The AND Podcast

Roots AND Wings with Ateya Rana

For this episode of The AND Podcast, we are exploring Roots AND Wings with the incredible Ateya Rana. A woman whose story is a powerful reminder that we can honor where we come from while still building a life that stretches far beyond what was expected of us. Born in Pakistan and arriving in the U.S. at 19 with big dreams, Ateya shares her journey of resilience, reinvention, leadership, motherhood, and finding the courage to fully become herself. This conversation is about identity, legacy, burnout, bravery, and the people who become the wind beneath our wings.

Creative AND Structured with Ginger Leigh

In this heartfelt episode of The AND Podcast, Ginger Leigh joins April and Ivy for a powerful conversation about creativity AND structure, roots AND wings, and what it means to fully embrace a life that doesn’t fit into one box. Musician, designer, world traveler, builder, writer, and storyteller- Ginger shares the beauty and complexity of living as a true multi-creative. Together, they explore courage, travel, faith, boundaries, artistry, entrepreneurship, and the importance of saying yes to the life that feels most alive to you. This episode is a reminder that your path does not have to be linear to be meaningful.

Creative AND Structured with Wendy Colonna

In this episode of Creative AND Structured, we sit down with musician and community builder Wendy Colonna to explore the intersection of creativity and discipline. From her early days building a DIY music community to creating a career that blends artistry and business, Wendy shares how structure doesn’t limit creativity, it unlocks it. This conversation dives into the power of the “messy middle,” embracing enoughness, and breaking free from the idea that we have to choose one path.

Fired AND Free // Everything You Need To Know About Layoffs

Getting fired. Letting people go. Staying behind after it happens. This episode holds all of it. Joined by Brie Kluytenaar, an employment lawyer of over 15 years, we walk through what to do, what to avoid, and what it really looks like to handle layoffs in a way that is both clear AND human.

Fired AND Free with Jenn Mahlik

Jenn Mahlik shares her experience of being let go in a way that lacked empathy, thoughtfulness, and intention and the lasting impact that kind of moment can have. Because being let go is already hard. But when it’s handled without humanity, it can feel deeply personal… even like a betrayal. In this conversation, we explore what happens after that. The choice between being hardened or being changed. And how Jenn chose to take one of the hardest moments in her career and turn it into something that now impacts so many others.