Behind Their Business

Lots of changes happening which is why we're taking a break from the podcast for the next few months. Tune in to find out!

The nomadic van life is a lifestyle many are drawn to due to its freedom, flexibility, and sense of adventure. However, it’s not for everyone. You have to overcome many obstacles that you may not even think about. In this episode, our guest Daisy Hilbrands shares the good, bad and ugly of living the nomadic lifestyle.

It’s not always easy to have hard conversations with people in your life and business. However, it is important to have them if you want to grow and be successful. In this episode, our guest, Danielle Levy, shares her experience with having difficult conversations and tips for how we can approach them as well.

It can be easy to feel like you want to throw in the towel when things aren't going as you expected in your business. It's easy to get caught in a trap of comparison with others and judging ourselves if we're not as far along as we'd like to be. In this episode, our guest Dawn Taylor, talks about the times when she wanted to through in the towel and give up but decided to stay focused on her long-term goals instead. She also shares helpful tips to implement if you're feeling the same way.

Many moms struggle with "doing it all" - balancing work, mom and home life. It can be hard to find time for everything in our days (including our own self-care) but the key is giving yourself the grace to try your best and knowing that it’s okay if you’re not perfect. In this episode, our guest Krystal Jugarap, shares her experience of running 2 business, working a full-time job and raising 2 kids.

Celebrating our wins is a way to an amazing way to reinforce the positive behavior that led to the win. The important this is to celebrate milestones, successes, and achievements, however small they might be. It is not always easy to celebrate our wins but it is essential that we do so to keep moving forward to toward our goals. In this episode, our guest, Avi Anderson, shares her experience with growing her business over the past few years and the importance of not only celebrating wins but also managing expectations for continued growth as a business owner.

Becoming an 'accidental entrepreneur' isn't something that's uncommon in the entrepreneurial space. We start out on one path and find that it leads us down a road that we would have never realized was possible or available to us. In this episode, our guest, Jen McFarland shares her experience (& tons of hilarious stories) of starting out on one path in the Peace Corp and how that turned into the business she has today.

When we experience trauma in our lives it can be difficult to move forward and become better people. Forgiving those that have wronged us is one of the hardest aspects of moving forward, however, it's necessary to help us evolve into the best possible version of ourselves. In this episode, our guest Tanya Kabuya shares her experience with forgiving her father for past wrongdoings so she could move on in her own life.

Let's be real, launching a new product is never easy. As entrepreneurs, we've all been in this situation before - we think we have the best product idea in the world but when the time comes to share our idea with the world and "open the cart", it's crickets. In this episode, our guest Jillian Leslie shares her experience with launching a new offer that she and her husband thought would sell like hotcakes but the reality was much different.

Too often women hold themselves back from being successful because they're afraid to put themselves out there. Typically this is fear based; they're afraid of how people will perceive them and what they'll about them. Even more often, this is due to feeling like they need to lose weight before they can show up online/in-person and be successful. In this episode, Miriam Bulcher, shows that it's possible to love yourself and be successful in business, regardless of what number shows up on the scale.

The curveballs that happen in life are inevitable. However, it’s not about how you handle them. It’s about how you embrace them and move forward. Our guest, Katie Fleming, shares how she has navigated the rollercoaster of business while raising her kids.

For many, talking about mental illness can be a difficult topic to discuss because of the stigmas placed around it. However, bringing the topic to light is crucial to let others know that they're not experiencing it on their own. In this episode, our guest, Kelly Smith, shares her experience with having bipolar disorder and how she learned over the years to successfully navigate life and business ownership.

If you're a mom, you've undoubtedly experienced "mom guilt" on more than one occasion. As business owners and high achievers, it's inevitable to feel mom guilt as you try to devote your time and energy to both home and business life. In this episode, our guest, Mallory McGary, shares her own experiences with mom guilt along with some helpful tips to help overcome the guilt when it happens.

As you age, your priorities tend to change. Not only do you have more life experience, you're able to make more informed decisions about what you want to do with the rest of your life and how you want to make an impact. For many people, this means starting a business, however, many people think that it's "too late" or they're "past their prime". Our guest, Cory Zacker, is an amazing example and is showing how it's never too late to take the leap and make your dreams a reality.

One of the hardest things for women to do is fully love themselves and their bodies. For years society has been telling women that unless they're stick thin, they're not beautiful. Thankfully, times are changing and the self-love and body acceptance movement is changing the narrative. On this episode our guest, Karianne Munstedt, shares her journey toward self-love to help inspire others to accept & love their bodies as they are.

Military spouses often face a lot of challenges when their spouses are deployed and on US soil. They have to manage their careers, children, and homes while trying to keep up with the military spouse’s schedule. The military spouse life is complicated but also incredibly rewarding knowing that you're playing an important part to support your country. In this episode, our guest Emily Reagan, shares her experience of being a military spouse and the positive and negative impacts that it's had on her life and her family.

There are many fears and doubts that come with starting a product-based company when you don't have experience in the industry. Fears of not having enough knowledge of the industry to the worry of making unnecessary investments, these doubts can make you want to give up before you even start your journey. Our guest, Regina Schoenberger, shares her story about starting a product-based business in the competitive fashion industry.

In this special solo episode, I'm sharing the realities of what it looks like to reach 6-figures in your business and why so many people don't feel comfortable talking about it. Too many people are talking about reaching 6-figures but they’re not talking about what’s needed to make that happen.

Freelancing is one of the most popular professions in the world and has many benefits, such as flexibility, freedom, and control over your work schedule. Our guest, Meg Stewart, talks about her 20+ years of experience as a freelancer and how that gave her freedom to spend more time with her family. Not only was she able to quit her day job by setting up multiple income streams, she did so on a shoestring budget and teaches others to do the same!

After the pandemic hit, more people were given the opportunity to work from home. One challenge that most couples didn't anticipate was both partners working from home at the same time. While there are definitely pros to being with your partner for longer periods of time throughout the day, the cons showed up for many too. In this episode of the Behind Their Business podcast, our guest, Phaedra Studt, shares her story on how she's been able to build her business from home while facing the challenges of balancing work and her personal life.