Jenell Riesner and Rachel Bellotti of The True North Collective

This week on Podcaster Stories, I sit down with Jenell Riesner and Rachel Bellotti of The True North Collective.

The True North Collective is a gathering of un-sugar-coated conversations on authenticity, created by the real-life real-life documentation of two humans discovering and hacking what it means to reconnect with our own true north. 

Topics up for discussion this week include:

how their career backgrounds made for a perfect foil for their podcasthow Rachel's cancer battle in her teens made her question her identityhow their approach to life brought them togethertheir plans for a more nomadic lifestyle in 2021how the conversations they have with guests on their podcast has affirmed the goals they have with ithow they've opened up more as their show has evolvedwhy being "messy" in life makes living more authenticwhy they started the Amplify mini-series, to share the untold stories of black, indigenous, and people of colourwhy we need to stop, listen, and truly learn about what others are going throughwhy we need to use our platforms more to help those that don't have one of their ownthe episodes that have stood out for them, and whywhy getting things wrong is perfectly normalwhy new podcasters should follow Nike's slogan, and just do it when it comes to starting their showwho their personal heroes are, and why

Settle back for an engaging episode where Jenell and Rachel talk about why we need to look at our lives to see if we're making the most of our opportunities.

Connect with Jenell and Rachel:

The True North CollectiveThe True North Collective PodcastThe Amplify PodcastFollow on InstagramSubscribe on YouTubeFollow on Twitter

Contact me: danny@podcasterstories.com

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