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TakeThree Talks
by Estefi of TakeThree Studio
Welcome to TakeThree Talks — a podcast by TakeThree Studio.A show about creativity, change, and the tender chaos of being human.I’m Estefi, your host. Join me on verbal escapades filled with curiously curated questions and off-tangent conversations rooted in real life. Sometimes, I’m joined by Meijun — my partner of 10 years and best friend for over 14 — as we navigate the nitty gritty of running a creative business while sharing a home, a vision, and caring for our Korean rescue pup-child, Guillermo.TakeThree Talks began as a space to share personal reflections during a season of reinvention and creative experimentation.Season 1 opens with stories of identity, creative growth, and becoming the humans behind TakeThree. Through journal entries, voice notes, and quiet revelations, we share what it’s been like to build a creative life — together.Season 2: The Travel Season — we take you elsewhere, literally.From silent meditation retreats in Chiang Mai to elephant sanctuaries, Japan
Episodes
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Inside a Real Elephant Sanctuary in Chiang Mai: Our Slow, Heart-Opening Stay at Kindred Spirit | Ep. 33
Hey friends, it’s Estefi — back again with my favorite co-host and travel partner, Meijun! After our last episode on the Vipassana retreat, we’re shifting gears and taking you along for what happened right after we spent 11 days in silence. A truly special part of our Thailand trip earlier this...
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We Didn’t Speak for 11 Days: Silent Meditation Vipassana Retreat in Chiang Mai, Thailand | Ep. 32
Hiii friends, it’s Estefi — and today Meijun and I are taking you back to the quietest part of our 10-year trip: an 11-day silent meditation retreat. Yep, no phones, no journaling, no makeup, no music… and no talking. We went full monk mode in Chiang Mai, Thailand at Wat Ram Poeng— and let’s just...
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Creative Confessions: Co-creating as Two Creativepreneurs with Many Ideas | Ep. 31
Hi friends! Welcome to this episode! It's me, Estefi, and our favorite co-host, Meijun. In today's episode, we'll share candidly and vulnerably about co-creating, being scared, fear of each other’s ideas, trust, roles, boundaries, and communication. We finish this episode with a little round of...
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el culto de los espejos | Ep. 30
Hi friends! It’s been a minute! Let’s dive into it, our reflections, comparison, seeing the humanity in others, and staying soft. the show notes for this episode with all the links and notes: www.takethreestudio.com/podcast/ep30 the brand new podcast landing page: www.takethreestudio.com/podcast...
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Because shame can't live in the light [RE-release] | Ep. 29
Hi friends, hello from a cozy, rainy Quito! I've revisited my 2021 episode, finally feeling brave enough to connect with it. But before we dive in, let's catch up. Get ready for a wild, beautiful, and vulnerable ride. 🕯️🙌🏽💓🖐🏽hi-5 because we get to do his Earth thing together one more day...
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Lessons & Learnings | Ep. 28
Hey friends! It's Estefi. We wanted to take a moment to connect with all of you and dive into a heartfelt conversation. Let's catch up and do a meaningful retrospective of sorts, of lessons and learnings from our 8 years of being in a love/life relationship and also the 4 years of being a working...
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Part 4/3 | Our Story: Coming out for air and learning to swim, again. | Ep. 27
The last time we introduced ourselves was in June 2021 so we decided to come to say hi and catch you all up to today, April 20, 2023. In this episode we cover everything from burnout recovery, couples therapy, what we would say to our 2019 selves, what the hell happened in 2022 (?)…
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Chismecito Educacional: Hermès vs MetaBirkins, Nike vs Lululemon, Demanda al Reggaeton con la Ab. Andreina Andrade | Ep. 26
Hi friends! Este episodio con Andreina está tan interesante!! Hablamos de estos 3 casos: 1. Hermès vs MetaBirkins by Matthew Rothchild 2. Nike vs Lululemon 3. Demanda al Reggaeton: Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Karol G y más. El episodio está perfecto para lxs curiosxs como nosotras y como sé que…
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TracingThought: making your dreams your business, pivoting, the working couples olympics, being a woman in the video production industry & camaraderie on social media | Ep. 25
A dream conversation with a wonderful friend, entrepreneur, and fellow artist, Ashlei Payne, founder of TracingThought Productions. Ashlei was vulnerable, kind, lighthearted, honest and oh so very honest with me and that is all I could've asked for. Here're some of the questions we answered and…
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Confesiones de dos Ecuatorianas que votan este domingo, Consulta Popular en Ecuador, y catch up con @pilisanchezu | Ep. 24
Hi friends! Esta vez estamos Estefi y Pili, de @pilisanchezu, somos dos amigas, Ecuatorianas, que van a votar en la Consulta Popular, este 5 de Febrero y queremos tomar una decision más consciente, esto no es un análisis. Realmente nos sentíamos muy pero muy perdidas así que hicimos research...no...
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Vulnerable answers to your burning questions | Ep. 23
Hi friends! We *coincidentally* answered 23 questions within these 4 categories: Basic, Business/Career, Food/Travel, Relationship/Self! The questions were submitted via our Instagram DMs/Stories. Instagram: @takethreestudio Hire us to develop your or a friend's... brand identity or to create a...
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2022 Wrap Up | Ep. 22
A month-by-month scroll back in our iPhone photo album through 2022 and us chatting about the memories this exercise brought back. This episode is the perfect company for multi-tasking on the last day of the year <3 Happy New Year, I truly love you and appreciate you, thank you for listening! -...
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conversamos largo y nos lo cuestionamos todo, así tal y como nos gusta a las dos, con Vale de @cons_ccc. | Ep. 21
Bueno, nose ni como resumirles todo lo que hablamos pero les prometo que no se van a aburrir. Este episodio fue grabado hace un año, en Octubre del 2021, escuchar a la Vale y a la Estefi del pasado fue increíble. Nos conocimos literal en el podcast, pero ya habíamos tenido básicamente nuestros...
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Mixed Cultures, Conflict, Parents & Mental Health | Ep. 20
Hi friends! It’s Estefi, we are in Montego Bay, Jamaica! We are talking about this new family experience and we thought we’d open up about how we’ve tackled this new side of our multi-cultural/racial relationship. We think you will really like this vulnerable chat we had, we touched upon so many...
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It's rant time on: change is the only constant! | Ep.19
Enjoy the ride! We're in Jamaica and I decided to randomly record a little episode and share some thoughts that have been plaguing my mind! Here is the link to the show notes were I linked everything I talked about in this episode. takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep19 our Instagram: @takethreestudio…
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TakeThree Turns Three | Ep. 18
Hi friends! We went Live on our instagram for TakeThree's Birthday! We obviously had to record it for you to listen to it on audio so here it is! These are the questions we answered: What do you like the most about your life style? How do you manage to make life feel exciting and as amazing as it...
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Part 2/2 | @helloitsguillermo: our Korean Meat Farm Rescue dog. | Ep. 17
TakeThree’s Chief Barketing Officer’s story, a must-listen. Guillermo's instagram: @helloitsguillermo See the pictures at the show notes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep17 Our instagram: @takethreestudio This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...
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Part 1/2 | @helloitsguillermo: our Korean Meat Farm Rescue dog. | Ep. 17
TakeThree’s Chief Barketing Officer’s story, a must-listen. Guillermo's instagram: @helloitsguillermo Our blog post on this if you prefer to read a more concise version in both English and Spanish: takethreestudio.com/blogs/korean-dog-rescue-story See the pictures at the show notes:...
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it's rant time on: manifesting my social life, but NOT really, and is my relationship status enough? | Ep. 16
Hi Friends! There was no outline for this episode, I was having a debate with myself as I was getting dressed to go out Friday night and decided to stop and digest some thoughts that have been in my head for a while, I said things without thinking about them twice and decided to not edit a lot of...
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I'm not trying to be more consistent, I'm simply trying to listen more. | Ep. 15
I am constantly learning to trust life a little bit more, and the quotes I shared in the episode really shook me so I thought I NEEDED to share them. So yeah, I’m trying more than ever to trust life, to trust myself, to bet on myself, and to listen, to myself and my creative heart. Show Notes to...
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hi, it’s your favorite creative duo, we’re back: some advice on going viral. | Ep. 14
We've missed you so much. In this episode we chat about how we've been, some advice on "going viral" and of course, we go on vulnerable off tangents. We share two quotes that have inspired us while re-reading Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris and of course, we touch upon and question our…
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Broken Crayons Can Still Color | Ep. 13
It’s been a minute since I shared a life update, I’ve learned a lot this past couple of months and have a lot to share, well and a lot of tangents to go on, teehee. We (you + I) touch upon: habits vs listening to your body Queer Eye is amazing wow broken crayons can still color its easy to exist...
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Part 3/3: What does this have to do with period underwear. | Ep. 12
How do you start to create an inclusive brand? How do you manage your team? What does it mean to have a successful business? How do you create content for your business that is authentic and relatable? Why do you always have to have a niche? What if I don’t want to. This is the last part of my...
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Part 2/3: I'm Karo, this is Blot: menstruating without shame. | Ep. 12
From realizing she was not a quitter to launching a brand in the eye of the stigma, we chat everything from “natural vs pharma” to having fake pregnancies in high school as a school project. My conversation with Karo is vulnerable, complex, curious and open minded, I hope we were able to create a...
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Part 1/3: Karo, what am I going to do? | Ep. 12
Art History, New York, Japanand dreaming about beingmy own boss at 25. Hi friends! I’m Estefi and I’ll be your host! Today I’m with Karo Sotomayor the founder and creative behind Blot, the period underwear brand made in Ecuador. In this first part of the episode we get to learn more about Karo…
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Why do birds sing? | Ep.11
Another off-tangent vulnerable rant. Remember: we are one DM away, take care of yourself. The show notes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/ep11 Our instagram: @takethreestudio Estefi's instagram: @itsallaboutestefi Talks' instagram: @takethreetalks This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this...
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Opening Pandora's Box: a nostalgic chat about building our businesses. | Ep. 10
Ready for a walk down memory lane? We went on multiple vulnerable off-tangents and shared a lot of chisme, some of our thoughts on Patreon, our recommendations for when everything goes "wrong" in your business... oh yeah and we shared some of the mistakes we made when launching our creative...
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@takethreestudio: our first born | Ep. 09
Hi friends! It's Estefi & Meijun your favorite duo, and we are here to tell you about our first baby, our business, our creative studio TakeThree. We responded to a few questions as well as we told you a few more details you may have not known about us and our business. A few of links you may…
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5 podcast episodes that remind me to be — Resilient. | Ep. 08
My name is Estefi and I'm a podcast addict. I decided to create this new series, where once a month I'll share with you podcast episodes that remind me to be _____. This month I've picked Resilience as the theme, and I think and hope, these are 5 gems I am sharing with you today, will teach you…
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Did we transform our passions into an income? | Podcast Lesson 02
In this episode we discussed "On Purpose with Jay Shetty's 6 Strategic Steps to Discover your Passion & Transform It Into an Income" podcast episode, we recently listened to ir as homework from our TakeThree Uni membership group and all of us who did the homework feel like we learned so much…
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@meijuncai: the man born with all the ice breakers. | Ep. 07
I wanted all of you to get to know Meijun a tiny bit better! I want you to know why I think he is the man born with all the ice-breakers and I ask him 11 questions so we really get to know him. Of course, this episode is full of off-tangent conversations! The questions: Do you enjoy watching...
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@itsallaboutestefi: a journey of self healing through my instagram account. | Ep. 06
A journal format episode where we go through and unpack a *little* bit of what my journey with creating an instagram account solely for my healing looked like. We read through my thoughts, unpack some of them, and overall look back at times of darkness, strength, hope, failure and success. In…
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Do we create to get validation from others? An existential conversation | Ep.05
I've been going on a downwards spiral and felt like I needed to get some of these thoughts, doubts, questions off my chest. What is our relationship to social media like? Do we really understand our responsibility that comes with having a platform? Why do we find so much fulfillment from others...
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We need couple's therapy, does that make us a bad couple? | Ep. 04
We've been dating for 6 years now and so much has happened in our lives, 2 years ago we moved to Ecuador, started TWO businesses together and everything changed, really. During the pandemic we admitted to ourselves that we needed help, we needed to go to couples therapy if we wanted to be a…
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What do we think makes love last? | Podcast Lesson 01
You know what’s better than listening to a podcast? Discussing it with your friends! These are our notes on “What Makes Love Last by Brené Brown & Drs. John & Julie Gottman” on Unlocking Us Podcast. This episode's show notes: takethreestudio.com/blogs/podlesson01 Brené Brown Episode Show Notes:...
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Gaby Cevallos: diseña tu vida y tu negocio online desde el amor, originalidad y autenticidad | Ep. 03
Porque tu negocio online y tu vida no tienen que ser el copy paste de alguien más, descúbrete a ti mismx, trabaja en tu interior, no tienes que trabajar todo aspecto de tu vida al mismo tiempo. En este episodio hablamos de: ¿Tenemos que encontrar nuestro propósito?, ¿Quién es Gaby Cevallos?…
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Sacrifices: I cry about leaving NYC, how we really feel about it now! | Ep. 02
This episode is the result of an “impromptu prep “conversation we had before our interview on the “i am not from here.” podcast with Archie MS. In this episode we: + cry about leaving New York + why we quit the H1-B visa + what we think about our move to Ecuador + what this decision did to our...
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Part 3/3: Our Story: How did we start our freelance creative life? | Ep. 01
In February 2019, we landed in Seattle for 12 days, with one objective: Figure out if we could make a life outside of New York. And so begins our creative freelance life, one dream at a time, one goal at a time, one fall at a time. So just like how a baby starts, but this time we were giving…
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Part 2/3: Our Story: dating, moving in together in Brooklyn, traveling, adopting a dog together | Ep. 01
When we started dating things were fun & kind of weird, but then, we moved in together, traveled and adopted a dog, our lives changed forever and this is our try at recapping 4 years (2015-2019) of our lives in 35 minutes! HERE ARE THE LINKS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE EPISODE 👇🏼:...
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Part 1/3: Our Story: Hi! We are Meijun + Estefi! How we met, got out of the friend-zone, graduated Pratt & won the H1-B lottery visa. | Ep. 01
The first part of our life together (2011-2015) summarized in 41 minutes for you ✅ -- Who are we? How do you pronounce Meijun's name? Where are we from? Did we know we wanted to be in advertising? How did we meet? Who made the first move? How was it studying in Utica, New York & Brooklyn? Meijun…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to TakeThree Talks — a podcast by TakeThree Studio.A show about creativity, change, and the tender chaos of being human.I’m Estefi, your host. Join me on verbal escapades filled with curiously curated questions and off-tangent conversations rooted in real life. Sometimes, I’m joined by Meijun — my partner of 10 years and best friend for over 14 — as we navigate the nitty gritty of running a creative business while sharing a home, a vision, and caring for our Korean rescue pup-child, Guillermo.TakeThree Talks began as a space to share personal reflections during a season of reinvention and creative experimentation.Season 1 opens with stories of identity, creative growth, and becoming the humans behind TakeThree. Through journal entries, voice notes, and quiet revelations, we share what it’s been like to build a creative life — together.Season 2: The Travel Season — we take you elsewhere, literally.From silent meditation retreats in Chiang Mai to elephant sanctuaries, Japan
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