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In this episode, we feature Nicole Handy, co-founder of Braden Real Estate Group, one of the largest Black-owned brokerages in Texas, OWN Network star of Family Empire: Houston, and a video marketing strategist helping real estate professionals show up on camera with confidence and strategy.

Nicole keeps it all the way real about what it took to walk away from corporate America, why 90% of realtors are doing video marketing completely wrong, and what it actually feels like when a national TV show comes knocking, and you almost think it's a joke.

This one is for every woman who knows she has more in her but keeps waiting for the right moment.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why she was jealous of the FedEx man and what that told her about her career
• How she built her entire real estate business while still in corporate America
• Why 90% of realtors do video marketing wrong (and what to do instead)
• What nobody tells you about being on a national TV show
• The one negotiation lesson that changed everything
• Why she went to therapy after Family Empire — and still goes today
• The surprising thing she collects from every funeral she attends
• Why she calls herself the most introverted extrovert you'll ever meet

TIMESTAMPS:

02:41 From Engineering to Real Estate

05:35 Quitting Corporate Politics

06:43 Video Marketing Breakthrough

12:13 Realtor Content Strategy

14:50 Entrepreneurship Longevity Gaps

16:46 Family Legacy Business Roots

19:18 OWN Show Origin Story

23:33 Reality TV Behind the Scenes

24:44 Family Life On Camera

30:09 Staying Grounded And Enough

31:05 Unexpected Personal Quirks

36:10 Advice For Going National

38:44 Coaching And Passive Income

Connect with Nicole: https://www.instagram.com/mrsnikkihandy/

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Kim Roxie is a visionary entrepreneur, esthetician, and the trailblazing founder of LAMIK Beauty, a clean color cosmetics brand dedicated to healthy, inclusive, and sustainable makeup.

Roxie began her journey in the beauty industry as a college student at Clark Atlanta University, where she worked at a makeup counter. At 21, she was opening her own Makeup shop in the mall in her hometown of Houston, TX.

This week, we discuss what it really takes to build a product-based business for the market to make it to the shelves in major department stores.

In this episode, Kim shares:

→ How rejection redirected her into entrepreneurship
→ Why her mother’s cancer diagnosis inspired her to create cleaner beauty products
→ How she connected with a retired Estée Lauder chemist who wanted to help “right some wrongs”
→ What founders need to know about retail readiness, packaging, and compliance
→ The truth about raising capital, pitch competitions, and venture funding
→ How LAMIK Beauty is expanding through Nordstrom and community impact

Her philosophy is simple: “Beauty is revealed, not applied.”

This is more than a makeup conversation. It is a lesson in rejection, resilience, and building the solution you once needed.

TIMESTAMPS:

01:57 Makeup Counter Origins
04:09 Rejection Redirected
05:19 Meaning Behind LAMIK
08:37 Creating Clean Beauty
11:49 Scaling Is Not Easy
14:22 Retail Readiness
17:39 Building Community
19:31 Pitch Wins and Proof
24:25 Impact and Authentic Roots
26:48 Identity and Hair Loss
34:32 Capital and Investment
35:20 Venture Capital Reality
44:00 What’s Next for LAMIK

CONNECT WITH KIM:

• https://www.instagram.com/thekimroxie/

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The Authentic Media Podcast helps women entrepreneurs and business owners build a visible, profitable brand — on camera, on social media, and on YouTube. You'll learn how to show up confidently on camera, build a personal brand that attracts the right clients, create content that actually grows your business, and go from invisible to in-demand — whether you're starting from scratch or ready to scale.

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This week, we're sitting down with Anthony Flynn, Business & Executive Coach and CEO of Covenant House Texas. He helps CEOs, key executives, and their leadership teams close the gap between strategy and execution.

In this conversation, Anthony shares the CEO mindset, leadership principles, and personal development habits that took him from a low-income upbringing to the highest levels of business, and why he believes every entrepreneur is one decision away from a completely different life.

He breaks down:

→ Why most businesses are held back by a leadership gap, not a resource gap

→ How to identify the one priority that will create the greatest business growth

→ Why focus and discipline matter more than constantly chasing new ideas

→ How personal development shapes stronger CEOs and entrepreneurs

→ Why understanding revenue, cash flow, and financial statements is essential for scaling

→ How pain, purpose, and faith can fuel meaningful leadership

→ What business owners must confront before they can grow their company

Anthony brings more than two decades of experience leading nonprofits. He's helped nonprofits expand their reach to serve over 21,000 clients and consistently grown revenue year over year.

In 2025, he took the helm at Covenant House Texas, opening a new 104,000-square-foot campus that houses up to 150 homeless youth every night, turning around an organization and generating 8 figures in revenue within 12 months.

TIMESTAMPS:

01:31 Bused to the Suburbs

04:26 Birth of an Amazing CEO

06:08 The Power of Focus

09:09 Priorities and People

11:49 Revenue Wake Up Call

15:39 The 3 AM Routine

29:23 Brand vs Business Profit

30:51 Cookie Business Formula

41:20 Self-Development Habits

43:52 Covenant House

This episode is for entrepreneurs, CEOs, business owners, and leaders who want to build a stronger mindset, scale with intention, and turn personal growth into measurable results.

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Connect with Anthony:

• https://www.amazingceo.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/flynnanthony/

#CEOMindset #LeadershipDevelopment #BusinessGrowth #EntrepreneurMindset #BusinessLeadership #PersonalDevelopment #ScaleYourBusiness #CEO #Entrepreneurship #FaithAndBusiness #TheInsidePodcast

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The Authentic Media Podcast helps women entrepreneurs and business owners build a visible, profitable brand — on camera, on social media, and on YouTube. You'll learn how to show up confidently on camera, build a personal brand that attracts the right clients, create content that actually grows your business, and go from invisible to in-demand — whether you're starting from scratch or ready to scale.

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In this episode, we sit down with Laurin Jo Olivo, architect, founder of Content Haus, co-CEO of Batch Content, and UGC creator, to unpack the exact brand partnership formula she used to work with household names while still clocking in at her 9-to-5.

Laurin shares the three-step process that consistently attracts brand deals, why consistency matters more than follower count, and how she built multiple businesses by pivoting with purpose.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 — Meet Laurin Jo: Architect, CEO & Brand Partner

02:15 — How She Landed Disney Without a Massive Following

08:30 — The "Warm Up" Method for Brand Outreach

14:45 — Building Batch Content: The Marketplace for Creators

22:00 — Pivoting God's Way, Not the World's Way

29:30 — Camp Genesis: Building a Legacy for Young Girls

35:00 — Laurin's Best Advice for Christian Women Entrepreneurs

CONNECT WITH LAURIN JO:

• https://www.instagram.com/laurinjo/
• https://www.instagram.com/contenthaushq/
• https://www.instagram.com/getbatchedcontent/
• https://www.instagram.com/gocampgenesis/

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The Authentic Media Podcast helps women entrepreneurs and business owners build a visible, profitable brand — on camera, on social media, and on YouTube. You'll learn how to show up confidently on camera, build a personal brand that attracts the right clients, create content that actually grows your business, and go from invisible to in-demand — whether you're starting from scratch or ready to scale.

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In this episode, we discuss Dr. Jackie Baly's upcoming book and how real leadership is formed when plans fall apart. Dr. Jacquie Baly is a leadership strategist who advances governance, shapes policy, and builds institutions designed for long-term impact.

She is a #1 international best-selling author, an award-winning academic, a seasoned media commentator, and a trusted civic leader.

As Founder and CEO of BalyProjects, Dr. Baly advises corporations, nonprofits, and public-sector organizations on navigating complex systems, securing strategic partnerships, and advancing initiatives that deliver measurable results and fiscal accountability.

She discusses overcoming challenges, including a difficult divorce, navigating spaces where she was often the only one who looked like her, and rejecting imposter syndrome through preparation, discipline, and integrity.

The conversation covers mentoring, pivoting, balancing motherhood and career, philanthropy, and defining leadership as leaving institutions and communities better than you found them.

TIMESTAMPS:

01:26 When Plans Collapse

02:20 Many Hats Of Service

04:26 Career Pivots And Firsts

08:29 Leading As The Only One

10:02 Power And Proving Doubters

11:12 Why She Wrote The Book

13:30 PhD Fears And Confidence

17:27 Standing Out In Rooms

20:25 What Makes A Leader

22:25 Legacy Integrity Mentorship

25:49 Purposeful Balance

26:29 Defining Sustainable Leadership

33:59 Divorce To Pivot

35:58 Ambitious Women In Power

37:50 Immigrant Roots Of Assertiveness

Connect with Dr. Baly here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jacquie-baly-2b11501/

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The Authentic Media Podcast helps women entrepreneurs and business owners build a visible, profitable brand — on camera, on social media, and on YouTube. You'll learn how to show up confidently on camera, build a personal brand that attracts the right clients, create content that actually grows your business, and go from invisible to in-demand — whether you're starting from scratch or ready to scale.

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What if the story you tell yourself is the only thing standing between you and being fully seen?

In this episode, we sit down with Haddie Djemal, a former national TV host, producer, and correspondent who spent over a decade in newsrooms before walking away from an industry built on conformity.

Today, through Djemal Media & Communications and her partnership with Speakerbox Media, Haddie works as a host-for-hire, media trainer, and consultant, helping leaders and brands communicate better on camera, online, and in conversation.

Haddie is also the founder of #HireAJournalist, a movement built on one simple truth: every brand needs a journalist in the room. In this conversation, she and Danielle pull back the curtain on what the media industry doesn't want you to know, and why everyone, not just journalists, needs to start thinking like their own media company.

In this episode, we unpack:

• The unspoken pressure to be "digestible" on camera, and why Haddie refused to keep shrinking
• What it feels like when an industry slowly erodes your identity
• Why "I am the media" is the mindset shift every entrepreneur and creator needs right now
• How to rewrite your internal narrative so your external story finally aligns
• The difference between performing for an audience and actually being seen

TIMESTAMPS:

02:44 Authenticity Over Performance

03:43 Newsroom Conformity Pressures

05:46 When the Industry Erodes You

09:56 The Glamour vs Reality of TV

11:30 You Are the Media

14:38 Hire a Journalist Mindset

17:06 Build Your Digital House

19:41 Inner Narrative to Outer Impact

25:17 Owning Your Story

25:55 TV Dreams to Journalism

28:08 Craving to Be Seen

30:47 Body of Work Breakthrough

32:42 Culture Shift in Media

41:03 Media Training as Self Work

42:20 Stop Waiting, Use Your Voice

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haddiethehost/

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The Authentic Media Podcast helps women entrepreneurs and business owners build a visible, profitable brand — on camera, on social media, and on YouTube. You'll learn how to show up confidently on camera, build a personal brand that attracts the right clients, create content that actually grows your business, and go from invisible to in-demand — whether you're starting from scratch or ready to scale.

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Is it possible to build a successful business without losing your soul in the process?

In this episode, we sit down with Mukwenda Kandole, founder of Faithustle, a movement helping Christian entrepreneurs build their businesses God's way through content, community, and live experiences.

Before launching Faithustle, Mukwenda spent nearly a decade working as a creative director and videographer with brands and organizations such as Chick-fil-A, FOX, TBN, Toyota, Chrysler, Universal, Michigan Medicine, and the 1DayLA “Freedom Experience” with Justin Bieber.

Before that, he spent years in international missions, preaching the Gospel across 17 nations.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why 60-70% of entrepreneur marriages end in divorce — and the way out
• How to know when to move vs. when to be still
• Why courage is a byproduct of action, not a prerequisite for it
• The difference between being obsessed with the "what" vs. being obsessed with the "who"
• What it really means to build with excellence as a form of worship
• Why isolation — not education — is the real problem facing Christian entrepreneurs
• The launch of Faith Hustle's multi-city tour and how it funded clean water wells in West Africa.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Stewarding Influence
03:24 Why Faith Hustle Exists
08:24 From Content to Community
12:13 Obsessed With The Who
16:04 Marketplace Ministry Mindset
19:57 Beating Imposter Syndrome
26:59 Move Or Be Still
29:13 Hearing God Clearly
30:37 Led By Prayerful Decisions
32:38 God Is Too Kind
33:37 Stop Overthinking God
34:18 Peter Faith In Motion
36:04 From Corporate To Calling
37:19 Do The Last Thing
39:33 Launching The Tour
40:52 Vision Beats Numbers
44:29 Move Your Feet
46:47 Be Good Be Excellent
50:24 Integrity In Small Things
54:29 Faith Hustle Community

Today, he hosts the Faithustle Podcast, where he interviews influential founders, CEOs, creatives, and Kingdom leaders, including the CEO of Blue Bell Ice Cream, the producer of The Chosen, and numerous 7, 8, and 9-figure Christian entrepreneurs.

Through the Faithustle Network and monthly events, Mukwenda helps build community for Christian entrepreneurs and creatives across the country. In fall 2025, Faithustle launched its first multi-city tour, gathering hundreds of Christian entrepreneurs while helping fund and build seven clean water wells in West Africa.

Connect with Mukwenda on IG: https://www.instagram.com/mukwendakandole/

Join the Faithustle Community: https://www.thefaithustle.com/

Follow Faithustle: https://www.instagram.com/thefaithustle/

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You've been doing SEO wrong!

Most entrepreneurs think SEO means optimizing a website. This week we're sitting down with Ashley Willis who says it means showing up everywhere your ideal client is already looking, and making sure every
platform works together.

In this episode, Ashley The "SEO" Strategist and founder of SDM Online
Solutions and Amplify My Biz, introduces
"Search Everywhere Optimization," the new framework that
replaces traditional SEO thinking and actually moves the
needle for entrepreneurs building visible, profitable brands.

You'll learn:
→ Why SEO now means Search EVERYWHERE Optimization
→ How your website, social media, Google Business Profile,
YouTube, and AI search all need to work together
→ Why most entrepreneurs feel overwhelmed by trends
(and how to stop)
→ The #1 mistake killing your visibility right now
→ How to market human-first AND data-backed at the same time
→ What self-sabotage actually looks like in your marketing strategy
→ How to create consistency online without burning out

If you're a woman entrepreneur trying to get found, get
visible, and turn that visibility into real clients, This episode is your roadmap.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Design vs. strategy — what's the real difference?
3:58 – What SEO actually means in 2025
4:28 – Why entrepreneurs feel overwhelmed (and how to fix it)
5:46 – Human-first marketing explained
7:10 – How all your platforms need to work together
9:15 – SEO and social media — the mindset shift
13:56 – Ashley's background and how she got here
19:57 – The self-sabotage no one talks about
25:16 – How to stay consistent without burning out
27:18 – Building a strategy roadmap
35:09 – The biggest marketing mistakes entrepreneurs make today
37:37 – Omni SEO and the ASK Map framework
43:19 – Events, workshops, and community
49:22 – Why you have to bet on yourself

🎙️ ABOUT ASHLEY WILLIS
Founder, SDM Online Solutions & Amplify My Biz
SEO Strategist | Human-First Marketing Expert
Connect with Ashley:
📱 Instagram: @ashleytheseostrategist
🌐 https://seobestie.myflodesk.com/amplifymybiz

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ABOUT THE AUTHENTIC MEDIA PODCAST:
The Authentic Media Podcast helps women entrepreneurs and business owners build a visible, profitable brand — on camera, on social media, and on YouTube. You'll learn how to show up confidently on camera, build a personal brand that attracts the right clients, create content that actually grows your business, and go from invisible to in-demand — whether you're starting from scratch or ready to scale.

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