In this powerful episode of BizBlend, host Sana speaks with Tracey Chambers, Co-founder and CEO of Grow ECD and Taking Care of Business. Tracey shares how she’s turning passion-led daycare centers in South Africa into sustainable, tech-enabled small businesses led by women. From shifting mindsets to building low-data digital tools, this conversation explores how blended finance, professional training, and deep psychological rewiring are creating scalable social change. Learn how Grow ECD empowers women to move from survival to strategy—and why this model could inspire transformation across the Global South.

About the Guest: Tracey Chambers is a social entrepreneur and changemaker from Cape Town, South Africa. After a successful career in finance, she founded Taking Care of Business in 2010 to help unemployed South Africans launch small businesses. Through Grow ECD, she supports thousands of women in running preschools not just as care centers, but as impactful enterprises. Her work fuses technology, pedagogy, and empowerment to build a blueprint for early childhood education that works at the grassroots.

Key Takeaways:

• Many preschool centers in underserved communities begin as informal childcare solutions driven by heart, not business planning.

• Grow ECD developed a “business-in-a-box” model to help women professionalize their centers with tools for curriculum, admin, parent communication, and more.

• South Africa's high smartphone penetration enabled mobile-first, low-data apps, reversing billing costs to support accessibility.

• Changing business outcomes starts with shifting internal mindset—building confidence, resilience, and the right to charge fair fees.

• Impact work must combine healing (heart), knowledge (head), and action (hands) to be sustainable and transformational.

Connect with Tracey Chambers: Website: https://tcb.org.za Grow ECD: https://growecd.org.za YouTube & more resources available via the Grow ECD website

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In this episode of BizBlend podcast, host Sana is joined by Sam Jump, founder of Powerhouses with Purpose, to explore a timely and crucial conversation—what does it really mean for women to lead from within? Sam draws from her 15+ years behind the scenes in leadership roles where burnout, self-betrayal, and over-functioning were the norm. Together, they unpack the deeper layers of visibility, embodied leadership, burnout recovery, and why values must be lived—not just listed. This episode is a roadmap for leaders ready to stop performing and start leading from a place of authenticity, self-trust, and alignment.

About the Guest: Sam Jump is the founder of Powerhouses with Purpose, a leadership movement redefining how women show up in the professional world. After years of helping others build empires while sacrificing her own health and identity, Sam created a framework that centers rest, intuition, and boundaries as leadership superpowers. Through her masterminds, coaching, and online community, she empowers women to trade performance for presence and ambition for aligned action.

Key Takeaways:

• Embodied leadership means moving from autopilot and people-pleasing into intentional, values-driven presence.

• Burnout is not just mental—it’s physical, and often systemic. Ignoring the signs leads to collapse.

• Women leaders often internalize roles like “keeper of chaos” from early life into their careers—it's time to unlearn.

• Leadership isn’t either/or. Aligned ambition honors both drive and intuition.

• True cultural change begins when leaders embody what they want reflected in their teams.

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• Website: powerhouseswithpurpose.com

• LinkedIn: Sam Jump

• Email: sam.jump@powerhouseswithpurpose.com

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In this empowering episode of BizBlend, host Sana speaks with Rosie Zilinskas, executive career coach and founder of No Woman Left Behind, about how talented women can overcome hidden career blockers and reclaim their power in male-dominated corporate structures. Drawing from her 30+ years in the Fortune 500 world, Rosie shares a practical roadmap for women to move from invisibility to leadership. From people-pleasing and self-doubt to strategic communication and personal branding, this conversation is a wake-up call for women stuck in neutral despite doing everything "right."

About the Guest: Rosie Zilinskas is the founder of No Woman Left Behind and a certified career strategist with over 30 years of corporate experience. She helps professional women break the silence, shift their mindset, and design actionable roadmaps to leadership. Rosie is also the host of the No Woman Left Behind podcast and a sought-after expert on confidence, clarity, and career advancement for women.

Key Takeaways:

• Most career blocks are internal—lack of confidence, visibility, and self-worth.

• Confidence isn’t spontaneous; it’s built through self-discovery and strategic preparation.

• Story vaults, personal value propositions, and assertive language are essential leadership tools.

• Early social conditioning contributes to the confidence gap between boys and girls.

• AI and psychometric tools can help women build credibility and sharpen their communication.

• Changing systems is important, but personal responsibility is key to navigating bias.

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• Website: www.nowomanleftbehind.com

• LinkedIn: Rosie Career Coaching

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In this episode of BizBlend, host Sana dives deep with Willy Kuhne, Vendor Operations Lead at Google Ads and founder of nortehaus, a boutique retreat space in Canada. From scaling systems to leading multicultural teams across time zones, Willy unpacks the truth behind sustainable high performance. He shares his framework for consistency rooted in standards, structure, and skill-sharpening—and reveals how growing up in East Germany, living in the Philippines, and becoming a father reshaped his understanding of success. This is not a conversation about hustle culture—it’s about showing up smarter.

About the Guest: Willy Kuhne is a global operations leader at Google Ads, an athlete, and the founder of nortehaus, a retreat space merging intentional design with personal reset. With a background spanning cultures, teams, and industries, Willy brings a structured yet human approach to leadership and performance. His consistency model offers a grounded roadmap for sustainable results.

Key Takeaways:

• Real high performance isn’t hustle—it’s structured consistency.

• Standards, structure, and sharpening skills form the foundation of sustained success.

• Emotional intelligence and community drive fulfillment more than material gains.

• Fatherhood reshaped his priorities and deepened his leadership capacity.

• Building the right systems allows individuals and teams to thrive without burnout.

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On this episode of BizBlend, host Sana sits down with bestselling author and founder David Goldstein to unpack why 91% of businesses fail—and what the successful 9% do differently. David shares tactical, no-fluff strategies from his book The 9% Club, including his STEER framework and the importance of execution, revenue quality, and strategic focus. This is a grounded, real-talk episode for founders who are overwhelmed, burning out, or unsure if their hustle is actually building something meaningful.

About the Guest: David Goldstein is a serial entrepreneur, leadership mentor, and the bestselling author of The 9% Club. With over 20 years of hands-on experience, David is known for helping founders build scalable, revenue-generating businesses while avoiding common pitfalls. His mission includes supporting homeless veterans through proceeds from his book and building a values-driven community for founders via the 9Percenter platform.

Key Takeaways:

• 91% of businesses fail—not just due to poor ideas, but because of poor execution.

• The STEER framework (Strategy, Tactics, Execution, Evaluation, Reporting) helps teams focus, measure, and course-correct.

• Hustle is not a substitute for structure. Founders must learn leadership or hire it.

• Progress is about results, not busywork—track what moves the needle.

• Sustainable success requires feedback loops, strategy-driven actions, and accountability.

Connect with David Goldstein: Website & Resources: www.9percenter.com Get the book The 9% Club and join the $9/month founder community supporting homeless veterans and business growth.

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In this episode of BizBlend, host Sana explores the powerful intersection of strategy, intuition, and the quantum field with Taryn Voget, founder of The Genius Lab. Together, they unpack how top leaders and entrepreneurs tap into subconscious brilliance, make faster decisions, and innovate by trusting what’s already within. From decoding mental habits to creating space for inspiration, Taryn shares actionable insights on accessing genius not by doing more, but by tuning into joy, silence, and aligned strategy. If you're navigating overload, second-guessing data, or chasing someone else’s blueprint—this conversation is your reset.

About the Guest: Taryn Voget is a strategist, soul whisperer, and founder of The Genius Lab. Blending neuroscience, executive coaching, and quantum concepts, she helps high-growth founders and leaders unlock clarity and genius. Taryn’s work focuses on helping individuals access intuitive insights, uncover their unique gifts, and scale aligned businesses without burnout.

Key Takeaways:

• Intuition isn't mystical—it's a blend of subconscious pattern recognition and quantum receptivity.

• True genius often emerges when the mind goes quiet—during walks, showers, or creative breaks.

• High performers use intuition strategically, backed by mental checklists built from experience.

• Over-relying on data can block innovation. The best leaders know when to trust their gut.

• Joy is a compass. Doing what excites you generates energy, creativity, and sustainable success.

• Be wary of adopting someone else’s success blueprint. If it doesn’t bring you joy, it won’t work.

• Beliefs act like mental code. With inquiry and presence, they can be rewritten for greater clarity and intuition.

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In this episode of BizBlend, host Sana sits down with global speaker, strategist, and author Lirone Glikman to uncover the underestimated power of authentic business relationships. Lirone shares how founders often miss the mark by prioritizing product over people, and why early relationship-building can be a game-changer. She unpacks her signature Human Factor Method, a six-pillar framework designed to help anyone—from solo founders to global execs—build meaningful, strategic connections that lead to real business outcomes. From cultural insights to practical hacks like the Q&A tactic, this conversation will shift the way you think about networking and personal branding.

About the Guest: Lirone Glikman is a French-Israeli global business relationship strategist, speaker, and author of The Super Connectors Playbook. She’s consulted across 26+ countries and worked with startups, corporates, and accelerators like Techstars. Her Human Factor Method helps entrepreneurs and professionals build genuine connections that convert into business success. Her work bridges strategic networking, cultural nuance, and personal brand development.

Key Takeaways:

• Authentic relationships are the real currency in business—not just the product.

• The Human Factor Method offers a system to achieve business goals through relationships, even without an existing network.

• Founders often delay networking until it’s too late; start early and build before you pitch.

• Maintaining relationships is the hardest and most overlooked step—having a people plan helps.

• Cultural context matters: personalize your outreach style based on ecosystem and values.

Connect with Lirone Glikman: Website: https://lironeglikman.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lironeglikman/ Book: The Super Connectors Playbook – Available on Amazon Bonus: Get Lirone’s workbook and video masterclasses by registering your purchase on her website

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In this episode of BizBlend, Sana sits down with visionary entrepreneur Austin Holmes, co-founder of Publicity For Good and Signal Raptor, to unpack what it really takes to cast a clear and compelling vision for your company. From building a mission-first PR platform while living in a 23-foot Airstream to now leading a 60-member team, Austin shares battle-tested insights from both the Navy Special Ops and startup trenches. Learn how to differentiate goals from vision, handle distractions, lead under pressure, and keep moving forward when most people give up. This episode is a no-fluff guide to aligning purpose with execution in today’s fast-moving world of business.

About the Guest:

Austin Holmes is a Navy Special Operations veteran turned PR-tech entrepreneur. He scaled Publicity For Good from a mobile lifestyle to a multimillion-dollar agency and is now pioneering Signal Raptor, a platform reshaping how startups engage media. Austin’s leadership is rooted in clarity, growth, and grit—balancing family, business, and legacy with a mission to bring positive messaging back to media.

Key Takeaways:

• Vision vs. Goals: Vision is your "why"—your long-term, evolving north star. Goals are measurable steps along the way.

• How to Handle Distraction: Prioritize deep work, define your top 3 daily tasks, and don’t let distractions decide your direction.

• Effective Communication: Most founders give up too soon. It can take 10,000 conversations to get your vision seen—don’t quit early.

• Leadership and Culture: Austin’s company culture is built on accountability, growth, and the mantra: “Be champions.”

• Stress Management: Use breathwork, gratitude, and emotional reframing to stay grounded under pressure.

Connect with Austin Holmes:

• Instagram/X/LinkedIn: @AustinHolmes

• Website: Signal Raptor | Publicity For Good

• Also follow: Heather Holmes (Heather DeSantis) on all major platforms

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