Badassery Podcast

Samantha and Kathy talk to brothers David and Sam of Elegant Mosaics. David and Sam built their business around relationships. They have succeeded because they know it's more than just a product. They understand that customers will compare pricing with pricing unless you give them something else, so connect yourself with your product. When customers are familiar with you, trust you, and know your track record, amazing things can happen. David and Sam also tell us about how you can't be so laser-focused on the endpoint because you don't want to forget the journey. When you're having fun, positive things will happen.

Sam and Kathy tell us all things Badassery and where the Badassery Community is heading. Six months into the writing process and Sam and Kathy's book launch in Chicago has officially happened! Every business needs a community and their book help you discover, and work through, why you need a community and how to monetize your community. Every time Sam and Kathy get together, they are able to get away from their normal lives, epiphanies occur, and energy flows that you just can't replicate that over the internet. Next month, they'll be heading to Los Angeles to collaborate on a lunch and learn. They'll be giving 2 lucky women VIP Vacas as well as virtual VIP days, and VIP days where Sam and Kathy come to you! Sometimes you just have to say yes to yourself and stop talking yourself out of saying yes. Don't forget, you can conquer the world right now how you are.

Sam and Kathy chat it up with Valerie Bisharat, who helps women live a healthy lifestyle that's sustainable and stress-free. There is a true correlation between your health habits and your energy levels. When you are healthier, you can feel better, and you can show up stronger. Valerie tells us about our body image. We have to ensure that our thoughts about our body image are our own thoughts and nobody else's and we also have to define beauty for ourselves. Once we start to compare ourselves to others, it can impact the way we feel about our own bodies and even give ourselves unrealistic goals. Taking care of your body gives you more energy, focus, endurance, better mood, and give you the foundation for everything else in your life. When you nourish yourself, the rest of your life will be bumped up a level. Once you eliminate the chaos and work on your health and fitness, you'll become a badass!

Sam and Kathy speak to Cholee Spicer on today's podcast. Cholee tells her story about how she felt the need for personal connection that she wasn't receiving, so she decided to start building her connections. She tells us about the importance of building a community. Taking that first step is the key to succeeding. Building a community certainly takes time and patience, but this is okay because it makes those connections so much stronger. Remember, collaboration over competition.

Sam and Kathy speak with Lanie, Miss GSD. She knows how to get shit done by creating systems for your business to make your business flow easier so that you can truly get more done. Lanie tells us about client onboarding and other systems are not the sexiest of topics until you have the system in place that gives you a profitable business! Lanie explains how systems should be implemented once and have those systems work hard for you! If you want to Get Sht Done, listen to this podcast.

On this episode of the Badassery Podcast, Samantha and Kathy talk to Sienna Sinclaire, author of the award-winning book "Naughty Girl's Guide to Los Angeles." Sienna shares her story about how being naughty should be something that is fun and cheeky. Everybody has their own naughty levels and everybody should respect one another's naughty levels. Sienna tells us about how we can explore ourselves at some of her naughty events without the stigma of today's society. Offering a safe place for women in a judgment-free zone is such an important element to free your naughty and is the foundation of Sienna's events.

Embodiment badassery is all about how you are in your body. It encompasses how you present it, how you feel, and bring more awareness. Shame and guilt are so prevalent when women talk about sex. Get out of your head and into your body to begin aligning your body and your thoughts. Take ownership over your own thoughts and pleasures. Recognize and own your body, learn your body's story, and you will truly become a badass.

Samantha and Kathy speak with Tyler Harris, who went from being unemployed to a 6-figure income because, well, everything changed. Tyler not only changed the processes and thoughts going into it but changed his feelings about freedom going forward. On this episode, Tyler dives really deep into the role of men, women, and businesses. He how we treat gender inequalities by not talking about it because that only gives it more power. Tyler also talks about how making his vlog genuinely made him a better person. He speaks about how a coach helped make him a better family man and helped him build a legacy for his family. Make sure you watch this amazing episode!

On this episode of the Badassery Podcast, Samantha and Kathy speak with Caryn Gillen. Caryn is a weight loss coach who helps women remove themselves from their weight struggle. She tells us how to change our relationship with not only food and health but, more importantly, change our relationship with ourselves. Caryn also discusses the cultural norms around food and why we don't have to follow them. You do not want to miss this one!

On this episode of the Badassery Podcast, Samantha and Kathy chat it up with HGTV star and "Queen of Bling" Donna Moss. Donna shares stories about her rise to success including how she fell in love with interior design, her bold approach to being selected for HGTV's first season of Design Star, and how she landed her own show on the same network. But her journey to stardom hasn't been paved with gold. Though it may seem perfectly polished on the outside, Donna explains how her life isn't always full of bling and how she pushes through when times get tough.

Sam and Kathy dive head on into the topic of growing your community online all while treating it just like a party. They don't hold back on this glitter filled episode that will have you ready to bust out your own party dress and start sending out the invites. Building an online community isn't as hard as you think and they even share some of their party fails. If we can switch our mindset about our community growth, it gets a whole lot more fun. Cheers!

Samantha and Kathy celebrate two years of Badassery Magazine and the journey they have been on to bring the badassery lifestyle to their community. Listen as Samantha and Kathy describe how their manifesto and mission has changed and evolved, to encompass the huge amount of glitter that has been thrown out into the world... while empowering all female entrepreneurs to live their version of a badassery lifestyle! Dive in and listen to Samantha and Kathy chat about success and the highlights of growing Badassery... Ready for some mic drop moments?

We loved this episode so much, we wanted to share it with you again, especially as we have some serious fan-girl moments in this mind-blowing money focused episode! The amazing Denise Duffield-Thomas (DDT) aka Lucky Bitch is inspirational, particularly as the author of two of our fave books: Lucky Bitch and Get Rich, Lucky Bitch. As an internationally known author and money mindset mentor, DDT is on a mission to empower women to make more money and eliminate the money triggers in their lives. Ready to learn how to remove your money blocks?

Lauren Eliz Love, AKA the Badass Business Babe had a desire to leap away from the corporate way of life she felt tied to and make a blog that went against all of it! When Lauren could see there was a space to grow and add 'more'... the Badass Business Babe business and movement was created; where Lauren specifically focused on supporting other female biz owners & entrepreneurs and light-workers to develop their voice to share their message with the world. Being real, raw and vulnerability is something that so many women struggle with on social media; but... Lauren challenges herself to do all of this, and do this on a deeper level so that her community can 'see' just how real she is! Dive in and listen to some epic truth bombs from the Badass Business Babe to find your individual authentic true-self.

After an accident meant that Jessica Rosen had to look at changing her life (including how she could work). She had purchased a lizard for her son, which meant that Jessica researched the types of food that they needed to purchase. With a $1k investment from her uncle, she created The Laughing Lizard Company, where she produces reptile food in the form of tropical roaches (which are very different to the pest variety). Jessica has a seriously badass business mind, and is about to upscale her business by 500% in the next few months. Alongside this, Jessica has found a partner where they will have a second location AND are planning to create a sustainable protein source via their roaches! Jessica herself says that she has a non-traditional business, and is also supporting others who have ideas for non-traditional business models. With the support of social media, non-traditional businesses are able market their businesses for free and Jessica is showing others how they can use referrals and Facebook to succeed.

Ariana Lovato is a serious badass... why? because she's broken the mold on what is 'expected' traditionally and created both a life and lifestyle that fits who she is. With a Persian background, Ariana's background and upbringing has driven her to pursue a non-traditional path; where she has been able to pave her own direction in life. As both an interior designer (with her own studio) and online clothing shop owner (with some seriously awesome tee shirts and tanks), Ariana has always wanted to be her own boss. With a fire to continually build on her passions, with new ideas coming to her all of the time, Ariana decided that she had no better platform to take these ideas to the next level. To understand how Ariana has carved her own path in both life and business, you need to listen to this episode: it is FILLED with awesome truth bombs about fueling your desires and passions, that allow you to carve your path in life!

Felicia Haecker is as inspirational as they come: originally a military brat, Felicia then signed up to the forces for herself and spent 12 years in the USAF (where she also met her husband). Once both Felicia and her husband made the decision to leave, they bought a RV and clocked-up over 17,000 miles travelling around the country. This allowed Felicia, and her family, to have a year of freedom on the road. At some of the parks they stayed at, Felicia discovered that there were a lot of fellow veterans living there, who were also in the middle of their transition from the military. Eventually, Felicia and her family (which now included 2 children), settled in Sacramento after her husband got a job offer in law enforcement. At this time, Felicia then decided to go back to school to get her doctorate, where she studied the lives of female military officers in the process of their transitions... and found her tribe. The main takeaway from this episode? Make your own version of freedom... Make your own level of

Remember the time we sat down with the one and only Gary Vee? Now, you don't need to! As this is one of our all-time favorite episodes, we wanted to give you all a change to listen to it again! This episode is BEYOND INCREDIBLE and INSPIRING! Gary encourages us to step up as female entrepreneurs and use those chips on our shoulders to be more optimistic. Build your biggest building and stop trying to tear other's down. Now what?

Maggie Patterson has now been in business for 13 years, something we all want to be able to in a position to celebrate! Maggie has been through several iterations of 'business', including ALL of the changes with the internet. Maggie has taken her experience from freelancer to the biz owner of content marketing agency, Scoop Studios. At 8 years in, Maggie made changes to how she looked at her business and evolved to the agency and podcast she is known for today. At heart, Maggie is a writer. If she wasn't, she probably wouldn't be such an badass content marketing writer. Alongside this, she also mentors small business owners to create content that maximizes their skillset. What is content marketing? Literally any piece of content we put in front of our audiences: from branding, to the blogs we write and the products we sell (which includes us). Everything our audience sees need to be looked at strategically, with our focus on one thing, so that we are able to excel at that (before we start to add anything else

Mollie Fagan is the creative mind behind Real to Ideal. Mollie is so much more than just a success coach, as she is starting a (r)evolution, via enlightened marketing, so that we look after the planet we live on: supporting those who may may not have a strong enough voice themselves. Mollie has used the platform of entrepreneurship to be able to share her message on a bigger stage, and showcase her why in such a way that creates more impact. Mollie has a strong belief that big business and corporations have a negative impact on small communities and our planet as a whole, as they destroy the environment via the techniques they use: whether it be removing a forest to build a business, or removing a water source of a small community. Mollie believes that we should use our power (and money), as small business owners, to put back into the communities that need our support. The (r)evolution has always been something that has been important to Mollie; even though others have tried to 'pull' the rebel out of Mollie