Business Not As Usual with Megan Yelaney

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Business Not As Usual is the podcast for coaches and entrepreneurs who are done playing by the rules, and ready to build a business that actually fits their life. Hosted by Meg Yelaney, mom of twins and a business coach who's built a multi-million dollar brand, each episode is part strategy, part real talk, and a whole lot of "holy sh*t, someone finally said it." Listen on your favorite podcast platform and get ready to scale in a way that feels bold, sustainable, and unapologetically you. Here's what to expect: 🎯 Strategy episodes that don't require hustle 💬 Real-time behind-the-scenes of my own messy middle 🎙️ Expert convos with people who break the rules and still win 💡 And raw, honest "heart-to-hearts" that make you feel less alone in the process Whether you're starting your business, scaling to $50K+ months or simply trying to create a business that feels like you, this show will stretch you, ground you, and make you laugh (probably at my expense—you're welcome). Connect with Me: *Over on Instagram: @meganyelaney *Check out my Website www.meganyelaney.com *Formerly known as The #PrettyAwkward Entrepreneur Podcast

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October 26, 2026Episode 6934 min

Retreat Recap: Sneak Peek Into How I Run a Mastermind

"Pay attention to how you talk about your work with people you trust." I just got home from hosting my mastermind retreat and I'm still on a high! Over 4 days, 10 women got really honest about what's working, what's not, and what's been getting in their way. I took 14 themes from those conversations and I'm sharing all of them here because I know at least a few are going to land for you in a really big way. Think of this episode as part recap, part masterclass. This is your BTS breakdown of what entrepreneurs are actually struggling with right now and how they're moving through it with support. → DM me on Instagram and let me know which of these had you thinking, "I needed to hear this one." https://www.instagram.com/meganyelaney/ → Listen to Main Character Energy: https://meganyelaney.com/main-character-energy → Get the full show notes (with all the links) here: https://meganyelaney.com/2026/10/26/mastermind-retreat-recap/

October 19, 2026Episode 6840 min

The Psychology of Why Your Content Isn't Converting

People are saving your posts, telling you your content landed, showing up to your events—and still somehow not buying. What gives?! In this episode, I'm sharing what I learned from my most recent TDE launch, how buying behavior has shifted, why engagement no longer predicts sales, and the 3 questions your potential clients are asking before they ever hit apply. → Main Character Energy private podcast: meganyelaney.com/main-character-energy → Get the full show notes (with all the links) here: https://meganyelaney.com/2026/10/19/the-psychology-of-why-your-content-is-not-converting

October 11, 2026Episode 6747 min

My Story: The Slow Decline, the Identity Shift, & the Rebuild

"The grief of a declining business isn't about the money. It's about watching an identity you built stop fitting." Maybe you've lived through your own version of a declining business. Where you're still showing up, still posting, still launching, but the numbers are trending in the wrong direction. → It wasn't a strategy problem for me. It was grief. I sat down with Ash McDonald on her Shamelessly Ambitious podcast for one of the most vulnerable interviews I've ever done—and I'm bringing it to you here. We talked about the small cracks that started to appear, the different types of grief I moved through in just the last few years, and what made me realize that I needed to shift my business entirely. This episode has been so well received already, and I know so many of you still need to hear it! → Follow Ash on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashmcdonald/ → Listen to Ash's podcast, Shamelessly Ambitious: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/podcast → Follow Meg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganyelaney/ → Get the full show notes (with all the links) here: https://meganyelaney.com/2026/10/12/origin-story-identity-shift-and-business-rebuild

October 5, 2026Episode 6629 min

How to Define Your Edge as a Coach in 2026

The coaching industry is having a reckoning right now. If you've been wondering why content feels harder, why people are slower to buy, and why AI is making it worse—not better—this is going to help a lot of things click. I'm breaking down why having a distinctive edge isn't just a nice-to-have in 2026, what's happening in the coaching industry right now, and the questions I personally ask before investing in any coach or program. For good measure, I'm highlighting a before-and-after example of what a clear edge looks like in practice! → Submit an Application for The Distinctive Edge: https://meganyelaney.com/tde → Jennifer's TDE Case Study: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dV-vHKuyjsdlT2lZp0GFHemPRpBbDDJRrU5wGQD5dGs/copy → Get the Content Fix Replays here (delivered after opting in): https://meganyelaney.com/content-fix → TDE Support Walkthrough: https://www.loom.com/share/3dfd9875012c474a9bc73c882ec8a403 → Get the full show notes (with all the links) here: https://meganyelaney.com/2026/09/05/how-to-define-your-edge-as-a-coach-in-2026

October 1, 2026Episode 31 hr 23 min

[CONTENT FIX] DAY 3: The 'It Actually Works' Post

Tune into Day 3 of the Content Fix series we're hosting from Sept 29th-Oct 1st! Today we're going over your 'It Actually Works' Post Proof that moves someone off the fence. Not just "look what my client did!" proof. The kind that makes someone reading think, "Oh shit. If they helped THEM do that, they might be able to help me too. And diving into: ✅The three types of proof that actually move a buyer, and why a screenshot alone does nothing. ✅Why your framework and your proof are worthless apart and unstoppable together. ✅And after today, you write pinned post #3: your 'it actually works' post! Time Stamp Breakdown: 2:00 Is My Origin Story Too Long? 4:10 Missing Piece Examples From the Community 14:15 Which Hook Hooks You? 15:40 Your Story Is Your Proof 40:40 Client Before & Afters (Jennifer, Britt, Mary) 55:30 Pricing & Payment Options 56:30 Enrollment Bonuses + Edge-Led Content Studio Reveal 63:00 Live Q&A Important Links: →Sign up here to get The Content Fix replay emails + resources: https://meganyelaney.com/content-fix →Apply for The Distinctive Edge here: https://meganyelaney.com/tde

October 1, 2026Episode 21 hr 15 min

[CONTENT FIX] DAY 2: The 'What You Actually Do' Post

Tune into Day 2 of the Content Fix series we're hosting from Sept 29th-Oct 1st! Today we're going over your 'What You Actually Do' Post The one that turns "I love your content!" into "Wait, how do I work with you?" by making it stupidly clear what you do, who it's for, and what you can help them change And diving into: ✅A simple way to explain why your clients get such great results, in language they can repeat back to you correctly. ✅The exact formula for turning your process into a post. ✅And by tonight you'll have pinned post #2 written. Same deal as yesterday: I give you the template, and you get to WERK! Time Stamp Breakdown: 11:00: My 5X Income Jump When I Leaned Into My Distinctive Edge 18:30: Mapping Out Your Unique Process 19:35: Mary's Framework Example 29:25: Mistelle's Framework Example 31:20: First Framework Content Piece Example 39:25: Second Framework Content Piece Example 63:00: BTS of The Distinctive Edge (Slack + Course Curriculum + Homework + Material Reviews and more) Important Links: →Sign up here to get The Content Fix replay emails + resources: https://meganyelaney.com/content-fix →Apply for The Distinctive Edge here: https://meganyelaney.com/tde

September 30, 2026Episode 329 min

$50K From Private Invites + Their Most Successful Year in Business: A TDE Case Study

"Our year following TDE is our most successful financial year in business ever. Period." I got to sit down with Tasha + Brandon a full year after they went through The Distinctive Edge to talk about what actually STUCK, what changed in their business, and the very full-circle fact that they're now co-coaches inside TDE. In this episode we're breaking down how they went from having SO much expertise they struggled to explain what they actually did, to becoming fluent in their own messaging, building their most financially successful year in business, bringing in $50K+ from ONE sales strategy inside TDE, and booking out their private client roster until 2027. And honestly, some of my favorite parts have nothing to do with the money. We talk about taking the pressure off every single post, having more capacity for their clients + their actual lives, and what they're now seeing from the other side as TDE co-coaches. This one is for anyone who knows they're really freakin good at what they do but still feels like they're throwing a bunch of shit at the wall trying to figure out what actually creates consistent sales. → Apply for TDE: https://meganyelaney.com/tde → Say hi to Meg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganyelaney/ → Say hi to Tasha + Brandon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rulesandrebellion/

September 30, 2026Episode 227 min

$4,500 Launch to 80 Instagram Followers: Taylor's TDE Story

If you've had success in business and yet you feel like you're starting over in many ways and need to go back to those foundational pieces, TDE can be so supportive for you—just like it was for Taylor. Taylor Thompson has been an entrepreneur for 15 years. When her Instagram account got hacked, she had to start over completely. With the help of TDE , she grew to 80 followers and went on to have a $4,500 launch to that brand new, COLD audience—by getting her message dialed in first. I feel very connected to Taylor's story because I felt very similarly when I came back to business postpartum. And if you're in that comeback season, this episode's really gonna hit. → Apply for TDE: https://meganyelaney.com/tde → Follow Taylor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/businesswithtaylor → Connect with Meg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganyelaney/ → Get the full show notes (with all the links) here: https://meganyelaney.com/2026/09/30/successful-new-instagram-account-and-launch-to-cold-audience

September 30, 2026Episode 131 min

From NO Audience to Going Viral on Instagram: A TDE Case Study

Before TDE, Kate and Hallie had 300 Instagram followers, no framework, and no personal transformation story to pull from. Just 5 months later they have: → over 10,000 followers on Instagram → 18,000 followers on Facebook → 2 Reels with a combined 3+ million views And they're waking up to course sales from complete strangers! I sat down with Kate Alcamo and Hallie Strauss—the powerhouse duo behind the Co-Parent Collective —for one of the most unique TDE case studies I've ever shared. They're both licensed mental health professionals who have never been through a divorce themselves, which meant they had to figure out how to build an origin story and a business without a personal transformation to anchor it. If you're a highly credentialed expert and you want to transfer that to your business, but you haven't experienced what your clients are experiencing—this is the episode you're gonna want to tune into. → Apply for TDE: https://meganyelaney.com/tde → Follow Kate + Hallie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoparentcollective → Connect with Meg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganyelaney/ → Get the full show notes (with all the links) here: https://meganyelaney.com/2026/09/30/from-no-audience-to-growing-and-going-viral-on-instagram

September 29, 2026Episode 11 hr 16 min

[CONTENT FIX] DAY 1: The 'Why You' Post

Tune into Day 1 of the Content Fix series we're hosting from Sept 29th-Oct 1st! Today we're going over your 'Why You' Post The one that makes a stranger stop scrolling past a profile that looks like forty others. We'll find the thing you've been burying because you think it's too obvious or too personal, and build the post around it And diving into: ✅Why your best content can gets saves and shares and still never turns into someone asking to work with you. ✅The first P in my 3 P Process, and why it decides whether a stranger stays on your profile or leaves. ✅And by tonight you'll have pinned post #1 written. I'm giving you the structure, the example, and the doc to flush it out! Time Stamp Breakdown: 18:00 - Why 'Value' Only Content ISN'T Working 21:00 - The Solution 31:00 - The First "P": Marketing to the Right Problem 34:00 - How to Find The RIGHT Problems 36:30 - Specific Problem Examples 59:00 - The Distinctive Edge (BONUS FOR YOU!) Important Links: →Sign up here to get The Content Fix replay emails + resources: https://meganyelaney.com/content-fix →Apply for The Distinctive Edge here: https://meganyelaney.com/tde

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