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Mastery Unleashed (formerly Overcoming Mediocrity) is a podcast for success-driven women who want to empower their thoughts, design their dream businesses, and build beautiful lives that are aligned with their destinies—hosted by Bestselling Author and Business Strategist Christie Ruffino.
Each episode features today’s top influencers and entrepreneurs on the rise as they share empowering stories and ninja tips meant to become the FUEL that will ignite a positive change in YOUR life and the lives of others.
Who’s been on the Show…
Our guests don’t merely coast through life. They don’t let difficult situations stop them. They set big goals, keep their eyes on the prize, and they’re joining us today to share insider secrets and valuable resources that can be used RIGHT NOW to step into your power and fulfill your true purpose in life.
Here are just a few of our Rock-Star Guests…
Bob Burg
The Go-Giver
Michelle Prince
Performance Publishing Group
Cathy Donovan Wagner
The Retail Maven
Jay Fiset
JVology & Crypto Cafe
Jen Coffel
Engaging Speakers
Tiffany Hinton
Gluten-Free Mom
AND MANY MORE!
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96: Sara Goggin Young on Empower Your Life with the Power to Believe
On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Sara Goggin Young. Sara Goggin Young is an Attorney turned Life Coach and Keynote Speaker who uses a refreshing and unique combination of mindset, nutrition, and fitness to help you transform into your very best self. Sara...
95: Therese Nicklas on Building Lasting Wealth Is Easier Than You Think
“Clarity is the first step toward financial freedom. —Therese Nicklas”On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Therese Nicklas. Therese Nicklas is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Certified Money Coach(CMC)® and Certified Success Principles™ Coach. She specializes...
94: Jill Jardine on Intuition: THE LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL
“You can’t find this form of guidance anywhere else. The internet can give you astrology information, but it is true wisdom in interpreting your soul matrix through astrology that will help you manifest your highest potential. —Jill Jardine”On Today's Podcast This...
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95: Therese Nicklas on Building Lasting Wealth Is Easier Than You Think
“Clarity is the first step toward financial freedom. —Therese Nicklas”On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Therese Nicklas. Therese Nicklas is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Certified Money Coach(CMC)® and Certified Success Principles™ Coach. She specializes...
94: Jill Jardine on Intuition: THE LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL
“You can’t find this form of guidance anywhere else. The internet can give you astrology information, but it is true wisdom in interpreting your soul matrix through astrology that will help you manifest your highest potential. —Jill Jardine”On Today's Podcast This...
93: Amie Wade on 4 Step Process to Emotional Resiliency
“You're walking this Earth life, which takes a lot of courage, strength, and endurance so, change your story. Be empowering with your stories and include that of survival, strength, courage, and determination. You're a badass for being here! —Amie Wade”On Today's...
93: Amie Wade on 4 Step Process to Emotional Resiliency
“You're walking this Earth life, which takes a lot of courage, strength, and endurance so, change your story. Be empowering with your stories and include that of survival, strength, courage, and determination. You're a badass for being here! —Amie Wade”On Today's...
92: Jackie Geisler on 3 Steps to Creating Unconditional Self Love
On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Jackie Geisler. Coach Jackie is your one-stop shop for all things health, happiness, and self-love. She founded Live Free Fitness in 2019 with the mission of helping women change more than just their bodies. As a Certified...
91: Christie Ruffino on Behind the Curtain Secrets to Fuel Your Success
On Today's Podcast Hi, I’m Christie Ruffino. I know what it feels like to be weighed down by challenges that seemed impossible to overcome, yet I did. Instead of saying, “why me,” I said, “what’s next” and allowed my mess to guide me into discovering my true life’s...
90: Limitless Women Speak Out – Episode #3
On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with seven LIMITLESS women who are sharing their stories in the eleventh book of our Overcoming Mediocrity series. This collection of stories made a real splash in the marketplace and topped the charts on Amazon in both the...
89: Limitless Women Speak Out – Episode #2
On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with seven LIMITLESS women who are sharing their stories in the eleventh book of our Overcoming Mediocrity series. This collection of stories made a real splash in the marketplace and topped the charts on Amazon in both the...
88: Limitless Women Speak Out – Episode #1
On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with six LIMITLESS women who are sharing their stories in the eleventh book of our Overcoming Mediocrity series. Each of these ladies has an empowering story of how they’ve overcome something epic to achieve limitless results...
87: Mark Stern on THE ONE SECRET STRATEGY No One Is Doing That Will Amplify Your Business Overnight
“A good custom box experience should activate your audience, increase engagement, and introduce new ways to monetize your business. —Mark Stern”THE ONE SECRET STRATEGY No One Is Doing That Will Amplify Your Business Overnight with Mark Stern On Today's Podcast This...
86: Anna Weselak on Running a Business With Ease
“The more you know about yourself and the more you know about others the more productive you will become. —Anna Weselak”Running a Business With Ease with Anna Weselak On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Anna Weselak. Anna Weselak is a seminar trainer,...
85: Dawn Gaden on Shift Your Image – Manifest the Life of your Dreams
“The power of your thoughts opens doors to opportunity. —Dawn Gaden”Shift Your Image - Manifest the Life of your Dreams with Dawn Gaden On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Dawn Gaden. Dawn Gaden is the CEO of Mind Body Counseling & Coaching, an...
84: Patricia Stepler on 3 Steps to Live a Bigger Life
“You can never outperform the image you hold of yourself, so you must develop the image that will serve your desire.”3 Steps to Live a Bigger Life with Patricia Stepler On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Patricia Stepler. Patricia Stepler is the only...
83: Antonia Van Becker and Greg Lee on Tapping Into Your Body’s Wisdom
“Be Here Now.”Tapping Into Your Body's Wisdom with Antonia Van Becker and Greg Lee On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Antonia Van Becker and Greg Lee. Antonia Van Becker and Greg Lee are the founders of Self Health Institute, Inc. and their mission is to...
82: Ann Hession on Allergic to Sales? You’re Not Alone, and There Is a Cure!
“Heart-Centered Sales is always about putting the Relationship before the Transaction -- that’s what makes it work and feel great at the same time! —Ann Hession”Allergic to Sales? You’re Not Alone, and There Is a Cure! with Ann Hession On Today's Podcast This week I...
81: Steve Feld on Your Message is Money! Want More Money?
“If you can't measure it, you can't manage it. —Tom Peters”Your Message is Money! Want More Money? with Steve Feld On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Steve Feld. Biz Coach Steve Feld, MBA, is a Certified Business Coach, Author, Podcast Host, Professional...
80: Mark Davis on Burning the Boat
Burning the Boat with Mark Davis On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Mark Davis. Mark Davis is the author of the book, "Burning The Boat; 10 Reasons To Leave Corporate America And Follow Your Dreams." He is also a speaker, non-profit business consultant, and...
79: Lindsey Oaks on How You Say It Matters : How Clear, Consistent Communication Can Set Your Business up for Success!
How You Say It Matters: How Clear, Consistent Communication Can Set Your Business up for Success! with Lindsey Oaks On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Lindsey Oaks. With no money or prior experience, Lindsey Oaks moved 500 miles from home at the age of 17 to...
33: Tiffany Lewis on From Corporate Woman to Fearless Entrepreneur
“The power of mindset can help you become the fearless entrepreneur you are meant to be. - Tiffany Lewis”From Corporate Woman to Fearless Entrepreneur with Tiffany Lewis On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Tiffany Lewis. Tiffany N. Lewis of More Meaningful...
32: Kimberly Weitkamp on Email Marketing
Email Marketing with Kimberly Weitkamp On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Kimberly Weitkamp. Kimberly Weitkamp is a marketing strategist, podcaster, and conversion copywriter. She’s based in St. Louis, Missouri, and serves an international clientele. She...
31: Christie Ruffino on Six-Figure Story Formula
“A good story is not about what we want to share, but about what our audience needs to hear. - Christie Ruffino”Six-Figure Story Formula with Christie Ruffino On Today's Podcast This week we are talking about the power of story in business. Whether you are selling a...
30: Taren Sartler on Take Back Your Time
“Work smart and live life now! - Taren Sartler”Take Back Your Time with Taren Sartler On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Taren Sartler. Lover of life and all of the simple things that make it great, Taren Sartler works hard when she has to so she can play...
29: Steve Werner on Death to Bad Webinars and Boring Presentations
“Sales is nothing more than transferring your enthusiasm and certainty about your product from you to your audience - Zig Zigglar”Death to Bad Webinars and Boring Presentations with Steve Werner On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Steve Werner. Seven years...
28: Amber Champagne-Matos on The Beauty in Business
“I write my dreams in pencil, not so they can be erased, but because they can always be revised. - Amber Champagne-Matos”The Beauty in Business with Amber Champagne-Matos On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Amber Champagne-Matos. Amber Champagne-Matos. Amber...
27: Tonya Hofmann on “Konnecting” to Grow Your Business
“Life is not about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself. - Tonya Hofmann”"Konnecting" to Grow Your Business with Tonya Hofmann On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Tonya Hofmann. Tonya Hofmann is an international speaker and eight-time entrepreneur...
26: Terri Lynn Yanke on The Customer-Centric Experience ADVANTAGE
The Customer-Centric Experience ADVANTAGE with Terri Lynn Yanke On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Terri Lynn Yanke. Terri Lynn Yanke is the Founder, CEO, Biz Event Wizard + Experience Visionary of Eventful Advantage LLC, a premier event services company....
25: Joyce Wietrecki on I CAN Achieve
I CAN Achieve with Joyce Wietrecki On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Joyce Wietrecki. Joyce Wietrecki is a co-author of the book, "Overcoming Mediocrity: Unstoppable Women." She is a strategic Talent Management Professional in Organizational Leadership...
24: Sharmila Wijeyakumar on Human Trafficking
“Resilience is the Key to Success in Overcoming Adversity. - Sharmila Wijeyakumar”Human Trafficking with Sharmila Wijeyakumar On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Sharmila Wijeyakumar. Sharmila is Sri Lankan by ethnic origin, British by birth, and has lived...
23: Valerie Mrak on Stop the Overwhelm and Get Results
Stop the Overwhelm and Get Results with Valerie Mrack On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Valerie Mrak. Valerie is a conflict transformation specialist who takes exhausted, frustrated relationships and helps her clients transform them into productive...
22: Sofia Husnain on Rebirth
REBIRTH with Sofia Husnain On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Sofia Husnain. Sofia's story began in the arms of a single mother in a country thousands of miles away from where women are anything but equal partners in a male dominant society. At the age of...
21: Erin Marcus on Be in Charge, Take Action, Get Results
“Success comes when you combine choosing to be in charge of your life, and becoming your authentic self. - Erin Marcus”On Today's Podcast This week I sit down with Erin Marcus. Erin Marcus is an award-winning business owner, international speaker, author, and...
20: Louie Sharp on Lead Like a Rock Star
“Anything that comes from your heart, will touch the heart. - Louie Sharp”LEAD LIKE A ROCKSTAR How to lead your business, career, or job to create more money, free time, and fun.Meet Louie Sharp Louie is a nationally renowned, world-class keynote speaker with over 11...
19: Regina Young on Standing in My Own Power
“Sometimes women can be alone in mid-life, and it shouldn’t be that way. Women should be in community in mid-life. - Regina Young”Meet Regina Young Regina Young has always charted her own journey in life and believed standing in your own power makes you unstoppable....
18: Birgit Lueders on Let’s talk about your Eyes – IRIDOLOGY
Meet Birgit Lueders Birgit Lueders is the mother of two wonderful daughters Emma and Lisa, living in Philadelphia, PA. She is a certified Master Herbalist, Yoga Teacher, Iridology Instructor, and Wellness Coach. Birgit first learned the values of an organic herbal...
17: Danica Joan on Creating the Future by Restoring Families
“ That's kind of been my thing is love yourself, selfishly. Because you really cannot love. You can't give what you don't have. - Danica Joan” Meet Danica Joan Danica Joan joins us to share her commitment to restoring families experiencing high conflict custody...
16: Christie Ruffino on Goals to Fruition – Part 2
Goals to Fruition: Part 2 of 2 I'm happy to have you here for Episode Number 16, episode number two, in our miniseries on goal setting and bringing your goals to fruition. We have already gone through the first four steps. And today, we only have one step left. Today...
15: Christie Ruffino Goals to Fruition – Part 1
“Identify your purpose and your mission because everyone was created for something specific. - Christie Ruffino”Goals to Fruition: Part 1 of 2 No one could have predicted the chain of events that unfolded in 2020 after the COVID-19 epidemic began. What started as a...
14: Jean Kadkhodaian on Couples Synergy – Spiritual Development Through Relationships
“ Anything that's alive is either growing or dying, and relationships are alive. - Jean Kadkhodaian ” Meet Jean Kadkhodaian Jean Kadkhodaian and her husband, Dr. Ray Kadkhodaian, have counseled thousands of couples since 2002. They work with couples as a couple. Their...
13: Amy Fritz on Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
“Laughter is wonderful. It has so many incredible benefits. - Amy Fritz”Meet Amy Fritz Amy Fritz is a joyous and faithful wife, sister, daughter, aunt, niece, co-worker, friend and 20-year breast cancer survivor. She knows firsthand how much cancer can affect the...
12: Christie Ruffino on Your Signature Story: Elevate Your Brand and Attract Clients with Your Message
“Our stories can break us or they can shape us to follow our purpose and live our best life. - Christie Ruffino”Christie believes that mastering our stories is the key to everything we want in life. Our stories can either hold us back, or they can propel us to great...
11. Pat Mussieux on Pivot on Purpose: It’s Never Too Late and You’re Never Too Old!
“ She who implements, wins! - Pat Mussieux ” In this episode, you'll hear Pat's story about how she has made a major pivot in her life, her health, and her wealth in her 60's! In this year alone, and at age 68, she moved across the country to transform her business...
10: Lori Highby on Stop Shooting Darts in the Dark
“ You want to have clarity in your message, and you want to make it easy for the right client to find you. – Lori Highby ” "If you build it, they will come" only works in the movies. You have to tell the world that you exist and you have a superpower. Now more than...
9: Cathy Donovan Wagner on Your Numbers, Your Story – Dare to Rise & Thrive with the RETAILMaven
“ I discovered that planning to do the best you can, is actually a stupid plan. You need to have a strategy. – Cathy Donovan Wagner ” Take charge of your cash flow and step into your financial power with Cathy Donovan Wagner’s insider secrets and transformative action...
8: Melissa Laverty on 5 Sizzling Secrets to Running a Successful Business
“I'm a firm believer in what you put out there will come back to you. You might not see the direct correlation. But giving to other people by giving up my time, giving up my energy has always come back. – Melissa Laverty”Anyone can start a business; running a...
7: Tiffany Hinton on Thrive Clean
“ When you put my five tips together of eating the healthiest foods for you, drinking enough water, exercising, decluttering and doing Epsom salt soaks, it just changes your day. It changes your energy, and it changes your life to where you can go back to what you...
6: Mona Aburmishan on Can Comedy Cure COVID?
“ Your comedian is your modern-day philosopher, court jester, celebrity, teacher, reporter. You have to know a lot about a lot of things. – Mona Aburmishan ” International comedian, philanthropist, and Ph.D. candidate, Mona Aburmishan, sits down with us and gives us...
5: Michele Mere on Take The Risks or Get A Job
“ There is an opportunity in what looks like a disaster right now. – Michele Mere ” Does the thought of having to give up your business because you aren’t making the money you need to keep you up at night? Do you look at other entrepreneurs and wonder why it looks so...
4: Jen Coffel on Speak your way to over 100k
“ I believe speaking is the best leveraged marketing strategy that we could use to grow our business. And I highly recommend it to everybody. – Jen Coffel ” Mind-set comes before skill-set! Explore 17 powerful business-building principles with Jen Coffel. Includes...
3: Marla Tabaka on Super-Charge Your Confidence to Master Success
“Oftentimes, that worst-case scenario that we build up in our heads isn't as bad as we believe it's going to be. – Marla Tabaka”Self-doubt is like having a harsh critic in your head that won’t stop finding things wrong--with you, your business, or whatever the topic...
2: Michelle Prince on The Power of “Author”ity
“You have a story and your story matters! – Michelle Prince”How To Leverage What You Already Know To Build Your Business & Career Becoming an author and having your own book has become a proven way to establish yourself as the expert, increase your credibility and...
1: Bob Burg on The Go-Giver Way
“Money is the echo of value. - Bob Burg”In the premiere episode, I interview Bob Burg who discusses how to give exceptional value to enjoy extraordinary results. Meet Bob Burg Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences sharing the...
#0: Overcoming Mediocrity | Pilot Episode
Pilot Episode Once upon a time, there was this baby eagle. He was a brave little soul. He was actually one of many baby eagles who were all nested together. And even though the nest was really big, because there were so many baby eagles inside, he got nudged out. And...
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