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Welcome to But First, She Failed. Do you want to have unshakable confidence when you go into that meeting- no matter who’s in the room? Do you want to quit that job that makes you unhappy and start that dream business or go after that dream job but you’re scared of failing? Do you ever find yourself up late at night worried about whether or not you’ll ever become that boss woman you feel you’re supposed to become? Ever wonder how those wildly successful women that you look up to got to where ...
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In this Season finale episode, we are celebrating 100k Downloads for the podcast!! Host Paola Soares shares her journey in this season as she pauses the podcast for 3 months for maternity leave. She also shares moments when she felt like she failed in this season and how she reframed it and why I made the counter cultural decision to completely pau…
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In this episode, Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Host Paola Soares speaks with the author of the newly released book “An American Immigrant” That recently hit the Amazon’s Best Sellers List, Johanna Rojas Vann Johanna is a professional writer whose work can be found online and within numerous publications. She is a second-generation Colombian A…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with her podcast bestie Eugenia Woo, the Host of the newly launched and buzzed about, Creator To Leader Podcast. Eugenia is a seasoned Digital Marketing Strategist who helps established entrepreneurs become thought leaders so they can scale their impact and revenue. She specializes in developing comprehensi…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Chelsi Jo is the host of the top podcast Systemize Your Life with over 2 million downloads, a top ten ranking podcast in her category with over 350 episodes.. Chelsi Jo helps moms and business owners go from overwhelmed to organized with systems through her time and task management systems… Whether you…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares continues diving into the topic of limiting beliefs. She discusses the 3 types of limiting beliefs, limiting beliefs about yourself, others and the world that could be keeping you stuck. We discuss how limiting beliefs could become self-fulfilling prophecies and why it’s important to know what these unhealthy beli…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with bestselling author and highest grossing charity auctioneer Lydia Fenet. Lydia Fenet is the founder and CEO of the Lydia Fenet Agency, a boutique agency representing best in class charity auctioneers. Over her two-decade long career, Lydia served as the Global Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with the CEO of Belay, a remote staffing company that offers fractional U.S. based virtual assistant, accounting, social media services that are flexible, cost-effective, and scalable. Tricia’s story is remarkable, having been hired on as Belay’s first employee, a virtual assistant and rising up the ranks t…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares continues diving into the topic of limiting beliefs. She discusses the 5 steps to combating and overcoming limiting beliefs. If you’ve ever struggled with limiting beliefs this episode is for you. Whether you are a woman entrepreneur or a career boss woman this episode is for you. Interested in the BUT FIRST, SHE …
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares dives into the topic of limiting beliefs. She discusses what are limiting beliefs and how they could subconsciously affect you. She also goes over where limiting beliefs come from and goes over 7 common core limiting beliefs that affect most people. She also discusses some signs that you could be dealing with limi…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares continues diving into the topic of limiting beliefs. She discusses 5 ways limiting beliefs could be affecting your career and business. Whether you are a woman entrepreneur or a career boss woman this episode is for you. We discuss the ugly ways that limiting beliefs could be popping up in your actions without you…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares discusses how to overcome a major setback that feels like a failure pt. 4 : Taking Action and Serving How do you know if you are struggling with this? Well the truth is this topic probably hit you like a ton of bricks because you know that this is something you have been struggling with internally and most likely …
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares discusses how to overcome a major setback that feels like a failure pt. 3 : Dreaming and Inspiration How do you know if you are struggling with this? Well the truth is this topic probably hit you like a ton of bricks because you know that this is something you have been struggling with internally and most likely q…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares discusses how to overcome a major setback that feels like a failure pt. 2 How do you know if you are struggling with this? Well the truth is this topic probably hit you like a ton of bricks because you know that this is something you have been struggling with internally and most likely quietly.. for others of you …
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares discusses how to overcome a major setback that feels like a failure pt. 1 How do you know if you are struggling with this? Well the truth is this topic probably hit you like a ton of bricks because you know that this is something you have been struggling with internally and most likely quietly.. for others of you …
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares discusses 3 Things That Could be Keeping You Stuck. Summer is a time when so many of us pick up new projects whether that is new business projects, side hustles, personal wellness or family projects. It’s time to start new things. So often we want to start new things but there is something holding us back and it c…
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In this summer time wellness focused episode, Host Paola Soares chats with Ashley Smith, MPH, RD, LD, is a Christian wife, mama of three littles, registered dietitian nutritionist, and owner of Veggies & Virtue. She is also the host of a top ranked podcast for Nutrition, The Veggies & Virtue Podcast. Ashley equips moms with the know-hows they need …
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares shares some exciting big news!! She celebrates the 100th episode of the podcast by sharing big news, a raw behind the scenes of the podcast and business 100 episodes in. She discusses the lessons learned as well as the challenges she’s facing. She also dives into a brand partnership with Belay that has been a game…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares chats with Amanda McKinney a recognized thought leader and coach on Accidental Entrepreneurship, author of Why Not You? An Accidental Entrepreneur’s Guide To Success and host of The Unapologetic Entrepreneur Podcast. As a coach she can help any Accidental Entrepreneur navigate self-doubt so that they can take acti…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares chats with SEO expert, content strategist, copywriter and the Host of the Simple SEO & Marketing Podcast, Faith Hanan. On her podcast she shares practical tips on how to Scale your online business using SEO, Keywords, and blogging. In this interview she shares why SEO is something you need to prioritize now, the c…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares shares from the heart, she dives into 5 Steps To make this your most productive summer yet. Summer is right around the corner. This is an exciting time of year as the weather gets warmer, vacations are being planned, schedules change and adjusts whether Summer Fridays are something you do or whether that means the…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares chats with the author of the new book “Network” is not a Verb— Ellen Poole…. In her book she explains networking's mythical value in our culture and what to do instead to grow your professional network. As someone who still dreads “networking” herself and has made plenty of relationships building failures… A Forme…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares chats with former nurse turned intuitive eating and body image coach Victoria Yates. Victoria is dedicated to helping women stop struggling with food and their bodies for good by relearning how to listen to their body’s cues with eating and heal their relationship with food and their body so they can live free and…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares chats with Social Media Strategist Mandy Emerson. Emerson is a social media strategist teaching female entrepreneurs how to scale & grow their business with effective strategies! She started her business in August of 2020 & had has had great success since then she has hosted Reels workshops, spoken at conferences …
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares breaks from the normal format of the show and rather than an interview style she invites her former coach and now a friend Stefanie Gass on to take the floor and share her heart. Stefanie shares how podcasting works to grow an audience and build a business… how it allows you to save time and energy by not having t…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares chats with Stacey Brookman is a resilience coach and performance coach. She helps women leaders who want to eliminate imposter syndrome leverage through her resilience coaching to mobilize their power skills and master their seat at the table. Stacy is the founder of Real Life Resilience. So many have imposter syn…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares shares 3 quick steps to take when you are feeling uninspired and unmotivated in your career or business. Are you in a season where things feel stale and mundane? Are you feeling uninspired and unmotivated in your career or business? In this episode Paola dives into 3 quick steps she takes whenever she is feeling u…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares chats with Luzy King, a Latina Certified trauma informed financial & business coach, contributing author, community leader, and founder of Say Hola Wealth. Luzy is on a mission to destigmatize the idea of wanting more money to help women build a legacy through stock market investing and entrepreneurship. Luzy laun…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares chats with Email Strategist and Keynote Speaker, Liz Wilcox. Wilcox shows small businesses how to build online relationships, package up their “magic” and turn it into emails that people want to read and (more importantly) purchase from. In the span of 5 years, Liz grew and sold a successful blog, got bought out o…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares chats with Scout Sobel, the CEO of Scout’s Agency. Scout Sobel is a trailblazer in the media industry for utilizing Podcast Tours™ as a powerful form of PR. She founded Scout's Agency in February of 2019 after recognizing the power of podcasting as a long-form, intimate medium for founders to tell their stories an…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares is celebrating the 2nd year anniversary of the Podcast!!! New Artwork and all to commemorate 2 years since launching this podcast. In this episode we pull back the curtain a bit on the podcast and all things on the business side of things. She shares the backstory and what life looked like when she launched this p…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Australia-based Roslyn Ranse, a travel advisor and business strategist who’s been in the travel industry for over 15 years. She is the founder of Travel Agent Achievers, where she educates and mentors other travel consultants to grow their business and put in place systems and processes that will accel…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares discusses the fear of failing and some truths about it you may not know. She covers growth mindsets vs. fixed mindsets and how the fixed mindset of fear of failing can hinder your life in a big way and keep you from living the life of your dreams. She also discusses her new revamped coaching program Pivot to Purpo…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with the author of the newly released book IT’S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY: A Proven Path to Building Wealth and Living the Rich Life You Deserve Scarlett Cochran. Scarlett has an incredible career trajectory with many accolades along the way. Today Youtube Channel One Big Happy Life has over 218,000 YouTube subsc…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Break Up Recovery Coach Tal Yardeni, founder of the Break Up to Badass Formula 3 Month Coaching Program.. Having gone through her own heartbreak and being on the other side of it, she is super passionate about helping women let go of their ex, learn to love the heck out of themselves, and be ready for …
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with a pioneer and leader in the overcoming limiting belief space, Shelly Lefkoe. Shelly is an International Speaker, Belief Eliminator, Co-founder and President of the Lefkoe Institute, and the founder and Parenting the Lefkoe Way. Shelly’s science-based method has helped over 200,000 people in over 120 co…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a world-renowned emotional health educator & host of her top rated podcast The Brave Table. Known as the queen of reinvention, speaker on grit & resilience, she has shared her thought leadership on international stages (including the Women’s Economic Forum in India, Google HQ, Lead…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares dives into the topic of growth mindset and why it is essential that you develop one this year. Paola shares her struggles with having a fixed mindset in the past and why it was a game changer for her and why she believes it will be a game changer for you as well. In this episode we discuss what a growth mindset is…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Sara McElroy is a journalist and Founder of the Raze to Rise Project-a movement aimed at amplifying the powerful voices of women from the Great Resignation.She shares what she learned from conversations with more than 125 women over the past year who are reinventing their careers and reimagining the wa…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares walks us through her process for annual goal setting. She goes through her 5 step framework for setting goals for the year ahead and discusses what SMART GOALS are and how to ensure you are setting the right goals for the life you want to live. Whether you are an entrepreneur, career boss woman, college student or…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with consistency coach and postpartum expert Liz Henderson. Liz is also the host of top rated fitness podcast The Tough Love Mom Podcast. She gained a lot of weight when pregnant so once postpartum rolled around, she leaned on discipline, consistency, and simple habits to lose 80 pounds in 1 year after her …
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with well regarded Time Management Coach, Anna Dearmon Kornick. Anna helps busy professionals master time management so they can stop feeling overwhelmed and start spending time on what matters most. Anna knows a thing or two about managing time— with a long career trajectory in high level roles where time …
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares dives into the topic of boundary setting and how To start setting healthy boundaries. Poor boundaries may be affecting your business, career or personal life without you even knowing it. Setting healthy boundaries can be a game changer especially in this holiday season. Whether you are an entrepreneur, career boss…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares goes through 3 things that help keep her from feeling overwhelmed and that can be applied to this holiday season to help you keep your peace in the hecticness of the season. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed or like a hot mess in the holiday season this episode is for you. Hear 3 practical tips for how to avoid feel…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares is joined by the Founder of The Courage To Be Happy Tania Vasallo. The Courage To Be Happy is a safe and empowering community that encourages women entrepreneurs to be true to themselves and take control of their money and their lives. Tania loves sharing about how women can shift their mindset to not work as hard…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares celebrates her birthday and shares 6 life big lessons she’s learned in her 30’s thus far. In celebration of her birthday she also shares the birthday giveaway where she is giving away either a free clarity coaching or podcast coaching or Amazon gift card for leaving a review! If you are in need of some direction a…
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In this episode Host Paola Soares talks to the creator of Profitable Courses which helps business owners turn their passion into their own profitable online course for passive income, Molly Keyser. Molly was a successful photographer for 16 years when she decided to turn her knowledge into a BUSINESS course for other photographers. She quickly grew…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares goes through the basic things needed to start a podcast. If you’ve ever considered starting a podcast don’t miss this episode. Paola goes through a list of 6 essential things needed to start a podcast and how easy it can be. Whether you have a business, a 9-5 or you are a stay at home mom podcasting can be benefic…
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares talks about the benefits of podcasting and how it’s beneficial for everyone. Last week we got into the nitty gritty of how to use podcasting to grow your business… This week we thought it would be helpful to take a step back and to look at the bigger picture and discuss the benefits of podcasting as a whole.. Whet…
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In this episode Host Paola Soares brings back her Podcast Coach, Stefanie Gass. Stefanie is the host of the top .5% globally ranked Podcast the Stefanie Gass Show that just hit the 1 million downloads mark! Earlier this year Paola was part of Stef’s podcast mastermind group and learned so much and her podcast saw exponential growth. Stef knows podc…
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In this episode Host Paola Soares speaks with the author of the recently released book, CORPORATE REHAB: Ditch The Hustle Culture and Thrive Again, CEO and founder of Corporate Rehab, JENNIE BLUMENTHAL. Jennie founded Corporate Rehab, an acclaimed professional coaching consultancy that has helped hundreds of executives ditch workplace hustle cultur…
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