Welcome to Queen Flow the Podcast, brought to you by your host Jocelyn Kelly Reid. Jocelyn is an Intuitive Business and Abundance Coach with a mission on the planet to lead women to rise in power and on purpose in business done the feminine way, wealth, pleasure, magic, and magnetism. In scaling to the first $100k month in year 2, Jocelyn is known for her intuitive insights and money codes. On this show you can expect to receive energetic activations and to learn about money, spirituality, w ...
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147. From $8k Months to Consistent $20k CASH Months Inside Femmepire with Deana Rossi
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1:14:10In this powerful client interview, Jocelyn sits down with Deana Rossi, Love + Relationship Energetics Mentor and Femmpire client, to share the real behind the scenes = Of Deana’s income and ease glow up from $8k months that felt hard consistent $20k cash months with ease 💸 From selling in survival mode at top of every month to consistently closing …
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146. From 7 Figures to a Big Income Dip & How We Turned the Sales Flow Back On with Angelica Ventrice
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1:20:47In this powerful client interview, I sit down with Holistic Health & Mindset Coach Angelica Ventrice to unpack behind the scenes of what most 7 figure coaches never share — navigating the reality of a big prolonged income dip after massive success and the lessons learned And of course the good part 🎉 – How Angelica hired me in private to turn that …
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145. From Business Not Working for 2 Years to Her First $5k CASH WEEK Inside The Revolution with Alexa Oliveri
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1:22:22Hi gorgeous! Today’s episode is a real treat if monetizing your business just hasn’t been working for you, no matter if you’re new or going through a challenging season and want to know how to turn that ship around. Jocelyn sits down with her client Abundance Activator & Transformative Healer, Alex Oliveri, to chat about how she went from not makin…
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144. Signs You’re Meant to Be In a Category of One Online
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58:14If you’ve felt a little different from the majority of the women you see online this episode is for you! Jocelyn dives into how to know you’re intended to be in a Category of One in the online space You’ll walk away with: 🔥 A grounded understanding of what it takes to build a timeless, premium brand that is stronger than any trend, economy, or buyi…
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143. Money Energetics & Business Strategy for Awake Women Building 7-Figure Brands (Interview with Jocelyn)
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56:10Welcome back to the show! On today’s episode Jocelyn joins Nichole Bigley on A Psychic Story for a fully alive interview that cuts straight to the good stuff on the energetics of money and the business keys for spiritual women desiring to scale smart while building million dollar brands No matter whether you’re brand new to business, or on your way…
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142. Is Online Performance Culture Hijacking Your Business Growth?
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1:12:58It’s time to talk about the unseen side of what’s actually happening in the online space—and how it’s potentially costing you momentum and money In this solo episode, Jocelyn breaks down the rise of performance culture on Instagram and how it’s psychologically hijacking women in business. If you’ve felt the feeling the pressure to “show up” a certa…
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141. Are You Growing Your Follower Count or Your Bank Account?
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49:38It’s time for truth bombs 💣 Most women in business are obsessing over growing their Instagram following—when what they really need is to grow their income. In this spicy solo episode, Jocelyn breaks down the delusion of vanity metrics and why audience size does not automatically equal sales. If you’ve been caught in the trap of “I need more followe…
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140. $10k Months to $50k Months Inside The Revolution with Donata White
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1:30:06It’s Aries season! Get ready for a spicy chat with two fire queens 🔥 In today’s episode, Jocelyn is joined by Donata, a powerhouse content strategist, business mentor and marketing agency owner to share her journey from $10k months to back to back $50k - $60k months inside The Revolution Donata opens up about the challenges of transitioning from co…
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139. I WAS TROLLED....Lessons Learned & The Tea
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55:30In this episode, Jocelyn spills the tea on a trolling experience she had on Threads—how it unfolded, what it revealed, and the deeper lessons for business owners. If you’ve ever dealt with criticism online, felt pressured to prove yourself, or wondered why some people scale effortlessly while others struggle—this episode is for you She covers: The …
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138. The Spiritual Entrepreneur's Road to Wealth
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54:38Hi gorgeous! Welcome back to Queen Flow. Today’s conversation has been attempting to channel through me for ages now, and FINALLY I have the language for why scaling a company to millions looks different for energetically based humans In this episode, I dive deep into: The trap of copying someone else’s way of doing business and why it often leads …
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137. $47K in 24 Hours in My Yoga Pants — No Launching, No Sales Calls, No Ads, No Hustle
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53:16Over the weekend, my company made $47K in 24 hours—and I’m spilling the piping hot tea on exactly how it happened. No launching No ads No sales calls No big audience Not even a sale I’m breaking down the exact shifts that allow numbers like this to flow with ease, where I focus in the company to create big easeful results, and what’s wasting your t…
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136. Community Or Cult, Leadership Energy vs Follower Energy & Evolving Your Business Based on Soul Truth
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1:09:19Welcome back to Queen Flow! So much to dive into today across a few different topics, but you know once I’m going…. I’m going 😉 🔥 The Nuances of Community and the productization of it in the online space, when is it productive for business growth vs a distraction 🔥 Stop Fangirling Your Mentor - Start Building Your Femmepire 🔥 The Dark Side of Outso…
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135. $75k In 3 Days Inside The Revolution with Madison Barney
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1:17:45We’re back! Today I sit down with my client Madison Murphy-Barney - Storytelling Expert, Author, Doula & Health Equity Consultant to chat about closing $75k IN 3 DAYS within weeks of joining The Revolution 🥳 Tune in now to get the skinny on: 🔥$75K In Just 3 Days: Exactly how it happened and how the Revolution supported Madison in making more than s…
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134. How Claire Had Her First $75k Mastermind Launch & Doubled Enrollment on Her Signature Program
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1:26:01Hi gorgeous, In this episode of Queen Flow, I sit down with Claire Sellers, multi 6 Figure Business & Master Coach, to chat about her journey to her first $75k launch and doubling revenue on her signature program in my world 🥳 Tune in now to get the skinny on: The $75K Mastermind Launch: The shifts that led the launch of her Opulence Mastermind bei…
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133. 2025 Wealth Forecast - Energetics of The Anchor
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58:39Hi gorgeous! We’re back with the Energetic Forecast for 2025 Inside this episode I dive into my predictions for the energetics that will create rapid business momentum in 2025 and how exactly to become “the Anchor” in your industry — the one who is always at the head of the table — even when there are many other tables as there is no pie. Plus why …
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132. How Amy Belair Quantum Leapt From $25k Months to Her First $25k Week Inside Femmepire
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1:06:43Hi gorgeous! These episodes are my absolute favorite — the behind the scenes view into how my clients are crushing the game 🔥 This episode is also an incredible reminder you do not need to be a business coach to make the big money Akashic Oracle & Psychic Activator Amy Belair is a Femmepire OG and it is an absolute please to finally bring her onto …
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131. HIGH LEVEL HONEY THE HOLIDAY SALE — The Limited Time Scoop
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25:05High Level Honey the Holiday Sale - the BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR INSIDE JKR is back in the building for a VERY limited time! This is the time to lock in proximity mentorship loads of flexibility on your payment options, mega savings, and proximity bonuses to max out personalized support! All the deets are inside the episode! There are 2 ways to pla…
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130. Human Design, Astrology & Aligned Success in Business with Danielle McCleerey
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2:11:21Hi gorgeous! We’re back! You know we love Human Design, Astrology and all things aligned success around here and today I’m honored to bring you a juicy as hell conversation with my friend and fellow 7 figure fire sign queen Quantum Business Expert Danielle McCleerey who specializes in what I call the “non businessy” side of business. Not only do we…
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129. How Evolving My Sales Strategy to Require Less of Me Blew Up My Sales in 2024
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53:19Hi gorgeous! Welcome back to Queen Flow! It’s Sales season bb - but make it femme. Inside today’s episode I dive into: -The powerful realization I had on the back end of my first million dollar cash year in 2023 year that led me to evolve my business model and how I sell -The capped skillset I see in the online space when it comes to highly convert…
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128. Generational Trauma, Hypnosis & Money with Feminine Magic & Money Guest Expert Sarah Hunter
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1:12:17Hi gorgeous! Welcome back to the show! Today we are joined by returning Feminine Magic & Money Guest Expert Sarah Hunter. Sarah is a Subconscious Expert, Breathworker and Hypnotherapist whose work I deeply love specifically because of the focus on generational trauma which for most of us goes deep when it comes to money. Inside this episode we dive…
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127. Quantum Healing to Ignite Massive Receiving with Feminine Magic & Money Guest Expert Phoebe Marie
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1:10:21Hi gorgeous! Welcome back to the show! It is such an honor to bring Feminine Magic & Money Guest expert Phoebe Marie back to the show! Phoebe is a Quantum Healer & DNA Activator who is highly skilled in working through the womb as the portal to the quantum field and deep receiving Inside today’s episode we dive into The connection of the womb to th…
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126. Unplug Your Womb From the Matrix & Access the Feminine Stream of Beauty for Quantum Receiving with Feminine Magic & Money Guest Expert Isabella Beham
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1:24:12Hi gorgeous! In today’s episode, I deep dive with Soulmate Oracle, Cosmic Matchmaker, and Theta Healer Isabella Beham on the power of unplugging your womb from the deep programming of the matrix and the traumas of your current life and lineage. Together, we explore how to tap into the purest divine feminine frequency of beauty, allowing you to rega…
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125. The Top 4 Spiritual & Societal Myths About What It Takes to Receive More Money
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1:12:38Hi gorgeous, Welcome back to the show! This episode is a long time coming! Tune in now to unwind the Top 4 Myths about money you’ve picked up from society and the spiritual community around what’s required to receive more money, which is actually keeping you from it — and we can’t have that! Inside I dive into: It takes a lot of time You have to wo…
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124. Celestial Soul Retrieval with Feminine Magic & Money Guest Expert Andrea Donnelly
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1:39:57Hi gorgeous, This episode is everything to me as Andrea and I are soul sisters who 100% met in another place and time before we crossed paths in this lifetime. Andrea is the Founder of the Future Medicine Healing Modality and a Spiritual Advisor and Guide. I personally call her a Witch to the Sages 😉 We have the honor of having her lead the Celesti…
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123. How Jacs Hodgson Had Her First $23k Cash Month, Broke Through Feast & Famine Dynamics with Money & Deepened Her Ability to Receive Inside Feminine Magic & Money
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1:35:56Hi gorgeous, We’re back with another incredible client success story coming out of Feminine Magic & Money! Jacqs Hodgson is such a Business Mentor & Coach mentor who came into Feminine & Money to release the “overdrive” in her frequency left over from her prior corporate career as a lawyer, to say goodbye to the cycle of feast or famine playing out…
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122. How I Built Other Worldly Magnetism
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1:21:44Hi gorgeous, I’m so excited to share today’s episode with you - on one of my favorite topics - magnetism. Inside I share my journey with magnetism, the relationship I see between magnetism and logic, and why I would not trade my magnetism for anything. If you desire to turn your own magnetism up to a 10, to have the embodied experience of ease and …
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121. How Hani Caiserman Called In $78k, 60 Humans Into Her First Offer, and Stepped Into Energetic Ease Inside Feminine Magic & Money
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1:38:30Hi gorgeous! I love today’s episode. I truly have the best clients and today I am over the moon to share with you Hani Caiserman as a woman you’ll fall in love with along with her results inside Feminine Magic & Money the Mastermind - which were insane per usual. ;) Tune in now to hear how in 90 days in FMM Hani: Called In $50k for an investment in…
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120. A VERY Important Update for Feminine Magic & Money the Mastermind - The Final Hurrah As We Know It
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26:22Join Feminine Magic & Money for $1,500 OFF PRE SALE with code FMM1500 at checkout to join us for the FINAL LIVE Mastermind Round with your first payment of only $167 >> Immediate access to content - we kick off with LIVE calls in July! https://www.jocelynkellyreid.com/feminine-magic-money Join the Revolution with a private Sales Elevation call bonu…
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119. Story Time! How My Clients Are Turning Their Content Into Instant Cash
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13:23If you desire to uplevel your content skills from content that converts sometimes to instant conversions and you’ll love this episode where I also share real stories from my current clients and what you want to know about taking your content to conversion skills to excellent! Join The Secret $ Membership with Content to Cash bonused in >> https://j…
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118. Content State of The Union 2024
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1:22:51Tune in now for what I have to say on every aspect of content and how it’s showing up in your business Why the current “vulnerability trend” is turning out to be leaky AF for the majority of people leveraging it and why it is most likely not what will scale your company for where you are in business Why you’ve been at it 100 different ways without …
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117. How to Be Paid Off Every Word You Say
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1:01:01Uh huh honey! If you desire to be paid off every word you say tune in now! Inside I share the keys to being paid daily through your content alone and what is currently in your content that slows down sales Plus insider insights on how to show up inside a brand that is sticky to money and clients without sharing your entire life on social media or b…
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116. We’ve Got News! The Secret Money Membership - What You Want to Know & How to Stand Out In the Market and Love Your Business for Life Riff
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37:51Hi queen! Make sure to listen to this episode in a jiffy, one for all the magic I want to share with you about The Secret Money Membership which also now has Content to Cash bonused in! You are still able to join Content to Cash stand alone and we kick off Monday, June 3rd! Two because Content to Cash has just received a major upgrade - as in over …
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115. How Joan D’Argo Had Her First $9,200 CASH Month Inside The Cohort
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49:52Hi queen! I love this episode so much. My client - Spiritual Leader & Wise Woman Channel - Joan D’Argo is one of the brightest soul’s on the planet. I truly can not see her and not see white light. This woman is a gift from above! And I am over the moon that she is on Queen Flow today to celebrate her first $9,200 CASH month, and this one is big as…
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114. How Olivia Marie Had Her First $77k CASH Month, Stepped Into Making Money Daily & Pivoted Niches Without An Income Dip Inside 888 & Femmepire
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1:27:39Hi queen! We’re back on the client stories tip! And this one is GOOD. Tune in now to hear how my client Liv Naturopath Turned Seven-Figure Business Owner and Wealth Activator had her first $77k CASH Month, stepped into making money daily, and pivoted niches without an income dip inside 888 and Femmepire. Not only do we have these heavy hitting stat…
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113. If You’re Tired Of Showing Up 24/7 to Make Money You’re Not Lazy & What To Do About It
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37:06Hi queen! This episode is a breath of fresh air to you if you’re finding out that the ways you used to enjoy making money now leave you tired. This may be sales calls, live launches, needing to do face to cam every other minute and show up around the clock to keep your audience “hyped up” 24/7 to buy. Perhaps you were very focused on high ticket, o…
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112. How to Guarantee You’re Always Well Paid As the Industry Evolves
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33:54Hi queen! Welcome back! Excited for you to dive in today to learn what is important to focus on in your business to ensure you are always well paid as a personal brand in the coaching industry. The industry has certainly matured since 2020 - 2022 as all industries do, and to ensure the continual growth of your company - tune in to learn what to foc…
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111. How to Double Your Income In 30 Days - How I Quantum Leapt from $50k Months to the First $100k Cash Month
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1:13:05Hi queen! Prepare for the juice in today’s episode! Today I share how strategically and energetically I doubled my income in 30 days after being flat lined at $50k months to Quantum Leap Into the first $100k cash month. Magnetic to Money - Kicks off April 1 - my birthday! In this 7 day LIVE activation, learn how to build and leverage elite levels o…
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110. How to Get Off the Bus and Onto the First Class Direct Flight to Easy $10k Cash Months
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50:21Hi queen! Today I am taking you into the 6 Key areas of mastery for stepping into easy consistent $10k Months The Cohort is the 4 month high proximity business immersion to step into consistent 5 figure months with the strategic (but make it feminine) and energetic support to land with bank that is repeatable scalable and feels good. The GO ALL IN …
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109. Why Strong Thought Leadership Is Your Ticket to Easy Millions
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54:26Hi queen! If you desire to build a 7 figure, multi 7 figure, 8 figure brand without feeling like have to work double time to make bank - you are a woman here to be known and compensated with ease accordingly, this is the episode to listen to. The gap of thought leading content is missing in countless brands yet the women who have this down have mon…
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108. How I Received $32k In 2 Days with New Clients
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1:23:57Anddd…we’re back! With a full breakdown of how I was able to receive $32k in 2 days from women who are new to my world who I had never even spoken to in the DMs. Plus a note! I missed diving into the story of one of the women who joined 888 so the total number of sales was 4 totaling $32k. In the episode I dive into “why” this occurred as I like to…
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107. How to Shift Your Relationship to Money to Build Wealth
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1:06:17We’re back baby! With another binge worthy episode on How to Shift Your Relationship to Money to Build Wealth Specifically I dive into: What wealth truly is - as it’s not what we see presented as wealth on the internet the majority of the time What can’t come with you from your current relationship to money in order to be a woman who has command ov…
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106. How & Why Society Trained the Majority to Stay Middle Class & Celebrating 7 Figures CASH in 2023
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1:00:59Hi gorgeous! We are back today to chat about How and Why Society Trained the Majority to Stay Middle Class and I also dive into common reasons from the spiritual self help space you’ve been told are keeping you from creating wealth such as limiting beliefs, not knowing what to do with so much money, fears of success and/or failure and why these are…
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105. How Britt van Gestel Went from $30k Cash Months to $60k Cash Months, Had Two Six Figure Launches and Stacked Her Recurring to $40k/Mo Inside 888
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1:04:28Hi gorgeous! Ok so the title of this one SAYS IT ALL! Basically the vibe is and continues to be if you desire to double/triple your income in 2024, come into my world. Inside this episode hear all the juice on how my client Britt doubled her monthly income from $30k cash to $60k cash months, and is maintaining $50k cash months, had two six figure l…
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104. Why “Worthiness” Is Not the Key to Wealth Creation AND What Is
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1:17:19Hi gorgeous! Welcome back to the show! We’re on fire this week lol! I can not wait for you to dive into this episode to blow up what you’ve learned in the spiritual world about “aligning to wealth.” There are too many women cycling around on “worthiness” and “deservingness” and it’s quite frankly it’s intangible, no one got rich sitting around sayi…
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103. Lies About What You Have to Do & Have to Build a Business that Makes Bank
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1:17:34Hi gorgeous! Welcome back to the show! There are A LOT of industry norms and beliefs about what you need to scale a big biz and what you have to do that I do not subscribe to and never did in scaling this multi million dollar brand. Today I’m breaking them down - along with my experience in each of these key areas AND I cover what to focus on inste…
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102. How to Stop Making Money a “Problem” In Order to Experience Overflow
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51:13Welcome back and prepare your ego lol. This episode is a MUST if you desire to tap into Overflow as a financial reality in your life and business. The frequency of “making money a problem” is one that 99% of people are tapped into and no surprise it shows inside their experience with money and in business. So much juice in here on how I’ve chosen a…
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101. BLACK FRIDAY IS IN THE BUILDING - Everything You Want to Know About This Insane Sale!
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17:36Hi gorgeous! This one is a quick and dirty on the skinny on Black Friday in my world this year. It’s HUGE! 10,000% bigger than we’ve ever done it before! You literally have the opportunity to be opted into my new mastermind ICONIC going live Jan 15th when you join The Revolution - the 6 month membership - as a BONUS! It’s actual insanity, I love it…
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100. Tax Optimization & Building “Tax Free” Wealth with My Accountant Christy Ervin
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1:57:06Hi gorgeous! This episode is BIG MONEY chat! And of course it is for episode 100! Today I bring you an absolute must conversation if you are a woman who is serious about her money and would like to understand what goes on “behind closed doors” when it comes to reducing your taxable income and building “tax free” wealth. I air quote because it is ve…
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99. How Jessica Isegran Doubled Her Income, Found Ease In Receiving & Turned Up Her Magnetism Inside Feminine Magic & Money, 888, MMR and All The Things
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1:20:44Hi gorgeous! I’m so excited to share Jessica’s story with you! This queen has gone deep in my world and today we are sharing her experience inside Feminine Magic & Money, 888, Magnify Manifest Receive and nearly every program in my world./ Specifically we dial into how this queen was able to: Double her income Drop sales calls for good and STILL ge…
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98. Drea Guinto’s First $60k Mastermind Launch Inside Femmepire
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1:27:49Hi gorgeous! We’re back with another story of a honey makin big money with big ease in my world. Today you will hear from my Femmepire client Drea, Spiritual Business & Holistic Wealth Coach, on how exactly she stepped into: Her first $60k Mastermind Launch Received her first $20k client And had her first $25k CASH month Inside Femmepire - my 6-12 …
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