Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! Today I’m sharing an energizing chat with Kacia Fitzgerald, a multi-passionate entrepreneur, speaker and podcaster who's on a mission to help women unapologetically share their voice & message with the world. She is the host of the top rated podcast EmpowerHER, which had over three million downloads the first two years, and is also the founder & CEO of She Goes company, which focuses on helping women launch & grow their podcasts. In this episode, Kacia shared her experience of transitioning from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, and how taking action on her vision led her to create a podcast beyond her dreams. Kacia also gets real about embracing the space between where she was and where she wanted to go, and shares insights about the power of embracing the process of becoming. Plus, she goes deep into self-doubt and gives practical tips on what it takes to grow your audience and embrace the journey of podcasting. Enjoy!

Connect with Kacia:

Instagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/kacia.fitzgerald/ 

Podcast: ​​https://www.empowerherpodcast.com/ 

Overview:

01:45 - Why your story is important.

03:40 - Kacia’s shift from working in the corporate world to seeking more alignment.

04:50 - Why Kacia started trying new things on the side of her full-time gig.

06:27 - Cultivating community outside of her business through Kacia’s podcast.

07:10 - How Kacia built an online membership and podcast course.

08:53 - Kacia’s journey of creating a successful podcast.

09:20 - How clarity comes from action.

11:45 - The missed opportunity of co-creation with your audience.

12:48 - The power of enjoying the journey of being a podcaster.

14:00 - Why the process is guaranteed and the outcome isn’t.

14:52 - Embracing the space of ‘becoming.’

17:25 - The inevitable doubt that arises when you’re in the building phase, and how this builds grit and resilience.

18:40 - How to build up your ‘confidence bucket.’

21:15 - Believing in the ability to swim, even when you don’t know what direction you’re swimming; knowing the why but surrendering the how.

24:40 - Building the muscle of being open, and how it takes time to get comfortable with being vulnerable.

27:13 - Why you need to become the type of person you want to see.

29:34 - How consistency is what allowed Kacia to build her podcast audience.

34:12 - Kacia’s experience transitioning to entrepreneurship.

37:07 - Figuring out how to connect with the emotions of your audience.

38:31 - Having a micro focus and macro vision.

42:11 - How we forget that people are inspired by us.

44:50 - Why you should like your path and why direction is more important than speed.

49:57 - Using our struggles to fuel us.