The Soul‘s Way

"Don't go into business with friends" is what they say... But Melinda and I became fast friends AND business parters in a very beautiful, intentional way. Even as we've made the difficult decision to end this particular business venture (The Hive membership) after 16 successful months, our relationship remains stronger than ever. The Hive members "honeybees" wanted to hear more about our process t...

CW: This episode includes the topic of fertility, pregnancy, premature birth and disability.  I have SO MUCH TO SHARE so this is part 1 of 3... or maybe 4.  In this episode I am covering: The journey to conception  Finding out I was pregnant  Navigating pregnancy with my unique disabilities  Unexpected body triggers during pregnancy  How my son named himself How my intuition strengthened  And part...

Your favourite dynamic duo is back ;) Melinda Jackson is in the house and we are sharing a behind the scenes of building The Hive membership together! In this episode we cover: How the structure of the Hive us serving both us AND our clients How sharing the workload has made business 1000x easier How our membership retention rates are so high The multiple ways we're experiencing "abundance" in our...

Do you ever just wonder... when is enough enough? Will I ever feel like I've "made it"? Is it even possible to achieve satisfaction as an entrepreneur?  In this episode, I am sharing with you about the HUGE epiphany I've had this month about where I am at and how I'm feeling in business. Spoiler alert: I'm feeling satisfied, fulfilled and CHILL for the first time ever about where I am at. These ar...

Melinda Jackson is back by popular demand! In this episode, they are spilling the tea on a recent cringe-worthy dinner they paid to be at that turned into a high pressure coaching sales presentation. From this dinner, Melinda is highlighting some of the most classic manipulative and unethical tactics that plague not only events like this but our very own coaching industry! Basically, this is anoth...

Melinda Jackson is back by popular demand! In this episode, they are spilling the tea on a recent cringe-worthy dinner they paid to be at that turned into a high pressure coaching sales presentation. From this dinner, Melinda is highlighting some of the most classic manipulative and unethical tactics that plague not only events like this but our very own coaching industry! Basically, this is anoth...

Join me as I pull back the curtain of my first 6-figure sales year as a coaching and speaking business. This is a no nonsense, no fluff, very transparent and vulnerable look at: The numbers- how much I actually received in cash (not sales), what my expenses looked like and how much net profit was actually left Taxes, exchange rates and other barriers Canadian businesses face when operating interna...

We're baaaack! Welcome to another empowering riff with Melinda Jackson and your host Emily Anne Brant. In this episode, Melinda and I are discussing: How we're finding peace and comfort in these chaotic times How we're getting organized to create real change Using our businesses as tools for social justice Voting with our dollars  Ways to stay empowered when it feels like disaster is everywhere Ov...

Hello From My Rest & Reciprocity Era! I am back from an unintentional 2 month podcast hiatus and feeling clarity, creativity and reciprocity. If you need permission to continue embracing winter and going into hermit mode - this is for you. Though you're more than likely to roll your eyes at my version of hermit mode: taking a 200 hour yoga teacher training, writing a book and working a full ti...

Jen Casey is a Psyche Coach and Trainer of the Psyche Coaching Certification, Energy Healer, Speaker, & host of the Top-100 CEO Psyche® Podcast. She was one of the first coaches to join The Decolonized Coach Community and is opening up about what decolonizing an entire certification program really looked like and what peoples' reactions were.  To follow along with Jen’s work, follow her on IG...

What do coaches have to do with politics? Are leaders and healers obligated to show up the way their community is asking them? As a spiritual leader, what's my role in decolonization and liberation? What if I say the wrong thing and offend someone? Melinda Jackson is back for part two of our unfiltered coaching industry rants and chats as we dive into all this and more! We're sharing: Our post U.S...

Ya know that feeling when you meet a #BizBestie and you just GET each other? That's me and my "cuz" Melinda Jackson. We both have plenty of experience in the coaching industry, both as clients and as imperfect leaders. Myself as an Indigenous, disabled, neuro-spicy woman. Melinda as a Black, nonbinary, Queer, neuro-spicy person. We have thoughts on some of the practices in the industry, such as......

Dear beautiful caring, compassionate, empathic human. I know you're tired. I know the state of the world is often frightening, and even enraging at times. I know it's overwhelming when you're a change maker and feel like the entire world needs your help but you're just one person! If that's you - consider this your soothing balm "pep talk" (this is as peppy as I get lol).  I'm here to remind you a...

Inhale: I'm worthy of ease. Exhale: I choose simplicity. Consider this your official permission slip to choose easy and protect your energy like it's your most precious resource - because it kinda is. These are my lessons from cancelling a program and all of the spaciousness and insight that has come with it.  Share this episode and tag me on Instagram @emilyannebrant Free Facebook group: https://...

How do you weave your values into your business? How do you market effectively within your own area of focus while still examining and acknowledging power and privilege, which are always at play? How do you stand out in 2024 and beyond, with the ever-changing landscape of online business and the state of the world? These are all questions I had for Tristan Katz and I know you will so appreciate th...

Yoga and yogic principles are so powerful and exactly what we need in these turbulent times. Yet, the way we've been "sold" yoga in the West truly needs to shift in a way that honours Yoga's true roots and Susanna Barkataki has been leading that shift for years now. Susanna Barkataki (she/her) has been called “a trailblazing yoga leader and visionary for our times.” An Indian teacher building brid...

Full behind the scenes breakdown: how I scaled my business to $5-7K+ months while working full time. Literally starting from 5 years ago when I started my coaching business, I am not holding anything back. This is the full nitty gritty STRATEGY and exact moves I made - and we can have a whole other convo on mindset + inner work! My goal is to demystify business growth and never gate-keep anything...

What happens when we begin to really expand in our visibility, income and  impact? When our light starts to shine just a bit brighter? When we reach a new level? Excitement! Celebration! And... growing pains. Here's what I've been navigating and the three things that are keeping me happy, happy and thriving (mostly) as I move through the classic uplevel "growing pains".  Share this episode and tag...

We are blessed again by the presence of my wonderful friend and colleague Shirin Eskandani! A facilitator, mentor, coach and public speaker, Shirin has been a featured wellness expert on the Today Show, The New York Times, Shape and Cosmopolitan Magazine. Her deep love and belief in the practice of coaching is what led her to create the Wholehearted Life Coaching Certification. Shirin's mission is...

So you're ready to scale your business or dreaming of scaling your business one day, but want to do it with humanity and integrity? This is me sharing what I'm personally doing to keep the human heartbeat and values of my business in tact even as I grow, automate and "scale".  The Round Table June 2024: https://www.emilyannebrant.com/offers/A6RkuL5j/checkout The Decolonized Coach Community: www.em...

The Round Table is back LIVE, baby! In this episode we get to hear from one of this round's amazing panelists, Dr. Rathika Marsh AKA the spiritual psychologist! This conversation will open your heart, give you chills and have you nodding your head vigorously if you are a fellow person of the global majority who has ever experienced spiritual bypassing, cultural appropriation and other harm in spac...

Legit almost titled this episode "Feeling Blah, HBU?" as this is a real, unfiltered peek into the mess lately. I've been going through what I am now calling "spiritual renovations" as well as business renovations as I prepare to scale...and oh yes, the crumbling of the world that we are all feeling so deeply. I wanted to show you the mess while I am in it and also record it for myself so I can loo...

Frustrated with fluffy money affirmations that don't actually work? In this episode, which is a TEASER from my new program Ancestral Abundance, I am sharing with you why those ones don't work and what to say instead! These are the affirmations that have actually played a huge role in my going from $30K in debt to debt-free, home owner, property and stock market investor all while building a 6-figu...

Struggling to embrace money because capitalism and colonialism suck? This is the episode for you, my beautiful-hearted soul. This is my take on an indigenized, decolonized approach to wealth and why we all need to be embracing it - because that's exactly what the powers that cause harm DON'T want us to do. If you found this episode helpful, let me know! Please consider leaving a review for this po...

Wanting to weave decolonization and antiracism into your coaching or healing business but don't know where to start? Afraid to say the wrong thing or "get it wrong"? You're not alone! I get this concern and question all the time, so I figured I sit down and do a Facebook live sharing the 3 first steps in this work... and lucky for you I am uploading this live to the pod in case you're not on FB or...