In 2020, I found myself in a tailspin that led to one of the greatest transitions of my life. In today’s world, we’re always expected to know what we’re doing and where we’re headed, but that feeling—of being completely untethered and lost is, it turns out, completely normal. It can even be life-affirming. On flipflops, I speak with creatives and change-makers to find out how they navigated big waves of their own transitions. Our minds flip-flop, the world flip-flops, our circumstances flip-flop. Let's ride the waves together.
Rakia Reynolds is the Founder and Executive Officer of Skai Blue Media. Celebrity clients include Serena Williams, Ashley Graham, Glennon Doyle and Jenna Lyons. Corporate clients include Amazon, Dell and Uber.
I met Rakia when she knocked my socks off at the Female Founder Collective in LA. Rakia is a mastermind of creativity and innovation.
We chat about her life story; from a child who disrupted the classroom, to becoming the adult who disrupts industries.
Rakia shares what creativity means for her, and how she supports the space for optimal brainstorming sessions.
You can find Rakia on IG:
https://www.instagram.com/rakiareynolds/
and Skai Blue Media:
https://www.instagram.com/skaibluemedia/
Flipflops Podcast:
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❤️ ❤️❤️ You can support Glennon Doyle’s Together Rising here: https://togetherrising.org
1 Dec 2023
Jake Epstein: Falling is Funny
You know actor, singer and writer Jake Epstein from TV shows like Degrassi: The Next Generation, Designated Survivor, Suits and The Umbrella Academy. Jake has had an illustrious career on the stage, most notably on Broadway as Spiderman.
Jake is now on tour performing his one man show Boy Falls from The Sky. He shares his story - from child actor to Broadway star - at the Segal Centre through December 10th.
I attended Opening Night and I loved this honest, unique and personal comedy so much, that I had to find out more about the writing process.
From hot dogs, to meeting your heroes - to what it feels like to fly on Broadway (in the most expensive show ever with music by U2) - to how funny it is to rise and fall. We talk BTS and find out the hilarious genesis of the show.
Tickets: https://tickets.segalcentre.org/TheatreManager/1/login&event=1970&lang=en (https://tickets.segalcentre.org/TheatreManager/1/login&event=1970&lang=en)
Jake on IG: https://www.instagram.com/officialjakeepstein/ (https://www.instagram.com/officialjakeepstein/)
Flipflops on IG: https://www.instagram.com/flipflops_podcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/flipflops_podcast/https://www.instagram.com/flipflops_podcast/)
21 Apr 2023
Sisterhood: Liz Plank & Emilie Plank
Welcome to a new series where we celebrate sisterhood. Our biological sisters, and the ones who show up and carry us through life. We celebrate the timeless and invisible bonds that mysteriously tie us together.
Liz Plank and Emile Plank are both writers. Liz Plank is a journalist and an award-winning author. You know her from MSBC, the Man Enough Podcast with Justin Baldoni and Race to 35 with Monica Padman. (BTW – Liz and Monica just announced that they are starting a new podcast where they will answer your questions, so be sure to send them one here: https://hello243414.typeform.com/to/GE5qpufa?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email!)
Emilie Plank is a teacher and recently published her first children’s book: Les Galettes de grand-maman. I wrote about
it on Mitsou Magazine and called it The Kid’s Book Making the Adults Cry. I, like many adults, got very emotional reading the book. It’s a diamond. It’s about a wolf cub who immigrates to Canada and faces discrimination. Ultimately, it’s a book about empathy.
I wanted to talk to Liz and Emilie about their childhood, how they made each other who they are, and how they inspired each other to become authors.
You can purchase Les Galettes de grand-maman here: https://www.quebec-amerique.com/collections/jeunesse/3-ans-et-plus/albums/les-galettes-de-grand-maman-10594.
Read The Kid's Book Making the Adults Cry here: https://mitsoumagazine.com/en/culture/the-kids-book-making-adults-cry/
FOLLOW:
Liz Plank: https://www.instagram.com/feministabulous/
Emilie Plank: https://www.instagram.com/emilie.plank/
Flipflops Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/flipflops_podcast/
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