PowerPivot

"I coach folks on tapping into wonder and play so that they can experience more pleasure and joy in their lives, in alignment with who they are authentically and unapologetically. And knowing who you are, unapologetically, translates into improvements in your more meaningful relationships and how you run your business."cw: this episode of PowerPivot contains some discussion of sexual abuse.Meet Dr. Christina Helou (they/them), pleasure and play expert, private coach, thought leader, speaker and doctor of physical therapy. Join Leela and Dr. Christina as they discuss pleasure and joy; finding one's own power; pelvic exams and body sovereignty; why FOSTA/SESTA is terrible and harmful; false scarcity; and the serious importance of fun.Connect with Dr. Christina at:https://www.christinahelou.com/Transcript and show notes:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/episode/interview-dr-christina-helouRecorded 30 June, 2023.

"In the colonial white supremacist system, there is no community. There's only power, but there's no community. But that doesn't mean that we have to abide by that model. We can create a new model. So in a way, it's exciting. But it's also terrifying. Because what does that look like without a blueprint"Meet Doctora Nicole Cabrera Salazar (She/They/Ella), astrophysicist turned social impact entrepreneur, and founder & CEO of Movement Consulting, a company dedicated to transforming academic environments into radically nourishing spaces for marginalized people by providing virtual courses, workshops, and expert advice.In this special interview episode of Power Pivot, join Leela and Dra. Nicole in a conversation about community, loneliness, Zapatistas, toxic academic environments, and reclaiming power from colonialist structures and using it for the good of our communities.Links!!Dra. Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moveboldly/Movement Consulting's website: https://www.wearemvmt.com/ The Daily Radical podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2211444/aboutTranscript and Show Notes: https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/captivate-podcast/interview-dra-nicole-salazarrecorded February 26, 2024

Paul Baron: "what they really liked about the wall printer, which is what I'm most proud of, is that every customer we have, becomes a new company. Everybody that buys a wall printing machine establishes a company around this machine, or they've added a revenue stream to an existing company."Let us introduce you to Paul Baron, a self-described "serial entrepreneur," who shares insights from his fifty-something year career in sales, and running businesses like restaurants, sporting goods, and beyond. Paul and Leela talk about revenue-sharing models for employees, the risks and rewards of going into business for yourself, pricing your labor and your services, and Paul's latest business venture: The Wall Printer.Links!Connect with Paul Baron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbbaron/ Check out The Wall Printer machine in action: https://thewallprinter.com/en/The Ward's Bridge Inn: https://wardsbridgeinn.com/Transcript and notes:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/captivate-podcast/interview-paul-baronRecorded 26 February 2024.

"Shame is a paradigm that distances us from our power. It's a paradigm within ourselves that, when internalized, it keeps us from recognizing our own experience in a variety of ways, and also recognizing our own experience as valuable.... There's this whole culture that tells us to love ourselves, right? And, well, have you even gotten to know yourself? It's like self love just kind of happens when you really get to know yourself."Listen in on a fascinating conversation between Leela Sinha and Sara Rhiannon (she/her), a hypnotist who uses somatic work and other interventions designed to un-shame the psyche. Sara has a particular specialty in helping people remove their cravings for sugar. Sara and Leela discuss the intersections of shame and anti-oppression work; kindness and redemption; creating safety and honesty in working groups; and that mushy feeling in your brain when you're learning something and seeing how your brain can be different than it was. Which, naturally, some people love, and others... well, not so much.Links!Find Sara on Facebook by name, or as quit_sugar_coach on Instagram or TikTok.For more on David Bedrick, visit https://www.davidbedrick.com/For more on Kimberly Shepherd, check out: https://www.kimberlyshepherd.com/Transcript and notes:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/episode/interview-sara-rhiannon-the-quit-sugar-coachRecorded 9 June 2023.

"This is where we shift from critical to curious. Isn't it worth asking the question, what would drive a kid to lose control that way? It's so easy to be critical. But you're gonna get a lot better return on your investment for being curious."Meet Dr. Matt Zareski (he/him), clinical psychologist, international speaker, and advocate for all things neurodivergence, specifically within the LGBTQ+ community. Join Leela and Dr. Matt for an engaging discussion about bringing equity to our workplaces and schools, accommodations for all, the cognitive biases that maintain power structures, Taylor Swift, Shaquille O'Neal, and planning an Eighteenth Century themed costume party.Links!The Neurodiversity Collective:https://www.theneurodiversitycollective.com/Dr. Matt Zakreski's Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/drmattzakreskiTo learn more about CB Beal's Preemptive Radical Inclusion, visit: https://justiceandpeaceconsulting.com/preemptive-radical-inclusion/Transcript and notes:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/episode/interview-dr-matt-zakreskiRecorded 4 December 2023.

"When we want to do this sacred work of uprooting injustice and inequity where we're seeing it, we're not just doing it for us. We're holding a space for change to be different."Meet Anuradha Kowtha (they/them), founder of The Kowtha Constellation and a partner in Sowing Post Capitalist Seeds. "My work’s thread could be described as undoing the impact of the inherent indoctrination from capitalism and colonialism on who we are and how we do our work in the world."Join Anuradha and Leela Sinha in a lovely and rich conversation that encompasses transformative justice, the meaning of 'pariah', Indian classical dance, and holding spaces for change.Connect with Anuradha!Instagram: @thekowthaconstellationhttps://www.sowingpostcapitalistseeds.com/ https://www.thekowthaconstellation.com/Transcript and notes:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/episode/interview-anuradha-kowthaRecorded 5 May 2023.

Samara Bay: "When we tell a story about a tiny moment, and how it impacted us, it is actually the most revealing thing of our character we could possibly do. Where we come from does not win over what we did in a hard moment."Meet Samara Bay, who coaches rising business leaders, political hopefuls, and public figures who need to speak in a voice they recognize as their own to truly make waves. She is the author of Permission to Speak, a "game-changing guide to redefining what power and authority sound like." Join Samara and Leela Sinha as they laugh, cry, and share stories in this special interview episode of Power Pivot."it's a decolonizing act, and it is a queering act, to start to question the ways that we have normalized and normied ourselves: for safety, for proximal power; and to love on those instincts of ours to get by, while also getting curious about what else is possible." -Samara BayPermission to Speak is available in hardcover, ebook, or audiobook (read by the author) from Penguin Random House.For a free warm-up and Samara's newsletter, head to https://www.samarabay.com/goodiesOr, check out Samara Bay on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samarabayFull transcript and show notes can be found here:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/episode/samara-bayRecorded 23 October 2023.

Kimra Luna: "...when you're with those like-minded people, and you know that you're doing something to make the world better... you get hope automatically. It starts filling you up."Leela Sinha in compelling conversation with Kimra Luna: abortion doula, professional ranter, and founder of Idaho Abortion Rights mutual aid. They talk about finding hope in community, taking individual action, strategies for regaining reproductive rights in the US, and the journey that led Kimra to take on the work of an abortion doula. Transcript and Notes:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/episode/kimra-lunaLinks! Find Kimra on Instagram, Twitch, Twitter, and beyond. There are also links to Idaho Abortion Rights and other orgs mentioned in the conversation:Idaho Abortion Rights: https://idahoabortionrights.com/ Kimra Luna website: https://kimraluna.com/. Kimra Luna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimraluna/. Kimra Luna on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kimraluna_ Kimra Luna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KimraLunaPlan C Pills: https://www.plancpills.org/ Las Libres: https://laslibres.org/ Act Up: https://actupny.com/Recorded 24 April 2023.

"intensiveness is so invisible, that it was more like a goblin or a fairy seated at the table, but nobody could see it. And it was tired and lonely. "Why we build spaces where we can belong, and be ourselves, and grow roots and wings, and have love... and snacks. Also, getting ready for the first Annual Intensives Institute Salon, on December 15th, 2022For information about joining the Intensives Institute, visit:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/membership/Notes and transcript at:https://powerpivot2.captivate.fm/episode/belonging-and-the-membershipRecorded 14 December 2022.

Join Leela Sinha in a fascinating and far-reaching conversation with Lauren Elizabeth of Lauren Elizabeth Coaching.Lauren is a pleasure-centered marketing coach & business mentor. She helps purpose-driven coaches, healers and creative business owners prioritize pleasure at every level of their business so they can grow their impact & their income without the oppressive marketing practices & hyper-capitalist business bullshit.Links: Website: https://laurenelizabethcoaching.comInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lauren.elizabeth.coaching/Recorded October 5, 2022.Notes and Full Transcript here:https://powerpivot2.captivate.fm/episode/interview-lauren-elizabeth

Help the intensives and expansives in your world resolve and avoid conflict by giving the, the language to understand each other, and helping them recognize that their different wants and needs and styles are inherent to them and how they are their most effective selves.Pace & Kyeli:http://paceandkyeli.com/The Gottman Institute and the infamous four horsemen of the relationship apocalypse:https://www.gottman.com/Other PowerPivot episodes about intensives and expansives:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/episode/love-on-expansiveshttps://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/episode/intensives-and-hiring/How intensive or expansive are you? Look here for the assessment:https://intensivesinstitute.com/assessment/notes and transcript:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/episode/teaching-team-conflict

Leela holds a fascinating conversation with Mina Raver, host of the Forging Fortune podcast and creator of the 2000 Days Project:"I realized that a lot of the ideas that we have about how to really make change, simply are not made to work."Mina Raver is a for-purpose business strategist focused on helping visionaries bring their ideas to the market so they can realize the change they want to see in the world. She’s the founder of TiCIV, inc, an impact business consulting agency, and director of the 2K Days Project, a self-paced incubator for for-purpose and impact entrepreneurs. When she’s not building companies, you’ll find Mina playing 90’s RPGs with her husband and three children, gardening, or deep in her research."That's what 2000 Days is, we're going to change the world in 2000 days. In five years, it's gonna look completely different. And we're taking control of that."Links:ticiv.com forgingfortune.com2kdaysproject.com  Also, check out Leela's appearance on Forging Fortune!

A brief introduction to the SIEF framework, and why we should show the expansives in our lives a lot of love.

In light of this morning's (June 24, 2022) Supreme Court decision and how it affects Roe v. Wade and safe access to reproductive care, what can we, as business owners, do to affect useful change- for the world, for our employees? How do we create the leadership that we need. How do we make sure that the things we make will not be used for evil?

Leela Sinha on wholistic SIEF-Smart hiring practices for intensive business leaders.Watch this episode as a video:https://youtu.be/DjYBFKwVf3YLinks!www.intensivesinstitute.comSIEF assessment: https://intensivesinstitute.com/assessment/Five-Session SIEF-Smart Hiring Package (includes getting to know your company, job description writing, interviewing, onboarding, and post-onboarding review):https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=11389649&action=addCart&clear=1&id=1303349

"Once you use intensive and expansiveness to develop a job description, to do some hiring, to do some delegation, you can't unsee it. Once you've seen it, it's everywhere. And it's not the only metric you use. But it is a metric that you use consistently. So that you can imagine who will be most successful at what."We're going to take a little bit of a break, but before we do: let's talk about hiring, and delegation, and intensives & expansives. Understanding the intensiveness or expansiveness of the people in your team can help you bring people in and assign tasks in a way that sets everyone up for success. And remember, even though you mostly vibe with intensives (if you're an intensive), you still need expansives. And vice versa. We need each other. So let's not do this alone.As mentioned, we will be taking a bit of a break and slowing down the release schedule during March. We have a great interview coming up, which will drop on Wednesday, March 20th. Until then, remember that there are lots of episodes and interviews from seasons 1 & 2, so you can always wander through the catalog and find something to listen to in the meantime.Thank you all for listening, and for your continued support! Talk soon.Transcript and notes:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/captivate-podcast/recruiting-and-delegationRecorded 26 February 2024.

"This is the hard part about being intensive: that people have told us all our lives that we're dangerous. And mostly, I will tell you that we are not. That we just need to find the right structures. But the size of our emotional experience means that sometimes we can push ourselves over the edge."Grief is enormous. And there is a lot to grieve. And, as intensives, our ways of expressing grief are often unwelcome (at best) in an expansive culture. How do we honor the intensity of our grief, and process it. And also- how do we remember that we can do that, and so much else, in a community? How do we let others take up our burdens so that we can grieve and rest? And how do we take up those burdens for others? As usual, we will look for answers in community, in relationship, and in the earth. And let's also talk about how to keep our grief from harming us, physically. Because there is a shade of truth in phrases like 'my stomach is tied up into knots." And that truth can be very painful indeed.Relevant Links:About the Tank Man from Tiananmen Square: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_ManLeela's Substack! And the new poem: https://leelasinha.substack.com/p/fire-to-earth?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 The Conspirituality Podcast discusses Project 2025: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/187-project-2025-an-authoritarian-conspiracy/id1515827446?i=1000640530495Transcript and notes: https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/captivate-podcast/honoring-the-intensity-of-intensive-griefRecorded 26 February 2024.

"It's a spark. It's a glimmer. It's the thing that happens that keeps us on the phone for three hours.... It's the shimmer under the skin. It's the joy. It's the relief." In the last episode we talked about some of the beautiful variations within intensives and within expansives. Now let's talk about the absolute joy that can be found when like meets like. When you find that you don't have to explain yourself to the other person, when there is ease- when we simply click with someone.Transcript and notes:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/captivate-podcast/the-beauty-of-the-clickRecorded 19 February 2024.

"How do you get from generalizations to the specificity that allows you to interact with a particular human being that's across from you?"Our theme of "Love the One You're With" continues... but let's not make any big assumptions. Intensiveness can be a fairly influential characteristic, but we should always remember that there are wide variations in personalities, even among intensives or expansives. Let's look at some of those variations so that we can get to know who we are talking to a little bit better.Transcript and notes:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/captivate-podcast/same-but-differentRecorded 19 February 2024.

"How do you know who it is that's across from you? What they need, what they want. How you can take care of them, while also under stress and also trying to get a lot of work done. That's where SIEF comes in."Continuing our theme of "Love the One You're With." Life is unpredictable, and people are certainly hard to predict. And the best way for us to show we care for Person A will not be the best way to make Person B feel cared for (especially if person B is an intensive and Person A is an expansive.) So if we try to meet everyone's needs in a general, one-size-fits-all way, then no one's needs will get met. And unmet needs are the root of resentment. But good news- SIEF is a tool we can use to understand the needs of the people around us a little better, which will help us get closer to the goal of meeting everyone's needs, all the time.Transcript and notes:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/captivate-podcast/prediction-reduces-fire-drillsRecorded 12 February 2024.