Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! Today I’m sharing a conversation with Rachel Kennedy, speaker, author, and founder of The Kennedy Curate, an American digital media platform focused on enriching the lives of unapologetically feminine millennial women. Rachel fuses her background in computer software design and consumer behaviour market research to create and share stories that evoke aspiration and inspiration. Now, she offers education on feminine entrepreneurship, search engine optimization (SEO), and lifestyle with her main goal to get women-led businesses to Google page 1. In this episode, Rachel shares everything you need to know about SEO and why it’s the key to automating your income. She shares practical tips on how to optimize your website, why you need to create content for your audience first and the algorithm second, and how understanding the masculine structures of your business lets you sit back and receive the following abundance. Enjoy!

Connect with Rachel:

Instagram: @thekennedycurate

Website: https://thekennedycurate.com/ 

SEO course: https://thekennedycurate.com/free-seo-course

Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! Today I’m chatting with artist, designer, and author Marina Billinghurst. Marina’s entrepreneurial journey began after she moved to NYC at 18 to pursue fashion. She worked in the industry for almost two decades until a tragic accident changed her whole life. She healed by picking up her paintbrush and painting her way through pain, sadness and despair. In this episode, Marina opens up about how creativity heals, her journey from working in fashion to starting her own business, and freeing herself from past trauma to live a life she loves. Enjoy!

Overview:

04:10 - Intro to Marina.

04:52 - How Marina’s accident shifted her perspective on life.

06:10 - Marina’s past experience in fashion.

07:20 - Marina’s paradigm shift and her second chance at life.

08:31 - How Marina’s first business failed.

09:27 - The importance of trusting the timing of life.

12:34 - The vulnerability of art.

15:55 - Marina’s experience with a release ceremony and losing her pregnancy.

17:48 - How painting helped Marina heal from her accident.

20:23 - Learning to love our inner voice. 

21:20 - How Marina learned about herself by writing her biography.

23:45 - Lauren’s experience teaching art to special needs kids. 

26:47 - How clearing trauma lets us be free. 

30:00 - Accepting where we’re at. 

34:27 - Marina’s process of trusting people in her business.

38:25 - Marina’s experience meeting Organized Jane. 

44:02 - The power of passion in making sales. 

48:06 - Leaving a legacy.

50:23 - The power of letting go of control.

Connect with Marina:

Instagram: @artofmarina

Website: https://artofmarina.ca/

Buy her book: 

The Nine Magical Butterflies: A Creative Journey To Transformation

Connect with Organized Jane

Instagram: @organizedjane

Website: www.organizedjane.com

Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! Today I was joined by the amazing Emily Thompson, co-founder and host of Being Boss, a resource, podcast, and community for creative entrepreneurs, and founder and CEO of Almanac Supply Co., a retail brand that makes and curates products that help people connect with nature. For over a decade Emily has worked closely with creatives to help them make money doing work they love, with a focus on building online business models and growing creative businesses. We spoke about what it means to be a ‘boss,’ how she grew her podcast, how to be a clear conduit for creativity to flow through you, and how you can manifest what you want by tapping into your feelings. She also opens up about how she dealt with burnout and the challenges and wins of running two businesses. Enjoy!

Connect with Emily:

Being Boss Instagram: @beingbossclub

Being Boss website: www.beingboss.club

Almanac Supply Co Instagram: @almanacsupplyco

Almanac Supply Co website: www.almanacsupplyco.com

Overview:

03:49 - Intro to Emily. 

05:50 - Emily’s experience building two businesses.

07:41 - What spurred Emily to create a tangible, product-based business with simple transactions.

09:47 - The start of Emily’s entrepreneurial journey.

12:14 - How Emily became entrenched in online business.

14:02 - The power of allowing for your unique unfolding.

14:20 - What it means to be a ‘boss.’

16:58 - The balance of doing and being.

17:39 - The Being Boss business model.

19:20 - How the Being Boss podcast grew.

23:12 - Emily’s ‘Big Magic’ moments.

25:00 - Emily’s creative process.

26:30 - The ’busyness’ trap.

27:07 - How to be a clear conduit for your business.

28:40 - Emily’s experience with burnout and giving herself space.

29:55 - The process of being patient in business.

32:25 - The power of releasing expectations.

35:07 - Emily’s experience with synchronicity and magic.

38:00 - Finding the spiritual practices that work for you. 

43:15 - Emily’s manifestation process.

49:24 - How Emily handles running two businesses.

54:35 - How Emily builds a team.

57:49 - Emily’s recent wins.

Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! Today I spoke with Jenna Radomski, holistic nutritionist, co-author of Moon Cycle Cookbook, and owner of Jenna Bee Basics. We speak about the power of intuitive eating, how to sync with our cycles, and how to give ourselves permission to feel and eat what we want. Jenna also speaks about the process of co-authoring a book, landing a book deal with Storey Publishing, and creating her first online course to help women learn about their menstrual cycles and take better care of their mind-body health. I hope this podcast provides some much-needed permission to be exactly where you are! Enjoy. 

Overview:

02:30 - Intro to Jenna.

08:30 - The power of intuition when it comes to health.

08:55 - Jenna’s start in entrepreneurship.

11:17 - The philosophy of Moon Cycle Bakery.

14:04 - How it does a disservice to us to deprive ourselves of what we truly want.

15:20 - Surrendering to the universe and letting answers arrive from within.

16:58 - The importance of getting in tune with our menstrual cycles.

18:27 - Jenna’s menstrual journey growing up.

21:07 - Letting go of the need to control our emotions.

21:44 - How our cycle mirrors the seasons of the year.

22:30 - What cycle syncing is and the power of tracking it.

23:55 - Planning business around our cycles.

24:52 - Jenna’s process of co-authoring the Moon Cycle Bakery.

27:16 - How the book deal happened and what it was like working with an agent.

28:02 - What it’s been like working with a publisher. 

31:00 - Advice for people wanting to write and publish a book.

32:23 - Jenna’s experience in co-creating an online course.

34:48 - Jenna’s self-care practices. 

36:35 - Social media and boundaries.

40:49 - Self-comparison, unfollowing, and cheering people on from afar.

42:53 - The importance of protecting your energy.

44:38 - Intuitive eating.

Pre-order the Moon Cycle Bakery cookbook: 

https://mooncyclebakery.com/pages/moon-cycle-cookbook 

Connect with Jenna:

Instagram: @jennabeebasics

Website: www.jennabeebasics.com

Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! I had one of the highest-vibe conversations yet with Kat Norton, AKA ‘Miss Excel.’ In June 2020, Kat made a TikTok video to give people Excel tips. Little did she know that her videos would go viral and eventually turn into a full-fledged, soon-to-be 7-figure business. Today, she makes six-figures a month and credits her success to the inner work she’s done. In this episode, she speaks about growing up with an anxiety disorder, the time she spent in the corporate world, and how when she started to look inwards and shed her conditioning, her whole life changed. I hope this episode helps you see that any results that your desire are possible if you align with what you want. Enjoy!

Connect with Kat Norton:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miss.excel/

Website: https://miss-excel.thinkific.com/ 

Overview:

01:30 - Intro to Kat Norton.

06:12 - How Kat created her business in March 2020.

07:26 - How Kat slowed down during the pandemic and reflected on what she wanted. 

07:53 - How Kat turned her side hustle into her full-time job.

09:18 - Kat’s experience posting her first TikTok video.

11:15 - When Kat’s fourth video hit 100,000 views.

12:08 - The opportunities that arose from TikTok.

13:22 - Gaining 100,000 TikTok followers in a month.

14:21 - Kat’s experience growing up with an anxiety disorder.

16:43 - When Kat began her Instagram account.

17:10 - When Microsoft slid into Kat’s DMs.

20:04 - When Kat quit her day job.

20:38 - Getting clear on her intuition.

21:20 - Calling in press & inbound leads.

23:16 - Why Kat is passionate about Excel.

24:00 - How Kat started learning Excel.

27:24 - Why freedom is Kat’s motivator.

29:38 - Collaboration over competition.

31:37 - Kat’s experience with energy work.

32:09 - Shedding conditioning.

33:44 - Manifesting from feeling.

38:05 - Doing the inner work before she started her business.

40:46 - Kat’s business model.

43:57 - Kat’s future goals.

46:42 - How Kat separates masculine and feminine energy.

49:42 - Kat’s go-to mindset and manifestation practices.

Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! Read about The Academy here: www.laurencsaunders.com/bizflix For those who sign up before August 30th at 10PM ET, get up to 3 months of personalized Voxer support and business coaching from me.

Overview:

01:54 - How you’re choosing to navigate your time.

05:03 - About The Academy.

08:31 - Entrepreneurial doubt.

10:16 - Why your beliefs dictate your results.

10:38 - The importance of listening to what feels good intuitively.

11:41 - Why your marketing strategy needs to feel good for you.

16:29 - The hardships of this last year.

17:09 - Why people are deciding to create more freedom for themselves.

18:18 - The importance of trusting our intuition.

20:47 - Why there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to marketing.

21:46 - Why business should fit your own unique life and desires.

24:07 - Why only you know what you need.

25:38 - Why the right clients find you.

28:32 - Why you need to trust your intuition rather than the part of you that’s acting from fear.

Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! In this episode, I spoke with artist Tori Swanson for one of my most inspiring conversations yet. She shared her journey to becoming an internationally-renowned artist, her past struggles with an eating disorder, how art became part of the way she healed herself, and how she manifested wealth as a creative. Together, we talked about the importance of breaking down to break through and why feeling our emotions is vital to the manifestation process. Plus, Tori shares how and why it’s so vital that women step into their power and own their creativity. Enjoy!

Connect with Tori:

Instagram: @toriswansonart

Website: https://www.toriswanson.com/

Overview:

04:00 - Intro to Tori.

05:10 - How our creativity is our access point to abundance.

06:53 - How artwork is a service.

08:22 - Tori’s past working at a tech company and knowing when it was time to quit.

09:18 - How Tori coaches artists.

11:14 - The importance of embracing resistance.

14:15 - Why breaking down is part of the manifestation process.

14:58 - How when we delve into our emotions, they get quieter. 

15:32 - Tori’s process of integrating her emotions.

16:42 - How self-acceptance is the path to wealth.

17:26 - The importance of remembering who you are and your birthright.

19:09 - Authentic creativity.

21:47 - How art is simply a snapshot in time.

25:05 - Why your art is already perfect.

27:07 - The importance of respecting your own artwork. 

28:43 - Why artists need to be seen.

30:24 - How to trust our own creativity and artwork. 

34:19 - Tori’s history with an eating disorder and comparison.

36:00 - How Tori began selling her art.

37:01 - Tori’s experience seeing spirits.

40:11 - How Tori picks up her spiritual toolkit when she needs it, not to help her get somewhere. 

42:35 - How we have to ‘be’ to receive.

44:51 - Remembering that we’re a creator of our lives. 

47:10 - The trap of playing the victim card and not owning our creations.

49:14 - Why we need to stop being so hard on ourselves.

55:21 - Tori’s future goals.

Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! I’m so excited to share one of my most aligned episodes yet with intuitive mindset coach Amy Pamensky. In this conversation, we dive deep into all things alignment, embodiment, and creating our own markers of success. Amy gives practical tips for getting back into alignment, and shares her take on how even when we’re not in alignment, we’re on our way back to it. She shares her experience with embodiment, and talks to us about why it’s so important to integrate emotions through breath, movement, and sound. Finally, we speak about how we can go from measuring our success by our business metrics to other areas of our lives that bring us joy. Enjoy!

Overview:

04:55 - Intro to Amy.

07:00 - Self-identity and results in business.

08:30 - The foundational pieces of showing up as our best selves.

09:28 - How Amy entered the coaching world.

11:53 - Living a life that Amy fell into by default.

12:24 - Going through a divorce at age 27.

13:14 - Reaching multiple six-figure years and still feeling unfulfilled.

15:04 - Amy’s definition of alignment.

19:00 - Emotional alchemy.

21:24 - Seeing anxiety as a messenger.

24:35 - Daily alignment practices and the importance of a morning routine.

26:53 - The importance of taking breaks and shifting energetic states.

28:43 - Making business feel easy by not forcing anything.

32:00 - Worthiness and business metrics.

32:52 - Creating your own measures of success.

37:07 - Why business is an ongoing personal development journey.

39:35 - The new feminine way of operating in the world.

43:00 - The long term gain of podcasting.

46:53 - What embodiment means for Amy.

51:06 - The power of being in the body.

53:00 - Amy’s practice of scripting.

Join the Mind Marathon: www.laurencsaunders.com/mindmarathon 

Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! Today I’m speaking with Miranda Grigor, graphic designer & owner of Moonstone Creative, a design studio for modern wellness brands and creative business owners. In this episode, Miranda shares her journey from freelance designer to founder of her own company. She speaks to the importance of getting clear on your business’ messaging, how to improve your branding, and tips for scaling your business. She also shares how she shifts from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance, and why getting to know what makes you and your business unique can be your catalyst to success. Enjoy!

Connect with Miranda:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonstonecreative.co/ 

Website: https://www.moonstonecreative.co/ 

Overview:

05:28 - Miranda’s career journey and how she got into branding.

06:29 - Miranda’s perspective on branding.

08:30 - Gaining clarity to create content.

11:00 - The importance of both energy and strategy in business.

12:56 - Miranda’s transition from freelancing to owning a design studio.

16:20 - The misconceptions of scaling a business.

17:44 - Divine timing and alignment in business.

19:66 - Putting in the work behind your intention.

21:12 - Scarcity and hustle.

22:08 - Getting sucked into the ‘not good enough’ narrative.

24:37 - How Miranda thought of the name for her studio.

25:26 - The power of letting the process of branding be intuitive.

34:00 - Tips for rebranding.

37:29 - The power of getting support and investing in yourself.

38:46 - The beauty of imperfection.

41:45 - Uncovering areas in your business that aren’t serving you.

43:00 - Tips for entrepreneurs to improve their branding.

44:07 - How to work with Miranda.