100 episodes!!!! — whewwwwww, how did we get here?!

🥳 Welcome to our last episode for season 5 🥳

It’s so wild to reflect & compare our recent episodes with our very first few episodes, including what we’ve learned about ourselves, and each other, along the way.

When we first started the podcast, our goal was to get here. To create 100 episodes. And we did it!!!! 💃

What a fun ride, thank you for being here with us. We love you!!!

➡️ Reflections from hosting 100 episodes

➡️ Verbalizing to rationalize

➡️ Embracing being perfectly imperfect

➡️ Carving our own path

➡️ Asking better questions

➡️ Discerning what kind of content you’re consuming

➡️ Gratitude, appreciation, stillness

➡️ What we’re both curious about lately..

➡️ A tough question to contemplate…

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Curiously Guided: the podcast for intentional business owners & curious minds. Where the outer work meets the inner work, so we can create a life, business, and career that feels deeply fulfilling & wildly aligned.

✨ Website: Curiouslyguided.com ✨ Instagram: Instagram.com/curiouslyguided

👉 Shay: saleswithshay.com | @saleswithshay

👉 Mariah: mariahmagazine.com | @mariahmagazineco

If you’re feeling stuck when it comes to creativity, your messaging, or even your focus in business as a whole, this episode is for you!

Jay’s perspective on standing out in the online business space is SO damn refreshing. And it’s very much aligned with what a lot of us are actually craving.

There were a LOT of quotable lines in this interview, but one of my favorites was “Creativity is the persistent pursuit of curiosity” — how perfect is that?

Enjoy the episode! 😊

➡️ Jay’s journey into entrepreneurship

➡️ The difference between volume & power

➡️ Reclaiming creativity for what it is

➡️ The structure of creativity

➡️ How we’re all trying to skip the mess

➡️ Constructing an argument & how everything builds on that

➡️ Humans vs. AI

➡️ The competitive edge to standing out in the online space

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Jay Acunzo helps business leaders become stronger speakers and storytellers. After marketing roles at Google and HubSpot, Jay wrote his first book and earned a living from the stage as a keynote speaker. Each year, dozens of creators, entrepreneurs, and executives, plus brands like Mailchimp and Salesforce, turn to Jay to develop their messages, speeches, and stories.

Website: https://jayacunzo.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacunzo LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jayacunzo

Curiously Guided: the podcast for intentional business owners & curious minds. Where the outer work meets the inner work, so we can create a life, business, and career that feels deeply fulfilling & wildly aligned.

✨ Website: Curiouslyguided.com ✨ Instagram: Instagram.com/curiouslyguided

👉 Shay: saleswithshay.com | @saleswithshay

👉 Mariah: mariahmagazine.com | @mariahmagazineco

Having trouble with perfectionism or imposter syndrome? This episode is for you! Lisa’s story & perspective is SUCH a breath of fresh air; transparent, honest, and inspiring.

If you take anything away from this episode, just know that you truly can do whatever you put your mind to, if you’re willing to put in the work & be honest with yourself.

Enjoy the episode! 😊

➡️ Lisa’s entrepreneurship journey

➡️ Not so humble brag sheet

➡️ B.R.A.G.S. framework

➡️ Making “deposits” in the bank (not financial)

➡️ Noticing the shifts in micro moments

➡️ Affirmations vs. affirming yourself

➡️ Letting structure give you more freedom

➡️ Sharing your messy middle with the right people

➡️ Giving people the opportunity to see more of us

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Lisa Simone Richards is the co-founder and CEO of Pearl Spark Pages, a luxury stationery brand designed to help female founders push past imposter syndrome, increase self-confidence, and build thriving businesses through mindful self-reflection.

After 2 decades as a publicist helping women-led startups gain visibility, Lisa found herself grappling with the very challenge she had coached so many founders through—imposter syndrome. Even with years of experience, she recognized how deeply our inner dialogue shapes our reality, influencing how we show up in business and in life.

Determined to shift that narrative, she developed a journalling framework to help women entrepreneurs cultivate confidence, self-trust, and authenticity. This became the foundation of Pearl Spark Pages.

Through beautifully designed paper products, Lisa’s mission is to empower female founders to embrace their true potential—one page at a time.

Website: https://www.pearlsparkpages.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pearlsparkpages/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisasimonerichards/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasimonerichards/

Curiously Guided: the podcast for intentional business owners & curious minds. Where the outer work meets the inner work, so we can create a life, business, and career that feels deeply fulfilling & wildly aligned.

✨ Website: Curiouslyguided.com ✨ Instagram: Instagram.com/curiouslyguided

👉 Shay: saleswithshay.com | @saleswithshay

👉 Mariah: mariahmagazine.com | @mariahmagazineco