The Authentic Audience Podcast

In today’s show, Krista interviews Maggie Kane, founder and executive director of A Place at the Table, the first pay-what-you can café in Raleigh, North Carolina. Maggie’s mission is to offer good food to all, irrespective of income, and she is dedicated to building a strong connected community where everyone, including those who are experiencing homelessness and poverty, feels welcomed, loved, a...

In this episode, Krista talks with farmer and philanthropreneur, Marc Angelo Coppola, about mentorship, mindset, self-reliance, and sustainability. Marc Angelo reveals how his decision to build an eco-community and start his own online school was inspired by his desire to create the community he wishes he could have grown up in and the school he wishes he could have gone to. His vision and determi...

This week Krista welcomes financial expert and entrepreneur, Danetha Doe, to the show. Danetha is the creator of Money and Mimosas, a financial wellbeing resource which helps its subscribers to create a solid financial foundation and provides practical money management tools. Danetha’s mission is to help people heal their relationship with money and she aspires to elevate both self-worth and net w...

In this show, Krista catches up with branding guru Shayne Mackay, who was her first and most influential mentor. Four years ago, when Krista was considering quitting her job and getting into marketing, she had a profound conversation with Shayne which changed the course of her life. As a successful, powerful woman in business with over 25 years of experience in marketing, advertising, and magazine...

In this episode, Krista connects with Thomas Cussins, the president of Ineffable Music, an independent record company which he co-founded with his college roommate, Igor Katz, when they were students at UC Santa Cruz. What started out as a side hustle soon developed into a serious business and today Ineffable Music is a successful and socially conscious company which aims to disrupt the traditiona...

Krista’s guest for this episode is Denzel Allen, a physical educator, the founder of Power of Strength, and a firm believer in lifelong learning. As a former D1 footballer, Denzel is fully aware of the positive effect of exercise on his wellbeing and he is pleased to be able to provide a service that helps his clients build increased strength, cultivate a growth mindset and lead physically active...

On this week’s episode, Krista has an illuminating conversation with Suzy Batiz, one of her biggest inspirations in business. Suzy reveals how her decision to prioritize her spiritual development and focus on her inner journey made her more receptive to new opportunities and helped her to let go of the beliefs and conditioning that were holding her back. Krista and Suzy discuss how to recognize po...

Krista returns for Season 2 of the podcast and reflects on what she’s learnt from taking some time and space away from her business. She opens up about the sense of exhaustion that prompted her to step back and talks frankly about her mental health and her decision to start on anti-depressants. After her recent experience of burnout, she is more aware than ever of the importance of self-care and t...

In this season 1 finale, Krista drops in to share her season 1 recap. What she is learning, how she is growing, the changes she is making and taking the time now to be quiet. She shares her perspective on what is happening in the world, gets vulnerable about her own experience and reminds us to stay awake, stay in love, stay in service, and as always, keep growing.  Hosted on Acast. See acast...

For this week’s episode Krista is joined by Mark Johnson, award-winning music producer, filmmaker, and co-creator of Playing for Change, a movement which aims to unite people through music. Mark explains how the idea for Playing for Change came to him in a subway station in New York when he noticed a diverse group of people gathered around a couple of busking monks. In that moment, he realized tha...

In this episode, you’ll hear from Jake and Cori Orak, the couple behind Ethnotek, a social enterprise that aims to preserve textile cultures by bringing beautiful artisan-made laptop bags and backpacks to a worldwide market. Jake explains how Ethnotek was inspired by the solo motorbike trip he made to the northern highlands of Vietnam where he first encountered the Hmong people and fell in love wi...

In this episode, Krista connects with Jeanne de Kroon, and discovers the beautiful story behind her fashion business, Zazi. Jeanne reveals how her travels in India, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan inspired her to start collecting, designing and selling her distinctive clothes, which are produced in collaboration with artisans skilled in traditional techniques. By promoting the beauty of artisanal desig...

On this solo episode, Krista reflects on the past few months of business, relationship, and life during the covid crisis. As always, she gets personal and vulnerable and shares about her process, her reflections, current life lessons, goals, friendships, relationships and what success looks like today.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Krista talks to Ben Conard, social entrepreneur and founder of Five North Chocolate. Five North Chocolate is a LGBT certified business enterprise which uses cacao sourced from Fair Trade farmers to create delicious, vegan and ethical chocolate flavored organic superfoods. Ben reveals how his business was born from his intention to create guilt-free confectionery and describes how...

On this week's episode Krista is joined by Martin Johnston, social entrepreneur and founder of Crafted Society. His mission is #honestluxury. This episode will change the way you thinking about luxury brands, so get ready to get schooled! Martin shares the importance of transparency, supporting artisans, educating future generations and the power of authenticity. He also shares his advic...

On this week’s episode, Krista talks with founder of the S.H.E summit, author, and leader, Claudia Chan. They dive into purpose driven business, redefining leadership, how to tap into the leader in all of us, “whole life” leadership, and how we can create a life strategy for success. This episode is jam packed with tangible information that you can start implementing into your life right now, wher...

On this special 2 part episode, Krista talks with her bestie and copilot in life, Emory Hall. Emory is THE most requested guest on the show and is back by popular demand and has taken over the show. They drop into quarantine life, social media, mental health, art, spirituality and ALL THINGS NEPAL. Leading trips there, coming home, how to integrate, conscious travel, and so much more. This episode...

On this special 2 part episode, Krista talks with her bestie and copilot in life, Emory Hall. Emory is THE most requested guest on the show and is back by popular demand and has taken over the show. They drop into quarantine life, social media, mental health, art, spirituality and ALL THINGS NEPAL. Leading trips there, coming home, how to integrate, conscious travel, and so much more. This episode...

On this solo episode, Krista dives into her quarantine experience, how she is making the most of her time, personally and professionally. This episode is jam packed with value, information, personal shares, and advice. She shares vulnerably about her process and what tools are keeping her moving mentally and physically and how she is tapping into her personal growth and creativity at this time and...

In this week’s episode, Krista is joined by mama, yogi, writer and photographer, Steph Birch. Steph offers a refreshing approach to our current state of affairs and shares her tools for staying calm and grounded during such an uncertain time. Steph shares about parenting, sharing on social media, haters, writing, evolving, and stepping into her fire. This is a powerful episode and Steph’s groundin...

On this week's episode, Lauren shares her journey from TV personality to a Youtube sensation, the business of content creation and blogging, how Youtube has changed since 2014, plateaus she's hit along the way, authenticity, meditation, growth edges, and Lauren's advice for someone wanting to launch something new. Lauren is super honest and open about her process, her career, her growth, and this...

In this week's episode Krista is joined by former race car driver, Danica Patrick. This is a powerful conversation all about leaning into the feminine. They dive into identity, shifting, evolving, growing spiritually... They talk about mindset, the mindset of an athlete, how to get back in the car after a crash, literally and figuratively. Danica shares her advice for people yearning for something...

In this week’s episode Krista is joined by Janne Robinson, feminist beat poet, author and coach. In this conversation they dive into creation, intuition, leading like a woman, and our evolving businesses. They go deep into a discussion around the masculine and feminine, how we show up, and that sweet spot where all the magic happens. This is for the feminine that lives within all of us. tkp7heZ14j...

On this week's episode, Krista is joined by her husband and business partner, Clay Ripma. They lean into the money conversation and answer the big question: when should you give people their money back? They talk all things money, growing a business, making hard decisions, how they handle mistakes within the business, what they are learning about entrepreneurship and the sacredness around the exch...

In this week’s episode, Krista is joined by Maggie Doyne, CEO and Cofounder of BlinkNow Foundation , a foundation whose mission is to support education and empower women in Nepal. Maggie shares how her journey to Nepal began when she was just 19, the small moment that had a profound impact on her and how we all can make a difference right now. They lean into the conversation around westerners in d...