Commercial Real Estate can feel like a locked room: Confusing terms, intimidating numbers, and no clear starting point. In this solo episode of Rise + Rebel, Aya breaks down Commercial Real Estate for beginners: what it is, how it differs from residential, the main property types, and the most practical ways to get started through leasing or owner-occupied purchases.

This episode is especially helpful for entrepreneurs and business owners in the Charleston Tri-County South Carolina area who are considering leasing, relocating, renewing a lease, or buying their first commercial property.

In this episode:

- What Commercial Real Etate (CRE) is (and why it’s a mindset shift)

- Retail, office, industrial, multifamily, and land

- Lease vs buy: how to choose your lane

- Owner-occupied CRE + why SBA can matter

- Risk, forecasting, and strategy (what beginners miss)

- NOI, cap rate, rent rolls, and lease structure basics

- NNN vs gross leases

- Due diligence + Phase I environmental overview

- How to get guidance without wasting time guessing

Work with Aya (Charleston Tri-County):

Visit: https://www.risewithaya.com/commercial-residential-real-estate

Or email aya.hojadova@cbrealty.com with subject line CRE

#CommercialRealEstate #CRE #LeaseVsBuy #OwnerOc

In this episode of the Rise + Rebel Podcast, Aya sits down with Haven Morningstar for a powerful conversation about finding yourself, trusting your intuition, and honoring who you truly are without doubt, judgment, or fear.

We talk about what it really means to listen to your inner voice, how self-trust shapes both life and business success, and why no one knows you better than you know yourself. This episode is a reminder to come back to your truth, trust your own knowing, and build a life that feels fully aligned with who you are.

If you have been questioning yourself, second-guessing your path, or trying to succeed while disconnecting from your true nature, this conversation will bring you back home to yourself.

Explore Haven’s work through MorningStar Life, which is centered on clarity, trusting your inner voice, and soulful connection. https://www.morningstarlife.com/

The conversation delves into the journey of self-remembrance and artistic exploration, exploring the themes of self-activation, divine alignment, trusting self, and embracing doubt and uncertainty. Haven Morningstar shares her personal experiences and insights, offering a profound perspective on these themes. The conversation delves into the themes of authenticity, alignment, and trusting intuition. It explores the concepts of doubt and trust, the role of art as self-expression, being in tune with oneself, adapting to society's norms, and embracing uncertainty as part of the journey.

Takeaways

• Self-remembrance
• Artistic exploration Authenticity and alignment
• Trusting intuition

Chapters

• 00:00 Journey of Self-Remembrance
• 05:39 Navigating Divine Alignment
• 21:09 Embracing Doubt and Uncertainty
• 26:29 In Tune with Self
• 34:22 Adapting to Society's Norms
• 42:53 Embracing Uncertainty

In this soulful episode of Rise + Rebel, I’m joined by my aunt, Dr. Ana Kirsta, as we explore the richness of Turkmen heritage, the power of language, her path to becoming a healer, and the sacred role intention plays in everyday life.

From ancestry to healing, this conversation invites us to remember that even the most ordinary moments can become meaningful when approached with awareness. Even something as simple as drinking water can become an act of reverence, connection, and care.

This is an episode about roots, wisdom, healing, and the quiet power of being intentional in all things.

Learn more about Dr. Ana Krista:

https://www.youtube.com/ZuniBlue

What if the weight you’ve been carrying was never just physical?

In this episode of Rise + Rebel, I talk about body image, shame, aging, emotional weight, nervous system stress, and what it means to reclaim your body after survival. This is a conversation about the invisible weight so many women carry; the pressure, the judgment, the grief, the self-abandonment, and the stories we’ve been taught to believe about our bodies.

Published on International Women’s Day, this episode is an invitation back to yourself. We explore how body shame is often tied to something deeper: identity, safety, heartbreak, stress, and the aftermath of toxic relationships.

If you’ve been navigating body image struggles, emotional healing, nervous system exhaustion, or the process of reclaiming your worth, this conversation is for you. If this episode resonates, subscribe to Rise + Rebel, share it with someone who needs it, and join my newsletter community for deeper reflections and updates.

In this powerful episode of Rise + Rebel, Aya sits down with Dr. Wendy Perrell (soul coach, shaman, and spiritual teacher) for a grounded conversation on personal power and what it actually looks like to live from inner authority.

You’ll hear about cultural conditioning and the quiet ways it shapes our choices, how to recognize when you’re seeking validation instead of truth, and practical ways to return to your inner guidance. This is not empowerment as a concept. This is empowerment as a daily practice.

Soul-led, honest, and deeply activating, this episode is an invitation to sovereignty and self-trust.

Learn more about Dr. Wendy Perrell:
https://heal.me/drwendy
https://www.drwendyempowers.com/

What if loneliness isn’t a problem to fix… but an initiation into yourself?

In a world that tells us we must always be connected, partnered, chosen, or surrounded, solitude can feel like failure.

In this opening episode of Season 2, Aya explores the cultural narratives around loneliness, the hidden shame many carry about being alone, and the powerful truth most people are too afraid to admit:

We are alone more often than we realize...and that may be where our greatest strength begins.

What if resistance isn’t a warning… but a doorway?

In this season-closing episode of Rise and Rebel, Aya reflects on the daily practices that quietly shape a sovereign life, meditation, presence, and the choice to meet discomfort instead of avoiding it.

This episode explores the tug-of-war between ego and truth, the power of becoming a silent observer of your own mind, and the magic that lives on the other side of resistance.

A closing invitation to stop negotiating with your becoming, and to recognize that getting lost may be the most intelligent season of all.

Some of the most powerful ways we ask for permission … are silent…

In this episode of Rise and Rebel, Aya explores the subtle ways we give our power away... through silence, over-accommodation, softened boundaries, and the fear of disappointing others.

From cultural conditioning to business and relationships, this conversation traces the path from quiet self-abandonment to self-authority, and what it truly costs, and returns, when a woman chooses herself. This episode is not about becoming fearless. It’s about becoming sovereign.