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Over the last 20 years, I’ve navigated, approached and danced in a way that is true to my nature. There have been times where I was perceived as, “too much” — asked to, “swim closer to shore”, “tone it down”, “take it down a notch”…
But, I don’t know how to be anything but myself.
I know I possess a specific perspective, radiate and emanate a specific frequency, shine a specific light; it hasn’t always been received in accuracy intention or even appreciated.
I know that who I am organically has the potential to be disruptive, stir shit up and flip the script.
I’ve learned to love and embrace being a force of nature; whether everyone liked it or not. Don’t get me wrong, most have been incredibly supportive, inspired even (which is nice).
Now 40, married with 2 human children and 3 furry children; a far cry from the single version of myself.
About to open my first physical office/boutique hospitality space. I couldn’t be more grateful for those who have seen me throughout my journey.
You’re ability to see my heart, my value, my gifts; throughout the decades — through all the black eyeliner, skimpy outfits and bad girl reputation…
There has always been a wholesomeness radiating from a deep place within me; your reflections, examples and hearts have kept me centered, continuously reminding me of our truth and true nature.
The beautiful souls of this world have allowed me to successfully navigate my way through the darkness.
So, thank you!
If my life has taught me anything it’s that we are transmuters, transformers, alchemist; we have the ability to transform, metamorphosize, shapeshift.
I was once considered a “troubled teen”, now I guide others to Harmonic Living®. If that’s not metamorphosis, I don’t know what is.
In this exclusive Top 3 Women Special Edition by The Legacy Icons, we explore the extraordinary journeys of three visionary leaders redefining global industry standards. From the heart of the UAE’s educational sector to the pristine forests of Finland and the evolving landscape of conscious hospitality, this edition highlights the profound impact of female leadership.
Redefining human connection in the corporate world, Torie Smith bridges the gap between tangible business operations and intangible awareness. As an innovative hospitality professional and creator of the Empathic Gangster® lifestyle brand, she merges the strict realities of corporate law and liability with the transformative principles of Divine Cosmic Consciousness. Through her Harmonic Living® series, Smith advocates for “Humanity-Centric Hospitality,” empowering individuals to transform mindless consumer transactions into deeply mindful, resonant experiences.
BEHIND THE SCENES: The interview questions that lead to this feature.
1. What do you do professionally?
I am a Hospitality Professional and Keynote Speaker, Graphic Artist, Spirit Advisor and Author.
I have taken all of my passions, skill sets and life adventures, and rolled them into a multi-dimensional business and brand.
I am the founder of the Empathic Gangster® Lifestyle Brand, and creator of the Harmonic Living® series.
I specialize in Divine Cosmic Consciousness and Galactic Attunement™, which focuses on WHO we are Galactically and WHAT we are holographically, filtered through the lens of Galactic Law.
I bridge the gap between the tangible and intangible, assisting in our remembering of who we are on an encoded level. Through the medium of art, craftsmanship, storytelling, and the experience of hospitality.
I specialize in law, liability, sustainability and humanity-centric ways of operating. I am passionate about bringing mindfulness and quantum science to the experience of consumption.
2. Please share a brief summary of your journey.
A brief summary of my journey is the size of a book, but I’ll do my best.
I was born into a very fast adult world; I found sanity, balance and meaning in nature, friendship, art, music and self expression.
I attended AA and therapy before I even graduated high school. By the time I was 21 I had navigated substantial substance use, “eating disorders”, and an adult level intimate relationship — somehow while succeeding scholastically.
I spent my college years crawling out of heavy body-image narrative sinkhole. It was the most sober I had been since I was 12 years old. I leaned into my resources, focused on school, health and nutrition.
I had to make some intentional environment choices.
I would walk up and down the beach listening to music; in an attempt to lighten the heaviness that seemed to want to consume me.
Thankfully, who I am encoded to be is high spirited and light hearted, with a fire that refuses to be put out.
My journey has been beautiful, mostly because I choose to see it that way. I focus on my blessings and I stay grounded in gratitude for my ability to navigate any waters.
There was pain, heartbreak, frustration and anger along the way but I choose to see how everything serves, I chip out the golden nuggets, I allow those experiences to contribute to becoming superhuman.
Right before I became a mom, life and The Universe were already presenting a new path, new ways of thinking, showing up and operating.
Then I started channeling.
After I had my first daughter, I felt like I had completely transformed. Then one evening source frequency came crashing into my bedroom and that transformation became a full blown metamorphosis.
I started birthing Empathic Gangster® shortly after.
3. What has been the biggest challenge in your journey?
I get this question relatively often.
I have navigated some deep and heavy situations in my day. Thankfully, my organic wiring has been there to support me, I’ve had wonderful friends to lean on and a higher power there to hold/guide me.
However, there is one particular area, where I really had to slow down, listen and learn.
Intimate relationships have always been far more challenging than I would like.
Who I am and how I am naturally wired, is incredibly specific. The pace in which I operate and the perspective in which I view from, became a challenge; to find a partner who could match my varying speeds and meet me eye to eye.
The person we choose to build a life with, is one of the most important choices we make in our lives. They either help stabilize a solid foundation or can turn any foundation into quicksand.
I started to realize that who I am is so incredibly specific, that who I would come together with, was most likely going to be, “beyond me”.
I remember the moment I made that declaration to The Universe, like it was yesterday. At my wits end, in full surrender — social programming ruled my love life for far too long.
Two weeks later, my now husband walked through the door. Someone I never would have picked for myself. Our coming-together has tore down and restructured so much of who I was, before him.
I discovered entire new realities, versions of Self and levels of compassion and unconditional love I didn’t know I was capable of.
One of the most frustrating challenges of my life, inevitably transformed it.
4. What is your biggest achievement so far?
Who I have become, specifically within my heart space, is by far my biggest achievement.
There was a version of myself that was incredibly selfish; a steam roller, a bulldozer, a laser beam…
Meeting my husband, becoming a mom, connecting with source frequency, becoming a leader in the professional space; each threshold I walked over, expanded my depth for feeling love and sharing love.
Growing up I didn’t feel allot, until I felt a lot; like a wave would hit me. These experiences taught me self mastery — an ability to ride waves in ways I never could have imagined.
5. What is your mission or vision?
I don’t feel as though I am on any type of mission. However, I can see an encoded inevitable. I see co-created visions of future moments.
The details that stand out to me, beyond the visual aesthetics, is the maturity of the energy in the air.
People often ask me (as a Channeler, who is pinned in 2092), what is the future like?
The maturity level is always the most prominent detail coming through; emotional maturity, consciousness maturity…
The level of responsibility/maturity that is necessary in order to co-create with the level of consciousness connected technology in the future, is in alignment.
6. What are your future goals?
I don’t think in terms of “goals”, more in experiences I intend to create.
I’m working on bringing to life a “down the rabbit hole” boutique hospitality experience. A place where all walks of life can come to enjoy, discover and remember. A place that effortlessly bridges the gap between the tangible and intangible.
A place where community, art, Spirit, business and hospitality converge.
7. Please share an inspiring message for our readers.
We are divine reflections of mother nature; when we honor her, respect her and care for her, she returns the favor.
