powherfull inc startup stories

Mia Frankl
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Welcome to powherfull inc startup stories, where ambitious women with jobs, kids, laundry and a dream bigger than their current life decide they're done waiting for "someday." Here, we believe you don't have to quit your job, have more time or wait for perfect circumstances to build something extraordinary in your day to day. Through practical coaching, honest conversations and a faith-filled community, I'll help you take small, courageous steps that create real momentum—because your dream was meant to be lived now, not in the elusive "someday". I'm Mia Frankl of powherfull inc where I help everyday women build extraordinary lives without waiting for life to slow down. This podcast The conversations will give you permission, proof, and encouragement to Stop waiting Build the dream now Become the woman you've quietly been imagining. This is the voice for The Everyday Woman who wants more but "Who did she have to become to build it?" "What almost made her quit?" "What did she believe before she believed in herself?" "Where did she betray herself?" "When did she finally choose herself?" Subscribe and leave a review & Start building something bigger in your life now! ✨ Download the FREE Daily 4 Pillar Check-In 🎙 Subscribe to the Podcast 💜 Join The Phenomenal Collective 🌿 Join me for "No More Someday" my 6 week coaching program where you stop putting your life on hold and start building your future now. Follow on Socials: www.facebook.com/powherfullinc www.instagram.com/powherfullinc www.linkedin.com/in/powherfullinc

  1. 12h ago

    Jo Kelly, To Be or Not to Act

    I love this conversation so much because it goes beyond self development as a means to an end. It's not about changing yourself in order to get something, but as Jo Kelly says - its choosing how you want to experience life. Do you find the coaching world says "do this and get that?" I do. And I am tired of it. That's why the work - the DECONDITIONING - that Jo teaches is such a refreshing perspective on how to just BE MORE HUMAN in this messy, challenging, beautiful and heart breaking experience on earth. Jo's story started somewhere between working corporate, falling out of love with her partner and thinking - if I just move back to Europe, leave him, change this circumstance, then I will be fulfilled. So she made it all happen, and then got smacked in the face with a breast cancer diagnosis. She says she needed this lesson or she would not have gone into her actual healing journey - which is not dependant on circumstances, but created by how to experience life - especially when it is life or death. Jo was a single mum, going through cancer treatment, with a child with complex medical needs, fresh out of a separation. And, in the middle of facing it all…she chose to DANCE. Every single day for 30 days. She danced on the way to the hospital. She danced in the hallways. She danced in front of the radiation machine. At one point, she caught herself dancing naked in the mirror, half her hair gone, and instead of seeing a woman who was sick, she saw something else. A woman who was alive. And that became a documentary. It became part of her story. And it became a living expression of the work she had already been exploring for decades. Jo has a background in HR and systemics, studying how groups, cultures, and institutions shape human behaviour. She moved into acting, then into somatic practice, breathwork, voice, energy work, movement, EFT, neural rewiring, and the many pathways that can help a person come home to themselves. Because Jo isn't interested in giving us another set of rules for becoming a better, more productive, more healed version of ourselves. She's interested in what happens when we start removing all the conditioning that taught us to disconnect from our bodies, our emotions, our instincts, our joy. As a "deconditioning companion" she brings us back to something I think so many of us have forgotten: We already know how to be. She says, “I won’t teach you what to do. I will remind you how to be.” She doesn't talk about joy as something we earn after we've fixed our lives. She talks about joy for the sake of joy. And this conversation talks about what it means to actually feel our feelings instead of managing them, how early we are taught to abandon our instincts, and what might become possible when we stop trying so hard to become someone else… And remember the woman who was already there. https://tobeornottoact.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokellyofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/tobeornottoact/ https://www.instagram.com/tobeornottoact_jokelly/?hl=en * Thanks for joining me for another episode of startup stories. I am honoured to share this space with you. Subscribe to stay on the journey with us and grab my freebie "powherfull daily check in" at www.powherfullinc.com

    Jo Kelly, To Be or Not to Act

  2. Aug 12

    Coach Bee, Young, Rich & Rooted

    Grab some tissues and get cozy, because in this conversation we go deep. Coach Bee takes us through her awakening from wanting more than just a career in finance, to being deeply confronted by God in the identity and life she was living, to falling apart in order to come back together as her truest self. There was a season when Bee was depressed, bedridden, broke, and trying to figure out how to keep going—not just for herself, but as a single, black mother who had a little person depending on her. And somewhere in that experience, she began to rebuild. Not by becoming a completely different woman. By learning how to work with the woman she actually was. She gets vulnerable and emotional with us, being a beautiful example of the WORK we must CHOOSE behind the scenes in order to become the woman we are meant to be. As an Accredited Financial Counselor and ADHD Money Coach, Bee combines therapy with action, meeting clients right where they are. She gets you and she's got you. She has built a practice based on CAPACITY, nervous system regulation, allowing safety for trauma to process, and finding the right steps you can take now, in order to build something bigger later. Her signature work, Love Yourself Back to Wealth™, helps women understand their money triggers and trauma patterns, create ADHD-friendly systems that actually stick, and build financial stability without abandoning joy, peace, or purpose. She literally heals all of you through your money story. She doesn't push you further than you can hold, but she does show you how to build. She knows money is emotional and cerebral and has mastered the dance because its her lived story. We talk about the impact of living in survival mode for years on end, and rebuilding yourself from it. She talks about your CAPACITY BANK ACCOUNT - how much can you handle as the seasons of life, self and body change. We talk about COMMUNITY, Faith and hope. This episode will give you permission to break free from the systems you were raised in but did not fit. You will hear how you can create your own system and be your own woman and live in the support you actually need. You can follow Coach Bee at: https://youngrichrooted.com/ https://www.instagram.com/youngrichrooted/ https://www.facebook.com/YoungRichRooted/ **** My follow on to this episode to share it!!! Leave a podcast review, and hug yourself. You are worthy in all your glory and all your "gore." And what you are experiencing is NORMAL. There are countless women just like you, trying to build something bigger in the falling apart, the misalignment and the desires of your heart that NEVER stop whispering. Stay with it. I promise you, what you want is just up ahead! xoxo The Phenomenal Collective is where we keep the faith and love to get through it, together. Join us.

    Coach Bee, Young, Rich & Rooted

  3. Jul 16

    Katherine Tuominen, CEO of Catalyst Brand Strategy

    What if your next chapter isn't found in a five-year plan... What if it's hidden in a whisper? This week on Startup Stories, I sit down with the beautiful Katherine Tuominen, and what unfolds isn't just a conversation about marketing or entrepreneurship—it's about learning to trust the quiet nudges that keep calling you toward more of yourself. Katherine didn't have a perfectly mapped-out vision. She had a feeling. She began her career in the film industry, captivated by the power of storytelling. But as the environment around her shifted, she found herself feeling increasingly disconnected from the values she wanted to live by. Instead of forcing herself to stay, she made the courageous decision to leave. For the next two and a half years, she simply... listened. She paid the bills. She cleared away the noise. She made space to discover what was actually true for her beneath the expectations, ambition, and busyness. From that place came a small copywriting business—because storytelling had always been the thread running through her life. And then another whisper arrived. "What if I didn't build this alone?" That single question became the beginning of Catalyst Brand Strategy—a collaborative team helping purpose-driven founders amplify their message with integrity, credibility, and heart. Now, years later, Katherine is evolving once again. She's stepping onto stages with a keynote called Why Ethical Marketing Is Not an Oxymoron, challenging the way we think about visibility, influence, and the responsibility that comes with having a voice. Because when marketing is done well, it isn't manipulation. It's service. It's connection. It's helping the right people find the support, ideas, and hope they've been searching for. What I loved most about this conversation is that Katherine reminds us we don't have to know exactly where we're going. Sometimes the vision isn't a roadmap. Sometimes it's simply a feeling that won't leave you alone. And if you keep following those whispers—curiously, courageously, one day at a time—you might just become the woman you've been waiting for all along. If you've been wondering what's next... This conversation is your permission to stop forcing the path... ...and start listening. 🤍 You can follow Katherine via: https://catalystbrandstrategy.com https://www.instagram.com/katherinetuominen/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-tuominen/ To dive deeper into your own evolution, join me in The Phenomenal Collective - a highly intentional, intimate and interactive FB Group where extraordinary women grow through community, collaboration and courageous business. This is where you become the woman you have been waiting for! https://www.facebook.com/groups/phenomenalcollective

    Katherine Tuominen, CEO of Catalyst Brand Strategy

  4. Jun 26

    Tricia Conyers, CEO of Inspire Her Coaching

    This week on Startup Stories, I had the absolute joy of sitting down with the beautiful Tricia Conyers, all the way from Trinidad & Tobago. Tricia is a confidence and empowerment coach who has spent decades helping women grow into their leadership, but what I loved most about this conversation wasn't her incredible résumé... It was her. The woman behind the work. The woman who had a successful career, who could have stayed where life looked good on paper, but instead listened to the quiet nudge that there was something more waiting for her. She chose herself. She took action before she had every answer. And little by little, she built a business—and a life—that feels deeply aligned with who she is. We talk about what confidence really is (spoiler alert: it's action! also known as practicing!) and why waiting until you "feel ready" is often the very thing keeping you stuck. We also laugh. We reflect. We have one of those conversations that feels like two women sitting across from each other with coffee, talking about the beautiful, messy reality of becoming. And, behind the conversation is my own confidence in action. We could say that Tricia is more "accomplished" than me, a bigger business, a bigger identity. But that did not deter me. It feeds me, it takes me to my next level and allows me to practice CONFIDENCE IN ACTION. And afterwards, Tricia shared how much she loved our conversation. She told me she had been listening to the podcast and appreciated the way I reflect, listen, and help guests go deeper. She even referred another incredible woman to the show. It was such a beautiful reminder that confidence isn't about being the most experienced person in the room. It's about showing up as yourself. That's where the magic happens. So wherever you are today—in the dreaming, the building, the doubting, or the becoming—I hope this conversation reminds you that confidence isn't a destination. It's a practice. It's a decision. It's action. How will you build your confidence today? 🤍 *** You can find Tricia at: Website https://triciaconyers.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/inspireher.tt/ LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciaconyers/ Confidence Superpower Quiz https://signup.triciaconyers.com/confidencesuperpowerquiz *** Now that you are ready to supercharge your WILD WOMAN AWAKENING join me in an intimate circle for the Everyday Woman Awakening, my 6 week program to become the woman you are waiting for! We start July 8/26.

    Tricia Conyers, CEO of Inspire Her Coaching

  5. Jun 5

    Carla Geyser, CEO & Founder of Blue Sky Trust Society & Blue Sky Expeditions

    This is an extra special episode as I just attended one of Carla Geyser's safaris through a 3 way collaboration (her business, Girls Guide to the World and my life coaching company - powherfull inc). Carla is a firecracker! An adventurer, a humanitarian, and an eco-warrior who owns and operates a conservation non profit and a travel adventure company that work together to bring women on safari and give back to the ecosystems & communities that preserve the world's wildest habitats and animals. She has always had a nature calling and spark for the wild, she felt it in her soul long before this business model existed in her mind. Growing up in South Africa she knew about the safari plains, but the call took hold after she learned about the poaching conflicts and saw a man weeping over a poached rhino. That was her cue. Shifting from commercial real estate and event planning, she leveraged her skills and gumption to create Blue Sky Trust Society and Blue Sky Expeditions, a clever model to achieve two complimentary goals. Travel, connection to the land and supporting conservation. Her first trip took three years to materialize and it remains an icon in her heart. It established the foundation to keep her going for 14 years (her 15th anniversary is in 2027 - celebrate by joining her on a trip!). But beyond what she has accomplished, Carla is a beautiful human. Highly capable, FUN, loving and willing to push herself for us, for herself and for Mama Africa. Having spent one glorious week with her, being around her is healing, seeing how she connects women to each other is magnetic and listening to her educate and expand our understanding of the beauty and pain of Mama Africa is very much a life changing experience. And you guys - she didn't get a degree in ecology or business, she just chose to trust herself and see what she could do. Her work is now bigger than just her, she has a following, business partnerships and lasting legacy that I am so grateful she said yes to! Come enjoy this conversation and see where you too can achieve your big goals in the life you are living right now! https://www.blueskysociety.org/ https://www.youtube.com/user/Blueskysociety1 https://www.facebook.com/BlueSkySociety https://www.instagram.com/blueskysociety

    Carla Geyser, CEO & Founder of Blue Sky Trust Society & Blue Sky Expeditions

  6. Apr 15

    Dr Sarah Choudhary, Visionary, Builder, Leader

    I can't believe the caliber of women coming on my show and the depth of conversation I hold with them. Dr Sarah Choudhary is IMPRESSIVE - but less so because of her list of accomplishments and more because of who she chooses to be. You see this is the thread in all these episodes - what reality, purpose, permission are you claiming in living your life? Dr Sarah was living in Pakistan, she experienced war and hardship and over 25 years ago she moved to the US to find more freedom and peace. She went to school, she worked corporate, she fell in love, she started a family. All while absorbing and observing the systems and constructs around her. Noticing "containers" holding her in, or helping her grow. And as a woman in the tech industry, she saw between the "lines." She started to crack the paradigms and shift them to a more holistic, collectively beneficial model. You have to listen to the episode for this to land, her awareness, leadership and visionary identity is what created her portfolio. She is the founder of multiple ventures across food tech, transportation, health tech, and coaching—built without a co-founder or external funding—navigating everything from legal frameworks and trademarks to operations and scale firsthand. Sarah’s work is deeply shaped by both lived experience and rigorous training, including advanced coaching programs such as Quazi Johir’s leadership coaching and the Jay Shetty Institute. Her upcoming book, The Quantum Code of Wealth, explores clarity, decision-making, and inner alignment as the true drivers of sustainable success. She is passionate about helping ambitious women and founders build businesses without losing themselves in the process. Follow this woman, stay close for the release of her book and allow yourself to grow into more of who you are because that's the biggest impact and legacy we can create - together. https://linktr.ee/sarahchoudhary Sarahchoudhary.com ***** It's April 15/26 as I publish this. On Apr 21/26 I am flying across the globe to lead and coach on a women's African safari. When I return my "everyday woman" program launches (cohorts run on Wed, starting May 6 and on Friday starting on May 8). The BEST time to be close to a coach is when she is rising and sister I am already rising as a result of this trip, never mind the energy and ancientness of AFRICA already calling to me. Secure your spot now as the cohorts are small - about 5 women per circle - and let's begin your awakening NOW. Join here: https://canva.link/xko36b19pxzjegf

    Dr Sarah Choudhary, Visionary, Builder, Leader

  7. Apr 14

    Carnela Renee Hill, Speaker, Author, Pastor

    Please Google this woman, I want you to see the impact, the identity, the power behind this incredible woman who speaks truth into herself and her life - thus creating an elevation in the world around her. There are no limits except the ones you place on yourself. Carnela Renée Hill is a faith-driven leader, pastor, entrepreneur, and marketplace strategist who moves seamlessly between the pulpit, the classroom, and the boardroom. With over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience and multiple advanced degrees, she carries both wisdom and authority. She’s an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, chaplain, and author of Walking Afraid, Walking Afraid Journal, and The Fight: Declaring to Win. From decorating the White House… to advocating for small businesses on a national level… to being ordained and stepping fully into her apostolic calling — her life is a testament to what happens when you are purposeful with your passion, and passionate about your purpose. And in this conversation we walk through what it means and feels like to be that woman. Who did she use to be, who did she choose to become. This conversation will lift you up and move your butt into action. Carnela is an action taker, you create yourself by MOVING, not sitting on your butt hoping and waiting!! LET'S GOOOOO!!! All things Carnela can be found (all over Google) and on her website: https://carnelareneehill.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Carnelareneehill https://www.instagram.com/CarnelaReneeHill https://www.linkedin.com/in/carnelarhill-022166320/ **** As a woman in my space, and in my heart, stop waiting on yourself. There is no penultimate destination or version of yourself you need to be before you move, before you make it happen. When you join me for The Everyday Woman Awakening you will meet the version of yourself you have been searching. She will appear and start to lead you. She is within you and we are going to activate her and set you free to be all of who you are, in between the laundry and the ambition. I know because I am living it. Cohorts start on Wed May 6 and Fri May 8, 2026. Join here: https://canva.link/xko36b19pxzjegf

    Carnela Renee Hill, Speaker, Author, Pastor

  8. Apr 1

    Kym Coco, Author, Women's Golf Coach, Professor & CEO of Swagtail Yoga

    This woman is a GIFT my friend. The more I read her stories, the more my soul breathes, feels and becomes willing to hold more... more joy, more hardship. Kym Coco emailed me with a wicked "resume like" podcast application. I googled her - is this real? She is beyond real. She is soft and strong, sad and ever expanding in love, so open to life, all of it. She has a big story to share, to inspire with and to lead by example in the power of agency, choice, and supernatural connection. Listen deeply when she describes love near the end. I went on a journey listening and you will too. How can I summarize her journey.... When she said YES to pursuing yoga training in South Africa, her life trajectory aligned. Each choice after lead her to more of her WHOLE SELF. Her "trust stamina" grew stronger and life's wonderful and heartbreaking "plot twists" kept her finding out more about she is. Kym chose to fall in love with Steve, chose life with him over building a family, travelled the US with him, teaching people "emotional kinesiology... Wrote books together.... And stayed by him as he fell ill and transiitoned out of his "meat suit." Then she sat in big fat confronting grief..... And held herself there. Didn't rush, sure avoided at times, but allowed it. Accepted it. Learned to live with it and live through it and love even more because of it..... Her connected to her spirituality, to the oneness of the true vast supernatural.... is how she thrives and processes what happens to her. With a degree in Kinesiology, several books, a gorgeous blog, a yoga business, a ladies golf coaching business and so much more, Kym continues to embrace her expansion. Our organic conversation is so beautiful, so relatable to day to day life and will help you breathe life into your spirit to make each day count as a crucial part of your life masterpiece. Follow Kym at: https://swagtail.com/ https://swagtail.com/ https://www.instagram.com/swagtailyoga https://www.youtube.com/@SwagtailYogaVideos https://www.pinterest.com/swagtailyoga/ www.linkedin.com/in/swagtailyoga And get her jam packed freebie with meditations, conflict cards, an ebook and more at: https://swagtail.com/podcastbonus/ AND the article I reference in the convo but just read any and all of her writing! https://swagtail.com/swimming-in-a-sea-of-spirituality/ **** If you are wondering, wanting, waiting to work with MEEEEE - well sister I am waiting for you as well! The Everyday Woman Awakening is my rich, soulful, self reflecting and freedom journey to yourself. 6 weeks, 5 women, four pillars and a whole deeper, bigger WHOLE YOU on the other end. Next cohorts start on Wed May 6 or Fri May 8. Visit https://canva.link/xko36b19pxzjegf to choose your start date. I love you - these episodes are an invitation to YOU to connect with me, in order to connect to ourselves.... xoxoxo

    Kym Coco, Author, Women's Golf Coach, Professor & CEO of Swagtail Yoga
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Welcome to powherfull inc startup stories, where ambitious women with jobs, kids, laundry and a dream bigger than their current life decide they're done waiting for "someday." Here, we believe you don't have to quit your job, have more time or wait for perfect circumstances to build something extraordinary in your day to day. Through practical coaching, honest conversations and a faith-filled community, I'll help you take small, courageous steps that create real momentum—because your dream was meant to be lived now, not in the elusive "someday". I'm Mia Frankl of powherfull inc where I help everyday women build extraordinary lives without waiting for life to slow down. This podcast The conversations will give you permission, proof, and encouragement to Stop waiting Build the dream now Become the woman you've quietly been imagining. This is the voice for The Everyday Woman who wants more but "Who did she have to become to build it?" "What almost made her quit?" "What did she believe before she believed in herself?" "Where did she betray herself?" "When did she finally choose herself?" Subscribe and leave a review & Start building something bigger in your life now! ✨ Download the FREE Daily 4 Pillar Check-In 🎙 Subscribe to the Podcast 💜 Join The Phenomenal Collective 🌿 Join me for "No More Someday" my 6 week coaching program where you stop putting your life on hold and start building your future now. Follow on Socials: www.facebook.com/powherfullinc www.instagram.com/powherfullinc www.linkedin.com/in/powherfullinc

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