HELLO! My beautiful, beautiful peeps. Welcome to the 6th episode of DogEared Book Club. This month, October is blessed with the face, the smile, the brain of Alia Manetta. Not only is she one of my dearest and best friends, but she's an absolute badass.
She is the CEO and founder of AM Studios LLC, a global community of artists, luminaries, and friends who share a passion for art, culture, and giving back to underserved populations and patients. Alia has painted MULTIPLE murals. One was for WeWork, another was for a house in Silver Lake. Also, in the year of 2020, she donated all of her profits to cancer research (can you be more of an angel?)
She also serves as a board member for the American Cancer Society (ACS) Los Angeles Central Coast, the Steering COME-MIT-TEA for Accenture Ventures National Ambassador Program, and is an active volunteer for BrightEdge Ventures, Sundari Mohan Charitable Hospital, and US oncology policy efforts. AND, her 9-5 is a consultant at Accenture..... Like, alright. So there you have it folks, an absolute superstar!
Sit down with us as she literally starts interviewing ME (like sister, why are you so kind), discusses the books that moved her, why she reads, the importance of reading etc.
Look out for her full booklist, IG takeover and her Group Leader Seminar coming up mid-October. Members, look out for time slots. Non-members, interested? Join the fun and become a member today!
Episode Show Notes
Intro message, mission and introducing Alia Manetta, DogEared’s October Leader.
- 6:12 What are you reading right now and how did you come across it?
- 7:29 What is your earliest memory of reading?
- 8:44 How has your reading grown or evolved, since you’ve grown up (in terms of taste, peeves, interests and habits)
- 9:40 Do you have a favorite author or genre?
- 10:25 Is that book, or are there any other books that have inspired you and your path that you are on today?
- 12:45 Is there a book you think that we need to read right now as a society?
- 15:28 What are some habits and quirks that you do when you read?
- 17:23 What book evoked a visceral reaction or a very intense emotion from you, good ro bad?
- 19:30 What about you, Bebe? What are the books that have impacted you?
- 23:11 What really moves you in a work of literature?
- 24:32 If you could have an author write about your life, who would it be?
- 26:04 Who would write about your life, Bebe?
- 29:07 Intermission!
- 32:12 We’re back!
- 33:00 What are some of your favorite books? (Alia to Bebe)
- 36:40 How has reading been a part of your life?
- 38:42 Are there any other books that are on your list to read?
- 39:48 What makes you dogear, highlight or bookmark a page?
- 43:53 Why do you read?
- 44:58 If you could gift a book to someone, what would it be, who would it be to and why?
Books:
Originals: How Non-Conformists Change the World by Adam Grant
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanthi
Waking up by Sam Harris
The Patient Will See You Now by Eric Tople
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Wild by Jay Griffiths
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Bossy Pants by Tina Fey
https://www.dogearedbookclub.co/hidden-leaders-books
IG handle: @aliamanettastudio
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