A behind-the-scenes conversation about one of the biggest misconceptions in business building: confusing audience growth with business growth—and why generating the right leads is a completely different challenge than gaining more followers.

In this episode, I'm joined by Bonni Wildesen Hise, a holistic nutritionist, herbalist, and co-founder of the Food Freedom Rebellion. Bonni helps women break free from chronic health challenges by combining nutrition, herbal medicine, mindset, and nervous system support.

What we explored:

• Why lead generation is a business model question—not a content question
• The difference between social media engagement and real business growth
• Building trust beyond algorithms and follower counts
• Creating systems that attract aligned clients instead of more attention
• Why referrals alone eventually reach their ceiling

Many practitioners think they have a social media problem. More often, they have a lead generation problem. Those are two very different things—and solving the second changes everything.

Bonni's links:

→ Website: https://foodfreedomrebellion.com/
→ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tgJpflxXVsXzvRh2tp8d4
→ Food Freedom Quiz: https://empower-wellnesscoaching.com/opt-ins/take-food-freedom-rebellion-quiz
→ Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/wildfreeunbloated ; https://www.tiktok.com/@wildfreeunbloated

Sophie’s links:
👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing
👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/
👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/
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A behind-the-scenes conversation about the deeply personal work that often comes before sustainable business growth—and why entrepreneurship has a way of exposing the places we still need to heal.

In this episode, I'm joined by Sunni Knowlton, a healer, writer, and guide whose work blends coaching, somatic practices, and energy work to help people reconnect with themselves and move through life's challenges with greater freedom and self-trust.

What we explored:

• Why entrepreneurship can become a catalyst for profound personal transformation
• The relationship between self-trust and sustainable business growth
• How fear of success can quietly shape our decisions
• Translating years of experience into a simple, accessible business model
• Why inner work often becomes the foundation for outer momentum

Sometimes the biggest breakthrough in business isn't another strategy. It's becoming the version of yourself that's finally ready to build what you've always known was possible.

Sunni's links:

→ Website: https://bridgethegaptoday.org/
→ Social Media: @SunniKnowlton

Sophie’s links:
👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing
👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/
👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/
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A behind-the-scenes conversation about building a mission-driven business without rushing the process, falling for entrepreneurship myths, or believing you have to quit everything to prove you're committed.

In this episode, I'm joined by Christine Bellise, a teen life coach and licensed social worker who helps adolescent girls build confidence and resilience as they navigate the challenges of growing up.

What we explored:

• Why keeping your job can actually strengthen your business long-term
• The myth that social media consistency is the key to sustainable growth
• Navigating slow progress without abandoning your purpose
• Knowing when it's time to rethink your approach—not your mission
• Building a business that stays aligned with your values and integrity

Building a sustainable practice isn't about moving the fastest. Sometimes the strongest businesses are built by giving yourself enough stability, space, and patience to grow them well.

Christine's links:

→ Website: [link]
→ Instagram: [link]

Sophie’s links:
👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing
👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/
👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/
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A behind-the-scenes conversation about the constant demands of self-employment—and the desire to build a business that can continue serving people without requiring you to personally fuel every part of it.

In this episode, I’m joined by Sheila Gardner, a vocal and wellness coach who combines proper vocal technique and stage presence with a whole-body approach to health and wellness.

What we explored:

• Bringing multiple areas of expertise into one cohesive business
• Expanding beyond one-to-one work through prerecorded resources
• The time and investment required to build more automated systems
• Why a full schedule can still feel like a constant hustle
• Building client relationships without forcing an immediate sale

When the business only moves forward when you are actively moving it, growth isn’t simply about finding more clients. It may require building a different model around the work you already do.

Sheila’s links:
→ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/gardnerwellness

Sophie’s links:
👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing
👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/
👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/
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A conversation about the confidence fractures that can quietly change how you sell, create, and show up in your business—and why taking more action doesn’t necessarily repair them.

In this episode, I’m joined by Jennifer Jakobsen, creator of Business Therapy, who helps high-performing coaches and service providers address the deeper patterns affecting their confidence after a failed launch, difficult client experience, or slow season.

What we explored:

• How business setbacks quietly change the way we show up
• Why taking more action doesn’t resolve an underlying confidence fracture
• The difference between confidence and conviction
• Using curiosity to turn rejection into useful business data
• Why mindset and strategy must work together

Confidence often depends on evidence that something will work. Conviction allows you to move forward before that evidence exists—while remaining curious enough to learn from whatever happens.

Jennifer’s links:
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jjakobsenlifecoach/
→ Facebook Group — The Successful Coaches Collective: https://www.facebook.com/groups/jenniferjakobsencoach

Sophie’s links:
👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing
👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/
👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/
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A behind-the-scenes conversation about trying to grow a business through trust and genuine conversation—and what happens when that values-aligned approach isn’t producing results quickly enough.

In this episode, I’m joined by Dee Shepherd, a speaker, author, and transformational coach who helps successful female solopreneurs reconnect with themselves, rebuild self-trust, and thrive within the lives and businesses they’ve created.

What we explored:

• Why Dee moved away from sales approaches that felt pushy or performative
• Building trust through conversations rather than relying on hype
• The hidden workload of being the marketer, salesperson, coach, and creator
• Why investing in well-known coaches doesn’t guarantee meaningful results
• Wanting greater visibility without sacrificing depth or integrity

A values-aligned approach may feel better—but when it remains slow, unclear, and difficult to sustain, alignment alone doesn’t solve the business problem.

Dee’s links:
→ Website: http://becomingheragain.online/
→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dee-shepherd-8471b21a6/
→ Instagram: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dee-shepherd-8471b21a6/
→ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedeevineshepherd

Sophie’s links:
👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing
👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/
👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/
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A behind-the-scenes conversation about completing your training, beginning to share your work, and realizing that knowing how to help people doesn’t automatically teach you how to build a business.

In this episode, I’m joined by Amanda Stanton, a hypnotherapist who brings together hypnosis, birth charts, and nervous system regulation to help people clarify what they want and create a life that feels genuinely aligned.

What we explored:

• Grieving the expectation that certification and posting would automatically bring clients
• Borrowing $10,000 to invest in business programs that weren’t the final answer
• Why another person’s path to success may not translate to your business
• Moving through multiple niches while clarifying the work she wants to build
• Searching for consistent leads beyond the social media algorithm

Certification can prepare you to do meaningful work. But without a clear process for translating that work into a business, even the most devoted practitioners can find themselves collecting strategies and still wondering what they’re missing.

Amanda’s links:
→ Website: https://www.allively.com/
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allivelyamanda/

Sophie’s links:
👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing
👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/
👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/
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A behind-the-scenes conversation about releasing the need to do everything yourself—and discovering that the right structure can create more freedom, ease, and flow within a business.

In this episode, I’m joined by Janaki Mayhill, a soul architect, sound weaver, and founder of The Prosperous Portal, who helps visionary, heart-led leaders uncover the patterns and beliefs keeping them from living and working in alignment with who they truly are.

What we explored:

• How Janaki’s personal evolution has shaped the evolution of her business
• Moving beyond the pattern of trying to do everything herself
• Building a team that allows her to remain in her zone of genius
• Why structure can direct creativity rather than restrict it
• Creating systems that can support the larger vision for her work

Structure doesn’t have to restrict the magic. When it reflects the business and the person building it, it can give that magic somewhere clear and sustainable to flow.

Janaki’s links:
→ Website: https://bhaktilight.com/
→ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janaki.mayhill/
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BhaktiLight
→ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/bhaktilight
→ The Prosperous Portal: https://prosperousportal.com/

Sophie’s links:
👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing
👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/
👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/
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