Curiously Guided Podcast

Ep.09 | Do You Even NEED a Website? A More Honest & Holistic Perspective

With both me & Shay being ex-web designers, we thought, who better to have an honest discussion about websites, than us?!
This isn’t your normal “Website 101” type of episode. We talk about if you actually even NEED a website to begin with (hint: sometimes you don’t) — and if you DO need a website, where should you begin?
We hope that this conversation demystifies the whole website building process, whether you’re hiring a professional, going the DIY route, or somewhere in between.
So don’t sleep on this convo because we give some powerful perspective shifts that will help you make an empowered decision while staying curiously guided along the way…
 
OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE:
Do you even NEED a website?
What are the different types of websites?
Pros & cons of each website platform + the ones we suggest you stay away from
When does it make sense to get a custom or semi-custom website?
How to approach DIY’ing your website while still making it effective
WTF is a conversion?!
What REALLY matters when it comes to making your website actually PROFITABLE
Perspective shifts that can help you make empowered decisions, regardless of the path you choose
 
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
YouTube Tutorial: How to Set up Google Analytics
 
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Ep.08 | Examining Subconscious Beliefs Through the Untangling of Stories with Ronna Detrick

Join us in this empowering conversation as we explore the role of female stories and how they impact our subconscious thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors about ourselves, and the world around us.
There is so much power behind stories, especially because they’re built into our society on such a deep level that their influence & programming can sometimes be completely overlooked.
And that’s where Ronna’s perspective comes in. Her own personal story, combined with her insight on untangling the stories baked into the fabrics of society, empowers us to shift the narrative in a way that’s more nourishing, inspiring, and authentic.
Enjoy!
 
OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE:
The power of story & how it shapes our subconscious thoughts, beliefs, and actions
Exploring women’s perspectives in ancient stories
How to recognize the story that you’re in
How to begin shifting the stories from disempowering to empowering
How bringing your inner voice and outer actions together helps you build self-trust
Ask yourself: What story do you WANT to be told?
The simple step you can take TODAY to start living more authentically
Noticing the opportunities in your life to speak more honestly, and start building the muscle of allowing yourself to be seen
Exploring the balance of entrepreneurship & side-hustles
Allowing your business & career to support the season of life you’re in
 
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Ronna’s Tedx Talk
New Year Sacred Readings (50% off through 12/20/21)
About Ronna:
Ronna’s career has spanned human resources, higher education, the learning & development space, and entrepreneurship. She has been a senior executive with two different organizations, given multiple keynotes, trained thousands of people, and even given a TEDx talk on Eve. She holds a B.A. in Business and Communication and a Masters of Divinity. Twelve years ago, Ronna founded her own business, RonnaDetrick.com, where she does everything in her power to honor and embolden women. She writes. She speaks. She coaches. She provides spiritual direction. And she creates unique ways for women’s stories, both past, and present, to be understood as a powerful and sacred source of wisdom, encouragement, and hope.
Website: https://www.ronnadetrick.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RonnaJDetrick
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronnadetrick
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnadetrick
 
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Ep.07 | Intentional Marking: A More Sustainable Approach to Getting Visible Online

This episode is a juicy one that goes along with Episode 4, where we dive into Sales Strategy. Because selling is great and all, but being VISIBLE is the other piece of the puzzle. (ya can’t sell shit when no one is seein’ you, ya know?)
When it comes to marketing your business and getting visible online, there are a TON of strategies that you can play with, but a lot of them are a one-way ticket to burnout.
Me (Mariah) and Shay peel back the curtain and give our advice on creating a better approach to visibility, one that includes sustainability, self-reflection, intentionality, alignment, and creating a foundation that supports you in whatever season of life you’re in.
Allow this episode to inspire you to create the marketing & visibility plan that FEELS GOOD FOR YOU. Because that’s the plan that works, we promise ;)
“We don’t need more content. We need better content.” - Mariah
OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE:
3 phases of a successful and intentional marketing plan
Marketing online in a way that feels good and supports whatever season of life you’re in
How to combine short term and long term strategies in your business
How being “searchable” on different platforms helps you build a sustainable foundation
Why creating content that solves a specific problem converts better on Google & Youtube
What is “user intent” and why it’s going to become increasingly important in 2022+
How to use Google to get ON Google
What to do if you don’t want to create new blog posts
Why self-reflection is so powerful when creating your marketing plan
The shortcut to building trust with new people
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
[FREE Download] The Ultimate Blog Post SEO Checklist
Tiffany Noel Taylor
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Ep.06 | Being an Empath & Following Your Intuition to 6 Figures in Business With Natashia Mack

With both me (Mariah) and Shay being empaths aka Highly Sensitive People, we were extra drawn to Natashia and how she built a successful business by turning her sensitivity into a superpower.
Natashia has a knack for telling stories that feel relatable, and she gives insanely helpful advice for owning your energy, following your intuition, and creating a business that not only feels good energetically but aligns with how you were put on this earth to serve.
There are so many golden nuggets in this episode, and we think it’s a really great combination of spiritual insight and grounded business advice.
Kick back and enjoy this loving, fun, and transparent conversation with Natashia!
OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE:
Understanding intuition, the language of energy, and mediumship
What is psychometry and how following the nudge opened up the door to mediumship & connecting to past loved ones
Working through the vulnerability & inner critic when you first start charging for your services
Why we hold ourselves back and crave certifications, courses, and extra education even tho we’re already ready to move forward
Following synchronicities & intuitive guidance when it comes to raising prices + how to work through the fear & resistance of it
How to notice the difference between the inner critic and intuition
How to turn down the volume of your inner critic + other tips for HSP and empaths to make your sensitivity a superpower
How to feel more empowered and energized by taking your power back and addressing your business leaks and energy drains
How Natashia pivoted in business from working strictly 1:1 to creating & offering sustainable group containers
What the Akashic Records are and how they can help you get to know yourself on an entirely new (and super cool) level.
Journal prompts:
where are the leaky faucets in my business?
How can I put myself first?
How could this be more fun, simple, and easy?
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Unlock Your Inner Medium Program
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Book by Carol Dweck
Akashic Record Insight Timer Meditation
About Natashia:
Spiritual Mentor, Psychic Medium, Akashic Records Reader, ADHD-er 6 figure business owner, mom of four, Coach for Highly Sensitive Entrepreneurs - I help them ditch the inner critic, build confidence, enhance and trust their intuition and be their authentic self!
Website: https://natashiamack.com/
Instagram(s): @iamnatashiamack
 
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Ep.05 | Navigating the Highs & Lows of Owning a Business With Ash Burnside of Healing Hustle Co

There can be a lot of shame in the online business world if you go from working for yourself full-time, to working for someone else, and that’s exactly why we wanted to have this chat with Ash Burnside of Healing Hustle Co.
Little did we know, the conversation was going to be so much more than that, in the best way. Ash opens up and gets transparently vulnerable about her story of transformation over the past couple of years, which includes different periods of time filled with challenging darkness, and a shit ton of magic.
We also dive into the world of self-care, mental health, neurodiversity, exploring ADHD and learning how to support yourself as a human, and a business owner, on so many different levels.
This conversation gives us straight CHILLS every time we tune in, and we hope you enjoy it just as much!
OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE:
Changing the perspective around getting a 9-5.
How working for someone else can be insanely empowering & give you the space you’re craving and needing.
Learning more about being neurodivergent & Ash’s experiences in the coaching industry.
Ash’s story, filled with moments of hard, dark, and chock-full of magic type of moments that ultimately lead her to a big decision in her business.
Where to explore ADHD symptoms and the journey of self-diagnosis.
What tools, routines, and tasks help Ash support herself with ADHD.
The power of unmasking and showing up as your true authentic self.
How to heal your business burnout by adding more play & space into your life.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
ADHD Assessment Workbook
https://adhdonline.com/
ADHD for Smartass Women Facebook Group
Trello
Notion
About Ashley:
Ash is a multi-passionate spiritualist and serial entrepreneur. As a master marketer, she's built funnels + multiple-six figure launch campaigns for a variety of different businesses, from creative solopreneurs launching their first oracle deck into the world to mega-brands like BossBabe. She was featured as one of Yahoo Finance's Top 10 Marketing Coaches in 2020 but has recently been heeding the call of Spirit to slow down, tune in, and work with her gifts in a far more purposeful and impactful way than marketing alone. When she's not chasing her three boys or recovering from her latest fiction book binge, you can find her helping to heal others when it comes to all things burnout, boundaries, and self-care.
Website: ashburnside.com
Instagram(s): @healinghustleco @ashdoesmarketing
 
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Ep.04 | How to Have More Fun on Your Sales Calls

OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE:
Our philosophy on sales & sales calls for business: Hint: It’s beneficial for both of us, it’s not just about answering the questions of the client.
What approach we use
Do you even NEED sales calls?!
What about using a script for your sales calls?
What our sales calls typically include
How we handle objections & follow-ups
How to establish boundaries aka not coaching or giving all of your solutions on the sales call ;)
How we get ourselves ready for sales calls to make sure we’re showing up from a place of being in our power & being of service to our people
 
LEARN MORE & CONNECT WITH THE PODCAST:
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Instagram: @shayheyshay & @mariahmagazineco

Ep.03 | Make More Aligned Business Decisions by Following Your Curiosity & Intuition

This episode is kind of like a follow-up of our last episode, focusing on trusting yourself enough to follow your curiosity & intuition. 
Growing up in our society, most of us have been taught to look outside of ourselves for answers & direction, but what we’ve come to realize on our journeys is that the real answers come from within. But in order to access it all, we have to create the space to get quiet and start building trust within ourselves.
Join us in the conversation as we dive deeper into intuition, the inner critic, and exploring resistance.
 
OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE:
How to use intuition as a tool to expand your business in a way that feels aligned
The 5 Claire’s of intuition & how information comes through for each of them
How to know the difference between intuition and the inner critic
How trusting your intuition can impact your business in the best of ways
How getting curious about any resistance you feel can be a superpower
Tips & activities to help you get started connecting with your intuition
 
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Rebecca Campbell Oracle Cards
Intention Expansion Affirmation Card Deck
Modern Witch Tarot Card Deck
 
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Ep.02 | How Trust Can Help You Build a More Successful Business

We open up & get transparent about the role that trust has played in creating our successful businesses, along with tips & ways that you can cultivate & strengthen the same muscle.
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE:
How following other people’s advice about business can lead to anxiety & burnout
How can you lean into your ideas and start to trust yourself
What “Curiously Guided” means to us
Trusting your intuition is a superpower, especially in business
How we see the coaching industry changing
Why creating space, physically, mentally, and emotionally, allows you to process, evolve, and expand
Perspective shifts on what crying does for us and what we can choose to make it mean
Redefining business growth & creating a sustainable business foundation by trusting ourselves
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Julia Cameron’s Morning Pages: https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/
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Ep.01 | Embracing Imperfection & Following the Nudge

After years of bingeing all the courses and taking advice from all the guru’s..
we discovered the real secret to not just business “success”, but actual life fulfillment lies in your ability to follow your own curiosity, listen to your inner wisdom, and trust yourself.
Our goal is to inspire you to take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and stay curiously guided along the way.
This first episode is a deep dive into us walking our talk and allowing ourselves to show up, and launch the podcast, even if it feels insanely imperfect. We chat about what it means to be curiously guided, our journeys in business, and how they both brought us here together.
The second half of the episode is when shit really gets juicy, so make sure to hang out til the end.
“Chasing imperfection in your business is one of the most powerful tools you can use.” - Shay Schindler
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE:
Allowing ourselves to show up imperfectly & trusting the nudge
Shay + Mariah; who we are, why we started this podcast, & how we got here
How we came up with the name “Curiously Guided”
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CONNECT WITH SHAY + MARIAH:
Websites: saleswithshay.com & mariahmagazine.com
Instagram: @shayheyshay & @mariahmagazineco