Calm & Colorful: Not Your Average MBA Diaries

Jessica Brittani
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This podcast is not polished. It’s not planned out. It’s just me — recording voice notes in real time as I move through the One Day MBA program and rebuild my business from the inside out. I’ve been running my business for seven years. But this? This is Calm & Colorful 2.0. A new version. A deeper mission. A bigger ripple. And I’m documenting the journey as it unfolds — one day, one alignment, one breakthrough at a time. The One Day MBA is an 18-month, hands-on business accelerator where you grow your business in real time — with strategy, coaching, community, and way more truth-telling than I expected. I said yes because I was ready to bring my business back to life. To lead with more clarity, more confidence, and more me. Because this season is all about being fully alive in it — not just getting through it. This podcast is for the ones doing business with babies on their hips and big dreams in their hearts. For the ones who crave both strategy and softness. For the mamas bringing their full selves to the work. Mama. Business. Alive. Unfiltered. Unedited. Just one day at a time. Disclaimer: What I share here is simply my personal journey, reflections, and takeaways. The lessons I talk about from One Day MBA classes or community events are not a substitute for actually being in the program. Think of this podcast as my unfiltered notebook — shared in hopes that it sparks ideas, encouragement, and support for your own business path.

  1. 5d ago

    I Was Asking the Wrong Questions (and I Didn't Even Know It)

    A real-time reflection from inside a 2-week pivot accelerator: realizing the real problem wasn’t the customer interviews—it was the lack of hyper-specific problem focus. Breaking down how broad targeting diluted feedback, why “3-cycle testing” changes everything, and what it looks like to rebuild clarity through sharper customer discovery, MVP thinking, and ruthless niche selection.

    8 min

  2. May 26

    BONK, BONK , BONK Business feels like Moana's chicken right now

    In this episode, I’m sharing a very real behind-the-scenes update on business, burnout, hormones, motherhood, messaging, and feeling completely stuck. I talk about: realizing there’s a certain time each month where my confidence drops and everything in my business suddenly feels confusing,the HUGE aha moment I had with my mentor about how my messaging accidentally drifted into “I can fix you” energy, even though that’s completely opposite of what I believe,why customer discovery calls lit me up more than anything else,the difference between a product problem and a go-to-market problem,applying for One Day MBA’s Pivot Accelerator program,and honestly… what it feels like trying to build a business while also being a mama, running community playgroups, navigating hospital stays, exhaustion, and real life.Also: I compare myself to Hei Hei from Moana for approximately five minutes, which honestly feels deeply accurate right now. If you’ve ever felt like: “I know I’m meant for this… so why does everything feel so messy?” this episode is for you.

    11 min

  3. May 20

    I'm the Reason My Business Isn't Growing (A Founder's Honest Confession)

    For months, I’ve been questioning whether I should pivot my business, shut down my classes, or completely change direction. On paper, some things aren’t working. The numbers don’t fully work yet. The classes aren’t truly profitable yet. And after running the viability calculator with my mentor, I had a moment where I thought: “Why hasn’t anyone told me to pivot?” But this episode turned into something much deeper. Because the truth is… the biggest thing standing in my way might actually be me. In this episode, I’m sharing: my fear of being “salesy”what another founder said that completely shifted my perspectivewhat happened after Korbin’s ICU staythe grief, exhaustion, and life circumstances behind the sceneswhy I keep stopping myself even though I deeply believe in this workand what I’m doing to finally get out of my own wayThis is probably one of the rawest episodes I’ve recorded. If you’re building something meaningful while also carrying real life, grief, parenting, fear, exhaustion, and self-doubt… this episode is for you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Curious about Oneday MBA — the program I talk about throughout this show? Check it out here: https://oneday.org/us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=jessica-brittani-referral Subscribe so you don't miss the messy middle of building a business as a mom. Calm & Colorful: https://www.calmandcolorful.com Join the free Calm & Colorful Circle community for founders + mamas building alongside me If this episode resonated, please leave a review — it helps other founder moms find this podcast. #FounderMom #OnedayMBA #WomenInBusiness #PodcastForMoms #CustomerDiscovery

    16 min

  4. Apr 2

    I Thought I Was Doing Business Right -- Until This Happened

    ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Curious about Oneday MBA — the program I talk about throughout this show? Check it out here: https://oneday.org/us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=jessica-brittani-referral Subscribe so you don't miss the messy middle of building a business as a mom. Calm & Colorful: https://www.calmandcolorful.com Join the free Calm & Colorful Circle community for founders + mamas building alongside me If this episode resonated, please leave a review — it helps other founder moms find this podcast. #FounderMom #OnedayMBA #WomenInBusiness #PodcastForMoms #CustomerDiscovery

    14 min

  5. Mar 31

    The 10-Minute Conversation That Changed My Entire Niche

    The Moment Everything Clicked in My Business (Hot Seat Breakdown) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Curious about Oneday MBA — the program I talk about throughout this show? Check it out here: https://oneday.org/us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=jessica-brittani-referral Subscribe so you don't miss the messy middle of building a business as a mom. Calm & Colorful: https://www.calmandcolorful.com Join the free Calm & Colorful Circle community for founders + mamas building alongside me If this episode resonated, please leave a review — it helps other founder moms find this podcast. #FounderMom #OnedayMBA #WomenInBusiness #PodcastForMoms #CustomerDiscovery

    11 min

  6. Mar 10

    Crying in the Morning, Empowered by Night: A Founder Mom's Real Day

    The last few months have felt like a roller coaster. My toddler has been healing, my body is now moving through its own healing process, and my plate has been completely full with two part-time jobs, my MBA program, and building Calm & Colorful. In this episode, I share the behind-the-scenes of a big decision I made, stepping away from one of my jobs to create space to fully focus on my business and the community I’m building for families. Entrepreneurship is emotional. Some moments are full of doubt, others bring clarity and empowerment. This is an honest snapshot of that journey and where Calm & Colorful is headed next. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Curious about Oneday MBA — the program I talk about throughout this show? Check it out here: https://oneday.org/us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=jessica-brittani-referral Subscribe so you don't miss the messy middle of building a business as a mom. Calm & Colorful: https://www.calmandcolorful.com Join the free Calm & Colorful Circle community for founders + mamas building alongside me If this episode resonated, please leave a review — it helps other founder moms find this podcast. #FounderMom #OnedayMBA #WomenInBusiness #PodcastForMoms #CustomerDiscovery

    20 min

  7. Mar 3

    You Can't Hire Someone to Own Your Dream (Hard Founder Truth)

    This week something shifted. Not because of a new strategy. Not because of a new offer. Not because of another course or checklist. Ownership. In this episode, I share the honest behind-the-scenes of two mentor calls that were only one week apart — and how I went from toe-dipping around responsibility to fully stepping through what my mentor calls “the gate.” We talk about: Why I was doing the bare minimum and calling it effortThe difference between “What do I do?” and “What do you think?”Why non-response is not rejectionThe truth about lead time and touch pointsThe hidden money block tied to the rescuer roleWhy you can’t outsource ownership (even if you hire help)What CEO energy actually looks likeIf you’re building something and quietly hoping someone else will carry the weight of it for you… this episode is for you. Because growth doesn’t come from more information. It comes from deciding to hold the wheel. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Curious about Oneday MBA — the program I talk about throughout this show? Check it out here: https://oneday.org/us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=jessica-brittani-referral Subscribe so you don't miss the messy middle of building a business as a mom. Calm & Colorful: https://www.calmandcolorful.com Join the free Calm & Colorful Circle community for founders + mamas building alongside me If this episode resonated, please leave a review — it helps other founder moms find this podcast. #FounderMom #OnedayMBA #WomenInBusiness #PodcastForMoms #CustomerDiscovery

    24 min

  8. Feb 9

    I Missed My Big Deadline -- and It Woke Me All the Way Up

    In this episode, I’m sharing a very real moment from my journey inside the One Day MBA, not the highlight reel, but the messy middle. I talk about what it feels like to set a big goal, like becoming one of the top students in the program, and then face the gut punch of realizing I didn’t show up the way I promised myself I would. Missing a deadline. Avoiding marketing. Feeling overwhelmed. Getting mad at myself. Questioning everything. This episode is about integrity, fear, and what happens when the stories in your head start getting loud, and you decide to run toward the fear instead of backing away. I share: Why being “late” hit me harder than I expectedThe deal I made with my mentor, and why I reset the clock on myselfHow fear shows up disguised as self-doubt and procrastinationWhat it looks like to call in your full support system instead of spiraling aloneWhy shooting for the moon still matters, even on the weeks you’re exhaustedThis is an honest check-in from the overwhelm phase, the part most people skip sharing. If you’re building something meaningful, carrying a lot, and still choosing to show up, this episode is for you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Curious about Oneday MBA — the program I talk about throughout this show? Check it out here: https://oneday.org/us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=jessica-brittani-referral Subscribe so you don't miss the messy middle of building a business as a mom. Calm & Colorful: https://www.calmandcolorful.com Join the free Calm & Colorful Circle community for founders + mamas building alongside me If this episode resonated, please leave a review — it helps other founder moms find this podcast. #FounderMom #OnedayMBA #WomenInBusiness #PodcastForMoms #CustomerDiscovery

    11 min
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This podcast is not polished. It’s not planned out. It’s just me — recording voice notes in real time as I move through the One Day MBA program and rebuild my business from the inside out. I’ve been running my business for seven years. But this? This is Calm & Colorful 2.0. A new version. A deeper mission. A bigger ripple. And I’m documenting the journey as it unfolds — one day, one alignment, one breakthrough at a time. The One Day MBA is an 18-month, hands-on business accelerator where you grow your business in real time — with strategy, coaching, community, and way more truth-telling than I expected. I said yes because I was ready to bring my business back to life. To lead with more clarity, more confidence, and more me. Because this season is all about being fully alive in it — not just getting through it. This podcast is for the ones doing business with babies on their hips and big dreams in their hearts. For the ones who crave both strategy and softness. For the mamas bringing their full selves to the work. Mama. Business. Alive. Unfiltered. Unedited. Just one day at a time. Disclaimer: What I share here is simply my personal journey, reflections, and takeaways. The lessons I talk about from One Day MBA classes or community events are not a substitute for actually being in the program. Think of this podcast as my unfiltered notebook — shared in hopes that it sparks ideas, encouragement, and support for your own business path.

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