EmpowerHER Business Podcast

Linette Cottrell/Coach/Accountant/Writer
  • 5.0 (4)
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Welcome to the EmpowerHER Business Podcast — the unapologetic space for Black women entrepreneurs building bold businesses and beating the odds in their FIRST FIVE years.Here, we talk about the real journey: money, mindset, and the messy middle that nobody warns you about. From beating the 97% failure rate to mastering your cash flow and building a business that lasts, this is where you’ll find the clarity, confidence, and community to keep going.In our weekly episodes, host Linette Cottrell — accountant, coach, and advocate for Black women founders — brings you bold conversations, survival strategies, and legacy-driven insights designed to help you thrive beyond year five.✨ If you’re ready to ditch scarcity thinking, step fully into your CEO role, and build the empire you deserve — you’re in the right place.🔔 Subscribe now and join a movement of Black women changing the face of entrepreneurship.#BlackWomenInBusiness 

  1. 2d ago

    Every Business Has Slow Seasons—Here's How to Survive Them

    Every business goes through seasons of growth, momentum, uncertainty, and slowdowns. The key to long-term success isn't avoiding hard seasons—it's building a business that's prepared to survive and thrive through them. In this episode of the EmpowerHER Business Podcast, financial experts Rhonda Monique and Nikki return to discuss what they're seeing across the industries they serve and what every business owner needs to understand right now. Learn how to navigate business cycles, strengthen your cash flow, prepare for uncertainty, and build a profitable business that lasts. In this episode, you'll learn: Why slow seasons are a normal part of business—not a sign you're failingHow to manage cash flow during uncertain timesThe importance of contingency planning and building cash reservesPractical strategies for staying profitable through every business seasonHow to create a resilient business built for long-term successFollow the podcast and share it with a sister who needs this conversation. We’re on a mission to help Black women make it through the first five years in business — and thrive far beyond them. #BlackWomenInBusiness #WomenEntrepreneurs #SmallBusiness #BusinessGrowth #CashFlow #BusinessFinance #Entrepreneurship #BusinessStrategy #FinancialPlanning #BusinessSuccess #WomenInBusiness #StartupTips #BusinessPodcast #Profitability #BusinessOwner #SmallBusinessTips #CashReserve #Leadership #EmpowerHER #BusinessResilience Support the show ✨ Support the Podcast ✨  Become an EmpowerHER Insider for $10/month → HERE 🌐 Visit website: www.empowerherbusiness.us 📧 For speaking & sponsorships: linette@empowerherbusiness.us  📱 Connect on Instagram: HERE @empowerher_biz  Together, we’re helping women entrepreneurs thrive beyond Year Five!

    Every Business Has Slow Seasons—Here's How to Survive Them

  2. 4d ago

    Summer Permission Slips | The Productivity Hack You're Ignoring

    What if the most productive thing you do this week is rest?  In this Soul Spa episode of the EmpowerHER Business Podcast, Linette Cottrell shares a gentle reminder that you don't have to earn rest—you simply need it because you're human. In this Soul Spa Series episode, Linette introduces "Summer Permission Slips"—the permission to rest, not because you've earned it or finished everything, but because rest is a necessity. She also explores why fun is productive, how joy restores us, how play awakens creativity, and how laughter helps reset the nervous system, along with five fun activity ideas for this week. In this Summer Permission Slips episode, you’ll learn: Why you don't have to earn rest before taking itHow joy, play, and laughter support creativity and nervous system regulationWhy fun is productive and essential for sustainable entrepreneurshipFive simple, joyful activities to try this weekA gentle reminder to give yourself permission to pause without guiltThis episode is part of The Soul Spa—short solo pauses you can return to whenever you need a moment of grounding. Support the Podcast: Subscribe, Rate us 5 stars, Share with others   #EmpowerHERBusinessPodcast #SoulSpaSeries #BlackWomenEntrepreneurs #WomenInBusiness #RestIsProductive #SummerPermissionSlips #EntrepreneurMindset #NervousSystemRegulation #SelfCareForEntrepreneurs #BusinessWellness #JoyIsProductive #MindfulLeadership #RestWithoutGuilt #CreativeEntrepreneur #BurnoutRecovery #WomenWhoLead #PurposeDrivenBusiness #PersonalGrowth #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenEntrepreneurs Support the show ✨ Support the Podcast ✨  Become an EmpowerHER Insider for $10/month → HERE 🌐 Visit website: www.empowerherbusiness.us 📧 For speaking & sponsorships: linette@empowerherbusiness.us  📱 Connect on Instagram: HERE @empowerher_biz  Together, we’re helping women entrepreneurs thrive beyond Year Five!

    Summer Permission Slips | The Productivity Hack You're Ignoring

  3. Jul 8

    How Princess Booker Built a Legacy Brand for the Next Generation

    Identity is your greatest business asset. In this inspiring conversation, host Linette Cottrell sits down with Princess Booker to explore what it truly means to build a business that reflects who you are—and leaves a lasting legacy. As the niece of Bob Marley and granddaughter of Cedella Marley Booker, Princess shares how her brand, Nine Mile Babies, grew from cherished childhood memories in Jamaica into a movement celebrating Caribbean and African culture through children's books, toys, and educational experiences. If you're a Black woman entrepreneur building with purpose, this episode will remind you that your story is your superpower. In this episode, you'll discover: How embracing your identity creates an authentic and memorable brand.Why representation matters for the next generation of Black children.The journey behind Nine Mile Babies and turning heritage into a thriving business.How purpose-driven entrepreneurship can create both impact and legacy.Why being fully seen is one of the most powerful business decisions you'll ever make.👉 Follow the podcast and share it with a sister who needs this conversation. We're on a mission to help Black women make it through the first five years in business—and thrive far beyond them. #EmpowerHERBusinessPodcast #BlackWomenInBusiness #BlackWomenEntrepreneurs #WomenInBusiness #LegacyBuilding #PersonalBrand #AuthenticBranding #PurposeDrivenBusiness #EntrepreneurMindset #BusinessGrowth #RepresentationMatters #CaribbeanCulture #AfricanHeritage #NineMileBabies #PrincessBooker #SmallBusinessOwner #Leadership #BlackOwnedBusiness #WomenWhoLead #BuildYourLegacy Support the show ✨ Support the Podcast ✨  Become an EmpowerHER Insider for $10/month → HERE 🌐 Visit website: www.empowerherbusiness.us 📧 For speaking & sponsorships: linette@empowerherbusiness.us  📱 Connect on Instagram: HERE @empowerher_biz  Together, we’re helping women entrepreneurs thrive beyond Year Five!

    How Princess Booker Built a Legacy Brand for the Next Generation

  4. Jun 29

    Women & Money Pt.4: Breaking the Cycle That Keeps Women Stuck

    What if the biggest barrier to financial confidence isn't knowledge—it's a cycle? Fear leads to avoidance. Avoidance creates intimidation. Intimidation reinforces fear. And the cycle continues. In this Soul Spa reflection, Linette explores the pattern that keeps many brilliant women financially stuck. For generations, women have been taught to see money as complicated, intimidating, or best left to someone else. As entrepreneurs, that conditioning can show up as avoiding financial conversations, delaying decisions, ignoring numbers, or feeling overwhelmed whenever money requires attention. The challenge is that avoidance doesn't reduce fear—it strengthens it. The less connected we are to our finances, the more intimidating they become. In this episode, Linette offers a compassionate invitation to interrupt the cycle. Financial confidence isn't built by knowing everything. It's built through small, consistent moments of engagement that gradually transform fear into familiarity and avoidance into ownership. In this episode: • The fear → avoidance → intimidation cycle that keeps women stuck • Why financial confidence is built through engagement, not expertise • How avoidance quietly increases financial stress and uncertainty • A gentle framework for interrupting unhealthy money patterns • Small steps that help build trust and confidence around finances This episode is part of The Soul Spa — short solo pauses you can return to whenever you need a moment of grounding. #WomenAndMoney #MoneyMindset #FinancialConfidence #WomenEntrepreneurs #BlackWomenEntrepreneurs #BlackWomenInBusiness #MoneyFear #FinancialLiteracyForWomen #WomenAndWealth #BusinessFinances #MoneyManagement #EntrepreneurMindset #WomenInBusiness #FinancialLeadership #WealthBuilding #MoneyMindsetForWomen #FinancialWellness #EmpowerHERBusinessPodcast #SoulSpaSeries #BreakTheCycle Support the show ✨ Support the Podcast ✨  Become an EmpowerHER Insider for $10/month → HERE 🌐 Visit website: www.empowerherbusiness.us 📧 For speaking & sponsorships: linette@empowerherbusiness.us  📱 Connect on Instagram: HERE @empowerher_biz  Together, we’re helping women entrepreneurs thrive beyond Year Five!

    Women & Money Pt.4: Breaking the Cycle That Keeps Women Stuck

  5. Jun 24

    Redefining Wealth: An Exhale Every Black Woman Needs

    Success isn't just about what you're building—it's about whether you get to experience peace while building it. After the stress of tax season, it's time for an honest conversation about mental health, support, wealth, and the pivots that shape our entrepreneurial journeys. In this EmpowerHER Financial Table discussion, Linette Cottrell welcomes back Rhonda, Monique, and Nikki for a powerful exhale session designed to encourage, empower, and remind Black women entrepreneurs that thriving in business starts with taking care of themselves. In this episode, you'll learn: How to protect your peace while growing a business Why mental health is a critical part of entrepreneurial success What it means to redefine wealth beyond money and revenue The importance of community, support, and not doing it all alone How life's pivots shape us as women and business owners 👉 Follow the podcast and share it with a sister who needs this conversation. We’re on a mission to help Black women make it through the first five years in business — and thrive far beyond them.   #BlackWomenEntrepreneurs #WomenInBusiness #BlackWomenInBusiness #EntrepreneurMindset #MentalHealthMatters #BusinessSuccess #FinancialWellness #WealthBuilding #WomenAndMoney #EntrepreneurLife #SmallBusinessOwner #ProtectYourPeace #BusinessGrowth #WomenSupportingWomen #BlackExcellence #EmpowerHERPodcast #LeadershipDevelopment #MindsetShift #PurposeDrivenBusiness #FinancialFreedom Support the show ✨ Support the Podcast ✨  Become an EmpowerHER Insider for $10/month → HERE 🌐 Visit website: www.empowerherbusiness.us 📧 For speaking & sponsorships: linette@empowerherbusiness.us  📱 Connect on Instagram: HERE @empowerher_biz  Together, we’re helping women entrepreneurs thrive beyond Year Five!

    Redefining Wealth: An Exhale Every Black Woman Needs

  6. Jun 22

    Women & Money Pt.3: Build Financial Confidence as a CEO

    Your business can only grow as far as you're willing to lead it. And that includes leading the financial side—not just the creative or operational side. In this Soul Spa reflection, we continue the conversation around women, money, and financial leadership. Building on our previous discussion about emotional avoidance and business growth, we go deeper into what it means to step into financial leadership as a woman entrepreneur. Many founders are comfortable serving clients, creating offers, and showing up visibly in their business, yet feel uncertain when it comes to financial decision-making. The truth is that financial leadership isn't about becoming a financial expert overnight. It's about developing a relationship with your numbers, understanding the story they tell, and becoming willing to engage with them consistently. As your business grows, your ability to lead financially becomes just as important as your ability to create, market, or serve. This episode offers a gentle invitation to expand your capacity—not through pressure, but through awareness and ownership. In this episode: • Why financial leadership is a critical part of business growth • The difference between managing money and leading financially • How avoidance can show up even after revenue starts increasing • Why confidence with money comes from engagement, not perfection • A grounded approach to developing your financial leadership capacity This episode is part of The Soul Spa — short solo pauses you can return to whenever you need a moment of grounding. #WomenAndMoney #FinancialLeadership #MoneyMindset #WomenEntrepreneurs #BlackWomenEntrepreneurs #BlackWomenInBusiness #WomenInBusiness #BusinessGrowth #FinancialConfidence #BusinessFinances #MoneyManagement #WomenAndWealth #WealthBuilding #EntrepreneurMindset #FinancialLiteracyForWomen #BusinessLeadership #MoneyMindsetForWomen #EmpowerHERBusinessPodcast #SoulSpaSeries #SustainableBusinessGrowth Support the show ✨ Support the Podcast ✨  Become an EmpowerHER Insider for $10/month → HERE 🌐 Visit website: www.empowerherbusiness.us 📧 For speaking & sponsorships: linette@empowerherbusiness.us  📱 Connect on Instagram: HERE @empowerher_biz  Together, we’re helping women entrepreneurs thrive beyond Year Five!

    Women & Money Pt.3: Build Financial Confidence as a CEO

  7. Jun 17

    Money Mindset Every Black Woman Entrepreneur Needs

    Your money mindset can either grow your business — or quietly hold it back. In this powerful roundtable conversation, host Linette Cottrell sits down with three accomplished Black women entrepreneurs to unpack how beliefs about money impact confidence, pricing, growth, and long-term business success. Featuring Kiah Akosua Asabea of Sirius Web Solutions, branding strategist Bernice Jackson of Rise of Dark Dawn, and Makisha, Founder of Sistahbiz Global Network, this conversation delivers honest insight, practical wisdom, and empowering strategies for Black women navigating the first five years of entrepreneurship. In this episode, we discuss: How money mindset affects pricing, sales, and business decisionsBreaking generational beliefs around wealth and entrepreneurshipBuilding scalable businesses as Black women entrepreneursBranding, visibility, and creating long-term business growthPractical strategies to shift from survival mode to wealth building👉 Follow the podcast and share it with a sister who needs this conversation. We’re on a mission to help Black women make it through the first five years in business — and thrive far beyond them. #MoneyMindset #BlackWomenInBusiness #WomenEntrepreneurs #BusinessMindset #BlackFemaleEntrepreneur #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #WealthBuilding #WomenInLeadership #SmallBusinessTips #EmpowerHERPodcast #BlackBusinessOwners #MindsetShift #BrandStrategy #BusinessCoaching #FinancialEmpowerment #StartupJourney #WomenWhoLead #CEOmindset #Sistahbiz Support the show ✨ Support the Podcast ✨  Become an EmpowerHER Insider for $10/month → HERE 🌐 Visit website: www.empowerherbusiness.us 📧 For speaking & sponsorships: linette@empowerherbusiness.us  📱 Connect on Instagram: HERE @empowerher_biz  Together, we’re helping women entrepreneurs thrive beyond Year Five!

    Money Mindset Every Black Woman Entrepreneur Needs

  8. Jun 15

    Women & Money Pt.2: You Can't Scale or Grow What You Emotionally Avoid

    Your business may be growing—but are you growing with it? You can't sustainably scale what you continue to emotionally avoid. In this Soul Spa reflection, Linette explores what happens when a business begins expanding while the founder remains disconnected from the financial leadership required to support that growth. Many women entrepreneurs work hard to attract more clients, increase revenue, and create greater impact, yet still avoid the financial conversations, decisions, and responsibilities that growth demands. This isn't about intelligence or capability. Often, emotional avoidance around money stems from fear, uncertainty, inherited beliefs, or a lack of exposure to financial leadership. But when the business grows, the numbers grow too. Revenue, expenses, cash flow, pricing, profit, and planning all require attention. Sustainable growth happens when the entrepreneur grows alongside the business and develops the confidence to lead financially—not just creatively or operationally. In this episode: • Why emotional avoidance can become a hidden barrier to business growth • What happens when business revenue increases but financial leadership doesn't • How money avoidance creates stress, confusion, and decision fatigue • The connection between financial confidence and sustainable scaling • A gentle invitation to step into your role as a financial leader This episode is part of The Soul Spa — short solo pauses you can return to whenever you need a moment of grounding. #WomenAndMoney #MoneyMindset #FinancialLeadership #WomenEntrepreneurs #BlackWomenEntrepreneurs #BlackWomenInBusiness#BusinessGrowth #ScalingYourBusiness #MoneyMindsetForWomen#WomenAndWealth #FinancialConfidence #BusinessFinances #EntrepreneurMindset #WomenInBusiness #WealthBuilding #FinancialLiteracy #BusinessStrategy #MoneyManagement #EmpowerHERBusinessPodcast #SoulSpaSeries Support the show ✨ Support the Podcast ✨  Become an EmpowerHER Insider for $10/month → HERE 🌐 Visit website: www.empowerherbusiness.us 📧 For speaking & sponsorships: linette@empowerherbusiness.us  📱 Connect on Instagram: HERE @empowerher_biz  Together, we’re helping women entrepreneurs thrive beyond Year Five!

    Women & Money Pt.2: You Can't Scale or Grow What You Emotionally Avoid
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About

Welcome to the EmpowerHER Business Podcast — the unapologetic space for Black women entrepreneurs building bold businesses and beating the odds in their FIRST FIVE years.Here, we talk about the real journey: money, mindset, and the messy middle that nobody warns you about. From beating the 97% failure rate to mastering your cash flow and building a business that lasts, this is where you’ll find the clarity, confidence, and community to keep going.In our weekly episodes, host Linette Cottrell — accountant, coach, and advocate for Black women founders — brings you bold conversations, survival strategies, and legacy-driven insights designed to help you thrive beyond year five.✨ If you’re ready to ditch scarcity thinking, step fully into your CEO role, and build the empire you deserve — you’re in the right place.🔔 Subscribe now and join a movement of Black women changing the face of entrepreneurship.#BlackWomenInBusiness 

Information

  • Creator
    Linette Cottrell/Coach/Accountant/Writer
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    122
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 EmpowerHER Business Podcast
  • Show Website
    EmpowerHER Business Podcast

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