Level Up Creators Podcast

Level Up Creators
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The Level Up Creators podcast is for digital creators ready to take their business to the next level. You'll learn valuable strategies and hear engaging stories from industry pros and digital creators who have walked the path of scaling up. Whether you're tired of tap dancing for the algorithm or seeking to build real wealth - without the burnout - this podcast offers proven methods and practical advice to help you elevate your business, on your terms. Join us!

  1. Why is Hard Work Not Paying Off? The Performance Paradox with Eduardo Briceño

    HACE 6 DÍAS

    Why is Hard Work Not Paying Off? The Performance Paradox with Eduardo Briceño

    Embedding a Growth Mindset: From TED Talks to Culture Change | Eduardo Briceño on Level Up Creators In this episode of Level Up Creators, Amanda sits down with Eduardo Briceño — author of The Performance Paradox, TED speaker with 9M+ views, and co-founder of Mindset Works alongside Dr. Carol Dweck. Eduardo is one of the world’s foremost voices on growth mindset, performance, and learning-driven cultures, helping Fortune 1000 companies shift how they lead, learn, and innovate. Together, we explore what it really means to build learning organizations, how to balance the performance zone and the learning zone, and what leaders must do differently if they want to keep up with the pace of change. We also dig into Eduardo’s personal backstory—from burnout in VC to global keynote stages—and how he’s building the next chapter of his work through the MRR Accelerator. 🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn: ✔️ What a growth mindset really is—and what it isn’t ✔️ Why many organizations unknowingly operate in a “fixed mindset” culture ✔️ The performance paradox: why more doing ≠ more progress ✔️ How to embed learning habits that actually stick ✔️ What separates Microsoft’s culture from most of its competitors ✔️ The real reason people burn out (and how Eduardo avoided it in his second act) ✔️ What it takes to scale thought leadership into a business model with recurring revenue If you’re a founder, thought leader, or executive thinking about how to build a resilient, future-ready organization, this conversation will leave you with both vision and tactics. — 🧋 Amanda Links: Amanda’s LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/northcuttamanda/ Website → https://welevelupcreators.com/ Newsletter → https://newsletter.welevelupcreators.com/ 🔗 Eduardo Briceño Links: Website → https://www.briceno.com LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduardo-briceno/ Free PDF: 5 Strategies to Foster a Growth Mindset → https://briceno.com/newsletter/ 📕 Book: The Performance Paradox → https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671929/the-performance-paradox-by-eduardo-briceno/ 🚀 Ready to build a scalable, custom-fit business with recurring revenue—guaranteed? Apply to the MRR Accelerator → https://www.MRRAccelerator.com 👇 Drop a comment: What resonated with you most—growth mindset, the learning zone, or the performance paradox? 🔔 Like, subscribe & turn on notifications for more founder stories and growth frameworks. Level Up Creator School Our school is the ultimate creator subscription: education + a full fractional business team of advisors. Check it out here!

    51 min
  2. Why Are Fintech Partnerships Failing? Stacy Bishop, a BaaS Insider Explains What No One’s Talking About.

    26 SEP

    Why Are Fintech Partnerships Failing? Stacy Bishop, a BaaS Insider Explains What No One’s Talking About.

    🎙️ Fintech Meets Human Connection | Stacy Bishop on Redefining the Future of Banking In this special episode of the Level Up Creators podcast, Amanda sits down with Stacy Bishop—strategic advisor, fractional executive, fintech sales powerhouse, and co-founder of AmBaaSador—to unpack the past, present, and future of fintech, financial institutions, and banking-as-a-service (BaaS). Stacy is a rare force in this industry. With 30 years of boots-on-the-ground experience in banking, she’s done everything from teller to revenue leader to go-to-market strategist for the top fintechs and FI partners in the country. She’s also blazing a trail as a female founder in a legacy male-dominated space, lifting up other women and reshaping how relationships work in embedded finance. 🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn: ✔️ What “selling fintech” actually means—and why most founders get it wrong ✔️ The role of community banks in the future of BaaS ✔️ Why AmBasSador was built to educate bankers, not just sell to them ✔️ How Stacy acts as a broker between banks, fintechs, and BaaS platforms ✔️ What it takes to earn trust (and money) in financial services ✔️ Why long-term relationships always win over short-term revenue ✔️ Stacy’s journey from high school teller to keynote speaker to MRR Accelerator client ✔️ What it really feels like to leave a legacy brand and go out on your own 💬 If you’re a fintech founder, community banker, or future-of-finance strategist, this episode is packed with insight and clear calls to action. — 🧋 Amanda Links: Amanda’s LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/northcuttamanda/ Website → https://welevelupcreators.com/ Newsletter → https://newsletter.welevelupcreators.com/ 🔗 Stacy Bishop Links: LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacybishop/ Website → https://www.staceybishop.com AmBaaSador Website → https://ambaassador.com/ 🚀 Ready to build a scalable, custom-fit business with recurring revenue—guaranteed? Apply to the MRR Accelerator → https://www.MRRAccelerator.com 👇 Let us know in the comments: What’s your biggest fintech or BaaS challenge right now? 🔔 Like, subscribe & turn on notifications for more episodes from Level Up Creators. #Fintech #BankingAsAService #BaaS #StacyBishop #FintechSales #EmbeddedFinance #MRRAccelerator #LevelUpCreators #CommunityBanking #WomenInFinance #SaaS #AdvisorBusiness Level Up Creator School Our school is the ultimate creator subscription: education + a full fractional business team of advisors. Check it out here!

    45 min
  3. Exhausted in Midlife? This Founder Helps You Reclaim Your Energy with Amber Berger

    12 SEP

    Exhausted in Midlife? This Founder Helps You Reclaim Your Energy with Amber Berger

    Reclaim Your Energy, Metabolism & Mental Edge in Midlife | Amber Berger on Level Up Creators In this episode of the Level Up Creators Podcast, Amanda sits down with Amber Berger, holistic health coach, founder of The WellDrop, and host of the WellDrop podcast. Amber helps high-performing women in midlife cut through the wellness noise, reclaim control of their health, and step fully back into their personal and professional power. After healing her own Crohn’s disease at age 14 and later helping her son navigate a similar diagnosis, Amber brings decades of personal experience, science-backed strategy, and global wellness insights to the table. Through bio-individualized coaching, group programs, and her powerful 14-day Midlife Reset, she’s helping professional women get back their spark—without burnout, confusion, or fad diets. In this episode, you’ll learn: ✔️ What most women don’t know about perimenopause until it’s too late ✔️ Why blood sugar—not hormones—is your early warning sign ✔️ The power of CGMs (continuous glucose monitors) in midlife health ✔️ What changes in your 40s—and why your old routines stop working ✔️ How Amber healed Crohn’s disease naturally & helped her son do the same ✔️ Why being your own health CEO matters now more than ever ✔️ How to bring your boardroom energy to the doctor’s office ✔️ Amber’s exact midlife protocol for professional women who don’t have time to guess If you're a midlife founder, leader, or executive who’s starting to feel foggy, fatigued, or stuck in a body that suddenly won’t cooperate—this is your blueprint for realignment and radical clarity. — 🧋 Amanda Links: Amanda’s LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/northcuttamanda/ Website → https://welevelupcreators.com/ Newsletter → https://newsletter.welevelupcreators.com/ 🔗 Amber Berger Links: Website → https://thewelldrop.com LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-berger-/ Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/astarrberger/ Want to scale your expertise into a recurring revenue business—guaranteed? Apply to the MRR Accelerator → https://www.MRRAccelerator.com 👇 Drop a comment: What’s your biggest health challenge or win in midlife? 🔔 Like, subscribe & turn on notifications for more conversations with expert founders & wellness disruptors. Level Up Creator School Our school is the ultimate creator subscription: education + a full fractional business team of advisors. Check it out here!

    52 min
  4. Can One Hire Really Change Everything? How This Founder Built a Business on Chiefs of Staff with Clara Ma

    29 AGO

    Can One Hire Really Change Everything? How This Founder Built a Business on Chiefs of Staff with Clara Ma

    🎙️ How Clara Ma Built the #1 Hub for Chiefs of Staff | Level Up Creators Podcast In this episode of Level Up Creators, Amanda sits down with Clara Ma, founder & CEO of Ask a Chief of Staff—the go-to resource for high-performing Chiefs of Staff and the executives who hire them. Clara shares how she went from burned-out operator to leading voice in startup ops, building a 450+ member community, a boutique recruiting engine, and a business that helps Chiefs of Staff land high-impact roles and thrive once they’re in them. 🎯 In this episode, you'll learn: ✔️ Why the Chief of Staff role is more mindset than job title ✔️ Clara’s exact career pivot → business launch → scalable model ✔️ Her top automations for saving time and protecting her lifestyle ✔️ What to consider before hiring a Chief of Staff—or becoming one ✔️ What it’s like inside the MRR Accelerator — 🧋 Amanda Links: Amanda’s LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/northcuttamanda/ Website → https://welevelupcreators.com/ Newsletter → https://newsletter.welevelupcreators.com/ 🔗 Clara Ma Links: LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarama/ Website → https://askachiefofstaff.com/ 🚀 Want to scale your expertise into a recurring revenue business—guaranteed? Join the MRR Accelerator → https://www.MRRAccelerator.com 👇 Drop a comment: What’s your biggest takeaway about hiring or becoming a Chief of Staff? 🔔 Like, subscribe & turn on notifications for more founder stories & business model breakdowns. #ChiefOfStaff #StartupOps #MRRAccelerator #ClaraMa #FounderJourney #RecurringRevenue #LevelUpCreators Level Up Creator School Our school is the ultimate creator subscription: education + a full fractional business team of advisors. Check it out here!

    53 min
  5. Chasing Success But Still Unfulfilled? Why High Performers Need to Slow Down to Lead with Jon Giganti

    15 AGO

    Chasing Success But Still Unfulfilled? Why High Performers Need to Slow Down to Lead with Jon Giganti

    🎙️ Build With Intention: From Burnout to Breakthrough with John Giganti | Level Up Creators Podcast In this episode of the Level Up Creators Podcast, Amanda sits down with John Giganti—USA Today bestselling author of With Intention, former D1 soccer player, and sales exec who helped scale a company to nearly a billion dollars. Today, John is on a mission to help high-performing leaders and teams build lives and businesses rooted in clarity, purpose, and sustainable success. John shares how unresolved personal challenges and hustle culture nearly derailed his career, and how he turned it all around—by going inward. From panic attacks to peak performance, this episode is a blueprint for founders, consultants, and executives who know there’s more to success than metrics and money. 🎯 Key Takeaways for High-Performance Founders & Teams: ✔️ Why high performers often ignore the signs of burnout—and what to do instead✔️ How to connect the head and heart for truly aligned leadership✔️ The With Intention Method: Awareness, Agency, Ambition, Action, Adjustment✔️ How elite athletes and execs are rethinking success in 2025✔️ The secret to high-performing teams: psychological safety, trust, and self-awareness✔️ Why peak performance isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing it differently✔️ How to lead teams (or sales orgs) without losing yourself in the process✔️ The difference between winning for now vs. building something that lasts Amanda Links:Amanda’s LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/northcuttamanda/Website → https://welevelupcreators.com/Newsletter → https://newsletter.welevelupcreators.com/ 🔗 Jon Giganti Links:LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jongiganti/Website → https://www.jongiganti.com/Book → https://a.co/d/hlS875F Level Up Creator School Our school is the ultimate creator subscription: education + a full fractional business team of advisors. Check it out here!

    52 min
  6. Overwhelmed? It’s Probably Time to Hire—Here’s How to Do It Right w/ Madi Waggoner

    1 AGO

    Overwhelmed? It’s Probably Time to Hire—Here’s How to Do It Right w/ Madi Waggoner

    🎙️ Hiring Smart from the Start: Build a Team That Lets You Step Away | Madi Waggoner on Level Up Creators If your calendar is maxed, your inbox is a dumpster fire, and burnout is knocking at the door—this one’s for you. In this episode of the Level Up Creators Podcast, Amanda Northcutt sits down with Madi Waggoner, founder of Building Remote, to talk about the one thing that unlocks real freedom for founders: building a lean, effective team the right way. Madi helps small business owners and founder-led teams scale sustainably by hiring intentionally, training efficiently, and offloading the right responsibilities at the right time—so you can take a real vacation, not just check email from a prettier location. 🎯 Key Takeaways for Consultants, Coaches & Fractional Leaders: ✔️ How to know when it’s actually time to hire—and what to do first ✔️ Why “I just need a clone of me” is the wrong mindset ✔️ What to include in a job description that attracts true A-players ✔️ The power of clear SOPs (and why Loom might be your best friend) ✔️ How to run interviews like a pro—even if you’ve never hired before ✔️ Why documentation is the #1 unlock for freedom (and team resilience) ✔️ How to turn your org chart into a self-sustaining system, not a founder bottleneck ✔️ What has to be true before you can take a real sabbatical 🧋 Amanda Links:Amanda’s LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/northcuttamanda/Website → https://welevelupcreators.com/Newsletter → https://newsletter.welevelupcreators.com/ Madi Waggoner Links:Madi's LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/madiwaggoner/Website → https://buildingremote.co/Free Resource → https://buildingremote.kit.com/level-up-creators Level Up Creator School Our school is the ultimate creator subscription: education + a full fractional business team of advisors. Check it out here!

    48 min
  7. Do you really need a big audience to grow? Not anymore with Dustin Riechmann

    18 JUL

    Do you really need a big audience to grow? Not anymore with Dustin Riechmann

    In this episode of the Level Up Creators Podcast, Amanda sits down with Dustin Riechmann, founder of Seven Figure Leap, to unpack how subject matter experts can build wildly successful businesses by leveraging one of the most powerful—and underutilized—marketing channels: niche podcast guesting. Dustin shares his nonlinear path from engineering to meat sticks to digital marketing (yes, really) and how podcast guesting became the repeatable, scalable engine behind his seven-figure coaching and consulting business. If you’re looking for high-quality inbound lead flow, strategic relationships, and a flywheel that doesn’t rely on paid ads, this is for you. 🎯 Key Takeaways for Consultants & Coaches Building Recurring Revenue Businesses: ✔️ Why your story is your most valuable asset—and how to use it to sell✔️ How to pitch yourself for podcast interviews that drive leads✔️ Why small, niche podcasts often outperform the mega shows when it comes to conversions✔️ What the “Profit Cake” is—and how to think beyond just podcast listeners✔️ How to use guest appearances to build authority, partnerships, and inbound interest✔️ What needs to be true before you start your own podcast—and why most should start with guesting✔️ The Venn diagram methodfor finding non-competing but highly aligned podcast stages✔️ Why one clear CTA outperforms three confusing ones every time 🧋 Amanda Links:Amanda’s LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/northcuttamanda/Website → https://welevelupcreators.com/Newsletter → https://newsletter.welevelupcreators.com/ 🔗 Dustin Riechmann Links:Website → https://7figureleap.com/ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinriechmann/ Level Up Creator School Our school is the ultimate creator subscription: education + a full fractional business team of advisors. Check it out here!

    55 min
  8. Want to build a scalable community? Start doing this first with Bri Leever

    4 JUL

    Want to build a scalable community? Start doing this first with Bri Leever

    In this episode of the Level Up Creators podcast, Amanda Northcutt sits down with community strategist Bri Leever to dig into what really drives long-term retention and recurring revenue in paid communities. If you're a coach, consultant, or subject matter expert thinking about launching a membership or building community into your product ecosystem, this episode is essential listening. Bri shares what’s working in today’s best communities—from pricing strategy and onboarding to AI implementation and leadership development. 💡 Key Takeaways for Builders of Scalable Recurring Revenue Communities: ✔️ The difference between education-centric and connection-centric communities—and how to choose ✔️ The surprising shift from cohort-led offers to community-first membership models ✔️ What high-ticket, mid-ticket, and low-ticket memberships look like when done right ✔️ How to move from “audience gathering” to true community value exchange ✔️ The role of AI in community ops and the future of personalized member experiences ✔️ Why onboarding is never “one and done”—and what top-performing communities get right ✔️ How to develop member-leaders who multiply impact and retention We also cover: – Bri’s near-miss shark encounter while free diving 🦈 – Her “Woo Funnel” for bringing member leaders closer to your team – Why some thought-leader-led communities fail—and how to fix them 🧋 Amanda Links: Amanda’s LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/northcuttamanda/ Website → https://welevelupcreators.com/ Newsletter → https://newsletter.welevelupcreators.com/ 🔗 Bri Leever Links: LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannaleever/ Website → https://www.emberconsulting.co/ Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZUcl2iYJJOHCxKqhTBvoR?si=936a5d359de34619 Level Up Creator School Our school is the ultimate creator subscription: education + a full fractional business team of advisors. Check it out here!

    53 min
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The Level Up Creators podcast is for digital creators ready to take their business to the next level. You'll learn valuable strategies and hear engaging stories from industry pros and digital creators who have walked the path of scaling up. Whether you're tired of tap dancing for the algorithm or seeking to build real wealth - without the burnout - this podcast offers proven methods and practical advice to help you elevate your business, on your terms. Join us!

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    Level Up Creators
  • Años de actividad
    2023 - 2025
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