S1E4 - From Panic Attacks to Paintbrushes: How Rachel Covello Built an LGBTQ+ Empire

𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐀𝐧 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐+ 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐭, 𝐇𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 & 𝐔𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 "𝘯𝘰" 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘣𝘪𝘨 "𝘺𝘦𝘴". 🎨✈️🦩Award-winning entrepreneur, travel disruptor, and comedic force 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 (𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭.𝐜𝐨𝐦) joins The Skittle Squad to reveal how she transformed anxiety into ambition, built Florida’s premier LGBTQ+ travel platform from scratch, and became a beacon of resilience for queer women everywhere. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞, 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭:🔥 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬 🐦‍🔥 How a panic attack at Tampa Pride led to her viral vulnerability (and why she’s done hiding her struggles) 🐦‍🔥 The “happiness list” that saved her when she couldn’t leave the house 🐦‍🔥 Why she calls ADHD her “secret weapon” for entrepreneurial success🎨 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐦 🖌️ How painting sunflowers became her rallying cry for hidden disabilities (“25% of sales go to advocacy!”) 🖌️ The taco-fueled art coaching session that went viral (“Shut the fuck up and layer your paint!”) 🖌️ Inside her Pink Pony Lounge studio—where queer creativity runs wild✈️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐+ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 🦩 Why she’s rebranding “gay travel” to Sapphic St. Pete (and shutting down TERFs) 🦩 Her “fake it till you make it” moment with IGLTA that launched her career 🦩 The destinations fighting to welcome queer travelers (and the ones playing it too safe)💡 𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒: Rachel’s “multifaceted manifesto”—why “niching down” is overrated and how to turn every passion into profit.𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧?Rachel’s journey—from dietitian dropout to LGBTQ+ thought leader—is a masterclass in reinvention, resilience, and radical joy. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a creative struggling with imposter syndrome, or just need proof that “no’s are temporary,” this episode will leave you fired up.🎧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰: 🔗👇She built a LGBTQ+ travel empire while battling anxiety. 🎧 Episode 4 is your personal guide in 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐧𝐨" 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 "𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐬." It’s equal parts 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲, and 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐬.#TheSkittleSquadPodcast #QueerHustle #ListenLearnThrive #TacoTherapy #PaintLikeAGirlboss #LGBTQTravel #ArtActivism #StPetePride #SapphicStPete #ArtSavesLives #LesbianEntrepreneur #QueerWomen #SapphicTravel #BisexualLeader #LGBTQBusiness #AnxietyToAmbition #ADHDBoss #HiddenDisabilities #MentalHealthAdvocate #PanicAttackRecovery