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In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are looking back on an incredible 2026 and sharing why they believe your best year isn't something that happens by accident, it's something you intentionally create.

From growing the podcast and launching their book to selling out She Leads, investing in coaching and mentorship, and watching their Aligned CEO clients create businesses, friendships, collaborations and new opportunities, they're celebrating what happened when they claimed 2026 as their best year yet.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why setting the intention for your best year can change the way you show up and what you create.
• How to look back at your year and recognize the wins you might otherwise rush past.
• Why investing in the right coaching, mentorship, community and relationships can accelerate your business growth.
• How getting clear on your cash flow, offers and strategy can help you make more money in the year ahead.
• Why you don't have to build your business alone, and how the right community can lead to clients, collaborations, friendships and opportunities.

Nicole and Kaila also give you a sneak peek into their Best Year Yet process for 2027: vision and energy, cash-flow clarity, and strategic planning. And they're inviting you to join them for three free live days where they'll help you expand your vision, identify where your next money is coming from, and map out your 2027 business strategy.

Sign up for Your Best Year Yet: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/2027

Explore our mentorship program, Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is sharing the story of one of her biggest manifestations yet: the dream home she knew was hers before she knew how she was going to make it happen.

What started as casually looking at houses turned into a home that checked all of her biggest boxes. The catch? The house was listed above what she was approved for.

Nicole takes you behind the scenes of what happened next, and why she believes the manifestation worked because she was willing to hold the vision without needing to know the how.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• How Nicole used visualization, intuition and faith to stay connected to the reality she wanted before she had proof it was possible.
• Why manifestation isn't about sitting back and waiting - it requires action, belief and a willingness to move when opportunities appear.
• How to recognize the difference between your own inner knowing and the fear that tells you to stay with what's familiar.
• Why you can hold a big vision while still being deeply grateful for where you are right now.
• Nicole's reminder that nothing is an overnight success, the manifestations we see today are often the result of years of action, intention and belief.

This is ultimately an episode about what becomes possible when you stop obsessing over the how, get clear on what you want, and learn to hold the faith even when the evidence isn't there yet. You don't have to see the path to believe you're on your way. Hold the vision, take the action, and let the how unfold.

If you're ready to map out your most profitable year yet, Nicole and Kaila are hosting Best Year Yet, a three-day live workshop designed to help you plan your 2027 business, money and profit goals. Sign up here: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/2027

Explore our mentorship program, Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are getting ahead of 2027 and sharing five things they’re putting in place now to make it their best year yet.

After years of trial and error, they’ve learned that your best year doesn’t happen by accident. It comes from intentionally creating the habits, support, collaborations, boundaries, systems and space that allow you to make more money without living in the pressure cooker.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• How your habits and routines can completely change the way your business and life feel.
• Why collaborations and your network can collapse timelines and open doors you couldn't create on your own.
• How to ask for and receive the support you need, in your business and your personal life.
• Why sometimes the next step is deciding who or what has to go.
• How AI can help you stay ahead of the curve, save time, and create a more scalable business.

Nicole and Kaila also share why they’re planning ahead instead of waiting for January 1st to make changes. Your best year isn't something you stumble into, you get to create the conditions for it now!

And if you're ready to map out your most profitable year yet, Nicole and Kaila are hosting Best Year Yet, a three-day live workshop designed to help you plan your 2027 business, money and profit goals. Sign up here: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/2027

Explore our mentorship program, Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is talking about energy vampires: the people, habits, and inner stories that drain your energy right when you need it most, especially heading into Q4, one of the best selling seasons of the year.

She breaks down the different ways energy gets drained, from the well-meaning naysayer to the boundary-testing client to your own comparison scroll and inner critic. She also shares practical ways to protect your energy so you can sell and show up from a full cup.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why your energy is your most important asset as a business owner, and why people pick up on it more than your words.
• The four types of energy vampires to watch for: the well-meaning naysayer, the boundary tester, the comparison scroll, and your own inner critic.
• Why energy vampires tend to show up right before you do something big and visible, like a launch, a price increase, or a big post, and how to prepare for it.
• How to run a simple energy audit after conversations to see who expands you and who depletes you.
• Simple ways to protect your energy, including showering with intention, setting an intention before every call, being crystal clear on your offer, and creating an end-of-day reset ritual.
• Why selling from overflow, not depletion or scarcity, makes people want to work with you.
• Why you don’t have to be for everybody, and how to let go of the people who aren’t your buyer.

The biggest reminder from this episode is that you are responsible for your own energy. You get to decide who has access to it, how often, and how much. When you protect it and fill your own cup first, you can move through Q4 selling from a grounded, aligned place.

Explore our mentorship program, Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

In this week’s episode, Nicole sits down with Lori Harder, host of the Earn Your Happy podcast, for a conversation about one of the most underused ways to grow your business: being a podcast guest. You don’t need your own show, a big following, or a big name. You need a story that walks the listener to your offer.

Lori breaks down the formula she’s seen across more than 1,600 episodes of her own show. She explains why most guests are forgettable, why a few have made $25K to $100K from a single episode, and how to be one of the ones who converts.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why being a podcast guest is one of the fastest ways to go from cold audience to paying client, even for high-ticket offers.
• What “trust transfer” is, and how a host’s introduction can do the relationship-building work that normally takes a listener hours.
• Why the best podcast guests reverse-engineer the conversation from their offer instead of just answering whatever they’re asked.
• The types of stories to bring on a show: an emotional story, a transformation story, and specific client results that overcome objections.
• How to craft your “million-dollar story” so you have a strong answer when the host says, “Tell me about yourself.”
• Why you can build, borrow, or buy an audience, and why borrowing through guesting costs you nothing but your time.
• How to take the pressure off, treat each podcast as practice, and gather real-time data on what resonates with listeners.
• How to stand out in a host’s crowded inbox, when most pitches are copy-pasted and self-focused.

The biggest reminder from this episode is that you don’t need a massive platform to profit from podcasting. You need a clear offer, great stories, and the confidence to show up and practice. Go be seen, even if it’s imperfect.

Resources Mentioned:

• Grab Lori’s FREE Podcast Guest Media Kit Template: https://milliondollarguest.com/mediakit-3/?rootabl=nicolecrone&lid=AsHHajO1
• Sign up for Lori’s FREE live training, How to Profit Off Other People’s Podcasts (starts October 27): https://milliondollarguest.com/training-3/?rootabl=nicolecrone&lid=IsCfWD0g
• Learn more about Million Dollar Guest: https://milliondollarguest.com/

Explore the My Aligned Purpose community:

• Explore our mentorship program, Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod
• Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz
• Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book
• Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are talking about what happens when you raise your standards as a business owner, and realize you can’t go back.

From money and pricing to clients, boundaries, delegation, leadership and the people you surround yourself with, they share the standards they've raised throughout their six-plus years building My Aligned Purpose.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why raising your standards often means realizing you've outgrown what you used to tolerate.
• How to recognize where you're still accepting less money, less respect, or less alignment than you actually want.
• Why your business changes when you become more confident in your boundaries, pricing, delegation and leadership.
• How the people you surround yourself with can influence what you believe is normal and possible.
• Why being yourself, not trying to copy someone else's business, marketing or leadership style, is one of the most powerful ways to build confidence.

Nicole and Kaila also talk about the importance of getting into rooms where your desired level of success is the standard vs. the exception. Once you experience what it feels like to operate at a higher standard, you get to make a choice: Are you going back to the old version of you, or are you committing to the new one?

And if you're ready to map out your most profitable year yet, Nicole and Kaila are hosting Best Year Yet, a three-day live workshop designed to help you plan your 2027 business, money and profit goals. Sign up here: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/2027

Explore our mentorship program, Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is talking about one of the biggest energy drains in entrepreneurship: looking at what everyone else is doing and wondering if their grass is greener.

Nicole shares a very real story from her own business when comparison led her and Kaila to invest in a business model that wasn't aligned with how they actually wanted to build. The result? They spent months trying to make someone else's strategy work instead of watering the thing that was already working for them.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why comparison can quietly pull your time, energy, and attention away from your own business.
• How to stay aware of what's happening in your industry without abandoning your own vision and values.
• Why consistency and staying in your lane allow your results to compound over time.
• How to define your own business scoreboard instead of measuring yourself against someone else's numbers.
• Why self-trust is one of the most magnetic things you can bring to your business.
• Simple ways to protect your energy, curate your feed, and redirect your attention back to what actually moves your business forward.

Nicole also shares the story of Oprah choosing to stay in her own lane when the daytime TV landscape changed, and why knowing what's happening around you doesn't mean you have to become someone else to succeed.

The more you water your own grass (with your attention, creativity, consistency, energy and belief), the more you'll eventually look up and realize just how much you've grown.

Explore our mentorship program, Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are talking about something they wish someone had told them sooner: motherhood doesn't have to shrink your business ambitions, it can actually expand your earning potential and your vision for what's possible.

They share three things they've learned about building businesses while raising kids, from becoming even more motivated to create an abundant life for their families to learning that you simply can't do everything yourself.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why having kids can actually make you more ambitious about the life and income you want to create.
• How becoming a parent can change your relationship with your earning potential and what's possible for your family.
• Why you can't do it all, and how childcare, support, boundaries, and delegation can help you build a business that works for your life.
• How to create dedicated work time and treat yourself like a real business owner.
• Why there's no single “right” way to combine motherhood and entrepreneurship—and how to build it around what works for you.
• Why wanting more money isn't selfish when that money gives you more choices, opportunities, support, and experiences with your family.

The biggest reminder from this episode is that you don't have to choose between being a great mom and building a big business. You get to decide what your version of motherhood, business, money, support, and success looks like, and then build accordingly.

If you want the big life, you don't have to wait for someone else to give you permission. You get to go create it!

Explore our mentorship program, Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Fresh off our two-day in-person Aligned CEO Method mastermind retreat, I'm sharing the biggest lesson from the room: every goal, challenge, and breakthrough in your business comes back to mindset. I walk you through both days, from small group visibility planning and "who not how" hot seat coaching under our theme Your Network Is Your Net Worth, to day two's bold reminder that you are a really big deal. You'll hear how scripting, guided visualization, and a long table dinner of future self proclamations helped forty women business owners shift their identity and see the next six months with fresh eyes. Whether you were with us or you're craving your own reset, this episode shows you why mindset is the foundation for growing to six and seven figures.

Explore our mentorship program, Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Longtime Aligned CEO Method member Rachel Mark is back on the show, and this conversation is one every busy woman needs. Rachel is an acupuncturist, an integrative health coach and co-owner of Glow Integrative Clinic here in Victoria, BC. She breaks down how your nervous system works and how childhood patterns can shape your stress response as an adult. She also covers the signs your body is asking for support, like the tired but wired feeling, 3AM wake-ups, digestion changes and hormone shifts. We get honest about perimenopause, why everyone is finally talking about it and her top lifestyle strategies for moving through it with more ease. If you've been carrying twelve balls in the air and wondering why you feel like a different person, this episode is your reminder that real change is possible, and faster than you think.

• Instagram: @rachelmark.ca
• https://www.instagram.com/glowintegrative/
• Website: https://www.rachelmark.ca/
• Free stress blueprint quiz: https://www.rachelmark.ca/blueprint
• https://www.rachelmark.ca/peri-panel - LIVE in Victoria BC

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are breaking down what it actually means to stop trading your time for money and still have a profitable business.

They share the real strategies they've used with their own businesses and clients to buy back time, create leverage, increase profit, and move from one-to-one delivery into systems, group programs, higher pricing, new revenue streams, and leadership.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why revenue, profit and cash flow are three very different things, and why knowing the difference matters.
• How to audit your time and identify the hidden pockets of work that are keeping you stuck trading time for money.
• How to turn repetitive one-to-one work into systems, processes, group programs, or signature methods.
• Why raising your prices can sometimes be the simplest way to increase profit without adding more hours.
• How adding a new revenue stream, renting space, training others, or creating a parallel offer can create more leverage.
• Why the people you surround yourself with (and what they believe is possible)can influence how you approach growth.

Nicole and Kaila also get very real about the mindset shift required to stop believing that more money = more work. The goal shouldn't just be to build a bigger business, but to build a business that gives you more money AND more of your life back.

Explore our mentorship program, Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Our Accountant, Staci, at Thrive Accounting: https://thriveaccounting.co/

Profit First by Mike Michalowicz: https://www.indigo.ca/products/profit-first

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is getting into the energetic side of business, and sharing the experience that completely changed how she understands the connection between her body, energy, mindset, and business.

Nicole takes you back to 2016, when an ayahuasca experience introduced her to the chakra system in a profound way. That experience eventually became the foundation for the philosophy behind My Aligned Purpose, including the name itself.

She then breaks down the seven energy centers and how they can show up in your business, from money and creativity to confidence, receiving, visibility, intuition, and purpose.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• How your root chakra connects to money, safety, scarcity, and trusting that you're resourced.
• Why your sacral chakra can show up in your creativity, pleasure, and whether your business still feels fun.
• How your solar plexus connects to confidence, authority, pricing, and trusting your own decisions.
• Why the heart and throat chakras can influence overgiving, boundaries, visibility, and speaking your truth.
• How your third eye and crown chakras connect to vision, intuition, purpose, and trusting something bigger than yourself.
• Nicole's simple practice for using your body before making your next big business decision: Does this feel expansive or contracting?

You don't have to separate the “business you” from the rest of you. Your body is giving you information all the time. The question is: are you listening?

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

In this episode of My Aligned Purpose, Nicole talks with Phil Calandra, founder of Tru Wealth Advisors and author of The Wealth Creation Method, about the night in 2009 he had eight cents left in his business account and what it taught him about building real wealth as an entrepreneur. Phil shares his signature line, revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, and cash flow is freedom, breaks down the revenue trap that keeps successful founders broke, and walks through his three flywheel framework for turning business income into lasting personal wealth. He also opens up about building a business alongside his wife and partner, Trish.

Grab Phil's Book: wealthcreationmethodbook.com

Website: truwealthadvisors.com

Wealth Creation Scorecard (the free 15 question quiz): wealth-creation-score.lovable.app

Instagram: @truwealthadvisors

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are getting into manifestation, timing, big dreams, and what happens when you stop trying to control exactly how everything is going to happen.

They share some of the biggest things they’re currently manifesting, from business growth and getting their book into the hands of 2,500 women, to dream homes, family, travel, money, and some seriously big personal goals.

But this isn't just about making a vision board and hoping for the best. It's about saying what you want out loud, sharing it with the right people, taking aligned action, and trusting that the timeline may not look exactly how you imagined it.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why things that feel like setbacks in the moment can become some of your biggest lessons later.
• How to stop obsessing over when something will happen and focus on what you actually want.
• Why sharing your dreams and manifestations with the right people can open up unexpected opportunities and connections.
• How to use the energy of “being, doing, having” to start embodying the version of you who already has what you're calling in.
• Why there's no point in waiting for the perfect moment to invest in yourself, your business, or your dreams.
• How Nicole and Kaila are currently manifesting their biggest business and life goals—and why they're willing to say them out loud.

If you've been feeling like you're behind, waiting for something to happen, or unsure whether you're allowed to want something bigger, this is your permission slip to dream louder.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is getting very woo-woo and sharing six practices she uses to call in multiple five-figure months, dream clients, money and opportunities into My Aligned Purpose.

This isn't about waving a magic wand or following a manifestation checklist. Nicole breaks down what it actually looks like to become the person who is available for the results you want, and then pair that energy with aligned action and real business strategy.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• The six woo-woo practices Nicole uses to support money, clients and business growth.
• Why the way you start your day can influence how you show up in your business.
• How future-self journaling and mind movies can help you build belief around what you're calling in.
• Why checking in with your body before a launch, sales call or big moment can help you shift energy that isn't serving you.
• Why manifestation still requires aligned action, and why Nicole believes you have to release the how and the timeline.
• How to combine mindset and manifestation with the numbers, strategy, sales and structure your business actually needs.

Nicole also gets real about what she means when she says she's “woo-woo," and why she doesn't believe being spiritual or energetic means ignoring your analytics, sales strategy or business data.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/book

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

This week on My Aligned Purpose, Nicole sits down with Trish Calandra, co-founder of TruWealth Advisors, for a conversation about money mindset, money stories, and what true wealth actually means for entrepreneurs. Trish shares the scarcity mindset she grew up with, the book that flipped her into an abundance mindset, and the four pillars of true wealth she and her husband Phil teach founders every day, which are money, purpose, health, and relationships. It is a raw look at why so many six and seven figure business owners still feel financially stuck, and exactly what it takes to close that gap and build real financial freedom. Grab Trish's free Wealth Creation Scorecard, check out Phil's book The Wealth Creation Method, and follow along with TruWealth Advisors using the links below.

Links:

• TruWealth Advisors: https://truwealthadvisors.com
• Free Wealth Creation Scorecard: https://wealthcreationscorecard.com/
• Phil's book, The Wealth Creation Method: https://wealthcreationmethodbook.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truwealthadvisors/

Make sure to grab a copy of our book Aligned CEO Method- How to stop trading time for money and have your most profitable year yet. https://a.co/d/0388mM7r

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are talking about something they see all the time: women who are incredibly good at what they do, but don't know how to turn that expertise into a profitable business.

They share the story of how My Aligned Purpose started with two things they genuinely loved (money and personal development), and eventually became a business that supports their families while giving them the freedom to create on their own terms.

But loving what you do is only part of the equation. You also need to understand how to market, sell, operate, and monetize your expertise so that the thing you're good at can actually become a sustainable business.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• How to turn the thing you're really good at into a repeatable, profitable business model.
• Why you don't need to be the only coach, realtor, counselor, accountant, photographer, or expert in your space to succeed.
• How a scarcity mindset can keep you competing with people who could actually become your collaborators, referral partners, or friends.
• The difference between being amazing at your craft and knowing how to run the business around it.
• How marketing, sales, and operations work together to turn your expertise into consistent revenue.
• Why creating your own opportunities can be far more powerful than waiting for someone else to give you a seat at the table.

The big reminder from this episode is that there is enough to go around. You don't have to do it exactly like someone else. You don't have to dominate your industry. And you don't have to become good at everything.

You get to take what you love, what you are brilliant at, and build a business around it that actually supports the life you want.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is asking you to look beyond the number in your bank account and get honest about what you actually want money to give you. You might think you want more money, but what you really want could be freedom, safety, time, impact, adventure, or the ability to finally exhale.

Nicole shares her own journey from chasing a capped teacher salary, to becoming an entrepreneur, to eventually realizing that even hitting financial milestones didn’t automatically create the feeling she thought they would.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why money itself may not be the thing you actually want.
• How to uncover what money represents to you beyond the number.
• Why hitting a financial goal doesn't always create the feeling you thought it would.
• Nicole’s three-layer money exercise: What do I want? Why do I want it? How would I feel if I had it now?
• How to start creating more of the feeling you’re chasing before the money arrives.
• Why clarity around what your money is for can change the way you make decisions, sell, price, and grow your business.

Nicole also shares one of her favourite manifestation stories, and why getting clear on the feeling behind the thing you want can completely change what you believe is possible.

If you’re constantly chasing the next income goal but still finding yourself thinking “I just need more,” this episode will help you pause and ask a much better question:

What do I actually want this money to make possible for me?

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila get very specific about how you could bring an extra $80K into your business before the end of the year-without simply adding more hours to your calendar.

They break down five revenue opportunities they’ve seen work for their clients and themselves, including moving out of one-to-one delivery, creating high-ticket offers, VIP days, done-for-you services, pre-selling, and adding order bumps.

But underneath the strategies is an even bigger conversation: what if you can’t see the next $20K because you don’t believe it’s possible yet?

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• How to create more leverage and profit without simply working more hours.
• Five ways to generate additional revenue, from high-ticket offers and VIP days to pre-sales and order bumps.
• Why a more profitable business model may already be sitting inside the business you have.
• How to recognize when your own beliefs about money and what’s possible are keeping you stuck.
• Why support, coaching, and surrounding yourself with people who can see possibilities you can’t yet see can change everything.

If your first thought is “There’s no way I could make an extra $20K a month,” this episode is for you. Sometimes the biggest shift lies in expanding what you believe is possible, and then figuring out how to make it happen.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is talking about why September feels like a second New Year, and how to use that energy intentionally in your business.

If you’ve been feeling that familiar September shift, you’re not imagining it. After years of school conditioning, the arrival of September can make our nervous systems feel like it’s time to get serious, get organized, and start something new. But Nicole’s advice this year is different: don’t start over. Harvest, refine, and scale what you’ve already built.

Nicole breaks down the energy of Virgo season, the fall equinox, and the transition into Libra season, using them as a framework for thinking about your business, your relationships, and the next chapter you’re stepping into.

• Why September can feel more like a fresh start than January 1—and how to harness that energy.
• How to harvest what you’ve already planted instead of constantly starting something new.
• Why looking at your actual business data is more useful than the story you’re telling yourself about your numbers.
• What to refine in your offers, marketing, systems, and sales before heading into Q4.
• How to identify what you’ve outgrown and create a release list for the habits, stories, offers, or ways of working you’re no longer taking with you.
• Why perfectionism can keep you tweaking instead of actually finishing.
• How to create the systems and structure that allow something you’ve already started to grow.
• Why the fall equinox can be a powerful symbolic doorway into your next chapter.
• Nicole’s simple September Reset: Harvest, Release & Build.

Nicole also shares a powerful reminder for the entrepreneurs who feel the urge to reinvent everything every September: You probably don’t need another idea. You need to get really, really good at the thing you’re already doing.

So before you launch another offer, change your business model, or decide everything needs to be different, pause and look at what’s already working.

What are you harvesting? What are you releasing? And what are you building next?

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

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Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are giving you a behind-the-scenes look at their forthcoming book, Aligned CEO Method, and the framework they’ve used to help thousands of women build more profitable, scalable businesses.

They break down why getting to your next level requires both strategy and mindset. Your offers, marketing, sales, operations, numbers, and time all matter, but so does the way you think, make decisions, recognize limiting beliefs, and expand into the next version of yourself.

They also dive into one of the most important concepts in the book: creating your own method. Whether you’re a coach, realtor, accountant, consultant, or service-based business owner, having a clear framework for how you get your clients results can make your business easier to market, sell, deliver, and scale.

• Why your current business results are often a reflection of the way you’re currently running your business.
• How to identify the mindset, offer, marketing, sales, operations, or financial areas that may be creating your next ceiling.
• Why creating your own method, framework, or signature process can make it easier to explain, sell, and scale what you do.
• How mindset and strategy work together when you’re ready to make your next big leap.
• Why understanding your numbers, including profit and lifetime customer value, is essential to building a truly profitable business.
• How to use data to make better business decisions instead of relying on guesswork.
• Why you don't need to be a “numbers person” to understand the financial side of your business.
• How the Aligned CEO Method book combines strategy, mindset, energy, and practical resources so you can actually implement what you learn.

And because the book is designed to be something you use, not just read, Nicole and Kaila share how the accompanying book portal will give readers access to templates, visualizations, scripts, podcast episodes, and other resources to help bring the concepts to life.

If you’ve been feeling like you know you’re capable of more, but you’re not quite sure how to get there, this episode will help you see what might need to change, and why your next level requires you to think and operate differently.

Your business got you here. Now it’s time to build the business that gets you there.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this final August 2026 TGIM episode, Nicole is skipping the strategy and giving you a permission slip to slow down, be present, and actually enjoy the season you’re in.

As summer comes to an end, Nicole reflects on some of her favourite summers, including the unforgettable summer of 2016, and the moments from this summer she wants to remember forever. She explores why the end of a season can make us pay closer attention to the life we’re actually living.

This episode is your reminder that you don’t need to wait for the perfect vacation, the next season, or some imaginary “someday” to enjoy your life. You can choose to be present right now.

• Why the end of a season can help us appreciate what we might otherwise take for granted.
• How to stop rushing through your life and start paying attention to the moments happening right now.
• Why summer can remind you who you are outside of your business and how to bring more of that version of yourself into the rest of the year.
• A simple way to reflect on what this summer taught you and what you want to carry into fall.
• Why you don’t need to have a perfectly planned day to create meaningful memories.
• How to stop saving the things you want to do for “someday” and actually go do them.
• Nicole’s invitation to create a song, experience, or ritual that helps you remember the summer of 2026.

If you’ve been feeling like summer flew by, this is your reminder: you’re not too late. Go get a box of popsicles. Put on the sundress. Get in the water. Call your friend. Take the afternoon off.

Don’t have a someday summer. Have a summer you actually lived!

And as you head into fall, ask yourself: What part of the version of me that showed up this summer do I want to bring with me?

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s Claude series episode, Kaila is sharing the five coolest things she’s gotten Claude to do inside My Aligned Purpose. These are real workflows she’s using to save time, reduce team burnout, improve SEO, and create more space for sales and strategic work.

From creating client onboarding emails and turning podcast transcripts into SEO-optimized blog posts to auditing the My Aligned Purpose brand and helping shape their content strategy, Kaila shares exactly how she’s using Claude as a thinking partner, operations assistant, SEO strategist, and brand strategist.

What You'll Take Away From This Episode:

• How Kaila uses Claude to create and improve client onboarding email sequences using existing content.
• How to use Claude to audit your website and identify opportunities to improve your SEO and Google visibility.
• How to automatically turn your podcast transcripts into SEO-friendly blog content.
• How Claude can analyze your existing brand across your website, podcast, and social media and help you identify opportunities for stronger positioning.
• How to use Claude for competitor research and building a more intentional brand and content strategy.
• Why Claude works best as a thinking partner and first-draft machine, rather than something you blindly hand your business over to.
• Why human judgment, client conversations, creativity, and relationships still matter enormously, even as AI takes over more repetitive work.
• How reducing operational busywork creates more capacity for sales, strategy, and the work that actually grows your business.

If you have a list of things you've been meaning to do for months (or even years) this episode will show you how to stop staring at the blank page and start using Claude to get the work moving.

Links & Resources:

Grab your free Claude setup guide + prompts: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/claude

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are getting real about what it looks like when your big dream takes WAY longer than you thought it would.

Their book, Aligned CEO Method, is finally launching, but getting here was anything but linear. What started as a book idea in 2024 turned into multiple outlines, shifting launch dates, new coaching, a pregnancy, professional publishing advice, a growing business, and a whole lot of “okay… let's try this again.”

They share the behind-the-scenes of the two-year journey and three big lessons: how to keep going when something doesn't work, how to know when you're ready, and why perfectionism can keep you tweaking instead of actually shipping.

• Why your big dream may take longer than you originally planned—and why that doesn't mean you're failing.
• How to know when it's time to keep going, pivot, or change the plan without abandoning the bigger vision.
• What Nicole and Kaila learned from multiple book deadlines and launch dates.
• Why iteration is a normal part of building a business, not proof that you got it wrong.
• How perfectionism can keep entrepreneurs stuck in endless edits, tweaks, and preparation.
• Why you eventually have to execute and ship instead of waiting for everything to be perfect.
• How outside mentorship, coaching, and expert advice helped them make better decisions along the way.
• Why your business and your vision are allowed to evolve as you evolve.

If you've ever thought “I should be further along by now,” this episode is your reminder that your timeline doesn't determine whether your dream is worth pursuing.

Sometimes the plan changes and life happens, but you don't have to give up on the dream just because you have to change the route.

And after two years of iterations, Aligned CEO Method is finally launching September 18.

You can grab your copy, join the Biz Besties Book Club, and join Nicole and Kaila at the book launch party to celebrate with the community that helped bring this book to life.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is getting a little woo and diving into the root chakra and what it has to do with money, business, confidence, and belonging.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re working so hard but still feel exhausted, insecure about money, unsure if you belong at the next level, or constantly wondering whether there’s really a seat at the table for you, this conversation is for you.

Nicole explores the root chakra as the energetic foundation connected to safety, survival, security, and belonging, and how these themes can show up in the experience of being an entrepreneur. She also explores the connection she sees between the chakra system and the body’s stress response, particularly around the adrenal system and cortisol.

And because your foundation matters, Nicole shares simple ways to ground yourself, work with your energy, and create more safety and security around your money and business.

• What the root chakra represents and why Nicole believes it’s foundational to alignment.
• How feelings of “Do I belong here?” and imposter syndrome can show up in business.
• Why money, security, belonging, and your sense of safety can be deeply connected.
• How chronic stress and feeling unsafe can influence the way you show up as a business owner.
• Why grounding can be a powerful practice before creating, selling, making decisions, or doing CEO work.
• Simple ways to work with your root chakra, from getting outside and grounding to money dates, mirror work, decluttering, and affirmations.
• The root chakra affirmation Nicole wants you to remember: “I am safe, and I belong.”
• A simple 7-day exercise to assess your sense of safety, belonging, and financial security - and see what shifts.

If you’ve been feeling drained, insecure, stuck, or like you’re constantly trying to prove that you belong, this episode invites you to come back to your foundation.

Because before you can fully step into your next level, you have to believe that there is enough, that you are safe, and that you belong here.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s Claude series episode, Kaila is showing you how to build your own AI virtual assistant inside Claude, and how she’s using it to save 20+ hours a week in her business.

If you’re a maxed-out founder who is managing your own emails, admin, operations, team, calendar, and approximately 7,000 tiny things that somehow always need your attention… this episode is a must-listen

Kaila walks you through how to create Skills in Claude that can perform repeatable workflows, connect with the software you already use, and run on a schedule. She shares exactly how she built a daily email and operations system that can organize emails, draft responses, forward receipts, flag calendar requests, and more.

And the goal isn't to replace your team. It's to free your humans up from the repetitive work so they can spend their time on the strategic work that actually moves the business forward.

What You'll Take Away From This Episode:

• What a Skill in Claude actually is and how it can become your AI assistant.
• How to connect Claude to the tools you already use in your business.
• How to create a scheduled workflow that runs automatically.
• The exact process Kaila uses to build and train her Claude VA.
• How to use Claude for email management, receipts, calendars, and recurring operations.
• Why you should start with one workflow, test it, and then train Claude on your specific rules.
• How AI can make your existing team more efficient rather than replacing them.
• Why your highest-value work should be focused on sales, delivery, strategy, and the activities that actually generate cash.

If you’re spending hours every week doing repetitive admin work, this episode will show you how to start getting some of that time back!

Links & Resources:

Grab your free Claude setup guide + prompts: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/claude

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila dive into one of the most empowering conversations for entrepreneurs: confidently showing up, sharing your offers, and enrolling clients without letting doubt, comparison, or judgment hold you back.

They break down why perfectionism, trying to prove your qualifications, and listening to naysayers can silently drain your energy, and how to reclaim it so you can attract the clients and opportunities that align with your purpose.

Whether you’re a new entrepreneur or scaling your business, this episode will help you feel confident and magnetic while taking action to grow your income and impact.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• How to confidently own your expertise and show up as the CEO, founder, or creator you already are.
• Why certifications, degrees, or outside validation don’t define your ability to serve your clients.
• How to manage critical voices in your life and protect your energy while growing your business.
• Why comparison and scarcity thinking can silently block sales and momentum.
• The fastest way to get traction: asking for referrals, connecting with your network, and taking aligned action.
• How to create a system of repeated outreach that feels good and generates consistent results.
• Why your net worth grows alongside your network, and how to leverage relationships for growth.

By the end of this episode, you’ll have a clear mindset framework and actionable strategies to stop doubting yourself, stop overthinking, and start confidently enrolling clients who are the perfect fit for your business.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is talking about something so many entrepreneurs experience every August: the moment your business gets quiet and your brain immediately decides something is wrong.

Sales slow down, engagement drops, your inbox gets quiet, and suddenly you’re wondering if your business is dying, whether you should pivot, or if you need to completely change what you’re doing.

Nicole shares the story of one particularly slow August early in her entrepreneurial journey and how it taught her that the real challenge was what the slowness was bringing up inside of her.

What You'll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why a seasonal slowdown doesn’t necessarily mean something is wrong with your business.
• How to recognize when your nervous system is turning a quiet season into a panic spiral.
• Why forcing sales, launching from scarcity, or constantly checking your numbers can actually make things worse.
• How to use August as a season for integration, rest, and preparation.
• The powerful question Nicole asks herself when things get quiet: “Who am I being right now as a business owner?”
• Why checking in with your body before checking your business metrics can change everything.
• How to trust the season you’re in instead of constantly trying to force the next one.

This episode is your reminder that your business has seasons, just like you do. You don’t need to force sales or spend your summer glued to your laptop. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is regulate your nervous system, trust what you’ve built, and let yourself rest.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this special Claude episode, Kaila takes you inside the AI tool she's using to help run My Aligned Purpose more efficiently, and shows you how to get started with Claude in your own business.

If you've ever opened Claude and thought, "Okay, but what the heck is an Artifact? What's a Connector? Where do I even start?" this episode is for you.

Kaila walks you through the foundational Claude setup, from choosing your subscription and protecting your privacy to connecting the tools you already use in your business. She also explains how she uses Claude as a thinking partner, business assistant, and operational support, rather than as a replacement for human connection or decision-making.

The goal is to let the machines be the machines and the humans be the humans, so you can spend less time in the weeds and more time doing the work that actually moves your business forward.

What You'll Take Away From This Episode:

• How to set up Claude for your business and choose the right subscription
• The first privacy setting Kaila recommends changing
• Why connecting your existing business tools is where Claude becomes truly powerful
• What Claude Connectors, Projects, Artifacts, Skills, Scheduled Tasks, Chat, and Cowork actually mean
• How Kaila uses Claude to manage emails, repurpose podcast content, create systems, and support business operations
• Why you should stop trying to solve every technical problem yourself and simply ask Claude to walk you through it
• How to start thinking of Claude as a business thinking partner, not a replacement for people
• Why having a "beginner's mind" is one of the most important skills when working with AI

And this is only Episode 1! We're going much deeper into how to actually use Claude as your AI business assistant in the episodes ahead.

Links & Resources:

Grab your free Claude setup guide + prompts: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/claude

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila share one of their most transformative manifestation practices: writing down everything you want as if it’s already on its way to you. Inspired by journaling, Human Design, and real-world experiments, this practice helps you clarify your vision, collapse time, and step confidently into the version of yourself who already has what she desires.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur or someone craving more clarity and alignment in life, this episode will show you how to stop overthinking, trust your instincts, and co-create your next-level reality.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why clarity in your asks and intentions makes manifestation faster and more tangible.
• How to navigate the duality of your brain: excitement vs. fear, and why both voices matter.
• The 3-minute journaling exercise that can accelerate your business, health, relationships, and personal goals.
• How “compartmentalizing” your desires can make your goals feel achievable and organized.
• Why free-flowing desires work just as well as structured visioning - there’s no one right way.
• Real-life stories of manifestation in action, including surprise encounters and unexpected opportunities.
• How this practice empowers you to collapse time between current reality and your future dreams.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to manifesting aligned abundance: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

In this follow-up to last week's episode on permission, Nicole tackles a distinction most entrepreneurs never learn to make: the difference between actual burnout and simply outgrowing a version of yourself or your business. If you've taken the vacation, done the slow mornings, and still come back feeling the same low hum of dread, this episode explains why.

Nicole walks through the real story behind My Aligned Purpose's big shifts this spring, including the sixth-birthday lunch that cracked open a conversation she and Kaila had been avoiding for over a year, and how naming the real problem (not burnout) led to a record revenue month.

What You'll Take Away From This Episode:

• The key differences between burnout and outgrowing your business, and why they need completely different remedies.
• Three simple self-check questions to figure out which one you're actually experiencing.
• Why "I can't do this anymore" and "I can't do it this way anymore" are two very different complaints worth paying attention to.
• How to evolve your business without torching it and starting over from scratch.
• Why naming your secret desire to one trusted person is the first real step toward building it into a plan.

If you've been dreading parts of your business that used to light you up, or you've caught yourself scrolling job postings and then feeling guilty about it, this episode will help you figure out what you're actually solving for, and what to do next.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

In this week’s Biz Bestie episode, Nicole and Kaila dive deep into one of the most overlooked drivers of business success: your energy and presence. If you’ve ever felt frustrated that your offers aren’t converting or that clients aren’t showing up, it could be your energy.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• How energy, presence, and enthusiasm influence sales more than audience size.
• The subtle ways you may be blocking clients without realizing it.
• Real-life examples of high-vibe versus low-vibe interactions and their outcomes.
• Practical ways to switch your energy in the moment to get better results.
• Why generosity, authenticity, and problem-solving are your secret sales tools.

This episode is packed with the kind of candid, relatable advice only Biz Besties deliver, perfect for entrepreneurs who are ready to stop leaving money on the table and start executing on their dream with confidence.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

In this honest TGIM episode, Nicole unpacks one of the sneakiest blocks holding entrepreneurs back: permission-seeking. She breaks down what it actually looks like in disguise, from "let me run this by a few people first" to softening a bold Instagram caption before anyone even sees it.

Nicole shares the exact moment it all changed for her: the spring of 2020, when her teacher's license came up for renewal and she chose not to renew it, letting go of the "plan B" that had quietly been keeping her one foot out of her own business. She gets real about what that decision cost her, including friendships and relationships that couldn't hold the new version of her, and why that price was worth paying.

What You'll Take Away From This Episode:

• The difference between gathering wisdom from people in the arena and outsourcing a decision you're afraid to make.
• Why waiting for "readiness" is often just permission-seeking wearing a more respectable disguise.
• How to spot your own permission-seeking patterns in pricing, content, and the decisions you soften before anyone else weighs in.
• Why losing certain relationships is sometimes the cost of stepping into your next version, and why that's not a sign you're doing something wrong.
• Three simple steps to start giving yourself permission this week, including taking one unsanctioned action and telling people after, not before.

If you've ever waited for a permission slip that was never coming, this episode is your reminder that the only approval you actually need is your own.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

What if your someday goals could happen this year instead? In this episode, Nicole sits down with executive coach, speaker, and creator of the Badass Planner, Janell Karst, to talk about turning "someday" into a start date. Janell shares her journey from survival mode to building a life and business she loves, why quiet time is the secret to your best ideas, and how she helps ambitious women own their time and energy by building an AI empire that works for them. If you have ever said "I do not have time," this conversation is your permission slip to take it back.

• Why quiet, reflective time (solo retreats, walks without podcasts, even the shower) is where your best creative ideas live
• The two things that stop most people from slowing down: permission and OPP (other people's priorities)
• How Janell went from rock bottom at 38 to smashing someday goal after someday goal
• Why wanting a goal badly is not enough, and how to set up your environment, schedule, and mindset for bold moves
• The weekly question that changes everything: "What can I delegate, outsource, or cancel to create more space in my week?"
• Why the right question is not "which AI tool should I use" but "what do you want your time for?"
• How Janell helps clients build a fully customized Claude AI empire in about a month, with no DIY YouTube rabbit holes
• Real client stories from her Bold program: 52 bold moves in 52 weeks, five-year goals achieved in 90 days

• Website: janellkarst.com
• Instagram: @janellkarst
• Bold Soul event: boldsoul.ca
• The Badass Planner: available on Amazon
• Want to work with Janell? Visit her website or send her a DM on Instagram and tell her your someday goal

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to manifesting aligned abundance: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila share why executing your dream comes down to having the right support, accountability, and network to actually make it happen. They explore the real-life stories of their Aligned CEO Method clients who went from feeling stuck to scaling their businesses, building teams, and creating the lifestyle they’ve always wanted.

This episode is perfect for entrepreneurs who have a dream but feel intimidated by the unknown, unsure about sales, marketing, or scaling, or are trying to do it all alone.

What You'll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why mentorship, masterminds, and referrals are game-changers for executing your dream.
• How being surrounded by the right people can accelerate your growth and prevent costly mistakes.
• Real examples of clients building their own businesses, teams, and revenue streams from scratch.
• How to identify when to outsource vs. do it yourself to focus on high-impact work.
• Why executing your dream is about being intentional, consistent, and supported vs. doing it all alone.
• The importance of leveraging your network for real results, visibility, and referrals.

If you’ve been dreaming about taking your business to the next level, scaling with confidence, and actually seeing the results you want, this episode is your blueprint for action.

Take our FREE quiz to discover the fastest path to business growth: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Join the Aligned CEO Method to execute your dream with guidance and community: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole explores one of the most powerful shifts entrepreneurs can make: embracing what feels “delusional” to others, but perfectly aligned with your big vision. She shares how stepping boldly into a life and business that feels bigger than your current proof can help you achieve opportunities, growth, and momentum that most entrepreneurs miss out on.

Nicole also breaks down how fear of judgment and waiting for “proof” keeps so many women stuck at the same income level, in the same routines, or playing small in their businesses. Drawing from her own journey, she reveals how thinking big and taking delusional action can create the life and business you truly want.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why being “delusional” about your vision is actually a key strategy for executing your dreams.
• How comparison and waiting for proof silently block your business growth.
• The mindset shifts that allow you to hold a 7-figure vision when your current reality feels far from it.
• Why your next-level life requires changing your capacity, actions, and belief system first.
• How mentors, masterminds, and aligned communities help you take delusional action safely and effectively.
• Practical ways to take consistent action on your big vision before it’s fully proven.
• How showing up fully in your business sets permission for others to do the same.

If you’ve ever felt like your big goals are “too much," this episode is your permission slip to stop playing it safe, trust your instincts, and start executing on the life and business you’ve been imagining.

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In this week’s Biz Bestie episode, Nicole and Kaila dive into the “Success Code," the four essential elements that help you show up, grow your business, and create a life that feels fully aligned. If you’ve ever struggled to break through your own limits, stay accountable, or surround yourself with the right people, this episode is for you.

They share how accountability, social circles, structure, and skin in the game have helped them and their clients turn big dreams into tangible results. From doubling revenue to launching products with confidence, these strategies are less about tactics and more about creating the environment where your success is inevitable.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why accountability is a superpower for entrepreneurs and how it transforms your results.
• How surrounding yourself with people who dream bigger than you can push you to new levels.
• The role of structure in turning visionary ideas into actionable business wins.
• Why investing your own skin in the game changes everything about your mindset and outcomes.
• Stories of real clients who doubled revenue, launched new products, and scaled confidently by applying these four elements.
• How to start creating your own success code, and why it’s about showing up, consistently.

Whether you’re tired of feeling stuck, unsure, or overwhelmed, this episode will inspire you to take action, craft your own path, and finally see what’s possible when you commit fully.

Learn more about Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

Take our FREE quiz to discover your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

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Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

In this vulnerable TGIM episode, Nicole dives into one of the biggest mindset blocks entrepreneurs, coaches, and leaders face: believing you need to have everything figured out before you’re allowed to lead, teach, or pursue your dream.

Nicole shares the story of launching My Aligned Purpose and teaching women about money while still carrying $86k of student loan debt, and why that experience didn’t make her less qualified, it made her more connected to the women she was helping.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why you don’t need to have reached the finish line to help someone who is a few steps behind you.
• The difference between teaching from lived experience versus pretending you have everything mastered.
• How perfectionism and the pressure to “have it all together” can keep entrepreneurs from showing up fully.
• Why your struggles, lessons, and growth can actually build deeper trust with your audience.
• How to execute on your dream while continuing to learn, evolve, and become the next version of yourself.

If you’ve ever thought “I’m not ready yet" or “Who am I to teach this?," This episode is your reminder that your unfinished chapters are not proof you’re failing, they’re often the exact reason you’re able to serve others so deeply.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

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Kaila and Nicole are celebrating a major milestone - 600 episodes of My Aligned Purpose!!

In this episode, they dive into why celebrating your wins, big or small, matters for your energy, your business, and your growth. From reflections on their own journey to the impact of showing up consistently, this episode is packed with insights for entrepreneurs, creatives, and anyone building a business that reflects their authentic self.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why celebrating milestones, even “small” ones, fuels momentum, energy, and abundance in your business.
• How committing to consistency (600 episodes!) creates massive opportunities and personal growth.
• The real impact of podcasting, from connecting with clients to repurposing content and building influence.
• Memorable moments from their journey, from live events to unexpected listener connections.
• How reflection and gratitude can transform your mindset and attract more of what you want.
• Tips for starting your own podcast or using your voice to grow your business.

Whether you’ve been following since episode 1 or you’re just joining the My Aligned Purpose Podcast crew, this episode will inspire you to celebrate your wins, show up consistently, and use your voice to grow your business and impact.

Enter the Giveaway: Head to @myalignedpurpose on Instagram and participate to win a personalized strategy session and lunch with Kaila and Nicole!

This week on TGIM, Nicole dives into one of the most challenging and transformative experiences every founder and entrepreneur faces: outgrowing people.

We explore the emotional journey of realizing that some friendships, family dynamics, or professional relationships no longer align with who you’ve become, and why that’s proof of your growth.

Nicole shares personal stories from her entrepreneurial journey, including the friendships she lost, the uncomfortable conversations she had to navigate, and how she eventually built a circle of peers and mentors who truly understand and celebrate her. If you’re feeling isolated, unsupported, or like your current people don’t “get” your ambition, this episode is a reminder that you’re not alone, and the right people are on their way.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• How to recognize when you’re outgrowing people, places, or old patterns.
• Why grief and growth can coexist, and how to process both without guilt.
• How to keep your standards high while creating space for new, aligned relationships.
• Practical ways to find and connect with peers, mentors, and mastermind groups who celebrate your wins.
• Why distance in relationships is often a natural byproduct of growth, not a reflection of failure.

If you’ve been feeling lonely in your growth or frustrated that the people around you don’t fully get your vision, this episode will help you navigate the discomfort, honor your evolution, and build a circle that fuels your next-level life and business.

Take our FREE quiz: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Grab your ticket to SHE LEADS: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Learn more about Aligned CEO Method: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/alignedceomethod

In this Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila get honest about something most women entrepreneurs don't even realize is happening: you're losing sales before a client ever has the chance to say yes. And it's not your offer. It's your systems.

They break down the three systems that are quietly costing you money, referrals, and repeat clients, and what you can do right now to fix them. This one is part strategy, part wake-up call, and completely practical.

What you'll take away from this episode:

• Why a complicated booking process is the fastest way to lose a sale before it even starts.
• The real reason your happy clients aren't sending referrals your way (and it has nothing to do with your results).
• Why repeat clients disappear, and what "red carpet service" actually looks like in a real business.
• The tools (Calendly, Acuity, Stripe) that reduce friction and make it easy for clients to say yes.
• How to audit your entire client experience so your business runs like one.
• Why referrals are a trust asset, and how your systems either build or break that trust.

If sales feel harder than they should right now, this episode is probably the answer you've been looking for.

Take our FREE quiz: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Feeling stuck because you don’t know what’s next? This week, Nicole dives deep into how uncertainty shows up in our lives, businesses, and motherhood, and why it’s actually a signal of growth rather than a roadblock.

Drawing from her own experiences and coaching hundreds of women entrepreneurs, Nicole shares how to navigate those uneasy, messy, “I-have-no-idea-what’s-coming” moments with courage and confidence.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why feeling uncertain doesn’t mean you’re failing, it often means you’re expanding.
• How to distinguish fear that protects vs. intuition that guides you.
• Practical tools to stay grounded when your brain wants all the answers.
• How past seasons of uncertainty can become your blueprint for moving forward.
• Ways to integrate gratitude, solo reflection, and action to move past analysis paralysis.
• Why clarity is built through action, not waiting for perfect conditions.

Whether you’re stepping into entrepreneurship, juggling motherhood, or leading a growing business, this episode will remind you that you’ve handled uncertainty before, and you can handle it again- better than ever.

Take our FREE quiz: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

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In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila take a hard look at how the first half of 2026 has gone, and how to intentionally create momentum for the second half of the year. From managing time as a parent and business owner to maximizing offers and launches, this episode is all about honest reflection, planning with purpose, and making more money without losing your sanity.

Whether you’re juggling motherhood, a growing business, or seasonal offers, this episode will give you a framework to reflect, course-correct, and step confidently into the rest of your year.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• How to honestly assess your first half of the year and identify what’s working, and what isn’t.
• Why reviewing your calendar and your results together reveals your true priorities.
• How to set up your business and energy for a profitable second half of the year.
• The importance of aligning your offers, launches, and marketing with your audience and seasonal buying cycles.
• Why past experience is your best guide for designing offers your past-self would have loved.
• How to strategically test, iterate, and scale without burning out or feeling stuck.
• Insight into Cash Flow and “Six Figures in Six Months” strategies for ambitious entrepreneurs.

Whether you’re mid-year and feeling behind or already thriving, this episode helps you pause and create the next six months with purpose.

Grab your VIP tickets to SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Take our FREE quiz to discover your fastest path to business growth: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole dives into one of her favourite topics for entrepreneurs and moms alike: understanding your unique wiring so you can design your life and business around you. She gets real about postpartum, societal expectations, and why trying to fit into someone else’s “perfect system” is holding you back.

Using tools like Human Design, astrology, the Enneagram, and even personality frameworks like Myers-Briggs, Nicole breaks down how knowing your energy, decision-making style, and natural tendencies can help you stop overthinking, avoid burnout, and show up fully in your business and life.

What you’ll take away from this episode:

• Why you don’t have to justify your choices (work, family, or personal priorities) to anyone.
• How understanding your wiring can help you navigate business, motherhood, and creativity without guilt.
• The difference between using frameworks as a tool vs. a crutch.
• Practical ways to align your workflow and decision-making with your energy type.
• Why you can’t copy someone else’s “perfect system” and why that’s a good thing.
• How embracing your natural tendencies can actually make your business and life more fun.

If you’ve ever felt like everyone else’s way of working is better than yours, this episode is your permission slip to stop comparing and thrive in your own way.

Take our FREE quiz: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila dive into the online business space to answer one of the biggest questions entrepreneurs are asking right now: Do high-ticket offers still sell? And if so, how do you make them work for you in a world obsessed with viral low-ticket offers?

They break down why strategy alone isn’t enough, why your network and community matter more than AI or solo hustle, and how investing in real relationships and high-touch coaching can actually accelerate your revenue and impact.

What you’ll takeaway from this episode:

• Why high-ticket offers still work (even in the age of viral low-ticket challenges, like The Yap Challenge).
• How being in the right community amplifies your success and helps you avoid costly trial-and-error.
• Why relying on AI, solo courses, or low-ticket hacks isn’t enough to build a sustainable business.
• The power of facilitating real connections and collaborating with other high-level entrepreneurs.
• How to design your business offers so they respect your current clients while scaling to new audiences.
• Why your network is your net worth, and the environments you put yourself in matter more than algorithms.

If you’re tired of chasing every “easy money” trend and ready to build a business that actually grows with your vision, this episode will remind you that high-ticket is still a thing, and done right, it’s your fastest path to predictable revenue, impactful connections, and growth.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole dives into a topic every busy entrepreneur and parent can relate to: mental clutter and emotional backlog. If you feel like your mind is constantly full, your thoughts are scattered, or you’re carrying invisible stress, you need to listen in.

Nicole unpacks how the constant input from social media, work, family, and life can leave you feeling foggy and stuck, and why a proper mind and soul detox is the key to clarity and real presence in your life.

What you’ll takeaway from this episode:

• Why “cluttered” isn’t just about your physical space, it’s your mental and emotional load weighing you down.
• How unresolved feelings and unprocessed emotions accumulate like sediment, clouding your decision-making and creativity.
• A practical approach to a real mind and soul detox without having to go off-grid or take extreme measures.
• Simple practices to start feeling your feelings intentionally, audit your thoughts, and consume information deliberately.
• How scheduling reflective time and protecting your energy inputs can help you reconnect to your intuition and your authentic self.
• Why clarity is the foundation for better decisions, more aligned actions, and a less reactive, more present life.

If you’ve been feeling scattered, distracted, or just “off” lately, this episode will give you tools to clear the fog, reset your energy, and reconnect with your most focused, aligned self.

Take our FREE quiz: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila dive into one of their most important conversations for entrepreneurs: how to show up authentically, follow your instincts, and price your offers based on your values- not what everyone else is doing.

We break down why comparing yourself to competitors, following trends blindly, or undercharging for your services keeps you stuck, and how tuning into your own energy and values can help you attract the clients and opportunities that truly align with you .

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why there really is a buyer at every level and how to align your pricing with your ideal client’s energy.
• How comparison and scarcity thinking silently keep you from launching and scaling.
• Practical ways to test what you truly want and make decisions that feel good, without overthinking or guilt.
• Why following the feeling (even in small choices) is the key to identifying your next-level opportunities.
• How to stop waiting until “perfect” and start putting yourself and your business out there with confidence.

Whether you’re launching a retreat, a course, a coaching program, or a new product line, this episode will remind you that you don’t have to copy anyone, and there is absolutely enough for everyone.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

What if the thing holding you back from being seen isn't strategy — it's the story you're telling yourself about what you're allowed to want?

In this episode, I'm sitting down with Katrina Owens -PR strategist, personal brand coach, and the founder of the Big Brand Energy event, for a conversation that is equal parts real talk and permission slip.

Katrina spent nearly 11 years in corporate before walking out of a job the week of her 30th birthday after being told she wasn't worth a six-figure salary. That moment of rejection became her redirection — and now she helps entrepreneurs build fame-ready personal brands that open doors to paid speaking, brand partnerships, and serious visibility.

In this episode we cover:

• Why "I want to have an impact" is often code for something else entirely
• The truth about fame — and why it's actually a spectrum you get to design
• How Katrina went from running a PR agency to building a six-figure personal brand
• The real reason hosting live events is one of the most powerful brand-building moves you can make
• Money mindset, cashflow, and why debt can actually be a business tool
• What it looks like to want what you want without justifying it

Connect with Katrina:

• Instagram: @KatrinaOwensPR
• Podcast: Fame Ready
• Book: Coming Fall 2026 - follow Katrina on Instagram for update

This week on TGIM, Nicole gets real about the unseen price of entrepreneurship, AKA the moments you don’t want to show up, the tasks that feel tedious, and the invisible work that builds freedom later. If you’ve ever struggled to start the work you know matters, procrastinated on big goals, or wondered why the freedom everyone promises feels just out of reach, this episode is for you.

Nicole dives into how reframing “hard” work as the price of entry can shift your mindset, your energy, and your results - without burning out or hating the process. She shares the tools and strategies she uses to overcome resistance, make decisions without negotiation, gamify her work, and connect every task to her bigger vision.

What you’ll take away from this episode:

• How to reframe tasks you don’t want to do as the price you pay for freedom, growth, and results
• Why resistance is normal, and how to move through it without guilt or frustration
• Strategies to "shrink the window" and tackle overwhelming tasks in manageable chunks
• How to connect your work to your bigger vision so it feels energizing instead of tedious
• Tips for building reward systems that motivate and sustain your focus
• How committing to yourself and your priorities creates long-term time freedom

Whether you’re tackling admin, batch-recording content, or hustling toward your next launch, this episode will help you see the hard work as the investment it truly is, and finally enjoy the rewards of showing up consistently.

Take our FREE quiz: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

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Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Hi Biz Besties! In this week’s episode, Nicole and Kaila dive into the unpopular opinions of the coaching and entrepreneurial world. They share why breaking the rules and doing things your way (not following trends or copycat strategies) can actually help you grow a business that aligns with your values and your life.

From client relationships to ads and launches, they unpack the mindset shifts and practical approaches that allow you to serve your clients deeply while staying authentic. Plus, they share predictions for the next six years in their business and the industry, including what they’re excited to see evolve for women entrepreneurs.

What you’ll takeaway from this episode:

• Why you don’t have to separate your personal life from your business to be professional. Being yourself can actually deepen client connections.
• How over-reliance on trends, influencer advice, or “magic strategies” can derail your business growth.
• The importance of thoughtful execution over impulsive action—especially when rolling out offers or ads.
• How promoting your work from a place of service (not pushiness) builds trust and lasting relationships.
• Why writing your own rules and trusting your instincts is essential to success as an entrepreneur.
• Predictions for the next six years: tiered offers, more in-person masterminds, and the evolving role of AI in business.

If you’ve ever felt pressure to conform to trends, copy someone else’s path, or hide your true self in business, this episode is your permission slip to do it your way and thrive.

Take our FREE quiz: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Check out SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027