Say It With Your Chest

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Say It With Your Chest with Tamara Meyer is the raw, unfiltered business podcast where 7–8 figure entrepreneurs, founders, and leaders share the truth behind success. No bullshit, no filters, just real talk on entrepreneurship, business growth, personal branding, leadership, storytelling, visibility, scaling companies, and relationships in business. If you’re ready to speak louder, lead stronger, and be unapologetically seen, this podcast will challenge, inspire, and fire you up to build your empire.

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October 23, 2026Episode 17719 min

How to Build Your Visibility From Scratch in 30 Days

This podcast episode of Say It With Your Chest (SIWYC) breaks down exactly how Tamara Meyer would build a VISIBILITY STRATEGY FROM SCRATCH in 30 days if she had to start all over again. If you're posting content but still feel invisible, hiding behind your business, obsessing over follower numbers or waiting until everything looks perfect before showing up, this episode is for you. *Visibility is not vanity. It is a strategic business asset.* Tamara shares the practical 30-day visibility strategy she would use to become known, build trust and turn attention into influence, impact and income. You’ll learn why visibility is about far more than going viral or gaining followers. Tamara explains how familiarity creates safety, how safety builds trust, and why trust is ultimately what helps your audience choose to work with you.She also breaks down why showing the real, relatable and sometimes messy parts of your journey can create a stronger personal brand than constantly trying to appear polished or perfect. Then, Tamara gives you 7 practical steps to build visibility over the next 30 days. And just as importantly, she shares what NOT to waste your time on. If you're a service-based entrepreneur, female founder, coach, fitness professional or personal trainer who wants to grow a personal brand and become more visible online, use this episode as your 30-day starting point. ## Chapters 00:00 Visibility Is Not Vanity: Starting From Scratch 00:40 Why Founders Are Afraid to Show Up 02:26 Visibility vs Chasing Virality 03:36 The Trust Equation: Familiarity, Safety & Trust 04:16 Why Relatability and the Messy Middle Matter 07:58 Step 1 09:22 Step 2 10:04 Step 3 & Step 4 12:49 Step 5 13:49 Step 6 14:12 Step 7 14:38 What NOT to Do When Building Visibility 18:42 Empire Mentorship & Final Thoughts Ready to build your visibility, strengthen your messaging and create a business people actually remember? Empire Mentorship combines business coaching, personal branding, content strategy, visibility and business growth strategies to help service-based entrepreneurs build a stronger brand and grow their income. #VisibilityStrategy #PersonalBranding #ContentStrategy #BusinessCoaching #FemaleEntrepreneurs #ServiceBasedBusiness #SocialMediaMarketing #ContentCreation #BusinessGrowth #TamaraMeyer #SIWYC 📩 DM "SIWYC" on Instagram to⁠ @tamarameyer__⁠ to get an exclusive offer for our listeners 🎧 Please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more business, branding, and content creation strategies! This really helps us reach more people and have more impact globally.

October 16, 202627 min

How We Built a Business As a Couple: Paid Ads, Branding & Scalable Systems

In this podcast episode of Say It With Your Chest (SIWYC) , Tamara Meyer and Jordan Emsermann reintroduce themselves, share how their relationship became a business partnership, and break down what they have learned about business coaching, organic marketing, paid advertising, branding and building scalable systems . And yes, it starts with the story of how a one-night stand somehow turned into a relationship, two cats and eventually building a business together. But behind the banter is a much bigger story. Jordan opens up about spending more than 20 years as a boilermaker, earning a strong income but becoming increasingly unhappy with the life he had built. He shares the mental health struggles that came with that period, the moment he finally walked away from a $200,000-a-year career, and how taking a risk on digital marketing changed the direction of his life. Together, Tamara and Jordan unpack what the last two years of building Empire Mentorship have actually taught them. They have invested in mentors, agencies and consultants. They have made mistakes. They have tested strategies that worked and others that absolutely did not. Those experiences eventually helped them understand something crucial: growing a business is not just about posting more content or running more ads. You need the front end and the back end working together. If you're a coach, service-based entrepreneur, female founder, fitness professional, personal trainer or business owner who wants to build more visibility and income , this conversation gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the philosophy behind Empire Mentorship and the VOICE Method. This is business coaching with implementation, accountability and strategy, designed to help business owners build a brand people remember and the systems required to support its growth. 00:00 Bali Chaos Before the Podcast Begins01:35 Reintroducing Tamara & Jordan03:18 Our Partnership With Muscle Republic04:35 How Our Relationship Actually Started07:21 Jordan's Story Before Business Coaching09:13 When a Successful Career Stops Feeling Successful10:50 Leaving a $200K Career for Digital Marketing11:49 Taking the Risk to Build a Business Together13:17 The Lessons Behind Empire Mentorship14:50 Our Different Roles in the Business15:48 The VOICE Method Explained17:02 Paid Advertising, Funnels & Customer Journeys18:20 Removing the Guesswork From Your Marketing19:24 How We Track Data and Find What's Broken20:44 Why "Boring" Businesses Often Grow22:44 Why We're More Than Business Coaches24:49 Who Empire Mentorship Is Built For26:59 Why Another Masterclass May Not Solve the Problem27:46 Building an End-to-End Business System29:18 Looking Deeper Into the Customer Journey29:41 Is Empire Mentorship Right for You?31:18 Final Thoughts From Bali If you're ready to stop guessing and want support building your messaging, visibility, paid marketing and scalable business systems, apply for a free 15-minute Growth Map Plan to explore whether Empire Mentorship is the right fit for you. Content note: This episode includes discussion of mental health and suicidal thoughts. #BusinessCoaching #BusinessGrowth #PaidAdvertising #DigitalMarketing #PersonalBranding #ContentMarketing #ServiceBasedBusiness #FemaleEntrepreneurs #BusinessStrategy #Entrepreneurship #TamaraMeyer #SIWYC 📩 DM "SIWYC" on Instagram to⁠ @tamarameyer___ to get an exclusive offer for our listeners🎧 Please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more business, branding, and content creation strategies! This really helps us reach more people and have more impact globally. Chapters

October 7, 202626 min

37 Hard Truths I Learned by 37 | Life, Love, Business & Confidence

In this podcast episode of Say It With Your Chest (SIWYC) , Tamara Meyer shares 37 hard truths she has learned by 37 about life, confidence, relationships, business, comparison, self-acceptance and finding your voice. Recorded in Bali after her 37th birthday, this is one of Tamara's most personal solo episodes yet. After a year filled with professional pressure, endometriosis surgery, major changes in business and difficult personal decisions, Tamara reflects on what it really means to feel like you're "behind" in life. She opens up about the pressure she felt turning 37, particularly around having children, and why she and her partner made the decision to stop putting a timeline on themselves and focus on building the foundations they want for their future. If you've ever looked around and thought everyone else was further ahead than you, this episode is your reminder to look at how far you've already come. Tamara shares the lessons that have challenged and changed her, from learning that confidence comes through relentless consistency to accepting that you will be judged no matter what you do. You'll also hear why Tamara believes you need to stop justifying yourself, become comfortable taking up space, allow yourself to admit when you're not okay and stop comparing the beginning of your journey with someone else's years of progress. And the biggest truth of all? Never forget who you are. If you're navigating a season of change, questioning whether you're where you're "supposed" to be, or rebuilding your confidence after a difficult year, this episode is for you. Chapters 00:09 Welcome to SIWYC From Bali 00:55 Turning 37 and Reflecting on a Difficult Year 03:11 The Pressure to Have Children at 37 05:32 37 Hard Truths 08:00 Confidence, Consistency and Life's Different Paths 09:33 Finding Your Voice When People Disagree 10:25 Relationships, Money and Taking Responsibility 12:07 Stop Faking It and Start Being Yourself 14:02 Judgement, Comparison and Caring What People Think 16:56 Love, Gratitude and What Really Matters 19:52 Failure, People Pleasing and Living Fully 22:06 Dreams, Advice and Admitting You're Not Okay 23:47 Faith, Self-Acceptance and Choosing Yourself 25:27 Stop Comparing Your Beginning 27:00 Healing, Perfectionism and Taking Up Space 28:52 Celebrate Yourself 29:23 Never Forget Who You Are 30:07 Final Thoughts #37LifeLessons #LifeLessons #PersonalGrowth #Confidence #SelfAcceptance #FindingYourVoice #WomenInBusiness #FemaleEntrepreneur #Mindset #TamaraMeyer #SIWYC 📩 DM "SIWYC" on Instagram to⁠ @tamarameyercoach⁠ to get an exclusive offer for our listeners🎧 Please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more business, branding, and content creation strategies! This really helps us reach more people and have more impact globally.

September 25, 202643 min

Alex Fevola: Loss, Motherhood, Business & Finding Your Voice

In this podcast episode of Say It With Your Chest (SIWYC), Tamara Meyer sits down with Alex Fevola for a raw conversation about resilience, loss, female entrepreneurship, motherhood, marriage, public judgement and building the Australian beauty brand Runway Room.Behind the successful founder and beauty brand is a story most people have never seen.Alex opens up about becoming a mother at a young age, losing her former partner to suicide, experiencing a serious medical emergency shortly afterwards, and how those experiences shaped the resilience she later brought into business and public life.She also shares what it was like navigating a relationship in the public eye, separating and eventually reconnecting with Brendan, and why finding her independence became such an important part of finding her confidence and voice.The conversation then turns to business.After more than 25 years working as a makeup artist, Alex saw a gap in the beauty industry and created Runway Room around a simple idea: make professional hair, makeup and beauty services more accessible to everyday women.She explains how that service business evolved into an Australian beauty brand, why consistency and product quality have remained central to the company, and how Runway Room is approaching sustainability, refillable products and its continued retail expansion.Tamara and Alex also get honest about the reality of being a female founder. They discuss resilience when business gets difficult, balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship, supporting your partner's ambitions, dealing with judgement online and why building something meaningful requires far more than chasing money.The episode opens with Alex sharing her frustration with recent Australian government decisions and what she believes they mean for small business owners, before exploring the resilience founders need when circumstances outside their control change.Above all, this conversation is about refusing to shrink yourself.As Alex puts it, finding your voice means being unapologetically yourself, standing firmly in your values and not allowing other people's opinions to determine who you become.Chapters:00:06 Meet Alex Fevola00:22 Small Business and the Australian Budget03:25 Why Resilience Matters in Business05:24 The Personal Story Most People Don't Know09:42 The Experiences That Shaped Alex10:20 Marriage, Public Life and Independence12:24 Taking Back Your Power16:29 How Runway Room Began19:59 Beauty Without Compromising Your Values20:43 Sustainability and Beauty Products22:45 Why Beauty Can Build Confidence24:24 Passion, Business and Long-Term Success26:18 Motherhood, Business and Priorities28:10 Why Alex Kept Her Past Private31:38 Building a Partnership That Supports Both Careers34:32 What's Next for Runway Room36:37 How to Handle Judgement Online39:16 What Finding Your Voice Really Means40:11 Final ThoughtsDisclaimer: This episode includes discussion of suicide, grief and medical trauma.#AlexFevola #RunwayRoom #FemaleEntrepreneur #WomenInBusiness #BusinessResilience #FemaleFounders #BeautyBusiness #PersonalBranding #Entrepreneurship #TamaraMeyer #SIWYC📩 DM "SIWYC" on Instagram to⁠ @tamarameyercoach⁠ to get an exclusive offer for our listeners🎧 Please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more business, branding, and content creation strategies! This really helps us reach more people and have more impact globally.

September 18, 202645 min

Endometriosis Symptoms Women Should Never Ignore | Top Signs Women Miss

In this podcast episode of Say It With Your Chest (SIWYC) , Tamara Meyer sits down with Dr Tina Fleming for an honest conversation about endometriosis, painful periods, fertility and why so many women spend years being told their symptoms are normal . What if the pain you’ve learned to live with was never something you were supposed to normalise? Dr Tina Fleming breaks down what women need to know about endometriosis symptoms, pelvic pain, painful sex and the difference between normal menstrual discomfort and symptoms that deserve further investigation. Tamara also shares her own experience of being diagnosed with endometriosis, the fear of going into surgery and wondering whether anything would be found, and what recovery looked like physically and emotionally. Together, they discuss why women can feel dismissed when seeking medical help, why a normal ultrasound does not necessarily end the conversation around endometriosis, and how treatment may involve a combination of lifestyle support, hormonal management and surgery depending on the individual. The conversation also explores endometriosis and fertility, including natural conception, fertility preservation, egg and embryo freezing, age-related considerations and how women can approach family planning without allowing outside pressure to make the decision for them. This episode is ultimately about something bigger than a diagnosis. It is about learning to listen to your body, asking better questions, seeking appropriate expert advice and refusing to keep normalising symptoms that are affecting your quality of life. 00:15 Meet Dr Tina Fleming 00:30 Why Endometriosis Needs to Be Taken Seriously 02:42 Are Women’s Pain Symptoms Being Dismissed? 04:53 “What If They Find Nothing?” 07:51 What Does a Normal Period Actually Feel Like? 10:34 When Period Pain Becomes a Red Flag 11:06 Painful Sex, Endometriosis and Intimacy 12:53 Can Endometriosis Be Missed on an Ultrasound? 14:12 What Should You Do If You Suspect Endometriosis? 17:28 Stress, Trauma and Pelvic Pain 19:37 Understanding the Stages of Endometriosis 20:58 What Women Should Ask After Endometriosis Surgery 22:01 Preparing for Surgery and Recovery 27:51 Reproductive Leave and Supporting Women at Work 29:47 The Future of Endometriosis Diagnosis and Treatment 32:45 Endometriosis and Fertility 35:21 Egg Freezing, Embryos and Fertility Preservation 38:20 Family Planning Without Outside Pressure 40:36 Dr Tina Fleming on Finding Your Voice 41:31 Rapid Fire: Endometriosis and Fertility Questions 43:01 Final Thoughts This conversation is for educational purposes and should not replace personalised medical advice from a qualified healthcare professional. #Endometriosis #EndometriosisAwareness #WomensHealth #Fertility #FertilityJourney #PeriodPain #PelvicPain #EndometriosisSupport #DrTinaFleming #TamaraMeyer #SIWYC 📩 DM "SIWYC" on Instagram to⁠ @tamarameyercoach⁠ to get an exclusive offer for our listeners🎧 Please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more business, branding, and content creation strategies! This really helps us reach more people and have more impact globally.

September 11, 202611 min

Is AI Killing Your Personal Brand? Here's The Fix

Every feed looks the same right now, and it's because everyone's using the same AI prompt. If your content could belong to anyone, it's not building your personal brand — it's erasing it.I'm calling it. AI is making personal brands boring, and if you're a female entrepreneur or small business owner relying on generic AI content, you're losing trust before you even get a sale. In this solo episode of Say It With Your Chest, I break down exactly why copy-paste AI content is quietly killing your personal brand — and what to do instead if you're serious about scaling a service business.We talk about the toxic polish trend taking over online business right now: same graphics, same captions, same faces changing shape, same lack of a human behind the screen. If you want to stand out in content strategy for 2025, you cannot sound like everyone else. I've been in the online space over 12 years, and the businesses winning right now are the ones leading with voice, opinion, and lived experience — not chatbots.I'm giving you my Human First AI framework (Think, Amplify, Publish) plus my POV test — a 30-second gut check to run before you post anything, so you know if it's actually you or just AI doing the talking. This is sales for coaches, money mindset, and empire building all rolled into one no-fluff rant.If you're building a personal brand, growing an online business, or trying to figure out how AI actually fits into your content strategy without losing your identity, this episode is for you.Send this to the person in your group chat who's still posting the same AI carousel as everyone else.Tam x Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtN9rHkQSuM

September 4, 2026Episode 17112 min

The Hidden Cost of People Pleasing (And Your Business)

You are losing clients trying to keep strangers happy. Real talk: not everyone should like you, and that's exactly the point.I'm going to expose something today. People pleasing isn't just a personal problem. It's a business problem. It's the thing quietly capping your income, watering down your content, and keeping your dream clients from ever finding you.Here's the hot take: the safest content is usually the worst content. When you're too busy worrying about who's going to unfollow you or judge your opinion, you play it vanilla. You stop showing up as you. And your ideal audience, the people actually built to buy from you, can't find you in all that beige.I grew up wanting to be the popular kid. Wanting everyone at my birthday party. Nadine Muller said something to me I've stolen ever since: I have a lot of networks, very few real friends. Took me years of unlearning to be okay with that. Even Jordan and my team will tell you, I've had to actively kill my people pleasing tendencies to build the business and personal brand I have now. Criticism used to terrify me. Now I know it means people are paying attention. I'd rather divide a room than be ignored in one.This episode is for every female entrepreneur, every coach, every service provider quietly shrinking themselves online because they're scared of an opinion. Your dream clients want certainty, not a happy little butterfly with no personality. Stop performing perfect. Start building an empire on being unapologetically you.Send this to the person in your life who still can't say no.Tam x👍 LIKE if this hit a nerve🔔 SUBSCRIBE for new episodes — we say the thing everyone's thinking💬 COMMENT: what landed for you?↗️ SHARE this with the woman in business who needs to hear it#SayItWithYourChest #womeninbusiness #businesspodcast

September 2, 2026Episode 1701 hr 1 min

Cleo Massey on Fame, Rejection & Manifesting Everything

Cleo Massey went from teen stardom on H2O to online bullies telling her to end her life — and came out the other side building an empire on manifestation and boundaries. This one will wreck your excuses.I know this is going to sound woo-woo to some of you but stay with me here — this conversation with Cleo Massey changed how I think about ambition, comparison and money mindset completely.Cleo was 11 when she landed her role on H2O: Just Add Water. By 15 she was reading hate comments from strangers telling her to kill herself. A manager in LA told her she "wasn't a real actor" unless she got nude. And instead of staying bitter, she built Pass Around the Smile — a manifestation and personal brand business that's now hosting retreats and coaching people on the law of attraction. That's not luck. That's someone who did the real work.We got into the stuff that actually matters for women in business and anyone building an online business right now: how social media comparison quietly kills your confidence, why chasing a dream to prove something to other people will never manifest anything, and how boundaries — not hustle — are what actually protect your peace as a female entrepreneur, a mum, a business owner, whatever hat you're wearing that day.Jordan and I argued about this one after we stopped recording (of course we did) — he's logic, I'm law of attraction, and somehow we both walked away agreeing Cleo's right about surrendering control. If you're scaling a service business, building a personal brand, or just trying to figure out sales for coaches without burning out, this episode is your permission slip to do less and still build the empire.Send this to the person in your life who's stuck comparing their chapter one to someone else's chapter twenty.Tam x👍 LIKE if this hit a nerve🔔 SUBSCRIBE for new episodes — we say the thing everyone's thinking💬 COMMENT: what landed for you?↗️ SHARE this with the woman in business who needs to hear it #SayItWithYourChest #womeninbusiness #businesspodcast

August 19, 2026Episode 16811 min

7 Instagram Hacks That Actually Work in 2026 | SIWYC

In this podcast episode of Say It With Your Chest (SIWYC) , Tamara Meyer breaks down 7 Instagram hacks that actually work in 2026 and explains what service-based entrepreneurs need to focus on if they want more visibility, engagement, trust and conversions. Posting more content is not enough. If you want Instagram to help grow your business, you need to understand how your feed, Stories, Reels, audience engagement and personal brand work together. Tamara shares why your Instagram feed should act as your shopfront while your Stories create the connection that turns followers into potential clients. She also explains why chasing the “perfect” posting time can hold you back, how engaging before and after posting strengthens your content strategy, and why she believes Trial Reels deserve more attention than Instagram Lives. You’ll also hear the difference between polished talking-head content and more spontaneous “yap” content, how to use short-form B-roll without losing your originality, and why visibility without authority isn’t enough to build a strong personal brand . If you’re a female entrepreneur, coach, fitness professional, personal trainer or service-based business owner looking to improve your Instagram marketing, content creation and personal brand, this episode is packed with practical ideas you can start testing. Tamara Meyer brings her experience in business coaching, branding, marketing and coaching for service-based entrepreneurs to help you find your voice, build authority and become known for what you do best. Chapters 00:00 7 Instagram Hacks That Work in 2026 00:28 Hack #1: Why You Need Feed Posts AND Stories 02:23 Hack #2: Connection Creates Conversion 03:11 Hack #3: Stop Chasing the Perfect Posting Time 04:09 Hack #4: Trial Reels vs Instagram Lives 05:07 Introducing Empire Light 06:37 Hack #5: Talking-Head Videos vs “Yap” Content 08:19 Hack #6: Using Short-Form B-Roll Strategically 10:02 Hack #7: Build Authority AND Visibility 11:21 Final Thoughts and Owning Your Voice 📩 DM "SIWYC" on Instagram to⁠ @tamarameyercoach⁠ to get an exclusive offer for our listeners🎧 Please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more business, branding, and content creation strategies! This really helps us reach more people and have more impact globally. #InstagramTips #InstagramGrowth #InstagramMarketing #ContentStrategy #PersonalBranding #BusinessCoaching #FemaleEntrepreneurs #ServiceBasedBusiness #TamaraMeyer #SIWYC

August 7, 2026Episode 16755 min

How Corruption Thrives in the Australian Government

Dave Hughes Gets Candid on Australian Politics, Tax, Business & Life | SIWYC Ep. 167 This podcast episode of Say It With Your Chest with Tamara Meyer welcomes Australian comedian Dave Hughes for a raw conversation about Australian politics, government spending, tax, small business, financial freedom, comedy, family and finding the confidence to use your voice. Dave opens up about why he has become increasingly vocal about Australian politics and shares his personal views on government spending, taxation, transparency and the pressure facing everyday Australians and small business owners. But this conversation goes far beyond politics. Dave reflects on growing up in a working-class family, learning to save money, building financial independence and developing the work ethic that helped shape his career across stand-up comedy, radio and television. He also speaks candidly about ADHD, ego, failure and what he has learnt from decades of performing in the public eye. Tamara and Dave explore what happens when you stop worrying about how other people perceive you and start speaking honestly about what you believe. From dealing with criticism online to letting go of the need to appear successful, this episode is a conversation about authenticity, resilience and owning your voice. For entrepreneurs, business owners and anyone navigating uncertainty, Dave also shares his perspective on staying grounded, taking pressure off yourself and remembering that success is about far more than money. Chapters 00:00 Episode preview 01:22 Dave Hughes joins Say It With Your Chest 02:16 Why Dave started speaking about Australian politics 04:18 Childhood memories, Stingray Bay and freedom 06:49 The future of Australian kids and financial independence 08:25 Hard work, business owners and economic pressure 11:32 Growing up with less, saving money and building wealth 13:13 ADHD, focus and ego 18:49 Learning to laugh at failure 19:14 Social media, freedom of speech and using your voice 22:51 Authenticity, public perception and staying present 24:50 Speaking publicly and dealing with backlash 26:06 Government spending and the public sector 30:20 Political promises, trust and why Dave spoke up 33:16 Dave’s ideas for government transparency 40:01 Financial pressure on Australian small businesses 41:39 Honesty online and dropping the success facade 44:40 Why other people’s opinions do not matter 46:02 Taking pressure off yourself and changing your perspective 48:10 What’s next for Dave Hughes? 50:22 Why laughter still matters 51:19 The legacy Dave wants to leave behind 53:11 60-second rapid fire 54:39 Final thoughts 📩 DM "SIWYC" on Instagram to⁠ @tamarameyercoach⁠ to get an exclusive offer for our listeners 🎧 Please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more business, branding, and content creation strategies! This really helps us reach more people and have more impact globally. #DaveHughes #TamaraMeyer #SayItWithYourChest #AustralianPodcast #AustralianPolitics #SmallBusinessAustralia #BusinessCoaching #FemaleEntrepreneurs #BusinessCoachForWomen #Entrepreneurship

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