The Kat Mak Talk Show

What if your greatest challenges were preparing you for your greatest success?

In this powerful episode of The Kat Mak Talk Show, Merylee Sevilla shares her journey of overcoming health challenges, personal setbacks, and self-doubt to build a life filled with confidence, purpose, and financial empowerment.

From finding her authentic voice to challenging traditional mortgage advice, Mary reveals how resilience, self-belief, and asking better questions can transform your future.

If you're a woman in business ready to stop playing small and start owning your story, this conversation is for you.

Because your story doesn't hold you back it helps build your legacy.

00:00 Welcome to The Kat Mak Show: Meet Mary Lee Sevilla

01:38 From Health Challenges to Hope: Mary's Journey of Resilience and Reinvention

04:46 Finding Your Voice: The Power of Authenticity, Self-Acceptance and Personal Growth

09:33 Turning Pain Into Purpose: How Mortgage Matchmaker Was Born

15:28 Why Your Bank Said No: Challenging Traditional Financial Advice and Creating New Opportunities

20:15 Building Confidence Through Adversity and Life's Toughest Lessons

24:42 Your Story Is Your Legacy: Using Your Voice to Create Impact

28:30 Financial Empowerment for Women: Asking Better Questions and Taking Control

32:15 The Courage to Be Yourself: Living Authentically in Business and Life

35:40 Final Words of Wisdom: Building a Life of Purpose, Freedom and Possibility

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She Said Yes to Herself is a collection of powerful women’s stories — real adversity, real resilience, and the rise that follows. It’s out now if you feel called to read it ⁠here⁠⁠⁠! 

In this episode of The Kat Mak Talk Show, Sarah Jane Phelps shares her powerful journey of overcoming adversity, redefining failure, and creating success on her own terms.

Founder of Practically Positive in Everyway.

As a woman who has navigated personal challenges, mental health struggles, and life-changing setbacks, Sarah reveals how resilience, self-belief, and courage became the foundation of her transformation and continues to be Positive in Everway!

This conversation is for women entrepreneurs, female founders, coaches, and business owners who have ever questioned themselves, feared failure, or felt held back by society's expectations.

You'll discover how reframing failure can unlock growth, build confidence, strengthen leadership, and create greater success in both life and business.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How women entrepreneurs can overcome fear of failure

• Building resilience through life's challenges

• The power of mindset and personal growth

• Mental health, confidence, and self-belief

• Redefining success on your own terms

• Creating a life aligned with your values

If you're looking for a podcast for women entrepreneurs that combines powerful stories, authentic conversations, and practical insights, this episode is for you.

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She Said Yes to Herself is a collection of powerful women’s stories — real adversity, real resilience, and the rise that follows. It’s out now if you feel called to read it ⁠here⁠⁠⁠! 

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In this episode of The Kat Mak Talk Show, Kat Mak dives into the power of authentic storytelling, visibility, and personal branding.

She shares why your voice is your authority, how your story builds trust faster than strategy, and why hiding your story could be holding you back from the impact, influence, and income you’re meant for.

This episode is a reminder that your uniqueness is your superpower in business and life.

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00:00 The Power of Authentic Voice in Building Your Brand

00:28 Why Authenticity Matters More Than Perfection

01:22 Your Voice as Your Authority and Income Stream

02:17 Building Trust Through Sharing Your Story

02:59 Your Unique Story Sets You Apart

03:53 The Importance of Being Authentic and Vulnerable

04:48 Hiding Your Story Is a Disservice

05:33 Your Voice Is Your Superpower and Currency

06:28 Encouragement to Share and Be Visible

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She Said Yes to Herself is a collection of powerful women’s stories , real adversity, real resilience, and the rise that follows. It’s out now if you feel called to read it ⁠here⁠⁠⁠! 

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What happens when the person who protects everyone else… breaks?

In this episode of The Kat Mak Talk Show, I sit down with former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer and international speaker Tammy Ward, who shares what 24 years on the front lines taught her about trauma, mental health, and the dangerous silence so many people live in.

From general duty to major crime, domestic violence, and community relations, Tammy has seen first hand how often people hide behind the words “I’m fine” while silently struggling.

Now, she’s on a mission to change that.

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Website: https://tammywardspeaks.com/

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In this powerful episode of The Kat Mak Show, Kat Mak interviews Sonia Houria Rivas, integrative power coach and creator of The Houria Method, about her transformational journey through trauma healing, spiritual awakening, self-discovery, and personal empowerment.

Sonia shares how trauma can disconnect women from their voice, identity, confidence, and self-worth and the steps she took to heal, reconnect with herself, and live authentically. This conversation dives deep into resilience, emotional healing, spirituality, and the inner work required for true transformation.

If you are a woman navigating healing, personal growth, confidence, visibility, or emotional resilience, this episode will inspire you to reclaim your power and trust yourself again.

Don't forget to Connect with Sonia below

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And if this conversation resonated, my bestselling book She Said Yes to Herself is a collection of powerful women’s stories real adversity, real resilience, and the rise that follows.
It’s available now if you feel called to read it here⁠⁠⁠!

In this episode of The Kat Mak Show , a podcast for women entrepreneurs, women in business, and female founders. Kat Mak interviews Kribashini Hannon, a leading Australian building strategist and founder of Build Play Live.

They explore Kribashini’s journey from navigating self-doubt to building authority in the construction industry, while balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship. The conversation dives into the power of storytelling, the importance of strong support systems, and how community can accelerate growth for women in business.

Kribashini shares practical insights on overcoming challenges, making confident decisions in the building industry, and creating a life and business aligned with purpose.

This episode is a powerful reminder that resilience, personal growth, and visibility are key to building success, on your own terms.

✨ Connect with Kribashini Hannon  / buildplaylive  

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Your online presence isn’t just content, it’s your storefront.

In this episode of The Kat Mak Talk Show a podcast for women entrepreneurs and female founders, Kat Mak breaks down the real reason your visibility may not be converting into sales and, what to shift today.

If you’ve been showing up but not seeing results, this is your reset.

Inside this episode:

• Why your online presence is your digital storefront
• The truth about consistency (that most women get wrong)
• How authenticity builds trust and shortens the sales cycle
• Why visibility is the fastest path to clients and income
• 3 simple shifts to turn content into paying clients

This episode is for women in business who are ready to stop posting and start getting paid for their voice.

Because visibility isn’t about being everywhere…
It’s about being seen, trusted, and chosen.

 The Kat Mak Show is a women in business podcast sharing real conversations on confidence, sales, visibility, and leadership.

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She Said Yes to Herself is a collection of powerful women’s stories — real adversity, real resilience, and the rise that follows. It’s out now if you feel called to read it ⁠here⁠⁠⁠! 

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And if this conversation resonated, my bestselling book She Said Yes to Herself is a collection of powerful women’s stories, real adversity, real resilience, and the rise that follows.
It’s available now if you feel called to read it here⁠⁠⁠!

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She didn’t follow the “normal” path and, that’s exactly why she’s winning.

In this episode, Jelena Ostrovska breaks down how she went from network marketing to building a powerful personal brand online, without burning out or losing herself. Be prepared she says its straight!!

We dive into the real strategy behind visibility, how to use AI without sounding like everyone else, and the identity shifts required to actually grow.

If you’ve been playing small, overthinking your content, or struggling to turn your voice into sales… this is your wake-up call.

✨ Your next level isn’t strategy — it’s who you become.

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She Said Yes to Herself is a collection of powerful women’s stories — real adversity, real resilience, and the rise that follows. It’s out now if you feel called to read it ⁠here⁠⁠⁠! 

In this episode Kat Mak ( Part 2 of the 3 part series )dives into one of the most overlooked drivers of business success...your nervous system.

Many women entrepreneurs and women in business believe they need better strategies, more discipline, or more marketing to grow their business. But often the real reason sales feel hard is because the nervous system is operating in survival mode.

When your body doesn’t feel safe, it becomes difficult to show up confidently, make decisions, or have powerful sales conversations.

Kat shares practical tools to help female entrepreneurs regulate their nervous system, increase their capacity for growth, and approach sales and leadership from a grounded and confident state.

If you’re a woman entrepreneur who wants to grow your business without burnout, this episode will give you powerful insights and practical strategies you can implement immediately.

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• Your nervous system affects every area of your life ...including sales, business growth, and leadership.

• When your nervous system is dysregulated, your body prioritises safety over expansion.

• You cannot out-strategise a dysregulated body. Regulation must come first.

• Simple breathing techniques can quickly help regulate your nervous system before sales calls or important conversations.

• Confidence isn’t just mindset — confidence is rehearsed regulation.

• Building daily safety rituals increases your capacity to handle growth and opportunity.

• Sustainable success comes from increasing your nervous system capacity, not forcing productivity.

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My new book ( Best Seller so honoured) She Said Yes to Herself is a collection of powerful women’s stories — real adversity, real resilience, and the rise that follows. It’s out now if you feel called to read it ⁠here⁠⁠⁠! 

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If you’re a woman in business and your strategy suddenly feels heavy, confusing or ineffective so this episode explains why.

It may not be your discipline.
It may not be your mindset.
It may be nervous system overload.

The first of a 3 part series how your nervous system, affects your business, how you sell, In this episode, Kat Mak breaks down how an overloaded nervous system impacts clarity, decision-making and business growth, and why traditional strategy fails when your body doesn’t feel safe.

If you’ve ever thought, “Why isn’t this working anymore?” listen to this first.

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00:00 Introduction to Nervous System and Business Strategy
00:52 Understanding Nervous System Overload
03:06 The Impact of Safety on Growth
05:28 Clarity Through Calmness
07:41 Daily Regulation for Lasting Change

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My new book ( Best Seller so honoured) She Said Yes to Herself is a collection of powerful women’s stories — real adversity, real resilience, and the rise that follows. It’s out now if you feel called to read it ⁠here⁠⁠⁠! 

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