Waking Up Wealthy with Isha Vela

I've been sitting with a lot of business owners who are following common business advice that's preventing them from building wealth through their business. In this episode, I take you through the 5 most common mistakes people make in the first 5 to 10 years, and listening to this episode is NOT ONE OF THEM! Let 20 minutes with me orient you and your profits in the right direction. Download my 3-s...

Passive income, at least PURE passive income, doesn't exist.  In this episode, I break down  -the myth of passive income -why it's harmful to perpetuate, and  -4 reasons why LEVERAGED income is absolutely necessary in the current economy. You'll also learn about different models of creating leveraged income so that you can create the time freedom that allows you to be present, creative, and connec...

Are you ready for some big money breakthroughs?  Then look no further than your relationship with FOOD.  In this episode, I share my story of shifting from "foodie" (and secret binger) to cultivating a relationship with ENOUGHNESS....and how it all mirrored my relationship with money and consumption. You'll learn how animism can play a major role in healing your relationship with food and money wh...

You say we want more money, but what if that's a cover for your true desires? When you take money off the table, what do you really want?  I sat with Amanda Abella a while back to talk about how her enormous success triggered money trauma, and how she was forced to take time off to heal and later streamlined her business for greater time freedom. Amanda has been an online entrepreneur for 15 years...

We can't talk about money without talking about how it also impacts gender, ethnicity, race, and immigration status. Especially in the context of what is happening to immigrants in the US, where people are getting picked up and put into police cars in broad daylight and then deported, the topic of putting more money in the hands of immigrants is both crucial and timely. I sat down with Adriana Sol...

Many people are moving to other countries where the cost of living is lower and their money goes farther. This is called currency hacking or geo arbitrage, and many people are doing this to have more time and financial freedom. Makes economic sense, right? The question is: how do we practice geo arbitrage without being a colonizer asshole? In this episode I explore the underlying dynamics/attitude...

Retirement is a boomer concept and no longer applies to people who want work filled with meaning and purpose. In this episode I deconstruct the concept of retirement, moving you through 7 areas that are going to help you reenvision what that phase of life means for you. I even show you how to calculate your financial independence number, or the lump sum you need to live comfortably during the year...

I got an ancestral ear tug while in the bathroom of all places to invite  That Bitch Annelle  to the podcast to talk about manifesting with the ancestors. 2 seconds later I sent the text, 10 minutes later I got a YES and the next day we recorded the episode, no scripts or outlines necessary. So...who the hell is Annelle? Annelle Taylor (she/her) is a wealth abundance mentor, circle alchemist and s...

In this episode I spill the tea on the REAL reasons I left the U.S. and how these are tied into the death of the nuclear family as a living structure. In the episode I get raw and real because my story ISN'T extraordinary.  I believe you and lots of people in your community are feeling now what I was experiencing up to a few months ago. By listening I believe you'll experience a sense of validatio...

As promised, for this episode of Waking Up Wealthy I go into more detail about the 3 specific money moves you can make RIGHT NOW to prepare for the impact of tariffs. I also share with you specific moves I'm making so you can consider how you can adapt these to your own life situation. We are definitely in a Tower moment, where we are witnessing the collapse of structures and paradigms we were nev...

You're going to laugh so hard as you expand your capacity to have, hold, and manage greater revenue flow, because Natalie Bullen could literally do stand up. Natalie is a POWERHOUSE coaching consultant, sales siren, and creator of Unapologetic Wealth who positions her clients to increase their revenue flow with high ticket sales. As a former financial advisor, she brings the practical money manage...

Are you ready to take a magical carpet ride into alternative economies? For this very  multiprismatic  episode I sat down with Lobsterbird Yi, who is a traveler of liminal spaces, a pilgrim of paradox, a truly delightful humxn in so many ways. They are also a healer, author and wealth activist supporting guiding so many folks toward economic empowerment through wealth embodiment and holistic finan...

Should I form an LLC?  What are the pros and cons of an S Corp?  Or C Corp? How does that affect how I pay taxes? I get this question from so many entrepreneurs. And to answer the question property, you first have to consider your business goals. Secondly, you have to differentiate between a corporate structure (LLC) and a tax entity (S Corp). To make this all much clearer, I invited Brandon Tramm...

What happens when you pair a solid accounting spreadsheet with incredible technology? You get a program that can do a YEAR of bookkeeping in ONE hour or less. In this episode I talked to Nicole Barham, the founder and CEO of Design Your Wealth and creator of the 5 Minute Bookkeeper, which is helping thousands of money-avoidant solopreneurs stay on top of their numbers, grow their businesses (and g...

Season 5 is finally here, and we're giving the conversation around money and wealth an Aquarian GLOW UP. With everything that's happening in the U.S. (which is undoubtedly going to impact the global community as well) it felt pressing to start the season with the ESSENTIALS. In the episode I share with you the 3 skills that are going to help you thrive for the 2025 and beyond, specifically: 1. Wha...

We're coming up on my faaaavorite time of the year, which is the space between the Solstice and New Year's.  It's my special quiet time to hermit hard and reflect, taking inventory of the year. In this episode I'm taking you through questions you want to be asking yourself as part of a financially healthy and wealthy business. I even have a challenge for you at the end and share a little glimpse o...

Let's talk about debt, shall we? We treat having debt like it's a moral failure when our ENTIRE money system  is actually a debt system.  In this pre-holiday episode I get into the psychological factors that get us into debt, how debt stress keeps you complicit with the debt system, and how to GTFO.  We go into several strategies to pay down debt, with the pros and cons of each AND how to avoid th...

At the end of every podcast season I like to take a look at the astrological forecast of the next year, and there was NO better time to do that than post-election and before Pluto moves into Aquarius. I invited Natalie Levin, soprano singer, astrologer (and financial professional in the making) to take you through some of the trends and tasks you can expect personally and professionally in 2025 an...

Do you have things you want to say online that you're holding back? Are there stories you're not sharing because they involve trauma and other people? This kind of real AF storytelling and leadership that a) people are dying for more of and b) builds massive trust and has people lining up to pay you as an expert. But how do you get over the fear of saying the damn thing?? In this episode I break d...

Making more money, whether it's growing your audience or breaking into a new niche, is all about who you know .  When you read that your mind probably goes to good old boys smoking cigars at country clubs but the reality is ALL business is relational, because we naturally work with people we know, like, and more importantly, TRUST. And any good business dedicates part of its daily work activities...

Are you ready to be a fly on the wall to my podcast audit? Angie Jordan, the queen of making your podcast part of your marketing and growth strategy (AKA your podcast launch bestie), agreed to come on my podcast and do a live audit. Yes, it was my turn to be in the hot seat and look at my numbers! In this episode, Angie goes into the specific strategies to shorten the distance between a prospectiv...

Come sit at the table with me with my financial advisor and trainer Claire's Skinner.  Her passion made me fall in love with financial planning so hard that I came into the business!   Professionally speaking, Claire is a non-captive Investment Advisor Representative who transitioned 18 years of experience in retail and internet sales, finance management, sales management, and corporate training e...

Of all the podcast episodes I've recorded, I've never had a conversation LIKE this or ABOUT this, and I'm  so  not surprised I had it with Katya Nova.  Katya is a BRILLIANT storyteller/entrepreneur and barefoot jungle mama of four living in Costa Rica whose mission is to  move more money through the hands of women .  She's the creator of several viral online events including last year's Wealthy Wo...

Amy Lorbati and I are back for round 2, continuing the conversation about perimenopausal awakening.   There's something about getting older that creates the conditions for removing numbing substances, leading to the greatest freaking awakening of your life up to that point.    In this podcast we're addressing what happens or what might NEED to happen when this awakening energy is met with how olde...

It's been a rough couple years of awakening into the truth of who we are, and I invited Amy Lorbati on to the podcast to talk about it from the perspective of archetypes, specifically THE CRONE.   As the self proclaimed Whoracle and CEO of the fempire known as Witch Bitch Whore, Amy is 100% truth 100% percent of the time and is on a holy fire mission to shake and wake women up into their power.  ...