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You know that moment in a meeting when you see the better way, and you stay quiet because you'd be the only one saying it? Shelley Zalis has been the only one in the room more times than she can count, and she turned it into a movement. I sat down with the founder of The Female Quotient to talk about why she named herself Chief Troublemaker, how the power of the pack turns one lone voice into real change, and why she isn't buying the phrase "unconscious bias." In this episode The performance review Shelley refused to sign at 25, and how getting demoted gave her the title Chief TroublemakerPower of the pack: a woman alone has power, but together we have impactThe difference between breaking a pattern and starting a new oneWhy bringing more women into leadership isn't a "women's issue," and the $28 trillion case for itWhat an unconscious leader really looks likeFlipping Point, her new initiative on care and on procurement from women-owned businessesQuotes "A woman alone has power. Collectively, we have impact." Shelley Zalis"If you tell me there's unconscious bias, I'm going to say you're conscious." Shelley Zalis"Breaking a pattern, you might be the troublemaker. Creating a new one, you are a changemaker." Shelley Zalis"We don't need male allies. We need leadership allies." Shelley ZalisConnect with Shelley The Female Quotient: thefemalequotient.comInstagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn: @shelleyzalisResources mentioned Broadlines, The Female Quotient's podcast#SeeHerThe Equality Lounge by The Female QuotientWorld Economic Forum Global Gender Gap ReportDon't just listen, implement it Pick one thing in your business you've been calling "just how it's done." Then find two people who'll back you when you say it out loud. That's your pack. Want a pack of your own? That's what the She Thinks Big Collective is for. Enrollment for November closes Monday, October 26. Book a Strategic Fit Call at andreaslinks.com to find out whether Builder or Visionary is the right fit. About Andrea Andrea Liebross is a business coach, speaker, and author of the bestselling book She Thinks Big. She works with women who run established businesses, the ones who look successful from the outside but feel stuck in the day-to-day of managing growth. Find Andrea All her links in one place: andreaslinks.comWebsite: andrealiebross.comThe book, She Thinks Big: shethinksbigthebook.comMore episodes: andrealiebross.com/podcastMonthly live workshop: pages.andrealiebross.com/workshopLiked this episode? Follow the show and leave a rating. That's how other women find it.

If there's a proposal sitting on your desk, a hire you keep circling back to, or a pricing decision you know is broken but haven't touched, you're not stuck. You're carrying decision debt, a backlog of unmade choices that's quietly draining your energy and capping your revenue. In this episode, Andrea breaks down the three hidden taxes decision debt charges you, financial, identity, and opportunity, explains why more permission or more confidence won't fix it, and walks through the FLY filter, a repeatable way to make hard calls fast, even when you're tired, triggered, or overwhelmed. IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS What is decision debt, and why isn't it a time management problem? Decision debt is the backlog of choices you haven't made, the hire you're circling, the price you know is wrong, the proposal still sitting there. It's not about needing more hours. It's a structural gap: you have the information to decide, you just haven't. Time never fixes debt. Deciding does. What does an unmade hiring decision actually cost you? Every month you delay on a hire you've already vetted, you're not saving money, you're losing the capacity that hire would have added. Andrea puts a real number on it in the episode, roughly $10,000 a month in lost capacity, which she frames as a 100 percent interest rate on hesitation. Why does "let me think about it" quietly cost you your team's trust? Every time you tell your team you'll get back to them, you're teaching them that nothing moves without your sign-off. That's not caution, it's a slow downgrade of your own leadership, one delayed answer at a time. What's the opportunity cost of decision debt, and why can't you see it? While your attention is stuck monitoring a weak hire or a shaky service line, you're too mentally full to notice the real openings in front of you. Andrea calls this the most dangerous tax because it's invisible, it costs you the future, not just the present. Why doesn't giving yourself more permission fix this? Permission was the right tool earlier in your business, when you needed space to be seen or to charge more. At a higher revenue level, permission is too slow and too dependent on how you feel that day. What you need instead is a repeatable way to decide, not another pep talk. What is the FLY filter, and how does it help you decide faster? FLY stands for Future, Love the logic, and Yield. Future asks whether the choice serves who you're becoming, not who's comfortable today. Love the logic asks whether the math holds up, regardless of how you feel. Yield asks whether the decision closes a loop or opens three more. What's the real choice this episode is asking you to make? Stay in decision debt, carrying the backlog and the always-on brain that comes with it, or liquidate it: run your maybe list through the FLY filter and start making the calls that are already logically clear. Andrea's case: the cost of staying stuck almost always outweighs the cost of the decision you're avoiding. QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE "You don't have a time problem. You have decision debt." "Every unmade choice sitting on your desk is a high interest payday loan you've taken out against your future self." "I don't really care how you feel about the move. I care if you love the logic." "The five million dollar version of you doesn't monitor a bad hire for six months. She decides in six minutes." RESOURCES MENTIONED - Episode 65, giving yourself permission - Episode 152, decision fatigue - Episode 271, the capacity audit - She Thinks Big Collective, www.andreaslinks.com - Book a Strategic Fit Call, www.andreaslinks.com - The ONE Decision workshop, October 1 and October 29, 2026, www.andreaslinks.com DON'T JUST LISTEN, IMPLEMENT IT If this episode named something you've been sitting on, the next step is a Strategic Fit Call with Andrea, twenty minutes, no pitch, just an honest look at where you are and whether Builder or Visionary is the right fit. Book at Andrea's links. Andrea's also running a live workshop this fall, The ONE Decision That's Made Me Multiple Seven Figures, October 1st and again October 29th, seventy-five minutes on Zoom, forty-seven dollars. Register at Andrea's links.

Why do brilliant business owners stay invisible online? This week on She Thinks Big, Andrea talks with digital marketing expert Jennifer Smiga about the hidden reason talented entrepreneurs struggle to grow: their messaging isn’t clearly communicating their value. From AI-powered search to SEO strategy, niching down, and building a brand people actually understand—Jennifer shares the practical steps every business owner needs to stand out in a crowded market. This conversation is packed with actionable insights for any woman building a business and ready to be seen for the value she brings. ____________ 📌 Chapters: 00:00 Building a Boutique Digital Marketing Agency 4:00 Why Great Businesses Stay Invisible Online 6:29 Finding Your Point of View in a Crowded Market 11:05 The Power of Niching Down Without Boxing Yourself In 11:59 Avoiding Common Marketing Mistakes and Shiny Objects 14:15 Building an AI-Powered Platform 19:34 Simple SEO Fixes to Increase Your Visibility 24:19 Balancing Business, Motherhood, and Ambition ____________  🔎 Want to learn more from Jennifer? Connect with her here: Jennifer’s LinkedInJennifer’s InstagramUltra Violet’s Instagram ____________ If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk   ____________ 📺 WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicConnect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramLinkedIn____________ 🌟  Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/  📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter   A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big.  ____________

You’re not stuck, you’re capped.  You’ve hit a level of success—but the harder you push, the less things seem to move. What used to work isn’t working anymore, and it feels like you’re hitting an invisible ceiling—but it’s actually the exact moment before your next level opens up. In this episode, Andrea breaks down why high-performing women don’t plateau from lack of effort but from structural limits in their business, decision-making, and capacity—and what it looks like to expand beyond them without burning out. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right and still not growing, this is for you. ____________ 📌 Chapters: 00:00 You’re Not Stuck, You’re Capped1:57 The ‘I’ll Just Do It’ Trap2:37 You’re a High-Paid Intern4:26 From Operator to Architect5:32 The Decision Speed Problem7:11 The FLY Filter 8:09 The ‘Always On’ Mental Load11:02 Break the Glass____________ If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk   ____________ 📺 WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicConnect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramLinkedIn____________ 🌟 Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/  📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter   A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big.  ____________

On the outside, everything looked like success. Dr. Bridget Flickinger is an ER physician, a business owner, and a mom of three—building a thriving aesthetics practice while still working in emergency medicine. But behind the scenes? She was exhausted, overwhelmed, and stuck in what Andrea Liebross calls “decision debt.” In this episode, we go inside the moment where “doing it all” stops working—and what it actually takes to shift from operator to CEO. If you’ve ever felt like you’re winning on the outside but barely holding it together on the inside… this episode is for you.  ___________________ 📌 Chapters: 00:00 Burnout Isn’t Failure—Here’s What It Really Means1:49 Why High Achievers Still Feel Unfulfilled3:34 The Side Hustle That Turned Into a Real Business6:14 The Hidden Cost of Doing Everything Yourself8:27 The 4AM Anxiety Loop (Decision Fatigue Explained)9:27 Why You Feel Overwhelmed (Even When Nothing’s Wrong)12:55 The “Busy Badge” Lie That Keeps You Stuck15:58 The Hardest Shift: Operator → CEO Mindset21:05 How to Scale Without Losing Control25:04 Making Money Without Doing Everything Yourself33:06 Stop Treating Everything Like an Emergency___________________  🔎 Want to learn more from Bridget? Connect with her here: Bloom MedAesthetic’s WebsiteBloom MedAesthetic’s Instagram Bloom MedAesthetic’s Facebook If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk   ___________________ 📺 WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicConnect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramLinkedIn____________ 🌟 Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/  📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter   A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big.  ____________

The moment your business starts growing is often the moment you start getting trapped inside it. In this conversation, Andrea sits down with entrepreneur Cameron Hemphill, who has helped scale more than 1,000 businesses and built Growth99 into a national platform before exiting to private equity. Cameron shares the patterns he sees over and over again as businesses grow—from the systems founders ignore early on to the mindset traps that quietly cap growth. They talk about why so many founders get stuck trading time for dollars, how poor systems silently kill growth, and why the difference between a busy business and a scalable one often comes down to structure, delegation, and the willingness to invest before the results show up. If you’ve ever felt like you built a successful business… only to become trapped running it, this conversation will challenge how you think about scaling, freedom, and what it really takes to build something that can grow beyond you. ____________ 📌 Chapters: 0:00 Meet Cameron Hemphill: Scaling 1,000+ Businesses3:35 The Opportunity in the Med Spa Industry7:31 Why Most Businesses Underspend on Marketing11:03 The Speed-to-Lead Problem15:38 When Founders Become the Administrator18:57 The Ceiling Most Businesses Hit20:46 What Scalable Businesses Do Differently22:24 Why Most Founders Get Stuck at the Same Level26:13 The Reality of Selling a Business29:50 What Future You Would Tell You Today32:55 The Honest Look Every Founder Has to Take____________  🔎 Want to learn more from Cameron? Connect with him here: Cameron’s InstagramIf you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk  ____________ 📺 WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicConnect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramLinkedIn____________ 🌟 Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/  📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter   A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big.  ____________

You have the fire. But do you have the framework? Many high-achieving women believe they need better strategy, stronger confidence, or more productivity to grow their business or leadership. But the real barrier to growth is often something deeper: the beliefs underneath it all. In this episode, Andrea explores belief infrastructure—the internal framework that shapes your leadership mindset, decision-making, and ability to move past limiting beliefs. When the belief system supporting your ambition isn’t strong enough, even great plans struggle to take hold. Through practical examples and a simple 7-step belief process, Andrea shows how to identify the thoughts driving your decisions, shift limiting beliefs, and build a mindset that supports leadership, business growth, and long-term success. Because when your beliefs are built to hold more, everything else you’re building finally can too. ____________ 📌 Chapters: 00:00 You Have the Fire — But Do You Have the Framework?1:11 Why Structure Matters More Than Motivation1:56 What Is Belief Infrastructure?3:45 When Leadership Beliefs Hold You Back5:53 When Women Internalize Broken Systems7:24 The Belief Bridge Explained12:19 Turning Beliefs Into a System9:25 The 7 Steps to Create a Belief Plan16:09 The Support You Need to Change Beliefs17:54 A 30-Second Belief Exercise18:40 The Spark and the Scaffolding____________ 💻Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter to get started on your own Belief Plan: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter   If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk   ____________ 🎧To hear more about creating your own belief plan, check out Andrea’s episode: Embracing a Belief Plan: Mastermind Discussion from the She Thinks Big Live Stage 📺WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicConnect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramLinkedIn____________ 🌟Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/  📚Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big.  ____________

What if the reason your business feels chaotic isn’t because you need to work harder—but because you’re missing clarity? In this episode, Andrea sits down with Seran Glanfield, founder of Spring Three Studio Business Consulting and host of the Pilates Business Podcast. Seran explains why many passionate service-based founders hit a ceiling in their business and how mapping the client journey can change the way you attract, serve, and retain clients. Together they explore why being great at your craft isn’t enough to build a sustainable business, where founders often misdirect their time and energy, and the small shift that can bring more clarity, focus, and momentum to your growth. ____________  🔎 Want to learn more from Seran? Connect with her here: Spring Three WebsiteInstagramThe Pilates Business Podcast ____________ 📌 Chapters: 1:35 - From Wall Street Burnout to Pilates4:34 - When Passion Turns Into a Business8:39 - Why Passionate Founders Hit a Ceiling12:05 - “Successful” on Paper, Exhausted Behind the Scenes13:25 - The Hidden Definition of Success15:52 - The Chaos of Doing Too Many Things17:10 - The Core of Every Service Business19:27 - What the Client Journey Actually Is20:46 - The 5 Stages of the Client Journey25:58 - Where Business Owners Misplace Their Energy30:23 - The Small Shift That Creates Immediate Relief35:03 - Create Space in Your Business (Final Takeaway)If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk   ____________ 📺WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicConnect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramLinkedIn____________ 🌟Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/  📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter   A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big.  ____________

You can’t outwork disbelief. In this episode, Andrea shares the internal framework behind everything she teaches about leadership, belief, and decision-making. Inspired by communications coach Dia Bondi’s Platform Map, she breaks down the four elements that shape your leadership voice — Purpose, Provenance, Point of View, and Playbook. Andrea reveals why so many high-achieving women are stuck performing leadership instead of leading with conviction, and why the real issue isn’t strategy — it’s belief. If you’re ready to stop chasing confidence and start architecting belief, it starts here.  ____________ 📌 Chapters: 00:00 - Why Most People Get Communication Wrong 1:50 - The Retreat That Changed My Thinking 5:38 - What the Platform Map Actually Is 8:59 - Purpose: The Intimacy of Transformation 11:13 - Provenance: Becoming a General Contractor for Belief 14:33 -  POV & Playbook: You Can’t Outwork Disbelief 17:47 - The Five Plays of Belief-Led Leadership 19:22 - Principles: Values in Action 20:05 - Conviction That Holds ___________ 🎧 Want to build your own To-Believe List? Andrea walks through the full concept here: Why You Need a Belief Plan Instead of a To-Do List ___________ If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk   ____________ 📺WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicConnect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramLinkedIn____________ 🌟Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/  📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter   A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big.  ____________

You're not being lowballed. You're doing it yourself. Dia Bondi — 20-year leadership communications coach, author of Ask Like an Auctioneer, and the woman behind Rio's 2016 Olympic bid — joins She Thinks Big to talk about the negotiation you're losing before it even begins. The rounding down. The extras nobody asked for. The number you softened before anyone pushed back. Dia calls it shopping from your own wallet — and most of us don't realize we're doing it. In this episode: how to set your reserve before a conversation starts, why price is a measure of value and not your worth, how to find the offer inside any ask, and what to do when you land in the XFO — your Zone of Freaking Out — right before the big moment. That feeling isn't a sign you're doing it wrong. It means you're doing something that matters. Purchase Dia's Book Act Like an Auctioneer: https://bit.ly/4utKkaR  ____________ 📌 Chapters: 00:00 — Why Women Need to Ask for More 01:39 — Meet Dia Bondi: From Communications Coach to Olympic Bid Advisor 2:19 — The Through Line: Adventure and Deep Connection 4:58 — The Story Behind ‘Ask Like an Auctioneer 6:50 — The ‘Zone of Freaking Out’ (ZOFO) 7:42 — How to Talk Back to Your Inner Voice 9:28 — People Are Irrational 10:45 — The $55,000 Camping Trip Story 13:22 — Concept #1: Set Your Reserve 19:51 — Concept #2: Price Is a Measure of Value, Not Worth 25:46 — Concept #3- Find the Offer Inside the Ask 29:24 — What to Do When You Hear ‘No’ 32:17 — The Platform Map: Your Leadership Voice Framework 33:46 — The Four Parts of a Platform Map 43:06 —The Shin Guard Principle 48:26 — It’s Ok If It’s A Little Messy 50:50 — Final Takeaways: Step Into Your Zone of Freaking Out ____________ If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. Book your complimentary chemistry call HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/STB-letstalk   ____________ 📺 WATCH all episodes of She Thinks Big on YouTube available NOW: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicConnect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramLinkedIn____________ 🌟 Learn more about Andrea’s coaching and book her to speak here: https://www.andrealiebross.com/  👉🏻 Follow Andrea: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrea.liebross.coaching  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-liebross/ 📚 Dive deeper into learning to Think Big by reading Andrea’s book: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  💻 Subscribe to Andrea's newsletter: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter | A note from Andrea every week sharing clear, practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to start thinking big.

Scaling a business gets harder when everything still depends on the founder. If your company only works because you’re the one holding everything together… that’s not scale — that’s founder dependency. In this episode, we unpack the leadership trap ambitious founders fall into when every decision, problem, and opportunity runs through them — and why that dynamic quietly caps business growth and leadership potential.  The real issue isn’t productivity. It’s business design. And when a business is designed around the founder, growth eventually hits a ceiling. ____________ If you’re an ambitious leader who knows you can’t keep being the center of everything in your business, there’s a next step. 📲 Text CONNECT to (317) 245-3255 to begin a private conversation. ____________ Chapters 1:08 — You're not struggling. You're centralizing. 3:08 — Centralizing vs. the hero 5:57 — Why you're doing this 9:00 — The Tuesday 12:10 — What redesign actually looks like 14:31 — Your move ____________ ⭐ Get Andrea’s newsletter, packed with practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter  ⭐ Get Andrea's bestselling book – She Thinks Big: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Guide to Moving Past the Messy Middle and Into the Extraordinary: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  Subscribe to Andrea’s channel and watch all She Thinks Big episodes here: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  ____________ Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicConnect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramTikTokFacebookLinkedIn

Tiffany Sauder knows what it looks like to build something big — and what it costs when your life can’t hold it. Today she’s the founder of the Life of And movement, host of the Life of And podcast, and a voice helping ambitious women rethink how success and life fit together. But it wasn’t always that way. In this conversation, Tiffany shares the moment everything nearly broke — her marriage, her energy, and the life she’d worked so hard to build — and the systems she created to rebuild it in a way that was actually sustainable. If you’ve ever felt like success is coming at the expense of everything else, this one will hit home. And when you’re done with this episode, head over to Life of And — the conversation continues there. Chapters: 00:00 — Introduction and Tiffany's Personal Journey02:30 — Helping High Achieving Women Stop Living a Life of Have To04:04 — The Turning Point: Life Fell Apart in 2018-201905:22 — Acknowledging Where You Are and Building a New Life09:14 — Introducing the Life of And Framework12:21 — The Unbalanced Characters and Their Toolbox16:36 — Feeding the Circle to Restore Balance20:40 — System Changes and Their Impact on Life29:34 — One Small Decision to Move the Needle30:00 — Practical Tips Interested in working with Andrea or bringing her coaching to your team? ➡️ Book a consultation call with Andrea HERE. ⬅️ ⭐ Get Andrea’s newsletter, packed with practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter  ⭐ Get Andrea's bestselling book — She Thinks Big: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Guide to Moving Past the Messy Middle and Into the Extraordinary: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  Subscribe to Andrea’s channel and watch all She Thinks Big episodes here: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Connect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramTikTokFacebookLinkedIn

You’ve done the work. So what’s stopping you from charging more? In this episode, we’ll dig into the idea that pricing is never just about numbers or the market. It’s about belief, leadership, and what you’re willing to claim. We’ll break down the four core beliefs that shape your pricing decisions, why pushback isn’t a verdict on your value, and how to build the internal foundation required to hold higher rates. If pricing feels charged, emotional, or heavier than it “should,” this conversation will help you understand why — and what to do about it. Chapters: 1:03 – Pricing Is Emotional Too2:20 – The Bonfire Beneath the Number4:04 – Does This Sound Familiar?6:24 – The Four Beliefs12:14 – Pushback as Data19:24 – Pricing Is a Cycle, Not a Destination21:33 – The Mirror Doesn’t Lie Interested in working with Andrea or bringing her coaching to your team? ➡️ Book a consultation call with Andrea HERE. ⬅️ ⭐ Get Andrea’s newsletter, packed with practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter  ⭐ Get Andrea's bestselling book – She Thinks Big: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Guide to Moving Past the Messy Middle and Into the Extraordinary: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  Subscribe to Andrea’s channel and watch all She Thinks Big episodes here: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Connect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramTikTokFacebookLinkedIn

Jennifer Magley is a former professional athlete, NCAA Division I head coach, and the current Chief Brand Officer for The Basketball League. But her most impressive title might just be "Professional Shameless Person." In this episode, Jennifer breaks down why being "shameless" isn't a negative trait—it's a superpower for creating opportunities. We discuss her "Stooge Quest" to get on the Pat McAfee show, why she views social media as "junk mail," and how she transitioned from the structured world of pro sports to the wild west of entrepreneurship and branding. If you’ve ever hesitated to send a DM, make a cold call, or ask for what you want because you were afraid of looking "cringe," this conversation will reframe your entire mindset. Chapters: 00:00 – Meet Jennifer02:43 – From Pro Tennis to the C-Suite5:37 – Life is just Money8:42 – Acknowledge your privilege9:42 – How To Be Queen11:43 – Redefining Winning in Business & Life15:56 – The Quest to Get on The Pat McAfee Show18:33 – Have No Shame21:37 – Social Media is Junk Mail24:01 – Lack of Curiosity tampers Likability27:31 – Women Need More Transactional Relationships31:53 – The Takeaways38:03 – You Don't Need Permission to Claim Your Crown Interested in working with Andrea or bringing her coaching to your team? ➡️ Book a consultation call with Andrea HERE. ⬅️ ⭐ Get Andrea’s newsletter, packed with practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter  ⭐ Get Andrea's bestselling book – She Thinks Big: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Guide to Moving Past the Messy Middle and Into the Extraordinary: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  Subscribe to Andrea’s channel and watch all She Thinks Big episodes here: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Connect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramTikTokFacebookLinkedIn

Brittany Bigelow went from professional dancer chasing Broadway to producing one of the biggest podcasts in the world. Then she walked away from it all to bet on herself.  In this episode, Brittany talks about the messy middle– the space between leaving a stable paycheck and building something of your own. We cover the midnight spiral that led her to seek coaching, why she chose to build something of her own, and what it’s actually looked like building her agency, Bigelow Creative, from the ground up. If you're in a job that looks perfect on paper but can't shake the feeling there's more, this one's for you. What we talk about: Why corporate stability is often an illusion– and why betting on yourself might be the safer betHow dance training translated into entrepreneurial disciplineWhat it actually takes to lead yourself Why you can't build a business alone, and how the right community changes everythingChapters: 00:00 - Meet the Guest02:02 - From Broadway Dreams to Podcasting06:41 - The Pandemic Pivot to LA09:09 - From LA to Windy Indy20:43 - The Midnight Google Search That Changed Everything26:15 - Investing in Coaching & Community32:28 - The Decision to Bet on Herself37:45 - Building Bigelow Creative from Scratch40:22 - Leading Yourself First42:30 - Why "Stable" Jobs Aren't Actually Safe46:23 - Advice for Taking the Leap49:29 - What She Wishes She Knew Before StartingInterested in working with Andrea or bringing her coaching to your team? ➡️ Book a consultation call with Andrea HERE. ⬅️ ⭐ Get Andrea’s newsletter, packed with practical ways to lead and grow your business without losing yourself in it: https://bit.ly/STB-newsletter  ⭐ Get Andrea's bestselling book – She Thinks Big: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Guide to Moving Past the Messy Middle and Into the Extraordinary: https://a.co/d/5xBdPvN  Subscribe to Andrea’s channel and watch all She Thinks Big episodes here: https://bit.ly/STB-subscribe  Follow She Thinks Big and leave us a review!  Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicConnect with Andrea and join the She Thinks Big community:  InstagramTikTokFacebookLinkedIn💌Have a burning question you’d like Andrea to address on the show? Text Andrea (be sure to include your name and where you’re from) for a special shout out on an upcoming episode!