Voices of Influence: The Podcast with Criss Madrigal

Why Your Income Is Stuck

You’ve tried all the things. You’ve hired the coaches. You’ve tweaked the plans. And still — nothing changes. What if the block isn’t in your business or at all? In this Speaker Spotlight, I sit down with Carol Mortarotti — revenue expansion strategist, former professional tennis player, and one of the very few women who worked on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Carol’s path to this work wasn’t linear. After losing her ex-husband to suicide in 2011, her world shattered. She stepped away from finance, dove deep into grief coaching and shamanic energy healing, and came out the other side with a profound understanding of what actually keeps women stuck — and it’s not their tactics. It’s the hidden emotions they can’t see themselves. We talk about: * Why business women who are doing everything “right” suddenly plateau — and what’s really behind it * How life transitions like divorce, loss, or an empty nest quietly derail your income without you realizing it * The emotions — resentment, shame, blame — that block alignment across every pillar of your life * Why you can be a stay-at-home mom, an entrepreneur, or anywhere in between and still need this work * What Carol is bringing to the event: how to detect what’s keeping your income inconsistent and the shifts to get it moving again Carol’s message is both grounding and liberating: your strategies aren’t broken — you just need to get back into alignment first. Then everything works. “Don’t attend alone. Bring someone with you — and experience the shift collectively.” 🎙️ Carol Mortarotti is a revenue expansion strategist who blends financial expertise with energy healing to help women entrepreneurs identify the hidden emotional blocks keeping them from consistent income — and finally get back to shining. ✨ The second half of the year is yours to reclaim. Join us at Top 50 Voices of Influence: Women in Alignment [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience] — a FREE virtual event happening June 15–19. Start with a 10-minute alignment audit when you register, tune into what’s calling you, and walk away with tangible tools to shift the remainder of your year. Health, wealth, love, and personal power — all in one week. 🔗 Register here: https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crissmadrigal.substack.com/subscribe [https://crissmadrigal.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Love Revolution: Coming Home to Yourself

What happens when you have the career, the success, the life that looks right on the outside, but you’re standing on your balcony watching fireworks and feel completely numb inside? That was Laura Peoples’ wake-up call. And it changed everything. In this Speaker Spotlight, I sit down with Laura Peoples, the Love Coach and one of our featured voices at Top 50 Voices of Influence: Women in Alignment [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience]. Laura helps women come back home to themselves through deep self-love, inner child healing, and the kind of radical self-permission most of us were never taught. Her story is the one a lot of high-achieving women are quietly living right now, and her message is the one they need to hear. We talk about: * What it actually means to “come home to yourself” — and why it’s the foundation for everything else in your life * The moment a doctor told Laura she was heading for a heart attack — and why she still didn’t stop * How inner child work can unlock the part of you that’s been waiting to come back to life * Why forgiveness, release, and daily self-love practices aren’t soft — they’re transformational * The difference between living with a ceiling and living in the garden of infinite possibilities Laura’s talk at the event is called Love Revolution: Healing, Self-Love & Second Chances — and she’s bringing personal story, a heart meditation, 3 keys to shifting your life, and journal prompts that will invite you to finally choose yourself. “Coming home to yourself is having that sovereignty of knowing what your truth is — and living it every day.” 🎙️ Laura Peoples is the Love Coach, speaker, and guide helping women break the cycle of emotional disconnection, fall back in love with themselves, and step into infinite possibilities. ✨ This is your midyear invitation to come home. Join us at Top 50 Voices of Influence: Women in Alignment [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience] — a FREE virtual event happening June 15–19. Start with a 10-minute alignment audit when you register, then let the right voices find you. Health, wealth, love, and personal power — all in one week. 🔗 Register here: https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crissmadrigal.substack.com/subscribe [https://crissmadrigal.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

From Food Stamps to Multi-Six Figures

What if your money isn’t actually the problem — it’s the system you don’t have around it? In this Speaker Spotlight, I sit down with Lisa Marie Robinson — the Sassy Wealth Queen, Fractional CFO, and money mentor — and one of our featured voices at Top 50 Voices of Influence: Women in Alignment [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience]. Lisa works with women entrepreneurs who are making the money but not mastering it. She helps them stop the leaks, build aligned money systems, and design a financial life that actually buys back their freedom. And she didn’t build this from a place of privilege. She built it from food stamps, a repossessed car, two foreclosures, a short sale, and a bankruptcy — and then took her business to multi-six figures in three years. We talk about: * The money leaks quietly draining your finances (hint: check your subscriptions and your coffee habit) * Why budgeting alone doesn’t work — and what holistic wealth codes actually look like * How your physical health, relationships, and mindset are directly connected to your wealth * The simple 3-step framework Lisa is bringing to the event: designing money systems that buy back your time * Why mid-year is the perfect moment to stop, realign, and decide where you want to be six months from now Whether you’re an entrepreneur or not, this one will have you looking at your money differently — and your time even more so. “This is self-care. These are gonna be my few self-care days.” — Lisa on why she registered for the event herself. 🎙️ Lisa Marie Robinson is the founder of Transcendent Wealth Co., a Fractional CFO, and money mentor known as the Sassy Wealth Queen. She helps women entrepreneurs master and multiply their money through aligned wealth systems that support freedom — not burnout. ✨ Your midyear realignment is waiting. Join us at Top 50 Voices of Influence: Women in Alignment [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience] https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience— a FREE virtual experience happening June 15–19. Start with a personal alignment audit when you register, then tune into the speakers speaking directly to where you are right now. Health, wealth, love, and personal power — all in one week. 🔗 Register here: https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crissmadrigal.substack.com/subscribe [https://crissmadrigal.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Don't Waste Your Gift with Amy Benjamin Moore

What if everything you’ve been through — the symptoms no one explained, the years of holding it all together, the career pivot you never planned — was actually preparing you to help someone else? In this Speaker Spotlight, I sit down with Amy Benjamin Moore — menopause coaching specialist, author, and recently retired teacher of 31 years — and one of our featured voices at Top 50 Voices of Influence: Women in Alignment [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience]. Amy is on a mission to get every woman the clear, practical information about menopause that she had to spend years searching for herself. We talk about: * What menopause actually does to your health, mental wellness, relationships, and career — and why so few women are connecting the dots * Why the midlife years aren’t the end of something, but the beginning of your most powerful chapter * How Amy went from middle school teacher to menopause educator, author, and speaker — and why she says it’s never too late to step into your light * The one thing she’d tell any woman who’s sitting on her gift: “Don’t waste it.” * Why age, experience, and the fear of being judged are the very things keeping women from the impact they’re meant to have This one is for the woman who has been quietly managing her symptoms, quietly doubting her next step, or quietly wondering if the world still has room for her message. It does. 🎙️ Amy Benjamin Moore is a menopause coaching specialist and author of a practical guide to navigating every phase of the menopause transition — simple, sassy, and straight to the point. ✨ Your midyear realignment starts here. Join us at Top 50 Voices of Influence: Women in Alignment [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience] — a FREE virtual event happening June 15–19 featuring 30+ women leading in health, wealth, love, and personal power. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to step into the second half of this year with clarity and confidence — this is it. 🔗 Register here: https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crissmadrigal.substack.com/subscribe [https://crissmadrigal.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Simply Say Yes: Soul Alignment, Authentic Voice & the Portal of Expansion with Rosaly Didonna

What if the opportunity in front of you right now — the one you’ve been overthinking — is actually a portal to a version of yourself you haven’t yet met? In this Speaker Spotlight, I sit down with Rosaly Didonna — soul-aligned coach, speaker, and one of our featured voices at Top 50 Voices of Influence: Women in Alignment [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience]. Rosaly helps women align with their truest self, their soul self, so they can live a life they love and leave this world with zero regrets. This conversation goes deep, fast. We talk about: * What it means to truly live in alignment with your soul — not just your goals * Why the people who’ve changed your life most weren’t always famous, credentialed, or polished — and what that means for your message * How AI has made authentic, unfiltered human connection more important than ever * Why saying yes to visibility is really saying yes to yourself * The difference between speaking for opportunity and speaking from calling Rosaly’s perspective is both grounding and expansive — she’ll have you rethinking what it means to show up, and why the hesitation you feel might actually be a signal that you’re ready. “Once you say yes, you embody a version of you that has not yet been seen, has not yet been actualized.” 🎙️ Rosaly Didonna is a soul-aligned coach who helps women connect with their truest, most infinite self so they can live fully, serve deeply, and leave a legacy of love. ✨ It’s time for your midyear realignment. Join us at Top 50 Voices of Influence: Women in Alignment — a FREE virtual midyear realignment experience for women happening June 15–19 featuring 30+ women leading in health, wealth, love, and personal power. 🔗 Join the Midyear Realignment Experience TODAY! [https://www.crissmadrigal.com/top-50-voi-experience] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crissmadrigal.substack.com/subscribe [https://crissmadrigal.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]