Finally Seen

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Finally Seen™ is a curiosity-fueled podcast for ambitious women who are ready to move to the next level, personally, professionally, and spiritually, but feel unseen, out of sync, or stuck playing small. Hosted by Chrissy Bernal, Visibility Strategist and Brand Architect, this podcast blends bold conversations with real-life reinvention to help you show up fully and be recognized for who you truly are, not just what you do. Here, we believe women are never just one thing. We honor the complexity of your story, and we celebrate your desire to grow. From business and branding to motherhood, mindset, and personal power, this is a space for women (ok, men, too heehee) who are done hiding and ready to lead. Because when we share their stories, we create momentum for ourselves and for others. Whether you're building a brand, launching a platform, or rebuilding your sense of self, you’ll walk away from each episode feeling seen, supported, and strategically aligned with your next-level vision.

  1. 20 hr ago

    Your Gut Knows More Than You Think: Intuition, Money & Business Decisions with Lisa Montgomery

    If you’ve ever gotten a bad feeling about a client and signed them anyway, this episode is for you.  In this week’s episode of the Finally Seen™ podcast, we sit down with Lisa Montgomery, who has spent more than 40 years in project management, commercial real estate, and business strategy, and now she helps high-achieving women stop overriding their gut in favor of another tactic. We’ll get into what it actually feels like when intuition is trying to warn you, how to tell the difference between a real gut check and old anxiety, and why so many accomplished women can build a seven-figure business and still second-guess a decision their body already made for them. We’ll cover the stoplight method for reading red, yellow, and green signals; why waiting 24 hours before saying yes to anything changes everything; the money mindset patterns that sabotage revenue; and a simple language shift, replacing "I think" with "I feel," that can retrain how fast your intuition shows up. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to physically recognize the difference between intuition and anxiety or an old woundThe stoplight method: reading red, yellow, and green signals before you commit to a client or dealWhy Lisa waits 24 hours before responding to any major decision, and why that pause protects your businessHow money mindset blocks show up as an inability to receive, not just an inability to earnThe grounding techniques Lisa uses to get out of her head and back into her body before making a callWhy hiring for your weaknesses instead of trying to fix them will save your businessHow to figure out what you actually want when you've spent years editing your own desiresWhy discernment, not blind trust, is the real skill when it comes to both intuition and AIBio: Lisa Montgomery is a business consultant, intuitive strategist, and transformational guide with more than 40 years of experience in business, leadership, sales, and entrepreneurship. She has helped build and scale multi-million-dollar ventures while developing a unique approach that blends practical business strategy with intuition and self-trust. Today, Lisa helps accomplished leaders recognize what is happening beneath the surface of their business and themselves so they can make clearer decisions, trust their instincts, and create meaningful growth. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaamontgomery/ Tags: intuition in business, trust your intuition, business intuition, intuitive business strategy, intuitive business coach, self-trust in business, trusting your gut, business decision-making, intuitive leadership, women in business, women entrepreneurs, CEO mindset, entrepreneurial mindset, business mindset, money mindset, scarcity mindset, abundance mindset, business strategy, confident decision-making beabetterbrand.com/

    Your Gut Knows More Than You Think: Intuition, Money & Business Decisions with Lisa Montgomery

  2. 1 Sept

    What Happens to Your Emotions After Major Weight Loss? A 200-pound Transformation Story | Sophie Chiche on Shame, Self-Love, and Learning to Feel Again

    If someone told you to stop crying before you were old enough to understand why you were sad, this episode is for you. Sophie Chiche remembers being little, feeling sad, and hearing some version of "Don't be sad. Get out of this.” Her feelings weren't necessarily the problem. The discomfort around those feelings was. So she learned to push them down. And pushing them down didn't make them disappear. In this week’s episode of the Finally Seen™ podcast, Sophie Chiche shares how food became one of the ways she avoided difficult feelings. After eventually losing more than 200 pounds, she realized the weight loss was only part of the story. She still had to understand the emotional patterns, shame, body image struggles, and relationship with food underneath it all. The fix wasn't therapy alone or willpower. Sophie trained herself the way you'd train a muscle. Listen in as Sophie shares the exact practices that taught her nervous system to hold sadness without drowning in it. You don't have to sit in a corner and cry for an hour to feel a feeling. You just have to stop running from it long enough to let it move through you.  If you've ever thought, "Once I lose the weight, fix the business, reach the goal, or finally get my life together, I'll feel better," this conversation asks a deeper question: What if the life you're trying to change is also asking you to feel what you've been avoiding? In this episode, we talk about: Why losing weight is a multi-layered project, not a food problemWhat Ozempic changes and what it leaves untouchedHow Sophie trained herself to feel emotions she'd spent a lifetime avoidingThe Mulan scene that reframed how she sees fearWhy protecting kids from their own feelings can backfireThe difference between joy and happiness, and why it mattersHow shame shows up in the body and what it actually wants from youWhat "coming home to yourself" really meansWhy unexpressed expectations quietly wreck relationships and how to name them insteadSophie's philosophy on self-love, self-selection, and setting a bar without judgmentBio: Sophie Chiche is a life strategist, author, therapist, and serial entrepreneur who has spent the last 30 years helping people understand what holds them back and move toward what matters most. After losing 200 pounds herself, Sophie turned her personal transformation into work focused on self-love, personal accountability, and creating meaningful change. She holds master’s degrees in Journalism, Psychology, and Business, is a two-time TEDx speaker, and has been featured on Ellen, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Forbes, The New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times. Sophie is also the author of The Power of Personal Accountability and the founder of Life By Me, an online community that grew to more than 900,000 readers. Website: https://sophiechiche.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiechiche/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiechiche/ Tags: weight loss emotions, emotional eating, emotional eating recovery, major weight loss, psychology of weight loss, body image, body shame, weight loss and mental health, self-love after weight loss, shame and weight loss, healing from emotional eating, learning to feel your feelings, Sophie Chiche, Finally Seen, Chrissy Bernal, Ozempic and emotional eating, Ozempic weight loss, emotional healing, self-worth, food addiction beabetterbrand.com/

    What Happens to Your Emotions After Major Weight Loss? A 200-pound Transformation Story | Sophie Chiche on Shame, Self-Love, and Learning to Feel Again

  3. 25 Aug

    How Do I Get More Speaking Gigs and Get Paid to Speak? with Leisa Reid

    If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking, "Who am I to be on that stage?" this episode is your permission slip. In this week’s episode of the Finally Seen™ podcast, we sit down with Leisa Reid, the speaking strategy mentor, founder of Get Speaking Gigs Now, and CEO of the International Speaker Network, to talk about why so many brilliant women hold back the exact message the room needs to hear. Leisa has delivered more than 600 talks and written nine books, and she has coached clients from three speaking engagements a year to 36. In this conversation, she names the real reason women hoard their brilliance, walks through what she calls "speaker's kryptonite," and gives a clear-eyed answer to the question every aspiring speaker asks: where do I even find these gigs? In this episode, you will learn: What brilliance hoarding is and why it has nothing to do with running out of things to sayThe difference between being scared of public speaking and being scared of visibility itselfWhy speaking is a level playing field, and how being "one degree more courageous" than your competition gets you bookedHow to build warm relationships instead of relying on soul-sucking cold outreachWhy memorized, performative talks disconnect audiences, and what "embodied" delivery looks like insteadHow to price a speaking engagement and decide when free is actually the smarter strategic moveWhy AI-written talks and AI-designed posters make you forgettable, and what to protect insteadLeisa's honest take on why women underprice themselves compared to men and how to fix itBio: LEISA REID, founder of GetSpeakingGigsNow.com and the CEO of The International Speaker Network, trains folks on how to use public speaking as a soul-fulfilling strategy to grow their business. Clients who work with Leisa “Get Their Talk Ready to Rock” and build their speaking skills and confidence through her Speaker's Training Academy. Leisa has booked and delivered over 600 speaking engagements and teaches her clients all of the strategies she uses to get booked, stay booked, and monetize their talks and presentations. Website: https://getspeakinggigsnow.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leisareid/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leisa.reid.2/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LeisaReid Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getspeakinggigsnow/ beabetterbrand.com/

    How Do I Get More Speaking Gigs and Get Paid to Speak? with Leisa Reid

  4. 18 Aug

    Nervous System Regulation for High-Capacity Entrepreneurs with Mary Hope

    Success on the outside does not guarantee regulation on the inside.  In this week’s episode of the Finally Seen™ podcast, we sit down with Mary Hope, a nervous system regulation coach who helps high-capacity entrepreneurs move out of fight-or-flight and into grounded execution. Mary Hope shares the personal breaking point that led her out of a corporate fitness career and into somatic work, including a season of her life spent reaching for substances just to get through the day.  We’ll explore the vagus nerve, heart coherence, the parasympathetic nervous system, and why gratitude might be the fastest reset available to any entrepreneur. We’ll also talk about faith, meditation without losing God in the process, and the difference between spiritual bypassing and actual healing. If you have ever looked completely put together while feeling like you were falling apart on the inside, this conversation is for you. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why external success does not protect you from internal dysregulationWhat the vagus nerve actually does and why it matters for stress and panicHow to use heart coherence to make clearer decisions under pressureA 15-second nervous system reset you can use todayThe difference between toxic positivity and true nervous system healingWhy gratitude rewires the nervous system on a biological levelHow to meditate without feeling disconnected from your faith Bio: Mary Hope is a transformational and nervous system regulation coach. She helps busy professionals, entrepreneurs, and individuals move past burnout and anxiety by shifting from over-intellectualizing ("operating from the head") to heart-centered alignment ("operating from the heart"). Book your free session with Mary Hope: https://spirit-led-way.vercel.app/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryhopecoach/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdRUhb9Fcwe1eUFAbTx0T_g TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maryhopecoach Tags: nervous system regulation, nervous system regulation for entrepreneurs, nervous system and business growth, nervous system regulation and leadership, entrepreneur burnout, nervous system dysregulation, fight or flight, vagus nerve, vagal tone, parasympathetic nervous system, breathwork for entrepreneurs, leadership capacity, sustainable business growth, nervous system and decision-making, heart coherence, beabetterbrand.com/

    Nervous System Regulation for High-Capacity Entrepreneurs with Mary Hope

  5. 11 Aug

    How Do You Tell a Story That Builds Trust, Attracts Clients, and Makes Your Brand Memorable? with Rain Bennett

    If you've ever wondered why someone with less experience gets more opportunities, attracts more clients, or builds a loyal audience faster, this conversation explains why. In this week’s episode of the Finally Seen™ podcast, we sit down with Emmy-nominated filmmaker, storytelling strategist, and author Rain Bennett to unpack one of the biggest misconceptions in business. Most people think storytelling is about being entertaining. Rain explains that great storytelling is about creating transformation. It helps people trust you, understand your message, and see themselves inside the journey you're inviting them into. Whether you're building a personal brand, leading a business, speaking on stage, or creating content online, the stories you tell shape every interaction people have with your work. They also determine whether people remember you. Your experiences, perspective, and lessons are what separate you from everyone else doing similar work. That difference is often the reason someone chooses to work with you. If you've been struggling to explain what makes your work different, this conversation will change the way you think about your message. In This Episode: The two biggest misconceptions people have about being "a good storyteller"Why "story" and "narrative" are not the same word, and why the difference matters for your contentThe exact structure behind every story that has ever moved someone to actWhy trust evaporates faster than it builds, and how brands lose it without noticingHow to build a "story bank" so you are never staring at a blank content calendar againWhy your story can never be a copy of anyone else's, even if you sell the exact same thing🔗 Pre-order The Chief Storytelling Officer book here  Bio: Rain Bennett is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, storytelling strategist, keynote speaker, and author of The Chief Storytelling Officer. With more than 20 years of experience and over 1,000 interviews, he helps entrepreneurs, brands, and leaders use the power of story to build trust, strengthen their messaging, and create meaningful connections. As the host of The Storytelling Lab podcast, Rain teaches practical storytelling strategies that turn ideas into impact and audiences into loyal advocates. Website: https://www.rainbennett.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rainbennett/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therainbennett/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rainbennett/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RainBennett beabetterbrand.com/

    How Do You Tell a Story That Builds Trust, Attracts Clients, and Makes Your Brand Memorable? with Rain Bennett

  6. 4 Aug

    Do Employees Need a Personal Brand? Here's Why Visibility Protects Your Career | Yovonne Kenny on Visibility, Trust, and Career Security

    Do employees need a personal brand? According to strategic growth leader Yovonne Kenny, the answer is yes. In this week’s episode of the Finally Seen™, SVP of Strategic Growth at Palisade™ Shower & Wall Systems, Yovonne Kenny, shares why your personal brand is built through every interaction, every decision, and every opportunity to earn trust. After unexpectedly losing a job she thought she would keep forever, she discovered something that completely changed how she viewed visibility. Her job title didn't protect her career. It was protected by the reputation she had built over years of showing up consistently. We’ll explore why employees need personal brands just as much as entrepreneurs, how perfection keeps talented women hidden, and why sharing your expertise is an act of service rather than self-promotion. If you've ever wondered whether you're putting yourself out there enough, or you've been waiting until everything feels perfect before becoming more visible, this episode will challenge the way you think about leadership, influence, and your responsibility to share what you know. In This Episode: Why your company can outgrow you, even when you built it from the ground upWhat to do in the first 30 days after a layoff if your identity was tied to your titleWhy employees at every level need a personal brand, not just founders and executivesHow to talk about what you sell in terms of the transformation it creates, not the features it hasThe three-step framework for starting a personal brand from scratch: domain, message, hubWhy perfectionism is the biggest thing standing between people and visibilityHow to identify your natural talents by paying attention to what feels easy instead of what feels impressiveBio: Yovonne Kenny is the SVP of Strategic Growth at Palisade™ Shower & Wall Systems, where she leads strategic partnerships and growth initiatives across the single-family rental (SFR) and build-to-rent (BTR) industries. She collaborates with owners, operators, developers, builders, and supplier partners to bring innovative solutions to market while driving operational excellence and business growth. Prior to joining Palisade™, Yovonne spent more than a decade helping transform Preferred Floor & Tile Co., a local, family-owned flooring company, from sub-1 M in annual revenue into an eight-figure organization. She is also the Founder of BrandLabs Co.™, an AI-powered strategic brand consultancy that helps companies accelerate growth by aligning brand, customer experience, and revenue strategy. Bringing that philosophy to life, Yovonne hosts INSIDE The Vendor Network™, an EverResi™ Media original podcast that showcases how authentic storytelling and thought leadership can strengthen brands while featuring the executives, innovators, and industry leaders shaping the future of residential real estate. Yovonne is known for connecting people, ideas, and opportunities while bringing practical, experience-driven insights to conversations on leadership, strategic growth, customer experience, and the future of housing. Website: https://brandlabsco.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yovonnekenny/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ykenny/ Tags: Personal Branding, Career Visibility, Leadership, Reputation, Brand Strategy, Women's Leadership, Thought Leadership, Professional Development, Visibility, Business Growth, Career Resilience, Trust, Executive Presence, Branding, Networking, Entrepreneurship, Do employees need a personal brand, Why is personal branding important, How to build a personal brand, beabetterbrand.com/

    Do Employees Need a Personal Brand? Here's Why Visibility Protects Your Career | Yovonne Kenny on Visibility, Trust, and Career Security

  7. 28 Jul

    How Do You Build a Business That Doesn't Depend on You? with Brittney Hall

    More sales won't fix a business that's built on chaos. In this week’s episode of the Finally Seen™ podcast, business strategist and Revenue Agency CEO Brittney Hall shares one of the biggest misconceptions entrepreneurs believe: that making more money will solve every business problem. Instead, Brittney explains why growth often exposes weak systems, unclear leadership, and businesses that depend too heavily on the owner. Join us for an honest conversation about building systems before burnout happens, learning to delegate without guilt, protecting your time, and creating a business that supports your life instead of consuming it. If you've ever ended your day exhausted while wondering what you actually accomplished, this episode will help you rethink how you're spending your time and where your business may be holding you back. In this episode, you'll learn: Why more revenue doesn't solve broken business systemsThe first systems every entrepreneur should createHow time management affects business growthWhen it's time to hire your first virtual assistantWhy delegation is an investment instead of an expenseHow entrepreneurs accidentally create businesses that depend entirely on themPractical ways working moms can protect both family time and business growthCEO habits that reduce overwhelm and improve decision-making Bio: Brittney Hall is a business strategist, entrepreneur, and CEO of The Revenue Agency, where she helps founders build businesses that grow with clarity, stronger systems, and sustainable revenue. Known for her direct, practical approach, Brittney helps leaders simplify operations, strengthen decision-making, and create businesses that support their lives instead of consuming them. Drawing from her own experience building and scaling companies, she shares honest insights on leadership, entrepreneurship, and creating growth that lasts. Website: https://www.therevenueagency.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittney-hall-39456184/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brittneyjhall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebrittneyhall/ beabetterbrand.com/

    How Do You Build a Business That Doesn't Depend on You? with Brittney Hall

  8. 22 Jul

    Why Networking Feels Fake & How Do You Build Meaningful Relationships That Actually Grow Your Business? with Travis Chappell

    Everyone tells you networking is the key to growing your business. Few people explain how to do it without feeling awkward, transactional, or fake. In this week’s episode of the Finally Seen™ podcast, we sit down with entrepreneur, podcast host, and Guestio founder Travis Chappell to unpack what actually creates lasting business relationships. From getting rejected in door-to-door sales to interviewing world-class entrepreneurs, Travis has learned that genuine relationships consistently outperform forced networking. We’ll discuss why so many people approach networking the wrong way, how to build trust without leading with a sales pitch, why friendships deserve as much attention as your business strategy, and how curiosity creates opportunities that money can't buy. If you've ever left a networking event feeling exhausted or wondered how successful entrepreneurs build relationships that naturally lead to referrals, partnerships, and growth, this conversation will change the way you think about connection. In This Episode: Why Travis left door-to-door sales and a path toward ministry to build GuestioThe difference between "Networking Ned" energy and relationships that actually convertWhy introverts often build better professional networks than extrovertsHow to talk about what you do on someone else's platform without it feeling like a pitchWhy YouTube matters now for podcast discoverability and AEOHow to turn one long conversation into a month of contentThe "seasons of life" framework for balancing ambition and funWhy friendships are the first thing ambitious people neglect, and how to protect themBio: Travis Chappell is an entrepreneur, networking expert, and the founder and CEO of Guestio, a platform that connects content creators with world-class podcast guests. He's also the host of the Travis Makes Friends podcast, where he interviews top entrepreneurs, athletes, authors, and thought leaders to uncover the relationship-building strategies behind their success.  Through his work, Travis helps people expand their networks, create meaningful connections, and unlock new opportunities in business and life. Website: https://travischappell.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travischappell/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travischappell Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traviscchappell/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@travismakesfriends beabetterbrand.com/

    Why Networking Feels Fake & How Do You Build Meaningful Relationships That Actually Grow Your Business? with Travis Chappell
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Finally Seen™ is a curiosity-fueled podcast for ambitious women who are ready to move to the next level, personally, professionally, and spiritually, but feel unseen, out of sync, or stuck playing small. Hosted by Chrissy Bernal, Visibility Strategist and Brand Architect, this podcast blends bold conversations with real-life reinvention to help you show up fully and be recognized for who you truly are, not just what you do. Here, we believe women are never just one thing. We honor the complexity of your story, and we celebrate your desire to grow. From business and branding to motherhood, mindset, and personal power, this is a space for women (ok, men, too heehee) who are done hiding and ready to lead. Because when we share their stories, we create momentum for ourselves and for others. Whether you're building a brand, launching a platform, or rebuilding your sense of self, you’ll walk away from each episode feeling seen, supported, and strategically aligned with your next-level vision.

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  • Creator
    Chrissy Bernal
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Finally Seen
  • Show Website
    Finally Seen