Small steps towards big goals: a conversation with a dietitian
Melissa Colborne is a registered dietitian and weight loss coach in South Africa. She shares her knowledge about sustainable living without restrictive diets and teaches others how to foster a healthy relationship with nutrition and physical activity for a truly fulfilling life.
In this episode, we spoke about a career in dietetics, how to change your life and keep healthy habits, and the importance of gut health, while debunking some of the widely-spread health trends, among other things.
How to live sustainably through the eyes of a climate advocate
Rugilė Matusevičiūtė is an audio-visual journalist and environmentalist, she travels the world to document people’s stories of climate change, while teaching students and actively talking about climate challenges and sustainability.
We spoke about a career in journalism and environmentalism, how living sustainably really looks like, and how to keep a work-life balance even when doing something that you love to do the most.
How to balance creativity and tradition through music
Simona Smirnova is a NYC-based vocalist, composer, a voting member at the Grammy Recording Academy, a music teacher, and the only player of a Lithuanian folkloric instrument called kankles in the US.
We spoke about the life of a freelance music creator and the life of an expat, how to find authenticity and deal with perfectionism, and the importance of community and structure for creative juices and productivity, among many other things.
Breaking barriers in the sky: a story of a female glider pilot
Greta Adlytė is a professional glider pilot from Lithuania, currently working in one of the air clubs in New Zealand. Greta has always been fond of the art of flying - first as a passenger, and later as a member of a local aviation club since she was 16 years old.
We spoke about a career in aviation, its challenges, and its joys. We touched upon many topics, such as the ability to think sharply and perfectionism, how to deal with stress and gender stereotypes, and how important it is to learn how to ask for help. Greta reminds us about the importance of finding the courage to follow your dreams, even (especially) the craziest ones.
From lab to launch: a bioscience engineer’s journey
Dr. Chris Callewaert is a world-renowned senior research scientist at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University in Belgium. Chris specializes in the science of body odor and skin micro-biology. He is also a founder of a start-up company creating science-based deodorants and related products.
We spoke about carving a career in research and entrepreneurship, why the Amazon rainforest tribes are less prone to various diseases, and what to do to have a healthy skin and gut microbiome which is key to feeling good.
Catching the waves of success: from a pro wakeboarder to a business owner
Ryan Peacock is a professional wakeboarder and a multiple-time Britain’s national champion. He also owns a successful wakeboarding business together with his brother, called The Peacock Brothers.
We spoke about the ins and outs of building your own business from scratch and the importance of physical and mental health along the way.
How often do you want to quit?
Michal Molcan is the editor of the Standart magazine. And a dreamer too! He kind of did the impossible: Michal started a niche magazine about coffee and has made it to be a well-known brand, publishing in different languages on different continents holding a strong yet nomadic team spread globally...
When to quit and when to stick?
In conversation with Sapphire Bates, the founder of the Coven Girl Gang.
It's an online community of women supporting each other through the highs and lows helping entrepreneurs to feel less lonely and less alone. .
What are the different ways to look after your mental health?
Claire Fitzsimmons is the cofounder of If Lost Start Here, a guidebook to thoughtful destinations that make everyday life better. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, Mother Magazine, The Independent, and Anxy amongst others.
Stop trying to fit in: a conversation about what makes us special
Amanda Blair is a Daily Differentness Ambassador, a coach, a mentor
and now a published author. Her book “Limited edition of one” is a philosophy on how to stop fitting in and start living your most true and unique life. “At other times, the pain had gone very deep. I seemed to load more and more pressure on myself to “get it right”. The result was often a feeling of rejection
and therefore failure.
On leaving a job, growing an online business, becoming a mother and why so many founders fail
Miriam Tyrangiel is the founder of a fast-growing online bedding company Undercover. Starting small it grew quickly being picked up by world-known publications such as the Stylist, The Sunday Times, Elle Decoration, The Times, The Evening Standard and many more. What did Miriam do to achieve success?
In this change episode, Auste interviews Charlotte Cramer.
Charlotte is a strategist, speaker, masters of science student studying applied neuroscience, a social entrepreneur, and an author who just published her debut book that already hit amazon’s bestseller list - the purpose myth.
Plant therapy, dance therapy, aromatherapy - how much have you heard about these disciplines within the mental wellness industry? do you think those are strange? but then again, so was meditation or yoga, until it started to get normalized within the society we live in.
Chloe Kian is a YouTuber, blogger, podcaster, and a very recognizable face on social media. she went to film school and made a career out of vlogging. her content spins around ethical fashion, veganism, books, and zero waste.
In this episode, Simona Schimanovich, a yoga teacher and transformational coach, talks about overcoming the fear that so often stops us from taking steps toward change.
This episode is a conversation between our two podcast hosts: Rasa and Auste.
What is the why behind each episode? what is the backstory of - what do people do? and what did Auste do before joining the team? this is a brilliant example of how the 10 thousand hour rule works in real life! each week we invite people to share their vulnerable stories, and this time around, we choose to tell our own.
Miranda York is one of the most influential people in London when it comes to food.
Not a blogger or a social media influencer; she’s an editor of at table magazine, writer, podcast host, event planner, and now a published author.
Emma Gannon used to have a blog and a glamorous job in a magazine world in London that she left behind to invest her energy into the creative work she loves to craft. now, Emma is a published best-selling author and a host of ctrl alt delete, a podcast in the top 10 apple podcasts about work, wellbeing & creativity.
Many entrepreneurs don't feel like they ever do actual work. it's more like a play. yet, what we once loved, the idea we felt so passionate about, might quickly become a burden - we work too much and too hard, to a point where it actually becomes work - one we don't really want to do.
Not all stories we share are fairytales with a happy ending; many involve constant search, confusion, and challenges.
Morten Nordstrøm’s story is one of a kind since he’s changed his career path not once, but twice.
He became a painter at the age of 18, and by 20, he was already repainting houses. Then, he decided to get a degree, not one, but two. He got a perfect-on-paper job at Sony Music, which he then chose to put aside to follow independent filmmaking and photography.
Reda Gudinaite has lived so many lives that she has lost count. her summer job as a kitchen assistant opened up one of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant doors for her. later, she moved to Vilnius and opened a coffee shop, the walls of which have heard stories screenwriters would die for.
Dr Helen Graves could be called a real champion for a drastic career change as she turned her passion into a full-time job. Sounds like a dream come true to may, but what does it really cost to get here?
Back when Instagram was just an app for sharing photos with your friends, Sarka Babika was getting free dinners at michelin-star restaurants. After years of trying to make a name for herself as a London-based food photographer, Sarka decided to move back to native Prague and start a new life.
Stine Dulong had everything one is taught to dream of. Working in London City as a corporate lawyer with FBI agents involved in some of her cases, Stine, outwardly seemed to have it all. Inwards, the opposite. We talk to Stine about performing the role that is not created for you, running away from yourself, falling in love with ceramics, leaving a job behind with no plans, and picking up the little things on the go that made her start feeling good. Feeling like herself.
Rebecca Rowntree is the kind of woman we all admire. She had her fair share of agency experience, later went freelance, founded a super successful This Way Up podcast, and became a mother. However, with success, there come mental health issues too. We talked endlessly about the perks of having an impostor syndrome, using anger to your advantage, overcoming so deeply imbedded competitiveness, and balancing motherhood and freelance work. In this podcast, Rebecca gives a freelance tool kit to help your career work.
Hugh Thomas, the CEO & a co-founder of brand Ugly drinks seems like someone who has it all. He has built a successful international company of healthy carbonated drinks with creatively carved visuals.
Michael Stephens has spent over 10 years working for some of the world’s most respected British brands - including i-D Magazine, Vice Media, Liberty London, Ted Baker, and Virgin Atlantic. Was he happy though?
Growing up in a Romanian village Andrei Lasc knew very well how to plant veggies and look after baby ducks. Yet, the 9-year-old Andrei had no clue who Eminem was.
Former model, Forbes 30 under 30 & the co-founder of advertising agency Female Narratives, Tijana Tamburic shares her professional insights on how to kickstart one one of the most creative agencies in London, find right clients and turn an idea into a business. This episode is for you if you ask yourself “who to work with and what to work on”.
Apparently, you can have a bestseller and a picture perfect career and still doubt yourself. People tend to think that the path to success is a straight line – as though once you start doing what you love, you’ll have a few setbacks, but ultimately there’ll be a happy ending. This conversation with Vaiva, a famous writer, is a perfect example of how there’s no easy way to turn your passion into a paid job.
"I have only quite recently learnt to listen to my inner voice and read the signals that might mean that I should not take the project, usually because it would cause me more stress than joy."
This might look like a story about wanting too much and working too hard. Actually, it's about not feeling enough.
"How many people do you know that go to work every day and describe it as this thing I do 5 days a week so that the 2 days I can see my friends? It's such a depressing outlook for life".
“I was convinced nobody in London would ever hire me because I'm... useless. I had this idea in my head that I'm a failure even before starting something." says Indre Kulikauskaitė, a marketing strategist working in London, living in Vilnius and often based in Bali.