Get Rich Without Being A Bitch

How to Get Rich Without Being A Bitch: Part 2

July 16, 2024 13:00 - 9 minutes - 14.9 MB

Get a copy of Get Rich Without Being A Bitch: The 10 Principles. https://businessgrowthacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/grwbab-principles-compressed-1.pdf In this episode, we’ll dive into principles 4-6 on how to get rich without being a bitch. My husband used to use a term called “friction-free living,” and it helped me grow and eventually find my champagne clients. As a CEO, you want to be a unique visionary in your life and business. You are to design the world you wan...

5 Things That Get In The Way of A Rich Life

July 09, 2024 13:00 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MB

Learn How to Remove the 7 Money Blind Spots So That You Can Finally Scale and Build Your Business to 7-Figures and Beyond! https://www.vanessashaw.com/ I told you, I’m going to keep things real. So, listen: Declaring that you want life to be different and business to be different is not enough. There ARE going to be things that get in the way. The good news is a lot of these things are actually within your control. The bad news? Perhaps you haven't been aware of them up unti...

The Word "Bitch": Why I'm Not A Fan

July 02, 2024 13:00 - 12 minutes - 19.8 MB

Learn How to Remove the 7 Money Blind Spots So That You Can Finally Scale and Build Your Business to 7-Figures and Beyond! https://www.vanessashaw.com/ Hey, superstars! Let’s talk about the term “bitch” and why I’m not a huge fan of it. For centuries, it has been a derogatory term used against women, and society has a lot to change systematically for people to stop using it. I’ve also had quite a long and difficult relationship with it. I used to think I had to be a cold-he...

How to Get Rich Without Being A Bitch: Part 1

June 25, 2024 13:00 - 13 minutes - 21.3 MB

Get a copy of Get Rich Without Being A Bitch: The 10 Principles. https://businessgrowthacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/grwbab-principles-compressed-1.pdf Hey, superstars. Welcome back! In this episode, I want to give you the first 3 principles on how to get rich without being a bitch. I believe this is a framework that is going to be really helpful for you as you improve your business and life. From a young age, I felt destined for more which taught me not to feel guilty ...

The 3 Levels of Money Clarity

June 18, 2024 13:00 - 10 minutes - 17.9 MB

Learn How to Remove the 7 Money Blind Spots So That You Can Finally Scale and Build Your Business to 7-Figures and Beyond! https://www.vanessashaw.com/ In this episode, we will explore the 3 levels of clarity that money needs to enter your life. One of my team members, a financial coach, once said, “We need to direct money as if we’re directing a team member.” So what does this mean? Saying “I want more money” isn’t enough. Instead, ask, “How much more do we need, and for what?” ...

The 7 Steps To Defining A Rich Life

June 11, 2024 13:00 - 15 minutes - 24.3 MB

Learn How to Remove the 7 Money Blind Spots So That You Can Finally Scale and Build Your Business to 7-Figures and Beyond! https://www.vanessashaw.com/ Who doesn’t want a rich life? I know I do! In this episode, I’ll walk you through the seven steps that will help you define what living richly actually means. One thing to remember is your definition can change and evolve over time, so you have to give yourself permission and be okay with it! Also, as you start to experiment, y...

The 5 Personality Types Blocking You From Getting Ahead

June 04, 2024 13:00 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MB

Learn How to Remove the 7 Money Blind Spots So That You Can Finally Scale and Build Your Business to 7-Figures and Beyond! https://www.vanessashaw.com/ Hey superstars! In today’s episode, I want to dive into the 5 personality types that are getting in the way of you getting ahead. As I share these, you might identify with at least one or all of them. And I want you to use this list as a guide for places to consider about yourself. I’d like to be clear: This is in NO WAY to shame o...

The Million Dollar Question

May 28, 2024 13:00 - 21 minutes - 39 MB

Get a FREE copy of “The Million Dollar Question: The Entrepreneur’s Strategic Guide to Earn More Money, Make a Bigger Impact, and Enjoy Greater Freedom.” https://businessgrowthacademy.com/book/ Have you heard of the Million Dollar Question? This is one of my favorite tools for growing and scaling your business and improving your life. I always say: You won’t get what you want, you get what you tolerate. We, as women entrepreneurs, create a vision that assumes that we are just go...

Giving Yourself Permission

May 21, 2024 13:05 - 5 minutes - 8.38 MB

What permission slip do you want to be writing to yourself? I’ve always said that I’m committed to keeping this podcast raw, real, and honest. So in this episode, let me share a little bit of a backstory behind my own permission slip that I had to give myself. I launched this podcast without a real plan. I kept going at it… until I was going down a track of doing conversations I wasn’t excited about. This was followed by the pandemic and family problems. Before I knew it, I was o...

The Story Behind Get Rich Without Being A Bitch

May 21, 2024 13:00 - 7 minutes - 11 MB

Learn how to remove the 7 Money Blind Spots here: https://www.vanessashaw.com/ Welcome to a new and revamped edition of the Get Rich Without Being A Bitch Podcast! In this episode, I will share the story behind this podcast and what provoked me to create and share it with others. The truth is… It took me nearly going bankrupt to realize that I was meant to help people build their businesses while achieving personal growth. But first, I had to repair my dysfunctional relationship...

Healing Your Relationship Around Money

May 16, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 75.8 MB

“Whether it's with money, health, or your mate, all relationships are internal,” says Jennifer Urezzio, Founder of Soul Language. For most of her life, Jennifer was living in a state of heartbreak. It wasn’t until she began to heal herself that she realized her trauma had been affecting the way she viewed money. In today’s episode, your host Vanessa Shaw and Jennifer sit down to discuss how to heal your broken relationship with money. According to Jennifer, our relationship with money b...

The Practice of Joy

March 28, 2022 13:00 - 50 minutes - 92.2 MB

“Joy is a baseline of you deciding how you're going to live,'' says Shannon Hernandez, Business Growth Strategist. After a long career of teaching, Shannon realized that her life contained little to no joy. Desperate for a change, Shannon quit her teaching job to pursue her passion. Today, Shannon is the Founder of Joyful Business Revolution where she is committed to teaching women how to find joy in both their personal and professional lives. According to Shannon, most people mistakenl...

How To Avoid Burnout In Your Business

March 08, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 91.4 MB

For as long as she could remember, Nikole Stanfield was addicted to being busy. It wasn’t until a few years into her career that Nikole began to experience the negative effects of working too hard. After scaling back her workload, Nikole realized that she was experiencing something many entrepreneurs do: burnout. Today, Nikole shares her story with other entrepreneurs in hope of teaching them how to be successful in their businesses without feeling like they have to put their happiness and h...

Know Your Numbers

December 21, 2021 13:00 - 42 minutes - 77.9 MB

With all of the data swirling around your business, it can make you feel cluttered, disorganized and pulled into a million directions. While most people dread talking about their numbers, Layne Booth says that knowing your numbers plays a key role in scaling your business. With a background in industrial engineering, Layne has experience in manufacturing, supply chain, sales and marketing. After becoming a mom, Layne used her experience to build her company, The Project Booth, where she help...

Owning My Value and Charging What Our Services Are Worth

December 14, 2021 13:00 - 49 minutes - 90.9 MB

It was only three years ago that Isabel Gram, Arizona Business Attorney, was laid off from her longstanding corporate job. While the initial shock was disappointing, Isabel soon realized that this was the sign she needed to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams. Now, Isabel is happier than ever running her own practice where she has fully embraced the role of CEO. In today’s episode, Isabel sits down with host Vanessa Shaw to discuss how she became comfortable with owning her value and charging ...

Mastering Your Intuition in Business

December 07, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB

What is keeping people from reaching their full potential? According to Shoshanna French, Founder of Simple Spirit, it’s a lack of intuition. It wasn’t until Shoshanna discovered how to connect with her natural instincts that she began to see true success. Today, Shoshanna coaches a variety of clients on how to cultivate successful leadership through the practice of intuition. As a business owner, you most likely remember the moments when you felt the most inspired. Rather than being intimi...

Selling with Care, Love and Respect

November 09, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB

Do you automatically get defensive when a sales person tries to sell you a product? If your answer is yes, then you are not alone. Connie Whitman, CEO of Whitman & Associates, LLC, has been in sales for almost 40 years and is actively trying to change this negative narrative of salespeople. Instead of seeing sales as manipulative or sleazy, Connie and her team are remodeling sales into an experience of service with care, love, and respect. Connie shares one of the most prominent problems i...

Former Dominatrix to Current Badass in Business

October 26, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 76.2 MB

“When I really brought in this dominatrix energy, I saw sales go up in my company,” says Dana Pharant, Business Performance Coach and former dominatrix. On today’s episode, Dana shares her fascinating life story. After spending her early years in a cult, Dana became a dominatrix in her thirties. Now, Dana is a Business Performance Coach and author, who educates people using her lived experiences and links the lessons she learned from the dungeon to the business world. Dana opens up to liste...

Being Financially Free

August 10, 2021 13:00 - 47 minutes - 65 MB

In a predominantly male industry, Courtney Dyer, financial expert and podcast host, is on a mission to get women a seat at the financial table. She is passionate about teaching women how to rewrite their money scripts, so they can achieve financial freedom of their own. In today’s episode, Courtney sits down with host Vanessa Shaw to make seemingly complex topics such as personal finances, debt, and investments more approachable. For example, Courtney explains that investing often seems ...

The Desire Factor

August 03, 2021 13:00 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MB

Christy Whitman, multi-time bestselling author and founder of the Quantum Success Academy, has always been enamored with the finer things in life, particularly designer bags. As a young woman, she promised herself she would reach a point where she would have total freedom to purchase and enjoy the things she wanted. Yet, when Christy finally reached the point where she could buy her dream purse, a nagging voice in her head told her, “That is so materialistic.” So, where was that voice coming...

From Panic to Profit: How 6 Key Numbers® Can Make a 6-Figure Difference in Your Business

July 27, 2021 13:00 - 45 minutes - 82.6 MB

Picture this: you are stuck on a remote island at a luxury hotel. A ship comes to shore once a week with new passengers, supplies and news from home. What pieces of information would you need to know about your business in order to remain relaxed in paradise? This is the question Brooke Lively answers in her award-winning book From Panic to Profit: How 6 Key Numbers® Can Make a 6‑Figure Difference in Your Business. Brooke explains that business leaders are never going to be able to make the...

Owning My Value, Establishing Boundaries and My Business Exploded!

July 20, 2021 13:00 - 44 minutes - 81.9 MB

“I fundamentally believe that if you have a story or a skillset that can make someone’s life better, it’s your obligation as a person to share that,” says Whitney McDuff, PR Strategist, Speaker and Founder of Whitney McDuff Consulting. As a PR consultant, Whitney has worked with her fair share of clients whose lack of confidence holds them back. Whitney excels in helping these individuals implement simple yet impactful branding strategies, so they can realize their full potential and share t...

Everyone Has Money Blocks, Even Financial Coaches!

March 31, 2021 15:22 - 45 minutes - 84.1 MB

“Money affects all parts of our life if we don’t have a handle on it,” says Kelsa Dickey, CEO & Founder of Fiscal Fitness. Kelsa has made it her life mission to help people get control over their finances, so they can lead more fulfilling and healthier lives. Kelsa learned from her parents that your level of life satisfaction is less connected to how much money you make than it is how you choose to spend it. While her mother was frugal and perpetually stressed about funds, her father spent l...

From Food Stamps to Needing New Tax Strategies

March 09, 2021 15:00 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MB

“The rise in women philanthropy is now,” says Jarrett Ransom, CEO and Founder of the Rayvan Group. As a self-proclaimed Non-profit Nerd, Jarrett is a powerhouse strategist for major non-profit organizations. But her story wasn’t always so rosy. Jarrett’s giving spirit comes, in part, from the fact that once was a single mom in need of financial support. In 2009, Jarrett worked for a major non-profit with a $21 million operating budget. But the financial crisis hit hard - she had to lay off...

Turn Imposter Syndrome into Your Superpower

March 04, 2021 17:05 - 43 minutes - 79.7 MB

“Your story is a story,” says Jen Coken, coach and imposter syndrome expert. Jen has spent her career helping people identify the moments when their stories about themselves limit their performance at work and in life. And the primary source of those faulty stories? Imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is a struggle that more than 70% of people struggle with. It’s the idea that we don’t deserve the success that we have -- that somehow, we aren’t actually the right person for the job. The r...

From maxed out credit cards to giving herself a 48% raise

February 23, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MB

“I didn’t realize everyone else knew I was drowning as much as I was,” says Sarah Rosten, Founder and CEO of Pediatric Interactions. In this frank conversation with host Vannessa Shaw, Sarah talks about how she went from a failing business to a million-dollar practice in the span of just a year -- and in the middle of the pandemic. In February 2020, Sarah and Vannessa had a difficult phone call. Sarah’s business plan was fundamentally flawed. She had maxed out her credit cards, her busines...

Changing the Conversation About Women, Money & Collaboration

February 10, 2021 18:49 - 41 minutes - 75.5 MB

“Everything has to do with wealth, not just your money,” says Meghann Conter, CEO and Founder of The Dames and business woman extraordinaire. On this episode of Get Rich Without Being a Bitch, host Vanessa Shaw talks with Meghann about her community of female entrepreneurs with six- and seven-figure businesses, and what inspired her to start looking at networking as an opportunity to collaborate, learn, and grow both personally and professionally. Meghann started the Dames after more than ...

My Inner 5 Year Old was Running the Show!

February 02, 2021 15:00 - 15 minutes - 28 MB

“All of a sudden, I realized my inner five year old was running the show,” says Vanessa Shaw in this episode of How to Get Rich Without Being a Bitch. She explains how she used her experience as an executive coach with a focus on cultivating emotional intelligence to conquer her own triggers: namely, shame and anxiety around money. As human beings, Vanessa explains, we are hard-wired to avoid pain and seek out instant gratification. Addressing our fear is uncomfortable, so we avoid it. But...

The Healing Power of an Expensive Pair of Shoes

January 26, 2021 15:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB

“How do creative people make decisions?” This is the question that Sam Bennett, speaker and best-selling author seeks to uncover in her work as a career and life coach for creatives. Sam defines herself as an accidental entrepreneur - she fell into her work when she realized how many sensitive, creative people like her needed guidance to find the right path. She helps highly creative people tune into what they want to do, and get that work into the world. Though our predominant cultural me...

Know Your Worth: Women & Money

January 19, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

“Here’s what I’m worth, here’s what I demand.” These are words that many women struggle to say - and that’s the subject of today’s real and raw conversation about women and money with Pamela Brooks, Organizational Development Consultant at Arizona State University. As a human performance specialist, Pamela studies how to help people and organizations reach their full potential. In this chat, she focuses on the research behind women, money, and performance. Pamela’s childhood experiences wi...

My Own Money Story

January 12, 2021 15:00 - 18 minutes - 42.8 MB

Though on the outside she looked like a jet-setter, for a few months, Vanessa’s life was in shambles. She shares her story of realizing that her love-hate relationship with money was going to cause her to lose her business if she didn’t big changes -- and fast. By exploring her history with money, including the shame of struggling with math in primary school and watching her mother slave over her budget trying to feed their family of six, Vanessa was able to change her feelings about mo...

Why I Started The Business Growth Academy

January 09, 2021 20:57 - 8 minutes - 19.9 MB

“I grew up believing getting ahead meant marrying well.” Vanessa Shaw’s origin story might sound familiar. As a young girl, she had many unanswered questions about money, and little understanding of what options existed for her beyond being a mother and housewife. In the math classroom, she had an old-fashioned teacher that shamed her for asking questions -- which led to a lifelong aversion to math and financial statements, even after she started her own business. With few female role m...

Coming Soon - Get Rich Without Being A Bitch

January 07, 2021 10:18 - 59 seconds - 2.95 MB

Welcome to Get Rich Without Being A Bitch podcast. This is the place to hear raw and real conversations about what it takes for female entrepreneurs to achieve financial success and live a rich life. I'm Vanessa Shaw, author of the million-dollar question and your host for this podcast. Every Tuesday, you can listen to a brand new edition of the podcast. I'll be covering a wealth of business and money topics from mastering your own money mindset to stopping financial self-sabotage and bre...

Coming Soon - Get Rich Without Being A B#tch

September 23, 2020 18:32 - 59 seconds - 2.22 MB

Welcome to Get Rich Without Being A B#tch podcast. This is the place to hear raw and real conversations about what it takes for female entrepreneurs to achieve financial success and live a rich life. I'm Vanessa Shaw, author of the million-dollar question and your host for this podcast. Every Tuesday, you can listen to a brand new edition of the podcast. I'll be covering a wealth of business and money topics from mastering your own money mindset to stopping financial self-sabotage and breaki...

Change The Game: How Women Can Start In The Business World

December 31, 2019 19:00 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MB

Vanessa talks about how she came about the decision to start working, but also not wanting to be bossed around or work for someone else. As a little girl, Vanessa always wondered why some people have more money than others, thinking that being financially well off was attainable only if you married a wealthy partner. Venturing into the business world was probably one of the hardest things for Vanessa because of the lack of knowledge in the field, which is why she encourages her listeners, to...

Coming Soon - Get Rich Without Being B#tch

December 17, 2019 00:04 - 1 minute - 1.38 MB