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20 Seconds of Insane Courage

Amy Selbachwww.amyselbach.com
This podcast explores the conditions present at the intersection of our bravest actions from intuition, to inspiration, to desperation, to sheer will. It dives into the delicate dance with fear and how we develop the instinct and confidence to act in spite of it with courage. Its a discussion of spontaneous acts that change the trajectory of our lives forever and transform us. It discusses the how building a brand and story occurs in successive moments of courage. These same moments become our personal story and our brand story. This podcast is for entrepreneurs, leaders and executives who wants to change lives with their story and build a business by taking one courageous step at a time.
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24: Empowering Children Through Educational Entertainment with Lucrezia Bisignani

Hi Everyone! If you are listening to this podcast you are interested in courageous living and building a life and brand on your own terms. This podcast will give practical tips and tricks on how to act with MORE courage in your life and business. In this episode, you will hear about how Lucrezia Bisignani, founder of Kukua, is empowering children of the 21st century through educational entertainment: The resilience and belief required to endure the pivots that come with founding a startup. The v...

Jan 07, 202251 minEp. 24

23: Why Our Kids Need Purpose, Challenges and Engagement With Dr. Michael Ecker

Hi Everyone! If you are listening to this podcast you are interested in courageous living and building a life and brand on your own terms. This podcast will give practical tips and tricks on how to act with MORE courage in your life and business. In this episode, you will hear about how Dr. Michael Ecker, principal of Calavera Hills Middle School, is building a purpose and meaning driven educational institution: How to address fears that are commonly experienced by school-going children. Approac...

Dec 14, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 23

22: Amy Coaches Teen Girls On Getting Unstuck In Their Biz [Part 2 Follow Up]

Hi Everyone! If you are listening to this podcast you are interested in courageous living and building a life and brand on your own terms. This podcast will give practical tips and tricks on how to act with MORE courage in your life and business. In this episode, you will hear about how Olivia Jin and Irene Chung built an educational craft business when they were high school students: How to focus on building your business while handling other responsibilities. Working out clear roles for your t...

Dec 02, 202137 minEp. 22

21: How Teen Founders Found the Courage to Launch Their First Business

Hi Everyone! If you are listening to this podcast you are someone who is interested in courageous living and building a life and brand on your own terms. This podcast will give practical tips and tricks on how to act with MORE courage in your life and business. In this episode, you will hear about how Olivia Jin and Irene Chung built an educational craft business when they were high school students: How to start a business that raises awareness about social issues using art as a tool. Overcoming...

Dec 02, 202141 minEp. 21

20: 5 Steps to Flip The Script on Fear and Operationalize Courage Daily

Hi Everyone! If you are listening to this podcast you are someone who is interested in courageous living and building a life and brand on your own terms. This podcast will give practical tips and tricks on how to act with MORE courage in your life and business. In this episode, you will learn these key insights: Why fear matters. The four critical steps we need to take to flip the script on fear! The invaluable tools we need to leverage in order to create lasting, powerful, courageous habits. Th...

May 20, 202054 minEp. 20

19: How Luisa Zhou, Shy and Introverted, Built a 7 Figure Coaching Business with Consistent Courage and Advice About Selling in the Time of Coronavirus

Hi Everyone! If you are listening to this podcast you are someone who is interested in courageous living and building a life and brand on your own terms. This podcast will give practical tips and tricks on how to act with MORE courage in your life and business. In this episode, you will learn these key insights from business coach, Luisa Zhou: Her moments of insane courage and how they completely changed the trajectory of her business! What Luisa did to continually show up to her business and pu...

Apr 08, 20201 hr 1 minEp. 19

18: How The Founder of Apparel Line, Vuori, Built a Global Brand Competing with Giants

Hi Everyone! If you are listening to this podcast you are someone who is interested in courageous living and building a life and brand on your own terms. This podcast will give practical tips and tricks on how to act with MORE courage in your life and business. In this episode, you will learn these key insights from Joe Kudla, the founder of Vuori: Joe gives his advice on the top three fear entrepreneurs and business owners face. The #1 important aspect of building a strong brand and business! H...

Mar 18, 202045 minEp. 18

17: Beauty Exec’s #1 Skill to Propel Your Biz Forward, and the Three Secrets to a Standout Brand

Hi Everyone! If you are listening to this podcast you are someone who is interested in courageous living and building a life and brand on your own terms. This podcast will give practical tips and tricks on how to act with MORE courage in your life and business. In this episode, you will learn these key insights from Catherine Gore, the President of Biossance: Catherine shares the #1 skill you need to have to propel you forward in any career, business, or leadership role! Her two-step process for...

Mar 11, 202044 minEp. 17

16: How Shawna Dalton Built a Multi-Million Dollar Children’s Apparel Line on Her Own From Scratch… and How You Can Too!

Hi Everyone! If you are listening to this podcast you are someone who is interested in courageous living and building a life and brand on your own terms. This podcast will give practical tips and tricks on how to act with MORE courage in your life and business. In this episode, you will learn these key insights from Shawna Dalton, an entrepreneur who built a multi-million dollar children’s apparel line on her own, from scratch: How Shawna walked away from a secure job to jumping with both feet i...

Mar 06, 202052 minEp. 16

15: How Sara Kalke Launched a Six-Figure Online Course from a $250 Ad Spend!

Hi Everyone! If you are listening to this podcast you are someone who is interested in courageous living and building a life and brand on your own terms. This podcast will give practical tips and tricks on how to act with MORE courage in your life and business. In this episode, you will learn from Sara Kalke, a top-selling REALTOR® and Entrepreneur: The important groundwork that Sara did in order to be able to make six figures from a $250 ad spend! The EXACT format she used to launch her incredi...

Mar 04, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 15

14: How Boochcraft Built a Loyal Tribe of Retailers and Customers One Question at a Time…

Amy’s guest today is Adam Hiner! Adam is the co-founder of Boochcraft, an alcoholic kombucha company based in San Diego, California, that is creating REAL impact in the world! Although Adam has had a food and beverage background, prior to Boochcraft he had never launched a B to C consumer retail brand — or built an entire brewery for that matter! And a new category in the beverage market is no small feat! In this interview, Adam talks about the inner-knowing that he had that launched Boochcraft,...

Feb 19, 202049 minEp. 14

13: How Brandon Made his First Million By Age 23 – His Steps to Start Any Business in Any Industry With ZERO Prior Experience

Hi Everyone! If you are listening to this podcast you are someone who is interested in courageous living and building a life and brand on your own terms. This podcast will give practical tips and tricks on how to act with MORE courage in your life and business. In this episode you will learn from Real Estate Developer Brandon Blum: Brandon’s Blum’s template for success and what he has learned over the years about taking action How to truly ‘fail forward’ for success (He Made his first Million Do...

Feb 11, 202049 minEp. 13

12: How to Distinguish Intuition from Fear, Access Your Courage, and Innovate Your Business with Michelle McGlade

Today’s guest is Michelle McGlade! She’s a Business Strategist, a podcast host, and an international best-selling author! She’s also a former 6-figure holistic clinic owner with corporate prowess, an ongoing contributor for the Huffington Post, and is often featured on many other podcasts and online media. As a Business Strategist, Michelle teaches entrepreneurs in the wellness industry how to launch and accelerate their business growth to levels that match their dreams. She is one of the most a...

Aug 14, 201940 minEp. 12

11: How to Summon the Courage You Need to Build a Strong Brand Online, with Louise Glendon

Amy Selbach is incredibly excited to bring you today’s guest, Louise Glendon! After a long, successful career in the military, Louise realized that the military path no longer fit her desire to raise a family. She picked up a camera and it was love at first click! But after building out a successful photography business that was taking up way too many weekends, she turned her sights to building an online empire that would allow her to spend more time with her three kids. Soon, CLICK LOVE GROW wa...

Aug 07, 20191 hr 1 minEp. 11

10: How to Find Courage, Overcome Your Fears, and Grow Your Business with Jennifer Borba von Stauffenberg

Today’s guest is Jennifer Borba von Stauffenberg! She is the President of Olive Creative Strategies — a national public relations and marketing agency in San Diego, California. Long ago, Jennifer was inspired by Cyndi Lauper — as you’ll hear about in today’s podcast — to develop a mission to amplify the messages of the most positively powerful people and brands. Now, she leads a team of savvy, dynamic public relations professionals in producing strategic campaigns that focus on clients’ results....

Jul 31, 201932 minEp. 10

09: : How to Tap Into Your Archetype for a Greater Alignment to Your Purpose with Dr. Sharon Mijares

Today’s guest is the incredible Dr. Sharon Mijares! Dr. Mijares is a psychologist and world-renowned author, speaker, and teacher. She has authored and edited six books focused on psychospiritual development, women’s empowerment, breath work, and a deeper look at the human relationship from a global perspective. Her primary focus is on balancing power and beauty in order to create a happier, healthier world. In today’s conversation, Amy and Dr. Sharon Mijares touch on a wide array of topics! The...

Jun 19, 201956 minEp. 9

08: The Luxury Eyeglass Company That Found It’s Success Through Strong, Personal Branding: DAVID KIND Eyewear

Today, Amy Selbach is interviewing an old friend of hers, David Barton! They met years ago on a ski trip and bonded over their mutual love of travel, outdoor sports, and knowledge of international markets. David is the founder and CEO of DAVID KIND, an eyeglass company that sources premium materials and works alongside exceptionally skilled craftsmen to bring exclusive designs to life. They use traditional techniques with the latest developments in computer-aided manufacturing to create some of ...

May 29, 201955 minEp. 8

07: How Turkey on the Table Found Their Success Through a Powerful Brand Story

In this episode, your host, Amy Selbach, has on two incredible guests — Kerry Maunus and April George! Kerry and April are the co-founders of Turkey on the Table — an amazing paired book and activity that encourages the whole family to express and display their gratitude. As moms of young children, they had a vision of teaching their children a sense of gratitude. Their goal was to turn thankfulness into an activity. And so, they created a physical retail product out of this concept! And since l...

May 22, 201957 minEp. 7

06: From Zero Sales to a Six-Figure Income: How Janet Beckers Launched Her Successful Business Through Building a Confident Brand

Amy Selbach’s guest this week is one of her good friends and an all-around amazing human, Janet Beckers! Janet is a sought-after international speaker, a best-selling author, and a multi-award winning entrepreneur — including Australian Marketer of the Year! She specializes in helping authors, coaches, speakers, and small-business owners step up, step out, and get their message out to the world with her signature, “Romance Your Tribe,” training programs. She works with people and businesses worl...

May 15, 201953 minEp. 6

05: The Power of Branding: How Amy Swift Crosby Built Her Career on Leveraging Courage, Intuition, and Branding!

Today’s guest is Amy Swift Crosby, a fellow brand strategist who directly helped your host, Amy Selbach, launch her very first business! And today, they’re discussing all things branding. A lot of times, branding is misunderstood — and Amy’s mission is to end these misconceptions and misunderstandings! As a brand strategist and copywriter, she is leveraging her expertise to help entrepreneurs and business owners hone their skills, mission and message, all while uncovering their own “voice.” Amy ...

Apr 10, 20191 hr 1 minEp. 5

04: How Jerry Swain Left High Tech To Build an International Chocolate Company After A life Changing Conversation with His Father

Welcome to 20 Seconds of Insane Courage with Amy Selbach, a brick-and-mortar as well as an online business entrepreneur and an international brand and marketing coach for countries, companies, and entrepreneurs. Here you’ll learn what it takes to build your business, brand, and story, 20 seconds at a time. This podcast interviews entrepreneurs and everyday heroes to uncover the conditions present at the intersection of their bravest actions. From intuition to inspiration to desperation to sheer ...

Apr 03, 201941 minEp. 4

03: How to Channel Fear and Use It Productively, with Co-Founder of ME to WE, Roxanne Joyal

This week, on 20 Seconds of Insane Courage , Roxanne Joyal joins the podcast! Once you hear Roxanne’s story today, you will be blown away! Roxanne graduated from Stanford University with a degree in International Relations and earned a coveted Rhodes Scholarship and a law degree from Oxford. But, rather than pursue a conventional career, Roxanne decided to bring her training back to the communities that originally inspired her after a high school volunteer trip to Niobe, Kenya. Now, Roxanne is t...

Mar 27, 201945 minEp. 3

02: 6 Myths About Courage And How To Operationalize Bravery In Your Business with Ryan Berman

Welcome to the second episode of 20 Seconds of Insane Courage with Amy Selbach! Every week, Amy interviews entrepreneurs and everyday heroes to uncover the conditions present at the intersection of their bravest actions. This week, Ryan Berman joins the podcast. You could kind of say Ryan wrote the book on courage! Released just this past January, Return on Courage, gives insight into what the most courageous leaders on the planet all have in common. Want to shrink business fears, drive change, ...

Mar 20, 201949 minEp. 2

01: Lani Nalu: From Rock Bottom to Meteoric Success in 6 Months

Welcome to the first episode of 20 Seconds of Insane Courage with Amy Selbach — an entrepreneur who has built both brick-and-mortar as well as online businesses! She’s an international brand and marketing coach for countries, companies, and entrepreneurs. In this podcast, you will learn what it takes to build your business, brand, and story — 20 seconds at a time. Every week, Amy interviews entrepreneurs and everyday heroes to uncover the conditions present at the intersection of their bravest a...

Mar 19, 20191 hr 3 minEp. 1
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