The SAvvy Shift

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Hosted by Samantha SAvvy, this podcast explores self-expression, purpose, and transformation through deep, engaging conversations. Samantha blends personal insight with inspiring interviews featuring thought leaders, creators, and change-makers who share their journeys of growth and authenticity. Together they uncover tools, truths, and stories that empower listeners to live boldly, align with their purpose, and embrace the courage it takes to become who they truly are.

  1. 1 HR AGO

    Karl Salomon on Asana Workflows Integrations and Smarter Tech Choices

    Karl Salomon joins us for a practical conversation about choosing the right tools, building better workflows, and reducing the stress that comes with running a business. We talk through how project management platforms like Asana actually work, what they help with, and where people often get confused when trying to build systems that save time. In this episode, Karl breaks down how to think about software selection, integrations, and automation without getting overwhelmed by every new tool on the market. We also get into native integrations, APIs, Make, Zapier, and the real questions business owners should ask before adding anything to their tech stack. Most importantly, this conversation focuses on the human side of implementation. Karl explains why change management, clarity, and simple processes matter more than flashy features. If you’re trying to organize your work, streamline operations, and make smarter software decisions, this episode will give you a clear place to start. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Karl Salomon 01:56 What Karl does and how Asana reduces stress 04:28 How to choose software without getting overwhelmed 10:05 Why tech tools feel hard to understand 14:11 Integration FOMO and decision fatigue 19:23 Native integrations versus APIs 24:27 When Make or Zapier is worth learning 33:01 The biggest bottleneck is change management 41:24 How Karl uses Asana in his own business 58:43 Building a small business tech stack that fits More from Karl Salomon Website: https://www.leasuccess.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlsalomon/ Explore More of Samantha SAvvy's work: Get your FREE Boundaries Blueprint: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/how-to-set-healthy-boundaries-without-guilt-free-boundaries-blueprint/ What's Your Survival Style? Take the Quiz! https://www.samanthasavvy.com/survival-style-decoder/ Take the 7 Day Awakening Challenge: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/7-days Shop SAvvy: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/browse/

    1hr 10min

  2. 5 DAYS AGO

    Rachel Perez on Perfectionism Burnout and Reclaiming Creative Joy

    This episode centers on Rachel Perez’s journey from high achievement and perfectionism into a healthier, more grounded creative life. She describes how outward success in music, sports, and arts leadership still left her feeling empty, which pushed her to question her identity, her standards, and the way she defined success. From there, the conversation explores burnout, self-worth, and why so many high performers tie their value to results.Rachel explains how reconnecting with music, especially through house and techno, helped her rediscover joy and curiosity. She talks about flow state, live performance, and the importance of creating from presence rather than fear. The episode also covers self-compassion, boundaries, criticism from others, and how to pursue excellence without losing yourself in the process.At its core, the conversation is about coming home to yourself. Rachel argues that creativity isn’t just for artists. It’s a human need, and reclaiming it can help people live with more freedom, energy, and meaning.Chapters00:00 Welcome to Rachel Perez and her story01:44 What happens when success feels empty05:24 How house music reopened joy08:06 Who are you without the title14:15 How Rachel defines success now21:27 Why creativity improves daily life31:12 The DJ set that changed everything38:06 How to handle criticism and jealousy45:57 Ambition without burnout or collapse56:22 From classical flute to house and technoMore From Rachel PerezLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-perez-coachingandconsulting/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/raelamusic/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rachflute Website rachelperez.comExplore More of Samantha SAvvy's work:Get your FREE Boundaries Blueprint: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/how-to-set-healthy-boundaries-without-guilt-free-boundaries-blueprint/What's Your Survival Style? Take the Quiz! https://www.samanthasavvy.com/survival-style-decoder/Take the 7 Day Awakening Challenge: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/7-daysShop SAvvy: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/browse/

    1hr 13min

  3. 22 APR

    Rose Nzyoka on Limiting Beliefs Leadership and Women at Work

    Rose shares that her early life experiences led to limiting beliefs, especially around rejection. Those beliefs made her avoid leadership roles, even though she had strong technical skills. Over time, coaching helped her identify those patterns and understand how they influenced her decisions. She explains that real change came through consistent inner work. She used journaling, introspection, affirmations, faith, and accountability to challenge old thought patterns. She also says progress didn’t happen overnight, but steady habits helped her notice triggers faster and respond with more intention. A big part of the conversation focuses on women in leadership. Rose talks about how many women shrink themselves, understate their achievements, and hesitate to pursue opportunities unless they meet every requirement. She contrasts that with how men often show up more assertively, then explains why women need tools, support, and awareness to navigate those dynamics. The episode also explores imposter syndrome, environment, and self belief. Rose argues that mindset work matters because thoughts affect feelings, actions, and results. She discusses protecting your environment by being selective about what you consume, who you spend time with, and what habits you build. Toward the end, she talks about balancing leadership with femininity. Rather than copying masculine styles, she encourages women to lead from their own strengths. For her, that means showing up calmly, confidently, and authentically. More From Rose Nzyoka https://andeglobal.org/contact/rose-nzyoka/ https://devwww.thepalladiumgroup.com/who/leadership/Rose-Nzyoka https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-nzyoka-6b713926/ Explore More of Samantha SAvvy's work: Get your FREE Boundaries Blueprint: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/how-to-set-healthy-boundaries-without-guilt-free-boundaries-blueprint/ What's Your Survival Style? Take the Quiz! https://www.samanthasavvy.com/survival-style-decoder/ Take the 7 Day Awakening Challenge: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/7-days Shop SAvvy: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/browse/ Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Rose Nzyoka 02:31 Childhood roots of self doubt 06:23 How coaching exposed hidden beliefs 10:33 Daily habits that changed her mindset 14:05 Triggers environment and accountability 19:44 Women leaders in male dominated spaces 26:24 Handling resistance and claiming your space 30:43 How women work through imposter syndrome 36:43 Building a healthier mental environment 46:03 Leadership femininity and personal strengths

    52 min

  4. 16 APR

    How Anja Sigmund Helps People Stay Strong Through Legal Stress

    This episode centers on how legal battles affect a person far beyond the courtroom. Anja Sigmund shares how her own commercial lawsuit changed her view of litigation. She explains that legal conflict often becomes a fight over credibility, not justice, and that this can trigger intense stress, self-doubt, and emotional instability. The conversation then explores how litigation affects the nervous system, identity, and decision-making. Anja walks through practical tools like breathing, grounding, mindfulness, affirmations, and thought awareness to help people stay steady under pressure. She also explains how kinesiology and hypnotherapy can help release stress stored in the body. By the end, the episode focuses on recovery. Anja talks about how stress can continue even after a case ends, especially when people feel unresolved anger or disappointment. Her main message is that with support, structure, and daily practice, people can move through litigation with more clarity, resilience, and self-awareness. More from Anja Sigmund Website: www.litigation-stress-coach.com Explore More of Samantha SAvvy's work: Get your FREE Boundaries Blueprint: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/how-to-set-healthy-boundaries-without-guilt-free-boundaries-blueprint/ What's Your Survival Style? Take the Quiz! https://www.samanthasavvy.com/survival-style-decoder/ Take the 7 Day Awakening Challenge: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/7-days Website: https://www.samanthasavvy.com Shop SAvvy: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/browse/ Chapters 00:00 Introduction to litigation stress 01:01 Anja Sigmund shares her origin story 07:11 Why legal conflict feels like psychological warfare 10:29 Tools to stop spiraling thoughts 14:12 How kinesiology helps regulate stress 20:20 The emotional cost of long court cases 24:49 Should lawyers prepare clients for stress 29:33 Letting go after the case ends 39:04 Who are you after litigation is over 01:05:01 Final advice for surviving legal battles

    1hr 8min

  5. 9 APR

    Kadeem Leslie on Business Credit Assets and the Path to Financial Freedom

    This episode centers on Kadeem Leslie’s approach to building financial freedom through ownership, systems, and disciplined investing. He shares how he decided young that he didn’t want to depend on a job forever, then taught himself through constant reading and experimentation. He says the clearest path to wealth comes through three areas: business, real estate, and investing. He also talks openly about the many failed ventures he tried before his property management business gained traction, and he explains how those failures still gave him useful skills. A major part of the conversation focuses on the gap between living paycheck to paycheck and actually building assets. Kadeem argues that people need to invest in their own knowledge first, create extra income by solving real problems, and then use that income to strengthen personal credit and eventually business credit. He explains that credit should fund assets and cash flow, not lifestyle spending. The episode also covers his practical framework for money. In his view, education leads to income, income should buy assets, and assets should fund lifestyle. He warns against lifestyle inflation and says freedom comes from keeping expenses low while directing most income into investments. By the end, the main takeaway is clear: financial freedom doesn’t come from earning more alone. It comes from learning, building systems, using leverage carefully, and letting assets support your life over time. More from Kadeem Leslie New Amazon book: https://www.amazon.com/FULL-Money-Last-Dollar-Youll-ebook Instagram: https://instagram.com/iamkade Website: www.thefullauthor.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@kadeemrichjourney Explore More of Samantha SAvvy's work: Get your FREE Boundaries Blueprint: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/how-to-set-healthy-boundaries-without-guilt-free-boundaries-blueprint/ What's Your Survival Style? Take the Quiz! https://www.samanthasavvy.com/survival-style-decoder/ Take the 7 Day Awakening Challenge: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/7-days Website: https://www.samanthasavvy.com Shop SAvvy: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/browse/

    1hr 24min

  6. 2 APR

    How Iulia Aneta Denes Connects Bio Electricity and Spiritual Meaning

    The episode follows Iulia Aneta Denes as she explains how her scientific background and personal grief led her into spiritual practice. She shares that she trained in veterinary medicine and research, but after her kitten died, science and logic didn’t help her process the loss. That pushed her toward mediums, meditation, and eventually Kundalini sessions, where she experienced strong emotional release and started questioning how the body, energy, and healing might connectA big part of the conversation focuses on bio electricity. Iulia explains that science can measure electrical activity in the brain, heart, muscles, and cells, so energy in the body is real in that sense. She explores whether what people call spiritual energy could relate to forms of energy science already recognizes, even if science can’t yet explain Kundalini or life force directly. The discussion also touches on heart rhythms, electromagnetic fields, sound, light, and how people may affect each other through proximity and shared statesThe episode then moves into stress, trapped emotions, and meaning. Iulia describes feeling physically lighter after repeated Kundalini sessions, as if emotional tension had released from her body. She offers a theory that the brain opens “loops” around unresolved events, and the body stays tense until those loops close. For her, healing came not only from explanation, but from finding meaning around grief. By the end, the episode argues that science helps explain mechanisms, while spirituality helps people process experience, emotion, and connectionMore From Iulia Aneta Deneswww.linkedin.com/in/iulia-aneta-denesExplore More of Samantha SAvvy's work:Get your FREE Boundaries Blueprint: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/how-to-set-healthy-boundaries-without-guilt-free-boundaries-blueprint/What's Your Survival Style? Take the Quiz! https://www.samanthasavvy.com/survival-style-decoder/Take the 7 Day Awakening Challenge: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/7-daysWebsite: https://www.samanthasavvy.comShop SAvvy: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/browse/

    1hr 26min

  7. 26 MAR

    How Devon Jones Uses Self Leadership to Build Clarity and Resilience

    This episode centers on how Devon Jones built himself through hardship, trial, and self-examination. He talks about growing up with constant change, struggling to fit in, and carrying the weight of repeated loss and mental health challenges. Those early experiences pushed him into a long search for identity, discipline, and personal responsibility. From there, the conversation moves into entrepreneurship as a training ground for character. Devon explains how working many jobs, running creative ventures, and teaching himself business skills forced him to lead himself first. He argues that entrepreneurship is really self-development in disguise, because progress depends on the person you become, not just the tactics you learn. A big part of the episode focuses on fear, identity, and action. Devon says people often get stuck because they obsess over the full path instead of taking the next visible step. He also explains how fear pushes people to imagine worst-case outcomes, while confidence grows when you keep promises to yourself and act in alignment with your values. The episode also gets practical. Devon shares his “identity map” exercise, which helps people examine how they define themselves across areas like health, wealth, spirituality, and relationships. He uses that idea to show how hidden beliefs can shape anxiety, self-worth, money decisions, and the way people show up in conflict and opportunity. By the end, the conversation broadens into integrity and congruence. Devon argues that lasting growth comes from aligning your behavior with the person you believe you are, rather than chasing quick validation or making excuses. The core lesson is that better leadership starts with leading yourself well, especially when life feels uncertain or difficult. More from Devon www.SevenTreeMedia.com www.DevonAJones.com Explore More of Samantha SAvvy's work: Get your FREE Boundaries Blueprint: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/how-to-set-healthy-boundaries-without-guilt-free-boundaries-blueprint/ What's Your Survival Style? Take the Quiz! https://www.samanthasavvy.com/survival-style-decoder/ Take the 7 Day Awakening Challenge: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/7-days Website: https://www.samanthasavvy.com Shop SAvvy: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/browse/

    1hr 32min

  8. 19 MAR

    Isha Julka on breaking validation cycles and finding inner wholeness

    This episode follows Isha Julka’s shift from achievement driven identity to internal wholeness. She explains how early childhood conditioning shaped her need for validation. Success, approval, and self worth became deeply connected. As a result, she spent years chasing achievement to feel accepted. However, losing her job in 2023 disrupted that identity. This moment forced her to question who she was without her role. She began exploring subconscious beliefs, emotional patterns, and the root of her thinking. Through coaching, meditation, and self study, she uncovered how deeply ingrained these patterns were. She learned that many behaviors come from unmet needs formed in childhood. Therefore, awareness became the first step toward change. She also emphasizes the role of control and fear. Letting go of control allowed new opportunities to emerge. This shift helped her move from frustration to trust. Over time, she began following intuition instead of relying only on logic. A key theme is wholeness. She describes it as feeling complete without needing external results. Instead of chasing outcomes, she focuses on embodying certainty first. This changes how she approaches goals and daily life. She also shares how she managed family expectations. Rather than seeking approval, she protected her energy and stayed grounded in her path. Eventually, her confidence made those conversations easier. The episode closes with her new direction. She now focuses on helping others break free from validation cycles. Her goal is to guide people toward self trust, clarity, and a more intentional way of living. More from Isha Julka https://tinyurl.com/mpfa8asf https://www.instagram.com/wholebeyondroles/ Explore More of Samantha SAvvy's work: Get your FREE Boundaries Blueprint: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/how-to-set-healthy-boundaries-without-guilt-free-boundaries-blueprint/ What's Your Survival Style? Take the Quiz! https://www.samanthasavvy.com/survival-style-decoder/ Take the 7 Day Awakening Challenge: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/7-days Website: https://www.samanthasavvy.com Shop SAvvy: https://www.samanthasavvy.com/browse/ Chapters 00:00 Breaking the cycle of external validation 04:30 How childhood shapes identity and success beliefs 08:00 Job loss as a turning point for self discovery 12:00 Understanding subconscious patterns and behavior 16:30 Letting go of control and trusting the process 20:00 Defining wholeness and internal fulfillment 24:00 Using intuition to guide life decisions 28:00 Managing family expectations during change 32:00 Science behind mindset and manifestation 36:00 Creating a new life aligned with purpose

    1hr 30min
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Hosted by Samantha SAvvy, this podcast explores self-expression, purpose, and transformation through deep, engaging conversations. Samantha blends personal insight with inspiring interviews featuring thought leaders, creators, and change-makers who share their journeys of growth and authenticity. Together they uncover tools, truths, and stories that empower listeners to live boldly, align with their purpose, and embrace the courage it takes to become who they truly are.

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  • Creator
    Samantha SAvvy
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Samantha SAvvy
  • Show Website
    The SAvvy Shift