She Built Success

She Built Success

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She Built Success episodes

  • 91: Inside the Sky Queen Luncheon 2026 | Women Share Their Unscripted Journeys

    Women in aviation share what they’re building, navigating and learning in real time. Recorded live at the Sky Queen Luncheon, these pink couch conversations highlight the real stories behind leadership, entrepreneurship and legacy.

    In collaboration with Women Rock Wings, this episode captures 23 women reflecting on career transitions, growth seasons, visibility, confidence and what it takes to keep building when the path is still unfolding.

    These conversations offer insight into what it looks like to lead with clarity, evolve through change and define success on your own terms.
    Whether you're building in aviation, leadership, business or your next chapter, you’ll hear perspective that reminds you you’re not the only one navigating the tension of what's next.

    Featuring voices from the Women Rock Wings community, the Sky Queen Luncheon brings together women committed to expanding representation and access in aviation and beyond.
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    35 min
  • 90: She Left a $370K GovCon Investment Behind and Finally Found Alignment

    GovCon pivot, entrepreneurship transitions, and building a business in alignment with Tasha Jones, government contracting expert, founder of Twenty39, and former intelligence analyst turned executive.

    Tasha Jones has spent over two decades inside the government contracting ecosystem, from active duty Navy intelligence analyst to GS-15 at the FBI, to beltway circuit executive, to independent consultant. This episode is the unfiltered version of that journey.
    She and Claudia get into what it felt like to watch an 18-month pipeline built on seven teaming agreements and $370,000 of investment simply evaporate. They talk about grief as a real response to business loss, why pivoting always costs more than people admit, and how Tasha finally found alignment, not by staying the course, but by reading the room early enough to build something new.
    Tasha is now building a consultant collective model that lets independent experts scale revenue, share infrastructure, and serve both public and private sector clients without losing ownership of their work or their clients.
    This conversation is for entrepreneurs who are tired of hearing "you just need to diversify" from people who don't understand what diversification actually costs.
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    54 min
  • 89: Your Planning System Should Fit Your Season. Mine Didn't.

    When Planning by the Numbers Stops Working (ft. Claudia) S4|E89 Planning system 2026, linear calendar, and why Claudia walked away from years of 12 Week Year planning — because the system stopped fitting the season she's actually in.

    This is Part 2 of my planning series for 2026, and this one gets into the why behind the shift.
    I'm a type A person. Color coding, metrics, percent complete, team dashboards in Airtable — that was my normal. And it worked, until it started creating stress that had nothing to do with whether things were actually moving. I was watching numbers instead of making progress, and I finally had to admit I had over-engineered my own planning.
    So I stopped. Stepped back. And built something different.
    In this episode I walk through what that actually looked like: letting go of the 12 Week Year for the first time in nearly a decade, building a linear planning suite in Google Sheets, and what it means to have a system that can see your whole year — capacity, life, business, downtime — in one view.
    If you've ever kept a planning system running out of habit instead of because it was working, this episode is for you.
    New episodes every Wednesday on YouTube, Fridays on all audio platforms.
    #PlanningSystem #LinearCalendar #ProductivityTools #SheBuildSuccess #EntrepreneurPlanning #12WeekYear #GoogleSheets #BuildingInPublic

    14 min
  • 88: I Quit the 12 Week Year. Here's What I'm Using Instead.

    I've been using the 12 Week Year since about 2016. It worked — until it didn't. This year I needed something less rigid, more fluid, and built for the actual season I'm in: a daughter heading to college, a business in real-time transition, and a desire to plan without feeling like I'm being graded on my own life.

    In this solo episode, I'm walking you through exactly what my planning ecosystem looks like right now — the tools, the workflow, the reasoning, and the honest truth
    What's in the stack:
    — Linear calendar (all 12 months, one view, built in Sheets)
    — Day One as the connective tissue across devices
    — Boox Note Air4 C for journaling (and why I moved away from the SuperNote for this use case)
    — Pocket recorder for AI-assisted notes, mind maps, and episode ideas
    — Airtable brain dump > weekly rack and stack
    No guest this week — just me, the road, and what's actually working right now.
    Mentioned In This Episode:
    🛠️ Airtable

    🛠️ Day One

    🛠️ Supernotes

    🛠️ Notion

    🛠️ Pocket

    🛠️BOOX

    🛠️ Google Sheets

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    14 min
  • 87: 4 Things Destroying Your Business Right Now

    When things start to feel chaotic in your business, it’s easy to assume you need to work harder or move faster. But often, the real issue is broken systems.

    In this episode of She Built Success, I walk through four signs your business systems may be breaking down. From lack of team cohesion to scrambling for documents, repeated client questions, and weak follow-up processes, these breakdowns quietly cost time, money, and energy.

    Drawing from decades of experience across corporate, government, and small business environments, I explain how these issues show up, why they matter, and what they signal about how your business is being managed.

    This episode isn’t about doing more. It’s about recognizing where structure, clarity, and workflow are missing so you can build with longevity instead of constant friction.
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    12 min
  • 86: What Actually Keeps Me Organized in Business

    If you’ve been feeling disorganized, inconsistent with content, or unsure where your time is going, it might not be a discipline problem. It might be a systems problem.


    In this episode of She Built Success, I walk through the three tools that anchor my business operations day to day and how they work together to support consistency without overwhelm. I share how my tech stack has evolved with me, why it doesn’t need to be perfect to be effective, and how simple systems can change how you show up for your business and your team.

    This conversation isn’t about tools for tools’ sake. It’s about removing friction, creating visibility, and building workflows that respect your time.

    If you’re tired of feeling scattered or managing everything manually, this episode will help you reframe where to start.


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    10 min
  • 85: What It Really Takes to Build What You Believe In

    Building a dream comes with a cost most people never talk about. In this episode of She Built Success, Nadine Vatel shares the real story behind building Sensory Sentiments, the fight no one sees, and why peace became her definition of success.


    What does it really cost to build the dream you believe in?

    In this Season 4 conversation of She Built Success, Claudia sits down with Nadine Vatel, founder of Sensory Sentiments, a luxury spa built from vision, faith, and resilience in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

    Nadine shares the unglamorous realities of entrepreneurship. From investing personal savings, navigating setbacks, facing unexpected opposition, and questioning everything when the pressure peaked. This episode isn’t about the highlight reel. It’s about what happens when the fight shows up and you decide whether to keep going.

    They talk about partnership in marriage and business, community support, protecting your peace, and redefining success beyond revenue.

    If you’re building something meaningful and finding out it costs more than you expected, this conversation will meet you right where you are.

    Episode Chapters

    • 00:00 – When the dream begins with a need for quiet
    • 03:00 – From vision to action and choosing to build
    • 07:00 – Building with a partner and shared responsibility
    • 11:00 – Early entrepreneurship lessons and returning to corporate
    • 15:00 – The breaking point and feeling like you failed
    • 19:00 – Community support and unexpected protection
    • 25:00 – Opposition, competition, and unseen battles
    • 29:00 – Creating an experience rooted in peace
    • 36:00 – Redefining success and protecting what matters
    • 40:00 – The fight, the faith, and what comes next

      • 44 min
    • 84: What No One Tells You About Choosing Entrepreneurship

      Entrepreneurship is a choice, not an accident. In this episode of She Built Success, I reflect on why I chose entrepreneurship, how that decision has evolved, and what it means to keep choosing it.

      Entrepreneurship didn’t happen to me by accident. It was a decision. And it’s a decision I’ve had to keep making as my business and life evolved.
      In this episode of She Built Success, I share why I chose entrepreneurship, how my definition of it has changed over time, and what I’ve learned from building in different seasons. From corporate work to consulting, from solo execution to building a team, this is a reflection on agency, responsibility, and letting the business evolve alongside you.

      This conversation isn’t about glamorizing entrepreneurship. It’s about telling the truth about what it requires, how it changes you, and why choosing it looks different at different stages of the build.
      If you’re questioning your path, rethinking what success looks like, or realizing that entrepreneurship keeps asking you to choose again, this episode will meet you where you are.
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      15 min
    • 83: Consistency Wasn’t the Problem. This Was.

      Building a content studio wasn’t only about aesthetics. It was about consistency, reducing friction and showing up without resistance. In this episode of She Built Success, I share why I built my studio and what changed.

      In this solo episode, I talk through the real reasons I built the She Built Success content studio, how mess and setup friction killed momentum, and why having a ready space made it easier to press record and stay consistent.

      I share how I designed the studio for flexibility, multiple looks and ease of use, why it doesn’t have to be expensive or perfect, and how consistency comes from removing barriers, not adding pressure.
      If you struggle to show up consistently on video or social media, this episode will shift how you think about your setup.
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      11 min
    • 82: I Didn’t Change the Goal. I Changed the Timeline.

      Timelines in business are not always fixed. In this episode of She Built Success, I talk about fluid timelines, pausing plans, government contracting shifts, and what it looks like to build community instead of forcing offers.

      In this solo episode, I share how my timelines for 2025 have changed, why I stepped back from rigid planning, and how learning to ebb and flow has required me to release structure I normally rely on.

      I talk about being type A, loving the 12 Week Year, and what it means to operate with loose guardrails instead of hard deadlines. This episode is about flexibility, patience, community-building, and staying present when certainty isn’t available yet.

      If you’re struggling with timelines that no longer make sense or feeling uneasy because your plan needs to shift, this conversation will meet you where you are.
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      12 min

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    She Built Success is a podcast & video platform for entrepreneurs who are building in real time , not just celebrating wins, but navigating the work behind them.