I sat down with Artist and Designer Tom Bond to talk about his art, art-making, and perfectionism. We crack open our copies of Art and Fear while trying to ponder questions like "Is everyone an artist?" and "How do we fight perfectionism and keep an open mind?"   Check out Tom Bond on Instagram @wellingtonprojects or online at www.wellingtonprojects.com

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021 Season Finale: Pushing past perfectionism with artist Tom Bond

Alex and I talk about riding motorcycles, anxiety and depression, being vulnerable, and how she founded Focus on Health. FOH provides hospitality professionals with the tools and resources to better their lives through health and wellness education, programming, and outreach. They help food and beverage professionals create long-lasting careers in the hospitality field by encouraging them to take care of themselves physically, mentally, and otherwise.

020 Cheers to Vulnerability with Alex Jump, Founder of Focus On Health.

Believe me when I say the Thistle Farms experience is powerful. Truly powerful. I went a few years back and experienced what the brand stands for in person. Ok, fine... you got me. I wanted to cry...like... the whole time I was there. Not tears of sadness, but tears of awe. The Thistle Farms website reads: "Love is the most powerful force for change in the world. It lights the way for physical, mental, and economic freedom for women who have survived childhood trauma, unjust systems, the commodifying of their worth, and believing their past defines their future." I love Thistle Farms, I love the brand story, and I love all the good Thistle Farms brings to this world. I loved hearing Dorris' story, and I hope you do too. Thistle Farms is a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to helping women survivors recover and heal from prostitution, trafficking, and addiction. We do this by providing a safe place to live, a meaningful job, and a lifelong sisterhood of support. Learn more at ThistleFarms.org

019 Thistle Farms and Love for Dorris

Listen to a candid chat between Liz Giorgi, CEO of Soona, and your girl Haylee on how social media can hurt rather than help. Liz talks about how she stepped away from social media for a few weeks and what happens when you see that art exists outside of Instagram. OMG. Liz is such a badass. *turns on Tina Turner*  

018 Art exists outside of social media with Liz Giorgi, CEO of Soona.

I sat down with Sean Waldron, host of the Tension Theory podcast to chat over my personal tension and where it has brought me with itty bitty titty goods and my branding work. This episode is special because Sean takes over the Brand Rebellion as a guest host and interviews me! We talk about pressure, showing up, spirituality, and all that is good within the tension that meets us in our lives. You might even take away a few brand strategy and brand storytelling tidbits. Sean Waldron is a special human, a phenomenal interviewer, and he has a gift of making people feel seen, heard, and important. Thank you for holding this space for me, Sean! You know I say that every episode is my favorite, but this one is actually my favorite. I ain't lyin'.  Check out Sean Waldron's podcast Tension Theory wherever you get your podcasts.  

017 Guest Host Sean Waldron interviews me on the tension I've faced this last year.

I adore all folk music, and when I heard John Statz I knew I needed to get him on the podcast to talk about songwriting. John and I discuss some of his song lyrics with themes of travel, friendship, love, and loss. John plays a few of his favorite songs and we dig into what spirituality means to John as an atheist.

016 Storytelling Unplugged: John Statz

In this special quarantine episode- (Hello, zoom call!) Hannah Moon and I talk about style and learning how to find our unique voice. Hannah encourages us to remove the narrative that we are dressing for others and to find power in dressing for the way we feel.  Hannah gives valuable tips on branding your style, and she gives me a strategy to brand my closet in a new way. I am so inspired by this conversation that I am sorting my closet out as we speak! Hannah is a confidence coach and stylist working in Denver. Find her on Instagram @styledbyhannahmoon or online at styledbyhannahmoon.com

015 Empowering Ourselves Through Style with Hannah Moon

I sat down with artist and comedian Kira MagCalen to talk about her Honest Monsters. Kira draws monsters as a way to process through uncomfortable feelings, she shares these Honest Monsters on Instagram at @turbulentflow.online If branding is all about giving an identity to an idea, Kira is killing it. She is giving these feelings a personality, and a cute face in order to deal with these overwhelming (and human) emotions in a new and productive way.  

014 Honest Monsters with Kira MagCalen

I first met Travis Lachner on LinkedIn. What caught my eye about Travis was the way he took life experiences and translated them into business lessons. I guess you can say his LinkedIn strategy is working well. My favorite business lesson he talks about? Improv. I have been doing Improv myself for about 7 months now, and I've learned quite a lot from it. My personal favorite lessons from improv are: 1. Trust yourself. We all know you and I won't be funny or compelling if we don't trust ourselves.  2. PLAY. Holy crap. Play. Why is it so hard to remember to play in our daily lives?  3. Mindfulness. You must be present and you can't plan ahead. Get used to it, baby!  Listen to Travis talk more about the lessons he's learned from Improv for business and branding. 

013 Business Lessons Learned from Improv with Travis Lachner

I sat down with Dawn Raymond to talk about imperfection, taking risks and JUST DOING the damn thing. What's her thing you ask? Songwriting. In this episode of the Brand Rebellion, we hear Dawn's songs on love and loss while chatting about the things she's learned so far.    P.S. Dawn is my mom.     

012 Storytelling Unplugged: Don't die with your music still in you with Dawn Raymond AKA Mom

I wanted to address the sadness, uncertainty and overall devastation that many of us are feeling during the quarantine...but I didn't want to stay there. In this episode,  I talk about creating a personal mission statement for your life. We have some extra time to connect to ourselves, and I think this is a great time to take a deep breath and refocus. How do you want to show up in the world?

011 Making a mission while out of commission.

In this episode, I sat down with Mike Choyama founder of Mellow Rooster. Mike is a lover of coffee and a sleep scientist wanna-be. I’m not sure I’ve laughed more in a Brand Rebellion episode. We talk meditation, coffee, and most importantly Mike gifts me a can of beans on air. What a delight! Check out mellowrooster.com

010 Saving the world with sleep with Mike Choyama of Mellow Rooster

To finish off the Boobs, Butts and Branding series, I sat down with Jaclyn Fu CEO and co-founder of Pepper. Pepper makes bras for small chested women. Jaclyn and I talk startups, funding, and empowering women to be themselves.

009 Boobs, Butts and Branding | Part 5 Building Pepper with Jaclyn Fu

For the fourth part of my series “Boobs, Butts and Branding”, I sat down with eating disorder recovery coach and influencer Julia Parzyck aka @fitfatandallthat. We took the time to talk about body image, branding, and her journey to body positivity. I love all that Julia stands for, and I hope this episode inspires those suffering from an eating disorder to reach for help. Find Julia on Instagram at @fitfatandallthat

008 Boobs, Butts and Branding part 4 |Body Positivity with Julia Parzyck

The Soul-folk band, The Copper Children popped up on my Discover Weekly playlist on Spotify about four years ago. I’ve been hooked ever since.   I love the Copper Children because they take you to church without you even knowing you agreed to go. No, not like the Hosier song... The kind of church where love is the center, where connection and community grow and great stories are told.  As we build brands, we must write powerful stories. Musicians like Zea and Christopher help us open our minds to the endless possibility of our own stories. Don’t miss them at the Bluebird Theater on March 12th. I’ll be there drinking too much beer. 

007 Storytelling Unplugged: The Copper Children BONUS episode!

Brand Rebellion is a podcast –– hosted by brand strategist and designer Haylee Jordan. Together we will explore how to create a brand that echoes beauty, altruism, and wholeness while living a meaningful spiritual life.

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