This conversation is proof that you do not have to edit the parts of yourself that make you magic to build a thriving life: because your true people simply cannot find you if you are hiding who you really are.

In this episode of Find Your Freaks, Tonya Kubo sits down with Eli Trier - artist, writer, and self-described “dopamine dealer” - to explore what it means to live as an outsider and how that experience can become the foundation for something powerful.

Two days of artist admin with a double-drag chaser! Writing at my brother's gorgeous gallery café, exhibition planning with my gallerist, a mission-critical charity-shop hunt for the perfect frame, and somehow ending up at two drag shows in two days.

"I've found an event with your name on it," said Lars, bursting into the studio. "It's called Community In Otherness!” This is the story of what happened next, and what it feels like to finally find your people.

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Today we’re speaking to communication & community expert Eli Trier. She’s an artist & self-confessed deep introvert. That hasn’t stopped her having a delightfully close connection to her community. 

Asking for the impossible, emotional wellbeing, and the power of community

Bringing humanity to your marketing

There’s no such thing as competition

What is it about community?

The power of connection and community

Using collaborative community to grow your business

Quiet revolutions and giving less fucks

How online business is changing & why people come first

How to prepare for a community project

How mastering the art of connection is the best thing you can do to grow your business

Neurodivergence and creating a culture of belonging

The magic of building community