Embodied Society Podcast: Where coaches and experts create 6-figure and 7-figure businesses

Michelle Vroom was a corporate marketing pro with 15 years of experience, a cushy job, a boss who worked remote, and a flexible schedule. On paper, nothing was wrong. But the moment her first son was born, she knew. She didn't want to commute away from him. She didn't want to keep trading time for a paycheck that wasn't hers. She wanted to be home.So during maternity leave, she hustled. She went back to work for two months. Then she looked at her husband and said, "I think I'm going to go insane." She picked her business and never looked back. They scrimped. They budgeted. She was the breadwinner, and she walked away anyway. Because to Michelle, not doing it was scarier than doing it.In this episode, Michelle Vroom shares:The exact moment her entire business changed: her coach asked "who says you can't make 6 figures working 2 days a week?" and Michelle had no answer. She went from planning to settle for $50K to making $150K that year.How she crossed $2M in her coaching business since 2018, averaging around $300K a year and working about 20 hours a week, built almost entirely on organic marketing.What happened in March 2020 when her husband came home without a job, two months before she gave birth to their third son. She didn't panic. She said, "I got this." Not a single thing about their lifestyle changed.Why she made the hard decision to shut down her lifetime access group program in 2024, take a revenue dip, and rebuild around high-touch offers. And why last year was her best year ever, with over $400K in sales.The data-driven approach she uses with every client: tracking conversations, invitations to sales calls, and conversion rates. One client went from an "abysmal" March to a $20K month, simply by tracking what was actually moving.Why true demand-driven content gets fewer comments, and why that's actually a sign you're doing it right. Her Facebook community has 8,400 members and converts powerfully because she built it as a community, not a group.The identity shift that got her to 6 figures: acting like the woman who had already made it, before the money showed up. Her overarching thought? "I'm going to work it until it works."What she tells every person waiting to feel ready: "Ready is a lie. You're never going to arrive. You create readiness as you take action, just like you create confidence as you take action."About Michelle Vroom: Michelle Vroom is a business coach with over 15 years of marketing and PR experience across nonprofits, agencies, and corporations. She's the founder of the Market Like a Boss Facebook community and host of the Market Like a Boss podcast. She helps women small business owners build predictable 6-figure coaching businesses in 20 hours a week, with more freedom and peace. Her belief is simple: every woman entrepreneur should be able to get clients whenever she wants.Connect with Michelle Vroom: → Facebook Community: Market Like a Boss (facebook.com/groups/marketlikeabossgroup) → Podcast: Market Like a BossReady to become the coach who signs clients every day? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Sam Wilde had just been handed two pieces of news that would have broken most people. A male infertility diagnosis after months of trying to start a family with his wife. And a layoff, all within weeks of each other. Then one of his wife's closest friends suddenly died, and she was deep in her own grief while he was spiraling into his. Depression set in. Panic attacks. A dark hole he couldn't see the bottom of. On paper, he had a personal training business on the side. In reality, he had no income, no savings, and a wife who had to keep working because he couldn't.That's when coaching found him. Not as a career, but as a lifeline. A coach pulled him out of the hole therapy hadn't reached. And somewhere in that process, something clicked. He told his wife to quit her job. He was going to build a coaching business. It was going to work. He was certain of it even when the savings ran out, even when they had to borrow her inheritance from her grandmother, even when November came and he still hadn't made a single dollar. The decision was made. And that was enough.In this episode, Sam Wilde shares:→ How he went from zero clients and spending his wife's inheritance to a fully booked 6-figure practice built almost entirely on referrals, with no niche, no social media, and no traditional marketing strategy→ The moment he was standing in a queue at a shop and got a text from his first client that said "Sam, send me the invoice, I'm in" and knew with absolute certainty that this was going to work→ Why 95% of his clients come from referrals and the exact two-part approach he uses to make it happen consistently without feeling salesy or pushy→ How he doubled his revenue without raising his prices by simply cutting his session length in half, and why every single one of his clients said yes without hesitation→ The identity shift that took him from charging £1,500 for 2-hour weekly sessions to working with CEOs and executives paying up to £15,000, with clients staying for 2 to 3 years at a time→ Why he keeps his roster at 10 to 15 clients, works 25 hours a week or less, and has built a business where his wife gets to choose whether she works or not→ His counterintuitive take on rejection: the only way you can truly be rejected is to reject yourself first, and why understanding that changed how he shows up in every sales conversation→ Why a niche eventually found him without him ever looking for one, and what he believes coaches get wrong when they spend years trying to figure out who they serve before they ever start coaching anyoneAbout Sam Wilde: Sam Wilde is an identity transformation coach with 8 years of experience helping people create profound, lasting change from the inside out. Without ever choosing a formal niche, Sam built a 6-figure practice working 25 hours a week or less, with 95% of his clients coming through referrals. He works with 10 to 15 clients at a time, many of whom stay for 2 to 3 years, and has organically found himself coaching CEOs and executives who are drawn to his deep, results-focused approach. Sam's story is one of rock bottom turned into radical clarity, and his business is proof that going deep with whoever is in front of you is a strategy that works.Connect with Sam Wilde: → Website: https://www.samwildecoaching.com/→ Substack: https://substack.com/@samwildeReady to become the coach who signs clients every day? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Brittni Schroeder was doing everything she was supposed to do. She was posting on social media, building her following, showing up consistently. On paper, it looked like marketing. In reality, it was a hamster wheel going nowhere fast. She had 12,000 Instagram followers. But sometimes only 200 people would see her stories. She had built a six-figure photography business, launched a magazine, founded a nonprofit, and pivoted into business strategy coaching. She knew how to work hard. What she didn't know was that she had been building her business on borrowed land.Then she stopped chasing the algorithm and started building something she actually owned.In this episode, Brittni shares:→ Why she walked away from 12,000 Instagram followers to focus on her email list, and how that single shift created more consistent clients than years of social media ever did→ The honest revenue timeline no one talks about: why year 1 is about paying back your investment, year 2 is about small wins, and years 3, 4, and 5 are where the real momentum begins→ How she built a six-figure photography business, founded a nonprofit after losing her 14-year-old son, and pivoted into business strategy coaching, all in service of helping others build something that lasts→ The "Catch Me If You Can" mindset shift she teaches every client: why you only need to be one chapter ahead, and why finding a mentor who has actually built businesses is non-negotiable→ Why she says "you can't think your way to a million dollars," and the specific action-first framework she uses to help coaches stop stalling and start scaling→ The truth about viral content: her post hit 2,000,000 views and gained 600 new followers, and almost none of them were her ideal clients. Here's what she does instead→ What she wishes she had done differently in her photography business, and the two things she tells every new coach to prioritize from day one→ How she balances running her business, growing a 10,000-person email list, and leading the nonprofit she built in honor of her sonAbout Brittni Schroeder: Brittni is a business strategist and marketing coach who helps coaches, consultants, and small business owners build sustainable businesses through smart systems, email marketing, and automation. With 15 years of entrepreneurial experience across photography, publishing, nonprofit leadership, and business coaching, Brittni brings a no-nonsense, action-first approach to everything she does. She is the founder of the Gage Schroeder Compassion Foundation and believes deeply that giving and serving opens you up to receiving. Her clients don't just get a strategy. They get a blueprint they can actually execute.Connect with Brittni Schroeder:→ Website: https://brittnischroeder.com→ Instagram: https://instagram.com/brittni.schroeder

Hayley Forbes was making fake heads and hands on horror film sets. Special effects makeup artist. Working 14-hour days outdoors with no days off. It looked like a career. It felt like a trap.Then her fourth pregnancy hit hard. Her eldest son was diagnosed with autism and asked to be homeschooled. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, Hayley started a mum blog, got curious about self-development, and began to wonder if life could look different. She had no idea she was about to build something that would change everything.Within her first month as a coach, she signed 6 paying clients. Within 11 months, she hit multi-6 figures cash. She never went below a 5-figure month again. Today, what used to be her entire year's income she makes in a single day.In this episode, Hayley Forbes shares:→ How she went from $15K a year as a special effects makeup artist to making that same amount in a single day, and the exact mindset shift that made it possible→ Why she started her coaching page from 0 followers instead of bringing over her 17K blog audience, and how she hit $7.5K her first month, $11K her second, and never looked back→ The moment she realized she was the bottleneck of her own business and what she had to release to scale from multi-6 figures to 7 figures and beyond→ What "making selling irrelevant" actually means, why she walked off a sales job after closing 10 leads in one day and never went back, and how she now posts an offer and lets clients DM her asking for the link→ The story of a client she told "do not come into my space unless you're ready" who spent a year working on her health, then messaged Hayley at a Christmas market saying "I'm ready, how do I pay?" and what that moment reveals about the real coach-client partnership→ How she home-educates all 4 kids using radical unschooling, no rules, no curriculum, just life as the classroom, including the day her son taught himself to sew a button from a YouTube video while she finished a call→ The client who was stuck at $20K cash months, missing one offer, made $20K in a single weekend from a behind-the-scenes launch, and scaled to over $100K months within 6 months→ Why she spent her first year working around the clock, asked her family to give her one year, and says she would do it exactly the same way again knowing what it created for her familyAbout Hayley Forbes: Hayley Forbes is the mentor behind some of the highest-paid entrepreneurs in the online space. A former special effects makeup artist turned 7-figure business builder, Hayley helps coaches, healers, and experts across all niches scale to multi-6 and 7 figures by becoming the person clients are obsessed with hiring. She doesn't teach people how to get more clients. She shows them how to build a brand so magnetic that selling becomes irrelevant. She does it all while home-educating her 4 kids using radical unschooling, and her life is proof that you can build a business completely on your own terms.Connect with Hayley Forbes: → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bsigmafamReady to become the coach who signs clients every day? Grab Rebecca's free training at ⁠https://embodiedsociety.com/clients⁠

Laura Jurgens had a biology PhD and a tenure track professorship. The kind of job most academics spend their entire careers chasing. On paper, she had made it. But she was living from the neck up. Completely dissociated. Running on achievement in a system that rewarded overwork and punished boundaries. And quietly burning out behind a title that looked like success.So she found coaching. And it changed everything. She shifted her niche, healed her own trauma around attachment and sexuality, walked away from the tenure track, and built a somatic sex and intimacy practice from the ground up. Starting at $2,000 in 2020. Crossing $137K in 2025. And holding client sessions by candlelight during Hurricane Helene because she was just that all in.In this episode, Laura shares:→ How she went from $2,000 coaching on the side in 2020 to crossing $137K in 2025, and what she believes made the difference between those two realities→ The moment she realized academia was breaking her, not building her, and why walking away from tenure track felt less like a risk and more like a return to herself→ Why her niche has a 6 to 9 month client runway and how she trained herself to trust that the work she was doing in 2024 was landing in her future clients' bodies and minds, even when she couldn't see it→ How she built to six figures without social media, going to networking events, hub trivia nights, and podcast guest spots instead, and why showing up in real rooms with real people was the whole strategy→ The counterintuitive belief she lives by: your business grows at exactly the pace you are willing to listen to yourself, and every time she ignored that inner compass and followed someone else's advice, it cost her→ What it actually felt like to hold sessions by candlelight under blankets during Hurricane Helene, and why her clients showed up anyway because people need coaching even when the power is out→ Why she refuses to scale to group programs in her niche and what she says to coaches who think one to one isn't a viable path to six figures→ The shift that finally got her out of her own way around visibility: stop focusing on your confidence and start focusing on the people who desperately need what you haveAbout Laura Jurgens:Laura Jurgens is a multi-certified somatic sex and intimacy coach who left a tenure track biology professorship to build a practice helping individuals and couples reclaim desire, pleasure, and genuine connection in their relationships. She is the creator of the Pleasure Path Method and the host of Pleasure Uprising, a podcast about desire, attachment, and the intimacy you actually want. Her approach is rooted in somatic work, nervous system healing, and the belief that your intimate challenges live in your body and your history, not in a book or a course. Laura works exclusively one to one because she knows that is where the real transformation happens.Connect with Laura:→ Website: https://laurajurgens.com→ Free Guide: Get Out of Your Head, a Starter Guide to Releasing Pressure, Shame, and Shoulds Around Intimacy at https://laurajurgens.com→ Podcast: Pleasure Uprising, available wherever you listen to podcastsReady to become the coach who signs clients every day?Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

They had the whole picture-perfect life at 23.Married. Two kids. A house. A dog. A nursing degree. Everything they were supposed to want.And they were miserable. Nobody knew it. But they knew.When that first marriage fell apart, Ali Ryan didn't spiral into shame. They did something harder. They looked in the mirror and said, "I'm the common denominator here." Not as self-punishment. As a doorway. Two divorces, coming out as queer at 31, raising three neurodivergent children, pandemic nurse trauma, and an ADHD diagnosis at 35. Every rupture asked the same question: what would it cost to finally be seen? For years, Ali kept pushing the answer off. "I'll figure me out when the kids are older." It felt responsible. It was actually another way of abandoning themselves.The turning point wasn't one big moment. It was a slow, honest reckoning. A second divorce that cracked something open. A hypnosis certification that rewired how they saw themselves. A decision to stop fighting their nursing career and start letting it coexist with their calling. And a commitment, made piece by piece, to stop hiding and start showing up as the full, unapologetic, beautifully complex person they already were.That person crossed $100K in their coaching business last year. While working as a nurse. While raising three kids as the sole breadwinner. While taking a month off for yoga teacher training. While still, by their own honest admission, only believing in themselves about 15 percent of the way. Imagine what happens at 25%...In this episode, we talk about:Why Ali credits the second divorce as the moment that finally cracked open real self-awarenessHow growing up in a survival-focused household shaped the belief that wanting more for yourself isn't allowedThe pattern of "just one more certification" and what it actually costs coaches who use it to stay on the sidelinesHow Ali built $100K in revenue through one-on-one clients, a corporate wellness coaching contract, and podcast-generated connectionsWhat burnout looks like when you hit a revenue goal the wrong way, and what Ali changed by mid-yearThe nervous system approach Ali brings to clients and why expansion without integration leads to snapping, not growingWhy "play" became the biggest business medicine, and how it replaced hustle as the engine of growthHow Ali stopped resisting their nursing career and what happened to their energy and business when they didThe identity shift that made the biggest difference: becoming unapologetically willing to say the thing, send the email, follow the nudgeWhat it looks like to merge with your future self when your current self is still scaredWho Ali works with now, and how they help high-achieving, multi-hyphenate humans reconnect with the parts of themselves they've been hidingThe vision taking shape: an immersive retreat experience rooted in the HEART framework, and why Italy is already callingConnect with Ali Ryan here: https://www.aliryancoaching.com/Ready to become the person who signs clients every day? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Mike Wolf never set out to be a coach. He started investing in real estate at 23 when everyone told him he'd fail. The best way to get him to succeed? Tell him he won't. He spent 37 years proving them wrong.Then something funny happened. All those naysayers? They became his first clients. They'd ask to pick his brain over coffee at Starbucks, and he'd always say yes. But they never did anything with the information. No skin in the game.When a mentor finally pushed him to charge, he felt so guilty asking for $1,000 that he'd take people to Cirque du Soleil shows and pay for their hotels. He was basically giving the money right back.But here's what changed everything: every time he raised his prices, the quality of clients went up. They were more serious. More likely to get results. He realized he wasn't doing anyone a favor by undercharging.Fast forward to COVID. Mike had been traveling full-time for over a decade when the world shut down. He got bored. So he took everything he'd learned at events like Brendon Burchard's Experts Academy and finally applied it. He launched online trainings, built an affiliate network, got on podcasts, and created his first real long-term mastermind.By day 8, he'd made over $1 million in revenue. From a side hustle.In this episode, we talk about:Starting real estate at 23 when everyone said he'd failHow his naysayers became his first clientsCharging $1,000 and feeling so guilty he gave it all back in perksThe mentor who kept pushing him to raise his pricesWhy higher prices actually serve your clients betterAdding a "done for you" revenue stream alongside coachingTraveling full-time for 12+ years while teams manage everythingGetting bored during COVID and finally going all-in on coachingBreaking 7 figures in 8 days with online trainings and affiliatesWhy the universe puts the right people on your path when your intentions are rightConnect with Mike:» WebsiteReady to sign clients every day? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

In 2011, Melanie Childers was diagnosed with breast cancer at 34.It blew up her life. She had just finished a master's degree in adult education. And suddenly she was staring down her own mortality, asking: What do I actually want to do with my life?She saw other survivors around her stuck in the "why me" place. Angry. Traumatized. And she understood it. But she refused to let cancer define the rest of her story.She found coaching. Started with $50 sessions. Made $4,000 her first year. And slowly built the confidence to show up, to sell, to believe she could actually do this.Fast forward to today: Melanie has collected $1.2 million in coaching sales over the past 4 years. She's a master business and leadership coach helping values-led coaches, course creators, and CEOs grow and scale while breaking free from internalized patriarchy and hustle culture.She's also one of our incredible ES coaches, helping members with strategy and messaging every single week. In this episode, we talk about:Getting diagnosed with breast cancer at 34 and how it completely redirected her lifeStarting with $50 sessions and making $4,000 her first yearThe moment she 5Xed her revenue by joining a mastermind and hiring a coachGoing from $20K a year to over $100K in one yearCoaching 18-20 clients a week and realizing it was too muchThe call where she doubled her prices on the spot and the next 5 people said yesRolling all her 1:1 clients into a group and keeping 80% of them for 2 yearsThe difference between panic, stress, and desperation in the early days versus calm, confident consistency nowWhy the simplicity of one mid-to-high-ticket offer is the fastest way to growBreaking free from the "stay small and polite, work harder to prove yourself" conditioningConnect with Melanie:» WebsiteReady to sign clients in the next 7 days? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Stacey Mendelson's divorce took 4 years. Double the time it should have. Double the expense.After 13 years of marriage, raising a son with autism, and enduring years of emotional abuse, she discovered her husband was cheating. She knew she had to leave. But she also knew divorcing him might be harder than staying.She was right. The abuse escalated. Grenades were hurled at her. She felt like she'd been thrown onto an NFL field without a helmet, getting tackled from every direction.But she refused to give up. She figured out the rules of the game. She developed a strategy. And she won.She walked away with primary parenting time, sole decision-making for her son, and a financial settlement that secured their future.Now Stacey is a high-conflict divorce coach and strategist running a $350K business. She helps women go through high-conflict divorce in half the time and half the money she did. She's taken all her mistakes and turned them into a system that creates winners in and out of family court.Here's what's wild: she doesn't do social media. No strategy calls. Lawyers refer clients directly to her because she's become their secret weapon. When she's on the call with a client and their lawyer, the lawyer gets a better client. Someone who shows up ready to play.In this episode, we talk about:Her 4-year divorce battle and the mistakes that doubled her time and expenseGoing from veterinarian of 25 years to divorce coach with zero business experienceThe revenue journey: $25K year one, $75K year two, $125K year three, $175K year four, $350K now Living in France for a year while maintaining her practice working just 4-6 hours a dayWhy she calls her community the "Lifeline Sorority" and how the subscription model worksBuilding 3 funnels with zero social media and no strategy callsWhy lawyers refer clients to her and how she became their "secret weapon"Transforming anxious parents into calm, compelling clientsWhy her clients' houses feel like they're on fire and how she helps them see what's actually trueThe shift from spinning wheels on free consults to only working with clients who are ready to playConnect with Stacey: » Website: Lifeline CoachingReady to sign clients in the next 7 days? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

In 2016, Krista St-Germain's husband was killed by a drunk driver. They'd only been married a few months. He was her second husband, the romantic story everyone dreams of. She thought her best days were finally in front of her.And then the rug got ripped out from underneath her.What she discovered in the aftermath changed everything. Not just for her, but for the 600+ widows she's helped since.Krista found coaching and post-traumatic growth - the idea that we don't just bounce back from trauma, we can actually bounce forward to higher levels of life satisfaction. Not because we're grateful for what happened, but because we use it to live more on purpose.In this episode, Krista shares her journey from working in aerospace (for the money, not the planes) to building a 7-figure coaching business. She started in 2018 with 1:1 clients and made $85K her first year. By 2019, she'd crossed $100K and launched The Widowed Mom Podcast. By 2021, she hit $1M.She also gets real about what it took internally. For a long time, she didn't even identify as a widow. She didn't think she was qualified to help. Until she realized her clients didn't care about her story - they cared about whether she could help them.The moment she claimed the title of grief expert? Everything shifted.In this episode, we talk about:Losing her husband to a drunk driver and what the aftermath was really likePost-traumatic growth and the 5 areas where people can bounce forward after lossWhy she resisted coaching widows for so long and what finally shiftedThe revenue progression: $85K year one, $309K year two, $650K year three, $1M+ year fourWhy she waited until $100K to launch her podcastBuilding a 6-month rolling group program that's been running since 2019Spending $10-15K per month on Facebook ads and what that actually looks likeThe identity shift of claiming "grief expert" instead of "becoming an expert"Why she hires a tapping coach to work with her clients instead of doing it all herselfWhat she'd tell someone waiting to feel ready: "Confidence is a byproduct. Show up with courage."Connect with Krista:» Website: Coaching with Krista» Podcast: The Widowed Mom PodcastReady to sign clients in the next 7 days? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Kerrie Nygard spent 25 years dieting. Losing weight, gaining it back, losing it again. Weighing her worth by what the scale said and what her pants size was.After baby number 5, she'd done everything "right." She'd lost the weight. But she wasn't at peace. The mental chatter about food wouldn't shut up.So she went to God in prayer, ready to quit. And instead of relief, she heard: "Keep going, Kerrie."That moment changed everything.In this episode, Kerrie shares how a spiritual epiphany in front of her mirror shifted her entire relationship with her body. She stopped battling it and started treating it as a partner. And that transformation became the foundation for her coaching business.Kerrie built her business to multi-6-figures working just 9-12 hours a week while raising 6 kids. Year one she made $38K. Year two? $172K. Year three? $260K. Year four? $274K. All by fitting her business around her life, not the other way around.Her message? This doesn't have to be anything I don't want it to be.In this episode, we talk about:25 years of dieting and the moment she hit her limitThe prayer that surprised her: "Keep going, Kerrie"The mirror epiphany that shifted everything: "I am inside my body, but my body is not who I am"Going from battling her body to treating it as a partnerStarting with the mindset of "let's just see what we can do in 9-12 hours a week"Making $38K year one, $172K year two, $260K year three, $274K year fourThe shift from 1:1 coaching to a group program that changed everythingOutsourcing as soon as possibleWhy she told herself "this doesn't have to be anything I don't want it to be"Building a business around her family, not fitting her family around the businessConnect with Kerrie:» Free Workshop: In Control with Food» Podcast: The Body AllyReady to sign clients in the next 7 days? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Sade Curry made $20 her first year as a coach. One client. One call. They never came back.Last year? $125,000. And she built it all by doing it her way.In this episode, Sade shares her journey from homeschool mom and self-described "classic codependent" to life coach for divorced women and host of the Extraordinary Life & Dating after Divorce podcast. She helps women go through divorce with emotional balance, recover, rebuild, and find love again.Sade's story is powerful: after 16 years of marriage, she went through an unexpected divorce that blew her life wide open. But looking back, she calls it a gift. It forced her to stop turning the dagger on herself and finally learn what she didn't know about codependency, trauma, and how to actually be human.She started going live on Facebook back in 2016, ranting about what she was learning. A coach reached out and said "Women need to hear what you're saying." That one phone call changed everything.Her message? You don't have to follow the "right" path. You can trust your intuition and do it your way.In this episode, we talk about:Going from IT business analyst to homeschool mom to divorce coachHer unexpected divorce after 16 years and why she calls it a giftMaking $20 her first year, $1,800 her second year, $75K in 2020, and $125K in 2021The sales program that finally helped her articulate her value and sign clientsStarting her podcast at $75K even though the "rule" was to wait until $100KWhy she doesn't follow the typical 1:1 to mastermind to membership scaling pathHow divorce and relationship coaching is different from business coachingScaling the ideas, not just the coachingWhy she stayed close to high-touch 1:1 work because it's right for her clientsConnect with Sade:» Website» Podcast: Extraordinary Life & Dating after Divorce» Instagram» FacebookReady to sign clients in days? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Andrea Giles made $6,700 her first year as a coach. She was working from her "corner office" in the living room, balancing a laptop on a bar stool because she didn't have space for an actual office with 10 kids living at home.Last year? She made just under $350,000. Working less than she ever has.In this episode, Andrea shares her 7-year journey from stay-at-home mom to Master Certified Relationship Coach and host of the top-rated podcast Heal from Infidelity (ranked in the top 0.5% globally). She helps women, men, and couples use the crisis of infidelity as a catalyst for deep personal transformation, whether they choose to stay or leave the relationship.Andrea's story is powerful: she was married for 16 years to her first husband, navigating chronic deceit and betrayal. Seven months after her divorce, he died in a car accident. She became a single mom to 6 kids, eventually remarried a widower with 6 kids of his own, and then had a surprise baby 4 years ago.Her message? If I can do it, truly anyone can.In this episode, we talk about:Going from stay-at-home mom to discovering coaching when therapy wasn't enoughMaking $6,700 year one, then hitting 6 figures in year twoThe sales challenge that taught her to bring that same energy and conviction to her own business (she sold 51 spots at $6K each)Starting her podcast in 2020 and watching it grow to top 0.5% globallyWhy there's no "magic one thing" and business is constant evolutionCreating her group program through trial and errorLaunching a mastermind last year that scared her (she sold 11 spots and it became her favorite program ever)Why the nudge that won't leave you alone is the sign you're readyHer advice: take a step, just take the next stepConnect with Andrea:» Website» Instagram: @theinfidelitycoach» Podcast: Heal from Infidelity» Free Gift: 3 Lies of InfidelityReady to sign clients in the next 7 days? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Diana Murphy was working 50 hours a week in her business, trying to do it the "right" way, and wondering why it didn't feel like her. She started as a weight loss coach (she even had a podcast called "Weight Loss for CEOs"), evolved into helping corporate executives open fractional businesses, and now works with high-capacity leaders navigating disruptive shifts in their careers and lives.In this episode, Diana shares her 11-year journey and what happened when she finally stopped trying to scale the way everyone said she should and started doing things her way. She reveals:→ How her background with the Gallup organization and StrengthsFinder planted the seed for coaching→ Why she struggled when scaling was taught as the only path to success→ The year she hit $97K and told her coach she "didn't make $100K" (and her coach's response)→ The year she made $60K during her divorce and what happened when she doubled down on loving her clients (every single one renewed)→ Why she no longer makes money goals and focuses on impact energy instead→ Her tagline: "I'm the coach when shift hits the fan" (whether it's the shift you choose or the one that happens to you)→ Why waiting is a false concept and might just be your nervous system trying to feel okay→ How to embody your next level self by picturing your ideal day when everything is workingDiana's approach is refreshingly honest: trust your own evolution, do what lights you up, and stop looking for permission to do things your way. After 11 years, the last 5 have been the most fun because she finally embraced who she actually is.About Diana Murphy: Diana Murphy is an emotional mastery and mindset coach who works with leaders and executives navigating disruptive shifts in their careers and lives. She's been serving as an executive and life coach for over 11 years. What sets Diana apart is her authentic approach: she only uses coaching tools she's mastered in her own life first.Connect with Diana: → Website: https://dianamurphycoaching.com → Podcast: The Leader's Table → LinkedIn: Diana Murphy → Email: [email protected] to sign clients in the next 7 days? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Jennifer Flynn didn't start her coaching business under perfect conditions. In fact, she'll be the first to tell you that perfect conditions don't exist.In this episode, Jennifer shares the real, raw story of building a multi-six-figure coaching business while navigating a 20-year marriage ending, COVID hitting, single parenting, and homeschooling a child with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD. At one point, she was couch surfing for 15 months with a kid in tow—and still keeping her business running.Jennifer is known as The Balance Maven, and she helps high-performing founders evolve their 7-figure businesses into aligned, soul-led enterprises that give more than they take. Her approach? Grounded strategy, soul-sourced clarity, and the occasional velvet hammer.What I love about Jennifer's story is her fierce commitment to building a business that serves her life—not the other way around. She's proof that you can create incredible success even when life isn't handing you perfect conditions.In this episode, we talk about:How Jennifer accidentally got into coaching after being tapped on the shoulder for her resultsLeaving a salaried job with 6 weeks vacation to double her income in year oneWhy she shifted from 3-month to 12-month programs and the impact that hadThe biggest decision that moved the needle: putting herself firstNavigating divorce, COVID, homeschooling, and business all at onceWhat "The Balance Maven" really means and how she lives itWhy the velvet hammer works with high-performing foundersHer advice: "Do it scared. Do it imperfectly. Just effing do it."Connect with Jennifer:» Website

Melissa Schulz built a behavioral health company from scratch, grew it to 75 employees, and then walked away from it all to start over as a parenting coach.Why? Because she kept handing parents beautiful behavior plans that worked perfectly—and then watching them struggle to implement them in real life. She knew there had to be a better way.In this episode, Melissa shares the real journey of building her second six-figure business from the ground up—starting as a side hustle in 2020, selling her first business in 2023, and hitting back-to-back six-figure years in 2024 and 2025.She gets honest about what surprised her most: this was harder and took longer than she expected. But she also shares why it's been worth every moment of growth.In this episode, we talk about:Why Melissa left a thriving 75-employee business to start completely overThe gap she saw between giving parents the "perfect plan" and actual lasting transformationHow she navigated feeling inauthentic selling parenting coaching while her own kid was strugglingThe identity shift from "I'm a clinician, not a salesperson" to embracing sales as serviceWhy her income is directly tied to where she is emotionally—and how that changed everythingLetting go of timelines while still holding goalsWhat she'd tell her 2020 self: "It's all worth it"Connect with Melissa:Website: melissaschulz.comInstagram: @confidentlymomminFacebook: @confidentlymomminFree Gift: How to Get Kids to Listen E-Guide

Meagan Norris had just finished a therapy session where her therapist spent the entire hour planning her "survival of the next year of hell." She took dutiful notes—type A to the core—ready to be the best student of suffering.Then she got done with that therapy session and heard a voice: "Wait a minute. What if it doesn't have to be this way?"She ripped up the list.In this episode, Meagan shares how she went from 12 years as a stay-at-home mom with a dormant law degree and zero income to building a $400k divorce coaching business as a single mom of three—all while refusing to let her divorce become the tragedy everyone expected.Meagan reveals:→ The moment of "divine intervention" that made her question everything her therapist said—and how deciding it wouldn't be a year of hell changed the entire trajectory of her life→ Why she chose to build a coaching business instead of going back to law (even though going back would have put her family at poverty level as an associate attorney)→ The 6 months she spent processing her divorce in real time—sitting on the couch crying, journaling, feeling everything—and why that "slowing down" actually accelerated her results→ How her coach's one question ("Tell me about your divorce") instantly revealed the niche she'd been sitting on the whole time→ The belief that changed everything: "Any limitation in your current circumstances—kids, money, where you live—is actually your greatest asset"→ Why she calls herself a "time witch" and how she gets more done in less time than should make sense to people→ The identity shift she knew she had to make: "I had to be relentless, almost feral, in my pursuit of this identity"—creating over 1,000 pieces of content, doing hundreds of consultations, teaching masterclasses sick and with moving boxes behind her→ Her journey from $6k packages to $25k packages—and why raising her prices "accidentally" built massive demand for her lower-ticket offers→ The counterintuitive move of shutting down a profitable offer to create space—and why she's never been more grateful for that decisionMeagan's core philosophy: "I don't let my emotions make decisions for me." She's felt the scarcity, the fear, the uncertainty of being a single mom building something from nothing. She just doesn't let those feelings run the show.About Meagan Norris:Meagan is a former lawyer and leading divorce mentor for high-achieving women who refuse to let divorce diminish their power. After finalizing her own divorce in six months and building her business as a single mom of three, she now guides women to create a post-divorce life that is richer, freer, and more aligned with who they really are. Her work blends emotional mastery, strategic legal insight, wealth energetics, and quantum timeline shifts to help women collapse years of healing and reinvention—and accelerate into lives so good it doesn't make sense. Meagan teaches one core truth: when a woman divorces her old identity—not just the man—she unlocks a level of wealth, leadership, and personal liberation that defies logic.Connect with Meagan:→ Website: https://www.meagannorris.com/→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meagannorriscoaching→ Free Gift: 12 Quantum Abundance Shifts Divorce ActivatesReady to sign clients in the next 7 days?Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Laura Conley was stepping out of her first shower in a month—she'd been living in a hospital room with her newborn daughter who had major health complications. Six weeks postpartum, she caught herself beating herself up for not "bouncing back" into her pre-baby jeans fast enough.That moment changed everything.She realized: "I'm going to pass this down to her if I don't heal this."In this episode, Laura shares how she went from burnt-out pharmaceutical sales rep to building a half-million dollar coaching business helping moms lose weight for the last time—while picking her kids up from the bus every day, stuffing folders at their school, and refusing to send them to aftercare just to "hustle more."Laura reveals:→ The rule book she accidentally subscribed to for years—"one simple scalable offer"—and the wake-up call that made her realize she was outsourcing her own inner knowing→ How she went from $90k to $420k in one year by doing one bold, scary thing: texting Kelly LeVeque to ask to be on her podcast (and what her husband said that made her finally hit send)→ The "midlife crisis" launch that flopped and exposed she'd been tying her money-making ability to her self-worth—and what shifted when she realized her dad never actually cared about her revenue→ Why she now asks herself every week: "What's the biggest needle mover?"—and caps her calendar at 3 meetings per day max→ Her philosophy on building business around your life: "I created this business knowing I was going to have kids. Why am I sending them to aftercare so I can hustle more to prove I'm valuable?"→ The question she's playing with now: "How good does it get to get?"Laura's approach is refreshingly anti-rule-book. She looks at her phone when she wakes up (because she loves it), journals every morning, picks her kids up from the bus every day, and trusts that her intuition IS the strategy.About Laura Conley:Laura Conley is the founder of the Yummy Mummy Weight Loss Method, which has successfully helped hundreds of women lose weight for the last time. Lovingly labeled "The Fun Weight Loss Coach" by her clients, Laura helps mamas struggling with diet drama to free themselves from food chatter forever—all from a place of love. Her mission: help moms pass down a beautiful legacy to their children instead of passing down the struggle with food and body image. Laura is the host of the top 1.5% podcast "Lose Weight for the Last Time" and has been featured on the Be Well By Kelly Podcast with Kelly LeVeque and The Earn Your Happy Podcast with Lori Harder. She's worked with brands like Uber, Nike, and Twitter.Connect with Laura:→ Website: https://lauraconleycoaching.com→ Podcast: Lose Weight for the Last Time→ Free Gift: Weight Loss Plan That Works: https://www.lauraconley.com/planReady to sign clients in the next 7 days?Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Katie Pulsifer spent 5 years as an Executive Leader at The Life Coach School, training thousands of coaches and thinking she'd work there forever. Then, without warning, everything changed - and she found herself unemployed, terrified, and facing a belief that had served her well for years: "I'm not an entrepreneur."In this episode, Katie shares the raw, vulnerable journey of going from dream job to building her own six-figure coaching business and launching the Golden Coaching Certification in just 18 months. She reveals:→ The thought that kept her stuck for years - and the simple question that changed everything ("Why not me?")→ What it actually felt like the night before launching her certification (hint: she had a full meltdown and couldn't stop shaking)→ Why she didn't feel better even AFTER hitting send on her launch - and why that's exactly what new coaches need to hear→ The 2 emotions she traded "waiting to feel ready" for: awkwardness and boredom→ How she got her 9th client in the final 48 hours by picking up the phone→ The identity shift from employee to CEO - and why "my way can be a way"→ How she designs her life now: sprinting from the Caribbean, then resting in MaineKatie's message for anyone waiting to feel ready? "Waiting just continues to stall the dream." This episode is proof that you don't need to feel confident to take action - you just need to be willing to do it awkward.About Katie Pulsifer:Katie is a Master Certified Coach and the creator of the Golden Coaching Certification. This heart-led methodology empowers women to lead boldly, coach masterfully, and create extraordinary futures rooted in clarity, integrity, and personal freedom. With over 13 years of experience and five years as an Executive Leader at The Life Coach School, Katie has trained thousands of coaches and helped high-achieving women move from stalled-out to deeply self-led. Her work blends thought partnership, identity expansion, and nervous-system-safe strategy, making her a sought-after mentor and advisor for coaches who are ready to claim their full power, earn abundantly, and live their legacy. Katie's mission is to normalize coaching success that honors the whole self: bold action, regulated growth, and heart-led leadership.Connect with Katie:→ Website: https://www.katiepulsifercoaching.com→ Substack: https://katiepulsifercoaching.substack.com→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiepulsifer→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiepulsifer→ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katie.p.martin.31→ Free Gift - 80 Transformative Coaching Questions: https://katiepulsifercoaching.myflodesk.com/heartReady to sign clients in the next 7 days? Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

Sarah Plowman was a stay-at-home mom going through a divorce, waiting tables part-time, and had never made more than $42,000 a year in her life. She didn't see herself as a six-figure earner - not even close.Then her mom said five words that changed everything: "You'd make a great life coach."In this episode - the very first Embodied Success Call ever recorded inside The Embodied Society - Sarah shares how she went from waitress and single mom to crossing $1 million cash collected in her coaching business in just 4.5 years. She reveals:→ The thought that broke her brain when she saw other coaches making $100k MONTHS - and how she refused to let her "reasons why not" stop her→ Why her first $100k took 15 months but her second $100k only took 4 months→ How she went from $3k packages to signing $100k clients - without adding more time or bells and whistles→ The moment her throat closed up making her first $15k offer (and why she did it anyway)→ Why she stopped judging her desires for money and attention - and how that unlocked everything→ Her philosophy on "how" being a question you answer in retrospect, not in advance→ What it actually looks like to live like a "kept woman" while doing the keeping herselfSarah's approach is refreshingly simple: know your desire, be honest about it, take action before you feel ready, and refuse to make your story wrong. Now she works 6 hours a week on Zoom, homeschools her two boys, dances ballet twice a week, and starts her Mondays at the spa.About Sarah Plowman:Sarah Plowman is a single mom/waitress turned million dollar mentor. She built a 7-figure online coaching brand by focusing on doing things her way rather than the right way. She helps coaches attract and sign high ticket clients, doubling the white space on their calendar (and in their brain), and helps them stop worrying what people think so they can enjoy TF out of being unapologetically them.Connect with Sarah:→ Website: https://sarahplowmancoaching.com→ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/sarahplowmancoaching/Ready to sign clients in the next 7 days?Grab Rebecca's free training at https://embodiedsociety.com/clients

What do coaches making multiple six and seven figures have that you don't? They became the person who gets those results BEFORE the results showed up.I'm Rebecca Barnheart - Master Certified Life Coach, million-dollar business strategist, founder of the Embodied Society, and your host of this podcast. In this trailer, I'm sharing what this podcast is really about: the real stories behind the success. The rock bottom moments. The scary investments. The identity shifts that broke through income ceilings.If you're done with surface-level strategy and ready to become the version of you who already has everything you want - hit subscribe. New episodes weekly.