What if being rich has less to do with the number in your bank account and more to do with how your life actually feels?

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon sits down with Kalee Boisvert, a financial advisor, author, speaker, and founder of Kalee Boisvert Wealth Advisory. With more than 15 years in finance and an MBA in finance, Kalee brings a refreshing perspective to money, wealth, self-worth, and the pressure many women feel to always be further ahead.

Do you think your warehouse full of inventory is the most valuable part of your home staging business?

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast mini-series, How to Sell Your Home Staging Business, Shauna Lynn Simon tackles one of the biggest misconceptions in the staging industry: the belief that inventory determines business value. While furniture, artwork, accessories, and decor are essential tools of the trade, buyers are not focused on what you spent. They are focused on what those assets produce.

Shauna Lynn breaks down the difference between selling inventory and selling a business, explains why buyers evaluate earning power over furniture costs, and shares how productive inventory can support value while unproductive inventory can create drag. She also reveals why some home staging businesses sell for far more than the value of their warehouse contents and highlights the often-overlooked intangible assets that make a business truly attractive to buyers.

Do you know what your numbers are really saying about your home staging business?

Many home stagers focus on revenue when measuring success, but buyers look at something very different when evaluating a business. In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast mini-series, How to Sell Your Home Staging Business, Shauna Lynn Simon breaks down the financial story behind business value and explains why revenue alone does not determine what your company is worth.

Listeners will learn how buyers interpret financial statements, what profitability really means, and why understanding metrics like gross profit, net income, and Seller's Discretionary Earnings (SDE) can dramatically impact a future sale. Even if numbers aren't your strength, this episode will help you understand the financial story buyers see when evaluating your business without getting lost in accounting jargon or complicated formulas.

What if your business is working on paper, but your body is telling a very different story?

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon sits down with Christina Kantzavelos, a California licensed psychotherapist, writer, chronic illness advocate, and founder of Begin Within Today and WithinMe. After severe Lyme disease and complex chronic illness forced Christina to rebuild her life, identity, and career, she developed a powerful perspective on ambition, burnout, boundaries, and sustainable success.

What makes a home staging business truly sellable?

Many home stagers assume that if their calendar is full, their inventory is moving, and revenue is strong, their business must be valuable to a buyer. But what if that's not the whole story?

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast mini-series, How to Sell Your Home Staging Business, Shauna Lynn Simon breaks down one of the most important concepts business owners need to understand before they ever think about selling: a busy business is not always a sellable business.

Could your home staging business be sold if life, burnout, or a major opportunity forced you to make a move sooner than expected?

In this first episode of a special mini-series for home stagers, How to Sell Your Home Staging Business, Shauna Lynn Simon opens an important conversation for stagers who have wondered what happens to their business when they are ready to step away. She explains why exit readiness is not the same as selling, and why preparing now can make a staging business stronger, more profitable, and easier to run today.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon explores how money pressure quietly influences pricing, boundaries, client decisions, follow-ups, and the way entrepreneurs show up in their businesses. Instead of focusing only on money mindset or affirmations, Shauna Lynn breaks down the practical decision-making patterns that cause business owners to discount, overdeliver, accept poor-fit clients, or avoid revenue-generating actions.

Shauna Lynn shares why not all revenue is good revenue, how urgency can create expensive choices, and why survival mode is not the same as strategy. Through real examples around pricing, overdue invoices, unexpected expenses, and cash flow pressure, Shauna Lynn helps listeners reframe financial decisions with more clarity and confidence.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon sits down with Joy Lynskey, Founder and CEO of Jewel Toned Interiors, to explore what it really takes to build a team culture rooted in creativity, contribution, and accountability. Joy shares how her background in psychology shaped the way she leads, why her team uses simple daily huddles and deep quarterly meetings, and how she has created a business where people are expected to bring ideas, own outcomes, and learn from mistakes.

Listeners will walk away with practical ways to reduce the boomerang effect of delegation, move beyond reactive leadership, and create stronger systems for communication, trust, and decision-making. Joy also offers a powerful perspective on integrity, culture fit, work-life harmony, and using leadership to create meaningful ripple effects.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon sits down with Danielle Kepics to talk about leaving conventional medicine, trusting your instincts, and building a business that actually aligns with your life and values. Danielle shares how years of working inside traditional healthcare pushed her toward entrepreneurship, and why starting messy was one of the best decisions she ever made.

Together, they unpack the pressure women feel to stay in “safe” careers, the importance of boundaries, and why charging based on value instead of time can completely change the sustainability of a business. Danielle also opens up about building confidence, listening to gut instincts, and creating systems that protect energy instead of draining it.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon challenges the pressure to constantly chase the latest strategies, trends, and expert advice. For many entrepreneurs, especially “Accidental CEOs,” growth doesn’t stall because of a lack of knowledge, but because they begin to doubt what has already been working in their business.

Shauna Lynn breaks down how learning can quietly turn into second-guessing, and why blindly following loud or confident voices often leads to building a business that no longer feels aligned. She introduces a powerful way to filter advice, focusing on principles rather than copying tactics, and explains how to combine proven frameworks with your own real-world experience.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon sits down with Tre Balchowsky to reframe what public speaking and storytelling really mean for entrepreneurs. Rather than being reserved for big stages or polished speakers, Tre explains how these are practical, learnable skills that directly impact sales, partnerships, and team growth.

Through real examples and simple frameworks, she breaks down how stories help potential clients see themselves in a new reality, why repetition is essential for your message to stick, and how most entrepreneurs already have the raw material they need but are not using it intentionally. She also introduces a practical way to start capturing and shaping everyday moments into powerful, client-attracting narratives.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon sits down with Carrie KC West to explore how hidden internal narratives shape the way entrepreneurs lead, make decisions, and grow their businesses. For many “Accidental CEOs,” these stories were never consciously chosen, yet they quietly influence everything from confidence to client relationships.

Carrie introduces the concept of narrative coaching and explains how patterns, perspectives, and past experiences can create repeated cycles that keep women playing small or stuck in roles that no longer fit. She shares how awareness is the first step to change and why trying to force transformation without understanding the underlying story often leads to frustration.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon reframes what visibility actually means and why so many entrepreneurs feel invisible despite putting in consistent effort. Through a powerful real-life story, she illustrates how simply “being present” is not enough if your message is unclear or easy to overlook.

Shauna Lynn breaks down the common mistakes that keep business owners hidden, from vague messaging and trying to be clever instead of clear, to assuming people will connect the dots on their own. She also challenges the belief that more content equals more visibility, emphasizing instead the importance of clarity, repetition, and consistency.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon sits down with financial coach Sherry Andrew to break down why so many entrepreneurs feel overwhelmed by money, even when they are earning well. After losing her job and rebuilding her finances from scratch, Sherry transformed not just her income, but her entire relationship with money by shifting from tracking spending to creating intentional systems.

She shares how inconsistent income, avoidance, and traditional budgeting advice often fail - especially for neurodivergent entrepreneurs - and what to do instead. From separating accounts to creating spending buffers and planning ahead, this conversation reframes money management in a way that feels doable, not restrictive.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon sits down with Shannyn Schroeder, founder of EF Bomb Coach, to unpack the truth about executive function and why so many neurodivergent women feel like they are constantly falling behind. For women who were diagnosed later in life or are just beginning to recognize the signs, this conversation offers a powerful reframe that replaces shame with understanding.

Shannyn breaks down what executive function actually is and how challenges with planning, organization, and time management are not personal failures but patterns rooted in how the brain processes information. She also explains why traditional business advice often fails neurodivergent women and how learning to work with your natural rhythms can completely change your productivity and confidence.

In this two-year anniversary episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon shares a powerful and practical shift that changes how you approach both life and business - treating your future self like someone you genuinely care about.

Rather than framing self-care as something you earn or squeeze in when there’s time, Shauna Lynn reframes it as self-respect that shows up in everyday decisions. From how you manage your time and energy to how you speak to yourself internally, she breaks down how small, consistent actions either support or sabotage the version of you you’re becoming.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon sits down with Jane Harris, co-founder of The Virgin Hair Fantasy, to unpack how a $500 investment turned into a multi-million-dollar global beauty brand. But this conversation goes far beyond business tactics. Jane shares how confidence became the catalyst for everything, from increasing her income to transforming how she showed up in relationships, leadership, and life.

Shauna Lynn and Jane explore what it really takes to build a product-based business from scratch, including selling before you feel ready, leveraging personal story to build trust, and why relying solely on ads can hold entrepreneurs back. Jane also opens up about managing rapid growth, learning financial discipline, and creating systems that support both business success and personal fulfillment.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon is joined by business mentor and Boldheart founder Fabienne Fredrickson to unpack what it really takes to grow from six figures to seven without burnout. With more than two decades of experience mentoring women entrepreneurs, Fabienne shares why the strategies that helped build a six-figure business often become the very things that hold you back from scaling further.

Together, they explore the concept of leverage and how entrepreneurs can shift away from overworking toward building businesses that support their lives rather than consume them. Fabienne explains why team, systems, marketing focus, and intellectual property are key to sustainable growth, and how entrepreneurs can identify the small percentage of actions that actually drive the majority of results.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon challenges a belief many entrepreneurs hold without realizing it - that simply owning a business automatically creates long-term value. In reality, most service-based businesses are structured more like demanding jobs than transferable assets.

Shauna Lynn explains why planning for an exit should start much earlier than most people think, even if selling your business isn’t currently on your radar. Building a business that could be sold forces clarity around systems, financial visibility, repeatable client experiences, and brand equity that extends beyond the founder.

In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn Simon sits down with Sonia Barney, founder of Kaivari and Sonia Barney Design, to unpack one of the biggest decisions entrepreneurs face when growing their business - choosing the right coach.

With more than two decades in the interior design industry and over ten years running her own business, Sonia shares how her journey through multiple coaching programs shaped her perspective on what truly makes coaching valuable. Together, she and Shauna Lynn explore why many entrepreneurs hesitate to invest in support, how costly the wrong coaching fit can be, and why clarity about your needs is essential before committing to any program.