Powerhouse Women

How do you know when it’s the right time to take on investors in your business in order to scale it faster? Lori + I are here today with Jaclyn Johnson for double the podcasts (and double the fun)! For those of you not familiar, Jaclyn has done it all as an entrepreneur – building companies, selling companies, and now buying back companies. Today, she’s sharing the biggest lessons + takeaways from her season away from her business, Create & Cultivate, and the value of taking a break when the time is right. We’ll pull back the curtain on what it’s like to step back into business after evolving into the person you were always meant to be. We also pick her brain to discover the secret formula to successfully launch a brand, strategically fundraise, and expand your impact! HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 What was it like to step away from your company? 06:50 How to step back after taking a break. 09:35 The biggest value of stepping away. 15:30 How to integrate + expand your impact. 18:50 How do you work through fear? 22:20 The right time + mindset for fundraising. 29:00 What did you need to become your best self? 34:20 What are you most excited for? RESOURCES + LINKS Create & cultivate with us! createcultivate.com   Grab your ticket for the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event August 9-10th in Scottsdale! powerhousewomenevent.com   Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone!   Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity  

How can you make your BIG dreams happen on a SMALL budget? After wrapping up the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event and coming out of that incredible weekend feeling re-energized, inspired, and truly expanded, I wanted to revisit a past episode where I brought on two of my close girlfriends to share our perspectives on bootstrapping our businesses to 6-figures and beyond. I, alongside Kelly Kussman, Founder of Cayla Gray, and Carly Gilleland, Founder & CEO of The Good Vibe Media, will walk you through the authentic entrepreneurial journey, from the challenges of early stages to actually breaking our first 6-figures. Through our stories, I hope you’ll be able to take away major learnings + action steps for launching a product based business from scratch, so you see the results you desire come to life. If you’ve got a vision sitting on your heart, here’s how you can bring it to the next level while ballin’ on a budget! HIGHLIGHTS 0:00:00 How to make big dreams happen on a small budget. 0:05:50 What inspired you + set you up for success in business? 0:14:15 How to raise money for your vision. 0:19:05 How do you give yourself permission to make bold asks? 0:23:35 The early months of a product based business. 0:28:25 Creative ways to test your pre-launch product. 0:33:20 How to support yourself through early challenges. 0:38:25 When is the right time to make the leap? 0:43:50 Mindset tips for supporting yourself through the transition. 0:46:55 When to invest in yourself + your business. 0:54:05 Who is the Six Figure School for (and not for)? 0:58:45 How long does it take to get to the first 6-figures? 1:03:25 Actions steps for starting a business from scratch. RESOURCES + LINKS Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone!   Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Kelly: @kelly_ward_kussman Carly: @carlygilleland   Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz   Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity  

This room will forever change the way you think, expand, and grow! I feel so excited and even more honored to share today’s stage alongside some of the biggest expanders in my life + the 2024 Women to Watch panelists: Patty Tapia, Ashley Mina, Shawna Enright, and Bree Johnson! This stage is totally stacked with women from our Powerhouse community who constantly inspire + expand me – and I know for a fact they’ll do the same for you! They’re here to share their wisdom on some of the most powerful topics that influenced each of their journeys, like embodying BIG ideas and navigating relationships to the next level. And for those of you ready to take the leap, they all share the right time to make a change + invest in yourself with the Six Figure School. So grab a pen and paper and get ready to fully step into your power with us! HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Introducing the 2024 Women to Watch panel! 11:10 What is embodiment and how does it bring big ideas to life? 17:15 How to navigate outgrowing relationships and grow to the next level. 23:10 The biggest lessons from transforming your identity. 27:50 What have you learned from self abandonment? 31:35 How do you confront yourself? 34:20 How to know if Six Figure School is for you. RESOURCES + LINKS Six Figure School 2024 is OPEN - Join HERE! Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone! Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz   Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity  

If you want to achieve true levels of transformation, you can’t rush it! For those of you here in the gap with me, you know how difficult practicing patience during this season can be. That’s why I want to go over tangible ways to cultivate your patience, get in the flow, + tap into your transformative energy so you can call in more opportunities for bigger breakthroughs. I’ll share the key to extracting every single lesson the gap has available for you, so you can step into the other side as your fully embodied self when the time is right. Having patience isn’t always easy, but what awaits us on the other side is absolutely worth it! HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Why do we need patience in the gap? 05:30 How to keep moving forward when you don’t see immediate success. 10:05 Tips for having patience with yourself in the gap. 13:30 How to be proud of yourself during deep transformations. RESOURCES + LINKS Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone!  Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz   Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity  

Spoiler Alert: Here’s how you can become a top-performing speaker on a global stage! Back on the podcast is Ashley Stahl, the creative brain behind the team that has booked + written over 100 viral Ashley Stahl. Today, we are diving into what it’s like to speak on and write for the biggest stage in the world! Ashley shares how she went from working in national security to pivoting to write viral TEDx Talks for ambitious entrepreneurs wanting to spread a message. She’ll go over expert strategies to become TED Talk ready, sharing the best ways to prep yourself and your business for major opportunities and viral success. From structuring keynote speeches to dialing in your message, this episode will go over everything you need to step into your season as a powerhouse speaker and speechwriter! HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 How did you go from national security to TEDx viral success? 07:15 The simplest way to go viral. 13:25 How to know when you’re ready for TEDx. 18:20 How to structure a speech. 21:30 What are the biggest opportunities the TED brand provides? 25:00 How to prepare yourself + your business for virality. 29:10 Tips for becoming TED Talk ready. 35:50 How do you become a top-performing speaker? 40:15 Celebrating Ashley’s Powerhouse moment of 10xing her impact. RESOURCES + LINKS Work with Ashley’s team (and mention you found her through Powerhouse Women!) https://wisewhisperagency.com/   Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone!   Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Ashley: @ashleystahl Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz   Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity  

In order to get new results, you first need to take new actions! Today, I want to share how we can show up and take action while in a gap season. I’ll share the most valuable lessons I’ve learned from my time in the gap, so you can equip yourself with the know-how to quantum leap to the next level. I’ll go over key practices for tapping into your intuition to clear space + take more aligned actions for deeper transformation. By the end of this episode, you’ll have a clearer understanding of what it looks like to take action, create momentum, and really move the needle forward! HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 What limiting beliefs hold us back in the gap? 05:25 What to do when you’re in the gap. 10:05 How to know when to take the next step. 12:35 How do you know when it’s still time to be in the gap? 16:20 When is the right time to shift from inner work to action? RESOURCES + LINKS Grab your ticket for the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event August 9-10th in Scottsdale! powerhousewomenevent.com   Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone!   Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz   Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

Ever been on the receiving end of a universal bitch slap and realized you’re NOT where you’re meant to be? I am so, so glad to have Anna Nassery back on the podcast to talk about the brand new season of transformation she’s been calling forward. She’s here to share her journey of what it’s like to be an ambitious woman scaling a business, realizing it’s not the version she wanted, and what she did to come back into herself. Anna shares the most powerful practices + routines for creative visionaries to tap into their thrive state and operate at their highest level. As we go, we’ll speak on the internal processes it takes to rewire your nervous system, get in tune with your body, optimize your creative energy, and much more. This is your reminder that it’s never too late to build the business you actually want to build.   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 What to do when you build + scale a version you don’t want. 09:50 How to rewire your nervous system to expand your business. 13:05 What do you need to operate at your highest level? 17:45 Where do we drain our creative energy the most? 21:15 Somatic tools to get in tune with your body. 29:00 Morning routines to set yourself up for success. 33:30 Three small changes for shifting your energy. 39:00 What is the key to building a thriving business? 47:15 Celebrating Anna’s Powerhouse moment of hosting her first in person retreat. RESOURCES + LINKS Grab your ticket for the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event August 9-10th in Scottsdale! powerhousewomenevent.com   Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone!   Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Anna: @annadoingthings_ Lumina Creative: @luminacreative.co   Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz   Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

It’s a known fact that when we grow personally, it’ll affect the way we do things professionally! In this episode, I want to share how the gap impacts your business + what you can do to handle those periods of major transition. If you’re a woman who’s constantly evolving, then you know how difficult it can be to show up for your business during a season of massive personal growth. That’s why I’ll go over tangible tips for growing your business in the gap, including the right time to close the chapter, make a pivot, or invest your energy. Join me in the gap to create clarity and vision for your future!   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 The connection between personal growth + business growth. 06:00 How do you navigate expanding into a new vision? 12:25 How to show up and be seen through authenticity. 16:40 What is the best way to make a pivot through the fear?   RESOURCES + LINKS Grab your ticket for the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event August 9-10th in Scottsdale! powerhousewomenevent.com Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone! Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity  

Right now, there’s an ambitious woman who knows there’s so much more that her current relationships aren’t giving her. If that woman is you, then this is your episode! I am so excited to have Cara Alwill back on the podcast, and this time we’re doing it right with champagne! Cara is the woman behind bestselling books Girl Code and Girl on Fire, giving high level women like you the permission to change your life. Today, we’ll be sippin’ champagne and spillin’ the tea on what it’s actually like to navigate relationships as an ambitious woman. We dive into Cara’s journey of not only love, heartbreak, and self-healing, but learning to honor herself through the process. She’ll share her advice for embracing yourself as a self made woman while also making space for love and change. Most of all, she’ll share the key to choosing yourself first, whether it’s in business, life, or relationships!   00:00 What do our relationships teach us? 06:25 Why do we self abandon during seasons of change? 10:05 How to navigate dating as an ambitious woman. 15:10 Steps for getting in tune with your own energy. 21:55 Knowing when + how to share your vulnerability. 26:05 What are the biggest takeaways from your past relationships? 31:10 What is the self publishing journey like? 36:10 How to give yourself permission to change your mind. 40:15 Celebrating Cara’s Powerhouse moment of choosing herself over her relationship.   RESOURCES + LINKS Get your copy of Cara’s books! Grab your ticket for the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event August 9-10th in Scottsdale! powerhousewomenevent.com Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone! Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Cara: @thechampagnediet Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz   Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity  

How do you create the space that’s necessary for deeper rewiring, down to the cellular level? Today, I want to speak on the self-care practices + routines you can do to support yourself during a gap season. I’ll share how I take care of myself in a season of deep transformation, honoring my needs and clearing space to allow the gap to do what it needs to do. As we go, I want to share tangible tools to set boundaries, identify burnout, and create more energy to show up in the way you want to. Make yourself a priority during this gap season and see ACTUAL change happen!   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 What is the first step to deep reprogramming? 03:10 Self-care practices to get rid of emotional exhaustion. 11:20 Tips for expanding your social bandwidth. 16:00 How to identify burnout versus using burnout as self sabotage. 21:10 How do you get quality sleep in a gap season? 27:20 Why is it so important to prioritize our needs?   RESOURCES + LINKS Grab your ticket for the 2024 Powerhouse Women Event August 9-10th in Scottsdale! powerhousewomenevent.com   Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone!   Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz   Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity