Brand Yourself

There’s no doubt social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook play a massive role in business growth in our modern world. They have been such a beautiful connection point between me and so many of my dearest clients. But with Instagram’s newest terms of use in 2021, many people are reevaluating whether or not they want to conduct business there. Largely because these terms have major privacy concerns. In this episode, I dive into this topic and answer one listener’s question about how to develop a sales process off of Instagram, and what I recommend doing to set yourself up for success whether you choose to lessen your IG use or leave it behind all together.   To submit your question, visit the show notes.   Follow Me On: Facebook Instagram

Natalie Miles is an international Psychic Medium, Speaker, Author of You Are Intuitive: Trust Your Truth. Take Back Your Power. and Host of top spiritual podcast “So You Think You’re Intuitive?” Known for her down-to-earth approach, it is her mission to make intuition accessible to everyone. In her work with individuals and groups, she guides clients to use their intuition to look at what’s holding them back in the here and now, empowering them to take action on their inner truths. So, if you’ve been listening to the show for a while, you know how passionate I am about intuition. It is truly our greatest superpower as humans—and as entrepreneurs. Which is why I was so excited to have this conversation with Natalie. Not only is she a delight to talk to, but she’s brimming with incredible wisdom. In the episode, we chat about her journey to developing her intuitive gifts, being part of psychic circles since age 16, and why she kept it all under wraps for nearly 15 years, what it was like to meet her spirit guid

Michelle Pellizzon is the founder and CEO of Holisticism, a platform devoted to making wellbeing accessible to more people with free and affordable resources, stories about wellness for diverse populations, and by elevating practitioners they believe in. After spending her twenties working in wellness and tech startups, she launched this platform with the intention of bridging the gap between the intuitive and the intellectual and to make well-being less stigmatized, more normal, and more relevant to all. Since starting Holisticism, her community has grown to over 40,000 people, and she’s built a 7-figure business. Ok, so. I LOVE Michelle. In fact, we share so many of the same views on business, and why using intuition is ESSENTIAL to success. I also love how real she is, and how fully she owns her unique voice. Which means this is going to be a fun listen for you. In this episode, we chat about why finding her way to the wellness space was initially driven by her desire to get to the root cause of her epilep

If you’ve ever worried that your content might be too “out of touch” or “idealistic” or simply not resonating with your audience, this episode is for you. Inside, I share my top tips for writing content that makes your audience want to keep reading, and the #1 thing that will ensure you never have to be concerned about missing the mark again.   To submit your question, visit the show notes.   Follow Me On: Facebook Instagram

Nitika Chopra is a Chronic Illness Advocate and the founder of Chronicon, an inclusive community-building event focused on those living with chronic illness. Her career started over 10 years ago as the founder of a popular online magazine Bella Life, the host of her own talk show on global television, and a brand ambassador for some of the most prestigious beauty brands on the market. However, in the midst of her success, she felt a deep longing for something more. Something she could create that would truly have an impact on the lives of others. After living with severely debilitating psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis for over 30 years, Nitika Chopra found that no matter how hard she tried, she always felt completely isolated and alone. After getting the courage to open up about her health, she realized that every time she met someone who had a chronic illness, they felt the exact same way. And she knew she wanted to create a space to help them feel supported, seen, and part of a community. That passion spar

Amy Chan is the Founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp, a retreat that takes a scientific and spiritual approach to healing the heart. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Heart Hackers Club - an online magazine that focuses on the psychology behind love, lust and desire. And she’s the author of her new book, Breakup Bootcamp - The Science of Rewiring Your Heart, published by Harper Collins. The Observer calls her "A relationship expert whose work is like that of a scientific Carrie Bradshaw" and her company has been featured across national media including Good Morning America, Vogue, Glamour, Nightline and the front page of The New York Times. What you’ll hear is how serendipitous and organic Amy’s entrepreneurial journey has been. Which I love especially with all of the recognition and speedy growth she’s experienced. In this episode, we chat about the moment she got the idea for her retreat, what it looked like for her to host the first one, and how it ended up landing her a book deal
, why it took a shamanic jo

In this final episode of 2020, I decided to do things a little differently. Since this is the end of this season of Brand Yourself, I felt inspired to reflect on my experience of the year which is something I do via an annual blog post. But I wanted to speak my story out loud and the biggest lessons I’ve learned. I also answer the question of one listener who is unsure how to shift her business from being service-based to building one that is more of a content-driven platform. So, I dive into the most important elements to consider in order to make an intentional and seamless business pivot. Let me know if my story or my recommendations are helpful by sending me an email to blair@blairbadenhop.com or a DM on Instagram @blairbadenhop.   To submit your question, visit the show notes.   Follow Me On: Facebook Instagram

If you’ve got a business, you know marketing yourself and selling your services is the only way to both have an impact and make an income. But when you consider the whole landscape and approach to spreading the word and promoting what you have to offer, you’re often at a loss. How often do I post on social? When should I share that I’m taking on clients? How do I inspire people to take action? Do people actually get clients this way? I don’t want to be sales-y! The good news is, there is a way to share your work and attract clients with your content and message—with 100% love, intention, and integrity. Inside the episode, I share all of the details about how to do this, how often to make offers, and how to structure your posts so that you position yourself as the perfect solution to your audience. It’s an art and I teach you the essentials so you can master it.   To submit your question, visit the show notes.   Follow Me On: Facebook Instagram

Instagram posts. Instagram stories. Facebook lives. Weekly emails. Podcast episodes. There are so many forms of content that we use to build our authority as experts and offer high value to email subscribers and followers. There are people that seem to crank out content like machines, posting every day, emailing multiple times a week, publishing episodes 4-8 times per month. How do they do it? Do they ever have writer’s block? And if so, how do they get past it and find their groove with writing, speaking, and more? Inside this episode my series of Biz Wisdom Solocasts, I share the key ingredients to setting yourself up for content creation success again and again.   To submit your question, visit the show notes.   Follow Me On: Facebook Instagram

One of the core business elements that entrepreneurs contend with is growing their audiences. From email lists to social media followers to website traffic, we all know that connecting with other human beings is the key to reaching more people, having a bigger impact, and generating more sales. But how do we do that efficiently and with integrity? How do we do that without getting too caught up in the numbers that we forget to nurture the audience that’s already loyal and engaged? Inside this inaugural episode of my series of Biz Wisdom Solocasts, I’ll share my #1 recommendation for how to boost your reach authentically.   To submit your question, visit the show notes.   Follow Me On: Facebook Instagram

Susanna Merrick is a highly-sought-after Intuitive Energy Reader, Stylist and Spiritual Coach. And she is the Founder of Aura Wear, a method and brand that focuses on self-expression through color, fashion and wellness. Susanna’s mission is to empower people to take the reins of their self-expression through their personal style and spiritual practices by managing the health of their closet. Her work has been featured in Goop, Elle Magazine, Well+Good and Vanity Fair. So, Susanna and I crossed paths many times at our co-working space pre-pandemic. And I’m so happy we finally found a way to come together and have this conversation. As you’ll hear in the episode, she is such a bright light, completely brilliant, and has an incredible story about how she got into this work. I am obsessed with what she does, and I have a feeling we’re going to collaborate in the future. In this episode, she shares why feeling seen and self-expressed has mattered to her since she was young and why she’s so passionate about helping

Susanna Barkataki is the founder of Ignite Yoga and Wellness Institute and runs Ignite Be Well 200/500 Yoga Training programs. She is a Certified Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT). And she is the author of the forthcoming book Honor Yoga’s Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice. With an Honors degree in Philosophy from UC Berkeley and a Masters in Education from Cambridge College, Susanna is a diversity, accessibility, inclusivity, and equity (DAIE) yoga unity educator who created the ground-breaking Honor {Don’t Appropriate} Yoga Summit with more than 10,000 participants. Susanna is someone I discovered this year and I am so happy I did. Because while you wouldn’t know it from her soothing voice, this woman is a total powerhouse and has built her platform with so much integrity and intention. In this episode, she shares her career path from publishing to teaching to creating her trailblazing yoga platform, and how tuning into what excited her most was

Ali Bonar is CEO and Co-Founder of Kween, a San Diego-based food company who created Granola Butter: the world's first spreadable granola. While recovering from an eating disorder, Ali launched her Instagram account @avokween, as a way to document her journey and connect with others going through similar experiences. Ali studied nutrition at UC Berkeley and currently resides in San Diego with her boyfriend and dog Squishy. As you’ll hear in this conversation, Ali is 100% herself and isn’t afraid to share openly about the ups and downs of her journey through entrepreneurship and beyond. Her realness is what build her following to over 20k before she even launched Kween. In this episode, she shares the moment she realized there were zero delicious non-nut butters on the market and how the idea for granola butter was born, the process of inventing her recipes with her two co-founders, while working full time jobs and bringing the initial products to the market, the customer response and the brand partnerships sh

Talia Pollock is an author, speaker, storyteller, plant-based chef, TV personality, and health and empowerment coach. She’s the host of the popular Party in My Plants Podcast and the proud founder of Party in My Plants, an internationally celebrated wellness platform that helps real, busy, everyday people skyrocket their energy to boldly show up in their world as their best. Talia’s simple recipes and spunky lifestyle advice have been featured regularly on the Dr. Oz Show, Good Morning America, Forbes, mindbodygreen, Buzzfeed, Bustle, Success Magazine and a 4-page spread in her small childhood town’s newspaper. Her first book, Party In Your Plants, 100+ Plant-Based Recipes and Problem-Solving Strategies to Help You Eat Healthier Without Hating your Life recently hit kitchen counters and nightstands, debuting as a #1 New Release. She lives in New York with her husband and her goldendoodle, both of whom love kale and one of whom eats it off the floor. So, Talia and I have been friends for years. She’s one of th

Jackie Knechtel is the co-founder of the Flow Consciousness Institute, a research and training body dedicated to developing cutting-edge, consciousness-based tools for unlocking human potential. She is a sought-after speaker and teacher, known for her pioneering work in the area of flow and the mechanics of consciousness. Jackie travels the world giving keynotes, trainings and transformational workshops, she has presented at events and organizations in 17 countries over the last five years. Her work has been featured on Forbes and Fast Company and she serves as an advisor to several non-profits and sits on the board of Directors for SOSF/Evolutionary Leaders Council alongside esteemed conscious thought leaders. In this episode, she shares what prompted her to begin her personal growth journey as a teenager, why she has never tried to fit in, and how that has served her well, why developing a sense of deep self-trust and a comfort with uncertainty allowed her to take massive risks in order to find her true cal

Pilin Anice is a yoga, dance, and meditation instructor, wellness coach, actress and model. For over a decade, she has guided students of all ages and levels in the sacred movements of yoga and dance through a range of workshops and classes to help connect to their highest self. She has been a featured yoga instructor on Good Morning America, The Today Show, BET/CentricTV and YogaXpress. Known for infusing joy and connection in her classes, she has taught in the US and abroad, including the Omega Institute, Dubai Yoga Fest, and SoulFEST. She is also an instructor at the Ailey Extension and a Health Coach at THE WELL in New York City. She has been featured in the NY Times, ESSENCE and SELF. She received her training at Kripalu and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. In this episode, she shares, the moment she fell in love with yoga and realized how powerful it was beyond the physical, helping her release and heal from limiting beliefs
, how she juggled her career as an actress, working on Wall Street, bei

Tricia Huffman is the founder of Your Joyologist, a platform devoted to calling out shitty thoughts and urging people claim their joy. She’s a rock and roll roadie at heart and spent the first part of her career as a touring sound engineer for music icons like Dolly Parton, Melissa Etheridge, and Jason Mraz. Being in this environment, she saw that everyone, including the people that “have it all” still struggle with feeling fulfilled, worthy, loved, successful and enough. This along with the sudden passing of her father was the catalyst for the creation of her mindset and self-talk platform. And it’s been her mission ever since to inspire others to fully own who they are and claim their joy every single day no matter what. In this episode, she shares why she almost committed suicide at 15 years old and how choosing to live set her on a powerful trajectory to ditch the need to fit in and fully own her truth, her process for intentionally moving through her fears, stories, and uncomfortable feelings so that she

Alexi Panos is a best-selling author, leadership and embodiment trainer, humanitarian, and the host of the Unleashed podcast. She is insanely committed to empowering others to activate and own their greatness and live a life they are completely OBSESSED with. Her mission is to reinvent “personal development” into what she and her husband call the EMERGENT WISDOM MOVEMENT–creating a container of transformational work that elicits a remembrance of what we’ve always known…and who we’ve always known we are. She is the co-founder of The Bridge Method workshops (which she developed with her husband Preston Smiles) and the founder of two non-profit organizations —  E.P.I.C. and The Sisters Society). And has authored the books 50 WAYS TO YAY! and NOW OR NEVER both by Simon & Schuster. If that wasn’t impressive enough, she was also named as one of FORBES Top 11 Women Entrepreneurs, INC's magazines TOP 10 ENTREPRENEUR'S CHANGING THE WORLD, one of Origin Magazines TOP 100 CREATIVES CHANGING THE WORLD, and is a featu

Valerie Oula is the founder of Modern Ritual NYC, a holistic lifestyle offering for mind, body and soul. As a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor and Reiki Master Teacher, she shares her passion for vibrational medicine through healing sessions, classes, workshops, events and trainings. She is the author of “A Little Bit of Reiki” from Sterling Publishing and the director of vibrational energy healing at The Well in NYC. Valerie creates an energetic haven for students and clients to unwind, process, and heal through integrative energy work. Having been blessed with the spiritual name, Saranjeet (Saran means sanctuary. Jeet means victory.), she strives to create a sacred space for all to overcome obstacles and walk the path of victory. In this episode, she shares what it was like to shift from a long-time career in fashion, booking models, and leading photo shoots in her late 30’s to finding her true calling in energy work and more, how she found her way to Kundalini yoga, why her life shifted in a massive

Robyn Downs is the founder of the mission-driven media and education brand, Real Food Whole Life, creator of the Feel Good Effect Mindset & Method, and author of the upcoming book, The Feel Good Effect. Holding a Master’s degree in education with an emphasis in behavior change, and 4 years of public policy & health change at the doctoral level, her work taps into cutting edge science around mindset, strategies and habits; and how people create and sustain lasting wellness. She combines this professional research background with work as a certified yoga teacher, specializing in mindfulness and self-compassion, to share science-based, life-tested, radically simple solutions to help people feel good. When not writing or speaking, Robyn can be found behind the mic of her Apple-top rated Feel Good Effect podcast, in the kitchen creating simple real food recipes, hiking, reading, or practicing yoga. Recently named one of the Most Influential Women in Wellness, she lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband