Fertility, Family, and Finding Humor Through Pain for Real with Candice Guardino

Gentiana on Pretty Privilege, Motherhood, and Life Behind the Glam Online

Gentiana Ipekli is a 32-year-old fashion influencer, content creator, mentor, and women’s empowerment advocate, born and raised in the Bronx and one of five children. She became pregnant and married at 21, and by 25 was a full-time mom of three. She holds a degree in Fashion Marketing and Merchandising and has always had a deep passion for fashion, beauty, glam, and dressing up. After becoming a mother, her son was diagnosed with autism, and she put her life and dreams on hold to focus completely on helping him thrive. Through years of therapy, dedication, love, and hard work, he is now high-functioning and thriving. That journey shaped her into the woman she is today. After losing over 100 pounds and learning to truly take care of herself mentally, physically, and spiritually, she decided to finally pursue her dreams. Today, she balances a full-time career as a fashion influencer and content creator while raising her three beautiful children. Gentiana mentors women to love themselves, believe in themselves, and take care of themselves mentally, physically, and spiritually. She openly speaks about motherhood, postpartum struggles, confidence, healing, and self-love — reminding women that hard seasons are only phases and they will pass. She is proud to be a voice for women, especially within the Albanian community, encouraging women to embrace who they truly are, never lose themselves, and always choose themselves too. Her mission is to inspire women to feel powerful, feminine, confident, and unapologetically authentic.

Fertility, Family, and Finding Humor Through Pain for Real with Candice Guardino

They say you write what you know. For Candice Guardino, that was family. A Brooklyn girl raised on Staten Island by a family that was equal parts chaos and love — she didn’t just mine that material, she crafted it to build an empire. Italian Bred, her critically acclaimed one-woman show, went from five minutes at a comedy club to a full theatrical special now streaming on Apple TV & Amazon Prime. Candice and I met when we were 18 at Wagner College — two theater kids convinced we had something to say. Turns out, we were right. She sat down with me on Respectfu11y and we got into all of it — the years, the work, the becoming. Episode goes LIVE 5/5.

Jacob Thompson: Stronger Than You Think, and It’s Never Too Late to Start Now

Jacob Thompson left Iowa for New York City the second he could and never really slowed down. He circled the globe performing everywhere from stages to ships before trading sea legs for suburbia. These days he is a licensed personal trainer with a Marvel themed home gym proving that the line between performer and superhero is negotiable. From New York Comic Con to cosplay conventions across the country Jacob has turned a love of muscle and spandex into a full blown lifestyle. It is equal parts discipline fandom and unapologetic fun. A true shape shifter on and off the stage Jacob built his foundation in theater the old school way through training touring and saying yes to roles that demand physicality precision and presence. His work spans stage immersive theater and fan driven productions including visually striking work with Synetic Theater and interactive hits like Dungeons and Dragons The Twenty Sided Tavern. Actor athlete cosplayer storyteller. If there is a costume involved chances are Jacob is already in it and fully committed, Respectfu11y.

Own Your Space Guard Your Energy Become Untouchable

Meet Claudia DeMarco, founder of the Goddess Protocol, a movement rooted in discipline, identity and self mastery. For the past 10 years, Claudia has taken her research and personal experience and turned it into a framework that teaches women how to take control of their lives from the inside out. She makes no apologies for owning her goddess energy, and she does it with full conviction, Respectfu11y. In this episode of Respectfu11y, we go deeper than surface level empowerment. Claudia breaks down what it really takes to become the woman you claim to be. From what you allow into your mind, to how you hold your standards, to the choices you make every day, the focus stays on action not empty talk. Claudia challenges your perspective on confidence, growth and control. There are no shortcuts and no fluff, only truth. Real. Raw. Rebellious.

Winning On Air. Rebuilding In Real Life. Terry Hollimon on the Power of the Pivot

As an Emmy-nominated on-air powerhouse, former University of Washington football standout, Terry Hollimon, took his talent straight from the field into the spotlight; becoming a dynamic TV and radio personality across Seattle; from FOX13 and KING5, to ESPN710 alongside his dear friend and Seahawks legend, Marcus Trufant.   Terry doesn’t just show up to the conversation, he is the conversation. In this episode of Respectfu11y, we go beyond the highlight reel and dive straight into the pivot: what it actually takes to reinvent yourself when life doesn’t go according to plan. Career shifts... Divorce... Dating again... and Fatherhood at the center of it all... Terry and Jamie get into the nitty-gritty of evolution, identity and owning your next chapter loudly, honestly and unapologetically. Because sometimes the biggest power play is executing the pivot that leads you back to YOU.