The End in Mind: Personal Development For Entrepreneurs

In this episode, I’m joined by Skylar Sustin, a branding and web design expert with a unique approach rooted in brand psychology. Skylar’s journey from being a coach to building a thriving web design business is filled with insights about the emotional connections we create with our audiences and the power of storytelling in branding. We talk about how brand psychology helps businesses connect dee...

Welcome to a very special episode! Today marks our 200th episode, and I’m so excited to reflect on this incredible journey with you all. This podcast started back in 2020 as a space for authenticity, vulnerability, and connection—and over the years, it has become so much more. In this milestone episode, I share the story of launching my business, Meraki Media Management, fresh out of college, and...

Welcome to a special episode! Today marks our 199th episode, and I’m so grateful for each of you who’ve been part of this journey. In this episode, I dive into the trends, shifts, and opportunities that are shaping 2025, especially in marketing, business, and social media. As someone who’s built a social media agency and consulting business from the ground up, I’ve seen firsthand how rapidly thing...

In this episode, I’m joined by Madison Gammons, a money coach dedicated to empowering women to build wealth and confidence with their finances. Madison shares her personal journey from navigating debt and paycheck-to-paycheck living to paying off $70,000 in debt, growing her net worth by over $400,000, and creating a life of financial freedom. We dive into the key strategies for paying off debt, b...

Welcome to the first episode of 2025! Today, I’m diving into gratitude, growth, and the powerful lessons from one of my all-time favorite films, Wicked! I reflect on how this show and its incredible community have transformed my life over the past four years. Together, we’ve navigated personal and professional highs and lows, celebrated successes, and embraced vulnerability as a source of strength...

In this episode, I’m joined by Megan Tobler, the founder of Self StartHER and host of the Self StartHER Podcast. Megan’s journey is nothing short of inspiring—after being laid off from her corporate sales job, she turned her focus to helping women transition from corporate life to entrepreneurship. What started as a podcast to share stories has now evolved into an empowering community for women re...

In this heartfelt solo episode, I share updates from my life, including navigating a busy holiday season, new client wins, and reflections on how our past shapes our present. A recent interview reminded me of a childhood memory that revealed how ancestral joy—those little sparks of happiness passed down through generations—can manifest in our current dreams and endeavors. I dive into my father’s p...

In this episode, I’m joined by Heather Spadaro, a New York-based celebrity makeup artist, CEO, and founder of The Makeup + Hair Co. Heather’s career spans 19 years, from department store makeup counters to working with major networks like NBC, Bravo, and E! News. Her expertise has made her a trusted name for celebrity clients, bridal beauty, and beyond.  Heather shares her top skincare and makeup...

In this episode, I’m joined by Gina Matteo, the founder of Uncommon Babe and host of the Dear Higher Self Podcast. Gina is an intuitive psychic mentor and energy healer who helps women embrace their authenticity and align with their soul’s truest desires. Gina opens up about her journey of overcoming people-pleasing and living out of alignment, which led her to hit rock bottom in 2018. That experi...

In this episode, I’m joined by Susan Mesa, a personal success coach and creator of the Soul Empowerment Method. Susan’s passion is helping people uncover their intrinsic nature and align with their values to create a fulfilling life. We talk about the power of living in alignment with your true self, breaking free from patterns of self-sabotage, and navigating life’s challenges with a solution-ori...

This week, I had the pleasure of chatting with Casie, a content creator, entrepreneur, and journal designer who has transformed her life through mindset shifts and bold decisions. Casie shares her incredible journey—from being a celebrity hairdresser to becoming a private jet broker, all while navigating personal loss and discovering the power of healing and abundance.  We dive into how her father...

In this episode, I sit down with the amazing Maria Shapley, an intuitive coach who helps people connect with their inner wisdom to break through personal blocks and transform their lives. We dive deep into how intuition can guide us, even in business, relationships, and big life decisions. Plus, Maria shares a powerful (and simple!) exercise to connect with our "inner light" that you won’t want to...

Running a business can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also come with challenges that drain your energy and enthusiasm. If you've been feeling disconnected, burnt out, or uninspired, you're not alone. The excitement that once fueled your entrepreneurial journey can fade over time, leaving you wondering if the joy you once had is truly gone for good. But here's the good news: there is hope. You...

Sometimes in business and in life, the greatest strength comes from letting go of control and trusting the flow 💫 At Meraki, we believe that what’s meant to stay will ground us, what’s meant to go will create space, and what’s on its way will find us at exactly the right time.  Whether we’re… 🔆 building a new strategy, 🔆 creating content, or 🔆 guiding clients toward their vision, we find peace...

Tired of feeling drained by strategies that don’t seem to work for you? It’s time to shift your approach and build a business that aligns with YOUR unique energy. 🐦‍🔥 Here’s how 👇🏼 1️⃣ Reflect on your natural strengths – What tasks light you up? These are key to finding a strategy that will energize you, not exhaust you.   2️⃣ Avoid copy-pasting strategies – Just because it works for someone e...

Believe that this moment is preparing you for the incredible success that’s yet to come. Every challenge, every pause, and every shift you’re experiencing right now is preparing you for something amazing. Sometimes we need to trust that the universe has bigger plans for us—plans we can’t even imagine yet. When you believe in the journey, even the hard moments become stepping stones toward your fut...

Tired of “one-size-fits-all” business strategies that don’t work for you?  Empowered Entrepreneurship is a 2-month program designed to help intuitive entrepreneurs align their business with their unique energy. With my marketing expertise and Claire’s Human Design insights, you'll discover how to structure your business for success—on your own terms. 🪄 Melissa's experience in the program gave her...

As Meraki expands, we are offering several ways for us to help your business become more visible online through SEO, possibly paid ads, organic reach, and authentic relationship building. We specialize in growing your business in an authentic manner. This month, we are looking to bring on 2-3 more management clients and help them reach goals they may have not have had the opportunity to reach befo...

The Power of social media is unmatched in today's world. However, we know that you, as the CEO and business owner, can’t do it all while still operating at your highest level in your zone of genius. So, let us do the heavy lifting, and in the meantime, check out what could happen once you start to work with us…. Here at Meraki Media Management we help our clients in so many ways. A few of our clie...

A gift I see a lot of HSPs (Highly Sensitive Persons) have is that we are able to see intention behind words - like a deeper intention. When I see my clients start to experience this, it is often very overwhelming. It's almost like a rush of information that our bodies were picking up on but that we hadn’t consciously registered until that moment. For this reason, many of us may choose to spend mo...

When you look at your life, are you able to find areas of joy? Things that you’re so proud of making, developing, putting effort into?  Many business owners think that the more they pour into their business, the more they will naturally get out of it. However, when that is not the case, many of us are left frustrated, confused and even angry. It feels like we're working towards nothing - and somet...

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Where are my nervous system nerds?! Since learning more about the nervous system, I find myself leaning more towards conversations on this podcast to help us harness this amazing system each of us has.  This week we are chatting with @jessicaraddeo!  “I am a nervous system coach for women. I've helped 100+ past and current clients heal their approach to the day to day and make room for ease, laugh...

In this crazy world of social media, we can find ourselves fixating on the amount of views, likes, followers, etc. So much so that some of us business owners get wrapped up in the incorrect goals. We think that - and I have thought this as well - once I go viral, then I will be….rich….have endless amount of clients….get the recognition from others that we believe we need to seem credible.  But how...

These next two weeks, we are diving into the topic of being yourself! What if someone told you that being YOU was all you needed to be successful? That you have everything you need right now to make it, and make it big? What would you do next?  This concept took me a few years of sitting with it, wondering, if they’re doing it, can’t I? I gave up my power, asking others for their “secrets,” trying...