Business Strategist for Women Entrepreneurs

If you’ve ever felt buried under client demands, running your business on fumes, or secretly wondering if freedom is even possible for a small business or women entrepreneur like you, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.

In this premiere of The ICONIK CEO Podcast, I invite you into a new way of doing business, one where systems set you free instead of holding you back.

As a business strategist for women entrepreneurs and creative CEOs, I know firsthand what it feels like to build your business around your talent… only to realize it’s running you instead of the other way around.

This conversation is your permission slip to breathe again.

We’ll explore how systems, when built with intention, create more space for creativity, clarity, and confidence. You’ll learn how to identify what’s draining your energy, what deserves automation or delegation, and what freedom really looks like for you.

This episode isn’t just about structure; it’s about self-trust, sovereignty, and sustainable success. It’s the beginning of a new era for women entrepreneurs who are ready to lead their business like a CEO, not just manage it like a task list.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How to use systems to reclaim your time (and your peace)
• The mindset shift from “doer” to “designer” of your business
• Why structure is the ultimate act of self-care for creative entrepreneurs
• How automation and delegation support—not replace—your creativity
• Simple, actionable steps to begin simplifying your business today

If you’re ready to transform burnout into balance and chaos into clarity, this episode will help you see why structure is freedom’s best friend.

• 🎧 Tune in and start your journey to becoming an ICONIK CEO, a woman who builds with purpose, leads with peace, and scales with soul.

Special links:

https://nikishaking.com/

https://nikishaking.com/podcast (coming soon)

Does sales make your stomach twist?

Do you over-talk, undercharge, or walk away from discovery calls feeling like you fumbled it, even when you know you're great at what you do?

You’re not alone. And today’s episode will change the way you approach sales forever.

In this powerful installment of the Leading Her Way podcast, host Nikisha King shares how to build client trust before you ever get on a call, and how to confidently lead sales conversations without pressure, performance, or pitching.

You’ll learn:

• Why trust starts before the Zoom room opens
• How to set the tone and lead the conversation with calm clarity
• Three actionable ways to increase your booking rate (without changing your price!)
• What to say at the end of the call to avoid ghosting and get the yes—or the right no

Plus, Nikisha shares real client wins and the exact phrases that helped one business owner go from price-dropping mid-call to confidently closing three premium clients in just two weeks.

Ready to book clients who are aligned, excited, and already trusting you before the call begins?

🎧 Press play and reclaim your power on every call.

Support the show

Want to attract aligned clients with less hustle and more heart?
Follow @nkbizguru on Instagram and get access to Nikisha’s 5-Star SCALE™ Framework at her More Profit, Less Chaos masterclass.

In this raw and honest episode of Leading Her Way, host Nikisha King sits down with intimate portrait photographer Shannon Griffin to unpack the unseen emotional labor behind entrepreneurship, motherhood, and earning client trust.

What happens when your business slows down… and life demands more of you?

This conversation will reshape how you think about “showing up” in business.

Shannon reveals how her journey into motherhood and her struggles with postpartum anxiety transformed not only her personal identity, but the way she builds trust with clients. Her vulnerability online became a bridge to deeper client relationships and higher-value bookings.

You’ll learn:

• Why storytelling is the most underrated sales strategy.
• How to share openly without oversharing.
• How trust builds loyalty long before a client ever books.
• The mindset shift that helped Shannon charge more without guilt.
• How to stay grounded in seasons of life and business that don’t feel balanced.

Whether you're in a season of hustle or healing, this episode will help you embrace your truth, serve deeply, and build a brand that earns real loyalty, before the sale ever happens.

Want to attract aligned clients with less hustle and more heart?
Follow @nkbizguru on Instagram and get access to Nikisha’s 5-Star SCALE™ Framework at her More Profit, Less Chaos masterclass.