What happens when a Brazilian-born speaking coach, triplet mom, national anthem singer, jujitsu competitor, and published author walks into your podcast? You get one of the most unexpected and powerful conversations about owning your story, finding your voice, and using both to build a business that actually converts.

In this episode, Angel sits down with Marta Spirk — speaking coach, visibility strategist, and living proof that your story doesn't have to be dramatic to be powerful. Whether you think your life is "too boring" to share or "too traumatic" to talk about, Marta breaks down exactly why your story is your greatest business asset — and how to use it to get clients.

This is the episode for the woman who knows she has something to say but keeps waiting until she's "ready enough" to say it.

In This Episode You'll Discover:

• Why most women entrepreneurs aren't using enough story in their content — and how to fix it
• How to share vulnerable experiences without making it about yourself
• The Donald Miller "guide vs. hero" framework and why it changes everything about how you show up
• Why AI can help you find your story — but only if you know how to prompt it right
• How Marta went from tutoring at 14 in Brazil to coaching women across the US and Canada
• The unexpected path to landing a TEDx talk — and why volunteering was her secret weapon
• Why self-publishing your first book as a service-based entrepreneur is almost always the smarter move
• How having triplets became the catalyst for Marta finding her own voice instead of translating everyone else's
• The Enneagram framework Marta uses to help women stop working against themselves
• Why getting into the right rooms — and actually showing up — is the real networking strategy

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Welcome & Meet Marta Spirk 02:30 Jujitsu, Oyster Harvesting & Doing Something New Every Month 06:00 From Brazil to America: Languages, Triplets & Finding Her Voice 10:30 Why Your Story Doesn't Have to Be Dramatic to Be Powerful 15:00 Using AI to Extract Lessons from Your Story (The Right Way) 19:30 The Hero vs. Guide Framework & Why It Changes Everything 24:00 TEDx: How Marta Got on Stage & What Most People Get Wrong 29:00 Writing a Book as a Business Tool — Self-Publishing vs. Traditional 34:00 Singing the National Anthem, Fundraisers & Following Every Passion 38:30 Community, Mentorship & Learning to Receive Support 43:00 The Big Audacious Dream: A Conference, More Travel & Reaching More Women 48:00 How to Work with Marta & What a Speaking Strategy Session Looks Like

ABOUT THE GUEST: Marta Spirk is a speaking coach and visibility strategist who helps women entrepreneurs create signature talks designed to convert — not just inspire. A Brazilian-born translator turned coach, TEDx speaker, and author of The Empowered Woman: The Ultimate Roadmap to Business Success, Marta has spent nearly 10 years in the online coaching space helping women stop hiding their stories and start using them to grow their businesses.

CONNECT WITH MARTA: 📱 Instagram: @martaspirk 💼 LinkedIn: Marta Spirk 🌐 [martaspirk.com]

ABOUT THE HOST: Angel Holmes is the host of Never Stop Dreaming BIGGIE, founder of The Brighter Side Society online community, and co-founder of Like Minded Charleston — an in-person community for female founders. She's also the visionary behind The Holmestead Hideaway, a faith-driven bar and retreat in St. Vincent and the Grenadines built to fund charitable work around the world.

CONNECT WITH ANGEL: 🎙 Podcast: Never Stop Dreaming BIGGIE 📱 Instagram: @neverstopdreamingbiggie | @angelpholmes 🌐 Website: sipindipity.com 📧 Email: angel@sipindipity.com 🌴 The Holmestead Hideaway: theholmesteadhideaway.com 👩‍💼 The Brighter Side Society: sipindipity.com/brighter-side-society ✍️ Substack: angelpholmes.substack.com

SUBSCRIBE & SHARE: If this episode gave you permission to finally stop waiting until you're "ready" and start sharing your story — please subscribe, leave a review, and send this to the woman in your life who has something powerful to say but keeps holding back. Your support helps us reach more women ready to turn their biggest dreams into reality.

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In Episode 59 of Never Stop Dreaming Biggie, Angel Holmes throws out the script entirely — no plan, no guest, no agenda — and delivers one of the most honest, unfiltered conversations she has ever had. Inspired by her love of Dave Chappelle's tell-it-like-it-is style, this Off the Cuff episode goes deep on the topics most podcasts are too polished to touch: childhood abuse, the faith that carried her through it, real talk about this generation of kids, marriage and divorce, politics without the pretense, and the massive God-given vision behind The Holmestead Hideaway.

Angel opens up about growing up in an abusive home and how she always felt protected by something bigger than her circumstances — a bubble she now knows was God. She traces her faith journey from a college breakdown that launched years of therapy and personal development, to finding Jesus in a counselor's office, to where she stands today: building businesses, leading marriage ministry, and raising money for a faith-driven bar and charitable retreat in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

If you have ever wanted someone to just say what everyone is thinking — about parenting, about marriage, about faith, about what is actually happening in this country — this episode will feel like a long exhale.

The "I" in BIGGIE stands for Inspire — and sometimes the most inspiring thing you can do is stop performing and just be real.

Key Takeaways:

• Understand how childhood pain can become the foundation for unshakeable faith and purpose
• Discover what it actually looks and feels like to have the Holy Spirit active in your daily life
• Learn why Angel puts God above her business, her husband, and even her kids — and how that order changes everything
• Hear the honest truth about divorce, remarriage, and what makes a marriage actually work long term
• Rethink what you owe your children after they turn 18 — and what they need more than anything money can buy
• Get Angel's unfiltered take on this generation's struggle with work ethic, eye contact, and entitlement
• Learn about The Holmestead Hideaway — a faith-driven bar, retreat, and nonprofit in the Caribbean currently raising $5 million
• Be reminded that you do not have to have it all together to be chosen, loved, and wildly successful

CONNECT WITH ANGEL: 🎙 Never Stop Dreaming Biggie Podcast 📱 Instagram: @neverstopdreamingbiggie | @angelpholmes 🌐 Website: sipindipity.com 📧 Email: angel@sipindipity.com 🌴 The Holmestead: theholmesteadhideaway.com 👩‍💼 The Brighter Side Society & Brighter Week: sipindipity.com/brighter-side-society 📝 Substack: angelpholmes.substack.com

SUBSCRIBE & SHARE: If this episode made you feel seen, gave you a laugh, or reminded you that real faith and real entrepreneurship can coexist beautifully — please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman in your life who is tired of the highlight reel and ready for some honest conversation. Your support helps us reach more dreamers ready to build something real.

In Episode 58 of Never Stop Dreaming Biggie, Angel Holmes gets real about the one thing holding most high-achieving women back — and it is not laziness, lack of motivation, or even time. It is structure. This solo episode breaks down Angel's Brighter Week system, the personalized productivity method she has built for women entrepreneurs who are done spinning their wheels and ready to actually move the needle.

Angel walks you through her full flow style assessment, her AI-powered weekly planning process, her custom Notion database, and the simple but game-changing concept of your weekly top three — the priorities that actually bring in money and momentum. Then she welcomes Biggie Member of the Week Amanda Lewis, a Charleston fitness instructor, former wedding and event planner of 500+ weddings, and founder of Mat Chats on Patreon, for an honest conversation about reinventing yourself, doing it scared, and making movement fun again.

If you have ever felt like you are doing all the things but going nowhere, wondered if it is too late to start over, or just need someone to tell you that you are not broken — you just need better structure — this episode was made for you.

The "G" in BIGGIE stands for Grow — and that is exactly what happens when you stop letting your calendar control you and start building a week that actually works for the life you are trying to create.

Key Takeaways:

• Understand why overwhelm is a structure problem, not a you problem
• Discover how to find your personal flow style and build systems around the way you actually work
• Learn how Angel uses AI to generate her entire week's plan in minutes
• Identify your weekly top three priorities that move you toward real money and real momentum
• Stop wasting time on tasks that feel productive but are not growing your business
• Hear how Amanda Lewis pivoted from 500 weddings to 18 fitness classes a week — and why she would do it all over again
• Be reminded that reinvention is not just possible at any age, it is often the whole point
• Get inspired to do the scary thing before you feel ready

CONNECT WITH AMANDA LEWIS: 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandalewiswellish/ 🎙 Mat Chats on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MatChats

CONNECT WITH ANGEL: 🎙 Never Stop Dreaming Biggie Podcast 📱 Instagram: @neverstopdreamingbiggie | @angelpholmes 🌐 Website: sipindipity.com 📧 Email: angel@sipindipity.com 🌴 The Holmestead: theholmesteadhideaway.com 👩‍💼 The Brighter Side Society & Brighter Week: sipindipity.com/brighter-side-society 📝 Substack: angelpholmes.substack.com

📖 Free Brighter AI Guide: https://sipindipity.myflodesk.com/brightaiguide ✨ Free Flow Style Assessment: ttps://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/6980f62c2606173ca6c95a49 💡 Free Weekly AI Prompt: https://sipindipity.myflodesk.com/brightaiguide

SUBSCRIBE & SHARE: If this episode gave you the permission slip you needed to stop doing it all and start doing what matters — please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a high-achieving woman in your life who is overdue for a brighter week. Your support helps us reach more dreamers ready to build something real.

In Episode 57 of Never Stop Dreaming Biggie, Angel Holmes and Brian take you behind the scenes for the final days of the Charleston Wine + Food Festival — and it is exactly as delicious, exhausting, and inspiring as you would hope. This wrap-up episode captures the energy of five full days in the Culinary Village through off-the-cuff chef interviews, barbecue nights, pop-up parties, and real conversations about food, community, and the dreams being built behind the scenes at The Holmestead Hideaway.

Angel sits down with Chef Steven Devereaux Green of the acclaimed Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary, North Carolina — a familiar Charleston face with a deep connection to the city's culinary roots. She also catches up with Jimmy Hagood of Food for the Southern Soul, one of the original legends who helped plant Charleston firmly on the culinary map. Between bites of Magnolia's mac and cheese, Cali's spicy chicken biscuit, and the best lager Brian may have ever tasted from Elliott Moss's tent, this episode is a love letter to Charleston's food scene and the people who built it.

If you are a food lover, a Charleston local, a woman entrepreneur who knows that the best business conversations happen over a great meal, or someone who has been following The Holmestead journey — this episode will feel like you were right there with them.

The "E" in BIGGIE stands for Elevate — and there is nothing like surrounding yourself with people who have built something real to remind you of what is possible for your own dreams.

Key Takeaways:

• Learn how Chef Steven Devereaux Green built a culinary reputation rooted in mentorship and meaningful relationships
• Hear why Jimmy Hagood believes showing up and inviting others in is what truly puts a city on the map
• Discover how five days at a food festival can spark real business connections, sourcing ideas, and renewed vision
• See how Angel and Brian are bringing the energy and inspiration from the festival directly into The Holmestead Hideaway
• Be reminded that community — whether built over barbecue or a great bottle of wine — is always the real main course

CONNECT WITH ANGEL: 🎙 Never Stop Dreaming Biggie Podcast 📱 Instagram: @neverstopdreamingbiggie | @angelpholmes 🌐 Website: sipindipity.com 📧 Email: angel@sipindipity.com 🌴 The Holmestead: theholmesteadhideaway.com 👩‍💼 The Brighter Side Society & Brighter Week: sipindipity.com/brighter-side-society 📝 Substack: angelpholmes.substack.com

SUBSCRIBE & SHARE: If this episode made you hungry, inspired, or ready to finally book that trip to Charleston — please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs a little community with their next meal. Your support helps us reach more dreamers ready to build something real.

In Episode 56 of Never Stop Dreaming Biggie, Angel Holmes opens up about the faith journey that has quietly become the foundation of everything she is building — and welcomes Brighter Side Society member and marketing powerhouse Tonya Childs for a conversation that is equal parts vulnerable, practical, and deeply inspiring.

Angel has been on a personal journey of putting God first in her business, and this Easter episode is her most honest telling yet — from feeling protected by what she called her "bubble" as a little girl, to surviving divorce, bankruptcy, depression, and suicidal thoughts, to receiving clear visions from God that birthed The Brighter Side Society, The Brighter Week, and The Holmestead Hideaway. This is not a tidy testimony. It is a real one. And it will remind you that the dreams placed in your heart are not random — they are purposeful, and they are yours to steward.

Then Angel is joined by Tonya Childs, founder of Smart Marketing Advertising Agency, who launched her firm in 2010 with a laptop she bought off QVC for fifty dollars a month and grew it into a seven-figure full-service agency. Tonya's story is one of grit, grace, and God — and her next big dream of creating a nonprofit mentoring program for young women who never had the chances she eventually created for herself will leave you genuinely moved.

If you have ever wondered what it actually looks like to build a business with faith at the center — not as a tagline but as a true operating system — this episode will show you exactly that.

The "G" in BIGGIE stands for Give — and both Angel and Tonya are living proof that when you build from a place of generosity, obedience, and love, the vision grows bigger than anything you could have planned on your own.

Key Takeaways:

• Understand why putting God first in your business changes not just your outcomes but your entire approach to the hard days
• Hear Angel's full faith journey — from childhood protection to rock bottom to receiving clear visions for her biggest business dreams
• Learn how The Brighter Side Society, The Brighter Week, and The Holmestead Hideaway all started as God visions before they became business plans
• Discover how Tonya Childs built a seven-figure marketing agency starting with a QVC laptop and unwavering faith
• Find out why niching down — as Tonya did with Marketing for Lawyers — is one of the most powerful moves a growing agency can make
• Hear how the Brighter Side Society sisterhood changed everything for Tonya as she expanded into a brand new market
• Explore the daily faith habits — prayer journals, devotionals, Bible study groups — that both women credit for their growth
• Learn why Tonya's next big dream is a nonprofit mentoring program to help young women break generational cycles through entrepreneurship
• Understand what Angel means when she says the Holmestead is not an Angel and Brian project — it is a God project
• See why love, not judgment, is the entire operating model behind everything Angel is building

Whether you are a woman entrepreneur quietly praying your business into existence, someone curious about what faith-first leadership actually looks like in the real world, or a dreamer who simply needs a reminder that your vision is not too big and you are not too far — this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

CONNECT WITH TONYA CHILDS & SMART MARKETING: 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonya__childs/ 🌐 Website: https://thinksmartmarketing.net/

CONNECT WITH ANGEL: 🎙 Never Stop Dreaming Biggie Podcast 📱 Instagram: @neverstopdreamingbiggie | @angelpholmes 🌐 Website: sipindipity.com 📧 Email: angel@sipindipity.com 🌴 The Holmestead: theholmesteadhideaway.com 👩‍💼 The Brighter Side Society & Brighter Week: sipindipity.com/brighter-side-society Take the Free Flow Style Assessment: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/6980f62c2606173ca6c95a49 Check out Substack: https://angelpholmes.substack.com

SUBSCRIBE & SHARE: If this episode reminded you that your faith and your dreams belong in the same room — please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman who needs to hear this message today. Your support helps us reach more dreamers ready to build something real.

In Episode 55 of Never Stop Dreaming Biggie, Angel Holmes is joined by her favorite returning guest — energetic alignment and self-mastery coach Rebekah Hogan — for a conversation that will genuinely shift something inside you. Rebekah is back for her second appearance on the podcast because, as Angel says, she has simply changed her life, and this episode shows you exactly why.

Rebekah spent the first 20 years of her adult life checking every box the world said would make her happy — running a family business, building a career in a male-dominated industry, even being married to a literal rock star — and still couldn't get out of bed in the morning. Her six-month personal transformation changed everything. Not because her circumstances got easier — they actually got harder — but because her perspective did. Now she helps women master their inner voice, align their energy, and manifest the life they were built for through her FYI community and her beautiful crystal and ritual brand, Evoline.

If you have ever felt stuck between where you are and where you know you are supposed to be, if you are holding a dream so tightly that you are actually blocking it, or if you just need someone to remind you that your vision is real and it is waiting for you — this episode is exactly what you need today.

The "I" in BIGGIE stands for Inspire — and Rebekah Hogan has made a life out of inspiring women to stop surviving and start thriving by teaching them the one thing that changes everything: what is happening inside their own mind.

Key Takeaways:

1. Understand why mastering your inner voice is the foundation of every result you want in life and business
2. Learn how Rebekah transformed her entire life in six months without her external circumstances changing at all
3. Discover the "memory of your future" technique and how to use it to make your dream feel real before it arrives
4. Hear the full Maui manifestation story — and what it teaches us about releasing the HOW and trusting divine timing
5. Find out why the gap between where you are and what you resist is actually your greatest opportunity for growth
6. Explore how crystals, bracelets, and ritual tools work as energetic anchors — not magic fixes — and why that distinction matters
7. Learn what the FYI community is and how it helps women align their energy every single week
8. See how Angel is applying these exact tools to her Caribbean Holmestead vision right now
9. Understand why your dreams are not random — they are given to you on purpose and you are their steward
10. Discover how to stop holding your dreams so rigidly that you accidentally limit the abundance coming your way

Whether you are a female entrepreneur who feels like you are working hard but not yet seeing results, a woman of faith curious about the intersection of spirituality and manifestation, or someone who is simply ready to stop waiting and start aligning — this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

Learn more about Evoline: https://theevoline.com/collections/all

Learn more about Rebekah & FYI: https://rebekahhogan.com/

Rebekah's first episode 9: https://youtu.be/JjzkmsByj7E

CONNECT WITH ANGEL: 🎙 Never Stop Dreaming Biggie Podcast 📱 Instagram: @neverstopdreamingbiggie | @angelpholmes 🌐 Website: sipindipity.com 📧 Email: angel@sipindipity.com 🌴 The Holmestead: theholmesteadhideaway.com 👩‍💼 The Brighter Side Society & Brighter Week: sipindipity.com/brighter-side-society Take the Free Flow Style Assessment: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/6980f62c2606173ca6c95a49 Check out Substack: https://angelpholmes.substack.com

SUBSCRIBE & SHARE: If this episode reminded you that your dreams are not too big and that alignment is available to you right now — please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman who needs to hear Rebekah's story. Your support helps us reach more dreamers ready to turn their vision into reality.

In Episode 54 of Never Stop Dreaming Biggie, Angel and Brian Holmes are back LIVE from the Charleston Wine + Food Festival's 20th Anniversary — straight from the Hospitality Hub at High Wire Distilling Company. This is Part 2 of our special multi-part series, and this one gets personal, hilarious, and deeply meaningful all at once.

Angel sits down with Lisa Buzzelli (original CWFF planning committee member and the woman Angel calls Queen Volunteer), Ann Marshall (co-founder of High Wire Distilling and Holmestead advisor), and the legendary Mickey Bakst (18-year GM of the Charleston Grill and co-founder of Ben's Friends — a sobriety organization now serving restaurant workers in 28 cities nationwide). Angel and Brian also share their own reflections on the week, the big Holmestead announcement, and what it feels like to finally slow down and receive the recognition you've earned.

If Part 1 was about the dreamers who built Charleston's culinary identity — Part 2 is about the people who showed up every single day to keep it alive.

The "G" in BIGGIE stands for Give — and Mickey Bakst has lived that letter more than almost anyone Angel has ever known. His work with Ben's Friends is proof that the most powerful thing you can build isn't a restaurant or a festival — it's a community that catches people when they fall.

Key Takeaways:

1. Discover why Lisa Buzzelli has volunteered for every single one of CWFF's 20 years — and what that kind of loyalty actually builds
2. Learn how Mickey Bakst helped shape Charleston's culinary identity by bringing the world's greatest chefs to our tables
3. Understand why Ben's Friends believes you don't have to leave the restaurant industry to find sobriety
4. Hear the wildly funny story of Angel's festival "move-in" at Ann and Scott's house (blow-up dolls very much included)
5. Find out what Angel had to pray about before accepting this week's recognition — and why receiving is just as important as giving
6. See how the best fringe events always end with cops, sloppy Joes, and nine people in one car
7. Learn what 20 years of showing up for a community really looks like from the people who lived it
8. Discover what's coming next for Angel, Brian, and The Holmestead

Whether you're building something from scratch, navigating the messy middle, or learning how to let people pour into you for once — this episode is for you.

Learn more about Ben's Friends: https://bensfriendshope.com/

Learn more about High Wire Distilling Co: https://highwiredistilling.com/

CONNECT WITH ANGEL: 🎙 Never Stop Dreaming Biggie Podcast 📱 Instagram: @neverstopdreamingbiggie | @angelpholmes 🌐 Website: sipindipity.com 📧 Email: angel@sipindipity.com 🌴 The Holmestead: theholmesteadhideaway.com 👩‍💼 The Brighter Side Society & Brighter Week: sipindipity.com/brighter-side-society

Take the Free Flow Style Assessment: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/6980f62c2606173ca6c95a49 Check out Substack: https://angelpholmes.substack.com

SUBSCRIBE & SHARE: If this episode reminded you that the right village changes everything — and that you are worthy of being celebrated — please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear these stories. Your support helps us reach more dreamers ready to turn their vision into reality.

In Episode 53 of Never Stop Dreaming Biggie, Angel and Brian Holmes is coming to you LIVE from the Charleston Wine + Food Festival's 20th Anniversary — recorded straight from the Hospitality Hub at High Wire Distilling Company. This is Part 1 of a special multi-part series featuring the OGs who helped build one of the South's most celebrated culinary events, and the real stories behind what it took to make it happen.

Angel sits down with Marc Collins (Executive Chef at Circa 1886 for 25 years and the original visionary behind CWFF), Michael Kramer (opening Executive Chef of McCrady's, now chef-owner of Gianna in Greenville), and Scott Blackwell (co-founder of the award-winning High Wire Distilling Company and Guinness World Record holder for the world's biggest cookie). Together they share what it truly means to build something from nothing — with community, curiosity, and tenacity as your only starting capital.

The "G" in BIGGIE stands for Give — and this episode is a masterclass in what happens when people show up for each other, for their city, and for a dream that didn't exist yet.

Key Takeaways:

1. Discover how one aquarium conversation sparked a 20-year culinary legacy
2. Learn why community — not capital — is the real fuel behind every great build
3. Understand what curiosity and tenacity look like in action over decades
4. Hear how building a business with your spouse actually works (and the hard years in between)
5. Find out why the people no one hears about are always the ones holding everything together
6. Learn what 25 years at one restaurant actually teaches you about a city
7. See how heritage grains, local farmers, and a village of believers built Jimmy Redd Whiskey
8. Understand why showing up for others always comes back around

Whether you're just starting out, building your village, or wondering if your wild idea is worth pursuing — this episode is proof that the right people in the right room can change everything.

Learn more about Circa 1886: https://circa1886.com/

Learn more about Jianna Greenville: https://jiannagreenville.com/

Learn more about High Wire Distilling Co: https://highwiredistilling.com/

CONNECT WITH ANGEL: 🎙 Never Stop Dreaming Biggie Podcast 📱 Instagram: @neverstopdreamingbiggie | @angelpholmes 🌐 Website: sipindipity.com 📧 Email: angel@sipindipity.com 🌴 The Holmestead: theholmesteadhideaway.com 👩‍💼 The Brighter Side Society & Brighter Week: sipindipity.com/brighter-side-society

Take the Free Flow Style Assessment: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/6980f62c2606173ca6c95a49 Check out Substack: https://angelpholmes.substack.com

SUBSCRIBE & SHARE: If this episode reminded you that your dream is always worth building — and that your village is out there waiting — please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear these stories. Your support helps us reach more dreamers ready to turn their vision into reality.