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Dee Bowden: Don’t Lose Millions in Unpaid Invoices

By Jennie Bellinger | September 16, 2026 |

Episode Summary

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Three Topics Discussed

How recovering $6 million in 60 days helped inspire Dee’s Collect the Cash mission.
Why entrepreneurs need as much confidence asking for payment as they have asking for the sale.
The importance of tracking the entire process from sale and contract through invoicing and payment.

Three Key Takeaways from Dee Bowden

Dee’s four keys to collecting cash: problem-solving, customer service, gratitude, and relationship building.
Collecting money doesn’t have to be confrontational. Dee recommends approaching accounts receivable from a problem-solving perspective: ask for the status of the invoice and work with the other person to determine what needs to happen next.
Create a tracking system. At minimum, track the customer, contract number, amount, item or service sold, billing date, expected payment date, and notes.

“The sale is not complete until the money’s actually in the bank.” — Dee Bowden

Connect with Dee Bowden

Revenue Recovery Specialist | Creator of Collect the Cash

Dee has more than two decades of experience helping organizations improve cash flow and recover revenue from unpaid invoices. Her approach focuses on solving the problem behind the unpaid invoice while maintaining strong relationships with customers and accounts payable teams. Her work and story have also been featured in Forbes and Black Enterprise.

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Dee’s free guide provides five practical tips to make collecting payments easier, including guidance for making collection calls, invoicing correctly, and creating a tracking system.

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Stephen Stott: A Different Approach to Healing Grief

By Jennie Bellinger | September 11, 2026 |

Episode Summary

Grief doesn’t only come from death. It can come from divorce, losing a job, illness, the end of a relationship, losing a pet, or any experience that changes the life and identity you once knew. And sometimes, that grief can quietly affect your ability to move forward personally and professionally.

In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Stephen Stott, a social worker, speaker, and creator of the Breathing Into Grief community. Stephen brings both professional experience and a deeply personal understanding of grief, having experienced more than 15 deaths throughout his life, including surviving the car accident in which his sister Stacy died.

Stephen shares how discovering somatic breathwork changed his own relationship with grief more than 20 years after his sister’s death and ultimately changed the direction of his work. Together, Stephen and Jennie explore why grief doesn’t need to be compared or ranked, how loss can show up in the body, and how breathwork can offer another option for people who don’t want—or simply aren’t ready—to talk about what they’ve experienced.

Three Topics Discussed

Why there is no hierarchy of grief and how comparing losses can prevent people from feeling supported.
Recognizing grief beyond death, including divorce, illness, career changes, pet loss, estrangement, and other major life transitions.
Stephen’s experience discovering somatic breathwork after years of traditional therapy and grief support.

Three Key Takeaways from Stephen Stott

Your grief doesn’t need to be compared to someone else’s. As Stephen explains, your worst loss is your worst loss. Different types of grief don’t need to compete for legitimacy.
Grief can affect how you show up in other areas of life. Feeling stuck, procrastinating, staying inside your comfort zone, or struggling to move a business forward may sometimes coexist with unresolved experiences of loss.
Breathwork doesn’t have to be extreme. Stephen intentionally uses a gentler approach designed to avoid pushing participants into the intense emotional displays sometimes associated with somatic breathwork.

“My loss is my worst loss, and your loss is your worst loss.” — Stephen Stott

Connect with Stephen Stott

Social Worker | Speaker | Creator of Breathing Into Grief

Stephen combines his personal experiences with loss and his professional background in psychology and social work to support people navigating grief. His goal is to create an inclusive community where people can explore grief without comparing losses or being required to talk about their experiences.

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Chris Hanlon: The Secret to Becoming a Compelling Communicator

By Jennie Bellinger | September 9, 2026 |

Episode Summary

You don’t have to be a natural-born public speaker to become a compelling communicator—and you don’t have to sound like everyone else, either.

In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Chris Hanlon, a speaking coach who has spent more than a decade selecting and coaching TEDx speakers. After coaching more than 100 TEDx speakers, Chris has developed a process designed to help speakers clarify their message, structure it effectively, memorize it naturally, and ultimately deliver it in a way that feels authentic to them. He shares why great coaching shouldn’t force everyone into the same speaking style and why your individual strengths should shape the way you communicate.

Chris and Jennie also explore lessons from TEDx that apply far beyond the TEDx stage. From networking introductions to business presentations, Chris explains how leading with emotion can make your message more memorable, why clarity must come before performance, and how preparation can actually make you more present when you’re speaking. Whether you’re dreaming of giving a TEDx talk or simply want to feel more confident talking about your business, this conversation offers practical strategies you can start using immediately.

Three Topics Discussed

What it really takes to prepare for and deliver a successful TEDx talk.
Why speaking coaches shouldn’t force every speaker into the same formula or style.
Chris’s four-part process of clarity, structure, flow, and performance.

Three Key Takeaways from Chris Hanlon

Your goal isn’t always to teach everything you know. A compelling talk can spark curiosity and make people want to continue learning from you.
Great speaking should sound like you. Techniques that work for one speaker may not work for another, so build around your natural strengths rather than copying someone else’s formula.
Lead with your audience instead of yourself. Starting a networking introduction with a question such as “Have you ever…?” can create an emotional connection before you explain what you do.

Connect with Chris Hanlon

TEDx Speaker Coach | Compelling Communication Coach

Chris has coached more than 100 TEDx speakers and also works with startup founders to help them craft and deliver compelling investor pitches.

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Jodie Rodenbaugh: Stop Sabotaging the Success You’ve Worked For

By Jennie Bellinger | September 4, 2026 |

Episode Summary

What if the thing keeping you from your next level of success isn’t another business strategy—but a pattern you don’t even realize you’re carrying?

In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with Jodie Rodenbaugh, the Love Liberator, a coach, speaker, former educator, and catalyst for living and leading from love. Jodie shares the deeply personal experience that transformed her life after the sudden death of her husband and ultimately led her from education into helping others understand the patterns influencing how they experience love, success, relationships, and personal growth.

Jennie and Jodie explore the connection between our early experiences, emotions, intuition, and the decisions we make as adults. They discuss what Jodie calls “upper limit problems,” the difference between emotion and intuition, and why reaching a new level of success sometimes triggers unexpected challenges in other areas of life. It’s a thought-provoking conversation about becoming more aware of the patterns influencing you so you can intentionally choose what comes next.

Three Topics Discussed

Similar patterns can reappear as you encounter new levels of responsibility and growth.
What Jodie calls “upper limit problems” and how they can appear as you reach new levels of success.
Moving beyond outside validation to develop greater self-awareness, trust, and personal sovereignty.

Three Key Takeaways from Jodie Rodenbaugh

Growth isn’t only about changing what’s happening around you; it can require examining the patterns influencing how you respond to success, relationships, fear, and opportunity.
Success in one area of life shouldn’t require sacrificing every other area. Paying attention to the whole picture can reveal where greater balance may be needed.
Personal growth is ongoing. Each new level can require greater self-awareness and a willingness to approach familiar challenges differently.

Connect with Jodie Rodenbaugh

The Love Liberator | Coach & Speaker

Jodie helps entrepreneurs and leaders explore the patterns that may be keeping them stuck, reconnect with themselves, strengthen their intuition, and approach their personal and professional growth from a place of greater self-awareness.

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Louis Swart: How to Get 160% Done Without Doing More

By Jennie Bellinger | September 2, 2026 |

Episode Summary

What if growing your business didn’t require you to work harder—but required you to stop doing so much yourself?

In this episode, Jennie sits down with Louis Swart, business coach, author, international speaker, and the powerhouse behind Iron Bridge. Drawing from 35 years of building and scaling businesses, including growing a company to 450 employees, Louis shares the lessons that taught him how essential delegation is to creating a business that can grow beyond its owner.

Louis introduces a simple but powerful idea: if someone else can do a task even 60% as well as you can, delegating it means you can suddenly accomplish 160% of what you could alone. He and Jennie also dig into the hidden cost of doing low-value tasks yourself, “productive procrastination,” our tendency to wear busyness as a badge of honor, and why identifying the true value of your time can completely change the way you run your business. Most importantly, Louis challenges listeners not to simply learn something from the episode, but to take action on it.

Three Topics Discussed

Why doing everything yourself can actually make your business less valuable.
The 60% delegation principle and how it can help you get 160% done.
Recognizing productive procrastination and the difference between being busy and being productive.

Three Key Takeaways from Louis Swart

If your business depends entirely on you, you’ve created a job for yourself rather than a business that can grow without you.
Calculate what an hour of your working time needs to be worth, then ask whether you’d actually pay someone that amount to complete the task you’re currently doing.
Being busy isn’t the same as being productive. Sometimes productive-looking activities are simply procrastination from the work that will actually move your business forward.

Connect with Louis Swart

Business Coach, Author & International Speaker

Louis helps entrepreneurs overcome busyness, master delegation, create effective systems, and build businesses capable of growing without everything depending on the owner.

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Katie Sevenants: Why Your Business Needs Your Face

By Jennie Bellinger | August 12, 2026 |

Episode Summary

You can have the best product or service in the world—but if people don’t know you exist, your business can’t grow. In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with strategic visibility coach Katie Sevenants to discuss why visibility is one of the most powerful growth strategies for entrepreneurs. From overcoming the fear of being on camera to building trust through authentic video content, Katie shares practical strategies that help business owners become the recognizable face of their brand and attract more of the right clients.

Three Topics Discussed

Why visibility is essential for business growth and authority.
Common mistakes entrepreneurs make on social media and how to fix them.
Using video to build trust, credibility, and stronger client relationships.

Three Key Takeaways from Katie Sevenants

People can’t buy from you if they don’t know you exist. Consistent visibility creates opportunities, trust, and business growth.
Clarity about who you serve and the message you want to share is more important than having perfect equipment or production quality.
Authentic video content builds relationships faster than almost any other form of marketing because people buy from people—not logos.

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Michaela Gaffen-Stone: Become the Version of You Ready to Receive Success

By Jennie Bellinger | August 7, 2026 |

Episode Summary

What if the problem you’re trying to solve isn’t actually the real problem? In this thought-provoking episode, Jennie Bellinger welcomes behavior expert, master nutrition coach, Human Design strategist, and self-proclaimed “professional life untangler” Michaela Gaffen-Stone. Together they explore how unconscious stories, limiting beliefs, and inherited patterns quietly shape our decisions, relationships, business success, and personal fulfillment. Michaela shares how understanding yourself more deeply—through Human Design, behavioral patterns, and powerful self-reflection—can help you stop chasing someone else’s version of success and start living in true alignment.

Three Topics Discussed

Why many people focus on symptoms instead of addressing the true root cause of their challenges.
How childhood beliefs and unconscious stories continue to influence our success as adults.
Using Human Design as a tool for greater self-awareness, confidence, and aligned decision-making

Three Key Takeaways from Michaela Gaffen-Stone

The challenge you think you’re facing is often just the symptom. Lasting transformation happens when you uncover and address the real root cause.
Success doesn’t come from following someone else’s blueprint. It comes from discovering and trusting your own unique path.
One of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself is, “What else is possible?” That single question opens the door to entirely new opportunities and perspectives.

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Deepak Saini: The Health Habits of High Performers

By Jennie Bellinger | August 5, 2026 |

Episode Summary

Your business can only perform as well as the person leading it. In this episode, Jennie Bellinger sits down with longevity expert and four-time board-certified health practitioner Deepak Saini to explore the powerful connection between personal health and professional success. From overcoming obesity, chronic illness, and injury to helping high performers reverse biological aging, Deepak shares why optimizing your health isn’t just about living longer—it’s about thinking clearer, making better decisions, and showing up at your highest level every day.

Three Topics Discussed

How personal health directly impacts leadership, productivity, and business growth.
Why advanced health testing provides insights that traditional medicine often misses.
Practical strategies for improving longevity, energy, and peak performance through personalized health optimization.

Three Key Takeaways from Deepak Saini

Your health is one of the highest-return investments you can make because it influences your energy, focus, relationships, and business results.
Generic health recommendations only go so far. Understanding your unique biology through advanced testing allows you to make more effective decisions.
Better health leads to clearer thinking, stronger leadership, improved relationships, and greater long-term business success.

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Candace Stuart Findlay: Gratitude for Growth

By Jennie Bellinger | July 31, 2026 |

Episode Summary

What if the biggest obstacle to your business success isn’t your strategy—but the unconscious patterns driving your decisions? In this episode, Jennie Bellinger welcomes transformational coach Candace Stuart-Findlay for a fascinating conversation about gratitude, trauma, energy, and personal transformation. Together they explore how practicing genuine gratitude can shift your mindset, regulate your nervous system, and help you move from fear into lasting growth in both your business and your life.

Three Topics Discussed

How gratitude transforms the brain, body, and emotional patterns that influence success.
The connection between unresolved trauma, limiting beliefs, and business growth.
Practical ways to reframe limiting beliefs and create lasting momentum through gratitude and emotional awareness.

Three Key Takeaways from Candace Stuart-Findlay

Gratitude is more than positive thinking—it is a practice that can shift your emotional state, reduce stress, and create a stronger foundation for growth.
Many business challenges stem from unconscious beliefs about value, belonging, and safety that influence our decisions without us realizing it.
Healing personal patterns creates ripple effects in leadership, relationships, health, and business performance.

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