Episodes
Wednesday Jul 09, 2014
Episode 19 - Mixmaster Mixtape - Part 2 (Kanchan, Darcy and Hiral)
Wednesday Jul 09, 2014
Wednesday Jul 09, 2014
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I can hear you all out there banging your spoons against your henna bowls in anticipation of the next Mixtape episode. Clang no more, put those bowls to good use. This episode will give so many new ideas for mixing henna that you'll want to run to your kitchen right away.
The first episode ranged across the US, but this one narrows its focus to just the Bay Area. Even though all my guests are in the same area they each have their own way of dealing with the climate and their own unique recipes. All three are very active in the bridal scene, offering up some great ideas for making special paste for bridal henna. We even have a minor controversy brewing over whether there is such a thing as dye release (possibly a subject for a future episode).
Interestingly all three of these women have very no-nonsense approaches to mixing henna. Maybe there is something about doing bridal henna in an environment with a lot of henna artists and a lot of gigs that makes a person become more focused on what works and what doesn't. It sounds like there really isn't time to play around with different powders and oils and teas etc. but instead they have all strived to get the very best paste in the easiest and quickest way possible. That said, they all arrived at their current mix through a lot of experimentation which is the core lesson from all of these interviews.
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Sunday Jun 08, 2014
Episode 18 - Mixmaster Mixtape - Part 1 (Sowmya, Wardah, Victoria and Nev)
Sunday Jun 08, 2014
Sunday Jun 08, 2014
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Henna recipes are like snowflakes...no two are the same. Or maybe a better metaphor is that henna artists are grannies with their own special recipe, made with love and no measurements, or maybe carefully measured but always with a little pinch of something you never thought of.
I floated this episode idea of a collection of interviews about henna recipes with a bunch of seasoned pro henna artists in my inner circle. I thought maybe there would be a few interested in talking to me and maybe I'd get 5 minutes of tape from each. It turned out to be way more than that. One of my pro buddies wondered aloud how many recipes there could possibly and how would that make an interesting episode. I hope she's listening!
My cattle call got so many takers and each call was a full conversation so I had to split them up into several episodes. Here is the first batch ready for your hungry ear holes. My guests were Sowmya from San Francisco, Wardah of San Diego, Victoria in Minneapolis and beyond, and Nev way up in Portland, ME.
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Saturday Mar 15, 2014
Episode 17 – Donia Christine, Business Consultant
Saturday Mar 15, 2014
Saturday Mar 15, 2014
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Disclaimer: It's hasn't yet happened that this podcast requires a disclaimer so I hope I am doing this right. In this episode the existence of sex and sexuality is acknowledged. If you are under 18, please ask your parents if you can listen to this episode. If you are an adult and don't want to know that these things exist, that there is an industry devoted to it, and people who work in it, I suggest you close this browser window and walk away.
For the rest of you still reading, this episode is a treat, and an unusual one at that. Donia is a business consultant to sexuality professionals. Somehow I got it into my head that there are a lot of parallels between the work of a professional henna artist and that of a sexuality professional. You will have to listen to the episode to see exactly what those parallels are, and I am sure you can think of a lot more than those we talked about. The episode isn't all just sexy stuff--it's not sexy at all--but it's chock full of great business advice that we can all benefit from, at whatever stage our career are.
Donia was generous enough to share some great links, some of which she talks about on the podcast, and others that she thought would be useful to you all.
http://polyweekly.com/2011/03/personal-branding-for-the-sex-positive-educator/
http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/90-tiny-tips-to-build-your-personal-brand/
http://www.wikihow.com/Build-Your-Personal-Brand
http://diybusinessassociation.com/gobrandyourself/
Donia offers a free 30 minute consult to any one who fills out the form on her website: www.doniachristine.com
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