Rethinking an Industry: Kirsten Liston on Building a Company by Listening to the Market
Kirsten Liston, Founder and CEO of Rethink Compliance, shares how she left a secure leadership role to build a company that challenged an entire industry. In this episode, she talks about the mindset required to become a founder, recognizing market opportunities others ignore, and why more is possible than most people believe when building a business.
Meredith Farley from Corporate Leader to Founder: The Mindset Shift Most Women Are Not Prepared For
After thirteen years in corporate leadership, Meredith Farley made the leap into entrepreneurship when a layoff forced a choice between safety and ownership. In this episode of the Badass Women in Business podcast, we talk about the mindset shift from corporate to founder, why so many capable women stay invisible, and how to build credible authority on LinkedIn without burning out.
Molly McCartan on Why Working Moms Are Leaving and What Leadership Is Getting Wrong
Nearly 44 percent of working moms are not returning to the workforce. This is not a confidence or ambition problem. It is a systems failure. In this year end conversation, Molly McCartan, Founder and CEO of The Mom Pact, breaks down why working moms are being pushed out and what leadership must change to support real life transitions.
Rachael Wonderlin on Saying No, Building Recurring Revenue, and Breaking Out of a Niche That Tried to Trap Her
Rachael Wonderlin built a national dementia consulting firm from the ground up, but the real story is how she stopped saying yes to everything and started building a business that actually worked. In this episode, she shares the turning points that shaped her journey, from hustling for every dollar to creating recurring revenue, confronting the unregulated coaching industry, and learning to trust her own instincts as a leader. This conversation is direct, honest, and packed with lessons for any woman building something of her own.
How Amanda DuBois Turned Doubt Into a Thirty Year Career of Power, Purpose, and Impact
When male colleagues dismissed Amanda DuBois as a doctor’s wife dabbling at the law, she decided to build something they never imagined. Thirty years later she leads one of Washington’s longest standing women owned law firms, founded a statewide justice movement, and writes award winning legal thrillers that expose the truth about women in prison. Her story is a reminder that courage and vision can change everything.
Burn It Down and Build It Better: Sarah Noel Block on Confidence, Clients, and Control
When Sarah Noel Block talks about being a “f***ing badass,” she means it. After years of freelancing, scaling too fast, burning down systems that no longer fit, and rebuilding smarter each time, she has learned that confidence is not a personality trait. It is a business strategy.
In this episode of Badass Women in Business, Sarah shares how she built Tiny Marketing, a company designed for sustainable growth and sanity. She explains how to test new offers before investing, use Gateway Offers to turn leads into long-term clients, and protect your time with firm boundaries.
Her story is a powerful reminder that success is not about doing more. It is about doing what works, trusting yourself enough to walk away from what does not, and building a business that serves your life.
The Business Behind Giving: How Sherry Quam Taylor is Changing the Way Nonprofits Grow
When corporate strategist turned nonprofit advisor Sherry Quam Taylor tripled her organization’s revenue during a recession, she realized that most nonprofits fail not because of mission, but because of business infrastructure. Today, she helps CEOs build scalable, revenue-strong organizations that fund real impact. In this episode, Sherry talks with Aggie and Cristy about investing in yourself, raising future CEOs, saying no with confidence, and why nonprofits should run like businesses.
Dildos, My Aunt, and Girl Scouts: What Built a Million-Dollar Business That Changed Cancer Warriors
When entrepreneur Sherry Norris founded Alala, a South Carolina-based boutique serving women after breast cancer, she never imagined her journey would begin selling sex toys. What started as an unconventional path to empowerment became a mission to restore confidence and dignity for thousands of cancer warriors. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sherry shares how curiosity, compassion, and courage built a million-dollar business that helps women feel whole again.
From the Fairway to the Field: How Jenn Harris Turned Reinvention Into a Career Superpower
Jenn Harris has reinvented herself more times than most people change careers. From aspiring golf pro to entrepreneur to CEO, her journey has been driven by curiosity, courage, and a relentless desire to solve problems. In this Badass Women in Business feature, Jenn shares how she built confidence through golf, created spaces for women to connect, and learned to lead through uncertainty, pregnancy, and company transformation. Her story is about resilience, reinvention, and redefining success on her own terms.
