Hi Reader!

The kids are home, my teacher-husband is home, and we are all adjusting to a very different pace. Instead of letting the days become a blur of snacks, screens, and “what are we doing today?” conversations, we each created a simple goal-oriented daily structure that includes brain work, body work, mental wellness, chores, downtime, and plenty of flexibility.

So now I have a few new workout buddies, which is both fun and slightly humbling. I’m excited to see what they choose to work on this summer and how they build confidence through small, consistent progress.

The garden is also giving us plenty to celebrate. We have raspberries ripening daily, zucchini that should be ready this week, and enough greens for salads and sautéing. I also submitted several FinCon talk ideas, so fingers crossed for September. My ticket and room are already booked, because apparently I am the kind of person who plans conference travel before knowing whether I’m speaking. No regrets.

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🎙️ Celebrating the 100th episode of Podcasting for Financial Professionals

This week, I’m celebrating the release of the 100th episode of Podcasting for Financial Professionals.

To mark the milestone, I created a compilation episode featuring some of the strongest advice shared across the first 99 episodes. After that many conversations with financial professionals, marketers, authors, consultants, podcast hosts, and business owners, certain themes become impossible to ignore.

Trust matters.
Specificity matters.
Consistency matters.
A podcast works best when it is connected to the business behind it.

All week, I’ve also been sharing fresh reels pulled from impactful “throwback” interviews. Some of those guests are featured in the 100th episode, and some are not, but every contributor to the first 99 episodes has helped shape this body of work.

Top Podcast Lessons from 99 Episodes = 1 Ultimate Guide If you have listened, shared, guested, referred someone, or quietly followed along, thank you. This milestone feels meaningful because of the people connected to it. 🎧 Watch the 100th episode

Behind the scenes, I’ve been tagging guests, emailing them their original episode links, sending reels, and DM’ing assets to help spread the word. This has been a beautiful reminder that a podcast is not just a content channel. It is a relationship engine, an authority-building archive, and a long-term trust asset that can continue working long after the original conversation airs.

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🗂️A New Financial Podcasts Directory

I’m also working on something new: a Financial Podcasts Directory.

The exact name and final details are still in development, but the vision is clear.

It's going to be a living, current directory that features financial podcasts only.

That means:

• no general business shows
• no celebrity shows
• no marketing shows (my show doesn't even qualify)

Just podcasts about money, personal finance, business finance, investing, taxes, retirement, college planning, insurance, bookkeeping, CFO strategy, estate planning, real estate, and other financial topics.

The goal is for the directory to be sortable by:

• primary topic
• who the show serves
• the problem the show solves
• active/current publishing status

The “current” part matters to me. I do not want this to become a graveyard of abandoned shows. I want it to be useful for listeners, useful for potential guests, useful for collaborators, and useful for professionals who want to see what is happening across the financial podcasting space.

So I’d love your input.

Would you be interested in submitting your show to a directory like this?

Hit reply with:

Yes — and share a few details about your show, because I may be able to include it in the beta.
​No — and tell me why, because that feedback is genuinely helpful too.

I’m still testing the design and working through development, but if this becomes what I think it can become, it could be a valuable resource for discovery, collaboration, guesting, and audience growth.

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Hello Summer ☀️

With the kids home and the house shifting into summer mode, I’m reminded again that structure does not have to feel rigid. When done well, structure creates freedom.

That is true for family life, fitness, gardening, work, and it is absolutely true for podcasting.

A strong podcast structure does not limit your creativity. It gives your ideas somewhere useful to go. It helps your episodes support your business instead of floating around as disconnected pieces of content.

That is the lens I’m carrying into this next season: fewer scattered efforts, more intentional systems, and a lot more appreciation for what can grow when the conditions are right.

Cheers 🥂