In this episode of 204 Rise, we take you behind the scenes of our most unfor­get­table moments. It all start­ed with a sur­re­al back­stage encounter with Jel­ly Roll – a raw, unfil­tered expe­ri­ence that became our high­est-viewed episode ever.

We share the chaos, excite­ment, and unex­pect­ed insights from our time with the Are­na Rock­erz at Jel­ly Rol­l’s Beau­ti­ful­ly Bro­ken Tour while he was stop­ping in Win­nipeg, reveal­ing how this viral moment shaped our jour­ney. The sto­ry doesn’t stop there though, we also open up about the pres­sure of suc­cess, over­com­ing self-doubt, and the piv­otal moment when we signed a major deal that trans­formed 204 Rise.

This episode is a mix of wild expe­ri­ences, hard lessons, and big wins. This is the unfil­tered truth behind 204rise. If you’ve ever won­dered what it takes to turn a pas­sion into a brand, this is the episode for you.

00:00:00 Excit­ing Con­tract Announce­ment Com­ing soon

00:02:26 Back­stage with a Rock­star: A Sur­re­al Moment

00:04:53 Tak­ing the Leap: Risk­ing It All to Be an Entrepreneur

00:07:28 Embrac­ing the Jour­ney of Entrepreneurship

00:10:19 Reflect­ing on Pos­i­tive Feed­back and Inter­view­ing Jasmine

00:12:40 The Psy­chol­o­gy of Late-Night Conversations

00:15:11 Net­work­ing at the Win­nipeg Entre­pre­neur­ship Scene

00:17:42 Insights from a Coun­sel­ing Experience

00:20:24 Behind the Scenes of a High-Pace Event

00:23:12 Behind the Scenes of Pod­cast­ing Events

00:25:32 Behind the Stage at a Jel­ly Roll Concert

00:28:03 Over­com­ing Imposter Syn­drome and Real­iz­ing Achievements

#204Rise #Jel­ly­Roll #Are­naRock­erz #Beau­ti­fully­Bro­ken­Tour #BehindTheScenes #Pod­castLife #Cre­ative­Jour­ney #Win­nipeg­Pod­cast #Pas­sion­To­Brand #Entre­pre­neurLife #Con­tent­Cre­ators #Sto­ry­telling #Viral­Mo­ments #MusicIn­dus­try #RealTalk #Authen­tic­Conver­sa­tions #Men­tal­Tough­ness #Pod­castEpisode #Cana­di­an­Pod­casts

They didn’t wait for a seat at the table, they made their own.

In this episode, we’re joined by Han­nah Pick­nic­ki and Emma Novak of the Track Talk Pod­cast, two con­tent cre­ators carv­ing out space in one of the most male-dom­i­nat­ed sports on the plan­et: motor sports. What start­ed as a pas­sion project quick­ly turned into a pod­cast with seri­ous trac­tion lead­ing to exclu­sive pad­dock access, brand col­lab­o­ra­tions, and a grow­ing com­mu­ni­ty of fans who final­ly feel seen.

We talk about the hus­tle behind the high­lights, the real­i­ty of being women in the motor sports media space, and how trust­ing their vision helped them go from record­ing in their bed­rooms to show­ing up trackside.

🎙️ Whether you’re a rac­ing fan, a con­tent cre­ator, or just some­one with a dream — this one’s for you.

#Track­TalkPod­cast #204Rise #Wom­enIn­Mo­tor­sports #F1Podcast #Formula1 #Rac­ing­Cul­ture #Pod­cast­nter­view #Con­tent­Cre­ators #Wom­enIn­Media #Motor­sport­Media #Female­Cre­ators #F1Community #Cana­di­an­Pod­casts #Break­ing­Bar­ri­ers

In Episode 172 of 204 Rise, we sit down with Gio­van­na Minen­na — founder of Brows by G and Browluxe — to explore her jour­ney from a one-chair brow stu­dio in her Win­nipeg apart­ment to build­ing a nation­al beau­ty brand. Gio­van­na shares how she scaled her busi­ness to over $1.5 mil­lion in rev­enue with­in two years, secured a $2 mil­lion val­u­a­tion deal on Drag­ons’ Den, and expand­ed her cos­met­ic prod­uct line to over 150 loca­tions worldwide.

Beyond her entre­pre­neur­ial ven­tures, Gio­van­na dis­cuss­es her role as a busi­ness coach and men­tor, offer­ing insights into her Finan­cial Flow Method — a blend of mind­set mas­tery and busi­ness strat­e­gy designed to help entre­pre­neurs achieve last­ing success.

Tune in to hear how Gio­van­na bal­ances her roles as a moth­er, wife, and busi­ness leader, and gain valu­able lessons on resilience, inno­va­tion, and the pow­er of trust­ing your vision.

#Gio­van­naMi­nen­na #204Rise #Wom­enIn­Busi­ness #Entre­pre­neur­ship #Beau­tyIn­dus­try #Drag­ons­Den #Brows­ByG #Browluxe #Busi­ness­Coach #Mind­set­Mat­ters