She Thinks Big with Andrea Liebross

Why do brilliant business owners stay invisible online? This week on She Thinks Big , Andrea talks with digital marketing expert Jennifer Smiga about the hidden reason talented entrepreneurs struggle to grow: their messaging isn’t clearly communicating their value. From AI-powered search to SEO strategy, niching down, and building a brand people actually understand—Jennifer shares the practical st...

You’re not stuck, you’re capped.  You’ve hit a level of success—but the harder you push, the less things seem to move. What used to work isn’t working anymore, and it feels like you’re hitting an invisible ceiling—but it’s actually the exact moment before your next level opens up. In this episode, Andrea breaks down why high-performing women don’t plateau from lack of effort but from structural li...

On the outside, everything looked like success. Dr. Bridget Flickinger is an ER physician, a business owner, and a mom of three—building a thriving aesthetics practice while still working in emergency medicine. But behind the scenes? She was exhausted, overwhelmed, and stuck in what Andrea Liebross calls “decision debt.” In this episode, we go inside the moment where “doing it all” stops working—a...

The moment your business starts growing is often the moment you start getting trapped inside it. In this conversation, Andrea sits down with entrepreneur Cameron Hemphill, who has helped scale more than 1,000 businesses and built Growth99 into a national platform before exiting to private equity. Cameron shares the patterns he sees over and over again as businesses grow—from the systems founders i...

You have the fire. But do you have the framework? Many high-achieving women believe they need better strategy, stronger confidence, or more productivity to grow their business or leadership. But the real barrier to growth is often something deeper: the beliefs underneath it all. In this episode, Andrea explores belief infrastructure—the internal framework that shapes your leadership mindset, decis...

What if the reason your business feels chaotic isn’t because you need to work harder—but because you’re missing clarity? In this episode, Andrea sits down with Seran Glanfield, founder of Spring Three Studio Business Consulting and host of the Pilates Business Podcast . Seran explains why many passionate service-based founders hit a ceiling in their business and how mapping the client journey can...

You can’t outwork disbelief. In this episode, Andrea shares the internal framework behind everything she teaches about leadership, belief, and decision-making. Inspired by communications coach Dia Bondi’s Platform Map, she breaks down the four elements that shape your leadership voice — Purpose, Provenance, Point of View, and Playbook. Andrea reveals why so many high-achieving women are stuck perf...

You're not being lowballed. You're doing it yourself. Dia Bondi — 20-year leadership communications coach, author of Ask Like an Auctioneer , and the woman behind Rio's 2016 Olympic bid — joins She Thinks Big to talk about the negotiation you're losing before it even begins. The rounding down. The extras nobody asked for. The number you softened before anyone pushed back. Dia c...

Scaling a business gets harder when everything still depends on the founder. If your company only works because you’re the one holding everything together… that’s not scale — that’s founder dependency. In this episode, we unpack the leadership trap ambitious founders fall into when every decision, problem, and opportunity runs through them — and why that dynamic quietly caps business growth and le...

Tiffany Sauder knows what it looks like to build something big — and what it costs when your life can’t hold it. Today she’s the founder of the Life of And movement, host of the Life of And podcast, and a voice helping ambitious women rethink how success and life fit together. But it wasn’t always that way. In this conversation, Tiffany shares the moment everything nearly broke — her marriage, her...

You’ve done the work. So what’s stopping you from charging more? In this episode, we’ll dig into the idea that pricing is never just about numbers or the market. It’s about belief, leadership, and what you’re willing to claim. We’ll break down the four core beliefs that shape your pricing decisions, why pushback isn’t a verdict on your value, and how to build the internal foundation required to ho...

Jennifer Magley is a former professional athlete, NCAA Division I head coach, and the current Chief Brand Officer for The Basketball League. But her most impressive title might just be "Professional Shameless Person." In this episode, Jennifer breaks down why being "shameless" isn't a negative trait—it's a superpower for creating opportunities. We discuss her "St...

Brittany Bigelow went from professional dancer chasing Broadway to producing one of the biggest podcasts in the world. Then she walked away from it all to bet on herself.  In this episode, Brittany talks about the messy middle– the space between leaving a stable paycheck and building something of your own. We cover the midnight spiral that led her to seek coaching, why she chose to build something...

Is your business growth hitting a ceiling no matter how hard you work? The problem likely isn't your effort– it's your infrastructure. And I don't mean your software. In this episode of She Thinks Big, we're diving deep into the "Internal Operations System" that dictates your success. We often think scale is about external tactics, but true growth is internal. If you...

Are you running a business, or is your business running you? In this episode, I sit down with the powerhouse LuAnn Nigara– keynote speaker, author, and host of the top-rated podcast A Well-Designed Business.  We dive deep into the uncomfortable truth: talent alone isn't enough to build a profitable company. LuAnn breaks down why "hustle" is often just a mask for a lack of systems– a...

Are you exhausted from trying to "believe harder" in your goals? You might be stuck in the trap of white-knuckling– forcing yourself to be confident when your brain isn't ready.  In this episode of She Thinks Big, we debug the biggest myth about success: that belief is just a mindset issue. I explain why lack of belief is actually an environment problem and how stress physically pre...

What got you here won't get you there. And the harder you cling to what worked before, the heavier everything feels. In this relaunch episode, Andrea breaks down what it actually means to lead forward– using your past as insight, not instruction– and why that shift changes everything.  What you'll learn:  The real reason you feel stuck (hint: it's not your strategy)  Why hard work a...

She Thinks Big is the podcast for ambitious women building real businesses—and real lives alongside them. Hosted by Andrea Liebross , business coach, keynote speaker, and bestselling author, the show delivers strategic thinking, practical frameworks, and clear, grounded guidance for women navigating leadership, growth, and decision-making as the stakes rise. This isn’t about hustle. And it’s not a...

The version of you that started your business isn’t the same one that’ll get it to the next level. That isn’t a hallmark of failure but of growth. And it’s a realization I’ve recently had about myself and my business. In this unexpected sixth (and final) episode of our 5th anniversary series on She Thinks Big , I’ll reflect on my entrepreneurial evolution and the identity and business shift coming...

Money is one of the most misunderstood and emotionally charged topics in business. Thinking differently about how money moves through your business and life involves more than just looking at spreadsheets, creating formulas, or trying to find quick fixes. It’s about redefining your relationship with money as a reflection of your leadership, energy, and meaning. In the final episode of our 5th anni...

When you think about systems, do you immediately picture software, spreadsheets, and automation? Many entrepreneurs do, but that narrow definition is exactly what keeps them stuck. Systems are so much more than that, providing the invisible scaffolding called structure that supports thriving businesses and balanced lives.  In the fourth episode of our 5th anniversary series on She Thinks Big , you...

You didn’t start your business to manage a to-do list. You started it to create something meaningful and sustainable. But somewhere along the way, “team” became just another line item, and you felt stuck between wanting to do everything yourself and knowing it was time to trust others to take some of the load off.  In the third episode of our 5th anniversary series on She Thinks Big , you’ll learn...

Beliefs are the invisible architects behind every decision, every pivot, and every result you create. They don’t start as plans but as whispers of possibility. I learned this thanks to a simple Saturday visit to Homearama that led to a life-altering decision, and it’s something I see repeatedly with my clients, too. In the second episode of our 5th anniversary series on She Thinks Big , you’ll dis...

What began as Time to Level Up has transformed into something much bigger. It’s not just a podcast but a movement and a mirror reflecting the power of women who choose to grow on purpose. It symbolizes how your business and mindset can evolve and why “thinking big” means embracing progress over perfection. So we’re celebrating five years of bold thinking, evolution, and growth with a five-part ann...

Think you don’t have time to work on your business? Think again. You don’t have a time problem. You have a prioritization problem because how you manage your time is a reflection of how you manage your mind. In this episode of She Thinks Big, you’ll see why giving yourself time as CEO doesn’t take away time. Through client stories, research, and expert quotes, you’ll learn some very real examples...