Join Elise Swopes, your Swopes So Dope podcast host, as she takes you on a journey through her whirlwind year of 2023. It was a year marked by personal transformations and professional milestones that have shaped her life in unimaginable ways.

Inspire Your Creativity: A Guided Meditation for Creators by Elise Swopes

May 28th, 2023 10m 23s

Join host Elise Swopes on a journey to ignite your imagination and unleash your inner creativity. This podcast is designed to help creators tap into their full potential and awaken their passions. Through guided meditation, Elise will lead you

Elise Swopes on Time Management and Project Execution

Mar 13th, 2023 37m 13s

In this podcast episode, Elise Swopes discusses managing her time and projects in 2023. Elise shares her tips and tricks for staying on top of deadlines and juggling multiple tasks and commitments while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Why Elise Swopes Turned Her Passion Into A Thriving Business

Feb 16th, 2023 26m 30s

Elise Swopes is a woman who followed her passions and turned them into a thriving business. In this podcast, she shares her secrets to success and offers advice for anyone looking to do the same!

Unpacking 2022 with Elise Swopes: How to Push Through Your Fears

Jan 20th, 2023 36m 52s

Join us for an inspiring discussion about pushing through fear and creating art on the blockchain! In this episode of the Swopes So Dope podcast, Elise takes us through her journey in the past year. She shares her successes and struggles and ho

It's Been Awhile / Summer 2022 Recap

Sep 29th, 2022 50m 44s

In the third episode of season four, Elise Swopes revisits her 2022 since her last podcast, as well as touching on how to make your workspace more comfortable for more intention and motivation.

The Dis- and Misinformation of NFTs

Mar 16th, 2022 28m 44s

In the second episode of season four, Elise Swopes dives into the misinformation of NFTs. While many of the points raised hold weight, many do not. When we understand how dis- or misinformation begins, we can protect ourselves and one another a

2021 Recap

Jan 5th, 2022 41m 10s

Elise Swopes recaps her 2021 with a quick rundown of everything she accomplished, including the hardships. Learn more about her ambitions, intentions, and thoughts about how the year went.

Initiative and Comedic Ambitions

Jun 2nd, 2021 1h 40m

In the fourth episode of season three, Elise Swopes talks with Elizabeth Aziz, an actress from Chicago. In the first half of the episode, they talk about taking initiative, then the conversation shifts into Liz's stories about psych wards, grow

Overthinking and Directing Culture

Apr 28th, 2021 1h 28m

In the third episode of season three, Elise Swopes talks with Sulaiman Shabazz, a musician, producer, designer, and culture director. Suli and Swopes made their song "Drugs" more than ten years ago, and since then, life has changed tremendously

NFTs and Healing

Mar 17th, 2021 1h 35m

In the second episode of season three, Elise Swopes talks with Jetzi Calvin, one of her closest friends of almost fifteen years. Jetzi is a celebrity photographer, spiritual advisor, and political organizer who continues to inspire and change m

Creativity and Calligraphy

Feb 17th, 2021 47m 7s

In this season 3 premiere, Elise Swopes talks with custom calligraphist, Duong Nguyen. The 23-year-old is the go-to for artists who want custom lettering for their projects. Nguyen has created unique type for artists like Kendrick Lamar, Megan

InstaCouple: Swopes and trashhand

Dec 2nd, 2020 44m 21s

Elise Swopes and her boyfriend of 10 years, trashhand, discuss their relationship in-depth for the first time, ever.

100 Questions with Elise Swopes

Nov 18th, 2020 52m 30s

Elise Swopes thought it would be fun to answer 200 questions only to find out that at 100 questions in, it's already been one hour, and no one wants to listen to someone talk about themselves for two hours... or do they?Want to know more about

Time Perspective, Expectations, and Project Management

Nov 4th, 2020 32m 46s

Elise Swopes shares a bit about time perspective and how it affects our outlook and actions (based on the book The Time Paradox). She also talks about how we shouldn't confuse expectations for goals and how with a little bit of project manageme

Choices, Delayed Gratification, and Veganism

Oct 21st, 2020 39m 23s

Elise Swopes believes that choices are possibilities and that with a little bit of hope, planning, and forward-thinking, any choice can be the right choice. She also talks about how practicing delayed gratification can provide a more stable fin

Hope, Ideas, and Value

Oct 7th, 2020 52m 22s

Elise Swopes knows that hope is a sense of possibility, not passivity. In this podcast, she describes that hope is not a last-ditch effort, but a lifestyle. She also talks about how some of the greatest ideas come from some of the most unexpect

Habits, Websites, and Journaling

Aug 26th, 2020 54m 38s

Elise Swopes talks deeply about what makes a habit good or bad and how to make or break it, plus she chats about what artists and creators should put on their websites. She also talks about the importance of journaling and how to keep up with i

Perfectionism, Privilege, and Influence

Aug 12th, 2020 25m 32s

Elise Swopes chats about perfectionism and how to overcome it, as well as how to use your privilege for good. She also discusses the importance of being an authentic influence.

Prison Justice: The Damien "ToppNotch" Hodges Story

Jul 29th, 2020 36m 13s

Elise Swopes interviews Damien "ToppNotch" Hodges. He is a father, author, and businessman who has been incarcerated for 11 years. He's currently serving a cruel + unusual sentence of 26 years, which he was contrived to accept in a plea deal u

Friendship, Family, and Forgiveness

Jul 8th, 2020 43m 3s

Elise Swopes chats deeply and personally about what makes a friendship healthy or toxic and gives tips on how to balance work and family by choosing family first. She also talks about how to forgive yourself and others.

Emotions, Restorative Justice, and Personal Growth

Jun 24th, 2020 34m 7s

Elise Swopes talks about the importance of being aware of your emotions and how to be less emotionally driven, and how restorative justice needs to be implemented more. She also talks about the concept of personal growth and what it should enta

Self-Care, Systemic Racism, and Police "Reform"

Jun 10th, 2020 46m 9s

Elise Swopes shares tips on how to practice more self-care and how the lack of self-care actually causes systemic racism. She also gives specific details on how we don't need to reform police but abolish them altogether.

Being Yourself, Self-Esteem, and Electronic Press Kits

May 27th, 2020 35m 18s

Elise Swopes dives into the concept of being yourself and what that means for your self-esteem. She also gives tips on how to create an Electronic Press Kit for creative freelancers.

Resistance, Manifesting, and Freelance Contracts

May 13th, 2020 33m 56s

Elise Swopes discusses the best ways to be less resistant in your everyday life in order to manifest the things you want. She also shares her experience and advice about how to review freelance contracts.