Female emPOWERED

A podcast for female fitness & wellness professionals like YOU

I'm Christa Gurka, accidental entrepreneur turned CEO of a multi million dollar health and wellness business. Listen to episodes to hear expert insights and real conversations about what it means to show up, thrive, and — of course — get paid.

 

 You'll learn what works, what doesn’t, and what REALLY happens behind the scenes of a client-based business. All so you can take away advice and actionable steps that help you become a more successful and confident business owner — on your own terms.

 

Interested in being a guest? Email me at christa@pilatesinthegrove.com

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Hey guys! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. This is a really interesting episode because I truly did not believe that some of the things I did when I started my business was actually sabotaging my earning potential.

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Hey there everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. This week will be all about a topic that’s been talked about over and over in our mentorship groups and it’s how to pay yourself first, not last.  

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Hey there! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. What we will be talking about this week is how you can stand out in a crowded market.

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Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. Today is a guest episode featuring Dr. Laura Sommer. She is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the owner of In Motion Physical Therapy in Long Island, New York.

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Hey there! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. Today’s episode is an “Ask Me Anything” episode and I wanted to share with you the questions related to my journey to 7 figures for my business.  

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Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. I will be sharing with you a pretty cool topic, which we’ve been talking a lot about in our Business Mentorship programs. The topic is: mindset re-frames.

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Hey there! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. I have a guest with me today and she is Dr. Tanya Goodrich, the founder and CEO of Healthy Pelvis Physical Therapy in California.

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Hello there everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. What I will be talking about today is tips that you could take with you and implement in your business right after you listen to this podcast. The specific topic for this week will be about seven advertising ideas for your brick and mortar business.

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Hi Wellness Warriors! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. What I will be talking about today is a little bit about e-mail marketing. In this episode, I will share with you five ways to guarantee segmentation success so that you can boost engagement through targeted e-mail marketing.

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Hi guys! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. What I will be sharing with you today is the topic of market sophistication specifically how you can tailor your marketing messaging and strategies for success.

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Hey there! Welcome back to another exciting episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. What we will be diving into is a unique aspect of small business success – the importance of having a business that is more than just YOU as a practitioner.

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Hi! Welcome back to another exciting episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. What we will be covering this week is all about sale strategies for small boutique fitness owners.  

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Hi! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. Let’s talk about how to pay yourself as a business owner and why it matters.

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Hi! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. The topic for this week is the second part of my “Meet My Team” two-part podcast. Last time I had with me my Chief Operating Officer/Executive Director, Lauren, and my Director of Studio Operations, Kelly. Today, I have with me Sarah.

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Hi! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. The topic for this week is actually part 1 of a two-part podcast. I am bringing in and introducing to you guys the people who are part of my team!

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Welcome back to Female emPOWERED! Today, I will be talking about a replay episode. I wanted to share with you how you can navigate a slow season in your boutique since summer has begun and it could be a slower time for some people.

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Hi! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. The topic for this week is something that I believe people don’t really talk about much in the small business world. I also think many business owners don’t understand this especially if they don’t come from a business background.

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Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. In this episode, we will be talking about something that comes up often not only in the Beyond The Movement group but also in my own Mastermind groups. The topic is what to do when you feel like burning your business down, when you feel like giving up, when you feel like calling it quits, and why you are feeling that way.

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Hey guys! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. In this episode, we will be talking about how you can scale your small business and if it is the right time to hire a Director of Operations or an Executive Assistant.

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Hello there! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. In this episode, we will be talking about how you can establish an efficient and sustainable schedule for your business, your team, and most importantly, yourself.

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Hey there everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. I think this episode will be well-received because it’s something that comes up in our coaching groups. So, the topic for this week is how female small business owners can handle clients who are hesitant to work with another service provider on your team.

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Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. I am truly getting back to having guests in the podcast because I have with me Leslie Draffin, an internationally certified menstrual cycle coach who is passionate about eradicating shame and fear around women’s bodies, cycles, and psychedelics.

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Hi guys! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. In this episode, I will go over how you can do a quarterly review for your business. Plus, I will be sharing with you a breakdown of my Quarter 1 results.

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Hey guys! Welcome back to another episode here at The Female Empowered Podcast. For this episode, we have another guest and she is Hannah Pratt. She is the founder of Instructor Magic and also the Director of Marketing for Wheelhouse Cycle Club. She is also a spinning instructor.

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Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode here at The Female Empowered Podcast. Today, we have another guest, Danielle Hayden from Kickstart Accounting Inc. We will be talking about what the top female business owners should all be tracking in their businesses. 

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Hey there! Welcome back to another episode of the Female Empowered podcast. Today I will be talking a little bit about the Beyond the Movement Mentorship Program. Let’s decipher together if this the right program for you!

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Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of the Female Empowered podcast. This week I will be sharing with you how to create and use a tracking system that turns leads into paying clients.  

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Hey guys! Welcome back to another episode of the Female Empowered podcast. I am stoked today because we have another returning guest on the podcast. We have Claire Pelletreau and we will be talking about the changes in marketing and a major mindset shift she went through in 2022.  

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Hey there everyone! Welcome back to another episode of the Female Empowered podcast. This week let’s talk about what to do when a client or customer complains about your yoga studio or services. This topic came up from multiple meetings with our membership communities so it’s but proper to discuss this here with you guys!

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Hi guys! Thanks for joining me again for another episode of the Female Empowered podcast. This week we will be talking about an interesting topic because every entrepreneur goes through the same thoughts at some point in their career or life. The topic is all about what to do when you don’t love your business anymore.

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