More of That

Within months of moving to LA from NY last year, Tracy Komlos had already become a super-connector and force for community in town. In this episode, we talk with Tracy about how she started her journey as a community-builder, her multiple projects, and what it takes to cultivate community in your own life. Tracy first made a career out of community-building by founding Pangea, the #1 leading retreat company for female entrepreneurs. Since then, Tracy has co-founded LA Hike Club, a group that meets weekly on Wednesdays to hike in LA. It snowballed from her and her roommate last year to a group of nearly 1,000! Tracy discusses how she developed her own community out of a personal feeling of disconnectedness and what she does to cut through the small talk to “go deep quick” with those in her community.To follow what Tracy is up to, you can check her out at @tracykomlos and @la_hikeclub

Chelsea Briggs is a self-made powerhouse in the hosting world and has spent the last decade interviewing some of the biggest stars in the music industry: from Shawn Mendes to Ed Sheeran to Fifth Harmony... you name it. As a Billboard Reporter and on-camera talent for Live x Live, Chelsea has earned a reputation of authenticity on -and off-the red carpet and in this episode, she shares with us the secrets to fostering genuine connections with others.For more on Chelsea, you can check her out at @chelsea_briggs on instagram

On today's episode we are joined by TheFutureParty's founder Boye Fajinmi. TheFutureParty is a digital media and IRL company that was originally started a decade ago to celebrate and connect young professionals in entertainment through parties, panels, and dinners. It has since grown into a 100,000 person strong newsletter that is at the pulse of culture and business and has continued to create epic experiences and helps brands create community. Originally born in Nigeria, Boye grew up in Minnesota and moved to LA for college and work after, where he resides today. Boye started his career at WME and Paramount before going full time with TheFutureParty. We talk to Boye about how to be the catalyst for the community you crave, the importance of having both an IRL and digital community, and the Future of TheFutureParty as it continues to evolve. To find out more information, you can visit https://futureparty.com/, follow the future party on IG @futureparty, and follow Boye on IG @boye.

You are NOT going to want to miss this episode with Angel DeSantis, an esteemed mindset and wellness practitioner, who was born into the Children of God Cult, now called The Family International, a cult with 14,000 members and communes in 180 countries that gained notoriety for its treatment of children. Angel talks to us about what it was like growing up in the cult and how it colored her belief system, how she eventually left the cult at age 23, and how she’s since rebuilt her belief system and mindset from the ground up after starting from scratch in the world outside the cult’s reaches. We then have a deep conversation about what constitutes a cult and when a community is in danger of becoming a cult. We also talk about how Angel has used her experience to help others rebuild their lives and rewire their brain through her own signature methodology called The Process. If you’d like to hear more about Angel and the incredible courses she’s developed using techniques rooted in neuroscience and mindfulness, you can check out theprocessbyangel.com and find her on IG at @whatisangeldoing.

What do you do when you move to a new place and are looking for YOUR people? Brigitte London and Jenny Kozena are the masterminds behind IntroOnly, a digital platform with curated IRL events. The Czech sisters combined Brigitte's engineering background from Uber with Jenny's background as an interior designer to create this curated community hub 2 years ago as a way to solve the problem new people in new cities looking to connect with others who are far away from home. This was especially pertinent for this sisters who have moved dozens of times all over the world, having to start their friend group from scratch each time.  The app and events persevered through the pandemic and has provided hundreds of international and local people alike with unforgettable experiences such as goat yoga, Swedish Midsummer, and a 5 star Friendsgiving. Soon it will help other communities host their events on the app's platform as well.In this episode, Brigitte and Jenny talk about how they created this international community from their personal pain points of moving to new places, how small moments of connection can lead to huge snowball effects, how to curate a cohesive intentional community that has a feeling of exclusivity while remaining inclusive, and how they are bridging the digital and in-person community landscape with IntroOnly. Visit introonlyapp.com or instagram.com/introonlyapp for more information!

New Year's resolutions can be short lived if we don't take time to define the clear why or feeling behind certain goals. If you're looking to expand into your best self yet, join us for a short and powerful episode where Meredith and Eric give their formula for setting intentions, doing a life audit to clear out the things that are keeping your life cluttered, and then connect to how you want to FEEL in the new year and which things help you cultivate MORE OF THAT. At the end of the episode, Meredith leads you through a visioning meditation and gives actionable journaling prompts so you can create more of what you love in 2022. 

In this very special More of That episode, we are joined by Julia Ama, Meredith's former roommate and the reason Eric and Meredith met in the first place (!)Not only is Julia a super-connector, but she is also a community building powerhouse. Julia is co-founder of GRLSWRL, a female founded skateboarding collective that started as nine women getting together to skateboard in Venice and has since grown to a global movement with womxn all over the world. As if that isn't cool enough, Julia is also a Senior Product Manager at Tinder and helped launch "Explore" which helps people connect based on interests, shared communities and interactive experiences.On this episode,  Julia talks with us about how her passions and curiosity about meeting new people and exploring new things led her to found her communities, how to scale a community while retaining an inclusive, signature feel, and how she thinks about bridging the gap between IRL and online connections.If you'd like to learn more about GRLSWRL and even attend a group skate, you can find out more information at: https://www.instagram.com/grlswirl

Running is undoubtedly a deeply personal journey. But when you combine personal will with the power of community, you are bound to surprise yourself on what you can achieve. Greg Drach must've known this deep down in 2015 when he was looking to start an accountability running group in London as he trained for his next marathon. Flash forward 6 years, Midnight Runners is now a global movement in many cities around the world that has helped thousands of people lace up their shoes and hit the streets. We talk with Greg about how his personal pain point turned into a shared mission that took flight into a larger movement and about how he harnesses the power of community online to make offline meetups so effective with his past app MyCrew and his latest venture Masters where pro-athletes lead communities through rigorous training schedules. If you're interested in hearing more about Midnight Runners, check them out at midnightrunners.com . And you can find more info about Greg's latest project, Masters, on their website https://www.mastersapp.com/.

In this episode we are joined by an absolute POWERHOUSE of a woman, Heidi Uzelac. Heidi is the founder of PowerFemme Fitness, an online community that helps women transform their health from the inside out. She has changed the lives of hundreds of women around the country. And if that isn't enough, Heidi is also the founder of PowerFemme Productions, a production company that champions the stories of powerful women. Heidi shares with us how she alchemized her own adolescent struggles with body image, a divided home, and instability to cultivate an unshakable internal sense of belonging that she has since spread on to countless others. We hope you enjoy this episode and if you'd like to see what Heidi is up to, you can check her out at: Instagram:@heidiforrest_ Podcast:Hustle & Flow Website:https://www.powerfemmefitness.com/

Sky Cowans of the one and only YouTube Channel Sky Life is a video beast and a spiritual crusader.  Sky enters into very unique communities such as Breatharians, Satanists, and modern day Witches,  exploring different spiritual and biohacking techniques to expose her viewers to new perspectives, mindset tools, and ways of life.  Sky discusses the skill and importance of entering into new communities with curiosity instead of judgement and how to cultivate an online sense of belonging and community for the people who engage with the content she puts out. Sky has over 200k subscribers and 160 videos on Sky Life. If you want to check out her awesome and thought-provoking content, head to:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SkyLife_skycowansInstagram: @skycowans