Panic to Profit: Building a Life and a Business That Cannot Be Boxed In with Julia Hurley

Panic to Profit: Building a Life and a Business That Cannot Be Boxed In with Julia Hurley

What does it look like to build a career across real estate, politics, life coaching, sports management, and media, and have it all make sense? This week on the Glow Up, Gyrl Podcast, Kyra sits down with Julia Hurley, dynamic entrepreneur, nationally recognized real estate broker, former elected official, author, and the founder of a sports management company helping athletes grow their brands. Julia has spent 14 years building a career that refuses to fit neatly into a box, and her latest book, Panic to Profit, is the playbook she created to help women do the same. This conversation is honest, direct, and full of the kind of no-nonsense wisdom that only comes from someone who has actually been in the arena. In this episode: * How Julia beat an 18-year incumbent in his own backyard with no political experience * Why everything she has built across industries feeds itself and how you can do the same * The moment she went from real estate to coaching after realizing women need a life plan, not just a business plan * Why 90% of the obstacles women face in business are emotional, not operational * The women she finds most powerful to work with and why * A breakdown of Panic to Profit and the sports-inspired framework inside * Why women struggle to ask for things in business and what to do instead * The hard truth about women gatekeeping each other and why it has to stop Whether you are building your first business or your fifth, this conversation is going to make you think differently about how everything you have done connects. Learn more: thejuliahurley.com Follow Julia: @thejuliahurley Stay connected to Glow Up, Gyrl: Website: glowupgyrl.com | Email: hello@glowupgyrl.com [hello@glowupgyrl.com] Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn: @glowupgyrl | Facebook: @glowupgyrlatl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Desire Reset: Reigniting Intimacy, Connection, and Self-Worth in Long-Term Relationships with Xanet Pailet

What if low desire does not mean something is wrong with you, but actually means you have never been taught how desire really works? This week on the Glow Up, Gyrl Podcast, Kyra sits down with Xanet Pailet, sex and intimacy educator, coach, entrepreneur, and author. For over 15 years, Xanet has helped women and couples heal intimacy challenges, rebuild emotional connection, and reignite desire in long-term relationships. She is the founder of Passionate Intimacy Retreats in Asheville, North Carolina. This conversation is warm, honest, and full of real, usable tools for anyone in a long-term relationship who feels like intimacy has quietly slipped to the bottom of the to-do list. In this episode: * Why desire naturally fades after the honeymoon phase, and why that is normal * How body image and self-worth directly impact our ability to feel desire * A powerful reframe for reconnecting with your body after weight changes or major life transitions * How emotional safety in a relationship creates the foundation for physical intimacy * The feeling wheel exercise for practicing honest, vulnerable communication * The biggest myth about desire that women need to let go of * Spontaneous desire vs. responsive desire and why understanding the difference changes everything * A simple, low-risk first step for starting the conversation with your partner Whether you are in a long-term relationship, feeling disconnected, or just want better tools for intimacy and communication, this episode is going to give you real, practical takeaways. Take the free Intimacy Equation Quiz: howtoimprovemylovelife.com Learn more: passionateintimacyretreats.com [passionateintimacyretreats.com] Follow Xanet: @xanetpop Stay connected to Glow Up, Gyrl: Website: glowupgyrl.com | Email: hello@glowupgyrl.com [hello@glowupgyrl.com] Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn: @glowupgyrl | Facebook: @glowupgyrlatl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Mind, Body, Glow: Turning Negative Emotions into a Portal for Growth with Kym Coco

What if the emotions you have been trying to push away are actually trying to show you something? This week on the Glow Up, Gyrl Podcast, Kyra sits down with Kym Coco, author, nature-loving yogi, and founder of Swagtail, where she teaches mind-body techniques for emotional resilience, focus, and peak performance. Kym holds a Master's Degree in Sports Kinesiology and two 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certifications, and her latest book, Miracle on the Mountainside, weaves together decades of experience helping people transform negative emotions into clarity, energy, and intentional living. This conversation reframes everything you thought you knew about difficult emotions, presence, and what it actually takes to move forward. In this episode: ✨ Why Kym calls them "growth emotions" instead of negative emotions ✨ How yoga and sports kinesiology come together in her mind-body approach ✨ The portal vs. prison concept and how to make the shift today ✨ Simple, effective techniques for moving between emotional states ✨ The power of curiosity and a beginner's mind when facing uncertainty ✨ Why getting stuck in the "why loop" can keep you from moving forward ✨ The remarkable true story behind her book, Miracle on the Mountainside ✨ Why presence is powerful, and messiness is clarifying Whether you are navigating a hard season or just want a simpler way to process what comes up day to day, this conversation will give you real tools you can use right away. Free 20-minute attention training video: swagtail.com/podcastbonus [https://swagtail.com/podcastbonus/] Learn more: swagtail.com [https://swagtail.com/] Follow Kym: @swagtailyoga Stay connected to Glow Up, Gyrl: Website: glowupgyrl.com | Email: hello@glowupgyrl.com [hello@glowupgyrl.com] Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn: @glowupgyrl | Facebook: @glowupgyrlatl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Painting What You Want: Manifestation, Visualization, and Calling In the Life You're Meant For with Cameron Cohen

What if your next level was not just something you could visualize, but something you could hang on your wall and see every single day? This week on the Glow Up, Gyrl Podcast, Kyra sits down with Cameron Cohen, Los Angeles-based artist and creator of the Manifestation Painting, a unique form of visual manifestation. Through a guided visualization process, Cameron maps out her clients' goals and intentions and translates them into custom paintings that hold the frequency of those intentions and serve as a daily reminder of the life they are calling in. She is also the artist behind the Love Mural exhibit, a series of hundreds of smaller paintings infused with the frequency of love being shared with people around the world. This conversation is equal parts science, art, and soul, and it will absolutely change how you think about manifestation. In this episode: * What a Manifestation Painting actually is and how the entire process works * The science behind why visual manifestation works: the Reticular Activating System explained * Why vision boards stay hidden under guest beds and how art changes that * The role of belief, emotion, and deserving in making manifestation actually work * How Cameron discovered she could read paint patterns the way others read tea leaves * Why COVID was a renaissance for Cameron and how it birthed her entire practice * What it means to reinvent yourself at 50 and keep going anyway * The Love Mural exhibit and the frequency of love being sent around the world Whether you have been trying to manifest for years or are just starting to get curious about the practice, this episode is going to give you a whole new framework for calling in the life you are meant for. Learn more and commission a painting: cameroncohenart.com [https://www.cameroncohenart.com/] Follow Cameron: @cameroncohenart [https://www.instagram.com/cameroncohenart/] Stay connected to Glow Up, Gyrl: Website: glowupgyrl.com | Email: hello@glowupgyrl.com [hello@glowupgyrl.com] Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn: @glowupgyrl | Facebook: @glowupgyrlatl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Not Behind. Not Finished. Reframing Your Story with Compassion and Grace After 50 with Patrice C. Baker

What if the hardest moments of your life were not setbacks at all, but treasures you have been carrying all along? This week on the Glow Up, Gyrl Podcast, Kyra sits down with Patrice C. Baker, inspirational speaker, author, and compassion coach for women over 50. Through authentic, relatable storytelling, Patrice helps women reframe their stories with self-awareness and self-compassion, move from surviving to thriving, and activate what she calls their unstoppable spirit. Patrice's message is simple and powerful: you are not behind, forgotten, or finished. You are carrying treasures. In this episode: * Why women over 50 were raised to give compassion to everyone except themselves * The "sandwich generation" and what it costs women to be the ones holding everything together * How Patrice reframed a story of abandonment and grief that started at nine years old * What it means to carry someone else's pain while disconnecting from your own * Why the stories we tell ourselves almost always diminish us and how to change that * The 7-Eleven candy bar moment that made Patrice realize she was eating her emotions * How faith carried her through her son's diagnosis with schizoaffective disorder at 16 * Why creating a system that works for you is one of the most powerful things you can do * What it means to activate your genius and your unstoppable spirit Whether you are 50 and feeling like life is just getting started, or 30 and watching your mother carry more than she should, this conversation will meet you right where you are. Email Patrice: patrice@patricebaker.com [patrice@patricebaker.com] Follow Patrice on Instagram: @patrice3powerhouse Stay connected to Glow Up, Gyrl: Website: glowupgyrl.com | Email: hello@glowupgyrl.com [hello@glowupgyrl.com] Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn: @glowupgyrl | Facebook: @glowupgyrlatl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]