SoulCharge with Stacy Bahrenfuss

Stacy Bahrenfuss
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You've built the revenue, led the team, hit the goals, but something still feels off. This podcast is for women leading $1M–$30M businesses who are done outsourcing their power to strategy, structure, and everyone else's expectations. Stacy Bahrenfuss is a leadership coach and founder of SoulCharge, a methodology built on one premise: the business doesn't lead. You do. New episodes every week. Like what you’re hearing? Follow the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

  1. 4d ago

    The Era of Sacrificing Yourself for Success Is Over | SoulCharge Ep. 83

    Episode Summary What if the success you desire doesn't require you to become someone different? In this episode, Stacy B explores the concept of Oneness and how our pursuit of success can unintentionally disconnect us from who we truly are. For high-achieving leaders and entrepreneurs, the constant drive to improve, follow strategies, and become the next version of ourselves can lead to self-abandonment, stress, and a feeling of emptiness, even after reaching our goals. Stacy offers a different perspective: Oneness isn't a spiritual state you have to achieve someday. It's your natural state of being connected to yourself, your desires, and your Creator. When you stop believing you must sacrifice parts of yourself to succeed, you can lead, build your business, and serve others from a place of alignment rather than separation. This episode is an invitation to stop packaging yourself into someone else's framework, release the resistance to who you are, and recognize that you don't have to become someone different to create meaningful impact. Your journey isn't about leaving yourself behind to get what you want. It's about learning, growing, and achieving without ever abandoning who you are. 5 Episode Highlights Why Personal Development Can Create Disconnection: The endless pursuit of improvement can leave you feeling further away from yourself instead of more fulfilled. Redefining Oneness: Oneness isn't a distant spiritual achievement. It's your natural state of being connected to yourself and what you desire. The Hidden Cost of Sacrificing Yourself for Success: When you believe you must become someone different to achieve your goals, you risk losing your values, identity, and sense of fulfillment along the way. Why Your Business Can't Thrive in Someone Else's Framework: Strategies and methodologies can be helpful, but forcing yourself into a model that wasn't designed for you can disconnect you from your authentic expression and message. Leading and Serving From a Place of Oneness: When you are connected to who you truly are, your presence, leadership, relationships, and mission can have a deeper impact on the people you serve. 5 Key Takeaways You don't have to become someone different to be successful. Growth and learning are valuable, but they don't require abandoning who you are at your core. Awareness is the beginning of transformation. Admitting that you feel disconnected from yourself is a powerful first step toward reconnecting with your truth. Stop denying yourself what you want. Pay attention to the ways you internally convince yourself that you aren't ready, aren't enough, or must become someone else before you can move forward. Use strategies without losing yourself. You can learn from coaches, frameworks, and methodologies while honoring your own values, identity, and unique way of leading. Your internal alignment influences your external impact. When you lead from a place of connection rather than separation, you create opportunities to serve your team, clients, and mission more powerfully. Memorable Quote "You don't have to go get or be or change who I am to get that thing." If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share SoulCharge with another leader who is ready to step fully into thier authority. SoulCharge is the internal operating system upgrade for high-performing leaders who are ready to stop outsourcing their power. Subscribe for weekly teachings, honest conversations, and a leadership standard no other framework has touched. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stacybahrenfuss LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soulchargehq/ Learn more or book a call: soulcharge.com Listen to the SoulCharge podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

  2. Sep 25

    The Hidden Cost of Doing It All Yourself | SoulCharge Ep. 82

    Episode Summary ***CALL OUT*** Doing everything yourself may feel like commitment, responsibility, and productivity, but it can actually be a form of control that keeps your team dependent on you. In this episode, Stacy B challenges leaders to stop rescuing, redoing, and overfunctioning, and instead focus on setting clear standards, coaching their teams, and building a company that can operate without them. 5 Episode Highlights Doing It All Is Not Leadership. Doing everything yourself may look like commitment, but over time it becomes control disguised as responsibility. Rescuing Your Team Teaches Them to Underperform. Every time you jump in, redo work, or accept something below the standard, you teach your team that underperformance is acceptable. Overfunctioning Is Self-Abandonment. Constantly taking on everyone else's responsibilities can make you feel busy and productive while quietly teaching yourself that everyone else's commitments matter more than your own. Your Job Is to Coach the Standard. Leaders are not responsible for preventing every mistake. Their responsibility is to set the standard, coach their team toward it, and coach people out when they cannot meet it. Build a Company That Does Not Depend on You. Doing everything yourself does not make you indispensable. It makes the company dependent on you. True leadership means creating something that can operate without you. Key Takeaways Doing everything yourself is not the same as leading effectively. Rescuing your team can reinforce the very behavior you want to change. Being constantly busy can create a false sense of productivity. Leaders should focus on setting and coaching to clear standards. The goal is to build a business that can operate successfully without the founder doing everything. Memorable Quote“Doing it all doesn't make you indispensable. It actually makes the company and the team dependent on you.” If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share SoulCharge with another leader who is ready to step fully into thier authority. SoulCharge is the internal operating system upgrade for high-performing leaders who are ready to stop outsourcing their power. Subscribe for weekly teachings, honest conversations, and a leadership standard no other framework has touched. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stacybahrenfuss LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soulchargehq/ Learn more or book a call: soulcharge.com Listen to the SoulCharge podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

  3. Sep 18

    Believe in Yourself | SoulCharge Ep. 81

    Episode Summary There is something bigger calling your name, and you can feel that your next level is closer than ever. In this episode, Stacy B. challenges you to stop getting lost in the details of how it will happen and instead commit fully to what you know you are here to create. Your job is not to figure out every step. Your job is to believe in your vision, move toward it, and trust that the resources, people, and opportunities you need will reveal themselves along the way. 5 Episode Highlights Go bigger than you can imagine. Give yourself permission to believe that what is next for you is bigger than what you can currently see. Your responsibility is the what, not the how. You may know exactly what you want, but getting consumed by figuring out every detail of how to make it happen can keep you from moving forward. The how can become a hiding place. Planning and preparing can feel productive, but when they keep you from taking action, they can become a way to protect yourself from moving toward what you really want. Stay in your lane. Your lane is the what. When you stop trying to control the how and commit to moving toward your vision, the resources, people, and tools you need can begin to show up. Believe in what is possible for you. You have been capable of doing this all along. The invitation is to remember that your job is to keep moving toward your what and trust that the how will reveal itself. Key TakeawaysAllow yourself to think bigger about what is possible. Focus on your what instead of becoming consumed by the how. Take action based on what you know today. Notice when planning and preparation are keeping you from moving forward. Trust that the next steps, resources, people, and tools can reveal themselves as you move. Memorable Quote “Your responsibility is the what. It is not the how.” If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share SoulCharge with another leader who is ready to step fully into thier authority. SoulCharge is the internal operating system upgrade for high-performing leaders who are ready to stop outsourcing their power. Subscribe for weekly teachings, honest conversations, and a leadership standard no other framework has touched. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stacybahrenfuss LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soulchargehq/ Learn more or book a call: soulcharge.com Listen to the SoulCharge podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

  4. Sep 11

    Your Worth Is Not Up for Discussion | SoulCharge Ep. 80

    Episode Summary Your worth is not determined by whether a client says yes, a deal closes, or how much money you make. In this episode, Stacy B challenges women leaders to take their inherent value off the table and stop allowing external validation to determine how they see themselves. When you stop negotiating your worth, you create from a different place. Instead of making decisions to be liked, validated, or approved of, you can make choices based on what is right for your business, your vision, and your mission. 5 Episode Highlights Your worth is not tied to your results. A client’s yes, a signed contract, a closed deal, or your income does not determine your inherent value. Stop over-functioning for approval. When you connect your worth to external validation, you can find yourself doing things simply to be liked or accepted rather than doing what you truly want. The biggest negotiator of your worth is you. Other people do not get to determine your value, but you have to stop diminishing, devaluing, or dismissing yourself. Take your worth off the table. Your value is already established. When you stop allowing others’ opinions or outcomes to impact it, the emotional charge behind your decisions begins to decrease. Choose purpose over validation. When your worth is no longer up for negotiation, you can make decisions based on what serves the business, vision, and mission instead of chasing another hit of validation. Key Takeaways Your worth was never meant to be negotiated. Take it off the table and let your decisions come from purpose, vision, and self-trust rather than the need for approval. Memorable Quote “Your worth is not up for negotiation. And it is not on the table for discussion.” If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share SoulCharge with another leader who is ready to step fully into thier authority. SoulCharge is the internal operating system upgrade for high-performing leaders who are ready to stop outsourcing their power. Subscribe for weekly teachings, honest conversations, and a leadership standard no other framework has touched. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stacybahrenfuss LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soulchargehq/ Learn more or book a call: soulcharge.com Listen to the SoulCharge podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

  5. Sep 4

    You Don't Need More Certainty | SoulCharge Ep. 79

    Episode Summary In this episode of SoulCharge, Stacy B. challenges the belief that certainty must come before action. She explores how waiting for the perfect answer can become avoidance, procrastination, and hesitation. Instead, she offers a powerful reframe: certainty is often created through the act of making a decision. When you move forward with conviction and trust yourself fully, you create the evidence and momentum needed to stand behind your choices. 5 Episode Highlights Stop Waiting for Certainty Waiting until you feel completely certain before making a decision may actually be keeping you stuck, because certainty is often created after you choose to move forward. Discernment Can Become Avoidance What feels like careful consideration can quickly turn into procrastination, hesitation, and delay when you continually search for more proof before taking action. Movement Activates Certainty The decision you are currently avoiding may be the exact action required to create the confidence and clarity you have been waiting for. You Always Have the Opportunity to Choose Again No matter where you are or what has happened, you have the power to make a new choice and consciously decide what belief you want to stand behind. Get Behind Your Own Success Choosing to believe that everything you wholeheartedly commit to can work in your favor creates a new level of trust, ownership, and certainty in your decisions. Key Takeaway You do not need certainty to make the decision. Make the decision, commit to it fully, and allow certainty to follow. Memorable Quote “Make the decision and watch the certainty follow.” If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share SoulCharge with another leader who is ready to step fully into thier authority. SoulCharge is the internal operating system upgrade for high-performing leaders who are ready to stop outsourcing their power. Subscribe for weekly teachings, honest conversations, and a leadership standard no other framework has touched. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stacybahrenfuss LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soulchargehq/ Learn more or book a call: soulcharge.com Listen to the SoulCharge podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

  6. Aug 28

    The New Era of Success with Carrie J. Morgan Part 3 | SoulCharge Ep. 78

    Episode Summary What if growth did not require sacrificing the life, energy, or fulfillment you actually want? In this episode, Stacy B. and Carrie J. Morgan explore the connection between a leader’s internal operating system and the way they grow, revealing how clarity, coherence, and authentic self-expression can transform both business and life. Carrie shares how applying SoulCharge created a dramatic shift in her income, confidence, and ability to fully express what she is capable of. 5 Episode Highlights Two Engines of Sustainable Growth - Sustainable growth comes from aligning your internal operating system with a growth strategy that reflects what you genuinely want in each season of life. Stop Swimming Against the Current - When leaders remove the internal obstacles draining their energy, they can create with greater ease, clarity, and creative life force. Your Leadership Creates a Ripple Effect - A leader’s internal transformation can ripple outward, influencing teams, clients, families, and communities far beyond the individual. Bring Humanity Back Into Business - When leaders stop compartmentalizing their humanity and authentic self-expression, they can create stronger cultures, deeper connection, and greater impact. From Evolving to Quantum Leaping - Carrie shares how applying the SoulCharge methodology contributed to a sevenfold increase in income while helping her move beyond imposter syndrome and fully embrace what she is capable of creating. Key Takeaways Growth does not have to come at the expense of fulfillment, energy, or personal freedom. Your internal state directly influences how you lead, create, and grow. Removing what blocks authentic self-expression can unlock greater creative energy. Leadership transformation can ripple outward to teams, clients, families, and communities. Success can be redefined around what you genuinely want in the current season of your life. Charging appropriately for the value you create is part of stepping into a higher professional standard. Sometimes the biggest breakthrough comes from stopping the old patterns rather than adding more strategies. Memorable Quote “It doesn't put something new in there. It puts what's you in there.” If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share SoulCharge with another leader who is ready to step fully into thier authority. SoulCharge is the internal operating system upgrade for high-performing leaders who are ready to stop outsourcing their power. Subscribe for weekly teachings, honest conversations, and a leadership standard no other framework has touched. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stacybahrenfuss LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soulchargehq/ Learn more or book a call: soulcharge.com Listen to the SoulCharge podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

  7. Aug 21

    The New Era of Success with Carrie J. Morgan Part 2 | SoulCharge Ep. 77

    Episode Summary What if the barrier holding you back isn't a lack of knowledge, strategy, or effort, but a root issue within you that keeps showing up in different areas of your life? In this episode, Stacy B. and Carrie J. Morgan explore how Soul Charge helps leaders uncover those hidden patterns, reclaim their authority, and create change that is fast, practical, and lasting. They discuss why endless self-help can leave leaders seeking the next answer, how identifying the root can unlock immediate clarity, and why the future of leadership requires an internal operating system that supports both success and deep fulfillment. 5 Episode Highlights Why highly capable leaders still hit a wall: Even the most creative and accomplished leaders can encounter one persistent limitation they can't solve for themselves. Soul Charge focuses on uncovering the root of that barrier rather than simply addressing the symptoms. The problem may not be your people: One successful leader was told her team wasn't performing, but Soul Charge revealed that replacing people wouldn't solve the underlying issue. The real opportunity was to uncover what was happening within the leader herself. Stop outsourcing your authority: Self-help, coaches, mentors, and programs can provide tremendous value, but they can also leave us believing someone else holds the key. Soul Charge shifts that dynamic by giving leaders a process they can apply independently across every area of their lives. Awareness changes what you can see: Once leaders learn to recognize their root patterns, they begin catching those patterns as they appear in new situations. The result is greater clarity, conscious decision-making, and the ability to install a new standard. The new model of leadership is having it all: Leadership isn't only about growth, achievement, and profit. Soul Charge is designed to help leaders create success alongside joy, fulfillment, deep satisfaction, and a life that actually reflects what matters to them now. Key Takeaways Look beyond the recurring symptom and ask what root issue may be creating it. Don't assume changing external circumstances will solve an internal pattern. Build the ability to recognize and address your own patterns instead of outsourcing your authority. Awareness creates the opportunity to make conscious choices and install a new standard. True leadership success includes peace, profit, joy, fulfillment, and the freedom to create the life you want. Memorable Quote "There's other things, but from a differentiator piece of this is the unlock, and it's you that has the ability to not just unlock this, but apply this to every area of your life." If this episode resonated with you, subscribe to the Soul Charge podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with another woman leader who is ready to unlock what's been holding her back and create the results she truly wants. SoulCharge is the internal operating system upgrade for high-performing leaders who are ready to stop outsourcing their power. Subscribe for weekly teachings, honest conversations, and a leadership standard no other framework has touched. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stacybahrenfuss LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soulchargehq/ Learn more or book a call: soulcharge.com Listen to the SoulCharge podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

  8. Aug 14

    The New Era of Success with Carrie J. Morgan Part 1 | SoulCharge Ep. 76

    Episode Summary What happens when success no longer feels fulfilling, even though you have accomplished everything you thought you wanted? In this episode of SoulCharge, Stacy B. sits down with business and executive coach Carrie J. Morgan to explore a new era of leadership, success, and personal fulfillment. Carrie brings decades of experience working with leaders, companies, and cultures, with a belief that when people are treated well and given the opportunity to express their brilliance, both individuals and businesses can thrive. Carrie and Stacy explore what happens when leaders stop relying on force, proving, perfectionism, or people pleasing and instead step fully into their authority. They discuss the difference between empowering a team and abdicating leadership, the importance of modeling the standard before handing responsibility off, and what it means to truly see yourself inside the success you have created. Carrie also shares a powerful personal breakthrough from her work with SoulCharge. She realized she had been standing outside of the very creation she had built, rather than fully owning herself as part of it. That awareness created a profound shift in how she experienced her creativity, success, and fulfillment. 5 Episode Highlights From Pushing and Proving to Elevating People: Creating an environment where people can recognize and express their brilliance. Empowering vs. Abdicating Leadership: Model the standard and provide guidance before handing over responsibility. Stepping Fully Into Your Authority: Your decision to be visible, powerful, and fully expressed is the beginning of the transformation. Seeing Yourself Inside Your Success: Own your creativity and contribution instead of standing outside what you have created. The "Pop" That Can Change Everything: Awareness can make an old barrier lose its power and create space for a new choice. Key Takeaways Empowerment requires leadership: Model the standard before handing over responsibility. Personal growth drives leadership growth: You can only lead as deeply as you have developed yourself. Success does not mean you're fully expressed: You can achieve a lot while still playing small. Own what you create: See yourself as part of your success, not separate from it. Awareness creates new choices: Once a barrier becomes visible, you can choose a new way forward. Memorable Quote "The decision is the how." Carrie and Stacy explore why leaders often look for a framework that tells them how to step into greater visibility, authority, and self-expression. Carrie reframes this by suggesting that the decision to fully step into your authority is itself the beginning of the transformation. About Carrie J. Morgan Carrie J. Morgan has been a Business and Executive Coach since 2000, with nearly a decade serving as VP of Culture and Training at a national franchise. She is passionate about elevated coaching techniques, deliberate cultures, leadership development, and working with entrepreneurs. Her mission is to see business become a positive force in the world while also serving as a vehicle for individual fulfillment. Carrie's coaching approach helps leaders clarify what they want, create a strategy for achieving their vision, and identify the barriers standing in the way. Through the SoulCharge method, she has experienced powerful shifts in her own leadership and now helps clients transform long-standing barriers into new possibilities and desired results. Connect with Carrie Carrie J. Morgan Website Connect with Carrie Instagram Facebook YouTube Let's Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stacybahrenfuss LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soulchargehq/ Learn more or book a call: soulcharge.com Listen to the SoulCharge podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

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You've built the revenue, led the team, hit the goals, but something still feels off. This podcast is for women leading $1M–$30M businesses who are done outsourcing their power to strategy, structure, and everyone else's expectations. Stacy Bahrenfuss is a leadership coach and founder of SoulCharge, a methodology built on one premise: the business doesn't lead. You do. New episodes every week. Like what you’re hearing? Follow the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

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