Manage episode 513495262 series 3674204
The episode starts with a cheese debate and lands somewhere far more meaningful: we’re reshaping Sticky Notes, racing toward the Honeycomb Studios launch, and welcoming our friend Sarah - an opera-trained singer forging her solo singing project, Sable Row - for a candid, funny, and unfiltered look at building a creative life.
Sarah opens up about body image, early diet culture, and the hard lessons of keto at sixteen. We trace the arc from chasing smaller numbers to chasing stronger habits: lifting, cycling, 10Ks, and the quiet pride of finishing what you start. The conversation turns on a key shift - confidence rooted in consistency and community rather than size - and the mental clarity that follows when training becomes a lifestyle. If you’ve wrestled with yo-yo habits, comparison, or the pressure to “look the part,” this one will land.
We also get practical about creative branding and social media without selling your soul. Sarah and Leila break down how to post sustainably on TikTok, why authenticity beats perfect edits, and when to outsource vs DIY. Along the way, we talk team dynamics, dreaming big vs. doing daily, and how the right people become the net under every leap.
There’s a teaser for Birdies & Bombs, a golf-fitness venture with a wild origin story we’ll unpack in part two, and a promise to keep this space playful: yes, a theme song is coming (Thank you Sable Rowe). If you’re a creator, founder, instructor, or just someone trying to build healthier habits and a braver life, press play, share this with a friend, and tell us the one big scary goal you’re daring to say out loud. And if this resonated, subscribe, leave a review, and help us grow this little world.
Chapters
1. Cold open: cheese and chaos (00:00:00)
2. Mics on and format shift (00:00:56)
3. Geography gaffes and NFL allegiances (00:03:41)
4. Honeycomb Studios launch pressures (00:08:49)
5. Why Sticky Notes is evolving (00:11:29)
6. Meet Sarah: singer, strength, and story (00:12:42)
7. Teen weight, keto, and yo-yo lessons (00:17:02)
8. Fitness, confidence, and healthier goals (00:22:15)
9. TikTok trenches and creative branding (00:28:07)
10. Dreaming big vs. doing the work (00:34:18)
11. Building Sable Row: process and team (00:40:16)
12. Support systems and choosing your circle (00:46:00)
13. Teaser: Birdies & Bombs and part two (00:50:18)
14. Wrap-up and theme song promise (00:52:40)
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