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Aleksandra Plazinic
  • October 9, 2026

The Spotlight Is Smaller Than You Think

Public speaking confidence isn't always about getting comfortable on stage. For Dr. Aleksandra Plazinic, a communications coach and lecturer with a PhD in communications, performing has always felt natural. Being judged was another matter....
Sasha McDowell
  • September 25, 2026

The Perfectionism Trap

Entrepreneurship is often presented as a process with a proven formula. For Sasha McDowell, building Epicycle Group meant discovering that successful business owners rarely agreed on what that formula should be....
Etinosa Agbonlahor
  • September 11, 2026

The Three Pillars of Pricing: Competitors, Alternatives, and Context

Behavioral economist and Decision Alpha founder Etinosa Agbonlahor joins Serena Reynolds and Sara Ferrer for a candid conversation about the psychology of pricing. Etinosa draws a crucial distinction: your worth as a human being is limitless, but the value of the work you deliver can be measured, communicated, and priced....
Dr. Liz DuBois Erskine
  • August 28, 2026

The Turning Point Picks Its Own Date

This week we sit down with Dr. Liz DuBois Erskine, an executive coach and writer with a PhD in conflict analysis and resolution, and the woman behind the networking group Ladies Who Lunch....
Andrea Engstrom
  • August 14, 2026

Stop Charging Less for the Easy Stuff

Andrea Engstrom did $2 million in sales in three years. From Facebook. No paid ads. No cold outreach. No lead gen agency. Just real conversations, a clear offer, and the confidence to charge for the thing that comes most naturally to her....
Karen Smith
  • April 24, 2026

Why We Celebrate Exhausted Mothers (And What It Costs)

We celebrate exhausted mothers. We judge rested ones. Kristin Smith had her daughter at 19 with zero support system and built that survival into a multimillion-dollar movement for maternal rest....
Karen Minsky
  • April 10, 2026

When “No” Isn’t the Answer: Turning Rejection into Resilience

She tried hand cream at a red light and built an empire. Karen Minsky, President of Dionis Goat Milk Skincare, shares how she scaled a 40-year-old woman-founded brand from a tiny team to 150+ employees across nearly 6,000 retailers, including Ulta and Macy's, by refusing to take no for an...
Kate Assaraf
  • March 27, 2026

Scaling the Movement, Not the Customer List

Kate Assaraf built Dip, a plastic-free haircare brand that's redirected $5M to independent retailers, all while refusing Amazon, influencers, and paid ads. With 20 years of beauty industry experience and a contract manufacturer bankruptcy that nearly destroyed her, Kate made the "crazy" decision to build her own factory in North...
Georgia Thomas
  • March 13, 2026

Miami, Motherhood, and the Moment Everything Changed

What if the dream you spent your entire life chasing was allowed to expire? What if the thing you thought defined you turned out to be exactly what was holding you back? Georgia Thomas is a qualified British solicitor who traded corporate law for a social media production agency she...
Cameron Cohen
  • February 27, 2026

From Brush to Bond: Creating Connection Through Intuitive Art

If you could channel your future self right into this very moment, what wisdom would she sprinkle over your life? Fearless and Flawed is the podcast daring to ditch perfection and dig into the real, raw stories of female founders who've flipped the script and found their way....
Andrea Wanerstrand
  • February 18, 2026

From Panic to Presence: Unlocking Bold Leadership & The Culture Code

What if you stopped trying to fix yourself—and started leading as you are? Andrea Wanerstrand has coached hundreds of leaders from T-Mobile to Meta, guiding them through some of the boldest mindset shifts of their careers: from control to connection, performance to presence, and burnout to bold cultural influence....
Rhea Lana Riner
  • January 30, 2026

Barcodes, Baby Clothes, and a Battle with the Department of Labor

On this episode of Fearless and Flawed, Sara and Serena sit down with Rhea Lana Riner—the accidental entrepreneur who turned a living room sale into a 120-location franchise empire across 26 states. With no business background and a couple of baby-stained onesies to her name, she bootstrapped Rhea Lana’s Children’s...
Dyna Vink
  • January 16, 2026

Fired at 50, Thriving Ever Since: Reclaiming Your Body

In this raw and revelatory conversation, we sit down with Dyna Vink—integrative health practitioner, founder of Holistic Nutrition Lifestyle, and functional medicine whisperer for women in perimenopause. But she's more than a practitioner....
Vicky Brown
  • January 2, 2026

Building a Business That Runs Without You (Eventually)

Vicky Brown never planned to be an entrepreneur—and definitely never wanted to be “the CEO.” But when a former boss nudged her into consulting (read: tricked her lovingly), she found herself building Idomeneo Enterprisesan HR firm that’s now almost 25 years strong....
Alreen Haeggquist
  • December 19, 2025

Reclaiming Power: From Silence to Leadership and Healing

Most lawyers keep the personal out of the professional. But for Alreen Haeggquist, sharing her own story was the most powerful thing she could do—not just for herself, but for the clients she fights for every single day....
Wendy Meadows
  • December 5, 2025

What Happens When You Follow the Spark Instead of the Script

Wendy Meadows had one of those split-screen moments—where her two lives couldn't have been more different. At 6 a.m., she was pouring belief into women as a health coach. By 10 a.m., she was cross-examining a woman on the witness stand, picking apart her credit card purchases. It was soul-splitting—and...
Megan Schwan
  • November 21, 2025

Stop Guessing Your Numbers. Start Leading With Them

Meet Megan Schwan: CEO of Sidekick Accounting, Profit First pro, and the woman who makes money feel less like a panic attack and more like a plan. After years of juggling motherhood, survival-mode decisions, and the pressure to “figure it out alone,” she built a system that helps founders take...
  • November 7, 2025

No Plan. No Apologies. Just a Hard Pivot with Barbara Burgess

Meet Barbara Burgess: former COO, future CEO-to-be, and soul-stirred founder of Corluma. After 20 years of high-level corporate leadership, her turning point showed up in the most unlikely place—a calendar entry and a coffee shop....
  • October 24, 2025

Quit the Six-Figure Job, Start the Seven-Figure Mission—with Anisa Crespo

In this episode of Fearless and Flawed, we sit down with Anisa Crespo, a powerhouse entrepreneur, executive producer, and co-founder of the Million Dollar Mom Society. But don’t let the glossy titles fool you—Anisa’s story is anything but polished....
  • October 10, 2025

Perfectionism, Grit, and the Path to Reinvention

Janice’s story begins in New York, where she became a mom at 19 and quickly learned to survive in a world that wasn’t built to make room for her. With no college degree and plenty of “no’s” along the way, she carved out a career through bold moves, relentless learning,...
  • September 26, 2025

Fearless, Flawed and Fighting for Inclusion

Cristina Penin shares how her journey as a queer Latina, educator, and advocate shaped her work as a DEIB consultant—and why belonging is at the heart of real change....
Iona Holloway on Fearless and Flawed Podcast
  • June 8, 2025

Rewriting Success: Letting Go of Perfection to Grow

Something happened when Iona Holloway got that phone call. Her brother had just found out he was going to be a father—and Iona was going to be an aunt. But instead of collapsing into pressure or perfectionism (as she had for decades), Iona felt a spark. A little girl was...

  • June 2, 2025

The Confidence to Mix Passions and Break the Mold 

Sarika Sake was not a fan of sake. In fact, she avoided it—and she’s Japanese. But when a server in a rural inn in Tohoku insisted she try a local variety, something shifted. That first glass didn’t just taste good—it blew her away. “It was like angels singing in the...

Annie Woodbury on Fearless and Flawed
  • May 26, 2025

Letting Go to Grow: Reinventing Creative Success

Some people get tired of the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Not Annie Woodbury. The question never stressed her out—it sparked her curiosity. Even back in college, she had a feeling editing might be the key. With a laptop in her dorm room and...

Aida Ramo on Fearless and Flawed
  • May 19, 2025

Saying Yes While Scared: The Power of Showing Up 

When saying “yes” felt too scary, Aida Ramos said, “I don’t know how to do it.” But her husband and friends saw something else—a gift for language, a deep curiosity, and that spark you can’t unsee. So, she did the most terrifying thing: she listened. And piece by piece, terrified...

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