Active Ingredient Podcast

Sophie Weill
  • 5.0 (123)
  • Self-Improvement
  • Updated Weekly

Welcome to Active Ingredient - a podcast and platform for those of us who are in the process of co-creating lives and businesses that feel rooted, expansive, resonant and true to us. I'm your host, Sophie Weill, and I'm a deeply curious human who is also on my own journey of co-creating a life and businesses that are true to me. I'm the founder of Nude Nation, a creative brand building agency as well as the co-founder of Piano Piano, a tableware brand rooted in slowing down and coming alive.  I've spent my entire career building and amplifying brands and the humans behind them and what I have come to understand is that the inner work precedes the outer growth and that everything in life is a mirror of our internal state which is precisely what we're here to connect on.  Welcome to Active Ingredient - I am so glad you're here.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 1d ago

    Reminder That It's Safe To Slow Down

    Hi friends! Here's a little solo around the gifts of slowing down and a reminder that it's actually safe to slow down. Hope you enjoy and that you find pockets of slowing down too. Big hug!! xx Sophie Link to my IG: @sophieiweill Link to Active Ingredient's IG for clips/inspo: @activeingredient Link to Piano Piano's IG: @pianopiano Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min

  2. May 27

    How To Create, Connect & Express Yourself Freely Through Play with Piera Gelardi

    I love this episode !!!! We have Piera Gelardi back on the show for her second round talking all things play and her debut book, The Playful Way: Creativity, Connection and Joy Through Everyday Moments of Play. We're talking about how/why we forget our playful nature and how to slowly slowly return, we're talking cringe, vulnerability, how to lead with authenticity and so much more. The book: The Playful Way Piera's IG: @pieraluisa My IG: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient's IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min

  3. May 19

    Don't Waste Good Rage

    Did lil solo all about using all of the fire from rage to actually break through to your next phase and create something beautiful. Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sophieiweill My IG: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18 min

  4. May 12

    Protecting Creativity, Visibility Fears & Building With Integrity With Tonya Papanikolov

    I'm joined by Tonya Papanikolov, founder of Rainbo, for a conversation on visibility, creativity, slowing down, building with integrity, and learning to trust yourself through every season of growth. We talk about the fear of being seen, what happens when life calls you inward, the tension between freedom and responsibility, feminine vs. masculine energy in business, aging, beauty, Human Design, and how to know when to stay the course vs. pivot. This felt less like an interview and more like two projectors having a very honest conversation about what it means to build a life and business that actually feels true. Active Ingredient listeners can get 15% off Rainbo with code ACTIVE. Try the Fungki it's soooo good 3 To connect: @sophieiweill @activeingredient @tonyapapinikolove @rainbomushrooms Account mentioned: @creativeliving.world Timestamp00:00 Intro 06:45 AI, protecting the humanity in your brand and why resonance matters more than ever 15:12 Visibility, fear of being seen & creative paralysis 24:08 The freedom/responsibility paradox of success 32:40 Human Design, being projectors & magnetism vs. forcing 41:15 Aging, beauty culture, Botox & creative life force 52:20 Feminine energy, business building & delegation 1:02:11 Rest, sabbaticals & reconnecting to yourself creatively 1:11:43 Knowing when to stay, pivot, pause, or let go 1:20:04 What lit us up as little girls & remembering your essence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min

  5. May 5

    Returning to the Things You Love

    HI friends!!! We are BACK. I missed this/you so much. Talked about a lot in this one - timestamped below 3 (00:00) — being back + seasonality (09:00) — re-intro + Nude Nation + Piano Piano background (16:00) — what “active ingredient” is and has been about (31:00) — life update: moving back to Miami (37:00) — the new cover art + my grandmother + the lotus + what it represents (47:00) — visibility + fear of being seen (57:00) — self-trust + seeing yourself first (1:02:00) — founders are artists + creating from truth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  6. 12/17/2025

    Calibrating to Peace and Learning to Receive with Florencia Fridman of Cacao Laboratory

    I'm joined by the powerful and magical force that is Florencia Fridman, co-founder of Cacao Laboratory (my favorite cacao brand that has changed my life) and cacao guide/educator. In this episode we're talking about the medicine of cacao and working with the plant to help heal and open your heart, calibrating to new levels of peace, learning to receive (why is this so hard lol?), how shifting from caffeine to cacao has helped me so much with creating from a grounded place and we get into all things building an intentional and rooted brand while also thinking of scaling to serve the masses. A very complete AI episode 3 Love love it. Link to Florencia's IG: https://www.instagram.com/florencia.fridman/ Link to Cacao Lab's IG: https://www.instagram.com/cacaolaboratory/ Link to Cacao Lab's website: https://cacaolaboratory.com/ You can find Cacao Lab at Alchemist Kitchen in NYC! Link to my IG: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/ Link to Nude Nation's IG: https://www.instagram.com/nudenation/ Link to Nude Nation's site: https://www.nudenationrelations.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min

  7. 12/09/2025

    Transitions + Continuity

    We've got a solo this week all about transitions, continuity, keeping what was true from a previous chapter and bringing that with you into the next. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sophieiweill My IG: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/ Nude Nation: https://www.nudenationrelations.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min

  8. 11/18/2025

    Why gut nourishment and diversity is foundational in order to thrive with Anabel González of Good Bacteria

    Topics Covered: Postpartum depression, psychedelics and ketamine therapy, pre/pro/post biotics, gut healthy and gut diversity and building a supplement brand in integrity. This week's episode is with Anabel Gonzalez, founder of the recently launched hyper intentional pre, pro and post biotic brand called Good Bacteria. Anabel founded Good Bacteria after a profound postpartum recovery that showed her how deeply gut health shapes healing. Her work bridges science, design, and lived experience to explore how reconnecting with our bodies and our environment can help restore balance, vitality, and a healthy gut. Link to YouTube for Video Podcast: HERE Link to Good Bacteria to try for yourself: HERE To connect with Anabel: HERE To connect with Sophie: HERE For more podcast clips/intentional reminders: HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min
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About

Welcome to Active Ingredient - a podcast and platform for those of us who are in the process of co-creating lives and businesses that feel rooted, expansive, resonant and true to us. I'm your host, Sophie Weill, and I'm a deeply curious human who is also on my own journey of co-creating a life and businesses that are true to me. I'm the founder of Nude Nation, a creative brand building agency as well as the co-founder of Piano Piano, a tableware brand rooted in slowing down and coming alive.  I've spent my entire career building and amplifying brands and the humans behind them and what I have come to understand is that the inner work precedes the outer growth and that everything in life is a mirror of our internal state which is precisely what we're here to connect on.  Welcome to Active Ingredient - I am so glad you're here.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Sophie Weill
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    241
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sophie Weill
  • Show Website
    Active Ingredient Podcast

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