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EP12: Chasing Community & Connection with Amy Sangster Mar 08, 2023

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In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Amy Sangster, a serial entrepreneur and community builder who has made it her life’s work to connect and empower people around the world. Amy is the founder of several successful businesses, including Unemployed Insiders, a financial education platform that has helped thousands of people achieve financial freedom, and MemberUp, a customizable, easy to use, all in one platform where you can build a premium course, community, or membership site, without the tech headache.

But we aren’t here to simply talk content creation…

Tune in as Amy shares her story of being stuck in a system teaching her how to support someone else’s business to making 10,000 dollars in 15 minutes, going viral as the “22-year Old Girl Buys Lamborghini.”

So don’t miss this conversation on learning the power of connection, community, and how you can create financial freedom to buy back your time.

QUOTABLES

“I was kind of ingrained with the inability to settle. And I could not settle for something that wasn't fulfilling, no matter if it was providing me stability or money or anything. I could not settle.”

“I learned that no matter what you have, it doesn’t matter if you don't have the time to enjoy it. That's the most important thing.”

KEY POINTS

The turning point in Amy’s professional life and perspective (5:08)

Searching for community and going viral (13:19)

Amy’s most powerful marketing tool hack (17:51)

How much “goodness” comes out of community (25:13)

What is MembersUp and who is it for? (46:50)

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Amy Sangster

memberup.com/#amy

amysangster.com

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EP11: The Seat That Scared Me... Redefining CEO into CIO with Danielle Leslie Mar 01, 2023

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In this episode, Danielle talks about the one seat that scares even the absolute best of us - the CEO role.

As Danielle redefines what it means to be a CEO and unravels her evolution to becoming a CIO - Chief Inspiration, Innovation, and Investment Officer, you will uncover the secrets to inspiring your team, finding the bigger big, and the power of investing in the right people.

Whether you’re just starting out or well into your journey as an entrepreneur, this episode will help guide you through finding your own inner authority and North Star as a leader. Tune in and learn how to lead from a place of inspiration that empowers your team, innovations that push boundaries, and investments that align with both your soul and your business.

QUOTABLES

“This inner authority that we have the ability to listen to because we come here to this planet knowing - all we have to do is pause, be still, be inspired, and listen.”

“If I'm inspired and I'm helping you be inspired, then you're gonna take it even further than I ever thought we could. That's how I've really empowered my team.”

KEY POINTS

- Redefining what CEO means

- Listening to your inner authority and leading from a place of inspiration as a Chief Inspiration Officer

- What’s the bigger big? Stepping into the Chief Innovation Officer role

- Getting the biggest ROI from your people and yourself as a Chief Investment Officer

- Do your investments align with your business?

- Shifting your North Star as a CIO

- Creating WELLTH in the Quantum Age

- Embodying and embracing the Culture Add Economy

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EP10: The Pursuit of Pleasure with Danielle Leslie Feb 22, 2023

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When it comes to discovering our past, present, and future selves, the long-standing question of identity will inevitably come to mind. In this episode, Danielle gets up close and personal with you as she shares her own journey of decoupling from her relationships and reconnecting with herself through the Pursuit of Pleasure.

From redefining what pleasure means, to finding true intimacy in your friendships, Danielle bares it all by sharing her own pleasure pursuit practices so that you too may be inspired to create your own.

Tune in with Danielle, and uncover what it means to reconnect with who you truly are in this season of inquiry, expansion, and celebration of all our selves.

QUOTABLES

“Life is that journey of first discovering who we are, then creating who we are, and then remembering who we are.”

KEY POINTS

- The 3 phases of life - Discovering, Creating, and Remembering who you are [1:09]

- Reconnecting with your body in the Pursuit of Pleasure [3:30]

- Danielle’s Pleasure Pursuit Practices [6:39]

- Turn friends into family - Creating intimacy with individuals [10:52]

- The Five Love Languages Experience [12:47]

- Gaining access to the Portal to the Present [17:36]

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EP9: Past, Present, and Future Generations - a Tribute to Danielle's Mother, Francesca Jeanmarie Feb 15, 2023

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In this very special episode, we get to meet the woman behind Danielle Leslie, Francesca Jeanmarie! Sharing her mother with the world, listen in as Danielle and Francesca discuss feeling a lack of belonging and the importance of embracing what makes us different rather than trying to fit into a prescribed box.

Sharing Francesca’s inquisitive nature, Danielle also shares how her mother allowed her to pursue multiple interests, and reflects on what 2-year-old Danielle wanted to do when she grew up, where she later got her ambition from and learned to be enthusiastic about each and every day.

Don’t miss this loving tribute to mothers, and the unique bond Danielle and Francesca hold that allows them to not only teach each other, but influence each other's identity and growth throughout their lives.

QUOTABLES

“Allow people to be who they are, as long as they're not walking off the cliff.”

“Give them license to be happy. But I expect you to do the same for me. Allow me to be happy and whatever that might be. That's the key to just being happy.”

KEY POINTS

- Feel like you don’t “belong”? Why this may be a plus! (4:20)

- The value of honesty, transparency, and compassion (6:48)

- Are you judgemental or opinionated? (9:58)

- What did little Danielle want to be when she grew up? (13:41)

- Where does Francesca’s zest for life come from? (18:34)

- Francesca’s many “idea du jour” (20:16)

- Looking into the future - Danielle as a mom (31:30)

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EP8: Identity in Motion with Danielle Leslie Feb 08, 2023

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Think about what phase of life you are in right now. Are you discovering who you are? Creating who you are? Or maybe even remembering who you are? How does that space feel for you? Are you content, or are you feeling resistance, thinking it’s time to transition to the next phase? But how do you make that shift, and more importantly, when do you know it’s time?

In this episode, Danielle shares her deep-rooted relationship with identity and how she has transitioned her identity from moment to moment, year to year, and decade to decade. From what the process looks like to how she knew it was time to who she continues to surround herself with, don’t miss this discussion on stepping into a new version of yourself and growing along with your dreams.

QUOTABLES

“The epitome of me feeling like ‘Oh, all right. I remember who I am,’ was when I walked in my door one day, and I had this thought of ‘I found my joy. It's here. It's within.’”

“When I looked at my plate, I asked myself, am I doing more things from a place of love, or from a place of obligation? I was doing way more out of a place of obligation. And I didn't feel fully expressed from moment to moment. So that's when I shifted my Northstar.”

KEY POINTS

- Discovering, creating, and remembering ourselves (4:09)

- The practice of listening to yourself and pursuing pleasure (10:32)

- Builders, prophets, visionaries, and catalysts (13:38)

- How do you know when it's time to shift? (16:14)

- Stepping into an identity with no ceiling (18:58)

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EP7: What is Identity Alchemy? with Nick Onken Feb 01, 2023

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You've probably seen his work without even realizing it. Iconic photographs of celebrities like Justin Bieber and Usher. Advertising work for brands like Nike and Coca-Cola. Editorial shoots for Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan. A man of many skills, talents, and a self-proclaimed Creative Alchemist, Nick Onken joins this episode of Since3000.

But we aren’t here simply to discuss celebrities and photo shoots...

Listen in as Nick and Danielle talk breathwork, plant medicine, identity alchemy, and so much more in this dialogue about activating your superpowers and unleashing the magic in life.

QUOTABLES

“We are divinity just wanting to express and experience this life to the fullest. But we're the ones that create the limiting beliefs.”

“I was finding all my self-worth in being a photographer and who I was shooting, what I was shooting, and realizing that my ego identity was so attached to that. And that's why I crashed with my business.”

“Once you learn how to surrender and let go, that's where the Enlightenment lives. It’s the death in between.”

KEY POINTS

- Nick Onken’s start in photography (2:15)

- From Asia to Africa to Guatemala with Justin Bieber (12:32)

- Wearing your intentions - Onken Totem Crowns (19:40)

- Nick’s journey to spirituality and emotional intelligence (25:29)

- Navigating the dark night of the soul (30:30)

- What is identity alchemy? (44:15)

- The death of ego: surrendering and letting go (50:51)

- Identity versus personality (1:01:35)

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Nick Onken

Onken.co

IG | instagram.com/nickonken

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EP6: Welcome to the Plot Twist with Danielle Leslie Jan 25, 2023

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Danielle talks a lot about the power of your story, but in the last few years, as she tells the story attached to her brand, Danielle realized her narrative is stuck in time. So what happens when your shared story no longer says who you are but who you were?

Tune in as your host gives you all the smoke and shares her recent story decoupling. Leaning into being the executive director of her life, Danielle is not only releasing the versions of herself getting in her own way but is creating, complicating, and expressing new stories in real time.

So what story are you stuck on? And what plot twist will you bring to your new narrative? It is plot-girl summer after all!

QUOTABLES

“When I'm sitting at the dinner table, when I'm calling up my friends, when I'm FaceTiming, what material do I have if I haven't lived? And when I say lived, I mean living and breathing and ducking and plot-twisting.”

“We are the creative directors, the executive producers, of our lives and of every moment.”

KEY POINTS

- Meet little sixth-grade Dani (1:21)

- Uncoupling who you are now and the story you’ve been telling yourself (5:03)

- “Do it for the plot!” (7:30)

- Is there a story you are stuck on? What’s your plot twist? (8:43)

- Releasing the version of you that is getting in your way (11:23)

- The inspiration in the world around you (15:32)

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EP5: Platonic Intimacy - When Friends Become Family with Shaun Derik Jan 18, 2023

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Professional storyteller, internet Jesus, and Danielle’s best friend, Shaun Derik, joins Danielle in this episode for a glimpse into their friendship and how they typically like to shoot the breeze and spill the tea.

Always a speaker for the dreamer, tune in to learn how Shaun inspired Danielle to become a visionary and manifest all of her dreams. As well as discuss the importance and power of platonic love.

From human design to spirit animals to their matching tattoos, don’t miss this fun chat between two best friends for their truths, fortune telling, and what happens if you just keep saying YES!

QUOTABLES

“The only way to have family forever is to collect people. Right? And continue to insert people into your own life.”

“You will remember great parties, but you will never ever remember the last time you got a good night's sleep.”

KEY POINTS

- How MJ the Musical and Shaun Derik inspired SINCE3000 (2:52)

- Platonic intimacy - Shaun and Danielle’s 10-year friendiversary (15:27)

- What Shaun has learned from his female friends (19:09)

- The life of Derik: A year with no ceiling (28:34)

- “What if we just did it?” (34:41)

- The power and absurdity of titles and labels (40:09)

- Learning to just say thank you (56:05)

GUEST INFORMATION

Shaun Derik

Shaunderik.com

IG | instagram.com/shaunderik

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