Episodes
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In todayâs episode, Iâm breaking down why itâs so damned hard for us to prioritize rest as leaders, specifically.
But even better, Iâm also providing real life examples from a bunch of my clients to show how the principles weâve talked about this season have led them to be even more effective leaders.
Why?
Because representation fucking matters.
So I want to make sure you see that you arenât the first to prioritize your thriving as a leader.
Other leaders of color, just like you, are doing this work â without sacrificing success, financial stability, etc.
And not only are they thriving, but the people around them are thriving, too.
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In todayâs episode of the Revolutionary Rising podcast, Aida and I talk about:
đ„how watching her mom work hard as a kid impacted her relationship with rest
đ„the burden and gifts of being âthe firstâ
đ„the surprising thing that she ACTUALLY needed when her anxiety was telling her to go get shit done
âŠand so much more.
Aidaâs been so generous in sharing the perspective shifts and exact tools that have supported her - donât sleep on this episode!
About Aida:
Aida S. Macedo is a co-founder and partner at Cid & Macedo, Inc. Sheâs a political strategist, with over 15 years of experience in law and policy work throughout California. She is also a career development coach focusing on women of color leaders through her program: Sembrando Semillas. In her free time, Aida enjoys spending time with her husband and son, and their dog Winston. She is a recently certified yoga instructor and enjoys a good hike, social gathering, or concert.
Connect with Aida here:
www.cidmacedo.com
@aidasmacedo
@cidandmacedo
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In this episode, Kim & I break down how they went from feeling counterproductive & stuck in numbing activities, to feeling like theyâre simultaneously moving forward in their goals without sacrificing their joy, rest, and vibrant life.
We also talked about:
how to navigate the shame of âfailureâ when making a pivot
mental health, neurodiversity, and their impact on productivity and rest
feeling like you have to be exceptional
About Kim:
Kim David is a business growth strategist, creator, and lifelong learner. She is the host of the Work But Don't Forget To Live Podcast and the founder of Freebird Society. She believes bigger does not mean better and is passionate about helping small businesses take over the world to dismantle systems of oppression.
https://www.freebirdsociety.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hikimdavid/
Connect with Gieselle:
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If thereâs one thing weâve all learned as folks of color in white dominated societies, itâs this:
We are only worthy of being respected and lauded if weâre exceptional.
In this episode, Iâm doing a deep dive on exceptionalism and how it impacts rest for leaders of color.
Iâll also be breaking down:
how to evaluate if you REALLY care about being exceptional, or if society just taught you to care
practices to help you feel safe even when youâre not âexceptionalâ
how to start choosing your rest over your work
Connect with Gieselle:
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Hereâs something we donât talk about enough in regards to rest:
Sometimes, youâre not exhausted because youâre working long hours, or spending a ton of time on something.
Youâre exhausted because the thing that youâre doing, while short-lived, is emotionally draining.
In this episode, we talk about:
đđżthe surprising reason so many folks are burnt out
đđża small practice that helped her stop feeling guilty/shameful for not doing enough
đđżhow she stopped feeling shame when she didnât have capacity for everything they âshouldâ do
đđżthe truth about emotional labor and how much it impacts you as a BIPOC leader
đđżhow to do more of what you WANT to do instead of what you SHOULD DO
Connect with Gieselle:
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Today we're talking about the B word... Not that one! The other one, BOUNDARIES.
Boundaries are really fucking hard for almost all of us (myself included, sometimes!) because we live in a society where having personal boundaries is thought of as being selfish.
In todayâs episode of the podcast, I break down why:
đđżworking on your ability to create & uphold boundaries is essential to rest
đđżyou have to learn how to create & uphold boundaries with yourself
đđżyou have to work on building your confidence to be better with boundaries
I also go into a LOT of the âhowâ in this episode.
I share:
đđżmy tried and true tool for helping clients get clear on what they ACTUALLY have capacity for
đđż a trick to help you feel confident that youâve done âenoughâ and deserve to enforce your boundaries
đđżmindset shifts to help you navigate when folks push back against your boundaries
Thereâs 100% something even the most boundaried person in the world could take away from todayâs episode.
Connect with Gieselle:
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When Jaya and I started working together, they had been burnt out since their teens.
(You read that right, their TEENS)
Jaya leads a department for tech-driven programming a social justice nonprofit. Previously, they have run marketing and advertising campaigns at a number of startups and nonprofits over six years.
And even though they had just had their most successful career yetâŠ
âŠinternally, they were hitting a breaking point.
They still felt like they werenât enough. They couldnât celebrate themselves. They were working seven days a week for months on end.And their burnout had become physical, leaving them with chronic headaches and stomach issues.
Sounds pretty dire, right? It was.
Jaya now considers themselves recovered from burnout â after over a decade of pain.
They are no longer working twice as hard â matter of fact, theyâre working way less. while still delivering excellent results at work.
Listen in to find out how Jaya did it!
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No matter what your racial or ethnic background is, if you grew up in a white-dominated environment, your parents probably told you some version of this:
âWe have to work twice as hard to get half as much as white folks.â
In this episode, called, âStop Working Twice As Hardâ, Iâll be breaking down:
đĄwhen it IS true that we have to work twice as hard as folks of color
đĄwhy working twice as hard stops working sometimes
đĄsimple ways you can cut down the work you do so that youâre no longer working twice as hard and burning yourself out
âŠand so much more.
This episode will have some hard truths (and some exciting perspective shifts!), but if you want to have more rest without sacrificing success, this is an episode you have to hear.Connect with Gieselle:
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When I met my client Cassandra, she was an entrepreneur and the leader of a robust team of employees and contractors.
Business was great⊠but the personal was, well, not.
She struggled to take time off, or enjoy her free time, because she still felt entirely integral to her teamâs execution & success.
These days Cassandra is literally a whole new leader:
sheâs created new, bold boundaries with her team & clients
she takes so much time off to travel, Iâm jealous (and thatâs saying a lot!)
she delegates ruthlessly
she has a robust personal life that is creative, exciting, and thrilling
she asks for what she needs, when she needs it â without internal drama
sheâs unafraid of difficult conversations (even if they might impact her bottom line)
Listen in to find out how she did it and how she continues to thrive.
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Connect with Cassandra:
Website - https://thequirkypineapple.com/
IG (business) - https://thequirkypineapple.com/
IG (personal) - https://www.instagram.com/cassandratle/
Podcast - https://imlostsowhat.podbean.com/ -
Welcome back to season 4 of the podcast!!!
If youâre true to this, you know that each season we focus on a specific issue that leaders and entrepreneurs of color navigate.
So this season, I wanted to focus our conversation on how you can get more:
đŽrest
đŽjoy
đŽfree time
đŽcreativity
in your day-to-day life, without changing your job, abandoning your kids (lol!), or doing a complete overhaul.
Weâll be doing deep dives on some important topics like:
đđżdo we really need to work twice as hard as folks of color?
đđżfeeling safe doing less & creating boundaries as a leader of color who is genuinely judged differently
đđżprioritizing yourself & your needs without shirking your responsibilities as a good leader
đđżdecoupling your identity with your work and with being âexceptionalâ
and so much more, so press play and dive in!
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As folks of color, itâs not uncommon for us to start our businesses because we hit (racist) walls in the corporate world.
The only problem?
Most of the timeâŠwe start our businesses being that same shitty boss we tried to escape.
In todayâs episode, Iâll be sharing the ultimate key to being loud, being real, and being seen:
Doing it your own damn way.
(Seriously, donât even do mine!)
This is why, when I recorded todayâs episode of the Revolutionary Rising Podcast, I gave it a bold name:
The Most Important Episode
Because the truth is, nothing else Iâve told you throughout this season is going to matter if youâre still accidentally implementing it through this white supremacist, patriarchal lens.
Iâll also be talking about how you:
Donât have to hustle to be loud, real, and be seen Can be super private (or shy!) and still be fully expressed Can start implementing YOUR unique way of being loud, real, and seenConnect with Gieselle:
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When I met Junielle, she went by âElleâ...
âŠbecause, you guessed it â she felt like her name was âtoo difficult.â
But lately, sheâs been reclaiming her voiceâŠ
âŠand as sheâs reclaimed her voice, sheâs reclaimed her name.
During this episode, we talked about so much, like:
Junielleâs experience growing up as one of the few Black kids in her Canadian town why Junielle had to first feel âworthyâ and âenoughâ to reclaim her name how getting a full-time job was the best decision Junielle has ever made for her business how Junielle intentionally curates more joy in her day to day, even when she hasnât met all her âgoalsâI love Junielle so much â and if you love me, I think youâll adore this episode with her, too.
About Junielle:
She inspires. She uplifts. She is the hype woman to have in your corner. Junielle is a speaker and the founder of the Joy Calendar, a community for millennial women to have fun and schedule more joy in their lives.
Weaving her mindset knowledge with her desire to find her authentic self in a world that praises conformity, Junielle is passionate about prioritizing her well-being while encouraging others to do the same.
Her circle is grateful for her playful energy, her calm presence and her unwavering commitment to helping women live their best, bold and liberated lives.
When sheâs not coming up with fun ways to infuse more joy in her communityâs lives, youâll often find her tutoring high school students, or on Instagram, dancing to her favorite tunes.
Connect with Junielle here:
Instagram: @juniellerosher @thejoycalendar
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As a result of âcancel culture,â you might feel pretty damned unsafe showing up boldly in these streets, because you canât afford to say the wrong thing and have it impact your finances.
I used to be terrified that when I spoke up as an entrepreneur and leader, Iâd be canceled or called out, too.
But Iâm over that drama now.
In this episode, Iâm talking about:
why being called out can actually be a GOOD thing the #1 thing thatâll help you give zero fucks about getting called out how it might be a good idea to care less about harming people (I know, spicy!) what to do if you get called out
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Today Iâm joined by one of my favorite people and a former client of mine, Kat Munoz!
Kat and I talk about:
Finding herself and actually enjoying being herself The power of asking herself what she needed and honoring what she wants How she created internal safety by accepting herselfAbout Kat:
Kat stands for emotional freedom for wives and moms and she empowers them to prioritize what lights them up without guilt. Her holistic approach helps you reconnect to and love yourself deeply, in ways that help you express your most authentic self in the world and also do it in ways that improve your most important relationships. If you want to feel more energized and excited about your life and the people in it, Katâs your girl.
When sheâs not emboldening others, you can usually find Kat turning her bedroom into a club, painting with her kids or recording tipsy podcast episodes with her husband.
Connect with Kat here:
https://www.instagram.com/therebelwife
https://www.tiktok.com/@therebelwife
Katâs podcast Let Her Out in Spotify and Apple Podcasts:
https://open.spotify.com/show/70078Pu2yENyJanmgB60ok
https://podcasts.Apple.com/us/podcast/let-her-out/id618316455
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Today Iâm saying something that you really need to hear⊠youâre not that special.
Yâall should know me better by now and I know you that thereâs more to todayâs topic.
Todayâs message is super simple:
Thereâs a systemic reason that you feel like no one understands you There are so many people who relate to you and your experiencesListen in to find out exactly why youâre special but not that special
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âAnything that doesnât affirm you needs to be avoided like the plagueâ
Today, weâre talking about how Dalia went from shut down to being more visible than most folks could dream of.
(And feeling safe being that visible, too!)
In this episode, Dalia and I discussed:
How saying ânoâ is a complete sentence How Dalia got the courage to go for being for âeveryoneâ to being just for queer BIPOC How talking to the wrong people in your marketing can be demotivating The importance of community in Daliaâs journey to showing up and being seenThe racist af roots of diet culture (this might surprise you! It surprised me!)
About Dalia:
Dalia Kinsey is a queer Black Registered Dietitian, keynote speaker, the creator of the Body Liberation for All podcast, and author of Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation. On a mission to spread joy, reduce suffering, and eliminate health disparities in the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC community, Dalia rejects diet culture and teaches people to use nutrition as a self-care and personal empowerment tool to counter the damage of systemic oppression. Dalia works at the intersection of holistic wellness and social justice, continually creating wellness tools and resources that center the most vulnerable, individuals that hold multiple marginalized identities. Daliaâs work can be found at
DECOLONIZING WELLNESS by Dalia Kinsey is out now! This body-positive food freedom book counters the damage of systemic oppression in the wellness industry and provides a road map to body acceptance and self-care for queer people of color
Enter to win a copy here: https://sendfox.com/lp/1xqn9z
Connect with Dalia here:
https://www.daliakinsey.com/
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If you want to truly be loud, be real, and be seen - youâve gotta stop focusing on the folks who donât care and instead Allow In The Good.
Because quite simply focusing on the negative and bad experiences 100% kills your ability to actually be loud, real and seen!
Youâre not alone in this sib, you never are. So listen in!
Hereâs what I'm diving into today:
Why our brains focus on the negative as folks of color Why focusing on the good can feel really fucking unsafe Small ways to start ignoring the folks who donât care and loving up on the folks who DOConnect with Gieselle:
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When Eleanor and I met, Eleanor was running a profitable, successful financial consulting business and tbh, she was miserable.
She was still working with (white dude) clients she hatedâŠ
âŠworking all hours of the day and nightâŠ
âŠand was putting her passion projects to the side for what was more urgent and important.
Today, her business couldnât look any more different, and itâs safe to say that she has fully reclaimed it.
Now, she integrated her passions INTO her business (she does financial coaching for women of color, too!)
In this episode, Eleanor and I talk about:
How our work together supported her in reclaiming her business to go from being a burden to something that she loved. Her history as a first gen Filipino woman, wife, and mother - and how it was impacting her ability to exist in the world the way she wanted How she makes change in her business in sustainable, trauma-informed ways
About Eleanor:
Eleanor Victorioso is a transformational life & money coach and CPA who lives in Los Angeles, CA with her partner and two children. She helps women develop a healthy relationship with money to make more intentional and guided financial decisions. She has a 4 part framework of helping her clients: Liberate from their money stories, Activate their money desires, Engage with those desires through goal setting strategies, and Commit to taking realistic and loving action to achieve those goals.
She recently transitioned her career from primarily working with early-stage VC-funded startups to coaching individuals. Her passion lies in helping women connect with themselves and their ancestors to understand their inherent beauty and unique gifts. She believes that love, connection, and spiritual partnering are the ways that she can support women through this journey along with her financial experience.
Connect with Eleanor here:
Website: https://www.rhythmofmoney.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eleanorvictorioso/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-victorioso/
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Are you ready to get your wig snatched this episode???
Is anyone actually ever ready to get their wig snatched? đ€ I guess not but itâs happening anyways!
I swear no oneâs really talking about todayâs topic but you already know that I hate following the norm so Iâm talking about it.
I know you looked at todayâs episode title and said wtf, I care about people, and Iâm sure you do but I swear I didnât mean it as you read it!
Hereâs what weâre discussing today:
Why you donât actually care about what people have to say about your marketing The surprising truth of what youâre actually worried about Small ways you can stop worrying about being called out or saying âthe wrong thingâConnect with Gieselle:
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Iâm so excited to be interviewing Emma Weatherall and sharing her story of how she went from brilliant and hiding, to brilliant and shouting it from the rooftops.
During this episode Emma and I discuss:
How not understanding cultural cues from âdominant cultureâ impacted her confidence The difference between knowing youâre good at what you doâŠand OWNING that youâre good at what you do Why perfectionism doesnât make you a better human How being louder, bolder, and seen made her an even better business consultant The way strategy and mindset can complement each other in your business journey
About Emma:
Emma Weatherall is a Marketing + Business Consultant who works with coaches and course creators to triple their business revenue and create a life of abundant freedom & luxury.
With an innate knack for visioning combined with her expert knowledge of online marketing honed over more than a decade in the space, Emma is a trailblazer who knows the ârulesâ of online business inside out, so that she can break them like an artist - and in doing so has re-written the path to help thousands of clients become multi-six-figure business owners.
Emma specializes in helping women of color experience significant business growth, through designing brilliantly aligned strategies that turn efforts online into reliable revenue, always leading with your core values & bold message.
Sheâs been described as âthe perfect blend of heart and strategyâ, âa really rare person in the online spaceâ, âsuper smart, full of integrity, fun as hellâ . . .
In short, Emmaâs work is empowering to female business owners worldwide, in the truest sense.
Connect with Emma here:
Website: emmaweatherall.com
Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/emmaweatherall
Instagram: http://instagram.com/emmaweatherall
Free Opt In: https://www.emmaweatherall.com/training
Sales Boost Bundle: https://www.emmaweatherall.com/sales-boost-bundle
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