

The Ramble Refinery with Heather Sager
Heather Sager
You can’t spell message without mess—because big ideas don’t show up fully formed. They start rough, unrefined, and a little all over the place. But that’s not a problem, it’s part of the process.The best speakers, thought leaders, and business owners don’t wait for the perfect message—they refine it by showing up, sharing, and shaping their ideas in real time.That’s what The Ramble Refinery is all about.Welcome to the place where we normalize the messy middle of speaking, marketing, and business growth. Whether you’re leading workshops, speaking on stages, or showing up on podcasts, your voice isn’t just a marketing tool—it’s your most valuable business asset.Hosted by Heather Sager, a speaking coach and business strategist who helps experts get their ideas out of their heads and into the world, this podcast dives into the raw, unpolished side of refining your message, using your voice, and growing your impact.Because every great message starts as a mess—so get ready to ramble.
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May 3, 2021 • 8min
[Monday Motivator] Perfectionism vs Authenticity
"Perfectionism is a 20 ton shield. We carry it around hoping that it'll protect us when what it does in fact stops us from being seen." ← wise words from Brené BrownIf you struggle with perfectionism and it's stopping you from taking action, today's episode of Monday Motivator is especially for you. I want to inspire and challenge you to not allow perfectionism paralyze you but instead choose to be a little bit more authentic, a little bit braver. So take off your shield, let go of the high expectation from yourself and just start showing up imperfectly as you begin your journey to become more visible in your business and share your message with more people.EPISODE SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode89/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Apr 28, 2021 • 48min
What's It REALLY like to Write (and Release) a Book with Tina Tower
Publishing a book is no joke! Not only do you have to WRITE, you also have to figure out publishing and marketing. And if you’re like many content creators, you probably have “write a book” on your dream board. Today I’m sitting down with business strategy coach and mentor, Tina Tower, to talk about the real and raw experience of book writing.The insights and strategies you'll learn in this interview will prepare and fire you up to write your own book and not to let those pesky voices of doubt hold you back doing the thing you want to do.EPISODE SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode88/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Apr 26, 2021 • 8min
[Monday Motivator] The Good Side of Fear
A little bit of fear is a good thing. It's the price of admission for having bigger dreams and ambition to go chase things.The topic I want to cover today for this week's Monday Motivator is around the concept of fear and our relationship with this. How are we embracing fear versus how are we pushing it away?I want to encourage and challenge you to dream bigger and put yourself a little bit as you roll into this week and when fear arrives, instead of letting it discourage you, allow that fear to fuel you on the right path. Chances are where you get uncomfortable, it's probably pointing towards something that's good.EPISODE SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode87/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Apr 21, 2021 • 30min
3 Reasons Why Those Guest Appearances Aren't Getting You New Leads
What do you do when podcast interviews and other visibility efforts just aren’t driving leads?You might wonder if you’re doing something wrong, or wonder if all that time and energy is actually paying off? Maybe you’ve considered that podcasting or being a guest on other platforms doesn't work for your business...Today, I answer these questions head on and share the three specific reasons that I see business owners get stuck and share the shifts to approach visibility and guess speaking in a way that actually drives results for your business. In this episode we’ll dive into…The top visibility missteps that derail your visibility efforts driving leadsactionable tips to implement to be more magnetic with your voice onlinereal-life scenarios/examples so you can put this into practice for your businessEPISODE SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode86/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Apr 19, 2021 • 7min
[Monday Motivator] Energy Bank Account
This week's Monday Motivator we're going to continue the conversation about energy and talk about funding and managing your Energy Bank Account. All of us have them — most are depleted. Tune in for insights to help you become more aware and keep track of your energy level to re-center so that you can perform at your best and step into a thought leader in your industry.EPISODE SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode85/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Apr 14, 2021 • 51min
Why You Should Create a New Vision Board NOW with Chant'l Martin
Today we talk about how to get re-inspired and fully commit to your goals (especially after this last year). You'll hear from my Speak Up to Level Up member Chant'l Martin, a vision board coach and instructor.Listen in to learn how to create a vision board that actually works and can help you stay motivated and in action.In this episode we’ll dive into…Do vision boards actually make a difference?Specific steps to help you create a vision board that actually worksUnexpected tips to maximize your vision board effectivenessWhat to do once you've created a vision board (ie daily habits)EPISODE SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode84/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Apr 12, 2021 • 10min
[Monday Motivator] Energy & Experience
Welcome to our new series, the MONDAY MOTIVATOR. Short energy + inspiration packed episodes designed to help you show up a little more AUTHENTIC, BRAVE and PRESENT in your life + business..Today’s topics: Our energy determines our experience. You really have to be intentional for the kind of energy you bring into the week in order for you to show up with influence, purpose and magnetism on social media platforms, your community, audience, family and for yourself.In today’s episode, I'll share a few insights and talk about how you can ensure that you have better energy to get the outcomes and the experiences you want specifically how do you bring the right energy and the right intention to different kinds of situations whether personal or for your business.EPISODE SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode83/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Apr 7, 2021 • 42min
How to Create Trust by Setting and Communicating your Boundaries
The term “boundaries” has become common vernacular in the entrepreneurial world, but its meaning and implementation often get muddy. “Boundaries” are often declared at a breaking point of resentment and frustration when client communication steamrolls the schedule for far too long, resulting in a highly uncomfortable (and often avoided) conversation.In today's episode, you’ll learn how to have this conversation confidently. We’ll discuss not only how to set boundaries that work for your life and business (and why you should have them in place), but more importantly how to communicate them in a way that builds client trust.In this episode, we'll dive into...what are boundaries and why we need to set themhow to be explicitly clear with your boundarieshow to be a stronger leader and communicate your boundaries in a way that influences other people for goodhow to reinforce your boundaries in a proactive and positive wayreal-life scenarios/examples so you can put this into practice for yourselfEPISODE SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode82/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Mar 31, 2021 • 56min
How Improving Her Speaking Helped this Realtor Better Serve with Her Clients with Paige Schulte
I'm joined this week by a real estate specialist, entrepreneur, podcast host and Speak Up to Level Up member, Paige Schulte. In this conversation she shares her unique perspective for how speaking has played out in both business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) worlds. In this episode we dive into...The importance of practicing and using stronger language on Instagram stories and live streamsWhat happens when you approach one-on-one meetings and sales presentations like mini speechesHow to leveraging Clubhouse to test the waters in speaking and position yourself as an expert Managing filler words, boundaries… and so much moreEPISODE SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode81/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Mar 24, 2021 • 31min
3 Questions to ask before seeking media opportunities for your business
Before jumping on the PR/Media blitz train that promises piles of leads, exposure and the coveted “AS SEEN ON” section for your website, slow down and set your strategy. In this episode, I’m sharing 3 essential questions to consider BEFORE chasing media opportunities.Ensure the energy and effort you're putting into growing your online business is pointed at the things that matter to you and will get you the results you’re after. So if you have ever asked the question: do I really need those “as seen on” logos on my website? Or “does being featured on TV or publications actually drive sales?”, this episode is for you.EPISODE SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode80/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.