What Lights Us Up Christina Minutillo

Do you believe that we all have a destiny? Tune in to hear how following one idea can change the course of your life and how being clear on your own core values is what attracts people and things to us that can create a vibrational energy that can ripple out to anyone around us.



Marco Palazzo is a former water polo professional athlete turned coach who had a passion to bring his Italian food roots to Southern California by opening a restaurant with his childhood friend from Italy. The two friends saw an opportunity to create an environment built around team chemistry to bring friends and family together around the table to enjoy good Italian food made with love.



Marco talks about his experience of immigrating to the US and the values that he lives and runs his business by which is what attracts so many to the restaurant experience he curates. Listen to the end to hear how opening Trenta Pizza & Cucina changed Marco’s life, proof that when we follow a calling it leads us on a path to our destiny.



Visit Trenta Pizza & Cucina: https://www.trentapizza.com

Follow Trenta Pizza & Cucina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trentapizzacucina/

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Do you feel like the clock is ticking and want to make sure that your life is as joyous and celebratory as possible? Tune in to hear tips on how to find the stillness to discover your truest essence of who you really are.



Jessica Proulx is Co-Founding Director of the Direct Path Institute where she is a yoga, meditation, and Eastern philosophy teacher. She is also a wellness coach where she finds passion in helping people find their truest essence of who they really are and what they want to become in their life. Jessica talks about how we can strip away the identity masks that are created throughout our life and instead learn to find love and light that ultimately lead us on a path to purpose and meaning.



Christina and Jessica connect over their love of creating community, connection, and transformation with travel. Jessica also gives advice on how to meditate when we don’t feel very good at it. This episode is packed with tips to live your best life and act as your compass to support you in finding your journey back to yourself to ultimately find more joy and peace.



Connect with Jessica for yoga, meditation, wellness, and life coaching at: https://jessicaproulxwellness.com

Check out the Direct Path Institute’s programs including their Costa Rica retreat at: https://yourdirectpath.com

Follow Jessica’s wellness journey and coaching on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaproulxwellness

Connect with the Direct Path Institute on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/yourdirectpath

Buy Jessica’s Whispers of Wisdom journal: Available on Amazon

Visit Christina’s website at: https://christinaminutillo.com

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Do you have a passion to build a brand or product but are wondering how to get discovered? Tune in to listen to Francesca tell her story of getting discovered through intentionality and strategy as she passionately put her tomato sauce product out into the world. 

Francesca Pittaluga is the Founder and Chief Tomato Officer of Ciao Pappy, a brand built around premium marinara for the modern family. Francesca talks about creating her brand out of a love for food and her Italian heritage and how she took her family recipe and turned it into a commercial product.

Christina and Francesca bond over the passion projects that they both created that stem from their proud Italian family heritage and their traditions of the Italian food culture. Francesca also gives valuable advice on how to build a brand while offering great marketing tips to anyone wanting to get their product discovered.

Visit the Ciao Pappy website to shop products and recipes at: https://www.ciaopappy.com

Follow the Ciao Pappy story on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciaopappy/

Check out the Retail Ready program: https://www.alliball.com

Visit Christina’s website at: https://christinaminutillo.com

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Have you dreamed of moving to Italy? Tune in to listen to Katie’s inspiring journey of making her dream of living in Italy a reality.



Katie Parla is a Rome based food and beverage writer, culinary guide, a New York Times best-selling cookbook author, and cookbook publisher. Katie talks about her dream of living in Italy from when she was a child and how she made that dream a reality. She talks about how she got started in hosting tours in Rome and how she later evolved into a food and beverage writer by following her joy in telling stories of people working and living in Italy.



Christina and Katie connect over their curiosity to immerse themselves in the Italian food culture. They also talk about what it’s like to create a cookbook and Katie gives advice to anyone looking to create one of their own. This episode will inspire you to get curious about the Italian food culture and you’ll be booking that trip to Rome to take one of Katie’s tours as soon as you finish listening! 



Visit Katie’s website for more information on her culinary guides, cookbooks, podcast, city tours, and more at: https://katieparla.com

For book publishing help, visit her publishing company at: https://parlapublishing.com

Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katieparla/

Visit Christina's website at: https://christinaminutillo.com

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Do you want to learn how to better understand your intuition and the signs sent to us from the universe? Then this episode is for you!



Kirsten Stockton is a practicing soul activator who conducts reiki, energetic readings, and soul readings to help guide others toward their love, light, and purpose.



Kirsten talks to Christina about her journey from choosing to leave her law career to becoming a soul activator to live out her purpose of being a messenger for different souls. She talks through how she discovered her gift of intuition and reading energy and how she channels with someone to receive messages to answer someone’s big or small questions.



Kirsten gives advice on how to follow our own intuition and how to interpret signs sent from the universe. You’ll be inspired to slow down, be present, and be open to having a different perspective in life to be led into finding your own life purpose.



To book a reading and sign up for Kirsten's newsletter: https://soulbabe.com/

To connect with Kirsten and follow along on her journey: https://www.instagram.com/the_soulbabe/

Visit Christina’s website at: https://christinaminutillo.com

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Christina shares a solo episode to reflect back on her year of 2023. She talks through how the podcast came to be and how it has changed her life. She also talks through how she manifested connections and experiences throughout the year. You won't want to miss this heartfelt reflection from our show host!

Leave a comment in the Q&A if you'd like to hear more solo episodes in 2024!

Christina's website: ⁠https://christinaminutillo.com/