In The Spirit of Business Philip Stehlik

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Baba Dez Nichols who has been weaving the worlds of spirituality, business, and shamanism for many years. He shares about his first encounter with meditation at age 16, how he later taught about sacred sexuality on weekends, founded a health-food company in the US, and ten years later opened a temple in Arizona, later followed by founding the International School of Temple Arts (ISTA).We talk about sex magic, his approach to integrated sexuality and lov...

Songyi Lee welcomed me into her house near Wellington in New Zealand on a beautifully rainy afternoon. We talked about her journey from working at an NGO to becoming a Silicon Valley crypto startup CEO - until she chose to leave the company during what she calls the "The dark tunnel” (we all go through it at some point).From there she discovered meditation and mindfulness to support herself and started teaching that to others. She integrated mindfulness into her everyday life and work an...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Makatu Roni about his journey from growing up in Israel to moving and building his company in the USA. How he ended up leaving his businesses in the US behind, started producing dance events in Israel, became part of the International School of Temple Arts (ISTA), and now produces festivals, and recently started a tech-startup focused on conscious-community.. We talk about topics like what happens when one’s gifts are recognized by life, how t...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Jessica Schmeiss. We spoke about her path from working at Google when her soul’s voice said: “Get out! Now!”. How she left that all behind, met her spiritual teacher and community and finally, went full circle. Now she’s back at a big tech giant - Facebook - weaving the different worlds. We talk about her spiritual practices and how she brings them to her work. We touch on her experience channeling her Ph.D. and the re-discovery of her spi...

In this short introduction of "In the Spirit of Business" my dear friend Ellowen (https://www.ellowen.life/music) sat me down to answer questions like "Why are you doing this podcast anyways?!?! And what is it about?!".Listen to the episode to get a feeling for what the show is about and the upcoming Episode #1.