In this episode, I share the real lessons I’ve learned about running a business and a community in midlife—after corporate leadership, burnout, reinvention, perimenopause, and building multiple communities on Skool.If you’re a midlife woman entrepreneur who:• Is tired of chasing algorithms• Wants recurring income instead of constant launches• Needs systems that work on low-energy days• Wants her business to support her life (not drain it)This episode is for you.I walk through the 10 biggest shifts that changed everything for me—from monetizing lived experience to building community instead of content chaos—and why Skool became the container that finally fit this season of life.👇 Want to go deeper? Join me inside my FREE Skool communities:✨ AI-Driven Business Summit Communityhttps://www.skool.com/ai-driven-business-summit/about✨ Aligned AF Camp (for midlife women building smarter businesses)https://www.skool.com/aligned-af-camp/aboutMidlife isn’t about pushing harder.It’s about building smarter—with what you already have.👍 Like💬 Comment🔔 SubscribeAnd share this with a woman who needs permission to build differently.

In this special episode, I’m doing something a little different — sharing an interview I did with the brilliant Kim Kiel on her podcast, Ill Communication.

Kim is a seasoned copywriter and the host of Ill Communication (that’s I-L-L Communication), where she shares practical copywriting tips and soulful sales strategies for small businesses. She especially loves working with midlife women business owners — and honestly, who doesn’t?

In this episode, she flips the mic and puts me in the hot seat to talk about:

• My pivot from corporate to coaching and community-building

• Why I chose Skool over other platforms (like Facebook or Instagram)

• How I’m running innovative bundles and summits with thousands of participants

• My strategy for creating low-ticket, high-value offers that actually generate real revenue

✨ If you're curious about building a sustainable business in midlife — with more spaciousness, more connection, and more income — this one’s for you.

🎧 And don’t miss the invite to my upcoming AI-Driven Business Summit happening February 9–11, 2026, hosted inside Skool! https://www.skool.com/ai-driven-business-summit/about

🔗 Hit play now — and be sure to check out Kim’s show, Ill Communication, for more smart and soulful conversations on messaging that moves and strategies that sell. https://open.spotify.com/show/1vlJ6wOiD6NIXp4DpoSCLg?si=746701d66b4349c0

In this episode, I’m sharing something special.I was invited as a guest expert inside Dan Harrison’s Quantum 100 Mastermind on School to walk his members through exactly how I built and monetized the AI-Driven Business Summit — a summit that brought in 4,600+ participants, fully paid for its own ad spend, and grew a highly engaged community on School.This is the full behind-the-scenes breakdown of my summit framework — from idea to execution to monetization.Whether you’re a coach, course creator, community host, or service provider… if you’ve been thinking about launching a summit, THIS conversation will show you the exact path I follow (and teach).💡 In this episode, I break down:Here are the big takeaways you’ll hear:00:00 — How this conversation happened (and why Dan invited me in)04:10 — My background + why summits became a core growth strategy10:20 — The #1 reason most summits flop (topic + timing mistakes)14:40 — My 90-day timeline: idea → speaker outreach → launch20:15 — How I choose speakers + get yeses without a huge audience25:00 — Sponsorship tiers that paid for my entire $10K ad spend30:10 — What it cost to acquire a lead + what actually converted best35:22 — How I used School to run the whole summit seamlessly42:05 — What I’d change next time + the systems I’ll always repeat🚀 Ready to host your own summit?Inside The AI-Driven Business Summit, I walk you through the exact strategy I teach for creating, filling, and monetizing high-impact summits on School — including my reusable frameworks, AI workflows, and real examples.You can also get my Summit Debrief Session, where I break down:✔ what worked✔ what didn’t✔ what I’d do differently✔ and the full playbook behind the 4,600-person AI Summit👉 Join the AI-Driven Business Summit: https://www.skool.com/ai-driven-business-summit/about👉 Get the Summit Debrief Session: https://www.skool.com/ai-driven-business-summit/classroom/9487f0a1?md=824aada9d5b4427e8051e4ada6ca44a6