The Tidal Podcast

In this final episode of Season 3 and in honour of July 4th, Sarah and Tashion are calling forward the light workers.   We dissect what it means to be a "light worker" in our current society and how we all have a responsibility to illuminate leadership and lead from a place of light, MOST IMPORTANTLY when times in our country, around the world, or even in your immediate orbit are feeling dim.    T...

In this spot coaching session, Laura Plato (Founder and Coach at New Frequency LLC) is seeking time for true creativity and the chance to play. The thought of "how do you leave time to dream if you don't sleep" sets in motion the question; "do you believe you are worthy of the investment in yourself?" Tashion and Sarah call Laura to invest in her creative self, by shifting her energy away from the...

Laura Plato the Founder and Coach at New Frequency LLC, continues to shape and support entrepreneurs through reclaimation of energy. Laura expands our boundaries by suggesting we stop trying to level the playing field and instead build a new one. Her hope for the next generation is by shifting their mindset forward they can accept the invitation to show up at a new frequency. She believes we are a...

In this spot coaching session, Zach Canfield (Co-Founder of The Academy and Associate Partner and Director of Talent at Goodby Silverstein & Partners) opens up about the challenges of diving into a new project. Zach admits he can get lost in the details of building something instead of being reflective on the motivation behind it. Tashion and Sara express that if we move with intention and marry t...

Zach Canfield eliminated the barrier of entry when he co-founded The Academy at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners . As an Associate Partner and Director of Talent, Zach talks about the caliber of education weighing on a job opportunity. Today, his initiative creates space for those at the table to be expanded as they provide a mentorship unlike any other. Without a traditional classroom setting The A...

In this RipTide where we talk about a strong current happening in culture, and how we are being human with ourselves. If we strip away the old mindset of what motivates us we begin to reflect on what we really desire. If we are not driven by the dollar or the deadline, what does drive us? This looks different than it once did and this moment of change is driving the next wave of what culture looks...

In this spot coaching session, KJ Rose (Author, Empowerment Speaker, and Global Artist Development & Performance Director) seeks supreme faith in every action she takes to move forward. Tashion and Sara advise KJ that abundance is a mindset, reminding her that conciously and subconciously you have to accept the work of your gift. We cannot allow ourselves to think that our time and our treasue is...

KJ Rose holds space for authenticity through her work as an Author, Empowerment Speaker, and Global Artist Development & Performance Director. KJ pushes her clients beyond their percieved capacity to help them discover unrealized potential, through this work she c onsiders herself a vessel of transformation. Discovering where our connection lives, we can find what perspectives anchor us. This is w...

Diving into Season 3 with our very own Tashion Macon (Speaker, Author and Executive Coach) to discuss her most recent work, "Coming In Hot", a blueprint for black women setting the world ablaze. Sarah guides Tashion to shift from a place of giving to a place of receiving in this powerful conversation about recalibration. As we explore the main themes of her book, we learn that education is not an...

In this RipTide where we talk about a strong current happening in culture, Sarah and Tashion revisit the most powerful conversations of Season 2 of The Tidal Podcast. Whether it was the resilience found in a moment of change, finding stories that repel you forward or actioning responsibility as a leader through humanity, we have witnessed an array of perspectives that continue to breathe possibili...

In this spot coaching session, Janine Quijije (Non-Profit CAO) discovers that she can take her power back by exploring and embracing a period of play. Often we associate playfulness with a negative connoation that stems from a perception that those who play are not to be taken seriously or could be unreliable. But what if we allowed ourselves to be free of judgement and felt safe to play? What wou...

Janine Quijije has committed herself to empowering women to foster sisterhood and community in the name of diversity, equity and inclusion for nearly two decades. For 365 days she gifted herself with a period of pause. During this time of self reflection Janine embodied her future self in order to take a journey of introspection. This awakening flourished from the courage to foster her own healing...

In this spot coaching session, Dr. Vonetta L. West (Founder and CEO of Go West Consulting) is embracing "no" as a word of love. In a world where caring for others and caring for yourself are constantly competing, sometimes we need to choose ourselves. Dr. West embraces the notion that allowing space for oneself does not suggest that we provide suffering to anyone else. This act of selfishness, is...

Dr. Vonetta L. West, Founder and CEO of Go West Consulting, is cultivating a culture of honor. If we continue to show up as love and honor every person, regardless of heirarchy we can find dignity and eradicate racism. Dr. West's contributions focus on content development, consultation and learning experiences by guiding us in unlearning biases. While we seek clarity on our true values and beliefs...

In this spot coaching session, Bonnie Wan (award-winning Brand Strategist and Author of "The Life Brief") is creating her definition of financial abundance. This begins with declaring your self worth. While being rooted in this clarity, what does it feel like to be in fullness and what does enough look like? Once you have this foundation you will form the breathing room needed to shift into the gr...

Bonnie Wan, award-winning Brand Strategist and Author of "The Life Brief", is urging us to unlock the clarity of our boldest desires. What stories hold you back, and which ones repel you forward? In this discussion, Bonnie asks us to release our social conditioning on serving others first and choose to take ourselves out of the back of the line and resume our place in the front. To do this work, w...

I n this spot coaching session, Deida Massey (Celebrity Make Up Artist and CEO/Founder of Reel Beauty Inc., a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide self-esteem workshops to young women) is learning to trust the process, herself and the spirit. In the season of mentorship Deida has chosen to follow in a "just take this day" approach, leaving anxiousness in the rearview and leaning into r...

I n this spot coaching session, A nna Notarides (First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director, and Producer) is taking a step back from the decision making chair and re-evaluating her approach through the eyes of a student. Notarides adept navigation of the complexities of production has her constantly shifting, moulding and building. This session allows Anna's mind to pause and grasp the bigger...

I n this spot coaching session, Christine Swanson ( visionary filmmaker, most recently known for her direction of the record-breaking film The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel ) is slowing down to achieve her goals by focusing on the steps that it takes to get there. Christine believes that when everyone is walking in their purpose without fear, the productivity is exponential. Thus, s he is...

With the New Year comes New Ideas, and here we are serving up our 1st Roundtable with Filmmaker - Christine Swanson, Producer - Anna Notarides, and Makeup Artist Deida Massey. Resilience erupts from being fuelled by possibility, and with the strikes derailing the entertainment industry these fierce women chose to stay in the mindset of abundance in the forefront of the unknown. In spaces of quiet...

In this RipTide where we talk about a strong current happening in culture, Sarah and Tashion discuss how we can hold hope for the holiday. Urging us to discover something that makes us feel, be and exist in this time, they remind us to erase our default settings and grant ourselves permission to create the holiday experience we want to have. In a world where challenges surround us, we need to infu...

  I n this spot coaching session, Erin Spahn Erenberg (co-founder and Executive Director of the advocacy nonprofit, Chamber of Mothers) sets out to feel more confident in her responsibility as a leader to not just create action, but create space. She leans into the idea of learning to sit in discomfort and realizes that as a leader we must give ourselves permission to take a pause and recalibrate....

Erin Spahn Erenberg, co-founder and the executive director of the nonprofit, Chamber of Mothers longed to create a platform that acknowledges that there is a radical change in mind, body, ambition and more when you become a mother. Her mission is to unite mothers as advocates to create a better America, by uniting and strengthening their voices as one. What is the "we all agree language" that we c...

In this RipTide where we talk about a strong current happening in culture, Sarah and Tashion dive into the societal version of our authenticity as we use the emotional tools that Jada Pinkett provides in her new book, Worthy. Human beings as a collective believe we know what's best, but the unique and intimate truth to an experience cannot be assessed by a third party. When we can learn to look be...

In this spot coaching session John W. Gibbons (CEO and Chief Product Officer of Lisbyn) suggests that we use the art of busy as a facade of success, but in the end it truly serves us as a disadvantage. He suggests that we need to create more intentional time in order to be present in more moments and invest quality time in conversations at hand so they become less transactional. Listen and learn h...