The CEO's Seat with Samantha Noelle

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The CEO's Seat with Samantha Noelle You built real revenue. Now you need a business that can grow without running entirely through you. The CEO's Seat is for self-built female founders who are done with generic business advice and ready for someone who can look at their business — operationally and financially — and tell them exactly what needs to change. Hosted by Samantha Noelle, business growth strategist and former Fractional Controller and CFO with experience inside companies up to $30M in annual sales, this podcast combines financial expertise, sales and marketing strategy, and a clear-eyed understanding of the psychology behind how founders make decisions. Each episode is built around one central idea — a pattern Samantha has been watching, a case worth dissecting, or a decision most founders are getting wrong. You will leave with something concrete to apply to your own business that week. Topics include pricing and profitability, founder dependence, capacity and hiring decisions, sales strategy, CEO-level financial literacy, and the operational gaps that quietly limit growth. This is the work behind The Reverse Blueprint™ — Samantha's methodology for growing your business by 30% by starting with the goal and building backwards from it. If you are ready to think like the CEO your business actually needs, this podcast is where that starts. 🎙️ New episodes every week.

  1. Jul 16

    #019 - Break the ceiling: transform from solopreneur to scalable CEO

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 19 of The CEO's Seat, host Samantha Noelle breaks down the “ceiling” many women hit between roughly $250K and $1M—when revenue grows but the business model stays solopreneur and everything still runs through the founder.  She explains how the habits that built early success—control, perfectionism, owning every client relationship, making every decision, and pricing around personal capacity—become the bottleneck that caps growth. The solution isn’t more mindset work or more tactics; it’s a structural shift to a customer-centered company built on systems, standards, people, and decision frameworks that work without the CEO’s constant involvement.  Samantha shares a simple scalability test (can the business run 3–4 months without you?), the grief and identity shift that comes with letting go, and a practical weekly audit to identify what truly requires you versus what needs a process or an owner. If this was of value to you - be sure to follow, rate, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your friends, pets (yes, even they count), family, and community.⁣⁣⁣⁣ You can also connect with me directly on Instagram at @samanthanoelleofficial - I would love to connect with you further. You can also email me at theceosseat@gmail.com with questions, comments, and suggestions for show ideas or guests you think would be a good fit for the show. I look forward to hearing from you! PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your "ah-ha" moments or breakthroughs were. Also, feel free to tag @samanthanoelleofficial in your photos and posts about listening to the podcast and enjoying the episodes.

  2. Jul 15

    #001- Introduction to The CEO's Seat with Samantha Noelle

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The CEO's Seat with Samantha Noelle - this isn't just a new podcast name, it's a new chapter. If you've been here since The OvercomeHer Podcast, thank you. That show reflected where Samantha Noelle was. But as her business, clients, and mission have evolved, it became clear that the podcast name needed to evolve too. The CEO's Seat is for ambitious female founders who are building successful businesses and want to lead differently. Less hustle. More strategy. More profit. Better decisions. Stronger leadership. Businesses that grow without requiring complete founder dependence. Each week, you'll hear Samantha share practical business strategy, financial insights, leadership lessons, and the mindset shifts that help founders stop operating like the business and start leading it like a CEO. Samantha will talk about pricing, profitability, systems, sales and marketing, hiring, growth, founder dependence, mindset and the real challenges  that happen between building a business and building one that can truly scale. If you're ready to step into the CEO's seat, not just in title, but in how you think, lead, and grow, you're in the right place. If this was of value to you - be sure to follow, rate, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your friends, pets (yes, even they count), family, and community.⁣⁣⁣⁣ You can also connect with me directly on Instagram at @samanthanoelleofficial - I would love to connect with you further. You can also email me at theceosseat@gmail.com with questions, comments, and suggestions for show ideas or guests you think would be a good fit for the show. I look forward to hearing from you! PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your "ah-ha" moments or breakthroughs were. Also, feel free to tag @samanthanoelleofficial in your photos and posts about listening to the podcast and enjoying the episodes.

  3. Jul 13

    #018 - You built a $500k business that pays you like an $80k job

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 18 of The OvercomerHer Podcast, host Samantha Noelle breaks down why hitting $250K–$1M in revenue can still feel tight when you’ve scaled sales without building financial infrastructure. She explains how high revenue and low profits coexist through unclear margins, underpricing, scope creep, legacy clients, unbaked team costs, and avoiding the numbers.  Samantha shares key benchmarks (service gross margin 60–80% and net profit margin at least 20%), calls out common traps like treating owner draws as profit, and outlines a CEO-level audit: break revenue down by offer, assign true delivery costs, calculate margins per service, evaluate overhead, compute your effective hourly rate, and identify the one number you’ve been avoiding. The path to $1M isn’t more hustle—it’s fixing the model, then scaling. If this was of value to you - be sure to follow, rate, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your friends, pets (yes, even they count), family, and community.⁣⁣⁣⁣ You can also connect with me directly on Instagram at @samanthanoelleofficial - I would love to connect with you further. You can also email me at theceosseat@gmail.com with questions, comments, and suggestions for show ideas or guests you think would be a good fit for the show. I look forward to hearing from you! PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your "ah-ha" moments or breakthroughs were. Also, feel free to tag @samanthanoelleofficial in your photos and posts about listening to the podcast and enjoying the episodes.

  4. Jul 9

    #017 - Why you keeping attracting those bad clients

    Send us Fan Mail On episode 17 of The OvercomerHer Podcast, Samantha Noelle breaks down why “wrong fit” clients aren’t bad luck or bad referrals—they’re data. If you’re seeing repeated charge disputes, scope issues, or disrespect, the pattern usually points to gaps in your positioning, pricing, process, and what you’re willing to tolerate.  She explains how vague messaging attracts everybody (including Bargain Betty and Discount Danny), how pricing signals who you’re for (and can repel the right clients if it’s misaligned), and why a strong onboarding process should make surprise invoices nearly impossible. Samantha also digs into the psychology: ignoring yellow flags, discounting to close, and running your business like an employee instead of a CEO.  She closes with a practical audit to spot patterns, tighten messaging, align pricing, rebuild onboarding, and take full ownership. If this was of value to you - be sure to follow, rate, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your friends, pets (yes, even they count), family, and community.⁣⁣⁣⁣ You can also connect with me directly on Instagram at @samanthanoelleofficial - I would love to connect with you further. You can also email me at theceosseat@gmail.com with questions, comments, and suggestions for show ideas or guests you think would be a good fit for the show. I look forward to hearing from you! PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your "ah-ha" moments or breakthroughs were. Also, feel free to tag @samanthanoelleofficial in your photos and posts about listening to the podcast and enjoying the episodes.

  5. Jul 6

    #016 - The ways self-sabotage sneaks in to kill success

    Send us Fan Mail In episode 16 of The OvercomeHer Podcast, host Samantha Noelle breaks down how self-sabotage shows up in business in ways that look “reasonable,” like procrastination disguised as preparation, perfectionism, confusion, underpricing and discounting, self-isolation, overworking without direction, and avoiding your numbers.  She also covers sneakier patterns like creating drama, chasing new ideas right before a launch, comparison, overhelping, seeking approval from the wrong people, discounting your wins, overconsuming content, and even burnout or getting sick when your nervous system doesn’t feel safe with growth.  Samantha explains why it happens—fear of success, identity conflict, unworthiness, loyalty to old stories, fear of outgrowing relationships, and a “financial thermometer”—and how to deal with it by naming it, tracking patterns and metrics, interrupting the loop, taking smaller next steps, building accountability, doing identity work, and stopping the wait to feel ready. If this was of value to you - be sure to follow, rate, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your friends, pets (yes, even they count), family, and community.⁣⁣⁣⁣ You can also connect with me directly on Instagram at @samanthanoelleofficial - I would love to connect with you further. You can also email me at theceosseat@gmail.com with questions, comments, and suggestions for show ideas or guests you think would be a good fit for the show. I look forward to hearing from you! PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your "ah-ha" moments or breakthroughs were. Also, feel free to tag @samanthanoelleofficial in your photos and posts about listening to the podcast and enjoying the episodes.

  6. Jul 2

    #015 - Stop building your business from today

    Send us Fan Mail In episode 15 of The OvercomeHer Podcast, host Samantha Noelle shares why you may feel stuck—not because you don’t know what to do, but because you’re building from where you are instead of where you want to be.  Using Wayne Gretzky’s “go where the puck is going” idea, she explains how chasing goals like six figures or a million is exhausting, while reverse engineering from a clear end goal creates direction, momentum, and smarter decisions. She breaks down how to map revenue targets into tangible numbers, identify the gap between today and your goal, and ruthlessly cut what doesn’t move the needle, with examples from Apple, IKEA, and Starbucks.  She also guides a three-year visualization exercise to help you become the woman capable of creating repeatable results. If this was of value to you - be sure to follow, rate, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your friends, pets (yes, even they count), family, and community.⁣⁣⁣⁣ You can also connect with me directly on Instagram at @samanthanoelleofficial - I would love to connect with you further. You can also email me at theceosseat@gmail.com with questions, comments, and suggestions for show ideas or guests you think would be a good fit for the show. I look forward to hearing from you! PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your "ah-ha" moments or breakthroughs were. Also, feel free to tag @samanthanoelleofficial in your photos and posts about listening to the podcast and enjoying the episodes.

  7. Jun 29

    #014 - The cost of scaling too quickly

    Send us Fan Mail In episode 14 of The OvercomeHer Podcast, host Samantha Noelle breaks down the hidden costs of scaling too quickly—why rapid growth often strains systems, HR, cash flow, and quality, and why many businesses don’t survive beyond five to ten years after scaling.  Using Aritzia as a case study, she shares her prediction of a potential decline driven by Gen Z fickleness, visible quality deterioration, lack of innovation, and expansion-focused strategy, alongside examples like Boston Market and The Body Shop to show how cash flow issues and brand identity loss can derail growth.  Samantha then walks through key questions to ask before scaling, plus practical strategies: document and stress-test your lifecycle, map growth, hire for where you’re going, protect what made you great, scale based on conditions (not dates), and focus on repeatability, predictability, and profitability. If this was of value to you - be sure to follow, rate, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your friends, pets (yes, even they count), family, and community.⁣⁣⁣⁣ You can also connect with me directly on Instagram at @samanthanoelleofficial - I would love to connect with you further. You can also email me at theceosseat@gmail.com with questions, comments, and suggestions for show ideas or guests you think would be a good fit for the show. I look forward to hearing from you! PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your "ah-ha" moments or breakthroughs were. Also, feel free to tag @samanthanoelleofficial in your photos and posts about listening to the podcast and enjoying the episodes.

  8. Jun 25

    #013 - Developing your intuition for business success

    Send us Fan Mail In episode 13 of The OvercomeHer Podcast, host Samantha Noelle breaks down intuition in a grounded, practical way and why it matters for business success.  Using examples like Steve Jobs betting on the touchscreen iPhone, she explains intuition as an unseen, nervous-system and gut-based “knowing” that often arrives before facts, and she distinguishes true intuition (calm, steady, peaceful, consistent) from fear, ego, wishful thinking, and unhealed wound-based bias.  Samantha shares how distractions, constant noise, emotional attachment, and fear can block intuition, and how to strengthen it through daily meditation, an intuition journal, simple card exercises, and outcome detachment. She also shares real-world stories—like Stanislav Petrov’s gut call that helped avert nuclear war—and prompts to start each day without your phone and ask what you need to know in your business. If this was of value to you - be sure to follow, rate, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your friends, pets (yes, even they count), family, and community.⁣⁣⁣⁣ You can also connect with me directly on Instagram at @samanthanoelleofficial - I would love to connect with you further. You can also email me at theceosseat@gmail.com with questions, comments, and suggestions for show ideas or guests you think would be a good fit for the show. I look forward to hearing from you! PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your "ah-ha" moments or breakthroughs were. Also, feel free to tag @samanthanoelleofficial in your photos and posts about listening to the podcast and enjoying the episodes.

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The CEO's Seat with Samantha Noelle You built real revenue. Now you need a business that can grow without running entirely through you. The CEO's Seat is for self-built female founders who are done with generic business advice and ready for someone who can look at their business — operationally and financially — and tell them exactly what needs to change. Hosted by Samantha Noelle, business growth strategist and former Fractional Controller and CFO with experience inside companies up to $30M in annual sales, this podcast combines financial expertise, sales and marketing strategy, and a clear-eyed understanding of the psychology behind how founders make decisions. Each episode is built around one central idea — a pattern Samantha has been watching, a case worth dissecting, or a decision most founders are getting wrong. You will leave with something concrete to apply to your own business that week. Topics include pricing and profitability, founder dependence, capacity and hiring decisions, sales strategy, CEO-level financial literacy, and the operational gaps that quietly limit growth. This is the work behind The Reverse Blueprint™ — Samantha's methodology for growing your business by 30% by starting with the goal and building backwards from it. If you are ready to think like the CEO your business actually needs, this podcast is where that starts. 🎙️ New episodes every week.

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