Behind The Dream

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41: Gathering In Homes For Conversations That Matter Sep 29, 2019

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Ashley has had a desire to understand and connect people since the beginning of her career. She is a former matchmaker and community builder for brands like NeueHouse and Wanderlust. Gianna is passionate about rebuilding connection among women with a background in publishing and advertising before starting her first company, One Roof, which transformed homes into coworking spaces for women. Together they founded Quilt, a community-building platform designed to connect people in meaningful ways while placing affordability and accessibility at the forefront.

In this episode we go behind the dream to share the importance of coming together in person to form deep, meaningful connections that help us heal, grow and thrive in our evolutionary lives.

In This Episode:

Today’s guests, Ashley & Gianna [ 3:08 ]
The building of Quilt [ 4:38 ]
What to expect from a Quilt event [ 9:20 ]
The importance of in person connection for growth [ 12:10 ]
Hitting resistance & persevering in business [ 14:05 ]
The peaks & valleys of building a business [ 18:35 ]
Reality of partnership in business [ 21:10 ]
Knowing your individual superpowers [ 26:20 ]
Daily practices for pouring into yourself [ 35:25 ]
Closing messages [ 41:00 ]

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Connect with the Quilt community on Instagram: Quilt's Instagram

40: The Truth Behind Building A Fashion Empire Sep 22, 2019

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Jane Lu is the 32-year-old corporate dropout who went from being $60K in debt to Forbes 30 Under 30 and Online Retailer of the Year!

The bootstrapped business she founded in her parents’ garage, Showpo, is on track do $100M in sales by 2020 and is clocking up year-over-year growth of 100 percent.

Lu is revolutionizing the online retail industry while building a social media following of 3.5M+. Find out how this accountant who hated her job built a personal brand and fashion empire to 140 staff while having the time of her life.

In this episode we go behind the dream to give you an inside look at what it’s *really* like to build an empire and thrive inside of your business.

In This Episode:

Today’s guest, Jane Lu [ 3:30 ]
Jane’s entrepreneurial journey [ 3:45 ]
Hitting rock bottom [ 7:00 ]
Building her fashion empire & retiring her parents [ 10:30 ]
Jane’s main focus & goal [13:10 ]
Finding faith & trust in your peers to move your vision forward [ 14:50 ]
Building community & connection [ 16:00 ]
Growing her Facebook group to 100k [ 18:30 ]
Running a team of 150 [ 19:45 ]
Facing new challenges as you scale [ 23:10 ]
Meeting her fiance and now CFO [ 31:20 ]
Being in business with your partner [ 35:00 ]
Closing messages from Sarah [ 45:15 ]

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Connect with Jane on Instagram: Jane's Instagram

39: Confronting Fears & Finding Joy & Freedom In Your Body Sep 15, 2019

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As a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (AADP), Sarah runs a leading mindfulness based private coaching practice in Los Angeles. Sarah's unique heart-centered approach has helped hundreds of women across the globe make sustainable lifestyle changes and heal their relationship with food and their bodies. Sarah is the founder of the Awesome Inside Out Movement, author of the e-course, “Meditate Slim Mastery,” an advisor to international wellness brands, and soon to be Hay House author.

In this episode we go behind the dream to share our own personal journeys through disordered eating, discovering the healing benefits of mindfulness and meditation, confronting your limiting thoughts & beliefs and pivoting into alignment within your business.

In This Episode:

Today’s guest, Sarah Ann Stewart [ 2:56 ]
Sarah’s entrepreneurial journey [ 4:43 ]
Confronting your thoughts [ 9:00 ]
Business will evolve as you evolve [ 11:10 ]
Standing behind your story [15:00 ]
Investing in yourself [ 17:15 ]
Embracing fears to push forward in your business [ 19:45 ]
Tools to use to push through tough moments in your growth [ 25:15 ]
Spiritual practices for grounding [ 27:05 ]
Current excitements for Sarah [ 29:00 ]
Food psychology & Sarah’s new book [ 31:20 ]
Worthiness & Sarah’s breast explant surgery [ 37:40 ]
Closing messages from Sarah [ 43:00 ]

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Connect with Sarah on Instagram: Sarah's Instagram

38: Following Your Own Unique Path Of Leadership, Flow & Curiosity Sep 08, 2019

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Maybe you know her from her best selling book “Eat with Intention: Recipes and Meditations for a Life That Lights You Up” or as the happy, healthy living guru from ABC’s The Taste, perhaps you’ve heard of my online mind-body-soul support community, Aprecity.com or maybe you have just serendipitously landed in my online home. Cassandra's mission is to help women all over the world who want to have it all (we’re talking big, juicy lives!) make peace with their body, quiet their mind and reconnect with their soul. I’m here to assist you in tapping back into your body’s wisdom so that you can break free from negative self-talk, emotional eating and trying every new fad diet and redirect that energy towards truly living a life that lights you up from the inside out.

In this episode we go behind the dream to chat deeply about Cassandra’s own personal journey in entrepreneurship and her advice to you on embracing your own uniqueness and allowing yourself to follow the flow of your passions & to stay curious inside & outside of your business. Are you ready for a dose of sunshine and inspiration? Dive on in.

In This Episode:

Today’s guest, Cassandra Bodzak [ 3:15 ]
Cassandra’s entrepreneurial journey [ 4:36 ]
Blogging as therapy while in eating disorder recovery [ 8:20 ]
Leadership, flow & curiosity [ 12:45 ]
Being present to your own path [14:00 ]
Building self awareness to follow what feels aligned [ 16:15 ]
Using the Human Design for guidance [ 17:35 ]
Owning your uniqueness [ 20:05 ]
Practicing deep self-care to serve from your fullest cup [ 22:40 ]
Making passion fueled pivots [ 23:30 ]
Walking the walk inside of your business [ 39:40 ]
Closing messages from Cassandra [ 50:30 ]

Links & Resources Mentioned:

Connect with Cassandra on Instagram: Cassandra's Instagram

37: Alignment Is The New Hustle Sep 01, 2019

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Jill Stanton is the co-founder of Screw The Nine To Five—her and her husband, Josh’s slice of the internet where they help transform unsatisfied employees into dangerously-successful entrepreneurs so they can work whenever they want from wherever they want! She’s a new mom, has an inappropriate love for trashy tv and isn’t afraid of a tall glass of gin.

In this episode we go behind the dream and dive deep into all things motherhood, working in partnership & learning to simplify in order to amplify your life & business.

In This Episode:

Today’s guest, Jill Stanton [ 2:49 ]
Jill’s entrepreneurial journey [ 3:45 ]
Co-Founding her business, Screw The 9-5 [ 7:20 ]
Pivoting solely into affiliate marketing [ 11:30 ]
Being allowed to change your mind [13:00 ]
Alignment as the new hustle [ 17:00 ]
Being in business partnership with your spouse[ 21:00 ]
Staying in your zone of genius [ 27:40 ]
How affiliate marketing works[ 30:20 ]
Resonance > follower count [ 32:00 ]
Dealing with internet trolls [ 36:27 ]
Closing messages from Jill [ 40:20 ]

Links & Resources Mentioned:

Connect with Jill on Instagram: Jill's Instagram

36: Heal Your Addiction To Achieving, Doing, & Being In Motion Aug 25, 2019

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Are you tired of the glorified hustle and reward for being busy? I know I sure am!And so today, Angela Howard, my business operations manager, is joining us again to spark a conversation with me about all things hustle, busyness and burnout.

In this episode we go behind the dream to share my own personal journey with my addiction to busyness and how the hustle mentality lead me to burnout. I want to bust through some of the myths around the often intense masculine energy attached to growing a business to hopefully help you avoid hitting a wall of fatigue and burnout in your own life and business.

In This Episode:

Today’s show topic with Libby Crow & Angela Howard [ 1:15 ]
Seasons in your life and business [ 2:00 ]
Libby’s opinion of and relationship with hustle [ 4:10 ]
Understanding your own operating system [ 7:50 ]
Alignment is the new hustle [11:00 ]
What lead Libby to shift out of hustle mode [ 13:40 ]
Libby’s adrenal fatigue diagnosis [ 16:00 ]
Building self-awareness around your relationship with busyness [ 24:32 ]
Closing messages from Libby [ 28:50 ]

Links & Resources Mentioned:

Connect with us on Instagram: Libby’s Instagram & Angela’s Instagram

35: Tarot, Inner Wisdom & Intuitive Entrepreneurship Aug 18, 2019

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BTD are you ready for a magical episode? My guest today is a dear friend of mine and gift to this planet, Brigit Esselmont. Brigit is an intuitive business strategist, entrepreneur, mentor and published author. As the Founder of Biddy Tarot, she turned her love for Tarot into an abundant, 7-figure business that employs 15 people and serves over 5 million Tarot lovers every year. Prior to that, she had a 15+ year career as a management and human resource consultant, working with Australia’s top companies.

She has been featured in Huffington Post, Body+Soul, Mind Body Green, Refinery29, appeared on numerous podcasts including Being Boss, Smart Passive Income, and Mind Body Musing, and has appeared on stage in front of live audiences across the US and Australia.

Brigit holds a Masters degree in Human Resource Management and is a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Hypnosis. When she’s not coaching, teaching, or flipping Tarot cards, Brigit loves spending time with her two daughters and husband on the Sunshine Coast, Australia.

In this episode we go behind the dream to talk all things scaling and growing a spiritual business and reclaiming your inner power and reconnecting to your inner wisdom through the use of Tarot.

In This Episode:

Today’s guest, Brigit [ 2:54 ]
The birth of Biddy Tarot [ 4:25 ]
Personal changes along the entrepreneurial journey [ 12:20 ]
The mission and vision of Biddy Tarot [ 13:00 ]
What is Tarot? [ 16:30 ]
Using Tarot as an intuitive guide [ 19:00 ]
Internal shifts on the entrepreneurial journey [28:00 ]
Learning to be intuitive business [ 35:00 ]
Closing messages from Brigit [ 50:00 ]

Links & Resources Mentioned:

Learn more about Brigit here: Brigit's WebsiteLearn more about Biddy Tarot here: Biddy Tarot

Go follow Brigit & Biddy Tarot on Instagram here: Brigit's Instagram

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34: Ambition, Wellness, & Best Friends Partnering In Business Aug 11, 2019

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Are you sitting down? Because these ladies are about to knock you off of your feet ;) On today’s episode, I interviewed Erika and Lindsey, the ladies behind the brand and podcast: Often Ambitious.

Often Ambitious has been rated Top 50 Business Podcasts on iTunes as well as crossing 500k downloads just shy of our one year anniversary as a show! Their goal is to inspire and activate the imperfectly daring woman to unapologetically go after her ambitious goals in her everyday life and lemme tell ya, they are doing just that.

In this episode we go behind the dream to share the reality of growing a business in partnership with your best friend, honoring your ambition while also harmonizing it with self-care and personal wellness and how to reach your hair goals with Monat. These girls BROUGHT IT in this episode and I know you are going to love all of the nuggets of wisdom they share. Enjoy! :)

In This Episode:

Today’s guests, Erika & Lindsey from Often Ambitious [ 3:15 ]
How Often Ambitious was born [ 3:50 ]
Their pivot from photography and coaching [ 7:00 ]
Balancing ambition and self-care [ 10:41 ]
Finding your own rhythm in life and business [ 17:45 ]
Prioritizing rest and personal wellness [ 22:00 ]
Being best friends and business partners [ 25:50 ]
Conscious communication in partnership [ 30:00 ]
Erika & Lindsey’s 3 core values [ 36:00 ]Hair goals with Monat [ 43:00 ]
Closing messages from Erika & Lindsey [ 49:28 ]

Links & Resources Mentioned:

Go follow Erika on Instagram here: Erika's Instagram

Connect with Lindsey on Instagram here: Lindsey's InstagramTune into the Often Ambitious podcast here: OA Podcast

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33: Defining & Finding Your Inner Freedom Through Spiritual Psychology Aug 04, 2019

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On this episode I have the honor of sharing with you one of my favorite people on the planet, Alyssa Nobriga. Alyssa Nobriga is an entrepreneur and renowned leader in the coaching and consciousness industry. She’s dedicated to women’s empowerment and has supported tens of thousands of people around the world to transform themselves and live more fulfilling lives. She leads soul-centered professional mastermind groups and has been featured by Deepak Chopra YTC, Forbes, Bank of America, YPO, Psychology Today and many others. Alyssa is the founder and creator of Mastery for Coaches, an online business course for conscious entrepreneurs globally.

She is a licensed clinical psychotherapist with a master’s degree from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Alyssa is a certified success coach, a graduate of the Byron Katie School for The Work, is trained in Imago relationship therapy and is certified in mindfulness-based therapeutic practices from the Hakomi Institute. She served on faculty at the University of Santa Monica where she holds a second master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology.

In this episode we go behind the dream to share what doing “the work” really looks like and what the micro-elements are in attaining inner freedom for yourself.

In This Episode:

Today’s guest, Alyssa Nobriga [ 3:19 ]
Alyssa’s personal journey to coaching & therapy [ 4:08 ]
Childhood & growing up in a spiritual environment [ 7:00 ]
Spiritual psychology [ 10:15 ]
What it means to awaken [ 12:10 ]
Noted patterns in entrepreneurs [ 18:08 ]
A process for releasing stories & feeling into your emotions [ 22:50 ]
Working through discomfort [ 30:35 ]
Defining your freedom [ 32:30 ]Your relationship to your mind [ 34:20 ]
Love & relationship as a catalyst for healing & development [ 37:00 ]
Closing messages from Alyssa [ 53:11 ]

Links & Resources Mentioned:

You can learn more about working with Alyssa here: Alyssa's WebsiteGo follow Alyssa on Facebook here: Alyssa's Facebook

Connect with Alyssa on Instagram here: Alyssa's Instagram

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32: Intuitive Self-Care & Self-Honoring For Vibrant Living Jul 28, 2019

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Angela Howard, my business operations manager, is joining us today to dive into a conversation with me on self-care and how it impacts and relates to the growth of your business.

In this episode we go behind the dream to share the importance of practicing deep self-care and how it can positively impact you inside of your business. We also dive into some specific tips from my own routine and even some of my own current struggles within my self-care practice. Get ready to uplevel into more Queendom and get your self-care game on fleek ;)

In This Episode:

Today’s show topic with Libby Crow & Angela Howard [ 1:08 ]
Why self-care is important in entrepreneurship [ 1:55 ]
Defining self-care [ 4:00 ]
Intuition as it relates to self-care [ 5:58 ]
Why prioritizing your self-care is good for business [ 8:00 ]
The difference between self-love & self-care [ 9:10 ]
Libby’s personal self-care practices [ 10:02 ]
A practice for tuning into what you need [ 11:44 ]Self-care practices Libby is working on right now [ 15:16 ]
How you can start more self-care practices [ 19:45 ]
Closing messages from Libby [ 22:00 ]

Links & Resources Mentioned:

Connect with us on Instagram: Libby’s Instagram & Angela’s Instagram

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