Raw Intentions

Happy 3rd podcast birthday to us!! I can’t believe it’s been three years since starting our passion project, and we feel so lucky to be here. That being said, we decided to make this episode the ~season 3 finale ~ To take a few months off, recoup, and come back sexier, smarter, & better than EVER! I haven’t taken a break in THREE FREAKING YEARS, and with all the transitions going on in my pers...

Hola & welcome back to part two of my little travel series here on Raw Intentions Podcast. Last week, I took yall to SCHOOL; a little travel 101 class, if you will. We posted a little text box on our stories, and got SO many follow up questions. So this week, we’re answering your questions, chatting about deeper travel takeaways, things I learned, and practices I’m instilling in my life since....

Welcome back to Raw Intentions! After two months of living out of a backpack, I figured I could share a bit of advice. Solo travel can be scary, and I want to pull the curtain back on all my adventures and give you a little traveling 101. Debunk myths, tell you all the amazing things solo adventures can do for you, and give you tactile tips on planning, researching, packing, and making friends on...

Welcome back to Raw Intentions Podcast! After living out of a backpack in Southeast Asia for two months, I have SO much to tell you guys. I’ve also missed chatting on the mic - so I decided we’re going back to our roots with lots of solo episodes. All month long, it’ll just be me myself and I, chatting with y’all on various things. This week, we’re catching up on all my adventures abroad. Hilariou...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This episode is a littttttle different— just two girls crafting & chatting on the mic. We’re literally heat pressing custom hats for R&R, while chatting with Natalie Wood, part owner of Lace & Lariat in Breckenridge. Natalie’s only 24 and already managing a thriving retail shop, running a hat bar, and creating a community around her store. We...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week’s episode is a vulnerable, beautiful conversation with Kelly Mazanti - founder of Buttnski and cofounder of Rural is Rad. Kelly grew up in the outdoors, lives in Summit County, and is in the middle of a major life shift after going through a divorce. We talk about rediscovering yourself in your 30’s, mindfulness, gratitude, and the practice of...

Welcome back to Raw Intentions, friends! This week I sat down with Nicoleta Drumville — a local Denver artist, creative soul, and curiosity queen. Nicoleta shares how she fell in love with art again during COVID, and how she’s managed to keep that relationship joyful and free by not turning it into a full-time job. We talk about the different phases of her creativity, what inspires her, and how sh...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, we’re talking bar makeouts, parenting, skiing, and small-town life with Kimmy and Seb - longtime best friends turned lovers, new parents, and two of the coolest people I know. Kimmy grew up on skis in Colorado, and Seb came from the Netherlands with a deep love for travel and adventure. After meeting in their early 20s through friends & a...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, I sat down with the ultimate power couple — Rachel and Alex Engen. They’re parents, entrepreneurs, and two of the most grounded humans I’ve ever met. Rachel is a Denver-based outdoor influencer and photographer, and Alex is a financial advisor who specializes in family planning. We talk all about how they met, what it was like having kids supe...

Selamat pagi, aka GOOD MORNING, and welcome back to Raw Intentions Podcast. Coming to you live from my hotel in Bali, Indonesia- I’ve been backpacking south east Asia for a month now, so I thought we’d do a little check in. How it’s been thus far, the TEA on my two very first hosted, international retreats, things I’ve learned, people I’ve met, spiritual & deeper thought processes, the perspec...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, we’re sitting down with Caroline Hafele -  the founder of Gem Hats and the ultimate creative, wandering soul. Originally from Kentucky, Caroline’s path to hat-making took her all over the world - from Charleston, to Mexico, to her mom’s basement, where she taught herself how to make hats by hand. Now she’s based in Denver, the city her brick &...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, I’m joined by Jill Coats—videographer, director, and co-host of the Unscripted Work Wife podcast. Jill is the founder of One Forty Films, and began her journey with story telling through video at a very young age. We talk about her creative journey, how growing up with entrepreneurial role models shaped her mindset, and the tension between cre...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, we’re sitting down with serial entrepreneur and Gravity Haus founder, Jim Deters. Jim is a dad of three, an avid skier & biker, and a major force in the world of startups, hospitality, tech, and wellness. He’s built companies like Ascendant Tech, Galvanize, and now Gravity Haus—a boutique hotel and social club experience built for outdoor...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, we’re chatting with Gordon and Kat - co-founders of the Tote app and total powerhouses in the tech-meets-fashion space. Each experts in their own right, and the perfect team; Gordon, a tech wizard out of SF, and Kat, a brand & community connoisseur living in LA. Together, they’re building an app that’s changing the way we share and shop fo...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week’s episode is truly an unscripted, unplanned, steam of consciousness- we sing, we question societal norms, we dissect White Lotus, and I loved every second. I’m joined by soul sisters Amanda Fowler and Jessa Fragnoli, co-hosts of the Consciously Unconscious podcast, and two of the most grounded, yet unserious, people I’ve ever met. Amanda’s a yo...

Hi hi, and welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week we’re joined by the amazing Brittany Brown - founder of the Brittany Victoria Agency, cohost of So Glad We’re Friends podcast, and all-around badass entrepreneur. Brittany shares how she went from medical sales to building her own agency from the ground up -  and all the mindset shifts that had to happen in between. We talk about personal brandi...

Hello hello, and welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, I’m joined by besties, travel lovers, and creative powerhouses Chloe Talley and Ella Kelly — the founders of Unfiltered Co. These two have SO MUCH heart, soul, & honesty to share. We talk about what it’s like to feel out of place in college, that craving for “more,” and the wild journey of your 20s when you’re trying to find yourself...

Hey y’all, and welcome back to your favorite podcast on the block! This week’s episode is with someone who is changing the game in Denver — the one and only Rayna King. She’s a content creator, community builder, and activist who started her page during the pandemic to support local businesses, only to blossom into something larger than life. With a combined following of over 100k, she makes a HUG...

Howdy & welcome back to Raw Intentions Podcast. Took a solo moment today to have a little chat- we haven’t caught up since January, and are LONG overdue. I can’t believe what the last 3 months have been… I’ve done enough to last an entire year and am surviving off of fumes & vibes at this point. Cosplaying im 21 and not 30 HAHA that’s forsure. We’ve got some catching up, heart to hearts, t...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, we’re talking friendships, boys, heartbreak, and the power of community with Averee Madison. Averee moved around a TON growing up, which meant she had to get good at making friends. When she moved back to Denver as an adult, she realized she wanted to create more opportunities for connection—so she started The Group Chat Denver, a women’s soci...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, we’re sitting down with Denver local, and the OG fitness influencer herself—Natalie Bally. Natalie found her love for fitness and content creation in college, when she didn’t quite fit into the party scene and turned to YouTube for connection. Slowly but surely, she built a following, partnered with brands like Gymshark, and created a thriving...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, we’re talking about passion, purpose, and making an impact with Stephanie Villavicencio.  Stephanie’s journey started on the beaches of Florida, a surf obsessed beach bum, but life led her to Aspen, where she found a new purpose amongst mountains & snow. After cultivating her own community, and calling Carbondale home, her best friend got...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, we have THE Lexi Larson on the pod—content creator, business owner, and the ultimate example of what happens when you bet on yourself. Lexi spent years in a corporate, soul sucking job, as many of us can relate, and decided there must be more to life. So she woke up one day, got out of her own way, and started posting vlogs. She built her bran...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, we’re catching up with a familiar face and long time friend of the podcast, Hannah Ruth. If you haven’t listened to our first episode with her, go back and give it a listen for all the backstory; but today, we’re diving into the empire she’s building with Built to Burn Academy. Hannah is a fitness influencer, personal trainer, and all-around p...

Hello & welcome back to Raw Intentions! This week, we’re heading to Carbondale, CO, with Jenny Verrochi—avid snowboarder, entrepreneur, and the mastermind behind Buck Wild Coffee & Boot Tan Fest. Jenny grew up with nature at the center of her world; watching her parents trade coffee for lift tickets and build their own coffee company from the ground up. Inspired by their journey and her lo...