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Active Ingredient Podcast

Sophie Weill

Welcome to Active Ingredient - a podcast and platform for those of us who are in the process of co-creating lives and businesses that feel rooted, expansive, resonant and true to us. I'm your host, Sophie Weill, and I'm a deeply curious human who is also on my own journey of co-creating a life and businesses that are true to me. I'm the founder of Nude Nation, a creative brand building agency as well as the co-founder of Piano Piano, a tableware brand rooted in slowing down and coming alive. 


I've spent my entire career building and amplifying brands and the humans behind them and what I have come to understand is that the inner work precedes the outer growth and that everything in life is a mirror of our internal state which is precisely what we're here to connect on. 


Welcome to Active Ingredient - I am so glad you're here. 

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  • August 18 · 54 min

    How to Keep Going /Growing Within Long-Term Relationships & in Business with Kate McLeod

    This week's episode is jam packed with so much insight and wisdom for anyone who is looking to build a solid business and/or a relationship or relationships that are deeply rooted in truth and integrity and that you're in it for the long haul. I have Kate Mcleod on the show today - founder and master formulator of her namesake bodycare brand, Kate Mcleod, that is sold at Sephora, Nordstrom, Goop among several other retailers and to date have sold over 1 million of their hero product, The Body Stone. Kate has lived many many lives - she worked on Wall Street, trained as a yoga teacher, went to culinary school in Italy, and opened a bakery in London where she worked as a pastry chef - all of those past lives have set her up to be the perfect person to do exactly what she's doing now with Kate Mcleod. Her outer brand is mirror of her inner instinct and journey. The main takeaway from this conversation for me was this: staying connected to what genuinely feels true (the ingredient, the pace, the way you build) is what actually drives growth, not what slows it down and the second takeaway is to read Conscious Loving by Gay Hendricks lol this will make sense in the first 10 minutes of the convo. Link to Sophie's IG: @sophieiweill Link to Active Ingredient's IG: @activeingredient Link to Nude Nation: nudenationrelations.com Link to Kate McLeod IG: @katemcleod Link to Kate McLeod: katemcleod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 21 · 59 min

    Boxing as a Tool to Physically Process Rage with Alberto Ortiz of Work Train Fight

    This week's episode is all about the importance of acknowledging, confronting, processing and moving rage and/or anger through and out of the body. And we're specifically talking about doing this through the tool of boxing. I brought my boxing trainer on, Alberto Ortiz, who is the founder of Work Train Fight - a boxing gym in soho in New York where I have boxed with him for 10 years - to talk about what boxing is actually doing on a deeper level and how it's such a potent tool when it comes to processing tougher emotions, liberating yourself and becoming more and more aligned, integrated and embodied. In this episode we're talking about how boxing saves lives, why confronting your darker tougher emotions and parts of ourselves is so important and liberating, the importance of letting yourself be seen and using your voice, and why keeping you fighting spirit alive. For my New York listeners, Alberto let me know he is offering Active Ingredient listeners a complimentary 1:1 boxing session at his gym which is truly life changing. I simply cannot recommend it enough! Enjoy <3 Link to Work Train Fight: @worktrainfight Link to Alberto Ortiz: @aortiz1111 Link to my IG: @sophieiweill Link to Active Ingredient's IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • June 16 · 15 min

    Volume Levels + Refinement

    Solo reminder on continuing to discern what to turn the volume up and down on pending on where you're currently at <3 My IG: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • June 9 · 12 min

    Connect to the Feeling as Often as You Can

    Here's a reminder solo on choosing to connect with the feeling and not holding so tightly onto what it looks like. And choosing the feeling over and over again as much as we can until we close the gap. My IG: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • June 2 · 11 min

    Reminder That It's Safe To Slow Down

    Hi friends! Here's a little solo around the gifts of slowing down and a reminder that it's actually safe to slow down. Hope you enjoy and that you find pockets of slowing down too. Big hug!! xx Sophie Link to my IG: @sophieiweill Link to Active Ingredient's IG for clips/inspo: @activeingredient Link to Piano Piano's IG: @pianopiano Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • May 27 · 54 min

    How To Create, Connect & Express Yourself Freely Through Play with Piera Gelardi

    I love this episode !!!! We have Piera Gelardi back on the show for her second round talking all things play and her debut book, The Playful Way: Creativity, Connection and Joy Through Everyday Moments of Play. We're talking about how/why we forget our playful nature and how to slowly slowly return, we're talking cringe, vulnerability, how to lead with authenticity and so much more. The book: The Playful Way Piera's IG: @pieraluisa My IG: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient's IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • May 19 · 18 min

    Don't Waste Good Rage

    Did lil solo all about using all of the fire from rage to actually break through to your next phase and create something beautiful. Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sophieiweill My IG: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • May 12 · 53 min

    Protecting Creativity, Visibility Fears & Building With Integrity With Tonya Papanikolov

    I'm joined by Tonya Papanikolov, founder of Rainbo, for a conversation on visibility, creativity, slowing down, building with integrity, and learning to trust yourself through every season of growth. We talk about the fear of being seen, what happens when life calls you inward, the tension between freedom and responsibility, feminine vs. masculine energy in business, aging, beauty, Human Design, and how to know when to stay the course vs. pivot. This felt less like an interview and more like two projectors having a very honest conversation about what it means to build a life and business that actually feels true. Active Ingredient listeners can get 15% off Rainbo with code ACTIVE. Try the Fungki it's soooo good <3 To connect: @sophieiweill @activeingredient @tonyapapinikolove @rainbomushrooms Account mentioned: @creativeliving.world Timestamp 00:00 Intro 06:45 AI, protecting the humanity in your brand and why resonance matters more than ever 15:12 Visibility, fear of being seen & creative paralysis 24:08 The freedom/responsibility paradox of success 32:40 Human Design, being projectors & magnetism vs. forcing 41:15 Aging, beauty culture, Botox & creative life force 52:20 Feminine energy, business building & delegation 1:02:11 Rest, sabbaticals & reconnecting to yourself creatively 1:11:43 Knowing when to stay, pivot, pause, or let go 1:20:04 What lit us up as little girls & remembering your essence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • May 5 · 32 min

    Returning to the Things You Love

    HI friends!!! We are BACK. I missed this/you so much. Talked about a lot in this one - timestamped below <3 (00:00) — being back + seasonality (09:00) — re-intro + Nude Nation + Piano Piano background (16:00) — what “active ingredient” is and has been about (31:00) — life update: moving back to Miami (37:00) — the new cover art + my grandmother + the lotus + what it represents (47:00) — visibility + fear of being seen (57:00) — self-trust + seeing yourself first (1:02:00) — founders are artists + creating from truth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Dec 9, 2025 · 16 min

    Transitions + Continuity

    We've got a solo this week all about transitions, continuity, keeping what was true from a previous chapter and bringing that with you into the next. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sophieiweill My IG: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/ Nude Nation: https://www.nudenationrelations.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Nov 4, 2025 · 14 min

    Making space

    Solo on making space in order to let the aligned thing/idea/person come through and to ultimately get unstuck. Mentioned in the show: Casa Grace Liz Tran Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Oct 30, 2025 · 15 min

    Permission to feel it all

    We've got a lil solo this week on giving yourself permission to feel all things including (and especially) the darker/less comfy emotions. **my mic cut out after minute 2 so the audio isn't the best but wanted to get it out anyway! Hope you enjoy <3 Link to connect with me on IG: @sophieiweill Link for Active Ingredient clips on IG: @activeingredient Link to YouTube for visual pod lovers: https://www.youtube.com/@sophieiweill Link to my agency in case you want to co-create together: nudenationrelations.com Link to Piano Piano for fab/intentional ceramics: pianopianohome.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Oct 22, 2025 · 13 min

    Create What You Crave

    In this solo episode, I’m talking about creative clarity and creating what you deeply crave/what you actually want to see in the world and having the courage to do it. Whether it’s a business, a product, experience or art, this is a lil reminder episode to get honest with yourself on if you're the one to actually create it and if the answer is yes, it's your encouragement to plz go for it <3 ilyyyyy Link to my IG Link to Active Ingredient's IG Piano Piano Nude Nation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Oct 14, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min

    Marketing a purpose-driven business without social media with Harry Doull of Keap Candles

    If you have been trying to figure out how to build and market your business in alignment and struggle with doing that on social media, this episode is for you. This week, I'm joined by Harry Doull, the founder of Keap Candles, which is a NY-based Benefit Corporation started in 2015 and was inspired by a philosophical question: In an always-on world, how can we reconnect with ourselves and restore our balance with nature? Through artistry and regenerative practices, Keap’s candles have evolved to create what they couldn't find anywhere else: all-natural luxury candles that don't sacrifice scent quality or performance. His biggest message to the active ingredient community is this: if you're finding a sense of internal misalignment with social media in business and or in your personal life, it is possible to operate without it (as we have been for the past 5 years) — and in fact grow a stronger, more resilient business in the process. In this episode we are getting into building and marketing in alignment, alternative ways to connect and grow your community in a nourishing way, the power of candles and the element of fire and committing to your own inner vision even if it clashes with the norm. Keap is offering all Active ingredient listeners 10% off your first order when you use code FINDYOURWHY at checkout - my favorite scents are Wood Cabin and Wild Figs. *GIVEAWAY* We will also be gifting a candle to 1 active ingredient listener who rates and reviews the show on apple and spotify - all you have to do is submit your review and send a screenshot to my personal IG and you enter to win! I'm currently burning my candle and it really is a goodie. Time Stamps: 07:14 - The decision to get off of social media entirely 17:35 - Building offline connections with your community and the impact on the business 24:16 - The future of social media and alternative platforms emerging 30:07 - The bigger role candles play in building connection 40:38 - listening and acting on inner guidance and long-term vision in business 55:27 - natural candle making and what makes Keap different Links: To connect with me: @sophieiweill To check out Active Ingredient clips: @activeingredient Nude Nation Piano Piano Ceramics Keap Candles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Oct 8, 2025 · 11 min

    Creative Brewing + Your One Daily Assignment

    In this solo episode, I'm chatting about what it feels like to be in the brew phase of an idea. The space between the idea/download and the execution of it where things are alive inside of you but not yet in the world. To connect online: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient Clips/Inspo: @activeingredient Brand building/amplifying work: nudenationrelations.com Piano Piano Ceramics: pianopianohome.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Sep 15, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min

    Human Design as a Tool for Returning to Yourself, Ease, and Abundance with Emma Dunwoody

    This week's episode is on ​a​ topic that​ I ca​n​not stop learning about​/talking about/playing around with it etc​ - it's all about Human Design and I had the opportunity to be in conversation with one of the world’s leading educators on the topic, Emma Dunwoody​ who recently launched her book, Human Design Made Simple. ​Human Design is a self-discovery umbrella system that encompasses the principles of astrology, the I Ching, Kabbalah, the chakra system, and quantum physics to reveal how you’re uniquely wired energetically to make decisions, how you interact with others best, and how to best use your energy based on your birth time, birth location and birth date​ and we get to it in great detail in this episode. To figure out what your Human Design is get your Human Design Chart HERE ​ In this episode, we're getting into Human Design as a tool for self understanding/acceptance, trusting when things feel easeful/downstream, following your own curiosities and of course we get into each one of the designs and practical next steps for each one. Giveaway! We are giving away 2 copies of the book to 2 Active Ingredient listeners who rate and review the podcast on Apple/Spotify. All you have to do is send a screenshot of your review to my instagram @sophieiweill and DM me a pic of the screenshot to enter. Time stamps ​8​:05 What is Human Design? 9:35 How Emma came across Huma Design / why it resonated for her 17:30 Parenting with Human Design​ / the education system ​1​9:20 Moving from doing to being and learning to receive ​24:16 Silence and letting things move through you 3​6:15 Manifestors ​3​9:48 Generato​rs ​50:03 Manifesting Generators ​5​3:57 Projectors 59:47 Reflectors 01:​04 The 2027 Paradigm Shift 01:​1​3 Returning to Childhood Wisdom ​Links ​Sophie's IG: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient's IG for clips/reminders: @activeingredient Emma's IG: @the_human_design_coach ​Human Design Made Simple Book Emma's Website ​This podcast is produced by Sophie's Creative Agency, Nude Nation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Sep 8, 2025 · 26 min

    Renaissance of Resonance

    WE ARE BACK! And man does it feel good to get back on the mic. I miss it so much every time I take a break. In this week's episode I'm getting back to it and chatting about my time away, a lil summer recap, what it felt like to water my roots and actually be able to feel/be present/receive and enjoy myself and my people entirely, choosing forgiveness/acceptance when it comes to family and family dynamics and then I deep dive into what we're all experience right now which is a very very palpable renaissance of resonance. 00:00 – 06:30 | ​G​etting back on the mic/getting back to the things you love even when you take some space 06:31 – 18:45 | Summer ​r​ecap and watering the root 18:46 – 34:10 | ​Choosing forgiveness/acceptance/empathy when it comes to family 34:11 – End | ​The renaissance of resonance we're collectively experiencing Link to Sophie's IG: @sophieiweill Link to Active Ingrdient's IG: @activeingredient Link to Nude Nation: www.nudenationrelations.com Link to Piano Piano: @pianopiano Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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