Thriving Entrepreneur

Steve Kidd
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Best Selling Author Success Stories. Entrepreneur journeys. Inspiring Life and Business insight. 30 year veteran coach Steve Kidd and his guests of successful entrepreneurs, Best Selling Authors and World Changer share how they did it and how you can too! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.

  1. Sep 3

    Don't Slow Down. Get Aligned.

    What if the answer isn't to slow down?And what if it also isn't to push harder? In this episode of Thriving Entrepreneur, Steve Kidd explores the difference between the natural momentum of being fully yourself and the exhausting motion that comes from trying to force your life into something it was never meant to be. Steve begins with a realization from his own creative life. For years, he apologized for the speed of his mind—the ideas, rabbit trails, songs, possibilities and seemingly endless urge to create. But what if that isn't something to fix? What if the thing you've spent years trying to slow down simply needs the right environment, tools and support? Then Steve is joined by Lark Dean Galley, author of Intentional Manifesting, for a conversation about moving beyond wishful thinking and becoming deliberate about what you're creating in your life. Lark shares how devastating loss forced her to reconsider what truly mattered, why we're always creating outcomes whether we're conscious of it or not, and how clarity, visualization and inspired action can begin turning intention into reality. And then comes the apparent contradiction: Be still. Because stillness isn't the opposite of momentum. Sometimes it's where you finally hear which direction your momentum was meant to go. Steve explores why quiet seasons can make us panic, hustle and assume something has gone wrong—and why those same seasons may actually give us the space to reassess, realign and reconnect with who we really are. You don't necessarily need to become slower. You don't need to become busier. You may simply need to become more aligned. Because consistency isn't grinding your way toward somebody you're supposed to become. It's learning how to be who you already are—more consistently. This episode is an invitation to stop apologizing for the way you were made, stop mistaking frantic activity for progress, get intentional about what you actually want, and create enough stillness to hear where you're meant to go next. Maybe you don't need fixing. Maybe you need alignment. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.

  2. Aug 25

    Belief, Identity & Momentum

    What if the thing holding you back isn't a lack of strategy—but the fact that you haven't fully decided to believe in the person carrying it? In this episode of Thriving Entrepreneur, Steve Kidd explores three things that have to come together if you want to create meaningful momentum in your life and business: belief, identity, and intentional movement. It starts with believing in yourself before asking the world to believe in you. Your worth isn't determined by views, likes, sales, followers, or whether something goes viral. Sometimes one person receiving what you created—even years from now—is enough to change the trajectory of a life. Then Steve goes deeper: before the branding, the presentation, the book, the offer, or the stage, you have to know who is showing up. The things that come most naturally to you are often the very things you underestimate because they feel too easy to be valuable. But knowing who you are—and why you care about what you care about—is where clarity and certainty begin. Finally, it's time to move. Momentum doesn't begin when you arrive on the stage, close the client, publish the book, or reach the destination. Like preparing for a journey, you're already in motion long before departure. The question is whether that motion has intention behind it.Because trains don't rush. They move with intention. And maybe that's the real invitation of this episode: believe in the person you already are, know what is uniquely yours to bring, and get your existing momentum on track toward the difference only you can make. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.

  3. Aug 18

    The Human Side of Getting Attention

    What happens when we stop treating people like data points, email addresses, or targets—and start getting curious about the actual human on the other side? On this episode of Thriving Entrepreneur, Steve Kidd sits down with three very different guests exploring research, relationships, marketing, creativity, and the human connection underneath all of them. Maria Vorovich and Holland Martini of GoodQues take us inside the world of consumer research—and show why better answers often begin with better questions. From “waffle brain” and “spaghetti brain” to Fortune 500 research and AI, they explore how data becomes useful when we remember that the numbers represent actual people. Then Ely Delaney, creator of The Follow Up Code, challenges the way entrepreneurs think about their lists and follow-up. A bigger database isn't necessarily a better one. Sometimes the real opportunity is reconnecting with the people already there, intentionally building relationships, providing value before making another offer, and remembering that communication doesn't begin and end with email. Finally, Kate Wolff of Lupine Creative takes us into experiential and stunt marketing, where getting attention isn't simply about being louder. From work with major brands and startups to creative concepts like Lumi Cup, Kate explores what happens when marketing starts with the audience, how AI is changing creative work, and why human judgment and nuance still matter. Three conversations. Three very different parts of business. One question running quietly underneath all of them: Do you actually understand the people you're trying to reach? Because research can give you data. Technology can help you follow up. Creativity can get someone's attention. But somewhere on the other side of all of it... there's still a person. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.

  4. Aug 12

    From the Scar to the Signal: Stop Performing and Let People Meet You

    There is a difference between telling your story and bleeding on people. There is a difference between having a voice and performing one. And there is a difference between being visible and actually being known. In this episode of Thriving Entrepreneur, Steve Kidd brings together three conversations that all lead to the same place: real impact begins when you stop trying to manufacture a version of yourself and start letting people encounter what is actually true. Cindy Benezra, author of Under the Orange Blossoms, shares what it means to write from the scar instead of the open wound — to tell the truth about pain without allowing the pain to own the story. Willie J explores the power of authentic voice, the difference between momentum and meaningful impact, and why becoming well known matters far less than becoming more fully yourself. His work around Eternal Love becomes part of a larger conversation about creating from something real enough that your signature remains recognizable wherever you go. And Steve brings the episode home with a simple challenge: Stop performing. Start connecting. Perfect lighting, polished delivery, credentials, filters, strategy, and flawless production may help people notice you. But they do not automatically help people trust you. Trust grows when your real heart comes through. When people know what you stand for. When they encounter you consistently. When they begin to feel like they actually know the person behind the message. That is where visibility becomes connection. That is where a book becomes more than a book. That is where a song becomes more than a song. And that is where your story stops being something you survived and starts becoming a signal someone else can recognize. Because the goal is not to impress everyone. It is to make the impact only you can make. Show Notes In this episode, Cindy Benezra, Willie J, and Steve Kidd explore healing, authentic voice, visibility, and the difference between performance and connection. Cindy shares why powerful storytelling comes from the scar rather than the bleeding wound. Willie J talks about protecting your authentic voice, compounding the right kind of momentum, and choosing impact over clout. Steve closes with why clarity, consistency, and connection matter more than polished performance when you want the right people to truly know, like, and trust you Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.

  5. Aug 4

    Best Seller Is Only the Beginning: What Happens After Launch Day?

    Becoming a bestselling author is exciting. But it is not the destination. In this episode of Thriving Entrepreneur, Steve Kidd looks at what comes next after the book launches, the ranking happens, and the celebration settles down. Because a bestseller badge is a valuable credential. But credentials only become powerful when you actually use them. Steve explores how your book can become the beginning of a much larger visibility strategy—one that helps people find you, trust you, understand what you do, and eventually take the next step with you. That means more than simply posting about your book once in a while. It means creating consistent signals. ~Keeping your book active. ~Continuing to generate real reader engagement and legitimate reviews. ~Showing up where your ideal readers already are. ~And making sure the book leads naturally into the deeper work, service, business, or message you are here to share. Steve also breaks down why reviews matter so much, why current reader activity helps create trust, how Amazon uses signals around a book, and why more content is not automatically better content. At the center of it all are three things: Clarity. Consistency. Connection. Clarity about who you are and what the book is really saying. Consistency in keeping the message visible after launch. Connection with real people instead of simply broadcasting more noise. Because the real opportunity of a book is not just that somebody buys it. It is that the right person discovers you through it. And that is why bestseller is only the beginning. Show Notes In this episode, Steve explores why bestseller status is a starting point rather than an ending, how a book becomes a credibility signal, why ongoing reviews and reader activity matter, the role Amazon plays in book discovery, how authors can build consistency without posting hundreds of times a day, and why your book should lead naturally into the rest of your business and message. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.

  6. Jul 28

    You’re the Signal, Not the Noise: Why Brilliant People Stay Hidden

    You can be brilliant, experienced, qualified, and deeply capable—and still remain invisible to the people who actually need you. In this episode of Thriving Entrepreneur, Steve Kidd explores why so many talented experts become their own best-kept secret and what it really takes to become visible without turning yourself into a performance. Visibility is not fame. It is not shouting louder than everybody else. It is not chasing every trend, posting constantly, or trying to manufacture confidence. It is making yourself findable. Because the person who needs what you know cannot choose you if they cannot encounter you. Steve looks at the ways we quietly disappear behind referrals, credentials, technology, fear, comfort, and even AI. All of those things can support your work—but none of them can speak in place of you. And sometimes confidence is not even the thing that is missing. Clarity is. When you know who you are, what you stand for, and why your work matters, you do not have to compete with all the noise around you. You become the signal. This episode is an invitation to stop playing small, stop waiting to feel perfectly ready, and choose one real way to show up today. Because visibility is not about everybody seeing you. It is about making sure the right person finally can. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.

  7. Jul 22

    What Makes You Come Alive? Choosing the Life That Is Actually Yours

    What if the life you are capable of living is not necessarily the life that is actually yours? In this episode of Thriving Entrepreneur, Steve Kidd brings together a series of deeply personal conversations about success, responsibility, dreams, boundaries, and the choices that quietly shape a life. You can be winning and still be living according to expectations you never consciously chose. You can love someone without carrying what belongs to them. Your circumstances can be real without getting the final vote on who you are or what becomes possible. And your dream does not become more valuable simply because somebody else is impressed by it. The deeper question is simpler: What makes you come alive? Not what looks impressive. Not what somebody else thinks you should want. Not what you have become good at carrying because everyone needed you to carry it. What is actually yours? Steve explores how ordinary-looking work can be extraordinary when it is deeply right for the person doing it, why we so often outsource permission for choices that belong to us, and how all of these big questions eventually come back to one very practical place: What is actually yours to do today? This is not an invitation to abandon responsibility or chase whatever feels good in the moment. It is an invitation to notice where “should,” approval, circumstance, and inherited expectations may have been making decisions that belong to you. Because thriving may have far less to do with becoming impressive enough for somebody else... and far more to do with recognizing the life that is actually yours and creating enough room to live it. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.

  8. Jul 8

    Stop Being the Best Kept Secret: Visibility, Influence & the Power of Your VOICE

    What if becoming more visible isn't about becoming louder? What if real influence begins when you stop trying to become what you think the world wants—and become more fully the person you already are? In this special episode of Thriving Entrepreneur, Steve Kidd and Willie J. explore what it actually takes to move from being overlooked and underrecognized to becoming a trusted, relevant voice in your industry and in the lives of the people you're here to serve. Willie brings lessons from media, music, entrepreneurship, relationships, timing, teamwork, marketing, and the long game of staying relevant without losing yourself along the way. Then Steve introduces the VOICE framework: Vision — Know where you're going and what you're here to create. Optimize — Make the most of what you already have. Impact — Use your gifts to make a meaningful difference. Connect — Build real relationships rather than simply collecting an audience. Expand — Allow your influence, contribution, and possibilities to grow. But the conversation goes somewhere deeper than visibility strategy. Because influence isn't ultimately about followers, fame, or beating somebody else. It's about connection. Contribution. Collaboration. Legacy. And becoming visible enough that the world can finally experience what happens when you show up as the best, truest version of yourself. If you've ever known that you have something meaningful to offer but wondered why the world still seems to be overlooking you, this conversation is for you. Show Notes In this episode, Steve Kidd and Willie J. explore the journey from hidden expertise to meaningful influence, including why authenticity and relationships matter in media and business; the role timing, team, marketing, and consistency play in sustained relevance; why visibility without meaningful connection isn't enough; and how Steve's VOICE framework moves an entrepreneur from vision into greater impact and expansion. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.

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Best Selling Author Success Stories. Entrepreneur journeys. Inspiring Life and Business insight. 30 year veteran coach Steve Kidd and his guests of successful entrepreneurs, Best Selling Authors and World Changer share how they did it and how you can too! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.

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  • Creator
    Steve Kidd
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    562
  • Rating
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    © Copyright Steve Kidd
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    Thriving Entrepreneur