When it comes to relationships, women leaders are expected to be healers. We’re taught to smooth ruffled feathers, soothe old wounds, and repair breaks and tears.But that repair work takes enormous energy. If you’re wasting it on propping up re

Practice Truth-Telling | Growth Tip #9

Nov 30th, 2021 39m 55s

Each one of us has our own Truth. It’s the sum of our deepest needs, our dearest values, and our most strongly held beliefs. Unfortunately, women leaders are trained to hide parts of themselves, or to water them down to keep other people comfor

Welcome All the Guests | Growth Tip #8

Nov 23rd, 2021 37m 24s

One of the strongest barriers between us and the growth we’re seeking is internal and invisible. It’s rooted in the ways women were taught that certain parts of us are good and meant to be nurtured, while others are bad and should be rejected.

Simplify Your Marketing | Growth Tip #7

Nov 16th, 2021 35m 6s

When it comes to marketing, so many of us are doing Too Much. Social media, networking events, client calls, live video: the options are practically infinite. Trying to be everywhere at once is a recipe for disillusionment and burnout. Diluting

Get Re-Sourced | Growth Tip #6

Nov 9th, 2021 36m 8s

When you hear the word “resource,” what do you think about? If you’re like most of us, what comes to mind is external. Money, time, employees, training: they’re all things that come from outside ourselves.External resources are limited and fini

Find a Safe Space to Be Yourself | Growth Tip #5

Nov 2nd, 2021 41m 28s

In our culture, women are expected to “keep it all together” even when the pressure is pulling us apart. We are expected to hold space for others when we don’t even have space for ourselves. We shame ourselves for feeling fear or needing comfor

Just Breathe | Growth Tip #4

Oct 26th, 2021 41m 22s

This episode continues to pull on the thread of growth as a removal process. When we set aside everything else, what’s left is ourselves, our values, and our breath. Listening to our bodies and focusing on simply breathing can help us remove th

Lead With Your Genius | Growth Tip #3

Oct 19th, 2021 24m 45s

This week’s episode is a throwback to my other podcast, The Feminine Lens. It’s a solo episode, where I shared my thoughts on strengths, weaknesses, and why it’s so important to identify your unique genius. So much of professional development i

Do Less! | Growth Tip #2

Oct 12th, 2021 36m 46s

This week’s essential growth tip flies in the face of everything you’ve probably heard about owning your own business or stepping up in your career. The key to growing your success isn’t through doing more. ------> If you want to unlock real, s

Growth is a Removal Process | Growth Tip #1

Oct 5th, 2021 32m 40s

Welcome back to a new season of Women in the Business Arena! I’m so excited to spend this season exploring a topic that’s extremely personal and powerful to me. As entrepreneurs, we’re taught to always be growing: growing our client base, growi

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Growth Tips Trailer

Sep 20th, 2021 3m 6s

Welcome back to a new season of Women in the Business Arena! This season is all about growing your business, but maybe not in the way that you think. Traditional, patriarchal business models train us to believe that growth is a matter of adding

Myth-busting Season Wrap Up (Live Q&A)

Aug 31st, 2021 51m 7s

We’re marking the end of our season of busting business myths with our first-ever episode recorded live! Listen as Laura Shook Guzman and I look back at a season full of myths and misconceptions. We’ll examine the themes that tie them together,

Myth #11: You have to go BIG in Your Business!

Aug 17th, 2021 44m 6s

In traditional, patriarchal business structures, there’s a one-size-fits-all prescription for success, and that size is BIG. If you’ve ever wondered whether scalability was truly the only way to have a vibrant, satisfying business, this episode

Myth # 10: You Should have Multiple Streams of Income to Build Wealth & Achieve Business Success

Aug 10th, 2021 40m 32s

As entrepreneurs, we’re told that the fastest way to build wealth is to have multiple streams of income, and diversifying our projects is the only way to achieve security. It always reminds me of the old wives tale “Don’t put all your eggs in o

Myth #9: More Marketing is the Key to More Sales

Aug 3rd, 2021 42m

If you just get your marketing right, you are guaranteed to grow your business & your bank account, right? Wrong! So many business owners are obsessed with more marketing, and they bypass the easy steps to sales that have been there all along.

Myth #8: You Have to be on Social Media to Succeed in Business

Jul 27th, 2021 51m 24s

As business owners, we’re told that social media is THE WAY to attract and engage with clients. What if there were ways to reach people that demonstrate your actual expertise, rather than your ability to crank out content? This episode, our bri

Myth #7: You Have to Convince and Manipulate People to Buy from You

Jul 20th, 2021 34m 37s

Why do so many business owners believe we have to go all out to convince potential clients to work with us? What’s behind the indoctrination that makes sales calls feel like an ethical minefield? This week we are talking about how to show up in

Myth #6: Being a White, Anti-Racist Business Requires Perfection or Performance

Jul 13th, 2021 42m 50s

This week, our business myth-busting series takes on a difficult but vital topic; does being an anti-racist business require perfection or empty performance? We talk to Dr. Sunshine Kamaloni about the work white business owners must do, interna

Myth #5: You are Just Not Working Hard Enough

Jul 6th, 2021 40m 29s

Consciously or not, too many of us are convinced that our success, and our value to the world, is directly tied to how busy we are. But that can’t be further from the truth. You are inherently valuable. You are worthy of basic human needs like

Myth #4: You Have to Be an Expert

Jun 29th, 2021 38m 41s

I am so excited about this episode today as we are breaking down the myth that you have to be (and be seen as) an expert to succeed in business. I am honored to have Natalie Miller on as my special guest. She is an incredible mindset coach and

Myth #3: Your Mental Health and Your Business Are Two Separate Entities

Jun 22nd, 2021 39m 11s

‍We have already busted myths this season like Business Success (or Failure) is Connected to Our Worth and You Should Always be Focused on Business Growth. If you didn’t get a chance to listen to those episodes, click on the title names that ar

Myth #2: You Should Always Be Focused on Business Growth

Jun 15th, 2021 50m 39s

One of the greatest myths in business is that we should always be running after more money, more clients, more followers, and more validation. We believe that everything we do should be about growth, growth, growth! This myth not only leaves yo

Myth #1: Business Success (or Failure) is Connected to Your Worth

Jun 8th, 2021 35m 27s

In this season, I will be busting business myths. The very first woman who is perfect to help me myth-bust in this season's first episode: Laura Shook Guzman! Together, we break down the myth that “Business Success (or Failure) is Connected to

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New Season Trailer!!! Why we are busting business myths this season

May 25th, 2021 3m 46s

Hey, it's Sonya Stattman, host of Women in the Business Arena! If you caught our last episode, you will have some inkling that we are shifting this podcast. I have had the honor to do all 200 of the previous episodes with my amazing co-host Lau

You Can ALWAYS Change Your Mind (And Why WBA is Coming Back!)

Apr 19th, 2021 31m 52s

We've got an announcement to make... Women in the Business Arena is coming back!I've made a lot of changes to my business and podcasts over the past year. Some things have worked, and some things haven't worked as well as I'd like. So in this e