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Have feedback? Text us! Housekeeping Things:  This is How We Claude Free DownloadAccidental CEO Summit AI Ed. Free AccessHer AI Summit - All Access Paid Tier (price increases soon) Interested in an AI BUILD Workshop for PHOTOGRAPHERS? - CLICK HERE and get on the list!  Watch this episode on YouTube SHOWNOTES: Lucy Bedewi has a habit of telling her copywriting clients no, specifically when they ask if she can make it sound like them. In this episode, we get into why, what’s actually happening when your copy feels watered down, and how to tell the difference between a message that needs more time and one that needs to change. In this episode: Why Lucy’s answer to “can you make it sound like me” is usually noThe three very different reasons fear shows up in your messaging (one involves your mom)The questioning technique Lucy uses that turns out to be NLP, even though nobody taught it to herWhy a compliment on your new offer might be bad newsHow long to stick with a message, and what real testing looks like when it’s just youWhy you don’t need rage-bait hooks, and why a post about bathroom breaks at conferences did so well for herHow Lucy repositioned her event three times in three months, and landed on a business carnivalLucy Bedewi is the brand messaging strategist and copywriter behind My Write Hand Woman. She built her business during the pandemic, grew it to multiple six figures in her early twenties, and has written for top coaches, personality-packed brands, and highly differentiated businesses. She’s also the creator of the Proximity Marketplace, a business carnival for creative entrepreneurs happening November 12 in Austin. Links: Lucy’s website Lucy on Instagram The Proximity Marketplace Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! REAL QUICK:  There is still time to get in on the HER AI SUMMIT - over 30 speakers teaching crazy awesome AI skills and tools!   --> Head HERE for info SHOW NOTES: Angelica Pompy turned one speaking event into close to six figures, and most of it happened away from the stage. In this episode she walks me through what she does BEFORE she ever walks into a room and what she does in the weeks after, plus how a small local collaboration became a 150-person event that costs her nothing to throw. If you’re an introvert who would rather be anywhere but a crowded ballroom, I’m right there with you, and this one is for us. In this episode: ✅ The person Angelica looks for first in every room, and why the introverts in the corner remember it forever ✅ Her pre-event DM framework that has people coming to find her ✅ The question she asks instead of “so what do you do” ✅ How she keeps track of everyone she meets when an event gets overwhelming ✅ The 20-minute call that turned a three-minute hallway chat into three opportunities ✅ How a step and repeat at a bridal boutique grew into her signature community event ✅ One low-stakes move you can make today if your business feels a little isolated About Angelica: Angelica Pompy is a boudoir photographer, speaker and educator based on the East Coast. She owns Pompy Portraits and runs a membership community and coaching for entrepreneurs who want to grow through connection and collaboration called Business Church. Her signature Galentine’s event has grown from 20 guests to 150 in six years, built entirely through community partnerships. Links: Angelica’s Networking Playbook (free download): https://angelicapompy.myflodesk.com/networking-workbook-freebie Angelica’s website: https://angelicapompy.com/ Angelica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelicapompy/  Watch this episode on YouTube Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! SIGN UP FOR THE HER AI SUMMIT FOR FREE HERE!  Kinsey Soderberg's first reaction to ChatGPT was "ew, no," which is pretty funny coming from a woman who now co-runs one of the most thoughtful AI communities for women in business. We get into whether AI can actually make us more ourselves, why her pages never look like generic AI websites, and what to do when your brain gets grumpy about change. The canyon drive that turned Kinsey's grumpy curmudgeon energy into a full brand pivotWhy AI acts like a hype woman, and the part of your brain you need to keep switched on anywayWhat happens two minutes after a client call ends when Claude, Fathom and Gmail work togetherHow Kinsey and her co-founder ended up with Claudes that basically know each otherThe creative director move that keeps vibe-coded designs from looking like everyone else'sWhere inspiration ends and theft begins (with a little help from Big Magic)The very first thing Kinsey would do if you want AI to feel personalAbout Kinsey: Kinsey Soderberg is the founder of Authentic AI and the co-founder, with Joyce Hamilton, of Her AI Era and Her AI Club, where she helps women build AI-powered offers and human-first systems that make their businesses easier to run while keeping the personality that made the business theirs. With a background in branding and website design, she brings a designer's eye to everything she builds. She also hosts the Her AI Era Summit, which drew more than 3,500 women in its first year. Her AI Era Summit 2026 is free, online, and runs October 12 to 16, 2026 with 35+ women speakers, five tracks and nine live events.  I'm teaching "Use AI to Excavate Your 5-Year Vision (Then Automate the Weekly Check-In That Keeps You On Track)" in the Empowerment track. Grab your free ticket: https://reneebowen--heraiera.thrivecart.com/her-ai-era-summit-2026/ Links: Her AI Era Summit Her AI Club on Instagram Kinsey on Instagram   Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! Kate Vanden Bos spent years forcing herself through the water before she learned the small adjustments that let her swim sixty lengths and feel better than she did after twenty. On this episode, she brings that same lesson to business, energy, and the twelve phase framework she built called the Growth Cycle. Midway through, Renee realizes she is sitting on the exact first day of a brand new phase in her own cycle, and Kate walks her through what it means live on air. In this episode: Why forcing harder usually produces less, not moreThe cultural programming that convinces us effort only counts if it hurtsThe real difference between nourishment and self care, and why that distinction mattersHow the Growth Cycle maps twelve phases across four personal seasonsWhy everyone's cycle starts on a different date, and what that changesWhat it looks like to lean into a leap instead of forcing oneWhere to get your own Growth Cycle map and phase reportAbout Kate Vanden Bos Kate Vanden Bos is an intuitive consultant, nature based guide, and the creator of the Growth Cycle, a twelve phase personal evolution framework built from her background in naturopathic osteopathy, sports therapy, and nature connected coaching. She has spent over fifteen years helping high achieving women reconnect with their energy, their timing, and their own definition of growth. Links: MyGrowthCycle.com Offer code: RENEE30 Connect with Kate on Substack  SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS: Renee has ONE 1:1 spot currently open - book a free call with her to discuss before someone else grabs it!  Watch this episode on YouTube Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! You know the woman who's doing everything right and still feels like her body is falling apart? This episode is for her.  Dr. Shivani Gupta joins me to explain why so many of the symptoms we chalk up to "just getting older" are actually inflammation, and how to tell the difference. Why "this is just aging" might be the wrong story you're telling yourselfThe real difference between mental inflammation and being "stressed out"What your gut has to do with your brain (and vice versa)Why sprinkling turmeric on your food probably isn't doing what you think it isThe two minute reset Shivani uses to stay out of fight or flightHow declining estrogen quietly turns up inflammation in your bodyWhy your dosha matters more than any generic wellness adviceAbout Dr. Shivani Gupta: Dr. Shivani Gupta is an Ayurvedic practitioner with a master's in Ayurvedic sciences and a PhD focused on turmeric research. She's the author of The Inflammation Code (Hay House) and founder of Fusionary Formulas, and she's spent over two decades helping women get to the root cause of chronic inflammation. Links: Her Book: The Inflammation Code Her Website & Podcast Her Instagram Her Supplements: Fusionary Formulas — use code RENEE for 15% off Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! Watch this episode on YouTube You know that feeling when someone loves your brand, follows you everywhere, and still can't tell you what you actually do? That's a signature brand strategy problem, and Kristin Lawton spent six years as "the cocktail girl who does marketing" before she figured out how to fix it. Here's what we chat about in today's episode: The three pillars of a signature brand strategy, and which one you're probably neglecting right nowKristin's three "lines" toolWhy niching down isn't rejection, and what actually happens when you finally do itThe "Frankenstein brand" problem, and how leaning on AI tools can make it worseHow Kristin uses Human Design and astrology inside her Signature Brand DossierThe real difference between what makes people like you and what makes people actually buy from youAbout Kristin Lawton: Kristin is the "Chief Brand Mixologist" behind District Brand Bar, with 25 years of experience in brand and marketing communications. She helps solopreneurs and creative entrepreneurs build unmistakable, signature brands through her three-pillar framework, and she's the creator of the Signature Brand Dossier and the Brand Bar. Links: District Brand Bar Instagram Kristin's YouTube channel Signature Brand Dossier The Brand Bar Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! Grab the Stand Out & Sell Out VIP ticket HERE  10 Spots ONLY for the Custom Hypnosis Track - based on YOUR Human Design and Astrology - snag one HERE Show Notes: Your brand is telling people something right now. The question is whether it's saying what you think it is. In this solo episode, Renee pulls directly from a live roundtable conversation at the Stand Out and Sell Out summit and from real questions that landed in the community afterward — because what she found is that every question, no matter how different it looked on the surface, was asking the same thing underneath. What's covered in this episode: Why every branding question eventually becomes an identity question — and how to tell the differenceThe real reason your content isn't converting (and why fixing the strategy won't fix it)What it actually means to build a brand around a "credibility stack only you have" — and why naming it isn't the first step How to hold a positioning line in an industry that uses the wrong language — and whether you win the term or name a new categoryWhy performing your values out loud is different from standing for something — and how to know which one you're doingThe one question most creative entrepreneurs have never sat with long enough to actually answerThis episode is for the creative entrepreneur who is doing everything right and still feels like something is off. Who has tried the frameworks, hired the coaches, redone the website — and still feels like the brand is not quite landing. This conversation is about why. And what is actually underneath it. Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! LAST CHANCE for $500 off the Senior Sprint - click HERE to grab it and join us for a live zoom Q&A on August 18th!  Watch this episode on YouTube  SHOW NOTES: Have you been waiting for the moment when the confidence finally clicks, the fear disappears, and you magically become the woman who charges what she is worth, posts without spiraling, and stops flinching when someone asks about her pricing? In the final episode of my summer “Let Me Change Your Mind” series, I’m changing your mind about the breakthrough. Because real transformation rarely arrives as one giant, cinematic moment. Your brain builds the identity you rehearse through the tiny choices, reactions, and decisions you repeat when nobody is watching. We’re talking about how to change your identity without forcing yourself into fake positivity, why uncomfortable feelings need to finish their full sentence, and the three small reps that can start shifting who you are right now.  Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! Grab the SENIOR SPRINT for $500 off Show Notes: You think being stuck means you haven't found the answer yet. In this episode I'm taking that belief apart, because being stuck almost never has anything to do with the answer. It has everything to do with the state you're trying to find it in. And once you see that, you can't unsee it. What we get into: Why "more effort" is the exact wrong move when you hit a wallThe NLP concept of state, and why it drives every decision you makeWhat's really happening in your body when a pricing decision makes your chest tightWhy journaling about the same problem for three weeks lands you nowhereState Before Strategy: the four-step reset for the moment you're activatedThe client who sat on a pricing decision for ten weeks and what finally moved itWhy this was never actually about pricing, captions, or bookingsThis one is a solo episode with Renee Bowen: luxury senior portrait photographer, NLP-certified life and business coach, and hypnotherapist.  Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! Grab the HOUSE MANUAL for only $39.99! SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS: do not miss The Senior Sprint Sale! It's only $500 for a short time - grab it HERE and fix your marketing before the Fall madness! SHOW NOTES: Everyone is telling you to stop hustling right now, and I am not going to be one of them. Because I do not think hustle is your problem. I think you have been fighting the wrong thing this whole time, and that fight is the reason it has felt so brutal.  In this one I get honest about the fact that I am living this exact struggle as I record it, and then I show you the actual difference between the work that builds a business and the pushing that builds a cage. In this episode: Why the anti-hustle movement is aimed at the wrong target completelyThe one distinction that changes how you see every hard day you have ever hadWhat cortisol and adrenaline are actually doing when you force your workThe hundred-year-old research that explains why trying harder stops workingA famous study about a white bear that will change how you see resistanceWhat physicists confirmed in 2012 and the bridge I choose to walk from itThe 90-second thing to do before your next task instead of pushingWhy surrender only works after you have done the unsexy work firstThanks for being here!   Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! Get the SENIOR SPRINT for $500 - but hurry Welcome to the first episode of my summer series, where every week I put one belief on the table and try to change your mind about it. First up: luck. In this episode I'm going to show you what's actually happening inside your own head when something looks like luck, and why the thing you've been calling a lucky break is really your brain fetching evidence for who you already believe you are. I'll walk you through the story that cost me years in my photography business, the brain science that finally changed my mind, and a three-part practice you can start this week to change what your brain lets you see. Come in with an open mind. Or don't, and let me change it for you. In this episode Why "some people are just lucky" is one of the most expensive beliefs you can holdHow your reticular activating system works, and why it decides what you get to noticeThe bouncer at the door of your brain, and how your identity is the guest listWhy brilliant strategy keeps failing you when it lands on an old identityThe real difference between wishing and deciding, and why your brain treats them like two different languagesHow to regulate your body so a new identity stops registering as dangerA three-part practice to change your own guest list this weekLinks & next steps Loved this one? Send it to the creative friend you thought about while listening.Come go deeper with me on Substack, that's where I take these ideas further.New series alert: "Let Me Change Your Mind About ______" runs all summer. Next episode, I've got another belief on the table, and I'm coming for that one too.Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! Watch this episode on YouTube Links: Try Evoto free (15 credits): https://link.evoto.ai/ReneeBowen use the code RENEE07 for up to 20% off as well Evoto giveaway: comment on this week's reel: https://instagram.com/reneebowen Senior Sprint waitlist: https://reneebowen.myflodesk.com/sprint The Creative Team Method is $600 off for a short time: https://reneebowen.com/seniorrepteam Real talk: some of this might sting. After 18+ years in the photography industry, Renee names the five habits she's watched keep talented, hardworking photographers invisible, and none of them are what you'd expect. No hashtags, no posting schedules, no preset packs. Just the patterns running underneath all of it. In this episode: The "research" habit that's actually a slow drip of self doubt, and the surprisingly useful thing your jealousy is trying to tell you The way most photographers are using AI right now that's making their businesses more generic and harder to book Why "I'm just not a social media person" is not a personality trait What your amygdala has to do with the 17 reasons you didn't post today The difference between learning from someone and borrowing an identity that will never convert for you The most insidious habit of all, the one that hides behind responsible-sounding language The single root problem underneath all five, and what to do about it Plus: Evoto's new tools for volume and sports photographers, a giveaway for 100 Evoto credits, and the first announcement of the Senior Sprint waitlist, with first access and the lowest price for waitlist members. About Renee: Renee Bowen is a luxury senior portrait photographer, NLP-certified life and business coach, hypnotherapist, and your slightly bossy business bestie. She helps creative entrepreneurs get radically clear on who they are so they can build businesses that feel like freedom. Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Enter the ARRIVÉE GIVEAWAY HERE! Watch this episode on YouTube ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Two 1:1 spots are open; prices increasing over summer - book a call with Renee asap HERE to discuss! SHOW NOTES: You call it slow season. But what if it's actually the most strategic time in your entire business calendar, and you've been wasting it by staying busy? In this solo episode, Renee breaks down why the quiet months are where your fall actually gets built, and what to do with that time instead of filling it with fake productivity. This one is going to hit differently if you've ever felt like you were falling behind while everyone else seemed to be thriving. What's covered: Why your brain literally cannot think strategically while you're in full execution modeThe two modes every creative business runs in (and why you can't run both at once)Five specific things to do this summer that will directly shape your Q4How to use AI as a thinking partner instead of a content machineA quick Human Design breakdown of what each energy type actually needs this seasonThe identity question that's more valuable than any content strategyWhy the discomfort of quiet is data, not evidence that something is wrongResources mentioned: Arrivée giveawayBrand Voice Claude SKILL TemplateMid-year check-in episode Unavoidable workshopSenior Sunday Claude SKILL and GPTCONNECT ON SUBSTACK Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! Watch this episode on YouTube You've followed the strategy. You've done the launches. You've written the emails and shown up consistently. So why does it sometimes feel like you're pushing against an invisible wall?  What if the problem isn't what you're doing, but when you're doing it? Business astrologer and strategist Sheri Moise has spent 25 years in corporate sales and marketing, and she applies that same data-driven framework to astrological cycles. Her work sits at the exact intersection of this podcast: practical strategy with a serious dash of woo. In this episode, we cover: Why most entrepreneurs are running on a calendar that was designed for factory workers, not creativesWhat the Success Planet is and how it determines your actual natural planning and motivation cyclesThe difference between your personal natal chart work and the collective market cycles that affect everyoneWhat the shift into Aquarius energy later this year means for how you position your brand and communicate with clientsWhy astrology is data, not a horoscope, and how to use it to plan without overwhelmThe "guide by your side" era coming in 2026 and why it's especially good news for relational, human-first brandsWhere to start if you're astro-curious but don't know where to beginAbout Sheri Moise: Sheri is a business astrologer, strategist, and the creator of the Success Planet Diagnostic. With 25+ years in corporate retail sales and marketing, she combines practical business strategy with astrological cycle planning to help entrepreneurs stop working against their own timing. She's also the author of Success Scopes and runs her business astrology community on Substack. Find Sheri on Substack! Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!

Have feedback? Text us! Pssst: Watch this episode on YouTube HERE Show Notes: You've probably heard of Human Design (esp if you listen to my show). Maybe you've even heard of Bach Flower Remedies. But Tracy Poizner went and combined them into something that sounds niche and ends up being wildly practical, and the results from her beta test will make you want to know your energy type immediately if you don't already. What we get into: What Bach flower remedies actually are, how they're made, and why "there's no stuff in it" is actually the whole pointHow Edward Bach figured out a century ago what we now call the mind-body connection & gut microbiomeHow Tracy mapped flower essences to the five human design energy types and why the not-self emotional patterns were the keyThe conference download story that accidentally became her entire business modelWhat "reverse affirmations" are and why naming the pattern works better than affirming the idealThe beta test data: 57 to 71% improvement in top patterns at four weeks, and what that actually looks like in people's livesWhy even experienced deconditioning practitioners are getting results they couldn't get anywhere elseAbout Tracy Poizner: Tracy is a 28-year classical homeopath and manifesting generator who has spent the last several years mapping Bach flower essences to human design energy types. Her Space Time Alchemy Human Design Series includes blends for all five energy types, designed to accelerate deconditioning and make it easier to live in alignment with your strategy and authority. Find out more about her here. Get 10% off your blend with code DASHOFWOO  Work with Renee: SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE  LEAVE A REVIEW in 5 seconds flat (helps us a ton!) LEARN MORE about Renee at www.reneebowen.com  SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok Make sure you TAG me when you post on social and once a month, we choose one person who leaves us a review and we'll send you a FREE audible book of your choice!