Today we are talking about why I started the Abundant Entrepreneur Podcast and a little backstory of who I am and how I got started into business. I share the pivots that I made in multiple businesses that lead me to where I am now and being able to bring you this podcast.

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Episode transcript:
Welcome to the Abundant Entrepreneur Podcast. I'm your host, Kamille Cawley, two time business owner, fitness expert, connection strategist, creator of The Abundant Entrepreneur Summit, wife, and fur mom. Each week, these episodes are filled with stories, strategies, and expertise given by guest entrepreneurs from all across the world. As well as bonus episodes, from me, that will energize, empower and support you in your journey through entrepreneurship. Get ready to elevate your vibe and captivate your tribe. It's time we connect to our message, step into who we are truly meant to be and become more abundant in life and business. Who is with me? Let's get started.

 

All right, you guys, I am so excited to finally be bringing you the Abundant Entrepreneur Podcast. I have been wanting to release this podcast for you guys because I know that it's going to be so beneficial to your business and to your growth as an entrepreneur. Now, I wanted to tell you a little bit about why I started this podcast and I'm going to start with a little backstory and who I am. I am a Connection Strategy Coach, and I help female entrepreneurs elevate their vibe, connect to their message, and build a tribe that allows them to have more momentum and abundance in their life and business. Now, what does this all mean? I'll give you a little history on me. I was a personal trainer. I own my own personal training business. For many years, I went from a corporate place to deciding I was going to go for it, jump in feet first and try to be an entrepreneur or try to be a business owner and run my own personal training and nutrition business.

 

I put the first month's rent on a credit card to rent a space. I had no clients. I was in a new area. I had just moved and bought a home with my husband and I had no idea if this was going to work, but I went for it. And this was actually after giving up my acceptance to my Doctorate of Physical Therapy. I had gone to school for exercise and bio-sciences. I thought that was the direction that I was going to go in, and well, I decided to take a leap of faith and try something that I felt I could do really well. And I did in the first three months I had people on wait lists. My schedule was completely booked. Things were absolutely amazing, and I really can't complain my business was thriving. And the first two years I was booked out, I was bringing people on underneath me.

 

I had clients on wait lists, and I thought that everything was exactly how it should be as a business owner, but as a business and as many, you know, things change as you grow. And I started to realize that I was getting really burned out. All I was focusing on was getting more clients, making more money. I had lost my why, I had lost my focus of really trying to help my clients. And they were not my number one purpose anymore. And that took me into a really downward spiral in my business. And I started to become burned out really fast. I started losing the joy for this business and I felt that I wasn't truly stepping into who I wanted to be in this entrepreneurial world. And my journey came to a halt. I decided that I needed to walk away. I didn't do it right away.

 

I had many clients that had stayed with me for many years. I had a lot of longterm people that made me very happy and I did love them very much, but I knew that there was something greater for me. And there was something bigger out there for me. And I had started speaking at other independent gyms, teaching trainers, how to grow their businesses because mine was doing so well and it was thriving. And once I started doing that, I realized that there was so many other people that I could help and make an impact in their lives and their businesses. Not just to help them build their clientele, but to build their confidence, to make them realize that there's more behind this than just building a business. That was really huge for me, especially when I realized that I walked away from my first business with no friends, no true companions, no one that I could really talk to about this.

 

And that was really depressing. And that was really sad because I felt like I didn't have any type of community. And I was in the fitness industry for quite a while. I attended expos, I competed, I did a lot of different things, but I never truly built a tribe. I never truly built that support system. And hence leading to my business coaching side. I actually started to let go of some of my clients. And finally let go of my personal training business. Now fitness will always be a huge part of my life. I will never let go of that side of me. I was a college soccer player. I, you know, like I said, I competed, I did all these things. I work out every single day. I love it. It's my therapy. It's the most amazing thing. And I will never let go of that side of me, but I knew that the personal training and the fitness industry just weren't for me anymore.

 

And I had to walk away from that. Sometimes there's that little voice in your head that says something's not aligning. And especially in entrepreneurship, when you're taking those next steps, if I had decided I was going to open a gym, it would have been a huge mistake because I wouldn't have been happy with my choice. And I wouldn't have been happy as a business owner. And that is not a place I wanted to be in. And I started business coaching and that led to me speaking. And that led to me having amazing clients and growing this amazing community. I now connect with over 150 women in 13 different countries. I have met women at events, I have met women through programs, through coaches that I have invested in. I have met so many women and I have made the conscious choice to truly keep connections with every single one of them.

 

And just last month I held a beautiful summit. It was a virtual summit, obviously due to the times. And we had 10 amazing speakers. Many of these speakers that I have met at events a year ago and have kept those connections and have partnered with these people. So that is what I talk about when I say finding the tribe that is really going to help you take those next steps and have the momentum to have abundance in your life. Because every time I go and do something, every time that I make a change, I pivoted my business. I have these women sitting behind me and supporting me. Also every single of these women are open to serve and give back to the industry. And that is the most amazing part because every time I ask them to collaborate, to get on an interview for a podcast to speak at an event, they jumped on the opportunity because they love helping other entrepreneurs.

 

And what's amazing about a lot of these women and myself is that we all have been where a lot of entrepreneurs have been. We've gone through the failures, we've gone through the burnout, we've gone through the isolation, we've gone in circles. And now my goal through this podcast is to really help all of you get the clarity that you need and find what you truly want to put out there. Your message to the world, how to make sure that everything you talk about, everything you do, you feel so connected to and so aligned with, and it elevates you. It really just makes you feel on top of the world. And that is how I feel in my business now because I have taken these steps and yes, I have gone through, like I said, I have been overworked and I've been isolated and I've had to go through some of the mindset work and money mindset and personal mindset, and spiritual mindset.

 

I've had to work through all of these things. And I am still on a daily, but through the help of having a proper support system, as well as not just building a tribe of entrepreneurs around me, but a tribe of clients and referrals and raving fans that love to hear what I have to say and validate that the work that I'm putting out there is really worth it, has been everything to me and has changed the way that I run my business and also has helped me in the success of my business. So this is the reason that I have put this podcast together. You will hear so many amazing stories and amazing strategies and tips, and just different things from so many different entrepreneurs as I post each week. And I suggest that you listen in because there are so many different people from brand strategies to spiritual coaches, to life coaches, to website designers, to financial coaches, there's all types of entrepreneurs on my page.

 

I have marketing strategists and social media strategists. There are so many different people that will come on and they will teach you everything you need to know, not just for your business, but in your life too, because both need to be balanced. You have to be present in your life to be present in your business. And you need to make sure that you're going through all of the mindset side as well in order to be successful in your business. Because I promise you, if you feel confident, you feel good about yourself, you're going to feel good about your business. And that is the reason that I started the Abundant Entrepreneur Podcast. And I cannot wait to bring you all of these amazing female entrepreneurs and their amazing stories and their amazing success stories. Some of them have switched from 10 years in nursing to now being a top life coach.

 

And there you're going to see so many different transitions and pivots that it's going to be so inspiring. And I cannot wait. You guys are gonna leave empowered and supported and feeling so amazing and on the rise after every single episode. So thank you for tuning in, thank you for being a part of this podcast. And I am so excited to hear you guys leave me reviews. I want to know what you want to hear more of. I cannot wait to keep bringing you exactly what you need in order to elevate and have a more abundant life and business. Talk to you guys soon.

 

Thank you guys so much for listening to the Abundant Entrepreneur Podcast. I am so happy you tuned in today. You can take a moment to share this episode with someone that needs to hear it. That would be amazing. Also, if you could head over to iTunes and give me an honest review, that will help me in making this podcast even better for those on their entrepreneurial journey. I want a completely honest review from everything you like to, what you want to hear more of that will only help me make this podcast even better. Again, thank you for tuning in and I'll see you next week.