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Gratitude Geek | Business Education for Gen X Women Solopreneurs

Gratitude Geek | Business Education for Gen X Women Solopreneurs

著者： Kandas Rodarte | Business Growth Strategies for Women Over 40
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Gratitude Geek is the podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs who've faced major life challenges like cancer, divorce, or loss—and are rebuilding their businesses and lives with strategy, systems, and gratitude as a powerful business tool. Host Kandas Rodarte—a Gen X metastatic breast cancer thriver, master connector, and digital marketing pioneer with 30+ years of expertise—interviews inspirational Gen X women entrepreneurs who've transformed adversity into wisdom and business growth. Each week, you'll discover practical strategies for marketing, productivity, building genuine client connections, and creating a business that fits your life. Whether you're starting over after a difficult season or simply ready to grow your business with more authenticity and less hustle, this podcast will help you learn, grow, and foster the connections that matter most. Join the Gratitude Geek community and turn gratitude into your competitive advantage.2013-2026 Kandas Rodarte. All Rights Reserved. マネジメント・リーダーシップ マーケティング マーケティング・セールス リーダーシップ 経済学
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  • Getting Unstuck and Rebuilding Momentum | Crystal Bell

    Getting Unstuck and Rebuilding Momentum | Crystal Bell
    2026/09/08
    Are you waiting to feel "ready" before launching that next offer, raising your prices, or making a major pivot in your business? As Gen X women solopreneurs, we often fall into the trap of over-preparing out of fear, managing endless responsibilities in isolation, and letting unspoken expectations quietly stall our progress. In this episode of the Gratitude Geek Podcast, leadership coach Crystal Bell shares how to shatter this paralysis by mastering the art of "starting scared" and shifting from a clenched scarcity mindset into open, relationship-driven collaboration. By treating gratitude not as a passive cliché, but as an active, strategic "appreciation practice," you’ll discover how to get out of your head, put yourself back on your own business maintenance checklist, and build unstoppable momentum through small, courageous daily choices. If you are ready to stop playing small and start driving real business growth through authentic connection, this conversation is your ultimate roadmap. You will hear: Confidence Follows Action (Start Scared): Readiness and confidence do not arrive before you begin a new project; they are built after you take action. Stop waiting to feel fully prepared, and instead build your "starting muscle" by embracing the unknown and taking the first step anyway. "Unclench" to Embrace Abundance and Collaboration: Operating from a scarcity, fear-driven mindset blocks your ability to receive new opportunities. By physically and mentally "unclenching," you release tension, shift to an appreciation practice, and open the door to expansive business collaborations. Speak Your Expectations Out Loud: An expectation that you do not actively share is merely a silent thought. To land top-tier podcast guests, secure raises, or establish boundaries in business and life, you must advocate for yourself and explicitly ask for what you want. Put Yourself on the Business Maintenance Checklist: You cannot run your business on an empty tank. Just like a car needs oil changes and fuel, or a vacuum cleaner needs its bag emptied, solopreneurs must actively maintain their own energy, mental health, and physical well-being to avoid sudden burnout. Beat the "Stuckness" Cycle in Two Practical Steps: Losing momentum is a normal, cyclical part of the entrepreneur journey. When you hit a rut, first give yourself a "permission slip" to slow down and rest without self-shame. Second, write down everything to declutter your brain, isolate the single task you have been avoiding, and commit to just one small action to trigger a dopamine reset. Resources & Links Mentioned Allan Dib Interview: https://kandasrodarte.com/250 Nikki the Death Doula Interview: https://kandasrodarte.com/271 Creator Collab Mixers for Women: https://kandasrodarte.com/mixer Crystal Bell is a Michigan-based leadership coach, speaker, and founder of Clarity with Crystal, where she helps female entrepreneurs build momentum through small-group coaching circles called Clarity Collectives. Her own career journey is defined by significant pivots, having transitioned from her original training as a music teacher to becoming a software executive, a yoga studio owner, and an executive coach. Connect with Crystal Bell: Website: https://Clarity-With-Crystal.com LinkedIn: https://Linkedin.com/in/clarity-with-crystal Gratitude Geek is the business education podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs who weave gratitude and appreciation into their business strategy. Hosted by metastatic breast cancer thriver, Kandas Rodarte, who co-creates spaces, opportunities, and conversations for women business owners. Subscribe to weekly emails: https://kandasrodarte.com/subscribe Join the Co-Lab: https://kandasrodarte.com/lab Gratitude Geek is a member of Marketing Podcasts Network. For network wide advertising options visit: https://marketingpodcasts.net/advertise Want to be a guest on Gratitude Geek? Send Kandas Rodarte a message on PodMatch here: https://kandasrodarte.com/podmatch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Sustainable Business Growth Without Burnout | Bianca B. King

    Sustainable Business Growth Without Burnout | Bianca B. King
    2026/09/01
    Does business growth have to cost you your peace? Business mentor Bianca B. King joins Kandas Rodarte on Gratitude Geek to talk about sustainable business growth for women solopreneurs, client boundaries, burnout, business pivots, and the idea of measuring joy as a KPI. Bianca shares how she moved from corporate commercial real estate into entrepreneurship, built multiple businesses, and learned that revenue is not always worth the personal cost. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to use joy as a meaningful KPI for your life and business Why peace and profit are not always opposites—and where the trade-off can go wrong How to recognize “vampire clients,” overgiving, and work that drains more than it pays What the Five As of Joyful Ambition can teach you about making a business pivot Why women business owners benefit from questioning expectations around unpaid labor and self-sacrifice Bianca also shares her free GINA app for solopreneur decision-making and the Ambition Axis, a tool to help you identify the season you are in across your life and business. If you are a Gen X woman solopreneur rebuilding after burnout, reconsidering what success means, or looking for business growth that fits your real life, join us in the Gratitude Geek Lab: https://kandasrodarte.com/lab Resources mentioned: Bianca B. King’s GINA app: https://sky.yourgina.com Ambition Axis: https://ambitionaxis.com The Five Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom: https://amzn.to/4yhTwjL Affiliate links help keep Gratitude Geek Podcast and Gratitude Geek Lab free for most members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 分
  • She Left a 40-Year Cello Career (Kate Kayaian)

    She Left a 40-Year Cello Career (Kate Kayaian)
    2026/08/25
    What if the secret to business momentum isn't hustling harder, but shifting the direction of your energy so it finally starts coming back to you? In this episode of our Momentum Series, retired cellist turned coach Kate Kayaian shares how she walked away from a highly successful 40-year career in classical music at age 45 to build a thriving coaching business, and why curiosity is the compass you need when you have zero clarity. Kate is a retired musician, coach, speaker, author, and the musical director of the Bermuda Philharmonic Orchestra. After a global career performing on major stages and making Grammy award-winning recordings, Kate pivoted in midlife when COVID cancelled her concert calendar and gave her the space to ask what else might be possible. In this conversation, we dig into the three distinct stages of building a real business flywheel, how the people who ask you for help can reveal your true strengths, and why she believes momentum should never be allowed to hit a ceiling. In this episode, you'll hear about: Why curiosity leads to clarity, not the other way around The three stages of building real business momentum How to create visibility for yourself before organic momentum kicks in What it means when people keep asking you for something you didn't expect to offer Why Kate hopes her own "flywheel" never reaches top speed This episode is for Gen X women solopreneurs who are waiting for clarity before taking action and need permission to trust curiosity as their compass instead. Connect with Kate Kayaian: https://katekayaian.com Find the full show notes and resources: https://kandasrodarte.com/338 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 分
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