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Episode SummaryWhat if your purpose isn't something you're supposed to find, but something you're continuously becoming? In this episode, Jennie Bellinger welcomes Jennifer Hough, futurist, TEDx speaker, and international bestselling author of Unstuck: The Physics of Getting Out of Your Own Way for a conversation about alignment, consciousness, curiosity, and the evolving nature of personal purpose. Jennifer shares how her journey from economics and corporate life into transformational leadership changed her understanding of what it means to truly choose your life. Together, she and Jennie explore why finding your purpose isn't about arriving at a fixed destination, but recognizing the direction you're being called to grow. Through a personal exploration of Jennie's own purpose, Jennifer demonstrates how curiosity, passion, and an openness to possibility can help us move beyond old stories and embrace who we're becoming. The conversation also explores Jennifer's spiritual perspective on resonance, future potential, and the idea that our past experiences can serve as catalysts for growth without continuing to define our future.  Three Topics DiscussedPurpose as an evolving journey: Why Jennifer believes purpose is a trajectory rather than a fixed destination, and how our experiences continually reshape who we're becoming.Curiosity as a catalyst for transformation: How approaching life as a mystery rather than something to control can open the door to new opportunities.Releasing the limitations of the past: Why our experiences can shape our growth without determining who we must continue to be. Three Key Takeaways from Jennifer HoughYour purpose isn't static—it's always evolving. Rather than searching for one perfect calling, consider how your purpose continues to expand as you gain experiences, develop new perspectives, and discover new possibilities.Your past can be a catalyst without becoming your identity. The experiences that shaped you may have helped bring you to where you are, but you can choose how you move forward without continually relying on those experiences to motivate you.Personal alignment can influence every area of your life. As Jennie shares from her own experience, changing how you show up personally can also change how you approach business, relationships, and opportunities.  “Your purpose is being expressed in new and more expansive ways all the time.” — Jennifer Hough  Connect with Jennifer HoughJennifer Hough is the founder and CEO of The Wide Awakening, a leadership training company focused on helping visionary leaders, organizations, and communities move from surviving to thriving. Her work brings together spirituality, leadership development, and her interpretations of scientific concepts to help people explore alignment, personal growth, and new possibilities. She is also the author of Unstuck: The Physics of Getting Out of Your Own Way, a book Jennie credits with significantly changing how she approaches her personal and professional life. https://www.facebook.com/jenniferhoughhttps://www.facebook.com/WideAwakeninghttps://www.instagram.com/thewideawakening/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferlhough/https://www.youtube.com/@TheWideAwakening/streamshttps://the-thriving-life.captivate.fm/listen Jennifer is offering WYNTG listeners two free resources: Gift #1: Free Frequency Session Recording Experience a recording of one of Jennifer's monthly frequency sessions, where she guides participants through her approach to alignment, resonance, and personal transformation. The recording is hosted inside Jennifer's free community, where she also shares additional activations and answers participant questions throughout the week. Gift #2: Quantum Leap Mini-Training (Links Coming Soon) Jennifer's mini-training introducing her approach to moving toward your desired future with greater intention and alignment. In this training, she shares a practice designed to help participants shift their perspective and move toward the possibilities they envision for themselves. What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode SummaryWhat if your happiest customers could do most of the selling for you—before a potential client ever picks up the phone? In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Tommi Murshed-Parish, a client conversion expert specializing in video testimonials that build trust, overcome objections, and help businesses attract more of their ideal customers. Tommi explains why simply collecting positive reviews isn't enough and how the right customer story can turn an interested prospect into someone who's already excited to work with you. He shares how digging deeper into a customer's experience reveals the emotional transformation behind the purchase—and why those stories often sell more effectively than talking about features, processes, or results alone. Jennie and Tommi also explore the growing importance of authenticity in an AI-driven world, how businesses can use AI ethically to strengthen their marketing, and why an imperfect but genuine testimonial may be far more persuasive than a perfectly polished video.  Three Topics DiscussedWhy video testimonials can help attract better clients, reduce price objections, and shorten the sales process.How to uncover the emotional transformation behind a customer's experience rather than settling for generic praise.Why authentic customer stories build credibility and trust more effectively than overly polished or scripted testimonials. Three Key Takeaways from Tommi Murshed-ParishYour happiest customers can become your most effective salespeople. A compelling testimonial helps potential clients see what's possible through someone else's experience, often building confidence before they ever speak with you.Go beyond the results to uncover the real transformation. Don't stop at what a customer achieved. Ask what that achievement allowed them to do, how it changed their life, and why it mattered. Those deeper details create emotional connections.Authenticity is more valuable than perfection. In a world increasingly filled with AI-generated content, natural speech, genuine emotion, and small human imperfections can make customer stories more believable.  “It's not how many you get. It's how their words make other people feel.” — Tommi Murshed-Parish  Connect with Tommi Murshed-ParishClient Conversion Expert | Video Testimonial Specialist Tommi helps business owners turn their happiest customers into powerful advocates through authentic, emotionally compelling video testimonials. With eight years of experience and hundreds of testimonials produced, he specializes in uncovering the stories behind customer success and turning those experiences into marketing assets that build trust, attract better-fit clients, and help shorten the sales process. www.convertmorechaseless.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tommi-murshed-parish-conversions-chief/  What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode SummaryWhat if AI could do more than answer questions and write content? What if it could actually become part of your team? In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Mike Routen, entrepreneur, software strategist, and founder of R4 Digital Systems, to explore the rapidly evolving world of AI agents and what they could mean for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Mike breaks down the difference between simply chatting with AI, creating focused AI assistants, and building fully agentic systems capable of completing multi-step tasks. From prospecting and pre-call research to creating documents, automating repetitive processes, and even having AI agents build other agents, Mike shares practical examples of how entrepreneurs can use AI to dramatically increase their capacity. But this isn't about replacing people. It's about giving yourself and your team "superpowers" so AI handles more of the repetitive thought work while humans spend their time on relationships, creativity, strategy, and the work only people can do.  Three Topics DiscussedWhat AI agents actually are and how they differ from using tools like ChatGPT or Claude as traditional chatbots.Practical ways businesses can use AI agents for prospecting, research, document creation, workflow automation, and repetitive thought work.The three levels of AI use: conversational AI, focused AI assistants, and fully agentic systems capable of completing work independently. Three Key Takeaways from Mike RoutenStop treating AI like a vending machine. Asking a question and getting an answer is only the beginning. AI becomes much more powerful when it's given a specific role, instructions, examples, tools, and a repeatable process.AI can give small businesses access to capacity that previously required more employees. Mike shares that his 13-agent AI team has completed hundreds of human-equivalent work hours while operating through relatively inexpensive AI subscriptions.Use AI to amplify people, not simply replace them. The bigger opportunity is letting AI handle repetitive thought work so humans can spend more time building relationships, solving problems, creating, and doing work that requires a person.  “If you can describe it and you can provide the tools that AI or a person would need, then that's a great opportunity for business automation.” — Mike Routen  Connect with Mike RoutenEntrepreneur | Software Strategist | Founder of R4 Digital Systems Mike brings nearly 30 years of software development experience together with a passion for AI, automation, and solving complex problems. Through R4 Digital Systems, he helps entrepreneurs explore how AI-powered systems and agents can reduce busy work, increase productivity, and create businesses that work for their owners rather than because of them. www.r4digitalsystems.comwww.linkedin.com/in/michael-routen-63841029Free AI Agents Webinar with Mike Routen Link to Gift Coming Soon What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode SummaryWhat if the stories you tell about yourself aren't just describing your life—but quietly determining what happens next? In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Bronwyn Boyle, executive leadership coach, archetypal consultant, and creator of Archetypes for Life, to explore the hidden patterns and stories that shape how we see ourselves, relate to others, and make decisions. Bronwyn explains how archetypes can help us recognize recurring patterns without getting trapped in judgment, and introduces four foundational archetypes—the Victim, Saboteur, Child, and Prostitute—that can reveal how we respond to responsibility, power, security, values, and difficult choices. She and Jennie also explore the power of telling your story out loud, the danger of repeating a story until it becomes an identity, and why greater self-awareness can create more freedom to choose what happens next. Ultimately, this conversation challenges you to ask: Is this simply something that happened to me, or has it become the story of who I believe I am?  Three Topics DiscussedHow the stories we repeatedly tell about ourselves can become patterns, identities, and eventually "sentences" that keep us stuck.What archetypes are and how understanding them can help us recognize recurring behaviors in ourselves and others.Why telling your story out loud can reveal contradictions, emotions, beliefs, and patterns you may not recognize while the story stays inside your head. Three Key Takeaways from Bronwyn BoyleYour story doesn't have to become your sentence. Experiences are part of your life, but repeatedly telling the same story without examining it can turn an experience into an identity or belief that limits what you think is possible.Your patterns consume energy. The energy spent protecting wounds, avoiding situations, defending yourself, or preventing feared outcomes isn't available for creating the life, relationships, or business you actually want.Understanding yourself changes how you understand others. Greater awareness of your own patterns can reduce projection and help you approach other people's behaviors with more discernment and grace.  “We don't want to sentence ourselves to something that no longer serves us.” — Bronwyn Boyle  Connect with Bronwyn BoyleExecutive Leadership Coach | Archetypal Consultant | Creator of Archetypes for Life Bronwyn helps entrepreneurs, leaders, and high achievers recognize the hidden patterns influencing their decisions, relationships, and growth. Drawing from psychology, leadership, archetypal wisdom, and nearly two decades of working with archetypes, she helps people better understand their stories and behaviors so they can make more conscious choices moving forward. www.bronwynboyle.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwyn-boyle-archetypes-for-life/Discover Your Child Archetype with Bronwyn's FREE quiz: https://archetypesforlife.com/childarchetypequiz  What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode SummaryWhat if your biggest sales problem isn't your strategy, your offer, or even your content—but your fear of fully showing up as yourself? In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Bea Lopez, a sales and expression strategist who helps driven women build magnetic authority through full self-expression. After 15 years in corporate sales and being fired twice for being "too outspoken," Bea found herself questioning the confidence and sales ability that had once helped her consistently produce results. Ultimately, those experiences became the catalyst for rebuilding her confidence, finding her voice, and creating a business centered around helping other women do the same. Bea and Jennie explore the personal-growth work behind becoming better at sales, from overcoming the fear of being seen and rejected to learning how to confidently own the value of what you offer. Bea also introduces Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), or tapping, and explains how she uses it to help women work through fear, anxiety, overthinking, and visibility blocks. Most importantly, Bea challenges entrepreneurs to stop treating sales like something they either naturally have or don't have: sales is a skill, and it can be learned.  Three Topics DiscussedUsing Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and other personal-growth practices to work through fear, anxiety, and visibility blocks.Overcoming the fear of being seen, disliked, rejected, or hearing "no" when selling.How authentic self-expression, confidence, and conviction can create more magnetic content, stronger sales conversations, and greater business opportunities. Three Key Takeaways from Beatriz LopezSales is a skill, not something you're born knowing how to do. Bea didn't begin her career as a "natural salesperson," and she believes entrepreneurs can learn and strengthen sales skills just like any other business skill.Selling can feel like a natural conversation. When you believe in your work, understand your offer, ask good questions, and invite someone to work with you without attaching your self-worth to their answer, sales can feel significantly less intimidating.Your authentic voice matters even more in an AI-driven world. As AI-generated content becomes increasingly common, Bea believes genuine human expression and connection give entrepreneurs an opportunity to stand out.  “Once you learn how to sell, you can sell anything.” — Bea Lopez  Connect with Bea LopezSales & Expression Strategist | EFT Practitioner Bea helps skilled, driven women become more confident and expressive in the way they show up, market, and sell. Drawing on 15 years of corporate sales experience alongside mindset and EFT work, she helps clients address the fears and limiting beliefs that can keep them from being visible, communicating directly, confidently making offers, and following up with potential clients. https://www.instagram.com/itsbealopez?igsh=MWVmYTk2YThnMm5xaw==Get a bundle of 4 EFT Tappings https://beadigitalm.systeme.io/seductive-tappings-register What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode SummaryYour Google reviews aren't just testimonials—they can be powerful business assets working for you 24/7. In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Mary Theresa McLean, founder of Rising Review, to talk about how small business owners can turn Google reviews into trust, visibility, stronger customer relationships, and ultimately more revenue. After more than four decades as an entrepreneur, Mary Theresa has seen marketing evolve dramatically, but she believes one of today's most powerful strategies is also one of the simplest: consistently asking customers for honest reviews and then actually responding to them. Mary Theresa explains the importance of review velocity, why thoughtful responses can be just as valuable as the original review, and how businesses can ethically encourage feedback without crossing the line into review manipulation. She and Jennie also explore how reviews, AI, and what Mary Theresa calls a business's "source of truth" may work together as consumers increasingly turn to AI to discover and evaluate businesses.  Three Topics DiscussedHow to consistently ask customers for Google reviews without making the process complicated.How thoughtful responses to both positive and negative reviews can strengthen customer relationships and become business assets.Ethical, questionable, and fake review practices—and why businesses should ask for honest feedback rather than a predetermined star rating. Three Key Takeaways from Mary Theresa McLeanAsk for the review. One of the simplest ways to generate more reviews is also the easiest to forget. Make asking for honest customer feedback a consistent part of your business process.Respond to your reviews. Mary Theresa recommends responding within 24–48 hours and writing genuine, human responses instead of generic "thank you" messages.Don't fear a negative review. A respectful, helpful response gives potential customers an opportunity to see how your business handles problems and can turn a negative review into a business asset.  “People are starting to look for businesses that respond to their reviews.” — Mary Theresa McLean  Connect with Mary Theresa McLeanFounder, Rising Review | Entrepreneur | Google Review Strategist Mary Theresa has been an entrepreneur since 1983 and has spent decades learning and applying real-world marketing strategies for small businesses. Today, through Rising Review, she helps small business owners use reviews, responses, and simple systems to strengthen their online presence, build trust, and turn customer feedback into opportunities for growth. risingreview.comhttps://www.facebook.com/risingreviewhqGet Mary's AI Readiness Audit that helps establish a business’ Source of Truth Take the audit here: https://risingreview.com/grow What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode SummaryBeing your own boss can be one of the best parts of entrepreneurship—and one of the hardest. When you're responsible for everything from finding clients and networking to invoicing and delivering the actual work, running a business can quickly become a lonely balancing act. In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Neil Giller, speaker, business transformation expert, powerhouse networker, and founder of The Real Neil. Neil shares his journey from leaving school and entering the family business to experiencing a breakdown that ultimately became a breakthrough and completely changed the direction of his life and career. Neil and Jennie dig into the realities of entrepreneurship, including accountability, work-life balance, networking, referrals, customer retention, and learning to get comfortable being uncomfortable. Neil shares why business owners need people around them who will provide both the "kick up the ass and the cuddle," why your reputation travels with every referral you make, and why your next opportunity for growth might be sitting within the clients you already have.  Three Topics DiscussedWhy entrepreneurship can be lonely and the importance of surrounding yourself with other business owners.Why networking, relationships, and word-of-mouth referrals remain powerful tools for business growth.Customer retention and why business owners should look for opportunities to better serve and upsell existing clients instead of constantly chasing new ones. Three Key Takeaways from Neil GillerGet comfortable being uncomfortable. Growth often requires doing things that don't come naturally, from networking and public speaking to asking for business and putting yourself in new situations.Networking isn't optional if you want people talking about your business. Neil encourages entrepreneurs to get out from behind their computers, build genuine relationships, and make sure people understand who they are and what they do.Stop focusing exclusively on finding new customers. Existing happy clients already know, like, and trust you. Look for additional ways you can solve their problems, serve them, and create more value.  “The more you show people that you care about them genuinely, the more you're gonna make an impact.” — Neil Giller  Connect with Neil GillerBusiness Transformation Expert | Speaker | Networking Powerhouse | Founder of The Real Neil Neil helps business owners turn their "can'ts into cans" so they can build stronger businesses while creating what he calls a life-work balance. His approach combines practical business experience, accountability, networking, relationship building, and plenty of straight-talking encouragement. https://www.facebook.com/neil.giller.5 https://www.linkedin.com/in/lord-neil-giller-radiator/ https://www.instagram.com/neilgiller https://www.tiktok.com/@neilgiller Neil offers WYNTG listeners the opportunity to have a free one-hour strategy session with him. Reach out to Neil to book your session: https://therealneil.uk/contact-us/ What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode SummaryHave you ever done the personal development work, gained the self-awareness, and known what you should do next—yet still found yourself hitting an invisible ceiling? In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Dr. Nat Green, a transformational breakthrough coach, author, and host of the Growing Tall Poppies: Thrive After Trauma podcast. After more than 35 years working in clinical and health psychology, Dr. Nat's own experience with trauma led her to explore approaches beyond traditional therapy and eventually develop a deeper framework for understanding the protective patterns that can keep people stuck. Dr. Nat introduces her seven transformational archetypes and explains how each carries both strengths and a "shadow side." She and Jennie explore what Dr. Nat calls identity fractures, the connection between the head, heart, gut, and nervous system, and why insight alone may not always create the transformation you're looking for. Dr. Nat even guides Jennie through a brief exercise that demonstrates how reconnecting with an empowering experience can create a powerful internal resource for moving forward.  Three Topics DiscussedThe seven transformational archetypes and the strengths and challenges associated with each.What Dr. Nat calls identity fractures and how she uses them in her transformational coaching framework.Moving beyond simply understanding your patterns to creating deeper, more integrated change. Three Key Takeaways from [Guest First &Last]Your strengths and struggles may be connected. The qualities that help you survive difficult experiences can also develop a shadow side that limits you when those protective patterns are no longer needed.What keeps you stuck doesn't have to come from a major traumatic event. Dr. Nat describes how seemingly small childhood experiences can influence the meaning we make about ourselves and the protective behaviors we develop.Awareness is only part of transformation. Understanding a pattern cognitively may not be enough; Dr. Nat's approach also explores emotions, the body, and nervous-system responses.  “When the three brains are connecting and integrating, we have clarity, we make good choices, and we feel appropriately.” — Dr. Nat Green  Connect with Nat GreenTransformational Breakthrough Coach | Author | Host of Growing Tall Poppies: Thrive After Trauma Dr. Nat spent more than 35 years working in the trauma and personal-growth space with a background in clinical and health psychology. Her current coaching work focuses on helping high-achieving women identify protective patterns and move beyond insight toward deeper transformation. [email protected]  Dr. Nat's free 2–3 minute assessment designed to identify their transformational archetype profile. The results provide insight into the archetypes that most strongly influence how they respond to challenges, including their strengths and potential shadow patterns. [link to gift] What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode SummaryInsert episode description here  Three Topics DiscussedHow recovering $6 million in 60 days helped inspire Dee's Collect the Cash mission.Why entrepreneurs need as much confidence asking for payment as they have asking for the sale.The importance of tracking the entire process from sale and contract through invoicing and payment. Three Key Takeaways from Dee BowdenDee's four keys to collecting cash: problem-solving, customer service, gratitude, and relationship building.Collecting money doesn't have to be confrontational. Dee recommends approaching accounts receivable from a problem-solving perspective: ask for the status of the invoice and work with the other person to determine what needs to happen next.Create a tracking system. At minimum, track the customer, contract number, amount, item or service sold, billing date, expected payment date, and notes.  “The sale is not complete until the money's actually in the bank.” — Dee Bowden  Connect with Dee BowdenRevenue Recovery Specialist | Creator of Collect the Cash Dee has more than two decades of experience helping organizations improve cash flow and recover revenue from unpaid invoices. Her approach focuses on solving the problem behind the unpaid invoice while maintaining strong relationships with customers and accounts payable teams. Her work and story have also been featured in Forbes and Black Enterprise. Linkedin.com/deebowdenDee's free guide provides five practical tips to make collecting payments easier, including guidance for making collection calls, invoicing correctly, and creating a tracking system. collectthecash.biz/freebie What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode Summary Grief doesn't only come from death. It can come from divorce, losing a job, illness, the end of a relationship, losing a pet, or any experience that changes the life and identity you once knew. And sometimes, that grief can quietly affect your ability to move forward personally and professionally. In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Stephen Stott, a social worker, speaker, and creator of the Breathing Into Grief community. Stephen brings both professional experience and a deeply personal understanding of grief, having experienced more than 15 deaths throughout his life, including surviving the car accident in which his sister Stacy died. Stephen shares how discovering somatic breathwork changed his own relationship with grief more than 20 years after his sister's death and ultimately changed the direction of his work. Together, Stephen and Jennie explore why grief doesn't need to be compared or ranked, how loss can show up in the body, and how breathwork can offer another option for people who don't want—or simply aren't ready—to talk about what they've experienced.   Three Topics Discussed Why there is no hierarchy of grief and how comparing losses can prevent people from feeling supported. Recognizing grief beyond death, including divorce, illness, career changes, pet loss, estrangement, and other major life transitions. Stephen's experience discovering somatic breathwork after years of traditional therapy and grief support.   Three Key Takeaways from Stephen Stott Your grief doesn't need to be compared to someone else's. As Stephen explains, your worst loss is your worst loss. Different types of grief don't need to compete for legitimacy. Grief can affect how you show up in other areas of life. Feeling stuck, procrastinating, staying inside your comfort zone, or struggling to move a business forward may sometimes coexist with unresolved experiences of loss. Breathwork doesn't have to be extreme. Stephen intentionally uses a gentler approach designed to avoid pushing participants into the intense emotional displays sometimes associated with somatic breathwork.   “My loss is my worst loss, and your loss is your worst loss.” — Stephen Stott   Connect with Stephen Stott Social Worker | Speaker | Creator of Breathing Into Grief Stephen combines his personal experiences with loss and his professional background in psychology and social work to support people navigating grief. His goal is to create an inclusive community where people can explore grief without comparing losses or being required to talk about their experiences. https://www.EmbraceTheDarkness.org  https://www.facebook.com/BreathingIntoGrief https://www.instagram.com/breathingintogrief/ https://www.tiktok.com/@breathingintogrief https://www.youtube.com/@BreathingIntoGriefWithStephen https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-j-stott-/ [email protected] Experience Stephen's "Breathing Into Grief" with his free 5-minute session [link to gift] What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode Summary You don't have to be a natural-born public speaker to become a compelling communicator—and you don't have to sound like everyone else, either. In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Chris Hanlon, a speaking coach who has spent more than a decade selecting and coaching TEDx speakers. After coaching more than 100 TEDx speakers, Chris has developed a process designed to help speakers clarify their message, structure it effectively, memorize it naturally, and ultimately deliver it in a way that feels authentic to them. He shares why great coaching shouldn't force everyone into the same speaking style and why your individual strengths should shape the way you communicate. Chris and Jennie also explore lessons from TEDx that apply far beyond the TEDx stage. From networking introductions to business presentations, Chris explains how leading with emotion can make your message more memorable, why clarity must come before performance, and how preparation can actually make you more present when you're speaking. Whether you're dreaming of giving a TEDx talk or simply want to feel more confident talking about your business, this conversation offers practical strategies you can start using immediately.   Three Topics Discussed What it really takes to prepare for and deliver a successful TEDx talk. Why speaking coaches shouldn't force every speaker into the same formula or style. Chris's four-part process of clarity, structure, flow, and performance.   Three Key Takeaways from Chris Hanlon Your goal isn't always to teach everything you know. A compelling talk can spark curiosity and make people want to continue learning from you. Great speaking should sound like you. Techniques that work for one speaker may not work for another, so build around your natural strengths rather than copying someone else's formula. Lead with your audience instead of yourself. Starting a networking introduction with a question such as "Have you ever...?" can create an emotional connection before you explain what you do.   Connect with Chris Hanlon TEDx Speaker Coach | Compelling Communication Coach Chris has coached more than 100 TEDx speakers and also works with startup founders to help them craft and deliver compelling investor pitches. 🎁 Free Gift: Compelling Communicators Community What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode SummaryWhat if the thing keeping you from your next level of success isn't another business strategy—but a pattern you don't even realize you're carrying? In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Jodie Rodenbaugh, the Love Liberator, a coach, speaker, former educator, and catalyst for living and leading from love. Jodie shares the deeply personal experience that transformed her life after the sudden death of her husband and ultimately led her from education into helping others understand the patterns influencing how they experience love, success, relationships, and personal growth. Jennie and Jodie explore the connection between our early experiences, emotions, intuition, and the decisions we make as adults. They discuss what Jodie calls "upper limit problems," the difference between emotion and intuition, and why reaching a new level of success sometimes triggers unexpected challenges in other areas of life. It's a thought-provoking conversation about becoming more aware of the patterns influencing you so you can intentionally choose what comes next.   Three Topics DiscussedSimilar patterns can reappear as you encounter new levels of responsibility and growth.What Jodie calls "upper limit problems" and how they can appear as you reach new levels of success.Moving beyond outside validation to develop greater self-awareness, trust, and personal sovereignty. Three Key Takeaways from Jodie RodenbaughGrowth isn't only about changing what's happening around you; it can require examining the patterns influencing how you respond to success, relationships, fear, and opportunity.Success in one area of life shouldn't require sacrificing every other area. Paying attention to the whole picture can reveal where greater balance may be needed.Personal growth is ongoing. Each new level can require greater self-awareness and a willingness to approach familiar challenges differently.  Connect with Jodie RodenbaughThe Love Liberator | Coach & Speaker Jodie helps entrepreneurs and leaders explore the patterns that may be keeping them stuck, reconnect with themselves, strengthen their intuition, and approach their personal and professional growth from a place of greater self-awareness. Access to Jodie's private Love Unblinded podcast series. The series explores her approach to identifying early patterns and experiences that may continue to influence decisions and behaviors in adulthood. https://www.jodierodenbaugh.com/unblindedordercomp What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode Summary What if growing your business didn’t require you to work harder—but required you to stop doing so much yourself? In this episode, Jennie sits down with Louis Swart, business coach, author, international speaker, and the powerhouse behind Iron Bridge. Drawing from 35 years of building and scaling businesses, including growing a company to 450 employees, Louis shares the lessons that taught him how essential delegation is to creating a business that can grow beyond its owner. Louis introduces a simple but powerful idea: if someone else can do a task even 60% as well as you can, delegating it means you can suddenly accomplish 160% of what you could alone. He and Jennie also dig into the hidden cost of doing low-value tasks yourself, "productive procrastination," our tendency to wear busyness as a badge of honor, and why identifying the true value of your time can completely change the way you run your business. Most importantly, Louis challenges listeners not to simply learn something from the episode, but to take action on it. Three Topics Discussed Why doing everything yourself can actually make your business less valuable. The 60% delegation principle and how it can help you get 160% done. Recognizing productive procrastination and the difference between being busy and being productive.   Three Key Takeaways from Louis Swart If your business depends entirely on you, you've created a job for yourself rather than a business that can grow without you. Calculate what an hour of your working time needs to be worth, then ask whether you'd actually pay someone that amount to complete the task you're currently doing. Being busy isn't the same as being productive. Sometimes productive-looking activities are simply procrastination from the work that will actually move your business forward.   Connect with Louis Swart Business Coach, Author & International Speaker Louis helps entrepreneurs overcome busyness, master delegation, create effective systems, and build businesses capable of growing without everything depending on the owner. 🎁 Free Gift: Louis offers WYNTG listeners a checklist of 150 things you can delegate in your business. Find his gift inside the Gift Vault at WhatYouNeedToGrow.com. What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode Summary You can have the best product or service in the world—but if people don't know you exist, your business can't grow. In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with strategic visibility coach Katie Sevenants to discuss why visibility is one of the most powerful growth strategies for entrepreneurs. From overcoming the fear of being on camera to building trust through authentic video content, Katie shares practical strategies that help business owners become the recognizable face of their brand and attract more of the right clients. Three Topics Discussed Why visibility is essential for business growth and authority.  Common mistakes entrepreneurs make on social media and how to fix them. Using video to build trust, credibility, and stronger client relationships.   Three Key Takeaways from Katie Sevenants People can't buy from you if they don't know you exist. Consistent visibility creates opportunities, trust, and business growth.  Clarity about who you serve and the message you want to share is more important than having perfect equipment or production quality. Authentic video content builds relationships faster than almost any other form of marketing because people buy from people—not logos. What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg

Episode Summary What if the problem you're trying to solve isn't actually the real problem? In this thought-provoking episode, Jennie Bellinger welcomes behavior expert, master nutrition coach, Human Design strategist, and self-proclaimed "professional life untangler" Michaela Gaffen-Stone. Together they explore how unconscious stories, limiting beliefs, and inherited patterns quietly shape our decisions, relationships, business success, and personal fulfillment. Michaela shares how understanding yourself more deeply—through Human Design, behavioral patterns, and powerful self-reflection—can help you stop chasing someone else's version of success and start living in true alignment. Three Topics Discussed Why many people focus on symptoms instead of addressing the true root cause of their challenges.  How childhood beliefs and unconscious stories continue to influence our success as adults. Using Human Design as a tool for greater self-awareness, confidence, and aligned decision-making   Three Key Takeaways from Michaela Gaffen-Stone The challenge you think you're facing is often just the symptom. Lasting transformation happens when you uncover and address the real root cause.  Success doesn't come from following someone else's blueprint. It comes from discovering and trusting your own unique path. One of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself is, "What else is possible?" That single question opens the door to entirely new opportunities and perspectives. What You Need to Grow Podcast is presented by Badass Podcast Mastery and Jennie Bellinger, C.P.C. Sign up for email notifications at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Get all our guest's gifts in the Gift Vault at https://whatyouneedtogrow.com/giftvault Want to get paid to share your message with the world? What if you could ALSO build your business at the same time? Check out “How I Monetize My Podcasts 8 Ways” webinar replay and learn how YOUR podcast could be monetized in 90 days without chasing corporate sponsors or building a massive audience. Access the replay here: https://webinar.badasspodcastmastery.com/registration Want to connect with Jennie Bellinger? Email: [email protected] Website: https://whatyouneedtogrow.com Text/WhatsApp: 1-618-920-9837 You can be a featured expert on What You Need to Grow! Go check out why you should be on the show: https://podcast.whatyouneedtogrow.com/whyyoushouldbeaguestwyntg