33 episodes
Checkered Jaguar Brescia Dover
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 18 Ratings
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The Checkered Jaguar is a podcast that normalizes difficult + vulnerable conversations. Host Brescia Dover engages in important discussions surrounding mental health, culture, life, and other meaningful topics. You can expect Brescia to be joined by occasional guests who will aid in bringing more important and real conversations to the table.
Brescia is a Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer survivor, mental health advocate, and owner of The Checkered Jaguar boutique marketing agency.
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Turning Pain into Purpose: A Conversation with 4-Time Cancer Survivor William Yank
William Yank is a 4x cancer survivor who has dealt with more health challenges than most people deal with in their entire lifetime- and he’s only 26! William has been through intensive treatment in his lifetime for Leukemia, including chemotherapy, CAR-T cell therapy, radiation, a stem cell transplant and so much more. Today, William has been in remission for about 2 ½ years and has a powerful story to share. The Leukemia and Lymphoma society named him their honored hero for Indianapolis’s visionaries of the year campaign and he continues to share his inspiring story with audiences all over.
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Beyond The Battle: A Conversation With 2x Cancer Survivor Rick Czaplewski
Today we are joined by Rick Czaplewski, a resilient 2x Hodgkin's Lymphoma cancer survivor of 27 years. Rick has done some incredible things in his lifetime including: climbing Mt. Rainier, running the Boston Marathon, swimming from Alcatraz to shore 12 times, and more! He uses his second chance at life to train for adventurous events, participate in public speaking, and he even wrote a book called “Better Dirty Than Done, An Inspirational True Story, a book about survivorship.”
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How To Get Out Of Your Own Way
Today we will be discussing some of the following themes that are crucial no matter what stage of life you are in. These themes include: how to get out of your own way, setting goals, making career jumps, life hacks, and more!
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Learn more about The Checkered Jaguar marketing services:
https://www.checkeredjaguar.com/
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The Grit of Entrepreneurship With GROUNDWRK Co-Founders, Christian Nelson + Ryan Coyle
We're diving deep into the world of entrepreneurship in the fitness industry with the dynamic duo behind "GROUNDWRK" – the gym that's all about combining high-intensity training, strength building, and mindfulness. Get ready for a candid chat as we explore the grit of entrepreneurship and the challenges faced by our guests, Ryan Coyle and Christian Nelson as they’ve successfully grown Groundwrk.
Find GROUNDWRK on social: @groundwrkphx
Find GROUNDWRK on the web: www.groundwrkphx.com
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The Art of Adulting: Navigating The Difficult Journey of Adulthood
In my 25 years of life, one thing has become increasingly clear: adulting is not easy. We're put into a world where bills, taxes, and life's complexities demand our attention, but we're rarely equipped with the necessary tools to navigate it. Today we’re going to talk about all of it.
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Girlhood Unveiled: A Conversation with 10-Year-Old Charlie
Today we have a very special guest with us, 10-year-old Charlie. We're here to explore the world through her eyes, talk about girlhood in the modern world, and normalize the conversations that are often challenging but so important.
Customer Reviews
The top podcast to have on your recently played
The Checkered Jaguar is a breath of fresh air in a world that can be filtered and performative. This podcast is just what you need to reconnect with your humanity, empathy, and authenticity. Brescia puts her heart and soul into everything she does, that much is undeniable. Not only is her production seamless, but her quality of conversations, topics, and guests she has on her show is unlike anything else out there. Her platform is beautiful in the ways it empowers people to share the challenging parts of their stories, to find connection with oneself and others, to lift up marginalized communities, and to educate with love and compassion on experiences that too often are misunderstood and stigmatized. Thank you Brescia! Your grit, your wisdom and voice, your lived experiences, and your presence in this world is truly a gift to all who have the pleasure of encountering your warm embrace. Keep normalizing hard conversations! 💕
An inquisitive investigation into humanness
Brescia leads the charge of inclusion, curiosity and kindness with her intentional conversations. Her genuine spirit shines through to every podcast guest and she connects so deeply with the audience by sharing her own vulnerability, as a flashlight on a sometimes dark path of being a human. The topics that her podcast covers are such important topics to be speaking about and asking questions about, and it opens up an investigation into what it means to be human and how to grow empathy for others experiences. Thank you Brescia for your important work! 🩷
Keeping it real, honest, and open
This podcast is a platform for normalizing what might otherwise feel “out of the ordinary” or uncomfortable to discuss. As a social worker I frequently work in the uncomfortable and Brescia’s style of interviewing feels more like a conversation with a friend who is actually interested in the topic and in making people feel more comfortable with these topics and conversations.