The Andrea Engstrom Show

Today on The Andrea Engstrom Show my gorgeous co-host Brenda Stroud and I are getting vulnerable.

We always want to be real with y’all and so today we are sharing some of the tougher pieces of our stories that have shaped us into the coaches we are today.

On today’s podcast we are talking about times in our lives where we felt broken and how those experiences became building blocks for our lives.

In this episode we talk about: learning from the challenges in our lives, making conscious choices about who you are going to be, allowing obstacles to take us to the next level, and creating impact rather than just income.

Pay attention to the Take BOLD Action Challenge this week which is to REST.

Rest is tough when you are trying to make ends meet– but sometimes the most necessary thing you can do. Let God do His thing, so that you can become who you were made to be.

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CONNECT WITH BRENDA STROUD

Learn more about how Brenda helps women real estate investors on her website: https://brendastroud.com/ or, reach out to her in the DMs on Facebook!

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CONNECT WITH ANDREA ENGSTROM

Want to monetize your expertise and build a life that you love by helping others? Grab your spot in Andrea’s FREE workshop, Brand Bootcamp! https://andreaengstrom.com/

Join the conversation in Andrea’s free Facebook Group for Women Entrepreneurs, Bold Women in Business Sisterhood!

/ boldwomeninbusinesssisterhood

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Welcome back to The Andrea Engstrom Show! I’m your host Andrea Engstrom and this week my co-host Brenda and I are chatting with the brilliant Keisha Adejola.

Keisha is a career coach based out of Port St. Lucy, Florida. After a career in business administration, human resources and accounting she retired and decided it was time for her to explore a new avenue of life.

She loves helping women to uncover their strengths, elevate their self-presentation, and position themselves to move forward– her big thing is that clarity is power!

This week we talk with Keisha about how she helps empower women through her coaching program, the big mistakes people make when finding a career, and how women can break out of work situations where they are undervalued.

Don’t forget to listen for the challenges to BOLD Action!

This week’s BOLD Action Challenge is something you can start today: Update your resume and research your market salary.

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CONNECT WITH KEISHA ADEJOLA

Email [email protected]

Connect with her on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/kdadejola

Send her a message on Instagram to @coach_keishaadejola and include the word “podcast”

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CONNECT WITH BRENDA STROUD

Learn more about how Brenda helps women real estate investors on her website: https://brendastroud.com/ or, reach out to her in the DMs on Facebook!

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CONNECT WITH ANDREA ENGSTROM

Want to monetize your expertise and build a life that you love by helping others? Grab your spot in Andrea’s FREE workshop, Brand Bootcamp! https://andreaengstrom.com/

Join the conversation in Andrea’s free Facebook Group for Women Entrepreneurs, Bold Women in Business Sisterhood!

/ boldwomeninbusinesssisterhood

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Catch full episodes of The Andrea Engstrom Show here on YouTube 📺: • The Andrea Engstrom Show - All Episodes

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More ways to connect with Andrea: http://linktr.ee/andreaengstrom

This week on The Andrea Engstrom Show, I’m so excited to introduce you to my newest business bestie, and coach, Jessica Rhodes.

She’s the founder and CEO of multi-seven-figure business, Interview Connections.

Over the past 13 years, Jessica has helped thousands of entrepreneurs learn to leverage podcast guesting as a strategy for growth, and has booked more than 50,000 podcast guest appearances for her clients.

In this week’s show, Jessica and I talk about the benefits of being a guest on podcasts, some of the ingredients that make podcasts successful, good podcast etiquette– for guesting and hosting, and creating brand authority using podcasts!

A question that Jessica loves to challenge people with is: “You might have thought about starting a podcast, but have you thought about being a guest?”

I’m excited to have you join us for this conversation– and learn another way you can make a long term investment in your business.

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CONNECT WITH JESSICA RHODES

Find out if working with Interview Connections is a good fit for you by visiting interviewsconnections.com/consultant and scheduling a meeting with Jessica.

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CONNECT WITH ANDREA ENGSTROM

Want to monetize your expertise and build a life that you love by helping others? Grab your spot in Andrea’s FREE workshop, Brand Bootcamp: https://andreaengstrom.com/

Join the conversation in Andrea’s free Facebook Group for Women Entrepreneurs, Bold Women in Business Sisterhood!

/ boldwomeninbusinesssisterhood

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More ways to connect with Andrea: http://linktr.ee/andreaengstrom

This week my co-host Brenda and I are chatting with the lovely Sharon Giddings-Davis. Sharon is the author of the book “Fearlessly Become Her” and founder of the company Fearlessly Become Her.

In this week’s podcast we get to hear about how Sharon’s book came about, and what led her to make the leap to start encouraging other women to move forward with confidence and courage!

Sharon speaks about the way she felt lost after the loss of her mother, who had always been her biggest cheerleader, and how that led her to a place where she wanted to become that cheerleader for other women.

We talk about how to break out of a place of fear and people-pleasing and into the place God has called you to be. We also dig into the different “lives” and jobs that Sharon has had and how she finally decided it was time to make the leap.

Sharon’s story was such an encouragement to Brenda and I, we hope you will be encouraged too.

BOLD Action Challenge: Do something you've never done before– conquer a fear, do something you’ve never done but have wanted to! The thing you want most is the thing you resist most.

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CONNECT WITH SHARON GIDDINGS-DAVIS

Email [email protected]

Check out her website fearlesslybecomeher.com

Join the Facebook Group Fearlessly Become Her https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18RNi5vNVm/

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CONNECT WITH BRENDA STROUD

Learn more about how Brenda helps women real estate investors on her website: https://brendastroud.com/ or, reach out to her in the DMs on Facebook!

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CONNECT WITH ANDREA ENGSTROM

Want to monetize your expertise and build a life that you love by helping others? Grab your spot in Andrea’s FREE workshop, $100K in 90 Days: https://andreaengstrom.com/

Join the conversation in Andrea’s free Facebook Group for Women Entrepreneurs, Bold Women in Business Sisterhood!

/ boldwomeninbusinesssisterhood

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Catch full episodes of The Andrea Engstrom Show here on YouTube 📺: • The Andrea Engstrom Show - All Episodes

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More ways to connect with Andrea: http://linktr.ee/andreaengstrom

Welcome to The Andrea Engstrom Show: For Bold Women in Business. We are so excited for you to join us today as my co-host Brenda and I chat with Trisha Lizotte– a fabulous Bold Woman in Business and coach herself!

In today’s episode we are getting to hear the story behind Trisha’s rental and coaching business: The Curated Freedom Co. Trisha now has 19 (WOW) income properties and coaches other women in how they too can begin building their real estate portfolios. We talk about moving forward after loss and making the leap to build the life you dream of. Trisha shares about how she sets herself apart in the rentals industry using the “enemy method” 👀 and talks through how “small hinges swing big doors.”

Whether income property is your jam or not Trisha’s story is such a great encouragement for anyone looking to move forward after major life changes, or even just dreaming of making a change.

As always a big thank you to my co-host Brenda Stroud and guest Trisha Lizotte for this uplifting conversation! Make sure you check out Brenda’s website for her strategies on the Art of The Pivot and make sure you check out Trisha on her socials for ways to get connected with her!

Also keep your eye out for retreats and events coming up from Trisha in the next year– one of the best ways to move forward is to have other women in your life who lift you up!

Take Bold Action Challenge: Identify a “small hinge” you could use to leverage your business or brand!

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CONNECT WITH TRISHA LIZOTTE

Trisha Lizotte: Insta @trisha_lizotte

The Curated Freedom Co.: Insta @thecurratedfreedomco

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CONNECT WITH BRENDA STROUD

Learn more about how Brenda helps women real estate investors on her website: https://brendastroud.com/ or, reach out to her in the DMs on Facebook!

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CONNECT WITH ANDREA ENGSTROM

Want to monetize your expertise and build a life that you love by helping others? Grab your spot in Andrea’s FREE workshop, $100K in 90 Days: https://andreaengstrom.com/

Join the conversation in Andrea’s free Facebook Group for Women Entrepreneurs, Bold Women in Business Sisterhood!

/ boldwomeninbusinesssisterhood

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Catch full episodes of The Andrea Engstrom Show here on YouTube 📺: • The Andrea Engstrom Show - All Episodes

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More ways to connect with Andrea: http://linktr.ee/andreaengstrom

Move forward and don’t look back! Today Andrea and her co-host Brenda are back exploring what it takes to keep moving forward and how to, as Brenda says, be flexible, fearless, and think outside the box!

In this episode, Andrea and Brenda talk about overcoming yourself—whether that be a fear of failure or “analysis paralysis,” and how you move forward with courage, not being afraid to change your mind or make a mistake along the way as long as you keep moving forward!

Brenda and Andrea share their experiences with pivoting, leaning on wise counsel, and continuing to pursue their passions in order to become the businesswomen they are today.

Andrea and Brenda remind us that it can be easy to fall into living reactively and to lose sight of who God made you to be. BUT when you pursue that niche that you were made for and continue to move forward, God can bring bigger dreams to life than you could have imagined.

Take BOLD Action Challenge: Do something to make a decision. Spend some time reflecting on these questions:

- What have you been procrastinating that would move you forward?

- What is the next right step?

- Who could you bring in to help make that next move? Then make the decision to move forward and don’t look back!

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CONNECT WITH BRENDA STROUD Learn more about how Brenda helps women real estate investors on her website: https://brendastroud.com/ or, reach out to her in the DMs on Facebook!

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CONNECT WITH ANDREA ENGSTROM Want to monetize your expertise and build a life that you love by helping others?

Grab your spot in Andrea’s FREE workshop, $100K in 90 Days: https://andreaengstrom.com/ Join the conversation in Andrea’s free Facebook Group for Women Entrepreneurs, Bold Women in Business Sisterhood! / boldwomeninbusinesssisterhood

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Catch full episodes of The Andrea Engstrom Show here on YouTube 📺: • The Andrea Engstrom Show - All Episodes

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More ways to connect with Andrea: http://linktr.ee/andreaengstrom

“How I Went From Overwhelmed to 100K in 90 Days—And Why Your YES Matters”**

In this powerful episode of the Andrea Engstrom Show, Coach Andrea pulls back the curtain on the exact moment she said yes to her calling—and how that single decision ignited a ripple effect that has now touched hundreds of lives.

Andrea went from burnout, confusion, and questioning whether her voice even mattered…

to launching a coaching program that generated over $100K in its first 90 days.

But this episode isn’t just about her journey.

It’s about yours.

Inside, Andrea shares:

- The turning point that pushed her from hesitation into action

- The step-by-step process she used to build and launch her first group coaching program

- The fears she had to face—and how saying YES changed everything

- The ripple effect her clients have created after stepping into their own purpose

- Why the world is waiting on YOUR voice, YOUR story, and YOUR leadership

If you’ve ever felt the nudge to coach, guide, or lead—but fear, doubt, or perfectionism held you back—this episode will fuel your courage.

Because here’s the truth:

Had Andrea stayed silent, the ripple effect would have died right there.

But she didn’t.

And neither should you.

BOLD Action Challenge: If you’ve struggled to nail your coaching niche or wondered what creating a coaching program could look like for you, grab a spot on Andrea’s calendar for this free 4-day challenge!

https://boldmasterminds.com/nail-your-niche-jm

🎧 Listen now. Your yes might change more lives than you think.

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CONNECT WITH ANDREA ENGSTROM

Want to monetize your expertise and build a life that you love by helping others? Grab your spot in Andrea’s FREE workshop, $100K in 90 Days: https://andreaengstrom.com/

Join the conversation in Andrea’s free Facebook Group for Women Entrepreneurs, Bold Women in Business Sisterhood!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/boldwomeninbusinesssisterhood

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Catch full episodes of The Andrea Engstrom Show here on YouTube 📺: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0uQxpSQOjViaB5xpQ2GaxBW9n4yaOfTH&si=Yc-lkdCBalpQDgsZ

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More ways to connect with Andrea: http://linktr.ee/andreaengstrom

In this episode, Andrea and Brenda dive deep into what it really means to reinvent yourself. Life changes—relationships end, jobs shift, dreams evolve—and that doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It means you’re entering a new season.

Together, they explore how to pivot with purpose, embrace growth, and find value in every experience. Brenda shares her own story of multiple reinventions—from detective work to edible arrangements to real estate investing—and how each chapter taught her something vital about resilience and possibility.

Andrea and Brenda remind us that we’re not “just” moms, wives, employees, or entrepreneurs—we are capable, creative, and called to more. You already have what it takes; now it’s time to see your own value, step out of the box of limitation, and use your experiences as fuel for your future.

If she can do it, you can too.

Take BOLD Action Challenge: Send Andrea a direct message on Facebook and let her know you would love to Nail Your Niche. If you want to figure out what your thing is and the whispers in your heart are telling you that there is more for you, she would love to visit with you about how you can use your experience or knowledge to help others.

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CONNECT WITH BRENDA STROUD

Learn more about how Brenda helps women real estate investors on her website: https://brendastroud.com/ or, reach out to her in the DMs on Facebook!

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CONNECT WITH ANDREA ENGSTROM

Want to monetize your expertise and build a life that you love by helping others? Grab your spot in Andrea’s FREE workshop, $100K in 90 Days: https://andreaengstrom.com/

Join the conversation in Andrea’s free Facebook Group for Women Entrepreneurs, Bold Women in Business Sisterhood!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/boldwomeninbusinesssisterhood

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Catch full episodes of The Andrea Engstrom Show here on YouTube 📺: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0uQxpSQOjViaB5xpQ2GaxBW9n4yaOfTH&si=Yc-lkdCBalpQDgsZ

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More ways to connect with Andrea: http://linktr.ee/andreaengstrom

What if your next chapter could be your most profitable yet?

In this empowering conversation, Andrea Engstrom and Brenda Stroud are joined by Bonnie Huggins, creator of the Rental Wealth Blueprint, real estate coach, and one of Andrea’s most inspiring students. Bonnie opens up about how she started over after divorce, rebuilt her life, and turned her rental portfolio into a thriving business that now generates consistent 10K months.

She shares why midterm rentals are a powerful wealth-building strategy for digital nomads, medical professionals, and displaced families—and how the right structure, tax setup, and diversification can maximize income and minimize stress.

You’ll hear how to pivot confidently at any stage of life, set simultaneous priorities, and keep moving toward your dreams—one bold step at a time.

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CONNECT WITH BONNIE:

Sign up for her upcoming workshop: https://bonniehuggins.com/3-secrets

Email: [email protected]

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaspirecollectivewomenrisinginrealestate

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CONNECT WITH BRENDA STROUD

Learn more about how Brenda helps women real estate investors on her website: https://brendastroud.com/ or, reach out to her in the DMs on Facebook!

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CONNECT WITH ANDREA ENGSTROM

Want to monetize your expertise and build a life that you love by helping others? Grab your spot in Andrea’s FREE workshop, $100K in 90 Days: https://andreaengstrom.com/

Join the conversation in Andrea’s free Facebook Group for Women Entrepreneurs, Bold Women in Business Sisterhood!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/boldwomeninbusinesssisterhood

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Catch full episodes of The Andrea Engstrom Show on YouTube 📺: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0uQxpSQOjViaB5xpQ2GaxBW9n4yaOfTH&si=Yc-lkdCBalpQDgsZ

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More ways to connect with Andrea: http://linktr.ee/andreaengstrom

In this powerful episode, Richmond Dim sits down with business coach and founder of BOLD Mastermind, Andrea Engstrom, to uncover the story behind her success — one she doesn’t often share.

People often see Andrea’s confidence and thriving coaching business and assume she’s always had it all together. But behind the scenes, there was a time when she was building what she thought was a dream business… only to realize it had become a nightmare.

Andrea opens up about her journey through addiction, burnout, and rediscovery — and how getting sober helped her grow deeper roots and rebuild her life and business from the ground up.

She shares how choosing vulnerability over perfection became her superpower, leading to deeper connections, more impact, and the courage to help women transform their own expertise into profitable coaching programs.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Andrea’s raw story of addiction and transformation
• Why vulnerability is leadership — and how it fuels connection and trust
• The mindset shift that helped her go from zero to $100K in 90 days
• The truth about authenticity in business and how to stand out in a crowded market
• What it really means to grow roots before you see the fruit

If you’ve ever felt stuck, burned out, or afraid that your past disqualifies you — Andrea’s story will remind you that you haven’t been buried, you’ve been planted.

Listen now to discover how your own test can become your testimony.

CONNECT WITH ANDREA ENGSTROM

Want to monetize your expertise and build a life that you love by helping others? Grab your spot in Andrea’s FREE workshop, $100K in 90 Days: https://andreaengstrom.com/

Join the conversation in Andrea’s free Facebook Group for Women Entrepreneurs, Bold Women in Business Sisterhood!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/boldwomeninbusinesssisterhood

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Catch full episodes of The Andrea Engstrom Show here on YouTube 📺: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0uQxpSQOjViaB5xpQ2GaxBW9n4yaOfTH&si=Yc-lkdCBalpQDgsZ

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More ways to connect with Andrea: http://linktr.ee/andreaengstrom