GSD Factor Podcast

About GSD Factor Podcast

Join author, entrepreneur, technology strategist, and host Misha Bleymaier-Farrish for real conversations with people that embody the mentality of GSD - get sh*t done. In her book series, The GSD Factor Life, she covers six attributes that she believes every single one of us needs to ignite that transformation in our personal and professional lives: Be Confident, Be Inquisitive, Be Imaginative, Be Present, Be Resilient, and Be Influential.

Publisher

gsdfactor

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

6 Mar 2022

Latest episode

18 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

4 of 130 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 Dec 2025

   Best of 2025 Stepping Into Your Extraordinary

   2025 has truly been a year for the books! Over the last four years, the GSD Factor Podcast has brought you 129 incredible conversations with GSDers from around the world, visionaries, entrepreneurs, and innovators across every industry who are doing the work and getting shit done. We’ve shared laughter and tears. We’ve unpacked resilience, creativity, and leadership. And through every story, our guests have shown up with transparency and authenticity, reminding us that getting shit done isn’t just about achievement; it’s about growth, grace, and grit. This year, we took Stepping Into Your Extraordinary to new heights and launched our mini-series, Get Shit Done in a Flash. Both series captured the essence of what the GSD Factor Life is all about, confidence, inquisitiveness, imagination, presence, resilience, and influence. When I look back at 2025, I’m inspired by every guest who shared their journey. From founders and authors to educators and change-makers, each conversation reminded us that our extraordinary isn’t found in the easy moments, it’s found in how we powerfully choose to keep showing up. So as we wrap up this season and this incredible year, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for being part of this journey, whether you’ve listened from day one or just found us this season. Keep dreaming big. Keep stepping into your extraordinary. And as always, keep getting shit done. Connect with Misha on LinkedIn

2. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Stepping Into Your Extraordinary by Investing in HER with Azin van Alebeek

   Azin van Alebeek is a co-founder and general partner at Emmeline Ventures, an early-stage fund investing in businesses that empower women to manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world. With over 30 years of experience as an executive and board-level advisor, she leverages her strategic planning and coaching skills to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses, achieve their goals, and create returns for investors. Azin is passionate about empowering women to be financially sovereign and to make a positive impact in the world. She volunteers regularly to mentor other women on financial literacy, angel investing, and playing big. She draws on her out-of-the-box thinking, compassion, bravery, and candor to inspire and challenge others to reach their full potential. Connect with Azin on LinkedIn Are you an influential leader that has a dream to write a book and put your words out into the world? Reach out to us today at info@gsdfactor.com so we can help make your book dream a reality.

3. 

   4 Dec 2025

   Get Shit Done in a Flash - Investing in HER with Azin van Alebeek

   Azin van Alebeek is a co-founder and general partner at Emmeline Ventures, an early-stage fund investing in businesses that empower women to manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world. With over 30 years of experience as an executive and board-level advisor, she leverages her strategic planning and coaching skills to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses, achieve their goals, and create returns for investors. Azin is passionate about empowering women to be financially sovereign and to make a positive impact in the world. She volunteers regularly to mentor other women on financial literacy, angel investing, and playing big. She draws on her out-of-the-box thinking, compassion, bravery, and candor to inspire and challenge others to reach their full potential. Connect with Azin on LinkedIn Are you an influential leader that has a dream to write a book and put your words out into the world? Reach out to us today at info@gsdfactor.com so we can help make your book dream a reality.

Inside a recent episode

Get Shit Done in a Flash - Pivots with Yesenia Sevilla

Published 24 Jul 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's what you do in the face of those things. So it's not that I was immediately comfortable with pivots early in life. It's that I've learned over time that pivots, although uncomfortable and although sometimes very fearful, can bring out incredible opportunities on the other side. The way I look at it is courage isn't doing things because you're not afraid. Courage is doing things when you're afraid and doing them anyway. When you think about pivot in your career or pivot in doing something that's totally new, it's because you're learning about something completely different outside of your comfort zone because there's something even more amazing on the other side. […]

Who has been a guest on GSD Factor Podcast

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• Steve Ramona
• Tony Lew
• Erynn Petersen
• Rachel Rozen
• Johari Matthews

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

476

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

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Quality

61

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

71

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