Sacred Boardroom

Guest Bio:
Melissa Bauknight is the founder of The Nova Global, a women's community built for conscious, growth-oriented women who refuse to leave any part of themselves at the door. A former medical device sales professional turned serial community developer, Melissa spent nine years becoming the leader Nova needed before she ever launched it. She's building a movement — not a membership.

Episode Description:
This one is personal. Heather sits down with Melissa Bauknight — Nova Global founder and one of her closest collaborators — for a rare, reciprocal conversation about what it actually looks like to build a business from the inside out. They explore energetic leadership, what it means to have a Chief Energetics Officer working inside your company, and why the most powerful rooms are the ones where no one has to pretend. Equal parts business and soul — exactly what Sacred Boardroom was made for.

In This Episode:

• Why Nova took nine years to come to life — and why that timeline was the point
• What Melissa was navigating as a founder when Heather first came into the Nova as Chief Energetics Officer
• What "energetic change management" actually looks like inside a growing company
• How energy work supports team dynamics, hiring decisions, and leadership confidence
• The belonging wound — and why mixed rooms of women heal it faster than anything else
• Why Melissa runs retreats as a team sport and what non-hierarchical leadership actually feels like in practice
• What Supernova Live is and why September in Golden, Colorado might be exactly where you need to be
• The vision for Nova Global — and the moment that made them both cry

Guest Links & Resources:

• The Nova Global: thenovaglobal.com
• Supernova Live (Sept 18–19, Golden CO): https://thenovaglobal.com/supernova-live-2026/
• Melissa Bauknight on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-bauknight/
• Melissa Bauknight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissa_bauknight/

If you're curious about summer energy audits or working with Heather directly — reach out.

Connect with Heather:

• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sacred-boardroom/id1800819041
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheatherwick
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-wick-8534a76/
• Substack: https://substack.com/@heatherwick

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Your business isn't broken, it's responding to your frequency. Here's how to find out what you're actually broadcasting.

If you have a persistent problem in your business that no amount of strategy seems to fix, Heather Wick wants you to consider a different angle: you. In this solo episode, Heather introduces the concept of founder frequency — the energetic signature a founder brings into every room, every decision, and every interaction, and makes a case for why it's one of the most overlooked forces in business. She walks listeners through the Founder Frequency Audit, a four-question practice designed to surface the subconscious stories running beneath the surface of your leadership. This is not mindset fluff. It is a precise, honest look at the gap between where you are and where your business is calling you, and a clear-eyed invitation to close it.

IN THIS EPISODE

- Why your energy as a founder is never neutral — and what it's actually doing to your business right now

- How to tell the difference between a business problem and a founder frequency problem (the distinction matters more than you think)

- A real client story: how one founder's childhood experience with entrepreneur parents was silently braking her own business growth

- Why your nervous system isn't sabotaging you — it's doing its job, and how to work with it instead of against it

- The Founder Frequency Audit: a four-question journaling practice you can do today to start mapping what's running the show beneath the surface

- What to do when you find something you're not ready to look at yet

- How Heather works with this inside her Chief Energetics Officer retainers — and the next step if you want to go deeper

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01] — When your energy walks into the room before you do

[02:14] — Calling your energy home: why centering comes first

[04:08] — Client story: the founder whose nervous system was broadcasting "stop"

[06:02] — What happens when you name the real fear

[08:13] — The Founder Frequency Audit: how to use it

[09:57] — Question 3: how would you actually feel if your dream was already real?

[11:48] — The voice that says "can you really?" — and why she matters

[13:57] — Drawing the line between your hard thing and your hidden resistance

[15:37] — Owning your own stuff so it stops running your business

[16:15] — Your journaling invitation for this week

[21:26] — Closing: what it looks like when your frequency runs with crystal clarity

RESOURCES MENTIONED

- The Founder Frequency Audit (free download): https://sacredboardroom.com/frequencyaudit

- Business Energy Diagnostic with Heather: https://sacredboardroom.com/diagnostic

CONNECT WITH HEATHER

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sacred-boardroom/id1800819041

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheatherwick (@theheatherwick)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-wick-8534a76/

Substack: https://substack.com/@heatherwick

Shannon Kelley is a life coach, entrepreneur, and the founder of Recovering Out Loud — a movement dedicated to removing the shame and stigma from addiction and sobriety. Drawing from her own lived experience with substance dependency, incarceration, and profound spiritual transformation, Shannon is building a community that makes recovery visible, accessible, and empowering for everyone — whether you're in the thick of it or just getting curious.

Shannon Kelley doesn't whisper about recovery. She does it out loud — and she's inviting everyone else to do the same. In this episode, Shannon shares her raw, unfiltered story: from blackout drinking at 15, to addiction, homelessness, and prison, to getting sober and building a business rooted in spirit, connection, and empowerment. What struck me most was Shannon's insistence that shame is the real disease — and that visibility is the cure. This is a conversation for anyone who's ever made a choice they weren't proud of, anyone navigating sobriety in a world that still treats it like a secret, and anyone who believes that community is medicine.

IN THIS EPISODE

• How Shannon went from rock bottom — addiction, homelessness, incarceration — to building a movement rooted in spirit and empowerment
• Why shame is the single biggest barrier to recovery, and what happens when people finally see it's safe to come out
• The difference between religion and spirituality in recovery, and why AA's "God of your own understanding" changed everything for Shannon (even a door handle counts)
• What Shannon discovered after five years of solid sobriety — and why she relapsed anyway (this one will make you think differently about what recovery actually requires)
• The rat park: what a famous experiment about addiction, connection, and environment reveals about what humans truly need to heal
• Shannon's vision for a physical space — a nonprofit community hub — where connection replaces substances as the centerpiece
• Why you don't have to commit to forever — and how recovery is actually just one daily decision made through small, intentional habits
• Heather's own honest reflection on alcohol, clarity, energy work, and what it means to be a clear channel

GUEST LINKS & RESOURCES

• Instagram: @recoveringoutloudmovement
• Etsy store Spirit of Sobriety: thespiritofsobriety.etsy.com
• Email: [email protected]

CONNECT WITH HEATHER

• 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sacred-boardroom/id1800819041
• 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheatherwick (@theheatherwick)
• 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-wick-8534a76/
• 📰 Substack: https://substack.com/@heatherwick

Episode description: Heather gets honest about the years she got summer completely wrong — taking her hands off the wheel, losing momentum, and starting from scratch every fall. In this episode, she shares the energetic framework she now uses every spring to set her business in motion before summer even begins — so the season becomes presence, not sacrifice. She also opens the doors on a brand new offer designed specifically for founders who want to show up fully for their families this summer without letting their businesses go quiet.

• Why the "all or nothing" approach to summer is costing you more than you think
• How Heather lost momentum year after year — and the exact moment she understood why
• What "setting a frequency" in your business actually means (and how it works while you're at the beach)
• The energetic difference between taking action and orienting toward an outcome
• Why building excitement around a not-yet-available offer is a strategic move, not a risk
• What's inside Heather's new Summer Energy Audit — and why it's built for founders who refuse to choose between family and business
• The guided meditation bonus that changes how you relate to your business entirely
• How to work with the soul of your business like a partner, not a burden

Timestamps:

• 00:01 — Why summer and entrepreneurship feel like they're at war
• 02:02 — The core memories Heather refuses to sacrifice for business growth
• 03:54 — Setting a frequency: the energetic strategy that changed everything
• 06:23 — How pre-scheduling and visioning let your business move while you're unplugged
• 08:01 — What the Summer Energy Audit includes and how it works
• 10:20 — No Zoom calls, no time constraints — what this offer actually looks like
• 12:31 — The guided meditation bonus: meeting the soul of your business

Resources & links:

• Summer Energy Audit — DM Heather directly to enroll: [email protected]
• Not sure if it's for you? Start here: https://sacredboardroom.com/diagnostic
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheatherwick (@theheatherwick)
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-wick-8534a76/
• Substack: https://substack.com/@heatherwick

Connect with Heather:

• 🎙 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sacred-boardroom/id1800819041
• 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheatherwick (@theheatherwick)
• 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-wick-8534a76/
• 📩 Substack: https://substack.com/@heatherwick

In this solo episode, Heather gets personal about one of the most underrated growth levers in business: community.

After returning from a retreat in Colorado with members of The Nova Global, Heather traces her full journey with community — from the postpartum circles that held her through early motherhood to the business network that's actively growing her company today. This is an honest, generous episode about what it really means to have people who see your potential, know your work, and say your name in rooms you're not in.

In this episode:

• Why community became a lifeline — not a luxury — through the hardest seasons of Heather's life
• The birth center circle that changed the trajectory of her early motherhood (and why she credits those women with her survival)
• How Jen Hoeprich's Magical Mama community shifted her from surviving to thriving
• What she was specifically looking for when she found The Nova Global — and why it was the missing piece
• What happened on retreat in Colorado: masks off, transformations real, and people talking brilliantly about each other's businesses behind their backs
• Why "talking behind your back" is the most powerful marketing a solopreneur can have — and how to build a network that does it for you
• The Build Your Dream Network Challenge: May 18–22, 2026 — free, and coming up fast

Resources & links:

• The Nova Global
• Build Your Dream Network Challenge — May 18–22, 2026
• Magical Mama
• Jen Hoeprich on Sacred Boardroom

Connect with Heather: Apple Podcasts | Instagram @theheatherwick | LinkedIn | Substack

What does it actually take to rebuild your life from the darkest place imaginable — and build a thriving, soul-led business from that foundation?

This week I'm joined by Janna Fackrell, spiritual coach, retreat facilitator, and founder of Sacred Hearts Healing. Janna survived trafficking in Los Angeles, found her way back to herself through plant medicine, forgiveness work, and spiritual practice — and went on to build a sacred business and life that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We go deep on the practices that actually move the needle: two forgiveness tools you can use today, how to use your menstrual cycle (or the moon) as a business planning framework, and the specific shift that helped Janna stop trying to do everything herself.

In this episode:

• Janna's origin story — rock bottom in 2012 and the ayahuasca ceremony that changed everything
• Why forgiveness sets you free, not the other person — and how energetic cord cutting works
• Two forgiveness practices: the University of Santa Monica method (via Janna's mentor Alyssa Nobrigo 🔗) and the Burn Letter
• Why self-forgiveness comes first — and how it simultaneously releases the hold on the other person
• Plant medicine vs. breathwork — an honest comparison from someone who facilitates both
• A 60-second grounding practice you can do right now
• Cycle syncing as a business tool — what each phase is actually built for
• How to work with the moon if you're post-menopausal or not currently cycling
• The "is this a 10 for me?" filter — and the three options when it isn't
• How Kate Northrup 🔗 shifted Janna's mindset on asking for help
• Why the feminine doesn't force — and what to do when something feels hard

Connect with Janna:

Janna's Podcast: Radiate

Instagram: @janafackrell

Website: sacredheartshealing.org

🎁 Free 1:1 coaching session — DM Janna on Instagram to claim yours

Resources mentioned:

• Alyssa Nobriga — coach who trains coaches, Los Angeles
• Kate Northrup — feminine business advocate and author of Do Less
• Vipassana 10-day silent meditation retreat — dhamma.org

Be All In: Why Visionary Women Must Stop Waiting and Start Leading (w/ Micheline Green)

In this episode of Sacred Boardroom, Heather Wick sits down with Micheline Green—strategic wisdom partner, leadership guide, and conscious parenting expert—to talk about the real work of becoming the kind of leader the future requires.

You’ll hear why change happens together, how shadow isn’t something to fix (it’s something to integrate), and why true wisdom is the ability to hold tension: not-knowing, uncertainty, and the messy middle—without collapsing or bypassing it.

Micheline shares her powerful “salt in the glass vs. salt in the lake” metaphor for capacity, and explains why this is no longer an era for endless learning or spiritual theory—it’s a time for embodied action. She also introduces Be All In, her 12-month leadership initiation for women ready to upgrade their identity, lead publicly, and stop treating perfectionism as a requirement for impact.

Learn more + connect with Micheline: michelinegreen.com
Free masterclass: Awakening Your Spidey Senses (on her website)
Instagram: @michelinegreen_coach

PR isn’t just for big brands with bigger budgets. In this episode, I sit down with Gloria Chou, former U.S. diplomat turned PR strategist, who has helped thousands of small business owners land features in places like Forbes and CNBC—without an agency, without “guru” tactics, and without burning out.

We talk about:

• How Gloria cracked PR from the outside with nothing but cold pitches and courage
• Why your point of view (not your revenue) is what makes you press-worthy
• The real reason visibility feels so tender—especially for women and founders of color
• Burnout, plant medicine, and redefining success beyond “2x every launch”
• The future of PR in an AI world and why access > gatekeeping

If you’ve ever thought, “Who am I to pitch the media?”—this conversation will lovingly call BS on that.

🔥 Next Steps:

• Connect with Gloria on IG @gloriachoupr and DM her the word HEATHER for her free PR masterclass + pitch framework.
• Want to look at the energy behind your visibility and growth? Book a Business Energy Reading with me and let’s meet the soul of your business together.

If this episode lands, please follow, rate, and share The Sacred Boardroom. Your review helps this work reach more heart-led entrepreneurs who are ready to be seen.

What happens when you stop building the “perfect” business and start building the true one—around your actual life, body, and babies?

In this episode, I sit down with poet, mama, and brand coach Amber Lilyestrom to talk about identity deaths, integrity, and designing a business that hugs your life instead of swallowing it.

We get into:

• Why Amber dropped the “Brand Love Coach” persona and chose to just be Amber

• The pressure to scale vs. her unapologetic love for deep 1:1 work

• Parenting, adoption, and creating a home where sensitivity is welcome

• Time as an energetic pattern (and why she’s often 2 minutes “late” on purpose)

• Creativity in motherhood + her new poetry book, Little Big Beautiful Things

• A live reading of her poem “Enough” that will land straight in your heart

If you’ve ever felt like you’re “doing it wrong” because you don’t want to hustle, overwork, or abandon your family to grow…this one will feel like exhale.

🎧 Listen in if you’re ready to:

• Stop contorting yourself to fit the coaching industry

• Build a life-first business that actually matches your values

• Remember that who you are matters more than any strategy you run

If this episode lands:
✨ Hit follow, rate the show, and share it with a friend who’s redefining success.
✨ Want support? Book a free Business Energy Reading (Pulse Check) with me to meet the energy of your business and get your next aligned steps.

Helpful Links

https://amberlilyestrom.com/

Little Big Beautiful Things

Amber's Instagram

Heather's Instagram

Book a Business Energy Reading

After six days off-grid in the jungles of Mexico, I came home completely rearranged.
This episode is a love note to every heart-led entrepreneur who’s scared to be seen—but knows she’s here to lead differently.

If you’ve ever felt afraid to show up online, worried about being misunderstood, or exhausted trying to “get it right,” this one’s for you.

In this episode:

• (00:02) My retreat experience in the jungle—and the profound peace of total disconnection

• (04:06) The tension between wanting to lead and wanting to control perception

• (07:45) Why showing up imperfectly is the highest form of leadership

• (10:06) How conscious entrepreneurs are redefining business as sacred work

• (12:31) The story of a woman who held her 20-year vision—and what it teaches us about resilience and trust

• You can’t control how others see you—and freedom lives on the other side of that truth.

• The next era of business is built by conscious, energetically aligned leaders.

• Destruction is often just a sacred invitation to rebuild with greater integrity.

• You are meant to be seen. Your business—and the world—need your full presence.

✨ Take the next step:
Your business has a soul. Have you met it yet?
Book your free Business Energy Reading and connect with the frequency that fuels your success.
👉 Book Your Session

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