The Amanda Kaufman Show

Looking for a dynamic and fun podcast to level up your coaching business? Look no further than The Amanda Kaufman Show! Hosted by the founder of Clairvenu, Amanda Kaufman, this show brings a fresh and inspiring perspective to the world of entrepreneurship and personal development.With her wealth of knowledge and experience as a successful high performance coach and business mentor, Amanda delivers engaging interviews with industry experts and thought leaders that will leave you feeling motivated and inspired to take action. But that's not all! Amanda also offers practical tips and strategies to help you overcome common challenges faced by entrepreneurs - from mindset and motivation to marketing and sales.So, if you're looking for the inspiration, knowledge, and tools you need to succeed as an entrepreneur, grab your headphones and join the fun on The Amanda Kaufman Show. Tune in to the podcast or subscribe to the YouTube channel today and get ready to level up your game like never be

The Amanda Kaufman Show is a business podcast hosted by Amanda Kaufman, with 354 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Amanda Kaufman hosts The Amanda Kaufman Show, a business show with 354 episodes published.

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  Episode #368

  Organic Social Media Growth: Jennifer Braly on 1M Views a Month

  Sep 28, 202624 minS1

  Doing excellent work and almost nobody knows it? This episode is for the business owner who has built the brand, the website, and the offer, and still feels invisible. Jenny Braly stopped hiring it out, learned the platforms herself, and grew a portrait photography business to over a million organic views in a month. Jenny Braly is a Fort Worth portrait photographer and the owner of Braly Studios, with more than 17 years in the industry and a multi six-figure business she built from the ground up. Her work runs on one belief: the person in front of the camera matters more than the picture. Known for bold, emotive portraits, she creates experiences that help her clients see themselves differently. She joins Amanda Kaufman to talk about the real cost of being invisible, what authenticity looks like when you try to operationalize it, the tell that gives away AI generated imagery, and the reason her strongest videos always come with critics attached. In this episode, you will learn: The most expensive problem in a business is being invisible, and how visibility becomes marketing ✨ Authenticity without a checklist, and what being seen both beautified and not gives the people watching The connect the dots tell that gives away AI generated imagery, and when polish is still the right call What learning the platforms herself taught Jenny that hiring it out never did Six months of consistency, a million view month, and how it fed inquiries and SEO The reason Jenny's videos do not go viral without haters, and what that says about her messaging CHAPTERS 00:00 Meeting Jenny Braly in Fort Worth 02:15 Being invisible is the real problem 03:15 How a photographer shows up on her own camera 04:25 AI is making real people more valuable 04:48 Posturing versus positioning 06:10 Authenticity does not need a checklist 08:16 Permission to accept every version of you 10:19 The connect the dots tell of AI imagery 12:52 The decision to learn the platforms herself 13:42 Six months of consistency to a million view month 14:29 Knowledge really is power 17:11 Viral reels lift your SEO 17:51 Do not be afraid to pivot 21:13 Interest media and the attention game 21:50 Viral videos need haters 23:13 Where to connect with Jenny ------ CONNECT WITH JENNIFER BRALY Website: https://www.bralystudios.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-braly-80ab41126/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braly_studiosphotography/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BralyStudios Facebook (business): https://www.facebook.com/bralystudios Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.braly Follow along with Jenny's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braly_studiosphotography/ ------ STAY IN THE LOOP Subscribe to The Quiet Part, Amanda's newsletter where she shares what is actually working in her business, without the performance. Sign up at: https://clairvenu.com/the-quiet-part Want to be a guest? Amanda is always looking for guests who can help business owners build something that actually works. If that sounds like you, apply at https://clairvenu.com/the-podcast ------ LISTEN TO THE AMANDA KAUFMAN SHOW ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theamandakaufmanshow Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-amanda-kaufman-show/id1450993176 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6htaUMvVWPHlHmpqW51Enj?si=092409891ff1420f If this episode helped you, a quick review on Apple Podcasts goes a long way. It helps the show reach more business owners who are ready to do the real work. Thank you in advance!

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  Episode #363

  How to Overcome Fear of Success as a Coach or Consultant

  Sep 25, 202625 minS1

  Carrying "I have a fear of success" around like a diagnosis? This episode is for the coach or consultant who knows the next move, keeps not making it, and is tired of an explanation that sounds self-aware and changes nothing. Co-host Rebecca Kaufman puts Amanda in the hot seat on fear of success and what is really sitting underneath it. Amanda, founder of Clairvenu, started hearing the phrase from qualified coaches she was teaching to market and sell, and she has been asking questions about it ever since. She gets into the question that reveals what people are actually afraid of, the goalpost that keeps sliding because nobody defines it, and the trades that come with wanting something new. In this episode, you will learn: The Scrooge McDuck bucket test, and the self-trust question hiding underneath the fear The sliding goalpost that shows up when nobody defines what success actually means Avoidance with a palatable label, and the environment that breaks the pattern A grizzly bear is fear, a deletable comment is discomfort, and the language swap that changes what you do next "You are not afraid of things you want," and the trade that turned in-person networking into a webinar business The fear worth having: wasting your life force, and the reason nobody should do this alone ------ CHAPTERS 00:00 Fear of success, and welcome to a Double Kaufman episode 01:27 The first time I heard it, and who I hear it from most 03:15 What people actually mean, the Scrooge McDuck question, and self-trust 05:13 The stage in front of 10,000 people 05:58 Nobody defines success, so the goalpost keeps moving 09:35 Catastrophizing, then wrapping it all in a bow 11:05 How this shows up day to day, and the avoidance underneath 12:40 Uncertainty, and the rude truth that nobody can tell the future 14:20 A grizzly bear is fear, a mean comment is discomfort 16:01 You are not afraid of things you want 17:19 Belly to belly networking, the trade I made, and my first webinar 19:12 Getting clear on success, and prioritizing instead of balancing 21:31 The fear of wasting your life force, and sharing the journey 24:32 Wrap-up ------ RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Free live training, How Serious Service Businesses Build High-Converting Funnels & Acquisition Systems That Run 24/7: https://clairvenu.com/training Apply for a free Revenue Clarity Conversation with Amanda: https://clairvenu.com ------ CONNECT WITH AMANDA KAUFMAN & THE SHOW Website: https://clairvenu.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandackaufman/ Instagram: @theamandakaufman or https://www.instagram.com/theamandakaufman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChatwithAmandaKaufman/ Want to be a guest? Amanda is always looking for guests who can help business owners build something that actually works. If that sounds like you, apply at https://clairvenu.com/the-podcast ------ STAY IN THE LOOP Subscribe to The Quiet Part, Amanda's newsletter where she shares what is actually working in her business, without the performance. Sign up at: https://clairvenu.com/the-quiet-part ------ LISTEN TO THE AMANDA KAUFMAN SHOW ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theamandakaufmanshow Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-amanda-kaufman-show/id1450993176 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6htaUMvVWPHlHmpqW51Enj?si=092409891ff1420f If this episode helped you, a quick review on Apple Podcasts goes a long way. It helps the show reach more business owners who are ready to do the real work. Thank you in advance!

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  Episode #366

  The "Good Enough" Trap: What Keeps Six-Figure Businesses Stuck

  Sep 23, 202626 minS1

  Revenue flat at six figures, with the offer working and the clients happy? This episode is for the business owner who already did the hard part, landed on a plateau that feels earned, and wants to know what is actually capping the number. Co-host Rebecca Kaufman puts Amanda in the hot seat on the bottlenecks that hold six-figure businesses back, and Amanda, founder of Clairvenu, names the two words behind most of it... good enough. With Rebecca, who sells for a living, she gets into peer comparison, follow-up as an act of service, the financial awareness problem hiding under most revenue complaints, and what strategic quitting looks like when it is planned instead of reactive. In this episode, you will learn: Peer comparison done right, and the difference between being one in ten and one in a hundred Follow-up as an act of service, and the reason one email does not count as taking care The financial awareness problem hiding under most revenue complaints Managing by ratio: what it costs to get a client, and what a client is worth at 30, 90 and 365 days Strategic quitting, planned instead of reactive, and the reason to think in hundreds rather than dozens The skill problem, the volume problem, and Rebecca's 20% close rate benchmark ------ CHAPTERS 00:00 More revenue, no BS, and welcome to a Double Kaufman episode 01:59 The levers that move revenue, and the two words that stall a six-figure business 03:31 The capital T truth about six figures, and aiming for one in a hundred 04:51 Are they really your peers? Rebecca on a competitive peer group 06:10 Business is simpler than the noise, and what actually counts as revenue 08:32 Rebecca on follow-up, and the magic of caring versus the optics of caring 10:25 The invitation I almost did not make, and the reason sales is service 13:25 It is a financial awareness problem 14:37 Build a cushion, manage by ratio, and know the numbers 16:36 Rebecca on disqualifying the wrong fit, and saying no to a desperate dollar 20:11 Strategic quitting, and thinking in hundreds instead of dozens 23:10 It is okay to stabilize your finances with a job 24:28 Recap: manage spending, quit strategically, sell 25:28 Rebecca on the 20% close rate benchmark ------ RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Free live training, How Serious Service Businesses Build High-Converting Funnels & Acquisition Systems That Run 24/7: https://clairvenu.com/training Apply for a free Revenue Clarity Conversation with Amanda: https://clairvenu.com ------ CONNECT WITH AMANDA KAUFMAN & THE SHOW Website: https://clairvenu.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandackaufman/ Instagram: @theamandakaufman or https://www.instagram.com/theamandakaufman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChatwithAmandaKaufman/ Want to be a guest? Amanda is always looking for guests who can help business owners build something that actually works. If that sounds like you, apply at https://clairvenu.com/the-podcast ------ STAY IN THE LOOP Subscribe to The Quiet Part, Amanda's newsletter where she shares what is actually working in her business, without the performance. Sign up at: https://clairvenu.com/the-quiet-part ------ LISTEN TO THE AMANDA KAUFMAN SHOW ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theamandakaufmanshow Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-amanda-kaufman-show/id1450993176 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6htaUMvVWPHlHmpqW51Enj?si=092409891ff1420f If this episode helped you, a quick review on Apple Podcasts goes a long way. It helps the show reach more business owners who are ready to do the real work. Thank you in advance!

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  Episode #365

  What to Do When You're Stuck in a Rut: How to Break the Busy Cycle

  Sep 21, 202620 minS1

  Most business owners are going, going, grinding, grinding, and the idea of pausing for a day feels like something that has to be earned first. Kimberly Boyd explains the reason people struggle to slow down, what actually happens when they finally do, and the three-retreat rhythm she built to break the busy cycle for good. This one is for every founder, coach, or service business owner who is busy every single day and still feels stuck in a rut. Kimberly Boyd is the founder of Live Life Fully, a personal growth and coaching brand with a team of certified coaches and three retreats a year hosted at her lakeside property outside Houston. She brings more than thirty years in the mental health field to the work, and she also hosts the Candid Coach Conversations podcast, released every Tuesday and Thursday. She never planned to host retreats. A brutal 2018 changed what she wanted her life to be about, a mindfulness exercise at a women's conference gave her the words, and a coach and a timeline turned a three-to-five-year goal into reality in under a year. She joins her friend Amanda Kaufman, herself a certified Live Life Fully coach, to talk about the pause, the water, the people, and the upcoming Planting Seeds for 2027 retreat on October 3. In this episode, you will learn: The reason most people cannot slow down: they do not know what they do not know What a retreat actually does, from the water taking things down a notch or six to strangers leaving as friends The reason Amanda set an intention to skip events and still makes the drive for every Live Life Fully retreat The 2018 that started it all, and the drink-of-water test for what most people take for granted The mindfulness exercise in Dallas where Kimberly and her daughter wrote down the same idea at the same time "I never believed in coaching until I hired a coach," and how a three-to-five-year goal came true in less than a year ️ Chasing the shade in April 2025 and the decision to build an event space with a lot of air conditioning Planting Seeds for 2027: the reason the last 90 days of the year matter more than January New Year, New You and the question most goal-setting skips: how do you want to feel? Renewal in April: are we still doing what we said, and if not, is it time to pivot? The difference between a coaching conversation and a retreat, and the reason people who arrive with no goal leave with an aha CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome and introducing Kimberly Boyd 00:54 The busy habit and the reason slowing down is so hard 02:29 What a retreat actually does 03:32 The reason Amanda keeps making the drive 05:07 The 2018 that changed everything 06:30 A mindfulness exercise and "I want to host women's retreats" 07:28 What living life fully really means 08:45 From renting a space to owning the lakeside property 10:00 Chasing the shade and the decision to build 11:03 An incredible manifester and a brand that is not about her 13:14 Planting Seeds for 2027: the last 90 days of the year 14:33 Renewal in April and New Year, New You in January 17:14 Retreat versus coaching: a conversation in community 18:56 How to find Live Life Fully and Candid Coach Conversations ------ CONNECT WITH KIMBERLY BOYD Website: https://llfully.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livelifefullylifecoaching/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LiveLifeFullyInstitute Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livelifefullyinstitute ️ Candid Coach Conversations podcast: https://llfully.com/blog Planting Seeds for 2027, the Live Life Fully retreat on October 3: details and registration at https://llfully.com ------ STAY IN THE LOOP Subscribe to The Quiet Part, Amanda's newsletter where she shares what is actually working in her business, without the performance. Sign up at: https://clairvenu.com/the-quiet-part Want to be a guest? Amanda is always looking for guests who can help business owners build something that actually works. If that sounds like you, apply at https://clairvenu.com/the-podcast ------ LISTEN TO THE AMANDA KAUFMAN SHOW ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theamandakaufmanshow Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-amanda-kaufman-show/id1450993176 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6htaUMvVWPHlHmpqW51Enj?si=092409891ff1420f If this episode helped you, a quick review on Apple Podcasts goes a long way. It helps the show reach more leaders who are ready to do the real work. Thank you in advance!

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  Episode #364

  The Real Reason You're Afraid to Be Seen Online

  Sep 18, 202623 minS1

  Know you need to be seen to be chosen, and still dread hitting publish? This episode is for the business owner who is either avoiding visibility altogether or posting consistently into what feels like a bottomless black hole with no idea whether any of it is working. It is a Double Kaufman episode: co-host Rebecca Kaufman puts Amanda in the hot seat on visibility, a topic that came straight from listener requests. Amanda, founder of Clairvenu, admits it scared her badly when she started her business, and she has spent tens of thousands of dollars on marketing that did not pan out. She shares what makes being seen feel so unnatural, the different reasons established owners pull back from it, the feedback loops that turned her content from a black hole into a discipline, the difference between authenticity and integrity, and the lead indicators that show you are on track long before anyone hands you a credit card. In this episode, you will learn: The reason being seen feels unnatural, even for extroverts, and what comparison media does to the standard The different reasons established owners avoid visibility: cold personas and guarded calendars ️ Content as a bottomless black hole, and the feedback loop that gets you out of it "For the time, energy, and money going in, how much am I getting out?" The binge effect and what a long gap in content signals to prospects Content as connective tissue between real conversations, rather than a popularity contest Everything you produce is authentic, and the reason integrity is a separate question Lead metrics vs lag metrics, and the KPIs that show direction before the sale "200 views jail," going straight for the sale, and the reason bigger accounts get more reach Turning visibility into a game you can win, plus the eight-names-on-a-post-it encouragement ------ CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to a Double Kaufman episode 01:19 What struggling with visibility looks like day to day 01:39 Being seen is unnatural, even for extroverts 02:17 Comparison media and the impossible standard 03:32 You probably don't need to be visible to make sales 04:16 The cold, distant persona of established owners 04:48 Guarding your calendar can get in the way 06:01 Content can be a bottomless black hole 06:44 Feedback loops instead of checking the box 08:26 Organic attribution and the binge effect 08:58 Simple presence and the "enough" standard 09:30 One conversation seeds many little conversations 10:54 Pushback on "just post more" 11:18 Vulnerability is what builds connection 12:25 Content as connective tissue 14:41 Everything you produce is authentic 15:42 Lead metrics vs lag metrics 16:49 What a key performance indicator actually is 17:49 Bigger accounts get more views 18:33 Social capital: grow the audience, not just the content 19:34 Play the game: get excited about the indicators 20:35 Treat visibility as a discipline 21:43 Over $3 million from eight names on a post-it 22:19 Wrap-up ------ RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Free live training, How Serious Service Businesses Build High-Converting Funnels & Acquisition Systems That Run 24/7: https://clairvenu.com/training Apply for a free Revenue Clarity Conversation with Amanda: https://clairvenu.com ------ CONNECT WITH AMANDA KAUFMAN & THE SHOW Website: https://clairvenu.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandackaufman/ Instagram: @theamandakaufman or https://www.instagram.com/theamandakaufman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChatwithAmandaKaufman/ Want to be a guest? Amanda is always looking for guests who can help business owners build something that actually works. If that sounds like you, apply at https://clairvenu.com/the-podcast ------ STAY IN THE LOOP Subscribe to The Quiet Part, Amanda's newsletter where she shares what is actually working in her business, without the performance. Sign up at: https://clairvenu.com/the-quiet-part ------ LISTEN TO THE AMANDA KAUFMAN SHOW ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theamandakaufmanshow Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-amanda-kaufman-show/id1450993176 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6htaUMvVWPHlHmpqW51Enj?si=092409891ff1420f If this episode helped you, a quick review on Apple Podcasts goes a long way. It helps the show reach more business owners who are ready to do the real work. Thank you in advance!

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