Dream Nation Love

Suzy Batiz is the founder of Poo~Pourri, Supernatural, and ALIVE OS. She is an incredibly inspiring human who’s overcome many obstacles to create her vision. You might have heard her story on other podcasts or read about it in a magazine. Since the story exists on other platforms, on this show, we’re going to focus on ALIVE OS. An 8-week course developed by Suzy showing you how to create the life of your dreams. Think of it as a radical upgrade to your human operating system. Suzy wrote this program and filled it with paradigms, processes, and practices to help you lead a TURNED ON life. From figuring out what resonates with you to make your own ALIVE ideas come true. Helping you propel your dreams into reality. On the podcast, along with speaking about the course, Suzy talks about returning to Poo-Pourri as CEO, manifestation loops, Ayahuasca, raising kids while running a business, alive ideas, and the difference between resonance and dissonance.

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Julia Laricheva 0:00 Right. Susie, it's so nice to see you. And I love your little Alive As Shit [neon lights] setup.

Suzy Batiz 0:06 Thank you. It's fun.

Julia Laricheva 0:08 Yeah, I'm in transit. So I'm like, I don't really have a studio because I'm moving around so much. But hopefully, in the summertime, I'm gonna set something up.

Suzy Batiz 0:17 So good. I actually, I brought us all back. I returned to CEO like four months ago and had my offices all redone. And this is my office wall at my office. But the funny thing is, I have a conference room next to my office, but I sit every single day in the conference room, and I never sit here ever. So I had this beautiful background, this gorgeous table desk. And I never sat here. So I thought it’s a good opportunity.

Julia Laricheva 0:46 I love it. Wait, so you're returned to being the CEO, because I just I was reading that you left and you were doing — you were traveling and you were just doing ALIVE OS and you're back.

Suzy Batiz 0:57 I know.

Julia Laricheva 0:57 You can't addicted, you're addicted. You have to.

Suzy Batiz 1:00 Well.. I don’t know. Yes, and. Possibly. You know, I had to return back about four and a half months ago. But it was really — it's really good. It was, it was shocking. You know, I was retired, I was not planning on it. And when I realized I had to return I was like “Oh boy.” I knew I had a choice to either replace the CEO I had or to return back and I am 100% convinced I'm not a good side/passenger driver.

Julia Laricheva 1:32 It's really hard to be a good side/passenger driver.

Suzy Batiz 1:36 It is. It is I'm way better with the steering wheel. So I completely restructured my company redid everything, rewrote every job description and put in KPIs for the first time in my life. It's been really challenging and exciting.

Julia Laricheva 1:52 KPIs are the best though because it's like you have a goal, and you can see it and you're like, these are our KPIs. And if we don't hit them, then we're not hitting our KPIs.

Suzy Batiz 2:01 Yeah, but I've never ran my business that way. It was really fun. It worked for, you know, 14 years without them. But realize there's a time like “Oh, okay, we're big enough. Now, we probably need to get a little more serious here.”

Julia Laricheva 2:14 Yeah. And it's, it's hard to just adjust the gears, right? Because you're in a different mindset. And you already are like “Okay, I'm doing this” and then you're like “Okay, let's shift gears. And let me put on a different hat. And let me get back into this. And let me start working on it on KPIs.”

Suzy Batiz 2:32 Completely. Yeah. I've never, ever used — I don't think I've ever used my left brain so much as I have in the past four and a half months — it is like really exercise. I'm more of a right brained, creative, and it's actually been really fun. It's amazing how much I've learned about my business.

Julia Laricheva 2:50 Yeah, well, you, you know, business is so creative. And I think that's something they don't teach you in school. Like, they teach you the arts, and they teach you theater, and they teach you all this creative stuff. And that's how I came about business too. And you know, and then once you start doing business, you're like, I have a whole new toolset to play with. And it's ultimate creativity because you get to work with creatives, too.

Suzy Batiz 3:11 Yeah, completely. Yeah. It's incredible.

Julia Laricheva 3:15 So I ask every guest “What was your dream as a kid?”

Suzy Batiz 3:20 You know, I gr...

Pebe Sebert is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who is also known for being Kesha’s mom. She started singing at the age of four and performing publicly at six. Pebe has written for Kesha, Miranda Cosgrove, Miley Cyrus, Pitbull, Riders in the Sky, and many more. Sebert co-wrote one of my favorite songs “Old Flames Can’t Hold A Candle To You Dear” with High Moffatt. It's been performed by Dolly Parton, Kesha, Joe Sun, and Brian Collins.

This is a really fun podcast. Pebe talks about music, aliens, Eckhart Tolle, and her love of animals. Recently Pebe launched Magic Mission dedicated to improving the lives of street dogs in Central America. Their goal is to help spread a culture of animal kindness. Eliminating suffering and overpopulation through the support of community education and sustainable, safe spay and neuter programs. The non-profit also helps the dogs get adopted in the US.

Anne is the Founder and Chief Product Officer at Griffin Product & Growth, and the creator of the job search course Attract Your Dream Job.

A technologist and product leader, Anne’s built her career in tech. She is both an expert and public speaker on AI, product inclusion, tech ethics, and blockchain. Anne's technical foundation stems from her engineering degree from the University of Michigan.

On the podcast, Anne talks about building culturally inclusive tech products, hacking Neuralink, using blockchain for ethics, and adapting cultures into AI. It’s an engaging discussion about creating emerging tech for marginalized groups and global communities.

She is passionate about the practical human aspects of technology and building products with emerging and disruptive technologies, such as AI and blockchain. On the show, we go into a deep discussion on AI and blockchain.

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Eva PenzeyMoog researches how people use tech to commit domestic abuse: https://twitter.com/epenzeymoog

In Summer 2020, Anne was an instructor for the AI component of Columbia University’s course Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, AI, and Beyond. She’s also lectured on the subject of blockchain at Morgan State University and the University of Montreal.

Additionally, she is the Chief Product & Curriculum Officer of Tech 2025, while advising a few emerging tech startups.

Len May is the CEO & Co-Founder EndoCanna Health, a Bio-Science Technology company. Think of them as a 23 And Me for Weed. An accomplished public speaker, he is on a mission to educate about the healing powers of Cannabis. In this episode, we'll talk about Cannabis, DNA, how your genetics play a role in your Canna experience, and how to talk to your Boomer parents about trying Cannabis.

As a Certified Medical Cannabis Specialist in Medicinal Genomics, Len has an in-depth knowledge of genomics, cannabinoids and terpenes, and their interaction with the Endocannabinoid system. This knowledge has allowed him to consult on the creation of Cannabinoid formulations designed to address specific health concerns.

May has more than 25 years of Cannabis and genomics experience and holds a Masters of Medical Cannabis and a certificate in Endocannabinoid Formulation from the Institute for the Advancement of Integrative Medicine. His areas of expertise include the workings of the Endocannabinoid System and how genetic expression plays a role in human experiences.

A pioneer in the Medical Cannabis industry, Len's work has been instrumental in shaping the current legislation and culture. He has held past positions as President of the Cannabis Action Network and Board Member and Lifetime Member of California Cannabis Association. He is the current chair of the CBDIA science board and is a stakeholder in some of the industry’s most iconic brands. Len is also a published author of “ Making Cannabis Personal” and hosts the popular “Everything Is Personal” podcast.

Jeni Wren Stottrup is an audio producer based out of Portland, Oregon. She's also a musician, storyteller, vocalist, and podcast advocate. A human Swiss Army knife, Jeni is also my amazing Podcast Producer/Editor for Dream Nation Love. She makes my show sound great. I also love that I can come to her with any questions about audio production and podcasts. If you want to know more about her, you can check out Gritty Birds. In 2021 she launched The Podcasters Forum, a platform to support the growth of content creators. On the show, Jeni talks about coaching podcasters, imagination and ADHD, writing great show notes, improving SEO, how to invest in your show, scheduling time for creativity, and the privilege of dreams.