In this podcast and video series, I’m sharing my journey on TikTok. This is week three: 3,000 followers to 6,000 followers and multiple posts with 100K+ views. Watch this episode on YouTube. See all show notes on wokeandwired.com In this update, I cover:  The mindset and the energetics behind my explosive growth on TikTok How I created videos that got hundreds of thousands of views What I’ve done to gain 500 new followers per day How to get started on TikTok The mistakes I’ve made along the way Using music on TikTok How captions work on TikTok How to choose your niche on TikTok How to know what to post on TikTok  How hashtags work on TikTok Taking advantage of the evergreen content aspect on TikTok Top hashtags I’m dominating and why it’s similar to SEO A call to be unapologetically you!  Connect with Woke & Wired:  If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend and on your Instagram stories (tag @wokeandwired so I can see it). Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Join the Woke & Wired Facebook group.

Carolyn Elliott is the author of Existential Kink: unmask your shadow and embrace your power, and of the cult-favorite creativity book, Awaken Your Genius, which is based on the dissertation she wrote while getting her PhD in Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. We discuss:  What is shadow work and how does it apply to business?  How Carolyn went from being broke to building a business with revenue of $950,000 The principles Carolyn’s business that have doubled her income every year Reconciling the opposites within yourself  The “philosopher’s stone” and crystallization of all parts of you  Creating organic virality around your offering before using Facebook ads How to rewire your response to scarcity How to shift your money mentality  Working with money as a medicine spirit The revenue streams of Carolyn’s business  What is existential kink?  Why Carolyn has chosen live launching over evergreen funnels so far How social media and business works from an alchemical and planetary perspective  Connect with Ksenia:  kseniabrief.com Ksenia's email list Instagram @ksenia.brief YouTube Ksenia Brief TikTok @ksenia.brief Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Spotify

Tara Stiles (@tarastiles) has had a huge impact on my life and career ever since the day I walked into Strala, her yoga studio in Soho, in 2012. Tara is who I got my yoga teacher training certification with, and I was lucky to make her a heart bowl breakfast and even share a recipe in “Make your own rules cookbook.”  Tara Stiles is one of the first people to start sharing yoga videos on YouTube, a bestselling author, and founder of a global yoga training business that’s radically different. There is presence, ease and quiet wisdom about Tara, and I’m excited to share this business-focused conversation to you. In this episode, we cover:  Why it’s important to carve your own path in business instead of a cookie cutter approach How working at a Pizza Hut and doing ballet led Tara to yoga Tara’s business trajectory and current business model of Strala Yoga How she became one of the first yoga teachers on YouTube in 2007 How to overcome criticism and stand for what you believe in How to make burnout impossible  Path of you over path of yoga  Trusting the unknown  Why to “find your thing” as a conscious entrepreneur, it’s important to release the need to “have a thing”  Why Tara said no to venture capital  The trap of social media and how to stay true to yourself  Social media as an open channel to being of service  See all show notes on wokeandwired.com Connect with Tara Stiles:  @tarastiles @stralayoga Stralayoga.com Mentioned in intro:  The Cacao Portal Experience #101: Cacao Ceremony and Frequency Healing with Erin Eber  #14: Cacao Ceremony and Maya Cosmovision with Florencia Fridman Resources: The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Pocketbook Guide to Fulfilling Your Dreams by Deepak Chopra Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda The Business Of Fashion Connect with Woke & Wired:  If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend and on your Instagram stories (tag @wokeandwired so I can see it). Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Join the Woke & Wired Facebook group  

Frequency healer Erin Eber (@erineber) and I are coming together to bring you The Cacao Portal: A 5-Week Expansion Experience – a combination of rituals, working with the plant spirit of cacao, and the alchemy of working with a group. To celebrate the launch, we sat down to share our vision for this experience, and what brought us here. See all show notes on https://kseniabrief.com We discuss:  How Erin and I connected over our love for ceremonial cacao What is ceremonial cacao?  How music led Erin on a mystical healing path How she discovered her gift for toning, or Frequency Healing Our experiences with plant spirit consciousness  How Erin discovered cacao in Peru and ended up studying it deeply in Guatemala What is a ceremony?  How is ceremonial cacao different from hot chocolate? Why we created the Cacao Portal Experience Who is the Cacao Portal for?  The role that human design played in this collaboration between Erin and I  What is the 5D realm? What is Unity Consciousness?  Working with plant consciousness How Erin left corporate America and never looked back  Her top lesson from 8 years as a digital nomad Divine timing Transformation over information  What role SEO played in Erin finding me  Erin’s experience taking the Conscious Social Media Program Connect with Erin:  @erineber Erineber.com Mentioned: The Cacao Portal Experience  Ksenia’s “What is cacao ceremony” blog post Keith’s Cacao Legacy Cacao Florencia Fridman of Cacao Lab Shawn Askinosie shares about direct trade chocolate Ksenia's TikTok about ceremonial cacao Connect with Ksenia:  kseniabrief.com Instagram @ksenia.brief YouTube Ksenia Brief TikTok @ksenia.brief Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Spotify

In this episode, I interview the founder and CEO of Holisticism (@holisticism) Michelle Pellizzon about growing your email list and the Akashic Records. Welcome to the new paradigm, where the mystic and the realistic co-exist.  See all show notes on wokeandwired.com We discuss:  Merging your pragmatic side with spiritual side SEO and spirit  The revenue streams of Michelle’s digital platform, Holisticism  How to build a digital platform and make impact if you have no desire to be an “influencer” Making wellness accessible, diverse and inclusive  Michelle’s experience with misogyny while raising capital for her business  Fundraising vs self-funded digital business Consulting as a way to fund your business How Holisticism uses email marketing to monetize digital offerings  How to define boundaries between free and paid offerings Michelle’s take on brand partnerships  What to do if you’re afraid of sales  Facing limiting beliefs around money  What are the Akashic Records?  Mentioned:  Holisticism Virtual Workshops Social Media Energy Hygiene Workshop with Ksenia Avdulova My TikTok Experiment Connect with Woke & Wired:  If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend and on your Instagram stories (tag @wokeandwired so I can see it). Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Join the Woke & Wired Facebook group. Join the Woke & Wired Portal member community.

New podcast series is here! ”My TikTok Experiment” is not about tricks and hacks to get famous on TikTok fast. It’s about a mindset shift that will lead to ALIGNED growth on TikTok. I’m not surprised how many people think it’s the end of Instagram, and are shifting to TikTok. I don’t think it’s THAT dramatic, but I do sense a tremendous amount of possibility for freedom of self expression on TikTok. No, you don’t have to be 15. No, you don’t have to dance. No, you don’t have to know how to sing. No, you don’t have to be funny (but that’s always a bonus in my eyes). In this podcast and video series, I’m sharing my journey on TikTok. This is week one: 30 followers to 3000 followers. Next week I’ll share my experience of going 3k-6k. Who’s on TikTok? What’s your handle? Watch The time to get on TikTok is now. How to grow on TikTok in 2020 on YouTube. See all show notes on wokeandwired.com Connect with Woke & Wired:  If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend and on your Instagram stories (tag @wokeandwired so I can see it). Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Join the Woke & Wired Facebook group. Join the Woke & Wired Portal member community.

Talia Pollock brings humor into the world of wellness. She’s an author, storyteller and a plant-based chef. In this conversation recording during the COVID-19 pandemic, she shares her story of building a wellness platform,, how she used her podcast to get a book deal with a top publishing house, and her journey of pivoting her identity as  food blogger. Talia’s beautiful, funny and recipe-packed book, Party in Your Plants: 100+ Plant-Based Recipes and Problem-Solving Strategies to Help You Eat Healthier (Without Hating Your Life) is out on April 21, 2020.   We discuss:  What’s been helping her during the quarantine Putting human connections first on social media  Coming out of a social media burnout The magic of the “mute” button on Instagram  How she makes money with her wellness platform, Party In My Plants How Party In My Plants allowed her to bring together comedy and plants How she got a top publishing deal  How she got on Dr. Oz Why podcasting can be a huge turning point for your business How not having IRL social life brought her to social media Loneliness as a side effect of becoming plant-based Work and identity  Pivoting your identity is as a food blogger  What is success?  Pivoting as a food blogger  Why now it’s more important to show up fully in your light  How Ksenia got her Instagram account verified  See all show notes on wokeandwired.com Connect with Woke & Wired:  If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend and on your Instagram stories (tag @wokeandwired so I can see it). Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Join the Woke & Wired Facebook group.

Mark Elmy is a spiritual guide based in San Marcos La Laguna – Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Anyone who’s heard of Maya Astrology has heard at some point landed on his website, The Four Pillars. Mark has been studying the teachings of the ancient Mayan civilization since 1998. Through his online presence, he shares the powerful teachings of Maya Astrology, Spirituality and Natural Living on a mission to bring more harmony into the world. Topics we cover: Mayan sacred calendar – how is it different from astrology?  Mayan astrology as a tool for decoding reality and purpose What Tarot and Mayan calendar have in common  How studying reiki led Mark to become a spiritual guide Where can you find your Mayan nahual  What living closer to the Earth looks like for Mark  How he works with the energies of the land and the sky Mayan calendar as an energetic forecast Can one apply the Mayan sacred calendar to business? How following the Mayan calendar can bring harmony to society Translating ancient sacred teachings into the modern world with respect  The role that technology and internet has played in Mark Elmy’s work Mark shares what the process of shamanic initiation was like for him Why working with the Mayan elders is an important part of his path How to create a digital altar Why understanding is a more powerful healing tool than knowledge  How he uses cacao in ceremony (it’s different from the cacao ceremony you may be familiar with!)  See all show notes and resources on wokeandwired.com. Listen to episode 14 about cacao ceremony. Connect with Woke & Wired:  If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend and on your Instagram stories (tag @wokeandwired so I can see it). Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Join the Woke & Wired Facebook group. Join the Woke & Wired Portal member community.  

Founder of Askinosie Chocolate Shawn Askinosie returns to Woke & Wired to share what could be the most helpful guidance I’ve heard during this uncertain COVID-19 time. Continuing the conversation we started in Episode 77: Encounters with the Divine Through Business, Shawn shared his thoughts on the pandemic and small business. See all show notes on wokeandwired.com. We discuss:   The evolution of collective consciousness that’s happening during Coronavirus  Rhythms of darkness and light Accepting and letting go the discomfort Personal life vs business life - what’s the difference?  The power of deepening your daily practice – especially right now The Divine is calling us to surrender: what does that mean when it comes to business? Accessing your true self   Taking small steps in the direction of kindness without knowing the details of how it will unfold  The practice of getting out of the way for the Divine to express through you  The energy of the virus  Demonstrating humanity in the face of darkness  How to support small businesses in this time of change  Combining divine intervention with human action  What does cash flow and spiritual practice have in common?  Connect with Shawn Askinosie:  Askinosie.com shawnaskinosie.com Connect with Woke & Wired:  If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend and on your Instagram stories (tag @wokeandwired so I can see it). Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Join the Woke & Wired Facebook group. Join the Woke & Wired Portal member community. 

David Harshada Wagner was one of my first spiritual teachers who, through meditation, introduced me to the Mystical path. Completing a 9-month spiritual leadership training with David and going on a pilgrimage to India with him was something that shaped my path and how I show up in my life and business. I’ve also assisted at and attended David Wagner’s retreats at Kripalu Retreat Center and couldn’t recommend them enough. Harshada’s approachable and pragmatic yet very mystical teachings are the real deal. I’m excited to share him with you! In this special episode recorded during the Covid-19 outbreak, we speak about staying connected with your spiritual practice in the midst of it all.  We also cover:  How drugs brought Harshada to the mystical path How to create a sacred practice How to maintain the potency of teachings as a spiritual leader  See all show notes on wokeandwired.com Current ways to work with me.