Bombshell Brunches Podcast

Bombshell Brunches Podcast

We’ve saved you a seat at the Bombshell Brunches table. Join us - a community who knows they were put here for more as we chat with awe-inspiring guests. We’ll spill the tea, serve up success stories and leave you with bite-sized take-aways you can use to build the world you want to see. Kristina’s creativity, combined with Raquelle’s curiosity, make for dynamic, engaging, and empowering episodes. We believe we can create meaningful change, love our work, and maintain our well-being. Let’s do this!

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May 29, 2025 58 mins

If you’ve ever felt like you should be doing more to make the world a better place but didn’t know where to start, this one’s for you.In this episode, we sit down with Madeline Shaw, social entrepreneur, feminist leader, and author of The Greater Good: Social Entrepreneurship for Everyday People Who Want to Change the World.From founding Lunapads (now Aisle) to building inclusive business ecosystems, Madeline shares the real talk o...

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What if your biggest ROI didn’t come from longer hours, but from treating your people better?

In this refreshingly honest episode, we sit down with Lauren Legere, Clinical Director and Founder of Latitude Counselling and Co-Founder of Latitude Wellness, to talk about building profitable companies without sacrificing wellness.

From toxic work culture and burnout to creating collaborative, compassionate workplaces, Lauren shows us ho...

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What if the answer to your burnout isn’t doing less but doing it differently?

In this grounding and galvanizing episode, we sit down with Amrita Ahuja, creator of the Groundwork Productivity System, a method that’s been introducing ease and flow to overwhelmed high-achievers since 2010. From tech to wellness, social justice to startups, Amrita’s framework has transformed how people approach time, energy, and decision-making.

We dive ...

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What if the richest life has nothing to do with your bank balance?

In this first-ever Bombshell Book Club episode, Raquelle and Kristina unpack Robin Sharma’s The Wealth Money Can’t Buy and take you beyond the personal development platitudes. Through honest, hilarious, and deeply reflective conversation, they explore what it really means to live a life of richness, purpose, and alignment in today’s over-hustled world.

From early-morn...

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What does it take to go from a hospital bed in Nigeria to building a global movement for equity and empowerment?

In this powerhouse episode, we sit down with Efe Fruci, TED speaker, consultant and Founder of the Odihi Foundation and Bigger Ideas Conference. Efe shares her extraordinary story of overcoming illness, betrayal, systemic racism, and academic doubt to forge a life rooted in purpose. From boarding schools in Nigeria to bio...

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Can a piece of tech help you listen to your body better without running your life? 💡 In this episode, we’re diving into our unfiltered review of the Oura Ring—a sleek health wearable designed to track your sleep, stress, fitness, and even your cycle. But here’s the catch: we aren’t here for tech that tells us what to do—we’re here for tools that serve us, not control us. 😌

We break down:

  • Why we ditched our buzzing Apple Watches...

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In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Denise Williams, a systems thinker, Coast Salish leader, and former CEO of the First Nations Technology Council, to talk about what it really takes to lead, especially when you're the first, the only, or the one expected to hold it all together.

From growing up in Haida Gwaii to becoming CEO at just 27, Denise shares her journey of building bridges between tech, tradition, and trut...

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Welcome to the very first episode of our visual podcast, Bombshell Brunches — now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stream+ and TELUS Optik TV!

This is our origin story. You’ll hear how a small, no-networking, no-cliques brunch group of badass women in the music industry became a global movement of creative thinkers, change-makers, and underrepresented voices.

We talk about:

  • How misogyny in the music biz sparked a new kind of ...

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April 10, 2025 1 min

We’ve saved you a seat at the Bombshell Brunches table. Join us - a community who knows they were put here for more as we chat with awe-inspiring guests. We’ll spill the tea, serve up success stories and leave you with bite-sized take-aways you can use to build the world you want to see. Kristina’s creativity, combined with Raquelle’s curiosity, make for dynamic, engaging, and empowering episodes. We believe we can create meaningfu...

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Well, the time has come, BBs! We have an episode of big news for you, and it’s definitely one to listen in on. We’ve recorded over 100 episodes, done a four-month livestream hyperlocal series with Storyhive Summer Crew, and have 30 episodes up on Telus Optik TV. We’re so proud of the community that’s built itself around us, and are here today to share the next steps in our Bombshell journey. So sit back, listen in, and send us your...

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Have you ever questioned the direction of your career just to pull the proverbial fire alarm - running across the world for an Eat, Pray, Love-esque adventure? Or at least dreamed of it? If so, this episode is one you’re going to love.  Annaliesse was born with a passion for interior design. After one semester at UVic she realized she needed to follow that dream. That week her parents packed her up and she headed off to Europe wher...

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HOLY-GUACAMOLE this was a BEAST of an episode. Seriously - you’re going to want to listen all the way to the end. Today we sat down with fighter, boxing promoter, nutritionist and personal trainer, Jana to talk about the KEY differences between “Training” and “Working out”, how to build mental toughness, THE most effective strategies to hit your fitness goals, which diet trends Jana wishes would disappear forever, how to not take s...

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From $250,000 in student loans, no collateral and $200 to start a business, Dr. Mary is the poster child for failing her way into perceived success, and then to sustained and achievement-based success! From a small 250 sq ft. studio to a 5,000 square foot building, multiple staff, Dr. Mary had achieved the fortune that she always wanted, and a complete lack of happiness that came along with it. 

We talk thr...
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Thinking larger than life is standard practice for this badass bombshell! Melody sits down with us to discuss the supercool origin story of EatArt and the work in and around sustainable machinery and art works. We talk through alternative energies, mentoring next gen energy consumers, and steering a ship on volunteer hours alone. We talk through the “Do-ocracy” of love-led organisations, the importance of delegating to others, and ...

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OKAY Bombshells! Today we are digging into “Career Hygiene”. We talk about the top myths about resumés, what you should have in your “Career Dashboard”, how to present yourself on social media, whether you should add a picture to a resumé and so much more. Whether you own your own company, haven’t applied to a job in decades or are actively looking for work - we discuss the exact reasons you need to be paying attention to your...
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It’s our first Tuesday Newsday! Raquelle and Kristina pick a few of their top stories in recent news, and unpack them for this brunch break with you. From Chinatown to CRA Money, Loss to Healthcare Access, we take you on a Tuesday journey through recent events that have impacted us. 

 

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https://bc.ctvnews.ca/long-time-chinatown-security-guard-still-traumatized-after-random-attack-grateful-for-community-support-1.6027176 

 

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Ready for your level-up career adventure? For our HAPPY 100th EPISODE, we talk about how to build those skills in order to live a global life! Lily Allen-Duenas fell in love with yoga and meditation at the early age of 10. After reaching burnout, Lily took a year to re-evaluate her life and listen for her true calling. After making the choice to become a travelling yoga instructor, Lily launched a global career, met her future...
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From bucket lists to building community, Bea and her partner Dana Harvey envisioned a place to share and sit in circle, sharing their psychedelic journeys with like-minded women. Fast forward one year to the inaugural Sisters in Psychedelics Summit, we’re sitting in circle with Bea to get the tea on their psychedelic journey!

From preparation, to the journey itself to the lifelong integration of learning, w...
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Well, Kristina and Raquelle have just finished a summer-long livestream series, and settle in for a good old brunch break on a topic that’s been on the back burner for a hot minute. We know so many of you are out there changing the world in your own unique ways, and we love you for it. Our big question: what kind of energy are you using to create that change, and is that serving you best? 

We love to dig deep into our existences thr...

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4 Months, 38 Livestreams, Countless new connections and local obsessions later and our summer livestream series is officially OVER!

As a special super wrap-up episode we  sat down with Liam Montgomery to discuss how to produce epic livestreams while fostering connections  with your audience. We got into how to  promote, produce and host a livestream. From top gear and equipment to  Kristina and Raquelle's biggest take...

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