About the Series
What’s Your Advice? is a monthly conversation hosted by Zen teacher Nicole Baden Roshi. Each guest – a visionary from the fields of science, spirituality, art, or activism – is asked one question: “What is your advice for the world today?” No formulas. No performances. Just real voices, real values, and personal truth. This is not a podcast. It’s a living inquiry.
Zen Teacher · Founder of Zen Without Borders ·
Former President, San Francisco Zen Center · Community Builder
MEET OUR GUEST
Sozan Miglioli
Originally from Argentina, Sozan Miglioli began his Zen practice and received the precepts in the Deshimaru lineage. He graduated in Business Administration in Buenos Aires in 1995 and worked in marketing for international corporations before founding his advertising company in 1999, with offices in Buenos Aires, Barcelona, and Mexico City.
Sozan first discovered San Francisco Zen Center in 2013 while on his honeymoon and in 2014 completed his first practice period at City Center. After living in Japan in 2015, Sozan and his wife Paula Pietranera became residents at San Francisco Zen Center. He then lived at Tassajara for a year and a half, completing three practice periods.
Sozan received priest ordination in the Shunryu Suzuki Roshi lineage in 2018, and served as President of San Francisco Zen Center until July 2024. He received Dharma Transmission from Rinso Ed Sattizahn in 2025 and is currently Founder and Head Teacher of Zen Without Borders.
“Zen is not a book in your bookshelf, it’s actually the bookshelf itself."
About the Host -
Nicole Baden Roshi
Zen teacher, lineage holder in the Soto Zen tradition, and founder of Dharma Academy.
Nicole’s teachings are known for their depth, clarity, and gentle power – helping people bring presence and stillness into real life.
She created What’s Your Advice? as a space for truth to be spoken, for wisdom to unfold in dialogue, and for us to listen – together.
