Janine Quijije has committed herself to empowering women to foster sisterhood and community in the name of diversity, equity and inclusion for nearly two decades. For 365 days she gifted herself with a period of pause. During this time of self reflection Janine embodied her future self in order to take a journey of introspection. This awakening flourished from the courage to foster her own healing and the vulnerability to be honest about where she was and who she wanted to become. As we listen t...
Mar 13, 2024•38 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast In this spot coaching session, Dr. Vonetta L. West (Founder and CEO of Go West Consulting) is embracing "no" as a word of love. In a world where caring for others and caring for yourself are constantly competing, sometimes we need to choose ourselves. Dr. West embraces the notion that allowing space for oneself does not suggest that we provide suffering to anyone else. This act of selfishness, is truly selfless. Listen to this proclamation of gifting ourselves with ourselves and determine that n...
Mar 06, 2024•19 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Vonetta L. West, Founder and CEO of Go West Consulting, is cultivating a culture of honor. If we continue to show up as love and honor every person, regardless of heirarchy we can find dignity and eradicate racism. Dr. West's contributions focus on content development, consultation and learning experiences by guiding us in unlearning biases. While we seek clarity on our true values and beliefs we can unlock our heart or hearts that navigate connection and transformation -- this is how we can...
Feb 28, 2024•35 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast In this spot coaching session, Bonnie Wan (award-winning Brand Strategist and Author of "The Life Brief") is creating her definition of financial abundance. This begins with declaring your self worth. While being rooted in this clarity, what does it feel like to be in fullness and what does enough look like? Once you have this foundation you will form the breathing room needed to shift into the gratitude and the greatness that allows you to create true abundance. This value is not a number, it i...
Feb 21, 2024•19 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Bonnie Wan, award-winning Brand Strategist and Author of "The Life Brief", is urging us to unlock the clarity of our boldest desires. What stories hold you back, and which ones repel you forward? In this discussion, Bonnie asks us to release our social conditioning on serving others first and choose to take ourselves out of the back of the line and resume our place in the front. To do this work, we need to get very clear on what's at the core and that is where self awareness exists. Digging into...
Feb 14, 2024•38 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast I n this spot coaching session, Deida Massey (Celebrity Make Up Artist and CEO/Founder of Reel Beauty Inc., a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide self-esteem workshops to young women) is learning to trust the process, herself and the spirit. In the season of mentorship Deida has chosen to follow in a "just take this day" approach, leaving anxiousness in the rearview and leaning into resilience. Although circumstances can effect your faith, she believes that when we are intentional t...
Feb 07, 2024•24 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast I n this spot coaching session, A nna Notarides (First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director, and Producer) is taking a step back from the decision making chair and re-evaluating her approach through the eyes of a student. Notarides adept navigation of the complexities of production has her constantly shifting, moulding and building. This session allows Anna's mind to pause and grasp the bigger picture without all the moving parts. Sarah and Tashion are able to assist in calming the surroundi...
Jan 17, 2024•25 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast I n this spot coaching session, Christine Swanson ( visionary filmmaker, most recently known for her direction of the record-breaking film The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel ) is slowing down to achieve her goals by focusing on the steps that it takes to get there. Christine believes that when everyone is walking in their purpose without fear, the productivity is exponential. Thus, s he is creating more opportunities where she is in the driver seat and magnetizing the resources around her...
Jan 10, 2024•15 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast With the New Year comes New Ideas, and here we are serving up our 1st Roundtable with Filmmaker - Christine Swanson, Producer - Anna Notarides, and Makeup Artist Deida Massey. Resilience erupts from being fuelled by possibility, and with the strikes derailing the entertainment industry these fierce women chose to stay in the mindset of abundance in the forefront of the unknown. In spaces of quiet they leaned into embracing the silence and pivoting that feeling of loss into being found. Through t...
Jan 03, 2024•54 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast In this RipTide where we talk about a strong current happening in culture, Sarah and Tashion discuss how we can hold hope for the holiday. Urging us to discover something that makes us feel, be and exist in this time, they remind us to erase our default settings and grant ourselves permission to create the holiday experience we want to have. In a world where challenges surround us, we need to infuse our own environment with love while we await the external conditions to reflect love. Together le...
Nov 29, 2023•26 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast I n this spot coaching session, Erin Spahn Erenberg (co-founder and Executive Director of the advocacy nonprofit, Chamber of Mothers) sets out to feel more confident in her responsibility as a leader to not just create action, but create space. She leans into the idea of learning to sit in discomfort and realizes that as a leader we must give ourselves permission to take a pause and recalibrate. In that breath, we need to remember that leaders are human too. Follow @chamberofmothers or Erin at @...
Nov 22, 2023•22 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Erin Spahn Erenberg, co-founder and the executive director of the nonprofit, Chamber of Mothers longed to create a platform that acknowledges that there is a radical change in mind, body, ambition and more when you become a mother. Her mission is to unite mothers as advocates to create a better America, by uniting and strengthening their voices as one. What is the “we all agree language” that we can advocate for? In this brainstorm can you find the values that strengthen your purpose, and can yo...
Nov 14, 2023•43 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast In this RipTide where we talk about a strong current happening in culture, Sarah and Tashion dive into the societal version of our authenticity as we use the emotional tools that Jada Pinkett provides in her new book, Worthy. Human beings as a collective believe we know what’s best, but the unique and intimate truth to an experience cannot be assessed by a third party. When we can learn to look beyond the expectations that we put beyond ourselves or others we can allow the truth to be revealed. ...
Nov 08, 2023•25 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast In this spot coaching session John W. Gibbons (CEO and Chief Product Officer of Lisbyn) suggests that we use the art of busy as a facade of success, but in the end it truly serves us as a disadvantage. He suggests that we need to create more intentional time in order to be present in more moments and invest quality time in conversations at hand so they become less transactional. Listen and learn how to create more space for yourself while simutaneously creating that authentic space for those aro...
Nov 01, 2023•23 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast CEO and Chief Product Officer of Libsyn (and my husband), John W. Gibbons advises us that every experience we have can be extracted from the position we are in and the value of that can be applied to our next journey. He suggests that we need to create a blend between our professional and personal lives to create an overall foundation that is strong enough for us to move forward. He notes that most often success is associated with money, yet the truth lies within the feeling of comfortability wi...
Oct 25, 2023•52 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast In this spot coaching session DeHavillyn Mack (Breast Cancer SurThrivor, Advocate and Culinary Enthusiast) discovers that if we can hold the space to not be in analysis paralysis, we can learn to say yes. We all have parts of us that we label, but we need to learn to not simply surpress these labels, but reconnect with them. What are our fears being held? How do we invite these parts of us to open up and what do we offer them to heal? Remember don’t overthink it, no one can tell your story bette...
Oct 18, 2023•20 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Breast Cancer SurThrivor, Advocate and Culinary Enthusiast, DeHavillyn Mack teaches us that a radical transformation needs to happen if you want to live. As a survivor of breast cancer, Dehavillyn embraced a plant-based lifestyle and became a Certified Raw Dessert Chef. She chose to lead from a place where our body is our temple, and used her culinary skills to become a canvas for her creativity and a means to promote nourishment and vitality. . Follow DeHavillyn Mack's journey at www.sacredbod....
Oct 11, 2023•28 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to Season 2 of The Tidal Podcast! Listen in while we update on what to expect this season, how we're changing things up, and what both Tashion and Sarah have coming up this year that you DO NOT want to miss. Follow Tashion at @tashionmaconphd and Sarah at @sarahgibbonsco or www.sarahgibbons.com . -- Have a product or service that's making waves in your industry? We want to know about it. To apply to place an ad with The Tidal Podcast, get in touch with tabitha@sarahgibbons.co...
Oct 04, 2023•23 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Over the past season we have taken a head first dive into a world of leadership, how to make waves, what success looks like, continued hard work, strength, persereverance, guidance and so much more. Now we urge you to find calmer waters and ease into summer. Summer used to be represented with energy, vibration, playfulness and joy. We have slowly added in stresses by filling our time with activity, social expansion, plans to keep inspired, schedules to keep motivated, events to keep occupied. Wh...
Jul 26, 2023•12 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Our first season ends on a colorful note, as we connect food and fashion in a way that we've never seen, tapping into the outward expression we can generate from our style into our flavour pallet. As we dive deep into the world of culinary with Marcus Moore, he shows us how to find the courage and the confidence to dress our food the same way we would dress ourselves. As the seasons change keep your eye on the way that the colors from a fashion perspective and a culinary perspective match and co...
Jul 19, 2023•49 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Music enhances a positive space for us to zone into our genius and get us grounded. Whether you start your day with a specific song, a genre of music or a playlist you just can't live without. This mood we set truly begins our day and plays a large part in our daily success. In honor of Black Music Month we dive into the beautiful authenticity of Lizzo and her powerful notions that resonate with those who listen to her music as she models body positivity, advocates for inclusivity and continues ...
Jul 12, 2023•15 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Natalie Khun partnered with Taryn Toomey to bring the vision of The Class to life and in turn discovered it was her vocation. Raised by an ex-nun and a doctor, Natalie found ways to use the physical body to experience spirituality and use spirituality to live more freely in the body. She helped grow The Class and the business from a two-woman team operating out of the founder’s apartment to what it is today, with studios in New York and Los Angeles, and a digital platform offering mindfulness pr...
Jul 05, 2023•56 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Music is a universal language that transcends cultural and language barriers. In honor of Black Music Month we are encouraging you to let the music lead you. Exploring the ways leadership can use music as a tool to explore: emotional intelligence, mental preparation, inspiration and motivation, communication and collaboration and creativity and innovation. Music has the power to evoke emotions and connect with people on a deeper level. Whether we use music to create an uplifting and energizing e...
Jun 28, 2023•8 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s guest is Romal Tune, a full-time speaker and best-selling author. Committed to living into the six-word sentence that defines his life - “he helps people heal their stories” - his platform and cross-sector relationships have positioned him as a global leader who equips individuals, nonprofit leaders, and executives to overcome setbacks and achieve success. Romal joins us to discuss the power of stillness and what it looks like to heal. He suggests that instead of building our relationshi...
Jun 21, 2023•40 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast 5 words that you probably say that gets in the way of your progress. "I'll just do it myself". We hear it more times than is healthy. And, as leaders, you’re likely committed to getting it ‘right’ , but aren’t convinced others on your team can do as good a job as you. Putting it bluntly, you welcome mistakes, but small ones that can be cleaned up immediately. You most certainly don’t want to be interpreted as a leader who’s above doing the ‘work,’ so your knee-jerk reaction is to get in the tren...
Jun 14, 2023•8 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Patrick O'Neill is a leader in LGBTQ+ branded content having created the groundbreaking advertising campaign for IKEA, the very first time a gay couple was featured in an ad in 1994. He led the LGBTQ+ efforts for ABSOLUT, including creating ABSOLUT OUT a campaign celebrating National Coming Out Day. Patrick led the creative efforts for Keep A Child Alive, an AIDS awareness organization founded by Alicia Keys. He’s served on Google’s Creative Council, Facebook’s Creative Council and worked across...
Jun 07, 2023•48 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” ~ Audre Lorde Women have a long and hard legacy of caring for others in the United States. Take a look at the care roles historically held by women and also those that are rooted in systemic conditions, circumstances, and scenarios that drive caring roles for Black, Latina, and immigrant women, and you’ll see that they often do not end with the close of the workday. Many women - leaders ...
May 31, 2023•6 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast We are honored today to be joined by the New York Times best-selling author, Eve Rodksy. Eve Rodsky transformed a “blueberries breakdown” into a catalyst for social change when she applied her Harvard-trained background in organizational management to ask the simple yet profound question: What would happen if we treated our homes as our most important organizations? Her New York Times bestselling book and Reese’s Book Club Pick, Fair Play , a gamified life-management system that helps partners r...
May 24, 2023•45 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast In case you're new to the The Tidal Podcast, we care a lot about experiencing life the way that YOU want to, while at the same time caring about the impact we have on others and the world around us. And we talk a lot about leadership, starting with redefining what it means, which in doing so, you’ll recognize you have more power than you think. I know life can be hard, and all of us humans (including us) can get caught up with our circumstances and lose sight of how much agency we actually have ...
May 17, 2023•6 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast In honour of of mental children's health month, we're joined by Natalie Von Tiechman, the founder of Miindfully , a company that’s created the very first meditation stuffie for kids that offers a full sensory experience. Natalie’s passion for children’s wellness hit an all-time high when her and her family of four young boys experienced COVID-19 (Natalie being Canada’s 29th confirmed case). Witnessing the mental-health impact in our communities, particularly on children and young-adults, and goi...
May 10, 2023•48 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast 
