The most important thing to get clear on when you're first launching a community is what exactly you’re unifying people around. What’s the core sense of belonging? I share examples of common denominators that you can use as a launching point to cultivate a positive, aspirational environment. I also touch on some of the layers of creating a strong emotional connection to your brand and explain why it’s so important to constantly reinforce what you stand for.     In this episode we talk about: - (4:46) Questions to help guide the ‘why’ of your community  - (7:05) Why I don't believe creating community around a shared problem is the best angle to take - (8:28) The most powerful thing to create a community around - (12:48) A great litmus test for those of you who are building community - (14:13) The #1 way to organically scale your community    RESOURCES MENTIONED: - Grab your copy of our Building Community Content Guide HERE    If you loved today’s episode, please share your favorite takeaways or your own systems and processes by screenshotting this episode and tagging us on Instagram!   Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone!   Not part of the Girl Gang Community yet? Join HERE: Girl Gang Membership   CONNECT WITH POWERHOUSE WOMEN Follow Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Follow Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz Follow Hannah: @hannahmwells Visit the Powerhouse Women website: www.powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

Business Of Community Series: The Most Important Step In Building Community

How do I figure out what my purpose is? How do I connect with like-minded women? How do I gain confidence and overcome imposter syndrome? How do I grow my money mindset? How do I launch and sell my products and services to make six figures with a small audience?

Welcome to Powerhouse Women, the podcast! We'll answer all of these questions (and more) in order to help you get out of your own way and into ACTION around your big ideas. Because you're NOT meant to do business (or life) alone!

Host Lindsey Schwartz will bring you everything you need to bring your big ideas to life with tactical tips, business strategy and all of the mindset shifts you need to take on your business, side hustle or passion project with confidence! 

Along with sharing all of our business secrets we interview incredible expert female entrepreneurs so you can hear their secrets, challenges, top tips and the real stories behind being a woman in business. 

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Do you understand your net worth, and how to build it in order to create true financial freedom? My guest today is here to help! Allegra Brantly is the CEO + founder of Factora, a financial education company + community with the mission to lead 1 million women to over $1 million in net worth. We’re taking the taboo out of talking about money, and breaking down the most important numbers you need to know in order to build wealth, as well as the mindset shifts to help you eliminate debt and create freedom. You’ll hear some of Allegra’s biggest money failures, and her journey from living in debt to creating a net worth of over $1 million (spoiler alert: anyone can achieve this if they follow a few simple steps!) HIGHLIGHTS 02:30 How to calculate your net worth, investment rate, + other wealth factors. 08:25 Three ways to turn negative net worth into over six figures. 13:45 What are the main asset classes to build wealth? 17:35 The difference between financial freedom + financial flexibility. 20:45 Why is it important to normalize talking about money and sharing our failures? 27:25 How to build a healthier money mindset + avoid overwhelm. 35:45 Celebrating Allegra choosing service over ego. RESOURCES + LINKS Grab your ticket for the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event August 9-10th in Scottsdale! powerhousewomenevent.com Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone! Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need! FOLLOW Factora Wealth: @factora_wealth Learn more about the Factora Wealth Circle: https://www.factorawealth.com/wealth-circle Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

How to Eliminate Debt, Build Wealth + Grow Your Net Worth with Allegra Brantly

Today, we’re kicking off a brand new series all about money + abundance! I’ll be diving into one of the most fundamental things that has changed my relationship with money: understanding your financial thermostat. I’ll break down what the financial thermostat is, what it means for your finances, how to determine your current set point, and the key to raising it. I’ll also be sharing how to shift your money mindset + beliefs in order to get from one level of abundance to another (including the ONE money mindset breakthrough that helped me go from struggling to earn six figures in a year, to earning six figures in one launch!)   HIGHLIGHTS 02:35 The BIGGEST money mindset breakthrough that took me to over six figures in one year. 09:20 What is the key to shifting your financial thermostat? 15:40 How to generate more impact + opportunities with your financial set point. 20:30 The two most powerful factors that decide our default financial thermostat. 24:35 What is one shift I made to open myself to more abundance? 32:50 What is the best way to shift your beliefs around money?   RESOURCES + LINKS Grab your ticket for the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event August 9-10th in Scottsdale! powerhousewomenevent.com Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone! Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

The Biggest Money Mindset Shift to Raise Your Financial Thermostat

Are you looking to make the leap from a full-time job into full-time entrepreneurship? Today’s episode is for you! I’m sitting down with my friend Kelly Kussman, founder of the clean fragrance line Cayla Gray, to break down exactly how she left a very comfortable corporate career and scaled her company to multiple 6 figures in revenue in 3 years. Spoiler alert: the mindset required to start a business isn’t the same mindset that will help you scale it! We’re diving deep into the numbers you need to know in order to scale, how to find the perfect business mentor to help you grow, and so much more!    HIGHLIGHTS 01:55 The story of Cayla Gray + updates from the last three years. 04:55 What is the difference in mindsets between launching and scaling a business? 09:00 The key to supporting yourself while making a shift. 14:20 Tips for effectively building meaningful relationships and mentorships. 21:40 How to think differently + scale differently as an entrepreneur. 26:10 Expert business strategies for mapping out the numbers. 31:30 The biggest (+ most surprising!) lessons from Kelly’s year of growing inward. 38:20 What do you have to let go of in order to get to the next season? 41:15 What we’re most excited about going forward + BTS of our scent collab. 47:05 Celebrating Kelly letting go of control + beating her sales plan by 40%!   RESOURCES + LINKS Shop clean, 100% ingredient transparent fragrance! https://caylagray.com/ Grab your ticket for the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event on August 9-10th in Scottsdale! powerhousewomenevent.com Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone! Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Cayla Gray: @caylagrayco Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz Visit the Kelly Kussman website: https://kellykussman.com/ Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity  

The Mindset Shifts Required to Leave a Comfortable Corporate Career and Scale a Multiple Six Figure Business with Kelly Kussman

What does it really mean to be a powerhouse? Today I’m sharing a peek behind the scenes of my current season of deep transformation in a Q&A; session with my amazing podcast manager Brianne, and what it has taught me about true self-empowerment. The biggest thing I’m learning? You can only grow as much as you’re willing to look deep within yourself–at your fears, insecurities, and vulnerability. I’ll share how I’m learning to prioritize my own needs while still showing up for the people I love, how I’m clearing space, and what it has looked like to start healing my inner child in order to meet the most authentic version of myself.   HIGHLIGHTS 00:30 What would you tell yourself one year ago? 04:10 What does the process of empowering + choosing yourself look like? 12:00 What fears came up for you during this season? 20:20 Helpful practices for healing your inner child. 24:30 The key to creating more space for yourself. 32:50 How have your personal needs translated into your business?   RESOURCES + LINKS Grab your ticket for the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event August 9-10th in Scottsdale! powerhousewomenevent.com   Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone!   Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz   Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity  

The Secret to Your Next Expansion Lies in Meeting Your Authentic self. Here’s where to start.

If you want to deepen the relationship you have with yourself and the people you love, this conversation is for you!  I’m joined by The Bachelorette fan-favorite and New York Times bestselling author Hannah Brown for a heart-to-heart about finding love after reality TV, taking the stigma out of therapy, and fulfilling her lifelong dream of publishing a romance novel. Hannah shares her healing journey with therapy, what she has in common with the fictional characters in her new book Mistakes We’ve Never Made, and how she’s preparing herself for marriage after getting engaged to her fiance Adam. If you’re on the journey of healing yourself and your relationships too, you’re going to love this one!   HIGHLIGHTS 01:00 The challenges of navigating new versions of yourself. 08:50 What is the most challenging part of writing a book? 14:20 How to deepen and transform the bond with your inner self. 20:00 The easiest ways to begin authentically supporting yourself. 25:40 How did therapy prepare you for a top percent marriage? 32:50 Advice for growing in your relationships through accountability. 40:40 Celebrating Hannah using her voice to stand up for her ideas.   RESOURCES + LINKS Get your copy of Mistakes We Never Made by Hannah Brown on Amazon! Grab your ticket for the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event August 9-10th in Scottsdale! powerhousewomenevent.com Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone! Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Hannah Brown: @hannahbrown Better Tomorrow With Hannah Brown:  listen here Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz   Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

Business Of Community Series: The Most Important Step In Building Community

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