Business as Activism with Elijah Selby

Samantha Pollack is a Positioning Strategist & Copywriter for service providers, creatives, BIPOC women, AuDHD folks, activists, queers, weirdos, and other smart/cool people. She's known for her ability to capture her clients' voice—and craft messaging that makes THEIR clients feel seen, safe, and excited AF to get to work. Sam believes the most important asset in your business is your audience’s trust, and she's working to build a new marketing paradigm rooted in honesty, kindness, and slowing the fuck down—while making (and paying) sustainable wages. Y'all!!! I think we can all get behind Sam! I read her bio and immediately emailed her to get on the show and I'm 100% glad I did. We talk about: •Shifting marketing paradigm from bro to sustainable, ethical practices. •Online marketing ethics and transparency. •Naming names in online business, fear of lawsuits and self-preservation. •Shifting from old marketing paradigm to new empathy-based approach. And so much more! Please take a moment to subscribe and review because I cannot do this without you. LINKS: Sam's website: https://www.cultofpersonality.co/ Sam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cultofpersonality.co/ The Craft: https://cultofpersonality.co/craft/ Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ If you want to be on my podcast fill out this form! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12MUpzM-YVL7y6I4qzvtT4OVjRepYm4Ju5L0D4BEa2e0/edit Sign up for my newsletter! https://the-feminine-rising.aweb.page/p/dc6f5f25-8e34-4c9e-b7e6-3bada87e8c6e

"I love talking about rich artists!" That's what Jillian Todd wrote on the her google form to be on the podcast and I instantly knew I had to talk to this woman!!! The cultural narratives we hear greatly affect us--and most often they are holding us down and holding us back. In this episode we talk about: •Breaking the stigma of artists being "starving" and finding financial stability through creative careers. •Generosity, self-love, and harm reduction in activism. •The binary of "starving artist" vs. "luxury VIP" and finding a balance. •Investing in art, finding local artists, and making money through various means. •Defining success for creative entrepreneurs, with a focus on financial stability and making a living while honoring values. And so much more!! I am so excited for you to hear this conversation. Please subscribe, review, and share--I need a village to get the word out there! Thank you. LINKS: Jillian's website: www.getmoneyconfident.com Jillian on IG: https://www.instagram.com/_jilliantodd/ Sarah, the artist I mention in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/poisonrain_productions/ Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Elijah's website: https://www.thefemininerising.world/ Do you or does someone you know want to be on the podcast?: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12MUpzM-YVL7y6I4qzvtT4OVjRepYm4Ju5L0D4BEa2e0/edit

As mere normal, non-theatrical humans, we don't generally get up on stage and create art that inspires people to see the world differently...oh wait...I forgot about social media! Scratch that! We are all performing our art! Melissa Kelley is a total badass. She is an activist in word, deed, and art. This conversation went deep, people! All of us gain something listening to Melissa's wisdom as we bring our work to the world. We dive into •Gender identity, trauma, societal expectations and healing through performance art •Confronting societal expectations and living authentically •Impact, power, and fear in entrepreneurship and activism •Facing fears, sharing personal stories, and being responsible with narratives •Communication, vulnerability, and art with a focus on integrity and safety While you're here, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a review! It would mean the world to me and helps to get the word out about this podcast! Thank you xo LINKS Melissa's website: www.vitalshift.life Link to Melissa's show: https://avalon.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200452846 Elijah's Website: https://www.thefemininerising.world/ Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/

This is the first episode in an ongoing series on boundaries. Boundaries are foundational to our joy, freedom, mental and physical health, healthy relationships, and a successful business that is also joyful! Boundaries are one of the most important things I work with my clients on. And because women have been told that "If you take care of yourself, other people suffer," boundaries are something we are not taught. And they are something that we tend to avoid at all costs. Owning who we are and what we want is daunting in a world that tells us to know who other people are and what they want. When we don't set boundaries resentment has fertile ground to grow. That's why learning how to set boundaries is so crucial. You are not alone in struggling with when and how to set boundaries! It's a process--but one of the most worthy journeys you'll take. So join me today as I chat with Karen Falzone--a client, friend, super successful business woman, and all around incredible human. You will LOVE her insights, I promise. Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Please come say hello! A New Way to Do Business: Decode the Patriarchal Messages that Hold You BAck & Stop You from Marketing! Sign up for my newsletter! Want to be a guest on my podcast?! Fill out this form!

If you want to stop hiding out and start powerfully showing up for your business then it is so important to unover what's holding you back and then create a new way to PLAY! There's a lot of reasons we hide out but one of the biggest one's I've found is because we are given some really fucked up messaging in our patriarchal society around marketing. In this episode I share how I started my business and the internal road blocks I ran into when trying to market and launch! It took me a bit to figure out what was stopping me but THANK GOODNESS I eventually got there! I dive into the lightbulb that went off and changed everything--including how it lead to me starting this podcast! I walk you through three Patriarchal Marketing Messages that are most likelty holding you back: •The Myth of Perfectionism •The belief that in order to make the sale, we need to MANIPULATE •The idea that in order ot market your business successfully you need false urgency, manipulative pricing, gouging people with payment plans, false scarcity, and exaggerated claims of success. I give you journal prompts for each of these so that you can start unpacking and dismantling your internalized patriarchy today! Yay! At the end of the podcast, if you're interested, I let you know about a gathering I'm holding this Thursday, April 11th. If it resonates, please join (I will be sending out a recording!) Click here to sign up for the Marketing Gathering! Click here to read more about it! Click here to sign up for my newsletter! Elijah on IG--come say hello and share your thoughts! If you'd like to be a guest on my podcast, please fill out this form :)

Aaaaaahhhh....getting our photos taken. Do I hear a collective groan? I do know a couple people who don't get stressed at the idea of a photo shoot (or simply having a friend snap a photo on their phone!) but most people I know get anxiety at the thought. Photographer, Éadaoin Curtin, recognized that her clients were stressed out and decided to do something about it. Éadaoin's goal is to empower her clients throughout the process. I think getting our photos taken has a special place in the Patriarchy--it can truly bring up ALL OUR STUFF. The impact of the Male Gaze in our culture cannot be understated. Éadaoin helps women challenge beauty standards and lean into self-acceptance--a radical act if ever there was one. LINKS: Éadaoin's website: https://firechildphotography.com/ Éadaoin's IG: https://www.instagram.com/firechildphotography/ Éadaoin's course, Dare To Be Seen: https://firechildphotography.com/dare-to-be-seen/ Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ If you're interested in being a guest on my podcast, please fill out this short form!: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12MUpzM-YVL7y6I4qzvtT4OVjRepYm4Ju5L0D4BEa2e0/edit

[TW: this episode includes discussion of alcohol abuse and attempted suicide. If you know that hearing about these things will trigger you, please don't listen. Always take exquisite care of your beautiful self.] When Amy Guerrero reached sent me the google form for "potential podcast guests" she wrote, "I am passionate AF about this work, and look forward to connecting and supporting your audience." I immediately felt a HELL YES in my body. Amy does so much more than help people with trauma--and yet, trauma is also so threaded throughout our systems and lives that understanding it and understanding how to work with it and regulate our nervous systems is nothing short of MIRACULOUS. Amy shares her with so much openness and generosity. Please come hear about the power of surrender, the toxicity of shame, and the possibilities that exist when we start to understand these things. This episode is truly such a gift. LINKS: Amy's website: https://www.regulatewithamy.com/ Amy on IG: https://www.instagram.com/regulatewithamy/ Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Come say hello!

In this inspiring episode I sit down with Laura Hartley and we discuss Remaking the World. You know...just dismantling all the BS and creating a more just and free world. All of us change makers are living in two places--we have one foot in the current world, run my patriarchy, capitalism, white supremacy, racism and other systems of inequity, and we have one foot in the world we are creating--one that we are bringing to life through our thoughts, actions, conversations, activism, and work. One world is collapsing and the other is coming to life. I can't wait for you to listen in to this super rich, enlightening, and inspiring conversation. You're going to walk away with hope and also feeling EMPOWERED to make a difference!! Yay! LINKS: Laura's website: https://www.laurahartley.com/ Laura on IG: https://www.instagram.com/laura.h.hartley/ Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/stories/elijahshannonselby/ Come say hi!!

Capitalism is geared against most of us, though here we are working within this system. How do we find a way to be in this system that is not exploitative? How do we find a way to be in the system that does actually help us to find some power-- when power is in this system expressed through money and that can be so problematic!" That's basically how Natalie opens up this seriously badass conversation about money, gender, power, and privilege. In this episode we talk about: Money and gender Money and power What it means to be extractive and how not to be! How can we feel good about making money? Why do so many women get stuck at earning "just enough" Ways to be generous! How to think about scaled pricing--should you or shouldn't you do this? This episode has a partner episode about power over on Natalie's podcast, Mind Witchery! Go listen now--link below! DM me in Instagram and let me know what you think!! LINKS: Mind Witchery Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1MMxLPSz3FJYV7o8OT5csa (Go now and listen to the partner conversation we had about power!) Natalie's website: https://www.nataliekmiller.com/ Natalie on IG: https://www.instagram.com/msnataliemiller Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Come say hi! Business as Activism on IG: https://www.instagram.com/businessasactivism/

Hello loves. Welcome to the first podcast of 2024. And therein lies the seed of this episode--why is this the first episode? And what are my feelings about that? (Spoiler alert--wasn't very happy about it.) But the beautiful gift this situation brought me was that I sat in powerful reflection of who I am and what I stand for. I leaned into Business as Activism. In this episode I'll share the journey with you, and I believe you'll be inspired--at least that is my hope. Changing the world is happening in real time. Recording this episode felt like a true embodiment of some of the changes I'd like to see for this world. Thank you for being here. I'm so grateful.

In this last episode of 2023 I have one of the most important conversations I've had--a conversation about the Israel Gaza War. As I reveal in the episode, this is not the conversation I imagined having with the incredible Andréa Ranae. But when she showed up in the Zoom room that day I could feel that everything was going to the wayside--what was present for her was the war and I knew if I was going to have this conversation with anyone, Andréa was the person I'd choose to have it with. In our conversation we talk about: Andréa Ranae is devoted to inspiring her community to embrace our world’s greatest challenges from the inside out. Please listen with love and share with anyone you think may crave to hear a conversation like this one. LINKS: Andréa Ranae's website: https://andrearanae.com/ Andréa on IG: https://www.instagram.com/andrearanaej/ Andréa's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/37V1HDBAAlm13Drjnp1w9D Information on the Grief Cafe: https://linktr.ee/sashaheron Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/

The Mother Wound touches all areas of our life. Join me in my discussion with Shelly Sharon, Hakomi Somatic Psychotherapist and Life Coach about The Mother Wound. In this episode we explore: •The Mother Wound and its impact on self-esteem and relationships. •The impact of inherited beliefs and trauma on women's lives •The Mother Wound and the Patriarchy •Belonging and identity in a Patriarchal society •Healing the Mother Wound in business and your personal life I can't wait for you to listen to this powerful episode. LINKS: Shelly's website: https://www.shellysharon.com/ Shelly on IG: https://www.instagram.com/motherwound_healingcoach/ Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Business as Activism on IG: https://www.instagram.com/businessasactivism/

Other titles I considered for this episode: Personal Style and Gatekeeping in the Workplace Body Image, Privilege, and Influencer Culture Breaking Free From the Matrix of the PR World and Embracing Authenticity At one point in her career, author and coach Helen Jane Campbell was pulled into a room (along with the other women in the firm) and told what kind of underwear they should wear underneath their work clothes. That somebody ever thought that it was okay to dictate women what kind of underwear they should wear is jaw-dropping but it also is exemplary of the Patriarchy in the workplace...and life, really. It may be jaw-dropping, but you know what? We women participate in this dictatorship or how we should look and what we should wear every day. We don't necessarily even understand that we are doing that until someone lifts the veil for us. Well, we are lifting the veil! Helen shares her remarkable journey with us from working in PR, buying the right handbags, having the right haircut, and doing all she could to fit it, to BREAKING FREE of that and discovering her true authentic self. She has two decades of PR experience that she brings to the table and applies that knowledge in a disruptive way to help change the narrative! It's so compelling and really exciting! I can't wait for you to listen! LINKS: Helen's website: www.coachingbyhelen.com Helen on IG: https://www.instagram.com/coachingbyhelen Helen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachingbyhelen/ Helen's Book!!! https://www.businessexpertpress.com/books/founders-freelancers-rebels-how-to-thrive-as-an-independent-creative/ Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Business as Activism on IG: https://www.instagram.com/businessasactivism/

Sarah Zero left corporate America to start her own business doing branding work for entrepreneurs whose work create positive impact on the world--she went solo and discovered how LONELY that was. So many of us can relate. Even if we are not solopreneurs--finding and building community as an adult can feel daunting. Feeling alone can feel like the norm. After attending networking meetings that never felt rewarding or satisfying she decided to create the kind of networking she desired--networking that actually was COMMUNITY. Sarah shares with us what she learned and how she's set things up in powerfully unique ways and what the results have been. It's everything we crave and more. LINKS: Sarah's website: https://www.wellstruck.com Sarah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/wellstruck/ Sarah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahzero/ Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Business as Activism on IG: https://www.instagram.com/businessasactivism/ Elijah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijah-shannon-selby-31a3905/

If you wonder how to gain visibility in a very noisy world, you will want to listen to this episode. Natalie Koussa is a business development coach and Podcast Guesting Strategist who helps industry changemakers create their fully expressed, fully booked business. She’s the creator of the Luminous Mastermind, and The Speakeasy - a group programme which supports entrepreneurs to clarify their thought leadership message, pitch like a pro and get booked on the podcasts their future clients are listening to. In this powerful conversation, Natalie shares her personal story with us on how she gained visibility through podcast guesting and how she then found her genius in helping others do the same. She talks about: *How to create your message and show not only what you're doing differently but what it is you stand for. *How podcast guesting helps you have your message heard in a powerful way (think consent and intimacy). *How podcasting, referrals, and her email list gets her 95% of her business vs. being able to count on one hand the number of clients she's gotten off social media. *What you need to have in place in order to start growing your business through podcast guesting...and so much more! I can't wait for you to curl up and get cozy with this warm and wonderful conversation that is going to create so much possibility for you! LINKS: Natalie's website: https://www.nataliekoussa.com/ Natalie's Speakeasy Program (open now!): https://www.nataliekoussa.com/speakeasy Natalie on IG: https://www.instagram.com/nataliekoussa_/ Natalie on LinkedIn: https://ie.linkedin.com/in/nataliekoussa Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Business as Activism on IG: https://www.instagram.com/businessasactivism/

The way we lead makes a difference. Leadership can be Activism, just as Business can be Activism! Brooke Hofsess takes us on her own journey to leadership. In this episode, she shares five leadership paradoxes that invite you into your fullest expression (while also disrupting the status quo): Insecurity and trust; Competition and community; Self-reliance and sharing the load; Fear of chaos and flow; Gatekeeping and generatively. You're going to leave feeling empowered and inspired. LINKS: Brooke's website: https://www.brookehofsesscoaching.com/ Brooke on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brookehofsess/ Brooke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookehofsess/ Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Business as Activism on IG: https://www.instagram.com/businessasactivism/

"Speak human, win the internet" is Lara Eastburn's tagline--so I'm sure you can tell right away that she's totally awesome. She started learning about internet ads for her hoola hoop business when advertising online was still in the "bunny slope" era! And she found out rather quickly that she 1) loved it and 2) was totally good at it! I don't know about you, but advertising on FB or IG or any other platform has always felt pretty overwhelming. Lara is so good at her job AND she does things really differently (which is what we are interested in here at Business as Activism, right?!) You're going to learn so much and FEEL INSPIRED!! Remember--the way we do business matters. Please share this podcast with someone you love! LINKS Lara's website: https://www.laraeastburn.com/ Lara's IG: https://www.instagram.com/laraeastburn/ Lara's One Word Archives (Click each image to read) https://www.laraeastburn.com/one-word-archives/ Elijah's IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Business as Activism IG: https://www.instagram.com/businessasactivism/ Come say hi in my DM's!

Hello, Loves! I'm just popping in with a quick announcement about the podcast. Have a listen! See you next week with a full length episode! xoxo, Elijah Come say hello on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Business as Activism: https://www.instagram.com/businessasactivism/

“A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, but an obsession about female obedience. Dieting is the most potent political sedative in women’s history; a quietly mad population is a tractable one.”― Naomi Wolf. No wonder women are in a constant argument with our bodies. No wonder we are disconnected from our bodies--and we see them as "other." And yet, the relationship with our bodies is the most important relationship we have. Nina Manolson brings so much love, compassion, wisdom, and soul to the conversation we are having with and around our bodies. What becomes possible when we feel Body Peace? What become possible when we set ourselves free from the chains of patriarchal beauty norms? If you're like me, it is actually hard to imagine. But for certain this conversation is crucial to our wellbeing. I cannot wait to hear what you think of this profound episode. LINKS: Nina's website: https://ninamanolson.com/ Nina on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ninamanolson/ Nina on FB: https://www.facebook.com/NinaManolsonBodyPeace Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Business as Activism on IG: https://www.instagram.com/businessasactivism/ Do you want to work with Elijah? https://calendly.com/thefemininerising/90min

Success is right around the corner if you buy the right course, right? There's just one piece of information you're missing...and when you read the marketing copy for that course you're CERTAIN that this will be THE THING that makes is all happen. How many courses have you bought? $2k here, $3k there...it sure adds up, doesn't it? I know I've spent multiple thousands of dollars on courses that I have not used, not finished, or did not deliver. Deanna Seymour was an art teacher looking to start a side hustle to bring some extra money into her family of four. Like so many of us, she googled her way into the online business world, discovering so many celebrity entrepreneurs...and before long she had the feeling of, "Yeah, I can do that--I can be a bazillionaire and run my business from the beach." How many of us have had a similar thought? Deanna opens up to take us on this journey of investing big sums and not getting the desired results; of being convinced by the marketing and then discovering the program really didn't deliver. As a result she created a course called, STOP BUYING COURSES to help people understand marketing and how it is designed to make you feel so you can make empowered decisions. Deanna is AMAZING. OMG, you're going to love her. Truly. LINKS: Deanna's website: https://deannaseymour.com/ Deanna on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thedeannaseymour/ STOP BUYING COURSES: https://deannaseymour.com/stopbuyingcourses Deanna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedeannaseymour/ Deanna's Podcast--the eff that series: https://deannaseymour.com/effthatseries Elijah on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elijahshannonselby/ Business as Activism on IG: https://www.instagram.com/businessasactivism/ Work with Elijah: https://calendly.com/thefemininerising/90min