Women Changing The World Lis Best

In this episode, Lis Best is joined by the incredible Victoria Song, the CEO coach to billion-dollar companies and author of the bestselling book Bending Reality. Bending reality is something that becomes possible when we’re in a state of expansion, and Victoria shares not only how to embody this state but also how to apply it in your life. 
Victoria’s insights are a synthesis of the larger patterns that emerged through teachings from coaches, business mentors, yoga instructors, and spiritual leaders. She shares the remarkable story of channeling the Bending Reality book during the pandemic and then offers a few of those frameworks to instantly apply to your life. Lis and Victoria work through relatable real-life examples around money and our bodies followed by a special deep dive into love and relationships. Victoria shares the alchemical medicine that runs through her courses and programs, as well as how this healing work can help bolster new generations of confident, soul-led feminine leaders. 
Prepare to feel expansive!
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Episode Outline:
(03:35) How Victoria became a CEO coach to billion-dollar companies
(07:41) What is bending reality and learning how to do it
(10:34) Victoria’s process of channeling her book, Bending Reality 
(12:52) Where to get started on your bending reality journey
(21:02) Contraction versus expansion in different areas of life
(26:17) Learning to release subconscious programming around our bodies and appearance
(32:18) Applying bending reality techniques to love
(39:27) Victoria’s Alchemy Journey program and the shifts it offers participants
(46:46) How we become each other’s medicine in intimate learning containers 
(49:45) Ushering in a new heart- and soul-led generation of feminine leadership
Resources Mentioned:
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert: bookshop.org
Guest Info: 
Learn more about Victoria’s courses: Blending Reality courses  
Get a free 7-day trial to Bending Reality Club: Embodied
Buy Victoria’s book, Bending Reality: Available here
Follow Victoria on Instagram: @victoriaesong
Follow Us:
Learn more on our website: girlsclubcollective.co
Follow us on Instagram: @girls_club_collective
Connect with us on LinkedIn: Girls Club Collective 
About Lis: 
Lis Best is an executive coach for change agents, founder of the Girls Club Collective, and host of the Women Changing the World podcast.
Since launching her business in 2020, Lis has helped hundreds of leaders navigate ESG and sustainability careers, launch heart-centered businesses, and become more effective change agents.

Lis Best is joined by seasoned entrepreneur Celi Arias. Celi offers insight into her GAB framework, why it’s so effective, and a few mindset shifts entrepreneurs can make right now.

In this episode, Lis shares her favorite moments and takeaways from this season. Listen for our favorite advice and wisdom from the brilliant experts featured in our latest episodes.
 
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In this episode, Lis shares a behind-the-scenes look at what she’s been learning and experiencing behind the scenes over the past few months of reconfiguring her business. Lis also shares a bit more of the “why” behind the creation of Girls Club Collective (GCC). This episode touches on topics including:
💗 The evolution from 1:1 executive coaching to the GCC community over the past 3.5 years
💗 The “fertile void” and what FOCUS has really felt like in practice in this season
💗 How my childhood and teenage years inspired me to prioritize deep friendships with other women in my adult life
💗 The professional loneliness I have experienced throughout my career, and what inspired me to build something to combat that
💗 My lived experience of the phrase “having an amazing circle of women around you is seriously the biggest life update”
💗 What’s coming up this summer and fall on the podcast and beyond
 
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In this episode, we talk to Charlie Reed. Charlie is currently Global Sustainability Lead at Intuit, where she leads community-centric climate programs. With nearly a decade of experience in corporate sustainability, Charlie has focused on driving climate and social impact initiatives within the technology, consumer goods, food/beverage, and apparel sectors. 
 
This episode covers:
 
✨ How liking something that everyone else hated in grad school informed where Charlie is today
✨ Recommendations for turning informational interviews into real long-term relationships
✨ The importance of being clear on what you are asking for, both in life and in coffee conversations
✨ How (and why!) to use your next role to close a gap in your experience
✨ Advice for people wanting to break into the ESG space or land their next role
✨ Reflections on holding the vision during a long and messy job search 
 
You can learn more about Charlie below:
LinkedIn
 
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In this episode, we talk to Nivi Achanta, the founder and CEO of The Soapbox Project, a friendly community of busy people that combines personal responsibility, collective action, and FUN! Soapbox curates meaningful action pathways for professionals who are overwhelmed by the climate crisis. 
 
This episode covers:
 
🧼 How Nivi made the jump from corporate America to founding Soapbox Project 
🧼 Where her own impact journey started and what she learned from sending a bold email
🧼 Why the "baggage" of going full-time in entrepreneurship is not helping anyone
🧼 How Nivi has secured press in top-tier outlets like the Washington Post and New York Times
🧼 Joyful activism and ways to incorporate it into our everyday lives
🧼 How bite-sized action can help you reach your goals
🧼 The importance of real self-care and how you can add it into your life
 
You can learn more about Nivi below:
Soapbox Project Website
Soapbox Project Instagram
Nivi’s LinkedIn
 
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