Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer) What if the ceiling of your business could be heard in the first 30 seconds of a conversation? “I have to do everything.” “My team can’t do it like I can.” “If I slow down, everything will fall apart.” Queen, those statements can sound like facts—especially when being responsible, resourceful, and relentlessly available helped you build your success. But what happens when the strategy that got you here becomes the glass ceiling keeping you here? In this episode of Crown Yourself®, Kimberly Spencer, subconscious success strategist for high-performing visionary leaders, explores five common language patterns through the lens of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). You’ll learn how to question the assumptions behind founder overwhelm, resistance to delegation, limited visibility, urgency, and unclear messaging. Kimberly shares how delegating a s...

Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

What if your next business breakthrough doesn’t require a bigger team, more leads, or a more expensive strategy? What if it starts with moving a plant?

In this solo episode of Crown Yourself®, Kimberly Spencer shares how upgrading her podcast studio sparked a deeper conversation about personal standards, subconscious beliefs, and the environments we accept. A simple lighting change becomes an invitation to ask: Does the space around you reflect the leader you’re becoming—or the circumstances you’ve learned to tolerate?

Through stories of rearranging her office, helping her mother create an art studio for her third career at 77, and coaching seven-figure entrepreneurs, Kimberly explores the difference between accumulating more and making better use of what’s already available. One client reexamines team responsibilities and performance ex...

Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with founder of Thrively, Jason Medley and, your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

Jason Medley is the founder of Thrively, a boutique recruiting and HR firm helping fast-growing tech companies make smarter, evidence-based hiring decisions. With more than 20 years of experience in HR, organizational psychology, and leadership, Jason specializes in blending human insight with AI to modernize recruiting without losing the human connection. He's also the creator of VERDICT, an AI-powered leadership assessment tool, and is passionate about helping individuals and organizations thrive through clarity, purpose, and conscious innovation.

The future isn't being won by whoever creates the most content.

It's being won by whoever creates the most trust.

As AI transforms how we communicate, hire, market, and lead, one question becomes impossible to ignore:

How do we embrace technology witho...

Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

Have you ever watched someone else receive the opportunity, recognition, or success you wanted—and quietly thought, But I’m more qualified than they are?

That moment reveals an uncomfortable truth: the world does not automatically reward hidden excellence. It rewards remembered excellence.

In this episode of the Crown Yourself Podcast, Kimberly Spencer explores why extraordinarily talented entrepreneurs and leaders are often overlooked—and why invisibility is rarely an expertise problem. More often, it comes from unclear positioning, inconsistent communication, perfectionism, or a subconscious fear of being fully seen.

You’ll discover how your nervous system may be choosing safety over visibilit...

Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

What if your greatest competitive advantage isn't your marketing...

It's your reputation?

In the Age of AI, information has become abundant. Strategies can be generated in seconds. Funnels can be copied. Content can be automated.

But trust?

Trust still has to be earned.

This episode began with an unexpected parenting moment—one that nearly cost my eight-year-old something far more valuable than a privilege: his reputation. That conversation became a powerful reminder that trust takes years to build and seconds to break. And the exact same principle applies to business.

Inside this episode, I'm sharing the Four Trust Accounts every entrepreneur must intentionally grow if they want to create sustainable success:

• Trust with yourself
  • Trust with your team
  • Trust with your clients
  • Trust with your reputation

We'll also explore why ...

Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with leadership strategist, Candyce Hunt [@candycehuntenterprises] and, your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

Candyce Hunt is an international and TEDx speaker, leadership strategist, and the creator of the Get Off the Clearance Rack® Movement, a transformational framework helping professionals recognize, communicate, and own their true value.

With nearly two decades of executive leadership experience overseeing multi-state operations, Candyce empowers high-achieving professionals to increase their visibility, negotiate their worth, and advance into leadership positions with greater clarity, confidence, and strategic influence.

Her expertise has led her to deliver leadership development and compensation strategy programs for organizations including Dell Technologies, the University of Texas, SHRM, Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, The Vitamin Shoppe, Jotun Paints, Payscale, and man...

Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

Every entrepreneur eventually reaches a moment where they realize the problem isn't the strategy.

It's the structure.

Not the funnel.
Not the content.
Not the offer.

The internal operating system running beneath it all.

In this powerful final installment of the Rudolf Steiner series, Kimberly Spencer reveals how to transform Steiner's Six Moral Exercises into a practical CEO Operating System designed for conscious leaders, visionary founders, and high-performance entrepreneurs who are ready to build sustainable success from the inside out.

Because the truth is this: your business can only grow to the level of leadership you consistently embody.

If you've ever felt trapped in cycles of inconsistency, emotional reactivity, decision fatigue, or constantly chasing motivation, this episode offers a new path forward.

Kimberly breaks down a ...

Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with founders of the Melodic Caring Project, Levi and Steph Ware  [@melodiccaring] and, your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

Levi and Stephanie Ware are the founders of the Melodic Caring Project, a nonprofit that brings live, interactive music experiences to children and families facing serious illness. Combining Levi’s background as a singer-songwriter, producer, and creative visionary with Stephanie’s expertise in business operations, finance, marketing, and organizational leadership, they have built a mission-driven organization that has impacted more than 60,000 children and family members worldwide. Together, they are passionate about using creativity, compassion, and purposeful leadership to create hope, healing, and lasting impact. 

Connect with Levi and Steph Ware.

Website: https://melodiccaring.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melodiccaring

Instagram: ht...

Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

Most leaders think their next breakthrough will come from a better strategy, a stronger funnel, or a more sophisticated AI tool.

But what if the real bottleneck isn't your business?

What if it's your internal operating system?

In this powerful continuation of our Rudolf Steiner series, Kimberly Spencer explores how the Six Moral Exercises become a practical framework for sovereign leadership, conscious business growth, and sustainable success.

Because insight alone doesn't transform your life. Embodiment does.

From decision-making and emotional regulation to execution integrity, adaptive thinking, and aligned leadership, Kimberly breaks down how these timeless spiritual principles directly impact your revenue, visibility, client relationships, team culture, and long-term influence.

You'll discover why intellectual honesty creates aut...

Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with co-founder of Yarlap, MaryEllen Reider [@yarlap_otc] and, your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

MaryEllen Reider is the co-founder of Yarlap, an FDA-cleared pelvic floor wellness device helping women regain confidence, control, and quality of life. As a mom and passionate advocate for women's health, she is dedicated to breaking the stigma around pelvic floor issues and empowering women with accessible, effective solutions. Together with her father, renowned medical device engineer Brent Reider, she is transforming the conversation around women's wellness through education, innovation, and empowerment.

Connect with MaryEllen Reider.

Website: https://yarlap.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yarlapwautokegel

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yarlap_otc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryellen-reider-a0187ab2/

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yarlap_otc

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