The Classy Career Girl Podcast

Classy Career Girl International, LLC
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The Classy Career Girl Podcast — The Third Option for Moms Motherhood • Meaningful Work • Income From Home Hosted by Anna Runyan, entrepreneur, homeschool mom of three, and founder of Classy Career Girl, this podcast helps women build meaningful work and flexible income around what matters most. After leaving her corporate consulting career, Anna rebuilt work around motherhood and created a flexible online business while raising her family. Now she shares honest conversations, simple business strategies, and practical encouragement for women who want more freedom, flexibility, and purpose in their lives and work. Inside the podcast, you'll learn how to: • Build a business in small pockets of time • Make your first $1K from home • Grow with simple marketing systems • Transition from employee to entrepreneur • Create meaningful work without burnout • Build a business around your real life and priorities Whether you are starting over, rebuilding after burnout, dreaming of more flexibility, or trying to figure out what's next in this season of motherhood, this podcast will help you take the next step. New episodes weekly.

  1. 1d ago ·  Video

    How to Sell Without Feeling Salesy with Tracy Beavers

    Many women start businesses because they want more freedom, flexibility, and purpose—but when it comes to sales, they often feel stuck. In this episode of The Classy Career Girl Podcast, Anna Runyan sits down with business and sales coach Tracy Beavers to discuss how women can confidently attract clients and grow their businesses without feeling pushy, uncomfortable, or inauthentic. Tracy shares her journey from corporate sales into entrepreneurship, the lessons she learned along the way, and why sales is ultimately about serving people and building relationships. In this episode, you'll learn: ✨ Why sales doesn't have to feel awkward or pushy ✨ The biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when attracting clients ✨ How to build confidence when talking about your offers ✨ Practical ways to generate more leads and conversations ✨ Why relationships are still the foundation of business growth ✨ How to sell with authenticity and integrity Whether you're just starting your business or looking to grow to the next level, you'll walk away with practical strategies and a fresh perspective on sales. Connect with Tracy: My free Facebook group - https://tracybeavers.biz/beaconfidententrepreneur Resources Mentioned: 🎯 Grab Anna's Free 90-Day Planner: https://www.classycareergirl.com/freeplan Connect with Anna: 🌐 https://www.classycareergirl.com If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend who needs to hear this message.

    33 min

  2. 3d ago

    5 Signs It's Time to Create Work That Fits Motherhood

    Have you ever quietly thought to yourself: "This life doesn't fit me anymore…"? In this episode of The Classy Career Girl Podcast, Anna Runyan shares the 5 biggest signs it may be time to create work that better fits motherhood, family, and the season of life you're in now. After years of pushing through burnout, emotional exhaustion, and trying to make corporate life fit motherhood, Anna realized something important: Success should not feel like survival mode. In this episode, you'll learn: The hidden signs your current work rhythm no longer fits your life Why motherhood changes your definition of success How burnout shows up emotionally before physically The difference between hustle and meaningful work Why "balance" may not be the real goal How to start rebuilding your life and work differently Small shifts that can help you create more peace, flexibility, and alignment This episode is for the woman who wants more than just surviving the week. The woman craving meaningful work, presence at home, and a slower, healthier rhythm. ✨ DM Anna the word 1K on Instagram for her free "First $1K From Home" roadmap and workbook or go to https://www.classycareergirl.com/1kplan Because maybe success isn't building a business that pulls you away from your life. Maybe success is building work that allows you to fully enjoy your life too.

    12 min

  3. Jun 4 ·  Video

    She Quit Her 6-Figure Job With Just $500

    🎙️ She quit her six-figure corporate job with just $500 and no safety net. No investors. No perfect plan. No "I've got it all figured out" story. Just a mom trying to build a business without losing the life she wanted to protect in the first place. In this honest conversation, Liz Mbwambo shares the reality behind entrepreneurship, motherhood, leadership, flexibility, and building a real company while raising a family. We talk about: ✨ Leaving corporate before she felt fully ready ✨ The truth about "flexibility" as a business owner ✨ Recovering from Type-A hustle culture ✨ Leading a team while navigating motherhood and real life ✨ Building systems that protect family time instead of consuming it ✨ What changes when your side hustle becomes an actual company This is not the polished "made millions in 90 minutes a day" version of entrepreneurship. It's the honest middle so many women are living through right now. If you've ever wondered whether there's another way besides burnout or giving up your dreams completely… this episode is for you. 🎧 Listen now to The Classy Career Girl Podcast. Connect with Liz Mbwambo Upwynn Marketing Ready to rebuild differently? Grab the free Get Started Guides here: Classy Career Girl Get Started Guides

    20 min

  4. Jun 1

    Creating a Business That Fits Motherhood Instead of Fighting It

    What if the problem isn't your discipline… but the rhythm of your life? In this episode of The Classy Career Girl Podcast, Anna Runyan shares the deeply personal shift that changed how she viewed success, motherhood, work, and burnout. After years of chasing achievement and pushing through exhaustion, Anna realized she didn't want to choose between career success and being present at home. She wanted a third option — meaningful work and flexible income that actually fit real life. In this episode, you'll learn: Why so many working moms feel emotionally exhausted How motherhood changes your definition of success The real reason burnout happens Why rigid schedules often fail moms How to create motherhood-friendly work rhythms The difference between balance and alignment Practical shifts that reduced overwhelm and helped Anna rebuild differently How to simplify your business and protect what matters most If you've been feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or stuck between ambition and family life, this episode will encourage you to slow down, rethink your rhythms, and create work that supports the life you actually want. ✨ DM Anna the word PLAN on Instagram for her free 90-Day Planner or go to https://www.classycareergirl.com/freeplan 🎧 Listen now and start rebuilding differently.

    20 min

  5. May 28 ·  Video

    From Burnout to Purpose: Rebuilding Your Life & Routine as a Mom with Trisney Wiedemann

    What happens when motherhood completely changes the direction of your life? In this episode, Anna sits down with productivity coach and entrepreneur Trisney Wiedemann to talk about the massive identity shifts that can happen during motherhood — and how to rebuild your routines, goals, and career around the life you actually want. Trisney shares her journey through marriage, moving across the country, climbing the corporate ladder in marketing, supporting her husband through cancer, becoming a mom, and ultimately leaving her 9–5 during maternity leave to pursue online business. Together, Anna and Trisney discuss: Why so many women feel stuck on autopilot The hidden burnout behind "doing it all" How motherhood can redefine your priorities Building routines that support your real life Letting go of hustle culture Creating meaningful work around family If you've been craving a slower, more intentional way to build your life and career, this conversation will encourage you to rethink success and rebuild differently. ✨ Connect with Trisnie: https://www.instagram.com/daysbuilddreams 🎙️ Subscribe to The Classy Career Girl Podcast for more conversations about motherhood, purpose, meaningful work, and flexible income from home. Grab the Get Started Guides: https://www.classycareergirl.com/getstarted

    25 min

  6. May 25

    How to Rebuild Your Life Without Burnout

    If you've been craving a slower, more meaningful way to work and live, this episode is for you. Feeling burned out from corporate life… but unsure how to actually make a change? In this personal episode, Anna shares the moment she realized she couldn't keep living under constant stress and pressure — and the slow, intentional steps she took to start rebuilding her life differently. You'll learn: How to know when burnout is a sign something needs to change Why clarity and vision matter before making a career move How to create a realistic timeline and income goal for transition Why the "slow build" creates more peace than quitting overnight How to identify skills you already have that could become income The importance of solving ONE problem instead of doing everything How to build meaningful work around real life and motherhood If you've been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or stuck between wanting meaningful work and wanting more presence with your family, this episode will encourage you to take the next small step forward. ✨ DM Anna on Instagram @classycareergirl and share what resonated most with you from this episode. ✨ Grab your free weekly planning template here: ClassyCareerGirl.com/freeplan ✨ If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a review to help more women discover the podcast this summer.

    18 min

  7. May 18

    I'm Rebuilding My Business Completely Differently As A Mom

    🎙️ Rebuilding Differently Motherhood, Platform Growth & Building Meaningful Work Around Real Life There are seasons where life takes center stage… and seasons where we slowly begin rebuilding again. In this episode, Anna shares why she is intentionally focusing on platform growth and visibility again after stepping back during a full season of motherhood, homeschooling, family life, and real life responsibilities. This conversation is for the woman who feels like: ✨ her message has changed ✨ her business has evolved ✨ her online presence feels outdated ✨ she's overwhelmed trying to "keep up" online ✨ and she wants to rebuild differently Inside this episode, Anna shares: • why platform growth matters more than ever • what publishers are really looking for today • why moms need a different approach to business growth • how to grow visibility without hustle culture • the power of tiny consistent actions over time • and why this summer may be your season to show up again This is not about pressure, perfection, or chasing algorithms. It's about building meaningful work, flexible income, and visibility around real life. Especially in the middle of motherhood 💛 ☀️ Join the Summer Campus Waitlist: https://forms.gle/t6f4SXCjuVuUsMsdA 💻 Download the Free $1K Income Roadmap Workbook: https://www.classycareergirl.com/1kplan 🎙️ Subscribe to The Classy Career Girl Podcast for weekly episodes on motherhood, calling, meaningful work, business growth, and flexible income from home.

    14 min

  8. May 12 ·  Video

    Motherhood Changed Everything About My Business

    Welcome to a brand new season of The Classy Career Girl Podcast. This season is all about motherhood, meaningful work, flexibility, and helping women build income around real life." In this episode, I'm sharing how motherhood completely changed the way I approach business, productivity, success, and building meaningful work around real life. Everything shifted the day I became a mom. I stopped chasing hustle. I became more intentional with my time. And I learned how to build a business that supports my life — instead of creating a business I constantly needed to escape from. In this episode, we're talking about: why moms don't need more hustle how motherhood reshaped my priorities building a business in small pockets of time creating meaningful work around your family simple systems that actually work for busy moms why I believe you really can have it all This episode also marks a new era for The Classy Career Girl Podcast as we dive deeper into motherhood, entrepreneurship, flexibility, calling, and creating work you love. ✨ Grab my free $1K Plan: The $1K Income Roadmap ✨ Connect with me on Instagram: @classycareergirl ✨ Visit my website: Classy Career Girl ✨ Subscribe to my newsletter & Substack: Moms Making Money From Home If this episode encouraged you, make sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with another mom who needs this reminder today.

    13 min
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The Classy Career Girl Podcast — The Third Option for Moms Motherhood • Meaningful Work • Income From Home Hosted by Anna Runyan, entrepreneur, homeschool mom of three, and founder of Classy Career Girl, this podcast helps women build meaningful work and flexible income around what matters most. After leaving her corporate consulting career, Anna rebuilt work around motherhood and created a flexible online business while raising her family. Now she shares honest conversations, simple business strategies, and practical encouragement for women who want more freedom, flexibility, and purpose in their lives and work. Inside the podcast, you'll learn how to: • Build a business in small pockets of time • Make your first $1K from home • Grow with simple marketing systems • Transition from employee to entrepreneur • Create meaningful work without burnout • Build a business around your real life and priorities Whether you are starting over, rebuilding after burnout, dreaming of more flexibility, or trying to figure out what's next in this season of motherhood, this podcast will help you take the next step. New episodes weekly.

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  • Creator
    Classy Career Girl International, LLC
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2026
  • Episodes
    605
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    Clean
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    © Classy Career Girl International, LLC
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    The Classy Career Girl Podcast

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