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Ambition, Honey & Hustle

by Candace Spears

How do we ambitious professionals avoid the slow-moving career and get paid for two things...1. Doing what excites us and 2. Making an impact bigger than anyone thought was possible? That’s the question and this podcast has the answers.The journey to chasing #BiggerImpact in careers and business.www.candacespears.comWe've crossed 58,000 downloads! If you're interested in sponsorship drop an email to [email protected] song: "Growing Pains" by Darick DDS Spearshttps://open.spotify.com/album/1xZUmg3mBVqMdmDuqC6C5f

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Episodes

  1. Mid Season Special Ep. 10: You'll Be Seeing This For The Last Time

    Yes, you read that right, my signature program Finding Freedom is saying goodbye so this is your last and final chance to get in if you've thought about it before or are thinking about it right now. And to really celebrate this send-off, my team and I are hosting a 30-day Sprint where you, if you...

  2. Mid Season Special Ep. 9: "Enough is Enough" Masterclass Invitation

    I left corporate...that good job...started my own thing... #becauseIcan and because I was supposed to. It's a big and bold decision to think you can fly and do it. It's a big and bold decision to unshackle your creativity and do it. It's a big and bold decision to believe in your ideas and dream...

  3. Mid-Season Special Ep. 8: Real-Talk on Leaving Corporate When You're Longing to Create the IMPACT You Want to Make

    Yeah, you wanna get out of corporate, but more than anything, you're one of those women who is DRIVEN by IMPACT. It means more to you than the typical buzzword, cutesy, nice feeling that we all associate with it. And I want to welcome you into the possibility of your IMPACT looking like more than...

  4. Mid-Season Special Ep. 7: Real-Talk on Leaving Corporate When You Can't Wait to Embrace Freedom

    When you can't wait to embrace the freedom of operating your business full-time, and you find yourself daydreaming about it and imagining it... The excitement is real, am I right? But there are some things that I want you to consider so that when you finally embrace your freedom and step into…

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  5. Mid-Season Special Ep. 6: Real-Talk on Leaving Corporate When Your Exit Date Came & Went, But You're Still in Corporate

    When you set an exit date for yourself but you don’t follow through…that can leave you feeling some kinda way, right? If this is you, and the exit date that you’ve set has come and gone but you’re still in your 9-5 then let’s talk about it. It’s time to get you taking your first moves out of...

  6. Mid-Season Special Ep. 5: Real-Talk on Leaving Corporate When You're Making Your Company Rich But Still Struggling Financially

    What do you do when you feel like you're making your company all this money, but you're still struggling financially? You're making them rich, but what about making you rich? See not achieving that equal level of financial success for yourself and your family, that's real. So the question…

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  7. Mid-Season Special Ep. 4: Real-Talk on Leaving Corporate & Feeling Like You Have to Prove Yourself in Your Job

    Feeling like you need to prove yourself in your corporate job? Like you have to be twice as good to just be good enough? Or that you have to live up to what 'the ideal' of a professional corporate woman looks like? I feel that, it's real. Let's talk about it. Because as you're shifting into your...

  8. Mid-Season Special Ep. 3: Real-Talk on Leaving Corporate & Being Worries About What They'll Say

    Have you been worried about what your friends or family might say when you talk about leaving corporate? When you start talking about thriving in your own business and you have a partner or close friends who just...aren't on the same page? Yes, that's absolutely real. And you're going to have to...

  9. Mid-Season Special Ep. 2: Real-Talk on Leaving Corporate & Being Passed Over for a Promotion

    Have you ever been passed over for a promotion that you knew was supposed to be yours? That's real. But here's what I want you to know: This same value you bring to your work every day, that's being overlooked and undervalued, is the same value that you can bring to your own business. If any of...

  10. Mid-Season Special Ep. 1: 200 Women on Assignment

    To the corporate woman wanting to leave her 9-5 and answer the calling on her life: Talking to me and to you, what if we abandoned what we believed was true? What if: our ideas about what success looked like professionally… what we needed to do to move up the ladder in corporate… who we needed to...

  11. S3 Ep. 20 An Entrepreneur's 3 P's: Persistence, Pivot & Posterity [w/ Marki Lemons-Ryhal]

    We all know...or maybe it's a wake-up call...but persistence is a big "P" in entrepreneurship. There are a couple of others by the name of Pivot and, one we don't hear quite as often...Posterity. Marki Lemons-Ryhal and I explore all three of the P's from a very personal standpoint on the...

  12. S3 Ep. 19 Two Entrepreneurship NON-NEGOTIABLES

    Consistency and commitment leads to success in our entrepreneurial journey. That's exactly what we're getting into...what's going to keep you committed. For show notes and bonus resources visit Candacespears.com

  13. S3 Ep. 18 Making your business a SELLABLE ASSET [ w/ Michelle Seiler Tucker]

    Might you sell that business you're building some day? Maybe. That's a powerful question that many entrepreneurs and business owners alike don't ask themselves often enough. Michelle Seiler Tucker has been in the trenches helping hundreds of business owners build a scalable and sellable business....

  14. S3 Ep. 17 Get a TEAM...GO FARTHER...start where you are

    When you're leaving corporate, you don't necessarily want to create another job for yourself. You'd like to be able to create a business. When you can create more time for yourself and for the business that you are creating and you’ve got the right talented team in place, then you can create more...

  15. S3 Ep. 16 Marry the DESTINATION AND the JOURNEY [w/ Tiffany Huff-Strothers]

    Delays and detours are often opportunities in disguise. And I know it doesn't feel like it instantly in the moment....but my oh my, when you get the chance to go through, it's is often true, that it was perfectly placed to get you where you desired to be. My guest on the Ambition, Honey & Hustle...

  16. S3 Ep. 15 Challenge: Start a business in ONE day

    Figuring out what business to start in any amount of time can be overwhelming and confusing. Let alone trying to do it in just one day. But, getting started in one day has special significance... Speed to action. And success is in love with...yes, of course... speed. So I’ve broken it into four...

  17. S3 Ep. 14 The JOY of Serial Entrepreneurship [w/ Daniela Felleti]

    Diversity matters? Silly question. Of course, it does. Diversity in many respects, race, origin, gender you name it, but also... "businesses" Think about the entrepreneurs that like raising businesses and playing with diverse business models...guilty :) Well, we're talking about all of that on…

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  18. S3 Ep. 13 Human Design for the Entrepreneur [w/ Miranda Mitchell]

    Miranda Mitchell is a spiritual coach helping women professionals and entrepreneurs energetically align so they step into their next level of their success with freedom and ease. We have all heard how our thoughts create our reality and how we can manifest our desires by having an awareness of…

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  19. S3 Ep. 12 What price are you WORTH?

    "How much should I charge?" is always a question swirling around the brain. Unfortunately, the answer that you come up with may or may not jive with the value you truly believe you're bringing to the table. For show notes and bonus resources visit Candacespears.com

  20. S3 Ep. 11 Deciding to BE MORE, leave a LEGACY, and love REAL ESTATE [w/ Jannelle Hurst]

    When you're a mommy with drive and ambition, you think about your legacy. Not just that more is possible for you, but that more... forevermore is what you see for your kids. Honey the chase for more, leaves you no option, but to stop, realign and go get it. Legacy, kiddos, making the leap from...

  21. S3 Ep. 10 Wearing MANY-HATS with GRACE and NO CAPE

    Do you not have ENOUGH time OR do you have an ABUNDANCE of time and you just haven't decided what was important? Yes, it sometimes feels like I wear a lot of hats, but it's really less about the hat-wearing and more about what's happening when that hat is on. Which side of the coin are you on.…

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  22. S3 Ep. 9 Worry LESS about being found out MORE about your business vision

    The same you that brings "VALUE" to a work project is the same you that brings "VALUE" to your business. Working in corporate, it's easy to allow your identity to be wrapped up in your job title. Your business will thrive on your ability to reach people who need what you have to offer, so while...

  23. S3 Ep. 8 The addiction to empowering women [w/ Genecia Alluora]

    Seeing women become unstoppable and develop into the independent mavens they desire, is beautiful, rewarding, and transformative for the world. My guest Genecia Alluora, feels that lives and breathes it, so our conversation was magical. Genecia Alluora is former Miss Singapore and Southeast Asia...

  24. S3 Ep. 7 BOUNDARIES Please! Putting the 9 to 5 in a box

    When your mind is set toward exiting corporate life, drawing boundary lines with co-workers, and your job in general, regardless of their knowledge of your plans, is essential. The day job is one of the biggest boundaries to draw...after all that's where a good portion of your time probably goes.…

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  25. S3 Ep. 6 Taking a Corporate U-turn for Greater IMPACT [w/ Paula Shepherd]

    If you've ever felt like your identity was crossed between what and who you were expected to be at work, and who you really were or knew that you could become....You're not alone. A deep look at identity is one thing my guest Paula Shepherd, and I talk about on the Ambition, Honey & Hustle…

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  26. S3 Ep. 5 Gaining a TIME CREATION superpower

    When you're "busy" but "determined," time is no longer something you "make." It's what you "create." So how about you? What's your time "creation" look like these days? Show me your time creation and I'll show you the distance between where you are and where you desire to be. For show notes and...

  27. S3 Ep. 4 Allowing and Letting Go of Control [w/ Kehsi Iman Wilson]

    Amazing things happen when you're open to the unexpected. And amazing things happen when our resistance to it decreases. Yeah, this is super meta but Kehsi and I talked about this very thing amongst a sea of other components of identity and being multi-passionate. Kehsi brings 15+ years of...

  28. S3 Ep. 3 Figuring out a resignation-worthy business to START

    "What business should I start with?" If you're sifting and sorting through business ideas like recyclables at a transfer station then stepping out of analysis paralysis will be critical to your forward movement. For show notes and bonus resources visit Candacespears.com

  29. S3 Ep. 2 The Juicy ADVANTAGE to Launching your Business during the PANDEMIC

    You may be feeling scared or even re-thinking being a full-time entrepreneur because we're in the midst of a pandemic. You may be wondering is this the right time for me to go all in on my business, or should I be rethinking my glorious resignation date. Well in a live broadcast in the Escape...

  30. S3 Ep. 1 Entrepreneurship...BREAKING EMOTION to unlock GROWTH (w/ Sean Castrina)

    A business is a busines is a business. Right? Well, yes and no. There are different schools of thought on business creation; Chase your passion. Do something that makes money period. And of course the one I love, a combination of both. However, there's one thing for sure, being emotionally...

  31. S2 Ep. 20 Pouring Heart & Soul into Social Entrepreneurship [w/ Annie Boyd-Ramirez]

    You MATTER. Believe me...you matter. And this isn’t a pep talk. It’s reality. There’s a reason the flight crew instructs you to put on your mask before helping anyone else. If we don’t address our own state of being and need, it's hard to be of service to others consistently. And when you pour…

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  32. S2 Ep. 19 Creating the "Family Economy" [w/ Ann Sieg]

    It was like she lifted the words right from my heart to her lips. I'm talking about Ann Sieg, Founder and CEO of eCommerce Business School. She and I had a conversation, that literally had me shifting in my seat because the resonance was so strong. Shifting your perspective, not only relative to...

  33. S2 Ep.18 From designing for Tyler Perry to designing for the WORLD [w/ Monica Allen]

    How many times have you said to yourself, "I'm so ready to be done." Or maybe even typed up your resignation notice and have it just waiting in that special folder on your desktop to whip out at an uncertain date in the future? Been there, and my guest on the show today, Monica Allen has too....

  34. S2 Ep. 17 Seeing the work you do as both ART and RESPONSIBILITY [w/ DJ Higgins]

    Failure is freeing! Yelling that from the mountaintops! See...so much learning is tied up in the things we fail at and as entrepreneurs, baby... failure is a part of the process of bringing success and value to the world. On the show today, I had this very conversation with DJ Higgins. DJ is an...

  35. S2 Ep. 16 Falling into Entrepreneurship and Growing to LOVE Independence [w/ Colleen Falk]

    MINDSET IS EVERYTHING. And while it's the one we easily brush off in favor of pretty websites, must have lead magnets, "perfectly" priced offerings, and a hustle of a day prospecting. It is your best friend or your worst enemy, believe me from entrepreneurial experience on both sides of the coin....

  36. S2 Ep. 15 A young passion turned 21+ location legacy [w/ Hayley Henning]

    Hayley Henning, CEO and founder of Characters.io, and I are having that very conversation about traveling the entrepreneurial journey at scale and her 21 location scale-up. After starting Characters.io in 2008 at age 19, she took the concept from a single location to a successful 21-location...

  37. S2 Ep. 14 Do business...YOUR way [w/Cassandra Govan]

    Alright, imagine this...put a clone of your products and service right next to you. Same programs, similar offerings. Does that make you just another business selling the same 'ol thing...unable to compete, commodity like? Heck no, not if you interject the piece that no one can duplicate...YOU.…

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  38. S2 Ep. 13 How do you really spell S-U-C-C-E-S-S? [w/Justin Aldridge]

    Justin Aldridge is life and online business coach who helps ambitious, heart-centered people create and scale their online, passion-based businesses so they can quit their 9:00 - 5:00 and make the income and impact they desire. Growing up, he had a hard time fitting in. He was the “different” kid...

  39. S2 Ep. 12 Finding your voice while in corporate [w/ High Key Woke Interview]

    The women who dare to impact in a bigger way, that describes my guests on the show, Sheunopa and Symone, the co-hosts of High Key Woke podcast. Highkey Woke Podcast is a safe space for Nopa and Mone along with their counterparts to discuss all things corporate America, the Culture, and Politics…

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  40. S2 Ep. 11 Knowing when to pivot [w/ PJ Taie]

    A few years ago, my guest on the show, PJ Taie, decided to build the best video monetization platform on the market. A platform for users to build their own Netflix, but not limited to entertainment. In 2014, he put an amazing team together and launched Uscreen; now the world’s leading video...

  41. S2 Ep. 10 Pushing past doubt, dissent and the 9 to 5 [w/ Nancy Solomon]

    Every day is not roses on an entrepreneurial journey. And some days are a field of roses, lilacs, and exotic flowers. But what is for certain is that the journey as a whole is beautiful if you can stay connected to your "why." See it's in being connected to your "why" that you get the perspective...

  42. S2 Ep. 9 What looks like defeat might be opportunity [w/ Ana Reyes]

    Let's be real, at one point or another you've probably looked at a situation you were facing and felt low. Felt like you had lost a battle before you could even begin to fight. We've all been there at some point. But what if that moment we recall, was our last...ever. And last, because we...

  43. S2 Ep. 8 Buying a franchise to buy freedom [w/ Meg Schmitz]

    Meg Schmitz, Franchise Guru or self-proclaimed cross between an executive recruiter, wealth manager and therapist is a champion for leaping out of the comfort nest. Thirty years ago, Meg owned a Great Clips franchise in the Greater Chicago area. She then grew that to two, three, and ultimately…

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  44. S2 Ep. 7 A Billionaire's Executive Chef turned Full-time Mompreneur [w/ Camille Joy]

    I can't say it enough when you're called to do more, either you listen and act or you turn a deaf ear. Now imagine that you yourself have come through a rollercoaster of life experiences and came out victoriously on the other side. And oh not to mention, you know there are millions of people…

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  45. S2 Ep. 6 Cross-Pollinating: Leadership & Entrepreneurship [w/ Tony Jalan]

    Leadership isn't always the first word that comes to mind when you think about entrepreneurship. But it's funny because a mix of the two makes for a dynamic and winning combination. Tony Jalan, leadership development coach and sales leader, joins me for a conversation on intermixing the two, and...

  46. S2 Ep. 5 Boobs, Innovation & Partnership [w/ Joani DiCampli]

    A partnership can start off blissfully then sour. But when you have an in-demand product that's combined with a greater human purpose, nothing can stop your train of impact. My guest on the show today, Joani DiCampli, has been through these trenches. Joan is the Creator and founder of…

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  47. S2 Ep. 4 Race, Entrepreneurship and Fosterhood [w/ Kevin Hofmann]

    Entrepreneurship takes many forms, and possess many characteristics, but when you get passion fueled by experience in the color of your skin, and your parental origin, your "why" resonates. My guest on the show Kevin Hofmann, Author of Growing up Black in White, know, feels, and serves others…

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  48. Ep. 278 The fortune is in the FOLLOW-UP...What’s your plan?

    [Interview w/ Tamara Burkett] We’ve probably all heard that statement… “The fortune is in the follow up,” but what does it look like, feel like, and how should we be leveraging technology to get there. For show notes and bonus resources visit CandaceSpears.com recorded live at Darick Books....

  49. S2 Ep. 3 Data, Hedge Funds & Entrepreneurship [w/ Alexander Fleiss]

    Playing with data and numbers and finding a way to turn it into a business. That's what my guest on the show has done. Large amounts of data, and large amounts of cash all mixed together with a side of education. And the education piece is not to be missed, because of the importance of paying...

  50. S2 Ep. 2 Breaking free from 9 to 5 [w/Tristan Layfield]

    Tristan Layfield, who you may remember from season one is back, and this time he's fully his own boss having broke free from the 9 to 5. He is a career coach and resume writer that has helped over 450 people leverage their value to transition their careers. With his work featured in major...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

How do we ambitious professionals avoid the slow-moving career and get paid for two things...1. Doing what excites us and 2. Making an impact bigger than anyone thought was possible? That’s the question and this podcast has the answers.The journey to chasing #BiggerImpact in careers and business.www.candacespears.comWe've crossed 58,000 downloads! If you're interested in sponsorship drop an email to [email protected] song: "Growing Pains" by Darick DDS Spearshttps://open.spotify.com/album/1xZUmg3mBVqMdmDuqC6C5f

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