Episode

Gina Gardiner & Friends with Elisa Camahort on Your Brain is your Oldest Asset & Probably your least Examined

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Brushwood Media Network
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Sep 23, 2026
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3737
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Summary

In this thought-provoking episode, Elisa Camahort explores how your brain is your oldest asset, but probably the one you examine the least. An entrepreneur, creator, and self-professed tinkerer, Elisa shares her peripatetic journey from aspiring actor to finance to tech to co-founding BlogHer, the women's media company that helped pioneer the creator economy. She reveals how learning to ask the right questions, interrogating your gut bias, and separating your core identity from your job title are foundational to navigating life's constant crossroads. Drawing from decades building teams and companies, Elisa explores how diversity of thought, complementary skills, and surrounding yourself with people different from you creates breakthrough solutions. She addresses the importance of using money as freedom rather than status, interrogating internal voices that mask bias, and recognizing that our perception becomes our reality. A must-listen for entrepreneurs, creators, anyone at a crossroads, those interested in AI for personal growth, people seeking to reclaim play and curiosity, and anyone wanting to understand how to build a life around what genuinely excites them rather than external expectations.