Futura Talks

This week’s guest, Gwenna Kadima , shares how and why she decided to bet on herself and make the transition from a corporate job to the life of an entrepreneur. We talk about  how her corporate life and experiences have informed the direction of her new business and how she gained the courage to take the necessary steps to make her dreams of becoming an entrepreneur a reality. Gwenna is an aw...

This week we are re-airing one of our most loved episodes about navigating self-doubt! In case you missed it the first time, here’s your chance to tune in. When we doubt ourselves we are putting out that frequency and energy into the universe and that is not the energy level in which you can manifest your dreams. Part of the reason I started this podcast is because I have so many ideas. And I have...

This week’s guest, Swish Goswami , knew from a young age that he wanted to follow the path of entrepreneurship, building a journal of business ideas since he was 10 years old. Today, Swish is the CEO of Surf,  a tech company providing brands a better way to engage and understand consumers while compensating consumers for their data. Surf has made two acquisitions and provides zero party data...

“Don't just dream your life, live your dream.”- Bob Bitchin This week’s episode is all about asking yourself if you are living your dream life or the back-up plan. I talk about: What it means to live your “dream” life What happens when you are still living your back-up plan The questions you can ask yourself to start designing your dream life Setting the intention to start living your dream life i...

"We won't be distracted by comparison if we are captivated by purpose." - Bob Goff This week’s episode is all about why it’s time to STOP Comparing and START Creating .  I talk about:  Why we feel the need to compare The harmful effects of comparison What happens when you focus on creating (instead of comparing) How to find inspiration for what to create; AND How to create from a place t...

Our guest this week, Allana Davis , shares her journey from being on the streets and in shelters from the age of 16 to launching her own business and luxury beauty studio in her late 30s after almost 20 years on social assistance. Following her passion for beauty as a means to bond with women also in the system and connecting by healing through trauma, Allana infuses both beauty and energy healing...

Feeling stuck where you are? Looking to pivot your career, life or business? Tune in as this week’s  guest, Lia Garvin , shares her strategies for moving from stuck to unstuck by staying true to yourself. Lia Garvin is the bestselling author of Unstuck, TEDx speaker and workplace strategist with experience leading team operations across Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Bank of America.  Whe...

Do you ever stop to think WHO is behind the cup of coffee you are drinking?  Our guest this week, Maria Jose Palacio , shares how life brought her full circle to launching Progeny Coffee . From studying Industrial Design in Bogota, Columbia to then working in New York with luxury fashion brands like Marc Jacobs and Vera Wang, Maria’s journey brought her back to her roots - her family’s coffee...

In today’s episode we will talk about how perfectionism is holding you back and why taking imperfect action is far more meaningful and impactful for your life and business.  As a recovering perfectionist myself, I have learned that striving for perfection is unrealistic and in the past it has stopped me from moving forward with ideas and opportunities. When I started taking messy and imperfec...

The one common through line that I have found with everybody that I have brought on this show and is something that I intentionally look for is that these people are all purpose-driven entrepreneurs. They're following their dreams, their passions, they seem to be very purpose-driven about what they are trying to do. But what does purpose really mean? Purpose means the reason for which something wa...

Passionate and purposeful. Two simple but strong words that describe our week’s featured guest, Jill Donovan, founder of Rustic Cuff and author of The Kindness Effect. Jill shares her experience of losing hope but not letting life happen to her. Instead, she reignited the light within and is now living life with purpose every day. Jill Donovan was a practicing attorney and adjunct law professor at...

Losing someone is inevitable, which is why having a will is important to make sure that everything is handled in a manner that respects your wishes while removing friction for your loved ones when you pass. This episode features Erin Bury , co-founder and CEO of online estate planning platform Willful. Erin talks about her journey from working with start-ups and entrepreneurs to eventually launchi...

Many of us are afraid of failing and have probably experienced this at one time or another, but we shouldn’t let that fear stop us from moving forward and achieving our goals. In this episode we are joined by Mia Zambarano, a mental health therapist and performance consultant, as we talk about failure and how we can move from fearing failure to embracing it. With many years of experience in therap...

With billions of Pins on Pinterest, you'll always find ideas to spark inspiration. This also sparked an opportunity for our featured guest to start her own business and live the life she wanted. Jen Vazquez , Founder and CPO (Chief Pinterest Officer) of Jen Vazquez Media – is known by many as the Pinterest Queen. She helps service-based female entrepreneurs go from overwhelmed to an easy streamlin...

I believe that the path of entrepreneurship is one that is accessible to anyone that desires it. This episode is quite near and dear to me because it's about a question that I get asked about all the time. And that is people wanting to learn more about my journey from being a corporate professional to now being an entrepreneur. I love talking about this because this journey had the biggest impact...

Acquiring a home is often a stressful and tedious process. Imagine there was an all-in-one platform to simplify the home buying and ownership experience, sounds amazing, right? In this episode, featuring Ahmer Rafiq, the Co-Founder and CEO of Souqh, we talk about how he and his company bring together clients, realtors, mortgage brokers, law firms, inspectors, and associated industry partners to de...

The only way to truly learn and move forward is through action. This episode features Maria Sotelo, who at a young age always knew that she wanted to pursue the path of entrepreneurship. By following her own voice and intuition coupled with action, Maria stepped into a path of entrepreneurship at an early age and now still in her 20s, she is the  founder and owner of The Pink Room. Maria Sote...

Our guest for this episode, Fatima Zaidi, launched her first business when she saw an opportunity to leverage podcasting to help brands connect with their target audiences in an authentic and impactful manner. Fatima Zaidi is the founder and CEO of Quill Inc., an award-winning production agency specializing in corporate audio, and CoHost, a podcast growth and analytics tool.  Fatima and her t...

Today I am joined by two very accomplished entrepreneurs, Alyssa Barry and Caroline Sawamoto, the Principals and Co-Founders of irlabs. Combined Alyssa and Caroline have over 30 years of investor relations and capital markets experience having raised over $1.6 billion of capital. Together, they founded irlabs. irlabs is a dynamic investor relations firm that goes beyond the press release. They des...

It’s always good to invest in something that we know that will yield a strong return. But what would it be like if we invested in ourselves with that same knowing? This episode picks up from the last one about “Knowing when to walk away to bet on yourself” and “Why having a strong belief in yourself is essential as an entrepreneur”. We routinely spend money on products and services - that are esse...

In the last episode,, I shared my experience and life changing decision to bet on myself and walk away from a $3M opportunity to start my own business and this week I continue by sharing why having a strong belief in myself was essential to that decision and essential for anyone pursuing a path of entrepreneurship. Episode Highlights 02:06 - Recap from previous episode about betting on yourself 09...

“Sometimes quitting or walking away is not a failure, instead, it's the best investment you can make in your future.”   Throughout my career and entrepreneurial journey, I’ve learned a lot of lessons both in business and about life. And one of those is to know when it is time to walk away from opportunities that don’t serve you to double down and bet on yourself instead. Episode Highlights: 0...

We are joined today by Arif Khan, serial entrepreneur and community advocate. Arif invests in the people behind companies and ideas that catalyze market segment innovation, next generation solutions, and initiatives that challenge the status quo.  Episode Highlights 08:40 - Arif’s childhood and school days 14:17 - Arif’s journey as a filmmaker and cinematographer 19:24 - Path to becoming an e...

For our 10th episode, someone near and dear to me joined me for this week’s episode.  This week, we have Khatun Khimji, my loving mother and the founder of Westmount Foot Clinic. She has taught me so much about entrepreneurship over the years so I wanted to share her story with all of you. I have learned so much of what I know from my mother and her story is incredible, it is one of resilienc...

When we doubt ourselves we are putting out that frequency and energy into the universe and that is not the energy level in which you can manifest your dreams. Part of the reason I started this podcast is because I have so many ideas. And I have these ideas that I talk about daily, I talked about with friends, I talked about with my clients, I talk about with other female entrepreneurs, they are to...