Your favourite dynamic duo is back ;) Melinda Jackson is in the house and we are sharing a behind the scenes of building The Hive membership together! In this episode we cover: How the structure of the Hive us serving both us AND our clients How sharing the workload has made business 1000x easier How our membership retention rates are so high The multiple ways we're experiencing "abundance" in our business What is actually "world changing" revolution versus empty buzz words Impact updates on The Hive's "cause of the month" Check out The Hive at www.emilyannebrant.com/thehive and connect with us on IG @emilyannebrant and @getcalledin to share your thoughts on this episode!  Get my FREE e-book at www.emilyannebrant.com/decolonize 

Do you ever just wonder... when is enough enough? Will I ever feel like I've "made it"? Is it even possible to achieve satisfaction as an entrepreneur?  In this episode, I am sharing with you about the HUGE epiphany I've had this month about where I am at and how I'm feeling in business. Spoiler alert: I'm feeling satisfied, fulfilled and CHILL for the first time ever about where I am at. These are my reflections on the inner and outer work it took to get here. My harvest era. It wasn't that long ago that I *demanded* my business become more reciprocal and I knew things had to change... I remember deeply reflecting last April if I would continue my business at all, And in November of 2024 I decided to focus more on writing and speaking since speaking gigs have been paying me most generously.  I'm happy to say that I've really stuck to that focus of serving my existing communities (including The Hive now!) and the speaking and writing.  AND - I am at a spot where I would truly use the word "thriving" to describe my business and it's not just a numbers thing. It's an energy thing. It's a reciprocity thing. It's a fulfillment thing. Connect with me on IG @emilyannebrant and PLEASE share your thoughts on this episode - truly your feedback keeps me going!  Join The Hive at www.emilyannebrant.com/thehive .

Melinda Jackson is back by popular demand! In this episode, they are spilling the tea on a recent cringe-worthy dinner they paid to be at that turned into a high pressure coaching sales presentation. From this dinner, Melinda is highlighting some of the most classic manipulative and unethical tactics that plague not only events like this but our very own coaching industry! Basically, this is another "what NOT to do" episode.  *This time we are expanding onto even more unbelievable details from the dinner as well as similar experiences we've had with coaches. We discuss: Being love bombed by coaches Being dropped and ignored once you're no longer a paying client Manipulation disguised as "feminine sales"  Spotting narcissistic qualities in a coach And so much more We will be back with a part 3 on what TO do in order to build your business in a non-icky, healthy and ethical way!  Check out The Hive at www.emilyannebrant.com/thehive and connect with us on IG @emilyannebrant and @getcalledin to share your thoughts on this episode!  Get my FREE e-book at www.emilyannebrant.com/decolonize 

Melinda Jackson is back by popular demand! In this episode, they are spilling the tea on a recent cringe-worthy dinner they paid to be at that turned into a high pressure coaching sales presentation. From this dinner, Melinda is highlighting some of the most classic manipulative and unethical tactics that plague not only events like this but our very own coaching industry! Basically, this is another "what NOT to do" episode.  Check out The Hive at www.emilyannebrant.com/thehive and connect with us on IG @emilyannebrant and @getcalledin to share your thoughts on this episode! Let us know if you want that PART 2. Get my FREE e-book at www.emilyannebrant.com/decolonize 

Join me as I pull back the curtain of my first 6-figure sales year as a coaching and speaking business. This is a no nonsense, no fluff, very transparent and vulnerable look at: The numbers- how much I actually received in cash (not sales), what my expenses looked like and how much net profit was actually left Taxes, exchange rates and other barriers Canadian businesses face when operating internationally  The first high ticket mentorship I've NOT regretted  What worked well? What didn't work? How I can streamline for next year How I can increase profit margins  This is a tender share but I hope it will help you feel more encouraged and tuned into what *actually* goes into generating a profitable coaching business.  Check out The Hive at www.emilyannebrant.com/thehive and connect with me on @emilyannebrant to let me know your thoughts on this episode!  Check out Holding Space for Race at www.emilyannebrant.com/holdingspaceforrace  Get my FREE e-book at www.emilyannebrant.com/decolonize 

We're baaaack! Welcome to another empowering riff with Melinda Jackson and your host Emily Anne Brant. In this episode, Melinda and I are discussing: How we're finding peace and comfort in these chaotic times How we're getting organized to create real change Using our businesses as tools for social justice Voting with our dollars  Ways to stay empowered when it feels like disaster is everywhere Overcoming shaming and judgement re: moral perfectionism More info about our newest offering, The Hive membership Check out The Hive at www.emilyannebrant.com/thehive and connect with us on Instagram @getcalledin and @emilyannebrant to let us know your thoughts on this episode! 

Hello From My Rest & Reciprocity Era! I am back from an unintentional 2 month podcast hiatus and feeling clarity, creativity and reciprocity. If you need permission to continue embracing winter and going into hermit mode - this is for you. Though you're more than likely to roll your eyes at my version of hermit mode: taking a 200 hour yoga teacher training, writing a book and working a full time job! But for me and my #ADHD stimulation needing brain, this is me "coasting". The yoga is truly just for me right now and is honestly changing my life. I'll share more soon, but for now I am happily in full student mode. 1. Grab the free e-book: www.emilyannebrant.com/decolonize 2. Use your $10 coupon to get Holding Space for Race for only $17: www.emilyannebrant.com/holdingspaceforrace (or feel free to pay the full $27 if you'd like to show your love for my work) 3. Connect with me on Instagram @emilyannebrant and let me know your thoughts once you dive in!  Yoga book mentioned: The Key Poses of Yoga: Scientific Keys Volume II

Jen Casey is a Psyche Coach and Trainer of the Psyche Coaching Certification, Energy Healer, Speaker, & host of the Top-100 CEO Psyche® Podcast. She was one of the first coaches to join The Decolonized Coach Community and is opening up about what decolonizing an entire certification program really looked like and what peoples' reactions were.  To follow along with Jen’s work, follow her on IG @heyjencasey, or learn more about her latest offerings at www.heyjencasey.com. To get on the waitlist for Jen's coaching certification visit: https://www.heyjencasey.com/certification. To join us at The Round Table this November visit www.emilyannebrant.com/trt-live.  Listen to my episode on Jen's podcast here. Sign up for the Decolonized Coach Community using Jen's affiliate link here.  

What do coaches have to do with politics? Are leaders and healers obligated to show up the way their community is asking them? As a spiritual leader, what's my role in decolonization and liberation? What if I say the wrong thing and offend someone? Melinda Jackson is back for part two of our unfiltered coaching industry rants and chats as we dive into all this and more! We're sharing: Our post U.S. election thoughts How politics impacts coaching and healing  What being a leader means from an Indigenous lens  Are leaders obligated to comment on politics?  The spiritual growth of decolonization  What happens when you get it wrong or cause harm  How real healing and repair can happen (with a real time example) And so much more, including our own stories and experiences.  Tag me @emilyannebrant and Melinda @getcalled in on Instagram once you listen and let us know if you'd like to see this turn into a regular podcast. And - let us know what podcast name you like better: "I love this for us" or "Why didn't we record that?".  Sign up for The Round Table: Decolonize Your Coaching Business at www.emilyannebrant.com/trt-live . (replays included!)

Ya know that feeling when you meet a #BizBestie and you just GET each other? That's me and my "cuz" Melinda Jackson. We both have plenty of experience in the coaching industry, both as clients and as imperfect leaders. Myself as an Indigenous, disabled, neuro-spicy woman. Melinda as a Black, nonbinary, Queer, neuro-spicy person. We have thoughts on some of the practices in the industry, such as... The "invisible offer" trend that we find alarming The hyper binary "feminine energy" spaces The word salad and fluff I've paid thousands for "Celebrity" coaches and culty vibes How do these millionaires sleep at night...or do they? The crumbling of colonial, toxic coaching  And so much more, including our own "cringey eras" and how we've evolved from them and continue to be ever-evolving and learning. The audio is wonky, the conversation is unplanned and a bit all over the place, and this is totally unfiltered - but we hope you enjoy it. Let us know! Tag me @emilyannebrant and Melinda @getcalled in on Instagram once you listen and let us know if you'd like to see this turn into a regular podcast. Sign up for The Round Table: Decolonize Your Coaching Business at www.emilyannebrant.com/trt-live .

Dear beautiful caring, compassionate, empathic human. I know you're tired. I know the state of the world is often frightening, and even enraging at times. I know it's overwhelming when you're a change maker and feel like the entire world needs your help but you're just one person! If that's you - consider this your soothing balm "pep talk" (this is as peppy as I get lol).  I'm here to remind you and shout from the rooftops that your ripple effect matters. Tend to what's right in front of you, take breaks, then keep going. You are making such a huge impact and the world is better because of you. Share this episode and tag me on Instagram @emilyannebrant Free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/letsdecolonizecoachingJoin The Round Table this November 18-21 www.emilyannebrant.com/trt-live

Inhale: I'm worthy of ease. Exhale: I choose simplicity. Consider this your official permission slip to choose easy and protect your energy like it's your most precious resource - because it kinda is. These are my lessons from cancelling a program and all of the spaciousness and insight that has come with it.  Share this episode and tag me on Instagram @emilyannebrant Free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/letsdecolonizecoachingJoin The Round Table this November 18-21

How do you weave your values into your business? How do you market effectively within your own area of focus while still examining and acknowledging power and privilege, which are always at play? How do you stand out in 2024 and beyond, with the ever-changing landscape of online business and the state of the world? These are all questions I had for Tristan Katz and I know you will so appreciate this conversation.  Tristan Katz (they/he) is a writer, educator, business consultant, and equity-inclusion facilitator specializing in culturally competent marketing strategies and LGBTQ+ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) training and consulting. As a longtime student of social movements and social justice, Tristan’s work centers on values-focused content development, the exploration of power, privilege, and oppression, and the intersection between solidarity and marketing. Tristan's Instagram: @tristankatzcreative Reimagining Online Business podcast: https://www.reimaginingonlinebusiness.com/   Tristan's free webinar on repurposing is actually called Meaningful, effective content w/ more ease and is currently available on the joinfruition.com platform—this link will take you there (after signing up). Here’s the link to BIZ CAMP and Creating Safer Spaces,two of Tristan's incredible offerings.Apply for Steward of Wealth: www.emilyannebrant.com/sow

Yoga and yogic principles are so powerful and exactly what we need in these turbulent times. Yet, the way we've been "sold" yoga in the West truly needs to shift in a way that honours Yoga's true roots and Susanna Barkataki has been leading that shift for years now. Susanna Barkataki (she/her) has been called “a trailblazing yoga leader and visionary for our times.” An Indian teacher building bridges in the West, she is known for her work in decolonizing and embracing the roots of yoga. She is a tech founder of Yoke Yoga, a SAAS company to bring yoga socially to all people to help solve everyday problems. She also founded Ignite Institute for Yogic Leadership and Social Change, award winning programs in yoga and wellness, to train students in using authentic spiritual tools to create positive social change. She’s the author of #1 International Bestseller Embrace Yoga’s Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice.    Links Mentioned: Access The Round Table Replay Box: https://www.emilyannebrant.com/the-round-table-replay-box Download Yoke Yoga free app Apply to Be A Yoke Yoga Creator Follow Susanna on Instagram Watch Susanna's Ted Talk  

Full behind the scenes breakdown: how I scaled my business to $5-7K+ months while working full time. Literally starting from 5 years ago when I started my coaching business, I am not holding anything back. This is the full nitty gritty STRATEGY and exact moves I made - and we can have a whole other convo on mindset + inner work! My goal is to demystify business growth and never gate-keep anything from you because we need your beautiful soul making money and doing your good work in the world! Share this episode and tag me on Instagram @emilyannebrant Apply now for Steward of Wealth: www.emilyannebrant.com/sow Join Ancestral Abundance: www.emilyannebrant.com/ancestralabundance Free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/letsdecolonizecoaching

What happens when we begin to really expand in our visibility, income and  impact? When our light starts to shine just a bit brighter? When we reach a new level? Excitement! Celebration! And... growing pains. Here's what I've been navigating and the three things that are keeping me happy, happy and thriving (mostly) as I move through the classic uplevel "growing pains".  Share this episode and tag me on Instagram @emilyannebrant Apply now for Steward of Wealth www.emilyannebrant.com/sow Join Ancestral Abundance www.emilyannebrant.com/ancestralabundance Free Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/letsdecolonizecoaching

We are blessed again by the presence of my wonderful friend and colleague Shirin Eskandani! A facilitator, mentor, coach and public speaker, Shirin has been a featured wellness expert on the Today Show, The New York Times, Shape and Cosmopolitan Magazine. Her deep love and belief in the practice of coaching is what led her to create the Wholehearted Life Coaching Certification. Shirin's mission is to change the landscape of the coaching industry by fostering a new generation of diverse coaches who practice with ethics, skill and care.  In this episode we are chatting all things coaching, the skills and care it takes to become a coach and what it actually means to embody decolonization.  Check out the Wholehearted Life Coaching Certification: https://www.wholeheartedcertification.com/ Shirin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wholeheartedcoaching The Decolonized Coach Community: www.emilyannebrant.com/decolonizedcoach Let's Decolonize Coaching Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/letsdecolonizecoaching Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyannebrant

So you're ready to scale your business or dreaming of scaling your business one day, but want to do it with humanity and integrity? This is me sharing what I'm personally doing to keep the human heartbeat and values of my business in tact even as I grow, automate and "scale".  The Round Table June 2024: https://www.emilyannebrant.com/offers/A6RkuL5j/checkout The Decolonized Coach Community: www.emilyannebrant.com/dcc Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/letsdecolonizecoaching Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyannebrant

The Round Table is back LIVE, baby! In this episode we get to hear from one of this round's amazing panelists, Dr. Rathika Marsh AKA the spiritual psychologist! This conversation will open your heart, give you chills and have you nodding your head vigorously if you are a fellow person of the global majority who has ever experienced spiritual bypassing, cultural appropriation and other harm in spaces that are meant to be healing. We also dive into Rathika's multi-modality approach to healing and why it's so important to go beyond the colonized approach which hyper focuses on the individual and on the mind.  Dr Rathika Marsh, the Spiritual Psychologist combines her 17+ years in leadership and trauma expertise as a psychologist with spirituality to support leaders to guide and facilitate authentic healing experiences.  She is a healing and growth mentor, retreat host and founder of the Spiritual Psychology Academy of Healing, a 12 month Coaching Certification.  Academy of Healing: https://thespiritualpsychologist.co.uk/academy-healing/ Dr. Rathika's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespiritual_psychologist/ The Round Table June 2024: https://www.emilyannebrant.com/offers/A6RkuL5j/checkout Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyannebrant  

Legit almost titled this episode "Feeling Blah, HBU?" as this is a real, unfiltered peek into the mess lately. I've been going through what I am now calling "spiritual renovations" as well as business renovations as I prepare to scale...and oh yes, the crumbling of the world that we are all feeling so deeply. I wanted to show you the mess while I am in it and also record it for myself so I can look back at this time when I am in a totally different place. It's wild how quickly things can change and energies shift and I look forward to the time when I say "wow I'm in a totally different place now"...but today is not that day. #WelcomeToMyMess