Feminist Visionaries

If you want to effectively scale your business, then you need to put foundations in place that support that growth. The best foundations come from implementing systems.  Today, Meaghan Lamm is talking with system strategist Rebecca Muriuki about the importance of laying a solid foundation with systems so that you can hire and scale to run a business that is meaningful and fulfilling. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

As with any industry, toxic advice isn't hard to come by. In today's episode, Meaghan Lamm is sharing some of the worst toxic advice I see floating around the internet and how you can discern what is and isn't toxic so that you can make the best decisions for you and your business. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

Change throughout history has always come at a cost and even though we still have a long way to go, we would not be where we are without the men and women who were willing to pay those costs.  Today, Meaghan Lamm is talking with author Galia Gichon about her book The Accidental Suffragist, a novel about one woman's journey to becoming a suffrage activist and navigating life as a wife and mother in 20th century New York City. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

Hiring, like everything else in business, is a skill you can learn. And in order to learn it, you need to know what pitfalls and stumbling blocks to look out for.  Today, Meaghan Lamm is sharing why she thinks you should prioritize values over skills while hiring and where she usually sees people getting it wrong. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

The role of the feminine in leadership is crucial to achieving the intersectionality required to actually smash the patriarchy and establish a society that is fair and equitable for EVERYone.  Today, Meaghan Lamm is talking with Visionary and Empath Coach Ber-Henda Williams about the power of feminine leadership, the importance of allowing both thoughts AND feelings, and the necessary role of white women in the intersectional feminist movement. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

We've all heard “do your best” since childhood. It's a mantra our parents repeated to encourage us to be the very best version of ourselves. But for many, it has turned into a way to push ourselves to achieve the impossible while simultaneously beating ourselves up for not getting to where we think we should be.  Today, Meaghan Lamm is talking about how we've been defining what it means to “be our best” wrong all these years and how we can reframe this to actually help us move the needle without guilt, shame, or overwhelm. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

Anxiety can feel completely overwhelming, which is why the idea of turning it into a superpower seems impossible.  Today. Meaghan Lamm is talking with Jessica Rodriguez, owner and CEO of Freedom Driven Success, about the importance of recognizing how anxiety shows up in your body, working through the thoughts that come up for you, and using those thoughts to make decisions for yourself and your business. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

Choosing a word of the year is a fun thing I started doing back in 2016 that has turned into a deeply meaningful exercise for me each year. Today Meaghan Lamm is reflecting on my 2021 word of the year and giving some quick tips on how to choose your own word of the year for 2022. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

Personal development can be a minefield of messaging that tells you that you are broken and need fixing. Even though you aren't and you don't.  Today Meaghan Lamm is talking with Creative Mastery Mentor Samoa Blanchet about how the personal development space is holding women back, how to make the mindset advice we see online actually work for us, and how to use that advice to leverage our creative potential. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

No one identifies as a micromanager or wakes up one day aspiring to be one. Micromanagers often see themselves as detailed oriented people who strive for perfection. But there's always something else at play.  Today Meaghan Lamm is talking about why we find ourselves in the micromanager trap, the 5 hidden signs that you might be one, and how to avoid letting these things bleed into your management style and affect your business.  For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionary.com

So much marketing advice out there is watered down and so vague you're still left scratching your head after buying yet another masterclass or course.  Today Meaghan Lamm is talking with Digital Marketing & Social Strategist Kia Young about how to confidently sell and convert online. Plus she shares real, actionable strategies you can start implementing right away. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

We tend to talk about comparing ourselves to others in a way that's always felt watered down and doesn't get to the heart of the issue.  Today Meaghan Lamm is talking about how comparing yourself to others is actually hurting you, keeping you from taking action, and why we shouldn't judge ourselves based on the success of others.  For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

Running a values-based business can often feel daunting and isolating. There are a lot of things to do, consider, and navigate. Especially in today's social and political climate. But it's also incredibly freeing.  Today Meaghan Lamm is talking with Nicole Lintemuth, owner and founder of Bettie's Pages, an independent bookstore in Michigan, about her experience running a values-based business and how that shows up in everything she does. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

It's easier than you think to quit before you start and even easier to make that sound like a logical choice. Today, Meaghan Lamm is talking about what it means to quit ahead of time, how that's closely related to perfectionism and fear, and how to figure out if we're really quitting or just don't have the space in our life right now. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

What does it really mean to create a company culture? The media tells us it's brightly colored employee lounges with catered staff lunches and meditation rooms but it's so much more than that.  If you want to create a company culture, you have to focus on what you believe in, how you show up, and who you hire. Today, Meaghan Lamm is talking about all of that and more. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

It can be intimidating to choose a niche when there are so many options and when you're worried about pigeonholing yourself into a specific role you might grow out of later. But choosing a niche is the perfect way to stand out in a crowded marketplace.  Today Meaghan Lamm is talking with Lisa Princic about the importance of niching down and why you need to choose a lane, experiment with what really makes you happy, and be known for something in order to create the impact you're desperate to create.  For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

Attracting quality candidates all starts with a job description. And your job description has the power to attract or repel the right people based on the language that you're using. Today, Meaghan Lamm is talking about 4 common red flags I see in job descriptions that are probably keeping you from finding really amazing team members who want to grow with your business. For full show notes, visit www.feministvisionaries.com

After over 18 months of dealing with a global pandemic that's claimed millions of lives plus ongoing racial injustice, police brutality, social awakenings, political coups, and climate change, we're tired. We're dealing not just with stress and trauma on an individual level but as a collective. And that's hard on our minds and our bodies.    Today, Meaghan Lamm is talking with writer and stress management coach Justine Sones about the effects of stress and trauma on our lives and bodies and how we can foster connection with people around us to get ourselves through to the other side.   For full show notes, visit www.feministvisionaries.com

For so many high achievers, failure feels like the end of the world. But a subtle, yet crucial, shift in how we look at failure can be the difference between becoming an expert in something or learning a new skill, and giving up and feeling like a failure.  Today Meaghan Lamm discusses what she means when she says 'failure is data' and how we can overcome our fear to get what we want. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

When people think launches, they imagine this huge undertaking that leaves them a stressed out, overwhelmed, shell of a person. But what if I told you it didn't have to be that way?    Today, Meaghan Lamm is talking with launch strategist TaVona Denise about how to avoid launch fatigue and say no to hustle culture so that you can have a launch that fits your lifestyle and grows your bank account.   For full show notes, visit www.feministvisionaries.com

In a society that says that feelings are weakness, we spend too much time stuffing down our feelings instead of dealing with them and then wondering why we feel so bad all of the time.  Today, Meaghan Lamm is talking about the difference between powering through a tough situation and feeling through it instead so that you can honor your full range of human emotions and learn to work through the pain instead of avoiding it.  Ready? Let’s get started. For full show notes, visit www.feministvisionaries.com

Once someone hands you their money in exchange for your service, your client experience gives them an immediate taste of what it will be like working with you. And you want to start off on the right foot so that there are clear expectations and no regrets.    Today, Meaghan Lamm is speaking with Amy Feierman about designing a client experience that puts the client first at every step and the importance of establishing a client relationship built on trust and communication.   For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

That women are better at multitasking than men is something that’s been repeated as fact for as long as I can remember but—spoiler alert—it isn’t true. Today, Meaghan Lamm is talking about how multitasking actually costs us more time than we think, how it’s a tool of the patriarchy, and how we can shift our perspectives on multitasking so we can get out of the cycle and propel ourselves forward. For full show notes, visit: thefeministvisionaries.com

In a society obsessed with spiritualism, whether it’s found through organized religion or in the woo community, it’s not hard to find examples of spiritual bypassing. Today, I’m talking about what spiritual bypassing is and how it’s causing real harm not just in marginalized communities but in achieving our anti-racist agenda and smashing the patriarchy. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

It's usually the important stuff that scares us. Today, Meaghan Lamm talks with business strategist and coach Erika Tebbens about her run for political office and how important it is to do things that matter, even when you feel unqualified or scared to do it, because representation matters. And you never know who you'll inspire along the way. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

Performative marketing often starts with your company culture. It's something that starts on the inside. Today I'm speaking with Briar Harvey, a storyteller and systems witch, about the corrosive effects of performative marketing on your team, how to handle when you get called out in the online space, and the steps to take to do better if that happens. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

When we hire a new team member, it can be easy to get caught up in what we think it SHOULD look like that we can be blindsided by what it actually looks like. Today, Meaghan Lamm is helping set some expectations for anyone who’s hiring a new team member so that you both start out on the right foot. Ready? Let’s get started. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

If your goal is to be an ally in your business, then it's important to make sure that you don't slip into performative marketing where you talk the talk, but you don't walk the walk.  Today, Meaghan Lamm is chatting with marketer and social justice educator Alison Tedford about how we can identify and avoid falling into the trap of performative marketing and show up as allies in our businesses. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com    

A solid system can be the difference between struggling through the day-to-day operations of your business and thriving through them. Systems aren’t always sexy but they are always necessary and if you’re ready to scale up to create more wealth and change, then this one’s for you.  Today Meaghan Lamm is talking about the difference between a system and a tool and the top 4 systems every business owner needs to have in place. For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

Feedback is a necessary part of the human experience. We need feedback from the world around us to survive and thrive. But we fall into a feedback trap when we decide that we can only accumulate feedback if it is presented to us in precisely the right way. Today Meaghan is talking about how we can be open to feedback in all its forms and not get stuck in the trap of wanting it to look a certain way.   For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

Systems are not a one size fits all fix that work for every business or every business owner. Today, I'm talking with Veronica Yanhs, CEO of Business Laid Bare about what a system really is, how often you should audit your systems, and how to approach auditing your systems so that you are building operations that work for you and your unique business every time.  For full show notes, visit: www.feministvisionaries.com

Perfectionism is a badge of honor that too many of us wear for too long. And it’s actually holding us back.    Today Meaghan is talking about how perfectionism is really fear in disguise, how it’s keeping us from truly showing up in the world, and how we can rewire our brains to ditch perfectionism and show up just as we are.   For full show notes, visit: https://www.inspiredsolutionsco.com/perfectionism-is-fear/

So much of being a feminist in business, or even just a feminist is a willingness to have difficult conversations.    Today Meaghan Lamm is speaking with Candy Barone about how we can have more courageous conversations that focus on who we really want to be, how we want to show up for ourselves, and how to use these conversations to create change.   For full show notes, visit: https://www.inspiredsolutionsco.com/courageous-conversations-with-candy-barone

Before I boiled down my hiring process into a step-by-step system, I relied a lot on my intuition. While I still think that paying attention to your gut feelings when you’re hiring a team member is really important, I also know that not everyone has the ability to read people the way that I do.    Today, I’m going to share with you 5 things to remember when interviewing a new team member to make sure you’re listening for the right things and hiring the right person.   For full show notes, visit: https://www.inspiredsolutionsco.com/5-things-to-remember-when-interviewing-a-new-team-member

If you're a business owner ready to make a hire for your business, I have one big piece of advice: stop trying to hire a unicorn.    Today I'm talking with Tina Forsyth, a leadership expert and founder of the International Association of Online Business Managers, about why unicorn service pros who can do it all don't exist, what you should look for in a team member instead, and what you need to establish a great working relationship from the start. For full show notes, visit: https://www.inspiredsolutionsco.com/unicorns-dont-exist-with-tina-forsyth/ 

As we redefine what a working day looks like to us as online business owners and entrepreneurs, there is a lot of pushback from the business community at large on working 8 hours a day.    Today, we’re going to discuss the myth of the 8-hour workday, how you can see where you’re really spending your time, and why the 8-hour workday should be left in the 19th century, where it belongs. Ready? Let’s get started.   For full show notes, visit: https://www.inspiredsolutionsco.com/the-myth-of-the-8-hour-workday

Operating in your zone of genius without getting distracted by other tasks can be difficult for women who are constantly told they should be doing it all.   Today, Meaghan Lamm talks with Tasha Booth about how to identify your zone of genius, how to know what tasks you should outsource, and why owning your zone of genius helps grow your business.   For full show notes, visit: https://www.inspiredsolutionsco.com/zone-of-genius-with-tasha-booth/

When you’re ready to hire a new team member, often the first point of contact that someone has with you and your business is your job description.    So your job description has some work to do to entice the right people. The people who share your vision and values and will help grow your business.   Today Meaghan Lamm talks about the three things every job description needs and why you want to spend some time writing a good one.   For full show notes, visit: https://www.inspiredsolutionsco.com/3-things-your-job-description-needs-to-attract-the-right-team-members/

In order to experience shameless authenticity, you have to be willing to experience the entire range of human emotions.    As women, we're often told that we're too emotional. In a world where we want to be taken seriously, we shove things down, keep our struggles to ourselves, and numb our feelings with work, or busyness.    Today, Meaghan is talking with Tina Dietz of Twin Flame Studios about how we can feel our feelings, get curious about our thoughts, and use this skill to topple the patriarchy.   For full show notes, visit: https://www.inspiredsolutionsco.com/the-secret-to-shameless-self-promotion-with-tina-dietz

December is here and the holidays are quickly approaching! Even though the 2020 holidays don’t look like any other holidays, it's still important to commit to rest this month, recharge your batteries, plan for 2021, and enjoy lots of hot chocolate and snuggle time. Rest is important and Meaghan's going to be doing a lot of it this month and taking a short break break from the podcast.   Don’t worry though! Feminist Visionaries will be back, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, on January 6th with an interview with Tina Dietz of Twin Flames Studios where they’ll be discussing Shameless Self-Promotion. Plus, Meaghan will be sharing some some super top secret news and new goodies. You don’t want to miss it!   Check out the full announcement here: https://www.inspiredsolutionsco.com/holiday-hiatus/

“Mindset” has become such a buzzword in recent years to the point that it has become toxic. This toxic mindset culture shows up a lot in our online communities. Like any form of positive thinking that goes too far, it has become problematic because it ignores the real systemic oppression that many marginalized communities face. In this episode, Meaghan Lamm discusses what toxic mindset culture means, why it is a facet of white supremacy, and what we can do to fix it. Listen in and learn why you may have to take what your mindset coaches say with a grain of salt.

For most of us, the holiday season is a time to spend time with family. Although we all have different perspectives on how that’s going to turn out - depending on the dynamics of our relationship with our family – we could all agree that’s it’s not always smooth sailing. As someone who grew up in a conservative family and is now one of only two liberals in a said conservative family, Meaghan Lamm’s holidays spent at home have become uncomfortable. On today’s podcast, she discusses three different approaches you can take to survive the holiday season in today's political climate.

It may not be that evident, but feminism is still a largely misunderstood movement and ideology. On today’s podcast, Meaghan Lamm explores the idea that this may be due to women being hesitant or afraid to be openly feminist. As Meaghan dives deeper into this topic, she gives a brief history of feminism, explores how the movement has changed modern culture, and discusses what we can do to live proudly as unapologetic feminists.

Is work-life balance a real thing or is it just something that is propped up by the patriarchy and capitalism? We do have this twisted image of feminism that is defined as women perfectly juggling work, family and everything in between. Does this image reflect reality or does it just make for a long and winding road to burnout? Meaghan Lamm invites us to take a second look at this popular myth to see how it holds up in real life. She also teaches us how to rethink work-life balance to better reflect our constantly changing and shifting priorities. Work-life balance may be a myth, but that doesn’t mean we can’t create own, real balance that is way healthier for our bodies and our minds.

These days, it seems that marketing has lost its true meaning and purpose, which is to help other people by providing them solutions. Now, it has been clouded with so many bad connotations—from sleazy to uncomfortable. It is time to change that and move to relationship marketing by helping you market in a way that brings you joy. In this episode, Meaghan Lamm interviews the Joyful Marketing strategist, M. Shannon Hernandez, to talk about how women go about marketing that not only gets them their desired results but, first and foremost, makes them happy. They discuss what it looks like to enjoy marketing yourself, how to identify what brings you joy, and how to market yourself after a business pivot. Join Shannon and Meaghan in this conversation to get the answers as well as learn what holds women back from implementing a marketing strategy and how to overcome it.

Can men be feminists? No, seriously, is there really a space for men in the feminist world? This is a conversation that usually leaves some of us passionately against men being feminists. Some of us are advocating that they can be. Others are left completely undecided. There's a lot to unpack in this conversation. Today, Meaghan Lamm discusses men feminism and whether it's possible that men can be true feminists or just female allies.

It takes people quite a bit of time and effort to learn critical thinking, especially if they were raised in a background that discourages asking questions. Born and raised in a Bible Belt, conservative, red state community that frowns upon those who ask questions or think differently from the crowd, Carrie Flynn grew up going with the flow to avoid the discomfort of disagreement and confrontation. Meeting the person who would become her husband gave her a wake-up call for her shift towards being more open minded and progressive – a transition that she continues to nurture to this day. She shares how she went through this transition in this conversation with Meghan Lamm. Pointing out some of the similarities in their experiences, they talk about the tendency of a person’s natural personality to shape their beliefs, the power of asking questions about the things around you and the importance of teaching yourself to question your beliefs.

Equal pay is still very much an issue across many industries in the business sector, even in an industry where we’re largely responsible for setting our own rates—the online industry. In this episode, Meaghan Lamm talks about equal pay in the online industry and how to make sure you’re walking your talk when it comes to paying contractors. She discusses how many international online contractors tend to make less just because they are from a country with a low cost of living. She taps into the ethical divide and the double standard that exists in this condition and how we, as an online business community, have the power to solve wage disparity between cultures.  

It’s often hard to go against the values that you have grown with, but if you want to be truly free, you have both the power and responsibility to be true to who you are no matter what. Having been raised in a conservative, evangelical family and community, this shift was anything but easy for Sabrina Torres, a high-ticket sales and social media marketing specialist. For the longest time in her life, she had always considered herself to be a Republican, though she often saw the party’s policies to be at odds with who she is and what she represents. In this conversation with Meghan Lamm, Sabrina shares the turning points in her life that led her to become the free-thinking, independent, progressive womxn that she is now. Sabrina’s story illustrates the importance of owning who you are no matter what – something everybody ought to learn in this changing world.

Burnout is that wall that you hit when you cannot mentally, emotionally, or even physically handle any more stress. It has become so common that people are starting to consider it a normal part of daily life. And the more normalized it is, the harder it is to recognize and fix. Today, Meaghan Lamm talks about what burnout is, how it shows up in your life, and how to work through burnout to make life a little less stressful.

Spiritual psychology coach Alexie Foster grew up in a very conservative Christian home. Thus, her environment predisposed her to be pro-life or Republican. In this episode, Alexie chats with Meaghan Lamm about how her upbringing shaped her early political views and when she started to see a shift in her beliefs. She also discusses the importance and power of conversation, sharing some tips on having more productive conversations with your friends and family to learn from one another and share ideas in the process.