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Audio Transcript: 

Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): In this episode, I am going to share some of the breakthroughs I had going on a manifestation retreat with Kathleen camera and I went on her rise retreat last week in the Bahamas and it was a really.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Profound amazing experience it wasn't what I thought it would be, but it definitely ended up being what I needed and so i've been sharing this on my personal instagram at hey MARQuIS on live, but we wanted to bring some of those lessons here to the podcast.

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Jessica Rhodes: yeah, and so this came about, we were in Florida for a mastermind that we're in Kelly Roach his legacy leaders, and you know Margie had this.

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Jessica Rhodes: Really, this like.

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Jessica Rhodes: Calling she's like I need someone to pour into me do I need like an executive coach like I need something right so she's now out seeking and I remember we're walking through the airport.

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Jessica Rhodes: Well, she had previously heard from Anna rains like you should go to kathleen's retreat and so we're walking she tells me about it in the hotel room and I was like okay like cool like an expensive retreat in the Bahamas sounds like a.

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Jessica Rhodes: Perfect business and.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): It was like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): A true into MARQuIS style of like being like I think I want to invest in a you know, an executive coach should work with me a CEO.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And, but I had been afraid to ask because it felt really selfish to ask the business to invest in coaching that was just for me, but, but I was like you know.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): As CEO and showing up and coaching and pouring into everybody else I was like I really feel like I need somebody who's like pouring into me.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): So I was like i'll hire an executive coach and then as just said, I, so I reached out to Anna rains and i'm just kind of like researching different coaches.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Kathleen Cameron is amazing she's somebody i've like had my eye on who does incredible work with manifestation and she's a really powerful very authentic person.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And so I reached out to Anna and i'm like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): All right, like what a what a kathleen's programs look like you know she's got like some six months programs and there's like a group they're like group programs with a call once a week, which I really was looking for something one on one, but I figured i'd ask like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): What does it look like and Anna was like you know I actually think.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I don't know that her programs would be as good a fit for you as this retreat this like three day retreat in the Bahamas it's going to be amazing Kathleen is going to be there again her energy you'll have these breakthroughs.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And so, like when, for me, hiring an executive coach to me like telling jess and my wife like I think i'm going to go to the Bahamas and then being like what.

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Jessica Rhodes: Are you talking about so we're like walking through the palm beach airport and.

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Jessica Rhodes: she's like she has her phone out and she's like I really feel like I need to be there and i'm like all right.

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Jessica Rhodes: And like if you know mark it as as argues wife and I know very well when she says she really feels like she needs to be there, like we know it's going to happen and like there's not you know.

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Jessica Rhodes: it's like get on board or not, but like business happening, and so we sit down.

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Jessica Rhodes: And she's like really sharing like I really feel like I need to be there.

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Jessica Rhodes: And she was sort of like and I was like Okay, what does that mean because, like whenever we work with a coach like we always work with a coach like together like we do a mastermind together we're 50 partners and all that.

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Jessica Rhodes: And she was sort of like like do you want to check it out like what do you think, and I looked at it and I was like I mean I it's hard to do it's hard to look at a luxury retreat in the Bahamas and be like this ain't for me.

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Jessica Rhodes: But I looked at it and I was like this ain't for me like i'm like this Okay, you have my blessing, you can go on this retreat and i'm like I know it'll pay off, but it was like.

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Jessica Rhodes: Okay, this, this is what it's like to partner with marky she is like i'm going to do this and you're like I trust you.

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Jessica Rhodes: and go ahead.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): yeah I get some intuitive hits that.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): seem really off topic, sometimes, but so far 100% of the time they have like paid off.

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Jessica Rhodes: it's just so funny because, like it went from like when I think executive coach and I know this like isn't probably super.

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Jessica Rhodes: You know, politically correct, but I just think of like an old man in a suit i'm like okay she's gonna go get some like CEO you know, and then it turns out she's like two weeks later in the Bahamas like in clear blue water and this like $33 million mansion and i'm like okay.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): yeah and it was like and the thing is like yeah I mean a luxury retreat is cool but that wasn't what I set out for I really set out because I knew that I needed to up level as a leader.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And I wanted someone that was coaching me and I wanted some coaching that was like just for me because, like just said, we are coaching together all the time, but increasingly we have very, very different roles and.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Like i'm the only one in the CEO see and like it's just a different vibe it's a different like I don't feel like i'm alone, sometimes.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And so having a coach who's just working with me directly to help me be the best CEO possible and to help me coach and mentor everybody else in the business, who I met her directly and like to help them up level even more.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I was also picturing an old white man.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Which is why I was so funny because it was like the feeling was so strong and it was like also funny because.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I am a little bit like easing into travel, so the idea like i'm looking at this thing we're in the airport and I had just been like I think I want to travel less.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And this retreat is like less than a month away an international trip it, which is just like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): On the surface, I was like this is, and of course it was like every annual doctor's appointment, I had fell during that one week it was like there was, like all these inconveniences that I was just like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Oh, but I felt so strong and I was like I have to be there, and so I just I was, like all right i'm rescheduling everything and like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): You know, deep appreciation to just for supporting me and for believing that there would be an Roi to the business and to my wife, for supporting me when she was like really not happy that I had just gotten home and was like i'm going to the Bahamas like by.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): She was not happy, but I knew that I had to go and I thought it was because I needed to go and get into kathleen's presence, because she has this incredible vibe and Energy I had heard about it.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I ended up going and we actually didn't spend a lot of time with Kathleen because she had some health issues, which was really interesting because, at first, the first day she wasn't there and I was like there was a part of my mind that was like oh wait a minute.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Like Why did I have this intuitive hit that I needed to be at this thing when the person who whose presence, I wanted to be in to get this next level guidance to bring back to the business.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): isn't here and I don't say that with any rudeness, but like those are the sort of limiting thoughts that come up sometimes but then there was this other part of me that was like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): i'm here this investment is made, I am going to have a breakthrough and like when I decide i'm going to have a breakthrough.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): As I told a few people I could have a breakthrough staring at a telephone pole like breakthroughs on demand baby if.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): i'm going to have a breakthrough i'm going to have a breakthrough and I did end up having these huge breakthroughs, but they weren't and This is so true like when we did landmark it was like this, like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I the breakthrough is never Look how I think they're going to look but it's always the breakthrough that I need and showing up without my wife without jess and justin I always go to business things together.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): It was so weird I like I couldn't believe it, so I show up in the super expensive Villa expecting to feel.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): This like amazing manifesting abundance right and I showed up and I actually felt kind of weird.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And I was like shit like i'm not i'm not manifesting right, you know, like i'm supposed to i'm supposed to be in this expensive Villa and feel the feelings of abundance and, like all of this stuff and.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): But I like showed up, and it was sort of awkward because I came a little bit earlier than everyone else, so there was only a few people in the House and, like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And again, that i'm not knocking the retreat amazing retreat Kathleen is amazing.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): This is how I experienced it because of my level of consciousness, which then evolved we're going to take you through it.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): But, so I first arrived and i'm feeling awkward and there's like a few people and i'm kind of like high.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And they all seem to know each other, because they had participated in Bob proctor and Kathleen programs for a long time.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): They are part of that world which I have never done any of those things, so people are like, why are you here, and I was like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): i've gotten that question a few times you know, like just an Alex would would ask the same thing i'm not sure I just knew I had to be here and.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): It was sort of awkward and then everybody arrived, and we had this dinner but Kathleen was supposed to be there, but she wasn't there and it was.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): It was a little weird and I didn't really know anyone I knew one person I knew Annabel like she had other friends there who she's been friends with for a long time, so I didn't want to like intrude on her time with her bfs so I was just sort of like awkwardly floating around.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And being like Why do I feel so weird like i'm like Marty what the hell is wrong with you like you're literally in a mansion on the beach, why are you feeling uncomfortable you should just be feeling like amazing and manifest it.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And so we go through the first full day of the retreat Kathleen still not there it's very unclear when she's going to get there if she's going to get there and i'm kind of like what is happening.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And i'm still like in this battle against myself of like Come on, you asshole like manifest like look at the ocean and feel the feelings of abundance margate.

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Jessica Rhodes: swing on those swings in the water.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): But well we didn't get to the swings yet that was like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Okay, but but i'm like come on girl like talking to myself, like and but still feeling so weird so we get through day one, and it's like nice um I think it was the I think it was all day one, because we get to dinner and or like dinner time and people are sharing.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And I was like I need to share this because i've experienced this so many times.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Where there's just something like not it up and you and you're like fighting against yourself and only when you say it out loud to other human beings are you free of it.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And it's always awkward but it's like I knew I needed to do that so everyone's doing their shares and they're like talking about abundance and, like all like the stuff we're supposed to be talking about.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And I, so I get the MIC and we're at this big giant live live edge wood table with this insane ocean view.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And I get the MIC and, of course, my voice starts cracking immediately so i'm like into the MIC like I just feel like it's like so embarrassing voices like that, through this entire speech.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And I just like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): open to other them about like feeling so insecure and like showing up alone and feeling like those old feelings from like middle school of like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): You know, it does my body look right like Am I wearing the right clothes, am I saying the right things like everybody knows each other they're already friends and i'm like I you know i'm like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I don't know anyone so i'm kind of floating around and i'm like trying not to look like a weird outcast but i'm also trying not to intrude on other people's conversations like like just like being an absolute nutcase.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): In this like gorgeous.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): With this gorgeous backdrop.

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Jessica Rhodes: If you have not seen the instagram stories like imagine selling sunset It is like one of those mansions.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): yeah and it's like and one of the lessons I think, is that, like, no matter how gorgeous scenery it's like what what is happening inside of you that's what matters like you could have a view of a dumpster and if you're in alignment.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): it's gonna be amazing and you can be in a gorgeous $35 million Villa and like battling old insecurities that you thought you were like 20 years away from experiencing.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): So I share all this in my like cracked voice, and it was so beautiful and by like being honest with people about how I was feeling.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I was able to actually connect with them people new group are tearing up people told me they felt the same way and I was like, and it was like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I was like really because you look amazing and they were like you look amazing and I was like maybe we're all crazy and it was just so amazing.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And so after I did that share Oh, you know what this was after the boat experience, so we did have that really cool but experience, which was really nice, but I still felt kind of weird and then.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): After I said that we you know we finished our food everybody's like milling around and rosie this really nice woman who was there comes up to me and she was like you know.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Today, when we were on the boat excursion I told you, I love your bathing suit it's like your style is so gorgeous and so unique.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And she had said this compliment at a normal volume of voice to me people around heard because they were they could hear that conversation they're like yeah I heard that.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And I didn't answer her like it must have looked like I snapped her because I literally didn't hear it.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And that blew my mind, I was like I because I wasn't feeling confident in myself I literally physically could not hear the nice things that people were saying to me.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And that blew my fucking mind because it's like how much love.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): and support is around you that you're not even hearing how much money are people trying to give you, and you are not even hearing them you're not even seeing it because you're out of alignment with that and so.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): That was, like the first that was like part one of the lesson that was really, really profound for me and then the next day there was like a deeper version of that same lesson, do you want me to pause just.

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Jessica Rhodes: um no I don't think I have anything to add, so why don't you keep going.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Okay, so the next day, and I also want to say it wasn't like it wasn't like I said this and then everything was great like right, I was still in the space of discomfort.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): But it wasn't like it was before I felt connected to the people around me I just felt a little uncomfortable.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And one of the things i've realized is that being connected with people makes me uncomfortable, and so I have to work with my nervous system.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Like true connection so that really broke the ice when I was able to share that people started coming up to me.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And like you know there were like you seem really confident like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I was there were like one person was like I was really surprised to hear you say that because you seemed really confident you seemed really happy and friendly and confident and I never would have guessed you're feeling that way.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And that was cool because I was like how many other people are feeling that way that we just think are so much more confident than we are, but they are actually feeling a totally different way, so.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I connected with people Peggy shout out to Peggy my bfs who we know who's done like a bunch of our master classes, I got to know her.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And it was just really special so i'm still feeling a little uncomfortable because i've just been super vulnerable with all these basically strangers, but I felt this relief and people were like you look lighter.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And so the next day thing was the next day, or maybe it was two days later, then the our last morning there we did a.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Guided meditation with this amazing musician named Joel his handle is a soul called Joel will link to it in the show notes he's on Tik Tok and on Instagram as a soul called Joel.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): he's the best he's like the most calming person in the entire world, he also has all these amazing.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): manifestation and affirmation and just instrumental stuff on spotify he's an incredible guitar player and singer he.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Is the guitar player for India irie they've been working together for like seven eight years he manifested that that's a whole sidebar but he told me the story of how we manifest that she found him online crazy so.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): he's like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Alright, so i'm going to walk you through this meditation called I am the love of my life and I had seen it on the agenda and i'm like cute like whatever like that's Nice.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And then I met Joe I sat with him at dinner The night before and I was like oh this guy's great like he's like so calm and like he just has one of those people who just love immediately he's so open.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): he's so calm he makes you feel calm he he can like regulate other people he has a superpower so having talked to Joel and gotten to know his very calm energy i'm like cool this is going to be a chill time this like morning meditation.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): It was not in fact a chill time.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): But it was the time I needed so he's playing guitar he's having us like breathe in and breathe out and then he starts playing this song which is on spotify.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): called I am the love of my life which, like i'm like okay like that's super cute but I wasn't like I didn't like here that title is like oh my gosh.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): i'm like that's that's nice i'm sure other people will get a lot of that I think is.

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Jessica Rhodes: So classic MARQuIS.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I I don't learn sometimes.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): So he's like playing the guitar and he's like an amazing guitarist and also he's so present and in flow when he plays that it just has a different quality.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And so, he starts he's like close your eyes i'm like all right Joel and then and then he's like I want you to watch a movie of your life.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): For two minutes, starting at your birth and coming to this moment for two minutes I want you to just close your eyes.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): and watch the video and so he's playing the song the love of my life he's like coming in and talking to us a little bit and everybody's eyes are closed and.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I just start to hear like loud cry coming from all around me, you know, like and and like and i'm crying too so.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): i've done a lot of trauma work i've done i've done i've like gone back there i've process stuff so i'm like I kind of felt like I knew what to expect like this, I am about to embark on watching a very sad movie.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And like fine so but I started, and the reason I started crying was not because it was sad, it was because of the opposite, so I start watching I like watch my birth and, like my dad's there and it's like so cute.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And and i'm like this little baby and then I watched like my life.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And it was so weird because I felt like I could see things differently, even though it was just an imagination like it's a projection.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): But it really felt like I was there and suddenly I could see all these things watching it from the outside, that I hadn't been able to see when I was actually experiencing it as my younger self.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And the thing that I saw that blew my mind was that I have this very subconscious narrative that like I am alone right like that, like i've just always been so.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): lonely like i've always like even I feel the most lonely when I have the most people around me, even if it's like people I love.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): i've always just felt like disconnected and out of place, and like sometimes being around other people was worse than just being alone because it made me feel even more alone, so I know this is kind of kind of.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): dark right, but I want to be really.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): You won't be able to get anything out of it so.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And it was like it's subconscious like I wouldn't have described it as that what I thought was that, like people just didn't love me as much as they loved other people that's what I thought, because I couldn't feel the love.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): So I thought that people don't love me enough like I feel alone when i'm with my loved ones, because they don't love me enough.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): they're not giving me enough love they're not you know, giving me enough words of affirmation support and all that stuff.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And then I watched the movie of my life and what blew me away was the amount of love the number of people who have been rooting for me, since day one cheering me on supporting me.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): loving me, and it was so crazy and then those people who are really memorable like those negative experiences of people who like said mean things to me are called me uglier said I was fat like that stuff that.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): in so many ways, has like shaped me kind of and made me more closed off and made me distrustful.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): It was such a minority of people who are mean and the majority of people like loved me and supported me so much, I was like crying because i'm like seeing all of this love and support.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): That I hadn't seen and I hadn't felt it and the analogy that came to me was like it was sort of like you've got like this jug of water right and the waters, the love.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And then i'm this jar and the tops on the JAR and so you're pouring the jug of of water over the JAR trying to get it in the JAR.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And it's all just hitting the top and going out there's nothing going in the JAR.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And then, instead of me being like the tops on the JAR I kept thinking there's not enough in the jug there's not enough love i'm not getting enough love and it was crazy to realize how much love and support I was getting and that I wasn't receiving it.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And that, just like changed everything for me, I feel like and I realized, and I I voice message my wife Alex I voice messages because.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): The two of them, particularly they see me a lot they know me well, that you know, and one of the things I do is like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I just don't like to show weakness I because of my narrative that i'm alone it's me verse everybody.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): it's like I always have my game face on like almost no matter what i'm like no worries I know what to do, we're good i'm fine i'm good like let me help you i'm fine.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And I realized that I had noticed, I had picked up on.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Those moments where to me, I was showing weakness, where I don't think this is actually weakness I don't think they would say this, but my interpretation was.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Weak moments moments, where I didn't know what to do, moments, where I got emotional and I didn't mean to moments, where I was vulnerable.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I could tell that both jess and Alex in those moments were happy right they would like lean in there, like yes.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And my interpretation for my previous understanding of me verse everyone was like these assholes like they want to see me week, while they're not fucking gun like you know it was like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And it was so funny to have this realization and be like they're not happy because they want me to suffer they're happy because they love me.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And they want to actually be able to see me and contribute to me and connect with me and when i'm acting like everything's perfect and i'm on top of it, and I have my game face on.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): They can't connect with me when i'm like let me help you and i'm supporting them but i'm not allowing them to see me or support me i'm like robbing them of this gift of contribution of real contribution and connection with me, and that was like so crazy.

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Jessica Rhodes: yeah yeah because when you're it feels it feels like a one way relationship, you know.

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Jessica Rhodes: When when you know one person is not ever opening up or showing their vulnerabilities are showing their weakness like.

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Jessica Rhodes: I know, for me it was like after i'm like well MARQuIS always has it together, she is always right, she is never having a down moment and.

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Jessica Rhodes: Meanwhile i'm like crying and like broad dlp, and so I think you know for so long i've always felt.

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Jessica Rhodes: You know I would feel less than you because i'm like well she never has breakdown she's not you know, then so it was just I really acknowledge you for like having that breakthrough and sharing that because it does feel.

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Jessica Rhodes: So good to be able to support somebody when they're feeling down because everyone has those down moments.

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Jessica Rhodes: And it's nice to be able to support each other.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): yeah and it feels good to receive support it's uncomfortable.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Like for me and if you're like me after work with your nervous system, because it feels like you just want a snapshot.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Then you gotta like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): stay open and like ease into it, but it feels good to receive that and it also feels good to like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): be a real person like it's and it's like I do, I do have it together a lot like I, but there are moments where.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I don't share what's going on, or one thing I do is like when it's happening like when i'm in something when i'm really in it.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): my mind to keep me safe is like don't tell anyone don't tell anyone because it feels like an open nerve that I have to protect.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And then it's only once i've like figured it out by myself and i'm, on the other side of it that all then tell this really sanitized version of it.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): which looks like authenticity and is a kind of authenticity, but it's not the same as opening up when you're in it, because that's what feels really threatening but that's also.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): What allows your people to see you and to support you, and it was also like to hear you say that justin Alex said something similar to me.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): It was crazy to realize that because of my fear of people hurting me and my belief that, I mean I am so sensitive.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And I always looked at extreme sensitivity as a handicap and something that I had to hide and like protect and to realize that.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): In my fear of like vulnerability in my fear of being hurt in my effort to protect my sensitivity and what felt like an opener for me.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I had made the people that I love most feel bad about themselves because i'm showing up protecting myself acting like everything's fine.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And not realizing that i'm making them feel less than or like they can't contribute to me, and that was crazy, because that is not at all what I intended.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): And it was just it was very cool and of course it's like an ongoing thing i'm gonna have to keep reminding myself like reminding my body doing the neuro drills.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): it's safe it's safe to let people in it's safe to let people see me what I don't have it together but it's so powerful and it's just.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): I feel less alone, like, I really feel differently, after a lifetime of unconsciously feeling alone, I feel, and receive the love and support around me now for the first time.

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Jessica Rhodes: so beautiful.

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Jessica Rhodes: We are really taking y'all on some deep journey so welcome to our life.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): yeah June is a deep.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): Deep month on the podcast, so I hope I hope that you like it.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): shoot us an email, I really am interested in people's takeaways like.

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Margy Feldhuhn (she/her): If you heard something here and you're like oh my gosh this is me feel free to like send us a DM or you can email me at marquee at interview connections COM if you're just like oh my gosh.

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Jessica Rhodes: Like honestly were the type of friends, you can like dms and tell us your deepest traumas on the first DM and like we're not going to judge you for that So if you are hearing this and you're just like wow I can relate to this like.

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Jessica Rhodes: Like we're happy to.

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Jessica Rhodes: to connect with you, if you're you know, an entrepreneur that's like really serious about up leveling and you want to coach with us, you want to get out on podcasts like reach out to us, you know interview connections COM marquee at interview connections COM.

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Jessica Rhodes: yeah alright thanks all.

On today’s episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess and Margy talk about going on a competitor’s podcast. While it may seem like a bad idea, going on your competitor’s shows can be a very strategic move. Interview Connections client Jon MacDonald was hesitant to appear on a competitor’s podcast, but after his interview went live, he was invited to speak at YouTube HQ because of that exact interview!

When a host from the same space as you accepts you as a guest on their show, they have found value in your unique experience. This shows that they have a mindset of collaboration not competition. The podcast industry is very collaborative, and many hosts will take competitors on their show to give value in a complementary way.

You’re the only one who has your story. There may be other people who provide a similar service, but no one is the same as you. No one has your background, no one does it exactly the way that you do. There is space for everyone. There are people who are going to resonate with you, and there are people who are going to resonate with someone else. 

You can focus on: What makes you unique? Why are you different from the host? Look at your mindset, what is that lack mentality? What is driving that fear of going on a competitor’s show?  

If you need help answering any of these questions, listen to the full episode to learn more about the benefits of going on a competitor’s podcast!

Jess and Margy are the co owners of Interview Connections, the first and leading podcast booking agency. This is the podcast where you will learn all about podcast guesting and how to leverage podcast interviews to grow your brand awareness.

On today’s episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess interviews client and expert in applied neurology, Elisabeth Kristof! Elisabeth is the founder of Brain-Based Wellness, a revolutionary online platform that trains the nervous system and body to resolve old patterns, improve performance, and increase well-being. In this episode, Elisabeth discusses why change threatens your brain at a physiological level, and how we can improve the overall health of our nervous system.

Elisabeth and Jess discuss what exactly applied neurology is, the difference between survival mode and performance mode, and how these affect entrepreneurs in particular. She explains how to listen to and understand signals from your nervous system, and what they might be telling you about your body. Listen to the end of the episode to learn an amazing neurohack that will allow you to think more clearly and connect more presently when speaking on podcasts!

You can learn more about applied neurology and connect with Elisabeth at https://brainbased-wellness.com/

Jess and Margy are the co owners of Interview Connections, the first and leading podcast booking agency. This is the podcast where you will learn all about podcast guesting and how to leverage podcast interviews to grow your brand awareness.

On today’s episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess and Margy talk about the importance of visibility in your business. While many new business owners and entrepreneurs see the value of investing in back-end operations and systems, Jess and Margy urge you to consider how your business would change completely if your visibility was a main focus. 

What holds people back from gaining visibility? Oftentimes, it’s fear of success. Getting to the next level of revenue requires you to leave your comfort zone, and start entering circles where you’re the new kid in town. Another reason people are held back from becoming visible is lack of confidence. Jess and Margy discuss why it’s important to figure out what is holding you back and to take imperfect action as your first step.

What can you expect when you have a breakthrough in visibility? Firstly, you’ll see a steady and consistent stream of leads that are finding you. You’ll see increased confidence in your abilities and expertise. You’ll see new opportunities in the form of interview requests, speaking engagements, new business ideas and new revenue streams. 

Podcast guesting is the best way to increase your visibility and speak to a highly-curated audience of your ideal clients. If you need help with your visibility, head over to interviewconnections.com/call to schedule a free consultation with our New Media Strategist, and take the first step to increasing your visibility today!

Jess and Margy are the co owners of Interview Connections, the first and leading podcast booking agency. This is the podcast where you will learn all about podcast guesting and how to leverage podcast interviews to grow your brand awareness.

On today’s episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess interviews clients and certified financial planners Radon Stancil and Murs Tariq. Jess, Radon, and Murs discuss their business partnership at  Peace of Mind Wealth Management, and how each of them became interested in financial and retirement planning. 

Radon and Murs talk about the best time to start working with a financial planner, and what you need to do before you work with a CFP. They discuss the differences between active and passive investing, and what pitfalls you can avoid in your own retirement planning. 

Head over to https://pomwealth.net/podcast/ for a free educational video series on how to secure your retirement!

Jess and Margy are the co owners of Interview Connections, the first and leading podcast booking agency. This is the podcast where you will learn all about podcast guesting and how to leverage podcast interviews to grow your brand awareness.

On today’s episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess and Margy discuss the value of gaining clarity with your numbers. Jess and Margy stress the importance of having focus in the direction that you’re going in your business strategy, and having clarity in your data is incredibly important to that focus. Laying your numbers out in a way that works for you (spreadsheets work great for Margy!) can reveal blindspots and create lightbulb moments for your business. 

Data doesn’t lie. You can tell yourself a story about what happened during a launch or during a quarter or a year, but looking objectively at your numbers takes the interpretation of that story out of the equation. Over here at Interview Connections, laying out our numbers was so helpful in not only telling us where to spend our budget, but where we shouldn’t be spending time and money.

Getting clarity in your numbers is a game changer. Not only should you be looking at your data laid out in a spreadsheet, but you should be showing your numbers to a trusted mentor so that another set of eyes can point out potential blindspots from an objective set of data. 

Jess and Margy are the co owners of Interview Connections, the first and leading podcast booking agency. This is the podcast where you will learn all about podcast guesting and how to leverage podcast interviews to grow your brand awareness.

On today’s episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess interviews client Triptta Neb Butkovich, an abuse recovery coach. It is Triptta's mission to provide a safe and open environment for 1 million victims of narcissistic and emotional abuse, help them learn to value themselves for who they are, and finally begin to enjoy healthy relationships.

Jess and Triptta discuss what exactly narcissistic abuse is, when narcissism becomes a disorder, and Triptta’s personal journey of surviving a narcissistic abuser. After Triptta’s experience with narcissistic abuse, she had to begin figuring out her identity and her values all over again. That’s when Triptta understood that she wanted to help the millions of other victims of abuse. She helps her clients define their values, set boundaries, and discover their identity post-abuse.

For anyone listening who has someone in their life that may be suffering from emotional abuse, Triptta tells us to believe them. Triptta’s final piece of advice: “Love yourself, it’s not selfish.” You can connect with Triptta at https://designyou.ca/

Jess and Margy reveal how they grew Interview Connections from 0 to 7 figures by leveraging the power of podcast guesting. In the first year, Jess was able to take the company from 0-6 figures, but it wasn’t until she joined forces with co-owner Margy, that they were able to level up to 7 figures. 

In the early days, Jess cast a wide net, and connected with everyone that she possibly could. As a new mom, she wasn’t able to go to networking events all over the country. Instead, Jess used podcasts as a way to connect with hundreds of people across the world. Another important aspect of podcast guesting that Jess learned in the early days is that your story matters, no matter how successful you are.

Margy became co-owner of Interview Connections in 2018, and helped grow the company to 7 figures. Margy found that podcast guesting helped her practice her story and become a known figure in the podcasting community. Podcast guesting is great for SEO and social proof, and Margy invites thought leaders to ask themselves, “Does Google know that I am a thought leader?” By consistently appearing on podcast interviews, you will flood Google with why exactly you are so amazing and unique. 

If you want to create better, quality, leads for your business, you need to register for our FREE Virtual Speaking Bootcamp, premiering tomorrow! This Bootcamp will teach you the three pillars to successfully monetizing podcast interviews!

Head to interviewconnections.com/bootcamp to register!

Join our free Facebook group, Guest Expert Profit Lab now by going to InterviewConnections.com/Group or searching Facebook for Guest Expert Profit Lab.