Reclaim Your Voice

Why Your Body Betrays You When You Speak (And What To Do About It)

You know your topic inside out. You've prepared. And then you step up to speak and suddenly your hands are shaking, your voice goes tight and your mind goes completely blank. In this episode, Savanna Madden breaks down exactly what is happening in your body when nerves take over, and why most speaking advice completely misses the mark. You'll learn: * Why your nervous system can't tell the difference between danger and a speaking gig * The five most common physical symptoms of speaking nerves and what's behind each one * Three practical tools you can use in the minutes before you speak, including a breathing technique you can do in a bathroom cubicle before you walk on * Why structure beats script every time * How anchoring your identity changes everything This episode also gives you a first look at the VOICE framework, Savanna's methodology for helping female founders show up and speak with genuine confidence, not the white-knuckled kind. Whether you have a speaking opportunity tomorrow or in six months, this episode gives you something you can use straight away. Connect with Savanna: Instagram: @iamSavannaMadden For one to one and group coaching: join the email list via the link in bio Grab My Free Reclaim Your Voice 5 Day Audio Series Here [https://savannamadden.com/reclaim-your-voice-audio-series] Follow me on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/iamsavannamadden] Book you Free 20minute call with me here [https://docs.savannamadden.com/widget/bookings/savanna-madden-personal-calendar-402tmkiq9lszbek]

Why You Don't Need More Clients to Make More Money with Taylor Smith

Are you a female founder making great sales but still wondering where all the money went? This week I'm joined by Taylor Smith, chartered accountant, former aviation CFO, and profit and cashflow strategist for women in business. Taylor works with successful female founders who are brilliant at what they do but have potentially avoided the financial side of their business. She specialises in increasing profit, strengthening cashflow, and helping women grow their revenue without needing more clients. And she's here to tell you that avoiding your numbers is completely understandable, and completely fixable. In this episode we cover: * Taylor's journey from a single parent household to the boardrooms of aviation companies, and why she left corporate to work with female entrepreneurs * Why so many women in business have a complicated relationship with their numbers and where that really comes from * The confidence shift that happens when a founder finally gets a handle on her finances * The most common profit leaks in small businesses and how to start finding them today * Why chasing new clients is often the slowest and most expensive way to grow your revenue * Pricing strategy for coaches and service providers, and how to raise your prices without it feeling out of alignment * How to structure your offer suite to increase profit from the clients you already have * How knowing your numbers connects to showing up, speaking up, and using your voice more powerfully as a business owner Taylor also shares two things you can do this week to start recovering profit you didn't even know you were losing. If you have ever felt vulnerable opening up about the real state of your finances, suspected you might be undercharging, or wondered why your revenue and your bank balance don't seem to match, this episode is for you. Connect with Taylor on Instagram: @taylorsmithandco [https://www.instagram.com/taylorsmithandco] Download the Cash Accelerator here [https://taylor-smith-3705.mykajabi.com/cashflow-accelerator] Grab My Free Reclaim Your Voice 5 Day Audio Series Here [https://savannamadden.com/reclaim-your-voice-audio-series] Follow me on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/iamsavannamadden] Book you Free 20minute call with me here [https://docs.savannamadden.com/widget/bookings/savanna-madden-personal-calendar-402tmkiq9lszbek]

From Silenced to Fully Expressed: Bea Lopez on Voice, Sales and Showing Up as Yourself

What if the very thing that got you fired was actually your greatest asset? In this episode I'm joined by Bea Lopez, expression to sales strategist, who spent 15 years building a successful career in pharmaceutical and medical device sales doing it entirely her own way. After being fired twice in three years for being too outspoken, her confidence collapsed. She found herself battling imposter syndrome, questioning whether she'd ever really been good at her work, and watching her sense of self erode not just in business but in her personal life too. What she discovered on the other side changed everything. The voice she'd been penalised for was the very thing that had made her exceptional -- and it became the foundation of the work she now does with women in business. We talk about what it actually felt like to lose her voice, why she felt relief when she was fired the second time, and why she believes most women's sales problems have nothing to do with sales skills at all. You'll hear about the fear of visibility, the fear of rejection, and how the way you show up in business mirrors the way you show up everywhere else. Bea also shares what it means to be fully expressed, why your story is your greatest sales tool, and what it looks like to be so grounded in your truth that nothing can shake you. This one is for anyone who has ever shrunk themselves to fit in -- and is ready to stop. Find Bea on Instagram, Threads and TikTok at @itsBeaLopez Instagram - @itsBeaLopez [https://www.instagram.com/itsbealopez] Grab My Free Reclaim Your Voice 5 Day Audio Series Here [https://savannamadden.com/reclaim-your-voice-audio-series] Follow me on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/iamsavannamadden] Book you Free 20minute call with me here [https://docs.savannamadden.com/widget/bookings/savanna-madden-personal-calendar-402tmkiq9lszbek]

Why Your Identity Has To Evolve As Your Business Grows

What if the thing holding your business back isn't your strategy, your visibility, or your systems, but your identity? In this solo episode, Savanna talks about one of the most underrated shifts in business growth: what happens to your identity when your business outgrows the version of you that built it. If you're in what Savanna calls the messy middle, past the beginning, but not quite settled into the next level of leadership, this one is for you. Savanna shares her own experience of hitting a capacity ceiling in her theatre school, bringing in her first coach, then a VA, and always being one step behind where her business actually needed her. She also talks about working with a client whose identity evolved so powerfully that it changed the way she led her business entirely. This episode isn't about reinvention. It's about evolution. You don't have to become someone unrecognisable, you just have to grow into the version of yourself your business is already ready for. Savanna also explores the voice connection: why, when your identity hasn't caught up with your business, your voice reflects it, and how everything shifts when it does. In this episode * Why identity is the most underrated part of growing a business  * What the messy middle really feels like and why it's completely normal  * Savanna's own story of reactive growth and always being one step behind  * The difference between reinvention and evolution  * How your voice follows your identity  * One question to ask yourself about where you're really showing up from Grab My Free Reclaim Your Voice 5 Day Audio Series Here [https://savannamadden.com/reclaim-your-voice-audio-series] Follow me on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/iamsavannamadden] Book you Free 20minute call with me here [https://docs.savannamadden.com/widget/bookings/savanna-madden-personal-calendar-402tmkiq9lszbek]

Late Diagnosed ADHD, Burnout, Masking and Rebuilding Confidence with Ria Taher

What does ADHD look like when you have spent years being the capable one, the high achiever, the person who keeps going no matter what? In this episode of Reclaim Your Voice, I’m joined by Ria Taher, founder of RI ALIGN, who supports high achieving adults with ADHD, AuDHD, burnout and overwhelm. Ria works with people who have been late diagnosed, who suspect they may have ADHD, or who are trying to understand why life and work can feel harder than they seem to for other people. On her site, she describes her work as helping ambitious, busy minds and diverse thinkers move from overwhelm to clarity, confidence and sustainable change.  Together, we explore what late diagnosed ADHD can look like in real life, why so many adults have spent years masking and people pleasing, and how that can affect confidence, identity and emotional wellbeing. Ria also shares her own diagnosis journey, the grief that can come with finally making sense of the past, and why understanding how your brain works can be the beginning of a completely new chapter. Her coaching draws on neuroscience, executive coaching models, neuro linguistic programming, and executive functioning frameworks.  We also talk about rejection sensitive dysphoria, burnout cycles in high achievers, time blindness, hyperfocus, emotional regulation, and the practical tools that can help people work with their brain rather than against it. Ria explains why self awareness is the foundation for change, why journaling and brain dumping can be powerful first steps, and how routines like movement and exercise can support focus, clarity and regulation. If you have ever wondered whether ADHD could be part of your story, or you are supporting someone who is navigating a diagnosis, this conversation is full of insight, reassurance and practical takeaways. In this episode, we cover:  Late diagnosed ADHD in adults  ADHD in high achieving women and professionals  Masking, people pleasing and burnout  Rejection sensitive dysphoria and confidence  Executive functioning, focus and time management  Journaling, self awareness and emotional regulation  How ADHD coaching can support clarity, confidence and sustainable success About Ria Taher Ria Taher is the founder of RI ALIGN, where she offers 1 to 1 coaching, group coaching, workplace coaching and training for people experiencing ADHD, neurodivergence, burnout and overwhelm. She also shares that some clients may be able to use Access to Work funding to cover coaching support.  Connect with Ria Instagram: @ri_align [https://www.instagram.com/ri_align/] LinkedIn: Ria Taher [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ria-taher-32543a22a/] Website: RI ALIGN [https://ri-align.mykajabi.com/] Grab My Free Reclaim Your Voice 5 Day Audio Series Here [https://savannamadden.com/reclaim-your-voice-audio-series] Follow me on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/iamsavannamadden] Book you Free 20minute call with me here [https://docs.savannamadden.com/widget/bookings/savanna-madden-personal-calendar-402tmkiq9lszbek]