Passionate & Prosperous with Stacey Brass-Russell

We are officially at the halfway point of 2026, and if you started the year with a vision, a word of the year, or a list of declarations about who you wanted to be, this is the moment to pause and take an honest look at how the first six months actually went. And if you're not exactly where you thought you'd be right now, I want you to know that's more than okay. In this episode I'm doing my own m...

Being visible is essential in our businesses right now — and if you're in the online business, coaching, or speaking world, you already know that there is a LOT happening in this space around showing up, creating content, talking to camera, and making video. And I am genuinely here for all of it. Showing up matters. Building that muscle matters. But here's what I think is getting lost in the conve...

Something I have been thinking about a lot lately — and talking about with my clients constantly — is this fascinating and costly phenomenon of making “hard” mean “bad”. You are working on something, creating something, trying to find the right words for something that really matters to you, and it feels hard. And the next thing you know you are questioning everything. Whether you are good at this...

If you've ever woken up wanting to create a new client or generate more revenue and found yourself spinning on what you should actually be doing, this episode is for you. I’m going solo and I’m going deep on what I consider to be the number one business strategy for coaches, teachers, experts, and anyone with a human-centered business: personal outreach. It is the fastest path to a client, the fou...

If you've ever walked away from a mastermind, a coaching call, or a well-meaning conversation with a colleague feeling more confused than when you started — this episode is going to name something you've probably been living with for a long time. It's not that there's too little advice out there. It's that most of us have never stopped to ask whether the advice we're taking is actually right for u...

Join me for a special episode celebrating 8 years in business! When I realized it was 8 years ago this month that I officially started taking clients as a health and life coach, I thought it would be fun to share 8 lessons I've learned — one for each year. In my usual "tell it like it is" style, this is a pretty personal, real, and very behind-the-scenes talk about what it really takes to do this....

Coaching episodes are some of my absolute favorites to record — because what happens in them is so fun - real time transformation and shifts that can only come from a great coaching session. In this episode, you get to be a fly on the wall and experience the magic with us! My guest is Jennifer Watson, a life coach and SoulCollage® facilitator from Rhode Island who came to me after winning a free c...

Showing up is not something that just happens. It's not a personality trait some people have and others don't. It's a muscle — and like any muscle, it has to be trained, worked, and maintained. Not just when you're in crisis, not just when the deadline is breathing down your neck, but every single day, whether things feel easy or hard, whether you're feeling inspired or completely over it. I've be...

If you've ever talked yourself out of being visible — pulled back from an opportunity, avoided putting something out there, or kept waiting until you felt more ready — you’re going to love this episode. I’m joined by Anna Holtzman, a licensed therapist, coach, and host of the podcast How to Trust Yourself , who works with accomplished women ready to express their voice with clarity and integrity a...

There are two completely different kinds of action in a business — and most people are either mixing them up or don't realize there's a difference at all. There are the actions you take to make money now and get clients. And there are the actions you take to build toward the bigger vision — the life and business you're ultimately working toward. These are not always the same. And confusing them is...

There's a story I hear constantly from service-based business owners: I need more leads. More reach. More people. And sometimes that's true. But more often than not, when I start asking questions, I find out the answer isn't out there — it's already inside the business. I was super excited when Paulette Perhach reached out to grab a coaching episode spot on the show. Paulette is an award-winning t...

Most coaches and service-based business owners I talk to say the same thing: I need to figure out client attraction. And I get it — because if you don't have clients, you don't have a business. But here's what I'm seeing over and over again: people are putting almost all of their energy into posting online and wondering why it's not working — while leaving the activities that actually move the nee...

If you own your own business, there is exactly one way to make money: you have to sell something. And yet, some of the smartest, most passionate, most talented people I know are doing everything but that — and wondering why the revenue isn't reflecting the work they're putting in. I've been in so many conversations lately, both on the show and off it, with business owners at every stage — people j...

Coaching episodes are some of my favorites to record because what you get to witness is a real conversation — not a polished presentation, not a perfectly packaged lesson, but the actual moment where something clicks for someone. And in this episode, there's a really good click. My guest is Elise Armitage, an OG content creator and travel and lifestyle influencer who has been in this industry for...

In this behind-the-scenes episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on some real-time stuff I'm working on in my business right now. One of the things I started this show to do — and what I pride myself on — was to always come in here and tell the truth. To share the real deal of what it's like to grow a business, fulfill your purpose, make things happen, build the life you want, and most importantly...

Coaching episodes are some of my favorites to record — and if the messages I get are any indication, they're some of yours to listen to. There's something that happens in a real, unscripted coaching conversation that you just can’t do in advance. I have no idea what the person is going to need at the moment and that’s what makes these conversations so authentic to what coaching really is! Just an...

If you've been hearing that live launches are dead, that nobody wants to invest in high-ticket offers anymore, and that the way you've been building your business just isn't working — this episode is going to feel like a relief. Because I just closed a high five-figure launch in February with a small audience selling high-ticket coaching, and I did it the same way I've done everything in my busine...

One of the things I talk about a lot on this show is how much writing we discover we have to do when we start our businesses. Nobody warns you about this. You get excited about your thing — your coaching, your expertise, your offer — and then you realize that getting people to know you exist requires words. Everywhere. All the time. And most of us, when that hits, immediately decide we're not writ...

In this episode of Passionate & Prosperous, I'm joined by Zhara-Marie Henry , founder of ZMN Co., an online operations agency that helps established coaches and consultants increase capacity and revenue through manageable, scalable operations — without constant founder intervention. This is a real-time coaching session episode. Zhara came in knowing her numbers, believing in her offer, and rea...

I recorded this episode fresh off the heels of wrapping my Profitable Coaching Business Bootcamp — a six-day live event I run a couple of times a year — and I'm still buzzing. Not just because we welcomed five incredible new members into the Passionate & Prosperous Academy and a brand new one-on-one client, but because every single time I do this bootcamp, I come away with the same powerful re...

In this episode of Passionate & Prosperous , I’m joined by Edward Vilga to talk about his new book, The Science of Getting Rich Journal . Edward took the original 1910 prosperity classic, The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles, and created a 40-day guided journal designed to help readers actively apply its principles. Instead of simply reading about wealth, gratitude, faith, and cre...

If you’ve been questioning what “scaling” is supposed to look like for an expert-led business, this conversation will bring a lot of clarity. In this episode of Passionate & Prosperous , I’m joined by my friend, Pia Silva, founder of No BS Mastery, longtime business strategist, and author of Badass Your Brand , with a new book, Scale Solo , coming out soon. Pia has spent more than 15 years hel...

If money feels harder than it “should” right now, this episode is your reset: you don’t have a marketing problem, you have an offer clarity problem. In this conversation, I’m breaking down the foundational truth that changes everything in your coaching or service-based business: you can’t sell what you can’t name. And I know that sounds basic. But I’m telling you, after talking to business owners...

In this episode of Passionate & Prosperous , I’m diving into one of the things I care about most — and honestly, one of the biggest reasons I believe so many service-based businesses struggle to grow or convert right now. If you work with human beings (coaches, teachers, healers, creatives, experts, facilitators, consultants… this means you), you must understand how people actually make decisi...

In this special coaching episode of Passionate & Prosperous, I coach Michael Barnes, a certified health and life coach in the early stages of building his coaching business. Michael came into the session wanting clarity around three things: where to focus his limited time and energy while working a full-time job, how to talk about his work without sounding “coachy,” and what it really looks li...