The Branded Babe: Recent Episodes
Lorena Alexandra
I help women discover their authentic personal brands for the business world and beyond. The Branded Babe podcast helps uncover the beauty and power within female entrepreneurs who may not see the magnificence within themselves. Discover your individuality as a woman, stand out as a leader amidst the crowd, and unveil a personal brand that is rooted in confidence & power. Through this space you'll hear from experts on mindset, business, branding & more! Ready to move forward with confidence? Let’s have some fun!
Tune into this episode as I share:
- How I started out with my business, quit my job and thought that I would finally arrive and make money, then got another job a few months later
- How it takes time to build your empire, it takes time to build a brand, and that's OK
- How it cost me money to make more money
There is no shame in working another job, or jobs while trying to build a successful and sustainable business! I even share my tips for if you do have to provide for yourself and your business working at another job then consider:
- Is this job in alignment with where I'm headed?
- Is this a job environment where I can express myself creatively, and be respected
- Is this a job where I can learn and grow in my skillset?
- Is there work/life balance?
I even share some tips on balancing your work/life and what has helped me and the mistakes I made along the way.
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We often don't hear the behind the scenes of running a business. However, we do see & hear all the marketing efforts that tell us we should be farther along, making more in one day then people who make way less in 1 month. Forgetting that the reality shows us that growing a business takes time and intention, and it's not an overnight success for 98% of people. A lot of the marketing efforts now a days use these story lines like click bate, and though it isn't impossible, I do wonder if it's in fact hurtful and misleading. In this episode we talk to Caitlin Ciulla, a business owner, photographer & creative for 11 years. She shares her experience, lessons and thoughts on these marketing tactics, running a business, and so much more!
There's nothing wrong with you if you aren't making 6 figures in 1 year, the marketing is wrong in implying you should be by now.
Take a listen to this powerful episode and let it inspire you and motivate you to be proud of where you are right now and all you've built so far.
Check out Caitlin and her amazing work @caitlinantje
Maria Fitz started One Ray Journal back in 2018 after a decade of writing in a blank journal every day. The daily journal collections help you stay motivated & accountable to achieve your goals in just a few minutes a day based on the format she’s used to practice self care, a positive mindset, and growing her business. The journals are best for people who are intimidated by a blank page and who want to move throughout your day with more intentionality in just a few moments of practice.
In this episode Lo & Maria talk about the power of writing things down, pen to paper, and how it can manifest your wildest dreams and goals into reality. Just 10 minutes a day changed her life, and it can change yours too. Especially for those struggling with depression, anxiety, & insecurity, journaling & tracking progress can be pivotal. And of course for anyone who wants to accomplish their nutrition and fitness goals, using a system like the One Ray Journal can be just what you need to make big strides and become the best version of you.
Life is short, so why aren’t we doing what makes us the happiest version of ourselves?! Listen to this inspirational episode today!
If you're a listener or you follow @thebrandedbabepodcast or @thebrandedbabe you can receive 5% off your purchase of a journal by visiting https://www.onerayjournal.com/ and using the code THEBRANDEDBABE
Follow @onerayjournal to learn more!
"Sometimes you have to slow down to speed up", is pretty much the sum of what this episode is all about. How do we create more space in our business & our life, balancing the professional and the personal, and also create more success and scale? Well, it starts with strategies and systems that work for YOU! Listen in to hear more from our guest!
Alexis Greco is an Army wife of 10 years, and a homeschool mom to four children ages 7 and under. She has been in Network Marketing for 14 years, and reached the top 1% of her company earning annual 5 figure commissions.
She now supports female entrepreneurs to leverage simple systems to create the thriving home and business of their dreams. She believes that you can be successful at home AND in your business, not one or the other.
You can find her on Instagram at @alexistgreco or on Facebook!
This episode was so much fun recording and sharing all of our manifestation stories, the how-to's, and what it looks like to be open to receiving once you've set your intention towards something! It's not just woowoo, it's a lifestyle and embodiment! Connecting with your truest desires, and being open to the highest outcome, you can manifest the dreamiest things in your life. There is joy and adventure in this experience, and journey of manifesting the life you desire.
Welcome Trish Arcaro the owner of Holistic Real Estate Pro brand. She loves to guide first-time home buyers/sellers & real estate professionals to use the Law of Attraction ✨ & Manifestation 💫 to purchase or sell their home. Her goal in holistic real estate is to take you through what can be a very stressful, mental, and physical process to get you aligned to your truest home desires and get you ready to be open to receiving what is meant for you.
Connect with Trish @holisticrealestatepro
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In this episode, Lo shares some powerful lessons she's gleaned in her 26 years of life (happy birthday!) that everyone can start embracing this year.
Often times we don't take the time to look back, before we look forward. The lessons of life can be beautiful stepping stones that can create more space, healing, growth, and success in our lives - are we learning from them? Tune into this episode full of value, encouragement, and contemplation that you don't want to miss from the host!
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From poverty to Ph.D., Dr. Laquore J. Meadows is a visionary, dynamic leader and wealth builder, as the CEO and Co-Founder of Invest2Give, LLC. Inspired by the life and legacy of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, she began her stock trading career with the aspiration to leave a lasting educational and financial impact on the world. She believes.. We are all uniquely chosen to do a thing; however, limiting beliefs and financial astigmatisms often keep us from realizing the impact that we were designed to have on the world... We must change this narrative.”
Listen to this incredible episode to hear how one powerful woman started creating the financial future she always dreamed of, and is now helping others do the same. Our opportunities get to expand when we create more wealth. Stock trading can be super confusing but r. Laquore does an incredible job explaining the basics and beginner steps to start!
Connect with Dr.Laquore on Insta: @invest2give
Get your copy of the Income on Demand: The Complete Playbook For Beginning Stock Traders here
2022 is your year. How do you want to show up, who do you want to be? Everything is a choice and you can re-decide in any moment that a change or a pivot is necessary. You get to decide how your life unfolds, if you, don’t life will decide for you. This episode is energizing and empowering for the woman who wants to be fully present, all in, and ready to take on any challenges that may come up against her on her way to the life she dreams of. You are worth it, and it starts with a commitment to you and your mindset.
Lauren Nanni is a certified Life Coach where she focuses on helping women create and LIVE lives they love. She developed her love of personal development and the industry of coaching from a young age as she had felt the profound impacts on her own life and knew she wanted to give back in a similar way. Lauren’s mission today is to promote the possibility, to show people that they are not stuck where they are, and the option to create a new reality is always available.
You can learn more about Lauren on Instagram: @lonanni or laurennanni.com
Karlyn Green is a life & biz coach who deals in wild transformations through her coaching business, Dear Wild Heart. She specializes in empowering women to create more income and impact in their lives with ease, magic, & joy. It’s her belief that women constantly underestimate what they are capable of, yet somehow do WAY too much. It is her mission to help them reconcile those two things to create lives they are WILD about.
In this special episode we talk about letting go of past narratives by facing yourself and looking within. We touch on what reframing yourself looks like, and how to get out of loops that feel inevitable - from overspending, boundaries, saying no, asking for help, and more!
When we let go of what thinks "should" look like or "have always looked like", we can start to form a new perspective, a new reality and new outcomes for ourselves. And the good news is, that can start today!
Tune in for this episode, and be sure to like, subscribe or share with others.
Check out Karyln's work @dear.wild.heart
Tune in in to hear about life updates & musings from my 3 week break from recording. I share about my first ever networking event I hosted 2 weeks ago, a deep conversation I had with a fellow biz owner over coffee, and much more to encourage and uplift you this week. This short episode will no doubt be the message you need!
In today's fun conversation Sarah and I talk alllll about how saying "YES" to unexpected opportunities can lead you to limitless possibilities, experiences, connections and more! Sarah has infused her experiences as a teacher, corporate sales executive, and commercial real estate COO into the creation of MPD Media with her business partner Quinn.
This episode will be an encouragement to keep pressing forward toward your creative vision & dreams, and even though you don't know where you're headed sometimes, you can trust that you are being divinely guided and it will all take you to where you need to be!
You can connect with Sarah @queenie_317 OR @mpd.media to learn more about the Content Day they are hosting and much much more!
Stephanie Llewellyn is the founder and CEO of The Social Vine and a Business Alignment Coach/Consultant/Mentor/Support Specialist. Whatever title you want to give her. She has created a business to support other female entrepreneurs in growing their dreams into successful, fulfilling, lucrative businesses without subscribing to the glorified burnout and hustle culture.
We get into the nitty gritty of the coaching industry and where it's strayed, how to overcome negative experiences with a coach or mentor, and what to look for when hiring a coach to support you on your business or personal goals.
You don't want to miss this episode, it's sure to be a refreshing one!
Connect with Stephanie @thesocial_vine
In today's episode I discuss the importance of assessing your own mental and emotional well-being as a business owner and how in hindsight this has helped me in every area of my life, including my business.
As business owners we take on many responsibilities, have multiple roles, and are the decision makers who call the shots - this is a lot of pressure and stress, and it's important to have the right tools to navigate these aspects of our ever-evolving business, and our overall well-being.
I share my own personal battle with mental illness (anxiety, OCD, and depression) and how the stigma of mental illness can often prevent us from seeking treatment or asking for help. Once I sought out help, it created space within my mind and body for me to be able to create, show up for myself and do the scary things in life and biz.
Therapy is more than just going back to your past, it's learning techniques to cope with difficult things, handling stress, or undoing negative thinking patterns holding us back. I think everyone running a business should have a therapist at some point along their journey!
In this week's episode Lo speaks to Courtney Smith. She is a certified personal stylist with a BS in psychology and MFA in fashion merchandising. Not only does she believe in the therapeutic side of style but also the power of healing through therapy. Courtney also gives back to the community through her business by supporting nonprofits that provide assistance for those who cannot afford it.
Lo was inspired by Courtney's generosity to other non-profits through booking services with her and she knew it would be a great topic of conversation to inspire other business owners to do the same! Listen to hear different ideas & how you can start impacting the world through your business, that isn't just directly tied to your offerings.
Has this episode inspired you to do something positive? Follow @thebrandedbabepodcast to share your feedback and insights, and don't forget to hit subscribe and leave a review! :)
In this episode we hear from Lo on the reality of running a business and how it can sometimes feel like we've lost ourselves in it, rather than being fueled by it. Lo shares her personal experiences on her entrepreneur journey with burnout, finding my identity only in being a business owner, and how moving forward you can live a different lifestyle instead of being a slave to your biz, making sure that you are the master over your life and doing it how you desire.
If you'd like to connect more personally with Lo, you can connect with her on Insta @thebrandedbabe_ or email her directly with comments or take-aways from this episode.
Thanks for being here babes!
In today's session I invited Melissa on to share about her experience of finding her unique sense of style that helps her and her clients express themselves and connect to their most authentic inner person. We chat about struggling with body image from a young age and how that healing journey has propelled us to find a deeper sense of confidence and acceptance of the body we are in, as well as letting that filter into our wardrobe and sense of style. How we dress can impact our mood and overall confidence, and it's not just to impress other people, it's so much deeper. When we dress as our highest selves, we are ready to take on the world with confidence, power and style. Listen now to be inspired to find your best dressed self and where to begin!
Connect with Melissa: Insta & Website
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Brand photography is so much more than creating a perfectly curated feed. It accesses a deep place within you where you see that you are capable, powerful, that you have created success in your own way. Brand photography has salvaged some of my past client’s confidence, their own belief in themselves.
The brand photography experience is truly not even for your audience, it’s for YOU, to realize your deep magic and magnetism is waiting to arise.
To connect the past version of you, the current version and the woman you are becoming - your highest self and bringing her to the forefront, for everyone to see.
When we allow ourselves to show up as our best selves, it’s vulnerable and requires a level of courage to let others see that, to see the outcome all your inner work.
We are afraid to show people the best of ourselves in fear that they won’t like her and will be triggered or start to judge us for our success, wealth, best dressed look, our power, our words and our potential.
On this episode I get real with my audience about my own doubts around the impact I am creating with photography and if it's even worth it. I walk through how I challenged my doubts and found breakthrough, by realizing there's so much power in taking photos and getting photos taken.
Curious how you can access this same level of transformation and confidence through brand photography? Inquire at Thebrandedbabe.com to book your Personal Brand Take-Over VIP Day.
Brand Designer + Business Coach Holly Baumgartl takes us through her own story of designing her unique brand and business Daydream Co. and where she gleaned inspiration from. We talk alllll about the value in having intentional design and strategy for your brand so you can stand out! Holly also quizzes me on what my brand strategy is and best way to use it! Holly helps us pinpoint and understand the 4 types of brand strategies and why design is crucial to creating an authentic and stand out brand! We share some juicy stories, and some loud laughs along the way. Join in on this insightful & juicy conversation! ✨🤩
Want to find what brand strategy you are? take the quiz here
For more info on Holly's services you can follow her on Insta: @co.daydream or visit her website and learn more!
“There are two types of people, those who use themselves to benefit others and those who use others to benefit themselves.”
Are you harnessing your personal brand's true potential and using it to benefit others and the world? What's in a personal brand anyways and how can it be of benefit to have a clear understanding of yours and how it may be impacting you in your job, business and relationships?
Join me as we discuss the in's and out's of building a powerful personal brand and where to even begin uncovering what yours is! The truth is you already have one, but are you building upon it and harnessing it?
As always, please share and tag on instagram @thebrandedbabe_ if you've found this helpful and encouraging! Subscribe to be notified of new and upcoming episodes! <3
The first episode is officially live and ready for you to listen! I'm so excited to have you on as I share the imperfect journey from where I started to where I'm headed. I want you along for the ride!
Many of us have walked through the trenches of life, and may even be walking in the desert today with no clear way out. It may feel isolating and purposeless, but in this episode I dive into what the desert was used for in my higher purpose and I instill in you a sense of hope that there is something bigger for you once you come out. Walk with me and listen in as I share on personal transformation, healing, and diving into my most authentic self through the years that led me to a new vision for my life, a personal brand that is authentic to me, which included starting a photography business and more!
"The imperfection of my experiences are a gift to all of you"
Follow along on Instagram @thebrandedbabe_ to see when new episodes are dropping and follow the journey of other branded babes!