#089: Everybody Calm Down: Presence, Purpose, and the Brilliance of Elysia Skye

In this rich and lively episode, Erick sits down with Elysia Skye—speaker, intuitive guide, former L.A. actor, and creator of The Brilliance Method—for a conversation that weaves together Hollywood stories, healing, mindfulness, and purpose.

Elysia shares her journey from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles to Nashville, chasing the acting dream, working in casting on major films, and learning the art of being fully present through improv and performance. She opens up about being diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at 24, how trusting her intuition helped save her life, and how that experience shifted everything about how she lives and leads.

Out of her lived experience came The Brilliance Method—a framework that blends strategy and intuition to help people step into their unique “zone of genius” and live more intentionally. Along the way, Elysia and Erick swap stories about L.A., celebrity encounters, the power of saying yes and figuring it out, and why life isn’t about one big moment, but a series of brave, present ones.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

How Elysia’s acting and improv training taught her the power of presence, listening, and responding in the moment.
Why so many of us have lost the art of being bored—and how that robs us of reflection, creativity, and real memories.
The story of Elysia’s move to L.A., her early casting work on major films, and how she learned to see celebrities as humans, not hierarchies.
How a stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis at 24 forced her to slow down, listen to her body, and trust her intuition on a whole new level.
The surprising way officiating over 1,000 weddings led her into mindfulness, corporate workshops, and keynote speaking.
The core pillars of The Brilliance Method—intuition, fear vs. love, and discovering your unique brilliance/zone of genius.
Elysia’s powerful “lottery question” that helps people uncover what they’re truly meant to be doing with their lives.
Why you don’t have to quit your job tomorrow—how even 20 minutes a week of “on-purpose” time can start to wake your soul back up.
How presence deepens our relationships, from family and friends to teams and audiences.

Elysia Skye

Elysia Skye is a graduate and alumni of the Second City Writing Conservatory, Improv Olympic and The Groundings Writing Lab. Having a background in improv makes her a dynamic speaker and presentation leader.

She is an ongoing Audible voice talent.

Her audiobook credits include The Disappearance of the Universe with author Gary R. Renard’s books (published by Hay House), Your Immortal Reality, The Lifetimes When Jesus and Buddha Knew Each Other, and Love Has Forgotten No One; as well as Ann O’Brien’s A Woman’s Guide to Conscious Love, and Everyone is Psychic.

She has also voiced many commercials and branded digital series. As an actress, Elysia has had so much fun playing roles in Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Confidence with Ed Burns and Rachel Weiz, and many indie films, and commercials.

Elysia is a stage 3 breast cancer survivor, diagnosed at 24, and founded a 501 C3 to raise awareness for young women’s cancers. She wrote and starred in a heartfelt, hilarious one-person stage play about breast cancer called, I Got My Tits Done in Beverly Hills which ran in Los Angeles to sold out audiences.

She is also certified through Andrea Quinn’s QuinnEssentials for Women’s Empowerment and Accomplishment coaching.

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Action Step

Take 20 minutes and observe your surroundings