[ep 081] Amanda Giannakos on being steward for your body & the vulnerability in creation

Some people bring a serene energy when they come into a room—Amanda Giannakos is one of them. The cofounder of Movement by NM and head of marketing & in-house counsel for Omnifilm Entertainment began her career working in film before finding her truest calling in helping others cultivate an intrinsic joy and love for movement.   

A Vancouverite all her life, she was raised an only child—her father worked in government, and her mother is a longtime television producer. Like her swimmer parents, she was athletic, doing gymnastics and eventually found her stride playing competitive tennis. She also wanted to be seen as an adult from a young age and spent time with her mother at the office, absorbing the ins and outs of the film industry. 

After high school, she worked as a distribution assistant at Omnifilm, answering fan mail for wellness shows. It was at this time that her own interest in yoga, movement, and strength training began to really grow—and she knew she could lead in this space. From this, Movement by NM was born, bringing to the market a more cinemagraphic, storytelling lens to digital fitness in a wide range of disciplines.

In this conversation, we explore growing up as an only child; the right way to breathe from the diaphragm; the grace and flow of sports; her mother being a trailblazer in bringing health & wellness to television and her influence on Amanda; vulnerability in creating for others; training new mothers to feel at home with their bodies again; current & emerging fitness trends fitness; how to be a steward for your body; and much more.

[TIMESTAMPS]

6:16 - The proper way to diaphragmatically breathe
7:33 - Growing up
16:10 - What her mom did in film & how it shaped her
25:09 - Her feelings about the artistic side of movement
29:41 - How Movement by NM started
32:40 - Her experience recovering from pregnancy 
37:27 - Current landscape of digital fitness
39:46 - What people want for their bodies right now
41:55 - Body flexibility
46:51 - What wellbeing and being fit means to her
49:34 - Final question
51:20 - Where to find her and Movement by NM

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