The Messy Success Podcast
Welcome to the Messy Success Podcast. Our host, Elizabeth Henson, is an expert in community based marketing with a focus on leadership and self development. She helps entrepreneurs, artists, and creative leaders grow and scale communities so that marketing is easy. She used her experience helping seven figure business owners to build out her own unique methodology in community building and marketing. The Messy Success Podcast combines business tips and real life experiences in being a creative entrepreneur. This podcast will leave you feeling confident, and normalizes the day to day struggles we all experience as business owners. We can't wait to connect with you!
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260: How to Stand Out as an Artist: The Part of You You’ve Been Leaving Out
11/04/2026
260: How to Stand Out as an Artist: The Part of You You’ve Been Leaving Out
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. In this guest episode, my friend Hannah Katherine, a fine artist and board-certified behavior analyst, shares what happened when she stopped trying to sound like everyone else and started showing up in her real voice. If you’ve been wondering how to stand out as an artist, her story is a reminder that your differentiation isn’t something you need to manufacture. Sometimes it’s the part of yourself you’ve been leaving out of your marketing. This conversation is for artists, creators, and anyone who considers what they do a creative process. Hannah was one of my coaching clients, and she shares how one moment in our work changed her coordinates. She had been keeping her professional side and her messy artist side in separate boxes. Once she brought them together, her following grew 10x, and opportunities like a hospital exhibition and a commercial licensing opportunity started finding her. We also talk about how she found her signature art style, the scavenger hunt cards she created to help people look at art more deeply, and why she believes you can call yourself an artist before you are full-time.
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259: Why Most Creative Businesses Fail: You Stop Before People Find You
10/28/2026
259: Why Most Creative Businesses Fail: You Stop Before People Find You
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. In this solo episode, Elizabeth shares why creative businesses fail and why she believes it has far less to do with a bad product or bad marketing than most owners think. She walks through her own failed ideas, from digital scans on Etsy to stock photography to planners, to show what actually happened each time. If you are a creative business owner who has been thinking about throwing in the towel, or you’ve had businesses in the past that didn’t work, this one is for you. Giving up on your business too soon is far more common than having a bad idea, and the things we’re not doing are often surprisingly simple. Elizabeth talks about why repetition builds trust, why creative people are especially vulnerable to newness, and how to think in questions instead of statements when a post flops or nobody buys. She also gets into what consistency in business really means (it isn’t posting every single day) and why your audience should never be responsible for your motivation.
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258: Invisible Work in Business: Why the Parts Nobody Sees Matter Most
10/21/2026
258: Invisible Work in Business: Why the Parts Nobody Sees Matter Most
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. Elizabeth spent six hours doing work in her business that not a single person will ever know about, and she thinks that is a beautiful thing. In this short, recorded-on-the-go episode, she reflects on the behind the scenes work that rarely gets applause: the systems, the onboarding, the small improvements that make a business run well. She talks honestly about the days it feels like you are talking to no one, and why that feeling does not mean you are doing it wrong. If you have ever wondered whether the quiet, unglamorous parts of your work actually matter, this one is for you. Listen in for a gentle reminder that invisible work in business is not the price of success. It is where a sustainable business gets built.
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257: The Coaching Industry Is Getting Called Out! My honest take...
10/14/2026
257: The Coaching Industry Is Getting Called Out! My honest take...
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. Today’s episode is a candid conversation about the coaching industry, including the pricing debates, the pyramid scheme chatter, and what to do if all the online buzz has you feeling skeptical about hiring a coach. Elizabeth is a full-time business coach, and she shares her perspective as someone inside the industry, along with a few hard truths. This episode is for anyone who is considering working with a coach but isn’t sure who to trust, and for fellow coaches who are tired of watching the industry get a bad rap. Elizabeth walks through why pricing is relative, why a coach’s price should match the clients they want to attract, and why you never need to pay five figures to find the right fit. You’ll also hear two red flags when hiring a coach: anyone who bashes others, and anyone who encourages you to go beyond your means. Along the way, Elizabeth talks about personal responsibility, how to tell whether a coach has integrity, and why strong leaders stay in their own lane.
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256: The Next Big Marketing Opportunity Isn't AI
10/07/2026
256: The Next Big Marketing Opportunity Isn't AI
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. In this episode, Elizabeth shares why the biggest marketing trends 2027 has in store are not about AI, but about human connection in marketing and giving people the experience of you. As we step into the fourth quarter of 2026, she is already looking ahead and sharing what she is noticing, both as a business coach and as a consumer. Elizabeth walks through her experience on Whatnot, a live selling platform, and why watching sellers move hundreds of items helped her understand how powerful live selling really is. She also talks about going all in on a local community strategy through the Hampton Roads Creative Network, and what the evidence economy means for anyone trying to stand out while AI floods the internet. This episode is for service-based business owners, coaches, creatives, and community builders who want to market with more clarity and less pressure. You will hear why content is no longer the competitive advantage, how AI can be a tool that supports connection instead of replacing it, and what it looks like to move from the creator economy into a host economy.
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255: Make More Money Working Less: What Changed When I Stopped Rushing
09/23/2026
255: Make More Money Working Less: What Changed When I Stopped Rushing
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. In this solo episode, Elizabeth explores what it looks like to make more money working less, and why staying out of the weeds might be one of the most powerful shifts you can make in your business. She shares what she has noticed since building her days around not rushing, and why the more outward facing she is, the easier revenue seems to come. This conversation is for service-based business owners at any stage, whether you are just starting out or already running a profitable business. It is especially for you if you feel stuck creating offers, tweaking messaging, and trying to get everything just right before you sell. Elizabeth shares takeaways from a recent mastermind day, including why you do not need a perfect offer and the one thing you do need to be certain about. You will also hear her simple filter for busy work: what can you eliminate, what can you delegate, and what do you still really need to do yourself. And she offers a gentle invitation to audit your energy, your output, and the days your biggest wins happened.
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254: Buy Back Your Time: How I Turn Everyday Purchases Into ROI
09/16/2026
254: Buy Back Your Time: How I Turn Everyday Purchases Into ROI
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. This episode is all about a time versus money mindset, and how the small decisions you make every day either buy you time or cost you time. It started with something Elizabeth overheard at her local coffee shop during her weekly CEO hour, a comment about not being able to afford an $8 cup of coffee, and it sent her down a rabbit hole about saving vs investing money and what it really means to buy back your time. This episode is for anyone who has ever felt guilty about a small purchase, or who has been told to "just save more" without anyone explaining what that actually builds toward. Elizabeth breaks down the difference between saving and investing, shares why she believes the worst thing you can do with your money is hoard it, and walks through real examples from her own life, from flight upgrades to a $100 silent retreat that shaped an entire year of content for her business. You'll walk away thinking differently about the $8 coffees, the flight upgrades, and the small splurges in your own life, not as guilt, but as opportunities to buy back your time and put it toward something that actually moves you forward. Give this one a listen, and then ask yourself where you're spending time to save money, and where you could be doing the opposite.
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253: Dealing with Rejection in Business: Moving Through It Instead of Around It
09/09/2026
253: Dealing with Rejection in Business: Moving Through It Instead of Around It
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. Some weeks hand you all the rejection at once. This is one of those episodes. Elizabeth shares what it looked like to sit with a string of no's in her business, the old story it stirred up from childhood, and why she's chosen to see it as evidence she's playing a bigger game, not a smaller one. She also shares something lighter: a content hack she stumbled into the same day, built on the idea of document over create instead of constantly having to invent something new. It led her to try a simple day in the life content idea, and it ended up connecting her with a real person in a way she wasn't expecting. Two different stories, one honest episode. Come sit with her in the messy middle of both.
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252: Doing the Big Scary Thing: What It Actually Takes to Go All In with Candice West
09/02/2026
252: Doing the Big Scary Thing: What It Actually Takes to Go All In with Candice West
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. Today's episode is all about doing the big scary thing, and Elizabeth sits down with her friend Candice West, an advanced practice nurse, somatic practitioner, and founder of The Soma Center, who is producing her first ever live performance, Permission Granted, at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach. This conversation is for anyone who has an idea sitting on a shelf, the book, the event, the big leap you keep talking yourself out of. Candice opens up about what it actually feels like to commit to something this size with zero production experience, and how detachment from outcome became the thing that let her keep going even when a lead dancer broke her foot weeks before opening night. She and Elizabeth talk honestly about fear of failure, why financial risk isn't the risk people think it is, and what it means to stop shrinking and finally take up the whole stage instead of the smaller, safer room. If you've ever had a big scary thing you've been sitting on, this episode is your permission slip. Take a listen, and let it stir something loose.
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251: When Your Systems Fail: A Behind-the-Scenes Summer Debrief
08/26/2026
251: When Your Systems Fail: A Behind-the-Scenes Summer Debrief
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. This week's episode is a summer debrief, and it starts with a confession: Elizabeth's morning walk routine, the one she loved so much last year, lasted about a week this summer before it quietly fell apart. Instead of glossing over that, she uses it as a way into a bigger conversation about work-life balance for business owners, what actually worked this summer (a new studio, a consistent schedule, real support), and what she's still figuring out. She talks honestly about back-to-school emotions, about revenue stability not changing how much she wanted to work, and about the intentional choices behind the support system she has. There's no perfect takeaway here, just an honest look at what messy actually looks like in real life, and a reminder that you have more choice than you think you do.
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250: Live Group Coaching Call: A Real, Unfiltered Peek of Our Community
08/19/2026
250: Live Group Coaching Call: A Real, Unfiltered Peek of Our Community
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. This episode is a little different. Instead of a solo teaching episode, you're getting a real, unfiltered look inside a bonus group coaching call from Elizabeth's program, Elevate. It's an honest look at what it actually takes when you're growing your business on social media and the results aren't showing up the way you hoped. This episode is for you if you've ever wondered whether you're the only one whose Instagram isn't converting, whether you should be leaning into long form content vs short form content, or whether it's too late to name the next chapter of your business out loud. Elizabeth walks a group of her Elevate members through a handful of simple journal prompts, and what comes up is honest, funny, and deeply relatable. You'll hear real business owners talk through new offers, fear, imposter syndrome, and the discomfort of showing up when nobody's watching yet. Elizabeth also shares her own thirteen years of experimenting in real time, including a story about TikTok that proves persistence pays off even when the results feel invisible. If you've been waiting for permission to be new at something, to change direction, or to simply keep going, this episode is that permission. Press play, grab a journal, and let whatever comes up for you be enough.
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249: Understanding Customer Pain Points: My exact method, and what not to do!
08/12/2026
249: Understanding Customer Pain Points: My exact method, and what not to do!
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. In this episode, Elizabeth breaks down her personal framework for understanding customer pain points, the exact process she uses to connect with her audience and clients without ever making assumptions about what they're struggling with. She kicks things off with a real story from her DMs, a moment that perfectly illustrates how most people get pain points completely wrong, and why it feels so off putting when someone assumes they know what you need. This episode is for anyone building an audience, writing sales copy, sending emails, or having sales conversations who wants their marketing to feel human instead of transactional. Elizabeth walks through her four step process, starting with consent marketing, then moving into how to identify what someone actually wants, uncovering the real barrier standing in their way, and giving people the agency to self diagnose whether your solution is right for them. If you have ever felt like your marketing sounds like everyone else's, or like you are guessing at what your audience needs, this conversation offers a completely different way to think about connection. It is not about having the perfect script. It is about asking better questions and letting people lead. Take a listen, sit with the four steps, and see where you might be making assumptions instead of asking questions.
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248: The Hardest Part about Being a Business Coach. What Most People Miss....
08/05/2026
248: The Hardest Part about Being a Business Coach. What Most People Miss....
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. This week Elizabeth is talking about the real difference between opportunity vs circumstance, and why so many people stay stuck one decision away from the life they say they want. After ten years of coaching entrepreneurs, Elizabeth has noticed a pattern: most people already know what they should be doing to grow their business. The real block isn't knowledge. It's the mindset shift for entrepreneurs that has to happen before any action feels possible. This episode is for anyone who has felt like making money is hard, who has caught themselves ranting about the economy or their circumstances, or who has been sitting on a decision that could change everything. Elizabeth breaks down her red car and blue car metaphor for spotting opportunity, talks through why hiring or raising your prices feels so scary at certain plateaus, and shares a personal story about the decision behind her new podcast studio. You'll walk away with a clearer way to separate circumstance from opportunity, plus a reminder that growth almost never feels like a golden opportunity. It usually just feels like discomfort. If you've been waiting for the moment to feel easier before you make your move, this episode is your permission to stop waiting and start paying attention. Take a listen, sit with it, and see what opportunity you might be overlooking.
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247: When to Collaborate in Business (And When to Say No)
07/29/2026
247: When to Collaborate in Business (And When to Say No)
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. If your calendar is filling up with collaboration requests and your revenue isn't following, this episode is for you. Elizabeth breaks down when to collaborate in business, when to say no, and why there's a specific growth phase where accepting every invitation actually works against you. This episode is for the business owner who has moved past the early "collaborate with everyone" stage and is starting to feel drained, overextended, or unsure why events with other business owners aren't filling the room. Elizabeth shares the marketing campaign mistake most people make with collaborations, why she now limits herself to one collaboration a month, and how to tell whether a collaboration is actually serving your business goals or just keeping you in a repetitive pattern. She also offers a completely different model for supporting other business owners without becoming a full partner, one that protects your time and energy while still showing up for your community. If you've been feeling guilty about setting business collaboration boundaries, this conversation will give you permission and a framework to do it well. Press play and start protecting your calendar like the CEO you're becoming.
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246: The Competitive Advantage in Business: How to Give People the Experience of You
07/22/2026
246: The Competitive Advantage in Business: How to Give People the Experience of You
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. This week Elizabeth is talking about the real competitive advantage in business, and it has nothing to do with a fancy funnel, strategy, or system. Inspired by the viral Yap Challenge and a coaching call inside her signature program, she breaks down why simply being willing to show up as yourself, on camera, live, unpolished, is the thing most business owners are too afraid to do, and exactly why that fear is your opportunity. This episode is for the entrepreneur who has been avoiding talking head content, going live, or starting a podcast because it feels exposing or uncomfortable. Elizabeth shares real numbers from a room of twelve business owners, only three of whom were actually creating this kind of authentic content marketing, and explains why criticism holds no more weight than someone calling you a color that isn't real. She talks about the difference between chasing validation and building ten out of ten certainty, and why giving people an actual experience of you, not a curated caption, is what grows trust and community. If fear has been quietly running your content strategy, this episode is the nudge to put in the reps anyway. Take a listen, and ask yourself what you have been too afraid to try.
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245: Posting Every Day With No Sales: What You're Actually Missing
07/15/2026
245: Posting Every Day With No Sales: What You're Actually Missing
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. If you've been posting content and getting no results, you are not alone, and today Elizabeth is challenging the whole way you're measuring "working." This episode is for the creative entrepreneur who is showing up online every day, hearing crickets, and starting to wonder if any of it matters. Elizabeth shares why likes and comments were never the real metric, how building trust on social media actually happens quietly over time, and why she has built what she calls an algorithm-proof business, one that doesn't depend on virality or a single platform to survive. She walks through how to diagnose what's actually going wrong in your content (is it a traffic problem, a messaging problem, an alignment problem) instead of just deciding your offer is bad and starting over. She also gets into why becoming the local authority in your area can feed your entire online presence, and why the entrepreneurs who make it are the ones who stay in the game long enough to build real trust. Plus, a behind the scenes update on Elizabeth's Hampton Roads Creative Network and the new site being built for it. If you've been feeling like you're talking to no one, press play and let this one recalibrate how you think about your content.
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244: Business Built Around Your Life: A Personal Story About Friendship and Saying Yes
07/08/2026
244: Business Built Around Your Life: A Personal Story About Friendship and Saying Yes
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. This week's episode is a personal story about what it really means to have a business built around your life, one that lets you say yes to the people and moments that matter most, even when they show up without warning. Elizabeth shares the story of reconnecting with a childhood best friend during a hard season, dropping everything for a week to help her, and what that trip revealed about the freedom in entrepreneurship she has spent years building toward. This episode is for anyone who has ever felt torn between showing up for their business and showing up for their people, and anyone quietly wondering if entrepreneurship is actually giving them the freedom they were promised. Elizabeth talks through the guilt that can creep in before saying yes to something big, the difference between building a life around a business versus a business around a life, and why community, both personal and professional, is not optional. She also gets honest about what it felt like to unplug for an entire week and trust that her business would still be there when she got back. If you needed a reminder that the whole point of this was never just the business itself, this one is for you. Take a listen, and let yourself sit with the question: what is your business actually allowing you to do?
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243: The Habit That's Quietly Holding You Back From Your Next Breakthrough
07/01/2026
243: The Habit That's Quietly Holding You Back From Your Next Breakthrough
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. This week Elizabeth is talking about one of the most expensive habits in business, and it has nothing to do with money. It is waiting. Waiting for the right time, waiting for more confidence, waiting for life to calm down before taking action. This episode is for the business owner who feels stuck in a holding pattern, telling themselves they will show up fully once things settle. Elizabeth shares how she protects her own working "containers," even during the hardest seasons of life, and why showing up imperfectly will always beat waiting for perfect conditions. She also gets into a concept that has been resonating with her lately: the idea that the first 10 people in your business matter more than the first 10,000. Chasing reach and followers can pull focus away from the people already in your community, the ones who are your real relationship capital. If you have been waiting for more time, more certainty, or a bigger audience before you take your next step, this episode is your reminder that movement creates momentum, not the other way around. Take a few minutes today to think about who is already in your front row, and how you might show up for them.
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242: When Your Dream No Longer Fits: A Raw Story from Jennie Tack
06/24/2026
242: When Your Dream No Longer Fits: A Raw Story from Jennie Tack
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast, where we get honest about the messy middle of building something that actually means something to you. This episode is something a little different, and honestly, something really special. Jenny Tack, owner of Hex and Hair in Hampton Roads and host of the Conversations at the Crossroads podcast, attended Elevate and Inspire back in April and shared her experience on her own show. Her story was so good that Elizabeth knew it belonged here too. This one is for anyone who has ever wondered if finding your why in business means letting go of the dream you started with. Jenny arrived at Elevate and Inspire already cracked open by a brutal week of nervous system chaos, a truck that ran out of gas on the interstate, and the kind of uncertainty that makes everything feel fragile. What she found inside that room was a full business identity shift she hadn't even known was coming. You'll hear her talk about the moment she realized her first blank in Elizabeth's "I am a blank" exercise didn't fit anymore, what it means to let a dream grow instead of letting it go, and why sometimes the breakdown before the breakthrough is exactly what makes you available to receive something new.
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241: How to Make Big Decisions in Your Business (Using One Simple Question)
06/17/2026
241: How to Make Big Decisions in Your Business (Using One Simple Question)
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast! In this episode, Elizabeth is coming to you live from her brand new podcast studio, and she's got a lot to celebrate and a lot to share. This is a behind-the-scenes catch-up episode centered around one powerful question that Elizabeth's mastermind coach introduced her to: what needs to be true in order to achieve your desired outcome? If you've been in a season of waffling on a decision, feeling stuck between what you want and what feels practical, this episode is for you. Elizabeth breaks down how asking this question honestly and specifically led her to finally rent a dedicated workspace, book out a workday structure that protects her mental health, and commit to a 30-day TikTok live challenge, even when it's frustrating and imperfect in the middle. This is also for the business owner who is in the middle of something hard and needs a reminder that the messy middle is still forward motion. Elizabeth talks about what her TikTok live experiment is actually teaching her (20 to 30 new followers a day, and also some real algorithm frustration), a consulting project she said yes to after almost saying no, and why being six months into your best year yet is still a process, not a destination.
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240: Grow Your Business on TikTok with Will Harris: The Live Strategy That Made $500K in 6 Months
06/10/2026
240: Grow Your Business on TikTok with Will Harris: The Live Strategy That Made $500K in 6 Months
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast, and this one is a good one. If you've ever struggled to show up online the way you show up in a room full of people, this episode is going to feel like a direct answer to that problem. Elizabeth sits down with Will Harris, founder of Fitness Beyond 40 and one of TikTok's most compelling live creators, to talk about the TikTok live strategy that took him from three viewers to over 250,000 followers and half a million dollars in revenue in just six months. Will is not just dropping theory here. He breaks down exactly how he built his daily live format, how he thinks about casting a wide net while still attracting the right audience, and why going live every day at the same time is the single most important thing you can do right now. Elizabeth is 12 days into her own 30-day TikTok live experiment as they record, so you're getting real questions, real coaching, and real results in real time. This episode is for creative entrepreneurs and small business owners who know they have something powerful to offer but keep hitting a wall when it comes to translating that in-person magic into something that works online. Whether you've been curious about TikTok or completely skeptical, you're going to walk away with a clear picture of why live content is changing everything and a simple framework to start today. Go live. Be consistent. Build your tribe.
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239: Building Annual Events That Scale: Behind the Scenes of Elevate and Inspire 2026
06/03/2026
239: Building Annual Events That Scale: Behind the Scenes of Elevate and Inspire 2026
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast, where we pull back the curtain on what it actually looks like to build a business over time. This episode is a full debrief of Elizabeth's third annual in-person event, Elevate and Inspire 2026, and it is one of the most honest and useful conversations she has had on the show about how to host a live event for your business. In-person event planning for entrepreneurs is no small task, and Elizabeth walks you through everything: what changed from year one to year three, how the new venue shaped the entire attendee experience, what she did differently with programming, and how sponsorships completely transformed the financial picture. For the first time ever, the event was profitable on the front end before a single post-event sale came in. This one is for you if you host live events, want to host them someday, or simply need a reminder that repeating what works in your business is where the real growth happens. Elizabeth talks about what it means to build anchor moments into your year, why consistency is key, and how you genuinely cannot improve what you do not repeat. She also gets into alumni strategy, swag bag decisions, and what she is already considering for 2027.
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238: Mundane Magic: How to Turn Everyday Chores into a Daily Practice You Actually Enjoy with bestselling author Molly Donlan
05/27/2026
238: Mundane Magic: How to Turn Everyday Chores into a Daily Practice You Actually Enjoy with bestselling author Molly Donlan
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast! This week Elizabeth is sitting down with Reiki master, bestselling author, and all-around magical human Molly Donlan to talk about her book Mundane Magic, a lazy witch's guide to hacking your brain, building a daily practice, and actually getting stuff done. If you have ever stared down a pile of laundry or a sink full of dishes and felt your soul leave your body, this episode is for you. Molly came into the energy and Reiki world as a full blown skeptic, burned out from nearly a decade of advocacy work for survivors of sexual violence. What started as her own healing journey became a thriving online business, a community with an 88 percent course completion rate, and now a book that is making people cry in the best possible way because they finally feel seen. In this conversation Elizabeth and Molly talk about what it really looks like to build a business by following your gut instead of a formula, why consent based marketing actually converts better than pressure tactics, and how turning your most dreaded household tasks into intentional daily rituals can unlock creativity, focus, and a whole lot more peace. Molly also shares the free download she has available and where to find the book.
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237: Sponsorships for Small Businesses: What's Actually Possible When You Stop Pitching Wrong
05/20/2026
237: Sponsorships for Small Businesses: What's Actually Possible When You Stop Pitching Wrong
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast! This week, Elizabeth is sitting down with sponsorship coach and author Justin Moore of Creator Wizard to talk about what sponsorships are, why so many small businesses and creators are leaving money on the table, and how to completely change the way you pitch brands. If you have ever wondered whether sponsorships are even worth pursuing, or if you have sent a pitch and heard nothing back, this episode is for you. Whether you are a brick and mortar, an event host, a podcaster, or a local content creator, Justin breaks down why the problem is almost never your audience size. It is the approach. Elizabeth and Justin go deep on the ROPE method for writing a sponsorship proposal that actually lands, why affiliates are not the same as sponsorships, and what happened when Elizabeth applied Justin's framework to her own in-person event and made more money than ever before. They also do a live coaching moment using a real brand, so you can hear exactly how this thinking works in practice. This is the kind of conversation that makes you look at your business and think, I have been sitting on so much opportunity. Take a listen and start seeing what is already possible for you.
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236: The Power of Presence, Energy Work, and Self Trust with Rocky Kitzmiller
05/13/2026
236: The Power of Presence, Energy Work, and Self Trust with Rocky Kitzmiller
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. Today’s conversation is one of those episodes that feels both deeply grounding and expansive at the same time. Elizabeth is joined again by transformational guide, hypnotherapist, Reiki master, and meditation teacher Rocky from Tune Into Wellness for a conversation about energy, intuition, healing, self trust, and what it really looks like to create space for yourself in the middle of business, life, and leadership. Rocky shares her journey from personal trainer to loan officer to building a business centered around subconscious work, Reiki, meditation, hypnotherapy, and community. Together, Elizabeth and Rocky talk about the power of slowing down, protecting your energy, understanding what’s truly yours versus what you’ve absorbed from others, and why so many entrepreneurs are craving spaces where they can finally breathe again. They also dive into past life regressions, ancestral healing, storytelling, and the deeper purpose behind the work Rocky now leads through her Soul Garden Sisters community and Soul Knowledge podcast. Whether you’re deeply into energy work or simply curious about what it means to reconnect with yourself on a deeper level, this episode offers a thoughtful and approachable conversation around intuition, growth, and becoming more present in your own life. If you’ve been feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or like you’ve been operating on autopilot, this episode might be exactly the pause your nervous system has been asking for.
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235: From $40 in the Bank to Six Figures and What Came After
05/06/2026
235: From $40 in the Bank to Six Figures and What Came After
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. Today’s episode is one of those honest, behind the scenes conversations that reminds you what building a business really looks like. Elizabeth sits down with business coach and creative strategist Hannah Boeck to talk about the full journey… from being broke with $40 in the bank to building a six figure business, and what happens after you hit those milestones. They dive into the reality of scaling, the pressure that comes with growth, and the unexpected challenges that show up when your business actually starts working. From hiring a team to navigating identity shifts, burnout, and self worth, this conversation pulls back the curtain on the parts most people don’t talk about. If you’ve ever felt like you should have it all figured out by now… or wondered why success doesn’t feel the way you thought it would… this episode will meet you right where you are.
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234: The Smarter Way to Grow: Systems, Content, and Letting Your Audience Lead
04/29/2026
234: The Smarter Way to Grow: Systems, Content, and Letting Your Audience Lead
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. This conversation felt like one of those moments where everything just clicks into place. Doc Williams joined me to talk about YouTube, tech, and building a business that actually works… but what we really got into was something deeper. How to stop guessing, start listening, and let your business evolve based on real data, real people, and real conversations. We talked about live streaming, industry reports, and why repeating yourself in your content might actually be the smartest thing you can do. And honestly, it just made me think about business in a completely different way. If you’ve ever felt stuck between creating content and running your business… or wondered if there’s a more sustainable way to grow… this episode is going to meet you right where you are.
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233: How to Create an Experience People Can’t Stop Talking About
04/22/2026
233: How to Create an Experience People Can’t Stop Talking About
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. Today we’re talking about something that most people think they already have figured out, but it might be the very thing holding your business back. Client experience. Instead of asking “how can I get more clients,” this episode invites you into a different question… how can you create an experience so good that people can’t stop talking about it? Elizabeth breaks down why your best marketing doesn’t happen before the sale, but after, and how referrals, relationships, and real human connection will always outperform any strategy or trend. She shares real-life examples, including moments where client experience fell short, and how those situations shape the way we lead, communicate, and show up in our businesses.
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232: The Truth About Failure, Pricing, and Building Something Bigger
04/15/2026
232: The Truth About Failure, Pricing, and Building Something Bigger
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. This episode is a special one for the big visionaries. The ones who know they are meant for more, even if they cannot fully explain what that looks like yet. Elizabeth sits down with her mastermind coach, Darrell Vesterfelt, for an unfiltered, unscripted conversation about what it actually takes to build something meaningful over time. From starting a blog in a college dorm room to leading multiple companies, Darrell shares the real behind the scenes of growth, including the mistakes, the mindset shifts, and the systems that make it all possible. They dive into the conversations most people avoid. Pricing, failure, self-awareness, and the emotional weight we attach to results. You will hear why raising your prices is not just a strategy, but an identity shift, and how many entrepreneurs unknowingly hold themselves back through misalignment and fear. This episode is for the business owner who is ready to think bigger, take ownership of their results, and step into a new level of leadership. If you have been feeling stuck, overthinking your next move, or questioning your value, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are and challenge you to move forward with more clarity.
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231: The Missing Piece in Your Marketing Might Be Your Story
04/08/2026
231: The Missing Piece in Your Marketing Might Be Your Story
Welcome back to the Messy Success Podcast. If your marketing has been feeling off lately or you’re second guessing what to say, this episode is your reset. Today, Elizabeth is breaking down why storytelling is one of the most powerful tools you already have and how it can completely shift the way you connect, build trust, and convert. Through a real-life experience at a recent event, she shares what happened when she stopped trying to “market” and focused on giving people a genuine experience of her. This episode is for the business owner who feels stuck in their content, unsure what to share, or tired of trying to keep up with strategies that don’t feel natural.
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