From Burnout to Authenticity: How Alyssa Olerud Social Media Expert Rebuilt Her Personal Brand from the Inside Out

The Surprising Secret to Building Self-Trust and Confidence in Your Own Race with Lisa Hansen

In this episode, I sit down with Lisa Hansen to explore how self-trust, confidence, and understanding your own needs can transform both your personal and professional life. Lisa shares her non-linear journey from engineer to pastry chef to coach and conference host, and explains why thriving is not about comparison or perfection. It’s about confidently choosing what is right for you. We unpack the difference between meeting your goals and meeting your needs, why so many women struggle with saying no, and how simple questions can help you build real confidence from the inside out. Lisa also shares the mindset shifts that helped her move beyond shame, external validation, and guilt, and into a life and business that feel aligned and fulfilling.If you’ve ever felt stuck in comparison, unsure of your next step, or disconnected from what you truly want, this conversation will help you reconnect with your own voice and what it means to truly thrive.In this episode, you’ll learn: * Why self-trust is the foundation of confidence * How to identify the difference between goals and needs * Why comparison keeps women stuck * How learning to say no can create freedom * What thriving really means in business and life Listen in for an honest, practical, and encouraging conversation about confidence, fulfillment, and becoming unstoppable on your own terms. Connect: Lisa Hansen: @thelisahansen [https://www.instagram.com/thelisahansen/] Lisa's Thriving Women's Conference: https://thelisahansen.com/thriving-womens-conference-2026/ [https://thelisahansen.com/thriving-womens-conference-2026/] Priya: @priya_p08 [https://www.instagram.com/priya_p08/] Podcast: @insidethefounderpodcast_ [https://www.instagram.com/insidethefounderpodcast_/] Lighten Up Mastermind UK: https://www.thecliq.app/event/the-lighten-up-mastermind [https://www.thecliq.app/event/the-lighten-up-mastermind ]

Why Your Business Operations Matter More Than Your Marketing (And What to Do About It) with Diane Mayor

Most people think marketing is the exciting part of a business. Diane will tell you why operations is actually the sexiest thing in the room. Diane Mayor spent years in investment banking before burning out completely, and now works as a fractional COO and business consultant helping founders build the systems that hold everything else together. Her take is simple. Marketing gets people through the door, but operations is what decides whether they ever come back. What you'll get from this one * How a cocktail napkin in a bar turned into a career as a fractional COO * Why operations is the glue holding every other part of your business together * What an eleven dollar product taught Diane about what happens after someone hits buy * Why handing AI a system you don't understand might be riskier than it feels * The system you're already running every day without realising it * The honest truth about what's really happening behind the businesses you admire online If you're... a founder who's poured everything into your marketing and never quite looked at what happens once someone actually buys from you, this one's for you. Connect: Diane Mayor: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-mayor/] Priya: ⁠@priya_p08⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/priya_p08/] Podcast: ⁠@insidethefounder_ [https://www.instagram.com/insidethefounderpodcast_/]

The Money Mindset Shift Nobody Talks About: How to Build Wealth Without Burning Out with Emilie Nutley

Most people think a money mindset problem comes from one big dramatic moment. Emilie shares how it almost never does. Emilie Nutley is a money and business strategist who helps founders build wealth without burning themselves out to get there. After running her business one way and burning it to the ground when she had her son, she rebuilt it from scratch around the life she actually wanted, and that's the lens she brings to this conversation about money, identity and the stories we inherit without ever choosing them. What you'll get from this one * Why your brain treats one pound in the bank the same as a million, and what that means for how you spend * The word people use to describe how women spend money, and why Emilie thinks it's time to take it back * How people pleasing quietly shows up in your pricing long before you notice it * What it actually takes to build wealth once you get past the budget spreadsheet * Why building a business around your life, not the other way around, started as a survival decision for Emilie If you're... someone who has done the mindset work and still feels like money is something that happens to you rather than something you have a say in, this one's for you. Connect: Emilie Nutley: @Emilienutley [https://www.instagram.com/emilienutley/] Priya: @priya_p08 [https://www.instagram.com/priya_p08/] Podcast: @insidethefounder_ [https://www.instagram.com/insidethefounderpodcast_/]

How to Build Business Systems That Give You Your Time Back (Without the Burnout) with Ania Ngoc Ha

Most people think systems and workflows are the boring part of business. Ania will tell you they're the part that gives you your life back. Ania is the founder of She Creates, known online as the Notion girl, and she helps female founders get organised in Notion so their business actually supports them instead of running them into the ground. Before any of that, she burned out twice before turning 25, which is exactly why she's so direct about rest, play and what systems are really for. What you'll get from this one * How a rabbit hole of organising other people's businesses turned into Ania's own * What it actually felt like to walk away from something she'd built her identity around * The real lesson Ania took from burning out twice before 25 * The biggest misconception founders have about systems and platforms * One simple way to start with Notion without overwhelming yourself * Why offloading everything out of your head and into one space changes how you operate If you're... a founder who feels like everything is living in your brain and you're one dropped ball away from a meltdown, this one's for you. Connect: Ania: @shecreatesmgmt [https://www.instagram.com/shecreatesmgmt/] Priya: ⁠@priya_p08⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/priya_p08/] Podcast: ⁠@insidethefounder_ [https://www.instagram.com/insidethefounderpodcast_/]

From Burnout to Authenticity: How Alyssa Olerud Social Media Expert Rebuilt Her Personal Brand from the Inside Out

You don't have to choose between your work and who you actually are — the best personal brand is just you, authentically shown. Alyssa Olerud, founder of Fearless Media and personal branding strategist, helps service-based business owners stop leading with their packages and start leading with who they actually are. She's built a system that removes the guesswork from showing up on social media. We explore: - Why visibility without expectation changes everything in how you build your brand - The Flow framework: foundation, offer, wisdom — the four-pillar system that removes posting blocks - How the inner work you do shifts not just who you are, but how you show up in your business - What choosing yourself actually looks like when life gets messy - Why trusting your first instinct matters more than overthinking other people's feelings If you're building a business that fits the life you actually want to live and you've been stuck on how to show up authentically online, this one's for you. Connect: Alyssa Olerud: @alyssaolerud [https://www.instagram.com/alyssaolerud/] Inside the Founder Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@insidethefounderpodcast_⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/insidethefounderpodcast_/] Priya: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@priya_p08⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/priya_p08/] Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You are your secret sauce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://priyap.myflodesk.com/youareyoursecretsauce]: a guide to re-remember your magic.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vibe check⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://priyap.myflodesk.com/vibe-check]: a guide to review and get clarity on what’s next. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Story behind the story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://priyap.myflodesk.com/storyinsights]: getting to the root of what’s behind the fear or block keeping you stuck from taking action. Growthday is an app for my mindset supplement to set me up with wisdom for my day! Daily insights from Brendan Burchard, community, accountability, reflection and learning all in a single app! Sign up to a 7 day free trial ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ https://app.growthday.com/signup/referral-trial/priyap ]!