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About the Book: Will There Be Wine?
Austen Keller was living her dream. She landed a career-defining job which moved her and her husband to Paris. Shortly thereafter, she was divorced. This wasn’t the plan. Yet there she was—pushing 40 and starting over.
A decade after she’d last been single, Austen enters the dating scene playing by a new set of rules in a different language, culture, and lingerie standards. She experiences every type of miserable first date imaginable and lives to tell the tales of Pierre the Mansplainer, Simon the Snoozer, Emile the Over-Sharer, Guillaume of the Gym Shorts, and many more. On most dates, she struggles to get past one glass of Bordeaux without wanting to bolt. Even worse, no one chases after her when she runs. It doesn’t take long for her to realize that whoever said French men were romantic deserves a swift kick in the pants.
A rewarding and high-powered career.
Fabulous female friendships.
True love.
Austen continues to ask herself: Is “having it all” too much to ask?
A genuine and tragically hilarious novel about an ex-pat woman's journey of self-discovery through a string of disastrous dates, relationships forged in a deep cultural divide, world travels, and wine. A lot of wine.
Whitney Cubbison author page.
How Dr. Amy Mezulis, mom of two, Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer at Joon Care, a teletherapy service for teens and young adults and Professor of Clinical Psychology at Seattle Pacific University found her way to a career helping teens' mental health.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Amy discovered her passion for supporting teens' mental health
- How she created a flexible schedule to raise her two girls while juggling a demanding career as a professor
- How she got her family through a heartbreaking loss
- Why a milestone trip to Africa was so important + shares their itinerary and memories from the trip
- Strategies to help your kids, teens + young adults navigate change
- How to practice self-care, be more intentional, and trust yourself to find your next step to work + life adventures
Travel talk starts @ 36:07
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Resources discussed in this episode
Joon Care, teletherapy for teens and young adults.
Dr. Amy Mezulis on Linked In
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@joon_care
@amymezulis
Disclaimer; This episode also discusses topics about teen mental health. If you or a member of your family needs help right away, please call 911 or visit your local emergency room. You can also call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741).
How Sophie Vander, founder + Head Curator at Curatorial + Co based in Sydney, Australia found her way to creating her own online art gallery and art consultancy specializing in exclusive, one-of-a-kind, and limited edition works by artists and designers from across the globe.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Sophie, an Australian native, kept her foot in the art world while raising their four girls with her husband
- Learn the aha moment that sparked the idea for her Curatorial + Co today
- How Sophie + her family of six traveled around the world, living as an ex-pat in Seattle and Singapore and what she learned
- How she made her way home to open an online store + physical gallery space in Sydney.
- How her skills as a writer and storyteller helped her curate a business around her passion to make art more accessible for art lovers to discover emerging artists.
Travel talk throughout.
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Links discussed in this episode:
Curatorial + Co, a Sydney-based online art gallery + art consultancy
Now Open: 80 William St. Woolloomooloo, Sydney Art Gallery. More details in this post.
@curitorialandco on Instagram
Sophie Vander on Linked In
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Anne taps her personal and professional network of psychologists, authors, executives, chefs, winemakers, media, public figures and entrepreneurs to get advice from those who have traveled before you to help you find your way. Grab your earbuds, subscribe, and get ready to be more intentional with your time to pursue the work + life you love, and have some adventures along the way.
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In this episode Anne shares:
- What life has been like at home with her own family during the stay at home order
- Lessons she has learned about slowing down and being present
- What butterflies taught them about patience and hope when they needed it most
- Why change and uncertainty can be a call for new opportunity
- How we can all use this time to reflect on what matters most and think about what shifts we want to make as we return slowly to our daily lives.
Craig Romano is an award-winning guidebook author of more than 20 books. A prolific outdoors writer and an award winning author of more than 20 books; his Columbia Highlands, Exploring Washington’s Last Frontier; was recognized in 2010 by Washington Secretary of State, Sam Reed and State Librarian, Jan Walsh as a Washington Reads book for its contribution to Washington’s cultural heritage. Craig also writes for numerous publications, outdoors and tourism websites, and Hikeoftheweek.com.
In this episode you will learn:
- What Pacific Northwest parks are opening back up and what we can expect next
- Where to find trails that are less crowded to maintain social distancing
- Proper trail etiquette and what to bring with you (and most importantly pack out!)
- Why getting outside in nature is even more important now for our mental health.
When not hiking, running and writing, he can be found napping with his wife Heather, son Giovanni, and cat, Giuseppe, at his home in Skagit County. Get his Urban Hiking series and Day Trip guide books on Amazon, Visit him at http://CraigRomano.com and on Facebook at Craig Romano Guidebook Author for the latest updates and news about trail openings around the Pacific Northwest.
Stefan Weitz is the co-founder of Jetson, the first seasonal probiotics company to help make it simpler for people to get healthier. In this episode you will learn:
- How his own battle with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) led him to transforming his own health and founding Jetson
- The role probiotics play in gut health and why gut health is important to overall immune health
- What seasonal probiotics are and how they work
- What sites and sources of information Stefan and his team of doctors at Jetson rely on for reliable health news including:
- Ars Technica
- World Health Organization (WHO) Mythbusters
- Journal of Nature
Jetson is a new probiotic company enabling Americans to lead a healthier life through honest, high-quality, affordable, and scientifically proven-to-be-effective probiotic products tailored to the human body’s specific needs each season of the year. For more information on Jetson and to sign up for the Jetson newsletter go to wearejetson.com.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider for any questions.
In this episode you will learn:
- What daily life is like in Italy during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis
- How this small business owner is navigating this unprecedented crisis in the travel industry
- What we can learn from what happened in Italy to make changes here in the US
- The signs of hope they are seeing - from singing flash mobs, to making pizza in their homes to experiencing the beauty of humanity and simple pleasures and celebrations of traditional cultural values that are emerging from this crisis
- How to keep dreaming together until the world returns to travel
Angelo Carotenuto is the co-founder of LivItaly Tours, a family owned company, dedicated to helping you live and love Italy through private and small group tours of Rome, Florence, Venice & more. LivItaly is a beloved tour partner of Ciao Bambino, a full service luxury travel agency for families where Anne serves as VP of Marketing.
Dr. Amy Mezulis is a Seattle based licensed clinical psychologist and Chair of Seattle Pacific University's Clinical Psychology Department. Dr. Mezulis specializes in adolescents, including mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, suicidality and self-injury, trauma, substance use, and adolescent development. In this episode you will learn:
- How to help your teen create structure, meaning and purpose for their days at home
- What are the important conversations to have with our teens right now
- How to honor and acknowledge the disappointments, while helping them see the good in difficult situations
- How to be a good role model accurate information and teach them where to find trusted news sources
- How to coach your teen to to identify and reach out to other teen friends who may be at risk
- Tips and tools available to help teens cope with social distancing.
- Subscribe to the cultureSHIFTing community and get the free "How to help teens cope with social distancing" PDF from Amy's new teletherapy startup, Uplift here.
- Encourage your teen to start a gratitude journal to help rechannel anxiety with apps such as Happyfeed and 5 minutes of Gratitude.
About UpLift and Dr. Amy Mezulis
UpLift is a new teletherapy service that Amy and colleagues, including Michelle Kuhn, are building to deliver quality mental health care to teens and their families. They are now accepting teletherapy clients. Families can find out more at www.upliftnavigator.com or email Amy: drmezulis [at] mezulispsychologicial.com.
For more from Dr. Amy Mezulis listen to culture SHIFT Episode #2 "Our Teens Mental Health Crisis." Learn more about her work at Seattle Pacific University and her private practice at Eastside Psychological Associates.
Disclaimer: This episode is for informational purposes only. If you or your child is experiencing a mental health crisis, please seek immediate help from a licensed medical professional.
Part two with Mike Tholfsen, Microsoft. In this episode you will learn:
- What is an "inclusive classroom?"
- What free, mainstream, non-stigmatizing tools are already built into the digital programs teachers and students use everyday
- How these tools are leveling the playing field for students with diverse learning needs such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, and other accessibility needs
- Why as a parent taking the time to learn these tools will help you be a better advocate for your student and educate your own school
- What is Made By Dyslexia and how Microsoft is partnering to change perception and empower dyslexic awareness and training
- How we SHIFT how we think about accessibility tools to empower EVERY student on the planet to achieve and do more
Microsoft Inclusive Classroom Interactive Resources:
- Microsoft accessibility webinar with Mike Tholfsen
- What is the Inclusive Classroom?
- Inclusive Reading Demo
- Inclusive Writing Demo
- Inclusive Math Demo
- Inclusive Communication Demo:
- What is Immersive Reader?
- Immersive Reader partners:
- Dyslexia Awareness Course
Part one of two Interviews with Mike Tholfsen, Microsoft Education. In this episode you will learn to:
- What remote learning is and why it is not new
- Tools Microsoft Education provides for free across all platforms for educators and students
- The resources and training available to transition to a digital classroom
- How you as a parent can learn these tools and be an advocate for your child and school
- Microsoft's new Remote Learning Community for educators, administrators and school leaders
- Why it is critical that educators, students and parents SHIFT to a "growth mindset" and rapidly implement remote teaching now
Connect with Mike Tholfsen on Linked In or Twitter @mtholfsen
- Link to his Remote Teaching and Learning Resources Wakelet list
- Microsoft Educations NEW Remote Learning Resource Center
- Microsoft EDU Remote Learning blog
- Microsoft EDU Remote Learning support guide
- Enabling Remote Learning Community: Microsoft education has recently created a new Remote Learning global community to connect Microsoft product teams with educators, administrators and school leaders who are looking to collaborate, learn, and support with implementing remote learning. Sign up for the Remote Learning Community here.
In this episode Anne shares from the heart her own experience on what it has been like living in "ground zero" of the US outbreak of novel coronavirus in Seattle, and how she and her husband are navigating their own family, small businesses and community through this uncharted territory. The freeways and streets are eerily empty, the grocery store shelves are bare, families are at home together with no planned activities, and everyone is anxious. While there is still so much uncertainty and everything is changing daily, learn how these changes are creating a massive forced culture SHIFT for all of us, and how Anne is shifting her upcoming episodes to support listeners to learn:
- How we can all play an active leadership role in our families and communities to lead with calm and compassionate action to help others
- Best practices, tools and tips for online learning from experts for remote learning
- Mental health strategies to support our kids
- Consciously limiting our own access to 24/7 news cycles and social media for our own mental health
- Creative ideas from sports clubs, communities and parents to keep kids engaged and create a sense of "normalcy" during this time
- How we can support our local community small businesses who are greatly impacted
- What she's learned from 15 - (actually just counted and it is 17 years!) working from home and how to juggle everything from time management, sharing an office with your spouse, to conference calls and kids
- Her theory behind the TP hoarding
We will get through this and get out and explore the world again together. When the time is right, we will return to talk about travel, the impact on the industry, and have conversations with trusted experts to share why now more than ever it is critical to have a trusted travel advisor to stay on top of ever-changing travel logistics.
We are in this together. Please share with me what you are learning or topics you would like to learn more about by sending me an email at anne [at] hiptravelmama.com or DM me at @cultureshiftpodcast or @hiptravelmama
Be well, friends. - Anne
NOTE: Please visit the World Health Organization or CDC website to stay informed on the latest on COVID-19 information and your local health and state authorities in your area.
Nicole Smith is the founder and CEO of Flytographer and a mom of two boys based in Victoria, B.C. Inspired by the photographs from her own trip and recognizing the trend of travelers seeking authentic local experiences, Nicole found her true calling and launched Flytographer in March 2013. Now six years later, Flytographer has more than 550 photographers in 300+ destinations around the world and has helped over 10,000 happy customers capture priceless vacation memories.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Nicole identified a gap in the market for vacation photography
- How a trip to Paris with her bestie planted the seed of a simple idea that would change the course of her career as an entrepreneur and CEO
- How "work-life integration" is her mantra juggling her busy life as an entrepreneur and mom raising two boys
- The advice she has for other moms who think their dream is too big to chase
- How her company is working hard to capture priceless memories for people, while helping shift the culture of 'doing it for the 'gram' in popular tourist destinations around the world.
Get some serious wanderlust following Flytographer on Instagram or book a session with a Flytographer photographer at Flytographer.com.
Kavita Varma-White is a senior editor for TODAY Parents and TODAY.com, the digital site of NBC's TODAY show. Her journalism career spans 20 + years, in which she has been a reporter and editor for newspapers, magazines and blogs. As a parenting editor for the past 10 years, Kavita has had a front row seat, raising two kids, now ages 20 and 17. She anticipates the next phase - the Empty Nest - with equal parts anticipation and trepidation!
In this episode you will learn:
- Kavita's personal experience as a mom raising and launching two teens
- Her earliest travel memories growing up in a small town in Oklahoma and traveling back and forth to India with her family
- How sports parenting can take on a life of its own
- What perennial topics on TODAY Parents connect us all
- Why "This too shall pass" has been her mantra for parenting
- How we can make small SHIFTS to embrace the different seasons of parenting
Find Kavita's work on TODAY.com Parents
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Award-winning Executive Chef Bobby Moore with the Barking Frog restaurant at Willows Lodge in Woodinville Wine Country sits down with Anne to talk about his experience raising two teenage boys with his wife while juggling an incredible career as a chef and their family's shared love of food and travel.
In this episode you will learn:
- Bobby's story growing up living in Hawaii, Texas and Germany
- How he became a chef and their family's shared passion for food and travel
- Why family time around the dinner table is so important to their family
- How to make a SHIFT to create space for shared meals together
- What he would tell his younger self as a new parent
Check out @seattlcakesandbakes on Instagram
Tom Kersting is a licensed psychotherapist, school counselor, best-selling author, owner of his own private practice and a father of two teenagers. His first book, Disconnected: How to reconnect our digitally distracted kids, cemented him as an expert on digital dependency, and since its publication, he has become a nationally renowned authority on the topic, lecturing to thousands of parents across the country. Tom is a regular contributor on Tucker Carlson Tonight, Fox & Friends and The Today Show, and he has hosted programs on A&E Network, Food Network and National Geographic Channel. His second book, Disconnected: How to Protect Your Child from the Dangers of Device Dependency, is set to hit shelves in 2020.
In this episode you will learn:
- How screen time is one important factor in the rise of anxiety and depression in teens
- Why it is critical that we do the hard work of setting screen time limits
- Practical tips for managing screen time for the whole family
- How to set real boundaries for screen time and SHIFT the culture of constant device use in our homes.
According to the US Travel Association, a total of 768 million US Vacation days went unused in 2018, a 9% increase from 2017. How can we reclaim our precious family breaks and prioritize travel in 2020? It starts by planning ahead and staying committed. Anne has teamed up with Ciao Bambino! to share A School Year’s Worth of Travel in 6 Easy Steps.
In this episode you will learn how to:
- Plan your entire school year of travel
- Set a travel budget and stick to it
- Set airfare alerts to track flight prices for your trips
- Decide when to use a travel advisor to book your trip
- How to SHIFT and set boundaries with competing time commitments to make travel a priority in 2020.
Have a question you'd like to ask Anne, or a guest or topic you'd like to see covered on culture SHIFT? Hit us up on Instagram at @cultureshiftpodcast or via email at anne [at] cultureshiftpodcast.com.
Full disclosure: Anne recently joined the freelance team and runs marketing at Ciao Bambino! a luxury family travel planning agency specializing in empowering families to enjoy meaningful experiences and collect lasting memories. This means that you now have a way to take action and book all the incredible trips I talk about with a team of trusted advisors. Learn more at CiaoBambino.com
In this episode you will learn how to:
- Identify learning differences early to find the right school environment for your child
- Recognize signs of learning challenges + strengths with ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism
- Advocate for your child's learning style in their current school environment
- Support your child's social, emotional health and confidence with "Neurowellness"
- SHIFT the culture of a "one size fits all" approach to learning in your own school community
Learn more about pediatric neurospsychology and Dr. Daniela Ferdico at Cogwheel Clinic for Neurodevelopment.
In this episode you will learn how to:
- Recognize the warning signs of depression and anxiety in our own kids
- Learn the gender differences in boys v. girls and why
- Identify when stress and resources are out of balance
- SHIFT this cultural trend and improve the mental health and resiliency of our kids
Learn more about Amy Mezulis' work at Seattle Pacific University and her private practice at Eastside Psychological Associates.
Disclaimer: This episode is for informational purposes only. If you or your child is experiencing a mental health crisis, please seek immediate help from a licensed medical professional.
In this episode you will learn how to:
- Identify where you are holding on to perfectionism that is not serving you
- Learn to recognize these same self-defeating patterns in our kids
- Kick your inner mean girl to the curb
- Make small steps to SHIFT the culture of perfectionism in your own family
Subscribe Sam's podcast at Imperfection Wins on iTunes and learn more great tips at her website SamWilling.com.
For nearly 16 years, Anne has been fighting the good fight juggling a passion for travel with motherhood, marriage, and leading a successful freelance business. It has been anything but "Insta-perfect." Filled with windy paths, setbacks and tradeoffs, raising strong, confident kids in today's modern "always on and arms race to college" culture is a marathon, not a sprint. Like a night in with your close friends and a glass of wine, each episode will tackle the real issues keeping you up at night as a parent with interviews and advice from doctors, educators, authors and other parents like you in the trenches. And, of course, we'll start every episode talking travel and offer tips for maximizing the 18 summers we have with our kids. I hope you find this podcast helpful and know you are not alone. Together we can create real SHIFTS in our families, our lives, and our culture. Thanks for subscribing, telling your friends and leaving a review.