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Are you done playing small? Ready to trade fear for fierce freedom?
Welcome to Bold Choices, Unstoppable Lives, the official podcast of Victories Vibes—where courage meets authenticity and bold stories become blueprints for transformation.
Inspired by the fearless energy of Angelina Jolie—who once said, “Make bold choices and make mistakes. It’s all those things that add up to the person you become”—this podcast is a call to rise, risk, and own your journey without apology.
In a world that teaches us to shrink, we choose expansion.
Each episode invites you to reject perfection, embrace mistakes, and take the leap that’s been calling your name.
🎧 What You’ll Hear Inside:
🔥 Bold Transformations:
Raw, powerful stories from people just like you who dared to change direction—and changed everything. Meet guests like:
Lila, who left a banking job to become a documentary filmmaker.
Clara, who turned a personal blog into a thriving movement.
Luis, once terrified of public speaking, now lighting up global tech stages.
Sara, who started her ethical fashion line after listening to our show.
And many more who walked away from “shoulds” and stepped into their truth.
🔥 Mistakes That Matter:
We don’t glorify struggle—but we honor it. You’ll hear how even our brand, Victories Vibes, stumbled—through product misfires, wrong turns, and public lessons—and used it all to build trust, resilience, and real connection.
🔥 Real Tools for Bold Living:
You won’t just get inspired—you’ll get equipped. Every episode delivers actionable strategies, prompts, and mindsets to help you:
Plan your next bold move
Reframe failure as fuel
Speak louder, stand taller, and act braver
Whether you're building a business, leaving a job, starting fresh, or finding your voice, we’ve got your back.
🔥 Community That Gets It:
Victories Vibes is more than a brand—it’s a movement. You’re not alone in this. Here, we celebrate vulnerability as strength and courage as contagious.
🔥 The Heart of Victories Vibes:
We're driven by purpose, not perfection. From our story-led product line to our support of refugee artists and underrepresented voices, we believe that bold brands—and bold people—change lives.
🚀 This Podcast Is For You If:
You’re tired of shrinking yourself to fit in
You crave more than survival—you want sovereignty
You feel inspired by bold icons like Angelina Jolie and want to live with that same unapologetic energy
Hit subscribe.
Because bold choices build you. And when you rise—we all rise.
It’s time to choose discomfort, trust your voice, and write your next chapter in ink, not pencil.
🎧 Welcome to Bold Choices, Unstoppable Lives. Let’s go.
https://victories-vibes.com/collections/beyonce-your-worth-is-yours-alone
Welcome to Bold Choices, Unstoppable Lives, the official podcast of Victories Vibes—where courage meets authenticity and bold stories become blueprints for transformation.
Inspired by the fearless energy of Angelina Jolie—who once said, “Make bold choices and make mistakes. It’s all those things that add up to the person you become”—this podcast is a call to rise, risk, and own your journey without apology.
In a world that teaches us to shrink, we choose expansion.
Each episode invites you to reject perfection, embrace mistakes, and take the leap that’s been calling your name.
🎧 What You’ll Hear Inside:
🔥 Bold Transformations:
Raw, powerful stories from people just like you who dared to change direction—and changed everything. Meet guests like:
Lila, who left a banking job to become a documentary filmmaker.
Clara, who turned a personal blog into a thriving movement.
Luis, once terrified of public speaking, now lighting up global tech stages.
Sara, who started her ethical fashion line after listening to our show.
And many more who walked away from “shoulds” and stepped into their truth.
🔥 Mistakes That Matter:
We don’t glorify struggle—but we honor it. You’ll hear how even our brand, Victories Vibes, stumbled—through product misfires, wrong turns, and public lessons—and used it all to build trust, resilience, and real connection.
🔥 Real Tools for Bold Living:
You won’t just get inspired—you’ll get equipped. Every episode delivers actionable strategies, prompts, and mindsets to help you:
Plan your next bold move
Reframe failure as fuel
Speak louder, stand taller, and act braver
Whether you're building a business, leaving a job, starting fresh, or finding your voice, we’ve got your back.
🔥 Community That Gets It:
Victories Vibes is more than a brand—it’s a movement. You’re not alone in this. Here, we celebrate vulnerability as strength and courage as contagious.
🔥 The Heart of Victories Vibes:
We're driven by purpose, not perfection. From our story-led product line to our support of refugee artists and underrepresented voices, we believe that bold brands—and bold people—change lives.
🚀 This Podcast Is For You If:
You’re tired of shrinking yourself to fit in
You crave more than survival—you want sovereignty
You feel inspired by bold icons like Angelina Jolie and want to live with that same unapologetic energy
Hit subscribe.
Because bold choices build you. And when you rise—we all rise.
It’s time to choose discomfort, trust your voice, and write your next chapter in ink, not pencil.
🎧 Welcome to Bold Choices, Unstoppable Lives. Let’s go.
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00:00Have you ever stopped to think about how just, like, one single phrase might actually change someone's entire life?
00:06Hmm. How inspiration can go from this abstract idea to something really, truly tangible, a force for, you know, actual self-transformation.
00:14Yeah, it's a powerful thought.
00:16Well, that's exactly what we're getting into today.
00:18We're doing a deep dive into the pretty profound impact of Angelina Jolie's philosophy, specifically on a brand called Victories Vibes, but maybe even more importantly, on the people and its community.
00:29Right.
00:30So our mission today is really to unpack how this specific, quote, bold choices build you, which is directly inspired by Jolie saying, you know, make bold choices and make mistakes.
00:40It's all those things that add up to the person you become, how that, quote, became a catalyst for people for making these huge shifts, embracing mistakes and basically becoming their own heroes.
00:51It's fascinating stuff.
00:52Yeah. So we'll explore the whole ethos of Victories Vibes and share some, frankly, incredible stories.
00:58Nice. So let's start right there.
01:00Angelina Jolie, global icon.
01:03How did she end up being the sort of unexpected muse for this?
01:06Well, what's really fascinating here is that Jolie's influence, it just goes so far beyond her acting roles.
01:14Right.
01:14For a lot of people, she just embodies resilience, fearlessness, this audacity to chase dreams that maybe don't fit the standard mold.
01:25Okay.
01:26Her life choices. I mean, adopting children, directing these really challenging war films, speaking at the UN, even being open about her health, her trauma.
01:35Yeah. Very public.
01:36Very public. It painted this picture of someone who wasn't afraid, not afraid to stand up, speak up, or importantly, mess up sometimes.
01:43So it wasn't just the Hollywood image then. It was the real life stuff, the complexity, maybe even the controversy.
01:50Precisely. And that raises a really interesting question, doesn't it?
01:53How does someone's public life, their, quote, bold choices and mistakes, become a guiding philosophy for other people?
01:59I think it's because she showed that your scars, they don't disqualify you. They actually define you.
02:04That's a powerful idea.
02:05Yeah. And that mistakes could be your greatest teachers. That whole lived philosophy, that became the bedrock for Victory's vibes.
02:12They distilled her wider message into that tight phrase. Bold choices build you.
02:18Okay.
02:19It's less about one specific action, maybe, and more about an entire approach to living.
02:24That definitely makes sense. So the philosophy is there, inspired by an icon.
02:27How did that actually evolve into the brand, Victory's vibes? What was the vision?
02:32Well, looking at the bigger picture, the brand's creation itself was a bold choice.
02:37How so?
02:37The founder, who deeply admired Jolie's whole way of being, took a really unconventional route.
02:43Instead of just, you know, chasing trends or focusing only on profit.
02:47Which is what most brands do, right?
02:49Exactly. They decided to lead with these really unapologetic values right from the start.
02:53Things like authentic storytelling, making sure diverse voices were heard, focusing on real social impact, and this idea of radical transparency.
03:01Okay. So being purpose-driven from day one, what did that actually look like in practice?
03:07Well, for instance, their very first major campaign wasn't about getting millions of views.
03:12It featured raw, honest stories. Real people talking about overcoming adversity.
03:19So, depth over virality.
03:21Yeah, exactly. And they launched this thing called a Fail Forward series, where they openly share their own team's mistakes and missteps.
03:28Wow. That's counterintuitive for a business.
03:31It is.
03:31And they invested heavily in social impact, linking up with grassroots non-profits, which really echoed how Angelina uses her platform.
03:39Right.
03:40And, yeah, maybe initial growth was slower according to traditional metrics, but it built this incredibly loyal community that really connected with the message, the sincerity.
03:49It proved that bold choices build you.
03:52It isn't just a slogan for individuals.
03:54It can be a blueprint for a brand, too.
03:56Okay. Now, let's get into the really personal side of this, the stories, because that's where you see the philosophy actually changing lives.
04:03Yes.
04:04And maybe you, the listener, might find something familiar in these narratives.
04:07Absolutely. We've got three really compelling examples of how this mantra sparked just profound change.
04:13Yeah. All right. Let's start with Lila Torres. She's 29, an aspiring filmmaker from Bogota, Colombia. What's her story?
04:20Okay. So, Lila grew up quiet. Her dreams of making films were kind of discouraged, and she ended up in a, you know, stable bank job. But she felt empty.
04:31Familiar story for many.
04:33Right. Her big moment came, strangely enough, when she saw an AI-generated image online. It showed Angelina Jolie wearing a bold Choices Build You t-shirt from Victory's Vibes.
04:44An AI image. Wow.
04:45Yeah. Just the single visual. But it sparked something huge inside her. She started, like, asking more questions at her bank job, putting forward creative ideas for clients.
04:54Right.
04:54And then, within just two weeks, she quit.
04:56Mm-hmm.
04:57Handed in her resignation.
04:58Wow. Just like that.
04:59Just like that. She enrolled in filmmaking, started a YouTube series called Mujeres Que Elegant, which means Women Who Choose.
05:06I love that title.
05:07And within six months, one of her short films got picked up by local news. Today, she actually runs her own production company.
05:13Incredible.
05:14And she still wears that shirt sometimes. She says it's a reminder of who she's becoming.
05:18That's amazing. A t-shirt seen online gives someone the courage to ask questions, then quit. Then build a whole new career.
05:27Okay. What about Clara Benavides? She's from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
05:30Clara's story, in some ways, echoes Lila's. That sort of quiet desperation. She always just blended in, studied business because her parents expected it.
05:39Right.
05:39But secretly, she was consuming stories, admiring Jolie's, you know, bold wife from afar. Discovering that same bold Choices Build You shirt, this time on Instagram, that was her, like, first spark.
05:52Another digital encounter leading to change.
05:55Exactly. And she said, wearing it, she felt this strange kind of power, a quiet strength. So she quit her job. No clear plan, which felt incredibly reckless to her.
06:05Gutsy.
06:06Totally.
06:06Yeah.
06:06She launched a blog called Recklessly Rooted. And look, she faced financial struggles, rejections. It wasn't easy.
06:12Yeah.
06:12But she kept writing. She said the shirt felt like armor.
06:14Like protection.
06:15Yeah. Eventually, her blog grew. She started getting invited to speak. Then one post just went viral, and that led to a book deal.
06:21Really?
06:21Yes. Her blog is now this thriving online community called Bold Bloom, and she wrote the book Recklessly Rooted, Bold Lessons in Becoming.
06:31Wow.
06:32And she put it beautifully. She said the quote wasn't just a slogan. It was, the invitation I needed to return to myself.
06:38The invitation I needed to return to myself. That's really powerful. Okay. One more story. Kiara Vega from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. How did she find her voice?
06:46Kiara, again, grew up quiet, always suppressing her dreams, which were about storytelling. She was really inspired by Jolie's vulnerability, her advocacy work.
06:57So she made this move that felt completely reckless at the time, applying to a screenwriting program in New York.
07:03Big leap from Milwaukee.
07:04Huge. And that first year was brutal. I mean, two jobs, constant rejections, sleeping on a friend's floor, kind of brutal.
07:10Ooh.
07:11It was right in the middle of that struggle that she stumbled upon at Bold Choices Build You t-shirt.
07:16In a secondhand bookstore, of all places.
07:19Like, it was waiting for her. She said it felt exactly like that, like a message from the universe.
07:24She started reading the Victory's Vibes blog, found this whole community echoing Jolie's message and what she was trying to do.
07:31Ah, so it connected her to something bigger.
07:33Yes. Gave her renewed conviction, she rewrote her script, landed her first paid screenwriting gig, and started living by this rule.
07:42If it scares me, it's probably worth doing.
07:45I like that rule.
07:45Me too.
07:46Ooh.
07:47She went on to win a screenwriting fellowship, launched her own podcast called Bold Voices Rising.
07:52Fantastic.
07:53And get this, she actually received a direct message on Instagram from Angelina Jolie herself.
07:59Shut up. Really?
08:00Yes. Telling her, keep building boldly.
08:03Oh my gosh. Imagine getting that message.
08:05That's the ultimate validation.
08:07Right. A total game changer.
08:08Okay. So these stories are incredible, but it brings up a point about the brand itself. It's one thing for individuals to make bold choices, maybe stumble. But for a brand to make mistakes and publicize them, that sounds really risky. How did Victory's Vibes handle that?
08:22Yeah. And that gets to a really crucial point, doesn't it? How does that kind of authenticity actually build trust? Because the brand owner, they openly talk about their own mistakes, not as failures, but as like milestones.
08:35The examples.
08:36Sure. So they apparently launched a product line too early, ran into major ethical supply chain issues, had to do recalls. Big mess.
08:45No.
08:46They also apparently overpromised on some partnerships, which let down their followers. And they even had a campaign using like fireworks metaphors that turned out to be pretty insensitive for some people in their community.
08:58Okay. Those sound like mistakes that could actually sink a young brand. So what did they do? Hide it? Spin it?
09:04Nope. They did the opposite.
09:06Yeah.
09:06They embraced them as data. That's the term they used. Data points.
09:10Interesting.
09:10They published these behind the mistake stories. Detail what went wrong, how the team reflected on it, what specific changes they were making.
09:17Wow.
09:17There was even a costly legal mistake with some licensed imagery. Instead of burying it, they wrote a blog post called, What Happens When Fandom Meets Business and You Get Sued?
09:27Huh. That takes guts.
09:29It really does. And that radical transparency, which, again, consciously mirrored Jolie's public vulnerability, it actually turned skepticism into trust. It became a core part of how they operate.
09:42So the mistakes weren't liabilities. They were learning opportunities they shared.
09:46Exactly. It shows that bold choices build you, works for a brand too, but only if you're really committed to learning from the slip ups.
09:53It's really clear then that Victory's Vibes is way more than just, you know, selling t-shirts.
09:58Oh, absolutely.
09:59So what does this all add up to, the bigger picture? How does a brand built like this, on bold choices and admitted mistakes, create a lasting impact? A real movement?
10:09Well, if you connect all the dots, Victory's Vibes uses its whole philosophy, its ethos, to build a culture of resilience.
10:16How do they do that practically?
10:17They offer actual resources, things like free guides on how to recalibrate after you fail at something.
10:23They hold these online mistake reflection sessions.
10:25They run community challenges where people share their own bold moves and what they learned, good or bad.
10:30So fostering interaction and shared learning?
10:33Exactly. And the engagement numbers are pretty impressive.
10:36They've got something like 50,000 email subscribers.
10:39Over 10,000 people have done their challenges.
10:41They've given out 25 micro grants for bold projects.
10:44So they're genuinely providing tools and a platform.
10:48It's not just commerce. It's transformation.
10:51That's the goal, it seems.
10:52They have purpose-driven collections where parts of the proceeds go to nonprofits.
10:56They partner with artists and activists who actually live boldly.
11:01And their content, their marketing, it heavily features real customer stories, not just influencers posing in the gear.
11:08Authenticity again.
11:09Right. And looking forward, they're planning things like a boldness summit, a bold seed fund for backing audacious ideas,
11:16even mini documentaries about everyday people making bold choices.
11:19Ambitious.
11:19Very. The whole aim seems to be to equip, elevate, and celebrate people who choose courage over just fitting in.
11:26Showing that bold choices can build a brand that truly empowers, not just sells stuff.
11:31This whole deep dive into victories vibes and the power of bold choices build you, it really makes you think, doesn't it?
11:38Inspiration can literally be worn, seen, felt.
11:41We've heard how one, quote, channeled through this brand, embraced by people like Lila, Clara, Kiara,
11:47how it can genuinely ignite these massive personal transformations and maybe even collective ones.
11:52And it makes you reflect, doesn't it? Remember, you, listening right now, you're always being built
11:57by the choices you make, big or small. What stands out to you from these stories we've talked about?
12:03Yeah. And maybe that leaves us all with a final thought, a provocative one.
12:07If bold choices build you, and as we heard, mistakes refine you,
12:11what bold choice might you be avoiding right now? The one that scares you a bit.
12:16Could that be the very next block you need to build the person you're meant to become?
12:21Hmm.
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