Expand Your Empire

Why do many successful women hesitate when asked what they want their money to accomplish for them? In this episode, Amanda Taylor explores the psychological barriers that prevent women from gaining real financial power. Instead of just talking about financial strategies, we address the hidden costs you might be paying, like feeling pressured to be a "good girl" or doubting your own worth, which c...

In this empowering New Year’s episode, our host welcomes high-achieving women to 2026 and kicks off a new season dedicated to transforming high income into true wealth. If you’re earning $500K, $750K, or even a million dollars a year but still feel financially stuck or lacking freedom, this episode is for you. Discover why the strategies that got you to this income level are holding you back from...

Happy New Year’s Eve! As Amanda Taylor prepares for a significant move to San Diego, she takes a hard look at the "inventory" we all take at year-end. In this episode, we challenge the idea that "doing well" is the goal. If you are successful on paper but exhausted in real life, your business architecture is broken. Amanda discusses the $11 trillion unpaid labor load women carry and how to shift f...

Beyond the Stock Market: The Private Banking Strategy Wealthy Families Use Episode Description In the last episode of our Alternative Investments & Wealth Building Tools series, we discuss a strategy that underpins many wealthy families’ finances: properly structured cash-value life insurance . We’re not focusing on products or fast profits. Instead, we’re talking about structure, liquidity, s...

In this episode, I continue our Alternative Investment Series by explaining private credit. It’s a popular way for wealthy investors to build wealth, but many people don’t really understand how it works. Terms like private credit, private lending, and private debt might seem intimidating, but they’re actually easier to understand than you might think. In this episode, I explain what private credit...

From Zero Knowledge to Portfolio Owner: A Woman’s Guide to Real Estate Wealth In this episode, I’m sharing the real story, the one most people never hear. I didn’t grow up around wealth. I didn’t have a mentor holding my hand. I didn’t even know what half the terms meant when I started. I was working in dental offices… managing practices… doing the safe thing. And then one moment, one completely u...

How to Turn Today’s Financial Chaos into Your Empire-Building Opportunity Welcome back to Empire Builders! In this powerful episode, your host dives into the dramatic financial headlines flooding your feed, from the "top-heavy" S&P 500 to dire warnings from economic figures like Ray Dalio and Michael Burry. She cuts through the fear-mongering and the noise, explaining why institutional strateg...

Growth Isn’t Lonely: The Truth About Evolving Without Losing Everyone Last week, we discussed the deep, internalized social rules that prevent high-achieving women from feeling safe in their own power. This week, Amanda Taylor tackles the emotional barrier that often stops women from applying that new power: the fear that growth means isolation. Amanda unpacks the pervasive social media narrative...

A powerful solo episode with Amanda Taylor on breaking internalized social rules and reclaiming your financial power. Last week, we discussed the somatics of money and how wealth requires feeling safe in the body. This week, Amanda Taylor builds on that foundation by exploring the deep, internalized social rules that prevent high-achieving women from feeling safe in their own power and success. Am...

A conversation with somatic practitioner Madisen Rose on healing your relationship with money from the inside out   In Episode 12, Amanda explored how to find your financial rhythm; staying grounded and intentional even when life gets messy. This week, she takes that conversation deeper, from mindset into the body. Amanda sits down with Madisen Rose, a somatic practitioner and divorce recover...

In this episode of Expand Your Empire , host Amanda Taylor sits down with Ethan Williams, a 19-year-old Australian entrepreneur transforming how the next generation learns about money. From earning pocket money at five to investing at twelve, Ethan’s journey into finance started early and now he’s building a gamified financial education app designed to make learning about money fun, simple, and ac...

Build calm, confident money habits that keep working through chaos.   Chaos happens. Bills change, income dips, motivation fades. Most people lose focus when life gets messy, but wealthy people keep their rhythm. In this episode of Expand Your Empire , Amanda Taylor shows you how to stay grounded and confident with money even when things don’t go as planned. You’ll learn how to balance empowe...

Most people don’t have a money problem. They have a systems problem. In this episode of  Expand Your Empire , Amanda Taylor shares the money systems that wealthy people use to create flow, consistency, and freedom with their finances. You’ll learn how to build a structure that works even when life feels chaotic and how simple automation can turn financial stress into stability. Amanda shares...

Financial abuse is one of the most overlooked forms of control in relationships and one of the most damaging. In this episode of  Expand Your Empire , Amanda Taylor sits down with Claire Auchmuty, Northern Ireland’s first Professional Relationship and Divorce Coach, to explore what financial abuse looks like, how to recognize the subtle warning signs, and the first steps to breaking free. Dra...

Are you selling yourself short without even realizing it? This weekend, I helped a friend run her booth at a mountain biking festival. She was scared of pricing too high, afraid to start conversations with other vendors, and worried she would not do well. But she sold out of products, people loved her work, and collaborations started to bloom. Her story is a mirror for so many women business owner...

Are you secretly playing small with money?   Even the most ambitious, successful women often find themselves trapped in money patterns they cannot explain. In this episode, I reveal five of the most common signs that you are holding yourself back financially and what to do instead.   You will hear: The hidden cost of underpricing your value Why avoiding your numbers keeps you stuck in fe...

Most ambitious women are powerful in every area of life except when it comes to money. Not because they’re not smart or capable, but because they’re caught inside unconscious patterns I call the Feminine Wealth Code.   In this episode, we break that code wide open. You’ll discover: The 3 most common wealth archetypes that keep women stuck financially How each archetype’s shadow shows up in yo...

Feeling overwhelmed by daily decisions and disconnected from your finances? You are not alone. Amanda Taylor explores the powerful connection between decision fatigue, women and money, and the hidden costs of outsourcing financial power. Through a personal story of transformation, you'll learn: How mental load and financial overwhelm go hand in hand Why women are 33% more likely to defer financial...

Feeling stuck on where to start investing? In this Investing 101 for Beginners Episode, Amanda Taylor shares a simple Red/Yellow/Green Money Map to help women and first-time investors move from fear to action – without using jargon.  You will also learn: How to build the “conveyor belt” habit that automates progress, making motivation optional What the Rule of 72 is all about Why idle cash lo...

In this episode of the Expand Your Empire Podcast, Amanda Taylor shares her personal journey of redefining feminism, reclaiming her voice, and challenging everything she was taught about power, identity, and womanhood.   Amanda opens up about growing up without ever hearing the word patriarchy, being immersed in evangelical culture, and how a spiritual awakening and divorce cracked her open t...

In this episode of the Expand Your Empire Podcast, host Amanda Taylor shares how she went from overthinking every decision to building wealth with clarity and confidence by embracing self-trust. This conversation is for any woman who has ever paused, hesitated, or talked herself out of taking bold action. If you have been taught to trust data over your own instincts or to wait until you feel ready...

In this episode of the Expand Your Empire Podcast, we explore a powerful truth. Many smart, capable women still feel disconnected from money and delay claiming their financial power. Why? Host Amanda Taylor unpacks what she calls the wealth wound, the deep-rooted conditioning that causes women to defer financial decisions, question their abilities, and feel unqualified to build long-term wealth. &...

In this premiere episode, host Amanda Taylor shares the personal story behind the Expand Your Empire podcast and why it exists. If you are a woman who knows she is meant for more but has not known how to fully claim it, you are in the right place. This is a show about feminine leadership, building wealth from within, and trusting yourself to take up space in business, money, and life. Amanda opens...