Libsyn Directory

Creating the Life You've Imagined featuring Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD - Episode 67

Release Date: 11/03/2022

Cultivating a Money Mindset featuring Isis Love - Episode 72

BOI MEETS WELLNESS

Isis Love is a digital nomad, a financial alchemist, Airbnb super host, author, crypto nerd and has been featured in the We empowerment magazine. Her goal is to bring financial literacy to people in the community by helping them learn how to budget and manage money, multiplying it with cryptocurrency and forex trading. Her goal also is to make sure people are taking advantage of business credit. Not forgetting the most important piece of this all is cultivating a money mindset. She helps people deprogram the old ways of thinking about money to make room to become a money magnet. Today,...

Fitness and Health featuring Tyler Jones - Episode 71

BOI MEETS WELLNESS

Tyler Jones has 6+ years of Fitness and Health Experience From NJ. He is also a curious learner and humorous. Today, he shares about his difficult childhood, including growing up in a family dealing with domestic violence. He also shares how his mother's encouragement and his partner Victoria's support helped him take the leap of faith and start his own online business. Tyler speaks about the myths around eating late at night, carbs, and cardio, before discussing the importance of attaching memories to food, flexible dieting, and macro counting. He also has inspiring stories of success...

What is Your Speciality : Nutrition & Fitness featuring Victoria Szamreta - Episode 70

BOI MEETS WELLNESS

Victoria Szamreta is a wellness coach who shares her unique perspective on health and well-being. Today, she shares about how after suffering from her own eating disorder and unhealthy relationship with food & exercise she made it her mission to help other women overcome what society tells us is “healthy” and form better habits with themselves and their health so they can feel unstoppable! [00:01 – 01:09] Opening Segment I introduce our guest, Victoria Szamreta [01:10 – 03:37] Who is Victoria Szamreta and What Brings Her Joy? She shares where she grew...

Resilience and Podcasting featuring Erin Brown - Episode 69

BOI MEETS WELLNESS

Erin Brown is a Resilience coach, podcast host, speaker and author who collects stories, systems and strategies of resilience in action that allow people to have a greater human experience. Today, she shares about why she started doing her podcast Resilience in Action in order to share people’s stories and experiences and teaching new podcasters tips and processes on how to start their own podcast. [00:01 – 00:42] Opening Segment I introduce our guest, Erin Brown [00:43 – 02:23] Who is Erin Brown? How interviewing and listening to people’s stories brings her joy...

Selling and Shifting the World featuring Eli Wilde - Episode 68

BOI MEETS WELLNESS

Eli Wilde describes himself as a “dude who sells stuff.” He is formerly the #1 salesperson for Tony Robbins and is now a life and business coach with $100M in coaching sales. He’s the host of The Everything is Influence Podcast, a revolutionary show dedicated to helping you understand why people do what they do. Today, he shares expert secrets to succeed in selling and influencing people in an authentic way. He also reflects on his own journey, the ups and downs in his life, and the people who helped him get to where he is now. Tune in for this powerful conversation! [00:01...

Creating the Life You've Imagined featuring Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD - Episode 67

BOI MEETS WELLNESS

Finding Financial Health and Happiness featuring Terry Banks - Episode 66

BOI MEETS WELLNESS

Terry Banks specializes in guiding professionals to efficiently manage their finances so that they can shift from being frustrated with living paycheck to paycheck to achieving their definition of financial freedom. Terry started Bank On It Financial Coaching after heeding encouragement from friends who benefited from years of her informally sharing what she learned along her journey to financial freedom. Through trial and error, she pioneered her way from not knowing if she would ever be able to retire to having the option of retiring early. When she’s not helping others conquer their money...

Strengths, Wellbeing, and Ease featuring Kyle Johann-Baker - Episode 65

BOI MEETS WELLNESS

Kyle Johann-Baker is an Organization Leadership & WellBeing Consultant who uses CliftonStrengths to bring out the best in others. In a world of endless pathways and options, he encourages the people he coaches to observe what it is that truly makes them come alive, even if that is a different path than the person next to them (hint: if you’re doing it right, it often will be). In this episode, we learn how to harness power from our strengths. By recognizing our strengths, we can have a more holistic approach to our work and wellbeing. Kyle also touches on certification programs for...

Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Sexual Health and Wellness featuring Miss Jai - Episode 64

BOI MEETS WELLNESS

Miss Jai Smith (she/her/hers/he/him/his) is a gender non-binary, queer, poly, kinkster, and educator for gender-affirming care and transgender and non-binary sexual health. She holds a Master of Public with a focus on health and wellness for Transgender and Non-binary communities. He has over a decade of experience working in the fields of HIV prevention and medical care and has developed and facilitated trainings on supporting Transgender and Non-binary people for providers at local, state, regional, and national levels. Additionally, she provides technical assistance in supporting...

Death, Dying, & The Medicine of Life featuring Shivani Narang - Episode 63

BOI MEETS WELLNESS

Shivani Narang (she/they) is a death worker & energy worker, focusing on spiritual & emotional end-of-life support, life reviews, legacy work, death ritual & ceremony creation & facilitation, and meaning-making at the end of life. In this episode, Shiv reflects on death and how it brings to light the sacredness and beauty of what it means to be alive. They talk about embracing the different sides of death and finding the medicine within us. They also share the work they do to help not just the dying but also those dealing with grief in whatever stage of life they’re in. [00:01...

More Episodes

Dr. Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey is a multi-passion entrepreneur (leadership & life coach, practicing abstract artist, author, and organizational psychologist). She’s been an artist since she was 5. Clarissa's passion for coaching can be traced back to her childhood and young adult days. She was the friend people would go to for advice, counsel, and encouragement. Clarissa is also the author of the book Painting Your Path, 21 Interviews with Extraordinary Women and journal Painting Your Path Writing Journal. She incorporates her Painting Your Path framework with her clients, who seek to define or re-define their path in life, whether to branch out on their own or get back to their creative self. This framework is what she’s used in her life to achieve her visions, dreams, goals. Clarissa is also the creator of From Employee to Creative Entrepreneur, a free summit to help individuals create their roadmap to become their own boss.

Formal Education: Clarissa finished her doctorate at the California School of Professional Psychology, with a focus on Organizational Development. Her dissertation is titled Coaching from the Inside Out: Exploring internal coaching practices in organizations. In addition, she received coaching training at CTI, The Coaches Training Institute in Los Angeles. She also holds a certificate of holistic healing program at the Optimum Health Institute.

Clarissa joins us today to talk about chasing your dreams. She reflects on leaving her job to venture out and go back to her first love, which is art. She tells us how she’s now coaching other people to do the same, quit their 9-5, and follow their passions. We also discuss her summit business and she gave insightful advice on how to set up a successful event.

[00:01 – 01:04] Opening Segment

I introduce our guest, Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD

[01:05 – 06:11] Who is Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD?

Sharing her love for painting and helping others discover their true potential
Why she founded Clarissa Ramsey Studio
She loved art since she was a kid but she was discouraged to pursue it
Eventually, she found her way back into art and painting

[06:12 – 08:29] Expressing Gratitude

Clarissa talks about the people on her gratitude list

[08:29 – 14:02] Connecting People Through Summits

Setting up summits and events is not easy but she finds joy in it

Tip from Clarissa: Hire a VA

She started doing this first to help herself navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur
This has also been a great way to look for creatives to work with and build relationships with clients

[14:03 – 18:55] Strategies For Hosting a Summit

It’s essential to give yourself enough lead time to get everything organized and reach out to speakers
Don’t hold yourself back from contacting speakers and don’t take it personally if they say no, especially for non-paid events
Delegate, delegate, delegate
Monetizing a free event

You can sell a VIP pass

[18:56 – 22:55] How to Invite Speakers for Your Free Event

Be clear on what’s in it for them
Currently, Clarissa is doing meet and greets among the speakers to collectively bring people with different expertise together and lift each other up

[22:56 – 37:06] The Five Steps to Painting Your Path

It’s certainly scary to get out of your comfort zone but learn to acknowledge your fears and do whatever you need to do to get grounded
Know your strengths and figure out who’s in your network
Here’s how Clarissa is coaching people using the Painting Your Path Framework

Give yourself the space to dream
Decide
Plan your exit
Be brave
Reflect, repeat, refine

Self-care is as important as your growth mindset

[37:07 – 40:55] Closing Segment

Reach out to Clarissa!
Clarrisa answers the BOI Talk and Hop questions

Tweetable Quotes:

“Delegate out. You will make the money back.” - Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD

“ Acknowledge what you're feeling. Don't necessarily just shove it down, but just feel the feels.” - Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD

“Give yourself that space. Create a vision for yourself. What would be fun? What would be exciting?” - Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD

“Let me step out. Let me be brave. Let me try. Let me get out of this little box that I'm in and see what happens.” - Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD

Resource Mentioned: