Kelsey Portwine bought the course.

She tried reselling it.

She posted the cringey income claims.

And every time she hit publish, something in her gut told her, “This is not me.”

So she did the thing a lot of people know they need to do but are terrified to actually do.

She deleted the account she had already grown and started over.

This time, she built around something she had real experience with: postpartum weight loss, consistency, and helping women follow through on the things they already know they should be doing.

Seven months later, Kelsey had grown her new Instagram account to more than 14,000 followers, helped over 100 women, and created paid accountability challenges that people actually come back to month after month.

In this episode, we talk about why the make-money-online world felt so wrong to her, how hyper-specific messaging helped her grow through trial reels, and why your best business idea might be hiding inside the thing people already come to you for.

This is an honest conversation about starting over, building real authority, and realizing that the time you spent doing the wrong thing wasn’t necessarily wasted.

You learned something.

Now go build the right thing.

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In this episode, I’m joined by a very special guest, my almost 12-year-old son, Zachary.

We talk about what it’s really like to grow up with a parent who works from home, builds businesses, takes client calls behind French doors, and apparently says every “potty mouth word” in the book.

Zac shares what he thinks I actually do for work, what he believes an entrepreneur is, what he thinks I’m good at, what annoys him about having a work-from-home mom, and whether he’d ever want to own a business himself.

We also talk about money, freedom, growth mindset, failure, not quitting, and why building a business is not always as glamorous as people online make it look.

And then, in true Zac fashion, he flips the interview on me and asks why I started my business in the first place.

This one is honest, funny, surprisingly deep, and a reminder that our kids are always watching.

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Website: www.vickipollack.com 

You made the sale. Amazing. Now the real question is, how do you make it happen again?

In this episode, Vicki breaks down her Bullseye Method, a simple way to audit your online business and figure out where things are actually falling apart. Because sometimes the problem is not that you need to “sell harder.” Sometimes no one is seeing your content. Sometimes people are clicking but not buying. Sometimes your sales page is leaking people.

Vicki walks through the full customer journey, from someone discovering you on Instagram, to landing on your profile, watching your stories, clicking your link, reading your sales page, hitting checkout, and finally buying.

You’ll learn how to look at each “ring” of your business and use real data instead of panic, guessing, or blaming yourself.

This one is for the business owner who has started, sold something, and is ready to stop throwing spaghetti at the internet wall and start fixing the right damn thing.

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Website: www.vickipollack.com 

What if someone followed you around all day with a camera?

What would they see?

Would they see someone who’s actually committed to their business, their goals, their growth, and their leadership? Or would they see someone staying stuck in comfort, excuses, and old patterns that are no longer working?

In this episode, I’m getting real about the choices you make every single day, and how those choices shape not just your life, but your business too. Because the truth is, no one is coming to knight you as the leader in your space. No one is handing you credibility, confidence, or momentum. You build those things by the way you think, the way you move, and the way you choose.

We’re talking about what it means to look at yourself through an honest lens, how to make decisions from the version of you that already has what you want, and why strategy alone will never save a business that’s being built through fear, victimhood, or self-doubt.

This episode is your reminder that if you want different results, you need different choices. Not perfect choices. Just better ones, made with awareness and intention.

If this one hit home, share it with a friend and leave a review.

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Instagram: @its.vickipollack
Website: www.vickipollack.com 

“Make money while you sleep.”

You’ve heard it a thousand times.

But what does that actually mean in a real business?

In this episode, Vicki breaks down the truth behind business automation and why most entrepreneurs misunderstand it completely. Automation is not sitting on a beach doing nothing while money magically appears. It’s simply systems handling repetitive tasks so you don’t have to do them manually every single time something happens in your business. 

And the sooner you build those systems, the sooner your business can actually grow without being glued to your time.

Inside this episode, Vicki explains:

• What automation actually means (and what it absolutely does not mean)
• Why waiting too long to automate creates a massive bottleneck in your business
• The difference between content that attracts people and systems that move them through your business
• The three foundational automations every beginner should set up first
• How to capture interest in the moment instead of losing leads while you’re offline
• Why automation improves your professionalism and customer experience

You’ll also hear the simple framework Vicki uses to think about funnels and systems. Your business is just a series of small yes decisions your audience moves through.

That’s it.

Just thoughtful systems doing the work for you in the background.

This episode is perfect for you if:

• You’re still doing everything manually in your business
• You feel like you’re constantly babysitting your DMs and links
• You want your business to grow without being tied to your time
• You keep hearing about automation but nobody has explained it in plain English

By the end of this episode, you’ll know exactly where to start and how three simple automations can change the way your business runs.

Let's connect on Instagram: @its.vickipollack
Head to my website www.vickipollack.com 

Posting every day and still hearing crickets in Stripe? Yeah. That’s exhausting.

In this episode, Vicki breaks down the hard truth most online entrepreneurs eventually face. Social media is not your business. It’s just the traffic source. And if that traffic isn’t turning into sales, something in the chain is broken. 

Instead of blaming the algorithm or convincing yourself your offer is the problem, this episode walks through three simple but powerful things to audit right now if you want to start turning attention into actual revenue.

Inside the conversation, Vicki covers:

• Why most people simply don’t talk about their offer enough
• The surprising number of times someone needs to see your offer before they buy
• The difference between “features marketing” and desire-driven messaging
• How weak messaging quietly kills sales before they ever happen
• The hidden friction that makes people abandon your checkout page
• Why your customer experience matters just as much as your content

She also calls out the uncomfortable truth many entrepreneurs avoid. Selling is part of running a business. If you’re not willing to talk about what you offer, the internet can’t magically guess what you’re selling.

This episode is for you if:
• You’re posting consistently but not seeing sales
• You already have an offer but it’s moving at a snail’s pace
• You’re starting to question whether this whole thing even works

Sometimes the problem isn’t the offer.

Sometimes it’s just three small shifts that change everything.

Hit play and take an honest look at what’s actually happening in your sales process.

Let's connect on Instagram: @its.vickipollack
Head to my website www.vickipollack.com 

If you’ve been sitting in “indecision land” waiting for the perfect plan, you’re not building a business—you’re building a prison. In this episode, I’m breaking down why waiting to be perfect is really just fear in disguise, how indecision is silently costing you opportunities, and the three ways to break free and finally move forward. You’ll learn how to shrink decisions, set deadlines, and treat everything like a test so you can build momentum—the real currency of entrepreneurship. Your business isn’t waiting for perfect. It’s waiting for you to decide.

Let's connect on Instagram: @the_no_bs_newyorker
Head to my website www.vickipollack.com 

Most online sales advice is stuck in the dark ages—cold DMs, fake “relationship building,” and hiding your prices like it’s some top-secret code. In this episode, I’m calling BS on the outdated playbook and breaking down Contrarian Selling—a bold, buyer-aware approach that matches how people actually buy in 2025. You’ll learn three game-changing shifts that make sales feel natural, confident, and way less desperate: stop hunting and start attracting, sell in public but close in private, and build systems that sell while you’re off the clock. If you’re tired of feeling sleazy, burnt out, or broke while trying to push offers you know are great, this is your permission slip to sell smarter, stand out, and actually enjoy the process.

Let's connect on Instagram: @the_no_bs_newyorker
Head to my website www.vickipollack.com 

If you’ve ever wondered whether your time in network marketing actually counts for anything outside of your company, this episode is your proof. I’m breaking down the five game-changing skills I mastered in my 11 years as a network marketer that made my pivot into digital products seamless and wildly profitable.

We’ll cover how selling before creating a product gave me a massive edge, why personal branding beats any upline script, the power of getting comfortable with rejection, building trust before making the ask, and leading like a CEO instead of just selling like one. Whether you’re still in MLM, pivoting out, or just curious how these two worlds connect, you’ll walk away seeing your experience in a whole new light—and ready to cash in on the skills you already have.

🎙️ Learn more about Vicki: www.vickipollack.com
📱 Connect on Instagram: @the_no_bs_newyorker

Affiliate marketing has gotten a bad rap—and honestly, it’s deserved. From spammy DMs to sketchy commission grabs, the internet is full of people pushing products they don’t even use. But here’s the truth: affiliate marketing isn’t the problem—the way people are doing it is.

In this episode, I’m breaking down how to make real money online by promoting other people’s offers with integrity. No bro funnels. No manipulation. Just real recommendations that help people and pay you. Whether you’re brand new to the digital income world or you’ve been burned by the hype, this episode will show you how to:

✅ Choose affiliate offers that actually align with your brand and values
✅ Build trust-based content that converts (without sounding like a billboard)
✅ Create a system that brings in consistent, hands-off income—without selling your soul

If you’re ready to promote with purpose, profit, and a little bit of edge… you’re gonna love this one.

DM me on Instagram @the_no_bs_newyorker and tell me: what’s one product or service you already rave about that you could start monetizing?