Kathryn Thompson

BE the Sought-After Entrepreneur Podcast

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Did you know that 93% of communication is non-verbal? Yet, the marketing industry is saturated with teaching entrepreneurs brain-based content marketing strategies–logical, psychological, and analytical. However, when your energy is magnetic, it’s the most irresistible force in any crowd without you saying a word. Listen in as Kathryn Thompson, a creative rulebreaker, award-winning marketing and communications expert, and the Founder of Creatively Owned, goes against the grain and shows you how to finally BE seen, heard, and a sought-after entrepreneur without having to spend endless hours mar...

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Author

Kathryn Thompson

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.creativelyowned.com

Latest episode

Nov 3, 2026

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Episodes

Why You Can't Measure Quality Without Data (And What to Track Instead) 03.11.2026

Are you putting in the effort but not seeing the ROI you expected? Are you making marketing decisions based on gut feelings alone and wondering why nothing seems to stick? Kathryn dives into one of the most overlooked blind spots in entrepreneurship — the gap between intuition-led decision-making and data-informed strategy. Many entrepreneurs pride themselves on posting quality over quantity, foll...

Why Creative Incubation Is the Missing Step Between Strategy and Sales 27.10.2026

What if the reason your marketing falls flat isn't your strategy but the step you're skipping before you execute it? What if the pressure to launch quickly is actually the very thing choking the creativity that makes your message land? In this episode, Kathryn pulls back the curtain on a process she learned during her years in the advertising and branding world — one that most online mar...

The Sales Tactics That Actually Close Deals (Without the Heavy Convincing) 20.10.2026

Are you exhausted from over-explaining your offer on every sales call, feeling like you're doing all the convincing while conversions stay frustratingly low? What if the problem isn't your sales skills at all but rather a missing marketing foundation that's leaving your sales function to do all the heavy lifting? In this third installment of a powerful three-part series, Kathryn bre...

The Marketing Function: How to Create Desire, Demand, and Urgency for Your Offers 13.10.2026

Are your marketing efforts building an audience that loves your content but never actually buys? What if the missing piece isn't your offer or your sales ability but the function of marketing itself? In this episode, Kathryn dives deep into the critical distinction between marketing and sales, and why confusing the two is likely killing conversions for so many entrepreneurs. Using real-world...

Why Your Offer Isn't Selling (And It's Not Because You Need More Reach) 06.10.2026

What if the reason your offer isn't converting has nothing to do with how many people see it and everything to do with how you're talking about it? What if the very thing you're leading with is actually the thing pushing buyers away? In this episode, Kathryn breaks down the critical layers most coaches and consultants skip entirely when communicating their offer and why jumping stra...

The Hidden Fear That's Keeping You From the Success You Crave 29.09.2026

What if the very thing you say you want – the visibility, the recognition, the abundance – is the same thing your nervous system is secretly terrified of? And what if watching other women get torn down publicly is reinforcing a fear you didn't even realize was running the show behind the scenes? In this episode, Kathryn unpacks a deeply vulnerable and culturally relevant conversation sparked...

Why Driving More Traffic Won't Necessarily Fix Your Plateau (And What To Do Instead) 22.09.2026

Are you pouring more resources into reaching new people, yet still watching your numbers stagnate or slip? What if the real problem isn't how many people see your offer, but what happens after they enter your world? In this episode, Kathryn breaks down one of the most costly misunderstandings founders make when trying to scale – the belief that more traffic is the answer to a plateau. She unp...

How I'm Actually Using AI in My Business (And Where I'm Not) 15.09.2026

Is AI going to wipe out humanity in 10 years, or are we catastrophizing something we barely understand? What if the real question isn't whether AI is good or bad, but whether you're actually thinking for yourself when you use it? When a researcher leaving Anthropic sparked fear-driven headlines about AI's threat to humanity, Kathryn's community inside the Selling the Invisible...

From Behind the Lens to Amplifying Women's Voices with Brad Walsh 08.09.2026

What does it take for a painfully shy, camera-hiding photographer to become the host of nearly 800 episodes dedicated to elevating women's voices and why would a man make that his life's mission in the first place? In this episode, Kathryn sits down with Brad Walsh, an International Speaker, Soul Visibility Guide, podcast host/producer, photographer, and #1 International Best-Selling Aut...

Simple Nervous System Regulation Tools for High-Achieving Women with Rebecca Rauscher 01.09.2026

What if the secret to leading well, thinking clearly, and showing up fully wasn't another productivity system but two simple breaths? What if the chaos you feel at the end of a long day could be shifted in 30 seconds without a retreat, yoga mat, or even a quiet room? In this episode, Kathryn sits down with Rebecca Rauscher, registered clinical counselor and owner of Boundless Heart Counseling...

Why Founders Keep Building But Never Selling (And What's Really Going On Beneath the Surface) 25.08.2026

Are you constantly building new offers, spinning up funnels, and grinding on social media, yet somehow never feeling like you're actually moving forward? What if the real problem isn't fear of visibility, but something far sneakier stealing your momentum? In this episode, Kathryn digs into a pattern she keeps seeing across founders at every stage of business: a lack of focused attention...

Why You Don't Need to Be Established to Leverage Other People's Audiences 18.08.2026

Are you grinding away on social media, building funnels, and perfecting your messaging, all while telling yourself you'll put yourself out there once you're "ready"? What if that sequence is actually the thing keeping you invisible and broke? In this episode, Kathryn builds on her previously shared "stupid simple strategy" of leveraging other people's audiences a...

Why Not Being "Shiny Enough" Might Actually Be Your Greatest Superpower to Standing Out on Social Media 11.08.2026

Have you ever scrolled through social media and thought, "I just don't have that *it* factor"? What if the very thing you see as a limitation is actually what makes you magnetic to the people who truly need what you offer? In this episode, Kathryn dives into the deeply relatable tension between who we authentically are and the performative personal brands we're told we need to...

How My Relationship With Social Media Naturally Changed (Without Forcing It) 04.08.2026

What if the resistance you feel toward social media isn't something to fix but something to listen to? What if the constant pressure to post, document, and perform is actually pulling you further from your most authentic way of showing up in business and in life? In this episode, Kathryn shares how her relationship with social media has shifted lately and naturally since May — not through a d...

Why People-Pleasing Is Secretly Running Your Business (And Your Life) 28.07.2026

Are you dimming your truth online to avoid ruffling feathers — and wondering why your business still feels stuck? What if the fear stopping you from posting that reel and the reason you're overextending for clients are actually the same problem wearing different masks? In this episode, Kathryn explores the deep, often invisible connection between people-pleasing, perfectionism, and the way bo...

The Honest Truth About AI That No One Is Talking About 21.07.2026

Are you being sold a version of AI that doesn't match your reality? Is the promise of hyper-productivity and instant results starting to feel more like hype than truth? Kathryn pulls back the curtain on her three-plus years of building and experimenting with AI tools, sharing the raw, unfiltered observations that the industry conveniently leaves out. From spending five hours in a brainstormin...

A Stupid Simple Strategy for Reaching More People that Doesn’t Require Live Launching or Social Media 14.07.2026

Are you exhausted from being a content factory for social media, spending hours crafting captions and visuals only to feel like you're speaking into a void? What if there were a far more direct, potent path to attracting aligned clients that actually plays to your natural strengths? In this episode, Kathryn builds on last week's stupid-simple selling strategy by introducing another low-e...

How to Validate Your Offer Before You Build the Whole Damn Thing 07.07.2026

What if the reason your launch flopped had nothing to do with your offer and everything to do with the order in which you built it? What if the massive course outline, the polished masterclass, the meticulously crafted email sequence were all created before you ever confirmed anyone actually wanted what you were selling? Kathryn breaks down the costly cycle of over-building that traps so many entr...

How Highly Sensitive People Can Thrive in Unconventional Career Paths with Alex Rizzi 30.06.2026

What if the reason you feel restless, scattered, or like you can't stick to one thing isn't a flaw — but actually a feature? What if the conventional career path was never designed for you in the first place? In this episode, Kathryn sits down with integrative career coach Alex Rizzi to explore why so many driven, intuitive, and creative people feel suffocated by the "pick a lane&qu...

Ditching the Rules, Untangling Your Patterns, and Living Life on Your Own Terms with Michaela Gaffen Stone 23.06.2026

What if the problem you think you have isn't actually the problem at all — and the rules you've been living by were never designed for you in the first place? What if your people-pleasing, your overachieving, and your drive to prove yourself are all symptoms of something much deeper? In this episode, Kathryn sits down with Michaela Gaffen Stone — lifelong nomad, behavior analyst, master...

My Biggest Revelation After 10 Years of Entrepreneurship 16.06.2026

Are you caught in a cycle of constant content creation, endless promotion, and chasing abstract numbers that were supposed to lead to freedom but somehow never do? What if the model you've been sold is actually designed to keep you running, not to set you free? In this episode, Kathryn shares the biggest revelation she's landed on after 10 years of entrepreneurship – spanning brick-and-m...

How to Align Your Business with Your Divine Purpose When You Unlock Your Soul Language with Jennifer Urezzio 09.06.2026

What if the reason your business feels misaligned has nothing to do with your strategy, offers, or marketing but everything to do with how disconnected you are from your soul's true purpose? And what if the very gifts you've been giving away to everyone else are actually meant to fuel you first? In this episode, Kathryn sits down with Jennifer Urezzio, creator of the Soul Language framew...

Making Business Decisions Through Your Value System (& A Behind the Scenes Look into How I’m Practicing this Daily) 02.06.2026

What does it really mean to operate from integrity and how do you know when a business relationship has crossed a values line? Are you making decisions based on strategy alone, or are you filtering them through what you actually stand for? In this episode, Kathryn shares two candid, real-world examples from her own business, leaving ActiveCampaign after five years and downgrading her Kajabi member...

The 4 Ways Smart, High-Achieving People Unconsciously Avoid Becoming Sought After 26.05.2026

Are you doing all the work yet still feeling invisible in your industry? What if the very behaviours that feel like growth, integrity, and contribution are actually the things keeping you from the recognition you desire? In this episode, Kathryn pulls back the curtain on four patterns she's observed in smart, capable, highly driven people that quietly sabotage their ability to become sought a...

Discover Faster, More Direct Paths to Attracting Clients Without Social Media 19.05.2026

Are you spinning your wheels on social media, wondering if there's a more direct path to attracting clients without the constant content grind? What if the algorithm was never the only answer and some of the fastest routes to clients have been hiding in plain sight all along? In this episode, Kathryn challenges the tunnel vision that keeps so many founders locked into social media as their so...

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