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Ready to grow a results-driven business that actually fits your life — not fights it? The She Thinks Big Podcast delivers strategic insights, big-thinking frameworks, and no-fluff advice for unapologetically ambitious women entrepreneurs who want sustainable success. Hosted by Andrea Liebross — business coach, speaker, life integration architect, and bestselling author — this show brings you practical tools and proven strategies to grow your business with clarity, confidence, and real freedom. Yes, it might sound cliché to say “life and business go hand-in-hand” — but Andrea means it. She doesn't just coach around your business goals. She helps you build a business that supports your actual, real, beautifully messy life. If you're ready to stop compartmentalizing and start leading with strategy and sanity, you're in the right place. New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe now and start thinking bigger about what’s possible — in your business and in your life.

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November 10, 202636 min

Decision Fatigue: Only 10 of Your 400 Decisions Are Yours, with Kate Turner

You're capable, you're successful, and you're exhausted from deciding everything. Wedding planner Kate Turner, founder and creative director of Kate & Co. Events, says a single wedding comes with about 400 decisions, and she only needs her couples to make ten. Andrea and Kate get into why smart women hold on to choices they've already paid someone else to make, how to rank what matters when it all feels important, and why work-life balance isn't the goal. In this episode Why decision fatigue is a leadership problem, not a willpower problem Kate's ranking exercise: rank ten priorities, no number used twice What to ask yourself when you can't let go of a decision Why the feeling comes before the look, in events and in business The "future you" question that cuts through any choice Boundaries, transparency, and the right clients when you're a mom running a business Quotes "Ideally, I need you to make ten decisions for your wedding, and I can do the rest." (Kate Turner) "So many people can dream a beautiful wedding, but you have to understand the time it takes, the labor it takes, the cost of all of those things to bring that vision to life." (Kate Turner) "You have to start with the hospitality part of it first, not the look." (Kate Turner) "Decision fatigue is really a leadership problem." (Andrea Liebross) Resources mentioned Kate & Co. Events: kateandcollc.com · Instagram @kateandcompany · TikTok @kateandcompany Landlocked Luxury: landlockedluxury.com Marinelle Event Co.: Instagram @marinelle.co She Thinks Big , Andrea's book (where the TRUST acronym and "real problem" come from): andrealiebross.com/books Andrea’s monthly live workshop: pages.andrealiebross.com/workshop Don't just listen, implement it Write down every decision you made last week. Circle the ten only you could have made. For everything else, name who should own it, and if you don't trust them to, ask yourself what the real problem is. Want to put this to work in your own business? Join Andrea's next live workshop and get coached by her live. Register at andreaslinks.com . Connect with Andrea Everything lives at andreaslinks.com , including workshop registration. The She Thinks Big book: andrealiebross.com/books · Website: andrealiebross.com · All episodes: andrealiebross.com/podcast

October 27, 202649 min

Stop Saying "Let Me Know": What to Say on Sales Calls with Nikki Rausch

You had a great sales call. She said she was interested. Then she disappeared. Sales strategist Nikki Rausch, founder of Sales Maven, joins me to unpack what's really happening in those conversations, and the five steps that make selling feel natural for you and easy for your buyer. We get into when to share your price, why "let me know" quietly costs you clients, and why free coaching on a discovery call backfires. In this episode Why sales is something you do with someone, not to them The three things every discovery call has to do Right fit questions vs. expertise questions The five things that can happen when you ask for the sale What to say instead of "let me know" Pricing on your website: ranges vs. "starting at" Why free coaching on a sales call costs you the client The speaking inquiry I ended with one sentence about my fee Quotes "Sales is actually something you do with another person. It's a guided conversation." Nikki Rausch "I don't want to be on any buyer's to-do list. I want to be on their calendar." Nikki Rausch "If every single sales conversation requires a customized, bespoke, emotionally exhausting performance, we're not going to get there." Andrea Liebross Resources mentioned Nikki's free Follow-Up Made Easy Guide: https://yoursalesmaven.com/easyfollowup The Selling Staircase by Nikki Rausch: https://www.amazon.com/Selling-Staircase-Mastering-Art-Relationship-ebook/dp/B07SRKN7TN The Sales Maven podcast, including my episode, "Why Smart Entrepreneurs Stay Stuck" Connect with Nikki: https://yoursalesmaven.com, Instagram @your_sales_maven, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolerausch Don't just listen, implement it Before your next sales call, write down three things: the questions that tell you she's a fit, the exact sentence you'll use to say your price, and what you'll say if she needs to think about it. (Hint: put a follow-up time on both your calendars before you hang up.) Then use them. Connect with Nikki The Selling Staircase by Nikki Rausch Nikki's free Follow-Up Made Easy Guide Connect with Nikki: yoursalesmaven.com , Instagram , LinkedIn , Facebook Connect with Andrea Book a conversation with me: https://andreaslinks.com Join my monthly workshop: https://pages.andrealiebross.com/workshop Read the book, She Thinks Big: https://andrealiebross.com/books Website and more episodes: https://andrealiebross.com

October 13, 202630 min

Chief Troublemaker: Shelley Zalis on the Power of the Pack

You know that moment in a meeting when you see the better way, and you stay quiet because you'd be the only one saying it? Shelley Zalis has been the only one in the room more times than she can count, and she turned it into a movement. I sat down with the founder of The Female Quotient to talk about why she named herself Chief Troublemaker, how the power of the pack turns one lone voice into real change, and why she isn't buying the phrase "unconscious bias." In this episode The performance review Shelley refused to sign at 25, and how getting demoted gave her the title Chief Troublemaker Power of the pack: a woman alone has power, but together we have impact The difference between breaking a pattern and starting a new one Why bringing more women into leadership isn't a "women's issue," and the $28 trillion case for it What an unconscious leader really looks like Flipping Point, her new initiative on care and on procurement from women-owned businesses Quotes "A woman alone has power. Collectively, we have impact." Shelley Zalis "If you tell me there's unconscious bias, I'm going to say you're conscious." Shelley Zalis "Breaking a pattern, you might be the troublemaker. Creating a new one, you are a changemaker." Shelley Zalis "We don't need male allies. We need leadership allies." Shelley Zalis Connect with Shelley The Female Quotient: thefemalequotient.com Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn: @shelleyzalis Resources mentioned Broadlines, The Female Quotient's podcast #SeeHer The Equality Lounge by The Female Quotient World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report Don't just listen, implement it Pick one thing in your business you've been calling "just how it's done." Then find two people who'll back you when you say it out loud. That's your pack. Want a pack of your own? That's what the She Thinks Big Collective is for. Enrollment for November closes Monday, October 26. Book a Strategic Fit Call at andreaslinks.com to find out whether Builder or Visionary is the right fit. About Andrea Andrea Liebross is a business coach, speaker, and author of the bestselling book She Thinks Big . She works with women who run established businesses, the ones who look successful from the outside but feel stuck in the day-to-day of managing growth. Find Andrea All her links in one place: andreaslinks.com Website: andrealiebross.com The book, She Thinks Big : shethinksbigthebook.com More episodes: andrealiebross.com/podcast Monthly live workshop: pages.andrealiebross.com/workshop Liked this episode? Follow the show and leave a rating. That's how other women find it.

September 29, 202627 min

You Don't Have a Time Problem, You Have Decision Debt

If there's a proposal sitting on your desk, a hire you keep circling back to, or a pricing decision you know is broken but haven't touched, you're not stuck. You're carrying decision debt, a backlog of unmade choices that's quietly draining your energy and capping your revenue. In this episode, Andrea breaks down the three hidden taxes decision debt charges you, financial, identity, and opportunity, explains why more permission or more confidence won't fix it, and walks through the FLY filter, a repeatable way to make hard calls fast, even when you're tired, triggered, or overwhelmed. IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS What is decision debt, and why isn't it a time management problem? Decision debt is the backlog of choices you haven't made, the hire you're circling, the price you know is wrong, the proposal still sitting there. It's not about needing more hours. It's a structural gap: you have the information to decide, you just haven't. Time never fixes debt. Deciding does. What does an unmade hiring decision actually cost you? Every month you delay on a hire you've already vetted, you're not saving money, you're losing the capacity that hire would have added. Andrea puts a real number on it in the episode, roughly $10,000 a month in lost capacity, which she frames as a 100 percent interest rate on hesitation. Why does "let me think about it" quietly cost you your team's trust? Every time you tell your team you'll get back to them, you're teaching them that nothing moves without your sign-off. That's not caution, it's a slow downgrade of your own leadership, one delayed answer at a time. What's the opportunity cost of decision debt, and why can't you see it? While your attention is stuck monitoring a weak hire or a shaky service line, you're too mentally full to notice the real openings in front of you. Andrea calls this the most dangerous tax because it's invisible, it costs you the future, not just the present. Why doesn't giving yourself more permission fix this? Permission was the right tool earlier in your business, when you needed space to be seen or to charge more. At a higher revenue level, permission is too slow and too dependent on how you feel that day. What you need instead is a repeatable way to decide, not another pep talk. What is the FLY filter, and how does it help you decide faster? FLY stands for Future, Love the logic, and Yield. Future asks whether the choice serves who you're becoming, not who's comfortable today. Love the logic asks whether the math holds up, regardless of how you feel. Yield asks whether the decision closes a loop or opens three more. What's the real choice this episode is asking you to make? Stay in decision debt, carrying the backlog and the always-on brain that comes with it, or liquidate it: run your maybe list through the FLY filter and start making the calls that are already logically clear. Andrea's case: the cost of staying stuck almost always outweighs the cost of the decision you're avoiding. QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE "You don't have a time problem. You have decision debt." "Every unmade choice sitting on your desk is a high interest payday loan you've taken out against your future self." "I don't really care how you feel about the move. I care if you love the logic." "The five million dollar version of you doesn't monitor a bad hire for six months. She decides in six minutes." RESOURCES MENTIONED - Episode 65, giving yourself permission - Episode 152, decision fatigue - Episode 271, the capacity audit - She Thinks Big Collective, www.andreaslinks.com - Book a Strategic Fit Call, www.andreaslinks.com - The ONE Decision workshop, October 1 and October 29, 2026, www.andreaslinks.com DON'T JUST LISTEN, IMPLEMENT IT If this episode named something you've been sitting on, the next step is a Strategic Fit Call with Andrea, twenty minutes, no pitch, just an honest look at where you are and whether Builder or Visionary is the right fit. Book at Andrea's links. Andrea's also running a live workshop this fall, The ONE Decision That's Made Me Multiple Seven Figures, October 1st and again October 29th, seventy-five minutes on Zoom, forty-seven dollars. Register at Andrea's links.

May 5, 202630 min

You’re Not Invisible—You’re Just Not Clear

Why do brilliant business owners stay invisible online? This week on She Thinks Big , Andrea talks with digital marketing expert Jennifer Smiga about the hidden reason talented entrepreneurs struggle to grow: their messaging isn’t clearly communicating their value. From AI-powered search to SEO strategy, niching down, and building a brand people actually understand—Jennifer shares the practical steps every business owner needs to stand out in a crowded market. This conversation is packed with actionable insights for any woman building a business and ready to be seen for the value she brings. ____________ 📌 Chapters: 00:00 Building a Boutique Digital Marketing Agency 4:00 Why Great Businesses Stay Invisible Online 6:29 Finding Your Point of View in a Crowded Market 11:05 The Power of Niching Down Without Boxing Yourself In 11:59 Avoiding Common Marketing Mistakes and Shiny Objects 14:15 Building an AI-Powered Platform 19:34 Simple SEO Fixes to Increase Your Visibility 24:19 Balancing Business, Motherhood, and Ambition ____________ 🔎 Want to learn more from Jennifer? Connect with her here: Jennifer’s LinkedIn Jennifer’s Instagram Ultra Violet’s Instagram ____________ If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk ____________ 📺 WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review! Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music Connect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community: Instagram LinkedIn ____________ 🌟 Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/ 📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN 💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big. ____________

April 28, 202614 min

You’re Not Stuck—You’re Capped (And It’s Costing You $1M)

You’re not stuck, you’re capped. You’ve hit a level of success—but the harder you push, the less things seem to move. What used to work isn’t working anymore, and it feels like you’re hitting an invisible ceiling—but it’s actually the exact moment before your next level opens up. In this episode, Andrea breaks down why high-performing women don’t plateau from lack of effort but from structural limits in their business, decision-making, and capacity—and what it looks like to expand beyond them without burning out. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right and still not growing, this is for you. ____________ 📌 Chapters: 00:00 You’re Not Stuck, You’re Capped 1:57 The ‘I’ll Just Do It’ Trap 2:37 You’re a High-Paid Intern 4:26 From Operator to Architect 5:32 The Decision Speed Problem 7:11 The FLY Filter 8:09 The ‘Always On’ Mental Load 11:02 Break the Glass ____________ If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk ____________ 📺 WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review! Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music Connect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community: Instagram LinkedIn ____________ 🌟 Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/ 📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN 💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big. ____________

April 21, 202642 min

You’re Successful So Why Does Everything Feel Like Too Much? With Bridget Flickinger

On the outside, everything looked like success. Dr. Bridget Flickinger is an ER physician, a business owner, and a mom of three—building a thriving aesthetics practice while still working in emergency medicine. But behind the scenes? She was exhausted, overwhelmed, and stuck in what Andrea Liebross calls “decision debt.” In this episode, we go inside the moment where “doing it all” stops working—and what it actually takes to shift from operator to CEO. If you’ve ever felt like you’re winning on the outside but barely holding it together on the inside… this episode is for you. ___________________ 📌 Chapters: 00:00 Burnout Isn’t Failure—Here’s What It Really Means 1:49 Why High Achievers Still Feel Unfulfilled 3:34 The Side Hustle That Turned Into a Real Business 6:14 The Hidden Cost of Doing Everything Yourself 8:27 The 4AM Anxiety Loop (Decision Fatigue Explained) 9:27 Why You Feel Overwhelmed (Even When Nothing’s Wrong) 12:55 The “Busy Badge” Lie That Keeps You Stuck 15:58 The Hardest Shift: Operator → CEO Mindset 21:05 How to Scale Without Losing Control 25:04 Making Money Without Doing Everything Yourself 33:06 Stop Treating Everything Like an Emergency ___________________ 🔎 Want to learn more from Bridget? Connect with her here: Bloom MedAesthetic’s Website Bloom MedAesthetic’s Instagram Bloom MedAesthetic’s Facebook If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk ___________________ 📺 WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review! Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music Connect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community: Instagram LinkedIn ____________ 🌟 Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/ 📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN 💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big. ____________

April 14, 202634 min

He Analyzed 1,000 Businesses — This Is Why Most Stay Stuck | Cameron Hemphill

The moment your business starts growing is often the moment you start getting trapped inside it. In this conversation, Andrea sits down with entrepreneur Cameron Hemphill, who has helped scale more than 1,000 businesses and built Growth99 into a national platform before exiting to private equity. Cameron shares the patterns he sees over and over again as businesses grow—from the systems founders ignore early on to the mindset traps that quietly cap growth. They talk about why so many founders get stuck trading time for dollars, how poor systems silently kill growth, and why the difference between a busy business and a scalable one often comes down to structure, delegation, and the willingness to invest before the results show up. If you’ve ever felt like you built a successful business… only to become trapped running it, this conversation will challenge how you think about scaling, freedom, and what it really takes to build something that can grow beyond you. ____________ 📌 Chapters: 0:00 Meet Cameron Hemphill: Scaling 1,000+ Businesses 3:35 The Opportunity in the Med Spa Industry 7:31 Why Most Businesses Underspend on Marketing 11:03 The Speed-to-Lead Problem 15:38 When Founders Become the Administrator 18:57 The Ceiling Most Businesses Hit 20:46 What Scalable Businesses Do Differently 22:24 Why Most Founders Get Stuck at the Same Level 26:13 The Reality of Selling a Business 29:50 What Future You Would Tell You Today 32:55 The Honest Look Every Founder Has to Take ____________ 🔎 Want to learn more from Cameron? Connect with him here: Cameron’s Instagram If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk ____________ 📺 WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review! Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music Connect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community: Instagram LinkedIn ____________ 🌟 Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/ 📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN 💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big. ____________

April 7, 202619 min

Why Your Business Feels Hard (Even Though You’re Doing Everything Right)

You have the fire. But do you have the framework? Many high-achieving women believe they need better strategy, stronger confidence, or more productivity to grow their business or leadership. But the real barrier to growth is often something deeper: the beliefs underneath it all. In this episode, Andrea explores belief infrastructure—the internal framework that shapes your leadership mindset, decision-making, and ability to move past limiting beliefs. When the belief system supporting your ambition isn’t strong enough, even great plans struggle to take hold. Through practical examples and a simple 7-step belief process, Andrea shows how to identify the thoughts driving your decisions, shift limiting beliefs, and build a mindset that supports leadership, business growth, and long-term success. Because when your beliefs are built to hold more, everything else you’re building finally can too. ____________ 📌 Chapters: 00:00 You Have the Fire — But Do You Have the Framework? 1:11 Why Structure Matters More Than Motivation 1:56 What Is Belief Infrastructure? 3:45 When Leadership Beliefs Hold You Back 5:53 When Women Internalize Broken Systems 7:24 The Belief Bridge Explained 12:19 Turning Beliefs Into a System 9:25 The 7 Steps to Create a Belief Plan 16:09 The Support You Need to Change Beliefs 17:54 A 30-Second Belief Exercise 18:40 The Spark and the Scaffolding ____________ 💻Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter to get started on your own Belief Plan: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk ____________ 🎧To hear more about creating your own belief plan, check out Andrea’s episode: Embracing a Belief Plan: Mastermind Discussion from the She Thinks Big Live Stage 📺WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review! Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music Connect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community: Instagram LinkedIn ____________ 🌟Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/ 📚Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big. ____________

March 31, 202636 min

Successful on Paper. Exhausted Behind the Scenes. | Seran Glanfield

What if the reason your business feels chaotic isn’t because you need to work harder—but because you’re missing clarity? In this episode, Andrea sits down with Seran Glanfield, founder of Spring Three Studio Business Consulting and host of the Pilates Business Podcast . Seran explains why many passionate service-based founders hit a ceiling in their business and how mapping the client journey can change the way you attract, serve, and retain clients. Together they explore why being great at your craft isn’t enough to build a sustainable business, where founders often misdirect their time and energy, and the small shift that can bring more clarity, focus, and momentum to your growth. ____________ 🔎 Want to learn more from Seran? Connect with her here: Spring Three Website Instagram The Pilates Business Podcast ____________ 📌 Chapters: 1:35 - From Wall Street Burnout to Pilates 4:34 - When Passion Turns Into a Business 8:39 - Why Passionate Founders Hit a Ceiling 12:05 - “Successful” on Paper, Exhausted Behind the Scenes 13:25 - The Hidden Definition of Success 15:52 - The Chaos of Doing Too Many Things 17:10 - The Core of Every Service Business 19:27 - What the Client Journey Actually Is 20:46 - The 5 Stages of the Client Journey 25:58 - Where Business Owners Misplace Their Energy 30:23 - The Small Shift That Creates Immediate Relief 35:03 - Create Space in Your Business (Final Takeaway) If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk ____________ 📺WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review! Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music Connect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community: Instagram LinkedIn ____________ 🌟Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/ 📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN 💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big. ____________