Why No One Talks Honestly About Money and Leadership (and Why I Created This Podcast)

In this first episode of the Manifest, Manage & Multiply Money podcast, host Audrey Faust introduces the mission behind the show and why honest conversations about money, leadership, and business growth are so important for women entrepreneurs.

If you’ve ever felt like everyone else online makes scaling a business look easy while you’re navigating real challenges behind the scenes, you’re not alone.

Building a multi-six or seven-figure business requires far more than strategy, funnels, or marketing tactics. It requires deep identity shifts, evolving leadership, and a completely different relationship with money.

After more than 20 years working behind the scenes with multi-six and seven-figure companies, Audrey has seen the truth most people don’t talk about: the biggest breakthroughs in business growth rarely come from strategy alone. They come from mindset, leadership evolution, and the

beliefs entrepreneurs hold about money and success.

This podcast was created to bring those honest conversations into the open.

Each episode features real discussions with women who have built multi-six, seven, and even multi-seven-figure businesses, sharing the identity shifts, money mindset changes, and leadership growth that happened along the way.

If you’ve ever wondered what it really takes to grow a successful business, this podcast is for you.

What You'll Hear in This Episode

• Why scaling a business is about more than strategy

• The identity shifts required to build a multi-six or seven-figure company

• Why money mindset and leadership beliefs matter more than most entrepreneurs realize

• The hidden struggles behind business growth that rarely get talked about publicly

• Why women entrepreneurs often feel alone in their journey to higher levels of success

• Audrey’s mission to normalize wealth, financial independence, and power for women in business

The Statistics That Inspired This Podcast

• Fewer than 5% of women-owned businesses reach multi-six figures

• Only 1.7% of women-owned businesses reach seven figures

These numbers are not about capability. They reflect the lack of honest conversations about the leadership, mindset, and financial growth required to reach these levels.

This podcast exists to change that.

The Manifest, Manage & Multiply Framework

Audrey’s framework for business growth and financial independence includes three stages:

Manifest

Building the mindset and beliefs required to create success and attract opportunities.

Manage

Learning to understand your numbers and lead your business with financial clarity.

Multiply

Turning business success into long-term wealth and financial independence.

Coming Up Next

In the next episode, Audrey sits down with a multi-seven-figure founder who shares the real story behind her growth, including the identity shifts and money mindset transformations that helped her reach the next level.

If you’re building a business and want to understand what it truly takes to scale, you won’t want to miss it.

Where Is All My Money Going?

You'll notice Audrey asks every guest if they have ever been financially phobic. About 80% say yes. Even the seven figure ones. Turns out getting to the other side of that is exactly how they grew faster.

If your own financial reports still make you nervous or nauseous, this is for you.

Every month Audrey hosts Where Is All My Money Going? A free live experience where she walks you through a QuickBooks sample company so you finally understand what your profit and loss statement is actually telling you. Seats are limited and there is no replay so no one feels awkward asking questions.

🔗 Grab your seat here: https://www.audreyfaustconsulting.com/money

About the Host

Audrey Faust, MBA, is known as The Manifesting CFO. For more than two decades she has worked with multi-six and seven-figure businesses, helping entrepreneurs understand their financials, strengthen profitability, and build long-term wealth.

Through her work, Audrey has witnessed the identity shifts and leadership evolution that occur as businesses scale and the powerful role that money mindset plays in sustainable success.

Audrey's Free Gift

If looking at your numbers brings up feelings you were not expecting, you are not alone. Audrey Faust has created a seven minute guided meditation infused with bioneural beats, designed specifically for women who want to approach their financial information with curiosity instead of fear, shame, or judgment. Listen to it before you open your QuickBooks, your bank account, or your profit and loss statement. It will change the energy you bring to that moment.

🎧 Get instant access here: https://www.audreyfaustconsulting.com/meditation

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And until next time…

Keep manifesting, managing, and multiplying your money.

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