Light Up! With Val

Light Up! With Val is a podcast dedicated to lighting up your path to self-mastery, empowerment, and personal transformation, especially if you are going through life transitioning phase. In each episode you can find some tools, actionable insights, inspiring stories to break through some obstacles, embark on a journey of self-reinvention and finding your true purpose. This space is created to remind you about your true power and nature of being a creator of your own reality. Through mastering your body, mind and soul you are capable to tap into a version of yourself who is capable to achieve any desired goals in life. About Valerie: Valerie V. Kim, serial entrepreneur, international speaker, best-selling author, mentor, world champion athlete. Driven by her passion for entrepreneurship, Valerie has dedicated herself to creating projects that seamlessly blend creativity, business acumen, and social impact. With an international background, she possesses a u

Light Up! With Val is a education podcast hosted by Valerie V. Kim, with 34 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Valerie V. Kim hosts Light Up! With Val, a education show with 34 episodes published.

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  Episode 35: Fashion Sets You Free - And It Enslaves You. She's Building the Fix.

  Oct 1, 20261h 15mS2

  Fashion is supposed to be one of the purest forms of self-expression - how we show up, how we move through the world, how we tell the truth about who we are before we say a word. And yet it's also one of the most polluting industries on earth, and one of the most quietly enslaving, chasing trends, chasing approval, chasing a version of ourselves the industry profits from us never quite reaching. Yasmin Megerisi has lived inside that contradiction, across multiple countries and cultures, and instead of just critiquing it, she built something to answer it: Zilouet, a deep-tech engine powering identity-first retail - AI-driven, hyper-personalized, built to mirror you rather than sell you an idea of who you should be. In this episode, we go deep into that paradox, her personal journey into building it, what it actually takes to survive a brutal, resource-draining industry, and what she's learned about staying resilient when the building phase eats years of your life before it gives anything back. Check more about Zilouet: https://zilouet.ai/ Join our Sustainable Fashion Room in Abu Dhabi: https://jointherooms.com/sustainable-fashion-room Check out the tools: https://ispeakuplightup.com/scale-up/ Join us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/ispeakuplightup/ , https://ispeakuplightup.com/contact/

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  Episode 34: Courage Has No Expiration Date

  Sep 24, 202640 minS2

  Sandi Saksena on reinventing herself after 40 - and living entirely on her own timeline. Society hands us invisible deadlines: start your career in your twenties, build your business in your thirties, slow down in your fifties. Sandi Saksena ignored every one of them. At 44, with no office skills and no formal business experience, she walked into a room of 50 candidates and walked out with the job. Twenty-eight years later, she left that same industry, not because she had to, but because she'd outgrown it. Then she built a company of her own. This episode isn't a career-advice conversation. It's a sit-down with a wise woman who has genuinely lived what she's talking about - timelines, boldness, energy, love, and what it actually means to build a life on your own terms, at any age. If you are the one who is building business and life on own terms, you belong to our Rooms: https://jointherooms.com/upcoming-rooms Check out the tools: https://ispeakuplightup.com/scale-up/ Join us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/ispeakuplightup/ , https://ispeakuplightup.com/contact/

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  Episode 31: Voice, Presence, Impact: The Power of Speaking Your Way to Leadership

  Aug 28, 202535 minS0

  <p>What does it take to go from a promising engineering career to becoming a nationally recognized motivational speaker and leadership coach? In this inspiring conversation, I sit down with Lasada Pippen, a first-generation college graduate who rose from humble beginnings to transform not only his own life but also the lives of executive leaders and aspiring speakers across the country.</p><p>Lasada shares his journey of self-reinvention, from pivoting away from engineering to embracing his calling on stage. He reveals how structured thinking, drawn from his engineering background, blends with the art of human connection to create powerful...

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  Episode 30: Success in the Gulf: Thriving Through Cultural Intelligence And What Western Entrepreneurs Keep Getting Wrong

  Jun 26, 202536 minS0

  <p>Join The Silk Way Roadshow</p><p>Today, we dive into one of the most dynamic and culturally layered regions in the world: the Gulf.</p><p>From the futuristic skyline of Dubai to the deeply rooted traditions of Riyadh and the strategic diplomacy of Doha—doing business in the GCC requires more than ambition. It demands cultural fluency.</p><p>My guest is Corina Goetz, a trusted advisor and expert in Middle Eastern business culture who has spent over a decade helping international companies enter the region with impact, integrity, and deep respect.</p><p>Together, we unpack:</p>...

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  Episode 29: One Thing That Will Change Your Life Forever

  Jun 19, 20251h 5mS0

  <p>Join The Silk Way Roadshow</p><p>What if there was one skill that could unlock every door — in business, relationships, and even your health?</p><p>In this episode, we sit down with <b>Ben Chai</b> — serial entrepreneur, global property investor, TEDx speaker, and master of social magnetism.<br/>Raised between worlds and cultures, Ben shares how growing up without a fixed identity led him to discover one of the most underestimated success tools of our time: the ability to connect — deeply, authentically, and across boundaries.</p><p>We explore:</p>Why your social energy is more import...

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