The Gutsy Podcast | Mindset, Personal Development & Entrepreneurship for Women

LauraAura® | Keynote Speaker, Coach, and Entrepreneur of 19 Years
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The Gutsy Podcast is for women, entrepreneurs, and go-getters who are ready to stop holding back and start making gutsy moves in their lives and businesses. Gutsy is the belief and action that happens in the split second when you’re faced with a decision—but this time you choose to go for it instead of going back. Hosted by Keynote Speaker and Coach, LauraAura, this show is your weekly guide to owning what you actually want, shifting the mind junk that’s been holding you back, and taking bold steps toward your goals. Each week, you’ll get powerful insights, actionable strategies, and inspiring stories designed to help you break free from overthinking and overcomplicating. Whether you’re tuning in for a full episode or a quick Powerback® session, you’ll walk away with the confidence and clarity to stop fighting yourself and start going for it. Desire drives you, but gutsy? That’s what gets it done.

  1. 6d ago

    Powerback 598: 3 Decisions That Will Always Support Your Growth

    We make an average of 35,000 decisions every single day, so it's unrealistic to expect we're going to be fully conscious of every single one of them. But when it comes to your growth and success, we do need to bring some of those decisions a little more online. Most of them are happening subconsciously, and that's usually where old habits and beliefs live. Today, I'm breaking down three core decisions that are always going to support your growth: choosing to take care of yourself, choosing your community, and giving yourself space. Are there more? Absolutely. But I've found, not just in my own life, but with the women I work with in Auralign and in my private coaching, that these are the core elements that impact a business’s success and the quality of life underneath it. So take your Powerback® today and choose just one thing to start with.  We’ll go through: Choosing to take care of yourselfChoosing your communityGiving yourself spaceResources from this episode Get on the early pre-list for my upcoming book! I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes as I write it, and you'll be the first to know when it's available for preorder. Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  2. Sep 22

    597 : Money Mistakes Small Business Owners Make and How to Fix Them with Nancy Benet

    When you think about building a successful business, what are you actually building toward? More money? A bigger team? More clients, more locations, more growth?  But are you building something that actually supports the life you want to live?  There's a real difference between building a business that creates freedom and building one that looks successful from the outside but becomes your own personal hell. Today's guest, CPA Nancy Benet, gets real about money, business, and what it takes to build something profitable and aligned with the way you want to live. She shares her own story of finding herself divorced with four kids, five failed businesses, and $650,000 in debt, and how changing her relationship with money changed everything that happened next. In this episode, you’ll learn: Nancy's money story — growing up believing money was scarce and "dirty," and getting her CPA license without it fixing anythingHitting bottom at 45: divorced, four kids, no job, $650,000 in debtThe four-step manifestation process: clear intention, managing your state, baby steps, and releasing controlThe biggest financial mistakes entrepreneurs make  and how to fix themWhy cash in the bank is non-negotiable, even for solopreneursBuilding a business that aligns with the life you actually want to liveResources from this episode Tame Your Money Monster: How to Stop Fighting and Find Financial Peace — Nancy's book, available on Amazon Success Your Way — Nancy's educational platform for women entrepreneurs Fix-It Accounting —  is the full-service firm Nancy founded, offering bookkeeping, tax prep, IRS resolution, and fractional CFO advisory  Auralign Mastermind — My high-touch coaching space for vulnerable, judgment-free money conversations. 🎙️ Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify 📲 Follow LauraAura on TikTok: @ThatLauraAura 🔥 Join The Gutsy Collective: Learn More 💡 Work with LauraAura: www.LauraAura.com Connect with Nancy Facebook  |  YouTube  |  Instagram  |  Web Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  3. Sep 15

    Powerback 596: Creating From Desperation Creates a Mess - Let's Avoid That

    “I really need this to work.”  “I'm running out of time.” “I need more money to come in.” “Gosh, I'm so tired.”  If any of that sounds like the voice in your head lately, friend, you're in the right place. Today I'm getting honest about the times I've made moves from a place of desperation, including a monthly retainer with a coach that would have absolutely bankrupted me and a rash hire that left me with more work than I started with. We're pumping the brakes, figuring out what's actually feeding that desperation, and building a simple plan to get you back on track instead. So if you've been in that scrambling, pick-up-all-the-eggs-off-the-floor kind of energy lately, this episode is your permission slip to stop, breathe, and take your Powerback®. We’ll go through: What desperation looks like when you're making decisions, purchases, or moves in your businessHow giving yourself space and getting curious brings your logic back onlineThe questions to ask yourself before you act from that reactive, knee-jerk placeResources from this episodeThe Gutsy Moves Challenge — My live, 5-day challenge running September 21–25, this round focused specifically on making moves in your business.  Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  4. Sep 1

    595 : Stop Bringing Work Stress Home with Samantha Hawley

    Work stress doesn't always stay at work. It follows you into dinner, into conversations with your partner, into time with your kids, and into the moments when you're technically off, but your brain is still running with 47 tabs open, thinking about all your unfinished tasks. Today's guest, Clarity Coach Samantha Hawley, is here to talk about how to stop letting work stress bleed into the rest of your life by getting underneath the expectations that are creating it in the first place. Samantha shares a simple journaling process you can use to get out of problem-solving mode and make choices based on what works for you instead of what you think you're supposed to be doing. In this episode: Why work stress follows you home instead of staying at your deskGetting underneath the expectations, pressure, and "shoulds" driving your stressThe "dropping all the balls" feeling and why it's so commonA journaling process for getting out of problem-solving modeResources from this episodeBeyond Awareness (formerly Journal Entries) — Samantha's podcast for successful women in leadership and business who know exactly what they need to do but can't make themselves do it. Listen on Spotify. Calm Mind Blueprint - A free guide with 5 strategic journal prompts to help overwhelmed women clear mental load so they can make confident decisions and feel inner peace. The Gutsy Moves Challenge — a five-day live challenge running September 21st–25th to help you stop spinning in indecision and get clear on the goal you've been putting off.  🎙️ Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify 📲 Follow LauraAura on TikTok: @ThatLauraAura 🔥 Join The Gutsy Collective: Learn More 💡 Work with LauraAura: www.LauraAura.com Connect with Samantha Instagram  | Threads  |  Web Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  5. Aug 25

    Powerback 594: That Big, Wild Idea You Can’t Stop Thinking About? It’s Time.

    I've got a little challenge for you today. I want to hear your big, wild, audacious goal or idea that you can't stop thinking about. I'm talking about the idea you have a secret Pinterest board for, the one you find yourself smiling about when no one's around. You've put in the work, you've gained the knowledge, you've completed a chapter, and you have what you need to take this next step forward. Where the disarray and the frustration and the feeling like a bag of turds comes from is when we ignore that rumble for too long, when we tell ourselves we need more planning before we're allowed to claim it. Today's Powerback® is about playing in the space of what if. What if you actually went for it? I talk you through why it's only wild and audacious until it's your regular life, and why owning that thing in the first place is what makes that shift possible. It's time, friend. This goal is rumbling because you're ready, so take your Powerback® and go claim it. We'll go through: Why the "rumble" you keep feeling is a sign you're ready, not a problem to fixThe difference between gathering more information and actually making a decisionMy own story of daydreaming about speaking and coaching for years before making the leapWhy claiming a goal often speeds things up in ways that feel uncomfortableResources from this episodeGutsy Moves Challenge — A live, 5-day challenge happening September 21–25, 2026, built to help you make the moves you can't stop thinking about but keep putting off. It's an hour a day, $49, and I’m in the chat with you all week long.  Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  6. Aug 18

    593: Why Successful Women Keep Repeating the Same Relationship Patterns with Laura Nagiel

    You can build a business, lead a team, handle pressure, and usually figure shit out. So why does dating or love feel so much harder?  Today's guest, Laura Nagiel, is a dating and confidence coach and the creator of the DREAM Framework, the method she's used to help high-achieving women find the one. We're talking dating, perfectionism, control, receiving, and all the ways ambitious women unintentionally recreate the same exhausting patterns, not just in work, but in love too.  But if you dig deeper, this conversation isn't really about dating or your current relationship at all. It’s more about  your relationship with yourself. Self-trust, letting go of control, and being willing to ask yourself some pretty uncomfortable questions about what you actually want and whether you're creating space to receive it.  In this episode, you'll learn: Why high-achieving women struggle with dating even when they excel everywhere elseThe link between perfectionism, control, and people-pleasing in relationshipsHow childhood patterns quietly shape adult relationship habitsWhat it means to become a "match" for the relationship you wantWhy receiving (love, help, support, time)  is the real common denominatorResources from this episodeDREAM Framework — Laura Nagiel's signature six-month coaching program guiding high-achieving women through discovery, healing, and strategy to find a committed, high-value partner.  Auralign Mastermind — My high-touch coaching space for women who are ready to stop depleting themselves for everyone else and start building a business and life that actually works for them.  Clarity Session — A casual, no-pressure call with me to talk through what's going on and figure out your right next move. 🎙️ Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify 📲 Follow LauraAura on TikTok: @ThatLauraAura 🔥 Join The Gutsy Collective: Learn More 💡 Work with LauraAura: www.LauraAura.com Connect with Laura Nagiel TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  7. Aug 11

    Powerback 592: 4 Unfiltered Truths That Will Grow Your Business

    Every single person I work with comes to me because I said the thing they needed to hear. I called it for what it was and helped them find the solution to finally fix it. Today I'm handing you four unfiltered things I've said to my clients that ended up growing their business: slow the f**k down, get rid of an offer, ditch the framework, and talk like you, not your old boss.  I'm not going to pretend any of this is comfortable to hear. It wasn't easy for me to learn how to say these things out loud either, and it's not always easy to receive them. But if you've been busting your ass and still feel like something's missing, or you've got momentum but it feels heavy and off, that's your sign.  Let this be the episode that gets you out of your own way, so you can take your Powerback® and finally build the business you want to be building. We’ll go through: Why slowing the f**k down is the fastest way to actually speed things upThe offer you're holding onto that needs to goWhy frameworks are textbooks to learn from, not blueprints to followTalking like you instead of your old bossResources from this episode Clarity Session — a casual, no-pressure conversation with me to figure out what's really going on and get clear on your next right move.  The Gutsy Collective —my community for driven women making gutsy moves in their lives and businesses.  Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  8. Aug 4

    591: The Ache for More - Figuring Out What You Truly Want with Katie Pulsifer

    There are seasons in life when everything looks fine, but doesn’t feel quite right. It's not that you're ungrateful or that anything's necessarily wrong, but something inside of you keeps saying there's more.  Today's guest, Katie Pulsifer, is a master certified life coach and creator of the Golden Coaching Certification. With over 13 years of experience, Katie has trained thousands of coaches and guided high-achieving women out of overwhelm and people pleasing and into clarity, self-trust, and purpose.  We're talking about that ache for more, why so many women feel stuck even when life looks good on the outside, and how we've gotten so practiced at knowing what everyone else needs that we've lost touch with what we want.  In this episode, you’ll learn: The ache for more and what it actually feels likeSigns you're stuck even when life looks good on paperThe guilt passed down through generationsQuestioning what you've always considered "normal"Katie's own story of rebuilding a life that reflects who she actually isReclaiming self-trust, your voice, and your purposeResources from this episode Golden Life Coaching Certification — Katie's heart-led coach certification program, built on 13+ years of coaching and training thousands of coaches:  Clarity Session — If this conversation hit home, this is the next right step. It's a casual conversation with me to figure out your next gutsy move.  🎙️ Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify 📲 Follow LauraAura on TikTok: @ThatLauraAura 🔥 Join The Gutsy Collective: Learn More 💡 Work with LauraAura: www.LauraAura.com Connect with Katie Pulsifer Facebook  |  Substack  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

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The Gutsy Podcast is for women, entrepreneurs, and go-getters who are ready to stop holding back and start making gutsy moves in their lives and businesses. Gutsy is the belief and action that happens in the split second when you’re faced with a decision—but this time you choose to go for it instead of going back. Hosted by Keynote Speaker and Coach, LauraAura, this show is your weekly guide to owning what you actually want, shifting the mind junk that’s been holding you back, and taking bold steps toward your goals. Each week, you’ll get powerful insights, actionable strategies, and inspiring stories designed to help you break free from overthinking and overcomplicating. Whether you’re tuning in for a full episode or a quick Powerback® session, you’ll walk away with the confidence and clarity to stop fighting yourself and start going for it. Desire drives you, but gutsy? That’s what gets it done.

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