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This podcast represents the behind the scenes of starting a business and who you are seeking to become through your business. We cover mission, fulfillment and spiritual development along the journey of starting a business as a woman. Because the business is the playground for your soul. I take the guest behind the scenes to peel back the actual work and changes you have to show up for, day after day even when it seems like nothing is happening. I want you to know what you are going through is normal, worth it and does lead to the life you desire. I record the podcast raw, real and honest, no intro/outro music, no ads, no flashy extras. Its you, me and the guest, digging into our heart and soul with "as is / where is" conversations. The guests are authentic and unedited female business owners in the early stages of launching, to pull back the curtain on being a solopreneur and building the biz from the ground up! #thisishowstartupsdoit To stay in the game for the long haul and learn from my heart to yours on how I manage my business, showing up to serve in a way that works for me, and is simple enough to manage among a job, kids and a happy life join me in The StartUp Club! The StartUp Club is where conversations like this turn into clarity, courage, and real momentum. It’s my monthly community for everyday ambitious women who want support, strategy, and sisterhood as they build their business — without the overwhelm or isolation. If you’re craving connection, accountability, and a space that actually moves you forward, this is your sign. Join us inside StartUp School — your next level begins the moment you step in. www.powherfullinc.com/challenge-page/thestartupclub If an episode moved you, please leave a review / subscribe and share an episode with someone to help with getting this voice out there. And come hang out with in between episodes at: www.facebook.com/powherfullinc www.instagram.com/powherfullinc www.linkedin.com/in/powherfullinc

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August 12, 20261 hr 7 min

Coach Bee, Young, Rich & Rooted

Grab some tissues and get cozy, because in this conversation we go deep. Coach Bee takes us through her awakening from wanting more than just a career in finance, to being deeply confronted by God in the identity and life she was living, to falling apart in order to come back together as her truest self. There was a season when Bee was depressed, bedridden, broke, and trying to figure out how to keep going—not just for herself, but as a single, black mother who had a little person depending on her. And somewhere in that experience, she began to rebuild. Not by becoming a completely different woman. By learning how to work with the woman she actually was. She gets vulnerable and emotional with us, being a beautiful example of the WORK we must CHOOSE behind the scenes in order to become the woman we are meant to be. As an Accredited Financial Counselor and ADHD Money Coach, Bee combines therapy with action, meeting clients right where they are. She gets you and she's got you. She has built a practice based on CAPACITY, nervous system regulation, allowing safety for trauma to process, and finding the right steps you can take now, in order to build something bigger later. Her signature work, Love Yourself Back to Wealth™ , helps women understand their money triggers and trauma patterns, create ADHD-friendly systems that actually stick, and build financial stability without abandoning joy, peace, or purpose. She literally heals all of you through your money story. She doesn't push you further than you can hold, but she does show you how to build. She knows money is emotional and cerebral and has mastered the dance because its her lived story. We talk about the impact of living in survival mode for years on end, and rebuilding yourself from it. She talks about your CAPACITY BANK ACCOUNT - how much can you handle as the seasons of life, self and body change. We talk about COMMUNITY, Faith and hope. This episode will give you permission to break free from the systems you were raised in but did not fit. You will hear how you can create your own system and be your own woman and live in the support you actually need. You can follow Coach Bee at: https://youngrichrooted.com/ https://www.instagram.com/youngrichrooted/ https://www.facebook.com/YoungRichRooted/ **** My follow on to this episode to share it!!! Leave a podcast review, and hug yourself. You are worthy in all your glory and all your "gore." And what you are experiencing is NORMAL. There are countless women just like you, trying to build something bigger in the falling apart, the misalignment and the desires of your heart that NEVER stop whispering. Stay with it. I promise you, what you want is just up ahead! xoxo The Phenomenal Collective is where we keep the faith and love to get through it, together. Join us.

July 16, 202651 min

Katherine Tuominen, CEO of Catalyst Brand Strategy

What if your next chapter isn't found in a five-year plan... What if it's hidden in a whisper? This week on Startup Stories , I sit down with the beautiful Katherine Tuominen, and what unfolds isn't just a conversation about marketing or entrepreneurship—it's about learning to trust the quiet nudges that keep calling you toward more of yourself. Katherine didn't have a perfectly mapped-out vision. She had a feeling. She began her career in the film industry, captivated by the power of storytelling. But as the environment around her shifted, she found herself feeling increasingly disconnected from the values she wanted to live by. Instead of forcing herself to stay, she made the courageous decision to leave. For the next two and a half years, she simply... listened. She paid the bills. She cleared away the noise. She made space to discover what was actually true for her beneath the expectations, ambition, and busyness. From that place came a small copywriting business—because storytelling had always been the thread running through her life. And then another whisper arrived. "What if I didn't build this alone?" That single question became the beginning of Catalyst Brand Strategy—a collaborative team helping purpose-driven founders amplify their message with integrity, credibility, and heart. Now, years later, Katherine is evolving once again. She's stepping onto stages with a keynote called Why Ethical Marketing Is Not an Oxymoron , challenging the way we think about visibility, influence, and the responsibility that comes with having a voice. Because when marketing is done well, it isn't manipulation. It's service. It's connection. It's helping the right people find the support, ideas, and hope they've been searching for. What I loved most about this conversation is that Katherine reminds us we don't have to know exactly where we're going. Sometimes the vision isn't a roadmap. Sometimes it's simply a feeling that won't leave you alone. And if you keep following those whispers—curiously, courageously, one day at a time—you might just become the woman you've been waiting for all along. If you've been wondering what's next... This conversation is your permission to stop forcing the path... ...and start listening. 🤍 You can follow Katherine via: https://catalystbrandstrategy.com https://www.instagram.com/katherinetuominen/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-tuominen/ To dive deeper into your own evolution, join me in The Phenomenal Collective - a highly intentional, intimate and interactive FB Group where extraordinary women grow through community, collaboration and courageous business. This is where you become the woman you have been waiting for! https://www.facebook.com/groups/phenomenalcollective

June 26, 202656 min

Tricia Conyers, CEO of Inspire Her Coaching

This week on Startup Stories, I had the absolute joy of sitting down with the beautiful Tricia Conyers, all the way from Trinidad & Tobago. Tricia is a confidence and empowerment coach who has spent decades helping women grow into their leadership, but what I loved most about this conversation wasn't her incredible résumé... It was her. The woman behind the work. The woman who had a successful career, who could have stayed where life looked good on paper, but instead listened to the quiet nudge that there was something more waiting for her. She chose herself. She took action before she had every answer. And little by little, she built a business—and a life—that feels deeply aligned with who she is. We talk about what confidence really is (spoiler alert: it's action! also known as practicing!) and why waiting until you "feel ready" is often the very thing keeping you stuck. We also laugh. We reflect. We have one of those conversations that feels like two women sitting across from each other with coffee, talking about the beautiful, messy reality of becoming. And, behind the conversation is my own confidence in action. We could say that Tricia is more "accomplished" than me, a bigger business, a bigger identity. But that did not deter me. It feeds me, it takes me to my next level and allows me to practice CONFIDENCE IN ACTION. And afterwards, Tricia shared how much she loved our conversation. She told me she had been listening to the podcast and appreciated the way I reflect, listen, and help guests go deeper. She even referred another incredible woman to the show. It was such a beautiful reminder that confidence isn't about being the most experienced person in the room. It's about showing up as yourself. That's where the magic happens. So wherever you are today—in the dreaming, the building, the doubting, or the becoming—I hope this conversation reminds you that confidence isn't a destination. It's a practice. It's a decision. It's action. How will you build your confidence today? 🤍 *** You can find Tricia at: Website https://triciaconyers.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/inspireher.tt/ LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciaconyers/ Confidence Superpower Quiz https://signup.triciaconyers.com/confidencesuperpowerquiz *** Now that you are ready to supercharge your WILD WOMAN AWAKENING join me in an intimate circle for the Everyday Woman Awakening , my 6 week program to become the woman you are waiting for! We start July 8/26.

June 5, 202656 min

Carla Geyser, CEO & Founder of Blue Sky Trust Society & Blue Sky Expeditions

This is an extra special episode as I just attended one of Carla Geyser's safaris through a 3 way collaboration (her business, Girls Guide to the World and my life coaching company - powherfull inc). Carla is a firecracker! An adventurer, a humanitarian, and an eco-warrior who owns and operates a conservation non profit and a travel adventure company that work together to bring women on safari and give back to the ecosystems & communities that preserve the world's wildest habitats and animals. She has always had a nature calling and spark for the wild, she felt it in her soul long before this business model existed in her mind. Growing up in South Africa she knew about the safari plains, but the call took hold after she learned about the poaching conflicts and saw a man weeping over a poached rhino. That was her cue. Shifting from commercial real estate and event planning, she leveraged her skills and gumption to create Blue Sky Trust Society and Blue Sky Expeditions, a clever model to achieve two complimentary goals. Travel, connection to the land and supporting conservation. Her first trip took three years to materialize and it remains an icon in her heart. It established the foundation to keep her going for 14 years (her 15th anniversary is in 2027 - celebrate by joining her on a trip!). But beyond what she has accomplished, Carla is a beautiful human. Highly capable, FUN, loving and willing to push herself for us, for herself and for Mama Africa. Having spent one glorious week with her, being around her is healing, seeing how she connects women to each other is magnetic and listening to her educate and expand our understanding of the beauty and pain of Mama Africa is very much a life changing experience. And you guys - she didn't get a degree in ecology or business, she just chose to trust herself and see what she could do. Her work is now bigger than just her, she has a following, business partnerships and lasting legacy that I am so grateful she said yes to! Come enjoy this conversation and see where you too can achieve your big goals in the life you are living right now! https://www.blueskysociety.org/ https://www.youtube.com/user/Blueskysociety1 https://www.facebook.com/BlueSkySociety https://www.instagram.com/blueskysociety

April 15, 202651 min

Dr Sarah Choudhary, Visionary, Builder, Leader

I can't believe the caliber of women coming on my show and the depth of conversation I hold with them. Dr Sarah Choudhary is IMPRESSIVE - but less so because of her list of accomplishments and more because of who she chooses to be. You see this is the thread in all these episodes - what reality, purpose, permission are you claiming in living your life? Dr Sarah was living in Pakistan, she experienced war and hardship and over 25 years ago she moved to the US to find more freedom and peace. She went to school, she worked corporate, she fell in love, she started a family. All while absorbing and observing the systems and constructs around her. Noticing "containers" holding her in, or helping her grow. And as a woman in the tech industry, she saw between the "lines." She started to crack the paradigms and shift them to a more holistic, collectively beneficial model. You have to listen to the episode for this to land, her awareness, leadership and visionary identity is what created her portfolio. She is the founder of multiple ventures across food tech, transportation, health tech, and coaching—built without a co-founder or external funding—navigating everything from legal frameworks and trademarks to operations and scale firsthand. Sarah’s work is deeply shaped by both lived experience and rigorous training, including advanced coaching programs such as Quazi Johir’s leadership coaching and the Jay Shetty Institute. Her upcoming book, The Quantum Code of Wealth, explores clarity, decision-making, and inner alignment as the true drivers of sustainable success. She is passionate about helping ambitious women and founders build businesses without losing themselves in the process. Follow this woman, stay close for the release of her book and allow yourself to grow into more of who you are because that's the biggest impact and legacy we can create - together. https://linktr.ee/sarahchoudhary Sarahchoudhary.com ***** It's April 15/26 as I publish this. On Apr 21/26 I am flying across the globe to lead and coach on a women's African safari. When I return my "everyday woman" program launches (cohorts run on Wed, starting May 6 and on Friday starting on May 8). The BEST time to be close to a coach is when she is rising and sister I am already rising as a result of this trip, never mind the energy and ancientness of AFRICA already calling to me. Secure your spot now as the cohorts are small - about 5 women per circle - and let's begin your awakening NOW. Join here: https://canva.link/xko36b19pxzjegf

April 14, 202651 min

Carnela Renee Hill, Speaker, Author, Pastor

Please Google this woman, I want you to see the impact, the identity, the power behind this incredible woman who speaks truth into herself and her life - thus creating an elevation in the world around her. There are no limits except the ones you place on yourself. Carnela Renée Hill is a faith-driven leader, pastor, entrepreneur, and marketplace strategist who moves seamlessly between the pulpit, the classroom, and the boardroom. With over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience and multiple advanced degrees, she carries both wisdom and authority. She’s an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, chaplain, and author of Walking Afraid , Walking Afraid Journal , and The Fight: Declaring to Win . From decorating the White House… to advocating for small businesses on a national level… to being ordained and stepping fully into her apostolic calling — her life is a testament to what happens when you are purposeful with your passion, and passionate about your purpose . And in this conversation we walk through what it means and feels like to be that woman. Who did she use to be, who did she choose to become. This conversation will lift you up and move your butt into action. Carnela is an action taker, you create yourself by MOVING, not sitting on your butt hoping and waiting!! LET'S GOOOOO!!! All things Carnela can be found (all over Google) and on her website: https://carnelareneehill.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Carnelareneehill https://www.instagram.com/CarnelaReneeHill https://www.linkedin.com/in/carnelarhill-022166320/ **** As a woman in my space, and in my heart, stop waiting on yourself. There is no penultimate destination or version of yourself you need to be before you move, before you make it happen. When you join me for The Everyday Woman Awakening you will meet the version of yourself you have been searching. She will appear and start to lead you. She is within you and we are going to activate her and set you free to be all of who you are, in between the laundry and the ambition. I know because I am living it. Cohorts start on Wed May 6 and Fri May 8, 2026. Join here: https://canva.link/xko36b19pxzjegf

April 1, 20261 hr 0 min

Kym Coco, Author, Women's Golf Coach, Professor & CEO of Swagtail Yoga

This woman is a GIFT my friend. The more I read her stories, the more my soul breathes, feels and becomes willing to hold more... more joy, more hardship. Kym Coco emailed me with a wicked "resume like" podcast application. I googled her - is this real? She is beyond real. She is soft and strong, sad and ever expanding in love, so open to life, all of it. She has a big story to share, to inspire with and to lead by example in the power of agency, choice, and supernatural connection. Listen deeply when she describes love near the end. I went on a journey listening and you will too. How can I summarize her journey.... When she said YES to pursuing yoga training in South Africa, her life trajectory aligned. Each choice after lead her to more of her WHOLE SELF. Her "trust stamina" grew stronger and life's wonderful and heartbreaking "plot twists" kept her finding out more about she is. Kym chose to fall in love with Steve, chose life with him over building a family, travelled the US with him, teaching people "emotional kinesiology... Wrote books together.... And stayed by him as he fell ill and transiitoned out of his "meat suit." Then she sat in big fat confronting grief..... And held herself there. Didn't rush, sure avoided at times, but allowed it. Accepted it. Learned to live with it and live through it and love even more because of it..... Her connected to her spirituality, to the oneness of the true vast supernatural.... is how she thrives and processes what happens to her. With a degree in Kinesiology, several books, a gorgeous blog, a yoga business, a ladies golf coaching business and so much more, Kym continues to embrace her expansion. Our organic conversation is so beautiful, so relatable to day to day life and will help you breathe life into your spirit to make each day count as a crucial part of your life masterpiece. Follow Kym at: https://swagtail.com/ https://swagtail.com/ https://www.instagram.com/swagtailyoga https://www.youtube.com/@SwagtailYogaVideos https://www.pinterest.com/swagtailyoga/ www.linkedin.com/in/swagtailyoga And get her jam packed freebie with meditations, conflict cards, an ebook and more at: https://swagtail.com/podcastbonus/ AND the article I reference in the convo but just read any and all of her writing! https://swagtail.com/swimming-in-a-sea-of-spirituality/ **** If you are wondering, wanting, waiting to work with MEEEEE - well sister I am waiting for you as well! The Everyday Woman Awakening is my rich, soulful, self reflecting and freedom journey to yourself. 6 weeks, 5 women, four pillars and a whole deeper, bigger WHOLE YOU on the other end. Next cohorts start on Wed May 6 or Fri May 8. Visit https://canva.link/xko36b19pxzjegf to choose your start date. I love you - these episodes are an invitation to YOU to connect with me, in order to connect to ourselves.... xoxoxo

March 31, 202658 min

Tammi Lipp, CEO of Sacred Philosophies

I have known Tammi for YEARS. We hit it off immediately and have been growing our friendship, online, since we met. But I truly cannot wait to her hug in person one day! Having her on the show has also been years in the making. And you know what, sometimes we can make that mean something about ourselves, the other person, something else. But what I have learned is ALL THINGS IN GOOD TIME. Tammi & I don't waste any time diving into IDENTITY. Sense of self. growth, awareness, all the juicy stuff that drives me and you everyday to stretch. Tammi was living inside herself. Life looked fine enough on paper - great husband, cute kid, decent job. But her soul was restless and, until Tammi started really facing herself, it was also stuck. Do you know that feeling? An internal churning and yearning, desire for freedom when in the end - you are they key. We found each other through a life coach. That coach helped us both set ourselves free. So we truly speak from experience in showing up differently, while cherishing those in our life (that we want to keep!) and bringing them along with us. Tammi's "soul upgrade" led her to quit her real estate job, go for it with her hair colour, forgive herself for performing and letting people walk all over her.... It also reminded her of how freaking cool she is, what incredible gifts she has and how important and FUN it is to "show them off" - but not from ego. From passion, service, connection. Creating something meaningful and real. While still running her son to school, supporting and managing her husband's (sweet) airbrushing business ( https://festercustomairbrushing.bigcartel.com/ ). And finally launching her own business in intuitive readings and women's circles. Can you be so audacious to be your true big bad self, in confidence and shame free? Fully embrace all of who you are, in the day to day life you are living now? Let us stop trying to escape our current reality and chase another one. instead, let's wholly embrace the life we are living in and make it the most amazing place to be. Earbuds in! LET'S GO!!! Hang out with Tammi via: https://www.facebook.com/tammilipp https://www.instagram.com/tammilipp/ And join her LIVING OUT LOUD Membership here: Intuitive Immersion https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages/198870 ( Intuitive Immersion) Intuitive Foundations https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages/198848 *** Ready to active yourself in your life? For the woman with ambition and laundry. For the woman not looking escape but to fully LIVE. For the woman with a job, a full calendar, people depending on her… and a deep, steady knowing that she’s meant to feel more connected than this. Not someday. In her actual life. Now. In between. ALIVE. Imagine feeling deep within " I know who I am. I trust how I’m living." This is what we build in The Everyday Woman Awakening. 6 weeks. 4 pillars. 5 women + Me. Not me nattering at you, me beside you, you beside each other. Walking it out. Anchoring it in. BECOMING the woman you have been waiting for. We start May 6 or May 8 (Choose Wed or Fri cohort). https://canva.link/xko36b19pxzjegf

March 21, 20261 hr 7 min

Candice Neveu, CEO of Improve Yourself

This conversation was so rich and so tangible with tiny shifts that you can make throughout your day-to-day to truly change your life. Candice Neveu is a life coach for ambitious, high performing women feeling burn out and unsure of how to change. This is a journey she's walked out in her own life in the last ten years especially. From hating her "good job" and quitting after launching a business, raising kids, avoiding a deteriorating marriage which eventually did end anyway, Candice has had to face herself over and over again. She's now learning about herself more deeply, accepting all of who is more fully, and reaching for more courage and self trust at every step. With grace, self awareness and - even if lacking at times - patience, her last decade has reshaped her into the most beautiful version yet. She's choosing herself first, for basically the first time since she left home, and taking that relationship to limitless possibilities. We really speak life into the concepts of capacity, self-regulation growth, accountability.... All the beautiful personal development things in a very practical "among your day to day" way. I couldn't get enough of this conversation, being a little over an hour long haha but I'm sure you'll find it flies by. And please connect with either of us about what shifted or was revealed for you in this episode. We are here to support your journey. Follow Candice via: www.facebook.com/cvneveucoaching www.facebook.com/candice.neveu And www.improveyourself.ca **** And stay tuned for a couple of cool new invitations from me. I'm creating an unlisted channel on YouTube featuring my foundational "four pillars for a powherfull life" and currently working on beautiful sales page for The Everyday Woman Awakening, where you from go from placid and monotone to feeling connected and alive in your day-to-day while building something bigger!!! Hang out with me on my socials @powherfullinc on all platforms I love you and you are amazing!!!

March 17, 202653 min

Stacy Heisey-Terrell, Career Ownership Coach

What happens when the life you built… no longer feels like it fits? In this episode, I sit down with Stacy Heisey-Terrell, a Career Ownership Coach who spent nearly 30 years in Human Resources before making a bold and deeply personal pivot — from serving organizations to helping individuals design careers that actually serve them. And this conversation? It’s for every woman who has ever felt the quiet nudge… the “there has to be more than this” whisper… even when everything looks fine on paper. Stacy’s corporate journey spanned industries — legal, healthcare, insurance, energy, and local government — and with it came the full spectrum of experiences many women know all too well: unfulfilled promotions, long hours, burnout, and even being the one tasked with delivering layoffs. She calls them the “taps on the shoulder” — those moments life uses to gently (and sometimes not so gently) ask you to pay attention. For Stacy, those taps eventually became impossible to ignore. A remote consulting role gave her a glimpse into a different way of living and working — one that felt more flexible, more aligned, and more her. And with the support of her husband (and one very honest question: “Why would you go back to that?”), she began to explore something new. Not a perfect plan. Not a guaranteed outcome. But a possibility. Today, Stacy helps what she calls “corporate refugees” explore business ownership and redefine success on their own terms — whether that means more time, more freedom, or simply feeling like themselves again in their work. This episode is full of powerful mindset shifts that will stay with you: Reframing risk: what if a 30% chance of failure actually means a 70% chance of success? Asking the better question: How will I feel in 10 years if I don’t do this? And learning that curiosity — not certainty — is often the first step forward But beyond the strategy, what I love most about Stacy’s story is this: She’s not just creating a new career for herself — she’s creating a new legacy. One that her four daughters get to witness in real time. One that shows them that success isn’t linear, and that it’s always okay to choose again. Because life is wild. Life is messy. But your work? That gets to evolve with you. If you’ve been feeling stuck, overlooked, burned out, or quietly ready for something different — this conversation will meet you right where you are. You can follow Stacy at: www.MyLifeMyBiz.com www.linkedin.com/in/stacyheiseyterrell Book a free discovery call with Stacy and receive a copy of her book! **** Your invitation to my world is open sister. You are here because we resonate. You are here because we can relate to each other. You are here seeking the same thing as me - meaning, purpose, community and more of yourself. Come join me in The Phenomenal Collective where my business partner and I serve faith forward female entrepreneurs in life and business. www.facebook.com/groups/phenomenalcollective