Soaring Stories

Welcome to Soaring Stories: hear from business owners who inspire you, because creative entrepreneurship is more fun when we do it together.Host Anna from @soaring.together started an Etsy shop when she was 12, which led to endless hours making greeting cards, hosting an online business event for 250 teens, and even giving a TEDx talk! Every month, she brings you behind the scenes to hear the untold stories of small business owners… the challenges, mistakes, and not-so-overnight successes.Join the community for a fresh perspective on all things design, creative writing, and confidence.

Soaring Stories is a business podcast hosted by Anna | Soaring Together, with 50 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Anna | Soaring Together hosts Soaring Stories, a business show with 50 episodes published.

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  Episode #4

  Recipe for Success: Food, Design, + Freelance Life with Lauren Hodgen of Citrus Diaries Studio

  May 22, 202521 minS4

  <p>Lauren Hodgen is a passionate food enthusiast and the creative mind behind Citrus Diaries Studio. Since 2018, she has shared her journey of wellness through food, and she now works with food brands on their packaging design, website design, and recipe development. Lauren’s love for wholesome, nourishing ingredients is at the heart of her work, which is designed to inspire others to embrace a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle.</p><p>✨ We talk about:</p><p>The partnerships + parallels between fashion and food</p><p>Two design trends that are most popular for food brands right now</p><p>A typi...

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  Episode #3

  Landing Your First Internship Through a Cold Email with Copywriter Sara Noel

  Mar 27, 202532 minS4

  <p>Sara Noel is a Website Copywriter + Marketing Mentor for business owners who want to craft compelling narratives and build better connections with their ideal clients and customers. Through copywriting, marketing strategy, and mentorship, she helps creative brands, founder-first businesses, and freelancers create, tell, and sustain their success stories—and have a whole lot of fun while doing it. In this episode, Sara goes deep into landing an internship, how she runs her six-figure copywriting studio, and her client processes.</p><p>✨ We talk about:</p><p>What was Sara like in high school?</p><p>Cold-emailing + how Sara got her...

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  Episode #5

  Jesslyn Rollins: From Acting + Theater To Becoming the CEO of BIOLYTE, Sold in 15,000 Locations

  Mar 1, 202532 minS4

  <p>Jesslyn Rollins is the CEO of BIOLYTE, the IV in a bottle. She started selling BIOLYTE from the back of her Toyota Highlander to high school football teams, but over the course of eight years has transformed a product into a brand now featured in 15,000 retail locations, including QuikTrip and Circle K. Jesslyn embodies an infectious energy, igniting a spark in others to pursue their goals with confidence and relentless dedication.</p><p>✨ We talk about:</p><p>Why Jesslyn’s family created BIOLYTE</p><p>Taking action vs planning when running a company</p><p>How Jesslyn sold BIOLYT...

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  Episode #4

  What Is The Knowledge Economy? With Maxine Cunningham, Founder of Pick My Brain

  Jan 23, 202530 minS4

  <p>Maxine Cunningham is a startup founder and creative visionary obsessed with helping people share their knowledge. She quit her job as an economist after seeing Airbnb launch and realizing the power of the knowledge economy.</p> <p>✨ We talk about:</p> <p>What is the knowledge economy?</p> <p>What Maxine learned from her parents, who were both entrepreneurs</p> <p>Maxine’s mindset around risk</p> <p>Why Maxine decided to pursue economics</p> <p>Validating the idea for Pick My Brain</p> <p>Building her dream “knowledge marketplace”</p> <p>How Maxine decided on her pricing model</p> <p>Li...

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  Episode #3

  Kelsi's Kitchen: Unpredictability In Entrepreneurship and Parallels Between Being an Entrepreneur And an Athlete

  Nov 21, 202425 minS4

  <p>Kelsi and Cassandra are the co-founders of Kelsi’s Kitchen, a raw chocolate brand sold in Whole Foods, Sprouts, Wegmans, and more! Since 2019, Kelsi’s Kitchen has created raw truffle bites – and when I tried one (the raspberry flavor is AMAZING), I knew I wanted to chat with them to hear how they did it and how Kelsi and Cassandra are now expanding the business.</p> <p>✨ We talk about:</p> <p>Kelsi and Cassandra as high school students</p> <p>Parallels between being an entrepreneur and an athlete</p> <p>Problem solving, challenges, and why they’re actually helpful</p...

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