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Chapter BE
by Kïrsten Blake
A weekly interview/discussion with an individual who has a story about how they have created their own path of being. From changing a career to starting their own business to making a major shift in their life – what they all have in common is that they took the step toward living a life that was true and authentic to them by making a change.
Episodes
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S3 EP 12: Be Willing to Listen
This is the final episode of Season Three, and we are closing out the season with some reflections and thoughts. The theme of the Season Three was change – highlighting different stories of change and how people navigate change within their life. Some were forced to make a change, others knew a...
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S3 EP 11: Michelle Poler - Be the Person You'd Be If You Had the Courage
Michelle Poler was working on her Masters in Branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City when she was given the assignment of a 100-day project. She ultimately decided to face a different fear each day in an effort to overcome being a rather fearful person. Her 100 Days Without Fear...
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S3 EP 10: Eddy Bowles - Be Myself
Eddy Bowles was a Broadway dancer who found himself contemplating what would be next in his career – always knowing that professional dance as a career tends to have an expiration date. Dance was his passion, but he also recognized that it was not something that you can financially live off of...
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S3 EP 09: Janis Wilson Hughes - Be Love
Janis Wilson Hughes struggled for 11 years to find fulfillment working in chemical engineering, until she made the decision to leave the corporate world entirely to pursue her passion for clay. She is now a fulltime ceramic artist and owner of Evolution Stoneware Pottery. We dive into how you...
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S3 EP 08: Chris Guillebeau - Be Unconventional
Chris Guillebeau is an entrepreneur, author and speaker who has committed his life to living unconventionally and encouraging others to do the same. He has written four books, visited every country in the world by the age of 35, and created the World Domination Summit. He learned early in his…
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S3 EP 07: Saira Rao - BElieve You Can Do It!
Saira Rao is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of In This Together Media, a book packager of children's fiction with greater diversity in terms of race, gender, sexual orientation, and experience. She was a television news producer turned lawyer turned author – who as a mother recognized the...
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S3 EP 06: Lisa Congdon - Be Brave.
Lisa Congdon is a fine artist, illustrator and author of seven books, but she did not begin her professional life as an artist. It was not until her thirties, when she went to an art class with her brother, that Lisa discovered her love for painting and drawing. Before that, she worked in the...
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S3 EP 05: Bobby Lefebre - Be Exactly Who You Are/Were/Want to Be
Bobby Lefebre is an award-winning spoken word artist, actor, and social worker. He is a walking example that we do not have to pick one passion to follow in life - and, in fact, we can live a life that honors all of our passions. Bobby recognized from an early age that he had many interests and...
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S3 EP 04: Kayla Fruchtman - Be Who You Are, As You Are!
Kayla Fruchtman was on a track to become a professor, when she made the decision to leave grad school, move across country and start her life anew. Her path lead her to non-profit work, which eventually allowed her the space to be an intrapreneur and launch The Her Initiative - a community of…
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S3 EP 03: Doug Reiser - Be In Love With What You Do
Doug Reiser did not want to grow old as a tired and bored attorney in Seattle, so he made a change & moved to Asheville, NC to start Burial Beer Co. with his wife and a friend. Three years later they are opening up a second location! We discuss how he went from being a lawyer with a beer hobby to…
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S3 EP 02: Nora McInerny Purmort - Be What You Say You Are
Nora McInerny Purmort, at the age of 31, lost her husband and father to cancer – and had a miscarriage – all within two months time. We talk about how she dealt with a change that she did not ask for by starting her non profit, Still Kickin' and writing her memoir – It's Okay to Laugh, Crying is...
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S3 EP 01: Be Change
The Chapter Be Podcast is back for SEASON 3! This first episode features an introduction to the new season as well as an interview with Dave Preston - the composer of Chapter Be's NEW theme song, Happiness. Just as seasons change – so do people, and Season 3 of the podcast has an overall theme of...
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S2 EP 17 - Short: Be Reflective
Season 2 Finale! As Season 2 of the Chapter Be Podcast comes to a close, I find myself really wanting to take some time to reflect - more specifically, reflect on the importance of reflection! We rarely take the time to look back at what we have accomplished and use those learnings as a way to...
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S2 EP 16: Judy Joo - Be Happy with Yourself
Judy Joo is the Chef Patron of Jinjuu restaurant in London and Hong Kong. She worked as an institutional fixed income derivatives saleswoman for Goldman Sachs and then Morgan Stanley, when she decided that she needed a change and wanted to be doing something that she was more passionate about.…
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S2 EP 15: Bridgette Di Ferdinando - Be Learning, Always
Bridgette Di Ferdinando was an organizational psychologist and change management consultant who decided to make a change by focusing her energies on food advocacy and nutrition. She is one of the co-founders of the Bondi Food Collective in Sydney, Australia and is currently working on her BA in...
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S2 EP 14: Michelle Lee Weldon - Be Yourself
Michelle Lee Weldon is the founder and creator of Vibrant Medicine - a business that encourages you to "let a vibrant life be your medicine." It offers services that provide mindfulness and meditation coaching, yoga therapy, Neurosculpting meditation coaching and body centered psychotherapy....
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S2 EP 13: Haneen Badri - Be Confident
Haneen Badri is Chapter Be's guest blogger for the month of February. Haneen is a senior in high school in Denver, CO, who, after experiencing a major act of discrimination in middle school, found herself questioning her identity and very being. With the help of some mentors and caring adults, as...
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S2 EP 12: Be a Scientist - Be an Artist
Today's episode is a short feature - focusing on the correlation between the scientific method, the creative process and the entrepreneurial experience. Features excerpts from past Chapter Be interviewees Danny Harris, Kathy Lee and Ian Trask. Featuring Weird Science by Oingo Boingo
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S2 EP 11: Danny Harris - Be Bold
Danny Harris is the founder and creator of People's District, a website that shares the stories of Washington, D.C.'s residents, and StorySocial, a creative design firm that helps tell better stories and create stronger communities. Danny is also the co-founder of Feastly, a startup that connects...
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S2 EP 10: Douglas Tsoi - Be Experimental
Douglas Tsoi is Chapter Be's guest blogger for the month of January and the founder of Portland Underground Grad School. Douglas was laid off from his job - a job he very much enjoyed - a little over a year ago. After this happened he eventually made the decision to take the next year off -...
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S2 EP 9: Niki Koubourlis - Be Uncomfortable
Niki Koubourlis is the founder of Bold Betties Outfitters, a company that brings women together with what they need to get them out of their comfort zone and into the outdoors through both local Meetups and an eCommerce site where women can rent adventure, travel and outdoor apparel and gear.…
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S2 EP 8: TRUST Amsterdam - Be Unity
Astrid Kersten and Mariella van Mackelenbergh are two of the eight people who found and/or run TRUST Amsterdam - a lunchroom and meeting space in Amsterdam, Netherlands, TRUST is a heart to heart business and works to challenge the way business as usual is done. They actively work to apply the...
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S2 EP 7: Lindsey Stone - BEgin Again
Lindsey Stone is Chapter Be's guest blogger for the month of December. Lindsey was one of the co-founders of Clean Getaway Soap Company, which she started with her husband, Mikel. Yet, after seven years in business, they made the decision to retire it - even though it was what many would deem a...
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S2 EP 6: Robin Cox - Be Curious
Robin Cox is the founder and creator of Citinerary, an international network of passionate citizens who share stories via an online content platform and meet visitors through local meet-ups and events. Citinerary is currently in seven cities - Amsterdam, Bucharest, Madrid, Minneapolis, Montreal,...
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S2 EP 5: Kate & Paul McCann - Be Courageous / BElieve in Yourself
Kate and Paul McCann are the creators of Inner Wanderlust, a site that is documenting their journey of bootstrapping 12 startups in 12 months. They began in January of 2015, after quitting their high paying corporate jobs in order to live a more simple and satisfying life. Currently, they have...
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S2 EP 4: Anthony "Champ" Kelly - Be a Weirdo
Anthony "Champ" Kelly is Chapter Be's guest blogger for the month of November, and he is the Director of Pro Scouting and Personnel for the Chicago Bears. Champ writes about how being a weirdo and being different has helped him throughout his life accomplish the things that he wants to do - and...
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S2 EP 3: Jung Park - Be Brave
Jung Park is the founder of Metroboom, a men's style consulting and branding firm in Denver, Colorado. Jung discusses hist journey to creating MetroBoom after leaving a design firm where he face a "concrete ceiling," and how he ended up as an entrepreneur almost by accident after winning a…
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S2 EP 2 - Short: Be Yourself
You hear the phrase, "Be Yourself," and you are either left feeling inspired or just incredibly frustrate. Without context, this phrase can be rather cliche and empty. If you are in a moment of confusion or uncertainty, "Be Yourself," can just leave you asking - what does that even mean. Four...
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S2 EP 1: Jacqueline Ros - Be Solution-Focused
Jacqueline (Jackie) Ros is the CEO and Founder of Revolar, a Denver startup that is making small wearable technology that is aiming to change the way people think about safety. Jackie was a teacher in Aurora, while at the same time building up a tech company. She didn't have a background in...
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S1 EP 22 - Short: Pause, Please
Pause, Please - Time for a Detour This short episode details my decision to take a break from Chapter Be for a few months. My hope is that by stepping awya from teh site and all that goes with the day-to-day operations of it, I will be able to see more clearly what my next steps should be. I have...
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S1 EP 21: Michelle Roark - Be the Light
Michelle Roark is an Olympic freestyle skier turned business entrepreneur. Michelle joined the US Ski Team at the age of 16 and skied competitively for 16 years! She overcame 7 knee surgeries and continued to compete even while she earned her degree in chemical engineering from the School of…
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S1 EP 20: Evan Skladany - Be Cool
Evan Skladany is the founder of Trés Correct Productions in Brooklyn, NY. Evan worked at a marketing research company when we was let go due to the fall of the economy in 2008. He took it as a sign to pursue his life-long interest in writing and got a side job waiting tables in order to ensure…
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S1 EP 19 - Short: Paul Kim - Be Opportunity
Paul Kim is Chapter Be's guest blogger for the month of June, and his written piece is "Be Opportunity." Paul developed and teaches design thinking based social studies courses at Colorado Academy in Denver, CO. He has taught for 25 years, and co-founded Dot-to-Dot Children's Books with some of…
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S1 EP 18: Bonnie Coberly - Be Courageous
Bonnie Coberly is a certified health counselor and the founder of Healthy Bites in Washington, D.C. Bonnie became a health coach after going through some health issues in her early twenties - experiencing a chronic health issue made her want to help other people find a healthier way of living.…
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S1 EP 17: Paul Laurie - Be Open
Paul Laurie is one of the founders of Walking Tree Travel and the creator of Silver Spork Social in Denver, CO. Paul was exposed to travel from a young age and it infused in him both a sense of adventure and an appreciation for what you gain when you push yourself out of your comfort zone.…
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S1 EP 16: Sasha McDowell - Be Authentic
Sasha McDowell is the creator and founder of Epicycle - an organization whose mission is to support parents pursuing flexible, meaningful work, so they can devote ample time to their families and maintain engaging, challenging careers. Unlike some people who leave a job that they do not like and...
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S1 EP 15: Ali DeJohn - Be Kind
Today's episode features Ali DeJohn, the creator and founder of The Makerie - a creative retreat that was started in Boulder, CO. The goal of the retreats is to offer a place to find quiet, be inspired, learn and create. Ali's background is in events and marketing, but after taking a few years…
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S1 EP 14: Kim Nemeth - Be Open to Possibility
Kim Nemeth is the creator and owner of Woven by Hand - a small artisan business focused on handwoven wearables using traditional weaving patterns, but with a focus on textures and color schemes that are chic and modern. Kim first discovered weaving when she was working as an AmeriCorps member in...
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S1 EP 13 - Short: Carol Renz Blake - Be Invested
Carol Renz Blake is Chapter Be's guest blogger for the month of May in honor of Mother's Day. She writes and talks about the importance of being invested - in life, as a mother and in yourself. We talk about how risk and trust play into the role of being a mother and how her life has been shaped…
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S1 EP 12: Karen Clark Cole - Be a Possibility Thinker
Karen Clark Cole is the creator and founder of Girls Can Do - an event series that hosts events around teh country where girls come to engage, connect and share experiences with amazing women speakers who are pursuing their dreams. The goal is to inspire a generation of possibility thinkers. Once...
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S1 EP 11: Joanna Waterfall - Be Strong
Joanna Waterfall is teh creator of The Yellow Conference - a community of creative women who come together under one simple vision: to use their skills, talents and resources for good. Joanna created the conference out of her own need to hear other women's stories who were creating their own...
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S1 EP 10: Aaron & Claire Van Holland - Be Resilient
Aaron and Claire Van Holland created M.F.E.O. (We are Made for Each Other) - a Los Angeles based husband and wife studio specializing in locally crafted furniture, lighting and housewares made from reclaimed and sustainable materials. They built their business together with Aaron leaving an...
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S1 EP 9: Ian Trask - Be Dedicated
Ian Trask is a scientist turned artist who left his job working in a research lab in Salt Lake City to be an artist in Brooklyn, NY. He made the shift in 2007 and worked in a framing store while he took the time to play and experiment with his artwork - refining his artistic voice and making...
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S1 EP 8: Erica Wheeler - Be Here
Erica Wheeler is an award-winning songwriter and a sense-of-place speaker, educator and advocate. Her performance and educational programs help to enrich lives, engage communities, inspire stewardship, and evoke a sense of place and belonging that is deeply needed in our world today, In addtion…
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S1 EP 7 - Short: Kory DeAngelo - Be Open
Kory DeAngelo is Chapter Be's guest blogger for the month of March and is a registered dietitian who is passionate about whole foods nutrition and mind-body health. She has a practice, Wholeheart Nutrition, in Seattle, WA and specializes in providing expert nutrition counseling to help clients...
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S1 EP 6: Kathy Lee - Be Confident
Kathy Lee is the founder and owner of Modern Gingham Preserves in Denver, CO. Kathy was a neuroscientist before she became a professional jam & marmalade maker. She spent years working hard to earn her PhD and almost enrolled in nursing school before ultimately following her passion for…
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S1 EP 5: Michelle Welsch - Be Real
Michelle Welsch - a social worker turned entrepreneur - quit her life in New York City and moved to Nepal to work on various projects that support leadership and educational opportunities within the country. What started as a fundrasing project evolved into her conseptualzing, fundraising and...
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S1 EP 4: Cynthia Morris - Be Original
Today's episode features Cynthia Morris, an author, illustrator, speaker and coach who - in short - has chosen to live a life of creativity. She created a business out of supporting others who want to do the same. She ahs taken big leaps of faith in her life in hopes that it wil show people - I'm...
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S1 EP 3: Leslie Clay Nowlin - Be Bold
Leslie Clay Nowlin is a small business owner who opened up a boutique, Fab'rik, in Littleton, Colorado. Fab'rik is a women's clothing store that started in Atlanta, Georgia where Leslie is originally from. Leslie worked in hospitality and then sales, and she was a customer at Fab'rik. She love…
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S1 EP2: Erica Hartnick - Be Yourself
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A weekly interview/discussion with an individual who has a story about how they have created their own path of being. From changing a career to starting their own business to making a major shift in their life – what they all have in common is that they took the step toward living a life that was true and authentic to them by making a change.
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Kïrsten Blake
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A weekly interview/discussion with an individual who has a story about how they have created their own path of being. From changing a career to starting their own business to making a major shift in their life – what they all have in common is that they took the step toward living a life that was...
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Chapter BE is created and hosted by Kïrsten Blake.
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