Real Chat with Kat
Hello and welcome to Real Chat with Kat, the podcast dedicated to igniting your entrepreneurial spirit and empowering you to conquer new horizons. In this podcast we chat with inspiring entrepreneurs on their journey to success through some amazingly insightful and expansive conversations. These episodes thrive on thought-provoking conversations, where our guests fearlessly explore their path to success, sharing their experiences, failures, and triumphs. No topic is off-limits as we deep dive into the talked about and not so talked about pieces it takes to build a business, overcome limiting beliefs, deal with personal struggles, and everything in between that shapes our lives and our businesses. I’m your host Kat Polsinelli, creator and founder at The Lotus Effect, where we believe that success is not just about strategies and tactics—it’s about cultivating a powerful mindset and creating customized business operations that align with you and your true purpose. Whether it’s mastering time management, improving productivity, enhancing leadership skills, or fostering a growth-oriented mindset, we’ll provide you with the tools and strategies to flourish in both your business and personal life. I’m so excited to have you join me, so get ready to feel empowered and inspired as we learn together and from one another on how to rise above challenges, break through limitations, and unlock our full potential.
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Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Meet my inspiring special guest Kevin Lowe!!! Kevin is an entrepreneur and transformational coach who has proven that resilience knows no bounds. Despite losing his sight at the young age of 17, Kevin has triumphed over challenges and emerged as a beacon of hope and empowerment. Kevin's journey from running a travel agency to becoming a Life & Business Coach and the charismatic host of the podcast "Grit, Grace, & Inspiration" is a testament to his unwavering spirit. In this episode, we explore the art of learning to start again, no matter the obstacles life throws your way. Through his remarkable story and coaching expertise, Kevin teaches us that the power to overcome challenges lies within us all. Join us in this uplifting episode as we uncover the secrets of triumphing over adversity and finding grace and inspiration in the face of life's twists and turns.
Quote/Piece of Advice: Create your own life’s equation……My life equation is faith + family = A life worth living.
Connect: www.gritgraceinspiration.com
To connect with your host Kat:
@TheLotusEffectCoach or @KatPolsinelli
My Website: www.the-lotus-effect.com
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Meet my amazing soul led special guest Camille Miller!! Camille is the Founder & Chief Visionary, Soul-Centered Entrepreneur for the Soul Professional Movement and Founder and Chief of The Natural Life Business Partnership.Camille is an engineer for alternative businesses and a true advocate for aligning your work with your values. Her journey from business owner to entrepreneur is a testament to her Six-Figure Soul® Strategy Sessions, helping individuals harness their courage and purpose to create thriving ventures. She is at the forefront of the Soul Professional Movement, guiding soul-aligned entrepreneurs to awaken their financial and spiritual potential. In this episode, we delve into the art of growing and scaling your venture, especially in the realm of not-for-profit organizations. Camille's expertise shines as she shares insights on effective delegation, scaling with intention, and providing avenues for individuals to step into their unique forms of leadership. Join us in this illuminating episode and tap into the wisdom of a Soul-Centered Entrepreneur who has cracked the code on doing good while making a substantial impact.
Quote/Piece of Advice: You can have it all, you just can’t have it all at once. (Oprah Winfrey)
Connect: On all socials @ CamilleMiller or check out her website: www.soulprofessional.com
To connect with your host Kat:
@TheLotusEffectCoach or @KatPolsinelli
My Website: www.the-lotus-effect.com
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Meet my beautiful special guest Amanda JP Brown! Amanda is a licensed clinical social worker, author, healing coach, and the guiding force behind The Brave Way Through Therapy and Healing. Her passion for helping people navigate life transitions shines through as she shares her expertise in attachment styles and how they shape our interactions and relationships. As the author of "You're Brave Enough: 8 Daily Practices to Be Your Own HERO" and a contributor to the International Best Selling Book "Phoenix Rising: Powerful Women Who Rose from the Ashes," Amanda's wisdom on healing through divorce is truly empowering. Discover the art of putting yourself first, realizing that your experiences don't define you concretely, and finding validation from within rather than seeking it externally. In this episode, she guides us through the process of healing from challenges and traumas, breaking free from shame, and embracing our inner power through brave vulnerability and personal exploration. Her mission is to help others expand their level of self-acceptance, self-compassion, and realize their true worth. And is this episode you can truly feel this passion from her. Don't miss this one!
Quote/Piece of Advice: You are able to get thru whatever challenge you are going through right now. Lean into your support system or find one and know that nothing that you have experienced in your life concretely defines you. Always choose to be bravely you.
Connect: All socials @AmandaJPBrown or her website: www.amandajpbrown.com
Her Book: You're Brave Enough
To connect with your host Kat:
@TheLotusEffectCoach or @KatPolsinelli
My Website: www.the-lotus-effect.com
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Meet my wonderful guest Vicki Noethling!! She is a Leadership Confidence Coach & seasoned speaker and coach with over 40 years of experience in project management. Vicki's journey from the corporate world to becoming a Toastmaster and International Region Advisor is truly inspiring. In this episode, we dive deep into how she fearlessly pivoted her business during the challenges of COVID, and her mission to help female entrepreneurs and youth find their voice and become fierce leaders. Discover invaluable tips on how to help kids speak confidently in front of their peers, techniques to feel comfortable on stage, and the power of purposeful speeches that leave a lasting impact. Her expertise will show you that memorizing your speech isn't necessary to deliver a compelling message that resonates. Learn the art of communication and how to adapt your style to different audiences. Don't miss this transformative episode!!
Quote/Piece of Advice: Life is a journey and its up to you to enjoy the ride.
Connect: On FB as VickiNoethling or FindYourConfidence
Her website: www.findyourleadershipconfidence.com
Her Podcast: Find Your Leadership Confidence
To connect with your host Kat:
@TheLotusEffectCoach or @KatPolsinelli
My Website: www.the-lotus-effect.com
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Meet my wonderful guest Amy Eliza Wong! She is a Certified Executive Coach & Transformational Communication Expert.Amy's expertise in psychology, design thinking, and Conversational Intelligence® has made her a sought-after coach, guiding some of the biggest names in tech towards success. With over a decade of experience she teaches others how to live and lead authentically. During this episode, we explore the power of communication, understanding the balance between logic and intuition, and why it's essential to stop chasing external validation. Ready to unlock your full potential and lead with purpose? Discover how to take that daring leap even when uncertainty clouds your path, and learn why our brains need uncertainty to grow and evolve. This conversation on visualization and bridging the gap between science and intuition will leave you inspired and ready to embrace transformation.
Quote/Piece of Advice: Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
BONUS Quote: Between stimulus and response there is space, and in that space….lies our ability to choose our response and in our choice lies our freedom and our growth.
Connect: www.alwaysonpurpose.com or LinkedIn @AmyElizaWong
Her book (click on link to order): Living on Purpose
To connect with your host Kat:
@TheLotusEffectCoach or @KatPolsinelli
My Website: www.the-lotus-effect.com
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Meet my beautiful guest: Katie Rochelle, an Unwind Practitioner & Wellness Guide. As an Unwind Practitioner & Wellness Guide for women and the driving force behind GrowMoreLove, Katie is here to help you destress and embrace the art of slowing down and being present. During this enlightening episode, Katie shares her incredible journey of discovering the power of pausing and unwinding, which ultimately led her to launch her transformative venture called Unwind. She reveals the profound impact simplifying her life had on her mind, paving the way for a renewed sense of clarity and purpose. Join us in this soul-nourishing conversation and unlock the key to "Practice the Pause" in your own life.
Quote/Piece of Advice: Don’t despair yet dear one, hope comes in surprising disguises.
Connect: on IG @Unwind.with.Katie or FB @KatieRochelle
Her website: www.growmorelove.co
To connect with your host Kat:
@TheLotusEffectCoach or @KatPolsinelli
My Website: www.the-lotus-effect.com
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Meet my Special Guest: Kimmy Seltzer!! Kimmy is a Confidence Therapist, Authentic Dating Strategist, Image Expert and Tedx speaker. She draws from her vast experience as a therapist, certified style coach, dating coach, and matchmaker to help people find lasting love, attract success, and build valuable relationships. Through her unique "confidence makeover" process, she unleashes the power of the "The Charisma Quotient," focusing on body language, first impressions, image/wardrobe, and flirting to enhance attraction. In this episode, Kimmy shares her own remarkable journey of growth, showing us that adversity can lead to our greatest transformations. She opens up about how she rebuilt her own confidence, learned the art of being seen, and mastered the world of dating.
Quote/Piece of Advice: People love people who love themselves.
Connect: Social Media @kimmyseltzer or her website: www.kimmyselter.com
Free Gifts!! (style guide) www.kimmyseltzer.com/style or (dating diagnosis quiz) www.kimmyseltzer.com/quiz
Her Podcast: Charisma Quotient Podcast
To connect with your host Kat:
@TheLotusEffectCoach or @KatPolsinelli
My Website: www.the-lotus-effect.com
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Meet my beautiful guest Simona Mango!! Simona is a certified Life Coach, Spirituality Coach and Intuitive Life Coach. Her focus is to help women free themselves from the traps and chains that society, family, the schooling system, religion, tradition, and manipulative morals keep using, to stop them in their tracks and clip their wings. She helps her clients recognize and accept their greatness but diving into the subconscious mind. This was such a beautiful, soul lead conversation so with so many take aways.
Quote/Piece of Advice: I’ve lived with severals and masters and all of them are cats. Observe how a cat is in the present, this is how we would live ideally. Animals don’t look back, they don’t worry about the future, they are there in the moment. Live like a cat.
Connect: On IG @Simona_Mango or @Simona_lifepurpose and on LinkedIn @Simona Mango
To connect with your host Kat:
@KatPolsinelli or www.the-lotus-effect.com
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Meet my fantastic guest Tiffany Lewis!! Tiffany is the founder of More Meaningful Marketing and is a mother, avid coffee drinker, business owner, and self-proclaimed rebel with a lot of meaningful causes. She believes your brand story becomes the reason people do business and continue doing business with you. Tiffany is wildly passionate about helping women merge their personal attributes with their professional offerings in a way that boosts both confidence and business. She did just this for my rebrand and we are here on this episode to share the story of how it came to be with all the in between you normally don't hear people talk about.
Connect: On LinkedIn, FB, and IG @moremeanginfulmarketing or www.moremeaningfulmarketing.com
To connect with your host Kat:
@TheLotusEffectCoach or @KatPolsinelli
My website: www.the-lotus-effect.com
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Meet my wonderful guest Sabine Kvenberg! Sabine is a coach, singer/songwriter, actress, and speaker who helps people overcome their fear of public speaking. She has a passion for helping her clients convey their topic to the audience in a fun and entertaining way. She is so full of life and information! This conversation was full of golden nuggets.
Quote/Piece of Advice: We have to become the person we are meant to be first, so we can live the life we are destined to live.
Connect: www.sabinekvenberg.com or on her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SabineKvenberg
To connect with your host Kat:
@KatPolsinelli or www.the-lotus-effect.com
Who is Kat, and who is this podcast for?
Kat a.k.a. Katherine Polsinelli is a mom of 2 boys with an extensive background in customer service, management, and medical administration. She is an entrepreneur, real estate agent, podcaster, and founder of Agent Services Plus.
Her mission in business and for this podcast is helping others grow and expand in their lives. With a focus on helping others overcome all the noise and focus on what they really want to work on, Kat uses her own life experiences to help others move in a direction that is more fulfilling to them as an individual.
This podcast is focused on having real conversations that will provide not only information on how to grow as an entrepreneur but help with the direction of how you should grow your business. There are so many niches and ways to run a business and opening up your mind to how others are running their business, whether they are in your genre or not can really help you define how you can work to grow yours.
Kat's other Big Focus is mindset. This not only can make or break a business but it can affect how you work in your personal life and the relationships that we are all a part of. So if you are looking to grow, learn, and be inspired by others please take a listen and be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Help us help others grow.