Business Origin Stories is the podcast for leadership, life, and business. This show features coaching calls and heart-to-heart conversations with successful entrepreneurs, leaders, authors, and experts. Join your host, Amy Schutte, a business coach and brand strategist, as she dives into ways to create stand-out brands and aligned businesses through storytelling and proven business frameworks. At its core, Business Origin Stories is a recognition that the stories we tell are our greatest currency.
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Business Origin Stories for Entrepreneurs, Coaches, and Leaders
126: Nove Style: Building the Business Platform Personal Stylists Actually Need
Aug 4, 202650 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, host Amy Schutte sits down with Megan Wright and Kaitlin Oran , co-founders of Nove — a platform built specifically for personal stylists to manage and grow their businesses. From digitizing client closets to tracking VIP engagement, Nove was born out of the founders' experience working with stylists and noticing how much of the industry's back end (contracts, invoicing, client communication) was held together by patchwork tools. In this episode: Their origin story: from working with video creators at Vimeo to spotting a gap in the personal styling industry The six-to-eight-month research phase before writing a single line of code What it's really like to co-found a company with someone (hint: closer than most marriages) Navigating layoffs, runway, and the fear of leaving corporate stability Building a business while becoming mothers, and reframing the myth of "balance" Where AI fits into styling — and where it absolutely doesn't Why female-founded businesses need better access to revenue, not just funding Their upcoming October event on the future of personal styling Whether you're a stylist looking to scale your business, an aspiring founder considering a co-founder partnership, or simply curious about the identity work behind getting dressed every day, this episode offers a candid, unfiltered look at building something meaningful — one hard conversation and late night at a time. Learn more / connect with Nove: Instagram @stylewithnove | https://www.nove.style/ Instagram: @amyschutte_ Work with us: www.hudsonandco.co
Business Origin Stories for Entrepreneurs, Coaches, and Leaders
124: How to Build Credibility at Every Level of Leadership with Cynthia Newman
Jul 21, 202629 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Business Origin Stories, Cynthia Newman shares lessons from more than 40 years in wealth management and her transition into executive coaching. After spending decades leading people, developing talent, and navigating organizational complexity, she now helps professionals strengthen leadership skills, improve communication, and create sustainable growth in their careers and businesses. One of the central themes of this conversation is self-awareness. Cynthia explains how leaders often struggle not because they lack expertise, but because they are unaware of how others experience their communication, decision-making, and leadership style. She reflects on lessons from her own career and discusses how those experiences now inform her coaching work. Amy and Cynthia also explore practical leadership challenges, including managing up, building credibility, working within teams, and creating clear accountability structures. In this episode, you'll hear: Why self-awareness is foundational to leadership growth How bringing solutions, not just problems, builds credibility What executives can learn about communication and executive presence The importance of role clarity within leadership teams Lessons from working with husband-and-wife business partnerships Why quarterly planning can create stronger accountability than annual planning How leaders can support difficult team dynamics while maintaining trust What Cynthia learned from decades in wealth management and management leadership The conversation also touches on career transitions, mentorship, executive coaching, and the importance of slowing down long enough to learn from the season you're currently in rather than constantly chasing the next milestone. For leaders navigating growth, organizational change, or new responsibilities, this episode offers practical guidance grounded in experience and thoughtful reflection. Instagram: @amyschutte_ Work with us: www.hudsonandco.co
Business Origin Stories for Entrepreneurs, Coaches, and Leaders
123: Strike the Right Chord: Leadership, Team Building & the Music Framework That Changes Everything with Michael Brenner
Jul 14, 202635 min
Send us Fan Mail What happens when a professional musician spends 26 years building leadership teams? Michael Brenner, founder of Right Chord Leadership, joins the show to share how a single conversation with a mentor turned his passion for music into CHORDS — a six-note framework (Communication, Harmony, Ownership, Respect, Direction, Support) that's reshaped how he diagnoses dysfunction on teams. Michael pulls back the curtain on what it actually feels like to walk into a room and read a team's energy in the first five minutes, why he opens keynotes with an Irish tin whistle instead of a slide deck, and why "what's your first concert?" might be the most powerful icebreaker you're not using. We also get into AI's growing presence in the workplace, and why he believes authentic human connection — not polish — is what actually makes people remember you. If you've ever wondered whether your team is playing in harmony or a little out of tune, this episode is for you. In this episode: The origin story behind the name "Right Chord Leadership" The CHORDS model and how to use it as a team diagnostic Why "resonance" is the tell of a high-performing team How to open a meeting or keynote in a way people actually remember AI, identity, and staying human in an era of automation Connect with Michael: rightchordleadership.com Instagram: @amyschutte_ Work with us: www.hudsonandco.co
Business Origin Stories for Entrepreneurs, Coaches, and Leaders
122: Divorce as a Business Deal: How to Leave a High-Conflict Partner Strategically with Divorce Strategist Courtney Harkness
Jul 7, 202631 min
Send us Fan Mail Divorce is one of the most financially and emotionally high-stakes events in a person's life — but most people walk into it completely unprepared. In this episode, Amy sits down with Courtney Harkness, a divorce strategist who helps successful women leave high-conflict partners with clarity, strategy, and their financial future intact. Courtney shares her own journey from running a private equity-funded business alongside her ex-husband to building a coaching practice rooted in one core belief: your superpower is not reacting. In this conversation, you'll learn: Why going straight to an attorney without preparation can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars The 3-phase coaching framework Courtney uses — emotional regulation, strategy, and execution What "parallel parenting" looks like with a high-conflict ex, and why it's more effective than co-parenting The love bombing and mirroring patterns that show up at the beginning of toxic relationships What business protections to put in place before you need them The #1 regret Courtney hears from her clients (and what to do about it) Courtney also recommends the book Out of the Fog by Dana Morningstar for anyone questioning whether their partner's behavior is truly problematic. Find Courtney at divorcestrategy.com and on Instagram at @divorce.strategy , and on LinkedIn Instagram: @amyschutte_ Work with us: www.hudsonandco.co
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