Empowerography

Brad Walsh
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Welcome to Empowerography, the premier podcast platform dedicated to bringing powerful women to an empowered stage. Host, Brad Walsh, having spent his corporate career in the world of A/V technology, felt that there was a greater story waiting. Brad was introduced to the world of Boudoir Photography and he immediately fell in love with the empowering mission and message behind boudoir photography. Being immersed in this world and seeing the life-changing effects it had on women helped to reveal his true calling—creating space for women to see themselves in a light they normally don't get to see themselves in. Brad realized this work was his life's purpose, so he left my AV tech career to pursue boudoir photography full-time. Witnessing the incredible transformations in his clients confirmed he had found his purpose. Two years later, while working as a women's empowerment photographer, Brad had another epiphany: I need to broaden my impact by creating a podcast. When Covid-19 hit in March 2020 rendering Brads business in-operable, he saw an opportunity to be a voice of hope and positivity amidst global fear and negativity and Empowerography was born. Brad's podcast is a platform whose purpose is to Empower. Elevate and Educate by amplifying the voices of women. Empowerography's mission is to Empower, Elevate, and Educate, showcasing real-life stories of courage, transformation, and inspiration from extraordinary women around the world. Each episode dives deep into the personal and professional journeys of our guests, uncovering the trials they've overcome, the successes they've achieved, and the invaluable lessons they've learned along the way. Join us as we amplify the voices of women, providing a space where their stories can inspire, motivate, and empower listeners to pursue their own dreams and aspirations. Whether you're looking for inspiration, guidance, or simply a boost of empowerment, Empowerography is here to elevate your spirit and educate your mind. Tune in and let the transformative stories of these incredible women change your perspective and ignite your passion for making a difference.

  1. 2d ago

    Your Voice Was Never Lost. It Was Conditioned Into Silence with Deborah Kevin

    My guest today is Deborah Kevin.Deborah Kevin (pronounced KEY-vin) is the founder of Highlander Press, former host of the STORYTELLHER podcast, bestselling author of Shelf Life: A Field Guide to Long-Term Author Success, and an unapologetic disruptor of the status quo. She’s on a mission to elevate women’s voices and help changemakers share their stories with impact and heart. An adventurer at heart, Debby has trekked the Camino de Santiago and thrives on exploring the world with her family. A magic believer, French Press enthusiast, and master of irreverent humor, she brings warmth, wit, and bold truth-telling to everything she touches. In this episode we discuss voice elevation, feminist disruption, storytelling as activism and storytelling impact. Website - https://www.deborahkevin.com https://www.highlanderpressbooks.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-kevin/ IG - https://www.instragram.com/debbykevinwriter Substack - https://debbykevin.substack In this episode you will learn: 1. Your voice was never lost. It was conditioned into silence. "Be quiet. Be nice. Smile more." From girlhood, women are handed a script that shrinks them. Deborah didn't lose her voice, she was taught to hide it. The work isn't finding something new. It's unburying what was always there, stripping away layers of other people's expectations to get back to the real, essential you.   2. Your story isn't the problem. Your belief in its worthiness is. A second-generation Holocaust survivor who became a trauma therapist once told Deborah her story wasn't big enough to share. That is what comparison does to us. Every person carries lived experiences that can crack someone else's world open. The question was never "is my story worth telling?", it was always "do I believe it is?" 3. Speaking your truth is not a responsibility. It's a call to courage. Deborah reframes the weight of visibility: it's not about carrying the world on your shoulders. It's about one act of courage, speaking your truth, that gives someone else permission to do the same. When we share our stories, we bear witness to each other's lives. That ripple is how cultures shift and how "I'm not alone" becomes the most healing sentence someone can hear. “Personally, I definitely hid my voice.  I didn't grow it up in a family where it was safe for me to be me." - 00:05:17 "Writing is an act. Anybody who puts pen to paper or fingers on keyboard is a writer." - 00:28:58 "I think empowerment is not something that we're given. I think it's something that we take. " - 01:01:40 This episode is supported by Victoria Lee Starr. Are you the one who keeps showing up for everyone else, holding it all together, while a quiet voice inside asks, “Is this all there is?” Victoria helps people see the stories shaping their lives, question the expectations they’ve inherited, and begin living with greater honesty, self-trust, and courage, through her See, Question, Live approach. You don’t need to know what comes next. Start with a little room to breathe. 🌿 Explore Victoria’s work: victorialeestarr.com 🎁 Free resources and guided meditations: victorialeestarr.com/freebies 🎙️ The Sacred Mycelium Podcast: YouTube | Spotify 📸 Instagram: @victorialeestarr Connect with Brad: Website Instagram LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter) TikTok Substack #Empowerography #womensempowerment #empowerelevateeducate #Podcast #DeborahKevin #HighlanderPress #WomenInPublishing #WomenStorytellers #ReclaimYourVoice #UnapologeticDisruptor #WomenEmpowerment #WomenInBusiness #StorytellingForChange #WomenLeadership #YourStoryMatters #CallToCourage #VisibilityHangover #WomenAuthors #ShelfLife #ElevateWomensVoices #FeminineLedLeadership #YouAreEnough #KeepShowingUpAndShining

    Your Voice Was Never Lost. It Was Conditioned Into Silence with Deborah Kevin

  2. 5d ago

    Why “Working Mom” Is a Phrase but “Working Dad” Doesn’t Exist with Kym Insana

    My guest today is Kym Insana. Kym Insana is a multi-million dollar business owner, digital marketing expert, and founder of AlwaysOn Digital, a women-owned agency helping brands like the U.S. Air Force, Enfamil, and Johnston & Murphy scale through impactful campaigns.. In this episode we discuss always on digital, family first culture, leadership, burnout stigma and empathy in the workplace. Website - https://www.getalwayson.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyminsana In this episode you will learn: 1. Success is an opinion, and yours is the only one that counts. We've been handed someone else's definition of success and told to chase it. Big company. Fast growth. 30 Under 30. Kym built a multi-million dollar agency by rejecting all of it. Her version? Waking up happy, attending the games, not dreading Monday. The moment you stop measuring yourself against someone else's scorecard is the moment you actually start winning.   2. Burnout is not a badge. It's a warning label. Kym answered emails minutes after her fourth child was born, and was celebrated for it. She hated that. She built Always On Digital specifically so nobody on her team ever had to make that trade. The relay race model means shifts, not sacrifice. When people aren't burned out, they care more, stay longer, and show up like it's their own business. Because it feels like it is.   3. Empathy isn't soft. It's the whole strategy. Sick kids on Zoom calls. Workouts built into the workday. No stigma around a therapist appointment. Kym didn't add empathy on top of her business model, she made it the foundation. What she discovered: when people feel safe, they perform. When they're seen, they stay. The companies still treating employees like children should be seen and not heard? Their revolving door is their own fault. “I found myself begging for work from home or begging to leave early enough to get to a place where I could see my kids for a half hour at night." - 00:03:32 "I would say I always wanted to be the leader that I am now in terms of giving people this flexibility and in creating loyalty this way for the business." - 00:39:58 "Why not you? Why can't you do it? Why are you waiting?" - 00:58:55 This episode is supported by Victoria Lee Starr. Are you the one who keeps showing up for everyone else, holding it all together, while a quiet voice inside asks, “Is this all there is?” Victoria helps people see the stories shaping their lives, question the expectations they’ve inherited, and begin living with greater honesty, self-trust, and courage, through her See, Question, Live approach. You don’t need to know what comes next. Start with a little room to breathe. 🌿 Explore Victoria’s work: victorialeestarr.com 🎁 Free resources and guided meditations: victorialeestarr.com/freebies 🎙️ The Sacred Mycelium Podcast: YouTube | Spotify 📸 Instagram: @victorialeestarr Connect with Brad: Website Instagram LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter) TikTok Substack #Empowerography #womensempowerment #empowerelevateeducate #Podcast #KymInsana #AlwaysOnDigital #WomenInBusiness #WomenEntrepreneurs #WomenLeadership #HumanFirstBusiness #BurnoutCulture #AntiHustle #WorkLifeIntegration #DigitalMarketing #WomenOwedAgency #EmpathyInBusiness #SuccessOnYourTerms #WomenFounders #LeadWithEmpathy #RedefineSuccess #WorkingMoms #WomenEmpowerment #KeepShowingUpAndShining

    Why “Working Mom” Is a Phrase but “Working Dad” Doesn’t Exist with Kym Insana

  3. Nov 2

    The Reason Women Stay Invisible (And It Has Nothing to Do With Talent) with Patty Farmer

    My guest today is Patty Farmer. Patty Farmer is an award-winning Marketing & Media Strategist, Fractional CMO, international speaker, podcast host, magazine publisher, and ecosystem architect who works exclusively with established, women-owned and women-led entrepreneurs to expand their visibility, authority, and revenue through relationship-first, human-led strategy—powered by connection and amplified by AI. In this episode we discuss relationship-first marketing, marketing, networking, and clarity over visibility. Website - https://www.pattyfarmer.com LinkedIn - https://LinkedIn.com/in/pattyfarmer IG - https://Instagram.com/PattyFarmerCEO FB - https://Facebook.com/PattyFarmerCEO  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/marketingmediamoney FREE Resources - https://M3BizQuiz.com  https://M3DigitalMag.com https://PattyFarmer.com/M3Podcasts In this episode you will learn: 1. Stop trying to be seen. Start being understood. Most women aren't invisible, they're just unclear. Patty's whole framework starts here: visibility without alignment creates confusion, not clients. The question isn't "how do I reach more people?" It's "am I in the right rooms, saying the right things, to the people who already need exactly what I do?" One aligned relationship will always outperform a hundred surface-level connections.   2. Business is transactional. Ecosystems change everything. When you chase clients, you become a firefighter, reactive, exhausted, always putting out the next fire. When you build an ecosystem, the right people come to you. Content builds trust. Relationships create opportunity. Visibility builds authority. Authority drives revenue. Patty calls it monetizing through relationships, and says when you do it right, it becomes the smallest part of your business.   3. It's not a capability issue. It's a self-trust issue. The biggest thing holding women back from the next level isn't skill, strategy, or access, it's permission. Permission they're waiting to receive from someone else. Patty sees it constantly: women navigating the quiet tension between who they've been and who they're becoming. Growth requires outgrowing old identities, old environments, even old relationships. Once self-trust shifts, everything else follows. “To me, in everything I do, Brad, it always comes down to how you show up and whether people understand the value of what you do, right?" - 00:08:14 "One aligned relationship is always going to outperform a hundred surface level ones, right?" - 00:44:37 "When women are supported to lead in a way that's aligned with who they are, we don't just grow businesses.We expand impact." - 01:07:23 Introducing Amplify Your Message: The Podcast Guest Mastery Experience, built from everything I've learned across 800+ interviews and six-plus years of hosting this show. Learn how to show up with presence, share your story with impact, and turn every guest appearance into real visibility for your message. Learn more at https://shorturl.at/VByVj Connect with Brad: Website Instagram LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter) TikTok Substack #Empowerography #womensempowerment #empowerelevateeducate #Podcast #PattyFarmer #M3CreativeMarketing #MarketingMediaAndMoney #EcosystemArchitect #RelationshipMarketing #WomenInBusiness #WomenEntrepreneurs #FractionalCMO #MarketingStrategy #VisibilityAndAuthority #BuildYourEcosystem #WomenLeadership #LeadWithContribution #SalesIsService #WomenEmpowerment #BusinessGrowth #RelationshipFirst #HumanLedStrategy #KeepShowingUpAndShining

    The Reason Women Stay Invisible (And It Has Nothing to Do With Talent) with Patty Farmer

  4. Oct 30

    The Emotional Side of Money Nobody Talks About with Dr. Beverly Wixon

    My guest today is Dr Beverly Wixon. Dr. Beverly Wixon is an Infinite Abundance & Richness Guide, author, and former public-school English teacher who helps women heal their relationship with money and create financial lives that feel supportive, calm, and sustainable. In this episode we discuss money mindset, financial anxiety, money beliefs, forgiveness and gratitude. FB Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundancepersonified Book - https://www.amazon.com/Get-Rich-Any-Salary-Techniques/dp/B0DZSLQWFZ/ref=sr_1_1 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbeverlywixon FB - https://www.facebook.com/beverly.wixon YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@drbeverlywixon In this episode you will learn: 1. Your money story isn't yours, and that's the beginning of freedom. Every belief you carry about money was handed to you before you could question it. Beverly spent four decades proving her father right, until she wrote down every financial phrase she’d ever heard and asked: Is this actually true? That one question is the crack in the wall. When you realize the story isn’t yours, you can finally write your own.   2. Healing your money relationship is emotional, not mathematical. Women are taught to treat money as a math problem. But the real blocks live in shame, grief, and self-blame. The first shift isn’t a spreadsheet, it’s awareness. Then comes the hardest part: forgiveness. Of yourself. Of others. Of what you lost. That emotional clearing is what makes every practical strategy actually stick.   3. Abundance isn’t something you chase, it’s something you allow. Beverly’s daily practice: write down everything you received, put a value on it, and say thank you like you mean it. The penny on the sidewalk. The friend who grabbed the bill. The $20 in a coat pocket. These aren’t small things, they’re proof that money moves toward gratitude. When women stop chasing and start receiving, the anxiety, the panic, and the scarcity begin to dissolve. “I definitely lived in the, hey, it's payday and I'm broke." - 00:06:56 You stop chasing, you stop pushing and start to make." - 00:29:46 "Money is neutral." - 01:03:10 Introducing Amplify Your Message: The Podcast Guest Mastery Experience, built from everything I've learned across 800+ interviews and six-plus years of hosting this show. Learn how to show up with presence, share your story with impact, and turn every guest appearance into real visibility for your message. Learn more at https://shorturl.at/VByVj Connect with Brad: Website Instagram LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter) TikTok Substack #Empowerography #womensempowerment #empowerelevateeducate #Podcast #DrBeverlyWixon #InfiniteAbundance #MoneyMindset #HealYourMoneyStory #WomenAndMoney #FinancialHealing #MoneyBlocks #AbundanceMindset #WealthMindset #MoneyAndEnergy #FinancialEmpowerment #WomenEmpowerment #MindsetShift #SelfWorth #ReceiveAbundance #GratitudePractice #MoneyStory #RichnessNotJustWealth #KeepShowingUpAndShining

    The Emotional Side of Money Nobody Talks About with Dr. Beverly Wixon

  5. Oct 28

    Brad's Corner Episode 10: Visibility, Courage and Putting Yourself Out There

    Brad Walsh is an International Speaker, Soul Visibility Guide, podcast host/producer, photographer, and #1 International Best-Selling Author who helps women step into their power and men become compassionate leaders. Through Empowerography, a Top 1.5% Globally Rated Podcast, he has held space for 800+ conversations with extraordinary women, creating a movement to EMPOWER, ELEVATE, and EDUCATE voices around the world. I would like to personally welcome you to Brad's Corner, a new series under the Empowerography Podcast umbrella, a space where I share raw reflections, personal insights, and the lessons I've gathered from the incredible women I've had the honor of interviewing. In Episode 10 of Brad's Corner, Brad gets personal. He takes you inside a moment of self-doubt, the decision that followed, and what happened when he chose to bet on himself anyway. This episode is about visibility, courage, and the simple but life-changing truth that you cannot get the shots you don't take. This Episode Explores: • What actually goes through your mind when an opportunity lands in front of you and the inner critic starts getting loud, and how to move through it anyway. • Why visibility feels so terrifying for so many women and entrepreneurs, and why hiding doesn't protect you, it just keeps the people who need you from finding you. • Brad's personal journey through the iHeartRadio Top Host contest , the doubt, the decision, the visualization, and the gratitude of making it to the Top 15 in Round 3. Key Insights: • Visibility is not about being perfect or having it all figured out. It is an act of courage, and courage means doing it before you feel ready. • Hiding doesn't protect you. It just keeps the people who need you from finding you. There is someone out there right now searching for exactly what you have to offer. • You cannot manifest what you won't move toward. The universe needs something to work with, and that something is you taking the first step. Key Message: Whatever your version of the iHeart contest is right now, that thing you've been sitting on, the opportunity you've been talking yourself out of, the shot you haven't taken because the fear is too loud, I want you to go for it. Enter anyway, apply anyway, send the email anyway, make the ask anyway. Launch the thing, post the thing, say the thing. Because the worst case scenario is you end up exactly where you are right now. And the best case? You end up somewhere you never even imagined. You were not built to stay small. You were built to be seen. Notable Quotes: "Visibility is an act of courage. Not ego. Courage." 00:07:33 "Hiding in the shadows, hiding behind the scenes, hiding behind your computer screen does not protect you. It just keeps the people who need you from finding you." 00:08:08 "You cannot manifest what you won't move toward." 00:09:29 P.S. -- This episode is about taking your shot, and here's mine. I am currently in Round 3 of the iHeartRadio Top Host contest and I have made it to the TOP 15. Round 3 ends Thursday and I need your vote to make it to the Top 10. If this episode resonated with you, if it lit something up, here is your chance to show up for me the way I always show up for you. Every single vote counts and I am so incredibly grateful for every one of them. Vote here: https://tophost.org/2026/brad-walsh Thank you. From the bottom of my heart. Let's go! 🙏 Contact Brad: Website Instagram LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter) TikTok Substack #BradsCorner #Empowerography #Visibility #PutYourselfOutThere #CourageOverFear #ShowUp #WomenEntrepreneurs #Podcast #PersonalDevelopment #Manifestation #iHeartRadio #TopHost #BradWalsh #EmpowerElevateEducate #SoulVisibilityGuide #TakeYourShot #BeingSeen #Mindset #WomenInBusiness #Entrepreneurship

    Brad's Corner Episode 10: Visibility, Courage and Putting Yourself Out There

  6. Oct 26

    The Real Reason Entrepreneurs Get Stuck (And It Has Nothing to Do with Strategy) with Sheila Andres

    My guest today is Sheila Andres. Trusted Business Advisor, Progress Expert, Speaker and Author, Sheila Andres champions small business success. After college, Sheila found her passion as “right hand” and partner to an entrepreneur building his legacy from startup to success. She is owner of Realize Your Vision, coaching and consulting that brings fun and flow to the business journey, and founder of the StuckSucks Movement where small business success is the catalyst for positive global impact. There is POWER IN SMALL. In this episode we discuss stuck sucks, the fear of success, decision making, accountability and purpose. Website - https://realize-yourvision.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/realizeyourvision LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilaandres/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/Realize.Your.Vision.RYV In this episode you will learn: 1. Stuck isn’t a strategy problem, it’s an identity problem - Most entrepreneurs think being stuck means they don’t know the right tactics. Sheila says that’s almost never the real issue. The block runs deeper — it’s not seeing who you truly are and what you’re actually capable of. Until you face that, no strategy in the world will get you unstuck.   2. The biggest lie keeping small business owners small is “I can figure it out alone.” Sheila calls it the lone wolf syndrome, and it’s poison to anyone’s success. When you isolate, nothing in your world challenges you to grow or evolve. You cap out. The entrepreneurs who accelerate fastest aren’t the ones with the best plan; they’re the ones who found the right person to hold them accountable to their greater self.   3. You don’t need more hustle, you need more clarity, one decision, and support. Sheila’s framework is simple: clarity, decision, support. Without clarity there’s no foundation to decide. Without a decision nothing moves. Without support, you can’t sustain it. Slow down, do the one most important thing, then the next. Those baby steps are what actually build something lasting, without burning yourself to the ground. “To go outside of the comfort zone is the magic." - 00:09:54 "I think every entrepreneur is responsible to be that better version of themselves." - 00:43:15 "I would say that I feel like fear blocks and things are a vulnerability." - 01:09:35 Introducing Amplify Your Message: The Podcast Guest Mastery Experience, built from everything I've learned across 800+ interviews and six-plus years of hosting this show. Learn how to show up with presence, share your story with impact, and turn every guest appearance into real visibility for your message. Learn more at https://shorturl.at/VByVj Connect with Brad: Website Instagram LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter) TikTok Substack #Empowerography #womensempowerment #empowerelevateeducate #Podcast #SheilaAndres #RealizeYourVision #StuckSucks #BusinessAdvisor #ProgressExpert #SmallBusinessSuccess #EntrepreneurMindset #InnerWork #WomenEntrepreneurs #WomenInBusiness #ClarityDecisionSupport #LoneWolfSyndrome #BusinessBFF #SlowDownToSpeedUp #WomenWhoLead #KnowYourWorth #BreakTheCeiling #WomenEmpowerment #KeepShowingUpAndShining

    The Real Reason Entrepreneurs Get Stuck (And It Has Nothing to Do with Strategy) with Sheila Andres

  7. Oct 23

    The Motherhood Penalty Is Real; And It’s Time We Stop Pretending It Isn’t with Dr Ann Marie Peters

    My guest today is Dr Ann Marie Peters. Dr. Ann Marie Peters is an author, executive coach, leadership strategist, and organizational psychologist with more than 30 years of experience across corporate, nonprofit, and academic sectors. As Founder and CEO of AMP Consulting, she partners with senior leaders, boards, and mission-driven organizations to cut through complexity, sharpen strategy, and lead transformational change that drives measurable impact. Her work focuses on executive decision-making, strategic alignment, culture transformation, and leadership effectivenes. In this episode we discuss returnships, organizational culture, leadership development, gender equity and identity loss. Website - https://www.annmariepeters.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/backwithamp/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/annmariepeters FB - https://www.facebook.com/DrAnnMariePeters/ Ann Marie's Book - https://www.annmariepeters.com/book-well-be-right-back In this episode you will learn: 1. The career pause is not the problem, the silence around it is. Ann Marie coined the term “motherhood penalty” long before it went mainstream. When women step away to raise a family, they come back not just overlooked but actively undervalued, their accomplishments treated as expired, their time away coded as a “break,” their resumes filtered out before a human ever sees them. The real issue isn’t the pause. It’s the organizational blind spot that refuses to see the leadership and resilience that was being built the entire time.   2. Women forget how powerful they were, and it’s everyone’s job to remind them. One of the most striking findings from Ann Marie’s research: over time, women who’ve stepped away literally forget the badass they used to be. Without daily professional reinforcement, imposter syndrome fills the gap. Her coaching, her dissertation, and her upcoming book are all built around one mission, helping women remember, name, and own the full power of who they are and what they built, both before and during their pause. That clarity is the key that unlocks the door back in.   3. The pivot back is also a pivot forward, and it starts with one question. Many women who reenter the workforce don’t go back to what they did before, and Ann Marie’s research shows that’s often a values-driven choice, not a defeat. At mid-career, women are prioritizing balance and authenticity over status. That’s not settling. That’s evolution. The question she wants every listener to sit with: “What do I love, and what would make me feel fulfilled in my professional life?” That’s not just a reentry question. It’s a compass for the next chapter. “Early on in my career, I felt like I was seasoned ." - 00:04:59 "I think there are gates that keep women from even getting to that point where they're sitting in front of a decision maker or a manager." - 00:43:25 "More than anything, I want women who have been stay-at-home moms specifically to feel seen and to feel empowered for the next chapter of their life." - 01:04:05 Introducing Amplify Your Message: The Podcast Guest Mastery Experience, built from everything I've learned across 800+ interviews and six-plus years of hosting this show. Learn how to show up with presence, share your story with impact, and turn every guest appearance into real visibility for your message. Learn more at https://shorturl.at/VByVj Contact Brad: Website Instagram LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter) TikTok Substack #Empowerography #womensempowerment #empowerelevateeducate #Podcast #AnnMariePeters #AMPConsulting #WomenReturningToWork #MotherhoodPenalty #CareerPause #ReturnToWork #Returnships #WomenInLeadership #ExecutiveCoaching #WomenEmpowerment #CareerReintegration #ImposterSyndrome #WorkLifeBalance #FlexibleWork #KnowYourValue #WomenWhoLead #LeadershipDevelopment #UseYourVoice #KeepShowingUpAndShining #WellBeRightBack

    The Motherhood Penalty Is Real; And It’s Time We Stop Pretending It Isn’t with Dr Ann Marie Peters

  8. Oct 19

    Stop Waiting for Permission to Be Powerful; Shannon Quinn on Identity, Embodiment, and the Art of Being Delulu

    My guest today is Shannon Quinn. Shannon Quinn is a Transformation and Identity Advisor who helps women stop overthinking and start showing up in a way that actually gets them what they want, in their work and in their relationships. She’s known for helping women shift out of second guessing, overworking, and trying to prove themselves, and into what she calls The Recalibrated Woman, the version of you who expects to be taken seriously and is. In this episode we discuss identity shifting, transformation, identity advising, control vs surrender and embodiment. IG - https://www.instagram.com/shannon.m.quinn YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ShannonMichaelaQuinn Store - https://stan.store/SMQuinn In this episode you will learn: 1. Your identity is not your story, it’s what you decide to step into next. - Shannon grew up the black sheep, kicked out of schools, never finishing high school, relying on her looks because she didn’t believe she had much else. The victim identity wasn’t who she was. It was a story she’d inherited and kept rehearsing. The shift isn’t about fixing what’s broken. It’s about deciding who you actually are, regardless of what’s happened to you.   2. You can’t think your way to a new life, you have to embody it. - Affirmations alone don’t work because your nervous system has to be programmed to hold the life you want, not just think about it. Shannon points to the Ellen Langer counterclockwise study, older men told simply to pretend they were younger showed measurable physical improvements in just five days. The science is clear: be delulu on purpose. Walk, talk, and carry yourself as the version of you who already has what you want. Your brain can’t tell the difference between what’s real and what’s rehearsed.   3. Adaptation is self-abandonment, your North Star has to be you. - The moment your North Star is someone else’s approval, you’ve already lost yourself. True power comes when you stop hoping people will recognize your value and start moving through the world as if your value is already settled. That energy changes everything, how people respond to you, the opportunities that show up, and the world you start to attract. “It's a lifelong journey. I was raised in a spiritual family." - 00:02:21 "We come here with everything we need and there's nothing outside of us." - 00:15:05 "We're designed to have a symbiotic relationship with nature. Everything is, we work together to heal." - 00:27:20 Introducing Amplify Your Message: The Podcast Guest Mastery Experience, built from everything I've learned across 800+ interviews and six-plus years of hosting this show. Learn how to show up with presence, share your story with impact, and turn every guest appearance into real visibility for your message. Learn more at https://shorturl.at/VByVj Contact Brad: Website Instagram LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter) TikTok Substack #Empowerography #womensempowerment #empowerelevateeducate #Podcast #ShannonQuinn #IdentityShift #TransformationAdvisor #StopOverthinking #BeDelulu #NervousSystemHealing #EmbodimentWork #WomenEmpowerment #NorthStarIsYou #RecalibratedWoman #SelfAbandonment #ManifestationTruth #IdentityAdvisor #WomenWhoLead #PurposeDriven #ActAsIf #30DayRehearsal #KeepShowingUpAndShining #KnowledgeIsPower

    Stop Waiting for Permission to Be Powerful; Shannon Quinn on Identity, Embodiment, and the Art of Being Delulu
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Welcome to Empowerography, the premier podcast platform dedicated to bringing powerful women to an empowered stage. Host, Brad Walsh, having spent his corporate career in the world of A/V technology, felt that there was a greater story waiting. Brad was introduced to the world of Boudoir Photography and he immediately fell in love with the empowering mission and message behind boudoir photography. Being immersed in this world and seeing the life-changing effects it had on women helped to reveal his true calling—creating space for women to see themselves in a light they normally don't get to see themselves in. Brad realized this work was his life's purpose, so he left my AV tech career to pursue boudoir photography full-time. Witnessing the incredible transformations in his clients confirmed he had found his purpose. Two years later, while working as a women's empowerment photographer, Brad had another epiphany: I need to broaden my impact by creating a podcast. When Covid-19 hit in March 2020 rendering Brads business in-operable, he saw an opportunity to be a voice of hope and positivity amidst global fear and negativity and Empowerography was born. Brad's podcast is a platform whose purpose is to Empower. Elevate and Educate by amplifying the voices of women. Empowerography's mission is to Empower, Elevate, and Educate, showcasing real-life stories of courage, transformation, and inspiration from extraordinary women around the world. Each episode dives deep into the personal and professional journeys of our guests, uncovering the trials they've overcome, the successes they've achieved, and the invaluable lessons they've learned along the way. Join us as we amplify the voices of women, providing a space where their stories can inspire, motivate, and empower listeners to pursue their own dreams and aspirations. Whether you're looking for inspiration, guidance, or simply a boost of empowerment, Empowerography is here to elevate your spirit and educate your mind. Tune in and let the transformative stories of these incredible women change your perspective and ignite your passion for making a difference.

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  • Creator
    Brad Walsh
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    814
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2026 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Empowerography