The Hectic Podcast
Real conversations with real people, sharing the unique, yet universal, journeys that mold us. It’s reflecting on adversity and the ways we overcame it in hopes that it will help someone else do the same. It’s celebrating our highs and validating our lows. Above all else, it’s making connections that remind us that we’re not alone in anything we are or do. Join host Darryl Kelly, Founder of Hectic™, every week for conversations that show us that all stories are worth telling if we only ask to hear them.
Episodes
76 episodes
"Curious" season 4 wrap
We’re wrapping another rocking season of The Hectic Podcast! Join Darryl, Michelle, and me (Emily) as we discuss this season, our favorite guests, annnddd pretty much anything else that comes to mind. We might make the podcast for o...
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Season 4
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Episode 413
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28:11
"Focus" with Olivia
This week, we’re so excited to bring you the most important episode of the podcast so far. We’re thrilled to introduce you to Olivia, Darryl’s daughter and the Hectic Podcast’s biggest fan! Though Olivia is just 11 years old, she ha...
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Season 4
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Episode 412
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19:00
"Absolutely I do" with Yann Ilunga
If you’re willing to try something new and listen to the wisdom others offer, you can do anything. Yann Ilunga, our guest this week, has used this philosophy to do incredible things, particularly in the pod...
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Season 4
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Episode 411
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32:46
"Space for joy" with Katherine Barner
Katherine Barner, our guest this week, is committed to helping others live the lives they desire and deserve. Though she loves her work as a trauma and grief counselor, she is so much more than this role. During our conversation, Katherine help...
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Season 4
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Episode 410
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41:42
"Absorb and squeeze" with Madeleine Dore
Are you dissatisfied with your life or the season you’re in? Do you wish you could just pinpoint the reason you’re stuck so you can change it? If so, this is the episode for you. This week, we were joined by Madeleine Dore, the auth...
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Season 4
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Episode 409
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43:15
"Curiosity always" with Cynthia Pesantez
It might take a while to learn who this week’s guest is and what she does, but it won’t take long to see the passion she has for her life’s mission. Cynthia Pesantez strives every day to use compassion and accountability to work toward justice....
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Season 4
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Episode 408
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44:10
"I can do hard things" with Kat Boogaard
When you have a question about workplace wellness or need some productivity tips, Kat Boogaard is your girl. Over the past eight years, she’s built a thriving career as a freelance writer. She spends her days completing projects, sharing everyt...
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Season 4
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Episode 407
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44:54
"Action not outcome" with Colleen Welsch
Colleen Welsch focuses on actions, not outcome. Whether she’s working on her freelance writing work, coaching freelancers, creating social media content as an influencer, writing music, or performing comedy, she is driven by the joy these passi...
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Season 4
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Episode 406
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45:36
"Feel the feelings" with Austin L. Church
If we could use one word to describe our guest this week, it would be generous. For Austin Church, life is about giving everything he can give rather than taking everything he can get. That might mean freely sharing the lessons he’s learned in ...
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Season 4
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Episode 405
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33:45
"Forge your own path" with Marley Parker
Marley Parker has been swimming with sharks, skydived, and traveled to the icy oceans of Antarctica, but leaving her stable job to start freelancing is by far the most scary and extreme thing she’s ever done. Now, as a successful photographer, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 404
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42:49
"Do what you can do" with Amber Malone
Few things are as awe-inspiringly beautiful as someone who uses the hardships they’ve endured to help others. In this week’s episode, you’ll get to meet Amber Malone, a person who fully personifies this beauty. As she takes us through her journ...
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Season 4
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Episode 403
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42:36
"Don't give up" with Justin Park
My guest this week sees life as a journey. With over 20 years of freelancing and entrepreneurship under his belt, Justin Park has learned the value of perseverance as he works toward his goals. He never knows what each day will bring, but he kn...
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Season 4
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Episode 402
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29:11
"This is me."
Becky Jo Harris sets the bar high on our first episode of season four! As an artist, comedian, actor, voice actor, painter, and perhaps creative/genius, she has a lot to teach about chasing new experiences and overcoming imposter syndrome.<...
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Season 4
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Episode 401
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43:26
Positive reflections with Emily Finlay
We’re giving you a peek behind the curtain as we wrap season three of The Hectic Podcast. This week’s guest is, well, me! You’ve been reading my words since the beginning, but I’m leaving the keyboard to sit in front of the microphone for our s...
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Season 3
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Episode 315
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47:34
We all win with Neosha Gardner
Our final guest this season is the one Michelle has been most excited about. Neosha Gardner is an incredible creator and problem solver who never lets an idea pass her by. Whether she is developing a resource platform for fellow homeschool moms...
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Season 3
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Episode 314
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41:24
Safe space with Dr. Dominique Broussard
This week we’re joined by the other half of the Cultivating H.E.R. Space podcast, Dr. Dominique Broussard! In keeping with the spirit of their podcast, we explored the importance of making space for ourselves and others throughout every season ...
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Season 3
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Episode 313
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39:45
Adversity with Terri Lomax
TW: In this episode, Darryl and Terri share their stories which contain stories of past abuse.Sometimes the most unexpected meetings are exactly what you need to understand yourself a little more. That was certainly the case wi...
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Season 3
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Episode 312
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53:16
Collecting the good with Michelle Lee
Believe it or not, we are officially halfway through Season 3 — and what a season it’s been! I’ve been thinking a lot about the conversations I’ve had this season, so I wanted to bring Michelle on to talk about some of my thoughts and get her i...
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Season 3
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Episode 311
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38:33
Storytelling with Michael Jung
My guest this week is a jack of all trades and a master of one in particular. Since he was five years old, Michael Jung has been captured by the power of storytelling. He’s cultivated this passion in many ways throughout his life, telling stori...
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Season 3
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Episode 310
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47:28
Stay positive with Melanie Aksamit
Melanie Aksamit is proof that it’s not when you start, but how you do it that matters. She joins this week to give us a peek into her world and work as a special effects makeup artist. With projects such as Stranger Things and Insidious under h...
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Season 3
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Episode 309
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38:42
Every brain is beautiful with Lindsey Jo Scott
My guest this week loves to use stories to show new ways of being in the world. Whether she’s making illustrations, writing, building content strategies, or using any of the other creative outlets forms she thrives in, Lindsey Jo Scott’s neurod...
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Season 3
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Episode 308
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50:32
Free with Pariss 'Athena' Chandler
My guest this week loves helping others and building a space for the black tech community, but she is ultimately working toward her own freedom. The freedom of financial stability, of focusing on the things she’s passionate about, of just chill...
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Season 3
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Episode 307
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39:51
Complexity conscious with Rodney Evans
What’s wrong with work today? Since you listen to this podcast, you’re probably dissatisfied with the normal 9-to-5, but do you know why? My guest this week, Rodney Evans, is here to tell you. Through years of personal development and her work ...
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Season 3
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Episode 306
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41:59
Holding tension with Moon
Tune in this week for a special conversation between our very own Michelle Lee and returning guest, Dr. Sarah Moon. As two Asian American women, they discussed how they’ve been dealing with the increases in Asian hate crimes over the past few y...
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Season 3
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Episode 305
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30:34
Pushing boundaries with Alice Armitage
Welcome to an exciting bonus episode, featuring an amazing conversation with someone who blows me away. For this episode, I got to connect across oceans with Aussie Alice Armitage. She’s defying conventional wisdom in every way, most importantl...
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Season 3
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37:24