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Curiously Guided Podcast
Welcome to the Curiously Guided Podcast, the show for intentional business owners and curious minds looking to do things differently. Our episodes highlight behind-the-scenes stories and conversations with successful entrepreneurs building a life & business on their own terms. But we're not your typical business podcast 😜
We don't care about the "proven" frameworks, and the highlight reels. We love getting in the weeds, asking the deeper questions, and uncovering what "success" REALLY means…
Episodes
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Ep.120 | 2027 Online Business Predictions: The Trust Recession is Here (What to Do About it) with Shay & Mariah
Can you believe this is the Season 6 finale?! 120 episodes in, and Shay & I are STIL just as obsessed with figuring out what’s coming next lol This episode is…
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Ep.119 | We Both Almost Died. What Near Death Experiences Taught Us About Curiosity with Shay & Mariah
Curiosity may have killed the cats, but it SAVED both of our lives 🤣 Within the last year, Shay & I both had a near death experience. Which is WILD because wtf…
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Ep.118 | Staying Human on Your Spiritual Path: Every Identity Has an Expiration Date with Victoria Nielsen, Identity Transformation & Energetics Mentor
When you start diving into the world of spirituality, sometimes it can suddenly feel like you need to wear all white, meditate at 5am, and own 800 crystals to…
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Ep.117 | Becoming More Resilient: Breathwork, Cold Plunges & the Simple Tools that Actually Build Capacity with Josh Hildebrand, Coach + Founder of Breath & Exposure
Feel like you’re doing ALL the hard things every single day, but STILL can’t seem to bounce back when life gets stressful? Turns out, there might be a simpler…
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Ep.116 | YouTube for Business: You Don’t Need 100k Subscribers to Make Good Money w/ Mariah Magazine, SEO Consultant & Educator
Shay here! And this time I get to flip the mic on Mariah. I’ve watched her take her YouTube channel from tiny to almost 26K subscribers, and TBH I’ve been…
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Ep.115 | The Fine Line Between Nervous System Regulation & Self-Abandonment with Kim Kimball, Somatic Coach
Feel like you’ve ALREADY tried all the breathwork sessions, the cold plunges, and the shaking it out, but STILL feel wound up, out of whack or depleted? This…
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Ep.114 | How to Start Making Money Online (And Keep it Simple) With Marie Domon, Owner of Convergence Coworking & Marketing Consultant
If you've ever wanted to start making money online but got stuck the second it started feeling complicated, this episode was MADE FOR YOU! Marie Domon's whole…
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Ep.113 | How Shay Replaced Her Full-Time Income By Selling Other People’s Trash Online with Shay Schindler, Sales Consultant & Professional Reseller
THIS EPISODE IS A SPECIAL ONEEEEEE! Mariah here! And I get to interview my own co-host, Shay, about something she’s an absolute genius in and we almost never…
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Ep.112 | Why You Should Take the Opportunities that Don’t Make Sense with Leslie Jespersen, Performance Coach & Spotlight Strategist
There's a version of Leslie's origin story that sounds made up: managing a male review show at a casino leads, somehow, to talent development work for…
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Ep.111 | Social Media Isn't a Marketing Strategy: Building an Ecosystem That Actually Works with Andréa Jones, Marketing Strategist & Educator
Not gonna lie…social media's been feeling like a chore for a while now. The pressure to post 3-5 times a week, the low-key dread every time you open the app…
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Ep.110 | What’s the ROI of In-Person Events & Why We Don’t Care with Shay & Mariah
Shay and I have been doing this thing for years now; pick a conference, book the flights, convince ourselves it's a business expense, and every single time, we…
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Ep.109 | Burnout Recovery & the Power of Play: When Work Stops Feeling Fun with Rita Cidre, Marketer & Educator
A lot of us learned young that we're worth exactly what we achieve...straight A's, gold stars, the next title, the next win. It's a hell of a drug, right up…
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Ep.108 | Honor the Season You're In: Designing a Business That Works With Nature, Not Against It with Samantha Williford, Owner of Lost Hill Lake
Ever feel like you're running the same day on repeat, grinding at the exact same speed no matter what's happening outside your window, and wondering why you're…
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Ep.107 | Choosing Your Hard: Building Careers & Boundaries That Actually Support You with Shay & Mariah
You know that feeling when you downplay something you're genuinely proud of, just so you don't come across as too much? Yeah, we get it. This one's an…
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Ep.106 | How AI Is Changing the Online Business Space & Why We’re Not Panicking with Christy Price, Squarespace Expert & Educator
AI is going to ruin web design." "SEO is dying." "The online business ship has already sailed." If you've been hearing some version of this and quietly…
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Ep.105 | Start Collaborating with Other Businesses; the Easiest Way to Grow Your Own Audience with Jordan Gill, from Systems Saved Me®
"Just collaborate with other businesses" is advice you've probably heard a hundred times... and it's pretty useless without someone telling you what to…
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Ep.104 | Romanticizing Your Life & Finding Magic in the Mundane with Shay & Mariah
When "romanticizing your life" shows up on your feed, it's easy to roll your eyes and keep scrolling. The aesthetic of it makes it seem like you’ve gotta be…
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Ep.103 | Your Money Story Isn't Yours: Untangling Scarcity, Safety & Inherited Beliefs with Brittani Joyce BFA™, Financial Advisor
Do finances feel icky or scary? Brittani Joyce wants you to look at them as a set of habits and stories, most of which you inherited before you ever opened a…
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Ep.102 | Trading Hustle for Health Insurance: Walking Away from Entrepreneurship for a 9-to-5 with Miranda Rodriguez, Marketing Consultant
Feel like hustling for a paycheck that still doesn't cover a decent health plan is overrated? This one's for you. Our guest Miranda is back (she was on the…
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Ep.101 | Increasing Visibility, Climbing Cringe Mountain & Building a Life that Supports Your Business with Shay & Mariah
Season 6 is officially HERE!!! 🎉 AND WE’RE SO EXCITED FOR IT!!!!! We actually shot this entire episode like 6 months ago, but when it came time to launch, it…
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Ep.100 | Paving Our Own Way: An Inside Look at Recording 100 Episodes with Shay & Mariah
100 episodes!!!! — whewwwwww, how did we get here?! 🥳 Welcome to our last episode for season 5 🥳 It’s so wild to reflect & compare our recent episodes with our…
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Ep.99 | Resonance Over Reach: Tap into Your Creativity to Stand Out in Business w/ Jay Acunzo, Speaking & Messaging Strategist
If you’re feeling stuck when it comes to creativity, your messaging, or even your focus in business as a whole, this episode is for you! Jay’s perspective on…
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Ep.98 | Pushing Past Perfectionism to Get What You Want w/ Lisa Simone Richards, CEO & Co-founder of Pearl Spark Pages
Having trouble with perfectionism or imposter syndrome? This episode is for you! Lisa’s story & perspective is SUCH a breath of fresh air; transparent, honest…
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Ep.97 | What Does “Let it be Easy” Really Look Like? with Shay & Mariah
How many time have you heard “just let it be easy…” when it comes to business? We’ve heard it a million times, and shit, we’ve prob SAID it a million times too…
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Ep.96 | Using IFS (Internal Family Systems) to Discover & Heal Our Hidden Parts w/ Tammy Sollenberger, Psychotherapist
If you’ve never heard of IFS (Internal Family Systems), don’t let the name scare you off! It’s way cooler and more transformative then it sounds lol. We’re…
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Ep.95 | Get Comfortable with Conflict & Hard Conversations w/ Lauren Bronson Petrous, Leadership Consultant & Coach
Having difficult conversations is just part of this human experience, there’s really no way around it. BUT, if we can learn how to make those conversations…
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Ep.94 | Inner Child Healing Work: The Good, the Bad & the WTF? with Shay & Mariah
Does the “inner child healing” work EVER end? Probably not LOL but we wanted to share this conversation in hopes that you’ll feel less alone on your journey…
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Ep.93 | Where the Inner Work Meets the Outer Work as an Entrepreneur w/ Ramon Estrada, Founder CEO Coach
Can this episode just be our commercial for the podcast? LOL This conversation with Ramon was incredible. His philosophy when it comes to business, and life in…
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Ep.92 | HeartMath for Building Resilience & Reducing Stress (Especially if You Don’t Like Meditating) w/ Michael Sipe, Life Coach & Business Consultant
Building up resiliency & reducing stress feels intangible sometimes. HOW do we relax our bodies? HOW do we support our nervous system? HOW do we give our…
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Ep.91 | Why is Everyone So Bad at Communicating??? with Shay & Mariah
Ever find yourself walking around thinking “Why is everyone so damn bad at communicating???” — because SAME LOL. “Good” communication has been a hot topic the…
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Ep.90 | Breaking Down Somatics; Self Regulation at Your Fingertips w/ Savanna DeLuca, Therapist & Consultant
This is the episode we all needed, especially with so many wellness gadgets & hacks filling up our social media feeds. This conversation with Savanna was such…
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Ep.89 | Deeper Than Your Enneagram Type: The Layers You’re (Probably) Missing w/ Hillarie Kay, Corporate Coach & Speaker
WE HAD NO IDEA HOW IN-DEPTH THE ENNEAGRAM GOES. Seriously. We thought we were kinda just gonna go into Enneagram Types and have a little chit chat but this…
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Ep.88 | How to Bring the Fun Back into Your Business w/ Jordan Gill, Systems Strategist & Founder of Systems Saved Me®
If you’re looking for an episode that’s going to INSPIRE & MOTIVATE you in business, this is the one. Jordan is a beautiful example of doing business YOUR WAY…
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Ep.87 | From Chaos to Stillness: Putting Your Own Spin on New Year’s Resolutions, with Shay & Mariah
From the busy holiday season, straight into New Year’s always feels a little wobbly. Join us as we explore different ways to decompress from the chaos, and how…
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Ep.86 | From Candy Bars to a Multi-Million Dollar eCommerce Business w/ Nick Norman, CEO of Polar Protector
One of our favorite quotes from his episode “Surround yourself with fountains, not drains” — it’s a saying that’s stuck with both of us since we heard it. This…
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Ep.85 | Follow the Breadcrumbs: The “Secret” to Being Sustainably Creative w/ Omari Harebin, Marketing Mindset Coach & Founder of SQSP Themes
Depth. Humor. Walking the edge of the universe. Co-creating the internet. Being sustainably creative. This conversation with Omari has it all. Truly. I met…
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Ep.84 | The Cost of Being Everything to Everyone: Setting Boundaries & People-Pleasing, with Shay & Mariah
If you sometimes feel like setting boundaries is hard, or you’re curious about how the nuances show up in subtle ways, this episode is for you! Join Shay & me…
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Ep.83 | The “Magic” of EMDR & How it’s Changing Lives w/ Caili Danieu, Life Coach & Public Speaker
Ever wondered why you keep repeating the same patterns, even when you know better? Or maybe you've felt stuck in a loop, unable to shake off past experiences…
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Ep.82 | WTF is Happening? Using Astrology & The Houses to Navigate Life w/ Ash Burnside, Astrologer & Educator
Ever wondered why your horoscope feels SO DAMN vague sometimes? In this episode, we're diving deep into astrology with Ash Burnside to get the real deal. We…
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Ep.81 | Experiments in Joy; Continuing to Trust the Nudge with Shay & Mariah
We’re BACKKKKKKK & ready to kick off season 5 🔥 We took a longer than expected pause between seasons, but we’re ready to tap in & get back in the game. Annnnd…
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Ep.80 | The Future of Curiously Guided; Where Do We Go From Here? (with Shay & Mariah)
The future of this podcast, what does it look like? What’s our focus? Where are we going? 🥳 Welcome to our last episode for season 4 🥳 For the finale of every…
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Ep.79 | Gene Keys; the Self-Discovery System You’re Probably Overlooking w/ Maria Henning, Gene Keys Expert
If you asked us which system we like more, Human Design or Gene Keys, I don’t think we could give you an answer. Gene Keys is like the intense & mystical…
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Ep.78 | Tapping into Unlimited Possibilities w/ Natashia Mack, Hot Mess Medium & Mentor
If you’ve ever been in a season of business where you find yourself following everyone else’s advice over your own, this episode is for you! Natashia’s journey…
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Ep.77 | Expanding Your Capacity to Do Hard Things, with Corene Phelps, Hypnotherapist
True growth comes when we expand our capacity to do hard things. That’s how we evolve as humans. That’s how we step into the next versions of ourselves. But…
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Ep.76 | Building Resilience through Sound Healing & Play with Dr. Anu French, Integrative Pediatrician
Building resilience doesn’t have to be as complicated as our minds try to make it. Dr. Anu French is such an inspiring example of someone who’s walking her…
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Ep.75 | Why Traditional Goal Setting Sucks & What to Do Instead, with Shay & Mariah
If you’re feeling uninspired to “set goals” in the traditional way, this episode is for you! >> CLICK HERE TO SNAG THE DESIGN YOUR DREAM DAY WORKSHOP << Join…
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Ep.74 | How to Harness the Power of Your Weaknesses, with Shay & Mariah
Is it possible to use our weaknesses as a way to push us forward, instead of holding us back? We think so, which is exactly why we wanted to create an episode…
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Ep.73 | Doing Less & Reducing Subtle Stress with Dr. Gala Gorman, Acupuncturist & Naturopath
“Stress” is a word that we hear so often, that it kinda starts to go in one ear and out the other. And sometimes it just feels too vague to grasp onto and…
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Ep.72 | Shootin’ Your Shot & Becoming a Full-Time Content Creator with LaShonda Brown, Tech Educator
Want to land MORE opportunities WITHOUT adding more pressure to grow your business online? If you’re nodding “YESSSSS” then this episode is for you. LaShonda…
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Ep.71 | Tapping Back into the Magic After Getting Stuck, with Shay & Mariah
Life can be a WILD ride sometimes, to say the least. Both Shay & I have been chatting about this topic within our own side conversations with each other and…
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Ep.70 | Failing Forward & Pivoting Your Way to Success w/ Keynote Speaker, Jaclyn Gallo
Ready to give “failure” a new meaning? This conversation with Jaclyn is such a much-needed perspective shift on what it means to fail, strengthen resilience…
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Ep.69 | Finding Your Deeper “Why” & How it Impacts Everything, with Maggie Gentry, Mindful Marketing Strategist
Tired of the old way of doing business & marketing? We are too. Which is exactly why we wanted to have this transparent conversation with Maggie. Maggie is…
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Ep.68 | Preventing Burnout with Human Design, with Rachel Lieberman, Human Design Expert
If you’re a Human Design lover like we are, you don’t want to miss this episode! Burnout is SO common among entrepreneurs in the online business space, so we…
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Ep.67 | The Unexpected Benefits of Using YouTube as a Business Owner, with Shay & Mariah
The benefits of YouTube are SO much more than what meets the eye, and that’s exactly what we explore in this episode. Most of the time you hear about the…
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Ep.66 | You’re Watering Down Your Message & it’s Hurting Your Business, with Sara Noel, Website Copywriter
If you’re out here saying the SAME things as everyone else, in the same way, you’re doing yourself, your clients & your business a disservice. The idea of “not…
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Ep.65 | From Dropshipping to Stoicism, Behind The Scenes of The Digital Nomad Lifestyle, with Brendan Hogle, Business Development Consultant
We recorded this episode before finding the golden thread of this podcast: (combining the inner & outer work to build a business & life that you love) and not…
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Ep.64 | Why “Finding Your Purpose” is Total BS, with Shay & Mariah
The typical perspective around “finding your purpose” can set us on a rollercoaster ride of emotions, feeling super inspired one minute and then gutted with…
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Ep.63 | Having Fun with Video Marketing & Low-Lift Strategies to Get Started with Video Marketing Coach, Natasha Pierre
Feeling overwhelmed about creating video content? The perspective shifts in this episode are going to change. the. game. Video marketing can feel super…
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Ep.62 | Human Design for Business with Human Design Coach, Adriana Keefe
Wondering how you can start using Human Design for business? THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU! For both me & Shay, Human Design has completely changed the way we make…
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Ep.61 | The Future of Business is Spiritual (But Maybe Not How You Think) with Shay & Mariah
Kickin’ off season 4 with a BANG ya’ll 🔥 We’ve been exploring what “spirituality” means to us, behind the scenes for a long time. And in the downtime between…