Athena Rosette is the creator of the Alter Ego Podcast. Athena has been taking on Alter Egos in her travels, performance life as a Brazilian Samba Performer, and in personal realms. She noticed that these forms of herself all gave her certain abilities and awarenesses she hadn’t yet accessed within her normal state, and quickly led to improved health, happiness, and overall satisfaction in her life. Eventually, the lines began to blur as she took ownership of these different personas. Athena now hosts the Alter Ego Podcast, where she and a new guest each week explore the boundaries of self expression and awareness.

In this interview we explore:

+ The trap of wanting our first episodes to be ‘perfect’ and why authenticity is WAY more impactful with your audience than perfection.

+ Finding your ‘podcaster alter ego’ to support you on the journey

+ Really useful tips for protecting the privacy and anonymity of guests who are sharing confidential or very private information on your show.

+ Zoom H4N Recorder

+ VOX Voice Modulating Software

+ Audio Technica ATR-2100 Microphone

+ Libsyn free podcast hosting – head to libsyn.com and add ALANA in the promo field to receive free hosting for the rest of this month and all of next month.

Athena Rosette is the creator of the Alter Ego Podcast. Athena has been taking on Alter Egos in her travels, performance life as a Brazilian Samba Performer, and in personal realms. She noticed that these forms of herself all gave her certain abilities and awarenesses she hadn’t yet accessed within her normal state, and quickly led to improved health, happiness, and overall satisfaction in her life. Eventually, the lines began to blur as she took ownership of these different personas. Athena now hosts the Alter Ego Podcast, where she and a new guest each week explore the boundaries of self expression and awareness.

Connect with Athena at:

+ Podcast: The Alter Ego Podcast | Subscribe on iTunes
+ Website: bealterego.com
+ Facebook: /alteregopodcast
+ Instagram: @bealterego
+ Twitter: @bealterego

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Back in 2016, I decided to take a leap. I’d been podcasting for over a year and absolutely adored it. What I wasn’t adoring was my current job. So I quit my job and decided to have a go at turning my podcasting passion into a business.

I spent three months in my creative cave, writing the Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers program. Then, towards the end of 2016, I launched the program and myself as a women’s podcast mentor into the world.

Nine months on, my business is gaining traction and momentum, most of which I owe to podcasting.

As the doors to Ignite have reopened again, I felt now was a great time to share more of my story with you.

I invited my good friend, Nicole Mathieson onto the show to pepper me with questions about my journey from a blogger to a podcaster to creating an online business.

We explore:

+ My foray into the online world as a blogger.

+ What happened when I switched from blogging to podcasting (hint: things exploded!)

+ How I turned my podcast into an online business and how podcasting has continually facilitated the growth of my business.

+ Why I created Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers and what you can expect when you join the program.

+ Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers – the doors to Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers are now open.

+ Join the Podcast With Heart Facebook group, a community of vibrant women podcasters. Introduce yourself, ask questions and get the help and support you need. You don’t have to do this podcasting gig alone.

Alana Helbig is a podcast mentor, creator of the online program Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers and hhost of the podcasts Untangled, Podcast with Heart and She Makes Magic. With over 15-years combined experience in business management, IT consulting, blogging and podcasting, Alana brings a wealth of knowledge and a unique ability to clarify and simplify the often confusing language of the online world. Using just the perfect blend of soul and strategy, Alana guides women into the heart and essence of their podcasting message, igniting powerful and purposeful conversation through the podcasting platform.

Connect with Alana at:

+ Untangled Podcast: Untangled | Subscribe on iTunes
+ Website: alanahelbig.com
+ Facebook: /alanahelbigbiz
+ Instagram: @alana.helbig

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Vana Feliciano is a pint size poet, painter, podcaster and planeteer. Deeply committed to laughing until it hurts and insights through increments, she is the founder of The Quiet Brave, a lifestyle community for the consciously courageous and Quiet Brave Radio, a podcast that explores the practice of being a conscious woman. She believes in community over criticism and that life is best lived as a nourished practice.

I was fortunate enough to connect with Vana as one of the students of the Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers program. It was a thrill for me to watch her launch her podcast into the world and I knew I needed to invite her onto the show to share her journey.

In this interview we explore:

+ Why Vana chose podcasting over other methods of communicating with her community such as blogging or vlogging.

+ Doing the inner work and removing limiting beliefs on the podcasting path.

+ Really useful strategies Vana uses to move past perfectionism and overwhelm.

+ How she used social media during her launch to keep her accountable and build excitement with her audience.

+ Breaking your show up into seasons to allow space to replenish creativity and let new insight drop in. 

+ And hear from someone first hand who used the Ignite program to launch their podcast.

+ Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers – the doors to Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers are now open.

+ Join the Podcast With Heart Facebook group, a community of vibrant women podcasters. Introduce yourself, ask questions and get the help and support you need. You don’t have to do this podcasting gig alone.

Vana Feliciano is a pint size poet, painter, podcaster and planeteer. Deeply committed to laughing until it hurts and insights through increments, she is the founder of The Quiet Brave, a lifestyle community for the consciously courageous and Quiet Brave Radio, a podcast that explores the practice of being a conscious woman. She believes in community over criticism and that life is best lived as a nourished practice.

Connect with Vana at:

+ Podcast: Quiet Brave Radio | Subscribe on iTunes
+ Website: thequietbrave.com
+ Facebook: /thequietbrave
+ Instagram: @vanafeliciano

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Meredith Rom is a yoga teacher, women’s leadership coach and host of the Rising Women Leaders podcast. Her mission is to support women to create a foundation of love within and for themselves, to live beyond their fears, and truly share their greatest gifts with the world.

In this episode we explore:

+ The importance of reaching out for support during your podcasting journey.

+ Written interviews vs audio podcast interviews – Meredith’s discusses the differences in community engagement, connection and stepping outside your comfort zone.

+ An insight into Meredith’s podcasting process.

+ Meredith’s amazing advice if you’re feeling stuck on your journey right now.

+ The positive impacts podcasting has had on Meredith’s business.

+ Podcast Quick Starter Pack – get notified when the doors to Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers reopens plus download your free podcast quick starter pack containing a podcast guide, interactive checklists and done-for-you email scripts.

+ Join the Podcast With Heart Facebook group, a community of vibrant women podcasters. Introduce yourself, ask questions and get the help and support you need. You don’t have to do this podcasting gig alone.

Meredith Rom is a yoga teacher, women’s leadership coach and host of the Rising Women Leaders podcast. Her mission is to support women to create a foundation of love within and for themselves, to live beyond their fears, and truly share their greatest gifts with the world.  After graduating from NYU in 2010 she followed her intuition to Northern California where she now teaches yoga and mentors women to rise in courage, self-love and feminine leadership.

Connect with Meredith at:

+ Podcast: Rising Women Leaders | Subscribe on iTunes
+ Website: meredithrom.com
+ Facebook: /meredithromyoga
+ Instagram: @meredithrom

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“I started to play with the sound of myself and step outside of it. I didn’t judge it as much as grow it, expand on it, colour it a lot more than I was.”

Elsie Escobar starting podcasting in 2006 when she created Elsie’s Yoga Class in which she began sharing audio recordings of her live yoga classes. That podcast has now been downloaded over 4 million times. But the story doesn’t stop here. Elsie’s obsession with podcasting then got her a job working with Libsyn, the leading podcast host and distribution network. She’s the co-host and producer of The Feed: The Official Libsyn podcast. She also co-runs the She Podcasts Facebook group the largest community for women in podcasting and co-hosts the She Podcasts podcast. Yup. This woman lives and breathes podcasting.

In this episode, Elsie and I explore:

+ All the incredible opportunities presented to Elsie since she began her podcasting journey.

+ Self-sabotage, self-criticism and giving yourself time to get better at the podcasting process.

+ The most common fear that stops women from getting started.

+ Becoming okay with the sound of your voice.

+ Being yourself behind the microphone.

+ Elsie’s Yoga Class

+ She Podcasts free Facebook group

+ Podcast Quick Starter Pack – download your free podcast quick starter pack containing a podcast guide, interactive checklists and done-for-you email scripts.

+ Join the Podcast With Heart Facebook group, a community of vibrant women podcasters. Introduce yourself, ask questions and get the help and support you need. You don’t have to do this podcasting gig alone.

I work in the cross-section of technology, digital media & holistic living with a heavy bias on podcast strategy and creative use of audio.  As a podcaster since 2006, I was one of the first female *indie* podcasters using audio to teach yoga. Elsie’s Yoga Class has not been downloaded over 4 million times! I’m currently the only female pundit in the podcasting space with expert insight into indie podcasters’ impact, influence, and power.  My obsession for podcasting got me a job working with Libsyn, the leading podcast host and distribution network created in 2004.  I’ve been there since 2007 and have had the pleasure of working with hundreds of podcasters, giving them tools for better production, educating them in the space, as well as cultivating a strongly engaged community through The Feed: The Official Libsyn podcast which I both co-host and produce. The Feed’s sole focus is keeping people podcasting. I also co-run the largest community for women in podcasting with a corresponding podcast (of course) called She Podcasts. Our sole mission is to empower women to continue to share their voices while creating a safe community of podcasting education and support.

Connect with Elsie at:

+ She Podcasts: She Podcasts website | Subscribe on iTunes
+ The Feed: The Feed website | Subscribe on iTunes
+ Website: elsieescobar.com
+ Facebook: /elsie.escobar
+ Instagram: @yogeek

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“I am always thinking how can I add value? How can I add so much value that people want to listen to the podcast, they want to support it, they want to help with its growth, they want to share it? That, for me, is a really key point.”

After working in finance for 8 years, Sarah Williams quit her city job and spent 18 months travelling the world, climbing Kilimanjaro, backpacking around South America and doing a ski season. She used this time to help her to decide what she wanted to do with her life.

On her return, she decided she wanted to motivate and inspire young girls. She developed Tough Girl Challenges and began speaking at local schools to girls about their goals and plans for the future.

Shockingly, she discovered many of the girls didn’t have any goals, most of them not being exposed to inspirational female role models.

In August 2015 Sarah launched the Tough Girl Podcast where she interviews inspirational female explorers, adventurers, athletes and everyday women who have overcome great challenges.

In this interview Sarah and I explore:

+ How Sarah grew her following to 800+ women in her Tough Girl Tribe Facebook group and 240,000 downloads.

+ The systems and processes Sarah has in place for time management, productivity and promotion.

+ How Sarah monetises her podcast.

+ The opportunities and growth gifted to her through her podcast.

+ The Tough Girl Podcast Patreon page

+ The Tough Girl Tribe Facebook group

+ She Podcasts free Facebook group

+ Podcast Quick Starter Pack – download your free podcast quick starter pack containing a podcast guide, interactive checklists and done-for-you email scripts.

+ Join the FREE Podcast With Heart Facebook group, a community of vibrant women podcasters. Introduce yourself, ask questions and get the help and support you need. You don’t have to do this podcasting gig alone.

After working in finance for 8 years, I quit my city job and spent 18 months travelling the world, climbing Kilimanjaro, backpacking around South America and doing a ski season. I used this time to help me decide on what I wanted to do with my life.
I set up Tough Girl Challenges as a way of motivating and inspiring women and girls.

I’m the host the Tough Girl Podcast where I interview inspirational female explorers, adventurers, athletes and everyday women who have overcome great challenges.

I completed the Marathon des Sables in April 2016 and in 2017 I will be thru hiking the Appalachian Trail (2,190 miles) in 100 days!

Connect with Sarah at:

+ Podcast: The Tough Girl Podcast | Subscribe on iTunes
+ Website: toughgirlchallenges.com
+ Facebook: @toughgirlchallenges
+ Instagram: @toughgirlchallenges

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“The nerves are actually energy and it’s nice if you can give that energy somewhere to go. Gratitude or the heart is a really good place for that energy to flow. And if the interview can come from that place, then it’s going to be a good interview.”

Nicole Mathieson is a kinesiologist and life coach helping women navigate the ups and downs of relationships.
Nicole brings her years of experience as a kinesiologist and the wisdom gained from 20 years with her husband to shed some light on how to have a relationships that not only lasts, but thrives.

Nicole is also the host of the Unbreakable podcast. Unbreakable explores the part of us that is truly unbreakable and looks at how we can nourish that to form the foundation for thriving, energised, intimate relationships.

I had the pleasure of coaching Nicole as she birthed Unbreakable into the world. This interview catches Nicole, 10 episodes into her podcasting journey .

Nicole shares with us:

+ How her kinesiology practice helped her to get clear on her podcast message and understand what her audience needs.

+ Nicole’s special process for creating a sacred container before each interview and why she finds this so powerful for herself and her guests.

+ How Nicole dealt with the podcasting overwhelm – she gives some really practical advice.

+ And we talk about how Nicole’s ego sometimes runs a muck in her interviews and how she works to befriend this part of herself.

+ Audacity for Podcasters Video Series

+ Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers

Nicole Mathieson is a kinesiologist and life coach helping women navigate the ups and downs of relationships.Our intimate relationships challenge us by showing us exactly where we are stuck and which wounds we are ready to heal. It can be really easy to blame, get resentful or just throw it all away, when a lot of the time, what we are being asked of is to grow and evolve. Nicole brings her years of experience as a kinesiologist and the wisdom gained from 20 years with her husband to shed some light on how to have a relationships that not only last, but thrives.

Connect with Nicole at:

+ Podcast: Unbreakable | Subscribe on iTunes
+ Website: nicolemathieson.com
+ Facebook: @nicolemathiesonpage
+ Instagram: @nicole_mathieson

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“It’s important for women because culturally and historically speaking, we’ve been repressed and, until just recently, we haven’t really had a voice. Now we’re really speaking up and sharing our experience of what it’s like to be in a world ruled by men… It’s such a breath of fresh air to have the freedom to speak our experience of life and bring that conversation into the world for everybody to listen to.”

Danielle Polgar, M.A. is an Astrological Counselor, light-seeker, and Saturn Return Specialist. She shares her practical, yet spiritually-infused interpretations of the sacred language of astrology with women seeking radical honesty, self-awareness, and deep transformation. She is also the co-host of the astrology-focused podcast, Bridging Realities.

In this interview, Danielle and I explore:

+ Collaboration instead of competition, how business is starting to change and how podcasting facilitates this change.

+ The pros and cons of working with a co-host.

+ Danielle gives insight into what tools and technology she uses to support the co-hosting process and how she and her co-host evenly split out the responsibilities.

+ Danielle’s brilliant advice for fitting in a podcast around an already full schedule.

+ Finding your voice and being confident to speak your truth.

+ Becoming friendly with your inner critic and self-saboteur.

+ The Bridging Realities Patreon page

+ Podcast Quick Starter Pack – download your free podcast quick starter pack containing a podcast guide, interactive checklists and done-for-you email scripts.

+ Join the FREE Podcast With Heart Facebook group, a community of vibrant women podcasters. Introduce yourself, ask questions and get the help and support you need. You don’t have to do this podcasting gig alone.

Danielle Polgar, M.A. is an Astrological Counselor, light-seeker, and Saturn Return Specialist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She shares her practical, yet spiritually-infused interpretations of the sacred language of astrology with women seeking radical honesty, self-awareness, and deep transformation. She also co-hosts and produces an astrology-focused podcast called Bridging Realities. When not studying the stars and planets, Danielle is nourished by reading, cooking, crafting, and hiking with her husband and two dogs (and first baby due in April) in the beautiful southwest.

Connect with Danielle at:

+ Podcast: Bridging Realities | Subscribe on iTunes
+ Website: daniellepolgar.com
+ Instagram: @danielle_polgar

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Rachel Sizemore is a life coach, speaker, and writer who is passionate about empowering women to quit the “shoulds.” Rachel is also creator and host of the podcast, Ripen.  Ripen is home to inspiring (and fun!) conversations that explore how women can use desire, pleasure, and intuition to deepen into their feminine power.

I had the pleasure of coaching and walking along side Rachel during the visioning, planning, creation and birth of Ripen. This interview catches Rachel the week after the launch of Ripen.

In this episode, Rachel and I explore:

+ The evolution and story behind the idea for Ripen.

+ Being stuck in the “shoulds” of business and how her podcast became a true expression of herself rather than just another thing she felt she should be doing.

+ The old stories of: What will people think? Will they judge me? How Rachel is dealing with this new level of visibility and vulnerability.

+ Her experience with sharing extremely personal subjects on her podcast and how she’s learning to ride the podcasting waves.

+ Rachel also shares a little of her experience from coaching with me and why she decided to enlist the support of a coach during the creation and launch of her podcast.

+ Podcast Quick Starter Pack – download your free podcast quick starter pack containing a podcast guide, interactive checklists and done-for-you email scripts.

+ Join the FREE Podcast With Heart Facebook group, a community of vibrant women podcasters. Introduce yourself, ask questions and get the help and support you need. You don’t have to do this podcasting gig alone.

Rachel Sizemore is a life coach, speaker, and writer who is passionate about empowering women to quit the “shoulds.” Over the past four years of her coaching business, she has helped hundreds of women to stop being so hard on themselves and instead reclaim their feminine energy and desire. Rachel is also creator and host of the podcast, Ripen.  Ripen is home to inspiring (and fun!) conversations that explore how women can use desire, pleasure, and intuition to deepen into their feminine power.

Connect with Rachel at:

+ Podcast: Ripen | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher
+ Website: rachelsizemore.com
+ Facebook: /rksize
+ Instagram: @rksize

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Madelyn Moon was a fitness competitor weighed down by her pride, obsession, and masculine drive. She strived to ignore her feminine energy, fearful of it making her look weak. Eventually, she discovered that her obsession with bodybuilding and creating the perfect physique was taking her further away from her desire to serve the world…not closer.

Madelyn decided to create her podcast Mind Body Musings in a pursuit to learn from other people who had walked this path before and come out the other side.

You’ll hear in this interview how Madelyn’s podcast became the catalyst for the creation of her coaching business and her evolution from student to teacher.

We also chat about:

+ Treasuring the podcasting nerves and fears.

+ Selecting guests based on passion, curiosity and feel-good feelings.

+ The podcasting process as an expression of you.

+ Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers – the complete step-by-step online program teaching female entrepreneurs and bloggers how to create a podcast that is all heart.

+ Join the FREE Podcast With Heart Facebook group, a community of vibrant women podcasters. Introduce yourself, ask questions and get the help and support you need. You don’t have to do this podcasting gig alone.

After hiding behind fear, perfection, and a risk-aversion for many years, Maddy knows what it’s like to play small, downplay your own existence and only hope that one day it will all be worth it.

Once, not too long ago, Maddy Moon was a fitness competitor weighed down by her pride, obsession, and masculine drive. She strived to ignore her feminine energy, fearful of it making her look weak. Eventually, she discovered that her obsession with bodybuilding and creating the perfect physique was taking her further away from her desire to serve the world…not closer.

Today, Maddy’s mission is to help you realize the heart-pounding fact that you’ve only been gifted one life and every day you’re faced with the choice to either make the most of it {unapologetically} or fight against who you’re really meant to be.

Her work and story has been featured in The Huffington Post, Greatist, Men’s Health, People, Teen Vogue, The Daily Mail, Vice, and ABC News Nightline. Maddy is the host of a top-ranked podcast, Mind Body Musings, and can be found passionately exclaiming her love for taking life by its golden, glittery reigns on her online space, MaddyMoon.com.

Connect with Madelyn at:

+ Podcast: Mind Body Musings Podcast | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher
+ Website: maddymoon.com
+ Facebook: /moonfitness
+ Instagram: @madelynmoon

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