Mogul Chix® Chat Podcast
by Adrienne Graham
Mogul Chix® Chat is a cold water, in-your-face wake up call (part humor, part education, full on real talk) for high performing Female Founders to get their mindsets ready to get a seat at the table, then go secure the block, the industry and the wealth. This podcast focuses on the unsexy stuff in business & the inner workings of making a company sustainable and profitable. We talk about building wealth, building companies, leadership, making Mogul Moves, & building legacy. This podcast is part blueprint, and part masterclass. You can hear valuable tips and advice from the host and hear from women who are blazing trails and kicking ass in their respective industries. It's a tell all on how to navigate and be successful as a woman in business.Mogul Chix® helps Female Founders grow and scale profitable, job creating companies, and eventually get their companies investment ready. We also help groom them into dynamic leaders and CEOs. Mogul Chix® is a mindset, a way of life and a blueprint
Episodes
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Episode 96: Episode 96: Why They Say No: 7 Things to Fix Before Your Next Investor Meeting
Not every investor rejection is about bias. And not every rejection means your company is a bad business. Sometimes founders are simply approaching the wrong capital, the wrong investors, or the right investors at the wrong time. In part two of the Capital Access Series, Adrienne Graham breaks…
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Episode 95: Episode 95: We Know VC Has a Race Problem. Now What?
We already know Black founders and women founders face their own persistent funding gaps. The numbers are real. The bias is real. But we're having the wrong conversations. Time to change the narrative AND the conversation. In the first episode of the Capital Access Series, Adrienne Graham…
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Episode 94: Episode 94: Becoming the Woman Your Business Needs: Power, Presence, and CEO Identity
Adrienne dives deep into identity evolution — the internal transformation required for women to lead companies at the highest levels. This episode explains why every bottleneck begins with identity and how to step into the version of yourself that can confidently scale your business. Key...
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Episode 93: Episode 93: The People Pipeline: How to Attract, Hire, & Retain the Right People
This episode teaches founders how to build a healthy, predictable people pipeline — the process of consistently attracting aligned candidates, hiring correctly, and retaining top talent. Adrienne gives practical guidance on role clarity, job descriptions, culture expectations, and performance.…
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Episode 92: Episode 92: You Can't Scale Alone! Build a High-Performing Team That Supports Growth
Adrienne breaks down the truth about scaling: you cannot do it yourself. This episode explains why most founders struggle with team-building, what high-performance teams actually look like, and the five elements that allow your team to run confidently without depending on you. Key…
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Episode 91: Episode 91: How to Fund Your Growth: Loans, Lines, Investors & Revenue Power Plays
In this episode, Adrienne breaks down the four pathways every business can use to fund growth: debt, equity, revenue power plays, and asset leverage. She explains why under-capitalization kills more businesses than bad ideas and shares the mindset and structure required to become “fundable.”Key...
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Episode 90: Episode 90: Profit Is Power: Revenue Means Nothing If You Can’t Keep It
This episode reframes profit as a leadership decision instead of a financial accident. Adrienne exposes the reasons most companies aren’t profitable and provides the five profit levers every CEO must pull to build a financially powerful company. Key TakeawaysRevenue feeds ego. Profit feeds...
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Episode 89: Episode 89: Get Ready 1st, Then Get Funded
If you're trying to raise capital for your business because you're struggling, you won't get it. And there is a major conversation happening right now in Black and Brown communities that only half address the investing problem. People often have a misconception about what it takes to get capital...
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Episode 88: Episode 88: Building the Business That Gives You Your Life Back
On the last episode, we talked about ease as a strategy, not a luxury. Today, we’re taking that conversation a little deeper. In this episode Adrienne guides CEOs through the architecture required to build a business that supports their life, not one that drains it. She identifies the four...
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Episode 87: Episode 87: Redesigning Your Business So It Stops Running You
Stop doing things the hard way. In this TED-style episode, Adrienne dismantles the lies we tell ourselves that ease is lazy and reframes it as a hallmark of intelligent leadership. She teaches CEOs how to design their businesses around simplicity, strength, alignment, and structure.
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Episode 86: Episode 86: The 5 Levers Every Fast-Growth Company Must Master
So, you want to build a multi-million dollar company. Well it takes more than "business as usual" to do that. It takes a focused, conscious, next level, intentional mindset and a series of actions a Founder must take to ensure growth. In this episode, Adrienne breaks down the five structural…
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Episode 85: Episode 85: Why You’re Stuck at Your Current Revenue & the Decisions That Break You Out
Adrienne delivers a wake up call for founders who are stuck. She discusses the real reasons businesses get stuck and reveals the CEO-level decisions required to break through revenue ceilings. This episode helps with strategic clarity and visionary insight.
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Episode 84: Episode 84: The 10 Questions Every Company Struggles With — and the Real Answers No One Gives You
Mogul Chix® Chat is back from hiatus! In this episode, Adrienne resets the tone for what’s coming next on the Mogul Chix Chat Podcast. It’s time to get real about why so many women founders are grinding, overwhelmed, and still feeling like the business isn’t giving what it needs to give. This...
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Episode 83: Episode 83: Don't Network Smarter, Network Strategically
Networking hasn't changed. But the way you approach it should. As a CEO you have to be discerning about the rooms you enter. Be intentional about your long game and be mindful about who you associate with. If you're not clear about your "why" for networking, you won't find yourself in the...
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Episode 82: Episode 82: Are You Setting Yourself Up for Hiring Success?
Some entrepreneurs get a little busy, and the first thing they do is decide they need to hire. But they often try to hire before they're ready. Not ready in terms of need, but ready in terms of preparation. Hiring is strategy. And if you don't have a plan in place, you can set yourself up for a…
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Episode 81: Episode 81: Protect Your IP Against Content Jackers
It's the wild wild west out in these internet street. Every day I open my social media to complaints about people copying or outright jacking content and courses. But nine times out of ten, the person haven't taken the steps to legally protect their IP! In today's episode I give you a few tips on...
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Episode 80: Episode 80: Tips on Managing Multiple Companies
Serial entrepreneurship isn't for everyone. But that doesn't mean anyone has the right to tell you that you can't do it. I firmly believe that everyone has a right to multiple streams of revenue. But there are subtle nuances to it if you want to keep your sanity. In this episode, I share my...
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Episode 79: Episode 79: Negotiate Smarter Investment Terms
Did you know you can negotiate terms with an investor? A lot of people don't know that. The assumption is that once an investor makes an offer, you to take it as is. But as in life, everything is negotiable. In this episode I give tips on how to effectively position yourself to negotiate the…
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Episode 78: Episode 78: Allow Others to Help You Adjust Your Crown
Ladies, it's OK. Constructive criticism usually doesn't come from ill intent. Many women honestly want to see you win. And sometimes it means helping you adjust that crown and make better decision in this business world. But sometimes the delivery can be perceived as wrong or harmful. So how do…
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Episode 77: Episode 77: Do Salary Comps BEFORE You Hire
When you have hiring needs, it's easy to start interviewing before understanding the salary landscape. Many entrepreneurs make that mistake. A lot try to fit their hired to their budget. In fact they end up losing on great talent when they take that approach. It's better to understand what…
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Episode 76: Episode 76: Politics Not As Usual
DISCLAIMER: I did this podcast episode as a Facebook/Youtube livestream. So the quality is a little different. The political landscape has gotten hot! Biden is out, Harris is in. There have been coalitions breaking records in funding and Zoom calls. But not everyone is on board. People have...
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Episode 75: Episode 75: Don't Let The Copycats Win
Imitation is not the highest or sincerest form of flattery. It's theft. While nothing in business or social media is ever new, what you offer has your own stamp and identity. When you oenly share your message with the world, it's easy to become a target of copycats. It happens with designer…
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Episode 74: Episode 74: Post-Hire Talent Management
Most business owners get so caught up in the hiring process and the search for great talent, they often forget about after the hire. Getting them is a lot easier than keeping them. How you treat your employees will determine how long they stay and how loyal they will be. In this episode I talk...
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Episode 73: Episode 73: Client Success Journey
When working with clients, it should never be strictly transactional. Clients remember how they were treated and made to feel more than what they paid for. Most business owners don't take the time to understand the client success journey. In this episode I give some insight into what the process…
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Episode 72: Episode 72: Build Real Wealth, Don't Idolize Symbols of Rich
There's a difference between wealthy and rich. Wealthy is quiet, rich is loud & bragging. In this social media world, people can be anything they want to be, and often times the images of wealth get confused with real wealth. Unless your brand is about wealth, there should be no reason to use...
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Episode 71: Episode 71: Establish Your Value Before Someone Else Does
I learned long ago that if I don't establish my value, someone else would. And the value they establish won't line up to the truth. When establishing value, don't think in terms of price or affordability. Think about the results you deliver. They have to match the promise in order for the value…
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Episode 70: Episode 70: Brainstorming with the Biz Besties
I know it's happened to you. You and your girls are in the middle of a great conversation. All of you are dropping gems. Valuable strategy that have the potential to change your life and the way you do business. An hour later, you forget half of what was said! Start normalizing having…
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Episode 69: Episode 69: The CEO Experience for Women of Color
We have what it takes to be the boss. We're building amazing companies and making power moves that are setting up our future generations for wealth. Yet we are vulnerable as Moms in this society. We work to get parity with our counterparts. In short, we are drained at times. In a world that's...
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Episode 68: Episode 68: The Price is the Price- Stop Trying to Serve Everyone
Yes, Mary J. Blige in collaboration with Giuseppe Zanotti launched a boot for $1,300. Some people are complaining about the price and are calling for her to release a lower priced one. But is that fair? I learned a long time ago that the price is the price but terms are negotiable. While I am...
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Episode 67: Episode 67: Speak Up- Use Your Voice, Platform & Network to Effect Change
With the democratization of platforms the good and bad thing is anyone can launch one. It doesn't mean everyone's message is positive. We as women have a responsibility to uplift, inspire and educate. We have a responsibility to honor and tell our stories. So many people fumble that opportunity…
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Episode 66: Episode 66: Protect, License & Get That Money!
When I started on this IP journey, my thinking and scope was so limited. I had a lot of assumptions that had me afraid to work my numbers or go for opportunities. I thought about what it would be like to actually really own Mogul Chix® and the power that it gave me to create new long term...
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Episode 65: Episode 65: There’s No Lack of Funding for WOC, Let’s Be More Strategic to Get It
On Facebook, I posted about Women of Color & access to capital, & it got lot's of like's comments & views. Clearly this is a conversation that needs to be had. People often lament about there not being any viable capital resources for Women of Color and how we can't get into those rooms. But…
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Episode 64: Episode 64: Do You Have Brand Authenticity & Alignment?
Beyonce is coming out with a new Haircare Line! And it's got people talking. It seems a lot of people, fans and non-fans are confused about this. The general consensus is she is not known for haircare. But it opens up a deeper conversation. Will consumers buy for name recognition or is your...
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Episode 63: Episode 63: The Power of Operational Leverage (Teams)
I made a post on social media the other day. I said “If you can’t take a 2 week vacation and be off the grid and the business can still run smoothly, you have a leverage problem. If you are not looking to build a company that is independent of you, this episode is not for you. I have been…
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Episode 62: Episode 62: Shine Even When They Say You Can't
Whether you're a starter or a veteran entrepreneur, we all experience bouts of imposter syndrome. But more often than not, it's a result of someone else's words, not what we tell ourselves. As women we have to recondition our minds to not let other people's perceptions, labels or words hold our...
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Episode 61: Episode 61: Replicate to Scale, or Fail
No one woman can be an island unto herself…or however the saying goes. Let me just say if you are not looking to build a company that is independent of you, this episode is not for you. It’s OK to be the little fish and play small, for a little while. But if you’re listening to this, I get the...
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Episode 60: Episode 60: Elevate With Exclusivity
You know the old saying. “Everything ain’t for everybody”. Well that’s true. Now a lot of people may not want to hear that, but it’s the facts. As you grow your company and become more mature as a CEO, you start to realize that you cannot serve everyone. And by the same token everyone isn’t meant...
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Episode 59: Episode 59: Be Authentically YOU
In a world full of carefully curated, PR driven fake social media driven images, be authentically you. There is so much pressure on these internet streets to look and play the part. I'm here to tell you that being authentically YOU is enough. People are shifting from the glitz and glam of the…
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Episode 58: Episode 58: Watch Your Circle, Expand Your Mind, Elevate to Succeed
In life and business you have to be discerning about who you let in your orbit. You’re taught from an early age who and who not to trust. For some people, as you get into business, it’s easy to want to befriend everyone. But you quickly learn based on how high you fly who’s there for you, who’s...
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Episode 57: Episode 57: Don't Let Negativity Stop Your Flow
How many times have you put out some great news or something exciting on social media, only to have some negative people start dogging your post? The world is full of negative people. But you can't let those people stop your flow. There will always be naysayers and detractors who just always want...
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Episode 56: Episode 56: Stop Chasing Your Money
How many times have you had a client come to you asking to make long term payment arrangements because they feel your price is too high? You end up giving them terms of 12-18 months on something that takes you about 3-6 months to deliver. I used to do that. While most people pay diligently, some...
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Episode 55: Episode 55- Lady "CEO" Call Outs!
Being a CEO is a privilege as much as it is a responsibility. People often conflate "business owner" with "CEO. Too many folks out there assigning the title of CEO when you aren't ready to be an effective CEO. Just because you own or lead a business doesn't make you a CEO. I'm here to help you...
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Episode 54: Episode 54: There's No Straight Line to Building Wealth
Building wealth isn't just about having money. There are stages you must go through in order to reach true wealth. But before you can get to true wealth, you have to define what true wealth looks like for you. What is the end goal? What are you willing to do to get there? What sacrifices are you...
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Episode 53: Episode 53: Navigating Love & Business When You're an Entrepreneur
When you're a successful entrepreneur, you're on top of the world. But often times, there's an ego thing that comes with it that can affect your relationship if it wasn't already solid. Many times women are taught they don't need a man/partner to be successful. And a lot of times some of you take...
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Episode 52: Episode 52: Go Where You're Love & Respected, Not Just Tolerated
Things change. People change. Situations change. As a business owner, you should never remain stagnant. Growth is integral to success. And if you're afraid of growing, especially if you're worried about what others think, you'll remain mediocre and stagnant. Nobody wants that. I think it’s…
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Episode 51: Episode 51: Where Are You Finding Your Top Talent?
How are you finding your best talent? Often times business owners will settle for what they can get instead of going for top talent. There are a few reasons for that. In today's episode I'll be talking about 3 main issues actually KEEPING you from finding your top talent. It really doesn't have…
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Episode 50: Episode 50: Let Risk & Challenge Be Your Motivators
Growing a company is not a cake walk. Sure, there are some people who make it look easy, and at some levels it is. But as you start making bigger goals and envisioning more success, things get tougher, decisions get more complicated, and you have to evolve at each level in business. Not…
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Episode 49: Episode 49: Ask for What You Need- Unlearn Toxic Superwoman Syndrome
Most of my life I relied on me. I didn't ask because people didn't offer. I was raised to never ask anyone for anything. And somehow, I became the person everyone went to to ask for advice, favors, help. I gave so much because I never wanted people to feel like I was untouchable. I had not yet...
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Episode 48: Episode 48: I'm Growing, Now What? Knowing When to Hire
When you started a business, you threw yourself in head first, determined to make it work. After a while, you look up and realize your business has exploded...in a good way. Now, panic set in because you're overwhelmed and have limited you capacity to service clients. This would be a great time…
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Episode 47: Episode 47: Hiring Contractors vs Employees
In the beginning, it may look like you’re saving money by hiring a contractor. But over time, contractors cost way more than employees. There’s a mindset that hiring a contractor will save money. That's not the case in most situations. Small businesses may feel that contractors are the best...
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Mogul Chix® Chat is a cold water, in-your-face wake up call (part humor, part education, full on real talk) for high performing Female Founders to get their mindsets ready to get a seat at the table, then go secure the block, the industry and the wealth. This podcast focuses on the unsexy stuff in business & the inner workings of making a company sustainable and profitable. We talk about building wealth, building companies, leadership, making Mogul Moves, & building legacy. This podcast is part blueprint, and part masterclass. You can hear valuable tips and advice from the host and hear from women who are blazing trails and kicking ass in their respective industries. It's a tell all on how to navigate and be successful as a woman in business.Mogul Chix® helps Female Founders grow and scale profitable, job creating companies, and eventually get their companies investment ready. We also help groom them into dynamic leaders and CEOs. Mogul Chix® is a mindset, a way of life and a blueprint
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