The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth

Welcome to another episode of The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth! Today, I get to sit down with the incredible Dr. Claire Muselman. I was introduced to Dr. Claire less than a month ago when I attended a women-in-business event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was the keynote speaker, and let me tell you, I was immediately captivated. The way she engaged with the audience, energized the room, and encoura...

Welcome back to The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth ! In this episode, we kick off Women's History Month with a deep dive into the state of women in 2025, the third year in a row of this particular episode format. This week I reflect on the challenges women face in the workforce, access to childcare, pay disparity, and political representation. Drawing from research, statistics, and personal experi...

This week, I'm joined by my friend and creative powerhouse, Ana Dellamuth ! Anna and I first connected through Empower Her , a community for female entrepreneurs in Eastern Iowa, and I've been inspired by her joyful outlook ever since. Anna's journey from teacher to creator is a beautiful example of how creativity isn't just about art—it's about community, courage, and joy . She specializes in han...

Are you creating or just consuming? In today's episode, we're diving into the power of creativity and how shifting into a creative mindset can make your life more fulfilling and productive in unconventional ways. What You'll Learn: Why 75% of people feel they're not living up to their creative potential How creativity is a learned behavior, not just a natural talent The importance of creativity be...

In this episode of The Found Podcast , I'm sitting down with a guest whose words have been inspiring me for years—poet and author Jennae Cecelia . If you've ever found yourself drawn to poetry as a way to process emotions, reconnect with your values, or simply feel seen , this conversation is for you. Jennae shares her journey of discovering poetry as her calling, the role of creativity in persona...

It's 2025, and I'm kicking off the year (okay, I know, it is February already, but I'm just getting warmed up over here) with some thoughts on what women—especially ambitious moms, business owners, and entrepreneurs— don't need more of this year. Spoiler alert: it's not another free download that's only two pages long, another social media platform, or another "life-changing" productivity hack. In...

What are you wondering about in 2025? "Wonder" is my word of the year, and over here I've been wondering: What don't I know yet? What do I want/need to learn this year? What does work look like in the months ahead? Where do I need to slow down? What do I need to stop doing? What does my audience need to hear? Want to hear? What moments in my life made me know "wonder?" So I took a little pause on...

How did your year go? Honestly. How do you measure the "success" or "failure" of a year? I propose looking at 3 areas of your business and/or life to unpack the past 12 months and make room for how you'd like 2025 to be: Numbers Value Time Listen in to this week's episode for all the details and questions to help you reflect on 2024 and make space for the new year ahead.

You can be transformed by this episode if you let it. I'm 100% serious.   Today I'm sitting down with Money's Mom herself, Gina Knox.   Guys, I'm seriously tingly at the opportunity to share her message with you this week on the pod!    Gina Knox is a financial coach for entrepreneurs with variable income. She teaches entrepreneurs and small business owners how to save $100k with her program Small...

In this episode...you might get uncomfortable. I know it's only recently that I'm not getting itchy when talking about MONEY with others. But that's exactly why today's conversation is so important, especially for female entrepreneurs and small business owners. You see, the less we talk about money, the bigger it looms over us. The less we talk about money, the more shame and guilt is allowed to g...

Today I welcome a past guest, dear friend, and resilience expert to the podcast to share skills and strategies that we can practice to stay resilient in our lives, work, and engagements.   Whitney Sullivan is a speaker, educator, team trainer, and coach with a background in health, wellness, higher education, communications, entrepreneurship and the Enneagram. All these life experiences have allow...

Last week both in our email and on The Found Podcast, we dove into the concept of "resilience" and how the people we surround ourselves with can help us through the highs and lows that come with being small business owners and entrepreneurs.   Our discussion drew upon the Harvard Business Review article entitled "The Secret to Building Resilience" by Rob Cross, Karen Dillon, and Danna Greenberg.  ...

I've been in business for 8 years here at Molly Knuth Media and had this podcast for over 4 of those years, and let me be the first to tell you: it has not always been easy.   There have been successes and struggles. High points and lows. People who've been on my team that are no longer with me. Contracts I've had to cancel with clients. Contracts clients have cancelled with me. Programs I've star...

"And so that's what I think about with resilience too, like, it's not this innate ability, it's a nurtured capacity. And that's something that I talk about a lot, is that, you know, it's not a matter of willpower, it's a matter of wellness...we're all resilient. We just need to nurture that capacity." - Whitney Sullivan Resilience is defined as the capacity to  withstand or to recover quickly from...

I'm not going to get long-winded here, friends. This is THE process I use with every new client here at MKM to ensure that all the marketing foundations are in place for every business I am in touch with: a marketing audit.   In today's episode, you'll hear the steps I take to make sure all my clients' marketing is consistent and driving potential clients and customers in the right direction.   We...

Guys, this interview is so much fun.   Today I'm sitting down with a new friend, Madelyn Victoria a local marketing strategist in her small town in Alabama, to discuss all things marketing for local businesses. While we primarily focus on helping local businesses enhance their holiday marketing efforts this Q4 of 2024, Madelyn's strategies and actionable tips are practices you can employ all year...

Quick, answer the following questions: when was the last time you made an actual post on your socials? when was the last time you shared a post that you cared about to your newsfeed? when was the last time you doom scrolled? when was the last time you saw anger and hatred in a meme or in someone's comment section? when was the last time you felt happy after being on social media?   A couple of mon...

You are shit. Your ideas are shit. Nobody is going to buy the shit you are trying to sell....   ....sound familiar????   Starting and growing a business is as much a personal journey as it is a professional one.   If you are trying to found a business and have others find the products and services you offer, you will have to come face to face with some hard truths about yourself and that little vo...

My challenge for you today, listener: how many giggles did you hear in the duration of the episode?   In today's episode of The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth, you'll hear one of only a handful of in-personal interviews I've ever conducted for the podcast. The level of fun and depth and love in the room is palpable as I sit down with an inspirational woman in business, author, coach, speaker, MKM...

Of course there are hard truths that make business ownership difficult and may complicate your life, but there are some other hard truths you must acknowledge too…   Today, I'm here to share 7 additional hard truths I've learned about running a business in the 7+ years I've owned and operated Molly Knuth Media . If you didn't listen to part 1, then click here to check out last week's episode.   En...

This episode is for a specific listener, friend.    It is specific to the female business owner out there who is wondering if working for herself is all that it's cracked up to be.    It's the woman who is thinking about taking the leap from being a classroom teacher to going full-time in her side-hustle.    It's for the woman who is scared shitless right now because her dream isn't working out ju...

It's back to school, listener! Back to business school that is, as today we sit down with human resources coach and consultant and small business owner, Kristie McCarthy of Bridge Business Resources.   You will definitely want to have a pen and paper ready as you listen through this episode and hear Kristie's advice on protecting yourself and your team members from common struggles and errors that...

Well, we're 170+ episodes and almost 4 years into this podcast journey, and this is the first time I've explicitly tackled this topic on the pod: growing and building a team as a small business owner.   In the past 7 years of operating my marketing business at Molly Knuth Media, I've had a variety of team structures. I was originally a solo freelancer, then I had one person who helped on a mix of...

Hello listener, and welcome back to another episode of The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth.   …and her kids!   My name is Corinne Knuth   And in today's episode we're having a special conversation with Molly, Corinne, and the other three Knuth children. I thought it would be fun to be on mom's podcast and it would be a nice way for Mom and her listeners to learn about what it's like as a child of s...

We've made it.   The dog days of summer.    This time of year, we can have so many of these schedule interruptions or things that happen in life that pull us away from our businesses. Time compressed and condensed: we're outside more, we have more social gatherings, and life just happens at a quicker pace.   With our guest today, Miss Aly Robbins, we're reminded of those foundational pieces of our...