The Isabelle Prestia Show

Isabelle Prestia

The podcast for women who know they have something to say, and can't yet figure out why no one's listening. Personal brand, storytelling, and how to build a business people actually want to follow. Trial and tested frameworks. Vulnerable stories. Designed to ensure you expand your life and income. New episodes every week

  1. 4d ago

    How to Find the One Story That Makes a Stranger Feel Like You're Talking Directly to Them

    How to Find the One Story That Makes a Stranger Feel Like You're Talking Directly to Them You already know your most powerful story exists. You just haven't figured out which one it is yet. Last week, I told you to find your embarrassing story: the one that makes you a little uncomfortable. This week, we go deeper. Because not every failure story converts. Some are just sad. Some are just cringe. Though, the right one? It stops someone mid-scroll and makes them feel genuinely seen. In this episode: The 3-element framework every converting story needs: Specific Problem, Turning Point, and a Lesson that's actually useful to your ideal customer (not just useful to you)A 5-step process to identify your story: including why the one that still stings is almost always the right oneThe exact story structure that takes someone from "hm, interesting" to "I need to work with her" — opening problem → mess → turning point → lesson → proof Your action this week: Take the three embarrassing stories you wrote down in Episode 2. Run each one through the 4-question checklist from today's episode. The story that checks all four boxes? That's your story. Write it out, then download → The Storytelling Worksheet The framework behind every episode in this series: isabellestartsomewhere.kit.com/storytellingworksheet⁠ Subscribe for Episode 2 next Monday: ⁠ Spotify⁠ · ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ Follow along on Instagram: ⁠ instagram.com/isabelleprestia⁠

    13 min
  2. Jun 21

    How to Use Your Failure Story to Attract Clients | Storytelling Strategy

    How to Use Your Failure Story to Attract Clients | Storytelling Strategy The Story That Built My Business Wasn't the One I Was Telling The story you've been hiding? That's the one that's going to build your business. For years I told the polished version. The growth, the wins, the "look how far I've come." And nobody cared. The moment I shared the embarrassing part, the thing I was actively trying to hide, everything shifted. In this episode, I'm showing you exactly how to find your version of that story. This is Episode 12of The Bingeable Brand Series: the 6-part framework I wish I had before I recorded episode one, and the one I'm rebuilding everything around now. Why your success story is actually repelling your ideal client (and what to share instead)The moment on a mastermind call that changed how I think about storytelling foreverWhy failure stories convert when highlight reels don'tHow to find the story you're most embarrassed about, and why that's exactly the one to tellYour homework: three questions to find your most valuable story this weekYour action for this week: Write down three stories you're embarrassed about. Pick the one that makes you most uncomfortable. That's your starting point. Free Download → The Storytelling Worksheet The framework behind every episode in this series ⁠isabellestartsomewhere.kit.com/storytellingworksheet⁠ Subscribe for Episode 2 next Monday: ⁠Spotify⁠ · ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ Follow along on Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/isabelleprestia⁠

    10 min
  3. May 28

    172. I Lost Everything & It Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened | How I Started Somewhere, Part 2

    Part 2 is here. And this one goes deeper. Part 1 was about how I built the brand. And in this episode, I share about the moment I almost lost myself entirely and what happened when I chose to burn it all down anyway. 2023 started with a growing business and ended with a relationship that wasn't. A trip to Bali. A decision I didn't expect and that shocked everyone, including me. I stopped the podcast indefinitely. One day later, I met my ex-fiancé. What followed was two years I didn't see coming. A 9-5 at a marketing agency. A promotion. An engagement. A mortgage. Everything that looked right on paper. Everything that felt deeply, quietly wrong. By the end of 2024, the engagement was over. The job was gone. The house was sold. I moved back in with my parents at 26. On paper, I looked like a failure. In real life, I felt like I'd just dodged the biggest bullet of my life. This episode is about what happened next. How I rebuilt from scratch, restarted the podcast, moved to the Gold Coast, had my first 20k months in business, and became the most unapologetic version of myself. The version I always knew was in there. In this episode: → The Bali download that made me stop the podcast and why I knew I had to trust it → The relationship that took me completely offline and what that season taught me → What it actually felt like to have the 9-5, the fiancé, the mortgage... and feel nothing → Moving back home at 26, selling the house, ending the engagement, and why I'd do it all again → How I restarted Start Somewhere, what the numbers looked like, and why I always knew it wasn't over → The mentors, investments and moments in 2025 that changed everything → What it took to go from broke to 20k months. And the identity shifts that made it possible This is the episode I wish I had when I was in the middle of it all. → The Start Again Series — exclusive stories and private lessons from this chapter. Join the email list for instant access: https://isabellestartsomewhere.kit.com/startagain → Apply for Private Mentoring with Isabelle: https://form.typeform.com/to/v4IPMC49 → Bingeable Branding Mastermind: https://www.isabelleprestia.com.au/bingeable-branding-mastermind Connect with Isabelle: → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isabelle.startsomewhere/ → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelleprestia/ → YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IsabellePrestia29 → Website: https://www.isabelleprestia.com.au/

    38 min
  4. May 18

    171. The Stories I Never Share: The Messy Truth Behind Building This Brand | Part 1

    In this raw and vulnerable 2-part episode series, I'm taking you behind the brand, the timeline, the wobbles, the moments nobody saw. The messy middle isn't a myth. It's where most of the real work happens, and I'm finally talking about it. In this episode, we chat: How building my personal brand transformed the way I showed up, the opportunities that came in for my career, and how I elevated my self-image.The real story behind Start Somewhere, from recording in my bedroom to launching my podcast while coaching with Georgie Stevenson.My corporate life before entrepreneurship, and the moment I knew something had to change.The coaches, rooms and investments that genuinely shifted my identity and business.One of the most powerful manifestation moments of my life, and exactly what I did to make it real.This one's personal. Part 2 drops soon. ⁠Bingeable Branding Mastermind ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Apply For Private Mentoring with Isabelle⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔐 The Start Again Series [EMAIL LIST] Exclusive Stories. Private Lessons. Honest Reflections. instant access when you sign up today: ⁠⁠⁠https://isabellestartsomewhere.kit.com/startagain⁠⁠⁠  Self-Paced Programs & Complimentary Resources:  ⁠⇢ Flirting with the ideas in your notes app still? Access ⁠⁠⁠⁠Side Hustle to Profit⁠⁠⁠⁠: Make money from your passion in 4 weeks. ⁠⇢ Tempted to make your life irresistible? Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Somewhere Project⁠⁠⁠⁠: Cultivate life-changing opportunities for yourself  ⇢ [FREE MASTERCLASS] The Art of Seducing Your Audience Through Storytelling Marketing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ [FREE MASTERCLASS] Create Content Without Feeling Burnout In Less Than 1 Hour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ [FREE WORKBOOK] Unlock Your 5-Day Goal Setting Roadmap⁠⁠⁠⁠ Socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Connect with Isabelle on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Connect with Isabelle on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Watch the Podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.isabelleprestia.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠  Top-Rated Episodes: Sam Daily Interview —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rZ4Xy7W5pTnDkVpepeVna?si=daa2e51070dc4f73⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Georgie Stevenson Interview —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/2MDPrVuGEVK7z0gVmiEGJc?si=de494e3394ef4716⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Jessie Williams Interview —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UckqOPhxohV6raosklR6O?si=e9262e4d909346fe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Embodying This One Concept Will CHANGE Your LIFE —> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pOJuLQURxT4x6r1mmRU6k?si=ee4537b3347d405e⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Meditate, Manifest, Motivate: My Three Tips TRANSFORM 🧘🏽‍♀️—> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ir8Oj5Is5THNjTBwyJtob?si=cea224c602ba4c8c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  How To Take The First Step To Create The Side-Hustle Of Your Dreams 💭 —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nyQOsC00bnoPiveTqUE5I?si=a26c99ea62e24a38⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Let's Start Somewhere. 🤎

    26 min
  5. May 11

    170. The 3 Core Secrets To Tell Stories That Sell

    Your story is the strategy, which is why in this episode, I reveal the 3 core skills to improve your storytelling marketing skills. People are watching your online content long before they hit “follow.” They’re connecting, relating, and becoming invested before they ever buy from you. Learn how to master storytelling that magnetises the right visibility and makes your brand bingeable. ⁠Bingeable Branding Mastermind  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Apply For Private Mentoring with Isabelle⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔐 The Start Again Series [EMAIL LIST] Exclusive Stories. Private Lessons. Honest Reflections. instant access when you sign up today: ⁠⁠⁠https://isabellestartsomewhere.kit.com/startagain⁠⁠⁠  Self-Paced Programs & Complimentary Resources:  ⁠⇢ Flirting with the ideas in your notes app still? Access ⁠⁠⁠⁠Side Hustle to Profit⁠⁠⁠⁠: Make money from your passion in 4 weeks. ⁠⇢ Tempted to make your life irresistible? Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Somewhere Project⁠⁠⁠⁠: Cultivate life-changing opportunities for yourself  ⇢ [FREE MASTERCLASS] The Art of Seducing Your Audience Through Storytelling Marketing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ [FREE MASTERCLASS] Create Content Without Feeling Burnout In Less Than 1 Hour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ [FREE WORKBOOK] Unlock Your 5-Day Goal Setting Roadmap⁠⁠⁠⁠ Socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Connect with Isabelle on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Connect with Isabelle on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Watch the Podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.isabelleprestia.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠  Top-Rated Episodes: Sam Daily Interview —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rZ4Xy7W5pTnDkVpepeVna?si=daa2e51070dc4f73⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Georgie Stevenson Interview —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/2MDPrVuGEVK7z0gVmiEGJc?si=de494e3394ef4716⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Jessie Williams Interview —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UckqOPhxohV6raosklR6O?si=e9262e4d909346fe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Embodying This One Concept Will CHANGE Your LIFE —> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pOJuLQURxT4x6r1mmRU6k?si=ee4537b3347d405e⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Meditate, Manifest, Motivate: My Three Tips TRANSFORM 🧘🏽‍♀️—> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ir8Oj5Is5THNjTBwyJtob?si=cea224c602ba4c8c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  How To Take The First Step To Create The Side-Hustle Of Your Dreams 💭 —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nyQOsC00bnoPiveTqUE5I?si=a26c99ea62e24a38⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Let's Start Somewhere. 🤎 YT CTA  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.isabelleprestia.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠Bingeable Branding Mastermindhttps://www.isabelleprestia.com.au/bingeable-branding-mastermind  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Apply For Private Mentoring with Isabelle⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://calendly.com/isabelle-isabelleprestia/30min  🔐 The Start Again Series [EMAIL LIST] Exclusive Stories. Private Lessons. Honest Reflections. instant access when you sign up today: ⁠⁠⁠https://isabellestartsomewhere.kit.com/startagain⁠⁠⁠  Further Resources & Freebies:  ⁠⇢ Flirting with the ideas in your notes app still? Access ⁠⁠⁠⁠Side Hustle to Profit⁠⁠⁠⁠: Make money from your passion in 4 weeks.https://www.isabelleprestia.com.au/shtp  ⁠⇢ Tempted to make your life irresistible? Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Somewhere Project⁠⁠⁠⁠: Cultivate life-changing opportunities for yourself  https://www.isabelleprestia.com.au/ssp  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ [FREE MASTERCLASS] Create Content Without Feeling Burnout In Less Than 1 Hour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://isabellestartsomewhere.kit.com/contentmasterclass  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ [FREE WORKBOOK] Unlock Your 5-Day Goal Setting Roadmap⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://isabellestartsomewhere.kit.com/vision  ⇢ [FREE MASTERCLASS] The Art of Seducing Your Audience Through Storytelling Marketing. https://isabellestartsomewhere.kit.com/bingeablebrandingmasterclass  Let's Start Somewhere. 🤎

    21 min
  6. May 4

    169. How To Unlock Your Dark Feminine Energy

    You don’t become magnetic by doing more. You become magnetic by holding more. This episode is your advanced Masterclass to harness and play with dark feminine energy - especially essential to listen to if your life and business are not in a position you know they should be in. Dark feminine energy completely shifted how I show up in my life, my relationships and my business. And it’s more than appearance and aesthetics - it’s your presence and energy. In this episode, we chat: How dark feminine energy is actually all about self-trust in motion.The one trait to embody to call in your next level.Why your presence speaks before your strategy, and how to play with it more.The conviction and certainty behind my BOARD BREAK when completing my Master's in NLP. How the tonality of your voice impacts your results in life and business. (This one changes more than you think...)Enjoy xx ⁠Bingeable Branding Mastermind  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Apply For Private Mentoring with Isabelle⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔐 The Start Again Series [EMAIL LIST] Exclusive Stories. Private Lessons. Honest Reflections. instant access when you sign up today: ⁠⁠⁠https://isabellestartsomewhere.kit.com/startagain⁠⁠⁠  Self-Paced Programs & Complimentary Resources:  ⁠⇢ Flirting with the ideas in your notes app still? Access ⁠⁠⁠⁠Side Hustle to Profit⁠⁠⁠⁠: Make money from your passion in 4 weeks. ⁠⇢ Tempted to make your life irresistible? Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Somewhere Project⁠⁠⁠⁠: Cultivate life-changing opportunities for yourself  ⇢ [FREE MASTERCLASS] The Art of Seducing Your Audience Through Storytelling Marketing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ [FREE MASTERCLASS] Create Content Without Feeling Burnout In Less Than 1 Hour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ [FREE WORKBOOK] Unlock Your 5-Day Goal Setting Roadmap⁠⁠⁠⁠ Socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Connect with Isabelle on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Connect with Isabelle on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⇢ Watch the Podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.isabelleprestia.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠  Top-Rated Episodes: Sam Daily Interview —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rZ4Xy7W5pTnDkVpepeVna?si=daa2e51070dc4f73⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Georgie Stevenson Interview —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/2MDPrVuGEVK7z0gVmiEGJc?si=de494e3394ef4716⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Jessie Williams Interview —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UckqOPhxohV6raosklR6O?si=e9262e4d909346fe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Embodying This One Concept Will CHANGE Your LIFE —> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pOJuLQURxT4x6r1mmRU6k?si=ee4537b3347d405e⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Meditate, Manifest, Motivate: My Three Tips TRANSFORM 🧘🏽‍♀️—> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ir8Oj5Is5THNjTBwyJtob?si=cea224c602ba4c8c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  How To Take The First Step To Create The Side-Hustle Of Your Dreams 💭 —>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nyQOsC00bnoPiveTqUE5I?si=a26c99ea62e24a38⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Let's Start Somewhere. 🤎

    15 min

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The podcast for women who know they have something to say, and can't yet figure out why no one's listening. Personal brand, storytelling, and how to build a business people actually want to follow. Trial and tested frameworks. Vulnerable stories. Designed to ensure you expand your life and income. New episodes every week

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