Amanda Gilliam's guest appearances

Amanda Gilliam

AGP (Amanda Gilliam Presents)

Get After It PDX

Hearing Our Own Voice

Dream Achieve Repeat

Sadie Lincoln

Joy Cox

Ayana Habtemariam

Len Necefer

Brandon Johnson

Jamie King

Yassine Diboun

Lisa Schmidt

Gabriel Rucker

Eric Adams

Peter Bromka

Thom Zahler

Ian Williams

Jessica Harrington

Natalie Edwards

OwlTail

Welcome to the Achievers Club! In this episode, Ailyn talks with her first guest, Amanda Gilliam! Amanda is an entrepreneur, scholar, and creator. She co-owns a trucking company and created two radical fitness companies where she works with individuals, communities, and organizations to develop tools to challenge and transform exclusionary fitness culture.  Ailyn and Amanda discuss everything there is to know about passions. Whether you have multiple interests or just one, this episode is for you if you are searching for your calling and aren't sure how to navigate your interests! Amanda gives lots of wisdom and personal stories about her journey and all of her passions! Check out Amanda here! https://www.instagram.com/biggirlbarbell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sisteroutsider/  This is Episode 4 of the Dream Achieve Repeat journey! Thank you so much for tuning in!  Follow Ailyn on Instagram @dream.achieve.repeat and join the community of Achievers! https://www.instagram.com/dream.achieve.repeat/  ---   This episode is sponsored by  · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to the Achievers Club! In this episode, Ailyn talks with her first guest, Amanda Gilliam! Amanda is an entrepreneur, scholar, and creator. She co-owns a trucking company and created two radical fitness companies where she works with individuals, communities, and organizations to develop tools to challenge and transform exclusionary fitness culture.  Ailyn and Amanda discuss everything there is to know about passions. Whether you have multiple interests or just one, this episode is for you if you are searching for your calling and aren't sure how to navigate your interests! Amanda gives lots of wisdom and personal stories about her journey and all of her passions! Check out Amanda here! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/biggirlbarbell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/biggirlbarbell/</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sisteroutsider/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sisteroutsider/</a> This is Episode 4 of the Dream Achieve Repeat journey! Thank you so much for tuning in!  Follow Ailyn on Instagram @dream.achieve.repeat and join the community of Achievers! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dream.achieve.repeat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dream.achieve.repeat/</a> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a>

Episode 4 - A Masterclass on Passions with Amanda Gilliam

Amanda Gilliam is a super heavyweight masters weightlifter and the creator of Big Girl Barbell, a fat positive, body positive community for athletes and strength sports. In this episode, Amanda and I discuss the connection between fat phobia and anti-Black racism. She also talks about how she  learned to reject the harmful messages sold to us in traditional health and wellness spaces, and why she considers herself to be fat positive. 

Amanda Gilliam is a super heavyweight masters weightlifter and the creator of Big Girl Barbell, a fat positive, body positive community for athletes and strength sports. In this episode, Amanda and I discuss the connection between fat phobia and anti-Black racism. She also talks about how she  learned to reject the harmful messages sold to us in traditional health and wellness spaces, and why she considers herself to be fat positive.

Episode 6 Black, Fat Joy is a Form of Resistance with Amanda Gilliam

Hear weightlifter and multi-faceted East Coaster Amanda Gilliam talk about growing up in the South and how she still considers herself a southern girl even after her family moved to New Jersey during her childhood, her interest in activism that developed during high school and grew into a passion that continues today, how she felt confident in who she was despite often being "the only one in the room" because of the strong example set by generations of her family before her, the impact of her fathers' passing and how that inadvertently lead her to Cross Fit and, later, a deep love of lifting weights, her years in the Ivy League and how she came to focus on the intersection of numerous fields of study--discrimination against Black people and discrimination against fat people, what lead to the eventual creation of Big Girl Barbell, and much more!  Follow along: @biggirlbarbell @unclejemima99  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by the Aimsir Distilling Company, a new distillery focused on great flavors and a warm environment.  They love the way spirits taste, but more importantly, they love that they bring people together to make memories, build bridges, and crystalize the moment. Opening in 2020.  Follow @aimsirdistilling This episode is also supported by Daybreak Racing, a Portland, OR company offering some of the finest trail running events and trail stewardship opportunities available today.  Daybreak Racing has been uniting the adventurous &amp; wild-hearted with the mountain, coast &amp; forest trails of the Pacific NW since 2016. Adventure begins at Daybreak.  Follow @daybreakracing

Hear weightlifter and multi-faceted East Coaster Amanda Gilliam talk about growing up in the South and how she still considers herself a southern girl even after her family moved to New Jersey during her childhood, her interest in activism that developed during high school and grew into a passion that continues today, how she felt confident in who she was despite often being "the only one in the room" because of the strong example set by generations of her family before her, the impact of her fathers' passing and how that inadvertently lead her to Cross Fit and, later, a deep love of lifting weights, her years in the Ivy League and how she came to focus on the intersection of numerous fields of study--discrimination against Black people and discrimination against fat people, what lead to the eventual creation of Big Girl Barbell, and much more! Follow along: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/biggirlbarbell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@biggirlbarbell</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unclejemima99/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@unclejemima99</a> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by the <a href="https://aimsirdistilling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aimsir Distilling Company</a>, a new distillery focused on great flavors and a warm environment.  They love the way spirits taste, but more importantly, they love that they bring people together to make memories, build bridges, and crystalize the moment. Opening in 2020.  Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aimsirdistilling/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@aimsirdistilling</a> This episode is also supported by <a href="https://www.daybreakracing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daybreak Racing</a>, a Portland, OR company offering some of the finest trail running events and trail stewardship opportunities available today.  Daybreak Racing has been uniting the adventurous &amp; wild-hearted with the mountain, coast &amp; forest trails of the Pacific NW since 2016. Adventure begins at Daybreak.  Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/daybreakracing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@daybreakracing</a>

Amanda Gilliam - Founder/Creator of Big Girl Barbell