Portfolio Career Podcast

In this episode, you will hear stories of when people were scared and afraid of something. Through inspiring stories, actionable tips, and a few laughs along the way, we’ll show you how to be scared and brave —at the same time. Whether you’re facing a career pivot, a big life decision, or just a new personal challenge, this episode will give you the tools to push past your fear and go for it anyways.

What does it mean to truly feel alive? In this episode, we dive into the moments, choices, and emotions that awakened a deeper sense of vitality. Whether it’s connecting with people, connecting with music, or a general sense of safety, we discussed stories when people felt alive. Tune in, and let’s discover together what makes us feel most alive.

In this episode, you will hear the origin story of a community, my Hot Pods, a business, and much more. You will hear about these key moments, what we learned from them, and how things are going now. Tune in to hear stories of creativity, inspiration and passion from those who dared to take the first step. If you've ever wondered how great things begin, this is the episode for you!

Being a community builder is hard. You may want to grow your community but also want to do it thoughtfully. You may want to scale its intimacy but not if it is going to hurt the quality of the community. And then there are business model considerations and challenges. In this Podcast Mixer episode, 10 or so community builders discussed these kind of challenges. If you are a community builder or want to be, this episode may definitely be for you!

What is something that has changed you? In this episode, you will hear short stories and discussion on this topic. You will learn how projects, relationships, cities and more changed people. You never know what the next thing will be that changes you. Listen and enjoy this episode!

What is something that you have overcome? In this episode, you will hear short stories from people about overcoming something in their lives. Hopefully it helps you realize that whatever you are going through today that it can get better. For me, it was overcoming shyness. I am not shy anymore and this has greatly improved my life. Listen to hear amazing stories!

Should you live with your friends? What happen can happen when you live with people for 3 years? Rina, Juvoni, and I have lived together for three years. We have learned a lot about each other. Juvoni and I didn't initially know Rina, but now she is a close friend. We got together for a chat before Rina moved out. If you want to learn more about us, roommate dynamics, about being a better roomate, this episode is for you!

Are you looking to slow down to speed up? Steve Schlafman is the Founder of Downshift, a coaching company helping high-performers downshift towards a new life. They offer the world's first decelerator program. Steve has been on the podcast twice before, and in this episode, we also discussed the current state of my podcast in an open and vulnerable way. I hope you enjoy getting to learn more about my view on the content of the show and more too. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Has someone taken a chance on you or bet on you early? When this happens, it can have a big and/or lasting impact. In this episode, a few friends shared stories about when someone bet on them early, what they learned from it, and more. Today is a good day to thank someone who bet on you, or to take a chance on someone else. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to find a romantic partner? In this episode, three people talk about what is going on with their dating lives and what kind of person they may be interested in. A common theme was about being intentional about dating. If you want to learn about dating, relationships, and more, this episode is for you!

Are you looking for a breakthrough? The next one could happen soon. In this podcast episode, you will hear multiple stories from people sharing breakthroughs. You will hear all types of breakthroughs. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to build a community or grow one? In this episode, you will hear from 3 community founders about how they are building their communities. You will learn from Ben Bradbury about throwing large-scale reading parties and more at Reading Rhythms. You will learn from Rachel Saslaw about growing StoryTell while working full-time. You will learn from Elle Wilson about building a friends of friends dating event community called Met Through Friends. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

In this episode, we dive into the pivotal moments that changed the course of our lives. Whether it’s a career breakthrough, a personal revelation, or an unexpected experience, these turning moments can shape who we are and who we become. Listen to this episode where you will hear 7 people's turning moment stories. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

What has been an inflection moment for you? In this episode, you will hear from three other community builders sharing about the inflection moments for their communities and for them personally. Your next inflection moment could be right around the corner. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you going through a transition? In this episode, you will hear stories about prior transitions and learnings from it. You will also hear stories about how people are currently going through transitions currently. We are regularly changing and evolving, hopefully this episode helps you in whatever you may be going through. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you trying to build a project, side hustle, or a business? If so, you will likely have to get through the hard part. It could be internal. It could be external. Or both. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear stories, experiences, and advice from founders and creators who have navigated the hard part and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

This episode was originally aired on the Chief of Staff Podcast, which is a podcast I help produce. In this episode, I chatted with my coworker and General Manager of Chief of Staff Network, Rahul Desai. We talked about our Chief of Staff experiences, how we work together, how we support Chiefs of Staff, tips to get a Chief of Staff role, and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Is it possible to feel love in other ways besides romantically? In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear stories about celebrating love in all of its forms. Talking about love with friends is fun too. I recommend it. I hope this episode makes you feel more hopeful too. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

During this Hot Seat Podcast Mixer episode, you will learn about organizing a race spontaneously, a self-actualization framework, and lessons learned from collecting beanie babies during the craze. This episode was recorded live in front of an audience of about 20 people in an apartment. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to cultivate deeper relationships? In this episode, a group of ~10 people discussed and shared many actionable tips and stories for you. Common themes discussed were showing-up, following-up, being thoughtful, sending mail, and more. In a big city like NYC, it can be hard to cultivate deeper relationships - so hopefully this episode helps. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

What were you like as a child? How do you think that experience shaped you to who you are today? In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear stories about how sensitivity is a strength, and about losing a good friend growing up. We can learn from others experiences to help guide our future. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to develop a Portfolio Career? One thing that is important to do so is: setting boundaries. Ruthie Berber, Lindsey Lerner and I chatted about our Portfolio Careers and setting boundaries as community builders during a live podcast recording at a NY Tech Week event. You will also about work trends, other community building tips and much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Have you ever thought about leaving your dream job? What if it was the right thing to do for you? Carrie Sun is the author of a new book called Private Equity. The book is a memoir about Carrie being the sole assistant to a top Wall Street firm's billionaire founder. In the book and in this episode, you will learn about the work culture that Carrie was part of, why she decided to leave, and the importance of thinking about the work system we are a part of (and may need to change). Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

In this episode, you will learn about how someone learned a foreign language for love, and how that experienced shaped someone. You will also learn about the hard part of community building from an experienced community builder. This episode was recorded in front of an audience where they will ask the speakers questions. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to build a community? You should listen to this episode. You will hear about how Dulma Altan built a community around creating content that changed her life and the power of a daily habit challenge. You will hear about how Neil Yeoh, the Founder of OnePointFive, built his community business. And you will also hear about how Nikki D’Ambrosio started working at Reading Rhythms, the fast-growing community. This episode was recorded live at my Community Builders and Creators mini-conference called "C3" in May of 2024. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

In this episode, you will learn about the creative process and journey of music from Johnny Hwin. You will learn about how Priti Trivedi writes short films and how AI may be effecting this industry. You will also learn about playing to your strengths from Jason Shen. This episode was recorded live in front of an audience with ~20 people. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Have you taken a creative sabbatical before? Ankit Shah is currently taking this sabbatical and is really enjoying it. He has been able to focus on projects that are meaningful to him. Ankit is the Founder of Tea With Strangers, and loves bringing people together too. In this episode, you will learn about running, writing, meaning, prioritization and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to be a creative for many years? Mari Andrew's creative work has taken many forms. She was a very popular watercolor illustrator, has written two books, writes a popular newsletter, and recently created new "felted wool painting" that was displayed in a pop-up exhibit in New York. During this episode recorded in front of audience in Brooklyn, Mari shares about her creative process with her new art, how she thinks about which medium to create in, starting new chapters, mindset, and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to be a better friend? I talked with Nikki D'Ambrosio and Martina Crane about how to be a better friend. We had a casual conversation about hosting events, attending events, group chats, voice notes, errand dates and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the Hot Seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about the life lessons of playing basketball, how to have hard conversations, frequency healing, and so much more!

This episode was recorded live at the Community Builders and Creators mini-conference in New York in March. You will hear from Terry Rice talking about overcoming setbacks. You will learn how Tawny Lara has expanded her brand over the years as the Sober Sexpert and the author of a book called Dry Humping. You will also learn about David Spinks talk about community emergence and how communities may emerge more than they are built. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the Hot Seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about trying to find balance, transitions, the messy middle, and growing up with two dads, and so much more!

How well do you know yourself? Do you like taking personality tests to better understand yourself? In this episode, Lola Martinez and I discuss the Enneagram test and its methodology mentioned in the book, The Wisdom of the Enneagram. We share our types, reflections, and even some stories about how this lens shows up in our worlds.

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the Hot Seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about being brave, intergenerational trauma, and making money as a street poet and so much more!

Are you look to improve your relationships in 2024? Samanee Mahbub and I both read The Way Forward by Yung Pueblo and discussed the core ideas in the book. There are three main themes around improving your relationship with yourself, with others, and what a good life looks like. We used the book to also talk about our own lives and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the Hot Seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about abstaining from many areas of life, friendship, relationships, psychedelics, creativity, technology, and so much more!

In what areas of your life are you a perfectionist? Did you know that that could be a good thing? Katherine Morgan Schafler is the author of the popular book called The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control. In this Podcast Mixer episode with a live Q&A, you will learn the different types of perfectionism, the intersection of perfectionism and creativity, Katherine's journey to writing this book, and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the hot seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about friendship, community building, moving to NYC, relationships, Reading Rhythms, and so much more!

Are you looking to be more creative in 2024? On this episode, Kai Zheng and I discussed the popular book, The Creative Act by Rick Rubin. You will learn the core ideas on the book and hear how we are thinking about them in our own lives. This was fun. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the hot seat in front of an audience of about 20 people. You will hear stories about friendship, community, moving to NYC, leaving NYC, transitions, and so much more!

What does modern dating mean to you? Is it using apps less? Using them more intentionally? Are you going to singles events more? We dive into all of this in this episode with Allie Hoffman. Allie is the Founder of Equanimity Equation and the creator of The Feels, a singles event series in NYC, DC, Philly, and LA. You will hear about what Allie has learned about from producing these singles events too. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to build more wealth in 2024? Tori Dunlap is a money expert. She is the Founder of Her First $100K, a financial education company. She is the author of New York Times Bestselling Author, Financial Feminist, which is also the name of her leading business podcast. In this episode, you will hear candid stories about leaving jobs, inflection moments for Tori, the type of content that really performs well on social media, and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the hot seat in front of an audience of about 20 people. You will hear personal stories, professional stories, and so much more!

Have you been on the hot seat before? A time when someone or multiple people asked you pointed questions. Maybe it was hard for you, maybe it was not. Either way, it was worthwhile. So, we decided to take this proven conversation format to the podcast for a Podcast Mixer episode with 20 people in attendance and participating. In this episode, you will hear 3 people on the hot seat getting asked a wide-range questions. Hopefully you will get to better understand people and their journeys through this podcast episode.

Are you looking to have more meaningful relationships in 2024? In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear short stories about how people met a romantic partner, a friendtor which is like a mentor, and/or a Cofounder. The stories show how relationships can form in unexpected ways or in quick moments. Relationships help with the quality of your life, and I hope this episode helps. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Episode 300, wow! Thank you for being here! Have you ever wondered about the specific moments that changed people's lives? Well, this Podcast Mixer episode is just that. You will hear 4 stories about life transitions, work relationships, business decisions and more. If you want to understand these moments and the stories behind it for hopefully your next inflection point, this episode is for you. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking for a refreshing and an empowering view on productivity and time management? On this episode, Lani Assaf and I discussed the popular book, Four Thousand Weeks by OIiver Burkeman. You will learn the core ideas on the book and hear how we are thinking about them in our own lives. This was fun. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Personal projects are magical. Through them, you can learn new skills, develop a body of work, build relationships and more. Those relationships could turn into friendships. Friends that emerge that will be with you for a long time. In this Podcast Mixer episode cohosted with Jacey Adler, the host of the Recalibrate podcast, you will hear stories about people's personal projects: how they started them, learnings along the way, how they kept going, and the projects have helped them personally. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to make a big decision or get better at making decisions? Listen to this new Podcast Mixer episode where 5 people will short stories about how a decision they made. Hopefully by hearing these stories, you will also realize that in most decisions you have the agency to decide. This episode was recorded in Austin, Texas too. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to level-up your life? Taking advantage of life hacks could be one way to do so. Whether its an under-priced good or service, or another kind of arbitrage, life hacks can be an incredible way to improve your life. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear 5 short stories from people about their life hacks. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to create more art? Ayaka Matsui performs on the piano in a very unique way. She does "improv" on a piano. Yeah, that's right - "improv" on a piano. After a personal event, she realized that she should look to play this way after being trained as a classic pianist as a kid. In this episode, she shares how she does this, letting go of chasing perfection, starting her and building her creative agency, working on both of these pursuits in parallel and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to make a transition? it can be challenging. Hearing other people's stories might be able to help. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear 5 people's stories about how they are transitioning or transitioned. Most of the stories are work-related. I hope these stories are helpful! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to live a more balanced life? After taking a sabbatical, Maria Potoroczyn is focused on building a rainbow life. One where each thread is unique and joyous. She is now focused on this after taking a sabbatical. On the heels of that experience, she launched amble, a newsletter that is a personal rebellion against a culture of workaholism. Maria currently has an impressive day job, and is extremely intentional about how she wants to live. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to start a new project or a new company? Hearing stories about how other people have done so can be very empowering. In this Podcast Mixer, you will learn about how 4 people started something. Hopefully this episode is a spark for you to start something and/or to keep going. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking into improve your romantic relationships? Tawnya Lara believes that removing alcohol can help! She is the author of a new book called Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze. She believes alcohol has served as a crutch for people, and believes there are better ways and reasons to deeply connect and date without it. In this episode, you will learn about how she wrote the book, emotional intimacy, internal courage vs liquid courage, how she is building towards the life she wants and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Has a book changed your life? The right book, at the right time, can be incredibly powerful and empowering. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear 5 stories about books that changed people's lives. Hopefully you learn about a book and/or a story that inspires you. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Johnny Hwin is an entrepreneur, investor, artist, musician, and a community builder. He has done this in both San Francisco and now in New York City. You will learn about what Johnny has learned from living in a community space in both cities and bringing a lot of people together. Johnny has been involved with many business and is currently help incubate businesses as well. He recently released a new song called Metropolis Heights. You will learn about his creative and personal journey to do so too. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking for clients as a soloprenuer, freelancer, or a small business owner? Good news! Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where multiple people shared how they got clients. You will hear multiple short stories about unexpected conversations, referrals, and/or about building credibility led to new clients and/or potentially more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

We have all been there. Adversity. No matter where you are in life. You had to overcome something to get to where you are now. For my birthday, I wanted to host a Podcast Mixer with friends. My birthday is a day where I have had to overcome the loss of my Dad. So I wanted host a Podcast Mixer to learn more about my friends, and share a little bit about my journey. I hope this episode sparks reflection and hope for whatever you may be going through!

Looking to get more leverage and have more synergy in your life? Siya Raj Purohit is the Global Edtech & Workforce Development Lead at Amazon Web Services and Cofounder of Pathway Ventures. She believes there are many benefits to working on both of these things at the same time. Siya also published a book she was 18 and is passionate about the future of work and careers. In this episode, you will also learn about overcoming rejection, building relationships with peers and mentors, and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking for a new role? It can be challenging in this job market. However, hearing stories about how people literally got their job could help. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear more than 4 people who shared getting jobs, including at least one role that was very recent. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you interested in working multiple jobs at the same time? Bethany Crystal does this now! In more detail, she does not work on one job for more than 50% of her working hours. With a not ideal economic environment and more people desiring work autonomy and flexibility, fractional employment work has become more popular. You will learn what type of work Bethany does, how she is able to leverage her background now, why you may need to send outreach emails to find clients, and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to improve your relationship with others? Dr. Emily Anhalt believes this starts with your relationship with yourself. Dr. Emily Anhalt, the Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer of Coa, believes one way to do so is through therapy. Coa offers group emotional fitness and mental health classes. In this episode, you will learn about getting feedback, doing emotional push-ups, taking a proactive approach to your mental health, sympathy vs empathy, and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

When Samanee Mahbub was in college at Brown University, she learned about the importance of relationship building. She has continued that through her many experiences, travels, and now living in New York. Given her love of stories and storytelling, she is a Product Marketing Lead at Lumos. Speaking of stories and community building, Samanee cohosts a monthly event series in NYC called Storytell. She hosts a lot of other events in NYC too, which you will learn about. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Has an experience changed you? How about recently? Hearing about life-changing experiences from others can help us better see our lives, and also see possibility. In this podcast mixer episode, you will hear short stories from four people to hopefully help you. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to find more meaning in your work? Seth Godin is the author of 21 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about work. His books include Tribes, Linchpin, The Dip, This Is Marketing, and The Practice. His latest book is called The Song of Significance, a new manifesto for teams. In this Podcast Mixer episode recorded live in front of an audience, you will learn about creating more meaning, the importance of finding a good boss, what we can learn about work and teams from bees, and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to making a living as an artist, creative, or dancer? Or how about build a company to help creatives? Ramita Ravi has been doing both. She was the first South Asian to be featured on So You Think You Can Dance show. She is also the Cofounder and Co-CEO of Artswrk, a talent marketplace for artists and creatives. In this episode, you will learn about inflection points, pursuing becoming a professional dancer, freelancing for tech companies, and how and why she has been building her new company. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Starting a company is hard. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear from four founders about the company they are building. The idea they have, the problem they are solving, and how things are going. There is a lot to learn from this. The story, energy, and positioning of this (and more) is something we can into our work and our careers. Hopefully this episode will help you start a company, a side hustle, or a personal project. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

When we are focused on the things that are moving the needle for us, great things can happen. For Ben Bradbury, he is focused on building media businesses at Workweek. For me, I have been focusing on in-person experiences for work and Podcast Mixers personally. Our focus is leading to great things. In this wide-ranging professional catch-up among close friends, you will also learn about community building, event experience design, being a creator vs a media business, and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Your network and relationships are critical to your career and life. For Michael Saloio hosting dinners has been really impactful and helped him start Huddle, a network of top designers and builders startups can plug into. In this episode, Mike shares specific approaches and tactics that he uses to build relationships and stay connected with a lot of people in a meaningful way. Mike and Huddle also believe in Portfolio Careers. You will learn Portfolio Career trends and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to have healthy relationships across all areas of your life? In this podcast mixer episode, you will hear four people share relationship breakthrough and key moments stories. Tony Robbins has said, "the quality of your life is the quality of your relationships." If you are looking to have healthy relationships, this episode for you! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

This is a special episode! I answered a few questions from friends in this episode for you about podcasting, projects, and something personal. I also shared about where I have been spending my time, and what has thankfully been going well. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to make a big life decision soon? Maybe a career one? Decisions can be scary. Hearing from others can help though. In this podcast mixer episode, you will hear four people share short decisions about decisions they made. If you are about to make a decision, this episode for you! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to be more open and vulnerable in your life? Gly Gabriel believes that being vulnerable (in a thoughtful way) can unlock incredible conversations and things internally and externally for you. Gly had followed all of the “supposed to do” life ideals, scripts and paths: go to Harvard, work on Wall Street, etc. And then one day decided to make a change and live a different life with different values. If you are looking to make a change or be vulnerable, this episode is for you! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Mari Andrew is a writer, illustrator, and an author. In 2015, she decided to create one new watercolor illustration daily for a year. She started posting them on Instagram and started gaining a lot of followers. She now has over 900,000 followers. With this large audience, she was able to get a book deal to publish her first book Am I There Yet? In this episode, you will learn about her getting sick while writing this book, how she aims to be very specific and personal with her writing and work, her creative process, and her current 2023 theme “I have everything I need.” Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Do you want to improve your relationship with work? How about to reclaim your life from work? Simone Stolzoff is the author of a brand new book called The Good Enough Job. He is also building out his Portfolio Career. In this episode, you will learn about how about to potentially take a more transactional approach to work and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career.

Lauren Ducrey is a poet, author, facilitator, and community builder. She is passionate about making poetry more accessible for others to write and read. She believes there are multiple ways that poetry can help people’s wellbeing. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will learn Lauren’s ahas with poetry, how she wrote her book called Tongues Tied, and her creative process. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to have your work fit into your life? Christina Wallace is the author of a brand new book called The Portfolio Life. In 2017, she wrote a key article about Portfolio Careers. Then, as her life evolved, she realized that she wanted to design her life, not just her Portfolio Career. In this episode, you will learn core ideas in her new book and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to celebrate your progress and life more? Jelena, the Founder of The Confetti Project, wants to help bring more joy more into people’s daily lives. Her company initially started as a side project. And then the pandemic greatly impacted her business, and now recently she has entire a new chapter. In this live podcast mixer episode, you will hear the emotional journey that Jelena has been on as a founder, her new Celebration Lab experience in NYC, and how much of our daily lives is a duality. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to build a social impact focused company? Stephen Sokoler is a serial entrepreneur. While in Australia, Stephen stumbled across a book that opened his eyes to meditation. Soon after, he started Journey in 2015. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will learn about company inflection points, the ups and downs of being a founder, and what Stephen and Journey are really excited about now. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Have you ever been moved by words before? For Max Stossel, he saw a poet perform and was moved by it. He decided to perform poetry as well, and started to love it. After doing live poetry performance shows, he created a short film that took 7 years to make. While doing this, Max did other things to find other sources of income. In this episode, you will learn about how Max has generally kept his art separate from making a living, creativity, and doubling-down on yourself. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to make a job transition? Heather Joelle Boneparth decided to leave a successful career in corporate law. When the company asked her to come back to the office to work full-time, she quit. She wrote about leaving in her newsletter called Our Tiny Rebellions. In addition to writing the newsletter and being a mother to two kids, Heather is now the Director of Business and Legal Affairs at Bone Fide Wealth, a business she helped build with her husband. If you are interested in writing, navigating internal narratives, and pivots, this episode is for you. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to invest more into your relationships and friendships? Isa Watson is the author of a new book called Life Beyond Likes and believes that social media can hurt our ability to build real friendships. In her book and this episode, you will learn about taking a social media hiatus, what people don't post online, and how to cultivate friendship and connection. Isa is also the Founder of Squad and you will hear about her journey building the company as well. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Do you feel like you have a message that you need to share? Stephen Shedletzky is the author of a book to be released in late 2023 called Speak-Up Culture. He believes that many important and helpful messages are unfortunately voiceless because people do not feel safe enough to share them. He is on a mission to help solve this. For 11+ years, Stephen also known as "Shed" worked at Simon Sinek Inc. in many different roles. In this episode, you will also learn about how Stephen started working there and with Simon, how he stated developing his own body of work, and how you could define your purpose. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

What could happen if you started believing that your perfectionism is a good thing? Katherine Morgan Schafler is a psychotherapist, writer, and speaker, and former on-site therapist at Google. She is the author of a brand new book called The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control. In this Podcast Mixer episode with live Q&A, you will learn the different types of perfectionism, the pros and cons of each type, cultivating your power, how perfectionism is a good thing, and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Are you looking to have more autonomy with your work? Consider starting a personal project or freelancing on the side. Joy Batra is the author of a new book called The Freelance Mindset. In the book, you will learn how freelancing and entrepreneurship are similar, and the benefits of freelancing. Joy has been freelancing for 10+ years on the side and wrote this book to help you find more fulfillment. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Building a business is hard. Sahil Lavingia is Founder of Gumroad and he has seen his fair share of ups and downs to say the least. He has had to lay people off, experience rapid unexpected growth, and so much more. In this episode in front of an audience, he shares what truly matters to build a company, inflection points, and why is currently optimistic. Sahil is also an investor and the author of The Minimalist Entrepreneur. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a writer, community builder, student, and founder. While in school, she decided to learn in public by writing articles and then sharing them online about what she was learning at school. This led to her writing 100 articles in 100 days. During this writing journey and adventure, Ness Labs, the company and community, was formed while she was in school. In this episode, you will learn about finding her first customers, the generation affect, how building a community can help you creatively, and much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Milly Tamati is a founder and community builder. She has other founded companies and had worked in many non-traditional capacities. During the summer of 2022, she posted in another online community and wanting to connect with other "generalists." That post started a movement and ultimately a new paid membership community called Generalist World. In this episode, you will learn about how Milly started the community, how the business model has evolved, and how being a generalist is valuable. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Arielle Nissenblatt is a community builder, a newsletter writer, a podcast producer, and a podcasting educator. Podcasting has changed Arielle’s life and she wants others to experience this too. She is the founder of the EarBuds Podcast Collective and is Head of Community & Content at Squadcast. If you are interested in starting or growing your podcast and/or related body of work, this episode is for you. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Ollie Henderson is a writer, podcaster, and future of work enthusiast. In 2020 while exploring a new life chapter, Ollie started creating content online for the first time. Since then, Ollie has consistently been creating content. And in early 2023, Ollie published a new book Called Work/Life Flywheel. The book and this episode details this approach that is believe to be better than trying to seek work-life balance. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Steve Schlafman is a coach, writer, and father. Before this, Steve was an investor at some of the leading venture capital firms in New York City. When he was investing, Steve got interested in coaching and starting doing both of them at the same time. In 2021, Steve decided to walk away from his own investment fund. In this live episode in front of an audience, you will learn why Steve made that decision, how to think about transitions, and how you could start a coaching business. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

2022 was a great year for me. I wanted to share 15 learnings from my year for you. A few themes in 2022 were IRL events, consistency, New York, relationships, and community. Thank you for being part of the show in 2022, and I am excited to build and grow our Portfolio Careers together!

Osnat Benari is an author, product management leader, coach, advisor, and more. She is the author of a new book called Starting From Scratch. Osnat also known as Os wrote the book after going through many career pivots and reinventions. She realized that she had a method for adapting to change. She interviewed 200+ other people who had also undergone changes, and was able to also distill their wisdom into the book for you. You will also learn about Os' views on a Portfolio Career. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Jonny Miller is a course creator, podcaster, writer, and more. After leaving a startup in 2016, Jonny has been exploring, freelancing, and doing a lot of personal and professional experiments. 2022 was a banner year for him though. In it, he moved to and got settled in Colorado, developed deeper relationships, and had a record year professionally with his new course, Nervous System Mastery. In this episode, you will learn about inner work, better understanding your self, how emotions affect things, how breathwork can be helpful, and the power of writing an Annual Review about your prior year. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Ankit Shah is a Founder, Writer, and Community Builder. In 2014, he started Tea With Strangers, a community organization with 20,000+ members and 300 hosts who have organized 2,000+ events. In this special live episode in front of an audience, you will learn what Ankit realized from having so many conversations with strangers and ultimately why Ankit decided to stop the organization. In 2020, Ankit wrote a lengthy blog post titled Being Alone and gave a TEDx Talk on this same topic. In this episode, you will learn about how being alone is different than being lonely and how cultivating a better relationship with yourself improves your other relationships. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Taylor Elyse Morrison is a Founder, Podcaster, Facilitator, Writer, and Builder. In late 2022, Taylor publicly posted on LinkedIn reintroducing herself and her Portfolio Career. In this episode, you will learn about why she posted this, the core skills in her Portfolio Career, and how she thinks about the benefits of building a Portfolio of projects and products around one asset. She is the Founder of Inner Workout, a company focused on helping with your self-care system. Taylor is publishing a new book that will be available in March 2023. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Khe Hy is the Founder of a RadReads, a Writer, and a Creator. Khe has created the "$10K Work" framework to help you level-up. Instead of doing lower leverage and high-quality skill work, Khe wants to help you maximize your time and live a high-quality life. In this episode, Khe does a deep dive on the $10K Work framework and provides multiple examples of how you could apply to your work, life, and relationships. When you are building a Portfolio Career, being efficient and effective is critical. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Alexis Gay is a comedian and podcast host. In early 2020, one of her videos went viral online. At the time, she was working full-time in the tech sector. Since then, she has gone full-time on her own work as the host of the Non-Technical podcast and as a stand-up comedian. In this episode, you will learn how she made this leap. You will also learn about her creative process, how doing improv has been helpful, and how a creative work streak or sprint can help you learn and level-up quickly. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!