Making It: How Coaches, Consultants, and Creators Build for Success

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For most aspiring online entrepreneurs, “making it” means achieving success in your business. But what exactly is business success anyway? And how do outwardly successful online entrepreneurs define "making it"? Here at Mirasee FM, we wanted to find out, so we asked a group of diverse online business owners what success means to them. Their answers and insights surprised, moved, and inspired us. In this podcast, accomplished online entrepreneurs discuss what making it means to them, provide tips for online business success, and share important lessons on business and life that they have learned along the way.

  1. 8h ago

    How Soft Skills Training Transforms Lives Across Every Industry

    Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. What happens when soft skills training reaches beyond corporate offices to housekeepers and security teams? Mansi Panani shares how her company Bloom Learning and Wellbeing helps simple people accomplish extraordinary goals through communication and confidence coaching across all industries. Guest Bio: Mansi Panani is a Certified Corporate Trainer, Soft Skills Trainer and Train the Trainer from Indian Leadership Academy, and a certified Public Speaker from Toastmasters International. Passionate about transforming lives through creative learning interventions and psychological tools, she has pursued her BBA from CMS and her Masters in Psychology from Christ University and now has her organization named Bloom Learning & Wellbeing which is a 3.5 years old soft skills training and counselling firm. At Bloom, she designs and delivers customized learning interventions for corporates, educational institutions and individuals. Connect with Mansi Panani LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mansi-panani/Instagram: @bloom_learningwellbeing Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith EisenbergEditor: Marvin Del RosarioExecutive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: How Soft Skills Training Transforms Lives Across Every Industry coming soon.

    How Soft Skills Training Transforms Lives Across Every Industry

  2. 1d ago

    Close Your Identity Gap and Build a Personal Brand That Fits

    Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. Is your brand still reflecting who you used to be? Danielle Miller, brand strategist who coined the identity gap concept, reveals why entrepreneurs evolve faster than their positioning and how to close that identity gap. Learn the difference between brand and branding. Guest Bio: Danielle Miller is a personal brand strategist, author, and creator of the Identity Gap Framework. She works with experienced entrepreneurs and founders to close the gap between who they've become and how the market sees them, so their expertise is recognized, remembered, and sought after. Her work helps clients clarify their positioning, communicate their value with confidence, and build personal brands that become strategic business assets rather than marketing afterthoughts. She is the author of Smartypants Branding and the creator of The Unmistakable Brand, where she helps leaders become the obvious choice in their industry through authentic positioning rather than louder marketing. Connect with Danielle Miller LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellemmiller/Website: https://www.daniellemmiller.com/ Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith EisenbergEditor: Marvin Del RosarioExecutive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: Close Your Identity Gap and Build a Personal Brand That Fits coming soon.

    Close Your Identity Gap and Build a Personal Brand That Fits

  3. 4d ago

    From HR to Mental Health Coach: Building Emotional Resilience

    Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. What makes people finally reach out for help? Swati Ghoshal shares her pivot from HR to mental health coaching after losing a colleague to suicide. Learn how she builds emotional resilience in leaders through question-centered coaching that helps clients become pilots of their own lives. Guest Bio: Swati Ghoshal is an ICF ACC Certified Coach, Counselling Psychologist, CBT Practitioner, Corporate Trainer, and Founder of Psychlth. She helps professionals, leaders, and organisations build emotional resilience, strengthen relationships, and lead with greater self-awareness. With experience across corporate mental health, coaching, and psychotherapy, Swati has worked with individuals facing stress, anxiety, workplace challenges, relationship issues, and life transitions. Her approach combines evidence-based psychology with practical coaching to help people overcome limiting beliefs, navigate change, and create meaningful, lasting growth. She is passionate about creating psychologically safe workplaces and empowering people to live and work in alignment with their authentic selves. Connect with Swati Ghoshal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swati-ghoshal-sg03 Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith EisenbergEditor: Marvin Del RosarioExecutive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: From HR to Mental Health Coach: Building Emotional Resilience coming soon.

    From HR to Mental Health Coach: Building Emotional Resilience

  4. 6d ago

    From Stoic Instagram Page to Six-Figure Business Coaching Empire

    Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. What happens when a stoic philosophy Instagram page accidentally launches your business coaching career? Geoff Seow shares his journey from clinical research to helping entrepreneurs build unforgettable brands, why playing it safe actually hurts you, and how poverty shaped his relentless drive. Guest Bio: Geoff Seow is a business coach, author, and serial entrepreneur who helps entrepreneurs build profitable businesses and unforgettable personal brands. Through his coaching, content, and book Do It Every Damn Day, Geoff combines practical strategy with founder psychology to help entrepreneurs gain clarity, take action, and build their brand with consistency. Connect with Geoff Seow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffseowWebsite: https://geoffseow.com/ Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith EisenbergEditor: Marvin Del RosarioExecutive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: From Stoic Instagram Page to Six-Figure Business Coaching Empire coming soon.

    From Stoic Instagram Page to Six-Figure Business Coaching Empire

  5. Oct 27

    From Humiliating Speech to Thriving Marketing Business: Visibility Secrets

    Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. What if your most humiliating moment became your greatest strength? Gina Shepherd shares how a disastrous public speech led her to build a thriving marketing consultancy. Discover her six Cs framework for visibility that helped one client achieve 300% revenue growth in year one. Guest Bio: Gina Shepherd is a life, business and leadership coach, flow consultant, and co-founder of Foxy Marketers, on a mission to help coaches, service providers and entrepreneurs stop being the best-kept secret in their industry. With a background that spans running two gym franchises almost 20 years ago, to building thriving online communities, Gina brings real-world business grit to everything she does. She knows what it takes to build something from the ground up, and more importantly, how to get people through the door. At Foxy Marketers, Gina and the team work with coaches and service providers to generate visibility and leads through a proven 6Cs framework (Connection, Conversation, Community, Cultivation, Convene, Client), helping them build the kind of relationships that actually convert. A firm believer that connection is the new currency, Gina also hosts her own Connect & Grow events, intimate spaces that blend networking with real, practical training. Born from her own uncomfortable experience of walking into a room and not knowing a soul, these events are designed for people who want to grow their network and their confidence. Now stepping boldly onto other people's stages, Gina is on a mission to share what she's learned, and help fellow entrepreneurs do the same. When she's not in her business, you'll find her at home with her husband, her two (now fully fledged and flown!) sons checking in occasionally, and Rufus, her beloved rescue German Shepherd who absolutely runs the household. Connect with Gina Shepherd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clearvisioncoaching/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachginashepherd Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith EisenbergEditor: Marvin Del RosarioExecutive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: From Humiliating Speech to Thriving Marketing Business: Visibility Secrets coming soon.

    From Humiliating Speech to Thriving Marketing Business: Visibility Secrets

  6. Oct 26

    From 60-Hour Weeks to Intentional Living and Life Design Freedom

    Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. What happens when a corporate overachiever finally asks what she actually wants? Kara Troester shares her journey from 60-hour weeks to intentional living, launching two businesses, and her List of 100 Dreams exercise that helps high-achieving women rediscover happiness. Guest Bio: Kara Troester spent 15 years climbing the corporate ladder in tech consulting — and burning herself out in the process. What started as a desperate search for balance turned into something she never expected: a complete reimagining of what her life could look like. While still in corporate, she built She Boss Life, a community for high-achieving women who are succeeding by every external measure but quietly wondering if there's more. When she finally left her corporate career in early 2026, she did something no one saw coming — including her. She traded PowerPoints for mimosas and launched Forage, a mobile snack and cocktail cart business. Today Kara is building two businesses simultaneously, figuring it out in real time, and bringing her She Boss Life community along for the ride. Her mission is simple: help women stop operating on autopilot and start actually living. Connect with Kara Troester LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-troester/Website: https://SheBossLife.com/newsletter Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith EisenbergEditor: Marvin Del RosarioExecutive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: From 60-Hour Weeks to Intentional Living and Life Design Freedom coming soon.

    From 60-Hour Weeks to Intentional Living and Life Design Freedom

  7. Oct 23

    From Sales Trainer to Strategic Partner: Owning Your True Worth at 59

    Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. What happens when you finally realize you're not just a trainer but a strategic partner? Julie Futcher shares her journey from imposter syndrome to Fellow of the Institute of Sales Professionals, rebuilding after COVID, and why at 59 she's finally claiming her true worth in sales strategy. Guest Bio: Julie Futcher, known as the Sales Ace, is one of the East Midlands most respected sales trainers and sales strategists. She has over 30 years of varied experience in both B2B and B2C sales, is a regular trainer for the Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce, contributes professional mentorship for ‘help to grow’, and has worked with more than 250 businesses to enhance their sales strategies and processes. Julie’s core belief is that sales is the lifeblood of any business. Her experience says that, to keep that lifeblood flowing, you need to equip sales teams with the skills they need to overachieve and then create the sales processes and planning that will allow them to go further and excel. It’s also important to her that training should encompass the real, and constantly changing, world that sales teams work in. That is why she always maintains a role as an active salesperson. That real world understanding, her dedication to remaining cutting edge in areas such as LinkedIn training, and her extensive experience of everything from telesales to C-Suite planning, are just part of the reason she is such an asset to any businesses or individual looking to elevate their sales performance. Connect with Julie Futcher LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliefutcher/Website: https://www.thesalesace.co.uk/ Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith EisenbergEditor: Marvin Del RosarioExecutive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: From Sales Trainer to Strategic Partner: Owning Your True Worth at 59 coming soon.

    From Sales Trainer to Strategic Partner: Owning Your True Worth at 59

  8. Oct 21

    Stop Being the Bottleneck: How to Scale with a People Strategy

    Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. Are you working 80-hour weeks and still the bottleneck in your business? Lindsay White reveals how a people strategy transforms overwhelmed female founders into strategic leaders. Learn to build teams that grow without you firefighting every crisis. Guest Bio: Lindsay White is the founder of High Voltage Leadership and a fractional Chief People Officer who helps female founders navigate the hardest part of scaling: becoming the CEO their business actually needs. With 20 years in HR leadership and people strategy, she works with founders who have outgrown their current team, structure, and leadership style. Her work sits at the intersection of leadership and people strategy, grounded in the belief that you cannot scale a business without evolving both at the same time. Known for her direct, no-BS approach, Lindsay brings real-world insight into why growth stalls and what it really takes to build a team and culture that can support what’s next. Connect with Lindsay White LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-white-high-voltage/Website: https://highvoltageleadership.ca/ Link to the playbook: The People Strategy PlaybookResources or websites mentioned in this episode:Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith EisenbergEditor: Marvin Del RosarioExecutive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: Stop Being the Bottleneck: How to Scale with a People Strategy coming soon.

    Stop Being the Bottleneck: How to Scale with a People Strategy
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For most aspiring online entrepreneurs, “making it” means achieving success in your business. But what exactly is business success anyway? And how do outwardly successful online entrepreneurs define "making it"? Here at Mirasee FM, we wanted to find out, so we asked a group of diverse online business owners what success means to them. Their answers and insights surprised, moved, and inspired us. In this podcast, accomplished online entrepreneurs discuss what making it means to them, provide tips for online business success, and share important lessons on business and life that they have learned along the way.

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