Empower House

Empower House
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The podcast where we’re talking business, entrepreneurship, habits, mindset, and sharing real life stories. I’ve been hosting my networking event the Brunch Club, featuring incredible speakers for 7 years, now I’m bringing the Brunch Club experience (and more) to your ears. Come and join the community, find us on Instagram @empower.house Hosted by Lauren Bryant, multi-award winning small business specialist, founder of Empower House, and The Brunch Club events, Business Club mentor, twin mum, and coffee enthusiast.

  1. 21 July

    Episode 30: Building business resilience with Heidi Dening

    When running a business, we often assume we can plan for every contingency. We build multi-year roadmaps, set revenue goals, and map out our operations, but life has a habit of throwing unexpected disruptions straight into the middle of our plans. From market changes to sudden personal emergencies, remaining adaptable when things fall apart determines whether our business survives or stalls. In this episode, international keynote speaker, author, and resilience expert Heidi Dening joins us to share her story of navigating extreme adversity. Heidi transitioned from high school teaching to building and eventually selling a successful personal training company over 17 years, all while running a charitable foundation in Vanuatu. After surviving a catastrophic cyclone, violent crime, and physical trauma, she had to navigate a long recovery while rebuilding her direction from the ground up. We unpack how to build your capacity for pressure before a crisis hits, why passion projects need the exact same operational systems as primary offers, and how micro-actions help overcome paralyzing fear. Whether you are dealing with burnout or trying to protect your business against future shocks, this conversation offers a clear framework for self-leadership when plans fail. What you'll learn in this episode How Heidi scaled a personal training business from a garage with $200 of secondhand equipment into an enterprise with 15 trainers before selling it on her terms. The operational mistake of neglecting to build standard operating procedures for secondary projects or foundations. Why you must fill your resilience capacity during good times through movement, community, and proper sleep so you have strength when a crisis hits. How to view major business disruptions as choice points rather than the end of your story. Why business owners hold onto original plans too tightly and how to cut ties with old goals to adapt to current realities. The DOT then DAT framework (Do One Thing then Do Another Thing) to break through procrastination and take immediate action. How fear of the unknown stops leaders from taking ownership when plans fail, and practical steps to move past feeling stuck. Using music as a physical state-shifter to break anxiety and regain focus. Heidi's backstage experience with Dylan Alcott in Nashville on overcoming imposter syndrome before addressing 6,500 people. Links + Resources 14 Day Free HighLevel Trial: https://www.gohighlevel.com/main-page?fp_ref=empowerhouse Vision Masterclass: https://app.empowerhouseonline.com/vision-masterclass Work With Me: https://empowerhouseonline.com/contact Website: https://empowerhouseonline.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/empower.house The Brunch Club Events: https://instagram.com/thebrunchclubevents Connect with Heidi Dening: https://heididenning.com Connect with Heidi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heididenning/

  2. 10 July

    Episode 29: Using live events as a business growth strategy with Christine Corcoran

    We often treat networking as an optional extra, something we do only when we have spare time or want a day out of the office. We scroll through social media, battling algorithms and trying to stand out among automated noise, while completely ignoring the fastest way to build trust: putting ourselves in the same room as our ideal clients. It is easy to hide behind a laptop screen and assume our low-ticket digital offers will magically scale our revenue, but real business growth requires a much higher level of proximity. In this episode, high-ticket sales strategist and mindset master coach Christine Corcoran unpacks how to step out of the digital scroll and use live events as a primary lever for growth. Christine shares her journey from corporate sales development to studying neuroscience, revealing why great business strategies fail if your subconscious mind is still running on a scarcity mindset. She explains how your business acts as an objective mirror, reflecting your deepest money blocks and fears about worthiness right back at you. We dive into the mechanics of pricing services properly, the reality of underpricing, and why creating or attending events is a powerful sales strategy rather than just an expensive line item. Whether you want to overcome imposter syndrome when walking into big networking rooms or you are ready to launch your very first workshop, this conversation gives you the exact blueprint to back yourself and step into higher ticket sales. What you'll learn in this episode How Christine transitioned from corporate business development to neuroscience after realising clients failed to execute strategies due to internal mindset blocks. The reason your business functions as an objective mirror for your insecurities, identity beliefs, and childhood money patterns. How to use the grocery bill test to define whether your offering qualifies as high ticket and why you must stop pricing from your own financial threshold. The specific change work modalities used to rewire limiting beliefs, including neuro-linguistic programming, hypnosis, and behaviour tools. Why evaluating your current network is necessary to ensure you are surrounding yourself with expanders who challenge what you believe is possible. The true origin of the Unstoppable Women event and how it addresses tall poppy syndrome and the lack mindset in Australia. Actionable networking strategies for introverts, including the pre-connect checkbox system to avoid walking into rooms alone. How to turn casual event connections into high-ticket clients by prioritising relationship building over immediate sales pitching. Common event launch mistakes, from using vague names that cause prospects to scroll past, to wasting budget on pretty inclusions instead of tangible outcomes. How to manage your mindset when ticket sales are slow during the final weeks of a promotional campaign. Designing a tiered ticket pricing strategy that supports your venue payment schedule and cash flow requirements. Links + Resources 14 Day Free HighLevel Trial: https://www.gohighlevel.com/main-page?fp_ref=empowerhouse Vision Masterclass: https://app.empowerhouseonline.com/vision-masterclass Work With Me: https://empowerhouseonline.com/contact Website: https://empowerhouseonline.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/empower.house The Brunch Club Events: https://instagram.com/thebrunchclubevents Connect with Christine Corcoran: https://christinecorcoran.com.au Follow Christine on Instagram: @christinecorcoran_coach Grab Tickets to Unstoppable Women: https://unstoppablewomen.au Follow Unstoppable Women on Instagram: @unstoppablewomen.au

  3. 8 July

    Episode 28: Reclaiming your autonomy and business season with Alexandra Finch

    Many business owners fall into the trap of thinking they have to constantly push, overachieve, and execute with frantic energy to remain successful. We map out unrealistic schedules, copy everyone else's perfect highlights, and end up completely disconnected from our bodies. This toxic resilience leaves us exhausted, running multiple projects without the operational backbone to support them, and constantly chasing our tails. In this episode, we sit down with multi-passionate entrepreneur Alexandra Finch to look at what happens when you step out of that frantic cycle and build deep self-trust. Drawn directly from the transcript file episode 28 alexandra finch_2, Alex shares her journey from TV journalism to private midwifery, and how she navigated buying a business, launching an e-commerce brand, and creating a massive community festival. We dive deep into understanding your energetic cycles, setting boundaries that protect your nervous system, and healing the competitive sisterhood wound. Whether you are balancing motherhood, running a side hustle, or stepping into a new identity, this conversation is an invitation to slow down, build solid operational foundations, and lead your business from the heart. What you'll learn in this episode The shift from television journalism into private midwifery, following intuition over an expected career path. Navigating the steep learning curve of business structures when you are naturally a creative visionary. Overcoming the sisterhood wounding by viewing industry peers as colleagues rather than competition. Reclaiming true autonomy and building a felt sense of alignment instead of blindly outsourcing major decisions to external experts. How to manage a multi-passionate business model by giving projects the capacity you actually have without overstretching your energy. Practical energy management using Human Design, specific client days, and intentionally choosing your physical environment. Honouring the changing seasons of business and matrescence, understanding when you are an expanding lotus or returning to a seedling phase. Shifting your operations and long-term planning by tapping into your future grandmother energy. Links + Resources 14 Day Free HighLevel Trial: https://www.gohighlevel.com/main-page?fp_ref=empowerhouse  Vision Masterclass: https://app.empowerhouseonline.com/vision-masterclass  Work With Me: https://empowerhouseonline.com/contact  Website: https://empowerhouseonline.com/  Instagram: https://instagram.com/empower.house  The Brunch Club Events: https://instagram.com/thebrunchclubevents  Connect with Alexandra Finch on Instagram: @alexandrafinch_ and @yourbirthyourway_ Discover Rise and Gather Co: @riseandgather.co Learn more about the Women's Wellness Festival: @womenswellnessfestival

  4. 25 June

    Episode 27: Using AI to Scale Your Business with Amber Hills

    We are told constantly that to scale a business, we have to keep up with every single piece of new technology or risk getting left entirely behind. Social media feeds are completely flooded with self-proclaimed gurus shouting about the latest software, new tools, and complex systems. It creates an overwhelming amount of noise that leaves most business owners feeling completely frozen, exhausted, and stuck in a state of tech-induced chaos. We end up collecting monthly subscriptions like badges of honor, automating things that are fundamentally broken, and burning ourselves out trying to manage the very tools that were supposed to give us our time back. In this episode, we are cutting through the shiny-object distraction to look at what it actually means to integrate smart technology into your business without losing your mind or your humanity. We are joined by Amber Hills, a two-time founder, AI agency owner, former psychologist, and twin mum. Amber has helped Australian businesses scale to more than $40 million in revenue, personally driving $25 million in sales through a powerhouse combination of sales psychology, operational strategy, and intentional business system design. We talk about the massive shift from clinical psychology into coding and advanced artificial intelligence, why your automation will completely fail if your basic processes are messy, and how to use voice notes and data to build an operating system that reflects your exact brand voice. Amber shares an unfiltered look at why you need to aggressively audit your current tech subscriptions, how to introduce smart systems to your clients using genuine storytelling, and how she balances building cutting-edge software with raising twins. What you'll learn in this episode The Psychology-to-AI Pivot: How Amber transitioned from working as a psychologist to analyzing business data, spotting operational bottlenecks, and writing code. Automating Broken Processes: Why automating an operation that does not already have solid data or clean feedback loops will cause your automated systems to go completely rogue. The Concept of the AI Operating System: What a true second brain looks like for a business, and why a custom framework is required to scale from six to seven figures without creating major bottlenecks. Priming Your Clients for Tech: How to use strategic sales psychology and positive, reinforcing storytelling to introduce automated elements to your clients without sacrificing the human connection they crave. The Subscription Mindset Shift: Why you need to break the habit of maintaining permanent software subscriptions and learn to ruthlessly unsubscribe from tools when you aren't actively utilizing their tokens. Reverse-Engineering the Client Experience: A look at how Amber stripped back a voice-tech business model, shifted the target audience from a long-nurture pipeline to high-intent service providers like plumbers and removalists, and achieved immediate scalability. Cutting Through the Tech Noise to Avoid Burnout: Why trying to automate everything overnight is a fast track to exhaustion, and how focusing on a single, isolated bottleneck protects your long-term wellbeing. Links + Resources 14 Day Free HighLevel Trial: https://www.gohighlevel.com/main-page?fp_ref=empowerhouse Vision Masterclass: https://app.empowerhouseonline.com/vision-masterclass Work With Me: https://empowerhouseonline.com/contact  Website: https://empowerhouseonline.com/  Empower House Instagram: https://instagram.com/empower.house  The Brunch Club Events Instagram: https://instagram.com/thebrunchclubevents  Connect with Amber Hills on Instagram: @amberhills.ai Visit Amber's Website: aiautomationaustralia.online

  5. 21 June

    Episode 26: Labels, Limits, and Radical Self-Accountability in Business with Caroline Bellenger

    When you are deep in the trenches of growing a business, it is incredibly easy to look around and assume everyone else has their life completely sorted. Social media serves up a toxic highlight reel of effortless scaling, massive figures, and perfect balance. But behind closed doors, the reality is often very different. We exhaust ourselves chasing versions of success that do not even belong to us, leaving our own wellbeing in absolute tatters. In this episode, we are pulling back the curtain on what it actually takes to build a business that honors your true values, rather than someone else's definition of success. We are joined by Caroline Bellenger, a multi-award-winning business coach, elite triathlete, and a powerhouse of lived resilience. Caroline shares her incredible journey from surviving childhood trauma and navigating 20 years of addiction to representing Australia on the world stage and coaching thousands of clients. We dive into the structural limitations women face, why your business growth will always stall if you don't address your self-worth, and how to spot when you are letting a medical or psychological label become your entire identity. Caroline also gives us a brilliant, unfiltered look at the hard realities of corporate leadership, toxic high performers, and why consistency will beat intensity every single time. What you'll learn in this episode The 80/20 Rule of Business Success: Why business growth is actually 20% strategy and 80% inner work, and why great strategies fail if you do not like yourself. Dangers of the Identity Trap: How women inadvertently limit their growth by turning conditions like perimenopause or late-term ADHD into permanent, disempowering identity labels. The Reality of Choosing Sobriety: Navigating Australia's pervasive drinking culture, surviving the social isolation of the early years, and realizing that alcohol only delays personal evolution. Why You Should Reconsider Franchises: The structural limitations of the franchise model and why standard business scaling strategies often fail to fit within their rigid frameworks. Dealing with Toxic High Performers: Why the most destructive element in a corporate workspace is often the top salesperson, and how insecure leaders damage company morale. Shifting from Intensity to Consistency: How Caroline went from a chaotic early sobriety to becoming a world-champion athlete by starting with a simple 100-meter run and walk sequence. Radical Self-Accountability: Accepting that you are 110% responsible for your life and your reactions, even when external circumstances are deeply unfair or traumatic. Links + Resources 14 Day Free HighLevel Trial: https://www.gohighlevel.com/main-page?fp_ref=empowerhouse Vision Masterclass: https://app.empowerhouseonline.com/vision-masterclass Work With Me: https://empowerhouseonline.com/contact Website: https://empowerhouseonline.com/ Empower House Instagram: https://instagram.com/empower.house The Brunch Club Events Instagram: https://instagram.com/thebrunchclubevents Connect with Caroline Bellenger: carolinebellenger.com Follow Caroline on Instagram: @carolinebellengerofficial

  6. 16 June

    Episode 25: Start your Rich Girl era with Erin Davis

    When it comes to running a business, it’s easy to get trapped in the absolute chaos of vanity metrics. We see the flash on social media, the $10K, $20K, and $50K months, but no one talks about the exhausting reality of being profitable on paper while looking at an empty bank account. We pour our hearts into our crafts, only to realize we've built a system where we feel completely out of control, disconnected, and deeply stressed by our financials. In this episode, we are pulling back the curtain on financial self leadership and shifting from survival mode into your true Rich Girl era. We’re joined by Erin Davis, a qualified accountant with over 30 years of experience turned full time money coach. Erin specialises in helping female entrepreneurs cut through the shame, understand their numbers, and dismantle the emotional money blocks that keep them from holding onto their wealth. We dive deep into why outsourcing your numbers doesn't mean offloading accountability, how your childhood code dictates your current spending habits, and the physical steps you can take to regulate your nervous system when money stress hits. Plus, with the end of the financial year looming, Erin drops some essential compliance tips you need to act on right now to protect your cash flow. What you'll learn in this episode The Difference Between Revenue and Profit: Why hitting major monthly sales goals means nothing if you aren't intentionally managing what is left over. Dismantling Your Money Code: How our subconscious childhood conditioning shapes our internal dialogue and drives impulse or emotional spending leaks. The Reality of Financial Outsourcing: Why you can outsource your bookkeeping but must never outsource your ultimate control and understanding of the data. The Bank Account Structure: Moving away from over complicated systems and establishing a streamlined framework that accounts for tax, buffers, and a Freedom Fund instead of an emergency fund. EOF Year Non Negotiables: Essential strategies regarding June superannuation payments, the upcoming Payday Super cash flow shifts, and the traps of buying assets purely for tax write offs. Grit, Resilience, and Business: What running a 50km ultra marathon in the Blue Mountains taught Erin about taking business and money management one single step at a time. Links + Resources 14 Day Free HighLevel Trial: https://www.gohighlevel.com/main-page?fp_ref=empowerhouse Vision Masterclass: https://empowerhouseonline.com/vision-masterclass Work With Me: https://empowerhouseonline.com/contact Website: https://empowerhouseonline.com/ Empower House Instagram: @empower.house The Brunch Club Events: @thebrunchclubevents  Connect with Erin Davis: erindavis.com.au Follow Erin on Instagram: @erindavismoney Listen to her show: The Erin Davis Show

  7. 24 Apr

    Episode 24: Come to The Brunch Club with me

    "80% of women feel stuck between who they are and who the world expects them to be." In this live episode of The Brunch Club, we are coming to you from the stunning 360 in Labrador on the Gold Coast. After eight years of running these events, the mission remains the same: moving from the "isolation chaos" of solo entrepreneurship into a space of clarity, connection, and high-level strategy. Today, we are joined by the incredible Sasha Eburne, a business and mindset mentor for coaches and online entrepreneurs. Sasha joins us just three weeks before she’s due to bring a new human into the world, proving that "ready" is a choice, not a timing. From leaving school in Year 11 to navigating a 25-year hotel career, moving to the Middle East with one bag, and building a multi-six-figure coaching business from scratch during a global pandemic—Sasha’s story is a masterclass in challenging the status quo. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to pivot, to scale, or to finally put yourself first, this episode is your invitation to stop waiting for your "ducks to be in a row" and start leading with intention. What we cover in this episode: The Power of "No": Why rejection is actually a commitment to yourself and your higher standards. Challenging the Script: Breaking free from the traditional "school, degree, marriage, retirement" path to design a life that actually lights you up. The IVF Journey & Resilience: Sasha shares her personal story of choosing to be a solo mum by choice and the power of believing "it only takes one." Corporate to CEO: How Sasha replaced her corporate income in just six weeks and grew a team of 15 by trusting her intuition. Me-First Leadership: Why leading with a full cup isn't selfish—it’s the only way to be a better mother, leader, and entrepreneur. Logic vs. Limiting Beliefs: How to justify your fears with logic (e.g., "money actually is printed every day") to move past the "hard work" trap. The "Quiet Knowing" Exercise: A powerful guided moment to identify exactly where your life or business no longer fits and what to do about it. Links + Resources: Visit our website: Empower House Follow us on Instagram: @empower.house @thebrunchclubevents Work with Lauren: Contact Empower House Connect with Sasha Eburne: SashaEburne.com Event Sponsor: Champagne Towers by Rosa Bubbles (Supporting children's education in Nepal via Care for All Nepal).

  8. 1 Apr

    Episode 23: The 3 systems I use to work only 20 hours a week

    As a chronic overachiever and a twin mum, I’ve had to learn the hard way that "hustle" isn't a sustainable business model. I don't have the same flexibility I used to, which meant I had to stop being the "system" myself and start letting my tech do the heavy lifting. I’ve scaled back, cut out the fluff, and focused on high-leverage work so I can support my family without burning out. In this episode, I’m breaking down the three specific systems that allow me to run my business in just 20 hours a week. From consolidating my entire tech stack into a "Forever Home" to using AI as my digital twin, we’re talking about how to be efficient rather than just busy. If your "reactive" to-do list is longer than your "proactive" one, it’s time to listen in and start building a business that doesn't cost you your entire life. What I cover in this episode: The "Forever Home" Concept: Why consolidating your landing pages, funnels, and calendars into HighLevel is the ultimate life-changer. Your Digital Twin: How to move past "AI slop" and train custom bots to handle your brand voice and client work. Cutting the Dead Wood: Why I let go of my VA and monthly events to regain my time and protect my energy. The MRR Engine: Moving away from trading hours for dollars and building monthly recurring revenue that doesn't require you to be "on" 24/7. Solving $10,000 Problems: Why you should charge for your decade of expertise, not the 15 minutes it takes to click a button. The Empowered Leader Audit: Two questions to ask yourself today to see if you are actually running your business or if it’s running you. Links + Resources: 14 Day Free HighLevel Trial: https://www.gohighlevel.com/main-page?fp_ref=empowerhouse Vision Masterclass: https://empowerhouseonline.com/vision-masterclass Work With Me: https://empowerhouseonline.com/contact Website: https://empowerhouseonline.com/ Instagram: @empower.house The Brunch Club Events: @thebrunchclubevents

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The podcast where we’re talking business, entrepreneurship, habits, mindset, and sharing real life stories. I’ve been hosting my networking event the Brunch Club, featuring incredible speakers for 7 years, now I’m bringing the Brunch Club experience (and more) to your ears. Come and join the community, find us on Instagram @empower.house Hosted by Lauren Bryant, multi-award winning small business specialist, founder of Empower House, and The Brunch Club events, Business Club mentor, twin mum, and coffee enthusiast.

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  • Creator
    Empower House
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
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    Empower House