This week I sat down to talk with my good friend David Bach, author of multiple #1 NYT bestsellers, to talk about life under lockdown in Italy, where he moved with his family a couple years ago. David's expertise on financial wellness means he has the inside scoop on how to protect yourself and your family from unnecessary hardship during times of economic uncertainty. Also, since Italy is about two weeks ahead of the United States during this coronavirus outbreak. he can provide a look into the...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 1 min
We're all navigating this brave new world folks, and I want you to know I am NO EXCEPTION. Moving our entire 60+ person team to work from home in response to COVD-19 has been a huge change for us, and each day brings new challenges, new ideas, and new memes on Slack. I decided to call my good friend Amy Porterfield of Online Marketing Made Easy because she's been crushing the virtual team game for EVER - and our resulting conversation is chock full of advice and resources for those of us working...
Mar 24, 2020•52 min
If you own a small or medium sized business, if you’re working on a side hustle, or if you care about someone who does, you NEED to listen to this episode, We’re talking about steps you can start right freaking now to protect your livelihood from COVID-19, recession, natural disaster, or any number of things we haven’t thought of yet. We can do hard things. We can weather this storm. Stay safe out there: I’m rooting for you. Do you have a question for Rachel? Wanna share your work from home stor...
Mar 17, 2020•28 min
Guys, I can't believe the day is finally here! After working and hustling and dreaming and planning, the launch of Dave's first book, Get Out of Your Own Way, is upon us. If you're reading this then you can get this book ANYWHERE books are sold, and/or by clicking this link ! While this book follows a similar format to Girl, Wash Your Face, Dave wrote this book from a very different perspective: a self-help skeptic who struggled to change his mindset and live a better life. If you know someone w...
Mar 10, 2020•34 min
We're gearing up for our first-ever INTERNATIONAL women's conference, so we wanted to bring you some fire business strategy from our fearless leader herself. This keynote was delivered last fall at our RISE Business conference and was designed to help business leaders and entrepreneurs at any level reassess their progress and their strategies, as only Rachel can. This year we're bringing RISE Business back home to Austin! Learn more here: https://thehollisco.com/pages/rise-business-2020 -- Are y...
Mar 03, 2020•59 min
It happened. It really happened. After YEARS of writing it down in my Start Today Journal, I got the call that I would speak on Oprah's stage. If you've been following me for any amount of time, you know what this meant to me. And, wild as it may sound, the lessons I learned from preparing, to traveling, to walking out on that stage, no one was prepared for. This episode, I'm here to share the real story behind my meeting with Oprah, and how I left that day feeling stronger than ever about what ...
Feb 25, 2020•35 min
I love sitting down and chatting with powerful women who have had an impact on MY life so that together we can deliver advice and experience that I know will change YOURS! Today's episode of RISE is exactly that kind of conversation. Speaker Stacey Flowers is on the podcast and she's here to deliver some absolutely fire wisdom about exactly how to build financial freedom, the secret behind wealth, and what you can change TODAY to start bringing more success and more M-O-N-E-Y into your life. Sta...
Feb 18, 2020•55 min
We're in February guys, and that means it's time to brush up on a very important part of our history - Black history! I say our history, because no matter who you are or where you come from, these stories help shape the world you live in today. And lucky for me, I'm joined by my dear friend Beans to talk about the power of the history we tell ourselves, how to broaden your circle online and beyond, and maybe a little bit about that new Taylor Swift documentary? I swear it all comes together in a...
Feb 11, 2020•33 min
Y'all I can't even believe the incredible conversation I get to bring to you this week - the one, the only Chris Hogan is on the podcast and he's holding NOTHING back! Chris is a business leader, entrepreneur, consultant, and world-class podcaster, and today he's offering the lowdown on building financial freedom, breaking free of scarcity mindset, and how to build an unshakable culture within your team so you can summit any challenge. If you're hiring your first employee or your 101st, you can'...
Feb 04, 2020•40 min
...but you will be. I'm so excited to share this panel from last year's RISE Business conference where I sat down with members of my leadership team to talk about building something bigger than all of us. You'll hear about leading with your gut vs leading with data (featuring our incredible CFO, Kristen, behind the scenes on Journalgate and our amazing customer service team, and how to market your business FOR your customer, not TO your customer. I hope you enjoy this honest, candid, and very fu...
Jan 28, 2020•34 min
Today Rachel sits down and geeks out with entrepreneur and venture capitalist Ben Horowitz to talk about tuning out the advice of others in the fearless pursuit of your own personal truth. They also give some really good advice on leadership, including the example of Wartime General vs Peacetime General, and leading a team that's zagging when everyone else in the field is still zigging. You're NOT gonna want to miss this one! You can find Ben Horowitz's books as well as other incredible content ...
Jan 21, 2020•45 min
It's not every day you get to sit down with an unparalleled endurance athlete with not one, not two, but FOUR world records, but that's exactly what I did at the end of last year when I chatted with Colin O'Brady - the man who transformed his life after a terrifying trauma to become the first man to trek across Antarctica solo. In this episode he talks about how to Google your dreams (literally), finding strength in hard things, and the life-altering power of a mother's love. You don't wanna mis...
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 3 min
I had the INCREDIBLE opportunity to sit down with a woman whose story inspires me to be a fearless female leader every freakin' day - Marcia Kilgore! Marcia has built and sold more successful companies than most entrepreneurs will ever see in their lifetime, and her latest endeavor, Beauty Pie, seeks to bring radical transparency to an industry that's historically been closed off to consumers. In this episode we chat about the twin gifts of failure and criticism, how to overcome your fear of bot...
Jan 07, 2020•48 min
Rachel and Dave are away for the holidays, so to close out the year we're bringing you guys a very special episode of the podcast, featuring a mix of community voicemails as well as wins and lessons from some of the faces here at HoCo. You'll hear from our Lead Product Designer Dani on how she designed the covers for our new priority planners, our Head of Events Shelly on flipping from RISE Minneapolis to RISE Dallas on a moment's notice, our Head of Product RC on the ins and outs of shipping ov...
Dec 31, 2019•44 min
Hey everyone! We hope you're enjoying the holidays just like Rachel and Dave are. As they take some time off to enjoy being with their family, enjoy this rebroadcast from earlier this year. Rachel covers how she reviews her year and sets new goals for her business and career: One of the most important exercises you can do over the holidays is to take an audit of the previous year and honestly evaluate what you did well, what you could have done better, and how you’ll carry that knowledge into th...
Dec 24, 2019•40 min
Today I'm sitting down with the wonderful Naomi Davis to talk about building a creative life online (and making money while doing it). Naomi's smash hit blog Love Taza grew from a small side project for a busy mom to a social enterprise bagging more than two million uniques per month. As the internet evolved away from blogging, so too did Naomi evolve her social strategy in order to support her family, keep making life an adventure, and stick to her values while doing so. Now, she's sharing her ...
Dec 17, 2019•40 min
I recorded this for you in New York at 5am before I went on Good Morning America because I felt inspired to share with y'all how important my morning routine is for ME. We often think about getting up early in terms of things we owe to other people - our family, our kids, our work, but I'm here to share with you all the ways I make my mornings the most important cornerstone of achieving MY goals. I wasn't always this way, I didn't always wake up with on energy ready to take on the day, but I'm s...
Dec 10, 2019•28 min
Hey guys! As a special treat you can listen to the first episode of our newest podcast, Straight Up with Trent Shelton! Trent is a dear friend of mine, which is why I asked him to do a podcast with us while we were riding on the back of a bus one day last year (seriously). If you don't know about Trent, let me lay it down for you: Trent is a former NFL wide receiver turned internationally successful motivational speaker with over 12 million followers on social media. He brings his powerful, hone...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Join us for our latest installment of HoCo Fireside Chats, where Rachel sits down with our entire staff for an off-the-cuff conversation with a business leader she admires. This week we were so lucky to have Trent Shelton stop by HoCo Headquarters to give some real, tactical advice about how to let go of what's not working in order to make room for what will change your life. He also has something pretty special to announce, just for us... Follow @trentshelton on Instagram and click here to subs...
Dec 03, 2019•48 min
Hey there! Rachel and Dave are in Hawaii this week celebrating Thanksgiving with their family, so enjoy this flashback episode from last year where Rachel talked with Scott Harrison of Charity Water about how to make an impact on your world: In this week's episode I'm chatting with Scott Harrison, the owner and founder of Charity Water. Their mission is to make sure that every person on earth has clean water to drink. Scott shares his story of redemption and why he chose to create something beau...
Nov 26, 2019•57 min
We have a VERY special treat for you today, folks! Scott Miller of Franklin Covey, Management Mess, and his podcast, On Leadership, came all the way to Austin so he could chat with our staff about courageous conversations, messy leadership, how to define your own personal values, and so much more. The amount of wisdom and APPLICABLE TIPS in this conversation could fill an entire series, and you get it all in one episode! If you are a leader of people, even if it's just the little people who live...
Nov 19, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Today I'm answering a question from my LinkedIn DMs (that's right, I was sliding in those DMs with some serious business advice!) from a young woman in Saudi Arabia who's wondering; how do you make a big decision? Specifically, when making a big decision, how do you know which choice is the right choice? I have the solution for you, ladies and gentlemen, but my answer is probably going to surprise you. Listen to this episode and then get out there and start making some big ol' decisions about yo...
Nov 12, 2019•22 min
Y'all, somebody pinch me because today I got to chat with one of my ALL-TIME FAVORITE musician-slash-actors-slash all-around wonderful human beings, Tim FREAKIN' MCGRAW y'all! He's here on RISE to talk about his new book Grit & Grace, which is all about how to level up your heath and fitness by using the tools and time you already have. Are you sick of celebrities preaching to you about their complicated diets and expensive exercise programs, as if their results were somehow attainable by ev...
Nov 05, 2019•33 min
"If you don't choose discomfort, the universe will do it for you." This is the kind of absolutely FIRE knowledge Michelle Poler is dropping on today's podcast. You may know Michelle from her 100 Days of Fear Project, where she (you guessed it) faced 100 different fears she carried with her in order to become a more courageous and empowered person. She stopped by the RISE podcast to share what she's learned on her journey, as well as tips and tricks for you to overcome your fears and live a more ...
Oct 29, 2019•30 min
Y'all - I love talking to other writers about process, how to get started, and most importantly, HOW TO KEEP GOING. Even if you don't see yourself as a writer, I promise you you will benefit from this conversation with author Nic Stone. Her first novel was published when she was 32, and she shows no signs of slowing down. If you've thought about pursuing your passion as a second (or third, or fourth, or fourtieth) act, you need to hear this episode. Nic and I talk about representation, reaching ...
Oct 22, 2019•38 min
Here's your warning: after you listen to this conversation with Raegan Moya-Jones, you will be OUT OF EXCUSES to go after the thing you want. Raegan founded her 100 MILLION dollar company Aden + Anais while working a full-time job, based on nothing more than an idea for something she wanted but couldn't find. Was Raegan already a millionaire? Did she have a business degree, experience, or connections in the retail industry? Was she the first person to ever think of swaddling a baby in muslin? NO...
Oct 15, 2019•36 min
You know that idea you've had forever, the one you push to the back of your mind every day because you're "too busy", but at night it comes bubbling back to the front of your mind? Well, today's episode of RISE is the wake up call you need to start working on it RIGHT THIS MINUTE, courtesy of my guest, Alicia Shaffer. Alicia is here to tell you about how the scariest failure of her life motivated her to take her Etsy shop from side hustle to life-changing empire. You don't need thousands of doll...
Oct 08, 2019•54 min
It's the first day of October, which means it's the first day of our Last 90 Days challenge, which means I'm here to kick your butt into gear! Today on the podcast we're going to break down this challenge piece by piece and talk about how it has the power to change your life, starting Right. Now. Y'all, I specifically designed the Last 90 Days challenge to cost nothing, require nothing to get started, and to be accessible for EVERY kind of person living ANY kind of life. So let go of your excuse...
Oct 01, 2019•37 min
This week I had the unbelievable pleasure of sitting down with podcast queen and comedian Phoebe Robinson to talk about the struggle of getting your foot in the door so you can hold it open for the women who come after you. Real talk: it's a struggle out there for us women to be seen as valuable storytellers and entrepreneurs, and that's why it is so, so, SO important for us to lift each other up whenever we can. We also talk about Jason Momoa, in case you were worried this episode got too heavy...
Sep 24, 2019•51 min
RISE Business in Charleston is just around the corner, so I thought it would be a great chance to remind you of some of the great interviews we've done in the past on this show featuring the AMAZING speakers who will be at RISE in just a few short weeks! Hear clips from interviews with: Ed Mylett Marie Forleo Brendan Burchard Mally Roncal Amy Porterfield Trent Shelton If this isn't enough to convince you that you NEED to be at RISE Business, I don't know what will! -- If you liked this zany, mes...
Sep 17, 2019•38 min
