Plucking Up with Liz Bohannon

Latest Episodes:

Mike Foster on Pushing Past Expectations Sep 29, 2023

Show notes

You ever feel like there’s an expectation of what you SHOULD be like overshadowing who you truly are? And that these expectations may come from the outside but are also present in our egos and thoughts? I can totally relate to that struggle!

My guest today, Mike Foster is an executive coach, speaker and best-selling author. He speaks to me about the hurdles of being a founder of a company and learning to break the barriers of expectations.

He speaks on not being stressed by the paths we are told to follow. Instead, we can learn to be our authentic, true selves as leaders.

Mike is fully transparent about his own pluck-ups. He believes he’s able to help people because of these very pluck-ups!

Check out his latest book, The Seven Primal Questions!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ritu Bhasin on Learning to Be Confident with Cultural Identity Sep 21, 2023

Show notes

“We are manifestations of who we were as children.”

Such a bold but true statement that our guest today said, during my conversation with her.

Ritu Bhasin, a leadership coach, author and motivational speaker, talks to me about how her childhood trauma and hurdles shaped her.

Ritu is unabashedly honest about the racism she faced as a South Asian child of immigrants and the mental health hurdles she overcame.

She speaks to me about how she learned to embrace her true self and cultural identity. She tells me how she hopes others can do the same

I hope you can also learn and enjoy this wonderful episode!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Leak on Being Okay with Making Mistakes Sep 15, 2023

Show notes

What if I told you this was the most meta episode of Plucking Up yet?

Okay, I’ll explain what I mean!

I couldn’t believe how many pluck-ups occurred while preparing and recording this podcast itself. Planning this episode was filled with pluck-ups. And lots of laughter as a result!

But it did become a catalyst for conversation with my wonderful friend and guest today, Ryan Leak.

Ryan is an executive coach and leadership speaker.

We spoke about embracing our mistakes and blunders - because that makes us authentic in the workplace and beyond.

He explained how being a great employee means being a good helper and genuine with your team.

This conversation was filled with laughter. We couldn’t stop laughing.

I hope you guys enjoy this conversation as much as I did. I can’t wait for you all to listen, learn and laugh too!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danny Pellegrino on Facing the Reality Check of Your Dreams Sep 07, 2023

Show notes

Many times in my conversations with successful people, I see that they never planned to do what they ended up doing. Somehow and in some way, we stumble upon the mission and goals we seek to achieve.

But our guest today is someone who knew exactly at a young age what he wanted to succeed in. But that doesn't mean his journey didn’t come with hurdles and pluck-ups!

My guest today is Danny Pellegrino, comedian and host of the popular entertainment podcast, 'Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino.'

Danny knew he had a passion for the comedy and entertainment world as a child. But when it came to trying to succeed in the field, he did experience a reality check.

Danny talks to me candidly about facing his own mental health struggles trying to “make it,” and feeling like “it wasn’t meant to happen.”

He talks to me about being happy in your own skin, learning to hustle and his favorite pop culture topics!

This is certainly a vulnerable conversation but also a very fun-filled one - Danny is so fun to talk too!

Can’t wait for y'all to take a listen as well! Enjoy!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Esther Armah on the Emotional Justice We Need to End Racism Aug 31, 2023

Show notes

To combat the racial injustices plaguing America, as organizations and individuals we tend to take action in different ways.

Whether that means providing more equitable resources, access to opportunities, economic mobility or even just educating ourselves to be more aware of the racism around us.

But our guest today teaches us about something as important - emotional justice.

Esther Armah is the founder of the Armah Institute of Emotional Justice. Esther is an award-winning journalist and playwright.

But much of her work focuses on educating white and Black people about the emotional work needed to end systemic inequity.

In our conversation, she spoke about her journey as a journalist and her current mission to help provide racial healing and end the systemic racism in our society.

Join me in this wonderful, insightful conversation!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Third Way Thinking Series: Billion-Dollar Barbie & Feminism Today Aug 25, 2023

Show notes

Hey Pluckies! I wanted to give you all an opportunity to listen in on a different type of conversation here on Plucking Up. In this monthly series of 'Third Way Thinking,' I'll be joined by my good friend, Ken, to talk about some relevant topics in the news and entertainment worlds. We open up the conversation to a more nuanced, middle-ground approach to these topics that may sometimes seem missing in our public discourse.

At the core, I think this gives us a good chance to have an open-minded, fun-filled conversation alongside ya'll! In our first episode of this series, we talk about the Barbie movie - what we learned from it, our issues with it but also understanding feminism in today's world.

Join us in the fun, thought-provoking conversation!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan O'Brien on Empowering Ourselves Through Storytelling Aug 17, 2023

Show notes

Can the trauma we’ve faced heal or even shape the stories we tell?

My guest today, Dan O’Brien certainly has insight and wisdom on this question.

He’s a renowned playwright for plays like The Body of an American. His plays have won him prestigious awards like PEN American Award for Drama and The Guggenheim Fellowship.

With his bestselling poem collections and books, Dan is a storyteller at heart.

In this extremely transparent and vulnerable conversation, Dan speaks about his childhood trauma, his battle with cancer and how storytelling is therapeutic for him.

He opens up and takes me down memory lane in his struggles succeeding as a playwright.

Dan has a series of different upcoming books and memoirs coming up. Check them out here:

'From Scarsdale' , True Story, and Survivor's Notebook.

There was so much to learn from this episode. I can’t wait for y'all to take a listen!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anabel Oelmann on Overcoming Insecurities By Finding Purpose Aug 10, 2023

Show notes

‘The universe has something greater planned for you.’ Have you heard that quote being thrown around?

It’s so commonly said - but I believe it’s also so true. And our guest today would totally agree!

Anabel Oelmann is the co-founder and director of The Healing Company, building and running path-breaking wellness brands including Deepak Chopra’s Chopra Global.

But before becoming a health & wellness expert and nutritionist, Annabel was an aspiring model. The physical and mental toll on her health modeling led Anabel to a journey of wellness and alternative medicines.

In our conversation, Anabel speaks about her struggles in the modeling industry and her discovery of Ayurveda and becoming a nutritionist.

This was such an eye-opening conversation with so much wisdom!

Check out The Healing Company here: https://www.healingcompany.com/

Take a listen!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A New Season with Phoebe Robinson: Redefining Success in Hollywood Aug 03, 2023

Show notes

Hey Pluckies! Welcome back to a new season on this journey with me. I'm so excited to share these new conversations filled with insights and wisdom from some of the most influential and inspirational guests.

As always, we’ll see trailblazers being vulnerable and open - sharing their pluck-ups!

Today, I'm joined by Phoebe Robinson. She's a standup comedian, actress, author and host of the popular podcast, Two Dope Queens.

In our conversation, Phoebe opens up about her childhood and genuine passion for the entertainment industry.

She speaks about how she stumbled upon and immediately fell in love with stand-up comedy.

This was one of my favorite episodes yet! Phoebe opens up her heart and truly explains how she discovered what contentment in her work means to her today.

Take a listen!

Love the podcast? Please follow us or subscribe for FREE, rate, and leave us a review! Follow Liz on Instagram: @lizbohannon @ssekodesigns

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marie Forleo on Being Free From Our Mind’s Prison Mar 20, 2023

Show notes

Do we tend to shape our lives according to the expectations of others? Why do we stop engaging ourselves with things that actually make us joyful? Our guest today knows exactly how that feels! And as a successful life coach, she understands how we can get ourselves to be more present in the process of self-care.

Marie Forleo was named by Oprah as a thought leader for the next generation. A best-selling author of the book, ‘Everything is Figureoutable,’ Marie is a successful life and career coach.

Marie talks to me about life lessons from her difficult childhood experiences - like being kicked out of the house at the age of 13. She explains how we can stop becoming the prisoners in our minds’ torture chambers by not focusing on successes or failures.

In our season finale, our guest really brings to us an extremely honest and heartwarming conversation.

Check it out now!

Love the podcast? Please follow us or subscribe for FREE, rate, and leave us a review! Follow Liz on Instagram: @lizbohannon @ssekodesigns.

This podcast is produced by Hueman Group Media. Follow us on IG @huemangroupmedia and Twitter @hueman_media.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.