Big Brave Business: Business Ethics, Revolutionary Leadership and Human-First Entrepreneurship with Sarah Heeter

We had an interesting conversation recently on YouTube with a multi-7-figure earner about her insecurities about her body on video, and it made us reflect on all the entrepreneurs at all different levels we've gotten to work with who ALL have their own insecurities when it comes to showing up online. In 2023, showing up on social media (especially recording videos of ourselves) is such a HUGE part of what we do, and we all feel it. In this episode, we are reflecting about our own body image and self esteem journeys and how it shows up for us in our businesses, but also some of the stories of people we know.

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A couple of weeks ago, we did an episode talking about RED FLAGS we’ve started looking for after a few years of client work as service providers. This week, we wanted to flip the script and talk about our green flags that get us excited about working with certain clients. When someone doesn’t have these green flags, it’s not necessarily a deal breaker, but when we do notice them we are like, “SIGN US UP.”

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It might not feel like it if you listen to this podcast weekly, but we haven’t recorded in a few weeks and we needed some time for a good solid girly catch up. We wound up reflecting about how far we’ve come so far in 2023 and what we hope to accomplish in this final stretch. It’s amazing what having a built-in business bestie can offer to help you reflect on the things you may have forgotten or downplayed over the course of the year! 

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For the past few weeks, we’ve gone super deep, so in this episode we decided to lighten things up a little bit and talk about red flags that indicate a client isn’t right for us. Our businesses are different, our offers are different, and our preferences are different, so we have different indicators and ways of managing those indicators. What are your client red flags? We want to know! Tell us over on IG.

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In this final part of our 3-part deconstruction series drawing parallels between healing from religious trauma and healing from corporate trauma, we are digging deeper into the process of deconstruction and reprogramming. 

Sarah also mentioned a couple of resources (we only really talked about one on the actual episode), so here they are in case you want to do a little further research: 

The three phases of Deconstruction that we discussed on the podcast: https://rebekahdrumsta.com/blog/stages-of-deconstruction

A different approach with 6 phases of Deconstruction: https://mikeinsac.com/2019/05/25/the-six-stages-of-deconstruction/ 

Please share your thoughts, reflections, or any personal stories about your own deconstruction experience that you want to get off your chest with us in the DMs over on Instagram. We love connecting with you and our inboxes are always a safe space.

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In part 2 of our episodes about the relationship between religious cults, online marketing, and capitalism, we are starting to talk about deconstruction. What is deconstruction and what does that look like? How can we relate religious deconstruction experiences to the deconstruction of the corporate 9-5 life? We get a little in the weeds in this episode, but hang in there with us and try to keep an open mind, because we share some really personal stories, too. 

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Amanda has alluded to her religious trauma from her past on this podcast before, and in this episode we decided to dig in. On one hand, we can get to know her better. On another hand, you might relate to her story. And on a third hand, we can all relate: because these same practices and tactics show up in corporate life and in online marketing. 

This is the beginning of what turned into a three-part series, so make sure to follow the podcast so you get notified when next week’s episode drops, when we start to dig into Deconstruction.

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Why don’t we have any hobbies? Answer: because we monetize everything we love. After all, in capitalist society, time is money. But also, we LOVE entrepreneurship, so our digital marketing and business development wheels are always turning. We also do this to our friends and family. “Oh, you love that? Why don’t you start a business about it?” Do you have this problem too?

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This summer, we have both been inundated by launches - client launches, launches from people we follow, and launches in our own businesses. So, we’re sharing some of our lessons and takeaways about launching - and that leads us to the big, brave discussion about sales feeling sleazy. Manipulation, marketing to people’s deepest fears, selling from desperation and scarcity, and more. 

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Admittedly, this episode will come out after Threads has been out for a few weeks, so some of the details in this episode may be a little outdated. BUT Sarah (and the world!) is captivated by Meta’s new social media platform, Threads! So in today’s episode of Big Brave Business, we are talking about this app that took the world by storm… as a (relative) surprise launch… while Sarah & Amanda were on vacation.

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