The Social Selling Leadership Podcast

Rachael Bodie
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The Social Selling Leadership Podcast is where six-figure network marketers come to scale. Hosted by network marketing expert and industry veteran Rachael Bodie, this show helps you grow your income, your influence, and your downline with simple, scalable systems for sales, marketing, recruiting, and duplication. If you’re ready to move from overwhelmed to aligned, and show up like the seven-figure leader you’re becoming, this podcast is for you.

  1. 1d ago

    The Commitment Matrix: Why Consistency on the Wrong Things Is Keeping You From Scaling

    Episode Summary Here's the truth: you are not an inconsistent leader. You're 100% committed and 100% consistent — to the parts of the business you're already good at. Posting. Selling. Pouring into your team. Those are the familiar things, the things that pay this month, the things you can control. And that's exactly where the problem hides, because the part of your business that would actually change your income is the part only getting a sliver of you. In this episode, Rachael Bodie picks up where Episode 28 left off and breaks down the difference between wanting something and committing to it. She names the little quits veteran leaders don't recognize as quitting, the results entitlement that keeps high performers stalled, and why recruiting is like growing tomatoes while leadership duplication is an orchard. She closes with a ten-minute assignment on the one piece of your business you've only been half in on. Why You Should Listen: What You'll Learn The Difference Between Wanting It and Committing To It Why a Strength in Overdrive Becomes a Weakness The Little Quits That Don't Look Anything Like Quitting Results Entitlement: Expecting 100% From Something You're Half In On Commitment's BFF, and Why Nobody Talks About It Which Quadrant You're Living In — and How to Get Out Resources Mentioned Episode 28 — Recruit Your Dream Team with a Top Five List Apply for a Free Mini-Session so we can connect 1:1, review your goals, and talk through opportunities for business growth  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/mini-session Social Selling Leadership Edit (Free Email Series)  Weekly insights on leadership skills for network marketers, recruiting systems, duplication, and sustainable growth  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/leadership-edit-email Instagram – Daily leadership insights, social selling strategies, and behind-the-scenes mentoring  👉 https://www.instagram.com/rachachelbodie/?hl=en

  2. Sep 2

    Company Alignment, Rebuilding, and Leadership Rhythms featuring Lindsay Oehmen

    Episode Summary Lindsay Oehmen built to the top of her compensation plan in four and a half years  and then walked away from the largest income she'd ever earned. Not because the business stopped working, but because she looked at her leaders' paychecks and realized she couldn't invite one more person in. In this episode, she walks Rachael through both origin stories: the burnout at year one and a half when nobody developed the leader inside her, and the rebuild seven years later that took her from zero team to a $100,000 team in four months. This conversation gets specific about the things veteran leaders rarely say out loud — the red flags you can't unsee once you see them, why your mid-level leaders can't be a revolving door, and the daily rhythms that keep a seven-figure earner grounded. Lindsay also answers the question every stalled six-figure leader is asking, and her answer is a two-sided coin: sometimes it's the company, and sometimes it's you. About the Guest Lindsay Oehmen is a seven-figure earner and industry veteran with nearly two decades in direct sales. She started at Stella & Dot 18 years ago as the company's number two salesperson, left the industry, opened and sold a brick-and-mortar boutique, then returned in 2019 and built to the top of her company's compensation plan. After stepping away at peak income, she spent time on the corporate side as a field development director before returning to the field to build her legacy company from the ground up. Why You Should Listen: Why She Left at the Top of Her Income The moment she stopped looking at her own paycheck and started looking at her leaders'. The Red Flag You Can Only See From Near the Top What it means when you're recruiting people in and nobody is getting past a certain level. Two Reasons You're Stuck — And Only One Is the Company Lindsay's most direct answer for the six-figure leader who can't figure out what changed. A Better Question Than "Why Am I Stuck?" The reframe she uses instead, and why the answer is almost always about who you're becoming. How She Built a $100K Team in Four Months With No Team to Bring No downline transfer, no viral account — just relationships she'd already earned. Resources Mentioned Connect with Lindsay Oehmen Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/lindsay.oehmen Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmomholistics/ Applications are open for two one-on-one private coaching spots this fall. Apply here  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/mini-session Instagram  👉 https://www.instagram.com/rachaelbodie

  3. Aug 26

    Building and Leveraging a Free Community

    Episode Summary Most of my clients already have a group. What they don't have is a group that's working. One client has nine thousand people in hers and no time to use it. Another has four hundred and twenty thousand, and it's a major part of her sales and marketing strategy. Same tool, two completely different realities — and the difference isn't the platform. In this episode, Rachael Bodie shares a training she gave on building a community around your business: naming it so it actually gets found, what to share so people trust you before they ever buy, how to use lives and giveaways to build real momentum, and how to map the journey from someone seeing your promo to becoming a customer. The question to hold the whole way through — which pieces of this have to be you, and which ones could belong to a leader on your team? Why You Should Listen: What You'll Learn Community vs. "Customer Group" — Why the Frame Changes Everything Why Re-Engaging a Quiet Group Starts With You Naming Your Group So Facebook Recommends It For You Lives, Giveaways, and Mini-Challenges That Build Trust Fast Social Proof and the Before / Pivot / After Story Structure Entrance Questions That Hand You Your Next Marketing Angle Mapping the Customer Journey From Promo to Purchase Resources Mentioned Join the waitlist for my one-on-one private coaching to be the first to know when the two new spots are available in the fall, plus access to my new Duplication Gap Check  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/private-coaching-waitlist Social Selling Leadership Edit (Free Email Series)  Weekly insights on leadership skills for network marketers, recruiting systems, duplication, and sustainable growth  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/leadership-edit-email Instagram – Daily leadership insights, social selling strategies, and behind-the-scenes mentoring  👉 https://www.instagram.com/rachachelbodie/?hl=en

  4. Aug 19

    Strong Finishers, Seasonal Leadership, and Systems featuring Brittney Howard

    Episode Summary Brittney Howard was not a likely candidate for success. Single mom, homeschooling, living in a one-red-light town of fewer than 2,000 people after moving in with her parents. Self-described introvert with no network, no career, and no people skills. She sat at the very first rank of her company for almost two years — and then went on to build a multi-six-figure business while raising six kids. Her line for it: she's not a fast starter, she's a strong finisher. In this episode, Rachael Bodie and Brittney unpack what actually made it stick — the difference between hustle and diligence, why shame and hustle are the same problem wearing different clothes, and how she recruits by solving real problems for real people instead of dropping the word "recruit" into a DM. Brittney also walks through the team systems that have stood the test of thirteen years, how she restructures her entire rhythm by season, and the one boundary that keeps her off her phone. About the Guest Brittney Howard has been in the network marketing profession for 13 years and has built her business to multiple six figures — almost entirely through social media, with 99% of the people who joined her being people she met after she started. She and her husband live in Savannah, Georgia, with their six kids, ages 5 to 24. She's worked with hundreds of leaders, with a particular passion for the 15 she's helped scale to significant income in the business, and she builds from a biblical worldview that shapes how she leads, recruits, and sets boundaries. Why You Should Listen: Fast Starter vs. Strong Finisher Two years at the first rank, and why that wasn't the problem. Diligence Is Not Hustle The word she refuses to use — and the one she replaced it with. Where Shame Actually Comes From Why achieving to prove your worth kills your recruiting. Recruiting Is a Conversation, Not a Pitch What she does instead of the drop-and-hope message. The 50-Minute Onboarding Video The one system out of thirteen years that hasn't changed. Rising Jewels and Weekly Stats How she builds accountability that high performers actually want. It's a Vibe (and It's Also Data) Why she rebuilds her leadership rhythm every single season. The Boundary That Freed Her From Her Phone One rule with her team, and it changed everything. Resources Mentioned Connect with Brittney Howard  👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittneydhoward 👉 Website: https://www.brittneyhoward.com Join the waitlist for my one-on-one private coaching to be the first to know when the two new spots are available in the fall, plus access to my new Duplication Gap Check Assessment  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/private-coaching-waitlist Social Selling Leadership Edit (Free Email Series)  Weekly insights on leadership skills for network marketers, recruiting systems, duplication, and sustainable growth  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/leadership-edit-email Instagram – Daily leadership insights, social selling strategies, and behind-the-scenes mentoring  👉 https://www.instagram.com/rachachelbodie/?hl=en

  5. Aug 12

    Rebuilding, Retreats, and Real Duplication featuring Holley Hall

    Episode Summary Here's the truth: hitting a top rank doesn't protect you from a crash. Sometimes it's what causes one. When the results are finally there, it feels safe to shift into management mode — take the calls, onboard the team, support everyone else — and that's usually the exact moment the whole thing starts sliding backward. In this episode, Rachael Bodie sits down with client Holley Hall to talk about the part nobody says out loud: what it actually looks like to rebuild after your numbers fall by half. Holley shares the belief work that came first, the retreat she led, and the systems that have brought in roughly 200 new team members since January, plus the one question on a coaching call that finally broke her out of the spiral. About the Guest Holley Hall is a nurse practitioner, a mom of two under three, and a seven-year veteran of the network marketing industry. She reached one of the top ranks of her current company in 13 months. She's currently in the middle of one of the strongest momentum runs of her career built on the other side of a season where her volume and her paycheck both dropped more than 50%. Why You Should Listen:  Your Team Will Only Do What You're Actively Doing Why Holley's numbers fell more than 50% the season she stopped producing. Belief Tied to Results Will Always Collapse The question Rachael asked that finally broke the spiral. Stop Reviving the Dead Why new energy brought her old teammates back on their own. Proximity Is a Strategy, Not a Perk What happened when she got 20 runners in one room. Onboard for Hesitations, Not Resources The one question that tells her how to coach someone for the next year. Use AI Without Sounding Like AI How she rotates discovery, connection, and conversion content in a fraction of the time. Resources Mentioned Connect with Holley Hall Facebook: Holley Hall Instagram: @themetabolicmama Join the waitlist for my one-on-one private coaching to be the first to know when the two new spots are available in the fall, plus access to my new Duplication Gap Check  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/private-coaching-waitlist Social Selling Leadership Edit (Free Email Series)  Weekly insights on leadership skills for network marketers, recruiting systems, duplication, and sustainable growth  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/leadership-edit-email Instagram – Daily leadership insights, social selling strategies, and behind-the-scenes mentoring  👉 https://www.instagram.com/rachachelbodie/?hl=en

  6. Aug 5

    A Leverage System for Duplication: The Pre-Call Evaluation Process

    Episode Summary You can recruit. That was never the problem. The problem is duplicating without you personally running every onboarding four levels down. And somewhere in there, you became the bottleneck. In this episode, Rachael Bodie walks you through the Pre-Call Evaluation Process — the exact system she uses with her own 1:1 coach and installs with veteran leaders in her private coaching. You'll get the three question buckets that go on the form, the word-for-word message to send when it doesn't come through, and the story of a client whose top five leaders were all running the same structure one level down, without her in it — seven weeks after she kicked it off, she hit the highest volume month in her business. Why You Should Listen: What You'll Learn No Amount of Recruiting Will Fix a Duplication Problem Why more activity won't move you, and what actually does. Use the Form as a Filter Before You Give Away Your Calendar It answers the question most leaders avoid: who has actually earned my time? Get Out of the Middle of Every Call The three question buckets that let her self-select the focus before you ever get on the call. Spot Your Next Leader Before She Looks Like One You only need five. Here's how the data tells you which five. Hold the Standard Without Heat, Guilt, or Chasing The exact reschedule message to send when the form doesn't come through — and why warm and firm are the same move. A System That Lives in Your Head Isn't Duplicatable What makes this one simple, so your leaders can run it without you. Resources Mentioned Apply for a Free Mini-Session so we can connect 1:1, review your goals, and talk through opportunities for business growth  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/private-coaching Social Selling Leadership Edit (Free Email Series)  Weekly insights on leadership skills for network marketers, recruiting systems, duplication, and sustainable growth  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/leadership-edit-email Instagram – Daily leadership insights, social selling strategies, and behind-the-scenes mentoring  👉 https://www.instagram.com/rachachelbodie/?hl=en

  7. Jul 29

    Raising Your Standards, Recruiting With Influence, and Why Top Leaders Never Stop Building featuring Debbie Neal 

    Episode Summary Here's the truth: the most dangerous place to be in this business isn't struggling. It's successful. When the check is good, the team is built, and the rank is secured, something quiet happens — the why stops growing, the pain points disappear, and a leader who used to build starts managing instead. In this episode, Rachael sits down with Debbie Neal — 20-year industry veteran, keynote speaker, best-selling author of Level Up Your Leadership, and host of the Level Up podcast — who reached the top of her company in five months and has stayed there for two decades. Debbie breaks down what actually happened after she promoted, why she still personally sponsors today, and the difference between leaders who keep building and leaders who quietly start docking. If you've ever caught yourself saying "I think I need to rebuild," this conversation will make you rethink the question entirely. Why You Should Listen: What You'll Learn Recognize When You've Started Arriving Instead of Building How entitlement creeps in after a promotion — and how to catch it in yourself before your organization feels it. Lead From the Front by Staying in Personal Production Why Debbie still personally sponsors after 20 years, and what staying on the field does for your credibility. Build Independent Leaders Instead of Codependent Ones The difference between developing vision in someone and simply carrying them — one scales, the other caps you. Understand That Influence, Not Effort, Is What Makes People Join Why your certainty and energy sell the opportunity long before your words do. Relight Your Fire Without Chasing a New Opportunity What Debbie tells stuck veterans first — and why the answer isn't on the outside. Raise Your Standard of Comfort Before Your Results Ask You To How to set the next goal on purpose, so you rise by lifting others instead of pushing them away. About Debbie Neal Debbie Neal is a 20-year network marketing leader who reached the top rank of her company in five months and has held it ever since. She's a keynote speaker who has spoken in every country her company operates in, the best-selling author of Level Up Your Leadership, and the host of Level Up with Debbie Neal, which has surpassed four million downloads since launching in 2021. A former director of training for CVS Pharmacy, Debbie left corporate to raise her four children before building a global organization from her kitchen table. Her current podcast series is a year-long movement on raising our standards, and her second book is in progress. Connect with Debbie:  👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbie_neal/ 👉 Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levelup.debbieneal/ 👉 Podcast: Level Up with Debbie Neal — available on all podcast platforms 👉 Book: Level Up Your Leadership — available on Amazon Resources Mentioned Apply for a Free Mini-Session so we can connect 1:1, review your goals, and talk through opportunities for business growth  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/mini-session Social Selling Leadership Edit (Free Email Series)  Weekly insights on leadership skills for network marketers, recruiting systems, duplication, and sustainable growth  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/leadership-edit-email Instagram – Daily leadership insights, social selling strategies, and behind-the-scenes mentoring  👉 https://www.instagram.com/rachachelbodie/?hl=en Elevate for Social Sellers – Facebook Community  A space for social sellers focused on mindset, systems, and sustainable growth  👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/elevateforsocialsellers

  8. Jul 22

    The Fear of Sustaining Success (and How to Build a Blueprint So It Isn't a Fluke)

    Episode Summary Hitting your best month can trigger your biggest fear. The results finally show up—new customers, new team members, a rank you've been chasing—and your brain goes quiet and asks: but how am I going to do this every month? In this episode, Rachael Bodie breaks down why success feels so threatening to a survival brain, and walks you through the Success Blueprint—a simple way to name exactly what you did, felt, and believed to create your best result, so you can repeat it on purpose in any season. Why You Should Listen: What You'll Learn Why a win registers as a threat instead of a reward—and why that doesn't mean anything's wrong with you.How to separate the two problems hiding in the fear: imposter syndrome (solved with evidence) and an activated nervous system (solved with trust).How to build your Success Blueprint by reverse-engineering what you did, felt, and believed to create your best result.Why the work you do today shows up 60 to 120 days from now—so today's effort stops feeling invisible.How to answer fear with trust instead of arguing with it, using a Trust List and a simple nervous system reset. Resources Mentioned Want the 8-Minute Nervous System Reset from this episode? DM Rachael the word RESET on Instagram and she'll send it over. 👉 https://www.instagram.com/rachachelbodie/?hl=en Apply for a Free Mini-Session so we can connect 1:1, review your goals, and talk through opportunities for business growth  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/mini-session Social Selling Leadership Edit (Free Email Series)  Weekly insights on leadership skills for network marketers, recruiting systems, duplication, and sustainable growth  👉 https://www.rachaelbodie.com/leadership-edit-email Instagram – Daily leadership insights, social selling strategies, and behind-the-scenes mentoring  👉 https://www.instagram.com/rachachelbodie/?hl=en Elevate for Social Sellers – Facebook Community  A space for social sellers focused on mindset, systems, and sustainable growth  👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/elevateforsocialsellers

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The Social Selling Leadership Podcast is where six-figure network marketers come to scale. Hosted by network marketing expert and industry veteran Rachael Bodie, this show helps you grow your income, your influence, and your downline with simple, scalable systems for sales, marketing, recruiting, and duplication. If you’re ready to move from overwhelmed to aligned, and show up like the seven-figure leader you’re becoming, this podcast is for you.

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