The Soul Fill

Season 1 Ep. 07 - Leveraging Your Life's Story: Storytelling Best Practices, Getting Comfortable with Public Speaking, and Finding Networking Opportunities Everywhere with Julia Lechner

This week's conversation is with Julia Lechner, an award-winning storyteller and editorial leader whose work has moved the needle at companies like Gannett, E! News, Paramount, and now, Nextdoor. In her free time, she performs live at improv comedy and storytelling shows around Los Angeles. In this episode we discuss: - What is storytelling and how can we utilize it as a skill in both our personal and professional lives - Tips for crafting your personal story - How to get comfortable with public speaking - Mentorship and how to find one or become one - Best practices on leveraging social media to share your voice - Skills needed for making meaningful connections and networking Learn more about Julia and her work at https://www.juliaevelechner.com/ [https://www.juliaevelechner.com/] and connect with her on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/julialechner/]! If you like this podcast, make sure you subscribe for weekly episodes and follow the community at ⁠@thesoulfill [https://www.instagram.com/thesoulfillpodcast/]⁠!

Season 1 Ep. 06 - Be Your Most Authentic Self: Representation, Entrepreneurship, and Advocating for Yourself

This week's conversation is with Bianca Trinidad-Lamb. Bianca is a Growth Marketer in the tech space, an entrepreneur, women’s advocate, and an Autism ally. She is the founder of two businesses, FiliFlavors and Pili & Blu, and the co-founder of the Thriving Women's Network. In this episode we discuss Bianca's entrepreneurial journey and dive into: - What it looks like to start a busines and work full time - Owning who you are, proudly representing your culture, and navigating cultural expectations - Finding little moments of joy as self care - How to say no with grace - Knowing your worth and advocating boldly advocating for yourself Learn more about Bianca's projects at www.filiflavors.com [http://www.filiflavors.com/] and www.piliandblu.com [http://www.piliandblu.com/]. Follow on Instagram @filiflavors [https://www.instagram.com/filiflavors/?hl=en] and @piliandblu [https://www.instagram.com/piliandblu/?hl=en] If you like this podcast, make sure you subscribe for weekly episodes and follow the community at ⁠@thesoulfill [https://www.instagram.com/thesoulfillpodcast/]⁠!

Season 1 Ep. 05 - Unconventional Journeys: Trusting your path, delusional ego, and what it's really like to be a children's book author with Booki Vivat

This week's conversation is with Booki Vivat. Booki is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the middle grade series, Frazzled, and the forthcoming Meet Me on Mercer Street, on-sale April 2024. In this episode we discuss Booki's journey to becoming an author and dive into: - What it's really like to be an author and professional creative - Tackling self doubt and insecurities - How to handle criticism - Delusional ego and how we can all benefit with a little bit of it - The importance of doing things for ourselves and because we want to Find Booki at www.bookivivat.com [http://www.bookivivat.com/] and on Instagram @bookibookibooki [https://www.instagram.com/bookibookibooki/?hl=en] If you like this podcast, make sure you subscribe for weekly episodes and follow the community at ⁠@thesoulfill [https://www.instagram.com/thesoulfillpodcast/]⁠!

Season 1 Ep. 04 - Bring Your Whole Self to Work: Changing work culture, finding value alignments, and boldly advocating for yourself with Rachel-Jean Firchau

This week's conversation is with Rachel-Jean Firchau. Rachel is a career and travel expert, the self-appointed Work-Cation Queen, and the founder behind Rachel Off Duty – a website for ambitious women looking to live more adventurous lives. During her 9-5, Rachel is works as an account director and travel consultant in the advertising space, advising on content strategy for travel, food & drink, finance, and hospitality brands. In this episode we discuss: - Changing the shape of work culture and bringing your whole self to work - How to balance thriving side projects with your 9-5 - Finding alignment between work and your values - How to marry our work and personal lives to live our most authentic selves - How to boldly advocate for yourself and confidently take a seat at the table - Why you should take those recruiter outreach calls Find Rachel at racheloffduty.com [http://racheloffduty.com/], on Instagram @racheloffduty [https://www.instagram.com/racheloffduty/], and on TikTok @racheloffduty [https://www.tiktok.com/@racheloffduty] If you like this podcast, make sure you subscribe for weekly episodes and follow the community at ⁠@thesoulfill [https://www.instagram.com/thesoulfillpodcast/]⁠!

Season 1 Ep. 03 - Food for the Soul: Opening a restaurant, entrepreneurship, representation, and building community with Raquel Dang

This week's conversation is with Raquel Dang. Raquel is the owner and chef of Baby's Kusina and Market, a modern Filipino restaurant in the Northern Philadelphia area. She is also the co-founder of Philly Solidarity, a non-profit with the mission of empowering the AAPI community in Philadelphia while also building solidarity across communities of color. In this episode we discuss: - The importance of representation - How to find joy and fulfillment in the work you do - How to navigate challenges in entrepreneurship - What it means to protect your energy and get the support you need - How to find community and make new friends as an adult - The power of asking, saying no, and putting yourself first - Why it's important, in relationships, to always hold a piece of you for yourself Find Raquel at babysphl.com [http://babysphl.com/] and on Instagram @babysphl [https://www.instagram.com/babysphl] If you like this podcast, make sure you subscribe for weekly episodes and follow the community at ⁠@thesoulfill [https://www.instagram.com/thesoulfillpodcast/]⁠!