Meet Bridget

Welcome to another very special episode of the Meet Bridget podcast! Today, Asha interviews Bridget COO, Keshiia Rosenberg. Aside from her role at Bridget, First-generation American, Keshiia is the director of nursing for a private concierge health care company based in Los Angeles, California. She is also a freelance creative writer and poet and is here today to share her story in a candid conver...

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word calibrate? Do you think of something engineering-related? Or do you think of something related to quality or level of ability? In today's episode, Asha tells us all about the word Calibrate. She delves into the roots, uses, and different concepts of the word. Throughout this episode, you'll hear Asha talk about two opposed and...

Welcome to this episode of Meet Bridget! In today's super exciting episode, we hear Keshiia interview our founder Asha Gabriel. Asha was born in Omaha, Nebraska to a loving family formed by an immigrant Indian mother and an American father. She has been an economic researcher, an international model, a stockbroker, and Alo Yoga's first Global Community Manager. This multi-talented woman has a USC...

When you think of the word community, you probably think of a physical place. Your work, your neighborhood, your school. But, did you know the early use of the word community had a dissimilar meaning? Here at Bridget, we're huge fans of expanding our vocabulary and becoming better communicators. That is why today, Keshiia breaks down the word community. Community stems from the Latin prefixes  con...

Today on the show, Asha and Keshiia welcome the talented Daniella Monet. Daniella is an actress, singer, television personality, entrepreneur, and mom of two beautiful babies. She's best known for her roles in Nickelodeon hit shows Victorious and Zoe 101. In this episode, Daniella gets very real and delves into her childhood and teen years when her acting career started. She transports us to her w...

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word talent? Is it a natural skill or aptitude? Is it something only a few people possess? In today's bridgetymology episode, Asha breaks down the meaning and use this colloquial word has had throughout history. Talent comes from the Greek word, 'talanton'. A unit of weight that determines the value of different things.             ...

Today's guest is Melissa Haloosim, founder of the celebrity facial spa Skin Thesis in West Hollywood, California. She is also a board-certified nurse practitioner, a mom, and an amazing human being. In today's episode, Melissa joins Asha and Keshiia to share the inspiring story of how she became the successful business owner she is today. Melissa is a fantastic storyteller! Throughout this episode...

What does it mean to be normal? How did we come up with what is considered normal? and why is what is normal to one person abnormal to another?  We use this word every day. It is "normal".  However, when it first entered our vocabulary in the 17th century, it was only used by mathematicians and later adapted to the fields of anatomical and physiological science. Nowadays it is regularly interchang...

In today's episode, Asha and Keshiia are joined by the incredibly talented fashion designer, Rachel Pally. Rachel is a native Angelino and she is the heart and soul behind her ethically manufactured clothing line The Rachel Pally™. She started her company in 2002, right out of college with the goal of dressing women of all shapes and sizes, and to make them feel beautiful and empowered. Throughout...

Welcome to our first bridgetymology episode! These are our bi-weekly, bite-size solo episodes, where Asha and Keshiia bring you along with them on their journey to become better communicators. Throughout these short yet informative solo casts, you'll hear them break down different words to their original meanings, as well as include compelling stories or studies along the way. In today's episode,...

In today's episode, Asha and Keshiia share what their organization has been about and where they are going moving forward. Bridget is all about building connections among women and girls, connections that feel like bridges - horizontal rather than hierarchical. Today, they break up some of the pillars of Bridget as an organization; things that have developed into their identity, things that they w...

We're so excited that the Meet Bridget podcast is finally here! In this epic first episode, Asha Gabriel and Keshiia Rosenberg give us a warm welcome to the show. They tell us who Bridget is, how this project started, and what we can expect to hear in the next episodes. If you're passionate about building confidence, learning to communicate better, and surrounding yourself with inspiring strong wo...