Archive for July 2026
Badass Rewind with Kim Benoy: Facing Midlife with Courage
- About Kim Benoy: She is a mom, a wife, and a registered nurse who found a passion for inspiring others using essential oils and her voice as a podcast host. She helps women 40 and over find their courage, confidence, and calm by helping them clear out what’s holding them back.
In this episode, Jennie and Kim discuss:
- The biggest win in business
- The best way to convince others
- Integrating passion into your business
- How to build confidence
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Key Takeaways:- The biggest win in this business is helping people. Having a large customer base is visible and tangible proof that you’re helping a lot of people.
- There are a lot of people who have negative views about network marketing and the best way to enlighten them about the good things about this business is not through argument, but through your actions – by continuing to help people and by succeeding together.
- Whatever it is you are passionate about or gets you up in the morning, integrate that into your business. This will make your work more fun, motivating, and life-giving.
- To take courage means to first experience fear. Out of that courage will you be able to build your confidence.
“Starting on that journey to be more courageous and confident, that starts in your own head..” — Kim Benoy
Get Kim Benoy’s guide, “Three Easy Ways To Change Your Mindset Now” for FREE by clicking on this link and signing up: https://www.midlifewithcourage.com/free-resources
Connect with Kim Benoy:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Midlifewithcourage
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midlife_with_courage/
Website: https://www.midlifewithcourage.com
Blog: https://www.midlifewithcourage.com/blog
Podcast: https://www.midlifewithcourage.com/podcast
Email: Midlifewithcourage@gmail.com
CONNECT WITH JENNIE:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniebpl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badassdirectsalesmastery/app/307339332686535/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badassdirectsalesmastery/
Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/
Show: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/blog/
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LinkedIn:
Email: jennie@badassdirectsalesmastery.com
Don’t miss the Badass Direct Sales Mastery Virtual Summit, happening March 24-26, 2022! Go reserve your complimentary digital seat at https://summit.badassdirectsalesmastery.com
Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
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Badass Rewind with Erica Ross-Krieger: We Are Not Our Saboteurs
About Erica Ross-Krieger:
Erica Ross-Krieger, M.A, is a nationally acclaimed Business and Success-Mindset Coach, author of the inspirational book, Seven Sacred Attitudes®—How to Live in the Richness of the Moment, an EFT (Tapping) Expert, and Positive Intelligence Certified Coach (which has been her passion for 4 years now!).
6, 7, & 8-figure entrepreneurs hire Erica to help them identify and clear the inner mindset blocks that are keeping them from new levels of wealth. The founder of New Attitudes Corporation, Erica works with entrepreneurs throughout the world, inspiring them to come to life more fully and helping them attain new levels of wealth as they define it.
Erica blends her extensive professional background with her personal life experiences to offer powerful and transformative programs, services, products, and the Entrepreneur’s Café Podcast, rich with multi-faceted wisdom—in doing so, her work fosters a sense of well-being for clients, readers, and podcast listeners worldwide.
Erica lives in Northern California with her husband, Steve, and a garden of lavender that soothes her soul.
In this episode, Jennie Bellinger and Erica Ross-Krieger discuss:
- Recognizing and celebrating small wins
- Shifting from fear-based to love-based decision making
- Identifying and challenging internal saboteurs
- Staying present and coming to your senses
- Potential collaboration between Jennie and Erica
Key Takeaways:
- Catching and celebrating small wins, even a simple fist pump, can be a powerful way to shift your mindset from fear to love.
- Becoming aware of your inner saboteurs, such as the “judge,” is the first step to overcoming them, and rather than judging yourself for these negative thought patterns, approach them with curiosity and compassion, and actively work to replace them with more empowering beliefs.
- By consciously shifting your attention to your senses and the immediate experience, you can short-circuit the fear response and access your more resourceful, “sage” state of mind.
- Combine practical business strategies, such as 90-day goal-setting, with emotional intelligence work, as it can be a powerful formula for sustainable success.
- The synergy between Jennie’s direct sales expertise and Erica’s Positive Intelligence coaching suggests an exciting potential combination.
“The Zen theory of change. I free myself not by trying to free myself, but by simply noticing how I imprison myself.” — Erica Ross-Krieger
Connect with Erica Ross-Krieger:
Twitter Handle: https://twitter.com/EricaRossCoach
Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/EricaRossCoach
LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericarosscoach/
Website: ericarosscoach.com/toolkit
Connect with Jennie:
Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/
Email: jennie@badassdirectsalesmastery.com
Facebook personal page: https://facebook.com/jbellingerPL
Facebook podcast page: http://facebook.com/BadassDirectSalesMastery
Facebook group for Badass Crew: https://facebook.com/groups/BadassDirectSalesMoms
Instagram: https://instagram.com/BadassDirectSalesMastery
Personal Instagram: https://instagram.com/jenniebellinger
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/BadassDirectSalesMastery
Show Notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
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Badass Rewind with Michelle Nedelec: How to Expand Your Comfort Zone
About Michelle Nedelec: Michelle is an international best selling author and expert in entrepreneurs and she’s the founder of Awareness Strategies. She’s run her own series of companies for over 22 years and for over 15 years has been helping managers and executives to continually double their profits and revenues. She not only has what it takes to help her clients build million-dollar businesses but she does it time and time again. Michelle particularly loves to talk about marketing automation, systems integration, and support both on and off of the stage. She teaches the key components of the business, strategy, systems, support, and state of mind so that you know how to continually elevate all four components to build a healthy thriving business. For the past 6 years, she’s been focusing on helping entrepreneurs bring their businesses online from conceptualization to done for you IT automation.
In this episode, Jennie and Michelle discuss:
- Competence vs. Confidence. You don’t need to have the competence you need to have confidence.
- Focus on your goals, short term goals, long term goals, and ultra long term goals.
- Business automation systems, how to attract people gain their attention, and hook them in.
- Money and business, spending vs investing.
Key Takeaways:
- Fear is part of being human, embrace it instead of feeling scared of it. Build and embrace your confidence.
- Expand your comfort zone and confidence by setting goals and then proving that you can achieve them.
- Pitch marketing is over, everyone wants to buy, but no one wants to be sold on something. Work to solve a problem for them.
- Employee mindset vs entrepreneur mindset, ask yourself what you want to create and then do it, don’t wait for people to tell you what to do.
“It’s not rocket science it’s just common sense in the business world.” — Michelle Nedelec
Michelle’s Book Freebie: Business Ownership Mindset
Connect with Michelle Nedelec:
Facebook: Michelle @ Awareness Strategies
Instagram: @michellenedelec
Website: Business Ownership Mindset.com
Show: The Little Blue Pill for Business Podcast (Coming to You August 11th)
LinkedIn: Michelle Nedelec
Email:michelle@awarenessstrategies.com
CONNECT WITH JENNIE:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniebpl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badassdirectsalesmastery/app/307339332686535/
Instagram:
Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/
Show: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/blog/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
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Luke Sutton: Leveraging LinkedIn Effectively
Most professionals are unknowingly sabotaging their LinkedIn results with profile mistakes and weak content. Find out how to fix both so your ideal clients come to you ready to talk.
In this episode, Jennie and Luke Sutton discuss:
- LinkedIn as a professional relationship-building platform
- Common profile mistakes and benefits-focused positioning
- Structuring high-converting LinkedIn posts and hooks
- Effective calls to action and lead magnets
- Authentic, trust-building communication in DMs and sales
Key Takeaways:
- LinkedIn works best when treated as a professional relationship-building platform, not just another social network.
- Profiles that lead with clear benefits instead of titles and credentials are far more likely to attract interest and clicks.
- Strong LinkedIn posts start with a scroll-stopping hook, tell a relatable story, and end with a strategic call to action.
- Direct messages should focus on genuine curiosity about the other person, building trust before ever mentioning an offer.
- The energy behind your communication—authenticity, sincerity, and a true desire to help—is what people actually feel and respond to.
“No matter how you’re communicating with people, people also smell desperation.” — Luke Sutton
About Luke Sutton:
Luke Sutton loves to help people. As an online marketer/content copywriter for 27 years, he has helped many people make money in online home businesses, as well as helping business professionals get more leads and booked calls that turn into clients.
These days, Luke focuses specifically on LinkedIn, helping professionals turn their LinkedIn presence into a lead engine with his full system of content, branding, outreach, and communication. LinkedIn is a goldmine for getting high-quality leads if you know how to go about it. Luke helps you with that.
Connect with Luke Sutton:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-sutton-here/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luke2313/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukester3213/
CONNECT WITH JENNIE:
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/badassdirectsalesmastery
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badassdirectsalesmastery/
Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/
Show: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/blog/
YouTube: COMING SOON!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/badassdirectsalesmastery/
Email: jennie@badassdirectsalesmastery.com
Show Notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
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