Consider the Wildflowers
Hear the untold stories of how industry leaders, founders, and up and coming entrepreneurs got their start, the experiences that shaped them, the journey to building the brands they have today, and of course ... the numbers! Stories sure to inspire and reignite your work. As well as give you the courage to redefine success and build a life and business on your own terms. www.considerthewildflowerspodcast.com
Episodes
115 episodes
116. From Corporate America to Flower Farming: How One Entrepreneur Found Her Dream Business (and Built It with Cash!)
Turning Dirt Into Dollars! Meet Jennifer Gulizia — a woman who took a four-week toe-dip into corporate America, followed by a five-year deep dive into banking, to finally realize that a creative career was her true dream. After building a succe...
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48:38
115. 3 Simple Strategies to Strengthen Your Marriage While Growing Your Business (Plus, 15 Fun Ways to Say 'I Love You' on a Budget!)
As an entrepreneur, it’s easy to get swept up in the hustle, the late nights, and the constant pressure. Before you know it, you’re scrolling social media at 8 PM because you and your spouse have seemingly run out of things to say or simply num...
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30:06
114. Scaling to 7 Figures While Raising a Family: Bonnie Christine’s Secrets to Work-Life Harmony
Welcome back to the show one of our favorite past guests, renowned surface pattern designer Bonnie Christine, for our second encore episode!In today’s episode, Bonnie is sharing how she scaled her business to multi-seven figures, built a...
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Episode 114
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42:50
113. Living & Earning: The Dolly Parton Way
Most small business owners I work with would say they started a business for freedom : freedom of time, creative freedom, financial freedom… yet somewhere along the journey we build business that have us chained to our desk in...
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Episode 113
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45:51
112. Business, Life, and the Power of a Money Plan: Building Success without Sacrificing Your Sanity
Today, we’re doing something totally new: a roundtable discussion with three small business owners, just like you, who are navigating the rollercoaster of growing a business while balancing the rest of life’s demands.These three...
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Episode 112
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111. Business Growth, Babies, & Biohacking: The Secret to Surviving It All with Ashlyn Carter
Welcome back to the show one of our favorite past guests (and a dear friend of mine) Ashlyn Carter, founder of Ashlyn Writes, for the first of our Encore episodes! Last time, we talked about building a business—this time, we’re getting...
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Episode 111
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46:54
110. How to Ditch Goal Guilt with The Lazy Genius Kendra Adachi
New year, fresh start, and that shiny list of goals you swear you'll conquer this time around. Sound familiar? By January 14 (aka Quitters’ Day), reality hits, and those dreams are collecting dust. Enter THE Lazy Genius hersel...
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Episode 110
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109. Do These 6 Things at the Start of the New Year: My Annual Financial Reset
Are your finances in need of a fresh start?! Whether you’re tuning in right after ringing in the new year or catching this on a random Thursday in May, side-eyeing your bank account and wondering, “Where did it all go?”—this episode is for YOU....
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17:36
108. Why Goal-Setting is Overrated (and What to Do Instead)
It's that time of year again—where the magic of the season meets the whirlwind of new resolutions and goal setting. But let’s face it, the excitement of setting goals often fades by February, leaving many of us questioning: Why do goals fee...
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23:36
107. End of Year Business Review : 15 Questions to Ask Before the Year Ends
As the year winds down, it’s easy to get caught up in the holiday rush and forget to take a moment to reflect. But the end of the year is the perfect opportunity to pause, look back, and assess how far you’ve come. In Part One of this special t...
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106. Stop Pricing your Services like THIS. (with “Ask the Planner” host Desirée Adams)
If you, like all good 90s kids, dreamed of becoming a wedding planner after J.Lo and Matthew McConaughey lit up the big screen in the iconic 2001 rom-com The Wedding Planner, then today’s guest is going to take you straight down memory...
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45:00
105. Kate Stewart: How a Family Tradition Became a Million-Dollar Business Making a Global Impact
It’s officially the holiday season & we are so excited to have one of our first holiday-based entrepreneurs on the show. Kate Stewart is the founder of Bauble Stockings. From family tradition to a thriving holiday company, hear how Kate ...
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Episode 105
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53:18
104. Mimi Striplin: From Tiny Tassels to the Today Show— Million-Dollar Success Found in the Unlikeliest of Places
From Tiny Tassels to the Today Show— Today’s guest found million-dollar success in the unlikeliest of places.Driven by her passion for building businesses and a life centered around joy, Mimi Striplin empowers female entreprene...
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Episode 104
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57:54
103. 7-Steps to Creating a Stress-Free & Budget-Friendly Holiday Spending Plan [Solo Show]
Let’s be real, Black Friday is not what it used to be. Long gone are the days of getting up at 4 am to go to Kohls and stand in line for an hour in the freezing cold for a $10 fleece blanket… It’s ju...
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Episode 103
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102. Katie Lamb: My Business Is Profitable, but Is It Sustainable?
Reaching your income needs without working all the time— That’s every entrepreneur’s dream, right? Finding a way to comfortably meet your enough number so that you can be the spouse, mother, daughter, or friend you dream of being. Katie Lamb di...
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Episode 102
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41:33
101. Shanna Massey: Disney Trips & Blue Bell - The Financial Freedom Found In Entrepreneurship
From hustling on the playground selling plastic lanyard string to selling her own Shanna Banana Jewelry line while working her way through PT school, Shanna Massey, owner of Vintage Rugs by the Bay, always carried the heart & soul of an ent...
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Episode 101
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43:05
100. Ask Me Anything! (Celebrating Our 100th Episode Solo Show Style)
Can you believe it? 100 EPISODES of Consider the Wildflowers 🎊Recently we asked our email crew to send in questions you’d like for me to weigh in on and boy did you deliver! Our team pulled five audience submitted questions that I will b...
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23:15
099. Rachael Leigh: Detangling your Personal Identity from your Brand's Identity.
Have you ever had a moment in life or business when something just felt… off? It wasn’t too long into Rachael’s photography business that she realized the work she was doing wasn’t quite serving her or her clients in the way she imagin...
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Episode 99
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48:34
098. Laura Wifler: Turning the Page on a New Season in Business
In today’s episode Shanna chats with author Laura Wifler on seasons of business, stewarding your work well, and navigating burnout.Laura is an author, poet, and co-founder of the nonprofit for moms, Risen Motherhood. She’s auth...
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Episode 98
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49:54
097. Kate Ahl: Lessons Learned in Making Millions (& Watching it Slip Away)
Kate Ahl is the owner and founder of Simple Pin Media, a Pinterest marketing agency. Their goal is to help business owners leverage Pinterest marketing to help them make sales, grow their email list, and expand their community. ...
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Episode 97
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50:49
095. Kelly Kussman: A Six-Figure Business Bootstrapped on Corporate Bonuses
What’s your why? You know… The thing that gets you up and out of the bed in the morning. The thing that pushes you to keep pressing on through early morning inbox sessions and late night working hours. The thing that inspired you to leave your ...
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Episode 95
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45:59
094. Hannah Brencher: How 1000 Unplugged Hours Changed This Entrepreneur’s Life
In this episode Shanna chats with author Hannah Brencher on the upcoming release of her book The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World.In this conversation they discuss the heart behind H...
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43:54
093. Akua Konadu: Thriving Together — The Power of Community for Entrepreneurs
Akua Konadu is a storytelling strategist, educator, and multi-passionate entrepreneur. As the host of the Independent Business podcast by HoneyBook, Akua is on a mission to inspire and educate business owners to pursue their dreams, overcome ob...
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092. Jenn Jett Barrett: Go Ugly Early - Secrets to Launching Your Business
Jenn Jett Barrett is a speaker, event host, and the founder of the Well Summit, a unique experience that creates space to unpack the things holding people back from peace, flourishing, and union with Jesus. In this episode, Jenn sha...
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091. Lindsey Bomgren: Holy Bananas! A Business Built on FREE Workout Videos
Lindsey Bomgren started Nourish Move Love with a mission: to make quality workouts free and accessible to women around the world. Almost a decade later, not only has she succeeded, but she’s built a 7-figure business too!Lindsey is a mom...
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