The Unfiltered Founder

Katrina Le Bar

Welcome to The Unfiltered Founder podcast. I’m your host, Katrina Le Bar, entrepreneur, social media + business coach. In this space, we’re diving into the raw, no-BS side of entrepreneurship and social media. We’ll chat about social media strategy, personal development, spirituality, and the strategies that actually move the needle in your business. Tune in for inspiring conversations and unfiltered stories from entrepreneurs, packed with expert advice and what it really takes to build something from the ground up. If you’re ready to expand your life and business, this podcast is for you.

  1. 3d ago

    How To Build A Personal Brand People ACTUALLY Remember

    Your personal brand is the reason people buy from you before they even see your offer, and in this episode, I am breaking down exactly how to build one that sticks. We are getting into your Stand Out Factor, the 4 content pillars I use to make content feel less overwhelming, and a brand story framework that gives you a clear roadmap for what to share and why. If you have been blending in online and you are not sure how to change that, this one is for you. What we cover: What a personal brand actually is (and what it is not)How to identify your Stand Out FactorThe 4 content pillars: Foundation, Personal, Professional, and Light HeartedHow to write your brand story using my 5-part frameworkWhy consistency and repetition are the real secrets to a brand that sticks 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Katrina: Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@katrinalebar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠+ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theunfilteredfounderpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Katrina's Resources & Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free IG Growth Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠100 Free Hooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠7 Days Of Done For You Content Free Guide⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FROM SEEN TO SOLD MASTERCLASS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram Growth Blueprint Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & follow along so you don’t miss any updates or new episodes! More about the Unfiltered Founder podcast: If you’re building a business in today’s digital world, you already know there’s a lot of noise out there. This podcast is where we cut through it. On The Unfiltered Founder, we’re diving into the raw, honest, no-BS side of entrepreneurship, social media, and personal growth. From building a brand that stands out online to creating content that actually connects, growing your audience, navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and becoming the person capable of creating the life you want, we’re talking about it all. Here, you’ll hear unfiltered conversations, actionable strategies, and real stories with solo episodes and special guest interviews with high level entrepreneurs, who are pulling back the curtain on what it truly takes to build something meaningful from the ground up. Event planner turned Business & Social media expert, host Katrina Le Bar (Hi, that’s me!) shares the real and raw truth of what it really takes to build a successful business online.  If you’re ready to think bigger, grow intentionally, and build a business and life you’re genuinely excited about, you’re in the right place. See you on Tuesdays! Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!

  2. Sep 23

    The Final Sprint — Your Last Quarter Lock In

    Q4 is here and this is your sign to stop coasting and start sprinting. In this episode we are going through the 3 things you need to do to finish this year at a completely different level than you started it — what to shed, what to lock in, and who you need to become to actually make it happen. If you have been waiting for the push to go all in on Q4, this is it. Grab your notebook darling, we are locking in. 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Katrina: Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@katrinalebar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠+ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theunfilteredfounderpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Katrina's Resources & Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free IG Growth Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠100 Free Hooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠7 Days Of Done For You Content Free Guide⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FROM SEEN TO SOLD MASTERCLASS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram Growth Blueprint Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & follow along so you don’t miss any updates or new episodes! More about the Unfiltered Founder podcast: If you’re building a business in today’s digital world, you already know there’s a lot of noise out there. This podcast is where we cut through it. On The Unfiltered Founder, we’re diving into the raw, honest, no-BS side of entrepreneurship, social media, and personal growth. From building a brand that stands out online to creating content that actually connects, growing your audience, navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and becoming the person capable of creating the life you want, we’re talking about it all. Here, you’ll hear unfiltered conversations, actionable strategies, and real stories with solo episodes and special guest interviews with high level entrepreneurs, who are pulling back the curtain on what it truly takes to build something meaningful from the ground up. Event planner turned Business & Social media expert, host Katrina Le Bar (Hi, that’s me!) shares the real and raw truth of what it really takes to build a successful business online.  If you’re ready to think bigger, grow intentionally, and build a business and life you’re genuinely excited about, you’re in the right place. See you on Tuesdays! Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!

  3. Sep 15

    From Corporate To Cold Plunges — What It Really Takes To Build With Justin Kelsey

    Justin Kelsey went from Amazon and Bank of America to building one of Charlotte's most talked about wellness communities — and the path between those two points is nothing like what it looks like from the outside. In this episode Justin gets completely unfiltered. Failed acquisitions. A $450K startup he had to shut down. The moment anxiety hit him for the first time at 28 because his identity was completely wrapped up in his business. And how Chilly Coffee Club started with Costco cold plunges and grew into something nobody saw coming. This is the conversation every entrepreneur needs to hear. What we get into: Leaving a six figure corporate career and what it actually felt likeThe failed acquisition that got all the way to the signing table before falling apartRaising $450K and having to shut the company down anywayWhat happens when your identity becomes your business2 completely different types of burnout and how he navigated bothHow Chilly Coffee Club started with Costco cold plunges and snowballed into what it is todayWhat he would tell his hardest season self Follow Justin — @justinreels Follow Chilly Coffee Club — @chillycoffeeclub 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Katrina: Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@katrinalebar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠+ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theunfilteredfounderpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Katrina's Resources & Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free IG Growth Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠100 Free Hooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠7 Days Of Done For You Content Free Guide⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FROM SEEN TO SOLD MASTERCLASS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram Growth Blueprint Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & follow along so you don’t miss any updates or new episodes! More about the Unfiltered Founder podcast: If you’re building a business in today’s digital world, you already know there’s a lot of noise out there. This podcast is where we cut through it. On The Unfiltered Founder, we’re diving into the raw, honest, no-BS side of entrepreneurship, social media, and personal growth. From building a brand that stands out online to creating content that actually connects, growing your audience, navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and becoming the person capable of creating the life you want, we’re talking about it all. Here, you’ll hear unfiltered conversations, actionable strategies, and real stories with solo episodes and special guest interviews with high level entrepreneurs, who are pulling back the curtain on what it truly takes to build something meaningful from the ground up. Event planner turned Business & Social media expert, host Katrina Le Bar (Hi, that’s me!) shares the real and raw truth of what it really takes to build a successful business online.  If you’re ready to think bigger, grow intentionally, and build a business and life you’re genuinely excited about, you’re in the right place. See you on Tuesdays! Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!

  4. Sep 2

    How To Create Magnetic Messaging For Your Content

    In this episode Katrina breaks down her 5 Pillars of Magnetic Messaging — a framework for creating content that makes your ideal client stop scrolling, feel deeply seen, and move naturally toward working with you. What we cover: What magnetic messaging actually isWhy playing it safe with your messaging is making you invisible even when your content is goodThe difference between safe messaging and magnetic messaging The 5 pillars of magnetic messaging and how to apply each one to your content This one comes with a framework you can implement immediately. 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Katrina: Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@katrinalebar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠+ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theunfilteredfounderpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Katrina's Resources & Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free IG Growth Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠100 Free Hooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 7 Days Of Done For You Content Free Guide ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FROM SEEN TO SOLD MASTERCLASS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram Growth Blueprint Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & follow along so you don’t miss any updates or new episodes! More about the Unfiltered Founder podcast: If you’re building a business in today’s digital world, you already know there’s a lot of noise out there. This podcast is where we cut through it. On The Unfiltered Founder, we’re diving into the raw, honest, no-BS side of entrepreneurship, social media, and personal growth. From building a brand that stands out online to creating content that actually connects, growing your audience, navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and becoming the person capable of creating the life you want, we’re talking about it all. Here, you’ll hear unfiltered conversations, actionable strategies, and real stories with solo episodes and special guest interviews with high level entrepreneurs, who are pulling back the curtain on what it truly takes to build something meaningful from the ground up. Event planner turned Business & Social media expert, host Katrina Le Bar (Hi, that’s me!) shares the real and raw truth of what it really takes to build a successful business online.  If you’re ready to think bigger, grow intentionally, and build a business and life you’re genuinely excited about, you’re in the right place. See you on Tuesdays! Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!

  5. Aug 28

    30 Hours Of Travelling To Sicily Chaos, A Volcano And No Luggage

    What started as winning a wellness retreat on Instagram turned into one of the most chaotic, healing and unforgettable experiences of my life. In this episode I am taking you with me to Sicily — from the 30 hour travel nightmare, an 11 hour airport wait time, a volcanic eruption that almost shut down my connecting flight, and arriving to the retreat with no luggage. And the full circle moment at the end that made me realise the universe had been taking care of me the whole time. Want to join the next SALTY RETREAT: (Check out their other retreat locations around the world) Use code SCLUB-KatrinaL for a discount on your own Salty Retreat. 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Katrina: Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@katrinalebar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠+ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theunfilteredfounderpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Katrina's Resources & Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free IG Growth Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠100 Free Hooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FROM SEEN TO SOLD MASTERCLASS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram Growth Blueprint Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dana's Resources & Links 1. Website ⁠https://www.danashalit.com/⁠ 2. Instagram⁠ @danashalit ⁠ 3. The Pathways to Self (Her Book is now available) ⁠https://www.danashalit.com/getyourcopy⁠ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & follow along so you don’t miss any updates or new episodes! More about the Unfiltered Founder podcast: If you’re building a business in today’s digital world, you already know there’s a lot of noise out there. This podcast is where we cut through it. On The Unfiltered Founder, we’re diving into the raw, honest, no-BS side of entrepreneurship, social media, and personal growth. From building a brand that stands out online to creating content that actually connects, growing your audience, navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and becoming the person capable of creating the life you want, we’re talking about it all. Here, you’ll hear unfiltered conversations, actionable strategies, and real stories with solo episodes and special guest interviews with high level entrepreneurs, who are pulling back the curtain on what it truly takes to build something meaningful from the ground up. Event planner turned Business & Social media expert, host Katrina Le Bar (Hi, that’s me!) shares the real and raw truth of what it really takes to build a successful business online.  If you’re ready to think bigger, grow intentionally, and build a business and life you’re genuinely excited about, you’re in the right place. See you on Tuesdays! Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!

  6. Aug 18

    009 - The Path To Purpose with Dana Shalit

    In today's episode, I'm joined by Dana Shalit, a certified clinical hypnotherapist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of House of Impact. She is also the co-founder of ORA Costa Rica, a luxury retreat facility launching in Nosara, and her book Pathways to Self hits Amazon on August 18th. In this episode we go deep on the path to purpose, disentangling from the identity patterns that were never truly yours, and how your subconscious mind is running more of your life than you realise. This one is going to hit differently. What chat about: Disentangling from patterns that are not yoursHypnotherapy and past livesThe 5 limiting beliefs that show up in almost every entrepreneur's businessThe step in self-realisation that most entrepreneurs skip — and why it is costing themHow Dana went from winning awards and making great money to everything collapsing, and what she found on the other sideWhy fun is actually how you find your purposeHer book Pathways to Self and the nine steps of self-realisation 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Katrina: Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@katrinalebar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠+ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theunfilteredfounderpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Katrina's Resources & Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Free IG Growth Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠100 Free Hooks⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠FROM SEEN TO SOLD MASTERCLASS⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram Growth Blueprint Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dana's Resources & Links 1. Website https://www.danashalit.com/ 2. Instagram @danashalit 3. The Pathways to Self (Her Book is now available) https://www.danashalit.com/getyourcopy SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & follow along so you don’t miss any updates or new episodes! More about the Unfiltered Founder podcast: If you’re building a business in today’s digital world, you already know there’s a lot of noise out there. This podcast is where we cut through it. On The Unfiltered Founder, we’re diving into the raw, honest, no-BS side of entrepreneurship, social media, and personal growth. From building a brand that stands out online to creating content that actually connects, growing your audience, navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and becoming the person capable of creating the life you want, we’re talking about it all. Here, you’ll hear unfiltered conversations, actionable strategies, and real stories with solo episodes and special guest interviews with high level entrepreneurs, who are pulling back the curtain on what it truly takes to build something meaningful from the ground up. Event planner turned Business & Social media expert, host Katrina Le Bar (Hi, that’s me!) shares the real and raw truth of what it really takes to build a successful business online.  If you’re ready to think bigger, grow intentionally, and build a business and life you’re genuinely excited about, you’re in the right place. See you on Tuesdays! Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!

  7. Jul 29

    008 - How To Sell In Your Instagram Stories - 10 Ideas You Can Use Now

    In this episode I will walk you through 10 story selling ideas you can implement this week — with actual example scripts for each one so you know exactly what to say and how to say it in a way that feels natural and will convert. Selling In Instagram Story Ideas: Tell the origin story of your offerUse a real life moment and tie it back to your offerTalk about how your approach is uniqueTell them exactly why your offer differentShow the energy and the experience of working with youTalk about why you are the right person for themShare a client case study or resultShare your framework or methodology Speak to the desire versus the current painShare signs that someone is ready for your offer What we chat about: The biggest mistakes service providers make when selling in stories10 story selling ideas with real example scripts you can screenshot and adaptWhy your call to action is the most important part of every selling storyHow to pick three of the ten and start implementing this week without feeling overwhelmed 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Katrina: Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@katrinalebar ⁠⁠⁠⁠+ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@theunfilteredfounderpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources & Links: ⁠⁠⁠Free IG Growth Guide⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠100 Free Hooks⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠FROM SEEN TO SOLD MASTERCLASS⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram Growth Blueprint Guide⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & follow along so you don’t miss any updates or new episodes! More about the Unfiltered Founder podcast: If you’re building a business in today’s digital world, you already know there’s a lot of noise out there. This podcast is where we cut through it. On The Unfiltered Founder, we’re diving into the raw, honest, no-BS side of entrepreneurship, social media, and personal growth. From building a brand that stands out online to creating content that actually connects, growing your audience, navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and becoming the person capable of creating the life you want, we’re talking about it all. Here, you’ll hear unfiltered conversations, actionable strategies, and real stories with solo episodes and special guest interviews with high level entrepreneurs, who are pulling back the curtain on what it truly takes to build something meaningful from the ground up. Event planner turned Business & Social media expert, host Katrina Le Bar (Hi, that’s me!) shares the real and raw truth of what it really takes to build a successful business online.  If you’re ready to think bigger, grow intentionally, and build a business and life you’re genuinely excited about, you’re in the right place. See you on Tuesdays! Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!

  8. Jul 21

    007 - Step Into Your Badass Next Level Now

    What if the version of you who has already hit every goal you are chasing is not in the future, she is available to you right now? In this episode Katrina breaks down one of the most powerful mindset tools she has used in her own business, the practice of stepping into your next level self before the external results catch up. Not as a visualization exercise or manifestation ritual. As a real, practicable shift in how you think, how you make decisions and how you show up every single day. This is the episode for the entrepreneur who knows exactly who she is becoming and is done waiting for permission to start being her. We chat: Why keeping your goals in the future is exactly what keeps them thereHow to stop operating from the version of you that does not have it yetThe mindset shift that changes how fast you move toward everything you wantHow to make decisions and show up as the next level version of you right nowWhy your next level is not a destination, it is a decision 🎥 ⁠⁠WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE⁠⁠ Connect with Katrina: Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@katrinalebar ⁠⁠⁠+ ⁠⁠⁠@theunfilteredfounderpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Resources & Links: ⁠⁠Free IG Growth Guide⁠⁠ ⁠⁠100 Free Hooks⁠⁠ ⁠⁠FROM SEEN TO SOLD MASTERCLASS⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram Growth Blueprint Guide⁠⁠ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & follow along so you don’t miss any updates or new episodes! More about the Unfiltered Founder podcast: If you’re building a business in today’s digital world, you already know there’s a lot of noise out there. This podcast is where we cut through it. On The Unfiltered Founder, we’re diving into the raw, honest, no-BS side of entrepreneurship, social media, and personal growth. From building a brand that stands out online to creating content that actually connects, growing your audience, navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and becoming the person capable of creating the life you want, we’re talking about it all. Here, you’ll hear unfiltered conversations, actionable strategies, and real stories with solo episodes and special guest interviews with high level entrepreneurs, who are pulling back the curtain on what it truly takes to build something meaningful from the ground up. Event planner turned Business & Social media expert, host Katrina Le Bar (Hi, that’s me!) shares the real and raw truth of what it really takes to build a successful business online.  If you’re ready to think bigger, grow intentionally, and build a business and life you’re genuinely excited about, you’re in the right place. See you on Tuesdays! Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!

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Welcome to The Unfiltered Founder podcast. I’m your host, Katrina Le Bar, entrepreneur, social media + business coach. In this space, we’re diving into the raw, no-BS side of entrepreneurship and social media. We’ll chat about social media strategy, personal development, spirituality, and the strategies that actually move the needle in your business. Tune in for inspiring conversations and unfiltered stories from entrepreneurs, packed with expert advice and what it really takes to build something from the ground up. If you’re ready to expand your life and business, this podcast is for you.