Maestro on the Mic

Latest Episodes:

MOTM #715: What AI is Actually Going to Do to Instagram May 04, 2026

Show notes

Let me save you some panic: AI is not destroying Instagram. I’m not anti-AI—I LOVE AI—but I do know that AI is pretty shitty at creating content, and the more social media gets flooded with AI-generated pictures and copy, the more people will be searching for actually good, human-created content. Use AI in whatever way is helpful for you in your business, but leave it out of your content creation. That’s how to set yourself apart from the masses.

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Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, deepen their impact, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

What AI is great for (and what it’s not)
The pendulum keeps swinging
Post when you want, keep it simple, stick to stories
What not to do
Instagram ain’t going anywhere
Find out what works for you

Links & Resources For This Episode:

Watch this episode on YouTube!

Check out my second podcast, Prompting Curiosity
Get in on Round 4 for Press Publish
Follow Leigh: @oldfashionedhussle

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MOTM #714: Would You Pay Your Own Prices? Apr 27, 2026

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Growth for the sake of growth is the mentality of cancer cells—so why are we running our businesses and economy the same way? I’m not against making good money and having a lifestyle you want, but there comes a point where having money turns into hoarding wealth, and charging money for your services turns into exploitation. Charge what you need to have enough, charge what you YOU would pay for a similar service. Anything more than that just keeps perpetuating this bullshit system we’re in.

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In This Episode You'll Hear:

We value things differently
Perpetuating the bullshit
Growth for the sake of growth
How much do you need to have enough?

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Watch this episode on YouTube!

Take a look at my website messaging audit

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MOTM #713: Are You Overcomplicating Your Offers? Apr 20, 2026

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If you’re getting potential clients telling you they “aren’t sure where to start” or they “can’t tell the difference” between a few of your offerings, you’re making shit too damn complicated. I’m all for over-delivering and for making accommodations for your people, but to an extent, people need to be bossed around a little when they’re deciding how to work with you. Decision fatigue means they might not purchase at all, so make it simple.

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In This Episode You'll Hear:

Your offers are too damn complicated
It’s possible to be too accommodating
The utility of discovery calls
Offer less, be decisive
You can always change the offer after launching

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Watch this episode on YouTube!

Check out my website messaging audit
MOTM #565: Hopping Never Leaves the Program with Matt McInnes Watson
MOTM #694: The Slingshot Slowdown

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MOTM #712: Your Voice is a Competitive Advantage Apr 13, 2026

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Your AI writing isn’t as good as you think it is. Sure, it feels like it’s getting the job done, but it sounds both soulless and like every other post flooding the internet right now. If you want to stand out, you have to use your own brain to create. Use your unique voice. Give us MOAR you.

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In This Episode You'll Hear:

Stop using AI to write for you
It’s not as good as you think it is
AI has no soul, no feeling
Your voice is what differentiates you

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Watch this episode on YouTube!

Check out my website messaging audit
Prompting Curiosity Ep. 34: 8 AI Writing Patterns that Are Dead Giveaways

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MOTM #711: Steroids for Marketing Apr 06, 2026

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There’s no better marketing than being known as *the* person who does what you do. I stay preaching about niching down, and it’s for a good reason. When you’re the go-to person for the problem you solve, that’s marketing on steroids. It won’t happen overnight, but when it does… that’s how you get repeatable success.

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In This Episode You'll Hear:

Hyper-specified categories for niching down
Be the person who ….
Getting results by doing the same things over again
No geographic limitations makes niching more important
It takes time to know your niche
There needs to be demand if you want to make money

Links & Resources For This Episode:

Watch this episode on YouTube!

Check out my messaging services
Check out my second podcast, Prompting Curiosity
Ep. 36: My AI Wishlist
Ep. 37: Automating My Podcast Workflow with Claude Code

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MOTM #710: It’s Never Too Late to Change Mar 30, 2026

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Just because something has “always been done” a certain way doesn’t mean it has to stay that way. I hear way too much that “that’s just how it is” or “it’s too late to change” about any number of things in this world, and that’s bullshit. Yes, there is a time for seeing things through when they aren’t perfect yet, but you can also let things go or change them at any time. If there’s anything you can learn from me and my business, I hope you see that it’s literally never too late to change.

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In This Episode You'll Hear:

Things can always be changed
Just because it’s difficult, doesn’t make it impossible
Throwing away the sunk cost fallacy
There are times to stick with it, and times to let things go

Links & Resources For This Episode:

Watch this episode on YouTube!

Connect with my homie, Wheels: @wheelssnacks
Check out my post about rebranding to Prompting Curiosity
Prompting Curiosity Ep. 35: Put Your Money Where Your Prompt Is
Prompting Curiosity Ep. 2: ChatGPT and the Environment: Energy, Water, and Carbon Emissions

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MOTM #709: The 5 Things I Look at When I Audit Someone’s Website Messaging Mar 23, 2026

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I have a brand new signature offer that I’m so excited about that I want to talk about it more. Your website is one of your business’s most important assets, so getting the messaging right is important. I’ve got nothing to hide, so I’m sharing the 5 things I’m looking for when I do a website audit. Try it out for yourself, and when you decide you want a second pair of eyes on it, you know where to find me.

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In This Episode You'll Hear:

The 5 things I’m looking for
Is your messaging too vague?
Alignment with your audience’s needs
We need to hear YOU
Intent-impact congruency
How does it feel?

Links & Resources For This Episode:

Watch this episode on YouTube!

Get a website messaging audit
Check out my other podcast, Prompting Curiosity!
Prompting Curiosity Ep. 34: 8 AI Writing Patterns that Are Dead Giveaways

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MOTM #708: My Surprise Signature Offer Mar 16, 2026

Show notes

I have a brand new offer (surprise!) and it’s not one I sought out to make. I had been thinking about creating some sort of new offer as I phased out my Instagram Intensive, but nothing felt right until I helped out a few people with their messaging and surprised even myself with how much I loved it. Lo and behold, my new signature offer was born.

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In This Episode You'll Hear:

What is a signature offer?
Looking for the bottleneck
Pricing for sustainability
How I develop my offers
What my offer entails
Messaging is communication

Links & Resources For This Episode:

Watch this episode on YouTube!

Check out my brand new messaging offers!
Listen my other podcast, Prompting Curiosity (formerly known as ChatGPT Curious)

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MOTM #707: Promoting Your Business When the World Is on Fire Mar 09, 2026

Show notes

The world is on fire, yet here we are posting about our little internet businesses. It can feel awkward and incongruent to just keep posting about your offers while shit is falling down around us, but what else is there to do? If you’re like me, you’re here to make an impact in one way or another. Backing out of the public space and burying our heads in the sand won’t help anyone and it certainly won’t fix any of this. What we can do is build something better, something that does more good than harm. So yeah, the world is on fire right now—let’s figure out how to build something that’s worth saving from that fire.

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In This Episode You'll Hear:

Online business has different (direct) accountability
There’s a loneliness
Just do both
Feel your feelings and process them
Mitigating harm
You need resources to to live your values
Resistance or compliance?

Links & Resources For This Episode:

Watch this episode on YouTube!

Check out my brand new messaging offers!
Connect with my girl Laura Jean: @dietitianvalues
dietitianvalues.com

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MOTM #706: Is Instagram Dead? Mar 02, 2026

Show notes

Posting on Instagram is like playing the slots in Vegas—if you’re expecting to win anything substantial, you’re gonna have a bad time. The algorithms are constantly changing, so trying to understand or gamify it is a losing battle. What did well before won’t do well now, and it probably won’t do well later… until it does again. Everything has always worked, at some point and for some people. Yes, the Instagram we once knew is “dead,” but that doesn’t mean much. The best shot you have at “winning” anything is just to keep going, and keep doing the most. If you want to run an online business, you’ll have to be on some sort of platform where people are hanging out. It may or may not be Instagram. Your job is just to pick a platform and double down on it.

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