Extraordinary Women Radio With Kami Guildner

Today, I am happy to introduce you to Afton Brazzoni, Founder of Scribe National and B2B brand and content strategist. She is not only amazing at content strategy, but she also grew her business from zero to multi-six figures in only two years! I loved talking to Afton and receiving the wisdom she had to share. In this episode: Afton shares her entrepreneurial journey, from corporate B2B marketer to successful business owner, and how it redefined stability for her Afton tells us her secret ingredients to moving from zero to multi-six figures in only a couple of years The work Afton is proudest of and why it’s important to take the time to pause and celebrate our accomplishments Creating a content strategy that will keep your customers enthralled and what foundational piece you need before you even start the process Tips for developing strong messaging for a brand that resonates with your customers and what they want The importance of consistency in content marketing and Alton’s advice for staying consistent

Today, I am so excited to introduce you to Marla DiCarlo, Co-Owner and CEO of Raincatcher, which helps business owners buy and sell incredible companies. She shared some amazing insights on what it takes to get sellers to want your business and what practices to integrate into your business from day one! In this episode: How to integrate thinking about your business’s exit from inception so you can maximize your impact Marla’s journey from social worker to CEO of Raincatcher Why it’s important for you to integrate an exit strategy into even the beginning stages of starting a business Marla’s 8 Value Drivers that your potential buyers are going to be looking at The power of process flowcharts and how to use them in your business What the Switzerland structure is, what customer/employee/revenue concentration are and why they’re important Why growth potential and differentiation are crucial when you want to grow and sell your business Marla’s best advice for you to consider for the long-term well-being of your

Today, I am happy to introduce you to Keri Norley, the Wealth Alchemist, whose mission is to shift the wealth consciousness of the planet! It was amazing to jam with her about wealth mindset and so much more on today's episode. In this episode: Keri shares how she broke through her limiting money stories as someone who comes from generational wealth Tips for you to keep the wealth you manifest How you can create wealth that is aligned with your soul The differences between a wealth mindset and an abundance mindset The ways wealth can help you hold on to your manifestations and give you space to make choices Keri teaches us the basics about crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi) and how they can create regenerative wealth for the majority while transforming how we do business Keri Norley is ‘The Wealth Alchemist’. She is an international wealth and soul-alignment activator, mentor, speaker, and author. She is the author of two books, including the international bestseller, ‘The New Wealth: Magnetise Abundan

Today, as we celebrate the Extraordinary Women Radio Five Year Anniversary, I am super excited to bring back today’s guest, Dr. Lissa Rankin, for her second time on the podcast. Lissa is launching her new book, Sacred Medicine: A Doctor's Quest to Unravel the Mysteries of Healing on April 5th, be sure to jump on today and pre-order the book, as you'll get some special bonuses! I am filled with gratitude for all of the wisdom she shared with us, including how her deep professional expertise crossing both traditional and holistic medicine, led her to completely overhaul Sacred Medicine's manuscript during the pandemic. She shares rich insight on the paradoxes of healing. In this episode: Lissa shares her experience with the polarization between the holistic wellness world and the conventional medicine world, which was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic How developmental trauma can lead to binary thinking, and how binary thinking can be unhelpful and even dangerous The importance of compassion for self and o

Today, I'm honored to introduce you to Wendy Lea, a leading expert in digital innovation strategy and ecosystem development and the CEO of Energize Colorado. She has so much wisdom to share with us about creating impactful businesses that thrive and I'm excited for you to hear from her on Extraordinary Women Radio. In this episode: Celebrating International Women’s Day and CBS4 Colorado’s Week of Women Why women’s wisdom and the power of our stories are so important right now Wendy’s “My Fair Lady” journey from small business apprentice to full-fledged Silicon Valley entrepreneur to business advisor and ecosystem builder in Cincinnati and Colorado How Energize Colorado supports small businesses that most need support The importance of resilience, especially social resilience, to your business’s success and to the broader economy Wendy’s shares her secret sauce for female founders Wendy Lea is a leading expert in digital innovation strategy and ecosystem development. As an experienced CEO, board director, an

Today, I am thrilled to introduce you to Amira Alvarez - Founder and CEO of The Unstoppable Woman: Helping Entrepreneurs Take Quantum Leaps in Their Businesses. In this episode: The strategy Amira used to make quantum leaps in her business – from below 6 figures to 7 figures in three years How shifting your beliefs and investing in yourself can help you break through your terror barriers The role of self-image and identity in breaking through the invisible barriers to success Amira’s top advice for leveling up in all arenas of your life How to scale your approach so you don’t burn out, even if you do work long hours Balancing masculine and feminine energies for inner harmony and outer success What you can do right now to increase your cash flow Amira Alvarez is the founder and CEO of The Unstoppable Woman, a global coaching company helping entrepreneurs, empire builders, and rising stars in all fields achieve their goals and dreams faster than they ever thought possible. As someone who has made a quantum le

Today, I am thrilled to introduce you to Crista Grasso, who is helping entrepreneurs scale their business simply and sustainably! Who doesn't need more of this in their business? You are going to love all the wisdom bombs that Crista drops in this episode! In this episode: Crista’s journey from creative to barista to business consultant and entrepreneur What the Lean Out method is and how it can help you focus on what’s really important to your business The number one thing you need to do as a business owner to actually do less and achieve more Crista’s best advice for you to avoid reverting back to overbooking yourself with unimportant tasks Tips to crafting a schedule that works best for you The big, bold move Crista made for her business this year and how to make your own big, bold moves Practical advice for scaling your business without burning out or getting overwhelmed How to keep your business lean even when you start to build out your team The power of hiring one T-shaped person over four specialists

Today we're talking about putting your voice out in the world through speaking! I'll share some of the things I'll be teaching at our upcoming Soul Speaks from the Stage training we're doing this coming weekend, and then I'm bringing on Toni Caruso, who teaches around the business of speaking. In this episode: Toni’s journey from promoting her own birthday parties as a little girl to event-planning entrepreneur to creating an academy for speakers Why speaking is crucial to growing your business How to get to your most important message so you can start sharing it onstage Choosing the best stage for you and your business The key skillsets you need to have to get your audience to say, “Yes!”, to your offerings The biggest mistake speakers make when they speak about their offer How you can determine your fee as a speaker What speakers can do to create mutually beneficial long-term relationships with event planners Tips to get started in your speaking career Advice for moving from live stages to virtual stages

Today, I’m happy to introduce you to Leslie Kuster, a multiple seven-figure ecommerce brand owner whose business Back From Bali offers women bohemian chic clothing ethically made in Bali. Her book 7 Keys to 7-Figures: The Quintessential Truth to Getting Money & Freedom for Women Entrepreneurs, will launch later this Fall. I can't wait to get it! In this episode: Leslie's decades-long journey from New York City office worker to nomadic 7-figure business owner and the mindset that allowed her to step into the life of her dreams Practical, actionable keys to building a hugely successful business and life The taboo around women wanting money and how Leslie shifted her money stories Getting out of the Princess Tower How to embrace money, cultivate a money mindset, and step into your power so you can finally earn what you dream of Tips for having your business serve you instead of you being a slave to it How to tap into your feminine energy and power to create a successful business that feels good Why allowing tim

Today, I’m happy to introduce you to Bisi MacGregor - Founder of Fear2Freedom, who is renown for helping people master and transcend their internal fears. In this episode: How Bisi freed herself from everything she knew in the corporate world so she could live a life her soul recognized Reframing fear so you can stay on your path to growth and expansion even when fear comes up (which will be often – that’s totally normal!) How to have conversations with fear so you can remember what you’re here to do Ways fear can trick you into hushing your authentic voice and why that keeps you from those you are meant to serve The biggest challenges female leaders are facing today Three pillars to Live More, Fear Less and to walk in the fullness of who you are What to do when you notice you are operating from a place of fear How Bisi is being called to serve women to empower them to raise a generation of fearless children Bisi MacGregor is an expert in mastering and transcending internal fears, an Award-Winning Internati

Today, I’m happy to introduce you to Jaime Rowe. I love that she is a self-described non-conforming sales coach and strategist teaching women in business how to do sales the feminine way. We definitely speak the same love language! In this episode: How Jaime went from conforming to a traditional fear-based sales model that made her self-sabotage in her business to putting her heart over hustle and seeing massive growth in her business and impact Practical ways to connect to your divine femininity and divine masculinity and bring forth your femininity in your sales How you can improve your sales game by looking at your mindset, your process, and the tools you use What Human Design is, how it can help you map your gifts and challenges, and how it can help you lean into your gifts when you craft your sales plan Some common self-limiting beliefs and how to change them so you can live the life you truly want Jaime has worked with Fortune 500 CEO’s, world-class executives, and small business owners around the wor

Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to Tricia Turpenoff, a friend, a collaborative partner in my business as a speaker on my stages and an amazing brand photographer who is traveling the country bringing her gifts to women entrepreneurs everywhere! I had a photo shoot with Tricia just last week, and got to see the pictures a few days ago... and I'm so excited for what's coming!! Can't wait to share with you all! In this episode: How a gift Tricia received as a child shaped her life forever and led her to build a business that makes people feel truly seen in the light of who they are How great brand photography helps you build a strong brand and a successful business Why setting up the “boring” part of your business tastes like freedom Tricia’s secret sauce to marketing that gets you raving fans and makes your business soar Building your calendar in a way that allows you to show up fully and joyfully Tricia was just 5 years old when she received a 126 Kodak Instamatic film camera as a gift from her aunt and

Today, I’m honored to introduce you to Tanya Dalton, a best-selling author, speaker, nationally recognized productivity expert, and serves as a growth strategist for female leaders. Her highly anticipated second book, On Purpose: The Busy Woman’s Guide to an Extraordinary Life of Meaning and Success.  In this episode: How Tanya transformed her life when she went from living for her to-do list to living on purpose How to go from having your business run your life to allowing your business to create the freedom you crave Why Tanya left social media and how it enabled her to connect more deeply with her soulmate clients Shifting from “should”ing on yourself to a more gracious mindset that allows you to show up as your authentic self 5 Minutes to Peak Productivity The relationship between confidence and purpose The beautiful mess effect and why your mess is key in your hero’s journey In addition to Tanya's first book, The Joy of Missing Out, being named one of the Top 10 Business Books of the year by Fortune Ma

Today, I’m honored to introduce you to a woman who changed my life for the better. She’s a mentor, a teacher and a friend. Ariana Strozzi Mazzucchi is a pioneer in the field of horses as healers and teachers and the founder of Equine Guided Education that helped me transition from the corporate world to entrepreneur thirteen years ago. In this episode: Ariana shares the relationship between horses and leadership and how horses have shaped her life What somatics are and how they can be leveraged when you’re stepping onto a stage or into a room Embodied leadership and how it can help you attract what is most deeply aligned to you The medicine horses can offer and how it can help you connect with your intuitive self and be a better leader The importance of entering into a reciprocal relationship with Earth, especially as a leader Ariana Strozzi Mazzucchi is a Master Somatic Coach, entrepreneur, zoologist, professional equestrian, artist, international speaker and the founder of Equine Guided Coaching. She has

Today I'm pleased to introduce you to Margy Feldhuhn, the CEO of Interview Connections. Today, Margy is bringing us so much deep wisdom on scaling your business into 7-figures and beyond. I've known Margy as a client of Interview Connections and I follow she and her business partner Jessica Rhodes for all their podcasting knowledge and business savviness. In this episode: Margy shares how grief and loss fueled her entrepreneurial journey and led her to co-owning a 7-figure business. We discuss how processing your personal trauma and triggers can help you be a better employee, leader, and business owner. Lessons of growing from mid-six figures to 7-figures, and now to multi-7-figures. What role mindset played. How knowing your numbers transforms for your business. What role has mentorship and personal development played in the success of Interview Connections Margy talks about how Interview Connections changed their program packages to better serve their clients and their bottom line. The infamous $2 million

Today I'm pleased to introduce you to Courtney Smith Kramer, a friend and an extraordinary woman who has influenced my own and many others' marketing  approaches. She is one of the only 3% of female creative directors in the United States and was named a “Top 200 Global Marketing Influencer” and “Top 20 Agency Strategy Global Influencer” by Onalytica, a UK-based Influencer firm.- Top Global Marketing Influencer. In this episode: Courtney shares her journey from marketing entrepreneur to global marketing influencer. We discuss the importance of PLAY in creativity and how we all have innate creativity. We discover Courtney’s favorite way to do business planning and marketing planning to get great results while staying sane (!) Courtney tells us the biggest mistake she sees entrepreneurs make and a simple strategy to avoid it. Courtney Smith Kramer is an accomplished creative strategist, storyteller, writer and designer, she has earned hundreds of creative awards, and her work has been featured in the Print In

Portraits, Travel Today, I release my year-end interview, with my BFF Sarah J. Bohnenkamp interviewing me on the insights into our world and the view of 2022. In this interview I share: In the midst of the chaos, the craziness and the seemingly unending uncertainty of 2021, I look back at the greatest and boldest move I've made this year. (no, it's not as active or aggressive as you might expect) I talk about the resistance of going into a slowing down and eventually picking up a slower pace... because it's what the business and I needed. (and how the performance continued despite the slow down - what a lesson!) I shares the biggest act of compassion I made and how love and understanding can mend relationships better than pride. I share the amazing results my clients achieved despite a global pandemic. (and how they made that happen). A lesson in grief and love that is very timely in today's world of sickness and loss. Listen as I bare my soul and have fun being vulnerable as I answer Sarah's rapid fire ques

Today I'm pleased to introduce you to Sandy Corrigan, an extraordinary woman leading organizations and people through transitions with love. In this interview Sandy shares: Sandy shares her natural propensity to create and teach small businesses to thrive with love and beauty and how she got started to transform lives with her gift. Understanding the impact of a supportive community towards the real essence of transformation and how Sandy helps individuals achieve transformation through the process of discovering one’s identity. She discusses how living a lifestyle that an individual desires can ultimately throw a person off the metaphorical treadmill and how it became a measure of success for her, her clients and others. The seemingly trivial realizations Sandy discovers from her interaction with animals that became life lessons. Plus, a heartwarming story of how you always don’t need to rush the process. Listen to the “not-so-glamorous” yet heartwarming legacy Sandy wants to leave her loved ones, her famil

Today I'm pleased to introduce you to Sophie McLean. To describe Sophie McLean’s life as “eventful” would be quite an understatement. She’s been a helicopter pilot, a teacher, a designer, a relief worker, a war refugee, a CEO, and a UN Representative; she’s been shot at, shipwrecked, and widowed. As a wisdom teacher, Sophie has spent decades leading transformational seminars to over 80,000 people globally, examining the human network of ideas, beliefs, consciousness, and ego. She would love to help your listeners lead themselves to personal revelations and become one with life. Her stories will delight your senses, and her wisdom will touch your soul. What a beautiful gift she extends to us as we near the end of our year. In this interview Sophie shares: The massive, massive, massive download she received at 12 (which she dubs as an undeserved gift) that led her through life’s deepest and darkest moments of despair. At 60 years old, she looks back at the unfortunate tragedies that she experienced which made

Today I'm pleased to introduce you to Dorothy Kolb, a woman who knows a thing or two about how to #RaiseUP your Profit. What a perfect topic for us all, as we wrap up the year, and look into planning for 2022. In this interview Dorothy shares: Listen to how Dorothy conquered a corporate tragedy by understanding her priorities and relying on the fundamentals of her skills. The domino effect of being honest and having harsh conversations regarding money that sets your kids to financial success. Dorothy describes how stepping out of the corporate world allowed her to meet women that are collaborative and not competitive. She shares how she ultimately discovered her calling in not only crunching the numbers but also enlightening clients with the importance of understanding the bigger financial picture beyond the numbers. The ultimate four pieces of advice that you wouldn't want to miss before closing this year and setting yourself for greater financial success for next year. After a foundational start at Deloit