Building Your Four Capitals: Self, Finance, Social, and Skills (with Vanessa Pan)

Imagine Global Education With Students at the Center (with Alliyah Logan)

In this episode, Kyle sits down with education advocate and global changemaker Alliyah Logan for a conversation about evolving, making mistakes, and growing into the person you were always becoming. Alliyah shares what it was like to enter activism as a teen, the importance of being taken seriously in youth spaces, and how she’s thinking about legacy, investment, and reimagining education systems worldwide. From working with UNICEF to founding her own org, Alliyah reflects on what keeps her grounded—and what still gives her hope. What You’ll Hear: 📣 What it really means to be taken seriously as a young person ✊ Youth voice vs. youth tokenism 🍎 Growing up in NYC & how it shaped her worldview 📱 Social media + advocacy: breaking the echo chamber 🎓 Investing in peace, education & girls' futures Learn More About Alliyah https://www.instagram.com/alliyahlogan [https://www.instagram.com/alliyahlogan] https://www.linkedin.com/in/alliyahlogan/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alliyahlogan/] Links & Resources: * Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idkaboutyoupodcast [https://www.instagram.com/idkaboutyoupodcast] * Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast] * Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3FXWvgiLIbPtwHdzSClJI7 [https://open.spotify.com/show/3FXWvgiLIbPtwHdzSClJI7] * Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/idk-about-you/id1795373597 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/idk-about-you/id1795373597] * Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast] * Check out our website: https://www.idkaboutyou.com [https://www.idkaboutyou.com]

Building Your Four Capitals: Self, Finance, Social, and Skills (with Vanessa Pan)

In this episode, Kyle sits down with the deeply thoughtful and wildly curious Vanessa, a fractional COO/CRO, lifelong learner, and intentional community dreamer. From growing up in Palo Alto to living in France, Ireland, China, Mexico, and Maui, Vanessa shares what it means to live a life led by values—especially the value of connection. Whether you’re exploring your twenties or reevaluating what success looks like in your thirties, this episode is a warm, reflective guide to doing it with intention. What You’ll Hear: 🌎 Living abroad to deepen your sense of self 🧠 Vanessa’s personal framework: the four forms of capital—self, financial, social, and skills 🛠️ Her path from waitressing to tech sales to consulting 🌱 Her decade-long journey to build an intentional eco-community (and what she learned when it didn’t go as planned) 🧭 The balance between grit and listening to your inner voice 💭 And why "stay open" is the advice she’d give to her younger self Connect with Vanessa: https://www.meta-sessions.com/ [https://www.meta-sessions.com/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-pan-70a3513a [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-pan-70a3513a] Links & Resources: * Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/idkaboutyoupodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/idkaboutyoupodcast] * Follow us on TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast] * Listen on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/idk-about-you/id1795373597⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/idk-about-you/id1795373597] * Subscribe to us on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast] * Check out our website: ⁠⁠https://www.idkaboutyou.com⁠ [https://www.idkaboutyou.com]

Taking on Big Tech & Advocating for Youth Mental Health (with Arielle Geismar)

This week, I sat down with Arielle Geismar, a youth advocate and digital wellness organizer who’s been making waves since she was 16. From leading one of NYC’s biggest student walkouts to now co-chairing Design It For Us, Arielle has been on the front lines of gun violence prevention, mental health advocacy, and tech ethics—often all at once. We talk about what it’s really like to grow up in advocacy work, how she’s built community both online and off, and the internal growth that comes with pushing for external change. Arielle’s perspective is raw, reflective, and grounded in the kind of wisdom that only comes from doing the work, even when it feels heavy. She also opens up about the advice she’d give her younger self, launching a digital wellness check-in on Instagram, and what it took to run for student body president—on the very last day to file. This conversation is for anyone who feels overwhelmed by big issues but still believes in building a life that’s meaningful and beautiful. What You’ll Hear: ✨ Why she says “it’s going to feel terrible—and then you’ll know what to do with it” 📱 How the self care check-in started after losing a close friend 🧠 The intersection of mental health and tech 📍How she organized one of the biggest NYC walkouts as a teen 🧩 What it’s like to advocate for deepfake legislation 💬 Why “you are so much more capable than you think” 🏛️ How she made a gap year in D.C. a launchpad for change 🎯 The power of trying—even when failure feels public Follow Arielle: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariellegeismar/ [https://www.instagram.com/ariellegeismar/] * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ariellegeismar [https://www.tiktok.com/@ariellegeismar] Follow Design It For Us: * Website: https://designitforus.org/ [https://designitforus.org/] * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@designitforus [https://www.tiktok.com/@designitforus] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designitforus/ [https://www.instagram.com/designitforus/] Links & Resources: * Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/idkaboutyoupodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/idkaboutyoupodcast] * Follow us on TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast] * Listen on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/idk-about-you/id1795373597⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/idk-about-you/id1795373597] * Subscribe to us on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast] * Check out our website: ⁠⁠https://www.idkaboutyou.com⁠ [https://www.idkaboutyou.com]

How A Breakup Helped Me Rediscover Myself (with Roni Ruzicka)

In this episode, Kyle sits down with artist Roni Ruzicka for a deeply honest conversation about identity, growth, and walking away from a relationship that spanned most of her twenties. Roni opens up about the years she spent in an all-consuming relationship that blurred the lines between love, work, and family. She shares how she slowly began to lose herself—minimizing her personality, doubting her intuition, and putting her goals on hold. But this isn't just a story about heartbreak—it's a story about reclaiming power. From navigating a breakup tied up in work and community to finding a new life (and creative career!) in her hometown, Roni reflects on the red flags she missed, the healing that came after, and why she’ll never settle again. What You’ll Hear: 🛑 The danger of emotional minimization and gut-checking your relationships 🪢 What it means to untangle your identity after codependency 😬 Why the “cult of one” metaphor makes a little too much sense 🎨 Rebuilding life and creativity post-breakup 💇‍♀️ The freedom that comes with bleaching your hair, quitting your job, and starting over Connect with Roni: https://www.instagram.com/roni_ru/ [https://www.instagram.com/roni_ru/] Links & Resources: * Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/idkaboutyoupodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/idkaboutyoupodcast] * Follow us on TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast] * Listen on Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/idk-about-you/id1795373597⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/idk-about-you/id1795373597] * Subscribe to us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast] * Check out our website: ⁠https://www.idkaboutyou.com [https://www.idkaboutyou.com]

Climate Action Starts with Self-Care (with Wyatt Williams)

In this episode of idk about you, Kyle chats with Wyatt Williams — a sustainability professional working at the New York Climate Exchange. Wyatt shares his journey from growing up on a farm in rural Jamaica to navigating private school in DC, and how those contrasting experiences shaped his passion for sustainability and environmental justice.What You'll Hear:🌍 How Wyatt turned his background in chemistry and environmental engineering into a career centered around impact🔋 His work on battery circularity, climate tech, and interdisciplinary collaboration in NYC💡 Why he believes experimentation is key — in careers and life — and how failure fuels growth✨ Grad school: who it's actually for and how to get the most out of itConnect with Wyatt:https://www.linkedin.com/in/wyatt-williams/Follow NYCE:https://nyclimateexchange.org/Links & Resources: * Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idkaboutyoupodcast * Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast * Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@idkaboutyoupodcast * Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/idk-about-you/id1795373597 * Check out our website: https://www.idkaboutyou.com