The CEO Sage

Kris Plachy

You're vitally important and completely invisible. You're performing in what you once dreamed. The thing you built to free you has become the thing you're trapped inside. You've built something real. A business that works. A reputation that precedes you. By every measure, you're succeeding. And something is wrong that you can't quite name. You've tried the frameworks. You've bought the courses. You've followed the gurus. And on some level you know that none of it is going to give you what you're actually looking for, because what you're actually looking for is yourself. This is The CEO Sage—a podcast for the woman who is ready to stop looking outside herself for the answer. Kris Plachy doesn't offer you recipes or tactics or the "real way" to scale your business. She offers you something more rare: permission to listen to what you already know. In intimate, unflinching conversations, she names the truths you've been waiting to hear aloud. That your wisdom matters more than the strategy. That your self-trust is the asset worth protecting. That what feels like failure might actually be an invitation to something better. If you've achieved the success everyone told you to want and discovered it wasn't what you were looking for, this is for you. If you know something needs to change but can't see the path, this is for you. If you're ready to stop performing and start revealing—to yourself first, then to the world—this is for you. The CEO Sage. Where the work of becoming begins with the work of remembering who you already are.

  1. 6d ago

    Swallow Feelings Much?

    You swallow your feelings to keep the peace. But you're the one paying the price. Kris has stopped doing it. Something shifted this year. She's unwilling to pretend she isn't feeling what she's feeling or thinking what she's thinking. When she's named it, risking the relationship, something unexpected happened. The relationships either got stronger or they recalibrated into something more honest. But here's what she's noticing in her clients: everyone is doing what she used to do. Holding back. Not bringing their whole self to the table. Swallowing feelings so other people don't have bad feelings. Building lopsided relationships where one person gets supported and the other doesn't. And then wondering why they don't feel seen or known or safe to be themselves. She's watching how this pattern keeps women from being who they actually are. How it creates resentment and separation. How it makes them small. What you'll learn: Why you learned to swallow your feelings in the first place What happens to a relationship when you finally stop doing it How swallowing feelings alters your experience Why you've built relationships where only one person's needs matter What you tell yourself about why you can't be yourself What's actually on the other side of honest Telling the truth might cost you something, but so does pretending. Connect with Kris Stay in touch by subscribing to the Sage Letters: thevisionary.ceo/letters Let's work together. Explore SAGE at thevisionary.ceo/sageinvitation Be sure to hit the Subscribe button for this podcast so you don't miss new episodes. LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Pinterest

  2. Sep 21

    Happiness is a Magnet

    You can't wait to feel happy. You have to practice it. Kris has been thinking about joy. Real joy, not the performative kind. The kind where you wake up and think, okay, this is good. She's noticed something in herself this year and in the women she works with: happiness isn't something that just happens to you. It's something you have to make a practice of. Most of us are too busy absorbing everyone else's problems, worries, and fears to find our own joy anymore. We put happiness on the someday list. We treat it like a luxury instead of essential. We wait until we feel like it instead of initiating it. But here's what Kris believes with every ounce of her being: happiness is a magnet. The more you allow yourself to indulge in joy, the more joy finds its way to you. And the people around you feel it. They notice it. They're drawn to it. What you'll learn: Why you can't wait to feel happy any more than you can wait to feel hunger How to treat your joy as essential as oxygen What happens when you get immersed in everyone else's challenges Why laughter isn't performative How your happiness is actually a magnet for more of what you want Where to start this week Spend a little time thinking about this. Make a promise to yourself. Then keep it. Connect with Kris Stay in touch by subscribing to the Sage Letters: thevisionary.ceo/letters Let's work together. Explore SAGE at thevisionary.ceo/sageinvitation Be sure to hit the Subscribe button for this podcast so you don't miss new episodes. LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Pinterest

  3. Sep 7

    Break Patterns & Cycles

    You say you want it. Then you spend all your energy explaining why you can't have it. Kris has been working on breaking her own cycles, and she's watching this pattern everywhere. Women tell her they want more revenue, more freedom, a better team, less responsibility. Then the moment she asks what needs to change, they argue about why it's impossible. How expensive it would be. How hard. How much time it would take. Why it won't work. Here's what she's noticing: we get on treadmills and we stay on them. We believe we can't break out because the pattern feels so true to us. We tell ourselves stories about what's possible and what isn't, and we defend those stories like they're facts. I can't eat cauliflower. I can't change my business. I can't leave. I can't do it alone. I can't, I can't, I can't. But the only thing stopping you is that you haven't decided to do it yet. What you'll learn: How we self-assign ourselves to categories that don't actually exist Why arguing about difficulty is really just avoiding action What difference makers do that everyone else doesn't Why your ideas for yourself are your answers How visionaries get derailed by everyone else's approach What it actually takes to get what you want The amount of time you waste talking about why you can't do something is the time it would take to just do it. Connect with Kris ·      If you want to know more about The Shift that's coming up, subscribe to the Sage Letters to be informed: www.thevisionary.ceo/letters ·      If this is you, let's work together. Explore SAGE at www.thevisionary.ceo/sageinvitation ·      Be sure to hit the Subscribe button for this podcast so you don't miss new episodes. LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Pinterest

  4. Aug 31

    The Shift

    You built the dream. Now the ground underneath it is changing. Kris is experiencing it. She's talking to women whose businesses are soaring but they don't want to run them anymore. Women whose businesses are falling apart and they're not sure they want to rebuild. Women who sold and are asking, now who am I? This is the shift. It can be external (the market, the team, the industry) or internal (something changing inside you) or both. And what makes it uniquely hard is that you know exactly what you're capable of. You know you could build something new. You just don't know if you want to, or if you're willing to risk it, or what that new thing even is. She's been thinking about what this moment requires. Not more strategy. Not more content. Just space. Space to be confused. Space to dream a little. Space to not do it alone. What you'll learn: • Why this shift feels so disorienting even at the top of your game • How every major move in your life has been about creating what you needed • Why your immediate circle probably can't understand what you're experiencing • What it means to be closer to finishing than starting • How to hold both the practical reality and the dream at the same time If you're in this moment, you're not alone. Kris is talking about it so tune in. Connect with Kris If this episode landed for you, subscribe to the Sage Letters to go deeper: www.thevisionary.ceo/letters Interested in joining the live event in September? Visit https://www.thevisionary.ceo/septemberwithkris for the details and to register. If this is you, let's work together. Explore SAGE at www.thevisionary.ceo/sageinvitation Be sure to hit the Subscribe button for this podcast so you don't miss new episodes. LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Pinterest

  5. Aug 17

    Why I've Closed My Business

    If you recognize there's a bottleneck between where you are and where you want to be, this is for you. Kris has closed her business and opened her practice. The difference matters. A practice isn't about reaching thousands through funnels and content calendars. It's about working directly with women who are ready to actually change. Not women who want to learn more. Women who want to execute differently. Not women who are curious about personal growth. Women who are willing to do the uncomfortable work to get a different result. Women who know something has to shift but can't figure out what. She's looking for women at different stages. Some are trying to grow their companies but know their confidence or competence is the bottleneck. Some have built the life they dreamed and are asking who they are now. Some are close to selling and unsure who they need to become in that process. Some are drowning in masterminds and group programs when what they actually need is someone to help them remember who they are. What you'll learn What kind of woman is actually ready for private coaching Why group masterminds and programs might not be what you need How to know if you're in learning mode when you should be in integration mode What happens when you stop exposing yourself to everyone else's ideas About a 2-day live event happening in September If you're listening to this and thinking "that's me," it probably is. Connect with Kris Interested in joining the live event in September? Visit https://www.thevisionary.ceo/septemberwithkris for the details and to register. If this is you, let's work together. Explore SAGE at www.thevisionary.ceo/sageinvitation Be sure to hit the Subscribe button for this podcast so you don't miss new episodes. If this episode landed for you, subscribe to the Sage Letters to go deeper: www.thevisionary.ceo/letters LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Pinterest

  6. Aug 10

    The Topic We All Must Talk About

    Every business has an ending. The question is whether you're going to plan for it or let it happen to you. Kris is thinking about something that doesn't get talked about nearly enough. Aging. Exits. The reality that your business, no matter how successful it is, will not last forever. And if you're waiting until you're ready to leave to start planning, you're already too late. She's watched it happen too many times. Women in their 50s and 60s realize they need to exit and discover they've built a business that cannot operate without them. They cannot delegate. They cannot step back. The business needs what's in their head to function. And now they're stuck. Here's what you need to know: it takes 12 to 36 months to get a business ready to sell. If you're already wondering about it, you should start now. Not because you have to sell tomorrow, but because getting ready invites opportunity. What you'll learn: Why most women never think about exit strategy the way men do How building a business as if you could sell it changes everything What happens when you become too enmeshed in your own business The tipping point where it becomes too late to exit easily How to shift from founder to custodian of what you've built What to ask yourself if you're staying past your expiration date The sooner you start thinking about this, the more choices you'll have. It's time to get honest about what comes next. Connect with Kris Build a business you can actually leave. Explore SAGE at www.thevisionary.ceo/sageinvitation  Be sure to hit the Subscribe button for this podcast so you don't miss new episodes. If this episode landed for you, subscribe to the Sage Letters to go deeper: www.thevisionary.ceo/letters LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Pinterest

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You're vitally important and completely invisible. You're performing in what you once dreamed. The thing you built to free you has become the thing you're trapped inside. You've built something real. A business that works. A reputation that precedes you. By every measure, you're succeeding. And something is wrong that you can't quite name. You've tried the frameworks. You've bought the courses. You've followed the gurus. And on some level you know that none of it is going to give you what you're actually looking for, because what you're actually looking for is yourself. This is The CEO Sage—a podcast for the woman who is ready to stop looking outside herself for the answer. Kris Plachy doesn't offer you recipes or tactics or the "real way" to scale your business. She offers you something more rare: permission to listen to what you already know. In intimate, unflinching conversations, she names the truths you've been waiting to hear aloud. That your wisdom matters more than the strategy. That your self-trust is the asset worth protecting. That what feels like failure might actually be an invitation to something better. If you've achieved the success everyone told you to want and discovered it wasn't what you were looking for, this is for you. If you know something needs to change but can't see the path, this is for you. If you're ready to stop performing and start revealing—to yourself first, then to the world—this is for you. The CEO Sage. Where the work of becoming begins with the work of remembering who you already are.

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