The Jessica Burgio Show

Sometimes you’re so busy building your life that you don’t realize you’re standing in the middle of something you once hoped for.

This episode was completely unplanned. A guest canceled at the last minute, I turned on the mic, and what came out was a reflection on one of the most full-circle weeks of my life.

Within a matter of days, my husband and I got the keys to our new home in San Diego, I hosted six incredible women for the House of Influence in-person mastermind retreat, and then I drove to Newport Beach to sit across from my longtime mentor Lori Harder and record an episode for THE Earn Your Happy Podcast!!

They were ALL super special but the last one was a full circle ah-ha moment for sure...

For years, I could have pitched Lori's show but I didn't. I kept telling myself I "needed" a better story, a clearer business, more proof, more experience. But sitting across from her after six years of hosting my own podcast, 400+ episodes in, building House of Influence and spending the previous five days helping other women build their next chapters, I had a pretty big realization:

The opportunity meant more NOW because of who I had become on the way...

In this episode, we're talking about the compound effect of showing up before you can see where it's leading, why your lived experience is becoming even more valuable in an AI-saturated world, the difference between attention and real connection, and why building your personal brand alongside your business gives people the opportunity to emotionally invest in the journey, not just the perfectly positioned polished result.

I also share what the women inside House of Influence taught me about proximity, translation and the power of being in rooms with people who can see what you can't always see for yourself.

If you're in a season where it feels like nobody is listening, the pieces aren't connecting yet, or you're watching someone five chapters ahead of you wondering when it will finally be your turn, this episode is for you.

Keep building.

And let people watch you build it.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

→ Lori Harder's free Podcast Guesting Masterclass
→ Lori Harder's free Media Kit
→ House of Influence Mastermind
→ Earn Your Happy Podcast
→ The Jessica Burgio Show

Connect with me on Instagram: @jessicaburgio

If this episode hits you, send it to the woman who needs the reminder that just because she can't see the compound effect yet doesn't mean it isn't happening.

Links for Lori's:

Media Kit: myrootabl.com/r/AsHHajO1?rootabl=jessburgio

Free Masterclass: myrootabl.com/r/IsCfWD0g?rootabl=jessburgio

EARN YOUR HAPPY Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/earn-your-happy/id1087926635

What if the thing keeping you stuck isn't a lack of clarity, time, money, or confidence?

What if you're just really good at staying busy?

In this solo episode, I'm coming to you from home after a full week of coaching and a powerful House of Influence call, reflecting on the version of me who said yes to a business mastermind back in 2019 without knowing where that decision would eventually lead.

I couldn't see the podcast, the book, the speaking, the coaching business, or the rooms of women I would eventually lead. I just knew there was something more for me, and I decided to follow it.

We're talking about what happens when you've spent 10, 15, or 20 years building experience in one direction and suddenly feel pulled toward something completely different, why starting something new doesn't mean you're starting over, and the ways incredibly capable women can use productivity to avoid making the decision they already know they want to make.

I also share why I believe so deeply in getting into the right rooms, the power of accountability and sisterhood, and why sometimes you don't need another strategy. You need someone to notice that you're hiding.

If you've been waiting for more time, more money, more clarity, more confidence, or for life to finally calm down before you make your move, this one's for you.

The next round of House of Influence begins October 20th and there are still a few spaces available. If you've felt the nudge, reach out to me and let's have a conversation.

And ask yourself this:

Am I actually waiting for the right time, or am I waiting to stop being scared?

 

Connect with me:

Instagram: @jessicaburgio | @thejessicaburgioshow

Website: jessicaburgio.com

 

If you are ready to lock arms and join the next round- DOORS ARE OPEN to The House of Influence

A 5-month mastermind for accomplished women ready to strengthen their visibility, voice, leadership, and influence. Apply here: https://c7f0k8eesjf.typeform.com/to/i58nBQQz

 

If you're looking for someone to help you edit, produce, and manage your podcast, reach out to Lynn on Instagram: @lynnibong

What if the thing keeping you stuck isn’t a lack of ambition, but the environment, relationships, and version of yourself you’re still trying to hold onto?

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Heather Hellmann for a conversation about what it really takes to reinvent yourself, build a business that feels aligned, and become more comfortable being seen as who you actually are.

We get into:

• Why entrepreneurship requires more than freedom, and what Heather learned from building, burning out, and rebuilding
• The role community and the right relationships play in your growth
• Why “failing forward” is still momentum
• Visibility, personal branding, and the fear of making the wrong move
• How Heather uses Human Design, astrology, and strategy in her work
• What choosing peace can cost you, and why some relationships won’t come with you
• The connection between your environment, energy, and the life you’re trying to create
• Why getting honest with yourself might be the first step toward real change
• The courage it takes to stop performing and start showing up as yourself

One of the biggest reminders from this conversation is that we don’t need to have the entire next chapter figured out before we move. Sometimes we just need to admit that what’s working now isn’t where we want to stay.

So take a look around. Who has access to you? Where is your energy going? What are you tolerating because it’s familiar?

And if nothing changed from here, would you actually want this same life five years from now?

Maybe the next version of you doesn’t need more permission. Maybe she just needs you to make the first move.

 

Connect with Heather:
Instagram: @heather_hellmann_333
Website: sparkedsoulsociety.com

Connect with me:

Instagram: @jessicaburgio | @thejessicaburgioshow
Website: jessicaburgio.com

If you are ready to lock arms and join the next round- DOORS ARE OPEN to The House of Influence

A 5-month mastermind for accomplished women ready to strengthen their visibility, voice, leadership, and influence. Apply here: https://c7f0k8eesjf.typeform.com/to/i58nBQQz

Behind every podcast is a great production team.

If you're looking for someone to help you edit, produce, and manage your podcast, reach out to Lynn on Instagram: @lynnibong

What if the thing that completely changes your life is something you can’t even see coming yet?

In this episode, I’m sitting down with my friend Lisa for one of the wildest full-circle conversations. She went from painting houses and physically working herself out of that career, to selling things out of her living room, to opening Retail Therapy, (a magical resale store) and creating a community she never could have planned for.

We get into:

• What happens when life forces you to pivot before you feel ready
• Why asking for help can be one of the hardest, most necessary moves
• How Lisa turned selling things from her house into an actual storefront
• Building a business without having every detail figured out first
• Why putting yourself out there can create connections you never saw coming
• Getting over the fear of being judged, criticized, or seen
• The unexpected connection between decluttering your space and letting go of old versions of yourself
• Why human connection still matters more than ever in business
• Learning to stop obsessing over the entire plan and take the next right step

Lisa’s story is such a reminder that we don’t always need to know exactly where we’re going. Sometimes we just need to be willing to move, pay attention to what’s right in front of us, ask for help when we need it, and trust that one decision can open a door we didn’t even know existed.

If you’re in a season where something needs to change, maybe you don’t need the whole answer yet. Maybe you already know the next move.

 

Connect with Lisa Guest:

Instagram: @retail.therapy.thrift.store

 

Connect with me:

Instagram: @jessicaburgio | @thejessicaburgioshow
Website: jessicaburgio.com

 

If you are ready to lock arms and join the next round- DOORS ARE OPEN to The House of Influence

A 5 month mastermind for accomplished women ready to strengthen their visibility, voice, leadership, and influence. Apply here: https://c7f0k8eesjf.typeform.com/to/i58nBQQz

 

Behind every podcast is a great production team.
If you're looking for someone to help you edit, produce, and manage your podcast, reach out to Lynn on Instagram: @lynnibong

What are you deciding today?

That question became the thread running through this entire conversation with one of my dearest friends, Samantha Harper, and this episode went so many places I didn't expect it to go.

Sam is a former trauma-informed therapist with more than 20,000 hours working with clients, an executive and consciousness coach, spiritual mentor, entrepreneur and four-time Best Alternative Wellness Practitioner in Arizona. She works with everyone from entrepreneurs to C-suite executives, but underneath all of it is something incredibly simple: helping people learn how to trust themselves again.

And that's where we started.

Why is trusting yourself so much harder than telling yourself to “trust yourself”? What happens when there's so much outside noise that you can't hear your own intuition anymore? Why do we outsource decisions we already know the answer to? And what changes when we finally stop negotiating with ourselves and DECIDE?

We talk about the small moments of self-trust that build your capacity for the big ones, why investing in your internal growth can feel scarier than spending money on things that change the outside, and why healing doesn't have to wait until your life is falling apart.

Then we get into manifestation, but not the fluffy “think about it and wait for the universe to drop it in your lap” version. Sam breaks down the connection between manifestation, nervous system regulation and neuropsychology, and why becoming capable of holding what you're asking for matters just as much as asking for it.

And somewhere in the middle, this conversation takes a turn into something I personally needed to hear.

We talk about visibility. Using your voice. Being misunderstood. Posting the thing even when you're scared. Allowing yourself to be spicy if you're fucking spicy. Letting your body of work speak for you instead of constantly trying to prove your credibility.

Sam has recently seen massive growth in her content, and when I asked her what changed, her answer was basically: she stopped caring.

Not because criticism doesn't affect her. Not because she's suddenly fearless. She still gets scared. She still posts something bold and wants to throw her phone across the room. She's simply stopped allowing fear to make the decision for her.

We also talk about playing the long game, building relationships years before they turn into opportunities, doing the free work before you're paid incredibly well for the work, podcasting, pitching yourself, showing up consistently and becoming the same person online, onstage and behind closed doors.

Because your body of work is building something even when you can't see the immediate payoff.

This conversation is spirituality, strategy, healing, visibility, friendship, business and a little bit of us talking shit like we would over coffee because, quite frankly, that's exactly what it felt like recording it.

So before you hit play, here's the question Sam leaves all of us with:

What are you deciding today?

Whatever came up when you read that, maybe it's time to stop waiting for someone else to validate it.

 

ABOUT SAMANTHA HARPER:

Samantha Harper is an executive leadership and consciousness coach, spiritual mentor, former trauma-informed therapist and award-winning alternative wellness practitioner. Her work blends psychology, nervous system regulation, spirituality, intuition and deep personal transformation to help people trust themselves, expand their capacity and move toward the life and work they know they're here to create.

Connect with Samantha on Instagram and TikTok: @sam_e_peace

And listen to Spiritual Girl in a Material World, Samantha's podcast with Natalie Hunter, returning for Season Two.

 

Connect with me:

Instagram: @jessicaburgio | @thejessicaburgioshow

Website: jessicaburgio.com

🎙️ Start Your Damn Podcast
A five-week live podcast accelerator for entrepreneurs, coaches, experts, and creators who are ready to stop overthinking and finally launch their podcast. Join us here: https://jessicaburgio.myflodesk.com/start-your-damn-podcast-2026

✨ The House of Influence
A six-month mastermind for accomplished women ready to strengthen their visibility, voice, leadership, and influence. Apply here: https://c7f0k8eesjf.typeform.com/to/i58nBQQz

Behind every podcast is a great production team.

If you're looking for someone to help you edit, produce, and manage your podcast, reach out to Lynn on Instagram: @lynnibong

How bad do you actually want the thing you keep saying you want? Because wanting it and being willing to stay with it when it gets boring, inconvenient, quiet, or uncomfortable are two completely different things.

Join me as I share my thoughts about the part of building something meaningful that nobody really celebrates: the random Tuesdays when nobody’s clapping and you have zero proof that any of it is working.

In this episode, I’m getting into:

• Why your first attempt probably won’t work exactly how you imagined, and why that’s actually useful
• What 400+ podcast episodes taught me about consistency, authority, and playing the long game
• Why you have to let people witness you becoming the person you say you want to be
• The difference between starting quickly and building something that lasts
• Why visibility requires more than posting content
• How constantly consuming information can keep you from trusting yourself and actually creating
• Why your coach, mentor, or community can support you, but they can’t want your dream more than you do
• Why depth, perspective, and a real body of work matter even more in a world flooded with short-form content and AI
• The question I think matters more than “How bad do you want it?”

You do not need to know how the entire thing works out…

You need to be willing to make the next move, put in the reps, let people watch you figure it out, and keep building before there’s undeniable proof that it’s working.

Because you don’t get to episode 400 without recording episode 48 first.

 

Connect with me:

Instagram: @jessicaburgio | @thejessicaburgioshow

Website: jessicaburgio.com

 

🎙️ Start Your Damn Podcast
A five-week live podcast accelerator for entrepreneurs, coaches, experts, and creators who are ready to stop overthinking and finally launch their podcast. Join us here: https://jessicaburgio.myflodesk.com/start-your-damn-podcast-2026

 

✨ The House of Influence
A six-month mastermind for accomplished women ready to strengthen their visibility, voice, leadership, and influence. Apply here: https://c7f0k8eesjf.typeform.com/to/i58nBQQz

 

Behind every podcast is a great production team.

If you're looking for someone to help you edit, produce, and manage your podcast, reach out to Lynn on Instagram: @lynnibong

The right room can change your business, but not because you collected a stack of business cards. It’s the real conversations, genuine relationships, and willingness to actually put yourself in the room that create opportunities you could never plan for.

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Bri Norberg, founder of Powered by Women, to talk about what it actually looks like to build a community where women can connect, grow, and stay in business together.

 

We get into:

• Why surface-level networking isn’t enough to grow a business
• What Bri learned from building Powered by Women from small gatherings into a community and large-scale event
• Why relationships built on trust naturally lead to business, referrals, collaborations, and opportunities
• The law of reciprocity and why supporting people before you need something from them matters
• Why getting into rooms can accelerate your personal growth just as much as your business growth
• The leadership, resilience, and internal growth required to hold a bigger vision
• Why Bri created the community she couldn’t find herself
• The new Powered by Women app designed to help women find aligned connections, events, resources, and women-owned businesses

We also talk about Powered by Women LIVE, what makes this event different, and why Bri is so intentional about creating a space where women can actually connect beyond the surface.

If there’s one thing I keep learning over and over again, it’s that we were never meant to build all of this alone. Sometimes your next client, collaborator, best friend, or big idea is sitting in a room you almost talked yourself out of entering.

Powered by Women LIVE

If this conversation made you realize you need to get in the room, come join us at Powered by Women LIVE, happening September 25–27, 2026 at the Sacramento State University Ballroom.

It’s Northern California’s biggest party for women in business. Three days where business gets done and friendships get made, with no boring moments and no surface-level small talk.

Here’s what the weekend looks like:

• Day 1 – VIP Night: An intimate kickoff for 50 women with champagne, editorial portraits, and a mastermind experience that sets the tone for the weekend
• Day 2 – The Main Event: 300+ women entrepreneurs in one room with keynotes, podcast-style panels, a Vendor Village filled with women-owned businesses, and The Golden Hour to close out the day
• Day 3 – Wellness Morning: A group walk, Pilates, wellness pop-ups, and a softer, feel-good landing before everyone heads home

I’ll be there speaking on the Visibility to Sales panel, and I would LOVE to see you in the room.

This is for the woman who’s done going it alone and is ready to be seen, supported, and surrounded by women who actually get it. Whether you’re just starting or you’ve been building for years, this is the kind of room where the right conversation can change everything.

Grab your ticket through the link below and come join us in Sacramento.

https://poweredbywomen.com/live

Code: POD50

 

Connect with me:

Instagram: @jessicaburgio  |  @thejessicaburgioshow
Website: jessicaburgio.com

 

🎙️ Start Your Damn Podcast
A five-week live podcast accelerator for entrepreneurs, coaches, experts, and creators who are ready to stop overthinking and finally launch their podcast. Join us here: https://jessicaburgio.myflodesk.com/start-your-damn-podcast-2026

 

✨ The House of Influence
A six-month mastermind for accomplished women ready to strengthen their visibility, voice, leadership, and influence. Apply here: https://c7f0k8eesjf.typeform.com/to/i58nBQQz

 

Behind every podcast is a great production team.

If you're looking for someone to help you edit, produce, and manage your podcast, reach out to Lynn on Instagram: @lynnibong

400 episodes.

Almost six years behind this microphone.

And the biggest thing I know now? Starting over does not mean starting from zero.

There is something incredibly humbling about becoming a beginner again when you already know what it feels like to be successful. You’ve built the career. You’ve made the money. You’ve earned the reputation. You know what it feels like to walk into a room and know exactly what the fuck you’re doing.

Then you decide you want something different.

Suddenly you’re comparing chapter one of your new life to chapter twenty of the one you already mastered, wondering why you aren’t better at this yet.

In this milestone episode, I’m talking about what six years and 400 episodes have taught me about starting again, building authority, staying in the game when nobody is clapping yet, and giving your work enough time to actually compound.

Because compounding rarely feels impressive while it’s happening. It feels like recording another episode, posting another piece of content, walking into another room, having another conversation and continuing to show up when you have very little evidence that any of it is working.

Until one day, you look around and realize it did.

This weekend, I got to experience one of those moments.

And it reminded me that consistency doesn’t just build an audience.

Consistency builds options.

If you’re in the middle of a career pivot, building a personal brand, stepping into a new industry, starting a podcast, or wondering whether you’re too late to become known for something new, this episode is for you.

You may be new here.

But you are not new.

Everything you’ve lived comes with you.

400 down. 3,600 to go.

I’ll see you at 4,000.

 

Connect with me:

Instagram: @jessicaburgio | @thejessicaburgioshow
Website: jessicaburgio.com

 

🎙️ Start Your Damn Podcast
A five-week live podcast accelerator for entrepreneurs, coaches, experts, and creators who are ready to stop overthinking and finally launch their podcast. Join us here: https://jessicaburgio.myflodesk.com/start-your-damn-podcast-2026

Quick note: I mentioned August 24 as the kickoff date in this episode, but we’ve moved it to September 2. See you then!

✨ The House of Influence
A six-month mastermind for accomplished women ready to strengthen their visibility, voice, leadership, and influence. Apply here: https://c7f0k8eesjf.typeform.com/to/i58nBQQz

 

Here's why the Best Investments Rarely Make Sense at First

You've probably heard the phrase, "Your network is your net worth."

But I think it's deeper than that.

Looking back at nearly 400 podcast episodes, every major opportunity in my life can be traced back to one decision: walking into a room I almost didn't.

In this solo episode, I'm reflecting on the mentors, conversations, investments, and relationships that completely changed the trajectory of my life and business.

Because what changed me wasn't another strategy.

It was proximity.

In this episode, I share:

• Why almost every breakthrough in my business started with one courageous decision
• How mentors helped me see possibilities I couldn't see on my own
• Why proximity is often more valuable than information
• The investments that felt irresponsible before they became life-changing
• The story behind nearly 400 podcast episodes
• Why I created House of Influence
• The question you should ask yourself before saying "maybe next year"

If you've been waiting until you feel ready to invest in yourself, start your podcast, launch your business, or step into a bigger room...

This is your reminder that confidence usually comes after the decision.

Sometimes the life you're dreaming about is just one room away. 

 

Connect with me:

Instagram: @jessicaburgio  |  @thejessicaburgioshow
Website: jessicaburgio.com

 

Behind every podcast is a great production team.

If you're looking for someone to help you edit, produce, and manage your podcast, reach out to Lynn on Instagram: @lynnibong

Sometimes the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want isn't fear... it's the story you've gotten really good at believing.

In this episode, I sat down with my longtime friend and mentor, Lindsey Marie, for one of the most honest conversations we've ever had about growth, visibility, self-expression, and the sneaky ways we keep ourselves playing small.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The difference between fear and what Lindsey calls the "cute quit."
• Why feeling restless might actually be your soul asking you to grow.
• How community can change the trajectory of your life and business.
• What happens when you stop waiting until you're "ready."
• Why your first idea doesn't have to be your forever path.
• The surprising role style and self-expression play in confidence.
• How healing can quietly turn into hiding if you're not paying attention.
• Why your biggest breakthrough is usually waiting on the other side of discomfort.
• The power of borrowing belief until you fully trust yourself.

If you've been sitting on an idea, waiting for the perfect time, or wondering if you're really meant for more... maybe this is the conversation you've been needing.

Because sometimes the next version of you is just one brave decision away.

 

Join the Powerhouse Women Event

If this conversation resonated with you, don't let it stop here.

The Powerhouse Women Event is a transformational 3-day experience in Scottsdale, Arizona, where ambitious women from around the world come together to connect, grow, and turn big dreams into action.

Built on the belief that community is at the heart of growth, you'll experience inspiring speakers, meaningful conversations, and the kind of support that reminds you you're not meant to build your life or business alone.

Ready to be in the room? Grab your ticket here: https://member.powerhousewomen.co/event

Connect with Lindsey:

Instagram: @lindseymarieofficial

Website: powerhousewomen.co

 

Connect with me:

Instagram: @jessicaburgio | @thejessicaburgioshow

Website: jessicaburgio.com

 

 

Behind every podcast is a great production team.

If you're looking for someone to help you edit, produce, and manage your podcast, reach out to Lynn on Instagram: @lynnibong