Reinventing With Mindy

On a very special episode, one of Mindy's oldest friends, Barrett Evans, joins the show. They've experienced many of life's greatest reinventions over their 21 years of friendship, and 2020 was no exception. Both found themselves at a career crossroads when Mindy left her 9-5 position and Barrett's was relocated to NYC, bringing him to the tough decision to part ways with an organization he absolutely loved. However, what they both realized along the way is that we are all so much more than our job titles.

Over the next hour, what you'll hear is more of an open conversation between two best friends. They talk about:

• High school bullies (They know who they are if they're listening)
• How Barrett took back control of his own narrative after he was forced to come out as a gay man before he was ready
• Why Barrett refuses to ask people what they do for work when getting to know them and the questions he asks instead
• How brands need to do better when it comes to "Rainbow Capitalism" during PRIDE month. (ahem, Michael's)

Darren Marble is a serial entrepreneur and currently the CEO at Issuance, enabling scalable online capital raising. He’s also the Executive Producer of Going Public, a new series that allows viewers to invest in IPO’s airing in September 2021 on Entrepreneur.com.

He joins me on the show to share his number one strategy regarding business – sobriety. His willingness and openness to talk about how this one move changed his life, specifically his entrepreneurial journey, is fascinating. Alcohol is so ingrained in our culture; it's often seen as taboo if someone opts out of the party lifestyle for any other reason than true alcoholism and addiction.

We dive deep to talk about how sobriety can give a competitive advantage to any career-driven human as well as the community co-founded by Darren to help de-stigmatize a sober lifestyle, Yellow; open to anyone that's "Currently Not Drinking."

We also chat about:

-The Retail Investor Renaissance

-Where to start when raising capital

-The importance of giving a platform to underrepresented founders

To follow Darren’s daily journey and absorb some of his brilliance, be sure to follow him on Twitter HERE and keep up to date on the premiere of Going Public HERE!

Today I have Abdullah Khawaja on the show with me. Abdullah is based out of Portland and is Founder and Creative Director at Lumen Global, a creative agency specializing in commercial photography, video content creation, and web design. Working heavily in the athlete space for brands such as Nike, their work has also been featured in outlets such as Sports Illustrated, Outside Magazine, and Runner’s World.

On this episode we chat about:

• Rebelling against cultural and familial expectations
• His unique way of building the board that governs his company
• Life after college athletics

On this episode of Reinventing With Mindy, I go solo to talk through the process of how I quit my job in the middle of a pandemic. I've received this question a lot, so I want to pull back the curtain and walk you through the 4 things I considered when I walked away from my salaried position.

Transparency is key when sharing stories like this. I never want to make it seem like this was an easy decision so I break down how I made it happen in 4 quick points!

• Side-hustle Queen
• A strong support system
• Savings
• Cut the money sucks

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On this episode of the podcast, I chat with Jen & Matt Martinelli, Founders of CanvasMe; a platform for beauty professionals that provides them with the ability to create beautiful portfolios to grow and network with the industry’s best artists.

They’re unique in their story as they build this empire by leading with family first. The parents of two young children, Jen and Matt sold all of their belongings and relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles. They both left comfortable, secure salaries to start over while sharing one bedroom for all four of them in Jen’s mother’s home.

Other topics we touch on:

• Taking risks and how to pivot when you realize they aren’t the right ones.
• Discovering your purpose and passion.
• The self-awareness and mindset needed to prevent burnout.

Tim Pestian is no stranger to reinvention. The pandemic found him simultaneously navigating through life as a single father and a new job in a new industry.

Amidst it all, one thing remains well intact, and that’s Tim’s phenomenal sense of humor and storytelling abilities. We go from emotional self-discovery to a little NSFW in this episode when we chat about:

• Removing the pressure of social media
  
• Wild stories from his international travels
  
• Reinventing life for him and his son after losing his mom and ending his marriage
  

In this episode, Mindy talks with 90’s Pop Culture and Branding Pro Brianne Fleming. A marketing instructor at the University of Florida and Branding Consultant, Brianne is well-known in the industry for her unique ability to marry pop culture moments to valuable lessons and take-aways in brand building, positioning, and more.

They go beyond the brand to discover how Brianne got to where she is today. Including why she decided to leave Corporate America behind and how she re-connected with her inner-tween to embrace her love of boy bands and branding to launch a unique, personalized offering all her own.

What we talk about:

• Life after we lose our fancy corporate titles
  
• The most memorable pop star reinventions
  
• Imposter syndrome - we all struggle with it
  
• Reinventing yourself for the wrong reasons
  

When I first posted about leaving my salaried position mid-pandemic, Alison was the first (of many) that reached out to say “SO DID I!” But she’s no stranger to reinvention. In this episode we talk about:

• Reinventing life after divorce
  
• Travel & Wanderlust
  
• Leaving E-Commerce at the height of e-commerce
  
• Launching a mobile plant business
  

A recurring theme here is the importance of choosing yourself and your happiness above all else. But there’s always a tactful, respectful way to approach it. Alison’s journey is nothing short of inspirational and if you’d like to follow her on her continued travels and business ventures you can do so here:

Sam Pezzullo is a Webby, Clio, and Shorty award-winning Producer specializing in short-form branded content, viral marketing, concept ideation, film, and video production for companies like Think Modo and Tribeca Film Festival.

Over the summer of 2020, Sam made a leap, leaving New York City and reinventing a new life and company in The Hamptons. In this episode we chat:

Dubbed “The Life Stylist” Cori Ingrassia is an on-air personality, blogger, mother, wife and all around inspiring human. As a content creator for over a decade, Cori came up in the height of the mommy-blogger era and successfully reinvented herself to become a leading authority in beauty, trends, self-care and so much more.

In this episode we talk about:

• Reinventing life for your entire family when moving from the east coast to the west coast.
• The challenge of working as a creator when your family is always in your space.
• The rise and fall of the “mommy blog” and when to know it’s time to shift your content away from your family life.
• The ebbs and flows of balance.
• And her new podcast “It’s A Shift Show!”
  

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Clinton Norris is no stranger to major life reinventions. A former rockstar turned extremely successful hairstylist, Clinton opens up about his life journey from a small town in Texas, touring the world with his former band As I Lay Dying, to becoming a part of the Artistic Team for John Paul Mitchell Systems and opening a new salon in Southern California in the middle of COVID.

His authentic and refreshing outlook on how he lives his everyday life quite literally knocked the wind out of Mindy at one point in the interview. In this episode they talk about:

• Building your wings on the way down.
• Walking away from a successful band at the height of its career.
• Diversifying your talent in order to stay fulfilled and easily adapt.
• How he stays grounded amongst his success.

In this episode, Mindy shares the background story that launched this life reinvention. Including the moment she realized she couldn't hang on to the demands for her 9-5 job while supporting her 2 children in remote learning. Opening up, she shares the one question her then six-year-old asked that simultaneously brought her to tears and solidified her decision that no matter what the financial consequences, her family needed her undivided attention.