Bold women. Big wins. The branding secrets
Every Thursday I sit down with a woman consultant who built something real and we talk about what it actually took. Seventy plus conversations and not one of them sanded down for polish.
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Every woman on this show has a version of her story she uses at networking events and a version that's true. Sue Bortone got laid off in the shutdown. Michele Kehrer survived cancer four times. We start where the polished bio stops.
The story she doesn't lead with
When it clicked
I ask every guest about the moment her brand had momentum and people finally understood what she does. A text from a realtor. A dinner series she almost cancelled. Five years in, then one week where it turned. It is never the logo.
WHAT WE GET INTO:
How she measures it
The last thing I ask every guest is how she defines success for her brand today and how that's changed since she started. Nobody answers with a revenue number on the first try. It comes out as the day she wants to have, the projects she gets to say yes to, the scramble she no longer has to do. Steal her yardstick. It's probably better than the one you're using.
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Sue Bortone on how The Best Founders Build People Before They Build Profit
Dora Rankin on The Heart Sell: A Better Way to Grow Your Business
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FEATURED EPISODES
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Gwen Bortner on how Unlocking Accountability is The Key to Effective Leadership
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Jami Yazdani on Empowering Women Consultants
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Holly Ostrout on Your expertise only reaches the people who already know you
Shari Dunn on why less qualified people keep getting the work
Kristen Belden on why You keep rewriting the words instead of fixing what's underneath
Hope Mikal on why showing up as yourself feels unprofessional, so you show up as no one
Samantha K Harris on why you're excellent in the room and silent about it everywhere else
Kiisha Jennings on the operations being tight and the brand still doesn't match
I'm Réland, and I'm obsessed.
I say that roughly forty times an episode, so consider this your warning. When I'm not here or on a stage, I'm in leggings on the sideline of my son's game. He asked me for a private jet last year and I didn't tell him we don't have money for that, because that's the whole point. A woman with her own money makes different decisions.
Hey there!
Not a logo, not a color palette, not a fresh coat of paint on a business that hasn't decided what it sells. Offer first, message second, visibility last. Most of the advice sold to women runs that backwards, and that's where you start leaking Dream Dollars. The women on this show either built it in the right order or learned it the expensive way. Both are useful.
Women-led businesses trust me to build a brand that attracts Champagne Clientele and Dream Dollars.
- beth Nydick | Mic to Millions
The Luxe Leap is the kind of business podcast that goes beyond surface level advice and gets into what it truly takes to build a brand people value, trust, and want to invest in. What I appreciate most is that the show never treats 'luxury' as simply looking expensive. It explores the strategy, intention, customer experience, and courage required to create something exceptional.
Five Stars:
- selena soo | Rich Relationships
"Réland truly knows her way around branding, and she brings both deep expertise and such a fun, engaging personality to every conversation. She is a wonderful host who knows how to draw out meaningful stories, practical advice, and unexpected insights from her guests. Every episode leaves you feeling inspired to think bigger, make bolder moves, and approach your brand with greater intention."
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