070: Christine McFarlane-Olsen — When the Business Side Feels Harder Than the Work Itself

070: Christine McFarlane-Olsen — When the Business Side Feels Harder Than the Work Itself

A behind-the-scenes conversation about the gap between being excellent at your work and knowing how to build a business around it. In this episode, I’m joined by Christine McFarlane-Olsen, a trauma-informed coach who helps women overcome adversity, limiting beliefs, and life’s most difficult challenges. Together, we explore the realities of entrepreneurship, nervous system regulation, over-giving, and why so many practitioners mistakenly believe their business struggles reflect the quality of their work. What we explored: • Transitioning from group work into deeper one-on-one client work • Using community partnerships to build trust and find clients • Why entrepreneurship is a fast track for personal transformation • The danger of over-giving to a business that isn't giving back • Separating business-building skills from practitioner expertise Being brilliant at your craft and knowing how to build a business are two different skill sets. The sooner we separate those conversations, the easier it becomes to seek the support we actually need. Christine's links: → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1D1NY2acET/ [https://calendly.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1D1NY2acET%2F&user_uuid=CEACXJ36NXVHMPJC&stage=1&hmac=434b2c0fea62d56ed38ecfd3b754370c0cdaddbf0794981edbd7d7d182c6571f] Sophie’s links: 👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing 👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/ [https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/] 👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ [https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/] 🤍

069: Julianna Rose — Why Not Every Practice Is Meant to Become an Empire

A behind-the-scenes conversation about trust, identity, and the pressure many practitioners feel to build businesses that don't actually fit who they are. In this episode, I’m joined by Julianna Rose, a spiritual wealth architect, bestselling author, and transformational leader who helps people reconnect with their purpose, authenticity, and deeper sense of self. Together, we explore what it means to build a business that aligns with your values instead of chasing someone else’s definition of success. What we explored: • Why trust is the foundation of sustainable business building • The pressure practitioners feel to follow one-size-fits-all business advice • Building a business model around your identity and your people • The growing desire for community in an increasingly artificial world • Why knowing yourself may be the most important business strategy of all When your business is built around who you truly are—not who you think you're supposed to be—growth becomes less about chasing and more about alignment. Julianna's links: → Website: https://www.jrosehealing.com/ → Email: julianna@jrosehealing.com → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jrosehealing/ Sophie’s links: 👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing 👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/ [https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/] 👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ [https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/] 🤍

068: Bindi Ashar — The Pressure to Expand Too Soon

A behind-the-scenes conversation about the pressure solopreneurs feel to constantly do more — more platforms, more tactics, more content — and what happens when simplicity is actually the smarter path. In this episode, I’m joined by Bindi Ashar, a psychic wealth channeler and tarot reader who helps spiritual women heal their relationship with money, reconnect with abundance, and build greater financial confidence through deep inner work. What we explored: • Why Facebook community-building is outperforming other platforms for her business right now • How speaking and masterclasses became her strongest lead generation engine • The overwhelm of trying to choose between expansion opportunities too soon • Why startup-stage businesses often get stretched thin by unnecessary complexity • The power of focusing on what’s already working instead of chasing every tactic Sometimes growth doesn’t require adding more. Sometimes the smartest next move is simplifying, protecting your energy, and letting the thing that’s already creating trust keep working. Bindi’s links: → Website: https://thegoddesswaytarot.com/ → Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegoddessway/ Sophie’s links: 👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing 👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/ [https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/] 👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ [https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/] 🤍

067: Dawn Durocher — When Growth Advice Doesn’t Fit Your Business

A behind-the-scenes conversation about what happens when an experienced practitioner tries to bring a deeply specialized in-person business into the online world — and realizes the rules are completely different. In this episode, I’m joined by Dawn Durocher, a functional holistic foot care technician who helps people better understand what their feet may be revealing about their overall wellness, while navigating her own transition from a long-standing service-based business into the online coaching space. What we explored: • Why transitioning from in-person service work to online business can feel like starting over • The damage generic “growth” advice can do when you’re still in startup mode • Why many practitioners are being given tactics before their actual problem is diagnosed • How real conversations create better business clarity than building in isolation • The shift from trying to reach everyone to identifying the pain point that actually gets attention The right business strategy depends on where you actually are — and many practitioners are being handed growth tactics before they’ve built the foundations that make growth possible. Clarity comes faster when you stop guessing and start building in real conversation with the people you’re here to help. Dawn’s links: → Workshop: https://www.bodyandsolewellnessspa.com/nail-tech-smokies-workshops.html#/ Sophie’s links: 👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing 👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/ [https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/] 👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ [https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/] 🤍

066: Laurie Lynsee — Why a Large Following Doesn’t Automatically Create a Business

A behind-the-scenes conversation about a pattern so many practitioners quietly struggle with: building a meaningful audience online, only to realize that visibility and followers don’t automatically translate into a sustainable business. In this episode, I’m joined by Laurie Lynsee, spiritual teacher, author, and host of the Inner Compass podcast, who helps women reconnect with their intuition, inner knowing, and spiritual path through teaching, community, and guided experiences. What we explored: • Why growing a large social following doesn’t automatically create business success • The difference between visibility, audience growth, and actual offer-market match • How tech overwhelm quietly drains solopreneurs’ time, energy, and nervous systems • The tension between mission-driven work and building sustainable revenue • What it means to build a business that aligns with your energy, values, and real life A meaningful audience is a beautiful signal—but it’s not the same thing as a business model. Sustainable impact happens when visibility, trust, offers, and operations actually work together. Laurie’s links: → Website: https://laurielynnseehealing.com/ → Books: https://store.quillandcourier.com/mayhem-books/the-song-calls Sophie’s links: 👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing 👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/ [https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/] 👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ [https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/] 🤍