Amina Change Your Life Amina AlTai
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Leading coach, Amina AlTai, interviews the world's top career, entrepreneurship, mindset, and well-being experts to learn how they changed their circumstances and built a life they love. In each episode, we'll explore how to stare down your fears, embody your gifts, and build a life and career you want to get out of bed for every single day. Amina Change Your Life is a masterclass in learning to up-level while centering joy, and the people and things you care about most. If you enjoy Dear Gabby, Hello Seven with Rachel Rodgers, The Goal Digger Podcast, or Farnoosh Torabi's So Money, then this show is for you. New episodes drop every Tuesday.
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Ep 74: The Power of Applied Empathy with Michael Ventura
Michael Ventura is an accomplished leader, practitioner, and educator. As the founder of strategy and design consultancy Sub Rosa, he advised influential organizations from the ACLU, Goldman Sachs, Google, Microsoft, and Nike to well-respected institutions such as The United Nations and the Obama-Biden Administration. Alongside this work, Michael serves as faculty at the Esalen Institute and in private practice working with individuals seeking personal development and mentorship. His book, Applied Empathy (Simon & Schuster 2018) explores the intersectionality of these two worlds (business and personal development) through the practice of empathy for the self, and for others. Michael is a leading voice in fostering empathy within organizations and is dedicated to enhancing team performance and organizational culture through the power of empathy. And in this episode, we explore exactly how to do that.
The key moments in this episode are:
00:04:55 - The Beginnings of Empathy Work
00:10:37 - The Power of Thoughtful Questions
00:15:39 - Teaching Empathy in Unexpected Places
00:22:03 - Building Trust through Empathy
00:25:16 - Pursuing Multiple Passions
Connect with Michael Ventura
Website: consolidatedeggs.com
Website: michaelventura.co
Instagram: @themichaelventura
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/mvmvmv
Connect with Amina AlTai
Website: aminaaltai.com
Instagram: @aminaaltai
TikTok: @theaminaaltai
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Ep 73: Your Bad Day Toolkit
We all have rough days—it’s part of being human. In this episode Amina gives us a simple and practical bad day toolkit we can use anytime and anywhere. Learn how movement, breath work, and journaling can keep you grounded and strong, no matter what life throws your way.
The key moments in this episode are:
00:03:00 - Move Your Body
00:03:56 - The Wreck and the Cleanup
00:05:06 - Engaging in the Power of Now
00:06:07 - Not Overly Attaching or Identifying
00:08:12 - Crowd Out the Bad with the Good
Connect with Amina AlTai
Website: aminaaltai.com
Instagram: @aminaaltai
TikTok: @theaminaaltai
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Ep 72: Career Real Talk with Amy Emmerich, The Queen of Digital Media
Amy Emmerich, a seasoned C-suite visionary media executive with a remarkable portfolio of Emmy award-winning original content, is a powerhouse in the media industry. Formerly serving as the CEO for the Miss Universe organization and the global President and Chief Content Officer at Refinery 29, Amy has a proven track record of inspiring real change and driving engaging conversations. Her passion for igniting culturally significant discussions and delivering tangible results through innovative programming makes her a driving force in media innovation and transformation. With a keen eye for empowering individuals navigating the digital media landscape.
The key moments in this episode are:
00:02:24 - Career Journey
00:08:08 - Paving the Way in Media
00:13:02 - Seeding Important Information into Content
00:19:19 - The Fiscal Cliff and Self-Worth
00:23:22 - The State of Digital Media
Connect with Amy Emmerich
Website: amyemmerich.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amyemmerich
Instagram: @amyemmerich
Connect with Amina AlTai
Website: aminaaltai.com
Instagram: @aminaaltai
TikTok: @theaminaaltai
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Ep 71: The Importance of a Trauma-Informed Workplace with Brittany Martin
Throughout her career, Brittany has leveraged integrity and radical candor to empower businesses and clients to unlock their full potential. As the President of Hello Seven, she has been a vital contributor to the company’s growth; catapulting the business from seven to eight figures. And she’s just getting started.
In her time with Hello Seven, Brittany has been instrumental to the launch of the Hello Seven Foundation and programs such as Glow Up, the Hello Seven Coach Certification, We Should All Be Millionaires: The Club, and Six Figure Side Hustle, expanding business operations and earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 for fastest growing companies for three consecutive years. We talk about growth, team leadership, vision, and creating cultures that can thrive.
The key moments in this episode are:
00:06:40 - Advocacy and Allyship
00:09:48 - Meeting Rachel Rodgers
00:14:42 - Healthy Conflict and Challenger Safety
00:19:07 - Supporting Positive Change Through Business
00:25:01 - Self-Reflection as a Leader
00:31:58 - Recognizing Tools of Oppression
Connect with Brittany Martin
Website: helloseven.co
Instagram: @brittalynnmartin
Instagram: @hello7co
Connect with Amina AlTai
Website: aminaaltai.com
Instagram: @aminaaltai
TikTok: @theaminaaltai
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Ep 70: How to Build an Audience-First Marketing Strategy That Converts with Kiki Von Glinow
Kiki Von Glinow is the founder of Toast Media Group, sharing with us a decade of experience at the intersection of editorial and data. With a background as a journalist and the former Head of Growth at the Huffington Post, Kiki is known for her expertise in marrying data and storytelling. Her agency serves startups, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies, including clients like Bodily Scene, Mindbody Green, and Domino magazine. Kiki's approach centers on cultivating engaged audiences and unique communities, emphasizing the impact and value of marketing strategies. In this episode, we explored mission-driven marketing, community building, purposeful storytelling, and data-driven approaches to growing your engagement.
The key moments in this episode are:
00:06:13 - Referrals and Advocacy in Marketing
00:14:33 - Navigating Trends in Marketing
00:16:31 - Quality Over Quantity in Content Creation
00:19:07 - Platform Changes and Content Strategy
00:24:44 - 2024 Marketing Imperatives
00:27:01 - Balancing Automation and Personalization
Connect with Kiki Von Glinow
Website: toastmediagroup.com
Instagram: @kikivonglinow
Instagram: @toastmediagroup
Connect with Amina AlTai
Website: aminaaltai.com
Instagram: @aminaaltai
TikTok: @theaminaaltai
Linkedin: linkedin/in/aminaaltai
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Ep 69: How to Move Ahead When Things Feel Stuck
In this episode, Amina shares her journey of overcoming feeling stuck and offers insights on how to move ahead when you feel like you’ve tried everything.
Maybe you feel:
Stuck in your job. You’ve been hoping for a promotion of that something will shift but it’sjust more of the same.
Stuck In your business. Like you’re doing ALL The activities but the clients just wont come.
Stuck with your money and like you’ve openend all the portals but nothing is coming through
Stuck in your relationship. You’ve done all the self work but the relationship feels exactly the same
Stuck In your body. Like you’re trying all the things to help your human home feel good, but nothing seems to shift.
This episode takes you through six ideas on how to get out of your freeze state and into flow.
The key moments in this episode are:
00:00:05 - Understanding Stuckness
00:01:03 - Navigating Stuckness
00:04:48 - Strategies for Moving Forward
00:09:53 - Finding Comfort in Change
Connect with Amina AlTai
Website: aminaaltai.com
Instagram: @aminaaltai
TikTok: @theaminaaltai
LinkedIn: linkedin/in/aminaaltai
Customer Reviews
My “stop limiting yourself” go to
These conversations always hit home and motivate me to get back up and keep going. Amina always helps reframe my perspective and her guests are such incredible humans just like her!
I always learn something!
I look forward to each new episode of this podcast. I always learn something from Amina and her guests.
Just what I needed!
Amina’s style is a blend of life coach, best friend, and trusted advisor. She brings on valuable guest I learn from each time and I’m so thrilled to make the show part of my weekly routine.