Expansive CEO

Hannah Chapman

Expansive CEO is a podcast for entrepreneurs, leaders, and visionaries who are ready to build businesses in alignment with their unique energy blueprint. Co-hosted by 6/2 Pure Manifesting Generator Hannah Chapman and 1/3 Pure Generator Lauren Ammon, the show blends Human Design, Gene Keys, and conscious leadership with real-world business growth strategy. Each episode explores what it means to build a business that is energetically aligned, emotionally sustainable, and financially grounded. Through conversations, teachings, and reflections, we dive into topics like: Human Design and Gene Keys as tools for leadership and decision-making Deconditioning from hustle, pressure, and the “not-self” in business Building offers, teams, and strategies that honor your natural energy Identity, purpose, and self-expression as foundations for success Expanding prosperity without sacrificing wellbeing or integrity Expansive CEO is for those who know that true success isn't about forcing outcomes—it's about alignment, embodiment, and trust. This is where business meets self-mastery. This is where expansion begins.

  1. 5d ago

    What If You're Exactly Where You're Supposed to Be? The Truth About Your 40s: Aging, Anxiety, and Self-Acceptance

    What if you're not behind? What if you're not supposed to have everything figured out by now? And what if the parts of yourself you've spent years trying to change are actually the parts you're here to embrace? In this episode, Hannah and Lauren explore two very different experiences of getting older. While Hannah feels more comfortable in her 40s than she ever has before, Lauren shares how midlife has brought unexpected anxiety, self-doubt, and the pressure of feeling like she should have it all figured out by now. Together, they explore how Human Design, astrology, and self-awareness can help us understand our own timing, release the expectations we've placed on ourselves, and stop fighting against who we naturally are. They also look at how these same patterns show up in business, where striving for more isn't always the same as creating a life that actually feels good. In this episode, we explore: Why turning 40 can feel liberating for some people and overwhelming for others How Human Design profiles and astrology can offer perspective on different seasons of life Why feeling behind doesn't necessarily mean you're on the wrong path The pressure to have everything figured out by midlife—and why that expectation can be so damaging How self-rejection shows up in our relationships, businesses, and everyday decisions Why building a bigger business or making more money isn't always the path to greater fulfillment How your Gene Keys Pearl Sphere can reveal a different relationship with prosperity and success The difference between surrendering to who you are and constantly striving to become someone else Why anxiety doesn't always need an explanation, a story, or an immediate solution How learning to accept yourself can change the way you experience your life Join us on Substack: https://expansiveceo.substack.com/ Ready to work with a fiduciary CFP to build your long-term wealth strategy? Hannah is currently accepting new clients at X² Wealth Planning. Schedule a complimentary consultation: https://calendly.com/hannahrchapman/60-minute-exploration-call Hannah Chapman, CFP®, APMA®, CRPC® | hannah.chapman@x2wealthplanning.com | https://x2wealthplanning.com

  2. Sep 29

    Where Are You Outsourcing Your Financial Power?

    What happens when you don't actually know what's happening with your own money? Sometimes information is intentionally withheld. Sometimes nobody ever taught you what questions to ask. And sometimes the information is technically available—but fear, overwhelm, or old money stories keep you from looking. In this episode, we're continuing our conversation about money between people by exploring power: who has it, where we give it away, and what changes when we're willing to illuminate what's actually happening. Because financial power isn't about controlling every dollar. It's about understanding where your resources are flowing so you can choose where you want them to go. In this episode, we explore: How secrecy and lack of financial transparency create power imbalances The difference between having information withheld and unknowingly outsourcing your own agency Why anger around money may be covering fear, grief, or vulnerability How our individual money stories show up inside relationships Why money mindset work alone can't replace understanding your actual numbers The three pieces we keep coming back to: income, expenses, and assets How clarity about your resources gives you more power to make aligned choices Why healing your relationship with money requires both the emotional work and the numbers Join us on Substack: https://expansiveceo.substack.com/ Ready to work with a fiduciary CFP to build your long-term wealth strategy? Hannah is currently accepting new clients at X² Wealth Planning. Schedule a complimentary consultation: https://calendly.com/hannahrchapman/60-minute-exploration-call Hannah Chapman, CFP®, APMA®, CRPC® | hannah.chapman@x2wealthplanning.com | x2wealthplanning.com

    Where Are You Outsourcing Your Financial Power?
  3. Sep 22

    You Don’t Have to Defend Your Desires: Money, Judgment & the Freedom to Know Your Own Worth

    What happens when you make a financial decision that feels right for you—and someone else makes you question it? Maybe you bought something you genuinely wanted. Maybe you invested in an experience that matters to you. Maybe you've built wealth but still feel uncomfortable talking about it with your family or friends. In this episode, we're continuing our conversation about money between people, exploring how judgment, secrecy, and other people's money stories can influence our decisions—and what it looks like to own our desires without needing everyone else's approval. In this episode, we explore: How financial secrecy and ambiguity can create power imbalances in relationships Why other people's judgments can make us question decisions we've already made The difference between what something costs and what it's worth to you How the defined and undefined Ego centers in Human Design can shape our experiences of worth, value, and judgment Why genuine reciprocity is more than a transactional exchange How to recognize when you're taking on someone else's expectations or need for approval What changes when you can say, “I see you, and I see me”—without needing someone else to validate your desires Join us on Substack: https://expansiveceo.substack.com/ Ready to work with a fiduciary CFP to build your long-term wealth strategy? Hannah is currently accepting new clients at X² Wealth Planning. Schedule a complimentary consultation: https://calendly.com/hannahrchapman/60-minute-exploration-call Hannah Chapman, CFP®, APMA®, CRPC® | hannah.chapman@x2wealthplanning.com | x2wealthplanning.com

    You Don’t Have to Defend Your Desires: Money, Judgment & the Freedom to Know Your Own Worth
  4. Aug 25

    Vanity Metrics and the Illusion of Success

    Seven figures in revenue. Thousands of followers. Big-name clients. A growing team. An impressive house, car, or Instagram feed. From the outside, these can all look like evidence that you've made it. But what if the business generating $1 million in revenue can't actually afford to pay its founder? In this episode of the Expansive CEO Podcast, Hannah and Lauren unpack the vanity metrics we use to measure business success—and what can happen when we start building our businesses around proving we've succeeded instead of creating something profitable, sustainable, and aligned. Explore: Why top-line revenue can be one of the biggest vanity metrics in business The difference between visibility and actual business results Why followers, likes, impressions, headcount, and big-name clients don't necessarily equal success How underpricing quietly destroys otherwise successful businesses What happens when "we can figure it out" becomes your business model Why vanity metrics tend to create more vanity metrics The pressure to prove yourself as a business owner Why rest and stillness are essential parts of sustainable growth How undefined Ego/Heart energy can amplify the pressure to prove Why a painful pivot may be necessary to build a healthier business Human Design and Gene Keys as tools for understanding your energetic niche The Culture Sphere, conscious Mercury, and finding the people who are actually here to hear you Why your niche may be less about demographics and more about what you're here to say Join us on Substack: https://expansiveceo.substack.com/ Ready to work with a fiduciary CFP to build your long-term wealth strategy? Hannah is currently accepting new clients at X² Wealth Planning. Schedule a complimentary consultation: https://calendly.com/hannahrchapman/60-minute-exploration-call Hannah Chapman, CFP®, APMA®, CRPC® | hannah.chapman@x2wealthplanning.com | x2wealthplanning.com

    Vanity Metrics and the Illusion of Success
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Expansive CEO is a podcast for entrepreneurs, leaders, and visionaries who are ready to build businesses in alignment with their unique energy blueprint. Co-hosted by 6/2 Pure Manifesting Generator Hannah Chapman and 1/3 Pure Generator Lauren Ammon, the show blends Human Design, Gene Keys, and conscious leadership with real-world business growth strategy. Each episode explores what it means to build a business that is energetically aligned, emotionally sustainable, and financially grounded. Through conversations, teachings, and reflections, we dive into topics like: Human Design and Gene Keys as tools for leadership and decision-making Deconditioning from hustle, pressure, and the “not-self” in business Building offers, teams, and strategies that honor your natural energy Identity, purpose, and self-expression as foundations for success Expanding prosperity without sacrificing wellbeing or integrity Expansive CEO is for those who know that true success isn't about forcing outcomes—it's about alignment, embodiment, and trust. This is where business meets self-mastery. This is where expansion begins.