Breakfast with A Friend!

Self-doubt, fear & creativity - what does it feel like to keep showing up when you're not sure you're ready? A quiet conversation with Anastasia Kontinen on anxiety, introversion, and building something meaningful before you feel ready. --------- I use Epidemic Music and Riverside for work. If you use any of the URLs, I get a small payment from them. It helps me greatly :) Epidemic Music: http...

In this episode, I sat with Marina (  @marinadoit  ). A Russian content creator navigating heartbreak, a restrictive passport, and the quiet tension of wanting a life just out of reach. We talked about humor as a coping mechanism, what it feels like to watch friends move freely while you can't, staying true to yourself online and off, and the dream of a life that keeps moving. — If this kept you c...

Ivan Iushchenko is the co-founder and CTO of Knowzilla. An AI-powered sales tool built in Tallinn, Estonia. But this conversation isn't really about software. It's about what happens when you try to build something that has to think, listen, and respond in real time — while a human is still mid-sentence. We talk about how Knowzilla started from a simple frustration, how a throwaway comment from an...

Dacoito is a Russian artist who left home in 2023 with almost no money, chasing something he couldn't quite name yet. He got rejected by twenty restaurants, worked shifts while the world ignored him, and lost his father while standing on a shop floor. Through all of it, he kept making music on his own terms, in his own words, without compromise. This is a conversation about grief, art, identity, a...

In this episode, I sit with Edoardo Dusi ( ‪@edodusi‬ ) and talk about what it means to be a programmer when the machines are learning to code too. What part of this work is still ours? We talked about: How AI is reshaping the daily life of a developer The difference between writing code and solving problems What happens to junior programmers when AI handles the basics Learning to work with AI ins...

I sit down with Nabila (@YogaWithNabila) for a slow morning conversation. We talk about living far from home, building an adult life in unfamiliar countries, loneliness, kindness, creativity, and the strange in-between phase of life where you’re no longer chasing speed. Just meaning. ----------- If this kept you company, there’s a quiet coffee link here ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/shepherd_06 ----...

In this episode, I sat down with Shamila ( ‪@MistOfNiagara‬ ) and we went somewhere I wasn't sure we'd come back from easily. We talked about grief. Not the motivational, "it made me stronger" version of it. The real kind... the layers, the hits, the mornings you wake up and suddenly understand something painful that your body wasn't ready to let you see before. Shamila has this way of seeing the...

In this episode of Breakfast with a Friend, I sit down with Darko Sokoleski, CEO & Founder of TGEProductionDigital ( ‪@TGEProduction‬ ) from North Macedonia. We dive deep into the emotional and practical challenges of entrepreneurship, creativity, and the relentless hustle of building something meaningful in a small ecosystem. Darko shares his 11-year journey of persistence, doubt, and the gri...

In this episode of Breakfast with a Friend, I chat with Annie from ‪@OurSecretSpillPodcast‬ about the messy, unpredictable journey of adulthood. We share honest reflections on what we thought growing up would be—money, freedom, clarity—and the reality we’re living instead. From grappling with shifting interests to the addictive loops of gaming and social media, we dive into the nostalgia, frustrat...

In this episode of Breakfast with a Friend, I sit down with Maggie from ‪@OurSecretSpillPodcast‬ to explore a strange idea: What if we live 1000 years! We talk about jealousy, envy, love, and whether even 100 years is enough to experience the world. We explore how finite our lives are and how we fight about everything on a tiny planet, our pale blue dot!

The conversation delves into the transformative power of grief, the understanding of love and loss, and the depth of connection through sadness. It also explores the expansion of consciousness through experience, global connection, and the potential for euphoric experiences in life. Takeaways Transformation through grief Connecting through sadness Expanding consciousness through experience Chapter...