The Gutsy Podcast | Mindset, Personal Development & Entrepreneurship for Women

We have seen change in every form and fashion this year. And I don’t care who you are or what you are doing but change can be freaking challenging. In today’s Gutsy Podcast Exclusive, I am joined by Jason Feifer, the editor in chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, and we’re going to talk all about embracing change. Jason has been on the frontline watching businesses change and evolve over time - and not...

One of the ways we tend to give away our power the most is by worrying about things that don’t actually matter.  But how do we know if something truly matters or not? Well, there are a couple of different questions you can ask yourself: How does this affect my goals? Does this contribute to my future? This week I want you to take your Powerback™ by creating an 'It’s Ok' list - a list of...

You’re a mama. What a beautiful gift in this life!  But you’re also an entrepreneur.  Society has conditioned us to believe that you have to be one or the other – that you must lose yourself in the mothering process, only to one day wake up and start the journey of re-finding WHO you are and WHAT you want.  Well today, my guest Jennifer Sanger and I are here to remind you that you are a mom AND an...

I think business is a lot like life in many facets.  You get into business and you start doing things – then people start having these expectations of how you and your business should move along this imaginary line : When are you hiring? When are you going to get a location? When are you expanding? When are you making a fancier website? I’m here to say, “Fuck the line. Everyone’s line is different...

You have a growing business and it's time to add people. But how in the hell do you do that? Where do you even begin?  Should you hire an employee? Should you bring in a sub-contractor? Like seriously, what are the first steps?  Hiring and managing a team requires diligent steps and brand alignment. So, today, we're going to talk about how to find and manage your employees, subcontractor...

So many times, we want to show up in our lives and in our businesses but we fear what other people might think and say about us.  This causes you to stay small and gives you perceived safety, but ultimately it's pulling you further and further away from your calling.  In this Gutsy Podcast Exclusive, we're talking to Sean Hunter, also known as #pelotonhusband, about the effects of negati...

Are you thinking of starting a business or launching a product but have no idea where to begin or the first step to make?  Or maybe you're just completely overwhelmed with all the different options but you know that there is a business idea inside of you that needs to come out.  What I’ve learned during my entrepreneurial journey is that oftentimes it’s not the lack of ideas or excitement tha...

Did you just start a business or were thinking about starting one when a freaking global pandemic hit? As if launching a business isn't hard enough already. Am I right?  Business as we know it - hell LIFE as we know it - has been forever changed. But just because things feel different does NOT mean that your dreams and visions should go by the wayside.  Today we're going to talk to Lynn...

When building a business, it’s really important to have a group of individuals that you can lean on and rely on for professional guidance. Now, I know you might be thinking that you have your loved ones for this, but let me remind you that your loved ones generally just want the best for you. So, they may not always want to tell you the hard, or necessary truth out of fear of hurting your feelings...

You've had a spark of an idea and you're considering turning your passion or a side hustle into a business. Or perhaps you already have. The idea and the excitement is the easy part. The hard part? “Where in the HELL do I begin to actually form a business?”  This is probably the #1 question I get from new entrepreneurs. So today we're going to talk about the first steps you should t...

This week I would like you to take your Powerback™ by choosing one area of your life or your business to make a bold move: Try something new Try out a new wardrobe Try out a new hairstyle (maybe even shave your whole damn head!) Move to another part of the world Stop a service in your business that no longer serves you Pivot your business plan Raise your business prices (and keep them raised!) Cha...

Female entrepreneurship.  As if being a female doesn’t come with enough challenges and then we add entrepreneurship to the mix. How do we be an effective female leader? How do we show up to be bold and not bossy?  How do we show up to be confident and not cocky? How do we be assertive and successful without being called a bitch or arrogant or full of ourselves? Today I have the master behind this...

Welcome to the very first Gutsy Podcast Exclusive featuring Marcus Lemonis from CNBC's The Profit!  Entrepreneurship has been in Marcus’s blood from an early age – as a child, he read the description of entrepreneur to his mother from a dictionary while working on a school project.  In this episode, you’ll learn: What Marcus loves most about small businesses The key thing you should be focuse...

Delegation is one of the most glorious options - and also the most underutilized. You started the business, probably bootstrapping most of your tasks. You learned marketing, accounting, content writing, communicating, scheduling - you're doing IT ALL. You get to a point where you outgrow these tasks - or realize areas that you're simply not awesome (which is OK!). However, letting go is...

Delegation... it seems fantastic, right? There's people around you to help, taking things off of your plate. The HARDEST part is are you WILLING and READY to let it go? Today, we're talking about the art of delegation and how that contributes to your success in both life and business with my beautiful guest, Susan Epstein. In this episode, you'll learn: Creating consistent action, e...

There are so many areas of your life and your business where you STOP right before things get going because you start thinking... I probably shouldn't I probably can't What are THEY going to think? It's in those pauses before stepping into what you've been working so hard for that you unintentionally start to convince yourself out and away from it. This week, I encourage you to...

As women, we have absorbed decades worth of shame and guilt around stepping into and being ourselves, running a business and being successful, parenting guilt, and not feeling enough to show up and stay there.  Today we’re going to talk about having the audacity to do big things because you are worthy enough and ready to just the way you are. We'll also ask you, WHAT WOULD CHAD DO – a growing...

Self-sabotaging habits not only show up in your personal life, but they present themselves in your business, too. This week, I encourage you to take your Powerback by acknowledging and shifting one business sabotaging habit that is holding you back from succeeding. --- CONNECT WITH LAURAAURA Instagram: @thatlauraaura Website: LauraAura.com Facebook: @thatlauraaura Twitter: @thatlauraaura   Thank Y...

We are often our own worst enemies. The words that you play in your head are the loudest, strongest things you’ll ever hear. And sometimes those words bleed into self-destructive actions that cause challenges and blockages in our lives AND in our businesses. Today we’re going to talk about overcoming self-sabotage so you can step into a life of self-love, confidence, and peace and to do that I hav...

Your bullshit stories not only show up in your personal life, but they leak into your business life as well. I was looking for other people to tell me that I was enough so that I could convince MYSELF that I was enough. I didn’t need them to tell me that I was worthy – but I didn’t believe it for myself, so I believed it through them. How do you know where you're giving your power away?  Are...

Throughout our life, we’re given information and go through experiences that do not serve us long term. But even as much as we don’t want them to, words have a lasting effect and traumatic situations show up in every area of our lives if they go unresolved.  Today, we’re going to learn how to eliminate your bullshit stories that are holding you back with the one and only Dena Gould, also known as...

Making a change, whether it’s a little tiny movement, or you’re rerouting your entire life, requires a certain level of energy. I know how hard it can be to convince yourself to invest that already spent energy into something new. But remember, if nothing changes, nothing changes – to get to where you want to be requires your commitment to making the necessary changes that it takes to get there. T...

Starting something is one thing, but keeping it going requires a whole other level of energy. I know you’re running a business, keeping a household going, feeding mouths, and trying to find time to build in a workout routine.  But sometimes life asks you to make a change – whether it’s in your personal life or your business – but do you have the energy it takes to do it? Today, we’re going to talk...

It’s not the hard decision that messes you up – it’s the long period of time you sit on making it that does. Indecision kills more ideas, potential, financial opportunities, and personal freedom than just about anything else.   When you make the decision and do the damn thing – all of that wasted energy goes away. The nights thinking and wondering and worrying… it’s all in the anticipation of “wha...

Discomfort, everyone's favorite topic! (not...) There are two different types of discomfort. In this episode, we'll talk about what they are, what similar symptoms you have, and how to use them to your advantage. Your mind and body can't tell the difference between excited and anxious. Your body puts of similar chemicals, you'll get similar symptoms, and your body goes into an...