State of Feeling

Roanne Adams
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  • Entrepreneurship
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Hosted by Roanne Adams, State of Feeling is a conversation series with founders, creatives and visionaries walking the deeper path. Exploring not just their business or career, but the emotional undercurrents: the spiritual epiphanies, the challenges, the personal healing journeys, and the inner strength it takes to build brands and careers that reflect the vision and values they hold within.

Episodes

  1. Oct 9

    Busayo Olupona: With Joy Always

    Busayo Olupona’s name, Oluwabusayo, means “brings joy,” and she truly lives up to it. She’s the designer and creative director of Busayo, the Brooklyn-based label she founded in 2011. It’s built on Adire, the Yoruba indigo resist-dye tradition, and made by hand in Nigeria with local artisans. Born in the U.S. and raised in Nigeria from age three, she practiced law while building the brand and left her firm in 2022 to design full-time. On her first day of school in America, she was bullied for wearing traditional Nigerian clothing. Today that clothing is the foundation of her work. In this conversation with Roanne Adams, Busayo talks about reclaiming what hurt her as a child, what two cardiac events taught her about stress and blame, quitting alcohol, returning to the Yoruba faith of her fathers, and why she believes life wants to have a love affair with us. *Content note: this conversation includes discussion of childhood bullying and two cardiac events. Show notes: https://www.stateoffeeling.com/podcast/busayo-olupona-with-joy-alwaysBusayo: https://shopbusayo.com/Busayo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/busayoworld/ Creator & Host: Roanne AdamsDirector: Tommy AgriodimasProducer & Editor: Nick Stumpf, Ten Ten MediaMusic: Phil Aceto

  2. Oct 1

    Piera Gelardi: Play Is the Way Through

    For fifteen years, Piera Gelardi was the creative force behind Refinery29 and its iconic 29Rooms, so synonymous with the brand that "Piera from Refinery29" was practically her legal name. Then she sold the company just before the pandemic, became a new mom, and watched that identity dissolve almost overnight. When the emails stopped and no one needed anything from her, she called it what it was: a real identity death. ‍ What she built from that open space is the subject of this episode. Roanne and Piera have been friends for thirty years, since RISD summer, through a shared Tribeca office and a decade of legendary Pink Parties. That makes this an unusually intimate conversation. They go deep: on grief, motherhood, ADHD, depression, and the courage it takes to claim the word "artist" after being in business for so many years. Running through all of it is Piera's central belief: play isn't the reward for getting through the hard part. It's how you get through it. Her book The Playful Way and her practice NoomaLooma both grew out of that philosophy. *Content note: this conversation includes a candid discussion of pregnancy loss. Follow Piera: @pieraluisa Follow State of Feeling: @state_of_feeling · stateoffeeling.com

  3. Season 1, Episode 1 Trailer

    Welcome to State of Feeling

    Welcome to State of Feeling, a conversation series hosted by Roanne Adams with founders, creatives and visionaries walking the deeper path. New episodes coming soon.

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About

Hosted by Roanne Adams, State of Feeling is a conversation series with founders, creatives and visionaries walking the deeper path. Exploring not just their business or career, but the emotional undercurrents: the spiritual epiphanies, the challenges, the personal healing journeys, and the inner strength it takes to build brands and careers that reflect the vision and values they hold within.

Information

  • Creator
    Roanne Adams
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Roanne Adams
  • Show Website
    State of Feeling

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