Amplify Your Success

Melanie Benson
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Amplify Your Success is the only podcast for coaches, consultants, course creators and experts that integrates practical and proven business strategy along with mindset, motivation and energetic tools to amplify impact, income and influence. If you are looking to shatter your earning limits while making a massive impact with your business superpowers, tune in to hear 22 year business veteran Melanie Benson host power-packed conversations with other business industry leaders. Discover more tools and resources at MelanieBenson.com.

  1. 2D AGO

    Episode 479: When to Say Yes (and No) to a Speaking Opportunity

    There comes a point in your visibility journey where more invitations don't automatically mean it's the right opportunity. At this stage, before you say yes, you need to use discernment. Speaking opportunities can look incredible on paper. A recognizable host. A well-branded event. A large audience and significant reach. It's easy to assume that more stages equal more growth.  But at a certain level of leadership, not every platform is aligned with the authority you're building. And when you say yes to the wrong rooms, you don't just waste your time, you dilute positioning, fragment focus, and sometimes reinforce the wrong narrative about who you are and what you stand for. In Episode 479 of Amplify Your Success podcast, I talk about the factors I personally use when evaluating speaking opportunities. This conversation isn't about chasing exposure. It's about protecting momentum. We explore the difference between audience size and audience alignment, how to evaluate reciprocity beyond the moment, and why long-term authority is built through intentional visibility, not scattered stages. I also talk about the ego trap that can pull even experienced experts into saying yes too quickly, and how to recognize when an opportunity feels flattering but not fully aligned. Because at higher levels of growth, every yes carries weight. And every no creates space. If you're being invited into more rooms than ever and want to choose with clarity instead of urgency, this episode will help you think differently about how speaking opportunities fit into your long-term strategy.   Key Takeaways: [00:00] Why not every speaking opportunity deserves a yes even if it looks impressive. [03:12] The difference between exposure and aligned visibility. [06:05] The first discernment filter: does this audience match your next-level positioning? [09:40] Why audience quality matters more than audience size. [12:18] The hidden cost of misaligned stages and diluted authority. [15:22] How to evaluate reciprocity and long-term opportunity, not just the moment. [18:47] The ego trap that can quietly pull you into the wrong rooms. [22:10] How to make speaking decisions that compound your visibility over time.   Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Previous Episodes in This Series: Episode 477: ​​Why Growth Requires Better Discernment, Not More Strategy  Episode 478: The Four Factors That Protect You From Misaligned Collaborations The Rising Tide Collective is an online community where experts and leaders come together to co-create visibility opportunities and aligned collaborations that lift everyone up. Each month you can participate in our signature mini-minds, a curated connection space, showcase your business, and gain access to tools to build powerful, profitable partnerships. If you're ready to lead at your next level, apply for membership at MelanieBenson.com/Collective.  Visibility Velocity is a free 3-day live online experience where established experts, coaches, consultants, and thought leaders learn how to turn visibility into real authority, premium clients, and momentum that compounds. Over three focused days, you'll discover how to stop chasing exposure and start building visibility that converts, positions you as the obvious choice, and opens doors to higher-level opportunities. If you're ready to move from being known by some to being recognized and referred consistently, register at VisibilityVelocity.com

    24 min

  2. FEB 16

    Episode 478: The Four Factors That Protect You From Misaligned Collaborations

    One of the biggest challenges I hear from business owners ready to scale their reach is disappointment in how to make collaborations produce results. What could be growth fuel for their business has actually become a time and energy drain. Frustrated, they give up instead of optimizing their strategic partnership strategy. So why do collaborations work so easily for some expert-preneurs, but become a high cost for others?  In episode 478 of Amplify Your Success podcast, I talk about the four discernment factors every leader needs to consider before saying yes to a collaboration. These are the filters that protect your time, your energy, your reputation, and your momentum as your visibility and opportunities increase. I share why misaligned collaborations create hidden costs, how discernment becomes more important than enthusiasm at higher levels, and what it actually looks like to build collaboration currency you can access on demand. This conversation is not about avoiding collaboration. It's about choosing aligned collaborations intentionally, so it compounds your authority instead of fragmenting it. If you've ever said yes to something that looked aligned but didn't feel aligned once you were inside it, this episode will help you understand why and how to choose differently moving forward.   Key Takeaways:  [00:00] Why collaboration becomes more complex, not simpler, as your visibility grows. [02:48] The hidden energetic, emotional, and strategic costs of misaligned collaborations. [05:31] Why enthusiasm is not a reliable decision filter at higher levels of leadership. [07:44] The four discernment factors that protect your time, energy, and authority. [10:22] How collaboration currency is built through trust, proximity, and contribution. [13:09] The difference between collaboration that compounds and collaboration that drains. [15:46] Why saying no strategically creates more long-term opportunity. [18:27] How aligned collaborations accelerate visibility without forcing momentum.   Resources Mentioned in This Episode: The Collaborative Currency System is a 5 step strategy to unlock aligned strategic partners and activate a stream of ideal clients and growth opportunities. Get started at  - https://melaniebenson.com/collaborate The Rising Tide Collective is an online community where experts and leaders come together to co-create visibility opportunities and aligned collaborations that lift everyone up. Each month you can participate in our signature mini-minds, a curated connection space, showcase your business, and gain access to tools to build powerful, profitable partnerships. If you're ready to lead at your next level, apply for membership at MelanieBenson.com/Collective.

    26 min

  3. FEB 9

    Episode 477: Why Growth Requires Better Discernment, Not More Strategy

    At a certain stage of business growth, saying yes stops being a sign of expansion and starts becoming a liability. More opportunities do not always create more momentum. In fact, one of the hidden costs of growth is how easy it becomes to overcommit, fragment your focus, and dilute your leadership without realizing it. When opportunities look good on paper and appear to be the perfect growth step, making an aligned decision becomes more important than following a strategy. In episode 477 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I unpack why growth eventually requires a different decision-making lens. We explore the hidden cost of saying yes too often, how opportunity overload quietly erodes clarity and energy, and why more strategy is rarely the answer at higher levels of leadership. I share what discernment actually looks like in practice, how it differs from hesitation or fear, and why aligned decisions create more impact with less effort. If you are navigating more opportunities than ever but feeling less clear, less focused, or more stretched than you expected, this episode will help you understand what your next level is truly asking of you. Key Takeaways:  [00:00] Why more opportunity does not always equal better growth. [03:18] The hidden cost of saying yes too often and how it fragments momentum. [06:02] Why strategy stops working when discernment is missing. [09:41] How opportunity overload erodes clarity, energy, and leadership presence. [12:27] The difference between aligned discernment and avoidance or fear. [15:46] Why high-level growth requires fewer, cleaner decisions. [18:33] What discernment-based leadership looks like in real time. [21:09] How choosing less creates more sustainable momentum.     Resources Mentioned in This Episode:  FREE GUIDE & SCORECARD: Feel like the best-kept secret? My proven Un-Ignorable Expert Framework is your step-by-step guide to turning your expertise into consistent, high-value client attraction by borrowing authority-rich visibility streams.

    29 min

  4. FEB 2

    Episode 476: Why Scaling Breaks When Everything Depends on You With Charles Gaudet

    There is a moment for most business owners where growth stops feeling exciting and starts being a constraint. Not because the business is failing, but because it has outgrown the way it has been built. If everything still runs through you, decisions feel heavy, and scaling feels harder instead of easier, this episode will help you understand why. In Episode 476 of Amplify Your Success podcast, I'm joined by Charles Gaudet, scaling expert and founder of Predictable Profits, to unpack what actually has to change when a business grows beyond its founder's personal capacity. We talk about the hidden ways founders become the bottleneck, why effort stops working as a growth strategy, and how sustainable scale requires a different operating model altogether. Charles shares what he has seen repeatedly with high-growth companies, including why delegation alone does not solve the problem, how systems and structure create freedom, and what leaders must release if they want the business to scale without burning them out. If your business is demanding more of you instead of giving you more freedom, this conversation will help you see what needs to shift so growth can continue without everything depending on you.   Key Takeaways: [00:00] The clear sign your business has outgrown your personal capacity. [03:42] Why founders often become the biggest constraint to scaling without realizing it. [06:18] The difference between delegating tasks and building a scalable operating system. [09:55] Why adding more people does not fix a broken structure. [12:40] How dependency on the founder slows decision-making and momentum. [16:03] What leaders must let go of to create sustainable growth. [19:27] How systems, not hustle, create freedom at the next level. [22:14] Why scaling requires an identity shift, not just operational changes.     About The Guest:  Charles Gaudet is the architect of The Predictable Profits Operating System, a proprietary methodology that has helped hundreds of 7 and 8-figure businesses escape the feast-or-famine cycle and create predictable revenue streams. As Founder and CEO of Predictable Profits, he specializes in helping established companies achieve consistent, month-over-month growth. Connect With The Guest: Connect with Charles on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet/  Follow Charles on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/charlesgaudet  Follow Charles on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/charlesgaudet Join Charles' FREE Circle Community: https://predictable-profits.circle.so/join?invitation_token=eadd6563c094a9b3462a353ba3c8eb2e387bc6f3-16e4b641-082f-4cd9-961e-3844c8364f36   Resources Mentioned in This Episode:  FREE GUIDE & SCORECARD: Feel like the best-kept secret? My proven Un-Ignorable Expert Framework is your step-by-step guide to turning your expertise into consistent, high-value client attraction by borrowing authority-rich visibility streams.

    44 min

  5. JAN 26

    Episode 475: The Unfair Visibility Advantage of Collaborative Community

    At a certain level of expertise, more effort stops being the differentiator. Proximity becomes the lever that accelerates opportunity. If you've ever wondered why some experts seem to attract opportunities effortlessly while others work twice as hard for half the traction, this episode will connect the dots. The key factor is rarely how good you are, how much experience you have, or how well positioned your authority is – it's the environment they are operating in. In episode 475 of Amplify Your Success podcast, I break down why experts inside collaborative communities like curated masterminds and The Rising Tide Collective have a powerful and often overlooked advantage. We explore how opportunities actually move in the market, why visibility accelerates through trust amongst connections, which activates an unfair advantage that no amount of solo effort can replicate. This conversation is not about networking harder or joining more groups (especially the free online FB groups that become overly saturated.) It's about understanding how aligned communities can create shared visibility, compound credibility, and open doors that are difficult to access alone. If you are an expert who wants more referrals, higher-level conversations, and opportunities that feel aligned rather than forced, this episode will help you see what really creates traction at the next level.   Key Takeaways:  [00:00] Why opportunity is rarely about effort and more often about relationships with the right people. [02:41] How collaborative communities quietly accelerate trust and visibility. [04:58] The difference between being visible alone and being visible through shared momentum. [07:12] Why referrals and opportunities flow faster inside aligned communities. [09:36] How collaboration removes friction from visibility and relationship building. [12:04] Why many experts stall by trying to grow in isolation. [14:27] What makes a community expansive instead of an energetic drain. [17:10] How shared values and contribution create compound opportunity. [19:45] Why experts who win consistently are rarely doing it alone.   Resources Mentioned in This Episode: The Rising Tide Collective is an online community where experts and leaders come together to co-create visibility opportunities and aligned collaborations that lift everyone up. Each month you can participate in our signature mini-minds, a curated connection space, showcase your business, and gain access to tools to build powerful, profitable partnerships. If you're ready to lead at your next level, apply for membership at MelanieBenson.com/Collective.

    21 min

  6. JAN 19

    Episode 474: The LinkedIn Visibility Shift Women Need to Build Real Authority With Karen Yankovich

    Being visible on LinkedIn can help you get found by your ideal audience, but if you aren't leveraging the platform to its fullest potential, you can still be overlooked. For many business women who post content regularly, the authority, invitations, and opportunities they desire are still falling short. What many discover is that doing all of the right things on LinkedIn doesn't mean you are a 'discoverable expert.' In Episode 474 of the Amplify Your Success podcast, I'm joined by Karen Yankovich, LinkedIn and PR expert for women entrepreneurs, to unpack what is actually creating authority right now and why visibility without credibility no longer moves the needle. Karen and I talk about the difference between being active on LinkedIn and being positioned, how PR accelerates trust in ways content alone cannot, and why midlife women are uniquely suited to lead with experience, perspective, and presence. We also explore how authority compounds over time when visibility is anchored in identity, relevance, and contribution, not noise. If you are tired of blending in, want your expertise to be recognized, and are ready for LinkedIn to open real doors, this conversation will help you see what needs to shift.   Key Takeaways: [00:00] Why LinkedIn visibility alone no longer creates authority or opportunity. [04:12] The difference between posting content and being positioned as a thought leader. [07:35] How PR elevates credibility and accelerates trust beyond social media. [10:28] Why midlife women have a natural advantage in building authority right now. [13:44] The identity shift required to move from expert to recognized leader. [17:02] How strategic visibility compounds into long-term influence and opportunity. [20:16] Why authority is built through relevance and proximity, not volume. [23:41] What it means to lead with perspective instead of chasing engagement.   About The Guest:  Karen Yankovich is the CEO of Uplevel Media and host of the Good Girls Get Rich podcast, where she teaches ambitious women how to turn their brilliance into bank through the power of LinkedIn and PR. Known as the "LinkedIn Fairy Godmother," Karen helps midlife women step out of invisibility and into thought leadership — landing high-ticket opportunities, media features, and brand collaborations that grow both income and impact. After decades in corporate and entrepreneurship, Karen saw too many brilliant women underselling themselves, so she built her signature She's LinkedUp programs to change that. Her clients learn to magnetize opportunity with modern strategies that blend soulful energy work with the practical magic of visibility — because wealthy women change the world. When she's not helping clients reignite their careers, you'll find her recharging by the ocean in New Jersey, wrangling her four kids and six grandkids, or recording her next podcast episode with a cup of coffee and a big dose of Jersey real talk. Karen believes visibility is an act of service — and that every woman deserves to be known, valued, and richly compensated for the work she loves. Connect With The Guest: Connect with Karen on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenyankovich  Follow Karen on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/karenyankovich  Connect with Karen on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/karenyankovich   Check out Karen's Website For Some Great Resources https://www.KarenYankovich.com Listen to Good Girls Get Rich Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-girls-get-rich-by-karen-yankovich/id1308227233    Resources Mentioned in This Episode:  Download Karen's complimentary resource, Ultimate LinkedIn for PR Checklist, your step-by-step guide to leveraging LinkedIn for more visibility, more credibility, and more income—without the overwhelm. - http://LinkedInforPR.com   FREE GUIDE & SCORECARD: Feel like the best-kept secret? My proven Un-Ignorable Expert Framework is your step-by-step guide to turning your expertise into consistent, high-value client attraction by borrowing authority-rich visibility streams.

    45 min

  7. JAN 12

    Episode 473: When Business Growth Feels Heavy: Why Strategy Alone Won't Solve the Challenge

    There often comes a point in your business where growth stops feeling exciting and instead, starts to feel heavy. Not because you don't know how to grow. Not because your strategy stopped working. But because you are carrying everything yourself. If you have been thinking, "I know what to do, or at least I have a sense of it. I just do not want to grow this way anymore," this episode is for you. In episode 473 of Amplify Your Success podcast, I explore why heaviness often shows up at higher levels of success and why adding more strategy is rarely the solution. I unpack what is actually missing when momentum stalls, how isolation quietly becomes a bottleneck, and why the rooms, conversations, and collective energy you are surrounded by matter more than another tactic. This conversation is an invitation to see heaviness not as a problem to fix, but as a signal that your next level requires a different kind of support, collaboration, and leadership container. If growth feels constrained, visibility feels effortful, or you feel called to build something bigger without carrying it alone, this episode will help you reframe what is happening and where true momentum comes from next. Key Takeaways:  [00:00] Why when 'growth feels heavy' is not a failure, but a signal that something essential is missing. [02:21] How becoming the bottleneck to every decision and outcome quietly drains momentum. [03:01] Why defaulting to more strategy often increases heaviness instead of resolving it. [04:27] The difference between rooms that fuel expansion and rooms that leave you feeling contracted. [05:35] Why even "great" masterminds can feel draining when the frequency does not match your level. [06:25] How collective conversation and shared momentum activate energy that strategy alone cannot. [08:41] Why visibility expands faster through proximity, collaboration, and shared opportunity. [11:24] The hidden ways hierarchy, competition, and ego drain communities of momentum. [13:58] What actually fuels powerful rooms, including peer based contribution and shared values. [15:02] Why your next level is not meant to be built alone and how collective lift changes everything.     Resources Mentioned in This Episode:   The Rising Tide Collective is an online community where experts and leaders come together to co-create visibility opportunities and aligned collaborations that lift everyone up. Each month you can participate in our signature mini-minds, a curated connection space, access my private podcast Becoming UnIgnorable, and gain access to tools to build powerful, profitable partnerships. If you're ready to lead at your next level, apply for membership at MelanieBenson.com/Collective.

    20 min

  8. JAN 5

    Episode 472: Why Evolving Your Identity Is the Key to Next Level Business Success

    Most coaching business models do not stop working because the market changes. They stop working because the identity that built them has expired. If your business feels heavier than it used to, if growth requires more effort than it should, or if you feel a quiet but persistent pull to pivot without clarity on what comes next, this episode will land deeply. In episode 472 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I explore the invisible identity factors that are currently defining your level of success. I unpack why your business model is often a mirror of who you were when you built it, how your business identity becomes an unconscious decision filter, and why many leaders stall not because they are doing something wrong, but because they have outgrown the identity they are still operating from. I talk about the business identity model trap, the subtle ways success becomes a frequency prison, and the signs you have evolved beyond the structure you are in. I also share personal examples from my own journey, including how releasing an outdated identity created space for a much more expansive version of my work and leadership. If you are feeling constrained by a business that technically works, pulled toward deeper leadership, or called to lead rather than participate, this episode will help you name what is actually happening and what your next level is asking of you.   Key Takeaways: [00:00] Why business models usually stall because the identity that built them has expired, not because the market failed. [03:11] How your business model becomes a mirror of who you believed yourself to be when you created it. [06:45] Why your identity can turn into a frequency prison that quietly limits growth, visibility, and expansion. [08:21] How over identifying with a role or model rewires your nervous system and locks in what you believe is possible. [11:19] The business identity shift that unlocked my ability to scale when I stopped seeing myself only as a coach. [12:59] How operating through the "online business" lens subtly restricted decisions and expansion. [15:09] The clearest signs you have outgrown your identity, including resentment, constraint, and forced growth. [18:51] Why visibility feels draining when you do not want to grow more of what you currently have. [22:02] The moment identity shifts from participation to leadership and the call to ignite something bigger. [23:30] Why identity mapping is the bridge between who you have been and who your next level requires you to be.   Resources Mentioned in This Episode:  FREE GUIDE & SCORECARD: Feel like the best-kept secret? My proven Un-Ignorable Expert Framework is your step-by-step guide to turning your expertise into consistent, high-value client attraction by borrowing authority-rich visibility streams.

    27 min
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Amplify Your Success is the only podcast for coaches, consultants, course creators and experts that integrates practical and proven business strategy along with mindset, motivation and energetic tools to amplify impact, income and influence. If you are looking to shatter your earning limits while making a massive impact with your business superpowers, tune in to hear 22 year business veteran Melanie Benson host power-packed conversations with other business industry leaders. Discover more tools and resources at MelanieBenson.com.

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  • Creator
    Melanie Benson
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    104
  • Rating
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    © 2025, Melanie Benson, Inc., All Rights Reserved
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