She Thinks Big with Andrea Liebross

Imagine spending a couple of days in an 11-bedroom, three-story house with private bathrooms for everyone.  That was the beautiful setup for Runway to Freedom mastermind members on our spring retreat in Destin, Florida. And while everyone enjoyed the house, the catering, the kayaking and more, participants also had the space to do the deep work and big thinking to level up their business. In this...

We all know people who put all of their attention on focusing on tasks in their business or home, or connecting with others in their business or family. You’ll see this imbalance depicted as the workaholic type who works late hours every day and is never home, or the social butterfly who amounts to nothing career-wise in the eyes of family and friends. Most people are naturally inclined to lean to...

If your partner or spouse isn’t necessarily on board with your business ambitions, you’re not alone. Lack of (emotional) support is a topic that comes up often for women business owners. In fact, it came up several times among attendees during my April mastermind retreat and even after everyone went back home. Striking that balance (lacking a better word) between your role as a big-thinking busine...

It’s one thing for me to tell you what the Vision to Action Intensive experience is like. But it’s another to hear the whole journey in the words of someone who’s done it. When I walked you through a session in a previous episode , you heard clips from some actual clients. Now, you get to hear an entire story of what happens before and after you extract your vision mentally and turn it into physic...

Let’s put the finishing touches on your vision-to-action plan! In previous episodes, you’ve heard me (and others) talk to She Thinks Big Live attendees about creating WILD goals to turn your vision into action and adjusting your vision to elevate your business . Now let’s get into part three of the third session of the event, where we finish covering the action plan in depth. In this episode of Ti...

You know how you’ll sometimes struggle to get clarity on what you want to do and where you want to go in some aspect of your business? It’s as if you’re too close to the situation to get a clear view and see all the options and opportunities available to you. That’s when turning to another pair of eyes and point of view can be helpful. And when it comes to forming your vision and turning it into a...

There comes a point where you need to adjust your vision or shift what you’re doing. It often happens when you’re at a new growth stage in your business or when you realize your plans just aren’t working out. She Thinks Big Live attendees Nicole Teal, Aileen Paszek, and Terri Fisher all found themselves in circumstances where they needed to shift what they were doing. In the second part of session...

How do you turn your vision into action? Your dream doesn’t have to stay floating in your head as a nice thing to have. Creating an effective action plan is a foundational step in turning your dreams into tangible results. Sometimes, though, you have to do things that seem a little wild. While SMART goals help give you direction, combining them with WILD goals helps you achieve a balanced approach...

Moving can be a nightmare!  You have to put your house on the market, find a new house to move into (or, in my case, wait for yours to finish being built), and juggle with where you’ll stay in the interim if necessary. In the meantime, you’re packing and unpacking, hemming and hawing over what to keep and what to throw out or donate, and so on. Oh, and you’re still trying to run the rest of your l...

Think you don’t have time to complete your goals? Or that you always need to be striving towards something in any area of your life or business? Or that you can’t get into the habit of making time for yourself? Well, think again! Stacie Simpson is a time and Full Focus expert and one of the coaches available to work with as part of my membership programs. In part two of Session Two at She Thinks B...

How did you imagine your life unfolding when you became an adult? So many have hopes of a dream life when they graduate from school, get their first “real” job, or just move into a place of their own for the first time. Then they realize--five, ten, twenty years down the road--that they haven’t come close to achieving it. They stayed stuck in hope mode. But your dream lifestyle doesn’t just create...

When you hear the words “strategy” and “plan,” do you think of them as synonymous? A lot of people do. Certain topics keep coming up again and again in coaching conversations. Whether or not to utilize a certain marketing tactic, such as starting a podcast, is one of them. But before you can answer that question, you need to have a marketing strategy and plan in place. And you need to realize how...

What does it take to pull off a big event like a retreat? There are a lot of moving parts when you want to hold something like She Thinks Big Live . But as a coach or consultant, you probably want to offer something more than just a grand experience. You want your guests to walk away with something tangible they can use to level up their business or life beyond the event. Those who attended She Th...

How’s your marketing investment working out for you? Many entrepreneurs get discouraged when their marketing efforts or hiring decisions falter, and they struggle to find the right clients as a result. But can the cause be tied to a lack of clarity on some aspect(s) of their business or a missing piece in their marketing altogether? My podcast producer, Stacey Harris, often sees this with those lo...

Where do you start when building a new business? Or maybe the better question is, where should you start? You always hear about action plans. You’re encouraged to think about step-by-step processes, timeframes, and so on. But do you believe ? Do you believe in yourself, your capabilities, your business idea? You've heard me talk about the importance of having a belief plan on this podcast bef...

Do you worry about cash flow in your business? Money is a topic that comes up over and over again in my coaching practice (despite, ironically, its apparent lack of popularity on the podcast). Regardless of any reticence to talk about money or listen to information on the subject, knowing your numbers is an integral part of business, and it goes beyond just profit and loss. That’s why I integrate...

Do you see a big difference in yourself, your life, and your circumstances now than you did 20 or 30 years ago? You might think that college-aged kids can’t yet contemplate worries and challenges on the same level as a 40+ year-old. But you might be surprised... For the first time on the show, I’m interviewing one of my kids, along with two of her friends. And while nothing they said surprised me,...

Is your past self getting in the way of the future version of you? Perhaps you’re allowing past choices to preserve a defeatist attitude about certain things. Or your past could be preventing you from challenging yourself in transformative ways that can create your future. And the worst part is you might be unaware that you’re punishing yourself in this way. While the past can’t be changed, there...

Are you one of the many people who aspire to turn their creative passion into a business? You might love the idea of being the boss of your own creative business. Usually, those schooled in their creative craft aren’t taught how to run a business. So perhaps you’ve thought about it but haven’t gone through with it because of doubts about its profit potential. What if you could see what’s it like t...

Over 50% of CEOs have felt loneliness at some point in their business journey. That’s according to one study, but the likely reality is that it affects many more than that. Most people only see the illusion of success, not the hard work, sweat, and tears to get there. But there’s a loneliness that comes with being an entrepreneur bubbling underneath, too, and it can happen at any stage of your bus...

Do you say things like, “I don’t set goals. I avoid them. Goal setting is too hard and a waste of time”? Lots of women say these kinds of comments to me on consultation calls when I ask them about their goals. In a previous episode released back in the summer of 2022, I referred to “anti-goalers.” Now, a year later, I have a more accurate perspective about those who might avoid or have trouble wit...

Your business might be making money, but that doesn’t necessarily make your business a profitable one. So many entrepreneurs feel reluctant to look at the numbers in their business. They may not find it fun or fear what they might see, so they just avoid it altogether. But you need to know your numbers and what they mean in order to make the right decisions that’ll add to the bottom line without a...

Do you need coaching ... or do you need counseling ? Sometimes, people get coaching confused with therapy and psychiatry. While coaching has therapeutic elements, it isn’t (and thus can’t replace) therapy or counseling. In a previous episode , you may have heard me talk about the difference between coaching and counseling. But I gave my point of view on it. Today on the podcast, you’ll get the per...

“What’s great about being a mom and a business owner?” You don’t hear that question often. You usually just hear how hard it is to do both and give equal time to the two roles. I, however, did pose this question to recent mastermind retreat members . And their responses might change how you feel, what you do, and the results you get in motherhood and business. Think it’s impossible? Just listen to...

What is it really like to go on a business retreat? You might experience the things that tend to immediately come to mind when thinking of the word “retreat.” Perhaps you have an image of cucumber slices over your eyes while getting a facial, or enjoying a massage at a spa, or tanning by the pool, or meditating on a beach somewhere. But retreats with a specific focus offer something extra, somethi...