CULTURS

Elleyne Aldine

CULTURS explores how growing up across cultures, countries, and identities shapes who you become. Hosted by Elleyne Aldine, each episode is a conversation with someone whose life spans worlds. CEOs, artists, scholars, coaches, and everyday people who grew up between cultures, countries, and identities. How did moving between worlds make them think differently? Lead differently? Love differently? What did it cost them? And what did it give them that nothing else could? If you carry more than one language, more than one kitchen, more than one way of seeing the world, this show was made for you. You're not between worlds. You're the bridge. New episodes weekly.

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    You've Been Code-Switching Your Whole Life — What If You Stopped?

    Your hair is different in every climate. Your voice is different in every room. You've gotten good at switching, but you've never gotten comfortable with it. Orion Brown, founder of Black Travel Box, created her brand because the beauty industry had a simple answer for travelers like her: figure it out yourself. But building the brand meant rejection from manufacturers, facing implicit bias every time she walked into a pitch, and fighting for limited funding. This episode explores what it looks like to stop performing long enough to ask what it's been costing you. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Black Travel Box 03:49 - Where the global beauty industry is lacking 05:54 - The Starter Kit + product line 09:47 - Why she had to formulate the products herself 14:58 - From pre-med to brand manager 22:16 - Losing authenticity in corporate environments 23:53 - The Unmasking Audit 24:33 - Why she finally left corporate 32:12 - The Japan trip that started everything 35:57 - Funding challenges no one warned her about 40:10 - Implicit bias and masking your way to funding 48:20 - Trinidad Carnival + body neutrality 🔗 CONNECT WITH ORION BROWN: https://theblacktravelbox.com/ ABOUT CULTURS: Reaching millions annually, CULTURS champions unique cultural identity, transforming culturally fluid populations (multiethnic and/or geographically mobile people like Third Culture Kids) from being invisible outliers to originals. This includes people of culture in the rapidly growing DNA testing-fueled Not Parent Expected (NPE) community. Our world-class, veteran team of researchers and professionals spans five continents. Get social with us: https://www.youtube.com/@CultursIntlMediaGrouphttps://www.instagram.com/Cultursmag/https://www.facebook.com/cultursmaghttps://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/ Join the CULTURS community: https://shop.cultursmag.com/products/culturs-membership Original Music by Tommy McMillion, McMillion Entertainment Makeup by Sedrique Olsen Styling by Sonja Henderson

    58 min
  2. 23 AVR.

    He Was Ashamed of His Culture as a Kid — Now It’s His Whole Business

    His grandparents fled Spain. His parents left Mexico. He grew up hiding it all. Chef Alex Villar, co-founder of The Cooking Clubhouse, was once ashamed of everything that made his family different — pig roasts in the backyard, loud dinner parties, and a Spanish-speaking home. But those exact cultural roots later became the blueprint for his business. In this episode, Alex shares how growing up between cultures shaped him as a chef, entrepreneur, and culturally fluid adult that he is today. Plus, stay for a special segment with Khadija Taylor, who breaks down the Spanish-inspired tablescape for this episode's Culturs Celebrations dinner. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Introduction 04:13 - Alex’s experience as a third culture kid 08:10 - Why his family really left Mexico 10:46 - Advice for anyone that grew up differently 13:10 - How his parents’ risk became his own 18:10 - The Cooking Clubhouse: concept and inspiration 25:39 - Finding his business partner and fellow TCK 27:33 - How living between cultures built his career 29:17 - Challenges of growing The Cooking Clubhouse 32:46 - The history and culture of tapas 34:25 - Inside the Paella experience and what’s in the Paella Kit 38:06 - The Spanish Dinner Tablescape 🔗 CONNECT WITH ALEX VILLAR: https://thecookingclubhouse.es/about-us/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH KADIJA TAYLOR: https://www.hosahomes.com/https://www.instagram.com/homeandsanctuaryllc/ ABOUT CULTURS: Reaching millions annually, Culturs champions unique cultural identity, transforming culturally fluid populations (multiethnic and/or geographically mobile people like Third Culture Kids) from being invisible outliers to originals. This includes people of culture in the rapidly growing DNA testing-fueled Not Parent Expected (NPE) community. Our world-class, veteran team of researchers and professionals spans five continents. Get social with us: https://www.youtube.com/@CultursIntlMediaGrouphttps://www.instagram.com/Cultursmag/https://www.facebook.com/cultursmaghttps://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/ Join the Culturs community: https://shop.cultursmag.com/products/culturs-membership Original Music by Tommy McMillion, McMillion Entertainment Makeup by Sedrique Olsen Styling by Sonja Henderson

    58 min
  3. 16 AVR.

    If Your Home Doesn’t Reflect Your Culture, Something’s Missing

    Download the FREE Room Audit: https://cultursmag.ac-page.com/room-by-room-audit Same neutral walls, same trending furniture, same safe choices. This is more than a design problem; it's identity on mute. Kadija Taylor is a holistic interior designer with roots in Sierra Leone and Liberia, and the founder of Home and Sanctuary. Her philosophy is simple: if someone walks into your home and can't tell you live there, something's wrong. In this episode, Kadija and Elleyne explore  why culturally fluid people erase themselves from their own spaces, how your design choices at home change how you show up in the world, and why chasing trends is the fastest way to lose yourself in your own house. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Introduction 02:50 - Kadija’s journey: from real estate to design 05:46 - What "holistic interior design" actually means 08:31 - How your home reflects you (whether you realize it or not) 13:02 - Bold moves, color, and identity 21:07 - The Trinidad and Tobago Tablescape 36:47 - How to design your own cultural tablescape 🔗 CONNECT WITH KADIJA TAYLOR: https://www.hosahomes.com/https://www.instagram.com/homeandsanctuaryllc/ ABOUT CULTURS: Reaching millions annually, Culturs champions unique cultural identity, transforming culturally fluid populations (multiethnic and/or geographically mobile people like Third Culture Kids) from being invisible outliers to originals. This includes people of culture in the rapidly growing DNA  xxx dxx dxxf  testing-fueled Not Parent Expected (NPE) community. Our world-class, veteran team of researchers and professionals spans five continents. Get social with us: https://www.youtube.com/@CultursIntlMediaGrouphttps://www.instagram.com/Cultursmag/https://www.facebook.com/cultursmaghttps://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/ Join the Culturs community: https://shop.cultursmag.com/products/culturs-membership Original Music by Tommy McMillion, McMillion Entertainment

    46 min
  4. 9 AVR.

    Chilean Mother, Nebraskan Father: How She Found Herself at 40

    Download the FREE Sparkling Crumb Journal: https://cultursmag.ac-page.com/free-journal “What do you want to be when you grow up?” hits very differently past 40. For Andrea Bazoín, it sparked a four-year search for what she calls her “soul match.” Some people might call that a midlife crisis, but Andrea says she was following the next sparkling crumb. In this episode, she takes you inside her search — the moments of doubt, what kept her moving forward, and the breakthrough moment when everything finally came full circle. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Introduction 01:49 - How her cultural identity shaped her career decisions 04:10 - Why she left a long career behind and the struggle to start over 07:24 - What she did to find her "soul match" job 08:31 - Why “fake it ‘til you make it” can backfire 13:02 - Support, self-worth, and the privilege of searching 17:09 - How she kept moving while searching for what was next 20:36 - The moment that changed everything 🔗 CONNECT WITH ANDREA BAZOIN: https://www.andreabazoin.com/ ABOUT CULTURS: Reaching millions annually, Culturs champions unique cultural identity, transforming culturally fluid populations (multiethnic and/or geographically mobile people like Third Culture Kids) from being invisible outliers to originals. This includes people of culture in the rapidly growing DNA testing-fueled Not Parent Expected (NPE) community. Our world-class, veteran team of researchers and professionals spans five continents. Get social with us: https://www.youtube.com/@CultursIntlMediaGrouphttps://www.instagram.com/Cultursmag/https://www.facebook.com/cultursmaghttps://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/ Join the Culturs community: https://cultursmag.com/membership/

    27 min

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CULTURS explores how growing up across cultures, countries, and identities shapes who you become. Hosted by Elleyne Aldine, each episode is a conversation with someone whose life spans worlds. CEOs, artists, scholars, coaches, and everyday people who grew up between cultures, countries, and identities. How did moving between worlds make them think differently? Lead differently? Love differently? What did it cost them? And what did it give them that nothing else could? If you carry more than one language, more than one kitchen, more than one way of seeing the world, this show was made for you. You're not between worlds. You're the bridge. New episodes weekly.